Chapter 6

Kish sighed and stared at the shut door. Glancing at the clock, it read 12: 30. He'd better go get that code for Pai and Tart. Standing up, he made his alien ears appear and was about to leave when he heard the home phone ring. Groaning, Kish ran over to it, listening for who it was leaving a message.

"Hello darling." Ichigo's mother sighed in the message. She sounded exhausted. "You didn't call us yesterday so I got a little worried. Hello? Can you pick up?" She sighed again. "Well anyway…your father, the doctor and I stayed up all yesterday night and your grandfather made it through. But nonetheless, the doctor…warned us that your grandfather doesn't have much time left… Please call me back as soon as you can…goodbye sweetheart…" The message ended.

Kish sighed as Ichigo filled his mind. "Poor baby." After a brief hesitation, he teleported away.

On Kish's planet, it was presently night time. Looking around the familiar territory, Kish muttered. "And I was really hoping I wouldn't be back for awhile." Quietly departing his dark, empty bedroom, Kish stopped as he was about to pass his father and Calgira's room. Kish saw that no one was around and slipped soundlessly inside. Apparently, they were still up and not around.

Noiselessly, he re-shut the door and took a few steps while looking about. The mess he had made was cleaned up. Kish growled when he saw his father had already purchased Calgira even more jewelry than she owned before. Elegantly it all sat out on her exquisite dressing table. He wanted to wreck it again…but what would that show?

Kish took another step, about to get closer. However, in a heartbeat his entire cover was blown when someone, with a cry, roughly jumped him. They both fell to the floor with a loud, painful thud. Frantically and with force, Kish strived desperately to turn over while reaching for his knife. With a scream and the slash of his weapon, Kish let his knife swoop across the chest of his attacker. Before he knew it, Kish was backing rapidly away and staring at his rival on the floor with a blood covered chest. It was Malo, one of his enemies he had run into before.

Alarming him, Kish was violently tightly seized and yanked up to his feet. Security guards and soldiers had caught him. Clasping his wrists in the magical, blue chains, he winced. He had been captured…and they would bring him to his father. Grunting, Kish was startled further when he heard the voice of Tosa.

"Kish. It's been so long since we last saw each other" he teased, sarcastically. "Did you hear? Someone totally wrecked the Lord and Lady's room, even stole from the Lady's belongings!" Chuckling, he approached Kish who was held firmly so he couldn't move. "And guess what? The criminal always returns to the scene of the crime, Kish! It's predictable but true. And WE caught you!"

Struggling, Kish screamed his lie. "I didn't do anything, freak! What reason would I have to wreck their room?!"

Tosa chuckled. "Beats me. Anyhow, you ran away again and this time you stole Lady Calgira's chocker. That's her most prized possession, freak show!"

As if he were insane, Kish screamed and struggled, violently. "It's not hers, it belonged to Lady Kylie!"

Laughing, Tosa teased. "Yes…and she's dead!" Kish was ready to stab him and burn the body. However, because of the magical chains, if you moved you would get shocked. When Kish made a big jerk, he let out a cry of hurt from the electrocuting materials around his wrists. Tosa laughed. "Now getting on with business, come on. You're going to see Lord Nobas" he announced. "Oh." He cast a guard a look and said. "You there. Take my friend, Malo, to a doctor now! Tell him to meet me in the throne room later!" Leading Kish away with fourteen extra guards by his side, they made their way to the throne room.

Drifting into his painful, overwhelming thoughts, Kish sighed. "Dammit! What am I supposed to do now? I could beat these guys even with these chain-bracelets on but…where would I go? With the chains on me they can track me! It's next to impossible o get these off! These aren't normal chains! How can I get out of here?! I need to get that password and get back to earth! Ichigo's going to find out I left even though I promised her I'd stay at the house from now on! Will she even let me stay anymore?! She has too! I need her! So…what can I do!!"

Once they had reached the throne and entered, all of them knelt except Kish. Forcefully, Tosa yanked Kish downward so he was on his knees, bowing. When pulled downward, his green hood had fallen over his hair and eyes.

In a clear, respectable voice, Tosa explained. "Lord Nobas. We found Kish in the Lady's and your room. No doubt trying to steal again" Tosa smirked. "Anyhow, sir, what do you wish us to do with him?" He asked while still on his knees. Kish slowly looked up at his father with hidden eyes of glowing rage.

