Chapter 5
Doll Charms; Mistress of the deep!
By Lucia Ume Sakoyo

Pulling out the wooden box from under her bed, She placed it on her light green, jewel framed, pillow. Tracing over the golden plaque, chills ran down her spine when in contact with the engraved words. Slipping a blonde curl behind her ear, she opened the box with caution and a deep, swelling anxiety. Her finger inched inside and rubbed the surface of a cold, smooth material. The symbols on the pendant set her lips into a smile and hastily she closed the box and placed it under her bed; the footsteps coming up the stairs becoming louder.

" Midori, would you like to come with us to the cafe?" A female spoke, her head poking from behind the door.

" I can't right now mom, I have to go to the shop."

" maybe you could close early?"

" Oh, yeah, definitely! I'll close early, don't worry mom." Midori said, smiling at her mother, who smiled back.

" All right, that's fine." The door closed.

Midori walked toward her balcony, stepping outside. Staring idly into the sky, she heard the front door close. Leaning over the railing she looked down onto a ray of golden blonde.

" Bye, Papa!" She waved down at the man, who smiled and waved back. she then watched him drive away in a red sports car and she made her way inside. A beep arose; continuing in a rhythm. Turning her head to a white and green laptop, she moved it onto her lap while sitting on the center of her bed. Three dots flashed on a grid scale, one red, one blue, one orange. The beeping stopped after she started typing, making boxes of data open and close on the screen. Smirking, Midori shut the laptop and placed it back onto her wooden desk.

" So only one more Red Data to come, interesting." She chuckled, grabbing her purse and heading to her store.

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Naomi awoke to a hand suffocating her, roughly pushing the hand off, she got out of bed. Sora was sprawled out, blanket tangled around her legs and waist. Naomi shivered and went to open a window. Staring out, she rested her head onto her hand propped up by her arm.
..." Did I ever mention how cute you are when startled?"

Naomi sighed, butterfly's fluttered in her stomach. Her eyes snapped open. She didn't like him.

No.

No.No.No.No.NO!

That's it, case closed! Her name, Kisshu's name and the word 'like' or, Naomi shuddered, 'love' did not belong in the same sentence! Crossing her arms, she had a mental argument with herself. To busy questioning whether she like Kisshu or not as well as her sanity, Naomi didn't hear Sora wake up. Nor did Naomi hear Sora loose her balance ,on the account of the blankets wrapped around her legs, and have her nose break her fall.

" OW!"

Naomi swiveled around, startled.

" My nose!"

Naomi narrowed her eyes demurely.

" Yeah, don't cha just hate when that happens?"

" Where are my cloths?"

" My mom probably washed them. So they might be in the washing machine"

" does she know how to wash them?"

" Well Sora, I didn't know there was more than one way to push a button and turn on a washing machine."

" How am I suppose to get dressed?" Sora asked, ignoring Naomi's last statement.

" After break fast she'll give you back your cloths." Naomi said turning back to the opened window. Sora gulped and her face turned scarlet. Fiddling with her fingers she stared down onto her feet.

" You mean Yuki will see me, in my, er, your PJ's?" Sora asked, voice wavering. Naomi turned with a blank expression on her face, blinking a few times.

"...Yep, pretty much." Sora's face let out steam as her face turned to the color of a red chili pepper. Naomi raised an eyebrow as Sora let out a high pitched squeak. Naomi rolled her eyes and dragged Sora down stairs.

" Yo Ho, dip wads, wake up any sooner." Yuki asked pouring orange juice into his glass and drank the rest from the carton.

" Ey! Stop it you pig! You're finishing all the juice!" Naomi growled kicking Yuki from under the table. Ichigo sighed and took a sip of her coffee mug.

" Ah yes, Sora-chan! I washed your cloths, they're in the washing machine!" Ichigo beamed as Sora thanked her.

" Well, 'scuze me!" Yuki said snapping his fingers in a 'Z' formation. " I don't roll that way, girlfriend!"

" Do actually think you're doing a good job acting ghetto?" Naomi asked with a bored yet annoyed expression.

" Well why doesn't Sora answer that question? So, am I Sora?" Yuki turned to Sora winking. Sora spazzed, opening her mouth to have nothing come out.

" Stop harassing her, Baka!" Naomi said kicking him again, Yuki in response, stuck out his tongue.

" Stop harassing her, Baka!" Yuki mimicked as Ichigo glared at him darkly, Sora and Naomi coward back in fear, unknowing she could produce such an evil look.

