Lost and Found Chapter 3:

Arrangements and Revelations

Moe and Miwa teleported into Café Mew Mew, and found the other Mews, Ryou, and Keiichiro sitting around talking. They looked up, and Lettuce asked, "How'd it go with Ichigo's parents?"

"They went down in flames," Moe said. "And NO, we didn't kill them. They swore they'd never leave Ichigo alone again, but Miwa thinks they won't keep that promise, and I trust her WAY more than two jerks who were hurting our best friend."

"So if you don't trust them to do the right thing, what's going to happen to Ichigo?" Ryou asked.

"She's living with Kisshu now," Miwa said.

"WHAT!?" Ryou shouted.

"Got a problem with that?" Moe asked menacingly. "We already made sure that he won't do anything to her, so you don't have anything to worry about."

"What about when Kisshu has to go home?" Mint asked. Ryou was steaming.

"She'll go too," Miwa said. "Pai said he'd contact their leader and explain the situation. He's going to homeschool her, too."

"What about her life here?" Mint asked.

"Before she got amnesia, it was a nightmare, frankly," Moe said. "We were her only friends till she met all of you, and once she became a Mew Mew, her life just got worse. Her parents had started leaving her alone for weeks on end when she was twelve, and when she was forced to work here, she just got more miserable. Blondie treated her like dirt, she barely got paid anything, and she basically did all the work here."

"What about us, na no da?" Pudding asked.

"No offense, but none of you did as much as Ichigo did," Miwa said. "Zakuro scared everyone away, Mint just drank tea and did nothing else, you were kind of busy swinging from the ceiling and doing tricks, and Lettuce, while she really did try, broke everything she laid hands on. Ichigo's the sole reason this Café was a success; if she hadn't been such a good worker, Keiichiro wouldn't be this famous. No one would have come to eat his cakes."

"And Blondie was worse than Mint," Moe said. "Not only did he act like Mint and never did any work or helped out, he docked Ichigo's paycheck once a week on average for FUN, he was nasty to her every time she saw him, and even though Ichigo basically kept his Café running, he never recognized that. Instead, he made her life a misery. I honestly don't understand why she didn't quit. It might be better if she doesn't get her memories back; she was going into depression before Aoyuck gave her amnesia. Kisshu's 'toy' comments were part of it, but it was mainly her home and work life that were making her miserable. Her parents left her alone nearly 24/7, and since she had the world's worst boss, she was miserable already, and had to come home to an empty house. We actually spent a lot of time at her house over the past three months, as she got more and more depressed. We were worried she'd kill herself if we weren't there to stop her."

"Why didn't she tell us?" Ryou asked.

"She figured that aside from Lettuce and Pudding, no one would care," Miwa said. "And all three of us knew telling YOU would be a mistake, Blondie. You could care less about her feelings; you've proved that over and over again. So unless you want to end up like Aoyuck, stay away from Ichigo and Kisshu."

"I don't trust the aliens," Ryou grumbled.

"Well, it's a good time to start learning, because last I checked, we're giving them all your Mew Aqua," Moe said calmly.

"And if you change your mind, you get taken down," Miwa added.

"Miwa, we need to tell Mom that we might be going to Cyniclonia for a while too," Moe said. "Maybe she'll at least tell us what our dad's name is."

"Good idea, but first-" Miwa went over to Ryou, and put one finger on his forehead. After a minute, she snapped her fingers, and said, "That should do it."

"What was that?" Mint asked.

"Insurance policy," Miwa said. "That should ensure that Ryou won't even think about separating Kisshu and Ichigo."

"Would you really do that to me?" Ryou asked.

"No, there wouldn't be a head left if we did it to you," Moe said, smirking evilly.

Ryou gulped, and said, "I won't separate them….."

"Good," Moe and Miwa said together. "We should get home, Mom's probably worried again."

"Have fun," Lettuce said.

Moe and Miwa smiled and teleported out. Ryou breathed a sigh of relief.

At Moe and Miwa's house: "Mom, we're home," Moe called out.

"Where WERE you?" Mrs. Yanagida asked, coming into the room.

"Ichigo has amnesia," Moe said. "So first we killed Aoyuck, because he's the reason behind the amnesia, then we went to the Cyniclons' ship, because Ichigo's living there now, and then we went to beat up her evil parents."

"You KILLED Aoyama!?" Mrs. Yanagida asked, horrified.

"Yep," Miwa said. "Don't worry, the body was pretty unrecognizable when we were done, and we didn't get seen."

Mrs. Yanagida groaned. "Is there anything ELSE I need to know?" she asked wearily.

"Pai said he'd take us to Cyniclonia to find our dad," Moe said happily. "Don't worry, we're not staying, but it would be nice to find our dad, especially since we don't know anything about him."

"Which reminds me, can you at least tell us his name?" Miwa asked. "I'd hate to have to go through your mind to find out, Mom."

"I TOLD you, no mind-searching!" Mrs. Yanagida said.

"Well, if you tell us our dad's name, we won't have to," Moe said reasonably.

Mrs. Yanagida sighed. "Are you going to come back?" she asked.

"Of course," Miwa said.

"When are you leaving?" Mrs. Yanagida asked.

"We're not sure," Moe said. "We're also not sure how long we're staying, but we will come back. Ichigo's going to live there; we should help her settle in."

Mrs. Yanagida sighed again, resigned, and said, "Your dad's name is Tsukimori Hideki."

"Moe, let's go ask Pai if he knows that name!" Miwa said excitedly. "Mom, we'll be back!"

"It better be by 7," Mrs. Yanagida said.

"We'll do our best," Moe said, and she and Miwa teleported out.

