"What do you want, Kisshu?" Ichigo asked, slightly annoyed that her time to vent was interrupted. "I don't feel like fighting right now."
"Seems to me that you do." He said, floating down to stand next to her. "But your anger makes you all the more fun~"
Ignoring him, Ichigo turned and started to walk away. She knew that Kisshu wouldn't leave her alone for a while, but one Mew could hope, right? True to her thoughts, he followed after her and kept talking as though she was listening.
"So today was boring and Taruto and Pai didn't want to do anything besides lay in front of the fan." Kisshu said as he avoided the trees in the park. "I swear, the humans on this planet needs a rain check on how they are destroying the Earth. Polluted water, weakening Ozone, deforestation; It's sad that they won't listen to reason. But don't worry! Deep Blue decided not to kill the humans! Just keep them in captivity until they learn their lesson!"
"You do realize that I'M human as well, right?" Ichigo interrupted his mini speech to remind him of this fact. "You keep talking as if I'm not."
"Well, of course you're not," Kisshu said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Not only are you my Koneko-Chan, but being a Mew no longer makes you a human." Ichigo stopped walking altogether and faced Kisshu with a serious look on her face.
"What are you talking about, Kisshu?"
"What do you mean, Koneko-Chan?"
"Shirogane said that once we save the Earth our Mew DNA should disappear." Kisshu gave her a sad smile and shook his head in a negative. He had a feeling that Shirogane Ryou would have told her something like that, but his people were far more advanced and he knew for a fact that, that wouldn't happen.
"He lied to you, Kitty-cat." He said quietly, his golden eyes taking in her small form. "There is not way to completely get rid of the DNA he fused with you. He could modify it even more, but never take it away."
Ichigo didn't know what to say. She would never be completely human ever again? Did Shirogane really screw up their lives so much without a solution to fix it afterwards? What about her life though, her ears and tail pop out whenever she has feeling overload and the others don't even have to deal with that!
"Fucking Shirogane," she hissed into the air. "That bastard!" Turning once again, she ran out of the park and towards her house. Kisshu watched her leave and decided to give her some time alone. He knew that what he told her, while the truth, was still a lot to take in.
"Ah~ I guess I'll go bug Taruto for a while." Letting out a sigh, he disappeared into the air.
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Ichigo opened her door and slowly entered her home, thoughts of her conversation with Kisshu circling her mind. His eyes showed how sincere he was in telling her this making her believe his words.
"Ichigo? You're home early today." Sakura said as she popped her head out from around the kitchen door. "Did work let out early?"
"No Mom, I quit the cafe." she replied, "Shirogane was belittling my hard work again and said that he would take a weeks deduction from my paycheck because of my detentions."
"Detentions? What happened at school?" Sakura came to stand fully in front of her daughter with a spatula in her hand.
"You remember that I was running late this morning right?" Sakura nodded in conformation. "Well, I jumped the school's gate to make it to class on time and the principle caught me. He gave me a week of detention and a long scolding on why I shouldn't jump over school property."
"Just because of that your boss was going to take money from your check?" Her mother stated in anger, "That bastard! I watched you one day through the window of your job and you were the only one doing anything! Everyone else broke dishes and was drinking tea! I can understand Purin playing since she's a child, but no one else lifted a finger to help you!" Ichigo smiled, she knew her mother would take her side on this. Not because she was her child, but because she believed strongly in justice. "Just wait until your father hears about this!"
'Now that is cause for concern.' Ichigo thought, her light skin paling slightly. 'Dad goes nuts any time something happens to me. Last time a boy said something nasty to me he chased him down with his katana that is sharped regularly.'
"Do we have to tell Dad?" Ichigo asked. "You know how he gets about these things." Her mother pondered for a bit then relented.
"Fine, but you still need to be punished for getting detention at school, young lady." Ichigo sighed, waiting for the fate her mother would give her. "Tomorrow while your father and I go shopping for more food you will go clean up the basement. Everything must be organized and get rid of all of your father's trash." Trash being her nice word for his hording habit.
"Hai, hai~"
"Good, now go clean up, dinner should be ready soon."
That night, Ichigo looked up into the clear night sky and marveled at the beauty of the stars. The soft lights calmed her hectic thoughts and allowed her mind to think clearly. She knew that she wouldn't go back to the cafe even if Shirogane begged on his hands and knees. He said too many things to take back, not to mention all of the money he took from her checks. Akasaka Keiichiro might be able to convince her to go back, but the baker would have to try very hard to do so.
Mint, Lettuce and Purin called her several times during the day to get her to get her to change her mind. Well, Purin begged while Lettuce tried to reason with her. Mint just insulted her for a bit before telling her that they didn't need her to work there anyways.
Ichigo wondered what they would do when they found out that they would never be fully human again. Mint already had trouble accepting this at one point along with Lettuce; Purin was just happy to have a pair of furry ears of her own. Zakuro was off doing a movie shoot right now, but she didn't how the stoic wolf Mew would take the news.
'Maybe I should tell someone.' Ichigo thought sadly, 'The Mews are nice to converse with, but I need someone to vent to in times like this. Mom and Dad are a no go since I don't want them in danger of knowing my secret. I need someone strong, fun, and not afraid to get their hands dirty.'
A small beep told her that she had a text message ready to be read. Looking down at her phone she saw that it was Miwa.
Hey girl, just wondering if you wanted to check out this new movie with Moe and I. It's about a girl who gets into the black market and must fight for the right to live her own life!
'OF COURSE!' She exclaimed inside her head, 'Miwa and Moe are the school's top fighters!Even the local Yakuza is scared of making them mad! Kinda scary if you think about it too much...'
Texting back, she told Miwa to come over after school tomorrow for something important. Her two best friends would never spill a secret that she told them. Heck, they already swore that they would help protect her if anything should happen.
'I guess that's what happens when you grow up together.' Ichigo thought with a smile on her face. 'You become protective of each other, especially when two of them are in love with MMA. Not that they look like it, of course.'
Stretching out like the cat that she is, she bade good night to Masha and fell into a deep sleep.