I have almost completed the whole story in my rough draft, so all I need to do is type it. Sorry that this doesn't mean I will update quickly.
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Here is chapter two. And I hope you like it.
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"Kitten, I have an over-seer meeting. I don't know when it will be over, so don't wait up for me. If I can get out soon enough, I'll take you to get some clothes of your own." Kisshu yelled up to the woman staying with him. He heard footsteps running across the floor above him and down the stairs, and soon the red headed beauty was breathing heavily on the steps looking down at him. They just looked at each other for a few moments, waiting for words to be spoken between them. In the week that she had been staying with him no one had come searching for her, family or otherwise. Kisshu had been keeping his emotions in check much better than he thought he could but it was still extremely difficult. He kept a safe distance between the two of them and as long as he was out of her bubble he was fine. The only thing he was having trouble with was his words. He couldn't help but tease her about her looks and actions. There was nothing he could do about it, but at least he was able to see her blush.
"You can't go." She half yelled obviously saddened and a little scared. She was always a little scared when he left her alone because she always was afraid of being found and taken away. There were things he had to do, as an over-seer and as a protector for his people that he had to do without Kitten by his side. He hated leaving her alone, almost as much as she hated being left alone, but some things just couldn't be helped. "I was going to make you a special lunch as a thank you for all you have done for me. You have to try and make it for lunch." She looked at her feet after a few moments, not being able to keep eye contact. She had been avoiding his eyes a lot lately and it was starting to play with his nerves. But Kisshu saw a light coloring to her cheeks and thought of how cute she was. Having her here had him almost falling in love all over again. "And I don't mind barrowing clothes; you don't have to spend money on me." She started to fiddle with the edge of the shirt she was wearing. The one maid Kisshu had in his house was gracious enough to lend any clothes Kitten wanted to her, and it was a good thing the two of them were roughly the same size. He had to think of a way to thank her for this. He could get someone to help cook and clean so she could relax a little more, or maybe a week's vacation would be suitable; he would think more about it later.
"You still need clothes," Kisshu said in a monotone voice. It surprised him a bit of how much he sounded like Pie. "Besides, I don't mind spending my money on you, especially if you get something cute." Kitten blushed at the comment and tried to hide her face but it didn't work so well. Kisshu loved seeing her blush; she was so cute when she did and it was so easy to do it. He could complement her on something so small and her face would like up like the fireworks back on Earth. Kitten kept looking at the floor and stayed silent. Kisshu sighed and rolled his eyes in a playful manner. "I'll be home for your special lunch, I promise." He said with a smile. He wanted her happy and if this was a simple way to do, so be it. She ran over to him and quickly wrapped her arms around him. Kisshu was too shocked to move. They hadn't touched each other since they first meet and to have her make the first move was a little surprising. She was so close to him, he could smell her strawberry shampoo. Kisshu wanted to lean down and kiss her head but stopped himself. He didn't want to kiss her because he didn't want to lose her, or himself. He would love this girl and she would leave him and it might as well just kill him all over again. The most he could do now was gently hold her back. He felt like he was betraying his true Koneko-chan, but he didn't want to push Kitten away. He wanted to keep her wrapped tightly in his arms and never let anyone or anything take her way not now not ever, but things never went the way he wanted.
"I hold you to that promise," She said with a smile after she let go of him. She then ran off to the kitchen to get her thank you lunch ready. Kisshu griped his heart and took a few calming breaths before teleporting to the meeting. He didn't know how much longer he could hold himself back. He had to find her family and her past memories before it was too late. When Kisshu walked into the meeting room he was not surprised that he was the last one there. He did not see the point in these meetings. The planet was peaceful and it didn't seem like there was anyone who wanted to change the way things were run.
