From the Beginning
Part 2
After the door closed, Shintaro looked at Kisshu, and asked bluntly, "What happened to your ears?"
"I'm a Cyniclon, not a human," Kisshu said. "So my ears are like this normally."
"And I suppose there's some reason you're here?" Shintaro asked.
"Long story short, I was ordered to come to Earth, eliminate all the humans, and take it over for my people," Kisshu said bluntly. "But Koneko-chan says there's billions of humans, so I don't know why I'd be sent here alone to eliminate billions of humans."
"Koneko-chan?" Sakura asked.
"Ichigo," Kisshu said. "I thought up a nickname for her."
"So how exactly are you planning on carrying out your orders, if you're dating Ichigo?" Shintaro asked.
"I need to contact the Council; I think they may have overestimated my skills, and about half of them are completely opposed to this mission," Kisshu said. "I think there's probably a better way than killing billions of people, and I didn't realize that it was this polluted here; it's not going to be easy for my people to live in these conditions."
"Why were you sent alone?" Sakura asked. "You don't look much older than Ichigo; isn't that a bit young for this?"
"If there were better warriors than me, someone else probably would have been sent, but due to my skills, most people forget that I'm a teenager, not an adult," Kisshu said gloomily. "And since I don't have parents, I was unable to get out of this. If I had parents, they might have been able to speak to the Council, but since I'm underage, I couldn't get out of doing this. At first I thought it would be fine; I'd come here, make a home for my people, and then bring everyone here- but then I found out there's billions of humans here, and that's too many for me. And I realized when I met Ichigo that we were lied to; the guy who convinced the Council to do this said all humans were evil monsters who would destroy us if we didn't destroy them first."
"I don't think humans even realize there's life on other planets," Ichigo said. "And not all humans are like that; sure, we've got our share of rotten people, but plenty of us are nice. Not all humans are alike."
"I guess I'd better go contact the Council; they're not going to be happy," Kisshu sighed.
"Do you want me to come?" Ichigo asked.
"It might help," Kisshu said. He looked at Sakura and Shintaro, and asked, "You don't mind, do you? I promise I'll bring her back."
"I don't mind," Sakura said. "Will you be back in time for dinner?"
"I'll try," Kisshu said.
"Good, you can stay too," Sakura said.
"Thanks," Kisshu said. "Koneko-chan, should we go?"
Ichigo blushed and took the hand he held out. He smiled and teleported. They landed in a large room with lots of buttons and a window that looked out at space. "This is COOL," Ichigo said.
"This is the control room; don't touch anything," Kisshu said. He went over to a panel and typed something in. A floating screen popped up, and Kisshu typed something else in. The screen started flickering, and finally an elderly man's face appeared. "Kisshu? Did something happen?" he asked.
"I think your faction of the Council was correct in assuming Deep Blue was lying to us," Kisshu said. "The humans I've met so far are far from evil, and this place is so polluted I don't think our people could live here comfortably. On top of that, I learned that there are billions of humans, and no offense, but I can't kill billions of humans in the time frame I was given. If I was to carry out the mission of eliminating all the humans, it could take as long as ten years, and that's time we don't have, am I correct?"
"I knew this was a bad idea," the man muttered. "Who's that behind you?"
"This is Ichigo; she was infused with cat DNA against her will, and the guy who did it tried to force her to fight me, but she and her parents got him arrested," Kisshu said. "I was wondering if you had any suggestions on what I should do."
"Do you anticipate Deep Blue becoming a danger to us if he doesn't like that we don't really want to take over Earth?" the man asked.
"Considering how dead set he was from the beginning on taking Earth, I'd say he could become a danger to our people and the humans," Kisshu said. "Do you have a suggestion for that? I don't mind killing him, but I'm not really sure how to do that."
"He has a human host on Earth," the man said. "I'll get somebody on that- unless you've got some idea of who it might be."
"Unfortunately, no," Kisshu said. "And what about our planet?"
"I will talk with the Council and Hideki-sama," the man said. "I don't currently have any ideas. One last question; are you staying?"
"Staying?" Kisshu asked.
"You've finally found a friend besides your cousins; and I know your life here is far from pleasant," the man said. "I'm not averse to you remaining on Earth if that is what you want, and I'm sure Pai could figure something out so you could appear human."
"I need to think about it," Kisshu said. "I appreciate the offer and your support, but I don't think I can come to a decision on this quickly."
"I understand," the man said. "I will take your news to the Council, and keep you informed. Please keep me informed on both the situation there and your decision."
"I will, thank you Koni-sama," Kisshu said, bowing.
"You're welcome," Koni-sama said, and cut the connection.
Kisshu sighed and turned to Ichigo. "What's wrong?" she asked.
"While I'd like to stay, and be with you, I don't know how that would work," Kisshu said.
"That's easy; we ask my parents to adopt you," Ichigo said. "We've got a spare bedroom; it shouldn't be a problem. I think they like you already; my mom invited your over for dinner, remember?"
"Maybe…." Kisshu said. "I still need to think about it. Should we go back to your place?"
"Okay," Ichigo said. Kisshu took her hand and teleported to her living room.
Soon after they landed, Sakura came in and said, "Oh good, you're back. How'd it go?"
"Better than I expected," Kisshu said. "I've also been given the option to live on Earth, but I'm still thinking."
"Well, if you do want to, you can live here," Sakura said. "Shintaro wanted ten kids when we got married anyways; he won't complain."
"How is having ten kids even POSSIBLE?" Kisshu asked.
"Well, for human women, we can technically have as many babies as we want, unless we're unable to bear children for some reason," Sakura said. "However, after the first experience, I told Shintaro that I was NOT going through that again. He sulked for about a month, but after a while, he realized that I was probably right."
"What happened when you had Ichigo?" Kisshu asked.
