Back in Time Chapter 7:

Healing And Fighting Classes

Ichigo and Kisshu got through History class without falling asleep, and then went to the cafeteria for lunch. They both got in line, but it didn't escape their notice that a lot of kids were looking at them.

As they sat down at an empty table, Ichigo asked, "Kisshu, why is everyone staring at us?"

"Probably because I actually hurt one of the teachers this time," Kisshu said. "And they know that I'm like Pai; we don't normally like girls. In fact, up until you, Pai and I avoided girls at all costs."

"But you asked Aunt Anzu and Uncle Higashi to adopt me," Ichigo commented.

"You're special," Kisshu said. Ichigo blushed as he continued, "I could feel it when we met, that you're special. And you saved Mom and Dad. And you've saved me more than once. You're really special, Ichigo-chan."

Ichigo blushed, smiling happily. "Thanks Kisshu," she said happily.

Kisshu smiled too. "Maybe someday we'll bond," he said.

"That would be great," Ichigo said happily. She started eating her bowl of soup, and Kisshu did the same. They finished before the bell, and Ichigo asked, "What's next?"

"I've got fighting class, and you've got healing class," Kisshu said. "Pai will be in your class, 'kay?"

"Okay," Ichigo said. She looked around, and said, "I don't see Pai…"

"He's over by the window; he likes eating alone," Kisshu said. "At least he's eating in here today; he can show you where the classroom is. I'll call him over." He concentrated, and Pai came over a minute later.

"What's up?" Pai asked when he reached them.

"Ichigo's in your healing class, can you show her where the classroom is?" Kisshu asked. "I've got fighting class."

"Sure," Pai said. He looked at Ichigo, and said, "Don't worry about Kisshu; he's the top of the class, and he's never gotten more than a few bruises."

Ichigo looked at Kisshu. "You must be amazing," she said.

"Not really," Kisshu said. "The other kids just aren't that great."

"Don't let Kaito hear that," Pai said dryly.

"Too late, Ikisatashi," a boy with dark blue hair and green eyes said from behind Kisshu.

Kisshu sighed. "Behind me again?" he asked. "Don't you have anything better to do? Like maybe actually working on your fighting skills, rather than tormenting me and Pai? Who knows, you might actually get into the military if you start working on your skills."

"I'll be getting a place in the military no matter what," the boy said.

"Seriously, Kaito, if you can't even beat Kino, there's no way you'll get into the military," Kisshu said. "The military requires skill, not just parentage. You don't have any skill. If you stopped teasing people long enough to practice, you might, but currently you've got no skill. And to think you're older than me…."

"While you two work this out, I'm taking Ichigo to class," Pai said, and all but dragged Ichigo off.

When they were outside the cafeteria, Pai said, "Sorry, I didn't want your powers to go out of control if they end up in another fistfight. Kisshu always wins, but I was worried that if you saw him fighting, you'd get scared."

"Thanks," Ichigo said.

Pai smiled. "Sure," he said. "Let's go to class; the bell will ring soon anyways."

"'Kay," Ichigo said. She followed Pai to a large classroom, with large tables instead of desks. The teacher, a petite woman with brown hair and gray eyes, looked up, and said, "Oh, hello. You two are here early."

"Kisshu and Kaito are at it again, and I thought it would scare Ichigo if they got into another fistfight," Pai said.

The teacher's eyes widened a bit, and she asked, "So this is Ichigo?"

"Hi," Ichigo said. "Have we met?"

"No, but it's nice to meet you," the teacher said. "I'm Yuka."

"Nice to meet you," Ichigo said.

"Ichigo, do you know anything about healing?" Yuka asked.

"No, all I know is that when Aunt Anzu got Toru Fever, my powers took over my mind again, and I completely healed her," Ichigo said. "But I can't remember how I did that."

Yuka looked at Pai, who said, "Dad said Ichigo also completely drained herself, and that he and Mom had to give her a lot of power to make sure she'd be okay."

"What's this about your powers taking over your mind?" Yuka asked Ichigo.

"Whenever Kisshu's in danger or really scared, my powers take over so I can protect him," Ichigo said. "Uncle Hayako doesn't know why, and neither do I."

"So it's only in relation to feeling Kisshu's fear?" Yuka asked. "It's not ever triggered by anger?"

