Description: Kish begs Pai to talk to Ichigo, and see Kish stands a chance with her. While talking with her, Pai and Ichigo's relationship begins to bloom...
Rating: T cursing...
Couples: Pai x Ichigo/Kish x Ichigo, Mint x Keiichiro, Ryou x Lettuce, Purin x Tart, maybe later on Lettuce x Kish...
MewMid: Yes. It is Pai x Ichigo. I love crack pairings, and I believe I've made a way for this couple to work. So please, understand, this was just for people to have a breath of fresh air from all the Kish x Ichigo and Ryou x Ichigo fics... Enjoy!
"Sudden crushes can be the start of an everlasting love."
"It doesn't matter that no one understands, follow your heart."
-Me
Kish moped around the ship, he walked into the kitchen, where he saw Pai and Tart, Tart was eating something and Pai was typing on his hologram computer. Kish sighed as he flopped down in a chair, Tart glanced over at him, "What has you so down? You look awful, heheheh."
Tart smirked and took another bite of his cereal. Pai didn't take his eyes off his computer, and before Kish could open his mouth to reply, Pai spoke to him, "Let me guess, you went to see Ichigo and she rejected you again."
Kish took a deep breath, "Yeah. Rub it in why don't ya?" Pai's fingers clicked across his keyboard,
"I don't have to, you are already an emotional wreck.".
Kish groaned and leaned back in the kitchen chair, "What am I going to do!? I love her so much..."
Pai sighed, "You are hopeless, I am telling you get over her! She isn't good for you, how can you love someone who thinks lowly of you.",
Pai looked over at Kish, his dark eyes piercing through him. Kish glanced at Tart, then a tiny smile appeared across his face and he kicked the bottom of the table, causing Tart's bowl of milk and cereal to spill all over his chest and lap, "Kish! You asshole!"
Kish moaned again and pouted, "Pai, you really seem to know what you're talking about.. Maybe.."
"No."
"Oh my god! Pai!" Kish yelled, diving onto his knees next to his brother, "Pai! You could talk to her for me!"
"Absolutely not."
The green haired alien tugged at his brother's pant-leg, "Pai please!? I'm dying here!"
Pai shook his head and continued typing. Kish began sobbing onto Pai's lap, Tart stared for a few moments,
"Pai, I think he's crying..."
Pai rolled his eyes, "All right Kish."
Kish immediately perked up, lively with a huge smile on his face, "You'll do it?!"
"Yes. But after I do, you have to leave me alone."
Ichigo's house...
Ichigo was in her kitchen cleaning dishes while her parents were both at work, she quietly hummed to herself, and Masha buzzed around the kitchen, just poking around. She heard a teleporting sound and she whirled around, "KISH I AM SO SICK OF THIS LEAVE ME ALO- Pai?", she trailed off as she saw Pai standing in the kitchen doorway, "Pai?! What are you doing here?", she asked staring at the tall alien.
Pai pulled out a seat and sat down, crossing his ams, "I just came to see If I could have a word with you."
Ichigo tilted her head, "What- Why?"
Pai sighed, "Listen Ichigo, I just came to explain Kish's rash behavior."
She leaned against her counter and gave him a bored look, "Look, Pai, I am sick of him!"
Pai shrugged, "Well, I understand, but you see, this is the only way he can get attention. He doesn't understand how delacate you and your emotions are." she stared at him intently.
"What is this all about?"
Pai sighed once more "Ichigo, Kish acts the way he does so he can get your attention, he is, well, jealous in a way, he is envious of all humans that don't have to strive to get your attention. He thinks the only way he can get your attention is by acting the way he does."
Ichigo propped her head up on her hands and elbows on the table, "I guess, but he should just be himself! I hate it that he is like that!"
Pai shrugged, "I agree, I know he is annoying, I also know that he doesn't respect your feelings, Personally I don't think he is very good at relationships, but given the chance, he might be able to prove to you what he is really capable of."
She stared at the table and bit her lip, Pai stood up, "I'll leave you to your thoughts. I will return tomorrow to finish this." He said before teleporting out of sight, leaving Ichigo puzzled and deep in thought.
Alien Ship...