As he raised an eyebrow, Nobas stood from his throne. "Leave him with me. You did well finding him. Wait outside the door; I will need you in a moment. Now go!" Immediately, Tosa and the fourteen guards leapt to their feet and departed. As for Kish, who was still on his knees with his hands bound, glared at him.

Kish hissed. "What are you going to do?! Beat me?! I'm not afraid of some freak like you!!" he shouted.

Rolling his eyes, he whispered. "Get up"

Kish only growled. "I will fight if I have to! I'm not scared!"

"I SAID GET UP!" Throughout the vast room, Nobas's voice roared. Staring with confused eyes, Kish slowly obeyed as his father looked him over with cutting eyes. "What the hell are you wearing?" Nobas spat seeing the human clothing. After a moment he went became solemn and asked. "Why did you break and steal Lady Calgira's belongings?"

Kish smirked. "What a surprise, you're blaming me. You know I bet Tosa could talk you into anything. He does nothing but lie." Kish glared as he spoke in the most sincere tone he knew how. "I didn't do anything," he lied. "Why would I steal from her?"

Chuckling, Nobas made direct eye contact. "Because you hate her as much as I hate you. Now hand over that chocker. It's Calgira's."

Kish's eyes narrowed with the cruelest hate. "Care to explain why the HELL you'd give some idiot like her that chocker?! And don't you dare say its Calgira's! It belonged to Lady Kylie!"

"Shut your mouth!" snapped Lord Nobas, "Lady Kylie is dead! She was frail and a frustrating regret to the throne!!" Kish's eyes cut sharply with an indescribable hate. He was furious his father would speak of her that way…his own wife.

Glaring, Kish hissed. "If I weren't in chains…I'd kill you…" There was along silence as Kish locked a sickly evil gaze on his father.

"No." Lord Nobas smirked. "You would not. You're weak - like your mother. You wouldn't kill me because something inside would stop you. You know what that is…? The memory of Lady Kylie…" Kish's glare softened as he realized his father was completely correct. "The memory of your mother" he chuckled. "Her love for me was unbreakable and everlasting. Her voice inside you would stop you from harming me. You couldn't kill me because she loved me. Hell, you ever wonder who she loved more. You…or me" he smirked.

Kish fell weak to his knees. He couldn't kill him, he just knew it.

There was a brief silence. "Although you couldn't ever kill me…another life is available for the taking…" Kish looked wearily at Lord Nobas where he sat in his throne with crossed legs. He took notice of his father's intent glare. "I suppose since the last month you've been so secretly occupied with your business…you haven't heard the news." Placing his hands in his lap, Nobas's face filled with triumph. "My wife…Lady Calgira…is with child."

Kish's eyes widened vastly as he gasped. As Nobas laughed and stared at his son, Kish leapt to his feet with alarm. He couldn't believe it.

Nobas explained. "It happened about two months ago…it's a slow process but in time the child will come. Certainly, you know how this affects you…correct?" Kish was speechless. "You would be removed from the picture. After all you don't really deserve anything seeing that you failed in taking Earth. I have no desire for you to be named Lord unless I see some courage and strength in you."

Remembering, Kish recalled Calgira's words. "What kind of Prince, son for that matter, fails his destiny and people then thinks he can hide away from the penalties he is correctly justified to face?! Some Lord you'll make. Oh wait…You won't be Lord…"

Attentively, listened to his father speak. "…If you want this throne you will have to fight for it…and there is only one assuring way that you will rule…" Nobas stated.

Kish was motionless. What could his father be getting to?

"If you want this throne when I step down…you will have to kill Calgira's child!!"

Kish was paralyzed with panic and shock. His eyes were cursed under a wide spell of disbelief. The thought of his silver knife plunging into the baby's heart repeated and flashed in his head a thousand times. In his mind he could see the disturbing scene perfectly: the lifeless child, the blood stained knife. His father was insane.

Backing away in a stumble, Kish screamed in trembling, freaked manor. "Wh-what the hell is wrong with you?!! Kill your child?!! KILL ANY CHILD?! How could something like that even come in to your head?!! What's the matter with you?!" he yelled.

Nobas stood to his feet abruptly. "What are you saying then, Kisshu?" He asked it as he approached him. Kish felt his legs weakening. He tried to take another step back but, before he could, his father jolted forward and grabbed him. The hold was firm and deadly. Hus anger was beginning to increase. "Answer me!!" he shouted while shaking Kish violently.

