9.13.08. : 8.25 am

IchigoTikaru: Well! Here I am! The power is out because of hurricane Ike. I've got nothing to do. Then suddenly it struck Tomomi. I thought, "I know! Tomomi can update a chapter on OTLL!" So yeah, here I am writing this on paper before I go type it. I also need to catch up on the Twillight series and piano playing. Stupid Ike!

Like all my other chapters I do not own Tokyo Mew Mew. They belong to their creators and im mearly using them for people's entertainment. What does belong to me is all the new ideas and Mizuki Shirogane.

Chapter 13: Forgotten Memories

"Ryou! Come on wake up! She's about to wake up!" Mint said shaking him fully awake.

The blonde followed the ballerina into the room where everyone is. He saw Lettuce struggling to open her eyes. He parents we're near to tears and so was Mizuki. The rich boy held his breath. Finally she opened her eyes.

"Retasu!" every cried in unison and started to talk at once. Questions and phrases of thankfulness were being thrown at the green mew. Everything seemed normal. Until this one phrase that change the whole atmosphere in once second.

"Who are you?"

Everyone stared at the befuddled girl in horror. Did she not recognize them?! Maybe it's her vision. Retasu just woke up, and her vision is probably blurred. Yeah, that's it.

This was going through everyone's mind as the green haired girl stared quietly at them. With her eyes merely blank.

"Retasu-chan! It us! You know! Aizawa Minto?"

Lettuce quietly shook her head. Everyone attempted to see if the injured mew could at least have a memory of one of them. No luck. As mews tried to tell her all the things they've been through together Mr. and Mrs. Midorikawa were crying in the background while Lettuce's brother was silently waiting outside the room with Mizuki who already knew what had taken place.

"You look a lot like nee-chan" he commented eyeing her suspiciously.

Mizuki smiled politely right on through. "I'm Mizuki Shirogane."

The doctor was going towards his patient's room. When he saw the situation he acted quickly.

"Everyone get out of the room!"

So just like that the doctor kicked everyone out of the room so he could examine Midorikawa. It was a long and anxious wait for the results. The most worried from the group was probably her parents who were mumbling things that were not audible. Finally, after an hours long of wait, the doctor came back outside with a clipboard of notes.

"I would like to speak to everyone about this situation."

So everyone gathered around the room. Eyes and more importantly ears were open. Midorikawa Retasu was resting silently inside her protective room on her slightly standard hospital bed.

"It seems that Midorikawa-san has lost her memory. The only thing she seems to remember is her parents, school, and simpler things."

With this report her parents exhaled thankfully. But… if she hasn't forgotten her family, school studies, and how to live… what has she lost?

"One part of her brain was affected greatly. With that part of her brain not working she seems to have forgotten everything that had to do with her friends." he eyed the Tokyo Mew Mew team and the two males.

The group of friends shuddered. She forgot them. Mizuki was taking in the information seriously. She was obviously a copy of Ryou only in Retasu's appearance. It was as if she wasn't in the room at all.

"Moving on to other things," the doctor suggested. "There is some very disturbing and odd going on with your daughter and friend. Apparently her heart rate is very low. Yet she's breathing and living as if she was healthy. Another thing is that her eye contains no pupil. As is she was a living zombie."

Retasu's father retracted at this and gritted his teeth in anger, but thanks to the mother, he didn't explode into the hulk.

"What is wrong with her?" the mother asked.

"And what can we do to fix it nya?" Ichigo asked holding Berri's hand for comfort.

The doctor looked over his notes again before stating, "Well, I honestly have no clue why she is able to even stand and breathe normally. I'm guessing as she will heal over time. Bring her in once a week for checkups. As for what you can do to fix it, you can do what people normally do to do recover memories. Go to places that would trigger her memories , and spend some time with her."

With this report he got up and disappeared behind the door. The room was silent for once. After about three minutes Ringo Akai went to go see how Retasu was doing. Followed by Zakuro, Minto, Purin, Berii, Ichigo, Ryou, Keiichiro, and Mizuki. The Midorikawa family decided that the friends should have some alone time with their daughter.

