The Old and the New
Samonia: 0.0 I did not at all think I'd get that many reviews… at all… Thank you all! ^o^ I think I'll try to squeeze in chapters in this one while working on 'Forgive the Lonely'! I'm still in shock people liked this… :0 ok ok on with chapter two… NEWMEW4YOU DOES NOT OWN TOKYO MEW MEW!
Kisshu daydreams, as does Ichigo.
He sat on a rock and stared out at the vast endless sky. Their planet's skies where much different than earth's, it was a much darker blue, almost black, lined with faint white dots, the stars, he supposed. His eyes where half lidded, his hands behind his head. His fang poked his bottom lip and his feet were crossed. He found it difficult to nap, with the large orange sun beating on him, so he rolled over on his side with a grunt. Dark eyes met his amber ones, and they had a glint that only kids could have.
"Sleeping Kisshu? Or thinking about your old hag?" Taruto taunted, crossing his arms. Kisshu sighed and reached over to mess up the young one's hair. "Hey!" He exclaimed, backing up.
"Both, and her name is Ichigo midget." He lay on his back again and closed his eyes.
"Well get up! Pai wants to see us!" He said from next to him. The green haired alien sighed and sat up.
The meadow swayed with a breeze, and the gray rock he sat on stuck out from the tall light green grass. His eyes scanned the lively trees far away, and then rested on the irritated Taruto. He had grown taller since before, his hair was let down and his height inched higher just a bit. He had changed clothes, now sporting a black V neck with dark red medium length pants. He still didn't wear shoes though, which Kisshu still questioned to this day. His leg bands and arm bands stayed the same and he still had two pieces of cloth coming off the back of his pants.
He floated up and stretched, yawning loudly.
"Will you hurry up? I'm not getting in trouble for you being lazy!" He complained. Kisshu settled and rolled his eyes.
"So annoying." He commented. Taruto stuck his tongue out at him and held his arm out for Kisshu to grab. He did and they teleported off.
Kisshu's eyes were adjusted to the quick lights that surrounded them, and soon the scene changed to a family room in a house. Pai sat on the couch on his laptop, and he looked up when they entered.
"Ah, good you're here." He said and pushed a button on his laptop before closing it. Pai had changed to; his hair was neat as before, although his clothes were changed. He now wore a dark brown long sleeve with black pants and a grey belt around his waist. He kept his wrist bands and leg bands, and he had two dark brown pieces of cloth as before.
"Well I was having a very nice nap, so what do you want?" Kisshu complained.
"Don't even lie Kisshu! You were thinking about that human!" Taruto sneered. Kisshu shrugged, not even trying to hide it. It was true; the six months so far had not been pleasant. Physically he was fine, heck, the whole planet was tremendous and beautiful when they revived it, but seeing his Ichigo dead in the hands of Masaya held a firm grip on his thoughts. He knew she had been ok, but she did not know vice versa about him. But would she even care if he had died or not? She had cried when he was dying, although she probably would have cried if she found a dead dog. No, she probably never even gave a second thought about him. But he just couldn't get over her.
"Kisshu?" He looked up to see an aggravated Pai. "Done daydreaming?" He asked. Kisshu nodded and leaned against the wall. "Good. Now as you both know the planet is doing fine and everything is revived and healthy." The two nodded. "But, it seems there is something we need to go back to Earth for."
Kisshu stared at him. "Nani? Go back for? What in the world would we need to go back for?"
Taruto stomped his foot. "Ehhh? No way! I'm not! That place is awful!"
Pai raised his hand to silence the two. They quieted and stared at him.
"It seems we left reminisce of our old space ship." He said after a moment.
Kisshu thought for a second. "Oh the one we got to Earth with? Didn't that thing break down and we disposed of it?" Kisshu tapped his chin.
Pai shook his head. "Not all of it. Humans have gotten a hold of it, and we need to get it back before they do something irrational with our technology." Pai sighed and opened his laptop. He typed something in and turned it around to show the two. It was a human news article, and Japanese was covering a page with a picture of pieces of their old ship in the middle.
"Ugh stupid humans, why can't they just keep to their own technology? Why do they have to try to figure out stuff that's way too advanced for them? If they screw around with that stuff to much, something bads going to happen!" Taruto ranted. Pai nodded.
"Exactly. That's why we need to retrieve it and bring it back." Pai said and closed his laptop again.
Kisshu made a loud groan and the two looked at him. "Are you serious? We have to take that long ass trip back to Earth for some scraps of metal?" He frowned and crossed his arms.
Pai shook his head. "No, only one of us will go. That way they could take a smaller ship and take a shorter amount of time. It would only take one of us two days to get there, as to three, where it would take six." Pai explained. Kisshu rolled his eyes.
"Regardless, it's a long trip." He said blankly. Suddenly he realized something Pai said. "Wait, one of us? Which one of us is going?"
Pai sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. "You are Kisshu."
