Author's Note: Alright I don't own TMM and I'm not claiming to either. I use some lyrics from various artists and I don't own those either.
WARNING: This chapter has some minor graphic scenes. It probably isn't that bad, but still there is pre-rape (if that is even a real thing) in it. Oh and violence! The violence before the pre-rape but yeah, there is lots of action in this chapter~nya!
Chapter 5 "Is Retasu Too Lost?"
Retasu's blue eyes widened as she watched the alien come closer and closer to her. Confusion raced inside her head as Kisshu enclosed in on her. The last time Retasu had seen the aliens they had just defeated Deep Blue. In her mind she just could not understand why Kisshu wanted to kill her. Many thoughts raced through the girls mind as she sat frozen on the pavement looking to her aggressor. What had changed? Why was she being targeted? The girl felt fear consume her body as she watched Kisshu raise his swords and swing at her. Not moving, all the mew could do was watch in horror as she wondering if anyone would come to find her.
Slice! Retasu's sapphire eyes stared in shock as she looked at the huge gouge in her right shoulder. Blood seeped onto the girl's gray uniform top as her hand slowly touched the gooey liquid. Slowly the green haired girl stood up as she glared at Kisshu. "What are you doing Kisshu?!" She shouted as she winced in pain. Retasu watched as Kisshu came towards her once more with his blades as she tried to run from him. Panic flooded the green mew as she tried desperately to think of what she should do.
I'm dying,
Praying,
Bleeding
And screaming.
Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?
A huge brick wall stopped Retasu from running any further as she turned wide eyed and stared at the approaching alien. Just then Kisshu swung his swords again. Panic overtook the girl as her mouth moved before her mind knew what she was doing. "MEW MEW LETTUCE METAMORPHO-SIS!" She screamed as a green light surrounded her body. Her green hair became a brighter green along with her sapphire eyes turning a shade of green. Her school uniform was replaced with a weird costume the color of green. A choker formed around her neck with the source of her transformation hanging from it; a golden power pendant. Green knee high boots were on her feet as well as a garter around her leg. Fins come from the girl's head as she spun around, her transformation was complete.
The girl no longer stood in front of the alien as Midorikawa Retasu, but rather as Mew Lettuce infused with the DNA of the black finless porpoise. Her green eyes glared at the alien as she called upon her battle weapon. "Lettuce Castanets." Green castanets formed in the Mew Mew's hands as she looked at Kisshu. "If you take one step closer to me Kisshu, I swear I'll attack you with everything I have."
"Now play nice you Mew. Besides would I really be scared of a young girl." Kisshu smirked as he took another step closer to the green haired teen as if testing her abilities.
The tires on Ryou's motorbike squealed as he came to a sudden stop and slid on the muddy street. His sapphire eyes looked towards the back allies where he had spotted a familiar emanating green light. "It can't be… Mew Lettuce?" The engine roared on the motorbike as Ryou began to race towards the familiar light.
Ryou's POV
Am I just that tired? What in the world is going on? I know that I am not seeing things; is that really Mew Lettuce's aura? I wonder why she would transform there is no danger. God I hope that I was just seeing things. I don't want to force the girls to fight once more.
End Ryou's POV
"Ribbon Lettuce Rush!" Mew Lettuce shouted as she attacked the green haired alien nailing him in the gut. The alien fell to the ground as Mew Lettuce slowly approached him. "I do not want to hurt you Kisshu, but if you attack again I will attack." Lettuce then went to walk passed Kisshu, but he grabbed her hand forcing her to scream. "Let go Kisshu!"
His normal golden eyes were bloody red as he looked into Mew Lettuce's eyes. "Now you listen to me dumb girl you have no idea what you have gotten yourself into. I am more than you can handle. If I were you I'd stop fighting now and give in." He glared twisting her wrist causing it to crack. Kisshu then dug his nails into the girl's flesh as blood trickled down her arm. "Now what are you going to do? Are you going to give in?"
Mew Lettuce's green eyes stared at the blood that was dripping to the ground and became lost in her own thoughts once more.
Retasu's POV
What are you doing Retasu? You can't just sit here and let Kisshu do this to you. You have got to get out of here so you can deal with telling Shirogane-san how you feel. You can't die here. You have to warn the others Kisshu is back. You have got to do something, but why won't your body move? Why can't you fight back? And why are you letting him draw your blood? What is this pain? It hurts badly… Whoa, there is a pool of blood on the ground. Is that… yours? Does it even matter that you are fighting? What are you fighting for anyways?
