Quiche and the Strawberry Chapter 9:

The Treehugger's Demise

Mint looked down, then back up at Kisshu. "Fine…. I'll kill him… But in return, you have to let me go."

"Eh, sorry Birdy, but you know we can't let you go; you'd just tell on us. The deal was I'd save the tea, NOT you," Kisshu said.

Mint said, "Then you have to kill Masaya by yourselves."

"It'll be more fun that way," Ichigo said. "But look, there goes the last box of tea." Ichigo was right; the mountain was gone. As Mint watched sadly, Kisshu threw her favorite teapot in the fire pit too.

Then Kisshu went over to Ichigo and said, "Well, we successfully burned all the tea, but it didn't seem to do much to Birdy. What's next?"

"Hmm… I think the Treehugger should die before we go any further with Mint," Ichigo said thoughtfully. "Ryou, stay here and guard Mint. Kisshu and I can handle killing Masabaka."

"Oh, and if you decide you still love her and set her free, you'll go down with her," Kisshu said. "

"Why do I get all the boring jobs?" Ryou grumbled.

"Because you don't have any powers. Let's go, Koneko-chan," Kisshu said.

Ichigo nodded and said, "We'll let you kill Mint as compensation, Ryou."

"Oh, fine," Ryou grumbled.

Ichigo and Kisshu went into the room where Masabaka was. The bleeding in his arm had slowed, but he was still unconscious. "Better for us, he can't transform," Kisshu said softly.

Ichigo nodded and took out her weapon. "Ribbon…. Strawberry Surprise!"

Kisshu crossed his Dragon Swords, and created an energy ball. He made it combine with Ichigo's attack, and the two attacks hit the treehugger dead on. He collapsed into a pile of dust, as did the chair and the chains.

"YATTA!" Kisshu and Ichigo shouted, and they started dancing around, happy the treehugger was dead. After a while they calmed down a bit, and Ichigo said, "Let's go check on Ryou."

Kisshu nodded, and the two of them left the room.

I know this was a bit short and maybe a little rushed. I hope you'll still review!