Escape

"Get back here!"

"There's nowhere to run!"

Kisshu half-listened as he tried to think. He had been put in jail on his home planet for killing Deep Blue, and he had just managed to escape. Suddenly an idea occurred to him, and he leaped into the air, then used the last of his strength to teleport.

On Earth: Ichigo sighed. It had been two years since Kisshu left, and it was getting harder to deal with. What happened to him? she wondered. She couldn't shake the sense that something was wrong.

Suddenly Ichigo heard a noise behind her that she had been hoping to hear for two years- teleportation. She spun- and her happiness was replaced by shock and worry. Kisshu was standing behind her, but he was seriously beat up, not to mention even thinner than the last time she saw him. On top of that, he looked exhausted. "Kisshu, what happened?" Ichigo asked worriedly, going over to him.

She was just in time to catch him as he collapsed. She was shocked to feel how light he was, but pushed that aside and carried him over to her bed. She gently set him down, and took off his boots, noticing his clothes were worn out. She put a hand on his forehead, and sighed. He didn't have a fever. Ichigo ran to the bathroom, and got alcohol, a washcloth, and bandages, then took them back to her room. She sat down next to Kisshu, and started cleaning the many injuries he had.

When she finished, she started bandaging the injuries, and when that was done, Ichigo tucked Kisshu into her bed, and sat down to wait for him to wake up.

Three days later: Ichigo was worried sick. Kisshu hadn't even stirred. He didn't have a fever, but he wasn't waking up, and Ichigo had tried everything she could think of. Currently it was about 4 in the afternoon, and Ichigo was still sitting next to Kisshu. She was now on the verge of tears, and it wasn't long before she started crying.

An hour later, she was still crying when she heard a soft groan, and looked up, hopeful. Kisshu appeared to be stirring, and Ichigo asked softly, "Kisshu?"

Kisshu slowly opened his eyes, and turned his head. "Koneko-chan?" he asked, his voice weak. "Where am I?"

"In my room," Ichigo said. "You've been out for three days. What happened to you, Kisshu?"

"They put me in jail for killing Deep Blue, and I escaped," Kisshu said. "But teleporting from Cyniclonia to Earth took everything I had. I'm not sure if they'll come after me, but if they do, we're in trouble. I won't be able to fight for a while; I drained all my energy to get this far. I'm sorry to put this on you, but I really need your help, Ichigo."

"I'll do everything I can," Ichigo said without hesitation. "And you can live here now."

"Really?" Kisshu asked.

Ichigo smiled. "Of course. I was waiting for you to come back to ask if you'd live with me. I missed you."

"Thanks…." Kisshu said. "Um… do you have anything to eat?"

"Lots of stuff," Ichigo said. "Do you have any allergies?"

"Just bananas, but it's a really severe allergy; just smelling them makes me throw up," Kisshu said.

"I don't have any, so that's fine," Ichigo said. "You look like you haven't eaten in a while."

"It's been about two weeks," Kisshu said. "I probably can't eat anything too heavy."

"Can you eat ramen?" Ichigo asked.

"Yeah," Kisshu said.

"I'll go make some," Ichigo said. "I'll make some soup or something later, k?"

"K, thanks," Kisshu said.

Ichigo went downstairs, and got some ramen, then cooked it and poured it into a bowl. She took the bowl back to Kisshu with a pair of chopsticks, and saw that he was still awake. "Don't try to sit up, I'll help you," she told him.

"I'm not sure I can use chopsticks," Kisshu admitted.

"I don't mind," Ichigo said. She helped him sit up, rearranging the pillows to support him, then said, "Open up."

Kisshu obeyed, and she started feeding him the ramen. By the time he was finished, Kisshu was looking sleepy again, and Ichigo said, "Get some more sleep, Kisshu."

Kisshu settled back down, and was asleep within seconds. Ichigo settled down to watch him again.

Five hours later, Ichigo was really tired, so she climbed into the sleeping bag she had been sleeping in, and went to sleep.

The next morning, she woke up to the sound of her cell phone ringing, and got up, looking at the caller ID. Kisshu was looking at her, and she said, "Stay quiet, it's Ryou."

Kisshu nodded, and Ichigo picked up. "What's up?" she asked.

"The computers detected alien activity at your house, are you okay?" Ryou asked.

"I'm fine," Ichigo said. "The computers haven't detected anything approaching Earth, have they?"

