New Feelings Chapter 4:
Lovebirds
Emiko, Kisshu and Lettuce arrived in Pai's lab, and saw that Ichigo was on a table, and that Pai had put her to sleep. "What's up, Pai?" Kisshu asked.
"The serum is taking over her mind," Pai said. "I need your powers to help me get it out."
What do we need to do? Emiko asked.
"I can do it, I just need to combine my powers with that of yours' and Kisshu's," Pai said. "You know what to do, right?"
"Hai," Kisshu said. He took Pai's left hand, and Emiko's right. Emiko took Kisshu's hand and nodded. Pai put his right hand on Ichigo's forehead, and began to glow. A few minutes later, Kisshu began to glow too. Emiko was the back-up for both of them, so she wasn't glowing yet.
About ten minutes later, Emiko began to glow. The glow around Pai and Kisshu got brighter, and finally Pai and Kisshu cried out. After that, the glow began to fade. When it was completely gone, the three Cyniclons dropped each other's hands. Pai nodded to Emiko, who put a finger on Ichigo's forehead, and closed her eyes. A few minutes later, she said It worked. Should I wake her up?
"Go ahead," Pai said. Emiko nodded and tapped Ichigo's forehead.
Ichigo opened her eyes, looking startled. "What happened? Where am I?" she asked.
Lettuce stepped forward and said, "Ryou injected you with something to make you hate the Cyniclons enough to kill them, and Pai, Emiko and Kisshu just counteracted it. And you're on the Cyniclons' spaceship."
"Ryou did WHAT!?" Ichigo shrieked. The Cyniclons covered their ears. Ichigo noticed and said, "Uh…. sorry about that."
"Good to see you're back to normal," Lettuce said. "The last few months have actually been kind of scary. You were acting pretty evil, especially toward Kisshu."
Ichigo sighed. "I thought there was something strange about how angry I got every time the Cyniclons showed up," she said. "So Ryou was behind it?"
"Yes," Lettuce said. "And just so you know, the rest of us have stopped listening to that jerk."
"Really? I thought you had a crush on him," Ichigo said.
"Not really, and it pretty much dried up after he started telling all of us that the Cyniclons are evil and need to be destroyed," Lettuce said. "What a hypocrite."
"How does that make him a hypocrite?" Ichigo asked.
"He's a murderer," Lettuce said. "He murdered Emiko's parents after turning her into a Cyniclon."
Ichigo looked shocked. "Jeez, I knew he was a complete jerk, but murder?" she asked. "Why isn't he in jail?"
I was the only one who saw, and by that point, I couldn't go to the police, Emiko said. I blew up the lab he was using, thinking it would kill him. It sounds like he ruined more lives than just mine.
"Why aren't you speaking aloud?" Ichigo asked.
Ryou killed my parents in front of me, and I lost my voice from shock, Emiko explained.
"That's horrible!" Ichigo said.
Pai broke into the conversation, and said, "Mew Ichigo, Lettuce has suggested forming a truce to gather the Mew Aqua together. The rest of us are in agreement on this; are you willing to do the same?"
"Sure, I don't really like the fighting," Ichigo said. "It takes up time that I could spend doing other things."
"Like dating that treehugger?" Kisshu asked gloomily.
"Um… I wasn't going to say that, but yes…" Ichigo said.
"When are you going to realize that Kisshu is way better!?" Lettuce asked, shocking everyone.
Ichigo looked puzzled, and said, "If you think he's way better, why aren't you trying to get him?"
Lettuce buried her now extremely red face in her hands and muttered, "Because I love Pai….."
Ichigo looked shocked. Then she looked at Pai, who also looked shocked, and said, "Don't break her heart, you hear me?"
Pai actually looked nervous. Then he stammered, "I-I a-actually really l-like you too, Lettuce…."
Lettuce looked up at him, ignoring the others' shocked faces, and said, "Really?"
"Really," Pai said.
Lettuce smiled, and hugged him. Startled, Pai hugged back. Emiko smiled and turned to the others, then said, Let's give them some time.
Kisshu nodded, and he took Ichigo's hand, then teleported. Emiko followed, and they ended up in her room. She looked at Kisshu. Why are we in my room?
"Um… no reason," Kisshu said.
Should we go check on Pudding and Taruto? Emiko asked.
"What happened to them?" Ichigo asked.
"Emiko and I put them in a force field to contain them after they started having a screaming contest," Kisshu said. "I tried to warn Pudding that Taruto and sugar don't mix, but she didn't listen."
"I guess we should check on them," Ichigo said.
"Okay, they're in the main room," Kisshu said. They walked to the main room, and found Pudding and Taruto still in the force field.
Are you two less hyper? Emiko asked.
They nodded, and Emiko sighed. Kisshu, I think we can let them out now.
"Fine," Kisshu said. He clasped hands with Emiko, and they both snapped their fingers. The force field disappeared, and Pudding and Taruto shouted together, "Free at last!"