"You are late again, Kisshu." Pie said in his normal emotionless tone of voice. Kisshu only rolled his eyes and flopped down in the last of the seats. He grumbled out an apology as one of the older members got the meeting started. There was one other male member, but the other three members were female. All were smart and caring and exhalent leaders who had been wisely chosen for their position, Kisshu had no doubts about it. But Kisshu did have a few doubts about his brother's and his own positions, well at least Tart's and his; Pie had always been a little bit bossy at time and made well educated decisions about everything he did. There other four members were also way older than any of the brothers which only made Kisshu question more why the three of them were chosen. Sure they had brought back the Mew Aqua that had saved the planet and they had been some of the main leaders against the followers of Deep Blue, but did that really make them so much superior to others. Tart was only fourteen when he got the job, barely an adult; Kisshu himself was still young at nineteen to receive such a stressful job. He didn't mind so much now a days but he felt that he would have liked at least a few years of a laid back lifestyle before he was entrusted with power. Kisshu ignored most of what was talked about, and only spoke when he had to. It was all the same; no one ever had situations where something really surprising happened. It was all about trying to distribute the surplus of food evenly among the seven territories, and documenting the new growth of the planet.
Kisshu's mind started to wonder back to the woman at home, cooking up something special while she waited for him to return. What was she going to do? What planes did she have in her mind? She had said it was to be a thank you for taking her in, but was that really all it. It had been a week since he allowed her to live in his house and every night Kitten would thank him for all that he had done for her before she went to bed. Had she not shown her gratitude for the small act of kindness? He would have helped any person who had asked him for help, anyone would have. True he was a nicer to her than he would be to a stranger in her position but that was because her face was the same as Ichigo's. Her being had enchanted him and his heart was now under her control, though she knew didn't know it. He wanted so badly to help her without mixing in his emotions but he couldn't do it, and now he had promised to meet the young woman for her homemade lunch. All Kisshu hoped for was that she didn't go overboard with the whole ordeal. He did not want her to harm or strain herself in any manner while she cooked.
"Kisshu!" Tart's voice snapped his brother out of his thoughts and he looked around at the other people in the room. They were all staring at him with almost expecting stares.
"Sorry, what were you talking about?" Kisshu said, surpassing a blush of embarrassment from appearing on his cheeks. Pie rolled his eyes making Kisshu feel like an idiot. He may not have been as smart as his older brother but he was in no way an idiot. Wasn't Kisshu who came up with the most of the plans to take Earth and make the truce with the Mews to peacefully get the Mew Aqua which had saved the planet? If Pie had made all the plans, Deep Blue might have taken over Earth and everyone at home would have died.
"Seriously, if you have no intention of listening in on these meetings it would be best if you pick a replacement for you who would pay attention." Kisshu sent him a glare. Pie knew Kisshu wouldn't get a replacement, and no one wanted him too. Kisshu was the most powerful warrior on the planet and they need him if the time ever came. Not that anyone at this time would ever think of disturbing the peace. "Anyway, we were asking you if you have seen or heard anything strange or questionable in the past week." Kisshu shock his head. Nothing was wrong in his section of the planet. Everyone was fine, better than fine knowing that if they had a problem Kisshu would be right there to help them no matter the cause. If he had to question anything that had happened in the past week it was Kitten's sudden appearance and the people who were after her.
"One week ago we got a strange disturbance." One of the youngest women said. She was roughly the same age as Pie, maybe a few years older. She looked at a few papers in front of her, probably with notes about what happened. He couldn't read exactly what was on it but it didn't look like she would leave the information at just that. "It was somewhere near the main market area in your territory. However, when we sent people to check it out, it was gone. According to our records, someone had teleported too long a way for normal people to do and obviously was able to survive, well at least enough to walk away from where they teleported. We don't know who it was but anything would help in finding this person."
"There are only a few people that we know of that can make that sort of a jump." The oldest woman said. Her hair was already graying but her face didn't look as old as she really was. "So we just want you to keep an eye out. It shouldn't be that hard to find this out of place person, right?" She asked, looking at everyone. Kisshu thought back to Kitten. It could be possible for her to have been on another planet when she forgot everything and got scared and teleported to a place that felt safe, her home planet. It made sense and since her family was probably still traveling home for that planet it would be reasonable to understand why no one had come to look for her yet. Kisshu thought of asking Pie to help get her memories back. There had to be some scientific way for retrieving her memories.
