A Collection of TMM Songfics

Chapter 5

A/N: Woot!! Today's featured character is….Masaya!!! Thinking on his cute little Ichigo neko, of course.

Disclaimer: Tokyo Mew Mew is owned by Mia Ikumi. "I Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is owned by Disney. (Yes, authoress IS HSM-crazy. If you can't live with HSM, don't read this chap)

As for song ideas, I've got most of the characters, but I'm still having trouble with Pudding and Tart. I can't find any love songs suitable for younger love—Pudding and Tart just aren't the sappy type.

I Can't Take my Eyes Off Ichigo

A Masaya/Ichigo Songfic from Masaya's POV

Masaya Aoyama was sitting on a park bench outside a small, quaint café in Tokyo. It was almost nighttime, and the first hints of the moon were just showing over the skyscraper-graced horizon.

"Bye, Mint! Bye, Zakuro! Bye, Lettuce, Pudding, Ryou, Keiichiro! See you guys tomorrow!" a hyper, excited voice called from within the café. A pink-haired girl skipped out of the entrance, stopping short when she noticed Masaya.

"Oh…hi, Masaya! Didn't expect to see you here," Ichigo Momomiya, cat-girl and member of the superhero group Tokyo Mew Mew, exclaimed happily.

Masaya smiled at his girlfriend's seemingly boundless store of energy. He'd been dating Ichigo for a while now, but her constant cheeriness sometimes still surprised him.

Girlfriend…That surprised him too. Just a few months ago, he'd believed that he would be the last person on earth ever to have a crush. With his popularity among the girls—he didn't really know why, but Ichigo had said it was because of his handsomeness and skills at kendo—he'd decided he would never date any of them, to avoid breaking hearts.

Ya never know what you're gonna feel, oh

Ya never see it comin' suddenly it's real

But then, one day, he'd looked up in the crowd at one of his kendo matches and seen a shy, pink-haired girl that had come to every match so far that year. Her quiet observance of him had intrigued Masaya, and he'd decided to find out who she was. He'd invited her to an endangered species exhibit, and realized there that this Ichigo was a pretty cool girl who shared a lot of interests with him.

So he'd decided to become her friend. But then one day, he'd realized that he felt different around her. Masaya, the boy who swore he would never date, had a crush!!

Oh, never even crossed my mind, no

That I would ever end up here tonight

It still hadn't been easy. He'd been reluctant to tell Ichigo how he felt, certain that she didn't return the feeling, but when he finally admitted that he liked her—she'd felt the same way.

There had still been complications. As a Mew Mew (which he would soon discover she was,) his kitty had to risk her neck for the safety of humanity almost every day. Between that and dealing with her stalker—the idiot, perverted alien Kish—they'd rarely had any time together.

All things change

When you don't expect them to

No one knows

What the future's gonna do

I never even noticed

That you've been there all along

The biggest shock of all, however, had been when they had discovered Ichigo had an ancient, deadly enemy…who lived within Masaya's body! He'd tried his hardest to control Deep Blue, but then—the monster had burst forth, and he'd been forced to deal with a horrible experience.

Masaya still had nightmares about it to this day. His own hands, now completely out of his control, striking at his love and the four others he'd come to value as dear friends, his own voice, tinged with metal, raising itself into high-pitched laughter and death threats aimed at Tokyo Mew Mew….

Her screams… "Masaya, my Masaya…why are you doing this to me?" He'd wanted to respond, but the evil had taken over. He'd knocked Zakuro aside, sent Lettuce flying, then—horror of horrors—he'd almost killed Ichigo…

…and she'd saved him.

He'd almost died, floating in the oblivion after the girls had finally put paid to Deep Blue. It was Ichigo, his Ichigo, who had reached out and brought him safety, brought him home again. It was that act of pure selflessness that really cemented his love for her…

I can't take my eyes off of you

I know you feel the same way too, yeah

I can't take my eyes off of you

All it took . . . Was one look

For a dream come true

Now life was like a dream.

Things had gone happily after that, a dream-come-true for them all. Masaya had decided to pursue his dreams studying Red Data animals in England…and his beloved Ichigo had been right there beside him, supporting him and agreeing to come, even though he knew it hurt her to leave the other Mews like that.

And that mock-wedding the girls, Ryou, and Keiichiro had held for them…that was good. It had been sweet and awesome, and now he really felt pledged to his kitty for all eternity. Masaya loved that. It was great.

Yeah, we got a good thing goin' on

Oh, right here is right where we belong

He wouldn't change anything if he could. Sure, their relationship was the kind literature described as "fraught with trials". Masaya had discovered several things since he had asked Ichigo out. First and foremost: if your girlfriend's a superhero, be prepared for a bumpy ride.

You never really know what you might find

Now all I see is you and I

You're everything I never knew

That I've been looking for

You're being sentimental, he told himself. That surprised him too. Sentimentality wasn't his thing. But Ichigo was never far from his thoughts anymore…he was becoming more and more sure everyday that she was…well, if not perfect, so close to the perfect girl he'd dreamed about it childhood that it completely amazed him.

And he couldn't take his eyes off her. She lit up every room she walked through with a light only Masaya seemed to see. She waltzed through life with a fierce, adventurous demeanor that only endeared him more to her…

Can't take my eyes off of you

Oh, oh, oh yeah

The memories he had of her…

So let the music play

Can't take my eyes off of you

The times he'd spent with her…

Yeah, the feeling's getting' stronger

And I never ever felt this way

all helped him lead up to one conclusion…

Alright, I see everything

In your eyes…Oh yeah

he would never leave her…

Alright, something's happening

Cause everyone's around but

He would always love her…

You're the only one I see

And for as long as he possibly could, Masaya would never take his eyes off Ichigo Momomiya.

I can't take my eyes off of you

Feelings like I never knew

I can't take my eyes off of you

From the start. . . Got my heart

Yeah, you do

Can't take my eyes off you