Neko Chapter 1:
The Beginning
Kisshu and Ichigo were fighting again. The other Mews were trying to defeat his latest Chimera Anima, while Ichigo fought with Kisshu.
Ichigo dodged another thrust of Kisshu's swords, but still got a slit on her cheek. Ignoring the blood on her cheek, she kicked Kisshu in the chest- or tried to. He teleported, and before she could move, he was right in front of her. Strangely, this caused her to freeze, and Kisshu took advantage of that, licking the wound on her cheek. Snapping out of being frozen, Ichigo roughly pushed him away. "Kisshu! That's gross!" she said.
Kisshu just smirked and teleported away, alerting her to the fact that her teammates had destroyed the Chimera Anima. She sighed and turned to them. "What happened to your cheek?" Mint asked.
"Kisshu managed to cut me," Ichigo said. "It's nothing serious."
The other Mews sighed, and went back to the Café to tell Ryou and Keiichiro the outcome of the battle.
Meanwhile, with Kisshu: Kisshu had started feeling strange a little while after the battle. I wonder if Ichigo did something to me while I was playing around, he thought. Oh well, I guess I'll go back to stalking her; Pai's out to get me again anyways. Kisshu teleported to the tree outside Ichigo's window, landing on a sturdy branch hidden by leaves. It was his favorite place.
He noticed Ichigo was just coming into her room, and she was followed by two other girls. Kisshu settled down to watch them. After a while, though, he got bored, and was about to teleport away when he started feeling really dizzy, and then he blacked out. Unconscious, he didn't notice that he was starting to change.
When Kisshu woke up, he looked around. Everything was very pink. Is this Ichigo's room? But why would I be here? What happened after I blacked out? Kisshu thought. Suddenly he noticed things looked a lot bigger. Did I shrink or something? he wondered. Noticing a mirror nearby, he walked over and looked at his reflection- then nearly blacked out again.
Somehow, Kisshu had turned into a kitten. A small, forest green kitten with big gold eyes. Well, this is the worst day of my life, Kisshu thought bitterly. How the HELL did I turn into a kitten? Suddenly he remembered something, and thought, Uh-oh… maybe licking the blood off of Ichigo's cheek was not one of my better ideas. If I have cat genes from that, that would explain why I'm now a kitten. Though I didn't think kittens came in forest green…
Kisshu heard footsteps, and turned to the door. Ichigo and a woman who looked a lot like her- Kisshu assumed her mom- walked in. "Oh, you woke up?" Ichigo said.
"Myuu," Kisshu said.
"Ichigo, why is that kitten green?" her mother asked.
"I'm not sure, maybe he used to be white, and somebody dyed his fur?" Ichigo suggested. "He doesn't have a collar, though."
Ichigo's mother sighed. "Fine, I guess you can keep him, but if we see lost cat posters, he has to go back, k?" she said.
"YAY! Thanks Mom," Ichigo said happily, kissing her mother's cheek.
"I'll go find a litterbox and some cat food," Sakura said. "What are you going to name him?"
"Not sure yet," Ichigo said. "I'll let you know, then we can get a collar."
"Okay," Sakura said, and left. Ichigo closed the door and sat down on the bed with Kisshu. "What should I name you?" she asked. Then it looked like she had an idea. "You remind me of someone I know," she said softly. "I'll give you the nickname I would call him if he liked me. You're Kish, k?"
Kisshu nodded, stunned. She thought up a nickname for me… But she thinks I don't like her? What gave her that idea? he wondered.
"I can understand you if you talk," Ichigo told him. "I'm part cat."
"I like my name," Kisshu said.
Ichigo smiled brightly and said, "I'm glad. Do you want to hear about the guy I named you after? I can't tell anyone else."
"Why?" Kisshu asked.
