Tokyo Mew Mew: Trials

Chapter Four: Hahaha... Wait What?

Recap:

"You don't know... hmph. Come, human. You could be of use to me." I frowned at the Alien as he stretched out a clawed hand to me, did he think I would actually go willingly with him? I opened my mouth to retort when a flash of blue light hit him from behind, propelling him into me and resulting in us both sprawled on the ground, him layed on me, unconsious.

"Jeez," I sat up and pushed his dead-weight onto the pavement beside me. "You couldn't have come a little earlier?"

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The girl stood closest to me snorted in reply to my comment before walking over to me and offering me a hand. "I'm fine." Waving it off, the girl backed up as I got to my feet and used the wall as a stablizer before I got feeling back in my legs, whatever weird hoodoo crap he used on me had a weird effect on my muscles - they felt like jelly.

I took a step forward before hearing a gasp omitted from several feet in front of me. I turned my gaze sharply upwards to meet the sight of four girls running towards me, a determined look on their faces. I let out a small gasp of my own as I took this for an attack and stepped back, hitting something solid.

A small scream made it's way up my throat as an arm was wrapped tightly around my waist and a hand under my chin, forcing me to look to the sky, I heard the girls footsteps shudder to a halt as I assume they assessed the situation. My back was pressed to his chest and it felt really strange, extremely uncomfortable, like he had a really weirdly shaped chest - maybe he had something in his pockets?

"That wasn't very nice, was it?" The hiss in my ear had me leaning away, weary of the anger in the owners voice. "You're coming with me, I don't believe you'll do me much good down here." My eyes widened almost comically as he uttered those words and my body went into overdrive. I slammed my elbow backwards, hitting my captor directly in the stomach and forcing him to let go as a pained gasp escaped his lips.

As soon as I was freed I was running towards the girls, not looking back as I felt the breeze pick up - I'd fallen for that once, there is no way it's happening again. The girls equalled me then ran past, the one wearing blue pointed towards the two men stood at the entrance to the Cafe that were gesturing for me to go to them. I made a noise somewhere between a groan and a whine as I started running again - as you can see, exercise isn't my forte. My calves were burning and my breath coming in quick, short bursts when I eventually reached the two men from earlier.

I jumped a little when Keiichiro placed his hand on the base of my back to guide me, a light blush dusting across my cheeks. Oh god, I hope he takes that as exertion from the run. I really need to get out more often or cute boys are going to be the death of me. While I was going through my mind babble, I'd been seated on a heart shaped chair that Keiichiro had removed from a tabletop - the shop had long since closed so everything had been put away, the chairs stacked on the tables included.

I blinked as I realised the other boy wasn't here... Shirogane? I think that was his name. Was he still outside with the girls? Speaking of which, who were the girls? And why were Shirogane and Keiichiro helping them? I'm so confused! Keiichiro took a seat in front of me and placed a cup which held some kind of hot sweet smelling liquid in it - I think it's tea - before leaning forward with his elbows on his knees. "Washi? How are you feeling?" I frowned slightly at the curious look on his face.

"I'm...okay, I suppose? A bit shaken up, but I feel fine..." A frown creased his eyebrows as Keiichiro stood and walked behind me, "What are you doing?" A startled gasp left my lips as a cold hand touched lightly between my shoulder blades, my back arched of it's own accord as I leaped out of my chair to rid myself of the sensation before a loud crashing sound made it's way to my ears.

I spun and backed up, almost tripping over a chair that had found it's way onto the floor with several others. "What..?" My gaze cut back to Keiichiro and I caught sight of myself in a little heart shaped mirror mounted on the wall.

"What in the- what did he do to me?!"