Then Pudding noticed Ichigo, and said, "Ichigo-oneechan, did Pai-oniisan cure you?"
"Yep," Ichigo said.
"Where's Lettuce-oneechan?" Pudding asked.
Kisshu smirked. "Kissing Pai," he said. "We decided to give the new lovebirds some time alone."
"Kisshu, have you shown the old hag your room?" Taruto asked.
"For starters, Koneko-chan is NOT an old hag, and no, I haven't," Kisshu said.
"Can I see your room?" Ichigo asked.
"NO!" Kisshu said.
Ichigo looked a bit hurt and said, "Why?"
"Um…" Kisshu couldn't come up with a good reason.
Emiko decided to save him and said, He hasn't cleaned in there in two months. There's dirty laundry everywhere.
"EMIKO!" Kisshu shouted.
What? Do you WANT her to find out your secret? Emiko asked.
"Not particularly," Kisshu said.
Then don't complain about my excuses.
Kisshu sighed. Then it looked like he had an idea. "Should we go spy on the lovebirds?" he asked eagerly.
"That's mean," Ichigo said. "Maybe we should go back to Earth."
"Do we have to?" Kisshu asked. "Or is this just about your boring boyfriend?"
Ichigo sighed. "The truth is, he broke up with me a week ago," she said. "But I hated you then, thanks to Ryou, so I didn't tell you."
"Does that mean you don't hate me?" Kisshu asked hopefully.
Ichigo turned red and muttered something along the lines of "Pretty much."
Kisshu and Emiko were shocked. Noticing this, Ichigo said, "Um…. do you actually love me, Kisshu?"
"What would make you doubt that?" Kisshu asked.
"The 'toy' comments," Ichigo said.
Kisshu looked at Emiko, who nodded, grabbed Taruto and Pudding, and teleported off to her room.
Kisshu looked back at Ichigo, and said, "Ichigo, I've loved you since I laid eyes on you. That feeling just grew over time."
"But why do you always tell me I'm a toy?" Ichigo asked.
"You're cuter when you're angry," Kisshu said.
Ichigo sighed. "I'm willing to give you a chance, especially since you helped cure me," she said. "But I want you to stop calling me a toy. It doesn't make me feel good."
Kisshu looked at her, a bit startled, then smiled. "Okay!" he said cheerfully. Then he pulled her into his arms, and when she looked up, he kissed her. He was pleasantly surprised when she kissed back.
Meanwhile, with Pai and Lettuce: Neither of them knew who started it, but suddenly they were kissing. When they broke apart, Pai did something amazing. He smiled.
Lettuce saw him smile, and blushed. "You should smile more often, Pai-san," she said.
Pai looked startled, and said, "You think?"
Lettuce nodded. "It looks good on you," she said, still blushing.
"Thank you, Lettuce-chan," Pai said. They were about to kiss again when they heard yelling from the main room. Pai grabbed Lettuce's hand and teleported. When they landed in the main room, they saw an out-of-control Pudding and Taruto running around screaming, and Emiko trying to calm them down while Kisshu and Ichigo looked on. "What in the world is going on out here?" Pai asked.
"Pudding and Taruto have been eating candy," Kisshu said gloomily.
"WHY didn't anyone take it away?" Pai asked. "We'll never get them calmed down!"
"Pudding bit Emiko when she tried to take the candy away," Ichigo said. "And she used her fangs. Do monkeys normally have fangs?"
"Sometimes," Pai said.
Emiko came over and said, I give up. They're completely unstoppable.
"Great…." Pai said. "Maybe we should leave them here and go back to Earth. It's probably not safe."
Let's go then, they're too loud, Emiko said. She teleported, followed by Pai and Kisshu, who were holding their new girlfriends.
They landed in a park, and realized they were near Café Mew Mew. "Good, now I can go give Ryou a piece of my mind," Ichigo said. "Anyone else coming?"
Emiko and Kisshu nodded, and they walked off.
Lettuce and Pai stayed, and sat down on an out-of-the-way park bench. "What do you like to do for fun?" Pai asked.
"I like reading romance novels," Lettuce said, looking slightly embarrassed. "What about you?"
"I like to read as well, but mainly about animals and science," Pai said. "I've never read romance."
"Do you want to borrow one of my books?" Lettuce asked.
"Um… sure, I'll try it," Pai said.
Lettuce smiled, then looked at her watch. "Oh, I have to get home," she said. "Do you want to meet here after I'm done with school tomorrow? I can bring a book with me."
"Sure, what time?" Pai asked.
"Is 3:30 okay?" Lettuce asked.
"Sure, I'll see you then," Pai said. He leaned down and kissed her, then teleported back, leaving a very happy Lettuce to skip home.
So now they're together! I know this isn't exactly all PaiXLettuce, but I'm trying. I hope people will review soon!
