Sparks of Love Chapter 9:

Do I Have To?

When Kisshu and Ichigo landed in the front hall, Sakura came out and said, "Oh good, you're back. Kisshu, I signed you up to be in all Ichigo's classes, and she'll get to show you around. I also got you a pair of shoes; will you see if they fit?"

Kisshu sighed. "Okay," he said.

"Is something wrong?" Sakura asked.

"Taruto called me an asparagus head," Kisshu said gloomily.

"Just ignore him," Sakura said.

Kisshu just sighed and asked, "Where are the shoes?"

Sakura went to the living room, then came back with a pair of brown shoes, which she handed to Kisshu. He sat down to put them on, and then stood up, feeling them. "These things are weird," he said. "Do I have to wear them?"

"Just for school," Ichigo said. "The rest of the time, you can wear your boots."

"Ick," Kisshu said.

"I'm sure you'll live," Ichigo said. "You can take them off now."

Kisshu immediately took the shoes off, and put them away. "Koneko-chan, can we go back to your room?" he asked.

"Sure," Ichigo said. She followed him to her room, and watched as he closed the door. "So what do you want to do now?" Ichigo asked.

"Can we kiss?" Kisshu asked. "I asked a while ago, but you were still recovering."

"You've never asked before then…." Ichigo said.

"I figured I should ask, now that we're actually together," Kisshu said.

Ichigo smiled. "Of course we can kiss," she said.

Kisshu smiled happily, and pulled her into his arms, then kissed her passionately. She responded with equal passion, and they didn't break it off for nearly five minutes.

When they broke apart, out of breath, Ichigo said, "That was… wow."

Kisshu smirked. "Didn't know how great I am?" he asked.

Ichigo blushed and said, "Don't get big-headed."

Kisshu smiled and kissed her again.

The next day: "I still hate these things," Kisshu said, pointing to his school shoes.

"I know, but you don't want to get in trouble, right?" Ichigo asked. "Would a kiss make things better?"

Kisshu perked up, and Ichigo giggled and kissed him. When they broke it off, he sighed and said, "I guess I'll live."

Ichigo smiled and said, "Let's get going."

"We can't teleport?" Kisshu asked.

"Too many people," Ichigo said.

Kisshu sighed and started walking. Ichigo caught up to him and took his hand. He smiled at her, and she smiled back as they walked.

When they reached the gates, Moe and Miwa were waiting. "Oh good, you're back," Miwa said. "Kisshu, you're going to our school now?"

"Yup, and I'm in all Ichigo's classes," Kisshu said. "I HATE these shoes, though."

"Sorry," Miwa said. "You'll have us in your classes too, we're in all Ichigo's classes."

"Good," Kisshu said.

"We have to take Kisshu to the office," Ichigo said.

Moe and Miwa followed Ichigo and Kisshu to the office, and were surprised to see the principal waiting for them. "Are you Ikisatashi Kisshu?" he asked.

"Hai," Kisshu said.

"Ichigo's going to show you around, but I have a question," the principal said. "Are you also into beating up people who hurt Ichigo?"

"Anyone who hurts Ichigo goes down in flames," Kisshu said.

"I'll take that as a yes," the principal sighed. "You have two rules in regards to that, then. You have to have a reason, besides just, "I don't like him/her" and you can't kill anyone. Understand?"

"Hai," Kisshu said. "Those don't sound hard to follow."

"You'd be surprised," Miwa said darkly.

"Miwa, do you have to?" the principal asked wearily.

"Yes," Miwa said bluntly.

The principal groaned. "Get to class…." he said.

"K," Ichigo said. She led the others to the Japanese History room, and glanced at Moe and Miwa, then jerked her head slightly at Kisshu. They got the message, and when Kisshu sat down, they formed a half circle around him as the other students came in. The teacher came in soon after, and said, "We have a new student, and I'd like you to be welcoming to him. Ikisatashi Kisshu, can you stand up so everyone can see you?"

