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A soft beeping filled the room. On the left side a window was open as soft see-through curtains danced in the breeze. The sun shone through as a tree danced in the wind. The beeping continued as the covers slowly shuffled. The covers where a soft blue as a arm with green sleeves reached over to the bedside table. On it sat a lamp and a black alarm clock. It hit the clock, but to no avail. Finally it hit the button and shut it off. The occupant of the bed then sat up. Her brown hair came first. It was long and had a few locks in her face. But then she had long bangs on each side of her head. She rubbed her eyes and then opened then to reveal a deep sapphire blue. She the looked over at her clock as it said 7:30.

"O My Gosh!" she screamed as she jumped out of bed. "I'm Late, AGAIN!"

She quickly ran into her closet and threw off her pj's. She put on a white short sleeve shirt, followed then by a deep blue vest. She tied a red ribbon around her neck and made it a bow. She then put on a white mini-skirt. She put on her socks and pulled them up to her knees. She then grabbed her brush and smoothed out her hair. She then put her hair up in a ponytail using a light blue hair-tie. Her locks of hair and her bangs still hung down.

"I'm Leaving!" She yelled as she ran down the stairs, grabbed her backpack, got on her shoes, and ran out the door.

"Wait, what about breakfast?" she heard her mother call before she shut the door.

Hello, my name is Rika and I'm 16 years old. I was born on May 15, 1998. That makes me the year of the Tiger, and a Taurus. I have a bad habit of waking up late, and I have a little habit of biting my nails. I also can't talk to guys. My favorite subjects are Environmental Science and History. My least favorite subjects are Algebra and English Grammar. And that's all you need to know about me so far.

Rika quickly ran down the side walk as she came closer to her school. She turned as she entered the main part of the building. She then ran up a flight of stairs and into a class room.

"Josh." the teacher called out as she took attendance.

"Here."

"Melanie."

"Present."

"Rika."

No reply.

"Rika?" she asked as she looked up.

As she did the door opened as Rika came in panting.

"I'm….here." Rika panted as she stood there.

"Take a seat." Her teacher said as she showed a look of disapproval.

Rika sat in a desk-chair at the back of the room. She breathed a sigh of relief as she sat down.

"Cutting it close aren't ya?" a voice said from her left side.

"Don't I always Melanie?" Rika said as she looked over.

A girl her age with long red hair and emerald eyes sat in the seat to her left side. She wore the same thing as Rika.

"That's true." Melanie said as she rested her head on her left hand.

"Students, I will now pass back your last Algebra test." Their teacher announced as she got a huge pile of papers in her arms.

At this Rika's right hand immediately went up to her mouth as she started to bite her nails.

"Why do you do that?" Melanie asked annoyed.

"It's a habit!" Rika replied to her as she rolled her eyes.

The teacher then passed by as she slapped a stack of seven papers on her desk. The papers where bottom side up so the grade wasn't showing. Rika slowly reached out her hand as she bit her nails even faster. She tilted up the pages as the grade showed 32. She then quickly slapped it down.

"Wahoo!" Rika heard Melanie as she received her test. "100!"

Rika turned her face towards her and glared at her.

"So what did you get?" Melanie asked immediately turning towards Rika.

"What do ya think?" Rika replied bitterly.

"Oh come on, let me see!" Melanie protested.

Rika sighed as she showed Melanie her grade. Melanie's eyes grew a big as plates as the grade hit her like a slap in the face.

"It's not that bad." Melanie said as an anime sweat drop rolled down the side of her head.

Rika gave her the 'yeah right' look as the bell rang. Everyone got out of their chairs and moved on to the next class. The morning classes went by as it came to lunchtime.

"Ok, if you just applied yourself you would be great at Algebra." Melanie said as she and Rika grabbed trays and got in the lunch line.

"Yeah right, it's to confusing." Rika said as she and Melanie grabbed bottled water. "Math is supposed to be about numbers, so why is there letters in it anyway?!"

"But it's not that difficult." Melanie protested as she got some mashed potatoes.

"That's just because your good at math." Rika replied as she got a small salad.

"Because I apply myself." Melanie said as she got a piece of chicken.

"And your just better at it." Rika said as she got some chicken as well.

"Whatever." Melanie said as she and Rika went to look for a table.

Lunch went by until they where at the last period of the day, and it was Rika's favorite.

"Environmental Science." Rika said as she breathed in the outside air.

"Why do you like this class so much?" Melanie asked as she stood there with a pad of paper. "It's so boring."

"Why do you like Algebra so much?" Rika replied to her with a smirk.

"Because it's fun and this is not." Melanie replied as she put her hands on her hips.

