Description: Its been 4 years, and after the girls visit the aliens home planet, Ichigo has a huge problem. She's pregnant, and it's not with whom everyone thinks it is. How can she tell everyone about the mistake she made while on the alien planet? How will Masaya react? And how is it even possible genetically?
Rating: T for now. Couples: IchigoxMasaya, IchigoxKish, ZakuroxKeiichiro, LettucexRyou, PurinxTart, PaixOC, MintxOC.
Ages::
Ichigo: 20
Masaya: 21
Zakuro: 22
Keiichiro: 27
Lettuce: 21
Ryou: 23
Purin: 16
Tart: 16
Kish: 21
Pai: 24
-MewMid: It's been a while since I've written a fic, I have a bit of time on my hands before the next semester starts, hopefully I get this one done quickly. R and R please!
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"It's empty in the valley of your heart
The sun, it rises slowly as you walk
Away from all the fears
And all the faults you've left behind"
It was as if time stood still. Nothing moved. She didn't dare take a breath as she stared at the small strip. How could she do this? How could this have happened?
The strip lit up a small plus symbol. Her heart pounded in her chest and she exhaled furiously. Her mind was racing. What could she do now? She could hear her roommate out in the living room fumbling around. She was just a college student. She wasn't ready for this. Her parents would be furious! Ichigo's heart pounded hard, she slipped back against the wall and sat down on the ground, her eyes watering. It was so early. She wasn't ready. And it wasn't even her boyfriends child.
…...
The alien boy giggled as her blond hair tickled his face. Purin was sitting on his lap, straddling him, nuzzling his face in a ridiculously adorable fashion. Tart and Purin constantly were together, he never liked to stay on his ship. Tart even helped Purin with her younger siblings. It was late, and it was Christmas vacation. Everyone was out of school/college for about a month and the girls had visited the aliens when they first got out. It was only five days until Christmas. Tart had spent the entire vacation here with her, managing the siblings as well.
It was snowing outside, a beautiful winter night.
"So you think they're asleep?"
Tart asked with a sly expression on his face, it earned him a slight giggle from her. Purin leaned in close to his face,
"Maybe."
Tart was in a soft thermal shirt and pajama pants, this soft material making Purin keep her hands on his chest or stomach at all times. He smiled at her and cupped her face, before he could give her a dainty kiss, there was a loud rapid knock at the door. Purin paused and turned her head, Tarts hands fell free and he scowled in the direction of the door.
"Please don't get it."
He grumbled, looking back at her, but he saw on her face she was curious. Purin hopped up off his lap and trotted over to the door, his eyes followed her. Her cute short shorts made him admire her lean legs, she had gotten more shapely as the years passed.
Purin pulled the door open slightly, the cold wind making her shiver. It was Ichigo.
"What are you doing here so late Ichi?"
The cat mew was wrapped in a white coat and trembling in her pajama bottoms. Purin opened the door further and motioned for her to come in. Ichigo smiled weakly at Tart, he had a twisted look of confusion on his face.
The blond closed the door behind her and turned to face the lead mew,
"Everything okay?"
Ichigo shook her head, her eyes dark with rings under them as if she had been crying.
"No… It's not.. Tart-"
The alien perked up at the sound of his name, he stood up and slid his hands in his pockets as he approached them.
"Huh?"
"I need you to go get Kish for me."
The young alien stared at her as if he didn't understand english, he slowly looked over at Purin. Purin put her hand on Ichigo's shoulder,
"Whats going on Ichigo?"
The red head fought back tears,
"I can't talk about it yet. T-Tart can you please get him for me?"
Purin nodded at her boyfriend quickly, the alien hesitantly teleported out of sight. Purin walked over and grabbed a furry blanket, handing it to her friend. Ichigo took it slowly and wrapped herself,
"Purin I've made a huge mistake… I can't tell you right now… But I will. I'm sorry I came over here so late."