Kish and Tart sat around in the main room when they saw Pai teleport in, "Pai! How'd it go?!"
Pai's cold expression gave Kish no hope, "I must return tomorrow to get an answer." Pai finished the conversation coldy and bitterly, he walked off to his room and left Kish to think as well.
The next day around noon, Pai teleported to Ichigo's house once more, He found her in her living room sitting on her couch watching TV, she had a salad in front of her and looked up at him when he appeared, "Hey." she said kindly, "Here, you can sit down.", she moved some pillows off the couch next to her.
Pai nodded and sat down, she grabbed the remote and turned off the TV, the sky was dark outside and he could hear thunder and rain outside the walls, she took a bite of her salad, "Well, have you thought about what I said?" Pai said without a hint of emotion, she hesitated in her reply.
"Y-yeah...", Pai leaned back and crossed his legs,
"Well, I know you must think lowly of what I've said."
She turned and looked at him, "How do you figure that?"
"You hesitated with your response."
She smiled, "yeah, well, My life is so confusing."
Pai raised his eyebrows,"How so?"
Ichigo placed her salad on the table and turned to face him, "Well, I am so stressed out! The saint rose crusaders are attacking us, I am working my ass off at the cafe, I think Berrii is taking my place even more so every day! I know Ryou likes me, so that means Lettuce is probably mad at me, Keiichiro treats me like a princess, which means Mint probably is mad at me, Masaya moved...I am so busy! Today and yesterday? I took off work because I was stressing out! Now Kish likes me, and I am just so confused! "
Pai sighed, "Well suppose that is rather stressing, the human body is very prone to stress."
She put her face in her hands, "I don't know what to do! Two of my best friends probably hate me because of stupid Keiichiro and Ryou! And Kish won't leave me alone! I don't know what to do!" she said her voice cracking.
Pai watched her closely, "Well, what's wrong with Ryou? Or Keiichiro? They both seem like alright specimens to me."
Ichigo looked up at Pai, "Well for starters, Ryou is mean, I think he is a jerk, he is only nice once in a while, and If I even considered dating him, it would ruin my relationship with Lettuce! Keiichiro? Are you kidding? He is a nice guy, but he always has struck me as too nice, I- It would probably cause Mint to find a new hatred for me. And Kish! Kish is just a pervert!"
Pai supported his head with his hand, placing his elbow on the couch, "Well, is there anything I can talk to Kish about? Or should I explain about him?"
Ichigo felt her heart ache, "Yeah, What is with him?! He is just so perverted, and clingy! He won't leave me alone! I am like afraid of him almost Pai!"
Pai gave her a questioning look, "You take him as a threat?"
Ichigo nodded and her eyes started watering, "I am! I can honestly say that! I admit it! He scares me, he just-Ugh!", she said burying her face in her hands again, Pai watched her as he saw her body start shaking, Was she crying?
Pai's expression was completely surprise, "Ichigo?"
She looked up at him, her eyes teared up, a few stray tears rolled down her cheeks, Pai just stared and thought to himself, I didn't mean to upset her.
"Ichigo?" He asked again,
"Pai! I am so confused! I can't trust anyone! I can't open up to Zakuro! She would tell me to get over it! Pudding is too young to understand, and well...you know about Lettuce and Mint, Ryou and Keiichiro. I feel like an emotional wreck!"
She began sobbing and she fell onto Pai's lap, Pai looked down at her and felt remorse, "Ichigo- ahhh... I understand life may get confusing, but you have to understand, it won't end badly."
Ichigo's small fist clenched his pantleg, "Pai how can you say that?! You don't have my problems! I feel like no one is listening! I am screaming for help and no one can hear me!"
Pai reluctantly put his hand on her back, "Ichigo, I can say that from experience, I understand life can get challenging, and so you understand, I am listening, why do you think I came here? I didn't come for the hell of coming."
She sat up and wiped her face with her hand, "Yeah, sorry Pai, I just am so confused, I mean, I want to give Kish a chance, but I don't. I- I just..."
Pai didn't take his eyes off the hurt cat girl, "Pai whenever he comes here to 'see' me, he always tries to get me to go with him, or he forces me to kiss him, I am afraid to be home alone, I don't want him to really hurt me or something."