Ryou sounded grim as he said, "There's a spaceship somewhere around here. Whoever's here isn't attacking, though. What's going on, Ichigo?"

"Whoever's here is most likely after Kisshu," Ichigo said. "If they find him, he and I are screwed. Any suggestions?"

"I think your best bet is getting your school friends," Ryou said reluctantly. "They're stronger than everyone else, and being human, they'll be underestimated by everyone. Also, Zakuro's out of town, and Mint has some kind of performance today. I can send Lettuce and Pudding if you need me to, but we also need to protect the Café."

"Moe, Miwa, and I will do our best," Ichigo said. "Have Lettuce and Pudding stay at the Café, and the three of us will protect Kisshu."

"Good luck," Ryou said, and hung up.

Ichigo immediately dialed Miwa's number, and as soon as she picked up, said, "Miwa, get Moe and come to my house; we've got a major emergency. And the door's unlocked, so come to my room, k?"

"On it," Miwa said, and hung up.

Ichigo turned to Kisshu, and said, "It looks like we're going to have company."

"Why did you call your school friends?" Kisshu asked.

"Because they're stronger than I am," Ichigo said. "They don't have powers, but they're the best hand-to-hand fighters I've ever seen. They don't care if the person they're fighting has weapons; they'll either take the weapons and throw them away, or use the person's own weapons against them. They're undefeated by the martial arts team at school, and they'll take adults down too. Sometimes I wonder if they're actually human."

"Wow…" Kisshu said.

They heard the front door open a while later, and footsteps on the stairs. Moe and Miwa came into the room, and looked startled. "Kisshu came back?" Moe asked.

"Yes," Ichigo said. "He escaped from jail, and now there are people after him. The other Mews are busy; I need you two to help if Kisshu's enemies find us. He's too weak to sit up, much less fight."

"Understood," Moe said. "Are you going to transform?"

"Good idea," Ichigo said, and grabbed her pendant, then transformed.

Just in time, too. They heard teleportation, and two male Cyniclons, both older than Kisshu, appeared. "Hand over Ikisatashi Kisshu, and we'll let you live," one of them said.

"NEVER!" Moe shouted. "You're going to have to go through us if you want Kisshu. And we're not going to make it easy for you."

The two guys took out weapons, and Moe and Miwa both lunged forward at the same time. Moe dodged a sword thrust, and kicked the guy holding it in the arm, breaking his wrist and causing him to drop the sword. Moe picked it up and said, "Nice sword, I think I'll keep it."

Miwa giggled as the other guy lunged at her with a dagger. She sidestepped, grabbed his arm, and threw him on the floor, then grabbed his dagger. Looking at what looked like a moonstone in the hilt, she said, "This is pretty. I think I'll keep it too."

Moe smirked and said, "What will you two do now that we have your weapons?"

Miwa was looking at the dagger, and she said, "I feel… strange." The others looked at her, just as she pointed the dagger at its previous owner, and shouted, "INAZUMA SENKO!"

Lightning shot out of the blade, scorching the guy's shoulder. Everyone looked shocked, including Miwa herself. "Moe, what can that sword do?" she asked.

Moe concentrated, then said, "It feels like it can shoot fire blasts at people- but I don't want to burn the house down."

The two guys were speechless, until the guy who used to have a sword said, "You two wouldn't happen to be twins, would you?"

"We're fraternal twins, but we were separated at birth," Miwa said. "We both live with our mom now, but we don't know who our dad was. Why?"

"It's complicated," the first guy said.

"You're talking about that legend, right?" Kisshu asked.

The guy sighed. "Yes," he said. He turned to Moe and Miwa and said, "You're both half Cyniclon."

Moe and Miwa looked shocked. "Is that why we can use telepathy and your weapons?" Miwa asked.

"Yes," the guy said. "About five hundred years ago, some prophet said that the strongest warriors our people would ever see would be a pair of twin girls. We all thought that that prophecy had been incorrect, since Kisshu is the strongest warrior our people have ever seen, but he can't use others' weapons the way you two can. I guess we'd better inform our leader that Kisshu just became out of reach."

He took a device out of his pocket, and pressed a few buttons. A miniature hologram came up, and the man said, "Zen, what happened?"

"Well, we found Kisshu, but there's a problem," Zen said a bit nervously.

"What is it?" the man sighed.

"The twins won't let us get him back!" Zen said.

"Are you saying you found them?" the man asked incredulously. "Why are they on Earth?"

