Kish came out minutes later, dressed in what seemed like his night clothes. Ichigo realised he hadnt washed since he took her and had worn the same clothing to bed. His shirt was black and very baggy and his shorts were very similar to his others, but they were also black and made of silk.
" Your turn Ichigo!" Ichigo snapped out of her little trance, blushing as she tried to hide the fact she was staring at him. He was rubbing his hair, trying to dry it out.
" I'll be quick." She stuttered as she ran into the bathroom, forgetting her bag with her night clothes. Kish noticed this and grabbed it, a plan devising in his evil little head.
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Ichigo didn't realise she had forgotten her bag and undressed and hopped into the bath that Kish had set for her. It was warm and had various little rose petals floating in it. She smiled, knowing that he had truly changed. She washed her hair quickly and got out as soon as possible. She didn't want Kish to barge in like he had mentioned.
Kish waited until he heard the running of the water leave the bath. He heard Ichigo step out of the bath and grab a towel. She was softly humming to herself as she dried off, only to finally realise her bag wasn't there.
" Where is it?" She whispered to herself.
" You alright in there?" Kish yelled, knowing exactly what was going on.
" Yeh, I just don't have my bag in here. Do you mind passing it to me?"
" Sure." He opened the door slightly and shoved the little bag inside. Ichigo grabbed onto the bag only to see Kish walk in. She dropped the bag and stepped back, tightning her towel as she did.
" PERVERT! GET OUT!"
" Aww." He stepped closer and put his arm on her shoulder.
" GET OUT!" Ichigo was mad now.
" Come on Koneko-Chan, you don't need to hide anything from me."
" I think you better go. Now."
" Oh, you're such a party pooper Koneko-Chan. Alright. I'll go." He sighed and walked out the door. He suddenly poked his head through and winked. " But I have a surprise for you when you get out."
Ichigo quickly got dressed so that, in the unlikely event that Kish came back in, she was atleast descent. She stepped out of the bathroom, her bag in her hand and saw Kish standing next to his desk.
" You hungry kitty?" He motioned towards the desk, which had many dishes upon it. Ichigo couldn't identify some of them, but they smelt delicious.
" Yah! Thanks!" She walked over to the desk and Kish served her up some food. It was green and white, like a soup, with some vegetables on the side. He also handed her a drink, which was pink in colour.
" Is this alchohol?" Kish looked offended at the idea.
" What do you take me as? Of course it's not alchohol! It's some sort of soda. I thought you'd like it, since it's pink. You always wear pink don't you?" He pointed at her baggy pink night shirt and her long dark pink pants.
" Well, excuse me! Why do you always wear black?" Kish shrugged.
" I dunno. One of the only colours I've got. I like black. You know, I reckon it'd suit you!" He laughed and sat down on one chair, and patted the one next to him.
" Come on, sit." She did as he said and took a sip of the soup. It was warm and tasted like chicken, salt and potatoes.
" I made this, so it may not be as good as you'd expect, but I tried."
" No! It's really good. I like it! Thanks Kish!" Ichigo smiled and watched as Kish ate some of his soup. She never noticed how delicately he ate. He looked over at Ichigo and saw her staring at him.
" What, jealous of the spoon?" He laughed and put it down. " I swear, she means nothing to me!" Ichigo burst out laughing. His joke wasn't exactly funny, but it was one of the first jokes she'd ever heard him make. She shook her head, giggled and he smiled. This was one image Kish never imagined. He and Ichigo, sitting down, eating, laughing and enjoying themselves.
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" Koneko-Chan?" Kish asked a little while later after they had both finished eating. " Did that count as… a date?" Ichigo blushed a little and thought about it.
" I suppose it did."
" Our first date?"
" I dunno. We've been out before, but I suppose this could be our first official date. Why do you ask? What's it mean to you?" She couldn't tell where this question was going, and it wasn't like Kish to ask such questions.
" Nothing much."
" It's a strange date though, we're both in our pajamas eating off your study desk… but none the less." She sighed and lay down on the bed, ready to fall asleep.
" Koneko-Chan? Is there a rule about kissing on the first date?" Ichigo sat up again and looked at him like he was crazy.
" Are you asking permission? Hasn't stopped you before!" She laughed but suddenly felt him close to her again. She looked into his golden eyes and got lost.
" I guess you're right. I thought it'd be nice to ask." He bent down and kissed her. Ichigo didn't know why, but when he did, it felt like everything was alright in the world. It felt like he was never the enemy.
