Alright! I've made a longer chapter this time! Enjoy!

"Whew, finally the last class is over!" Thought Kisshu. It had been two weeks since his return to earth and he had enjoyed almost every minute of it. He was even able to look Aoyama in the eyes with only a tiny urge to hit him.

Kisshu's attention was jerked back to the class as the teacher finished giving the homework assignment.

"-and the tutorial problems on page 59. Now I'll start returning your graded math tests while you all pack up. Once you receive yours you are dismissed."

Just as Kisshu finished packing his books, the graded test was place on his desk. Standing to leave, Kisshu turned and found his face only inches from Ichigo's. Startled, he recoiled, face bright red, "I-Ichigo! What is it?"

Ichigo flushed, "Sorry. It's just, well, I wanted to know how you did on the test. You know what was your grade is."

"Oh, um, okay," Kisshu said, digging in his bag and pulling out the rumpled piece of paper he had carelessly shoved in. "I go 100%."

"Wow!" Breathed Ichigo in admiration. "I wish I did that well, but I only got a 70% because I can never stay awake in class, nya."

Seeing an opportunity, Kisshu said, "Well if you want, I can go over the concepts with you sometime soon."

Ichigo brightened, "Really? That would be great! Thanks, Eirian."

"No problem," Laughed Kisshu. "Uh, Ichigo? Aren't you late for work?"

"Ah no! Not again!" Wailed the ruby-haired girl as she sprinted out of the room and down the hall.

Shaking his head with fond amusement, Kisshu made his way out of the classroom and out to the gym where kendo tryouts were being held.

"Hey Eirian!" Called Aoyama, jogging over.

"Aoyama, nice to see you," Kisshu lied, laying his bag down. Leading the way, Aoyama took Kisshu to the locker room and gestured to the kendo armor that was leaning against the wall.

"Change quickly while I explain the rules. You're up next."

Soon, Kisshu was facing one of the less experienced team members. Within two, the shout of: "Match!" arose and his opponent had slouched away only to be replaced by another, and then another! Kisshu continued to fight until there was only one fighter left.

"Aoyama," he realized, smiling grimly.

Within minutes of the command to begin, Aoyama had scored two points. Gathering his strength, Kisshu lunged forward and managed to score two points of his own, tying the score. A few moments passed until the two boys locked swords. They struggled to push each other off balance until Kisshu broke free and swung at Aoyama's head. He never made contact. A powerful blow to the stomach sent Kisshu reeling and falling backward, the air whooshing out of him.

"Match!"

Aoyama offered Kisshu his hand saying, "Well fought!"

Breathing hard, Kisshu took it and was hoisted to his feet,

"Th-thanks, you too!"

Two more students finished trying out and the coaches went into a brief discussion before announcing that "Eirian" had made the kendo team and that everyone was dismissed.

Aoyama clapped Kisshu on the back by way of congratulations on his way out.

"Great work!"

As Kisshu left the school grounds, his steps turned towards the park and Café Mew Mew.

"Maybe I'll stop in and get something to drink," he thought. "I've certainly earned it and I can see Ichigo as well."

Upon reaching the Café, Kisshu notice a "closed" sign on the door.

"Huh, I thought Ichigo said she had to work today."

As Kisshu was pondering this, the Mews were in the Café's basement due to an emergency meeting called by Shirogane.

"Mews, Keichirou and I have discovered traces of alien DNA, both familiar and unfamiliar," Shirogane declared seriously. "Three sets belonging to Kisshu, Pai and Taruto were discovered at the top, and I mean top, of Tokyo Tower. However, it was obviously several weeks old. The other one is far more recent and we haven't identified it. In fact, we can't even tell if it is male or female."

Mint looked concerned, "So what do we have to do with this?"

Keichirou sighed, "This force is completely unfamiliar to us but the DNA seems to hint that it is very powerful. Since it could be hostile, you girls will need to stay alert. I regret to say that you all might have to fight again.

"What?!" Gasped Ichigo. "You mean we have to go back to being mutant superheroes?"

Pudding piped up cheerfully, "We never really stopped being superheroes, we've just been lying low for a while."

Ichigo gave her a withering look as Shirogane said,

"Well you have the DNA inside you and it's your mission to protect earth so put up or shut up!"

Ichigo's face went red with rage and her cat's tail and ears popped out as she shrieked into her boss' face.

