The Attack
"Not again..." I looked to see where the spill was. I was tired of running here and there at Cafe Mew Mew. There's too much to do, even though the other Mew Mews do most of the work. I just stand there, staring out at the new, spacious location, until Ryou calls us and tells us there's a predesite on the loose. Whe do I get my OWN time?
"Girls!" Ryou called to us just a little after Cafe Mew Mew closed up for the day. "There's another predasite." The Mew Mews groaned.
"Fourth this week!" Ichigo cried, dropping the mop she was using. "At least I get to see Kisshu..." I didn't get what the deal was with her and Kish. I mean, we're the good guys. They're the bad. We don't mix.
"And I get to see Tart!" Pudding cried, running after Ichigo to the secret room in the back. Again, same story. Although I don't get this stuff, I keep thinking of Pai. How do I get him out of my head? I can't. It's a thought I can't escape. What if he likes me? Do I even like him? I can't help it!
"Where's the predesite at this time?" Mint walked over to the radar screen to see where it was.
"It seems that it is at the city park. You girls better hurry if you would like to make it in time." Ryou stood up from the seat he was in.
"Let's go!" Ichigo led the way out the door.
When we arrived, we discovered that the predasite was a giant reptile.
"All right, Mew Mews! Let's get 'em! MEW MEW METAMORPHOSIS!" Ichigo did her change into the Iramote Wildcat, Mint into the Blue Lorikeet, Lettuce into the Finless Porpoise, Pudding into the Golden Lion Tamarin, and me into the Gray Wolf. My heart suddenly stopped when I saw who was in the sky. Pai. I grew weak and couldn't fight as long as he was there.
I let out a shout as I attempted an attack.
"Ribbon...Zakuro SPEAR!" There were no surprises; I missed my shot.
"What's wrong, Zakuro-oneesan?" Mint came over to me. "What happened?"
"Just leave me alone!" I pushed her out of the way and ran as fast as I could into the depths of the park.
I kept running, Mint at my heels. "Zakuro-oneesan!" she kept shouting. "Come back!"
I fell to the ground, tears trickling down my face.
"Zakuro-oneesan? What an interesting name." I looked behind me to see Pai, floating in the clearing. "Fuu-Rai-Sen!"
His thunder attack struck me and I fell to the ground. I struggled to stand up, attempting one more attack.
"Ribbon...Zakuro PURE!" Pai dodged the attack, and I fell to the ground again, unconcious, before him.
CHAPTER TWO
Zakuro's Surprise
I awoke to see Pai shaking me awake, kneeling in front of me. I jumped back, startled. Why would he want me awake if he knocked me out? "What do you want, Pai?"
"I..." He paused. "Just wanted to see if you were all right..." I watched as he blushed red. "I must be going now." He stood up. Before going, he opened my hand and put something in. Then, he jumped on the buildings, away from me. I felt myself blushing. 'So he does feel the same way...' "Pai, WAIT!" I shouted as I saw the black speck disappear into the sky. "I feel the same way..." I stared as more tears came streaming down my face. At that moment, I opened my hand to find a piece of paper folded inside. I opened it up. It was a ticket to go to the park. There was also a note:
I am sorry, Zakuro. Please forgive me. Will you go with me?
Pai
I stared hard at the note. I felt weak again. 'Him and me?...Together?...I...can't. I would be betraying the Mews...but...Pai...' I held the note and ticket tight in my hand, clenching my hand into a fist. I took off after Pai, hopping on the buildings the way that Pai went.
