The concert went very well, Zoey and the others were able to raise a substantial amount of money, for both the N.E.A.E.W.L.F, and for Jiku, who accepted the money and the contract from the city greatfully, and welcomed all who wanted to come to his shop for an after concert treat.
The next day, Zoey sat at her desk and did her work, and for once a certain someone didn't distract her.
They'd made a sort of deal, that if Dren didn't distract her from the thing she had to do, then after school she'd spend half an hour with him, doing whatever he wanted to.
She'd been hesitant for a bit, but decided to find out just what he had planned, in his green haired head.
Surprisingly, Zoey would only spend the half hour being kissed by the alien. She was starting to not mind the kissing, but wondered if whatever he wanted to do, would eventually turn out to be what she'd thought in the first place, but until he mentioned that kind of thing she wasn't going to say a word.
Now, Anya was having a difficult time too, she'd said that she loved Elliot, but there was a boy named Ian in her class, and she was kind of infatuated with him, but she tried not to let her feeling shift from Elliot to Ian, but it was sort of difficult, but she did her best, and wished that Elliot would make up his mind about the whole getting married thing, so that she didn't have to worry about falling hard for Ian.
Unfortunately, whenever the topis was brought up, Bridget would somehow always interrupt, which was making Anya very pissed off.
So she called Elliot over to her place, while her parents were away.
She'd planned it only to be the two of them, but, low and behold, Zoey and Dren showed up, ruining Anya's planned night.
Even though they didn't do what Anya had, had planned, Anya did get to spend some time with Elliot without getting interruped and she once again brought up the marriage topic, while inside, Zoey and Dren spent more then half an hour kissing.
Three days later, and Anya revealed her secret to Elliot, that during the night that that there was a cresent moon hanging in the crystal black sky.
"Mom, dad, why can't I come with you this time?"
"Well, your father and I want to spend some time alone this weekend, and we can't do it with you and Mika about, right?"
"I guess, but what could be so...oh..." Anya blushed when she thought about it.
"I get it now, but why this weekend? You know what time this is for me!"
"I know dear, but it's high time you tried it out being here on those nights, I mean what'll you do if when someday you have children and you can't get away on those days?"
"I guess you're right, as usual."
"Now, Anya, you'll be fine, Zoey said she'd come over to help you look after Mika, so there shouldn't be any problem."
"Okay, I guess I can give it a try."
"Thats the spirit! Now, have fun, and if you're going to have a party, make sure to have the whole place cleaned by the time we get back, alright."
"K. Bye mom, dad." Anya watched her parents disappear through a 'dry well' one that they had used many times to get back and forth between 420 years past and future.
She'd experienced it herself and loved to spend her time there, it was where she was able to spend her 'special' nights, and where she would see the other half of her family.
Tonight however, she was being left behind to watch Mika, and during the weekend when each night held a cresent moon.
On these weekends, she'd have rathered been in the past, but decided that her mother was right, she had to get used to the time she'd been brought into and that meant she had to get used to thses nights in her time, too.
"Well, Mika, whats say we get something yummy to eat huh?" The child nodded and took her sister's hand as the went into the kitchen.
Just as Anya was getting somethings ready fro her and Mika to eat, there was a knock at the door.
"Hey, Zoey...oh! Dren, you came too?"
"Uh huh, why not? since I'm supposedly this brother of yours...ow!"
Zoey pinched him, "Be nice."
"Ow, that hurt! Hm? You look different Anya,"
"Yeah, I know, this is what happens to be during these nights, that there is a cresent moon in the sky, and I don't like it all that much."
Zoey smiled, "Oh, Anya, at least you don't transform whenever you get embarrased or nervous!"
"Hm? No I guess I don't but, why's you bring that up?"
"Want me to show you?"
"Sure."
So Zoey did her mew mew morphing and became the cat girl.
"Ahhh, my kitty is a kitty now!"
Anya just stared at Zoey who smiled.
"See."
"Wow! Zoey, I never thought you'd be able to become something like that!"
"Neither did I until what has it been now, 3,"
"About 6 years."
"Really! Man, seems just like yesterday,"
"Yeah, seems just like yesterday that I kissed you."
"Ah, that was yesterday..."
"No, no, he means when he and I first met."
"You kissed a perfect stranger!"
"Uh huh...what! She's a cutie! I couldn't resist!"
"Huh."
"Yeah, this charmer swoops down from the top of a roof and kisses me just like that..."
"Aww! You even remember all of what happened that moment."
Zoey blushed, as she turned back into a normal girl.
"Anyway! Ah...where'd Mika go?"
"Shit! Mika!"
"Ah..."
"Block the door, k."
"Okay, but..."
"Just stay here and block the door!"
"Okay."
The girls went off searching the house, as Dren peered behind himself and saw the girl.
"They never listen, do they Mika?"
"Nope."
"Come one, lets get you some food."
"K."
"Zoey! I...huff, huff, I can't find her anywhere!"
"Neither can I! Lets see if Dren has her at the doo...where the heck is he...huh?"
They heard a noise in the kitchen. "The Kitchen!"
They headed into the ktichen and found Mika, and Dren sitting at the table, Mika had noodles in her hair and was laughing.
