Dis cla i mer: Well, it obviously means I don't own Tokyo Mew Mew. Or kh Sora for that matter... Square Enix does. ((sob))

Sakura: ((twitch)) Holy. Shit. 84 reviews! Thank you so much you guys! I love you! I shall dance! But gah! I hate the fact that I didn't write enough about Kisshu in the last chapter! ((goes to a corner and sobs with Sora patting her back))

KH Sora: Y'know.. I keep wondering why the hell I'm here if this is TMM fanfic.

Sora: Cuz Saku-chan loves you too damn much. ((Sigh)) Along with Roxas, Axel, Cloud, Kadaj, Reno, Riku-

KH Sora: Riku? WHERE?

Sora: Aha! I knew it!

KH Sora: ((blushes)) You saw nothing! NOTHING I SAY! ((points))

Sora: ((rolls eyes)) Yeah sure. Anyway, since our darling authoress is busy sobbing, and we're feeling generous, IT'S REVIEW ANSWERING TIME! But, unfortunately, we're gonna answer the majority of reviews for the seventh chapter. So you have any questions, please e-mail them to Sakura. She loves e-mails.

Sakura: That I do. EMAIL ME I SAY! .. I named my kitten Riku-!

Sora: Oh look, she stopped cry- ((is hit in the head with a VERY large dictionary))

tokyomewmewgal:
Sakura: Yes, I'd love for him to die too. Painfully.. and slowly. Hehehe...
Kisshu: ((drags off a very insane authoress))
Sora: Oh my god I'm loved! Yes! ((hugs tokyomewmewgal))
Hikaru: I think someone has a too large ego.
Sora: Like someone we know. ((pokes Hikaru))
Hikaru: Ow. ((pokes back))
((Sora and Hikaru engage in a tickle fight))

Kisshu-luv:
Sakura: Hm, I hate the fact that I'm such a slow updater.. ((sob))

Heth:
Sakura: Haha, I know. I was sitting there thinking ''Is this over yet?'' But other than that the movie was awesome.

Mew of Fire:
Sakura: AHHH! ((is fearing the mighty spork of doom))

-EFC-:
Sakura: Well, duh! In manga, ANYTHING is possible. Like jumping off rooftops and LIVING.
Hikaru: Sounds something that Sora might do.. hehe..
KH Sora: If I'm high on RedBull then yes.
Sakura: ((glances as Hikaru and kh Sora and coughs)) And, if Kisshu was dead, I'D be dead. Killed by readers. PotC2 is good. Even if the plot takes forever just as Heth said. There's gonna be a THIRD! Like next year. Cuz they were filming the movies back to back. Now, if you excuse me, I need to go get my supply of RedBull...

LadyLuck22:
Sakura: It's good to know that you like my story! ((beams)) And PotC2 was. Totally. Awesome! ((hugs Jack)) But I hated that stupid cliffhanger! ((stabs cliffie to death))
Hikaru: Okaaay, I think that's enough Dippin' Dots for you...

ILoveKisshu:
Sakura: STRAWBERRY! ((feasts))
Hikaru: Well, while she has a mouthful of strawberries...
Sakura: I canth wai fer oo thu sthar tha pikton.
Sora: ((looks at Strawberry to English Dictionary)) Translation: I can't wait for you to start the fic.

Naruto x Ana-ki:
Sakura: You're so lucky. ((envies luck))

Sakura: Yaay! Well, now that that's over I am pleased to announce that I have absolutely no clue how this plot is forming. Everything is written straight from the top of my head. I don't even know how the hell I'm gonna end this fic.

Sora: She was high on sugar when it all happened.

Sakura: Shut up! They don't need to know that! Anyway.. Off topic: I didn't know Sublime sung in friggin' Spanish!

Hikaru: Well now you do.

Sakura: Yeah.. So now, the long anticipated chapter 8! OH MY GOD! Let's see if I can make it to 10 and still be alive!

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xoxo S A K U R A

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cHaPtEr 8: I'vE sEeN bEtTeR dAyS

''So what did you say your name was again?''

''Lycoris.''

''That's a funny name,'' said Hikaru, poking the younger girl's forehead.

''That's a bit much coming from someone who's name means 'light','' the young girl snapped back and poked him back in the ribs.

Hikaru pouted and muttered an ''Ow.'' For such a young girl she sure had a friggin' attitude.

After Lycoris had appeared on Ichigo's doorstep the cat-girl had instantly invited her inside, curious to know why she thought she had seen Lycoris before. Which led to idle conversation between Lycoris and Hikaru. Which led to Hikaru ''insulting'' Lycoris and poking her. Which, of course, led to Lycoris snapping at him and poking him back painfully in the ribs, which later Sora said he deserved for being such an asshole.

''So.. Lycoris,'' Ichigo began as Sora chased Hikaru around the living room when he said 'You shouldn't be the one to talk', ''Have.. have we met before?''

''No, I don't think so, Ichigo-oneechan, but I sure feel the same way,'' Lycoris replied, going back to her 'I'm-cute-and-sweet-so-love-me' mode. At that point, Myuu caming walking out of the kitchen and upon seeing Lycoris jumped into her lap and began purring. Translation: Gimmie some attention goddammit. I haven't been mentioned since ever!

