Me: DO NOT READ THIS CHAPTER IF YOU HAVE READ "DON'T LEAVE ME!" SKIP TO CHAPTER 2!

Kashino: Sorry (not really) to bother your... um... yelling, but why does this story look so horribly familiar?

Me: Um... I'm kind of rewriting Don't Leave Me...

Kashino: WHAT?! So I'll have to go through all that torture AGAIN?

Me: Pretty much, yeah. :D Anyways, I renamed it Stay With Me Forever, because... Don't Leave Me sounds boringly tragic.

Kashino: Yay.

Me: Also... I sort of combined chapter 1 and 2 of "Don't Leave Me" for this chapter. Hehe. So... please enjoy the story!

Stay With Me Forever

Chapter 1: Lost in the Crashing Waves

"Is that our flight?" Ichigo blinked.

"Yep. Try to pay attention for once, will you?" Kashino muttered. He headed to the entrance to their plane, his three teammates following close behind.

"Kashino! We just won the Grand Prix, can you be cheerful for once?" Ichigo complained.

It was true. She and the three sweets princes had won first place for the Grand Prix, and were now boarding the plane back to Japan. And Kashino hadn't even smiled once.

"Cheerful? CHEERFUL? Are you kidding me? Just because we won–" The blonde didn't have a chance to finish his sentence when Andou interrupted him.

"She has a point, Ma-kun. You should lighten up and relax!"

Kashino opened his mouth to reply, but nothing came out and he closed it in defeat.

Suddenly, a panicked voice rang out. "Help!"

Kashino's eyes widened when he realized where it came from. He raced over to the brunette. "Amano! Are you okay? What happened?"

Ichigo stood up shakily. "I-I'm fine, I just tripped." She looked up at Kashino, smiling. "Sorry for worrying you." She stumbled forward, only to feel a hand on her shoulder.

"Here, I'll help you onto the plane." The blonde muttered. "The last thing we'll need is for YOU ending up in the hospital."

Ichigo smiled. "Thank you, Kashino."

The words were so simple, yet they were enough to redden Kashino's face considerably. Being Amano, the brunette didn't notice. But the two sweets princes did, and they exchanged amused glances.

The plane was considerably small, but large enough to easily fit two large beds. To Kashino's dismay, he had to share one with Ichigo. He made a mental note that staying up for the entire flight would be better than sleeping with a clumsy idiot.

Soon, they were on their way to Japan. The plane automatically flew by itself, and even Kashino had to admit it was a decent flight. Hanabusa was arranging a bouquet of roses, Andou was showing Caramel around about every inch of the plane with much fascination, and Ichigo was busy eating the 14 suitcases stuffed full of sweets from all around the world she had packed with her.

As for Kashino? He simply stared out the window, as if he was deep in thought.

Almost five hours after the plane had taken off, the wisps of white around them began turning a shade of gray. A few raindrops pattered along the roof of the plane. At first they were barely noticeable, but not for long.

Soon, the threads of rain became into a deafening thunderstorm. None of the sweets princes could tell whether it was day or night, and the only light outside was the occasional flashes of lightning.

None of them were in the mood to relax anymore, so Hanabusa made some rose tea instead and drank it in silence. Andou and Caramel were hiding under the covers, and Ichigo decided to save the rest of her sweets for later and take a nap. Kashino was the only one unaffected by the storm, and continued staring out the window as if nothing had happened.

All of a sudden, the plane jolted downwards. Ichigo yawned, opening her eyes. "What happened?"

"Nothing, it's just a thunderstorm." Hanabusa reassured her.

Suddenly, the plane shook again. But this time, it was much worse than before.

Kashino froze. "Did you just... feel that?" For the first time, his voice was clouded with anxiety.

For a moment, it was deadly quiet.

Then they all felt it. The plane had jolted downwards.

"What's happening? Why is the plane doing this?" Ichigo asked shakily.

Kashino didn't respond. He couldn't bear to break the news to Ichigo.

But he knew perfectly well the plane was going down.

And fast.

The plane dropped downwards again. Kashino hesitated. Then very, very quietly, he spoke. "The plane... it's going to crash."

Ichigo's eyes widened. "No, it can't be happening..."

"I'm sorry, Amano."

"What should we do?" Ichigo sobbed. Hanabusa sighed, and Andou looked down. Kashino knew that he was their only hope now.

"I–I–" Kashino shook his head. "I'm sorry."

"I'll be willing to do anything you say, anything!" Tears were pouring out of Ichigo's eyes. She buried her face in his shoulder.

Kashino clenched his fists. He had to do this. For Ichigo. For his Ichigo.

"Hanabusa, Andou, go find the emergency lifeboat and get it ready to lower it into the water."

"Hai!" The two sweets princes immediately headed down to the emergency compartment.

"Amano, come with me to get the life jackets."

"Hai!" Ichigo followed Kashino and they quickly removed four life jackets; one for each of them.

Suddenly, the plane jolted down again. "Hurry, there isn't much time left!" The two untied the last life jacket and hurried to help Hanabusa and Andou. They pushed the boat into the water just a few feet below, and climbed down one at a time just in time. The plane hit the water the second Kashino stepped on, and began sinking rapidly.

"Wait!" Kashino was frantic. "Where's Amano?"

Hanabusa gasped. "She must be still on the plane! What should we do? It would be extremely dangerous to try to rescue her..."

"But not dangerous enough to lose her." Kashino threw off his life jacket and plunged into the freezing cold water.

"Kashino, help me!" He could hear Ichigo's voice through the murky waters and swam desperately towards the sound.

Ichigo's voice was getting fainter by the second. Kashino took a deep breath and dived into the water towards the sound. Hold on, Ichigo. Wait for me...

Finally, he spotted the sinking plane. Kashino hurriedly swam towards the plane window. His breath was running out. But he knew he had to save Ichigo.

The water was pitch black. Kashino could barely see the plane anymore. It seemed to take forever before he finally spotted an outline of Ichigo trapped in the corner of the room where the emergency supplies were stored.

The figure was barely noticeable in the murky waters, but he knew it was her. He held both of her hands and swam upwards. He could barely swim anymore. His heart was beating slower, so slow he could barely feel it anymore. But he knew he had to keep going. He couldn't just let her die when he knew he could have saved her.

Kashino finally reached the surface, gasping for air. He took hold of his life jacket, which he had cleverly tied his together with Ichigo's. Kashino gently placed one of the life jackets over her. He brushed the beautiful chocolate colored hair off of her forehead and placed a hand on her wrist. Although it was faint, he could make out a slight pulse.

Kashino held her close to him. He had been so close to losing her, so close. A second longer and Ichigo would probably be unable to survive.

"HANABUSA! ANDOU!" He cried out. But it was no use. Even if they were close by, his voice was carried through the thundering rain. Kashino didn't want to admit it, but he knew it was true.

He and Ichigo were stuck in this vast, unknown world.

And even worse, they were alone.

All alone.

Kashino: THAT WAS LIKE AN EXACT COPY OF "DON'T LEAVE ME"!

Me: -.-" Yeah, I know. I PROMISE that chapter 2 will be less boring!

Kashino: Yep. As if.

Me: It's true!

Kashino: No it's not!

Ichigo: Um... Elise-chan told me to thank you for reading this because she was too busy trying to murder- I mean talk to Kashino! ^_^