She placed both her arms around him and felt his tounge against her teeth. She opened them a little and she could feel his tounge slip in deeper, pushing against her own. It was now Ichigo realised how delicate he was with her. His arm started rubbing up and down her back. She pulled away, realising that if she kept this up, she didn't know what boundries he'd push.
" Well, there's our first date kiss." He smiled and ran his finger down her left shoulder, stopping at her arm.
" I guess it's feeling a bit better? I was hoping it wasn't broken." Ichigo nodded and moved it above her head, then put it down again.
" Yeh, it's healing a lot quicker than I thought. It must be because I'm finally resting here…" She sighed happily and buried her head into his chest.
" I'm glad… I'm glad you're finally mine Koneko-Chan… you mean so much to me. I love you Koneko-Chan."
" I never thought I'd ever, ever say it, but I love you too. You don't freak me out anymore. You've become so much to me." She sighed and played with his hair.
" It feels so soft now… good thing I washed it for you!" Ichigo smiled and sat up off his chest and lay back on the bed. " God I'm tired! How come it's only taken me a day to heal?" Kish lay next to her and stroked her forehead.
" I confess, I put some magic medicine in your bath so you'd feel better. That's why you're tired."
" Arigatou…" Ichigo mumbled and she wrapped her arms around him. She was so tired, she didn't care anymore. She would kick him if he tried anything, but all he did was pull her closer and lay there, still as night. She heard his heart beat, and she could feel herself fall to sleep…
14. Real IntentionsIchigo awoke the next morning and felt Kish stroke her cheek slightly. She was still tired and closed her eyes again, ready to go back to sleep.
" Wake up Koneko-Chan…" Kish whispered slightly, running his finger along her jaw line.
" Mhnn…no…" She whispered. Her arms were still around his waist, but she didn't notice, nor did he care.
"Come on Koneko-Chan. I'll kiss you if you don't get up!" Kish threatened, only to realise Ichigo was alseep.
" You asked for it!" He stated before kissing her on the lips. Her eyes fluttered open and she returned the kiss. She moved her hands up his back and hugged him tight. Her arm felt so much better now and it was all thanks to him. Kish broke away slowly and sat up, pulling Ichigo up with him.
" There we go… ohayo gozaimasu !" He said, patting her head. " I told you I'd kiss you, I warned you!" Ichigo smiled and didn't let go.
" Ohayo… wow I slept good! What'd you do to me!" Kish shook his head innocently.
" Nothing my Koneko-Chan! I know you had a good sleep, you didn't stir once!" Ichigo looked confused.
" How would you know? What do you mean 'stir'? From what?"
" Well, for the past two nights you've woken me up by crying or moaning… it didn't last long but you still did. But last night you didn't."
Ichigo looked up at him and saw his concern. It made her laugh. Something was totally different about him. These past few days she had started to see a new side to him that she really liked. He was kind, gentle, still perverted but not as much and to top it off he was smiling more often. She felt clingy to him now, like she had to Masaya a few years ago.
" I guess…" She closed her eyes again and lay her head on Kish's shoulder. She felt his arms snake around her hips and she sighed again.
" I would have never imagined this…" She whispered. " I never thought that you…"
" I know. It's like a dream. You've shocked me Ichigo, I thought you'd try escape earlier, I thought you'd fight to get out, I thought so much and I was wrong." He smiled and kissed her hair.
" You too… you changed for me… you changed so I'd like you even though all along I felt attracted to you… when you stole me away you took away all my fears and hurt, all I want to do is repay the favour." Ichigo didn't move. Her arms were firmly around his back, his arms around her waist and her head on his shoulder. It was so perfect.
" So far, everything is repayed." Kish replied, kissing her head again. She moved her head up a little and he bent his down to level hers.
" May I?" Ichigo replied with a small moan and she felt him kiss her. There was so much passion in his kisses, so much longing that Ichigo never realised. Masaya's kisses were plain. Nothing like this.
" I swear you keep scaring me Kish. You're so gentle… you never were before… I really like you now! Yes, you're an alien, but hey, I still love ya." She giggled and hugged him tighter.
" Good! It's lonely loving someone but not having the love returned… You know, I keep wanting to kick myself. If I could have been more gentle before, if I was once considerate of you… maybe now…" He pondered a bit more, wanting to say the right things.
" I don't know, but this would have happened ages ago."
" Yeah… I like you gentle… it makes me feel safe… and not a target!"
" Oh you'll always be a target when you arent here with me."
" Trust me I'm not going to leave you… I don't like being a target…" She sighed again, wanting to go back to sleep. " I'm glad you came on vacation…"
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Kish squirmed around, uncomfortable for a minute. It didn't seem fair to lie, especially now.
