Cuxie: I have been asked to update this story! Sorry it took so long...

Ichigo: Are you--

Cuxie: Yes!

Ichigo:...Well alright then.

Sesshi's Favorite Cousin: Hiya Mika-chan! You sure change your penname alot. Um...have fun with Kish.O.o

Unbelievably Dazzled: Winner! You got him!

Ryou: I feel like I've just been sold...But you are cute.

Cuxie: Heehee! He's yours now. Have fun!

kankananime123: Unspeakable reasons? Um..kay. I can do that!

Geniusly-Unique: Lol! Sorry I took so long. And yes, you have dibs on him if Mew Mew Moon(Unbelievably Dazzled)breaks up with him.

Ryou: Yeah...thanks.

Snowfeather-Dawnsky-Barkpelt: Not a bad idea.

Ryou: "Onii-san"?

Cuxie: She's your little sister.

Ryou: Oh...WHAT?!

Ryou's Worst Nightmare: Really why? Thnx!

Ryou:...Just what kind of penname is that?!

Loveless Kitty: Heh. I'll try to fit The Baka in somewhere.

Ichigo: Yeah right. I'm not the jealous type!

Kiki-Bunny23: Thnx and sorry! What are you and Tart...nevermind. I don't want to know.

minniemouselover: Gah! Over a thousand words just isn't enough NEmore.(sniffle) But thanks!

mew mew blubewi: O-Ok. I understand....kinda.

mangagirl16: Thnx!

Kaminari K. Amaterasu: Lol! I'm glad you liked it so much. Unfortunately...Ryou's taken. SORRY!! Can I still have the TMM accessories?

Cuxie: Ahem! Well...that's that. I think we need to make a chart!

Ichigo: Are chart of wh--

STATUS CHART:

Ryou---Unbelievably Dazzled

Kish---Sesshi's Favorite Cousin

Pie---(available)

Tart---Kiki-Bunny23

Keichiiro---(available)

The Baka---(lonely, pathetic, and desparate)

Ichigo: Oh.

Cuxie: Alright! Now...on with the chappy!

This is Hell....This is torture...This is--

"This is so STUPID!!!" Tart yelled out, jumping up onto his seat, earning many annoyed and surprised looks from several people passing by them.

Ryou glanced over at him, My thoughts exactly. He leaned back against the wall.

After being dragged to the mall(curitsy of Ichigo), they had met up with the other Mews and the guys for an impromtu shopping trip. Since they would all need new clothes for the cruise they'd decided it was best to get together and take care of it all at once. The Mews plus Cherry were currently trying on dresses and gowns wear since Mint had stated there would probably be dances and other formal events taking place at night. The guys were seated miserably outisde the dressing room. Waiting. Everynow and then the girls would come out and ask questions they couldn't possibly answer like, 'Which color looks better on me?' and 'Which one of us looks better in this dress?' and worst of all: 'Does this make me look fat?'

Kish was sitting, slumped down in his chair, wearing an irritated expression since Mint had forbid him from going into the changing room with her. His illness had been cured by Pie with help from Keichiiro who had suggested cough medicine. Since he was as healthy as he was going to get, according to Mint, there was no reason he couldn't come along. Pie wore a blank expression that could easily be mistaken for boredom. Ryou was the standing, leaning casually against the wall. Keichiiro, unlike all the others, was sitting patiently with no sign of displeasure showing on his face.

Tart, who was previously seated with the rest of them, was now marching angrily around the dressing room complaining like a spoiled kid.

Ryou rolled his eyes. "Will one of you please get him under control?" He asked, referring to Kish and Pie. "He's being a brat."

"Tart...bad...stop," Kish sighed emotionlessly. Tart continued his rant and Kish shrugged. "He's not listening. There's nothing I can do about it."

"That's it!" Tart yelled. "This is dumb! I'm leaving!" Just as he was about to teleport Pudding threw open her dressing room door and rushed out.

"What's wrong Tar-Tar?!" she asked frantically, throwing her arms around him to stop him from flailing. "Calm down please, na no da!" Tart struggled in her grip and pushed her away slightly, she held him and arm's length. "Taruto!" She yelled.

That stopped him. She never calls me by my full name... He looked at her and his eyes widened. "Pudding? What are you..." He looked down at her outfit. She wore a light orange dress with a gold sash that tied in a ribbon in the back. It went down to about her knees and had spaghetti straps. "That dress..."

"Oh, you like it?" she asked brightly. "Lettuce helped me pick it out!"

Tart's face flushed bright red and he turned away, escaping her grasp, he crossed his arms over his chest. "I-It's ok I guess."

"Yay! Thanks Tar-Tar!" she hugged him quickly and heading back towards the dressing room. "I'll be back in a second, na no da. Be good ok?"

He huffed. "Whatever." He plopped back down in his seat and waited.

Kish and Ryou snickered. "Well now we know what to do if he acts up again. Just call his girlfriend."

"Shut-up!"

"Don't be so hard on him." Keichiiro said, in a fatherly kind of tone. "He's just a kid."

"Am not!" Tart protested.

Pie shook his head in amazement, "Honestly. How can you tolerate this? We've been doing this 'shopping' thing for over an hour. Aren't you tired of it?"

"Well Zakuro does this sort of thing all the time so I guess you can say I'm used to it." He answered thoughtfully.

