Ichigo sat at her desk, head in her hands. She stared hopelessly at the set of problems smirking up at her. "Oh, what am I going to do, nya? These are too hard! I wish I didn't fall asleep in class so much."
A small, furry, pink object popped into existence near her head. It piped, "Masha will do homework for you!"
She sighed, "Thanks, Masha, but we already tried that. You can draw pretty shapes, but not do calculus."
She got up and walked to her pink minifridge in her closet. Flopping on her bed, she sipped her strawberry soda and looked around her small room. For a second, she considered that she had used too much pink in decorating, but then she shook off the idea. After all, her pink walls, curtains, bedspread, and carpet went perfectly together.
Ichigo placed her drink on her beside table and stretched, yawning. "You know, maybe a quick catnap will help me think better. Goodnight, Masha…"
Several hours later, she bolted upright in bed. "Masha!" she cried, "I had this horrible dream where I forgot to do my calculus homework and the I got a detention…Oops."
She jumped out of bed and rushed to her desk, where her homework still sat, incomplete. "Oh, no! What will I do?" she moaned. "If I get detention, I'll be late for my shift at the Café! Shirogane's gonna kill me!"
Suddenly, a voice called from the window, "Having some trouble, Konekochan?"
Ichigo whirled around, mouth gapping. A familiar, green-haired alien sat on her sill, one leg dangling casually into her room.
"K-Kisshu?"
"Obviously," he smirked, "What other hot alien do you know? Tell you what, don't answer that." He swung into her room and walked over to her desk. "Calculus, huh? We learned this when we were toddlers. Cyniclons-"
"Yeah, yeah, you're brilliant, I know." Ichigo stalked over to the homework and slammed her book closed, getting in his way. "What do you want, Kisshu?"
He leaned toward her, putting his arms around her waist. "Do I have to want something? Maybe I just came to see you, my heart."
She tried to twist out of his grasp, but only succeeded in being held tightly from behind, wrapped in his arms.
"Tell you what," he whispered through her hair, "I'll help you with your homework, but only if you let me take you to my home planet."
She turned and glared up into his eyes. "I don't want your help, baka. Why won't you just leave me alone?"
He released her, and stepped back. "OK, Ichigo. I won't force you to come." He strolled over to the window, and again swung a leg over the ledge. "Have fun explaining to Shirogane why you missed your shift. He then jumped out of the window.
Ichigo ran to it, and stuck her head out. "Kisshu, wait!" He flew back until he was floating right outside her room.
"I-I changed my mind. Will you help me? Please?" The alien glided into her room and gracefully landed on the carpet.
"Anything you want Konekochan," he said, smiling slightly, "I'm here at your command.
Ichigo sighed. She could already tell this was going to be a long night.
