(sooooo sorry for making all of you readers wait sop long, but i lost all of my work thanks to my sister and i just couldn't motivate myself to write it again, then i found my written copy and re wrote it, so tell me what you think... thanks BTW for all of your reviews peoples)

Copycat

Chapter 2... Muddled up Minto

"Mum, dad, I'm going out for a walk. I'll be back in a few hours" Ichigo called out to her parents as she slammed the door and ran at full speed. "That's an odd thing to do" Ichigo's mother whispered, "It's almost midnight." Putting it behind her, she grabbed the remote to watch her late night movie.

As she silently crept up to a huge mansion, she gasped noticing how little security there was, but that wasn't why she was there. After turning off the tiny alarms and getting past the servants and guard dogs, she finally reached her destination; A small run-down shack that held the power grid for Mint's mansion. She flicked on the torch and opened it, "Oops, my bad..." She whispered as she flicked the switches carefully. "Power, off. Sprinklers, on. Tea importation? OFF. off, off, off, on, off, on... there" Ichigo sighed as she finished, putting the lid back on and leaving the mansion as quickly as possible.

Ryou had woken up from yet another dream and was sweating profusiously, the dream would not go away and he didn't know why. "Damn these forsaken dreams" he muttered as he slowly got up, allowing his feet to lead him out of the cafe and through the park. It was two in the morning and he was dead tired, but he now feared to fall asleep, for each time he did, he lost everything that he had ever loved over and over again, he could no longer stand it. The morning's rays hit him, making him turn and close his eyes, but as he opened them, he glared at his surroundings. "how dare you" he cursed to himself, Ryou had walked to a barren block of land, the ground covered in scorch marks, it was his parents' house. He noticed the four walls that once supported the giant place were now just fragments of stone and brick. It had haunted him for years and now everything was coming back to him, the pain, the loss, and the dreams. No longer caring, he ran as far away from it as possible, eventually reaching the cafe, where Keiichiro was waiting for him. It was now 7:30 and the four girls would be at the cafe by 8:00, Ichigo of course 8:30. Keiichiro had finally noticed Ryou and smiled kindly, "Where were you?" he asked worriedly, "meh, I went for a stroll" Ryou replied as he ascended the stairs towards his room. As Keiichiro watched Ryou, he could've sworn he had seen a tear fall, but he was behind in his baking from looking for Ryou so putting it behind him, he went back into the kitchen and finished preparing the desserts for the customers, putting Ryou's tear behind him for now.

Ichigo put her alarm on and made sure she wasn't late for work, and as 8:00 came, the four girls entered the cafe, but there was a difference. instead of Zakuro, Purin, Minto and Retasu, it was Zakuro, Purin, Retasu and ICHIGO. walking in gracefully, she changed into her uniform and perched herself at Minto's usual table and poured herself a cup of lemon tea. the girls were confused by this and so were the customers, they too loved the entertainment of Ryou and Ichigo's arguments that resulted in her talking and talking until Ryou shut her up for a second with a kiss, or him blowing up at her. they even had made many tips to keep the 'show' going. Minto had eventually come at 8:30 and completely forgot about her tea (seeing Ichigo there made her think that she was sitting there instead) and today, they were completely bombarded with customers. All throughout the day, Ichigo sat at the table, drinking tea and bossing Minto around until she had finally had enough. "Minto, could you please pour me a glass of tea please?" Ichigo asked, waving her cup around like a bell, "why should i? you're just sitting there drinking tea all day while i'm working my butt off, DO IT YOURSELF-" Minto yelled, but Ichigo stopped her, "if I had wanted to do it myself, then what's the point of asking you?"

"Exactly" Minto replied, grabbing the teapot and filling her cup again. "Hey, wait no, not exactly!" Minto corrected, but she had already poured it so it was no use arguing anymore. Grumbling, she left Ichigo to sit and order her around. By the afternoon, only Ichigo and Minto remained, Minto to close up and Ichigo to torment her even more. "You missed a spot," she taunted as she pointed to a table, "WILL YOU GET OFF MY BACK, I'VE HAD A ROUGH DAY!" Minto retorted, making Ichigo pull a 'OMG' face. "What happened?" she asked, consoling her friend, "Well, first, my alarm didn't go off, then there was no electricity in the rooms, then there was no hot water and the closest thing to a shower was the sprinklers that refused to turn off, then my limo was cancelled, then my tea importation didn't come and then I got bossed around by YOU all day!" she said angrily. Ichigo started to follow through with the second part of her plan. "why are you so upset with me? I did nothing, I think that you should be blaming Ryou, I mean he was the one that made you become a mew and work all these looooong hours, and I think you deserve something for your troubles" Minto had calmed down and once taking everything in, agreed with Ichigo. "You're right, I think I deserve a raise!" she exclaimed, running up the stairs at full speed, then there was silence and soon after was folllowed by an innocent scream saying, "RYOU YOU SHOULD PUT A SHIRT ON, YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY GIRLS AND I think that I deserve a raise..." a loud laugh was heard from the room and minutes later, a blushing Minto stomped down the stairs. "sooooo?" Ichigo questioned as Minto walked towards her, "he said no!" she muttered, grabbing the rag and cleaning another table. "Well I have to go, but I'll see you tomorrow!" Ichigo said poshly as she walked out of the cafe.

"Stupid Ryou, not giving me a raise, why doesn't anything go right?" she asked herself, then a voice from behind startled her. "What do you mean?" he asked, Minto turned to see that it was none other than Keiichiro, blushing she told him the story, adding a bit more. "-plus, there's this guy that i like, but i don't know if he feels the same way about me, i wish he knew." She finished looking at him. He turned to her and sighed, "Damn, Minto I wish I were him." Keiichiro burst out, his polite manner finally cracking, Minto was confused but understood once Keiichiro had locked lips with her. Once they had broken free for air, Minto looked at him with star struck eyes, "Keiichiro, I was reffering to you" she said, wrapping her arms around his neck. He smiled, "good, because if it were anyone else, I would've been quite upset... Minto, I love you," he replied, kissing her tenderly, "ditto" Minto said.

As Keiichiro drove Minto home, Ichigo silently cheered. she had in fact not gone home but had hidden in a tree next to the cafe where she watched the whole thing take place. "Mission Minto and Keiichiro is a success" she whispered as she moved from her branch. She was about to jump off when she heard the moaning of something in Ryou's room, she climbed down and walked back into the cafe, quietly climbing the stairs and reaching his room. She opened the door and knew who was making the sound, it was Ryou. he was having a nightmare and since Ichigo knew nothing about it, her curiosity got the better of her and she found herself walking over to Ryou and kneeling down, singing a lullaby and calming him down. "Hush my dear, wait til the morning comes, when all of your troubles will be gone. Hush my child, tomorrow is a new day, and I will be the one to guide you along the way. Hush my sweet, the angels look upon you, like I always do. Hush my dear, for I am always here." Moving the hair away from his face she noticed many things, like how he seemed so restless during the night, yet he never showed any emotions during the day. Who was this other person that she could see, all Ichigo knew was that there was another side of Ryou, a side she wished she knew more about. then Ryou started to wake up, "oh shisen housen, I gotta go" she cursed as she ran out of the cafe and to her next destination...

(ooh where is she off too next? i know! i'll give you some clues, it's a girl, and she has two eyes, a nose and a mouth... ooh and she has hair too, on her head! well R&R if you want the third chapter. and BTW, shisen housen is like a word for $h!t... if u know what i mean.
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