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Note: I'm changing my pen-name to Azilda, because I sign all my art work Azilda, and most of my poems I sign it with that, this is the last time I'm changing my pen-name, this one is permanent.
The Line between Love and Hate Chapter 7: Being Young
Ichigo was restless that night, wondering why that kiss affected her so much. It wasn't like she was developing a crush on Ryou, since they have just started spending time with each other. But, even after 12 hours after the kiss, she could still feel the warm breath on her cheek as he pulled away and chuckled. She thought she saw a look she had never seen before.
She pulled her covers over her head and yawned and stretched, trying to fall asleep once again for the thousandth time; Yet, even after that she came to no rest.
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Masaya smiled at his new girlfriend, she was perfect in every way. He couldn't have asked for anyone better. Or so he thought. After the break up with Ichigo, Masaya seemed to feel like something was missing.
And he figured that something was Ichigo.
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Ryou slept soundly waking up to the sun shining on his face. He thought about that kiss he planted on Ichigo's cheek. It was a simple action of affection, that he thought Ichigo wouldn't think about to much, but the look on her face as he pulled away...
It was one of deep thought, confusion, shock?
He wondered what would happen today, and how this kiss affected their relationship.
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Ichigo's mom was humming a tune in the kitchen cooking breakfast, Ichigo walked in and yawned a tired strained yawn.
"Not much sleep I'm guessing?" Sakura asked her daughter in a perky voice.
"Yeah, I was very restless." Ichigo said while yawning again.
"Maybe it was what that handsome boy did." Her mother smiled. "I'm glad you didn't let your break up affect your every day life."
"Aw mom." Ichigo smiled.
"I love you dear." Ichigo's mom smiled.
"Love you too Ma." Ichigo said laying her head down on the kitchen table. "Oh yeah Mom, Ryou is going to come over to help me re decorate my room, is that okay?"
"Yeah, it's fine honey, just make sure-"
"My room door is opened?" Ichigo finished her mother's sentence.
"Yes, if it was closed, your father would have a heart attack." Ichigo's mom sweat dropped. "Your dad is so protective."
"Don't worry, me and Ryou are just friends." Ichigo said.
"Hmm? Is that really true?" Sakura questions. "By the way both of you reacted..." She trailed off.
"Mom." Ichigo rolled her eyes.
"Okay, what ever you say dear." Ichigo's mom smiled. 'I miss being young.' She thought.
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Ryou reached the Momomiya house hold at one o' clock in the after noon, with a smirk on his face. He could hear Ichigo growl in aggravation.
Ryou knocked on the door, once... twice... and then Ichigo's mom answered. "Thank goodness you showed up, I think my lil Ichigo was about to throw things out her window."
"Oh?" Ryou questioned.
"Well, you two have fun." Ichigo's mom said. "Me and Ichigo's father will be out this after noon.
In the background as Mrs. Momomiya says this, Ryou could've sworn he heard the faint sobs of, my little baby, a boyyyy, let me go teach him a lesson, DON'T TOUCH MY DAUGHTER.
He sweat dropped, and then turned to walk up the stairs that led to Ichigo's room.
"Hey Strawberry." Ryou said calmly looking in the mess of the room.
"Oh, hey Ryou!" Ichigo said popping up from behind a dresser. "Could you help me move this stuff out into the hall, I'm having alittle trouble." Ichigo asked.
"Sure, oh and by the way you should really try to be less loud, I think half the neighbor hood heard your growls of anger." Ryou joked.
"Oh shush and help me move this." Ichigo said pointing to her dresser.
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Masaya planned to go to Ichigo's house that day, and smiled he knew, or he thought he knew that Ichigo would go crawling back to him.
Or so he thought...
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Ichigo's room was finally fully cleared around 4 p.m. Ichigo had changed into her paint clothes and forgot all about her fatigue from no sleep, and so did Ryou.
"Okay." Ichigo said picking up a paint roller and a bucket of paint, and a tray to put the paint on. "You do this wall, and I'll do the one next to it, since I don't want to waste paint, we'll be sharing." Ichigo stated.
"Fine by me." Ryou smiled.
"Okay then." Ichigo said picking up the roller and then starting to paint the wall with white primer; the roller dripped and landed on Ichigo's nose.
"Strawberry, you look so funny." Ryou laughed.
"I wouldn't be talking polka dots." Ichigo said laughing with him, since he had white dots on his face already.
"Hey Strawberry." Ryou said suddenly thinking of that kiss.
"Hmm?" Ichigo responded.
"Does your mom think?" He asked.
"Oh I don't know." Ichigo sighed.
"Oh." Ryou mumbled.
"What's wrong?" Ichigo said curiously.
"It's just..." But before Ryou could finish they heard a knock at the door.
"Now, who could that be?" Ichigo said putting down her brush.
"Lets check?" Ryou said doing the same.
"Okay." Ichigo said walking down the stairs quickly, she opened the door and then gasped.
"Hi Ichigo." Masaya smiled.
"What do you want." Ichigo said words sharp and cold.
