Tokyo Mew Mew World's End Chapter 12

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"The beach...again?" Ichigo asked Ryou as she helped close up the shop. "Yeah, I need vacation time, and I thought you, the girls, and the aliens would want to come," Ryou said.

"Which beach?" Ichigo asked, obviously excited. "It's in Okinawa. I have a small beach house there that we can stay in," Ryou said, turning over a chair and setting it on a table.

"Oh, I'll ask my brother and see if I can go, thanks for inviting us!" Ichigo said happily. The girls and aliens walked down from the changing rooms.

"Okinawa?" Lettuce asked. "Pudding's never been there before, na no da!" Pudding was already jumping up and down.

Zakuro flipped her hair with her trademark blank face. Mint tried to imitate Zakuro.

"You guys think you can come?" Ryou asked. "Sure!" they all agreed. "I get to see my Konekochan in a swimsuit!!!" Kish drifted into wonderland.

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"THIS IS SMALL!? IT'S FRIKEN HUGE!! IT'S A MANSION!" Ichigo ran inside the beach house that looked like a mansion.

"It's smaller compared to the one in the U.S.," Ryou crossed his arms. "Impressive," Mint said.

"I'm gonna change into my swimsuit right now! Where are our rooms?" Ichigo asked. "Second floor, choose your rooms," Ryou said. 'What is she getting so worked up about? It's only a beach house,' Ryou thought. He held his hand to his head.

"Shirogane-san, thank you for inviting us," Lettuce said, smiling at Ryou. He smiled back. "No problem."

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"Wow! It's so pretty out here! I totally wish I could live here!" Ichigo danced out of the house with her pink/red frilly bikini. Suddenly, a pair of arms wrapped around her waist.

"You look so cute in your bikini, kitty," Kish whispered into her ear. "K-KISH!" Ichigo screamed and tried to wiggle away. "Your even more cute when you struggle," Kish didn't let go.

"I want to go swimming! Let go! Wait, why aren't you in a swimsuit?" Ichigo asked. Kish let go and smiled. "I thought you would go outta control seeing my chest," Kish smirked.

"Nyaa!" Ichigo's cat ears went up. "Mommy has cat ears!" Kakorat said and wrapped her arms around Ichigo's neck.

"Yes, cause she's my konekochan!" Kish put his hand on Ichigo's shoulder.

She didn't struggle, all she did was sigh.

"Wow! Pudding cannot wait to swim, na no da! Taru Taru, you come too!" Pudding called to the boy who dragged his feet behind.

Lettuce came out with Ryou, while Mint and Zakuro spread out their towels on the sand. Today was truly a perfect day, the sun was shining and everybody was having fun.

Ichigo decided to play in the water with Kakorat. She didn't think she knew how to swim. Meanwhile, Kish was thinking to himself.

"I did a great job lying! It was really because of what happened.......back then..... Aren't cats supposed to be scared of water?" Kish thought to himself.

When the day was over, everyone sat around a huge table piled to the top with delicious foods of all sorts. Everybody's eyes were shimmering in delight at every bite they took.

"Hey, Kish, why didn't you come in the water with us? You could have just walked in, you were wearing your shorts," Ichigo asked in the middle of dinner.

Kish paused and took a sharp breath. A vision of his childhood flashed through his head.

Flashback (Kish's POV)

A stream of water rushing fast.

To anyone living where I was, it must have been an illusion. But, it was real. I could hear the roar of an even greater river nearby. How did I even get here in the first place? Was I out of the shelter when I wasn't supposed to be?

None of that mattered now. All that mattered is that I found fresh water for everyone! I ran over to get a drink. The taste ran through my mind. Would it taste cold and fresh, unlike the disease infested sewer water we were given? I wouldn't believe it.

And once I dipped my hand in, my whole body went in.

A stinging shock went through my body. My skin was burning off! This is acid water!

This was bad. My eyes had accidentally opened and I could tell they were probably bleeding by now.

No! I didn't even know how to swim, more or less know how far away I was from something to hold onto. Finally, I was able to get my head above water. My vision was blurred. I needed to get out of the water fast! I grabbed on to a tree branch that was attached to a low tree.

"Almost got it!!" I remembered myself saying. When I could actually see a little bit, I noticed my hands were red and bloody.

I finally hauled myself out of that 'hell water' as I used to call it. My clothes were in shreds, hanging damply to my body. Scratches and skin irritation crossed my arms, legs, and stomach. My hair felt somewhat matted. I felt something coming up, so I hunched over and out came blood from my mouth.

I gazed at my bloody hand in shock. I had just fallen into acid water and I survived.

Ever since then, I have been scared of swimming.

End Flashback. (Normal POV)

"Nothing. I-I just, uh, didn't feel like swimming. Why? Did you want to see me in only swim trunks?" Kish asked, smirking at the blushing feline girl.

"Nyaa! Heck no!" Ichigo quickly nodded her head and put her head in her hands. Kish leaned back in relief, but was still shivering inside.

Ichigo looked over to see that Kakorat had fallen asleep with only half of her dinner eaten. She smiled. Kakorat was very cute when she slept.

"I think I'll go put Kakorat-chan to sleep," Ichigo excused herself, about to wake Kakorat. "I'll help," Kish volunteered. He lifted Kakorat bridal style and he and Ichigo made it up to her room.

"She's cute," Kish smiled as he lay his future daughter down. Ichigo nodded in agreement and leaned her head against his shoulder. Kish noticed this and smirked. He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed the side of her mouth.

Ichigo's body temperature rose, but she kept still.

"Kish, when I asked you why you didn't go into the ocean during dinner, why did you suddenly look scared for a moment?" Ichigo asked. Kish's smirk dropped. His topaz eyes looked down.

"I can't swim," Kish attempted to lie. "No, I can tell it's not that. Please, if you don't want to tell me, you don't have to. Just, it's not good to keep hiding," Ichigo turned around to face Kish.

"I'm scared of water," he murmured lightly but Ichigo's hearing picked it up. She blinked in surprise.

"When I was 7 or so, I fell into a river filled with acidic water. It nearly killed me. I've never attempted to swim since," Kish explained, saying each word slowly and sadly.

"That must have been scary," Ichigo said. "Yeah, I can't see extremely well and my eye color changed a bit, some scars are left, but I'm okay," Kish smiled.

"I'm sorry for asking you why you didn't swim," Ichigo looked down in shame. Kish pulled her into a hug and kissed her lips lightly.

"You didn't understand, it's okay," Kish said, lightly stroking her hair. Ichigo returned the hug.

And then, she stood on her tiptoes and kissed Kish back. The kiss lasted a few seconds, but to the both of them, it lasted an hour. Ichigo pulled back and blushed briefly.

She turned and ran downstairs. Kish couldn't help but smirk.

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Holy cheese! That took waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay longer than expected! I am so totally sorry! I had severe writer's block! And then, Tsubasa Chronicle, Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, BECK, Hetalia Axis Powers, Cardcaptors, Chobits, Ouran High School Host Club, Full Metal Alchemist, and Shugo Chara all had to blur my vision! (Do any of you guys like those animes?)

Once again, I am totally sorry! I really want to escape from Middle School and get good grades. I'm skipping the time when I should be studying to write this.

Sadly, I have lost most of my passion for Tokyo Mew Mew, but lucky for you guys and me, my best friend keeps me inside that Tokyo Mew Mew universe.

Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you guys for reviewing and reading and favoriting! I really love you guys for that!

-SyaoransRealSelf

(P.S. I think I'm proud of writing Kish's flashback)