A/N: Hello dear fans!! I know that most of you are wondering if rather some other agent or Kisshu killed Ichigo's parents, but I will say this…… You're going to have to wait!! The person who killed Ichigo's parents is going to be a big surprise because it's the turning point of the relationships in here! There's more than one relationship before we get to the truth. Also, I read some of my reviews that you don't want this to be long about Ichigo finding her fellow comrades so I made a commitment to write a chapter of Ichigo finding her comrades and getting them to join her in one chapter, no matter how long it is! Sorry guys!

Inuyasha: I'm sure that they're going to forgive you in time.

Tsukiko: I sure hope so.

Inuyasha: Tsukiko does NOT own TMM or the songs she uses in her stories. In this story, she's going to use a lot of songs because they are very important in this story. Also, once she let's out chapter five of this story, chapter five of 'Betrayal Reveals Love' will appear.

Tsukiko: That reminds me… Why are you here? Aren't you back in that story?

Inuyasha: Do you want me to leave?

Tsukiko: No! I was just wondering… Before I forget, I would like you to give me ideas on what to call my sequel to my first story and probably some names. Apparently the names for the children remind me and some of my fans too much of my first anime, 'Inuyasha'.

Inuyasha: Yes?

Tsukiko: Not you, Inuyasha. The anime/manga!

Inuyasha: Oh.

Tsukiko: I'm keeping Kaguya and Mizu but I would like some boy's names for Pudding's and Taruto's son. Thank you for the lovely reviews and please keep them coming. I need help here!

Tsukiko and Inuyasha: Enjoy!

'When you know something of great importance, would you keep it to yourself or let it out?'

Ch. 4: First Date

It's raining. That was how you can describe the day.

The rain fell from the sky in the size of pebbles and the clouds were covering the blue sky and the sun. It suited the mood just fine. People in black were all on top of a grassy hill, walking passed tombstones as they left the one that they came to say their final farewells to. One still stayed.

Ichigo stayed by her parent's grave, emotionless and wet. She didn't care if the rain drenched through her clothes and freeze her to the bone. She didn't care if she turned into a statue for standing there too long. She didn't even care if she died right there and there.

As she stared at the two tombstones with her family name on it, someone covered her with an umbrella. Feeling that the rain isn't dripping on her anymore, she looked up and Ryou and Keiichiro were there.

Ryou told her, "You'll catch a cold if you stay out here too long."

Ichigo looked back at her parents and answered, "I don't care. But thank you."

Ryou raised a brow and asked, "For what?"

"For paying for my parent's funeral and for making sure that I don't go up for adoption," she answered.

"No problem. If I allowed you to be up for adoption, then you might end up with some American family and go away. We need you here, Ichigo. That's why I did that."

Ichigo nodded and added, "Also, thank you for being here. It means a lot to me."

"Ichigo-san," Keiichiro called. Ichigo looked up at him and he asked, "Isn't your friend here? Kisshu-san?"

Ichigo looked at the ground and shook her head. "No," she answered. "He didn't show up at all. Not for the funeral and not for the burial."

Keiichiro had on a sorrowful face on and told her, "I'm sorry. I'm sure that he tried his hardest to try and be here." Ichigo nodded and Ryou stared at her. He put the umbrella in his other hand and put his now free hand on Ichigo's shoulders. She looked up in response for the touch.

He told her, "Don't give up for your boyfriend. He'll make up for it somehow. I could see how much he cares for you." Ichigo nodded her head in agreement.

Maybe he's right. After all thanks to the death of her parents bit, Ichigo's been doing a lot of thinking lately. Now, hearing Kisshu being called her 'boyfriend' actually doesn't sound like a bad thing. He may have been teasing her here and there but he cares for her. He doesn't think that she's annoying or anything else that Masaya called her. But why isn't he here then?

"Ichigo!"

Ryou mumbled, "Speak of the devil and the devil shall appear."

"Prince Ryou!"

"It's a human saying."

Ichigo ignored their little conversation and looked at towards her left. Leaning on the tree and breathing heavy, Kisshu in a black outfit was there. Seeing him, Ichigo gained back most of her feelings. Seeing him brought back shock and a racing heart.

He looked up and said, "Sorry, I'm late. When I realized that it was the morning and not the afternoon, I ran to the temple, prayed, and ran here. At least you're still here, honey." He flashed her a smile and that made Ichigo start tearing.

"Kisshu!" she called, running away from Ryou and his umbrella. She ran to Kisshu and hugged him. Kisshu didn't expect that to happen.

"Hey, honey, what's wrong?" he asked. He heard her crying on his shoulder so he hugged her closer to him. "Shh, shh. It's okay. I'm here. I'll always will be."