Ichigo sighed. "We're supposed to be enemies," she said softly. "I wish we weren't. He's really fun and playful, and he's got the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. They look like yours. His hair is the same color as your fur, too. And I can't stop thinking about him. I should just break up with Masaya already. I would if I thought Kisshu actually liked me, but he just sees me as a toy. Maybe it's because I'm part human. I wonder if he has a girlfriend already. I hope not, though. It's bad enough that he doesn't like me, without finding out he's just playing with me until he can go back to his girlfriend. I like the nicknames he comes up with, too. He calls me 'Koneko-chan'. I wonder how long it'll last, though. Eventually he'll get bored, and probably go back to wherever he came from. It's scary thinking about him leaving. I know he doesn't like me, but I don't think I can live without him."
Kisshu wished he could cry right now, as Ichigo laughed bitterly. "I have a feeling that if he leaves, I'll probably just wither away," she said sadly. "The only reason I reject him is so Blondie doesn't get suspicious and throw me out. If he throws me out, I can't see Kisshu anymore. I wish we could form a truce like Lettuce wants, but that wouldn't help my totally screwed up love life. If I thought Kisshu returned my feelings, I'd tell him regardless of my teammates, Blondie, and the other aliens, but I can't. I think I'll break up with Masaya tomorrow, though. I can't handle even one more date with him."
Kisshu was shocked, not to mention feeling like he wanted to die right about now. I had no idea I was hurting her this much, he thought sadly. If I ever get back to normal, I hope there's a way to make it up to her. His ears drooped, and Ichigo noticed. "Did I make you sad, talking about how sad I am?" she asked gently. "I'm sorry."
I'm the one who should be sorry… Kisshu thought. Unfortunately for him, he was thinking out loud.
"Why should you be sorry?" Ichigo asked. "You didn't-" she stopped dead, eyes widening. Then she looked at him closely and said softly, "Kisshu?"
Kisshu backed up a bit. Then he jumped down and went under Ichigo's bed, totally miserable. I don't deserve her love, if I hurt her that much, he thought. Then he heard what sounded like a muffled sob, and started feeling even worse. Before he could decide what to do next, the door opened and he heard a man's voice say, "Ichigo, what's wrong?"
"He hates me…." Ichigo moaned.
"Aoyama?" the man, who Kisshu assumed was Ichigo's dad, asked.
Kisshu listened closely, and his heart sank when Ichigo said sadly, "No…. he's just boring, he doesn't hate me."
"Then who hates you?" Ichigo's dad asked. "I can't imagine why anyone would hate you."
"I don't want to talk about it…" Ichigo said sadly.
"Where's the kitten? Maybe he can help you feel better," Ichigo's dad said.
"Doubtful…" Ichigo said. "He's hiding under the bed."
"You haven't dusted under there in months, he's probably insane," Ichigo's dad said. "Do you want the insane kitten?"
"If he doesn't hate me…." Ichigo said.
"Sweetie, animals don't usually hate people, I think you're just depressed," Shintaro said. "Do you want me to get him out?"
"You're going to get dusty," Ichigo said.
"I'm not wearing my work clothes, if that's what you're worried about," Shintaro said.
"Just don't get clawed," Ichigo said. "It might help, I don't know."
"Okay, I'll get the insane kitten," Shintaro said.
Kisshu thought about hiding, but then decided to come out. So when he saw Shintaro look under the bed, he hesitantly came out. As he walked out, Shintaro said, "Boy, you're a mess, kitty. Ichigo, go get a little brush or something, and clean your kitten off. And I expect you to clean under there this week. There's like five inches of dust under there. When did you clean last?"
"Six months ago," Ichigo said.
"Scary," Shintaro said. "Go get a little brush, you can brush the dust off this kitten. What's his name?"
"Kish," Ichigo said. She went to get a little brush from the bathroom, and came back a few minutes later with a little nail brush.
"Have fun," Shintaro said, and left them alone.
Yet another idea. If anyone thinks this is too much like their story, please let me know. Review plz!