End Retasu's POV
I'm dying,
Praying,
Bleeding
And screaming.
Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?
The world began to blur around Mew Lettuce as she lost her transformation and Kisshu threw her against the brick wall. Blood seeped in between Retasu's chapped lips as her face grew pale. The young girl was in agonizing pain as she slowly lifted her head to look at the alien's blood red eyes. Chills ran down her back as she slowly rose to her feet. "Kisshu stop this please! I thought we were friends. Deep Blue is gone and your planet was saved thanks to the Mew Aqua!"
Kisshu cut into Retasu's right arm causing her to scream out in pain. "I'm doing this because I can. You were always the weakest Mew and this proves it. You aren't even fighting back. I don't know what you think you can do for this world, but you are only lying to yourself. Just give up."
Retasu rose to her feet as tears streamed from her face. In her mind she was agreeing with the alien. Those feelings of helplessness and uselessness were whirling around within her. Despite that, she knew she just couldn't stand still and do nothing. A small flicker of fight was still within her. "You do not know what you are saying Kisshu! MEW MEW LETTUCE METAMORPHO-SIS!" Retasu went through her transformation once again, but she knew that she was very weak and probably would not be able to stand against Kisshu for long. Darkness seemed to surround Mew Lettuce and she could feel her body become weak from the loss of blood. "Ribbon Lettuce Rush!" She called out totally missing Kisshu. Her green eyes strained to stop seeing double as she aimed at Kisshu once again. "Ribbon Lettuce Rush!" She cried out sending her attack right into Kisshu's gut full force.
Blood was spat from Kisshu's mouth as he fell backwards into a wall and winced. The rain completely stopped as the alien stood up and glared at Mew Lettuce. "You brat! I am going to make you pay for this and I'll get rid of you and the others be aware little mew!" With that he disappeared into nothingness and left Mew Lettuce all by herself. Light surrounded Mew Lettuce changing her back into Retasu.
The girl winced as she looked at the various cuts and wounds on her body. Blood was in piles around her and it was enough to make her vomit. A fever began to develop and Retasu could feel herself get light headed as she ripped part of her skirt off to be a makeshift bandage for her wrist. She wrapped it as tightly as she could around the bleeding wound. Agonizing pain shot up her arm causing her to tremble slightly as she decided to walk and try to find her way home.
Late night was becoming early morning, everyone was well asleep by now and in a couple of short hours everyone would be awakening. Retasu was shaken up and could only hope that no one she didn't know would try to talk to her. She was scared and alone in a part of town she didn't know. To only make matters worse for the young mew she was injured extremely badly.
Retasu's POV
How come nothing looks familiar anymore? I know that I need to get home and clean up so I can go to school in the morning. I wish I had never gone to the café yesterday; then I would be just fine right now. How can I say that, I loved seeing Shirogane-san again. What is wrong with me? No one else would have run out if Purin-chan said anything like that about them. Maybe there is something wrong with me… Maybe I don't deserve to love. Maybe… maybe I am too lost.
End Retasu's POV
Leaning against the cold, hard brick wall, the girl felt her body shivering in response to the environment around her. Blood continued to leave her body and she was certain she would pass out if she couldn't get it to stop. The ground was cold and wet under Retasu matching almost exactly how she felt inside, cold and lost. Fear was never something the teenager really had to deal with, she was shy and quiet yes, but never really fearful. Life seemed pointless to Retasu. She had given her heart to someone and had no way of letting him know how she truly felt. When Purin had told Ryou that she had liked him everything seemed to shatter before her. How could Retasu possibly face Ryou now that he knew she liked him? Everything would go how Retasu had imagined, things would be awkward between the two of them. Cold tears fell down Retasu's cheek as she fell to the ground and hid her head in her knees.
I'm dying,
Praying,
Bleeding
And screaming.
Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?
Dawn slowly approached as Ryou walked into the café cold and wet. His helmet was on the table in front of him as Keiichiro offered Ryou a cup of coffee and a towel. "You still weren't able to find Retasu?"
The high school boy shook his head sadly while taking the towel from Keiichiro's hand. It was warm and felt good against Ryou's frozen skin. He then looked at Keiichiro. "I'll talk in a minute I have got to get out of these cold clothes. Arigato for the coffee Keiichiro." Upstairs Ryou quickly threw on a pair of black pants along with a white shirt with blue on it. He then threw on a blue choker and walked back into the dining area.