" Koneko-Chan…I have to admit something to you…" He sighed deeply. " I'm not here on vacation. Truth is I was exiled… " He took his arms off her, ready for her to try get away. But she didn't.
" I see… so you've lied to me this whole time?" Her voice was even.
" Yes." Kish looked down at her, her head still on his shoulder and her arms around his back.
" I suppose now I understand why you came to find me… you need somewhere to stay… that's also why you wanted to become my boyfriend… so you'd have an excuse to come to Earth… " Her voice was still even, with no tone or anything of the sort.
" Yes and no." Kish re-placed his hands on her waist. She didn't move. " You're right, I do need a place to stay, but I really do love you Ichigo. I always have. You're my Koneko-Chan. " Ichigo sat there motionless.
" Kish, why did you lie in the first place? And why didn't you come back earlier?"
" Because I wasn't sure if you'd ever want me back here on Earth…" He hugged her tighter and she also tightened her grip on him. He was so happy that she wasn't angry.
" And there was a law on my planet, saying I had two years to kill that who killed Deep Blue. I was due to kill you the day I found you again. Now I'm exiled."
" Kish you really are stupid if you denied yourself a home to save my life… not that I'm complaining but still…" She sighed and moved her head slightly so her mouth was facing his ear. She whispered into it lowly.
" I love you." She moved up and started kissing him slowly. Somehow she knew he wasn't on vacation from the start. But she didn't really care all too much. He returned her kiss, slowly and carefully, like it was their last. His hands moved up slightly and hers did too. This had happened once before, but Ichigo had broken away by now, not wanting to go any further. Somehow, she knew that now was right…
Kish's mind was in turmoil. He didn't really know what was going on. It was like Ichigo and him were leaving eachother, they wanted to make this last forever. He could feel her heart beat from her back and he was sure she could feel his. He might have imagined it, but did she start moaning? He knew that he should break away now, so they didn't go ahead any more than they really needed… besides, she was still a child, even if he wasn't.
" Koneko." He pulled away and let go of her. She slowly let go of him and stood up.
" Kish I'm sorry! Oh wow that was so…"
" Nice?" He said, smirking.
" I was gonna say out of character, for me anyway! Anyway, how about we start making breakfast or something?" She was red. No doubt about it. But on the inside, she was longing for Kish's lips again…
" Alrighty then…" He stepped out of the bed and stretched a little. He was confused. Ichigo usually didn't like kissing him for too long, even recently! Not that he minded at all. But why the sudden urge? He grinned on the inside, and the smirk made it's way to his face.
' Oh yeh she wants me.' He laughed and Ichigo faced him like he was nuts.
" What are you laughing for?"
" Oh nothing darling." He cringed a little, waiting for her to explode at his newly found nickname for her. But she just stepped closer.
" Oh? So now I'm not a kitten?" She looked at him, her eyes playful.
" You're always my Koneko-Chan." He placed his hands firmly on the front of her hips, startling her. He was acting perverted again. Ichigo played along.
" Get off me." She said, half heartedly.
" No…" He bent down and placed his mouth on her neck. Ichigo felt shivers go down her spine. He moved up and found her lips. Ichigo sighed. He knew what she wanted. Even if she didn't. They finished their kiss and Kish started making the bed. Ichigo found her bag and picked out some clothes.
" I'm just going to get changed." She said before heading towards the bathroom. Kish watched her go and smiled happily. Never could he have imagined that he and Ichigo would get so close. He sighed again. When Ichigo came out he also got changed.
" Well let's go get some breakfast!"
15. Back On Earth
" Here we are Koneko-Chan!" Kish had finished preparing their breakfast. Ichigo was staring around at the advanced cooking equipment . She kept laughing as she watched Kish concentrate as he made the pancakes and piklets. He seemed more human than ever now.
" Thanks Kish!"
" You say that so often now!" He laughed and pet her on the head. Suddenly a high pitched tune started ringing…
" Oh my god my parents!" Ichigo pulled her phone from her pocket and opened it.
" Moshi Moshi. Dad! Hai, Hai, I'm fine, It's ok, I'm…" She looked over at Kish. " … At a friends place… No not Miwa's… not Moe's… It's a new friend I met a little while ago… yes yes dad I'm fine! Ok I'll see you on Wednesday. Love you too, bye!"
" Sorry about that Kish, I forgot that my parents are gonna call every now and again." She smiled and sat down again next to Kish.
