Well, I'm not sure if I'll have this finished before Halloween, judging by the fact it is Halloween. Now unless I can write the end of this in one long, maybe two, chapters before I get ready to go trick-or-treating, that would be great! Thank you Licorice Mitski and OperaGhost, PeaceLoveAndTokyoMewMew, MewPainappuru, Laylaenchantix101, Kitsuneroyale, and starlight3395 for your reviews! Kisshu, would you do the honors?

Kisshu: Tokyo Mew Mew does not belong to Nilla in any way shape or form, only her plot and idea for this story, and an empty box of nerds.

My hyperness has worn of by now!

8. Finding the Others

When Ichigo opened her eyes the first thing she saw was Kisshu looking down at her. She could tell he was holding her in his arms. There was a look of concern on her face. The next thing she noticed was Mint standing nearby, crying and shaking, her nightgown was torn and bloody. Pudding was clinging to Mint, in much of the same state as the bird girl, minus the ripped clothes and blood.

Then she started to remember all what had just happened. The screaming, Pudding coming to her room, more screaming, going to find Zakuro, the wet floor, the dark bedroom, Aoyama's body, the wet spots turning out to be blood, the purple eyes, Mint screaming, running to Mint's room, Kisshu blasting open the doors, Mint tied to the bed, finding out Zakuro did it, fainting…

Ichigo was in total shock, so shocked she didn't even jump out of Kisshu's arms.

"Ichigo! Ichigo!" Then she realized that he was calling her name, that he had been calling her name for a while now.

"Why…" was the first thing she said. "I don't understand."

"Ichigo look at me." Kisshu said, Ichigo looked up at him, and when she did she buried her face in her chest and burst into tears.

"Shhh, I'm here, we are all here." Ichigo looked up at him when he said that.

"That's not true, what about Shirogane and Lettuce, Pai and Taruto, and Keiichiro!" Ichigo finally moved away from him, and stood up.

"We have to find them, before Zakuro gets to them too!" Ichigo said.

"We have to save, Taru-Taru!" She started to run towards the door.

"Pudding wait!" Ichigo grabbed the little girl's arm. "Wait for us."

Pudding nodded. Mint looked a little uneasy.

"What are we gonna do after we find them?" She asked, Ichigo noticed that she'd never looked so shaken up in her life.

"We are gonna get the hell out of here." Ichigo said. "Kisshu, can you teleport us to everyone else's rooms?"

"I'm afraid I can't." Ichigo was surprised.

"What?"

"I can't, for some reason I can't teleport. I think Pai might have done something to keep us from leaving." Kisshu said.

"Why would he do that?" Ichigo was confused. Pudding tugged on her arm.

"We have to go! Na no da" Pudding said frantically.

"Right, we'll go get Taruto first." Ichigo said, Pudding was starting to drag her, along as the ran to her and Taruto's room.

Thankfully when they got there, Taruto was still snoring his head off. Kisshu chuckled.

"Let me get my- Wait, where's my pendant? Na no da" Pudding looked around on the dresser where she said she left her pendant.

"Mine was missing too." Mint said.

"Mine also. Maybe Zakuro took them…" Ichigo suggested.

"How, I mean I get she's been in both of your rooms, but obviously she hasn't been in here." Kisshu said, and he was right. Everything was just as it was when Zakuro showed Taruto and Pudding to the room.

"Why is everyone making so much noise…" Taruto groaned and rubbed his eyes. When he opened them he saw the four others standing there.

"Kisshu, why are all you guys in here? And what's with her clothes…" Taruto pointed to Mint.

"We have to get out of here, Taruto." Kisshu said dragging the younger alien out of the bed.

"Why?" Taruto tried to pull away.

"Because if we don't, we all might die." That seemed to get Taruto's attention and wake him up.

"Die! What are you talking about!" Taruto yelled, Pudding ran over to him and hugged him, "Gah! Get off me Pudding!"

"No." Pudding said. "Pudding doesn't want to let go of Taru-Taru…"

"What? Seriously what's going on?" Taruto was really confused.

"It's Zakuro." Ichigo said, "She tried to kill Mint, and…and she already killed Aoyama-kun…"

"WHAT!" Taruto yelled.

"Shh! We don't want her to know where we are, idiot!" Kisshu smacked the back of his brother's head.

"Ow!" Taruto said rubbing his head.

"Come on, we have to go find the others now." Ichigo took Mint's hand and the other's followed behind them.

"Shirogane! Lettuce! Wake up!" Ichigo banged on the door, tried to turn the handle, but the door was either stuck or locked. She couldn't hear any noises coming from inside.

"Please don't tell me she's already gotten to them…" Ichigo said as she continued to try and open the door.

"Watch out." Kisshu said stepping forward, he summoned his dragon swords and pointed to the door.

"No! I don't want another explosion like last time!" Ichigo said grabbing his wrists. Kisshu nodded and lowered his hands.

"Then how else are we gonna get in there?" Mint said.

Ichigo didn't know. She let go of Kisshu's wrist. "Fine."

Kisshu raised his dragon swords again, a glowing yellow ball of light formed at the tips and then he shot out a yellow ray of light that kinda looked like lightning to Ichigo.

The doors burst open. After the dust cleared, they gasped.

The room was empty.

"No! She's already been here!" Ichigo cried.

"No! She hasn't look!" Mint ran over to a table in the room, there on it, sat Lettuce's pendant.

"And look!" Pudding pointed to a note sitting on one of the beds. Ichigo grabbed it and read it.

We are in the library if you need us

-Ryou and Lettuce

"Well that's slightly comforting. At least we know where to find them." Ichigo said.

"Why did they feel the need to lock the door if they were just going to the library?" Mint said, she snatched the note from Ichigo. Her eyes went wide.

"I'd recognize this handwriting anywhere!" Ichigo's face went pale, there was only one person's handwriting Mint could recognize.

"Oh god no..." Ichigo couldn't let Zakuro get them too, no, she had to save them. She grabbed Lettuce's pendant and started running.

Kisshu and Mint yelled after her. "Ichigo!"

Well, I plan on revealing Zakuro's problem soon, mainly because I want to finish this story soon. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed! This chapter was lame compared to the last few in my opinion. Please review! Stay safe, kittens!