Keiichiro poured more coffee in his coffee cup as he sat in a chair across from Ryou and looked at the blonde. "So Retasu hasn't returned home yet, which means that she must still be out there somewhere." He said taking a sip on his warm creamy coffee.
"This may seem weird for me to say, but when I was searching for Retasu I could have sworn I saw Mew Lettuce's green aura." Ryou responded taking the towel he had left on the table and drying his hair with it. "I have reason to believe that Retasu was in some kind of danger and had to transform."
Brown eyes looked at the boy in confusion as Keiichiro was trying to interpret what his partner had just told him. "Are you saying Mew Lettuce has been reborn and was in some sort of battle, Ryou?" Clearly confused Keiichiro looked at Ryou awaiting an answer.
"Nothing is positive Keiichiro; however, I am pretty sure my eyes know what they saw and it was Mew Lettuce's aura. Only once we find Retasu will we know if what I saw was correct or not." Ryou replied as he stirred his coffee slowly and stared at it.
"In any case we have got to continue the search for her. If what you said was true and she was in a battle, she may be injured." Keiichiro replied as he grabbed a jacket. "You get a little rest Ryou and I will continue the search now."
Ryou's blonde hair moved gently as he shook his head. "No I'm going to go out and continue searching for her as well. She needs to be found and I'm not going to stop searching until she is."
"Alright Ryou, however, don't make yourself sick from being out in the cold too long or not getting any sleep. Please be careful." Keiichiro replied watching Ryou grab his helmet.
"There is no need to worry Keiichiro I will be fine. You should be more worried about Retasu. Now let's stop wasting time chit chatting and go find her." Ryou stated rushing out the café doors and back over to his motorbike. "If you find her, Keiichiro, phone me on my cellular please."
The twenty-one year old nodded to the seventeen year old. Keiichiro was concerned how this situation was going to affect his young friend. It was apparent that Ryou had feelings for Retasu just as she had feelings for him. If only there were some way for this to all smooth over and for them to have the chance to truly talk to one another about things. At this rate, they would kill both of themselves before that was able to happen.
The brilliant sunlight shined on Retasu's pale face, causing her sapphire eyes to slowly flutter open. Somehow she had managed to fall asleep in the cold ally way. Chills ran up Retasu's spine when she actually got a good look at the ally. It was covered with trash and mice. Retasu stood up quickly reminded of her wounds as she left the ally way and moaned. She could see since the sun was out and people were walking all throughout the sidewalks. "Maybe I should ask someone for help. I don't know how to get home…" She said quietly to herself as she started walking.
Retasu then walked up to a man and smiled. "Gomen for bothering you sir, but I was wondering if you could help me figure out where I am." She asked politely as she looked at the man.
The man smirked as he put his hand under Retasu's chin. "That depends on if you give me anything." He smiled as he grabbed onto her wrist. "Now how about a kiss." He said pulling Retasu closer to him while managing to push her back towards the ally in which she had come from.
Retasu's sapphire eyes widened as she tried to get free from the man's grip but she couldn't. The man was getting closer and closer to her as she looked up at him in fear. "No…" She whispered trying to break free again. "Stop! Help Someone!" She cried but no one around her seemed to notice her as they headed back to the ally. The girl was thrown up against the harsh brick wall. Tears filled Retasu's face as the man forced a kiss. The girl's body stiffened as that wave of hopelessness once again found her.
Here in the strange ally, Retasu pleaded that she would be able to just die from her wounds. Why hadn't Kisshu finished her off when he had the chance? Why had she fought so hard against him? Being killed by the alien would be much better than… The girl lost her train of thought as the man slowly brought his hand up to fondle her petit breast. Retasu whimpered as he slowly twisted his fingers around her perked nipple. Tears formed in the girl's eyes as she closed them tightly pretending to ignore what was taking place. The scent of alcohol surrounded this man as he forced his hand up Retasu's shift and under her bra. His lips met hers once more, but this time the girl attempted as best as she could to resist and struggle. "RAPE!" She cried as loud as she could in hopes that someone, anyone could hear her pleas for help.
I'm dying,
Praying,
Bleeding
And screaming.
Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?
Ryou was riding his bike around town when his tires stopped and he listened. Someone was crying and screaming, but he didn't know where. All of a sudden he turned and saw a familiar green haired girl who was cut up and bruised. At the edge of an allyway a man had cornered the girl to the wall and appeared to be groping her. From a distance it was easy to spot the fearful look upon the girl as she was attempting her best to struggle. "RAPE!" Cried the girl as Ryou jumped off his bike. He ran over to the man and, without a second thought, punched him in the face as hard as he could causing his knuckles to bleed. Ryou walked over to the girl who was on the ground crying covering her chest.