"Not that I know of," Ichigo said.

Yuka looked at Pai, and asked, "Do you anticipate any problems with Kisshu being in fighting class?"

"No, he's the top of the class, and never gets more than a bruise," Pai said. "I do worry about putting Ichigo to sleep, though."

"That was going to be today's lesson; is something wrong?" Yuka asked.

"Dad told me Ichigo has nightmares about Kisshu dying," Pai said. He looked at Ichigo, and asked, "If I'm here, and you have a nightmare, will I be enough to calm you down?"

"Maybe…" Ichigo said. "I don't want to have a nightmare. They're scary…."

"Well, we can just put you to sleep for a short amount of time," Yuka said. "Do you normally have the nightmare right away?"

"No," Ichigo said.

"Alright," Yuka said. The bell rang before she could say more, and when the sound faded, Yuka said, "Pai, I want you to pair up with Ichigo if we're working in pairs, okay?"

"Okay," Pai said. "Come on, let's sit down, Ichigo."

Ichigo followed him to a table, and sat down next to him.

Meanwhile, with Kisshu: Kisshu was a bit worried about Ichigo, but as usual during fighting class, he pushed it away. His fistfight with Kaito had ended up with Kaito having a black eye, and Kisshu with a small scratch on his arm. Currently Kaito was paired with another student. This class was all boys, since there weren't currently any girls strong enough to be considered for the military. There were two instructors as well, and they were busy pairing the boys up. To Kisshu's surprise, he was the only one not picked. Everyone else had a sparring partner. His ears drooped a bit when he noticed the other boys snickering.

They stopped pretty quickly, though, when the assistant instructor came up to Kisshu and said, "You're fighting me today. If you win, you get to fight Choji tomorrow."

Kisshu was startled, but didn't show it as he said, "Hai, Gen-sensei. What number are we?"

"We're going first," Gen said. He went to the center of the room, and Kisshu followed him. The other boys and the main instructor, Choji, stood against the wall to watch. "Hand-to-hand only," Choji called out. "You can fly, but not teleport."

Kisshu nodded, watching Gen. He had already learned to watch Gen's chest and leg muscles rather than his face. "Begin!" Choji called out. Gen lunged forward, and Kisshu noticed he was going to punch him. Just as Gen brought his fist up, Kisshu grabbed his wrist, and performed the same move he had used on the science teacher, flinging Gen to the floor. Gen got up quickly, and Kisshu lunged, pulling his fist back. Gen saw this, and went to block against it- only to have Kisshu's foot hit him in the chest. Kisshu leaped back as Gen staggered back, then lunged again, leaping into the air, and kicking Gen in the chest again. This time he went flying back, and hit the wall- then slumped to the floor, unconscious.

"That's it! Kisshu wins!" Choji shouted. Kisshu landed, breathing hard. The other boys looked like they were in shock. Kisshu had actually beat one of their instructors in less than fifteen minutes.

Choji went over to Gen, and tapped his forehead. As he started to wake up, Choji came over to Kisshu, and said, "Good work, Kisshu."

"Thank you, sir," Kisshu said.

Choji smiled- a rare occurrence. "Gen and I talked, and since you beat him, and I'm busy with the other boys, he's going to see if you can summon a weapon, and if you can, start either teaching you how to use it, or finding you a teacher."

"Really?" Kisshu asked excitedly.

"Really," Choji said. He looked over at Gen, who came over.

"Nice fight, Kisshu," Gen said. "Do you want to see what weapon you have?"

"Yeah!" Kisshu said excitedly.

"Alright, let's move back, since Choji's going to be refereeing the next fight here," Gen said. Kisshu followed him to the other side of the gym, which was where these classes were held.

Back with Ichigo and Pai: The lesson had started, and Yuka was having people put their partners to sleep. The first pair she called up was Pai and Ichigo. "Alright, Ichigo, I'm going to walk you through this," Yuka said, as Pai lay down on the table. "Put your hand on Pai's forehead."

Ichigo obeyed, and Yuka said, "Okay, now I want you to imagine what sleep feels like to you, and then focus on using that feeling on Pai."