Kish screamed back at him, trying desperately to get free. "You really think I'm going to kill some innocent new born?! Be ###### if you think I EVER would!!"

Lord Nobas hissed. "You cowardly #####!! There were few things I ever bothered promising you, but this I can; I vow you will never be Lord if you do not show some true potential! The spineless being as you act of could never reign!" Nobas shook Kish again. His claws dug into Kish's shoulders and Kish ached all over. His father's hands were glowing green and pained him. It was a mysterious power he posed.

He went on with violence in his tone. "You're a physically capable warrior, Kisshu! You are equip with unnatural powers, Kisshu! you have strength in you like no alien in the world! Dammit, you're first class! It's the reason everyone mocks you because of their jealousy! You're a witty rebel, developed for purposes, yet you crush your born talents with the mistakes because you care! Why?! Why do you relent?!" His voice echoed throughout the dimly-lighted room. "Aren't you aware of what you've lost?! Take that hate and use it on people! The only way for you to ever get what you want is to fight! TO KILL!! Take a mere life, slaughter, bring a feeling of strength inside yourself, and make it grow! Destroy what takes chances away from you, Kisshu!!"

Going crazy with his attempts and failures to get free, Kish screamed. "Shut up you insane #####!!"

Lord Nobas's eyes were overcome in flaming fury. In a heart beat, it all seemed to happen for Kish.

Nobas's shimmering blade appeared in his hands and, before Kish could take a breath, he was hit by a hard blow. With Nobas's howl of rage and irritation, his long keen weapon swooped swiftly across Kish's chest and arm he had used to protect his face.

The extensive trail left an excruciatingly, bloody slice on Kish's flesh. In agony, he whimpered, fell to his knees and hunched over in ache. Kish held himself tightly, trying desperately to cut the pain off as he choked back tears. With The cold air touching his gaping and endless incision, Kish grunted and winced from the hideous stinging. He felt like he was going to faint.

Within a mere second, Kish was hit violently once again. With brutal force, Nobas kicked him directly in the stomach. Still holding himself, Kish let out a cry of deep soreness. That on top of his intense slice was rapidly making him weaker and weaker. He couldn't handle this. But he couldn't move, either.

In a deep tone, Nobas spoke to his son. "I nearly forgot…" Crouching down next to him, he pulled out a letter. Without hesitation, he simply slipped it down Kish's shirt. Jolting when the object brushed against his screaming wound, Kish released a horrible cry as Nobas chuckled. Kish couldn't hold himself anymore. Due to the sting, he was forced to fall on his side. Nobas continued to speak again. "I thought you might want to hold on to it. Just remember it'll be right there with you…when you die." Nonetheless, Kish could barley hear hi father's voice because of the pain. Nobas called loudly out. "Tosa!"

Before an instant could pass, Tosa was in the room, appearing right where the two stood. When he saw Kish's state, he couldn't pin down his surprise. He was both confused and pleased to see Kish this way. Turning his attention to his Lord, he replied with a bow. "Your Highness – what may I do for you?"

Sheathing his sword as he walked over to the throne, Nobas replied his command. "I want you to take Kish as far away from the Kingdom as you can. Go someplace no one will find you. Then kill him."

Tosa's eyes narrowed. He was startled despite the fact he didn't show it. It wasn't that he cared about Kish…but he never thought Lord Nobas would command such an order. Nevertheless, he wondered about the outcome of all this. If Kish were killed, who would rule as Lord next? Eventually - if the present Lord hadn't died or something - his heir would force him to surrender the throne so he could rule. That was the way it worked. There would be a battle between the two if the Lord refused to surrender. It was like the aliens were a pack of organized wolves. However, that hadn't ever happened in the alien history. All the Lords knew how crucial it was to pass on their throne for a new future. There had never been a real conflict before. But…everyone knew how deeply and absorbedly Nobas treasured being Lord. It was the maximum honor and the highest position under Deep Blue. You could say the word and whatever you wanted would be done. So…what would happen if…Kish were no longer alive to ill the role as future Lord of the aliens…?

Tosa couldn't hold down his curiosity. "My Lord…may I ask who will be the next Lord? With Kisshu dead you will have no-"

Nobas's thundering voice interrupted. "Silence!! You are a mere guard! I will hear NO questions from your tongue in my presence! Go fourth and do as I command without question! And do not be seen!"