"Is not." Rika replied. "You get to go outside and get some fresh air."

At this she too another deep breath of air.

"Now, back to our assignment." Rika said as she got down on the ground. "This flower, right here."

She pointed to a small bud that was growing in pond in front of them as they where in back of the school. Rika carefully pulled the bud towards her and inspected it carefully.

"It hasn't bloomed yet, but the leaves are starting to turn a soft pinkish color. Judging by that color I'd say it should bloom in a couple weeks." Rika replied as she released the bud back out onto the water.

"Remind me why we chose a lotus flower." Melanie whined.

"It's called a Nelumbo nucifera." Rika replied as she turned to her. "And we chose it because…"

"No one else did!" Melanie said cutting Rika off. "Face it Rika, we'll never get it to bloom. I researched the flower, it only blooms in regions like Southern Asia or Australia."

"We'll make it bloom." Rika said confidently. "I know we can."

"Whatever you say." Melanie said as she wrote some notes down on her pad of paper.

The bell rang as everyone left for home.

"See ya tomorrow." Rika called as she and Melanie parted towards home.

"Later." Melanie replied.

Rika walked along the side walk. It wove up a hill that over looked the city. Rika made it to the top and stood there silently as she could see the sun start to set.

"So beautiful." Rika said to herself as she watched the beautiful mixture of orange and red.

Rika then turned as she saw a restaurant behind her. It was a grayish white with pink roofs. The place looked like it hadn't been used in years. On the top sat a golden statue of a cat. A overgrown green hedge formed an arch over her as she looked at a tablet near the place.

"Café Mew Mew?" Rika said quizitivly as she looked at it. It was worn out and the white was a pale gray. "I wonder how long it's been here."

"Are you sure about this?" a man asked softly.

"Absolutely, her DNA is perfect." another man replied. A screen showed Rika looking at the menu.

A man with black hair and dark brown eyes stood up straight. He had on a white shirt and black pants. Another man sat in a chair that was in front of a computer. He had light blonde hair as a pair of glasses sat on his nose. He had on a blue jacket and a green collared shirt. He softly typed on the key board.

"Then you know what to do Eric." the other man said to him.

"Right Matt." Eric said as he pressed the enter key. "Mew Mew Eternity is a go."

"Well they might as well tear it down if it's just sitting here." Rika said as she folded her arms.

At this a bright red light caught her eye. As she turned the light erupted onto her. Rika quickly shut her eyes. She then opened them as she was naked in a void of blue light with white sparkles. A low growl caught her attention. She quickly turned as a majestic orange tiger walked over to her. Rika surprisingly felt no fear as she reached out her hand and touched the tigers head. She sat down as she laid over the tiger. She then felt the tiger go into her body, but she felt no pain. She then glowed a bright light as the tiger was now fully in her.

"Ugh, what the.." Rika moaned as she laid on the ground.

She quickly sat up and looked around. The sun was gone as the clear sky was littered with glimmering stars and a crescent moon was slowly gaining altitude.

"What just happened?" Rika asked herself as she rubbed her head. "OH SHOOT!"

Rika immediately got to her feet and ran down the hill. She ran down a couple blocks until she reached her home. She quickly entered and took off her shoes at the door.

"I'm home!" Rika called out.

"It's about time, you had me worried!" She heard her mothers voice call to her.

She looked up to see her mother walking down the stairs. She had long dark brown hair and sky blue eyes. She had on a white apron, dark pants and a pink shirt.

"Your dinner got cold, so I heated it up and took it up to your room." her mother said to her.

"Arigato Okaa-san." Rika said as she bowed slightly.

Rika then went up the stairs and into her room. She set her bag on her bed as Rika looked out the window. She then smelled the soft scent of rice balls and chicken. Rika grabbed a pair of chop sticks that where sitting in the dish with the food and started to eat.

"What was that light?" Rika thought to herself.

The tiger replayed in her mind the entire night. Rika finished her homework, took a shower, and went to bed. The next day Rika's alarm rang just the same. This time Rika immediately woke up and stretched out her arms.

"Wow, I've never had a rest that good." Rika said softly.

She quickly got dressed and pulled her hair back. She then brushed her teeth and went down stairs.

"I'm leaving." Rika called as she got her shoes and exited.

Rika then ran down the side walk like she did everyday, only this time she was more energetic. She quickly made it to her school as the morning bell rang.

"Are you kidding me?" Melanie said shocked as Rika sat down next to her. "Your on time, your NEVER on time! What happened?"

"I got a full night sleep." Rika said as she shrugged.