Ichigo stared out her window. The sun was reaching out desperately to get higher into the sky and the soft blue of early morning blanketed the sky. The last shinning of stars blinked quietly and soon faded. Had she stayed up all night? Yes, the digital clock on her bedside table confirmed it. '5:52' it shined in neon red. She could not get to sleep last night, dreams of Kisshu dyeing in her arms haunted her and she finally decided to not sleep at all. Almost dried tears stained her pillow, and her curtain muted the slow morning light. She blinked as the image of him collapsing before their lips met flashed in her head. She held back a gasp as the pain tore through her heart.
How could she not of been told? It had been six months! How had it not come up, or crossed anyone's mind? Her sadness turned to anger and she punched her pillow.
"Baka Ryou!" She mumbled. She knew it wasn't his fault she was informed late, but right now she just needed someone to blame. Her eye caught her cell phone resting on her bedside table. She quickly reached over and grabbed it, flipping it open and searching for Mint's number. But she stopped suddenly; this was the phone she had to replace after Kisshu had shattered her old one with his sai… She shut her phone abruptly and threw it to the side, throwing her face into the pillow as confused and angry tears spilled out.
"Me? Why?" Kisshu asked, stunned.
"Don't you remember? You're the one who was assigned to get rid of it! It's your responsibility to go back and fixed what you didn't do right." Pai said, annoyed.
Kisshu threw his hands to his sides. "What? Are you kidding me? Taruto helped me! How do you know it wasn't him who didn't get rid of those pieces?" Kisshu challenged. Taruto laughed.
"I know I did my job right, I'm not a baka like you." Kisshu turned quickly and stared at the boy. He flicked his nose and Taruto growled.
"Kisshu it'll be quick and painless. Just do it." Pai said and opened his computer again. Kisshu blinked at him.
"That's it? Ugh! You are so... so…" Pai raised an eyebrow to his stumped companion. "I can't even think of a word to describe you!" He finished, letting out a frustrated breath. Pai shrugged.
"Just order a one man ship and head to Earth soon. Oh, and try not to take too many… detours." Kisshu's anger dissolved so quickly it was like a completely new face.
'Ichigo…' His mind echoed. His eyes widened and he blinked a couple times.
"Ok Pai." He said emotionlessly, trying to hide his excitement. He teleported out of Pai's house quickly, and was in his own. He let out a cheer as soon as his feet hit the ground.
"ICHIGO! I'M COMIING BACK FOR YOU!" He shouted happily, twirling in the air, a huge grin on his face. He laughed at his own gayness (Not gay as in manXman, gay as in happy :p) and flopped on his couch. He put his hands behind his head and closed his eyes, happiness finally allowing him to sleep and dream of his beloved.
Ichigo was slow to getting up. It was nearly seven, and she had arrangements with Mint and Lettuce. Thank god for weekends. She would take today to ask them what happened, everything. She wanted to know why, who and how. She planned on finding out, and that was what pushed her to get ready. They were going to Mint's house for a sleepover, and she packed with a light head.
'Why, why did he save us? How did Pai die?' The questions went on and on, and as the list grew longer, she got ready faster. Brushing through her hair quickly and running her tooth brush over her teeth, she threw on a casual pink dress and sandals. She threw her bag over her shoulder and headed down the stairs two at a time. The quiet house greeted her as she headed to the kitchen for a quick snack. Her parents were on a week-long vacation for their anniversary, and she was trusted alone in the house.
She grabbed a rice ball and scarfed it down, swallowing more than she chewed. As a result, she choked on it shortly then chugged down water. She sighed and put the dishes in the sink and head out the door swiftly.
As she reached Mint's house she saw a long black limo in the driveway. Ichigo was almost there when Mint stepped out, along with Lettuce. She twitched irritably.
"Nani? You didn't pick me up!" She shouted, startling both girls. Mint turned and looked at her, the same cool glint in her eyes she'd had for the past two years. Lettuce gave a shamed face and looked at her feet.
"Lettuce lives closer to me Ichigo. Besides, Lettuce called and asked. You, on the other hand, did not." Ichigo twitched some more and stomped up to the front door. Mint and Lettuce followed, Mint unlocking the door for them. They entered the wide house with the double staircase in front. Ichigo plopped her bag near the door and continued her irked stomp.
"Ichigo." Lettuce's nervous voice called. Ichigo cooled and looked over her shoulder. "Gomen, we didn't know you needed a ride." She said softly. Damnit, she couldn't be angry with Lettuce. She smiled at the green haired girl.
"No it's fine Lettuce, I just didn't get a lot of sleep last night and I'm kind of tired, that's all." Lettuce smiled and nodded.
As she headed up the stairs with Lettuce and Mint, Ichigo's mission for the day came back to her unexpectently.
"Ah!" She stopped and the two girls looked at her questionably. "I have something to talk to you two about."
"Can it wait till we get to my room?" Mint sighed, irritated. Ichigo gave a sideways smile.
"Ya of course." She chuckled, rubbing the back of her neck and they continued up to the rich girl's bedroom.
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