Hope You Feel Better/Dad


So lets see, where did we leave off. Oh yeah that's right, Ichigo told Ryou & Keiichiro what Masaya & Berry did & the mews came by. Let's continue shall we?


"What happened?!" The girls all asked concerned.

"Masaya cheated on her with Berry, and then they decided to beat her up." Ryou said angrily.

"That bastard! Wait till I get my hands on him!" Minto yelled.

"Oh Ichigo, are you ok? Do you need anything?" Lettuce asked worriedly.

"Why would Berry do that na no da? She's mean Na no da!" Purin exclaimed.

"I never liked her in the first place; I knew she was nothing but trouble. Now she does a thing like this to Ichigo, that's low even for her." Zakuro said.

"Ryou, maybe she should stay here tonight. She could stay in the spare room." Keiichiro said.

"Yeah, that sounds like the best thing to do. If her parents saw her like this, they'd bombard her with questions. Just call her parents & tell them she's helping Purin baby-sit her brothers & sisters." Ryou said.

"Kay." Keiichiro said going to the kitchen.

"Sighs. Okay. Ichigo, you're going to stay here tonight. You'll be staying in the spare bedroom across from my room, kay?" Ryou asked as Ichigo calmed down a little.

"Okay." Was all she said before getting up & went to the changing room, but Ryou stopped her.

"Ichigo, you don't have to clean the café tonight. Minto & Lettuce will take care of it." He said as Ichigo stared.

"What?! What do you mean I will work tonight?!" Minto screamed.

"Minto, calm down. It's for Ichigo. We'll gladly do it." Lettuce said.

"Good. Now, go get your uniforms on while I take Ichigo up to the spare room. Zakuro & Purin, you two can go home if you wish." Ryou said as he took Ichigo upstairs.

"Kay. See ya later. Feel better Ichigo." Zakuro said leaving.

"Bye bye! Hope you feel better Ichigo-chan, Na no da! Bye Shirogane-San" (An: Chan is girl, right & San is boy, right? Tell me if I'm wrong.)

Purin said bouncing out the door after Zakuro.

"Well let's get to work." Lettuce said going to the changing rooms along with a complaining Minto.

"Why do I have to do this?" Minto mumbled.

With Keiichiro:

"Ok. Now what was Ichigo's home number again?" Keiichiro asked himself.

"Oh, here it is." he said dialing her number.

"Hello, Momomiya residence, Sakura Momomiya. How may I help you?"

"Hello, Mrs. Momomiya, this is Ichigo's boss."

"Oh. Is Ichigo alright? What happened?"

"Ichigo's fine, Mrs. Momomiya. I'm supposed to call you & tell you she's helping Purin, one of her friends, baby-sit tonight."

"Oh, ok. Well tell her that's fine. Oh & sir, its Ms. Momomiya. My husband died a month ago in a plane accident when he was on a business trip. She never told you?"

"No, she didn't, but I'm sure she had her reasons."

"That's odd. She told me she told you guys, but she couldn't get out of work. Well I guess she's still upset about it."

"Well she didn't tell us, but we'll ask her about it. However, you're probably right. She must be going through a hard time. Well bye, Ms. Momomiya & I'm terribly sorry for your loss." Keiichiro said.

"It's ok. Bye & when you talk to Ichigo please be gentle about it." Sakura said from the other line.

"Kay, bye." Keiichiro said again & hung up.

"Hmm. They never drank their tea. It got cold, guess I'll make some more for them." Keiichiro making them all tea, and then let Minto & Lettuce go home.

Upstairs:

"Well this is where you'll be staying." Ryou said.

"Ok. Thank you Shirogane, for everything." Ichigo said as she sat on the bed.

"Hey, no problem." Ryou said as Keiichiro came up with the tea & a very serious look plastered on his face.

"Well I just talked to your mother, Ichigo. She said she'd be fine with you "babysitting" tonight, & she also told me something else. Something about a month ago & your father." Keiichiro said making Ichigo look down.

"Keiichiro, what's going on?" Ryou asked looking from him to Ichigo.

"Well, it's not really my place to say. Ichigo are you going to tell him, or do I have to?" Keiichiro asked calmly looking at the young girl.

"My dad died in a plain accident a month ago on his way to Europe for a business trip. He wasn't supposed to die. He didn't just die, he was killed." Ichigo said remembering what her mother had told her.

Flashback:

"Mother, I'm home! Mother? What's wrong mom? What happened?" Ichigo asked scared.

"Ichigo, sweetie you might wanna sit down for this." Sakura said to her daughter.

"Ok. Mother what's going on?" Ichigo asked as her mother sat next to her.

"Well first off. I'm pregnant." Sakura said.

"Mom that great! Is it a boy or a girl?" Ichigo asked recovering form shock.

"Well, both. I'm having twins." Sakura said looking at Ichigo.

"That's great! Wait! Aren't you happy? You look sad." Ichigo said looking at her mother with confusion.

"Well, that's the other thing. Ichigo, your father's dead." Sakura said.

"Hahaha! Funny! Great one mom. No, really what's wrong?" Ichigo asked thinking it was a joke, but when she saw her mother cry she wasn't so sure.

"It's no joke Ichigo. The plain he was on had terrorist on it & they killed your father, because he got in the way. The terrorist were arrested. They tried to save your father, but it was too late. He was shot in the arms, stomach, legs, chest & head killing him instantly. I'm sorry Ichigo, but at least you got to know him, your brother & sister will never get to meet him." Sakura stated & watched her daughter go into a complete fit.

"No! It's not true! He's not dead! Mom, he can't do this! This isn't fair; he was supposed to be there for you, me & now the new twins! How can this happen to us?! This has to be a bad dream!" Ichigo screamed falling to the ground in tears.

"I'm sorry Ichigo." Sakura said hugging her daughter until she calmed down. "I'm sorry mom." Ichigo said.

"It's ok hunny. At least he died to save us. The terrorist weren't after him; they were after us for some reason. He protected us." Sakura said.

"That's a good thing. So did you decide on the names for the babies yet?" Ichigo asked.

"No, I thought I'd let you pick them." Sakura said.

"Really?" Ichigo asked.

"Yeah. Go ahead" Sakura said simply.

"Ok. How about Raspberry for the girl & Blueberry for the boy?" Ichigo asked.

"Sounds good Ichigo. You know I love you right. I'll never let anything happen to you, Raspberry or Blueberry. You know that right?" Sakura asked.

"Yeah, I know that. I love you too." Ichigo said hugging her mother & the babies.

End Flashback:

"Ichigo, I'm sorry." Keiichiro said.

"However, you're going to have a little brother & sister." Ryou said.

"I know, I'm happy about that, but I still miss my father, even if he was annoying & weird. How do you deal with your parents deaths?" Ichigo asked Ryou, while sipping her tea.

"Well, Strawberry. I know that they'll never be far, that they'll always be in my heart, like your dad will be in yours. I also know that they're watching over me from heaven as your dad is watching you." Ryou said making Ichigo smile a bit.

"Thank you Ryou & Keiichiro." Ichigo said hugging both of them.

"You're welcome Ichigo." Ryou & Keiichiro said noticing Ichigo had fallen asleep.

"Poor Ichigo. She's been though a lot already." Keiichiro said.

"Yeah, first her father dies & now that prick Aoyama cheated on her with that bitch Berry. They're both gonna pay dearly. However, on the bright side of things, she's gonna be a big sister." Ryou said sighing.

"Yeah. That's a good thing." Keiichiro said also sighing as they went to their rooms.