" Aww that's ok. But since when am I just 'a friend'? That hurt." Ichigo couldn't tell if he was kidding or not.
" Kish! You know I love you. But this is my father we're talking about. If I told him where I was, or who you were, he'd go nuts! I had to lie…" Kish laughed.
" That's alright Koneko-Chan." He held her hand and smiled. " Maybe we should go back to Earth… settle everything before school starts and before you have to face your parents again."
" Yeh! I'll visit the Mew Mews and explain everything the best I can. You can come along too… I think you need to." She gripped his hand tighter and put her head on his shoulder… her favourite resting place.
" Hai. Should we leave now?" Kish startled Ichigo. " I want us to be together properly as soon as possible… is now ok?"
" Sure is!"
Ichigo ran into Café Mew Mew, Kish slowly floating behind her, hiding in the shadows as to not set off an attack.
" Minna! I'm back!" Ichigo felt six sets of eyes stare at her, then several arms reach in and hug her.
" Ichigo-Oneechan! You're safe!"
" Ichigo-San! Thank goodness! We thought Kish would hurt you!"
" Quite the opposite really, hey Koneko-Chan?" Kish floated into the room and stood in the doorway.
" Kish!" Everyone gasped. Ichigo laughed and took a step back.
" Well I don't think introductions are needed here… but please, no more attacking. No-one is here to fight, am I right?" She looked over to Kish who nodded whole-heartedly and then over to the Mew Mews and the other two males. They were staring at Ichigo like she was mad.
" You've got nerve to appear here Kish." Zakuro spoke lowly and intimidatingly. " Once again you've somehow warped Ichigo's memory…"
" No No! Zakuro-san, you've got it all wrong!" Ichigo stepped forward again and bowed. " Please, everyone, don't take this the wrong way! We just want to talk. To make some arrangements." She beckoned Kish closer and he walked towards Ichigo, stopping right next to her.
" Ichigo's right. Please." If this wasn't such a serious situation, everyone would have burst out laughing when Kish actually said 'Please'.
" How do we know that you won't attack us Kish?" Ryou stepped forward, obviously contemplating the idea of having a conversation with Kish. Mainly because Ichigo appeared unharmed.
" I promise. I promised Ichigo I wouldn't hurt anyone. I won't back out of a promise to Ichigo." He smiled down at her and Ichigo smiled back. Ryou sighed impatiently and sat down. The four Mew Mews followed and sat around a large table.
" I'll go boil some tea for everyone." Keiichirou stated before going into the kitchen again. Ichigo and Kish took a seat.
" Ichigo, are you really all right? Are you sure you're even Ichigo?" Minto piped up. Ichigo nodded.
" Yup! It's me! And I'm fine, if not for a few bruises here and there."
" How'd that happen?" Lettuce asked, pointing to Ichigo's left cheek. Ichigo placed a hand over it and glared at Ryou.
" Blondie over there slapped me last time we met, remember?" Kish put his hand on Ichigo's shoulder and whispered in her ear.
" Don't get too worked up Ichigo, stay calm ok?"
" Ok."
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" So why exactly are you here?" Ryou said, still obviously pissed off and impatient.
" Two years ago I was here with Deep Blue to gain control over the Earth. But on the last day we were here, Ichigo killed Deep Blue and we left. When Pai, Tart and I arrived back home, everyone blamed me for Deep Blue's death, as I was the person origionally incharge of this mission. I was given two years to come back to Earth and kill she who killed our leader. But I couldn't. I couldn't kill Ichigo."
" Then why did you approach her?" Ryou's voice had become normal again. It was obvious he found this interesting.
" I wanted to see her again before I was exicuted. But, so it happens, Pai had other ideas. He knocked her out during an encounter and brought her back to our ship to kill her."
" Kish protected me!" Ichigo piped up. " He stopped Pai and took care of me! Once the two year limit had expired, unless Kish wanted to be exicuted, he was exiled from his planet. He's stuck here on Earth. That's the reason I've been staying with him. At first, it was because I didn't want to come back. I don't know, I needed a break. It's been two years since I last saw Aoyama-kun, I was sick of work and my parents were away. But he brought me home again, then you guys attacked us. He took me back to his ship and helped me heal."
" And here we are then." Zakuro sighed. She was reknown for her ability to see the truth and she could tell with ease that this was no lie. Ichigo and Kish nodded.
" Where is Taru-Taru? Is he here too? Is he exiled to Earth too na no da?" Pudding started bouncing around.
" Hai, Tart is also exiled, and so is Pai. At the moment, we are living on our ship that I sort of stole as we left." Kish smirked a little.
