A/N: Hey there everyone! I'm not gonna say much this time cuz I know ya'll wanna get right to the story.

So here it is! R&R pleeeeeaase!! ^-^

Zoey and Elliot

(a Mew Mew Power fanfic)

Chapter 2

Zoey walked around the park in silence. She thought about the past events from that evening and stopped- coincidentally- by a bench. Sitting down, she thought back to ten minutes ago.

"What happened back there?" She questioned herself.

~FLASHBACK~

"I love you, Zoey," Elliot confessed.

"Eeeehh?!" She squealed in utter shock.

"I know I haven't been very good to you, but it's only because I like seeing you get all fired up. That's one of the reasons I call you to help with the predacytes. It's my way of having fun with you."

"Uh-" She was cut off before she could say anything else.

"The thing is, he was possessive and you could do way better! … Ah, who am I kidding; I don't even deserve you." Elliot sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "I've been really selfish."

"I… Uh…"

"Zoey, are you okay?" He looked at her anxiously.

"No, no! I'm fine, really!" She shook her arms nervously wave it off.

"Bu-" This time, he was cut off.

"Oh hey! Is that my mom calling me? Better go then!" She said rapidly. "See ya tomorrow, Elly!" She sped out the door, leaving Elliot to deal with his love and confusion.

~END FLASHBACK~

"Oh man! What happened to me back there?" Zoey pondered. "Did Elliot say what I think he said?"

"What did Elliot say what you think he said?" A voice asked from behind her.

Whipping her head around to face the familiar childlike voice, Zoey shrieked, "Kiki!"

There was Kiki, sitting on a sturdy tree-branch. The monkey-girl let out a cute giggle. "Hi!" She greeted.

"You scared me!" Zoey scolded exasperatedly.

"I'm sorry!" Kiki remained smiling. "So you talked to Elly? What'd he say?"

"Uh, um… He said…" Zoey trailed off, not knowing if she should tell her or not.

"Huh? This must be big news!" Kiki said when she realized the look on Zoey's face. "Hurry and spill it out! I can't take the suspense!" She acrobatically jumped off the branch and landed gracefully next to her redheaded friend.

"Well… h-he said that he l-loves me," she stuttered as she fiddled with the hem of her dress, looking at the ground.

"Whaaat?!" Kiki squeaked.

"I know. I was as surprised as you."

"So what happened? What'd you say? Give me details!" The blonde spitballed.

"Um… I didn't really… say anything," Zoey admitted slowly. "Instead, I ran."

"You what?! How could you run away?! … Wait, what about Mark? Doesn't he remember you have a boyfriend?"

"Well, that's the thing. Mark… He broke up with me."

"What?! Why? Tell me the story!"

Zoey explained her situation and Kiki nodded her head in recognition every now-and-then. By the time she was done, Kiki was livid and ranting on about how she was going to rip the heads off of Mark and Elliot the next time she saw them.

"Kiki, don't be angry with them. I don't like it either, but please don't be angry with them." Zoey stood up and took two steps forward. "Ever since Mark broke up with me, I've been feeling… different. Not bad-different, but… just different. I don't know what it is, but-"

"Don't know what is?" A voice asked. It was smooth and familiar.

Zoey and Kiki looked up and saw Renee standing in front of them. "Hi Renee!" Kiki bubbled. "Zoey was just saying how Mark broke up with her and now Elliot likes her!"

"What?" Renee's eyes grew wide.

"Kiki! Why did you tell her?!"

"Tell her what? What's with all the commotion?" A new voice questioned.

"Aaaahh! Corina! When did you get here?!" Zoey squealed.

"I came with Renee. She had a feeling and here we are," she explained briefly. "So what's going on?"

"Mark broke up with Zoey and Elliot likes her."

"Oh!"

"Renee! I can't believe you told her!" Zoey wailed.

"Hi everyone!" Bridget called from a distance, waving at her friends as she ran towards them.

Oh no, it's Bridget! What will she think of me? Zoey thought dreadfully.

"What's going on?" The green-haired girl asked when she got to the other four girls.

"Zoey's boyfriend dumped her and it seems that Elliot suddenly has a little crush on her," Corina blabbed.

"Huh?"

"Corina, did you have to be so harsh?" Zoey whined.

"What, I was just telling her what I was told," she replied innocently. "It sure explains a lot. He was acting so odd."

"Elliot likes you?" Bridget whispered with a saddened look on her face.

"I, uh, um…" Zoey stuttered before screeching, "I'm sorry!" and running off.

"Zoey!" Corina yelled after her.

"Come back!" Kiki added.

Zoey kept running and didn't look back; afraid to look Bridget in the eye. She arrived home in half an hour and ran straight to her room, ignoring her mother's greeting. Sitting on her bed, Zoey thought about her complications and squeezed her eyes shut to block out the tears.