"She was born a month early, and the doctors told us it was unlikely she'd survive more than about two weeks," Sakura said. "She proved them wrong, obviously, but the first seven years of her life were very scary, because getting so much as a cold could have killed her. Her school friends took protecting her to the extreme after we told them to be careful with her, because she was very fragile when they first met. They all met when they were three, and at that time, Ichigo was sort of like a butterfly; very fragile. As I'm sure you can see, she got a lot stronger, but I really don't want to have more children; one experience of being told my child might not live was more than enough for me."
"Is that why Dad's insanely overprotective of me?" Ichigo asked.
"Yep," Sakura said. She sighed. "I'm kind of surprised he's not in jail for terrorizing people," she said. "Not that I'm not grateful, but it is a bit surprising."
"The people he terrorized were probably too scared to go to the police," Ichigo said. "What's for dinner?"
"Lasagna and garlic bread," Sakura said.
"Are you going to make me eat salad again?" Ichigo asked warily.
"No, I've given up hope," Sakura sighed. "Come eat."
Ichigo and Kisshu followed her to the kitchen, and found Shintaro waiting. Sakura went and put the lasagna and garlic bread on the table, which was already set. "Come sit down," she said. Ichigo and Kisshu obeyed, and Sakura gave them both some lasagna and a piece of garlic bread each.
Kisshu looked at his a bit hesitantly, and then took a bite of lasagna. "This is GREAT!" he said happily. "We don't have anything like this on Cyniclonia."
"I'm glad you like it," Sakura said, smiling. "Do you not have a lot of food on Cyniclonia?"
"Not much," Kisshu said. "There's barely enough to go around, and we've all got faster metabolisms than humans, so it's really hard. And the food we do have isn't that great- not like this."
"Is that why you're so thin?" Ichigo asked.
"Yeah, but there are plenty of my people who are thinner than me," Kisshu said. He tried the garlic bread, and said, "This tastes good too."
"Well, there's plenty, so you can have more," Sakura said.
"I like Earth," Kisshu said happily.
Ichigo giggled. "You're cute, Kisshu," she said.
"So are you," Kisshu said. Ichigo blushed. Kisshu smiled, and asked, "Can I have more lasagna?"
"Sure, but remember to save room for dessert," Sakura said. "I made chocolate mousse."
Kisshu looked puzzled. "I thought a moose was an animal," he said. "How did you make it? And why would it be chocolate-flavored?"
Ichigo giggled. "Kisshu, this type of mousse is spelled differently, and it's really heavy cream mixed with melted chocolate," she said.
"Oh…." Kisshu said, looking slightly embarrassed as he started eating his second piece of lasagna.
When they all finished dinner, Sakura brought out the chocolate mousse, and scooped some into four bowls. Then she got four spoons and brought the bowls to the table. Kisshu tried some of his, and his face lit up. "This is HEAVEN," he said happily.
"Good," Sakura said. "It's very rich, though, so you can't have seconds, 'kay?"
"Okay," Kisshu said. "I'm actually getting full. I don't think I've ever been full."
"Well, you'd be full a lot more if you lived here," Ichigo said, smiling. "And we'd get to be together, and you'd have parents."
"That sounds nice…." Kisshu said dreamily. He finished up his chocolate mousse, and looked like he had come to a decision. "Is it okay for me to live here?" he asked.
"Of course," Sakura said. "You can have the guest room, and Shintaro won't complain, because now his family members can't stay at our house."
Shintaro perked up, and said, "I'm fine with it, but if you want to be in a relationship with my daughter, no further than kissing, got it?"
"I understand," Kisshu said. "I have to figure out how to change my ears, though…."
"I'm sure you'll be able to work something out," Sakura said. "Is there anything you need to get before moving in?"
"Yes, and I have to inform the Council and my aunt and uncle," Kisshu said. "I should go do that before it gets too late."
"Okay," Sakura said. "Is Ichigo going with you again?"
"Might be a good idea; I don't know if Koni-sama will have questions or not," Kisshu said. "We'll be back soon, okay?"
"Okay," Shintaro said. "Can you take your dishes to the sink first?"
"Of course, sorry," Kisshu said. He and Ichigo got up and put their dishes in the sink, and then got shoes on. Kisshu took Ichigo's hand and teleported to the control room of his ship. He went over to the panel from before, and typed in a number, then waited as the screen flickered. Finally it cleared to show Koni-sama, and he asked, "Kisshu? Is there more news?"
"I've made my decision," Kisshu said.
"And?" Koni-sama asked.
"I'm not going to return," Kisshu said. "Ichigo's parents offered to adopt me; I just need to find some way of appearing human."
"Pai developed a pill that will turn your ears human for ten hours at a time," Koni-sama said. "He's currently grounded for testing it on Taruto, but I'll have someone send you a bottle. Until we deal with Deep Blue and saving our planet, though, I need you to remain in contact with me at least once a day, even though you'll be living on Earth."
"I understand," Kisshu said. "Was there anything else?"
"I've got some people working on discovering who Deep Blue's human host is; I'll let you know when they've figured it out," Koni-sama said. "And the pills I mentioned should be there in about half an hour; you might as well stay on the ship until they're there."
"Alright," Kisshu said. "Thank you, Koni-sama."
"Of course," Koni-sama said. "Good luck, Kisshu."
Kisshu bowed, and Koni-sama smiled, then cut the connection.
Ichigo looked at Kisshu, who smiled at her, and said, "Let's wait for the pills to get here, and then go home."
"Don't you have anything you need to pack?" Ichigo asked.
"Oh right," Kisshu said. "Would you like to see my room?"
"Sure," Ichigo said, smiling. Kisshu smiled back and teleported her to his room.
There's Chapter 2, minna. I hope you all liked it, and please tell me what you think!