"I can't say I have seen anyone who looked like they didn't belong in my territory, but I will keep an eye out as you asked. Do you know of any side effects that would be obvious to notice without getting too close to this person? I don't want to spook anyone if they have nothing to do with this affair." Pie looked over at him with a curious eye but didn't say anything. It wasn't ever easy to know what was exactly going through Kisshu's head, but he knew Kisshu was not telling all that he knew. The only questions were what he holding back and why.
"Well, no one really knows but I'm sure you'll know when you see them." Pie explained. Kisshu wondered if they did know about Kitten, or at least if Pie knew. He tried to keep his thoughts confusing to anyone but him. Still, he found Pie was able to read him easier than anyone else could. "We also don't know where this person teleported from, but it is roughly a week's trip by ship. We have already got in contact with the few cyniclones that could make such a jump and none of them did. If it is not one of us, it could mean that someone other than our species have learned to teleport like us. And that is the extent of our knowledge on this topic." Kisshu's eyes flashed up to the clock. The meeting was basically over; it was just a few loose ends that needed a simple notification. Kisshu pushed his chair away from the table.
"Well, if that is all we have this month, there is nothing left to keep us here. Good-bye and see you next time." Kisshu said before teleporting out of the room. He really didn't care if they would be mad at him for leaving early; Tart left early all the time. This was his first time ditching and he didn't think he would do it again. He stayed late usually as a make up for coming late, a last to come last to leave sort of deal. It wasn't completely his fault for always showing up late. Pie always schedule the meeting for way to early in the mornings, and never changed them for a later in the day meeting. Kisshu might even be the first one there if it was later in the day. As his feet landed in the privacy of his living room, there remained only one topic on his mind, the disturbance. He was told he would know if he saw the person who had teleported such a long way, and he thought he did. Kitten had to be that person they were looking for; she was the only one he could think that stood out from a crowd, even with her memories. He knew he should have told them he had already found the person and was keeping her away from others; he just couldn't give her up. They would take her for questioning and he couldn't trust them not to hurt her. How could he have come to care so much for this random stranger he pick up off the street? Was he really that desperate for the touch of love that he had once felt that he would care for anyone? No, he couldn't let himself believe that. He was the strongest cyniclon warrior his planet had ever seen. He wouldn't let one girl get under his skin like this like he had before. Tomorrow he was going to take her to see Pie and let him…
"Kisshu, you back!" Her happy call broke him from his thoughts. She still had on a white apron covered with flour and other baking ingredients she had used. She had a little bit of batter on her cheek and Kisshu stopped himself from reaching out and wiping it away. She had on the biggest smile he had seen her with since she had come to live with him. She ran up to him and he could see she wanted to hug him but was restraining herself. "I knew you would make it, I just knew it. Did anything special happen in your meeting, or can you not tell me anything about it?"
"Well, actually Kitten, there was something that happened that I wanted to talk with you about." Kisshu started. He couldn't hide the sadness in his voice. How could he not be? Even if he had told himself from the beginning that he would be losing her, it still hurt when it was actually happening. He watched as her smile faded a little bit. It didn't completely disappear but it did not have the striking intensity of her happiness as it did when she first entered the room. "How about we talk about it over lunch? You said there would food, is it ready?" Kisshu asked, forcing a smile on his face. Why couldn't he humor her for a little while longer? He could see she had worked so hard to make this lunch just for him. He could do that simple task for her as a thank you.
"Well, if you're that hungry, of course. I was expecting you to be a little later so it is not completely done. Just wait here until I get it all ready." She said running off to the kitchen door. However before she went through, she turned back to him with a stern face, "And don't you dare peak." She threatened before disappeared into kitchen. Kisshu found himself following her into the kitchen. Why he had, he didn't know but he felt almost like he had to keep an eye on her. He slowly opened the door, making sure not to make a sound. He leaned against the doorframe as he watched her busy herself about the food. There were already some plates on the table and she was still checking on food cooking. His heart began to hurt inside his chest.
