Shintaro led his daughter into the living room where his wife was waiting for them both with drinks and snacks. He knew this day was coming, but he had hoped that it would happen when she was a bit older….and mature. Ichigo is his little girl, but even he can admit that she has a bit of an immature streak. Where she got it from, he had no idea.

It was silent between the family as each one waited for someone to say something. Ichigo was fidgeting with her skirt, Shintaro couldn't seem to find the right words, and Sakura sighed at the tense atmosphere.

"So," Ichigo said, deciding to break the awkward silence. "Is Mom an alien as well, or are you the only one?" Shintaro could have yelled with joy at not being the first to talk. This was harder for him then giving his baby girl 'The Talk' when Sakura wasn't around to intervene.

"No, your mother is as human as they come." He stated after doing cartwheels in his head. "Like we told you before, we met in Junior High. But we may have fudged the details on how a bit."

"How about you start from the beginning and go from there?" His daughter asked.

"The beginning, right." He laughed slightly, looking to the side. He could remember that day like it was yesterday. "Well, back on my people's planet, the one we landed on after leaving the Earth to the meteor that killed the dinos, we built a city underground due to the harsh environment. During the years we lived there, my people used our advanced knowledge to create many things to help us during this trying time. By the time I was born, we had become desperate to find a solution to our living arrangements.

Growing up, I studied and became the lead scientist at the head laboratory. Thanks to our combined efforts, we were able to build and send a probe out to Earth to see if it was livable or not. It was our origin and our goal was to go back one day. When the probe came back, we found that it had produced a new dominate species to rule the land.

I volunteered to come back and give weekly reports on the new race to see if we could live happily with them. I was so excited that I couldn't stop the grin from forming on my face every second of the day. By the time the day came for me to leave, my co-workers were sick and tired of me."

Ichigo stared at him while he laughed at the memory. She could tell that he was the same there as he was here. Imagining how his co-workers had to deal with him all those years made her feel sorry for them. Her dad could be trying sometimes.

"Anyways," he said with a sigh, "The first time I saw this planet I became fascinated by it's ecosystem and animals. I took notes, wrote in journals, and even sent a few plants and insects back to my home world. I didn't even think about studying the humans until that fateful day."

"Fateful day?" Ichigo mummered, looking confused. "What do you mean?"

"It was the day that I met your mother, the love of my life!"

"Oh HONEY!" Her parents blushed and proceed to a cuddle-fest. Ichigo could literally see the hearts coming out from around them. She admired that they were still hopelessly in love, but why couldn't they reign it in around her. Coughing, she grabbed their attention and forced her dad back into the story.

"Ahem, now where was I?" He asked, his blush still on his face.

"That 'fateful day.'"

"Right, well It was kind of dark with the gray clouds in the air. I was in the park studying a furry worm that I learned later was a caterpillar. Who would have thought that a ball would come out of nowhere and nail me in the side of my head! I had blacked out for a while, but I still remember the vision of beauty I saw when waking up.

"It was blurry at first, but the light had broken out of the gray and streamed down around an angel! Her red hair was up in a ponytail and shimmered in the light. Her light brown eyes sparkled with unshed tears as she tried to wake me up. I could hear the sweet melody of her voice as she asked me over and over if I was alright. ("How poetic, Darling!" "Mom, don't interrupt!")

I quickly teleported away from her and hid away in a tree. After that I couldn't stop thinking about her so I ended up stalker a few days afterwards. My favorite place was to watch her sleep from the tree in front of her bedroom window."

'Oh gosh,' Ichigo thought in irritation, 'My dad is an adult version of Kisshu! Why me?'

"Well, my stalking got a bit out of hand when I stayed in the rain one cold night and could the flu. Your mother found me outside in the yard the next morning and brought me inside. We got to know each other as she nursed me back to health. Sakura didn't mind that I wasn't human and I was just falling deeper in love with her. We spent days that turned to months together. I had made a device that made me look human and forge some documents to go to school with her. We were so happy and thought it could stay that way forever. But of course, all good things must come to an end.

Two days after my latest report back to the planet I received an order. The need to see if we could co-exist was replaced with vengeance. Our elders were furious to see that the humans were destroying the planet little by little. The once pure world they knew was no longer and they felt that we must reclaim it. So I was ordered to capture a human to bring back with me. It was time that I went back to help them plan out an attack.

But I couldn't do that. I had fallen in love with Sakura and world that she lived in, heck I had just gotten permission to date her from her father! It was hard not being able to use my power against him! He's a tough old man! Anyways, I had to find a way to keep them at bay, at least for awhile longer. So I faked my death at the hand of the Japanese government. There were a lot of wanna-be actors around the neighborhood at the time so making the film was easy! I sent it off as the final report to them and stayed here with Sakura. My wedding band now serves as the new device to keep my alien features at bay along with my abilities."

"So if you take it off I could see you as you really are?" Ichigo asked in curiosity, her at side coming out again.

"Well, I could but with the Tokyo Mew Mews around fighting some of my species, I really don't wanna deal with them."

"You don't like the Mew Mews?" She said, feeling sad at hearing that from her own father. Sure he didn't know her alter ego as Mew Ichigo, but it still stung.

"It's not that I don't like them per say." He stated, hand on his chin in a thinking pose. "I love that they are fighting to protect this planet, but I don't know how to feel when they are fighting my own people. I mean, I did leave them alone on that harsh planet while I lived a wonderful life here."

"I...see." She sat with her thoughts for a while before a question came to her. "Hey, why don't I look like an alien if I'm half?"

"Good question!" Sakura smiled at her daughter. "I asked Shintaro that very same one! Apparently only being half has allowed your powers to form slower than if you were a full alien. Your dad said you might get them when you were a bit older, he even has a ring for you to wear when they do appear!"

"And don't worry, Ichigo!" Shintaro yelled, startling her half to death. "It's only a 50% chance of you getting the ears!" Ichigo didn't know whether to be happy or sad about that. That's only half a chance to get the ears, but she already had to deal with her cat ears popping out at random times. As a matter of fact, seeing as how her parents had told her their secret, should she tell them hers? "What's wrong Ichigo, speechless?"

"Well…..."

(What do you think? Should she tell her parents about her being a Mew Mew? Or should she keep that to herself for a little while longer? Do you think Kisshu should find out about her family origin? Please tell me what you think and R&R if you feel like it! Have a great day! Nya! ~Bloodmoon Goddess)