"No its all right Ichi! Tell me when you're ready, its fine. Me and Tart were just hanging out."
…...
The teen alien teleported into a cold metal ship, he strode down the halls quietly. It was quiet on their ship now since Kish was the only one basically living here. Pai was with his family on a separate ship, and Tart stayed on Earth most of the time. He turned the corner to Kish's room.
"Kish!"
The green haired alien was dead asleep on his bed with the TV he had gotten from Earth on. Tart rolled his eyes and walked over and kicked the side of the bed, Kish grunted and looked over his shoulder.
"What?"
"Come to Earth, Ichigo wants to see you."
Kish sat up, a bit more interested now, he seemed a bit happy about it,
"What for?"
Tart rolled his eyes and shrugged, "I don't know, just get the hell down there, we're at Purins place get her from there. Hurry the hell up she looks upset."
Kish kicked into gear and jumped out of bed and followed his friend. Neither of them were ready for what was going to transpire.
…...
Ichigo sat in deep thought while Purin made hot chocolate in the kitchen. She hadn't seen Masaya in over a month because of his busy schedule. He didn't have time to fly back from England constantly, and since she had entered college it was too difficult for her to fly up as well. Her visit with the Kish and Tart had been more than she expected. They had toured the planet now that the Mew Aqua had restored the atmosphere to its healthy condition.
Kish had been very sweet, and he seemed different. Four Years does a lot to a person. Tart had been all over Purin, Pai hadn't shown up but one time because he was busy with his family. Keiichiro and Zakuro didn't join them on the vacation because she and Keiichiro were planning a wedding since they were engaged. Kish had mentioned Pai in passing saying something about a wife and his new job but Ichigo didn't quite remember what he had said.
The cat girl clasped her hands together anxiously. What was she going to do? She and Kish had one night that was a huge mistake. Ichigo remembered him making dinner for everyone with Tart, and the entire time she couldn't keep her eyes off of him. Ichigo shook her head, tears forming in her eyes. What was wrong with her? Was she really that lonely that she would cheat on Masaya?
She remembered when she was about to go to bed, she turned to face him in the kitchen on her way out. His bright eyes on her face, smiling to her in such a way it made her heart flutter. Ichigo kept walking, but never went into her room. She stood outside the door, that warm fuzzy feeling over her. He walked after her after he got done cleaning, and asked her what she was doing. She remembered turning and the two of them locking eyes.
Ichigo shook her head, clenching her teeth. Purin looked at her through the kitchen doorway, she was pretty sure she knew now what was going on. She frowned and stared at her friend, there was nothing she could say or do that would make her feel better.
The red head's thoughts screeched to a halt when she heard the teleporting warp in the center of the room. Her eyes slowly lifted, there he was, a silly smile on his face as usual. Tart walked into the kitchen to get away from the other two, not wanting to be a part of the drama. Ichigo weakly stood up, all her muscles shaking. Kish's smile fell slightly,
"Hey Ichigo, whats going on?"
The cat mew turned and waved to Purin, forcing a smile through her tears. Purin waved back meekly, and stared as Ichigo turned back to Kish. The green haired alien stared down at her,
"Wha-"
"Teleport us out of here."
Her demand was shaky and raspy, Kish did as told and teleported them to Ichigo's apartment. The cat girl sat back on her bed when they appeared in the room, she heard no sounds so her roommate must have been asleep. Kish stood in the middle of her room, a casual smile on his face as he looked around admiring it. Ichigo clenched her pajama pants,
"Kish… I've got something to tell you…"
He perked up and looked down at her, he walked over and sat beside her. He noticed her hands, he reached over and put his hands over hers, trying to look in her eyes. She yanked her hands away and looked to the other side, she couldn't look in those eyes of his.
Kish frowned, he leaned forward, suddenly very concerned. He knew she was still with Masaya, but chose to ignore the fact when he and Ichigo were together.
"How could I do that to him Kish? Why did we do that? You knew I was with him…And now.."