"Mika, there you are!"
"She was hidding behind me at the door."
"Why didn't you say anything!"
"Ah, I think I tried, but you wouldn't listen to me,"
Zoey was about to say something, then sighed, "Alright, alright, the important thing is that she'd safe and sound..."
"Also no longer hungry."
"Yeah, but I hope dad doesn't mind us bieng into his noodles."
"Its for his kid, I don't think he'll mind."
"Thats right, you havent been around dad in a while have you?"
"Why?"
"Well, dad is very picky of what he eats and loves, and I mean loves noodles."
"Okay then, a little too obsessed over noodles..."
"Mhm, always has been, but you're hopefully right, about him not minding..."
"Well, what one did she eat?"
"Huh?"
"We'll replace it, before your parents get home, then they wont notice, right?"
"Good thinking Zoey! Mom did that a few years ago, and dad still hasn't caught on."
"So, what one did you give her?"
"Ah...this one,"
"Hm...ah, Miso, alright, be right back, you two stay here."
"Ah! Anya!"
she was gone in a flash, with Mika close behind her.
"Okay...now what?"
"I have no...mmm! MMM!"
"What?"
"Warn me next time you do that!"
"Okay, here's your warning, mmm."
Zoey was again surprised, but figured that she'd just deal with that.
"Hello there miss, what can I get you?" The store clerk asked Anya as she and Mika walked through the door.
"Ah...do you know where the ramen is located?"
"Yes, right down that row there, dear."
"Thank you." Anya went down the row and found the ramen, and the one that her dad liked the best, pork and veggie.
She decided to buy that one instead and see if that worked. She paid for it and a few other things and left heading home.
"Anya!"
"Hm? Hey, Elli,"
"Heading home?"
"Uh huh, yeah, where're you going?"
"Well, I was going to come by and hang out."
"Thats great! It'll be like a double date then!"
"Huh?"
"Zoey and Dren are at the house, I brought Mika out to help me do some shopping for the weekend."
"Ah ha, so want a lift?"
"Sure."
Elliot pulled into the drive shortly after picking Anya and Mika up. They headed inside.
"So...you here alone this weekend? Or are they...hm? Why are the lights off?"
"I can give you one guess."
Elliot whipped the lights on and didn't find what Anya had thought, instead, there lay Dren and Zoey, fast asleep.
"Huh, I thought they'd be doing something else, oh well." The two came in quietly and set what Anya had bought on the kitchen table.
"So..."
"Lets go to the recroom."
"Recroom?"
"Mhm, mom set it up, so that Mika was out of the way at times, but she'd always have a way to keep track of her, theres a t.v and other stuff down there too, mom said that whenever I had friends over they could stay down here."
"Neat...ah...your sister is asleep,"
"Hm? What one?"
"What!" "Well, it's obvious that the two of them are growing very close, so its only a matter of time before Zoey becomes my sister-in-law!"
"I guess so...but she is still dating Mark you know,"
"So, thats just a silly middle school crush, she's going to get over it and come running right into brother's always open arms."
"Hm...I don't know about that..."
"Alright lets have a bet."
"Bet?"
"If they do end up together, then you and I will too, if they don't then its your decision."
"Thanks, for putting all that on me,"
"Your welcome...so lets put Mika to bed, then watch some t.v..."
"Okay...why don't you take the hat of..."
"No!" Anya tried to keep the hat on, but it was too late.
The hat fell to the floor and Anya looked back at Elliot, cute ears on top of her head, like her dad.
"Anya..."
"I know, I know! I'm a..."
"You sort of look like Zoey with thouse ears."
"What! You...you mean you actually like them!"
"Mhm, yeah, what kind of guy would I be if I liked the ones that my mew mews have and not the ones that you have?"
"Hm...I guess."
"So, you gain ears everytime theres a cresent moon?"
"Mhm, and tomorrow night I gain pointy elf like ears."
"You...you mean like Dren?"
"Mhm, yep, tomorrow night he and I will look very alike, and lucky him changes form on the night of a lunar eclipse, and there wont be one for another 2 years."
"That is lucky...so what does he..."
Anya showed Elliot a picture of Dren when his night came around.
"See."
The picture showed a young looking boy who didn't look anything like Dren, except for the green hair, the hair style and the golden eyes. This boy lookeds almost human. He had human ears and looked like just your average young boy.
"Wow!"
"Yeah, brother is so lucky!"
"How so?"
"Hm?"
"Until 2 years from now, he has to stay looking like an alien."
"Hm...yeah I guess so...also when he changes, it'll will take another lunar eclipse to turn him back."
"So...in 2 years he'll look like this picture!"
"Mhm, no one will be able to recognize him."
"Huh...interresting."
"Mhm, anyway, he's sort of lucky, you know."
"I know, he gets to stay as he is for a long time, cause after 2 years, the next eclipse wont for 4 years after the one thats coming in 2 years."
"Hm...yeah,"
"So whats it like having him back?"
"Great! Mom and dad are so happy, and mom has convinced dad into staying here for good."
"Thats good..."
Anya turned on the t.v and the two lay on the couch and watched it until they too fell asleep.