" I'm done. Thank you for the food." Sora said quietly, Naomi nodded in responses and pulled Sora up stairs. Locking the door, Naomi magically pulled out Sora's cloths and handed them to her and pulled out her own outfit from her closet. After, Sora was dressed in her red dress, minus the white dress shirt and Naomi had on pink shorts and a white tank top.

" Hey, Sora?"

" Hn?"

" What was that store called again?"

" Store?"

" Yah the one with the doll-"

" Oh, right, Midori Dreamin...I think."

" Lets go!"

" Right now."

" Why no?"

" Alright, I guess."

They both walked down stairs and slipped on their shoes.

" Where are you two going?" Ichigo asked turning on the dish washer.

" Some store that sells cute dolls."

" Don't be late."

"mhm." Naomi responded as they stepped out side. They walked in silence, Sora walking ahead and Naomi fallowing.

" Until next time, Koneko-chan."

Naomi's cheeks flushed as she breathed deeply, her mind drowned in thoughts. She still felt the warmth of his lips on hers and the feeling he gave her that night. It was unbearable. She opened her eyes to see Sora's hand waving in front of her.

" I've been calling your name for the past few seconds. Come back from your ditzy home planet and onto earth!" Sora scolded, pointing ahead.

" sorry." Naomi replied meekly as Sora's eye's widened at her response.

" Oh, well, it's...alright, um." Sora was uneasy and turned away from Naomi's stare. " Uh, were here."

Naomi looked up to big letters in Light green surrounded by bubbles reading ' Midori Dreamin' on top of an open door, in-between glass windows displaying hand-made plushie's created from, sea shells, buttons, ribbons and other things. They stepped inside and Sora left Naomi's side to look at some of the dolls with wings. Naomi went deeper into the store and her eyes landed on something which made her giddy. A little doll with long golden blonde hair tied in a low pony tail, cat ears and a tail, along with a white sparkly costume and matching boots. The eyes were tiny pearls and the lips were thin ribbons, sewed into a smile.

She snagged it and pranced up to the desk with a cash register. A woman was looking into some boxes and rearranging some dolls.

" Um, excuse me."

" Oh hello! How may I help you?" She said in a sweet voice.

" Oh it's you!" They both said in a union. The cashier was the curly blonde haired, green eyed jerk who had ran into her the other day. They both stared, as if some sort of contest was taking place until Sora came. She looked at Naomi, then the cashier, then back to Naomi and blinked a few times before narrowing her eyes in annoyance.

" Miss, I'd like to purchase this item." Sora said to the blonde who's face changed from glaring to sweet abruptly, making Naomi stand there; mouth gaping.

" You!" Naomi pointed accusingly at the blonde. The blonde now had a glare on her face." Yes I believe we've gotten past the 'you's'." Blondie said as her face magically turned cheery and sweet when she handed Sora her doll in a bag. Naomi gaped at her abrupt changes in facial features.

" Oi."

" What?" glare.

" Do you have a multiple personality disorder or just PMSing? OW!" Naomi rubbed the spot where Sora had pinched her.

" I'm sorry, we haven't trained her to be around people yet." Sora said solemnly as the blonde nodded in an understanding way.

" I am not an animal!"

" but you do act like one." Again the blonde nodded at Sora's statement. Sora grabbed the object out of Naomi's hand and put it on the desk. The blonde put the doll in a bag and handed, er, threw it to Naomi.

" Thanks." Naomi said looking at the girls name tag which read ' Midori'.

" Please come back again!" Midori smiled at Sora then turned to Naomi and glared.

" Why can't you act civilized around other people?" Sora said as Naomi scorned.

" Gee I'm so happy you understand my pain Sora." Naomi said sarcastically.

" SORA-ONICHAN, NAOMI-ONICHAN!" Naomi and Sora looked to find the source of the high pitched voice, which turned out to be Mizuki and all her yellow glory.

" Mizuki what's wrong?" Naomi asked concerned.

" See Mizuki was eating pudding, it was really good pudding, the kind with the vanilla and chocolate mixed-"

" Oh yeah I love that kind especially with Strawberry's on top and-"

" HELLO! Back to the main topic!" Sora hissed as Naomi and Mizuki cringed.

" Well, anyways Kisshu, or at least Mizuki thought it was Kisshu made a monster thingy!" Mizuki cried.

" Wait what do you mean you thought it was Kisshu?"

" she was short, with brown hair and a weird out fit, Mizuki thinks she's an alien."

