Meroko's Relationships
When Yui Meroko first became a shinigami, she was assigned to be with a the cold blond Inu Shinigami Rio Izumi. She was still a young girl, and though she did not know him, she quickly gained a crush on him. Izumi originally had no real opinion of Meroko, but was shocked to find that she pressed her emotions on him. No one had ever cared. Still, Izumi didn’t want a relationship with Meroko. He kisses her, but never says I love you. He is cold. Then he drops her like a rock.
After Meroko is partnered with Takuto, Izumi misses the attention and love Meroko gave him. He deliberately attacked her, and make SURE she still had feelings for him. This, theoretically, is what started along gap between the two.
Meroko was hesitant to call Izumi after that,but after Takuto gains interest in Mitsuki,Meroko has no choice. Izumi is still at large, and plays with Meroko He makes her play dirty tricks on Mitsuki and says that they are partners in crime.
Once he meets Mitsuki, his heart starts to warm. He starts to treat Meroko better, as Mitsuki calms him and tells him he is a shinigami because of a second chance.
Meroko is constantly hurt by Takuto. She runs to Izumi many time in rebound. Holding him, kissing him, but ignoring.. him. Izumi seems to be fine with that, and makes sure that if Takuto and Mitsuki ignore Meroko, he will be there. Meroko finally reaches her breaking point,and Izumi tells her he wants to take her back to the Shinigami world and they can be together again. Meroko, broken and lonely, agrees to his suggestion, but tells him she must stay with Mitsuki later, when she realizes that she is still loved.
She does not see him long after that. Izumi was being trapped in the shadows by Sheldan, the master of Shinigami. He tells Izumi that the only way to gain his last memory [See Izumi profile] Is to reap Mitsuki. He has ONE confrontation with Meroko. She is defiant of him and realizes what he's doing, but not why.
While trapped in the Shinigami realm, Meroko tells Takuto that she loves Izumi, and that she wants to save him.
Izumi and Meroko end up as Miru Meiku again. They watch in heaven as Mitsuki and Takuto meet again,and share a kiss. Izumi is in Meroko’s designed Miru Meiku outfit.
Mitsuki is the little girl that Meroko and Takuto were suppose to take the soul of, however, Takuto took pity on the girl, so now, instead of killing her, Negi Ramen watches over her. Meroko views Mitsuki as a rival for Takuto’s affections, and clearly dislikes her in the beginning. She is also not keen on following the orders of her superiors. Eventually, Meroko realizes that Mitsuki loves Eichi with all of her heart, and she begins to trust Mitsuki, though still wery of Takuto’s feelings for her. As Mitsuki begins to snoop into Takuto’s past, Meroko becomes very defensive, and goes as far as slapping Mitsuki out of frustration, and protection of Takuto. Meroko knows that Takuto cares about Mitsuki, so although she has ill feelings about her, she does her best to protect her. When Meroko faces the demons of her past, Mitsuki was able to rest her spirit, and from that instant, theyhad a very special bond. Mitsuki helped Meroko realize that Takuto does care about her, and that she is no longer alone. Later, Mitsuki betrays Meroko, and chooses Mitsuki over Eichi. Meroko knows she has no chance, and is forced to accept this, however, she is willing to help Mitsuki, and save her life.
Like Takuto, Meroko and Ooshige really only formally meet in the anime. Meroko impersonates Wakaouji in the early episodes, so FullMoon’s cover is not blown, and later, Ooshige knows of her presents. In the manga, Meroko puts Ooshige to sleep to stop her from realizing that FullMoon is Mitsuki.
Meroko never meet Eichi, but she likes him. When she saw his picture, she complimeted his looks. Later, Mitsuki tells Meroko that she loves Eichi, and Meroko builds respect for her. In the last volume, Meroko proves that Eichi is watching over Mitsuki. The girls put their hands close, and Eichi’s soul appears.