Pai had a wide eyed stare, "Ichigo, I know he wouldn't really hurt you, I don't think he would take it that far."
Ichigo looked at him, her eyes were shining and glassy, she stood up and walked into the kitchen he followed her with his eyes, he heard the sink run for a few moments and she walked back into the room, she had bruises on her jaw and he could see slight bruising on her collarbone, due to her tanktop.
Pai didn't gasp but was shocked, "Ichigo he did this to you?!" He asked, trying to remain calm.
"Ye-yeah, I covered it up with a T-shirt and some foundation make-up."
Pai watched as she sat down on the couch in her original spot. "I never thought he would do anything like that. It doesn't seem like Kish-"
"Pai it was him, he got mad at me for not leaving with him, it happened a few days before you came to see me."
Pai stared at her, he was shocked, Kish really did hurt her...I can't believe it...I don't think I can correct that mistake...
Ichigo sat silently, Pai stood up, and looked down at her, "Ichigo." He said causing her to look up at him, "I will return once more, tomorrow." he finished, teleporting out of sight. Ichigo sat in the living room, listening to the storm rage outside the windows, she wiped her eyes again, and laid down.
Alien ship...oh hell.
"KISH!", Pai yelled down the hall, he rounded the corner and looked into Kish's room, Kish was watching TV.
"WHAT?! PAI WHAT HAPPENED?!", Kish asked jumping off the bed and stumbling to stand up, "What?!", Kish asked Pai, who was glaring at him.
"You didn't tell me you actually, physically damaged her!" Pai spat bitterly, Kish crossed his arms,
"It was nothing. I didn't hurt her anyway."
Pai crossed his arms as well, "Kish, what did you do to her?", Pai asked coldy.
Kish sighed and sat back down on his bed, "Look all I did was go down to see her, I gave her a kiss and asked her to come with me to the ship for a while, she told me no, and I asked once more, she refused again and tried to run, I grabbed her shoulders and didn't let her run. Pai all I did was want her to listen!" Kish stated staring at his older sibling.
"Kish, she is scarred, she has bruises, you have caused more emotional damage to her, I longer believe I can correct your record with her."
Kish took a deep breath, "Pai what can I do?!", Pai looked down at him, his cold emotionless facade returning,
"I am going back one final time tomorrow, I will do all I can, and after this, you are to leave me alone and handle you own problems."
The next day...
Pai teleported down to Ichigo's house and when he arrived he didn't see her in her living room, he glanced into the kitchen and she wasn't there, he looked up the stairwell, he could hear a faint sound. Pai walked up the stairs and opened the door at the top of the staircase, he saw Ichigo, she was face down in her pillow weeping, Pai walked into the room, "Ichigo?", he beckoned coldly.
Ichigo looked up from her pillow, "Pai, I just- ugh."
Ichigo stuttered in her speech, "Pai, Mint claims to hate me, and she gave me a whole speech about how Berrii is more important than me."
Pai stood in front of her, "If you don't mind my asking, Why would she say such things?"
Ichigo choked in air, "Well, Keiichiro asked me to a formal dance and she had a meltdown over it, I don't know what is going on, I told Keiichiro no and now it is really awkward between us. "
Pai stood there, Ichigo crying before him, he felt a strange feeling crawl over him, was it pity? Sympathy?
"Pai, how do you not get hurt? emotion wise?", she asked looking up at him, Pai hesitated,
"I have isolated my emotions from others, the only people I've ever cared for, were Kish, Tart, and our parents. All others, I lock my emotions away, and just don't find a need to expose them. Many people see me as cold and heartless, It's not that I'm heartless, I just see no point in exposing my feelings, they are just a weakness."
Ichigo stood up and hugged him, "Pai, I wanted to thank you."
Pai was completely and utterly confused, he hadn't been hugged in years, "Why?", he asked, still confused, Ichigo wiped away some tears off her face, "I wanted to say thanks for listening to me, I know you probably did it against your will, but you've helped me."
Pai leaned back and looked her in the eyes, "Ichigo, don't be like me, being cold isn't a good thing, you may lose your friends."
Ichigo looked at him, "Well, they will probably hate me soon enough anyway."