"That's it! I'm sick of not being normal! Aoyama-kun went back to normal after the final battle and I bet the aliens have normal lives on whatever distant planet they live on. WHY AREN'T WE BACK TO NORMAL?! You act as though we should enjoy being mutant freaks, but I have news for you Shirogane. I am through with your condescending attitude! I am SICK of being a Mew Mew!"

At these last words, Ichigo slammed her hand down on the table before her and accidentally pressed a small red button on a keyboard. The room began to tremble and screens started to flicker and scroll through different documents. A brilliant red light flared above them and then all went still.

"What the (insert swear word of your choice here)?" Swore Shirogane. He hurried over to where his friend had already started studying certain files.

"How bad is it?" Asked the leader of the Mew Project in concern.

"Bad, two sets of DNA mixed while being prepared and they made contact with someone once shot out," replied Keichirou in a low voice

Shirogane swore again, using several words that cause Lettuce to put her hands over Pudding's ears and glare at him. Then he rounded on Ichigo, furious.

"Congratulations! You've just caused someone to mutate permanently into a cat!"

Ichigo went white, "Wha-how…?"

"That button you hit caused two types of incompatible DNA types, those of a panther and a white Bengal tiger, to blend. Incompatible means that hardly anyone has the right DNA to adapt to it and if they get hit they don't just turn into a cat for ten minutes whenever they want to like I do; they stay a cat for the rest of their life!"

Shirogane turned away and took a deep breath before saying,

"Let's go and see if anyone needs help. That caused an abnormally large earthquake."

Kisshu felt the earth shaking violently beneath his feet. He stumbled backwards, tripped over a tree-root and lay still, stunned. Bright red light surrounded him, causing him to close his eyes. When he opened them, Kisshu saw nothing but green and white mist swirling around him. Suddenly, two shapes appeared before him, two types of cats. Kneeling, he reached out and stroked their heads gently.

"What are you two doing in a place like this?" Kisshu asked, then amended his statement. "For that matter, what am I doing here?"

The cats blinked, then shimmered, their bodies melding into each other and they dove forward as one, vanishing in a flare of light into his chest.

"Wha-it went inside me?!" Kisshu gasped, then a slight sigh escaped him. "Somehow, it feels…good."

"Hey! Eirian, wake up!"

Kisshu's eyes fluttered open and he moaned, "Where-where am I? What happened?"

His vision cleared and Shirogane's face came into view.

"Take it easy. You're inside Café Mew Mew. You must have hit your head during the earthquake. You were out cold when I brought you in," Shirogane informed him.

Sitting up, Kisshu looked around the grey room and saw Ichigo standing at the foot of his bed looking concerned.

"H-hi Eirian, how are you feeling?"

Raising a hand to the throbbing lump on the back of his head, Kisshu grimaced and replied,

"I've been worse."

Shirogane leaned forward, "Eirian, remove your shirt."

Kisshu looked at him like he had lost his mind. Ichigo cuffed the blonde teen over the head, "Way to sound like a pervert Shirogane!"

"I meant so that I could make sure he didn't have any major injuries!"

Standing, Kisshu stripped to his waist. Shirogane's eyes widened and he gave a sharp intake of breath, while Ichigo let out a soft yelp of surprise. Both of their eyes were riveted on his chest. Kisshu groaned inwardly,

"My scar," he thought, "The only thing that Mew Aqua didn't heal."

"H-how did you get that Eirian?" Squeaked Ichigo

Blushing deeply, Kisshu turned slightly to hide the disfiguring mark.

"Car accident," He quickly lied. "The windshield broke and a portion lodged in my chest. I should have warned you about it; it tends to freak people out."

"No, it's just…well, it reminds me of someone else," Ichigo whispered.

Shirogane shot her a sharp, warning look, and then said quickly, "Well you appear fine in all other respects, you can head home whenever you're ready."

Kisshu pulled his shirt on, thanked Ichigo and Shirogane, and then left for his apartment as the sun sank behind the horizon.

Later that night, Kisshu was lying flat on his back in bed, arms behind his head, thinking back to what Ichigo had said that day.

"It reminds her of someone else… So you do think of me after all, Koneko-chan."

Kisshu tried to keep his heavy eyes open, but he was far too tired. He sank into sleep, dreaming of Ichigo telling him just how much she missed him.

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