"Retasu?" The blond questioned looking at the frightened girl. Her eyes met his with tears streaming from hers. The high school boy got down on his knees as he put his hand on her cheek. "You don't need to be afraid, that guy won't bother you anymore."
Retasu looked up at the blond and realized who it was and nerves tightened in her stomach. "Shirogane-san… I… I…" She looked at him figuring he was going to be mad at her for running and she looked at the ground.
Somehow Retasu had managed to get herself rather injured. Various cuts and bruises were over her body and concern instantly flooded over Ryou. He looked to the girl in concern and assessed what he should do. "Hey, it's okay now. Everyone has been worried sick about you. I'm going to get you to the hospital; you appear to have lost a lot of blood…" The boy stated gently helping Retasu up and onto his bike. "Give me a sec I have to call everyone and let them know that I finally found you."
It didn't take Ryou long to call everyone and let them know that Retasu was safe. He looked to the girl who was injured pretty badly and he sighed. "Come on we need to get you to the hospital."
The girl nodded as the boy walked over to her and placed his helmet on her head. Being with Ryou did bring a sense of security to Retasu as she wrapped her arms gently around his waist. As the bike's engine revved, the girl closed her eyes and allowed the wind to nip at her already cold body. Luckily it seemed as though the bike ride did not last very long. Although, Retasu figured that was because she had fallen asleep at some point.
When the two of them had gotten to the hospital, the staff there had already been awaiting their arrival. Instantly they hurried to get Retasu from the back of Ryou's bike and place her on a Gurnee to wheel her away. The blonde stood in the door way as the doctors hovered around the girl in a hectic manner attempting to analyze the situation she was in. Two doctors approached Ryou once Retasu was out of his sight.
"Sir, can you inform us of the situation?" The younger doctor questioned.
"She lost blood can't you tell? There was a man attempting to rape her, that's how I found her." He stated in an annoyed tone as he turned from the doctors not feeling in the mood to talk to them. Ryou hadn't slept all night and did not feel like talking to the doctors who should be working on helping Retasu not drilling him for questions.
Not too long after being in the hospital, Retasu's parents and Keiichiro showed up. Her parents instantly hugged Ryou and showered him with thanks and appreciation for finding their daughter. Even though they were talking to him, the boy paid little attention to them. Instead his mind was on what had happened to the green haired girl the night before. Why had she been so badly injured? More importantly, what was the real reason for her running from the café? The girls had mentioned that the girl had a rough week, but why? Why was she like this?
Hours passed and Retasu's injuries had been tended to. Ryou, Keiichiro, and her parents had all went home to catch up on sleep as the doctors had informed them she would pull through. Now the young green mew sat alone after waking up from her anesthesia. All of her wounds were cared for and bandaged, all of them that is except for her emotional wounds. Never in her entire life had Retasu been so fearful and scared. Then when Ryou saved her from that man he seemed so cold towards her, almost as though he was upset for making him look for her.
Retasu's POV
Is Shirogane-san really angry with me? Why wouldn't he be, he had to go looking for me. Good going Retasu you have ruined everything now. Shirogane-san is upset with you and you made everything worse. How stupid could you be? Kisshu almost killed you. Then to make matters worse, you talked to that stranger and almost got raped. What the hell is wrong with me? Nothing is ever going to be the same. You won't ever be happy, there is no point anymore… You are too lost Retasu.
End Retasu's POV
I'm dying,
Praying,
Bleeding
And screaming.
Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?
Once more tears filled the teenager's eyes as she buried her face into her hands. "Now how am I going to face Shirogane-san?"
Author's Note: Wooo! Chapter 5! I know, I know whoa. Tons happened! There was tons of editing done and Ch. 6 is going to have tons more! Don't expect Ch. 6 until later this week. But feel free to leave me some reviews! For the Future of the Earth, I'll keep writing~nya!
Japanese Words and Meanings
Gomen- Sorry
Arigato- Thank you
Nya/Nyan- Meow
Na No Da- Purin says it at the end of each sentence; a form of exclamation
Oneesama- Minto refers to Zakuro as Oneesama; This is a form of big sister but with a lot of respect
Oneechan- sister
Oniichan- brother
Ohayo- Good Morning
Konnichiwa- Good Afternoon