Hurt Chapter 14:
Next Steps
Next day, Normal POV
The sleepover was over, and everyone had gone home. After the meeting, the Mews and Cyniclons had agreed that the Mews would tell Ryou the plan they had come up with, and try to convince him that the Cyniclons meant what they said. All of them were a bit nervous, but as Zakuro said, Ichigo was the leader, and Ryou should be able to trust her judgement.
For some odd reason, Ryou had given all the girls a day off, possibly to let them sleep in after the 'sleepover'. The Mews decided to go in anyways, and tell Ryou and Akasaka-san the new plan. The Cyniclons would wait upstairs, just like at Ichigo's house.
At 10:00 AM, all the Mews and Cyniclons were gathered in front of Café Mew Mew, talking about what they were going to say. Finally, Ichigo got out her key, and opened the door.
Ichigo's POV
Once Ichigo and the others got inside, they saw that the front was empty. Assuming that Ryou and Akasaka-san were downstairs in the basement, the girls went downstairs, and knocked on the door. It was opened by Akasaka-san, who seemed startled to see them. Nevertheless, he let them in and said, "Ryou, we have visitors."
Ryou's POV
Ryou turned around and saw the girls, looking at him seriously. He sighed and said, "I gave you the day off. What is it?" To his surprise, Lettuce was the one who stepped forward.
Lettuce's POV
The other girls and Lettuce had decided she was the best person to explain the plan. So Lettuce stepped forward, and said, "Shirogane-san, we have a proposal to make." Ryou looked startled, but waved for her to continue. She did so, saying, "We have been talking, and we believe that the idea of fighting the Cyniclons is just wrong. Instead, we have another idea." She nodded to Ichigo, who immediately ran upstairs, much to Ryou's surprise.
Ryou's POV
When Ichigo came back down, Ryou started out of his chair, because she wasn't alone. Pai, Kisshu, and Taruto were standing behind her, and Ichigo was holding Kisshu's hand! Ryou snarled and demanded, "Ichigo, what are THEY doing here?" He was shocked and angry that Ichigo would bring the aliens here.
Ichigo's POV
Ichigo saw that Ryou was angry, and that made her nervous, but she hid it, and said, "They're here to talk. As Lettuce said, we have a proposal to make. Lettuce, Pai, would you care to explain?"
Both nodded, and Pai said, "We believe that the power of Mew Aqua can be used to save our planet, if we have enough of it. Because you have almost all the Mew Aqua, we decided to ask if we could use your stash to heal our planet, since you're not using it."
Ryou's POV
Ryou was shocked almost speechless, but then he said hotly, "Why should we trust you? All you've ever done is attack us, and now you're saying you want to negotiate? I'm sorry, but that's out of the question."
Lettuce's POV
Strangely, this sort of sent Lettuce over the edge. Here the Cyniclons were, just trying to save their people, and Ryou had the nerve to say that he wouldn't give them what they needed, even after they had agreed to stop fighting? That's probably what made her explode.
"For your information, the Cyniclons are just trying to save their people, Shirogane! They have feelings too, and they're just trying to protect what's important to them, just as we are. On top of that, YOU were the one who told us we had to fight. You never considered other options to the situation. You were so bent on your stupid revenge, that you never saw that they were suffering too! They live under horrible conditions, and when we have the means to save them, you actually have the nerve to say that it's OUT OF THE QUESTION? If the situation was flipped, how would you feel if they said, 'No, you can't have the means to save your people, even though we're not even using it.' I really thought you were better than that, Shirogane. I knew you had your reasons for hating the Cyniclons, but I think you should put the past behind you, because not all Cyniclons are alike. If you can't do that, then I guess you're more selfish than I thought!"
Normal POV
By this point, even Pai and Zakuro looked shocked. This was one side of Lettuce they'd NEVER seen. No one, however, was more shocked than Ryou. He was literally speechless, staring at Lettuce with his mouth wide open.
Zakuro was the first to recover, and she said, "Lettuce is right, Ryou. If you really are incapable of giving the Cyniclons the means to save their people and home, you are more selfish, and more of a jerk, than we all thought."
Well, that was interesting. I know Lettuce was totally OOC, but I like the way this came out. I'll update soon, but please review. I like reviews!