"Oh? Still mad? I've come to tell you the great news." Masaya said.
"Oh? you're moving far far away and never coming back?" Ichigo said sarcastically rolling her eyes.
"No, I've decided to take you back." Masaya smiled.
"Hah!" Ichigo laughed. "You think I'd go back to you?" Ichigo snorted.
"Who else do you have?" Masaya laughed as if she was joking.
Then Ryou stepped out of the shadows and wrapped his arm around Ichigo's waist, and bringing her closer to himself.
Masaya had a look of shock, and Ichigo smirked, because she knew exactly what Ryou was doing. "What's that fool talking about Strawberry." Ryou said in a sexy tone.
"Really, I don't know." Ichigo purred.
"I always knew you were a slut." Masaya said.
"She's not a slut, she's extremely smart for forgetting about you." Ryou sneered. "I always knew you couldn't be trusted, you piece of trash." He spat.
"Now Ryou calm down, I think he knows he's trash." Ichigo smiled.
"Oh okay Strawberry." Ryou said nuzzling her head.
"Psh." Masaya said. "I knew you'd end up with that loser."
"What loser? I don't see one, oh wait that loser is you, and I'm certainly not with you." Ichigo smiled.
"Bitch." Masaya said backing away. "Wait one day you'll be crawling back to me, and I won't be there."
"As if." Ichigo said slamming the door in Masaya's face.
Ryou still had his arm around her waist when she turned, "Thank you Ryou." She said gratefully, and then hugging him.
"Anything for you Strawberry." Ryou laughed.
"Want to get back to painting?" Ichigo asked.
"Okay." Ryou said.
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When they finished painting every wall; the light green she picked out around 6 o'clock. Ichigo decided that they take a break while the paint dried.
"You know, it's really fun hanging out with you Ryou." Ichigo stated. "I thought I'd never say that."
"I thought I'd never hear you say that." Ryou chuckled.
"Yeah well, I never thought you'd stop being a jerk to me." Ichigo said with no emotion.
"I'm sorry, it was just.. picking on you is so fun because you get so mad." Ryou admitted.
"I knew it!" Ichigo jumped up pointing at him.
"Calm down Strawberry." Ryou sweat dropped.
"Fine." Ichigo pouted.
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When the walls were dried around 8pm, they decided to move her box spring and matress back in the room, since she was going to get a futon soon anyway.
It wasn't that difficult, but for them it could take hours.
"No, over there." Ichigo said.
"Then the room looks smaller." Ryou argued.
"It's my room." Ichigo whined.
"How about here?" Ryou pointed.
"Perfect." Ichigo laughed.
"See, I was right." Ryou smirked.
"Shush you fool and help me move this." Ichigo hushed him.
"Okay." Ryou gave in.
When the bed was finally placed Ichigo tore open her new sheets and comforter. "Yay new blankets!" Ichigo smiled.
"You know, you're the same old Strawberry with a new twist." Ryou told her.
"Really?" Ichigo asked.
"Yeah." Ryou answered.
"What's the twist?" Ichigo asked.
"You're not as pink and hyper." He said crossing his arms and leaning on the door frame behind him.
"Oh." Ichigo sighed as she put the sheets on the bed, then pausing "Some thing's missing." Ichigo stated pointing at the bed.
"Pillows baka." Ryou said throwing one at her; it hit her face.
"Oh, it's on you know that right?" Ichigo said clutching a pillow. "Pillow fighttt!"
"Oh great." Ryou gasped.
"You started it." Ichigo laughed at she ran up to him and hitting him with the pillow.
"True." Ryou didn't want to argue this time, for once he was having fun.
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After the pillow fight, Ichigo dragged out her new rug and put it in her room.
"Looks good so far." Ryou said looking at the half finished room.
"It really does." Ichigo smiled at him. "Thank you for the help."
"Don't worry about it." Ryou told her.
"Okay, well lets move the rest of the stuff." Ichigo said.
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The room was finally finished, it was green black and blue, her furniture didn't stick out because it was wooden, she had a fuzzy green chair, and a giant green bean bag, in which Ichigo's and Ryou's butts were planted after their exhausting work.
"You know what." Ichigo said.
"Hmm?" Ryou asked.
"I'm tired." Ichigo mumbled, her eyes drooping.
"Same here." Ryou mumbled from the other side of the giant bean bag.
Minutes after that, the two fell asleep.
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Ichigo's mom came to peek in on Ichigo when she and Ichigo's dad got in from their night out.
When she got home she noticed, Ichigo's room light was still on and the door was wide open, she peeked in Ichigo's room and looked around at the new look, she seemed to like it; and turned to look at Ichigo's bed. Ichigo wasn't there!
Then she looked at the bean bag and saw them both Ichigo and Ryou; on the now flat squished giant bean bag, him holding her protectively, and her with a peaceful look on her face.
Ichigo's mom wanted to squeal and went to grab her camera, luckily her husband wasn't in the house yet.
She snapped a picture and sighed.
'Those kids love each other and don't even see it.' She thought. 'Oh how great it is to be young.'
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