"I'm sorry, Koneko-chan," he whispered under his breath. "I have fallen in love with someone else." They really were so much alike it was almost scary. He would have thought even that human she choose couldn't tell the difference between them. A battle started to rage in his head and heart. He knew Ichigo would never choose him over the tree hugger so it would mean nothing to her if he had fallen in love with someone else. She might even welcome it. However, he didn't want to completely forget and give up on that love, otherwise it wasn't love at all. In addition to his feelings he had to look out for the best interests of Kitten as well. There might be someone she loved, someone she had forgotten. Who knew what her past was like? He couldn't take her away from someone just like he could not have taken Ichigo off of Earth unless she had wanted to go with him. The beautiful girl in front of him continued to work until she noticed his presence. She almost dropped a plate in surprise.
"Kisshu! I told you to stay in the living room. Now the whole surprise is ruined!" Kitten said putting the plate on the table and crossing her arms across her chest as she pouted. Kisshu walked over to her slowly and wrapped his around her in a sad hug. "Ah, Kisshu, are you okay?" She asked. He didn't answer her and just held her tighter. She returned the hug after a while and they just stayed like that for a long time. "Hey, tell me what's wrong. You have done so much to help me; I want to help you. But only if you will let me." She looked at him with such a sincere look; he couldn't help but tell her exactly what was on his mind. The only thing that made him hesitate was, where should he start?
"What would you do if you remembered who you are?" He asked in a monotone voice. Kisshu felt himself almost getting afraid to hear her answer. He couldn't stand another rejection from someone he loved so much. Kitten took a step away from him in surprise. Why was he asking such a question? Had he found her family? Is that what he wanted to talk to her about over lunch? That would explain why he looked so sad.
"Are you… are you asking if I would leave you when I get my memories back?" She asked hesitantly. She didn't even know that answer to that question. She didn't want to depend on him for the rest of her life but she could never leave him, not after what he had done for her. She had even thought of getting a job soon to earn some money. At least then she could repay him in some way. Maybe she could become a maid for him, he only had one. Although the house was amazingly clean, the maid might have wanted at least one a little helper and Kitten was willing to help. He wouldn't have to pay her, just let her work as a payment for letting her stay here. "Well, I can't answer that. I don't know what my family will want. Do they want me to be close or can I live on my own?" Kisshu didn't know how to respond to her answer. Couldn't she pick for herself? Couldn't she had said she wanted to be with him? "If I can, I would like stay close to you, Kisshu. I really appreciate all that you have done for me. You have helped me escape and protected me. You gave me a house to live in; food and clothes, and you still know nothing about me."
"Don't give me so much credit that I don't deserve. I would help anyone who came asking for help. I am also an over-seer; it is my job to protect the people. Besides, you don't know anything about yourself either." Kisshu interrupted. She was acting like he was some knight come to save her from everything. He thought back to Ichigo and her Blue Knight who turned out to be her boyfriend using Deep Blue's power. He thought about how she smiled whenever he came to save her, and only her. He was just doing what he could; it didn't really matter who it was he was helping.
"Truthfully, I don't have to know who I was," Kitten smiled with a wide smile. She was nervous beyond belief and she didn't know if she could really express her feelings. But if she could just gather up her courage she knew she could do it. "I know you will always be my best friend and will always be there whenever I need you. You are just that kind of that person. I really like that part of you. But there is so much more I like about you. I like…"
"NO! STOP, JUST STOP TALKING!" Kisshu yelled, slamming his fist on the table. Kitten jumped at his actions and shut her mouth. What could she have said to make him so mad? Never in the time that she had been here had she ever heard him yell, he never even seemed to get angry. True he always seemed to be fighting something when she was around but could he really be mad at her for something she did? Did he know her past and refused to tell her? "Please, stop. Don't taunt me like this. I don't need this." He whispered more to himself than to anyone else. His legs gave out on him and he sunk into the closet chair. Why did she have to say something like that? But didn't he want her to say she wanted to be with him? He was so confused that he didn't know what to feel.
"Kisshu, I'm sorry. Did I say…?" Kitten started but stopped when she saw something she thought she would never see in her life, Kisshu crying. "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you." Kitten said, ready to cry herself. How could she have been so heartless to hurt the one she cared for most of all? She wasn't completely sure what she had actually said to hurt him so much but she didn't want to ask. The two of them were silent as Kisshu cried.
