Monkey-Chick: I'M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!! Aren't you all glad to see me?

Badtz Maru and Chi-Chai Monchan: no.

Monkey-Chick: T^T y-you don't loves m-me? *has emotional breakdown*

Badtz Maru: *whispers something to Chi-Chai*

Chi-Chai Monchan: ohh. okay. DISCLAIMER: Monkey-Chick does not, and never will, own Sanrio or Tokyo Mew Mew.

Monkey-Chick: YAAY!!!!!! I LUV YOU TWO!!!!! *huggles Chi Chai and Badtz Maru*

Maru-Maru and Chi: CAN'T.......BREATHE.........*GASP*

Keroppi: Roll chapter eight!

Monkey-Chick: KEROPPI!!!!!!!! YOU CAME BACK!!!!!!!!

Keroppi: crap sock.......

Monkey-Chick: *chases Keroppi around the studio like a crazy jonas brother fan*

Keroppi: T^T HELP MEE!

The summer wind blew gently around the twosome, and Ichigo laughed as it played with her curls. Ryou gaved her a puzzled look.

"Why are you so happy?" He said, ceasing his walk.

Ichigo smiled and shrugged, "Oh, I don't know. Maybe because we're not.........nevermind." she said.

Ryou would have inquired further, but decided that he'd rather have her happy for no reason than mad at him for barging into her personal business.

They resumed their walk, soon coming the door. Ichigo, in her happy-go-lucky mood, knocked on the door a little too enthusiastically.

KNOCK!! KNOCK!!! "KEIICHIRO! PUDDING! IT'S ICHIGO AND RYOU-SAN!" She shouted, but one thing she said caught Ryou by surprise.

'Wait, did she just call me by my first name? Naw, it was probably a mistake......' He thought.

A cutely dressed Pudding answered the door. She was wearing a denim skirt that stopped right above her knees, and a yellow tank top with an orange trim and orange straps. Each of her wrists were decorated with two yellow and orange bangles, and her four braids had a small orange bow in them. Her shoes were also flip-flops, just like Ichigo's, but hers were orange.

"Konnichiwa, Pudding-chan! You look very nice today. Are you ready for dinner?" Ichigo said, bending down so she could talk to Pudding.

"HAI, ICHIGO ONII-CHAN, NA NO DA!" She practically screamed.

Instead of rubbing her ears and muttering "Oww" like Ryou had, Ichigo simply laughed, making Pudding grin.

"Ichigo Onii-chan and Bossman need Akasaka-san, no da?" She asked. "Yes Pudding. Do you know where he is?" Ryou finally said.

Pudding smiled, but ended up whispering, "Akasaka-san is in the shaving. He told Pudding-chan to tell everyone he was in the shower, na no da." she said.

Ryou and Ichigo stood back up and laughed. "Well thank you for the information Pudding. When Akasaka-san gets out of the 'shower', tell him that we'll be down by the beach, okay?" Ichigo said.

"Hai! Pudding-chan is on the job, na no da!" She saluted, waved goodbye and closed the door gently.

"Well, it looks like we have time before dinner. You said something about the beach?" Ryou asked, once more letting Ichigo hook her arm through his.

"Let's go!" She said, as they began their stroll down to Cannon Beach.

After a ten minute walk down to the ocean, we find the two sitting right at the tide's edge, waiting for it to splash at their feet.

Ichigo giggled. "Okay, would you please just tell me why you're so dang happy all of a sudden?" The blonde asked, crossing his arms.

She sighed in defeat, and said, "Alright, alright I'll tell you! Just don't get your panties in a bunch, jeesh." Ryou gave her the one-eyebrow-what-the-heck-did-you-just-say-to-me look.

"I guess why I'm so happy is because.....well.... this is the most fun I've had since the beach trip back in Japan, except this is better. And also because we haven't fought since.......the......uh.....incident." Ichigo had called it.

Ryou chuckled lightly. "What were you trying to do back there anyways?" The red-head began to stutter once more, "I--I was--it didn't-- I WAS TRYING TO KISS YOU ALRIGHT?" She finally shouted, burying her head in her arms in attempt to hide her reddened cheeks.

The blonde was taken back by what she had just said, and decided to make the best of this opportunity. "Well why don't I fix what I messed up?"

Ichigo looked up at him quizically. He tilted her chin up, and planted a small, sweet, simple kiss on her lips. What was actually less than three seconds seemed like wonderful ages for Ichigo. When they broke apart, he pulled her onto his lap, wrapped his arms around her, and rested his head on top of hers.

"Is the problem fixed?" He said in a low whisper. "H-hai...." Ichigo said, trailing her voice away. She turned around in his lap, and once more began to kiss him, but this time it was more than just a few seconds. Ryou, surprised, tried to pull back, but the taste of strawberry was like a magnetic pull that he just couldn't fight. The sweet aroma of vanilla and strawberries mixed together in a delicious, seductive scent. Ichigo was taked off-guard when her lips had opened ever so slightly, letting Ryou's roaming tongue slip inside. He lay backwards on the sand, letting the red head take control. They would have continued this much longer, until someone interrupted them.

"Ichigo!? Sh-Shirogane!?!?" Came a voice. The two broke apart hastily and Ryou sat up.

Ichigo tried to explain. "This--this isn't what it looks like!" She said. 'Uggghhh....Oh, who am I kidding. This is what it looks like.' Ichigo thought.

Monkey Chick: ooh!!!!! who is that who caught ryou and ichigo's make-out fest, hmmm?? R&R and I'll tell youu!!!