"I'm glad," she told him. "I'm so glad you're here, Kisshu." She started crying again and he tightened his grip on her.

Seeing that she's pretty much forgotten that they were there, Ryou said, "Let's go. We have no need to be here now."

Keiichiro nodded and said, "Yes, my prince."

"Hey, Ichigo!" Ryou called. Both Kisshu and Ichigo broke their hug and looked at Ryou. Ryou closed his umbrella and tossed it to them. Kisshu got it and Ryou said, "Take it. You're going to need it for this rain."

Ichigo asked, "What about you?"

He answered, "We're leaving anyway. A little rain isn't going to give us a cold. Your boyfriend is going to pay his respects to your parents right? You need it more than I do."

Ichigo nodded and bowed down in respect. "Thank you, Ryou." Ryou nodded and both Keiichiro walked passed them.

"Good bye, Ichigo-san," Keiichiro told her.

She waved and answered, "Bye, Keiichiro." They both disappeared from Ichigo's sight and she still stared at the path they choose to take to leave.

"Ichigo," Kisshu called. Ichigo didn't have time to turn around. He was right at her ear and he asked, "Who are they?" Hearing that question, Ichigo tensed up. Crap! What is she going to say?

She answered, "Ahhh, well… That was Shirgane Ryou and Akasaka Keiichiro. Ryou is a… a super rich kid and Keiichiro is a…a… chef! They both own a café that's going to open up soon. I accidently ran into them and I saw the building. It's really cute."

'It was either that or telling him that they both are really angels who are here to destroy all evil on earth.'

Kisshu raised a brow and stared at her. She started panicking. Hopefully he bought it. He let out a sigh and asked, "Are you and that Ryou guy friends?"

She saw what he was getting at. "No! We're just acquaintances! I harbor no liking to that smart talking, rude jerk!" He still stared at her and she panicked even more.

"Fine," he answered. Ichigo let out a sigh of relief for that. He nearly gave her a heart attack.

Kisshu opened up the umbrella and hover it over both him and Ichigo. They walked over to Ichigo's parents grave and Kisshu was able to pay his respects to them. Ichigo held the umbrella while he did what he needed to do (I don't know how a Japanese funeral goes, sorry). As Ichigo watched Kisshu, she was thinking. Maybe he wouldn't be so bad. They pretty much know each other for the past five years. So maybe…

When Kisshu was done, Ichigo told him, "Thank you for coming, Kisshu. I'm sure that both of my parents are happy that you were able to come here."

Kisshu let out a chuckled and answered, "I don't know about that. Maybe your mom but not your dad. Your dad pretty much hated me since the day I met you."

"That's because he thought you were a gangster and he thought that you would hurt me or something like that if I went out with you."

"He must have lost his mind. I would never hurt you, Ichigo. I rather get arrested, be in court for half a year, and get the death penalty than hurt you."

"Sounds like to me you know a lot about that."

"Now I'm starting to get the impression that your dad put in awful thoughts about me into your head."

"Only the hurting and the gangster thoughts."

"And now?"

Ichigo's heart started to race. How was she going to answer to that?

She turned red and looked the other way, but not in an embarrassed way. "Of course not! What makes you think that now that I have no one to tell me no, I would start saying yes?"

Kisshu just smiled, but in a warm and sweet way. "Glad to see that the Ichigo I know has come back to life."

"Come back to life?" Ichigo asked, looking back at him. "What do you mean?"

He answered, "Well before, you were like a zombie! I swear! Every time you walked passed somebody, they feel like a storm just passed by." Ichigo got red again.

"I wasn't acting like a zombie!"

"Yes you were! You were like this!" He started walking away with his arms up and his feet walking straight. He was doing the Frankenstein walk.

"That's Frankenstein, idiot! Not a zombie!"

Kisshu stopped when he was at least three meters away and told her, "Then you show me how it's done, zombie girl!" Ichigo started growling.

"I'll show you zombie and it ain't a zombie girl!" She started chasing him and he started running. A laughing Kisshu is being chased by an angry Ichigo. That was how life used to be before Ichigo's parents.

Kisshu stopped at one place and when Ichigo got close enough, he quickly darted off and she nearly crashed into a tree. She stopped and looked around for him. When she saw him, he was sticking his tongue at her. She got even angrier at him and then darted off at him. This time, she got him because he didn't react fast enough. Sure they both landed on the mud and Ichigo was on top of him, but they both were laughing.

"Ha! Got you, Kisshu!" she announced, victoriously. He let out a chuckle at her reaction.