"No, I'm the one who should be sorry," he said after a while. His tears didn't last long but it had felt like it was an eternity crying in front of her. "I was the one who yelled at you. I didn't mean to yell," he said not looking up. He didn't think he could look her in the face, not at this moment at least. Kitten didn't move for a while from where she stood. She had hurt him and here he was apologizing. She swallowed her hesitation and moved to sit in front of Kisshu. She lightly placed her hands on his knees and tried to see his face.
"No, it is my fault. I am the one who said something to make you mad in the first place. It would be only natural to yell when you're mad." Kitten said. She wanted to apologize for exactly what she said but she was just saying she liked him, could he be mad because of her feelings?
"It wasn't really what you said; it was just that you were the one saying them." Kisshu looked at Kitten now. His hand gently reached out and stroked her cheek. Why was someone like her so close to him? Was it supposed to mean Ichigo needed him to come back? Then what did it mean for Kitten, she couldn't be used like that?
"Kisshu, I don't understand. What is it about me that you don't like? I can change if it really bothers you." Kitten said, feeling tears come to her eyes again. That must be why he had been so defensive around her, he didn't like her and was just helping her because it was his job. How could she have thought anything else? She really must be stupid to actually believe a guy like him would ever like a girl like her.
"No, you are perfect." Kisshu said, just holding her face in his hand now. She was beautiful; even if she wasn't like Ichigo she would still be any man's dream come true. Kitten was beyond confused now. He said it didn't like her telling him she liked him, and now he was telling her she was perfect. "You just look so much like her. Hell, you even the same voice. She would never tell say such kind things to me. I'm sorry but I couldn't let myself hear them." Kisshu remembered the first time he ever saw Ichigo. She was so cute, scared complaining about ghosts. Then her friend left her alone and poor Koneko-chan by herself, unable to move from fear. He had watched outside the window as the pink floating thing told her of his presence and she instantly became brave and ready to fight. That is what first made him interested in her. Then the next day when he first kissed her, there was nothing that could describe that feeling. Her lips were soft and tasted of strawberries, her name sake.
"Who was she? This girl I look like." Kitten's voice said, dragging him away from his Earth memoires. "Was she someone you once loved?" Her question was so innocent yet it still hurt him thought he couldn't say why. He shook his head slowly.
"No, I still love her. I died for her." Kitten gasped at this as Kisshu almost expected her too. He made his hand let go of her face and held both his hands in his lap. "And I would do it again, no matter what just to keep her safe." A faint smile made it on his lips. He could smile because he knew it was the truth. He loved Ichigo more than anyone else, and would do anything for her, if he knew it would make her happy.
"What happened to her?" Kitten asked nervously. Why was this one girl so special to him? Why could she not help him get over this girl that broke his heart? Kitten knew she was getting jealous. This girl Kisshu had loved so much was all he could think about now, and she didn't even realize how luck she was. Kisshu looked away from Kitten, fearing that he would begin to cry again.
"She fell in love with someone else. I might have been considered a stalker, but I would watch her a lot. Even when she went out on dates with the one she loved. I saw her smile when they were together; she even smiled when she was just thinking about him. However, when I came up in a conversation or when I saw her in person she would lose that smile and get an ugly frown on her face. A face as beautiful as hers should never have that expression." Kisshu turned his gaze back to Kitten. She had roughly the same face on, anger and no other emotion. "That goes the same for you. Please, don't wear such an expression." Kitten looked away from him, but she didn't change her expression. She was mad beyond belief, and she didn't know who to fix it. "I'm sorry, but that might have been one of the reasons why I helped you and took care of you. They may seem selfish, but…" Kisshu thought for a second, wondering if he should really give up this secret. He had to, she had to know. "I felt if I could love you and get you to love me back, I thought I would finally have her belong to me in some way."