"Konnichiwa." Lettuce smiled as they came in. Something about that smile wasn't right though. It was, empty. "Who might you be?"

Ichigo cringed, but decided to speak. "My name is Ichigo Momomiya"

"Berii Shirayuki."

"Minto Aizawa"

"Purin Fong!"

"Ringo Akai."

"Zakuro Fujiwara."

"Keiichiro Akasaka."

"Mizuki."

"Ryou….Shirogane."

Ryou had some difficulty reintroducing himself to Lettuce. Something hurt a lot inside. However, the hospitalized girl smiled right on through as if nothing was wrong.

"Who are you to me?" she asked in a confused tone. "Why are you going to the hospital for a complete stranger?"

That question made everyone wince.

"We are your friends Lettuce-chan! You memories of us are lost." Berii stated.

"Tomodachi?" she replied with equal confusion. "The last thing I remember I don't think I had any friends. Unless… You count those three girls from school… but they really aren't that nice. Did I really lose my memory of you?"

Zakuro nodded followed by everyone else. Retasu sweetly closed her eyes and smiled even wider which only pierce the hearts of her friends even more.

"Wow. You all must be really great if you're here in this hospital for me. Hontou ni Gomenasai for losing my memory of you all. I don't recognize you at all."

After that, visiting hours were over. Everyone was motioned to go home. Days went by waiting for news from the Midorikawa residence. Café Mew Mew had a really glum atmosphere as the hours went by. While everyone was busy with school Ryou would everyday go to the hospital to visit Retasu, but ironically every time he would go to the hospital she was fast soundly asleep.

"I'm sorry for doing this to you. My life taken is probably much better than losing your memory. The doctor is not sure if you're going to be healed or not!"

He sat in a chair beside her bed speaking to her as she slept. His hand was close to her hand. As he saw this he was really tempted to hold it, but only to see if her body temperature was normal. For some reason that didn't seem to be quite it. Was he in denial? Shirogane had already overstayed more than he intended to. He needed to see how Mizuki was doing. This girl, who claimed to be his daughter, although he is SURE that she is mistaken and is probably just a stalker, had already made a permanent home in his room. He got up to depart when something caught his wrist. Delicate cold hands held on as if not wanting him to go.

"Please don't go…" Lettuce murmured with her eyes still closed.

Mizuki was in the care of Keiichiro anyway.

He sat back down and looked at her tired face. Ryou lifted his hand to brush a stroke a piece of her bangs away from her face to see her better. Slightly embarrassed, he quickly placed his hand back on his lap, but the fragile girl hadn't let go of his wrist.

"Everyday…" Lettuce didn't open her eyes but her face turned to him. "You come visit me. Thank you. It makes me happy to see you." She smiled sweetly. A smile that made his heart beat slightly faster.

'Stupid heart, why are you reacting like this?!' his internal voice said.

The helpless maiden finally opened her eyes and looked at Ryou. "There is something different about you Shirogane. I don't know why, but you're different from the others. What makes you different? Who are you to me?"

That question put Ryou deep in thought. He looked back at Lettuce to see if she was waiting for an answer, but her eyes we're already closed and her breathing was even as she was fast asleep.

()A Week Later() (A/N: Omg. That was so totally a Romeo and Juliet scene! XDD )

It was like a doll in a wheelchair just living and breathing. Her parents pushed her as Zakuro and Ringo greeted her outside.

"Where are your other friends?" Mrs. Midorikawa asked the two friends.

"Ichigo had afterschool activities with Berii. Aizawa-chan had ballerina practice. And Pudding-chan had to take care of her siblings." Ringo informed them.

Retasu didn't look at them. She for one didn't know who they we're. They claimed to be her friends, but you can't trust everyone, especially if you woke up not remembering anything. So it was a silent drive home. Once they saw that she safely went home they parted ways. With only a small smile and wave in return. At home everything was 99 normal. The only thing that seemed unbalanced was her feelings.

