I do not Own Tokyo Mew Mew or any of its characters.
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The Strange Customer
It was another beautiful day in Tokyo. The sun shone down catching the flowers in the park and giving them a slight glow. The trees gently moved in the wind, their leaves whispering to themselves. There was a relaxing hum in the park; everywhere you went people where outside enjoying themselves with friends, lovers and family. All except one.
"I'm going to be late AGAIN. And Shirogane! Wait till he finds out, UGH!" Momomiya Ichigo raced through the park at full speed, late yet again for work. "I shouldn't even be working on a Saturday, I mean it's such a nice day, and what about Masaya, I wanted to go on a date with him" Ichigo whined to herself.
She turned a corner and bolted through the doors of the cutest cafe in Tokyo, Cafe Mew Mew.
"You're late!" Ichigo looked up from her spot and met the annoyed blue eyes of her boss, Ryou.
"How can you blame me when it's such a nice day outside and I have to work instead" Ichigo snapped back.
"You'll be working on Sunday too" Ryou said simply turning around and entering the kitchen. Ichigo glared at her boss' back.
"He's got to be kidding me, I am NOT working tomorrow" she huffed to herself.
"Ichigo, don't just stand there, you have work to do, Lettuce and Pudding can hardly look after all the customers!" Mint called across from her table she was sitting at.
"Why don't you do some work for once and maybe we wouldn't be so busy all the time!" Ichigo almost shouted. She trudged off to the back room to change. Zakuro was away on a photo shoot in America, she wouldn't be back for a few weeks. The girls missed her but then again, she was sure the customers didn't, after all she wasn't exactly that polite to them. Ichigo couldn't help but giggle as she got on her waitress outfit.
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"Hi, may I take your order?" Ichigo smiled at her customer
"Yes thank you, umm could I have a coffee and ... Hmm" the lady scanned the menu. She was quite unusual, Ichigo thought. She had long purple hair with an odd array of braids and beads. From one of her braids hung a grey feather that had had its tip dyed red. Her skin was a dusty tan colour and on her right cheek was a tattoo of a grey crescent moon and star.
Before she could decide what to have, Ryou turned up.
"Strawberry, I want you to empty the bins and then to do the windows and floors once you've finished there" Ichigo sighed at her nickname he gave her.
"Yes Shirogane" she mumbled not taking her eyes off her customer the customer.
"And after that I want you to clean the lab" he called over his shoulder as he turned to head up the steps.
"WHAT?" Ichigo spun to face her boss. "I am NOT your personal slave Shirogane. If you made a mess in the lab, clean it up your freaking self you lazy JERK" Ichigo shouted, her face going red from anger.
"If I told you to clean the lab, then you will!" Ryou replied with a bit more force in his voice.
"FORGET IT, I am not cleaning up your FILTH!" Ichigo was now inches from her boss' face.
"You're already working tomorrow from being late, don't make me cut your pay in half for not doing what your told" Ryou's indifferent face calmly looked at Ichigo's deepening one.
"You stuck up, snob of a..." Ichigo was cut off by a cold hand on her shoulder. Surprised she turned to see her customer standing in front of Ryou and her. She looked at both of them in deep thought.
"You two are quite interesting I must say" her voice was soft and lulling.
"What?" Ichigo spluttered
"Extremely strong attractions yet so much conflict and denial" she continued. Ichigo took a step back
"Attraction, hell no" she had to stop herself from spitting out the words in hate. Ryou placed a hand on the customers forearm.
"I think you must be feeling a bit strange from the heat, please sit down while my waitress fetches you something cool to drink" he soothed. Ichigo stood there fuming. She refused to do anything this ass hole said.
The strange lady laughed
"Oh I'm quite alright, it's you too who need to I'm worried about. You need to start being clearer to each other, and clear your minds so that you can think together"
"That's very kind of you, but I'd prefer not to share minds with my jerk of a boss thanks" Ichigo said as sweetly as she could.
The customer smiled and placed a cold hand, much to Ichigo and Ryou's shock, their foreheads.
"Since you two are both stubborn, this might help you a bit" the lady removed her hand then curtseyed a 'thankyou' and she whisked out the door silently. Ichigo stood there in shock.
"What just happened?" Ichigo thought allowed, her gaze following the weird lady.
"Something your brain probably couldn't handle, now get back to work, baka" Ryou ordered the young teenager.
"Do NOT call me baka you ... you... BAKA"