Pai shook his head, "No, you have real friends, they do care about you, sometimes you get in scuffles, but they will always return."
Ichigo smiled warmly at him, "Pai- here sit down." Pai sat down next to her, they sat on her bed, he stared at the ground, she spoke softly, "I thought about what you said about Kish, I thought about Ryou, and I've thought about Keiichiro.", Pai didn't shift his gaze from the floor.
"Well, I think Kish may not really care for me the way I would like to be cared for, he is a bit too rough, I can see him with someone like Mint or someone, and Ryou, He just isn't worth losing Lettuce as a friend over. And Keiichiro, I think he and Mint are really hitting it off, I can't ruin my friends relationship."
"Well, I do understand your reasoning.", Ichigo looked over at Pai,
"Pai, I really appreciate you coming to talk to me, I know you probably didn't want to, and I'm sorry for wasting your time."
Pai shook his head but continued staring at the floor, "You didn't waste my time, I didn't want to come down here at first, but I was actually supposed to help Kish win you over by explaining his side of the story, honestly Ichigo, I think he is too rough, you were right. As for your other friends, I don't believe I can help you there. You have to make your own decisions. But you didn't waste my time at all, I think you actually helped me as well, I've learned emotionally isolating myself, it, it seemed to do more damage to myself than I thought. Well, thank you as well, I may try not to seperate myself so much anymore."
Ichigo smiled through her tears, "Pai?", he looked over at her,
"Yes?"
Ichigo stared at him, "I think you are the only one that does really understand me. Would you come back tomorrow? Or are you busy?", Pai couldn't believe what he was hearing, she was asking him to return?
"I guess I have nothing better to do."
Ichigo smiled again, "Thanks. I'll see you tomorrow then?"
Pai stood up and nodded, "Alright." He then teleported away and left Ichigo to her thoughts.
Alien ship...oh hell...again...
"Where have you been?!"
Kish snapped at Pai when he appeared in the kitchen, Tart looked up at him from a candy factory magazine,
"Yeah, Pai I thought you were done going to earth."
Kish sat in the chair eyeing his older sibling, "Pai?", Pai didn't answer either of them, he was too deep in thought.
Why did I accept her invitation for tomorrow?...I don't care...I am not letting myself get attached...I don't want to end up like this!...She won't leave my thoughts!...I can admit...I have become an emotional wreck myself...
"PAI!"
Pai's brain returned to reality and he looked down at Kish,
"Pai what the hell?! What is going on?! Will she be alright?! Can she love me?!", Kish asked impatiently.
Pai stared down at the amber eyed Kish, "I'm not sure." he said numbly.
Kish stared as Pai walked out of the room, Tart's jaw dropped, "Did he just say he didn't know something?!"
Kish growled, "Something's up."
The next day...
Kish stormed down the halls and looked into Pai's room, he wasn't there, Tart came around the corner to see Kish begin screaming, "He went back?! What is going on!?", Tart recoiled as Kish punched the wall.
Earth...
Ichigo sat in her living room with Pai by her side, "I don't think I can love Kish...I..I sort of have a fear of him now...He just- He just gets so violent. Ya know?", Ichigo said looking to Pai, he returned her stare,
"Yes, I don't doubt in the slightest that Kish frightens you. He isn't that gentle of a person, when he wants something, he doesn't know when to quit. He doesn't understand the answer no."
Ichigo nodded, "Well Pai, I was curious."
Pai tilted his head, she leaned up close to his face, "Pai?"
He nodded slowly, Ichigo's face was so close he could feel her warm breath, neither of them moved,
"Yes?", he asked quietly, she smiled at him, he felt a warm feeling crawl over him, he hadn't had the feeling of comfort since his parents died. His stomach fluttered as she closed the gap between them, his entire train of thought flipped when she kissed him, lightly at first, then more passionately.
Pai returned the kiss, she somehow sparked something inside him, he hadn't felt this way towards anyone in the past, when they broke apart for air, she stared into his amethyst eyes, Pai quietly spoke,
"I think things just became more complicated."
MewMid: This is an edited version of my Pai x Ichigo oneshot. I decided to make it into a seperate fic because I had so many ideas to add to it.. By the way, I love feedback!
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