CHAPTER NINE: A Last Big Truth
'Why me, Lord? Just please answer me: why me?' Zakuro's slow footsteps echoed down the dark alleyway. Rain had started to sprinkle lightly, but was turning into a heavier downpour as the seconds flew by. Soon, Zakuro was drenched, and she fell to her knees and glowed a light purple. She had transformed into her normal self. Her wine overcoat rested gently in a puddle.
"Mew Mew Zakuro, META-" A shock ran through her body, and Zakuro groaned in pain. "Why can't I transform?" 'Just one more try, Zakuro. One more try!' A voice inside her head kept urging her on, telling her what moves to make.
"Shut up!" She screamed in annoyance, but listened to her voice.
"Mew Mew Zakuro..." As of that moment, her last bit of strength disappeared, and Zakuro fell down, unconcious. Yet nobody in the world knew that Zakuro might not be able to transform ever again...
ZAKURO'S MANSION
The sound of a doorbell pierced the air, a raw, rain scent evading the air. The tall figure at the door stood quietly, his dark violet hair ruffling in the quiet breeze.
"Come on, Zakuro...Please open the door; it's only me..." The alien grumbled to himself as he rang the doorbell impatiently.
Suddenly, the alien heard rapid footsteps behind him. "Pai!"
The voice belonged to Pudding. Five mew mews dressed in colourful clothes appeared behind Pai. "What are you doing here?" She inquired.
"Yeah!" Minto agreed. "And where is Lady Zakuro?"
"What did you do with her?" Ichigo's worried words spilled out like coffee on a rug. "I'll fight you if I have to!" Ichigo drew her weapon to her chest. "Ribbon Strawber-"
"Relax!" Pai silenced the chattering of five mews going on at once. "For your information-" He gave a quick glare at Ichigo "-I don't know where she is. That's why I came here to look for her."
"Well we don't know where she is either!" Minto snapped back, although everyone could tell that she was most worried of the mews. "And we gotta find her before something happens!"
"Something..." Lettuce mumbled quietly, but then got louder. "Something bad..."
x.AlleyWay.x
Soft steps beated to the rhythm of the sound of rushing water. Zakuro traveled through the dark tunnel. Almost to the end...
Light shined from the moon and the starry night sky upon the lake. A tiny waterfall crashed silently, and a tall shadowy figure waited for her on the dock. The figure turned around; it was Pai.
"Pai..." Zakuro whispered quietly, then ran over to him.
"Zakuro," Pai replied with a small smile on his face. "Would you like to sit down on the dock with me?"
Zakuro felt herself blush, and she smiled slightly. "All right," She agreed, and followed Pai to the dock, where he held her hand while she sat down. When she had sat down, Pai wrapped a blanket around her to keep her warm, and Zakuro leaned on his shoulder.
"Thanks..." She mumbled to Pai while watching the small waves crashing back and forth, back and forth. It was a truly romantic moment.
Suddenly Zakuro raised her head to look at Pai with her glazed eyes. "Pai...I love you."
"I love you too, Zakuro." He returned the gaze and smiled, oh-so gently, and leaned over to kiss her. Zakuro closed her eyes and waited for the moment...
Instead of getting a kiss, she woke up to find water splashing all over her. Zakuro shook her head and looked around sleepily. She was back in the real world, and she realized that she was still in the alleyway. Even though the alleyway wasn't as dark as it was the night before, it still looked shadowed. Zakuro stood up and shook water from her overcoat. The water splashing was a wild taxi whizzing through a puddle.
"Pai..." Zakuro whispered quietly, exactly like in her dream, and a few tears swelled in her eyes. Would she ever see him again? Zakuro walked quietly past rows of houses with neat lawns. Suddenly, she saw the park where she had last fought the last predasite. 'That was a while ago...' She thought, and broke into a sprint. She had to go back to the spaceship, no matter what.
She just HAD to see Pai.
-THE spaceship.-
Kisshu sat upright on the couch, one arm around Ichigo, who was sobbing loudly. All the mew mews were surrounding them.
"I can't believe Zakuro would do this to us," Ichigo was crying. "I just can't believe it!"
"It's all right, Ichigo. You know she's going to come back." Everyone could tell Kish was trying his best to comfort her, but no matter how hard he tried, or anyone tried, nothing would make her happy. Only Zakuro's return would raise her 'ole happy cheer back.
"Kisshu's right, Ichigo," Retasu replied sweetly. "Zakuro cares about us; she'll come back soon, and I can almost promise you that."
Kish was helping Ichigo wipe away her tears. "I just hope you're right, Retasu." Ichigo's voice still carried sorrow. "I really hope you're right..."
PAI'S ROOM
Pai was laying on his bed, staring at the metal ceiling. Thoughts of the past day rushed through his mind. Where was Zakuro? The question ran through his mind plenty of times, yet every time he tried to find an answer, there was nothing to give him even a hint.
Suddenly, he heard a loud thumping against the place where Zakuro had broken the wall. He had just repaired it, and wasn't willing to repair it again. Another thumping sound brought him out of his thoughts. He sighed and got up, and teleported outside.
As soon as he was outside, he was shocked.
"Zaku...ro?" He blinked. Obviously he didn't believe that Zakuro was really there, sitting on the grass, exhausted from her long trip.
Zakuro looked up and smiled tiredly. "That's me..." She ran over to him and Pai embraced her in a romantic hug, which seemed to last a lifetime.
Raindrops were falling in scattered places when they stopped hugging. The rain poured heavier and heavier until Zakuro and Pai were soaked.
"Pai...I need to tell you something...I-"
"I love you too, Zakuro." And with that, he grabbed her and kissed her.
And they kissed.
And they kissed.
END
Well, whadya think of the story:D
Sorry that I made the ending come too soon. .
I might make a sequel fanfic to this later. :
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-Khitty