Kisshu obeyed, and sat down when the teacher said, "Thank you. Now let's begin."

She spent the next hour talking about Ancient Edo, and except for Kisshu, the rest of the class nearly nodded off. When the bell rang, Kisshu, Ichigo, Moe, and Miwa sighed, got their stuff together, and left. "That was interesting," Kisshu said, and looked puzzled when the three girls gave him identical expressions of disbelief.

"Are you kidding?" Ichigo asked.

"No," Kisshu said. "Why?"

"That's the most boring teacher in the school," Ichigo said. "She can make even the most interesting subjects boring as hell. And none of us find History interesting anyways. How was that 'interesting'?"

"Because I've never really learned much about human history," Kisshu said. "What's next?"

"Math," Ichigo said.

"I HATE math," Kisshu said.

"That makes four of us," Miwa sighed. "Let's go."

They went to class, and the three girls formed another half circle around Kisshu. They were surprised that the girls weren't doing anything, but saw it as one less thing to worry about.

Due to this, they decided to eat outside. As they were walking out, a girl came up to them, and asked, "Ichigo, did you hear Aoyama-kun disappeared?"

"Moe and Miwa told me," Ichigo said. "Why?"

"The others are wondering where you were when he disappeared," the girl said timidly. "You know what they're like."

"I was in the hospital; I dumped Aoyama for Kisshu, and he attacked me with a knife," Ichigo said.

The girl looked horrified. "Are you okay?" she asked.

"Now? I'm fine. Then? Not so much," Ichigo said. "It took a long time for all the slashes on my legs to heal, that's why I was out for so long."

"Jeez, I had no idea he was like that," the girl said.

"I bet the perfect athlete image was just a façade," Miwa said scathingly. "It's a pity he disappeared before we could kill him…"

"Maybe he disappeared because you two scared him?" the girl suggested.

"That would be nice," Moe said. "But it's more likely he disappeared because he found out Ichigo survived and he didn't want the police to get him."

Suddenly someone shouted, "Momo! What's the story?"

They all looked over at a group of girls headed their way. "Sorry, they made me," Momo said.

Miwa sighed as the group reached them. The leader turned to Momo with an eyebrow raised. "Ichigo didn't kill him, he's on the run from the police because he tried to kill her for dumping him," Momo said. "And she was in the hospital when he disappeared."

"So why did Moe and Miwa drag him off after kendo the day he disappeared?" the girl asked.

"We just wanted to beat him up again," Moe said. "The other possibility is that he ran away because he knew coming back here would mean us beating him to the point where he'd be crippled- which is what we were planning."

"I'd say that's more likely," the leader said dryly. "But if he attacks people who dump him, we might be better off without him. Just don't tell the kendo team I said that." She walked off, followed by the others. Momo smiled and followed them. Ichigo and her friends sat down under a tree to eat.

"Wow, I thought they'd take a lot more convincing," Miwa said.

"Same here," Ichigo said. "Normally they wouldn't listen to anything against Aoyuck."

"I like that nickname better than 'treehugger'," Kisshu said. "Good one, Koneko-chan."

"Thanks Kish," Ichigo said happily.

Kisshu blinked, then smiled. "I have a nickname?" he asked.

"Yep," Ichigo said. "You like it?"

"I LOVE it," Kisshu said. He dug an apple out of his bag, and bit into it, looking happy.

"Kisshu, you like apples?" Miwa asked.

"I'm addicted," Kisshu said. "I can't live without them."

"Well, at least you can do lots of things with apples- unlike bananas," Ichigo said.

"Bananas? You finally got your dad to stop eating them?" Moe asked.

"Kisshu's extremely allergic, he didn't have a choice," Ichigo said.

"We'll tell our parents, they should know that we can't bring bananas anymore," Miwa said.

"What a relief," Moe said. "Finally free from bananas every day!"

Kisshu smiled. "Glad I could help."

Short, I know. I can't really think today for some reason…. Review plz!