Porque Pas Part 1

     In the back room of the Tokyo Mew Mew Café, they were cleaning up and shutting down. Mint sat at a table and sipped her tea. Ichigo’s temper finally broke. “Mint-chan!” she finally hollered in frustration, shoving her broom at Mint, “Do something! Don’t just sit there everyday! We had a really busy day today and those stupid teenage boys made a mess out of this place!”

     Mint looked up with dangerous calmness, “You’re point?”

     “Get to work!” Ichigo hollered, her face matching the little heart-shaped pillow on her maid’s outfit.

     “Mint-chan, Ichigo-chan, please don’t fight,” Lettuce kindly begged.

     “You want me to do something? Fine!” Mint shouted angrily, she swiped the broom out of Ichigo’s hand and suddenly began to transform.

     “Eh?” They  all shouted as they watched the lining of Mint’s metamorphosis begin to shimmer around her.

     “Baka!” Ichigo growled, “That’s not what I meant!”

     “I’m not doing it!” Mint whined with genuine fear as the formation was finally completed.

     “Wah?” everyone shouted in confusion.

     Just at that moment Ryou-kun and Akasaka-san came bursting through the door to the kitchen and demanded, “What’s going on here?”

     “Mint-chan is transforming!” Pudding bubbled in excitement.

     “Onee-sama!” Mint cried as she was sucked into a whirl that suddenly appeared, “Help me!”

     All six of them leapt at her at once, but just as they got to her, she disappeared.

     “Where did she go?” Pudding asked in confusion.

     “Mint-chan!” Ichigo shrieked, staring at the place where her friend had disappeared.

     “I think I know someone who might be able to help,” Zakuro announced, glaring at the floor. Everyone turned to her in confusion and hope.

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