"Why is this happening? Mark… Elliot… I love Mark. I like Elliot in a… a… How do I like him? He's my boss, but I guess… we are on friendlier terms now… What did he mean by 'having fun with me'? And when did he start… feeling this way about me?

"What am I going to do? I can't just quit my job, say 'good bye' to the Mew Mews, and beg Mark to take me back. How desperate can a person get? I can't just stop saving people so that I can be with Mark. I've never chosen boys over my friends, so I'm not going to let the girls down just to be with Mark. No matter how much I love him… Ugh! It's not fair! Why can't anything be simple for once?!" Zoey flopped down onto her pillow and let out her tears.

"Zoey!" Her mom called. "One of your friends is here!"

Oh great, Zoey thought sarcastically. It's probably Meaghan or Mimi. I really don't want to see anyone right now. She heard her mom say, "I think she's in her room," and sighed as she got up, drying her eyes.

There was a quick knock on her door. "Come in!" She invited exasperatedly. The door opened to reveal the one person she least wanted to see. There, standing in long green braids and glasses, was Bridget. "Ah! Bridget!" Not again! How am I supposed to talk to her after I ran like that? Worse, how am I supposed to look her in the eye when she brings up Elliot?! Right, now is not the time to panic. Invite her in and everything will be fine… hopefully. "Uh, c-come in!"

Bridget didn't say anything as she entered Zoey's room. She sat on Zoey's bed and stared at the floor. Zoey closed her door and walked to her desk to sit in the chair. They were quiet for a while until Bridget decided to finally speak.

"So… Elliot… He likes you?" She asked quietly.

Zoey squeaked and looked down. Why do I feel so guilty? It's not like I like him too. I don't like him, right? Is this sympathy guilt for Elliot? But why would he feel guilty? He doesn't know that Bridget likes him and he's shown no feelings for her. Why should anyone feel guilty? I do, though. This is nuts! Zoey cleared her throat before answering softly. "Y-yeah… He told me this afternoon."

"I see. Do you feel the same way?"

"I… I'm not sure. I'm really confused and I'm so sorry!" Zoey threw her hands to her head.

Bridget was a little shocked. "Huh? Why are you sorry? You haven't done anything wrong."

"I know! But for some reason, I feel guilty and really, really sorry! I want it to go away!"

"Zoey, calm down! You don't have to be guilty or sad about anything. It doesn't matter if.

Elliot likes you instead of me."

"But I know you like him and that makes me really guilty."

"We can't help it. I love Elliot, he loves you, and you love Mark. That's how it works sometimes. I'm happy for you."

"But Bridget, there's nothing to be happy about. We're not even together! And I'm not even sure I feel the same way."

"Think about it really hard, Zoey," Bridget encouraged.

Zoey whined a little and complied. Bridget stared at her with a determined expression. Closing her eyes, Zoey thought first about the pros and cons she found in Elliot. She found out that there were- surprisingly- more pros than cons. Then, she thought about how much closer they are now than when they first met and discovered a lot has changed. Deciding to focus entirely on what she overall thought of Elliot, Zoey realized that her heart was beating fast… and hard!

"Zoey? Have you figured it out yet?" Bridget asked after a couple of minutes.

The redhead snapped out of her reverie and looked at Bridget. "Uh! Um… I think…"

"What do you mean you think?" Bridget asked puzzled.

"Well, I was finally getting somewhere until I felt my heart beat faster and harder."

"You were only thinking of Elliot, right?"

"Yeah…"

"Well, you're heart says it all. Compare how it's beating now to how it beat when you first started liking Mark. Is it less, the same, or more?"

"Um… More, definitely!"

"That's it then. You like Elliot."

"What?! But I can't! I love Mark!"

"Zoey, you have to move on now! Mark broke up with you and it's because of your feelings for Elliot. You spent more time with Elliot than with Mark, so you know him better. I know it's not easy to accept right now, but I'm going to help you like you helped me." Bridget stood and walked over to Zoey. She took her hand and smiled. "Trust yourself."

Tears formed in Zoey's eyes and she jumped off her chair into Bridget's arms. "Bridget!"

"There, there. Let it all out, Zoey," Bridged cooed as she patted her redheaded friend's back.

Bridget ended up staying the night at Zoey's house and talked more about the Mark/Elliot problem with her. They went to sleep and woke up the next morning to the smell of Zoey's dad's cooking. Groggily, they got up, dressed, and went to the table for breakfast.

After breakfast, Zoey and Bridget left for work and talked about other things- subsequent to the night before. When they reached the front of the café, Bridget turned to Zoey and asked, "So do you understand your feelings for Elliot?"

Still looking at Bridget- never having looked at the café- Zoey smiled and replied. "Yes, Bridge. I'm sure I love him. Thanks for helping me!"

"No problem. And you're over Mark now, right?"

Zoey thought about it before answering. "Yes. I still love him, but I'm over what happened."

Bridget smiled victoriously. "Good! Most people don't get over break-ups in one night."