"Keichiiro," Zakuro's voice called from inside. "Can you come zip me up?"

"Just 'used to it', huh?" Ryou said sarcastically, watching him go inside to "help" Zakuro.

Kish looked up and growled. "How come he gets to go inside?!"

"Excuse me," A female clerk walked up to them. "Can I help you with anything?" She asked hopefully, batting her eyelashes.

Ryou surpessed the urge to roll his eyes and instead shook his head. "We're fine. Just waiting."

"Oh," she nodded, failing to hide her obvious disappointment. "Well tell me if you need anything," she said, suggesting something that was probably non-shopping related. But Ryou didn't hear since Ichigo had already stepped out.

"Well? How is it?" she asked, turning slightly for him to see.

She wore a strapless, carnation pink satin gown that flowed down to her ankles. It was fitted around the waist and flared out around the bottom. On the right side a black rose stood out on her chest. Simple, yet elegant.

"You look--"

"Like a decrepit old hag." Tart interjected.

"Auh! Why you littlte--"

Ryou thumped him before Ichigo had a chance to strangle him. "You look perfect, Strawberry. Is that the one?" he asked.

"I think so? It's kinda pricey though..." she trailed off doubtfully. Ryou reached into his pocket and pulled out his wallet. "Ryou don't! That's not what I meant."

He ignored her. "I've been planning on giving you this anyway." He handed her a platinum credit card.

"Ryou! Are you nuts? You can't just give me this!" she said, trying to give it back to him.

He cocked his head at her. "Why not? It could come in handy. Suppose there's an emergency."

"B-But--"

"I'd feel better if you'd keep it."

She sighed in defeat. "Fine. Exactly how much is on here anyway?"

"Just a few thousand." He said, shrugging as though it were no big deal. And to him it probably wasn't.

Ichigo gawked at him, "How rich are you?!"

Ryou looked at her with his signature smirk, "Very." he watched he go back into the dressing room, muttering something that sounded like 'conceited jerk'. "So ungrateful..."

"Tar-Tar! I'm back!" Pudding yelled, bouncing into the room with her usual enthusiasm.

"Took you long enough," Tart muttered.

"Sorry. I was helping Lettuce with her dress, na no da! Doesn't she look pretty?" she said pointing to Lettuce who appeared behind her.

"Oh, Pudding..." The younger girl pushed her forward and she stumbled slightly. She was wearing a long, olive-green ruffled gown with an emperor waist. Beaded sequins decorated the bodice. Lettuce blushed in embarrassment and glanced at Pie who was staring.

"Don't be so embarrassed," Cherry said, placing a hand on her shoulder from behind. "You look really nice."

"Really?"

"Yes. And you'd look nicer if you stood up straight and held your head up," Mint chided, waltzing out of the dressing room in complete confidence. Her head held high as if demonstrating for Lettuce.

She wore a royal blue chinese style dress with white floral designs on the front. It came down just barely to her knees and had short slits on both sides.

"Wow, Mint! You look great," Cherry praised her. "That dress is perfect for you."

"You think so?" Mint said, obviously enjoying the attention. "Well I guess this one will do. What do you think Kish?"

"Hmm...I think this one really suits you Birdie." He said grinning at her in approval. She turned away to hide her blush.

"F-Fine then. I guess I have no choice but to buy it," she huffed, turning around and nearly running into Zakuro and Keichiiro. "Oh, I'm sorry!"

"It's fine." The model said dismissively. "You look nice."

"Really? Ok then, I'm definitely buying this!" she gushed. "You look fabulous Zakuro!"

"Gorgeous," Keichiiro added.

Zakuro smiled slightly, "Thanks." Her gown was a deep, rich purple that tied around her neck and flowed down to her feet. The waist was designed to look like a sash with small ruffles. In that dress it was easy to tell she was a model. "Well I think I'll go with this dress and the black one." She said glancing back at Keichiiro.

"Black one?" Mint asked. "I didn't see that one."

Zakuro blushed very faintly and Keichiiro turned away. "It's nothing special." she said closing the subject. "Where's Ichigo?"

"I'm right here!" She had changed back into her regular clothes which consisted of a jean miniskirt and a yellow tee over a striped long-sleeved shirt. "I've found my dress!"

"Then that makes everyone," Ryou said, standing up and walking towards the counter. The girls went ahead of him to pay for their dresses. "We should be done here."

"Yep," Ichigo nodded grabbing his arm.

"So what's--" Ryou cut off. Next to the checkout counter, flirting with the same store clerk he'd talked to, was none other than The Baka. He must've sensed Ryou's stare because he looked up as well. They both exchanged glares briefly before The Baka turned away to ignore him.

"Ryou...Ryou, what's wrong?" Ichigo asked worriedly tugging on his arm.

He shook his head. "It's nothing. So what's our next objective?"

"Swimsuits."

Cuxie: Good? Bad? Was that boring? I'm sorry!

Ichigo: I don't think it was.

Ryou: Of course you don't.

Ichigo: What's that supposed to mean?!

Cuxie:(ignoring them)I added tha last bit for those of you who asked. The Baka will be in here. Needless to say there will be bashing!

Ichigo: Then hurry up with the next update!

Cuxie: As long as I get reviews! You people know who you are.

P.S.: I didn't think I described Ichigo's dress quite right so I added the link to the pic in my profile under Cute/Funny for those interested. Bye now!