Ichigo closed her eyes, concentrating. Sleep felt peaceful and warm to her, so she focused on that feeling, and then felt the feeling she had formed in her mind flow into Pai. When she felt him relax, she opened her eyes, and looked at Pai, who was sound asleep. She took her hand away, and looked at Yuka, who looked startled. "Wow, you got it right on your first try," she said. "Now I want you to wake him up. To do that, you tap his forehead with one finger, and imagine him waking up."

Ichigo tapped Pai's forehead, imagining him waking up, and he opened his eyes a minute later, then sat up. "That worked," he said. "Good job, Ichigo."

"Thanks!" Ichigo said happily.

"I've never seen anyone learn that fast," Yuka said. "I'm impressed, Ichigo. Have you ever had training in healing prior to this class?"

"I'm not sure," Ichigo said. "I don't remember anything from before I saved Kisshu, Aunt Anzu, and Uncle Higashi from the rockslide."

"You have amnesia?" Yuka asked, startled.

"I guess," Ichigo said.

"It's okay," Yuka said. "I want Pai to try putting you to sleep, okay?"

"Okay," Ichigo said. She climbed onto the table, and laid back. Pai put a hand on her forehead, then concentrated. She started to feel sleepy, and soon she was asleep. About a minute after she fell asleep, she felt someone tapping her forehead, and opened her eyes.

She sat up as Yuka said, "Good work, Pai. Though considering your parents' talents, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. You two can have the rest of the class off. Telepathy if you're going to talk, though."

"Hai," Ichigo and Pai said. They sat back down as Yuka moved on.

Back with Kisshu: Gen looked at Kisshu, and said, "Alright, to summon your weapon, you have to imagine yourself holding it. You should keep in mind that you don't always get what you picture, though."

"Why?" Kisshu asked.

"Your weapon is made from your soul's desire," Gen said. "So your weapon will be whatever your soul's desire is, not your heart or mind's desire. That's why some of us end up with different weapons than we originally thought. I imagined a sword with ice abilities when I started out, but I've got a spear with ice abilities instead."

"Oh…" Kisshu said. "Can I try?"

"Yes, go ahead," Gen said.

Kisshu closed his eyes, concentrating. He thought two swords would be cool, so he imagined two short swords in his hands. Suddenly he felt power building up, and he brought his arms up, crossing his wrists. He felt something form in each hand, and gripped what felt like two hilts. Then he opened his eyes. He was holding two swords, each with two prong-like side guards. The blades were almost rounded, tapering into a sharp point. Both hilts were decorated with a blue oval-shaped jewel, and wrapped in rawhide.

"These are COOL!" Kisshu said happily.

"Those are sais," Gen said. "I guess we will have to find you a different teacher; Choji and I don't have much sword experience, much less with two swords. I'm impressed, though; most six-year-olds can't even fight the way you do, much less summon a weapon on their first try. Can you make them disappear?"

Kisshu concentrated again, and the swords disappeared. "Good," Gen said. "Class is about to end; you can go get your stuff and leave."

"Thanks!" Kisshu said happily. He went to the locker room, grabbed his school bag, and left the gym, heading for the healing classroom.

Earth, eight years later: The four Cyniclons watched warily as Aoyama turned into Deep Blue. Finally he was fully transformed, and holding a long sword. "Aoyama-kun?" Mint asked shakily.

Deep Blue laughed evilly. "You really should have listened to your leader, foolish girl," he said. "I was just using you to get close to the Mews. Aoyama never truly existed."

Mint sank to her knees in shock as Deep Blue turned to Ichigo, Kisshu, Pai, and Taruto. "Let's see how good you truly are," he said, smirking evilly.

The Cyniclons took out their weapons- Pai his fans, Taruto his click-clack weapon, Kisshu his sais, and Ichigo took out a pair of sais as well. "Is there even enough space in here for a fight?" Taruto asked.

Deep Blue smirked and waved a hand. Suddenly they were standing in the middle of a huge room, and Deep Blue said, "As long as I am alive, you will never be able to leave." Then he lunged at them, and they scattered.

Meanwhile, with the remaining Mews, Ryou, and Keiichiro: "They're trapped in a different dimension," Keiichiro said grimly.

"So we can't get to them?" Lettuce asked.

"You might be able to, but if you fail, and Deep Blue survives, you all will be trapped there," Ryou said. "I can send you, but I want you three to think carefully about this."

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