" So you need a place to stay once they take the ship away again?" Lettuce guessed. Kish nodded.
" I don't think it'll be easy, finding you three a place to stay. I mean, we all live with our families still. They would find it suspicious if suddenly an alien, or three, started haning around. And you can't live outside. So that really leaves one place…" Mint smirked and looked at Ryou.
" Oh no…"
" It's ok, we could all live outside somewhere, we just need to know we can stay here on Earth, with the protector's permission."
" You are NOT staying outside Kish! You'd become ill!" Ichigo shook her head. " I won't let you."
" Aww thanks Koneko-Chan." Kish pet her head lightly, only to be interupted by Ryou clearing his throat.
" So you're suggesting that I have three aliens stay here, at the café? Mint that's nuts."
" Not quite, Shirogane-San. If they still have a ship, who knows when it would have to happen? It could be years from now. It may never even happen. Please, Shirogane-San, see reason. It's obvious that neither Kish-san, Pai-san or Tart-san are here to harm us. It's obvious Kish-san is fond of Ichigo-san enough to not let any harm come to her. You remember the fight at Ichigo's house. You remember what happened."
Lettuce's words struck Ryou. Somehow Lettuce always made people see reason. Even though it helped a little that Ryou was quite fond of the green-haired Mew Mew.
" Hai… you're right Lettuce. If it never happens, then that's great. If it does, I'm sure I'll find room here in the café to hide out three exiled aliens." Kish bowed in his seat.
" Arigatou, Shirogane." Now everyone laughed. Kish was so serious. It was hilarious. Ichigo put her arms around him and hugged him tight, whispering a thankyou into his ear.
" I agree, thankyou Ryou! Thankyou everyone!"
16. Where's Kish?After some nice tea, brewed by Keiichirou, the Mew Mews and Ichigo parted ways again. Ichigo was going to start work again in three days (Monday), and Kish was allowed to hang around, as long as he acted and looked normal. The Mew Mews had actually started to take a liking to the new Kish, now that he wasn't trying to attack them. He had kept a firm grip on Ichigo, holding her hand or having his arm around her waist or shoulder for most of the time after the meeting. It was a little strange, but the group took it well.
" Well, I better get home and make sure everything is all neat and tidy! My parents will be home in a few days and I don't think I'll do much housework!"
" I'll come along too, considering some of the mess might be my own." Kish offered, a hint of playfulness in his voice. Ichigo brushed it aside.
" Well, that's fine. We'll see you on Monday, ok Ichigo?"
" Bye! Say hi to Taru-Taru and Pai for us na no da!"
" Bye Ichigo!"
" Bye Bye everyone!"
Ichigo and Kish walked away in silence, holding hands. After a while though Ichigo broke the silence.
" I'm so happy they are letting you stay Kish! If they didn't, I swear, I would have quit and---" Kish placed his finger on her lips again, silencing her.
" Shh… Koneko-Chan, don't work yourself up! I'm glad aswell. This means I get to spend a lot more time with you! Plus, now we're official hey?" He bent down and gave her a small kiss. Ichigo beamed and continued walking until they reached her house.
" Here we go, back home!" Ichigo found her key and opened her door. The house was exactly like she had left it, except for the dent in the wall where the attack had taken place. She sighed and found the vacuum and started cleaning. Kish floated around, not wanting to get in her way.
" What can I do?"
" Oh! I know! Go back to the ship! I forgot to grab all my stuff! Haha I'm a ditz huh?" Kish floated down and turned off the vacuum.
" You're not a ditz Koneko-Chan."
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The time kept ticking by.
Ten minutes…Twenty minutes…
Half an hour…
An hour…
Ichigo started worrying.
" What is taking him so long? It shouldn't take this long! I've already vacuumed, moped, cleaned the dishes, done the laundry and everything else! Where is he? Kish?"
Ichigo sat down on her bed and stared at her window. She was sure he was ok, but he wasn't there. Suddenly Ichigo heard a knock at the door. Assuming it was Kish, she ran downstairs and opened the door, muttering
" You know you don't have to kno---"
" Konnichiwa, Ichigo-san." Dark eyes stared into Ichigo's chocolate ones.
" A-A-Aoyama-Kun!"
I realise now how short some of my chapters are! That's why there're 4-in-1!
OH MY GOD! MASAYA AOYAMA'S BACK!
Dun dun dun!
And where the heck is Kish?
These answers will be known in…
THE NEXT CHAPTER…s…
(Aka Read on!) Nyan!
And please review!
Moonlit-Kris