"What REALLY happened?" Melanie asked as she leaned towards Rika.

"Nothing happ.." Rika started to say.

"Everyone can I please have your attention." their teacher said as a boy about Rika's age with brownish-blonde hair walked over next to the teacher. He had soft brown eyes and wore the schools black pants, and a black collared shirt. He also had black sneakers on. "This is Drake, he will be attending our school from now on, so please make him feel welcome."

"…ened until now." Rika softly as she finished her sentence. Her face had flushed a soft pink.

"Woah." Rika heard Melanie say shocked.

"What?" Rika asked as she turned towards her.

"You've only seen the guy for three seconds and already your in love?" Melanie asked surprised.

"I am not." Rika replied as she faced forward.

As she did she saw Drake look over at her. Their eyes met as Drake gave her a casual smile. Rika's cheeks flushed harder as her heart skipped a beat. Her teacher then put Drake in a desk in the front.

"I've never felt like this before." Rika thought to herself.

The bell rang as Rika and Melanie headed off to the Gym.

"Yes, gym class." Melanie said in a sing-songy voice.

"I know, and the best part is we're doing volley ball." Rika replied smiling.

They quickly entered the girls locker room and got changed. They exited wearing black shorts, blue t-shirts, white shoes, with their hair pulled back. The other girls soon followed as the class started. They where split in half as Rika went on one side of the net and Melanie on the other.

The ball started to fly through the air as girls called for it and hit it back over the net. Rika stood in the center of her side, unfortunately the ball never came to her.

"Someone hit it to me!" Rika called furiously.

"Rika, heads up!" Melanie said as she hit the ball up high.

The ball started to fall down to where Rika was. Rika quickly jumped into the air and swatted the ball. It quickly slammed onto the ground on the other side only it was completely flat. Rika landed on all fours as all the girls stared at the ball in shock. Rika then quickly got back onto her feet.

"We can't play anymore." Melanie said as she picked up the ball and stared at one side.

"What do you mean?" Rika asked confused.

Melanie then showed the side of the ball that Rika hit. There where three deep slits in the ball.

"I did that?" Rika asked shocked as she pointed to the ball.

"You where the last one to hit it!" a girl yelled at her.

Soon all the girls where yelling at Rika. Rika was forced to leave the class, get changed, and wait in the hallway.

"Well at least I won't be as sweaty as the others." Rika said to herself as she stood against the wall.

Footsteps caught her ear as she turned to look where they where coming from. Her cheeks flushed a soft pink as she saw Drake in the hall. He walked to a room, looked at a sheet of paper and had a confused look on.

"What do I say? what do I say?!" Rika thought to herself, her mouth then opened as she spoke in a high, squeaky voice. "Need some help?"

She then immediately covered her mouth. Drake then looked over at her. Rika then immediately put her hands to her side.

"Just act calm." Rika thought to herself as Drake walked over to her.

"Yeah, do you know where the English room is?" he asked as he looked at the piece of paper.

"Just down those stairs and third door on your left." Rika said as she pointed down the hall.

"Thanks." Drake said as he smiled. "I'm Drake by the way."

"I'm Rika." She replied to him.

"Nice to meet you." Drake said as he looked into her eyes.

Rika's cheeks flushed a brighter pink as he continued to stare into her eyes.

"You have nice eyes. Don't change them." Drake said and then left.

After she heard him walk down the stairs Rika anime melted onto the floor.

"He said I have nice eyes!" Rika thought to herself as her eyes where now pink hearts.

She then hear the door open as her eyes and body reverted back to normal. Melanie exited the gym with the rest of the girls to see Rika on the floor.

"What did I miss?" Melanie asked as she raised an eyebrow.

"Nothing." Rika said as she quickly got to her feet.

"Mhmm." Melanie replied in the 'I don't believe you' tone of voice.

Lunch soon came as Rika and Melanie where in line.

"What happened during gym class?" Melanie said as they got their trays.

"Nothing happened, much." Rika said with a smirk.

"Come on, I've been your best friend since kindergarten!" Melanie replied. "Tell me!"

"Oh fine I.." Rika started. Her nose twitched as she smelled chicken.

She looked over to see the cook holding out a piece of chicken to her. Without thinking she leaned forward and grabbed the chicken with her mouth. She gave purred softly as she came back. She then realized what she was doing as everyone was staring at her. She quickly spit the chicken out onto her tray.

"I gotta go!" Rika said quickly to Melanie. "I'll tell you later, bye!"

With that she set her tray down and ran out the cafeteria. She ran to a bridge like structure that connected her side of the school to another side. She stood near the railing as she looked down.