"Well, look where you are, honey." She looked down and that was when she noticed that she was on top of him. She got so red that she didn't move fast enough. Kisshu let out a grin and pushed her to the ground this time. "Didn't know that you were this straightforward."

"Yeah, well, get off me! I don't kiss people I don't go out with," she told him, pushing him off.

He smiled this time and said, "Well then don't why not we both go out on a date?" She looked at him confused and he added, "How about it? Want to get a bite to eat?"

He always ask her out and she always decline but with all of these new changes. She might have a different answer. Her face turned into a ripe strawberry and she automatically nodded her head.

His whole face perked up. "Really? You mean it?"

She nodded again and answered, "I guess I could give you a chance. Seeing that you'll just threaten the next guy who I'll ask out in the future." After she said that, she let a sneeze.

Aa-choo

Kisshu put on a small smile and told her, "Trust me on this. I checked all of those boys before you told them and they all were no good. Especially that Aoyama guy." He grabbed her hands and they both got up. "How about before we get a bite, we get you some clothes. You're drenched to the bone, you have mud on your dress, and you're close to catching a cold."

Ichigo sniffled and answered, "Probably right. I'm freezing my butt out here." She looked around and asked, "Where's the umbrella?" Kisshu looked confused but he looked around too. Then he made a face.

"I think it's back where you're parents are. I'll go get it, okay?" He flashed her a smile and that made Ichigo's heart starting to race. She nodded without even knowing it. He used his hand to gently touch her cheek and her heart beat even faster. "I'll be right back so stay under a tree until I get back, okay?" He stopped and ran to the top of the hill again. Ichigo was left, breathless.

She placed her hand over her heart and it was still beating hard. The remains of her heat raised to her cheeks and it turned her face red. Since when was the last time she felt like this?

When Kisshu arrived back on the top of the hill, he saw the umbrella right in front of Ichigo's parents.

"There we are!" he said. He walked over to the umbrella and picked it up. Before he left though, he noticed that one of the vases of flowers is tipped over. "Ichigo would kill me if I left this." He bent over to pick up the vase and when he put it back by the tombstone, his eyes widen in surprised as images started rushing through his head.

First he saw a couple, happily talking. The female looked like she was cooking and the male looked like he was reading the newspaper. The next image was the female in fear as she clenched the male's body. The hand of the male reached for her face and then dropped. The next image was the female being cut in half and the last one was that of seeing the attacker in the pool of blood that he made. He licked his claws clean of the blood that was on his hands. He smiled and then teleported away in what looked like a black cocoon that simply disappeared right after it completely covered him.

Kisshu let go of the vase and took a few steps back. "What the hell…was that?" he mumbled, out loud. He had one hand on his head and the other holding the umbrella. His eyes were still wide from seeing all of those images and his body was slightly shivering and it wasn't from the cold. Something was up but it seemed to be too scary for him to want to find out.

Remembering Ichigo, Kisshu walked away from the grave and went down the hill. He saw Ichigo standing under a tree and she looked like she was dazing off into space but it wasn't in a happy way; more like a sad way. Seeing her face brought him comfort from his little episode that he had. He smiled and walked towards her. She didn't even notice he was there until he hover the umbrella over her head.

She turned around and he said, "Welcome back to earth. How was Mars up there?" Getting the joke, she playfully pushed him.

"Whatever! Aren't we supposed to be getting something to eat?" she asked.

He answered, "Not until we get you some new clothes. I don't want the next funeral I have to go to be to be yours."

"Ha, ha, ha. Very funny, wise guy."

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"Do you think it was right?" Keiichiro asked Ryou. Keiichiro had his eyes on the road as Ryou was leaning on the door, staring out the window.

He answered, "If he is an agent, he doesn't even realize it."

"But if Ichigo-san isn't aware of what he is, then he might hurt her once he finds out what he's capable of and what she is."

"We don't even know if rather he's an agent or not."

"But my prince, we couldn't detect R2000's signal and when we went back to the school grounds, he was in pieces. The last person who was with him was Kisshu-san."

"Don't always believe what the obvious might be. Once we put him back together, we'll see what happened."

"If we do. Most of his parts were demolished from a very powerful crush. We'll be lucky if he even has any memories of what happened to him. But I'm still curious. Why do you not believe that he might be an agent?"

"Because it's cloudy right now. Agents would go out into the open during day time as long as the sun is hiding. He looked like he has total control and he was human. Also, I tried to look at his neck. So far, I couldn't find any marks."

"He also didn't have the ring as a sign of working for Deep Blue, didn't he?"

"No, but that agent that night didn't have a ring either. It was one of the first things I checked before I looked for his mark. Since the rain looks like it will clear up soon, we have nothing to fear since the ring also allows him to transform into an agent during the day as well."

