I disclaim TMM.

This is the second chapter as promised, if you didn't like the first one maybe this is better; I don't know. Please R&R, third chapter coming up!

The final dessert

Ryou dropped his arms as if he had been stung and turned angrily to face Pai. Lettuce swung around after him and realised that Pai must have transported without them noticing.

"Go away Pai, we don't want you here!" Ryou stepped forwards, clenching his fists. Pai just laughed. Lettuce ground her teeth together and glared at the alien. She fingered her power pendant and in a moment had transformed into her mew. Pai just laughed again.

"Even you can't defeat me Lettuce…and I don't want to hurt you. So I'll just let somebody else do it instead!" Pai gestured to the wall and all of a sudden it exploded outwards. A chimera animal roared into the room, knocking Lettuce and Ryou off their feet and smashing them to the floor. Lettuce jumped up and surged toward the beast automatically, without thinking. Ryou leapt up but found that his path was blocked by Pai; hovering above the ground with an evil smile etched onto his face. The alien turned to Lettuce who was pulling out her Lettuce Castanets and unleashing her Ribbon Lettuce Rush.

"That should keep you busy while I finish off your little boyfriend!" Lettuce whirled around and her terrified eyes met Ryou's. She changed course and made for Pai instead, but the chimera animal leapt forwards and slammed her to the floor, pinning her beneath it.

"Leave her alone Pai! I'm here, let her go," Ryou stood in submission but his hands were still tight fists at his sides.

"Oh, but how do I know she won't try to help you?" Pai moved forwards and in one swift motion drew Kisshu's swords up in front of him. Suddenly he lunged forwards and Lettuce watched in horror as Ryou just avoided the fatal blades. She struggled beneath the chimera animal desperately trying to free herself so that she could rush to his aid but all she could do was watch him fight. Pai made another lunge but Ryou brought his hand down on the alien's arm, knocking it aside. He leapt up and slammed his foot into Pai's chest and his enemy was knocked side-ways. But Pai wasn't going to be defeated that easily and immediately he was rushing at Ryou again, swishing and stabbing his blades back and forth so fast that Ryou would never have been able to dodge them. Lettuce screamed so loudly that it felt like her ears would burst as Ryou fell backwards, blood streaming onto the ground. Pai laughed maliciously and glided forwards, he lifted Kish's swords up, brought them together and swung them down stabbing them through Ryou's limp form.

"NOOO," screamed Lettuce, her vision blurred by tears, her mind clouded by pure hatred and anger. Pai smiled and blew her a kiss in a most un-Pai-like manner.

"You're mine now!" he laughed. "I'll be back for you later." He motioned to the chimera animal that was standing heavily on Lettuce's back and stepped backwards and transported. Lettuce ran blindly forwards, slipping on the blood that was seeping along the floor. She crashed down beside Shirogame-san and pulled him into her arms, not caring about the crimson blood that was flowing from his broken body. She bent her head over him, her green hair falling around his face and tickling his skin.

"I love you too," a huge tear trickled down her face and plopped off the end of her nose. "Don't give up Ryou-san, stay with me!" Tears were flowing thick and fast now. She bent further down and pressed her lips against Ryou's bloodstained forehead, rocking him like a baby until the mews burst in.

"Lettuce onee-chan!" squealed Pudding noticing the blood. She rushed forwards but Zakuro caught her arm. Her eyes were shining with tears and her bottom lip was quivering.

"It's not Lettuce, Pudding, it's Ryou!" Pudding looked up, confused and saw the sad faces of her friends.

"Waaah!" she cried. Tears streaming down her face. She turned back to Lettuce who had turned towards them, her face grim, tears cascading in an un-stoppable waterfall.

"Help me carry him to his room," she whispered, cradling his face in her hands.