Me: What up?
Kish: *pops randomly out of nowhere* THE SKY!!!!!!!
Me and Pai: WTF?
Kish: Tapix does not own Tokyo Mew Mew, though she wishes she could –
Pai: *punches Kish* THAT'S MY LINE!!!!!!
(Pai and Kish start fighting)
Me: Ahh… I love it when boys fight over me…
Pai and Kish: *looking up from fight* WHAAAAATTTTT?!?!?!?!
Me: Tee hee! ;)
Love, lies, and those that were forgotten
Chapter 2: 2 months later
"Ack!" Ichigo yelled as she tripped over her own feet – again. She had slowly become more and more clumsy after the wedding, and she was not as thin as she used to be.
"This café has affected my diet!" she complained.
"No, baka Strawberry, you just eat too much," Ryou answered in a cool tone. "Now, BACK TO WORK!"
"Fine, fine, Shirogane!!!!!!" she hollered back, clearly annoyed. She stalked off with as much dignity that she could muster. As she passed the cakes on the counter, she grabbed one and started to eat as she walked.
As soon as she passed by Lettuce, however, Ichigo stopped eating. "Ohhh…" Ichigo groaned, and she rushed off to the bathroom. Lettuce could hear her violently throwing up into the toilet.
"Ichigo-san?" Lettuce called hesitantly. "Are you all right?"
Ichigo stumbled out of the bathroom, clutching her bloated stomach. "Damn morning sickness. I've been having it lately…" Suddenly she gasped. "No! Impossible!" And with those two words, Ichigo rushed out of the café.
"I-Ichigo?" Lettuce called, but Ichigo was gone. Hm, better tell Shirogane-san… Lettuce thought, wondering what was wrong with Ichigo. Hmmmm…
Later that day, Lettuce was walking home. As she suspected, Ryou had been furious. "Baka Strawberry! Her pay will be cut for this!!" But Lettuce didn't think that was fair. It wasn't Ichigo's fault that she had morning sickness. Was it…?
Suddenly, Lettuce heard her name. She turned to see Ichigo running towards her as fast as her legs could carry her. "Ichigo-san…?" Lettuce said hesitantly.
"Lettuce! Come on, I need to tell you something in private!" Ichigo hissed, dragging Lettuce toward her house. "This is your house, right?" Ichigo added hopefully.
"Y-yes," Lettuce stuttered. "Wh-what is it?"
Only when they reached Lettuce's room did Ichigo answer. "I think I'm pregnant!"
"What?" Lettuce shrieked delightedly. "I can't believe it!" Then the ecstatic green-haired girl paused. "How do you know?"
"Well, as you know, I've been having morning sickness for a while, and my stomach is getting bigger," Ichigo whispered, ticking the symptoms off on her fingers. "I also just realized that I'm way behind on my period. And, when I ran away from work, I went to the pharmacy and took a test, and it came up positive!" Ichigo had dropped her low tone and was now talking loudly and excitedly. "Isn't it great, Lettuce? I'm going to be a mother!"
"Yes!" Lettuce said enthusiastically, squealing in delight, only to fall silent when she thought of something. I wish I had a child…
Ichigo seemed to have thought of the same thing; at least, she had fallen as silent as Lettuce had. In fact, Ichigo was thinking about children, but not Lettuce's, only her own. I hope they don't come out all weird… she fretted, and then another horrifying thought stuck her. Will… they look like… him?
Lettuce was the first to break the silence. "Well, I guess you'd better tell Masaya, then!" she said cheerfully, as if to banish the doubt that still hung thick in the room.
Ichigo's face brightened. "Heh heh… yeah! I guess I'd better tell everyone!" As she turned to leave, Lettuce swore that she saw horror flit across Ichigo's features, but it was there and gone so fast, she knew that she had imagined it. "Sayonara!" Ichigo called as she faced the doorway.
"Bye, Ichigo!" Lettuce called after Ichigo as she dashed out of Lettuce's room quickly.
As Ichigo ran down the street, her thoughts were elated, but when she remembered the due date of the child, her thoughts darkened. I hope… she started to think, and then changed her tactics. I wish… I could change back time…
Me: Oooooh, what's going on with Ichigo? Does she really NOT want this baby?
Kish: *stumbling out of fight scene* Oww… that hurt, Pai… *remembers past chapter* Eh, it was kinda cheesy…
Me: Aw, shut it… I couldn't think of anything better! It's hard making filler chapters between the good stuff…
Pai: So… what's with Ichigo's dark thoughts…?
Me: … You'll see… ;D
R&R!!!!!!