"But if he didn't have the ring then not only is it harder to find his human form, it also proves that he has no control over his agent self."

"For one who doesn't even know he's an agent…also has no memory of the deeds he's done."

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After they left the funeral, Kisshu and Ichigo had to walk to the mall. First thing Kisshu bought were towels and two cups of hot chocolate to warm them up a bit. After that little snack, they went to a clothes store and this time, Ichigo paid. That made Kisshu promise that he gets to pay for the date since it's supposed to be the males who pay for dates.

Ichigo got herself some tight, ankle length jeans a white tank top, and a pink jacket. She was going to get a black one, but Kisshu made her pick another one. All he asked for was long jeans, a white male tank top, and some black sweat bands for his wrists. Ichigo asked him why he gets to wear black and she doesn't. Her answer was that black didn't exactly look that good on her. What they did to the clothes was keeping it inside the plastic shopping bag until they get home.

After shopping for clothes, they started their date. Since they both were hungry, they went to a dinner. Kisshu ordered a double cheeseburger with everything on it and Ichigo said that she didn't want anything. Kisshu didn't believe a single word that she just said. He told the waitress to just get her some soup.

"I'm fine, Kisshu! You didn't have to get me anything!" she whined at him when the waitress left.

He told her, "Ichigo, I heard your stomach growling on the way out of that clothe store! Look, I know that when your depressed, you don't want to eat or do anything. I understand that, but it's not healthy. So when your food gets here, shut up and eat it or I'll force it down your throat through mouth to mouth."

"You just want an excuse to kiss me."

"I have to give it a try, right?" He took her hand and her heart started acting up again. He gently rubbed her soft cold hand and said, "Seeing you like this is the worst pain anyone can give me. You of all people should know that." Ichigo's heart raced faster this time. Her face started getting redder and red the longer he held her hand.

She tried to look the other way as she answered, "I guess…I…didn't…exactly…gave it…that much thought." She looked at him again and this time, he was close.

He had to lean over the table to get to where he is now. His free hand gently brushed away a few strands of her hair behind her ear and his palm lightly touched her cheek. He leaned in closer towards her and his eyes were closed. He was at least an inch away and the distance decreased with each heart pound. Ichigo was able to taste his breath inside her mouth and man! Her instincts wanted to kiss, bad! Maybe having him kissing her wouldn't be such a bad thing like how she at first thought it would be. After all! Wouldn't this be her first kiss?

'My name's Kish. Thanks for the kiss.'

Ichigo's eyes widen at that memory and now she wanted to stop. Lucky for her, Kisshu backed away and the waitress entered the scene. Kisshu had to sit back at his chair and his hand was off Ichigo's.

"Here you go, miss," the waitress announced.

Ichigo nodded and thanked, "Thank you." The waitress smiled at her and walked away. All she delivered was the soup. Must have been the easiest thing to cook.

Feeling a bit guilty and apologizing, Ichigo looked up at Kisshu and he was staring out the window, a bit angry. The interesting part was that his face was red.

"Kisshu?"

He didn't look at her as he said, "Just eat your soup." He sounded so embarrassed that it made Ichigo put a smile on her face as she took a sip. It was actually pretty good. Maybe she should play a small trick on him.

"Kisshu!" This time, he looked at her. She put in a spoonful of soup into his mouth. He was taken back by this that he couldn't say or do anything besides turn red. "Is the soup good?" She removed the spoon from his mouth and every drop of it was gone. Kisshu couldn't speak so he nodded instead. She lightly smiled at him and she noticed a small difference.

"Kisshu, look!"

Fallowing her eyes, he looked outside and he saw the small difference, or maybe big difference. The rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun shined out from the clear skies and not too far away, both Kisshu and Ichigo saw a rainbow; a big and dark one.

"Beautiful, isn't it? I love rainbows," Ichigo said. She added, "I always thought that rainbows show a sign of hope or happiness at the end of a difficult road. After every rainy day, they always leave behind something beautiful for everyone to enjoy. What do you think?" Kisshu was completely speechless. His eyes just kept staring at the rainbow and at its beauty.

"I think you both should eat before you start making out." At the sound of the waitress's words, they both tensed up and turned really red. She put Kisshu's food in front of him and walked away.

"That annoying woman scared the life out of me," both Kisshu and Ichigo mumbled when she was gone. Noticing what the other said, they looked up at each other, a bit surprised to hear that. Seconds later, they just let out a small laugh.

"Well, let's eat!" Ichigo declared.

Kisshu nodded and said, "Great. I'm starv!"

"Kisshu…"

"Yeah?"

"Can we do this again sometime?"

"Anything for my girl, Ichigo."