"What the heck is wrong with me?" Rika whined to herself. "First I wake up and get here on time, second I totally destroy volleyballs, AND NOW I'M GOING CRAZY OVER CHICKEN?!"

She gave a deep sigh as she rested her arms on the railing. She then saw something moving down below her. As she looked closer she saw Drake walking down there. She continued to stare at him until he disappeared. Rika gave a sigh and then felt her body move forward. She had been leaning forward to far the entire time. She fell over the railing and was falling head first towards the ground. She screamed her head off as the ground closed in on her. Instinctively her body turned a full circle so that her feet aimed towards the ground. She stopped screaming as she softly landed on her feet and opened her eyes.

"What the.." Rika asked herself as she looked around. "AW GREAT, MORE WEIRNESS!"

The rest of the day was uneventful as Rika finished up her classes. She quickly said goodbye to Melanie as she took the usual way home.

"In the back of my mind, I still wonder what happened yesterday." Rika said to herself as she walked along the path. "I need to check out that cafe one last time."

She then started to run up the path to where the cafe was going to be. She then stopped when she heard a step behind her. She quickly turned around to see Drake walking up the same path as her. Her face immediately went a dark red as she saw him look up at her. He gave a smile with his eyes closed and a small wave. But when he opened his eyes, Rika was gone.

"Rika?" Drake asked as a question mark appeared over his head.

"I can't talk to him, I just can't!" Rika thought to herself as she hid behind a tree.

A horrible feeling then pounded in her stomach. Without thinking she ran to the right, deep into the forest.

"What is this feeling that I'm having?" Rika thought to herself in a confused manner.

She then stopped herself as she looked around.

"Rika?" Drakes voice called.

She quickly turned her head to see Drake walking through the forest. She quickly darted behind a tree and out of sight. She then peaked her head out to see him look off and go in another direction.

"He followed me?" Rika softly asked herself. Her eyes then faintly sparkled as she smiled. "Here goes nothing. Drake! Wait up!"

She ran after him. As she did a floating jellyfish-like creature flew up into the air. A large horse-fly flew over as the jellyfish-monster quickly consumed it. A yellow light was then emitted as this took place.

"Great, I've lost him." Rika said to herself as she stopped running. "Great going Rika, just lose the only guy that might have a faint interest in you. Way to go."

"What the heck is that?!"

Her eyes got small as she heard Drakes voice yell those words. She quickly ran towards what she heard with all her speed. She stopped at a clearing. A huge bug like monster was there. It had a red body with violet wings It huge green eyes looked around as it had three black legs on each side and a yellow tube thing for a mouth just like a fly. Rika then saw Drake a few feet away from it.

The monster flapped it's wings as huge gusts of wind where formed. Rika was blown back. But as she flew back she felt herself claw onto a tree and stick fast. As she opened her eyes she saw Drakes body go flying as he slammed against a tree and went unconscious.

"DRAKE!" Rika screamed as she got back onto her feet and ran out to him.

She then quickly stopped as the monster turned and looked her way. The monster lifted the wing that was facing her as another huge gust of wind blew her away. She screamed as she sailed through the air. She then felt her wrists being pulled as she felt herself go back down to earth. She then felt soft fabric.

She opened her eyes to see a man with black hair and brown eyes. He had on a white shirt and black pants. He was holding her fast as they where in a tree.

"Relax Rika." he said to her. "It's alright."

"Nani?!" Rika asked shocked as she pushed away from him and sat on the branch. "Who are you, how do you know my name, how can you say everything's alright when everything is obviously not right?!"

"Just relax." He replied to her.

He then looked over as Rika followed his gaze. She then saw Drake laying in front of a tree. She then looked over to see the monster close in on him.

"DRAKE!" Rika yelled worried.

"You have to save him." she heard the man say.

"How am I supposed to do that?" Rika asked him as she looked over at him.

"Here, take this." he said as he plopped a yellow pendant in her hand. It had an orange heart and a couple orange lines. "The rest will come naturally."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Rika yelled at him furiously.

"No time to explain." He replied. He then put his hand to her back and pushed her off the branch. "Just do your duty, Mew Rika."

Rika flew through the air and tightly closed her eyes. She felt a small bump on the bottom of her feet. As she opened her eyes she was on her feet and she was now between the bug monster and Drake.

"I landed on my feet again?" Rika asked herself.

"Mew Rika." the man called to her. "Use the pendant!"

Rika looked down at her right hand where the pendant rested. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at it.

"What is this, word are coming out of my heart at an uncontrollable rate!" Rika thought to herself as she made a fist with her right hand and the pendant inside of it. "Mew Mew Rika, Metamorphosis!"