Lycoris scratched the kitten behind the ear. ''You know, I have a kitten who looks just like this.''

''Really?'' said Ichigo. ''My friend found her on the street one day and I took it. So.. um, where do you live?''

''Oh, I, um..'' Lycoris hesitated. She didn't seem to want to say and she was saved when there was a scream of ''Omigod!'' which was followed by an ''Ow! Fuck!''

Ichigo raised and eyebrow and looked over at Sora and Hikaru. As the scene looked like, it seemed as though Hikaru had tripped over a forgotten couch cushion and fell on top of Sora. Then Sora seemed to have hit him in the side of the head with something. Her fist maybe. He was bleeding from his temple.

''Hikaru, are you okay?'' Ichigo gasped and darted over to his side.

Hikaru grit his teeth and held his head in his hands not looking up. Sora rolled her eyes muttering something about him being a 'stupid klutz.. watch where you're going.' She took him by the wrist and dragged him into the kitchen.

''You should check up on Kisshu,'' Sora muttered to Ichigo. ''Come on, Lycoris-chan, help me out.'' She smiled at the girl and Lycoris went over without complaining. The three entered the kitchen and Sora rummaged around for the first aid kit. Lycoris, being the darling angel in disguise that she was, guided Hikaru over to the kitchen table and sat him down. Said boy ran his hand down the side of his face and pulled it away to see streaks of blood on his fingers. He frowned.

Well this sucks acorns.

A cold wet cloth was pressed to the side of his face and he flinched.

Lycoris giggled as she held it in place. ''Hikaru-oniichan has to watch where he's going next time.''

Hikaru glared daggers at the younger girl. God, if looks could kill...

Sora peered at his face. ''I'm.. sorry.. I hit you. I was more out of reflex than anything else...'' she trailed off. Because Hikaru had begun to crack up. After all, if you thought about the whole situation, it was actually pretty funny. Like a ''I-tripped-over-a-couch-cushion-and-ended-up-falling-over-my-best-friend-who-punched-the-side-of-my-head-out-of-reflex-and-now-I'm-sitting-at-the-kitchen-table-and-bleeding'' kind of situation. It was pretty stupid.

When Kisshu slept, he didn't feel the pain that had been inflicted onto him. His body was just...there. Sort of numb. Just laying there. In Ichigo's bed. Kisshu's golden orbs snapped open as that last thought completely registered in his head. Mmm, Ichigo. Even her bed smelled like strawberries. Kisshu just lay there silently for a few more moments, thinking only about Ichigo.

''I was supposed to be with Masaya but you got in the way!''

''It's. All. YOUR. Fault!''

Kisshu frowned slightly. Not the most pleasant thing he wanted to remember. Wait. Rewind. Unless he was hallucinating (which he was sure he wasn't), Ichigo had specifically said ''I was supposed to be with Masaya.'' That being said in past tense. So maybe... Kisshu's heart did a small flutter as he thought that he still had a chance with Ichigo. After all, she didn't say ''I am with Masaya.'' She said ''I was supposed to be.''

Better not get your hopes up, Kish, the alien said sadly to himself.

The door creaked open and Kisshu instinctively shut his eyes closed, pretending to be asleep. But he knew who it was. He knew by the scent. And the scent told him that Ichigo was kneeling on the floor right beside the bed. Kisshu felt a soft pleasant feeling on his forehead. Ichigo was fingering the fringe of his bangs softly, as to not wake him up. Pssh, like he was sleeping.

''Kisshu,'' Ichigo breathed. ''I'm sorry. I know this was my fault.''

Kisshu wanted to tell her that he was okay. That she didn't need to apologize. But he was afraid that if he let her know that he was awake, Ichigo would break away from him and he would lose that warm contact.

''I don't really hate you,'' Ichigo pressed on, continuing to play with the alien's emerald bangs. ''I... I won't say that I love you.. but.. I like you for sure.''

Kisshu quietly waited for her to keep talking but the words didn't come. Instead, Ichigo yawned, absently laying her head next to Kisshu. ''No.. that'll.. never do...''

Kisshu opened his eyes to see that Ichigo had fallen asleep, her head set comfortably in the crook of Kisshu neck. Said alien smiled before burying his face in Ichigo's hair, inhaling the strawberry scent of her shampoo.

I've seen better days... but this is probably one of the best things to have happened to me in quite a while. To have Ichigo practically curled against him, sleeping. The picture of innocence.

Sakura: Wow.. the ending to that was so.. like... bleh.. sorry it was kinda.. short. And suckish. Um anyway, I don't have much to say except that I hope you liked it. Plus there's the fact that it's 3:13 in the frickin' morning and I'm tired. Wow, I really wanted to finish this. And there was some IchigoKish fluff. Yay! Hmm better start working on chapter.. uh.. nine! Yeah, nine.

So it may not seem like there's a plot at the moment, but there is. Even thought it's kinda rough around the edges. It's there though. You just gotta squint and tilt your head to the side a bit...

Review and I'll dance. :D Night.