Back with Kisshu and Ichigo: They were sitting on Kisshu's bed, and playing Hangman, when a loud alarm went off. Ichigo's cat ears and tail popped out, and she looked at them, puzzled. The alarm was fading, and she asked, "Kisshu? Why do I have a tail?"

"That's what happens when you get startled or excited; your ears and tail pop out," Kisshu explained.

"Oh…. my tail has a bow on it," Ichigo said.

"I think it's cute," Kisshu said. He reached out, and rubbed one of Ichigo's cat ears. Ichigo leaned into his hand, purring. "I didn't know you could purr," Kisshu said.

"That's the noise I'm making?" Ichigo asked.

"It's a cat's happy noise," Kisshu said.

"Having my ears rubbed makes me feel happy," Ichigo said.

Kisshu smiled and kept rubbing her ears. It was relaxing for both of them, so they jumped when Moe and Miwa teleported in. "Sorry, we didn't mean to startle you," Miwa said. "Mom told us our dad's name!"

"We had to threaten to go through her mind first, though," Moe said. "I wonder what happened, anyways…."

"What's his name? I might have heard it," Kisshu said.

"Tsukimori Hideki," Miwa said. Kisshu's jaw hit the floor.

"What?" Moe asked.

Kisshu was completely speechless, and Ichigo poked him. That snapped him back, and he said, "That's the name of our leader…. Maybe that's why he isn't married."

Moe, Miwa, and Ichigo looked shocked. "This is going to cause chaos," Kisshu said. "We'd better go let Pai know." He got up, and said to the girls, "Follow me."

The girls followed him to a large metal door, and watched as he banged on the door. After about a minute, Pai's voice shouted, "ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT! YOU CAN COME IN! JUST STOP BANGING!"

Kisshu snickered and opened the door, then went in, followed by the girls. Pai glared at them and asked irritably, "What is so important?"

"Moe and Miwa's dad is Hideki-sama!" Kisshu said. Pai's jaw hit the floor.

"How the hell is that possible?" Pai asked.

"He wasn't always our leader; he used to be in the military," Kisshu said. "What if he was one of the ones sent to Earth for a while?"

"I thought he hated humans…." Pai said.

"I think that either it was an act, or something happened between him and Moe and Miwa's mother that was sufficiently bad enough to make him hate humans," Kisshu said. "Or it could be both."

"Mom never talks about him," Miwa commented. "I think something happened between them that was really painful for her, and maybe him as well. She said if we go through her mind she's going to come up with the worst punishment known to man, so we don't go through her mind. But I'd like to find out what happened."

"I was going to call Hideki-sama soon to tell him about Ichigo; maybe now's a good time," Pai said. He went to a large screen in the back of the room, and pressed some buttons. The screen flickered a bit, and then a Cyniclon man's face came up. "Oh, hello Pai, how's the truce coming?" he asked.

"I think it's pretty much finalized, Hideki-sama. We just have to get the Mew Aqua, and then we'll be coming back," Pai said. "That's not the reason I called, though."

"So what is the reason you called?" Hideki asked.

"Two reasons, actually," Pai said. "One is a request. Mew Ichigo, the one who suggested the truce plan, has been living with us since her parents abandoned her, and since she has no one here on Earth, we would like permission for her to live with our family."

"I guess there's no harm in that, but is there more to this request?" Hideki asked.

"Ichigo has amnesia," Pai said. "I haven't examined her yet, but judging by the fact she didn't remember her name, I'd say it's better if she stays with us. She and Kisshu are together anyways."

"Well, I can see no harm in letting her live with you, so you may bring her back," Hideki said. "What was the second reason for your call?"

"Kisshu discovered Ichigo's two childhood friends are half-Cyniclon," Pai said. "When they asked their mother who their father was, she apparently gave your name. Moe and Miwa are fraternal twins, and they seem to have taught themselves how to use their powers. Forgive me for asking, but do you know anything about this?"

Hideki sighed. "Yes," he said. "Before I became leader, I was sent to Earth for military training. I got separated from the others with me, and our orders were not to use our powers, so we could blend in with the humans. Unfortunately, I got lost, and a human woman found me sleeping in the park near her house. Why she decided to bring me home with her was beyond me, but she was a very sweet person. I had pretty much given up hope of my teammates finding me, and Yume and I had gotten close, so we started living together. Soon enough we were sleeping together, and I got her pregnant. At the time we were happy about that, but it wasn't long after that that my teammates found me. When they found me living with a human woman, they assumed she had brainwashed me. They told her my true identity, and though I tried to stop them, they knocked her out and took me with them. I never saw her again; I was appointed leader of Cyniclonia, and due to that, I couldn't leave the planet without getting dragged back and arrested. I wanted to go back and find her, but I couldn't."

Pai sighed. "Moe and Miwa want to come with us for a while, and meet you," he said. "Is that okay?"

"Of course, I'd like to meet them too," Hideki said. "Will you ask them if they can bring their mother?"

"I'll try," Pai said. "According to them, she never spoke of you. They apparently had to threaten her with mind-searching before she would even tell them your name."

"Great…." Hideki said. "She probably hates me….."

"Do you still want us to bring her?" Pai asked.

"If you can," Hideki said.

"We'll do our best, then," Pai said. "We should be back in a few days, I will let you know the exact timing when I know."

"Thank you, Pai," Hideki said, and the screen went black.

Pai sighed, and looked at the others. "I guess we should get the Mew Aqua, and then go talk with Moe and Miwa's mother," he said.

"Alright," Kisshu said. "Let's go."

I'm SO sorry I didn't get this out sooner! I'll try to update again soon! Review!