Disclaimer: I don't own Tokyo Mew Mew. I don't even own my creativity. D: I don't even have any creativity.

The more time he had spent with her, the more he had begun to realize that whenever she laughed at something stupid that he had done, the more he liked her mockery. The more she twirled around, her long braids whipping through the air, the more he wanted to untie them and run his fingers through her hair. And the more she spoke to him the more he became transfixed by her lips that he now wanted to kiss.

Then, there was the phone call.

“Hello?” Pai answered, the boredom annoyingly clear in his voice. “Ah, Pai-kun! I almost didn’t recognize your voice!” Pai narrowed his eyes. “That’s a lie, Jun-san. You knew immediately who you were speaking to.” He said as Jun chuckled on the other end of the phone. “As sharp as usual, Pai-kun.” He said as Pai rolled his eyes. “Anyway, I suspect that you’re attempting to contact one of my idiotic family members that probably ended up in some sort of trouble?” He began to examine his nails as there was a pause on the other end or the line.

“Actually, Pai-kun, I was trying to contact you.” Jun replied as Pai looked up, startled. He could tell that it was something serious from his uncle’s tone of voice. “What did I do to attract the attention of the police?” Pai could almost see the smile on Jun’s face. “You didn’t do anything, so don’t worry.” He answered reassuringly. “But, there has been a death.” Pai stared at the door, wondering if it perhaps had the answer to everything. “May I ask who?”

Once he heard the name, his gaze that the door had been transformed into one of disbelief.

“I’m sorry, but could you please repeat that?”

That name again, echoing over the phone. At this point, Taruto and Ao Fukai had gathered at the entrance of the hallway, observing Pai curiously. After a few more minutes of conversation, Pai hung up and walked towards the front door. Ao Fukai followed him, his long black hair flowing behind him. “Where are you going?” He asked as Pai slipped on his shoes. “Out.” He responded as Ao Fukai raised an eyebrow. “What about school?”

Pai looked up at the ceiling for a minute before responding. “I’m skipping it. It’s probably canceled anyway.” He said as he stood up and slung his messenger bag over his shoulder. “You should be getting a call any minute now.” Ao Fukai narrowed his eyes and grabbed his son’s wrist. “Hold on, just why do you think that you can skip school?” He demanded as Pai slowly turned around to glare at him. “Imagine that you had recently befriended someone who you ended up really liking, spending a lot of time with, and then decided that you really liked them. Have you got that part clear?”

Ao Fukai narrowed his eyes further. “Yes.” Pai looked back to the door. “Good. Now, imagine that they were suddenly ripped out of your life, due to the fact that they’d drown in the school pool. If such a thing happened, would you really want to go to school?” He growled as Ao Fukai just stood there, stunned. After a moment, he released Pai’s arm, and the sarcastic heartbreaker reached for the doorknob. “Where are you going to go?” Ao Fukai asked as he intertwined his hands together. “To the hospital. Jun-san asked me to meet him there.” Pai responded as he turned the handle and opened the door. “Is there anything you want before you go?” The older man asked as Pai shook his head. “No, I’ll be fine.”

“I’m sorry, Pai.”

“Don’t be.”

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“Oh! Hi there! Kurogawa-san, right?”

Oh god. Just who he wanted to see. Super Ditz.

“Yes. Momomiya-san, right?” Pai responded as Ichigo smiled brightly at him. “Yup. That’s me, Momomiya Ichigo at your service!” She gave him a two fingered salute. Pai’s expression remained the same; un-amused. Ichigo frowned as the train began to rattle around. “You aren’t really very expressive, are you?” Pai said nothing. Then, Ichigo’s face lit up again. “Oh yeah! I remember what I was going to ask you!” You were going to ask me something?

“Would you happen to be related to an idiot called Kurogawa Kisshu?” Ichigo asked as Pai looked at her blankly. “He’s my brother.” Ichigo blinked slowly. “Really? You two look nothing alike.” Pai glanced out the window at the buildings flying past. “We’re not related by blood.” He muttered as Ichigo let out a small ‘Oh’. There was a moment of awkward silence as the train stopped and people got off the train while others got on.

“Actually, Kisshu and I are going to hang out with some friends today.” Ichigo said as Pai raised an eyebrow as he glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. He wasn’t entirely surprised to find the gay idiot and Super Ditz well acquainted. “Who else is going?” He asked as he looked back out the window. “Ryou and Retasu are going too. We’re making it a double date.” She said as Pai whipped around to stare at her.

She didn’t know. Oh god, she didn’t know. Pai attempted to keep his cool, but only discovered that he was starting to sweat. How exactly are you supposed to tell someone that their friend died? Ichigo turned her head to the right slightly and blinked at him. “Are you okay, Kurogawa-san?” She asked worriedly before grinning wickedly. “Are you jealous?” She asked as Pai started to get a headache. Whoever came up with this sick joke, it wasn’t funny.

“Momomiya-san…? You… you… uh… you don’t…” Pai hated it when he repeated a word several times in a row. Ichigo looked worried again. “You really don’t look okay. Are you sick?” Pai slowly ran his fingers through his hair as his eyes darted about. “I... I… Midorikawa-san is…” Ichigo stared at him. “Retasu is? Retasu is what?” He couldn’t say it. He just couldn’t. He clasped his hand to his mouth as he fought back tears. After a minute, he cleared his throat and looked down at Ichigo again. “Do you have a pen?” He asked, keeping his voice calm. Ichigo quickly began to shuffle through her bag, soon to produce a pen and hand it to Pai.

“Thanks.” He mumbled as he pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket and began to write. Once he finish, he handed the piece of paper to Ichigo, his hand shaking furiously. Once she read the paper, she stared at it for a minute, before she looked up at Pai and smiled weakly. “That’s not very funny, Kurogawa-san.” She said as her face started to become as pale as Pai’s. “It’s true. I got a call this morning. I’m headed over to the hospital right now. They want me to see the… um…” He paused as Ichigo looked at her feet. “Body?” Pai shivered slightly. “Yeah.”

Ichigo slowly began to sob as Pai began to feel the need to cry as well. She threw her arms around him and began to cry into his chest as he wrapped his arms around her as well. Pai didn’t know why, but he suddenly realized that this was the first girl he had ever willingly hugged. Quite frankly, he didn’t mind it that much, even if it was Super Ditz.

Okay, first of all, please remember that PaixIchigo is one of my favorite pairings. xD I don't like it quite as much as PaixRetasu or MintoxZakuro, but I do find it oddly sweet.

Anyway, random drama. CHARACTER DEATH. DDD: And seriously, I think Pai's entire family is gay. x3

R&R please. :3