Kish frowned further and looked down at the ground, she blamed him of course. He took a deep breath, this girl really knew how to cut him down. The alien sighed and put his hands together on his knees in front of him,
"Ichigo… I'm sorry. I don't know what I was thinking. I just… I-"
"Kish! You don't get it do you!"
She snapped, looking back at him, angry tears rolling down her flushed cheeks. He suddenly looked very worried, staring at her hurt expression. Before he could open his mouth his stomach dropped, was she going to say what he thought she was?
"I'm…"
Before she could finish he reached out and hugged her, Ichigo froze. Kish chuckled and smiled wide,
"Ichigo thats… Thats incredible!"
The cat girl clenched her teeth and yanked away from him, standing up in a flurry.
"What the hell Kish? I'm pregnant and its 'incredible'?"
His smile sort of drooped, "I.. You aren't happy?"
"I'm with Masaya! I can't even believe I slept with you much less that I got pregnant from you? How is that even possible? You're an alien! Oh my god I can't believe this Kish! It's horrible, not good!"
Ichigo's yells fell into sobbing, she sank to her knees bawling into her hands and shaking her head. Kish stood up and then knelt in front of her,
"Ichigo! It's not the end of the world! I'm here, it's all right!"
The alien reached out and hugged her, she fought him for a moment and then cried heavily into his shoulder. He felt slightly happy, he wasn't sure why, but he loved the idea of Ichigo being the mother of his child. He knew it was selfish, but he would take care of her no matter what.
"Ichigo, we're gonna be okay."
…...
The tall girl tasted the chocolate mousse cake and smiled slightly,
"This one is good too."
"You've said that about three of them onee-sama! This is the last thing you've not decided for your wedding! You have to pick today!"
Zakuro chuckled and leaned back in the chair, "I guess I have a thing for cakes. Which one do you like?"
Mint shrugged and looked at the slices in front of her, "I think the marble one with white chocolate on it is best, and-"
Before Mint could finish Zakuro's phone rang. The wolf girl answered it with a confused look, mouthing Ichigo's name to the confused girl across the table from her.
"Hello?"
"Zakuro! It's me."
The violet haired girl took another taste of a red velvet cake and nodded making a face of approval,
"Yeah, whats going on Ichigo?"
The girl on the line hesitated,
"I.. I need to talk to you, can you meet me at the Honeysuckle Cafe?"
Zakuro paused and looked at her watch,
"Yeah sure, we're almost done with our cake tasting appointment anyway. You all right if I bring Mint along?"
"Yeah thats fine."
Ichigo's response was rushed, Zakuro made a slightly concerned expression,
"Ichigo, is everything okay?"
There was a long pause, Zakuro looked at Mint, who was very curious about what was going on. The cat girl's voice cracked when she responded,
"No…Not really."
"We will be there in thirty minutes Ichigo."
…...
When Zakuro and Mint showed up at the cafe, they saw their friend sitting at a table out from the hole in the wall building. The bird mew scoffed at the choice of cafe, Zakuro ignored it and walked over to the table. The two sat down in front of their old friend, Ichigo smiled weakly at them.
"Thanks so much for coming."
Zakuro nodded and put her purse down,
"Whats this all about Ichigo?"
The red head took a deep breath, she hadn't slept much. She looked down, she couldn't look in their faces,
"I'm… I'm pregnant."
"What?"
Mint practically yelled, she shook her head and looked at Zakuro.
The wolf mew was surprised, but it wasn't evident on her face.
"Have you told Masaya?"
Ichigo bit her lip and shook her head. Mint huffed and leaned forward,
"Wow Ichigo! You've got to tell him!"
The cat girl nodded, "I know I do… But.."
Zakuro's eyes slightly narrowed,
"But?"
"Its not his."
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MewMid: Ooooh! Haha. I'll continue it if people like it and let me know how they feel about it. R and R of course. ;)Inspired by the Song: 'The Cave' By Mumford and Sons.