"Their mother is apparently human," Zen said. "But they disarmed Hiroshi and myself and then one of them used Hiroshi's weapon to scorch his shoulder. There's no doubt it's them. They don't know who their father is, though."

The man sighed. "I'm coming to Earth to verify this claim," he said. "If you're wrong, however, you'll be Kisshu's replacements in that cell."

"Great…." Zen said. The man glared at him, and the hologram vanished.

"You forgot something," Miwa commented.

"Which would be…" Zen said.

"You should have told him if he tries to harm Kisshu, we'll be taking him down too," Miwa said.

"You two are strange…." Hiroshi said.

"Actually, we're completely insane- and proud of it," Moe said. "Anyone who hurts Ichigo or her friends goes down in flames. We landed Aoyama in the hospital for suggesting Ichigo is a slut. He'll be out in a month, but if he starts again, he'll be sent to hell."

"Can I send him to hell?" Kisshu asked.

"We'll consider it," Miwa said.

Zen and Hiroshi were looking puzzled, but jumped when Ichigo's cell phone rang. Sighing, Ichigo picked up and asked, "What's up, Ryou?"

"What's going on over there?" Ryou asked.

"New twist," Ichigo said. "Apparently Moe and Miwa are part of some Cyniclonian legend. Now we're apparently waiting for the Cyniclons' leader to come. Just ignore the next ship, k?"

"Moe and Miwa are Cyniclons?" Ryou asked.

"Half, their mom's a human," Ichigo said. "And the two who came here aren't attacking at the moment. They got their weapons stolen."

"Fine… I'll let you handle this, and inform the others," Ryou said.

"Thanks," Ichigo said, and hung up. She looked at Kisshu, who was looking worn out again. Then she looked at the others, and said, "You don't mind going downstairs, do you? Kisshu needs to rest."

"Sure," Miwa said. She and Moe dragged Zen and Hiroshi off. Ichigo detransformed, and sat on the bed with Kisshu, then started stroking his hair as she said, "Kisshu, go back to sleep."

Kisshu fell asleep pretty quickly, and Ichigo kept stroking his hair.

A few hours later, Ichigo heard teleportation downstairs, and assumed the Cyniclons' leader had arrived. A few minutes later she heard a loud crash, and Miwa shouting, "HELL NO!"

This woke Kisshu up, and he asked, "What's going on?"

"I'll go find out," Ichigo said. She got up and went downstairs, then to the living room. She found Moe and Miwa glaring at an older Cyniclon. Ichigo sighed and asked, "What's going on?"

"He wants us to hand over Kisshu!" Moe said angrily.

"Why do you want Kisshu back?" Ichigo asked the older Cyniclon. "I already asked him to live with me, so he won't be coming back to your planet anyways. And I don't understand why you put him in jail in the first place. You do realize Deep Blue was going to wipe out your race as well as the humans, right?"

"Who are you, anyways?" the older Cyniclon asked.

"I'm Mew Ichigo," Ichigo said. "And I refuse to let you take Kisshu."

"And we'll back her up," Moe and Miwa said together. "You can go to hell if you hurt Kisshu again."

"Yahiko-sama, it might be better this way," Zen said. "If we leave Kisshu here, you won't have to pay an executioner, and we won't get killed by the twins. And someone's going to need to train them; Kisshu would be the best person to do it. No one else is on a close enough level to train these two."

Yahiko sighed. "Fine. If Kisshu ever comes back, however, he WILL die."

"Um, what did you do to Pai and Taruto?" Ichigo asked.

"Nothing, Kisshu apparently brainwashed them into going along with him," Zen said. "They're fine."

"Good," Ichigo said. "One of my teammates is in love with Pai, and another is in love with Taruto. I don't know if they know that, though."

Yahiko sighed. "Zen, Hiroshi, let's go," he said. "We'll leave Kisshu here." He turned back to Ichigo and said, "Make sure he understands he can never return."

"Hai," Ichigo said. Yahiko, Zen and Hiroshi teleported out, and Ichigo sighed. "Thanks, guys," she said to Moe and Miwa.

"That's what best friends are for," Miwa said. "Let's go see how Kisshu's doing."

Ichigo led the way back upstairs, and quietly went into her room. Kisshu was asleep again, and Ichigo said softly, "He needs to rest, so you two can go, if you want. I'll stay with him."

"K, see you soon," Moe said, and the twins headed out. Ichigo settled down next to Kisshu, and started stroking his hair again.

That was interesting… review plz!