Rika softly kissed the pendant as it exploded with light. Rika stood in a blue sparkling background naked. Bands of orange light swirled towards her as she twirled. They wrapped over her body as she had a tube-top shirt that covered her breasts and left her chest bare. She also had on what looked like orange two-piece swim bottoms. She then swayed her hips back and forth as a orange mini-skirt formed over the bottoms. She then jumped down as the background was now green as orange cat ears appeared and an orange tail popped out from under the skirt. She reached out both of her arms a orange puff things appeared on her upper arms and orange wrist bands appeared. She then lifted up her left leg as long boots covered her legs up to her upper leg and stopped. A leg band then covered the rest of her right leg. She twirled as the pendant was hung from a thick orange collar necklace.

Rika softly opened her eyes as she was now transformed.

"WHAT THE HECK AM I WEARING?!" Rika shrieked as she looked down at herself.

The monster then roared as she returned her focus to the beast. It lunged at her. She quickly turned grabbed Drake. She jumped onto the monster's head, and then jumped again and landed behind it.

"Please be ok." Rika said softly as she softly laid Drake on the ground.

She then turned and faced the monster with an angry look in her eyes. The monster also turned and faced her.

"I'll never forgive you for what you did to Drake! For the sake of Drake's future, I'll be of service! Nya!" Rika yelled at the beast. She then held out her right hand as more words came out. "Solar Medallion!"

A ring of light shone as her weapon emerged. It was a golden circle with ten triangle sticking out. Part of the ring did not have a triangle sticking out for a gripping place. A bar on the left and on the right went inward as a blue gem sat in their converging point. Rika grabbed it and held it out.

"Ribbon-32 Shot!" Rika yelled.

Immediately two light bolts as big as needles flew out of the blue gem and jabbed into the monsters skin. It gave a roar as the numbers increased from 2 to 4, 8, 16, and finally 32. As all the needles stuck into the monster it gave a low growl of submission before its legs gave out under it and it collapsed onto the ground.

"Time for you to disappear!" Rika yelled as she jumped into the air. "Light Transformation 1!"

At this her medallion glowed a bright white. The ring snapped in half as the two sides moved upwards and stuck onto the gem. The two bars then folded down so it was now in a heart shape. Rika grabbed the bars that where sticking down and held it out in front of her with both hands.

"Ribbon-Tiger Heart Check!" Rika yelled.

At this the gem glowed a bright blue as a beam of light shot out from it. The light slammed into the creature as it gave a final roar. It then busted as the horsefly was now back to normal. It buzzed away as the jellyfish floated in he air. A little flying orange monster flew over to it and ate it. Mean while the man was near the flying creature. Rika gave a sight as she sat down on the ground.

"Not bad Mew Rika." the man said to her.

"Stop calling me that!" Rika yelled at him angrily.

"Why, you called yourself Mew Rika." He replied as he folded his arms.

"That's not the point!" Rika replied at him furious. "Now tell me, who are you, what was that monster, and what happened to me?!"

"All will be explained in due time." another voice said to her.

As she looked over a man with blonde hair and glasses. He had on a blue jacket and a green collared shirt.

"And who are you?" Rika asked bitterly.

"My name is Eric." Eric replied with a bow. "And this is my good friend Matt."

Matt gave a grunt as he folded his arms.

"Please forgive him." Eric said as he helped Rika to her feet. "But I must say it is an honor to meet you."

"That's nice and all but," Rika then looked back down at Drake. "what about Drake?"

"Oh he'll be alright, he is just temporarily unconscious." Eric replied to her. "He'll be back on his feet in a few minutes."

"Meaning we need to get you out of here." Matt replied to her.

"Why?" Rika asked as a question mark appeared next to her head.

"Your still transformed." Matt replied bluntly.

Rika paused and then looked down at herself. Her tail swished back and forth.

"AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Rika screamed as he was right.

"Like I said we need to go." Matt replied as he walked away.

"Wait, I can't walk around in public like this!" Rika yelled at him.

"Relax, the headquarters is only a short walk from here." Matt replied uncaring.

"But what about the monsters, and the transforming, and the attacks?" Rika questioned, very confused.

"When we get to the headquarters all will be explained." Eric replied as he to walked away.

I have no idea what's going on, but if these guys can answer my questions then I supposed I have to go along. But that doesn't mean that they can try any funny business on me when I'm in my tiger transformation!

Next Time: A Snobbish Mew

I found the second Mew, but she's more than I bargained for. And when a huge toad monster shows up things get even weirder. But it's nothing I can't handle with my new powers, right?

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