Chapter Five
"I have to get Zoey out of that planet! But where can I take her? I'm doomed if I come back to where Sardon and Tarb are (those stupid, moronic, BLABBERMOUTHS! I will make them pay!). Wait, what am I doing? Deep Blue is probably on my tail! I should just get to the training session before he kills me! But first… I should warn Zoey that she needs to fight in this war, that Deep Blue is watching her, and that if she doesn't fight, Deep Blue will kill her as well!" These were my first thoughts as I teleported into Café Mew Mew, noticing that Zoey had screamed "I quit!" and ran out the door. And in five seconds, I was found. Why did I have to scream?
"What are you doing here?" yelled the blond monkey girl Tarb has a little crush on. I think her name is Kiki?
"I come in peace, or whatever! The point is, Deep Blue declared interplanetary war to get Zoey back! I don't want to fight, but Zoey and I both have to fight or he'll kill us! Where is she!"
"She quit! I think she's heading home, though. What a headstrong, selfish, ditzy…" said that stupid blond attitude king. I'M GONNA KILL HIM FOR THAT! NOBODY CALLS ZOEY HANSON A DITZ WHILE I'M AROUND!
"SHUT UP ABOUT ZOEY ALREADDY! I don't have time for this! I can't bear to see her die…" I had calmed down just enough to dematerialize my sais (why do they always come out when I'm mad?), and had started to fly towards Zoey's home.
I saw her immediately. Her cat ears had popped up, so she had run in a dark alley. She should know better than that!
"Zoey? What are you doing in a dark alley? Don't you know it's dangerous in dark alleys?"
"Dren? What the heck are you doing here? Didn't Deep Blue declare interplanetary war?"
"Yes he did, but that's what I'm here to talk about. He wants to take you back! Well, the part of him that's still your ex-boyfriend does. He'll kill you if you don't fight, and I have to fight too! I know you don't want to, but…" I had burst into tears and couldn't control myself. "I love you with all of my heart, and I can't bear to see you die! Don't die, Zoey! Don't!"
She slapped me. What did I say?
"Snap out of it, Dren! This isn't like you! I'll fight, just don't cry! And get back to Deep Blue before he kills you! We're both in big trouble, so I'll help you get out of it. Try kissing up to him – it works with Elliot! Good luck… and… I think I …"
But that's all that I heard, as I rushed back home to fight against my will. It was easy getting back, but I had a hard time convincing Deep Blue that I would fight.
"M-m-master," I said, trembling a little bit while bracing myself for the lies that would soon be coming out of my mouth. "I swear that I will fight in this battle. I am ready for my training session, and I will eliminate the Mew Mews without hesitation."
"I have a difficult time believing that you will eliminate the Mew Mews without hesitation." It was true. I would not lay a hand on Zoey if I could prevent it, but I had to lie, for her sake.
"You do not have to worry about the human female Zoey. I will fight and kill her if ordered." Once again, I had to lie, for Zoey's sake.
"Then start your training session. When you finish, you will be fighting in the front lines with Tarb and Sardon."
"Y-y-yes m-m-master," I said, about to faint from the shock.
I ran to the café at full speed, trying to think of what to say to Elliot, and how to kiss up to him to make him forgive me. I would probably have to lie and say that I don't like Dren, and I knew I would have to fight in the front lines. I had to stop thinking about these things now that I was approaching the café, or I might say something I don't want to say.
"Elliot? I'm s… s… s… sorry I blew up like that. I will fight in the front line. I don't like Dren." A gigantic lie, bigger than any I had ever told before combined together. I even think I love him, but I can't say that to Elliot.
"I knew you would come around. Here is your weaponry. Train over there. We will fight in two days."
"Y-y-yes, Elliot." This soon?! I don't want to fight Dren, and I need to think this out. How will I be ready in three days?
I trained for two days straight, but I couldn't sleep at night. I kept crying about Dren, and I could barely eat anything. Why can't I get him out of my mind? To top it all off, none of my friends will talk to me. I feel alone and heartbroken. What's wrong with me?
Finally one night, Renee came in my room to talk to me, along with Kiki. They were looking so solemn and sad, I wondered what they were thinking.
"What are you doing here? I thought you wouldn't want to talk to me," I said, without any understanding of why they were here.
"Zoey, we came to talk. We understand how you feel. I mean, I like one of them too," said Renee, with a surprising lack of sarcasm.
"Yeah, I like Tar-Tar and Renee likes…" Renee covered Kiki's mouth.
"Let me guess. Sardon?" I said. He was the only one left, after all. Renee blushed (something I had never seen her do), confirming my guess was right.
"The point is, we know how you feel. We don't want to fight either. But we have to," Renee said, still shocking me at the lack of sarcasm.
"I know." I finally burst into tears. "Thank you for talking to me. I don't feel much better, but now I know I'm not alone."
"You're welcome, Zoey, and I don't think you're a ditz. Elliot is a big fat meanie for saying that!" Thanks, Kiki. You always know exactly what to say somehow.
"Come on. You need your sleep. You haven't had any in two days." Renee said. I never knew that she could go this long without sarcasm creeping into her speech.
They left right after that. I tried to sleep, but every time I finally got to sleep, I dreamt of Dren.