" Mizuki, was there by any chance ferrets were involved?" Naomi asked.

" Yes! How did Naomi-Onichan know!" Mizuki asked beaming.

" Because... HE'S BEHIND YOU! MOVE!!!" Naomi pulled Mizuki out of the way and looked up at the giant ferret.

" Come on! Mizuki, Sora!"

" MEW MEW STRAWBERRY METAMORPHO-SIS!"

" MEW MEW MINT METAMORPHO-SIS!"

" MEW MEW PUDDING METAMORPHO-SIS!"

There outfits flashed on in a brilliant light and each mew mew dashed in different directions, though not before Naomi did her cat pose.

" For the sake of earths future, I will serve you till you're sick of me!nya!"

Minto ran off to the left though before she could summon her weapon the carrot flung her into Mizuki. Naomi Jumped on the head only to be knocked off by a kick.

" Naomi-Onichan, are you ok?" Mizuki asked running to Naomi's side.

" Yeah, though I think my legs can bend backwards now." Sora sweat-dropped and made a direct attack which the ferret countered and threw back at her.

" REBORN STRAWBERRY CHE-" The ferret shot tiny sharp daggers cutting Naomi's arms and legs.

" Owwwww." Naomi groaned trying to stand as Mizuki got thrown into a wall.

" Take care of the hag first!" Naomi looked up to see a young girl, er boy, er girl. um, someone. The Psychotic ferret approached Naomi preparing to strike, only to be thrown back by a green flash. Naomi looked up to see a girl with straight green hair reaching her mid back with ribbons flying out of the top of her head and wearing a green mew mew outfit. She turned and smiled.

" Hello! I'm Mew Lettuce it's nice to finally meet you Mew Ichigo." Naomi's eye's widened at how the girl knew her name though her thoughts were interrupted by Sora's scolding.

" You idiot! That's a boy not a girl!" Sora hit Mizuki on the head.

" She's not? Dammit! no da." Mizuki pouted as Sora hit her head again.

" STOP IT! First you speak in third person and now 'NO DA'?" Sora growled as Mizuki grinned at her cutely.

" Mizuki think's it's cute! No da!"

" We've got bigger problems!" Naomi groaned struggling to stand.

" No. You all rest, I'll take care of this!" The green mew ran off before anyone other objected.

" Lettuce Castanets!" A pair of castanets formed in her hands as she jumped high over the ferret, it fallowed her movement.

" Reborn Lettuce Rush!" The light exploded as the ferret turned back to normal. Mew Lettuce turned to the alien above her.

" Who are you?" she asked as the alien smirked.

" Wouldn't you like to know?" Lettuce sighed as he transported away. The other mew mew's ran up to her.

" Arigato! It's nice to know we have a new team mate!" Naomi out stretched her hand to only to feel a breeze go by and not a hand shake hers.

" I don't need to be in a group with an air head as a leader!" The green mew glared as Naomi's jaw dropped at her sudden personality change. " Later, ditz!" and with that she jumped off.

" but I, but she, she was, I can't, but how, and, wait-" Naomi kept speaking in gibberish as Sora smiled.

" I guess we know her identity know right?"

" Wait how do you know her identity?" Naomi asked Sora, Sora merely looked into Naomi's ear.

" What are you-"

" Oh look I can see you Mizuki!" Mizuki did the same as Sora as Naomi fumed.

" Hi Sora-Onichan! No da!"

" ALRIGHT! I GET IT! I'm a fricken air head, god!"

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Yes I know it took me months to update and the weird part is I wrote this in one day (someone dies in the back ground) I know SHOCKING! I started at 1: 30 in the morning and ended at (looks at clock) 3:56 am. Eh, it was worth it since I was sad that I left you all hanging. This chapter though sucks. The description, detail, scenes are all so crappy because I have a migraine and am frickin tired. Though my Bishie's Envy and Kisshu kept me going!!!! though they fell asleep anyways -.-;;!

I also have created a chapter for a new story I'm going to put up when either Melody Mew Mew's or Tokyo's Sutoro is almost over. Sorry if I don't write Tokyo's Sutoro much, I'm kinda working on Melody Mew Mews now, though maybe I can start getting used to creating 6 paged chapters in one day for this story. No way I can do 6 pages for melody mew mew's, it's either 11 or 12 pages with that story (shakes head).

Anyways please review, as reviews make the world go round! and I'm sorta pissed I didn't get any reviews for the last chapter and this story has a lot of hits, trust me. So even if it's one word, I'll appreciate it!