"No," Kitten whispered angrily. She couldn't hold herself back anymore. She looked up at him and kissed him deeply. He was so surprised by the action he couldn't move. He wondered if this is what Ichigo felt like when he forced a kiss on her. After a few moments, Kitten pulled away, but only a little so that their faces were still inches apart. "I'm sorry, but you have to realize this sooner or later but I am not this girl you love. You have to get that idiotic girl out of your head." Kitten watched as Kisshu set his jaw in anger and clenched his hands into fists. She didn't really care if he was mad now, she was as well. "She is an idiot and there is nothing anyone can say to make me change my mind. Could she not see how much you loved her? You died for her and still she chooses another. If that is not stupid, I don't know what is. She should be ashamed of herself." Kitten had to keep a hold on Kisshu face to stop him from looking away from her. "If you want to love me, I want you to want me as Kitten, not as this girl who doesn't deserve you. I'm truly sorry that the woman you love cannot be by your side."
"I understand and I am sorry as well." Kisshu sighed as Kitten let go of his face. Kisshu felt incredibly guilty and he knew now Kitten would never fully trust him with her feelings. "I know I shouldn't have forced her onto you. I know you could never be my Koneko-chan. I can even understand if you hate me now." Kisshu felt like he had screwed up majorly. He didn't believe any part of this situation could be saved. He turned his head to look at the food Kitten had worked so hard to make that still sat out on the table. There were cakes and as well as salads and multiple other dishes. He wondered how she could have made so much in the sort amount of time that he had been gone.
"I could never hate you Kisshu." Kitten smiled at him and it made him feel a little better. But he did know that just because she didn't hate it didn't mean that she still liked him. "I know I am not who you want, and I doubt if I could tell if you were using me or not, but I… but I would like to stay by your side as long as you allow me to. I won't cause you any troubles, and if I do you can…" Kitten started but was interrupted by Kisshu kissing her. His kiss wasn't as forceful as her's was. It was a simple way to not only shut her up, but also show how much he cared for her, her not Ichigo. He could see now that Kitten and Ichigo weren't as similar as their appearance led him to believe.
"I would be honored." He said pulling her onto his lap. Kitten felt more happiness in this moment than any other moment she could remember, not that she could remember that much. "Hey, can we eat now? I'm starving." Kisshu asked with a laugh in his voice. Kitten only nodded and severed the two of them. She didn't leave his lap through the whole meal, not that she really wanted to. The two became inseparable that day with no complaint from either party. Kisshu change his mind about telling anyone about Kitten, not just yet. He wanted as much time as had to be with her, before she was found and taken away from him.
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One year after show
Ichigo stood in front of the window in the café staring at the sky. It had been six months since Aoyama-kun had taken off for school, but he never made it to England. His plane had gone through an unexpected storm and had crashed. There was only one survivor, a middle aged woman and she was now permanently hospitalized. No one knew how she had survived but she did and that is all that could be said about the accident. Ichigo had cried for days when she heard the news. She even went to such lengths as locking herself in her room for a whole month and only eating once a day if at all. Everyone around her was incredibly worried, but they could not think of anything to do to help her. Even after she went back to school, everyone could tell she was different. She rarely smiled anymore or showed any emotion for that matter. She would talk to a few people, if they started the conversation, but her answers were all short and so the talking never went on for very long. She did daydream still, but it was never clear if she was thinking of Aoyama-kun or a way to be with him again. Every one of her friends kept a close eye on her, just to make sure she didn't do anything crazy. "Ichigo," a voice said gently. No one yelled when they were around her, they tried to talk happily for her sake but it never amounted to much. She turned her head to see a green haired, long eared alien in front of her. Even looking at this shocking sight did not make her show any emotion. She blinked a few times and the image quickly dissolved into her friend Lettuce. "Do you want to sit down?"
