HELLO!!!!!!!!!! MY TEETH STILL HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURT LIKE YOU WOULDENT BELIEVE, AND IT'S REALLY ANNOYING.

OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

K.O

I DESIDED TO END THE SUSPENCE AND QUE MY FAVERITE CHAPTER IN DA STORY.

P.S- TO ALL THE MASAYA FANS OUT THERE WHO NOW HATE MY GUTS—GOMEN NASAI!!!!!!!!!!

I NEEDED SOMEONE TO BE THE PLAY BOY AND AT THE TIME MASAYA SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA.

BUT POINT TAKEN, NOT EVERYONE IS A MASAYA BASHA, AND JUST SO ALL OF YOU KNOW, I DON'T HATE MASAYA EITHER, I DON'T MIND HIM (DON'T LIKE HIM/DON'T HATE HIM)

BUT I WONT SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT MASAYA—ILL JUST MAKE UP AN OOC CHARACTER

I DO NOT OWN THE SONG I WON'T SAY IM IN LOVE, OR THE SONG AT THE BEGINNING

NOR DO I OWN TOKYO MEW MEW

BUT I DO OWN THIS STORY

QUE CHAPPIE

; p

Two days later and Retesu was still feeling miserable, her heart was still hurting, she still hadn't accepted Ryoko's proposal and Pai was still constantly on her mind.

"Baka" she cried smacking herself in the head. "You'd think Id have learned my lesson with Kaito"

She turned on the TV and switched it onto the music channel. But then a familiar sensation reminded her of the time when she had heard that Taylor swift song and then decided to confess. And look how that had turned out. No. music was not the answer now.

So instead she tuned into the movies channel and an old movie Hercules played. Retesu loved that film, and one of her favourite songs. Even though music was not what she wanted at the moment, she could not resist singing along with Meg, for old time's sake.

Maybe it would help this time. And besides, Retesu always did have no will power when it came to music.

(Meg/Retesu in bold- muses initalics (read the lyrics please, there Important)

"If there's a prize for rotten judgement

Oh

I guess I've already won that

No man is worth this aggravation

That's ancient history

Been there, done that"

Retesu thought of Kaito, and his beautiful eyes, his merry laugh his warming smile. She had been so in love, and he had hurt her so much. And now Pai…she wasn't going to make that mistake again.

She wasn't going to let him hurt her anymore, starting with her emotions. Then the muses' voices cued in.

"Who'd ya think you're kiddin?

He's the earth and heaven to you

Try to keep it hidden

Honey, we can see right through you

Girl, you can't conceal it

We know how you feel

And who you're thinking of"

"No-o-o-o-o-o-o"

Retesu sang union with Meg. But for some reason the muses' words and the song was starting to make her feel uncomfortable.

"No chance, No way

I won't say it

No, No"

"You swoon, you sigh

Why deny it

Uh-oh"

Retesu subconsciously shrugged

"It's too cliché

I won't say Im in love

I thought my heart had learned its lesson"

Retesu thought of her heartbreak with Kaito.

"It feels so good when you start out"

Now she thought of Pai and the good times they had together

"Oh, how my head is screaming get a grip girl

Unless you're dying to cry you're heart out

O-o-o-o-o-h-h-h!"

"Images of all the times she had cried over both Kaito and Pai flashed through her mind, she was doing the right thing giving up on them, she didn't feel anything but hate and contempt for them especially Pai at the moment.

Again the muse's words contradicted her and Meg's thoughts.

"You keep on denying
Who you are and how you're feeling
Baby, we're not buying
Hon, we saw ya hit the ceiling
Face it like a grown-up
When ya gonna own up
That ya got, got, got it bad"

No

"No chance, now way
I won't say it, no, no"

But a stray thought of Pai and their good times together crossed her mind. Their conversations, the moments, the times he had protected her, their kisses. A small smile creped up onto her lips. Even Kaito hadn't made her fall that fast.

"Give up; give in
Check the grin you're in love"

The smile disappeared and Retesu snapped back out of the daydream

"This scene won't play,
I won't say I'm in love"

The muses' on the TV shook their heads.

"You're doin flips read our lips
You're in love"

Retesu shook her head.