Bowing, Tosa replied and then knelt by Kish and touched him. "Yes, my Lord." Together, they disappeared.

Tosa and the deeply injured Kish appeared in a new area. It was dark and misty. In the middle of a vast marsh, they stood on a small piece of land. Kish was on his knees and Tosa stood. With a smirk, he kicked Kish violently on his side. He grunted in agony at the cold earth freezing him and making him only feel worse.

With a chuckle, Tosa circled Kish. "Alone at last. So, to update you, I'm supposed to kill you" he said in a delighted manor. "Didn't I say reward was to run you though? Finally! I get it now!"

Kish struggled to sit up and watched as Tosa leisurely walked around him. "Y-yeah…yeah you did" he grunted. "What makes you…you think you have enough guts to it though?!" Kish was trying to push one of Tosa's buttons and make him angry. It might give him the chance to escape.

Growling loudly, Tosa kicked him backwards again. "SHUT UP!!"

Kish weakly smirked. "What are you so angry about, Tosa?! Surly something's bothering you! It must be that you are afraid to kill me! Suck it up, coward! What would Nobas say if you didn't kill me?! He'd be mad as hell!" chuckled Kish, evilly.

Tosa screamed. "I said SHUT UP!!"

"NO YOU!"

In an instant, Kish had swiftly jumped and pinned Tosa down; despite the fact he was majorly wounded. Additionally, Kish being as fast as he was, already had his dragon blades out. Tipping Tosa's neck with the cold mettle, he panted. Tosa's eyes were as wide as soccer balls. He was afraid. Kish had moved so quickly - he didn't know how it even happened.

All Tosa could do what stammer. "H-how did you-" Kish cut in.

"I'm Kish, I'm a talented guy!" He smirked, coolly.

Tosa never believed it now. How could eh have done this and not taken earth? What was it that made him lose in taking heir planet back? But what now? Kish had proved he was able. Nobas's sword was powerful and magical. A human would have died instantly. As for an alien, any normal one would be gone now. Kish would surely kill him.

"Listen, I don't have time to waste my life on you. Nobas can deal with you." Kish chuckled weakly. "I'm here for purpose. And I can't let those talents go to waste. And that means I've got to fly. In that case, see ya 'round, Tosa!" Surprisingly, Kish found enough energy to disappear, leaving Tosa stunned alone in the marsh. What could he do now? Wgat would Lord Nobas do to him…?

Back on earth, Ichigo had been home for several hours now. Sitting on the family room couch, she kept herself occupied with her school work. At least, she tried that is. Ichigo couldn't seem to consecrate for anything. Every five minutes she'd look eagerly at the door to see if Kish was there. It would always turn out to be that he wasn't. Ichigo glanced at the clock and sighed when it read 3:05.

She murmured to herself with worry. "Where are you, Kish?"

Noiselessly, Kish appeared in the parent's bed room. Wearily, he looked at his surroundings. At least he'd made it here alive.

Startling him, the jagged, throbbing sting like a million bees instantly returned even sharper hen before. He felt like he was going to die. He couldn't handle this anymore. What could he do? If Ichigo saw him like this she'd…she'd… Kish winced in agony. Limping feebly over to the bed, he cautiously sat down with a grunt.

Moving his hand from his wound, Kish moaned when he saw it covered in blood. His sliced arm was the same, as well. Kish felt himself weakening…it was getting darker…and darker… Before Kish had known it, he hadn't any control over his body. With a thud, he fell to the floor, about to pass out. Loudly as well as sickly, Kish yelled in pain, rolling off of his chest that he had landed on.

From downstairs, Ichigo heard the thump and yell. Immediately, she sprang to her feet and came dashing up the stairs in a panic.

Kish gripped the bed-post and forced himself to lean against the bed just as Ichigo burst the door open. In the door way, Ichigo stood in both horror and shock when she saw him. She couldn't breathe. Feebly, Kish turned his head to look at her. Before either of them could speak, Kish passed out.

"KISH!!" Ichigo's scream was high-pitched. Rushing over to him, she quickly knelt beside him. Ichigo gasped at how much blood he had lost. He was covered in it and out cold Surprising herself, Ichigo suddenly felt her adrenalin rising when she lifted him up by herself. With care, she gently placed him on the bed. "Oh Kish, please be alright…"

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