"No, I'm good." She said in an almost robotic response. She went back to waiting tables and helping costumers. Although no one said it, her lack of any emotion was really killing the happiness of the café. However no one wanted to tell her to leave. They felt if they could at least keep her busy, she wouldn't have so much time to think about her lost love. They all knew she was not okay, but believed that she would soon get better and act as the Ichigo everyone had once known and loved. After work Ichigo let her feet take her wherever they wanted to go. She didn't really want to head home just yet but she knew it was going to rain later and she didn't have an umbrella. She soon found herself at the early blossoming cherry tree, the same tree Aoyama-kun had shown to her so many years ago. It was thanks to her that it didn't blossom anymore and looked as old and dead as a tree near a haunted house. No matter what it looked like now, Ichigo still found comfort in it. She sat down at the base of its trunk and rested her back against it.
"Stop it Ichigo, you're going to die!" That voice echoes around her and through the tree's dead branches as well. Ever since Aoyama-kun left for England she had been hearing his voice at least once a day, and since his death she could never escape it. His voice was always around her now, in everything that she did. It was almost as if he hadn't left her at all. However, today was the first time she had seen him when he wasn't there. Was he still following her, even now that he had left for his own planet? "I guess… I was lucky to have this time with you, Ichigo." His dying words made a shiver run down her spine. He had died for her and she acted like she didn't even care. She didn't really at the time either; she was more worried about Earth and Aoyama-kun then him. She had cried and held him close while he was dying but once Deep Blue was defeated and Earth was saved, she went right back to pushing him away. She looked up into the sky and wondered about him and his brothers' lives. She had been doing it a lot lately; always daydreaming about them and his 'paradise' he wanted to bring her to. Many questions always popped into her mind whenever she thought of them. Had they returned to their planet yet? Was their planet safe to live on now? Had anyone of them found a girlfriend yet? She hoped they hadn't, even if it was a really mean thing to wish. Pudding was quite obvious about her feelings for Tart, only a dead man would tell you different. It was Lettuce and her crush on Pie that really made her worry. Whenever they had seen Pie he was always so emotionless, but that didn't stop Lettuce from liking him. She never would admit it, she was always shy about things like this, but Ichigo would always see her eyes light up with hope when Pudding talked about them coming back. Kisshu had told her he would come back, and when he did she would be his for sure. Why had she pushed him away? That was always the biggest question she asked herself.
It started to get dark and she knew if she was gone too long people would be overly worried about her. She left the tree and started to walk home. She took the long way so she could go to the old tower. She stood in front of the locked gate and just stared up at the top where he had sat waiting for her. "The name is Kisshu, and thanks for the kiss." Ichigo bit her bottom lip, trying to stop tears from rolling down her eyes. She had cried so much in the past six months, she didn't want to do it anymore but sometimes she couldn't help herself. Kisshu had taken her first kiss without even caring right here, and she really wanted to give it to Aoyama-kun. She had been very angry at him for it, but he still didn't act as if it were important. He even took more kisses from her whenever he could. There was always a single thought in the back of her mind when he kissed her, what would it be like to actually be with him? He wanted to take her to paradise, but what could he have meant by that. Ichigo's vision blurred as she felt something wet slide slowly down her cheek.
"Hey Kisshu, I'm crying." She said keeping her gaze looking at a blurry figure of someone sitting on top of the high building. "Didn't you like to see me broken and afraid like this?" She asked, her tears flowing down her cheeks and onto the ground at her feet. She didn't try to cover them up and she didn't try to brush them away, they were tears for him and he liked seeing her cry in fear. The green haired alien disappeared from her view as the sky began to cry right alongside the lonely girl. She continued her walk home in the rain, not caring about how cold and wet she was now. She ignored her parents' call of greeting as she walked up to her room. She laid down on her bed, held her pillow tightly in her arms, and stared out the window she always left open, not that he ever really needed the window open if he wanted to come into her room. The tree right outside was as wet as she was and blowing in the wind of the storm. Even still, she saw him there, lying up against its trunk on the branch that was on the same level as her balcony with his hands behind his head, his usual smile on his face. She never told him, but it was that smile that comforted her even when they were fighting. Like so many night before, Ichigo cried herself to sleep.
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So there is chapter two. Whoo whoo!
I never planed or it to be this long but, it is and I will try to make the next chapter just as long, if you want it this length.
Well, today is my birthday and I have to get ready for my last b-day party. Let's hope for a happy night with my friends.
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