"You're way off base
I won't say it
Get off my case
I won't say it"

"Girl, don't be proud
It's O.K. you're in love"

Retesu looked out to her garden and sighed, an image of her and Pai's last kiss plastered in her mind

"Oh
At least out loud,
I won't say I'm in

Lo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-v-e"

The muses finished with their Sha-la-la's and left Retesu even more confused then before. Music was defiantly not the right thing.

Now she couldn't even think straight, had she given up on her feelings? Or was she still in love with Pai?


Pai set up the last link, to his computer. It had taken exactly twenty minutes to realize that some valuable footage had been captured on Taruto's camera.

And another five minutes to pry the thing from his hands. For the one who had suggested him to keep trying for Retesu he was really reluctant. But eventually the footage had been downloaded, and the camera returned.

He picked up the phone it had been two days, two days of agonising over Retesu. But now was the time.

The dial tone rang into his ear and a few seconds later it went to voice mail, but that didn't deter Pai, if she didn't pick up her voice mail, then it would just appear as more of a surprise tomorrow.

"Retesu, if you're getting this please don't delete or you will have an even bigger surprise then tomorrow.

I told you that I loved you, and I don't give up so easily. The last time I did that I lost you to England. Im not going to loose you again. So tomorrow at 6:00 turn on your laptop and open your window. Just listen to what I have to say"

He put the hone down and set himself to downloading another piece of the jigsaw puzzle that was his apology.

Tomorrow was going to be interesting.


(the next day: morning: at 6:00)

Retesu unfastened the clutch on the window that led to the balcony, it still faced her garden.

She had nearly deleted the message, but something made her stop and listen. And she would be lying if she didn't mention that it had felt good to hear his deep sardonic voice again.

She sat at her laptop, suddenly a e-mail appeared on the screen. It didn't look dangerous, she checked the name. It was from Pai!

She opened it, and a video began playing. The time clock in the corner told her that it was from befog she had seen the video of Pai insulting her. in fact it was on the very day, about ten minutes before she walked in.

"I cant believe I kissed her…at a bus stop…in front of a bus…filled with people…and called her sweetheart!!! How corny can I get" Pai groaned to Kissu and Tart who were sitting with him in his living room.

"Yeah" piped in Tart from the window-sill "if you were any cornier, you'd be the king of corn" he laughed and Pai glared at him. "Oh and how was your date with Pudding" he asked with a grin.

Tart spluttered and Kissu sniggered "what! how did you know? who told you" "that would be me" Kissu raised his hand "you mom told me. I called yesterday to ask id you wanted to come on another triple date. But your mom said you were already on a date with a 'delightful cheerful girl by the name of Pudding'"

Tart looked to the ground "it was…ok" he murmured. "So anyway" Kissu continued "what brought on the sudden confession? What happened to Retesu?" he asked confused.

Pai sighed "I got over her" he sighed "And what happened to jilting her after getting your computer back? You know, I was really surprised when I saw you with Bridget yesterday, and especially when you sang for her. What gives?" Kiss asked again.

Pai smiled and looked up "That was before I fell in love with her"

"Man your whipped!"

The two turned to see that Tart had been recording the whole transaction with his video camera. "TART!! I WONT TELL YOU AGAIN, GET THAT STUPID THING AWAY FROM ME BEFORE I SMASH IT TO PIECES!!!!" Pai yelled.

Retesu's breath stopped in her throat. That one sentence kept replaying itself in her mind 'that was before I fell in love with her, that was before I fell in love with her, that was before I fell in love with her'

And this was before she had seen the first video. He had no need for a façade in front of his friends, so maybe…what he had said about loving her…had been true?

Suddenly the phone rang she picked it up subconsciously. Pai's voice blared in her ear "Retesu?" she jumped to attention "Pai, what is this, the video?" she cried breathlessly into the mouth piece.

"oh good you got it, Bridget I wanted you to know, I will never be like Ryoko, nor will I treat you like Kaito"

Retesu's heart stopped "How...how did you know about—"

Pai cut her off "it doesn't matter, but I need you to know that while I did lie to you about the date, and when I said those things at the fair, at the time I did mean it—"

Bridget's heart plummeted. "but after getting to know you, I couldn't help myself I fell in love with you, not because you're a replacement for the Retesu from my past, but because I really loved you. And if you'll let me I promise to prove it to you for the rest of our time together"

Tears were poking out of her eyes now, "Retesu, please tell me there is still a piano in your room…by the window" "yes" Bridget answered, walking to the piano.