"That's because they didn't have you to help them get through it all!" She complimented.

"Oh, Zoey! You're too kind!"

"I mean it. I'm very grateful to you. You helped me realize my feelings for Elliot."

"Yes. And there he is." Bridget pointed to the doors of the café and Zoey looked, squealing when she saw him. Her cat ears and tail popped out and Bridget looked at her.

"Oh no! Bridget, why didn't you tell me he was there sooner?!"

"It wouldn't be as funny if I let you see him before we reviewed everything," she replied innocently. "Come on, let's go! You'll be fine."

"You think so?"

"Yeah. Just don't think about it until you're ready to tell him."

"Yeah like that'll work," Zoey muttered under her breath.

Bridget headed for the café and Zoey ran after her. As they got closer, Zoey tried to hide behind her green-haired friend by crouching a little and following her every movement.

"Don't hide," Bridget whispered.

"Huh?" Zoey looked up.

"You'll hurt his feelings if he thinks you're avoiding him." She turned her head to wink over her shoulder at Zoey.

"Uh… Okay." Zoey straightened up, but kept behind Bridget.

"Hey girls," Elliot greeted casually as they finally approached the door.

"Good morning, Elliot," Bridget replied politely and walked in.

"H-hi," Zoey stammered quietly as she looked down. She started to walk in, but Elliot grabbed her hand.

"I'd like to talk to you, Zoey," he said softly.

"Uh! O-okay…" She looked at Bridget who signaled something to her, but she couldn't quite understand.

"Let's go somewhere private. I know a place that no one else knows about." Elliot led Zoey to a secluded area behind the café. They were completely out of sight. "I want to apologize for springing my- uh- love on you like I did. It wasn't fair and I'm sure it caused you some problems."

Did he spy on me or something? Zoey thought. No… he wouldn't do that. "It's okay. Bridget helped me." She smiled thoughtfully, never looking at him.

"I see. Can I ask you a question?"

Zoey looked up and decided to answer how she always would. She smiled her usual smile and inquired, "Wasn't that a question?"

Elliot was a little taken aback, but grinned and chuckled anyway. "Yeah, I guess so."

Zoey grinned as well before reminding him. "What is it?"

"Uh, I understand that it's early, but…" He trailed off, not sure if he should continue.

"Maybe," Zoey answered.

"What?" Elliot looked at her confused.

"I'm answering your question."

"But you don't know what I was going to ask."

"I have a fairly good idea." She bit her lip before she started speaking again. "Elliot, do you want an answer to your feelings?"

"Huh?!"

I'm ready to tell him. I know it. "I… I love you too."

She what?! Is she saying that so I won't feel bad? Did she just figure this out last night? If she did, that means she's always liked me. Elliot smirked and grabbed Zoey's chin as he leaned down, looking into her brown orbs. "It's about time," he said hoarsely and closed in to kiss her. "So…" He started when they parted. "Do you still think I'm egocentric?"

"Yep," Zoey answered with a smile, receiving an eye-roll from the blonde. "But I don't care anymore." She stood on her toes to get another kiss from him. "You're my egocentric jerk and if anyone else ever calls you that, I'll mew-tilate them!"

Elliot chuckled at her play on words. "We should go. Everyone's going to be wondering where we are."

"Okay!"

So they went back to the café, hand-in-hand. Everyone- except for Wesley and Bridget- was surprised.

"I knew you two would eventually get together!" Wesley boasted happily.

"Why didn't you tell us he was in love with her?!" Kiki exclaimed, stomping her feet.

"He told me not to." Wesley pointed to Elliot.

"Elliot, you bad boy! You could've at least told me!" Corina scolded.

"Why would I tell you?"

"Because I don't like being left in the dark!"

"No one does, Corina," Zoey agreed exasperatedly.

"You could've told me," Renee offered.

"That's right," Bridget chimed in. "Out of all of us, Renee is the best secret-keeper."

"True, true," Corina agreed.

"What about me?" Kiki asked excitedly.

"No offense, Kiki, but you're not very good with secrets," Corina blurted.

"Aaaaww!" She whined.

"It's okay, Kiki," Bridget consoled. "I'm not good at keeping secrets either."

"Well, of course not, Bridget. The minute someone interrogates you, you spill your guts," Corina remarked.

"You take that back, Corina!"

"Now ladies," Wesley reasoned.

Elliot and Zoey snuck away from everyone and went to the kitchen, where they shared a strawberry dessert. The day went by and Elliot gave Zoey the next day off for their first date together. It ended with a sweet kiss and a happy smile from them both.

"I love you, Zoey."

"I love you too, Elliot!"

The End!

How did you like this chapter? Did you like the ending? That's seriously all I wanted to happen, so I couldn't think of another way to end it. You've all been wonderful in your reviews! Thank you and review one more time(for this story)! ^^ Ta-ta for now! XD