"It's like she has no soul." Lettuce's brother said rudely aloud to his parents.

One glare and that shut him up. Lettuce only looked more confused. But her parents could not help but agree with the chibi. There was no feeling in everything that their daughter did. When she smiled at them, or when she replies to a question. Everything seemed empty.

The next day they sent Lettuce to her part time job at Café Mew Mew. There, the gang tried their best to help her to her place.

"What would you like to order?" she asked a table like a robot.

'Funny…' Minto thought. 'Usually she's nervous and stutters a lot.'

Once she took the order the finless porpoise trudged to the kitchen, grabbed the order, and started walking back to the table. Ironically, there was a small puddle of water…

SLIP!

BANG!

CRASH!

'Well…. There was one thing that hasn't changed.' Everyone thought at the same time.

Her clumsiness.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Retasu apologized over and over again attempting to pick up the glass. The mews just looked sadly at her. Where has their friend, Midorikawa Retasu, gone?

()Back in their outer space base()

"You guys are so boring!" an icy voice hissed.

Kish and Taruto we're loitering around the area while Dark Mew Lettuce was in a prison water tank having her arms crossed over her chest. The smart one, Pai, was busy working some plans and experiments with the Mew Kashi orb.

"She seems like the blue one… what her name?"

"Minto." Kisshu answered.

"Yeah! The rude and stuck-up one."

"I think she's pretty cute with her little blue wings, but I prefer my little kitty." He purred.

Tart laughed loud. "Why not try the penguin if you're so into birds and cats. Plus, she looks a bit like Ichigo too. Big eyes –"

The brat's remarks we're shortened by the red faced alien's whack on the head. While the other one was rubbing his head and scowling Kish decided to turn his attention to the person they we're supposed to keep watch over. She stared back with distant look that seemed to send shivers down your spine.

"What do you want?" she snapped after she thought he stared at her for too long.

"I never got to find out the details but, just what are you? I saw two Lettuce's."

"I could tell you…" she let on.

The aliens eyebrow cocked in curiosity. "What's the catch?"

"Well…" the Dark Mew purred in her most seductive voice, an original girl trait. "I'm feelings a bit claustrophobic in here. Let me out for a bit of some air."

Taruto glared at her and turned to Kish. "I wouldn't trust her…"

He opposing alien however, grinned and got up. Ignoring the chibi, he opened the top of the tank. It all happened too fast. Just when she had enough room to jump out, she took that opportunity and knocked out Kisshu in the blink of an eye. Taruto floated up and got out his weapon.

"That dumb-ass." He cussed.

After she got through with Tar Tar she quickly snuck up on Pai and took him out too. It took her awhile, but she was able to put all three of them in the water tank and shut it tight.

"Arugh. Kish! This is all your fault!" Tar Tar whined.

"Your SUCH an IDIOT!" Pai roared.

Dark Mew looked them down. "Weaklings…" she muttered. She went to the window to look at earth. It was beautiful, but who knew what humans did to what appears to be a beautiful earth on the outside. Well. She was out now. Where would she go? She thought about it, closing her eyes Dark Lettuce sighed. Then she knew. Dark Mew Lettuce turned around to face the aliens, smiled, waved, then disappeared.

"She used teleport!" the tallest one confirmed.

"Why in the world can all our creations teleport?!" the chibi alien complained.

"Why don't we just teleport?" Kish simply said.

"Because this tank is made to be teleport proof…BAKA!"

WHACK.

So now the Aliens are trapped. Good for them. But… where did Dark Mew Lettuce go…?

9.25.2008. : 5.56 pm

IchigoTikaru: AH! FINALLY DONE! It's been a week since Ike passed. It was TORTURE without internet. We got power back yesterday. Yay! But my daddy was stupid nya, and cut the internet cord! TT so now, i wont be able to post this till I get internet.

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