"Remember your favourite song, the one you were playing in school, play it now, and sing. Your room is soundproof, right?"

"yes but Pai" she said raising her eyebrows "I don't like to sing the boys part, remember?" "don't worry about that, just sing" she could hear the excitement in his voice as he hung up.

Retesu shrugged and placed her fingers on the piano and she began to play and sing in a clear loud voice.

(read the lyrics, there important)

(girl's part in italics—boys part in bold—both girl and boy in bold and italics—high parts in underline)

"We were strangers

Starting out on a journey

Never dreaming, what we'd have to go through

Now here we are

And Im suddenly standing

At the beginning with you"

She sang her heart out, not really knowing what to expect. When suddenly, another clear, masculine voice rang through the window and music started playing.

"No one told me

I was going to find you"

There was no way that could be Pai's voice. She flung herself out the window and onto the balcony. There, standing among all the plants of her garden, was Pai, holding a microphone, with a radio and amp beside him, singing the beautiful boys part to her with his beautiful voice. He smiled at her.

"Unexpected, what you did to my heart"

He started walking towards the balcony, as he sang the high part.

"When I lost hope

You were there to remind me

This is the start"

Bridget sang the last word with him, tears of happiness dripping down his face. They both sang the chorus and while they did Pai began to clime up the ivy by her window to the balcony.

"Cause, life is a road

And I want to keep going

Love is a river

I wanna keep flowing

Life is a road

Wonderful journey

Ill be there when the world stops turning

Ill be there when the storm is through

In the end-"

He reached the top and swung his leg over the railing. Till they were both standing before each other.

"I wanna be standing

At the beginning with you"

He reached forward and took her hand

"We were strangers

On a crazy adventure"

He sang

"Never knowing

how our dreams would come true"

She sang in accomplice.

Now here we stand

Unafraid of the future

At the beginning with you

Their voices blended so perfectly, it was like they were made for each other. He reached up and cupped her cheek and she cupped his hands on her cheek.

"Cause, life is a road

And I wanna keep going

Love is a river

I wanna keep flowing

Life is a road

Now and forever

Wonderful journey

Ill be there when the world stops turning

Ill be there when the storm is through

In the end I wanna be standing

At the beginning with you

He released her cheek and took her arms and drew her into his embrace. She rested her head against his chest. And they sang together.

"I knew there was somebody somewhere

A new love in the dark

Now our dream will live on

I've been waiting so long

Nothings gonna tear us apa-a-a-a-a-r-t

Life is a road
And I want to keep going
Love is a river
I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road
Now and forever
Wonderful journey

I'll be there
When the world stops turning
I'll be there
When the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

Life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river I wanna keep going on....
Starting out on a journey
Life is a road and I wanna going
Love is river I wanna keep flowing
In the end I wanna be standing…"

"At the beginning"

Bridget sang, taking her head of his chest and looking him in the face. They both smiled and their faced inched towards each other

"with you…"

They both sang as they closed the distance between them and the music ended.

Retesu relaxed into the kiss and five minutes later the two pulled away and she sighed as he once again cupped her cheek. She relaxed into his palm "well" she breathed through her swollen kissed lips "I finally finished the song"

Pai grinned as he whispered against her lips "Im sorry, about everything. But Retesu Midorikawa, when Im with you I end up doing the most crazy, corny things" he nuzzled his nose against hers "But Im so completely in love with you, so what can you do? Except love me back."

He put his lips so close to hers till they were only an inch apart "if you don't want this, then push me away, and I wont ever bother you again" "Retesu smiled against his lips "of course I cant push you away, I love you too much for that" and with that Pai reclaimed her lips.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 I'VE BEEN PLANNING THAT SCENE FOREVER. AND NOW IT'S FINELLY HERE

AND THE FLUFF DOSENT STOPS THER, KEPP READING AND REVIEWING WHILE I KEEP WRIGHTING. AND TOGETHER, WE WILL FINISH THIS SRORY

SEE YA SOON

FLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUF FOOOOOOOEVEEEEEEEEEER

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