A day that Ichigo was waiting for some time finally came. A day of the festival, she couldn't wait to be with Kisshu on the romantic day like this, even if she knew that he probably wouldn't like to go. But he promised and she knew that he never broke a promise.

Last few days passed nice, Pai and Taruuto were all time with mews helping them in fights and discovering information about new enemy. The weird thing was that the enemy stops showing themselves, like they left Tokyo, but mews though that it was only the calm before storm. And they were probably right.

„Guys why don't you come with us tonight to the festival, it would be nice to show you how we celebrate holydays here." Ichigo said.

„Sound interesting, but no." Pai said.

„C'mon Taru-Taru we did that for you didn't we, so now you do that for us." Pudding said on the edge of tears.

"Ok, ok I'll go, but don't make me wear weird clothes."

"No way, you'll only wear normal human clothes." Taruto wasn't happy with that.

"Kisshu you are going with me right? Tonight I just need to found you casual clothes."

"Whatever you say kitten."

The night has come Ichigo and Kisshu went to the festival. She was dressed up in beautiful red kimono and Kisshu was wearing normal clothes. Ichigo was showing Kisshu all types of games that they could play and since Kisshu was cheater he won lots of times but he gave every prize to Ichigo.

To Kisshu Ichigo looked so wonderful, her hair has been up in two ponytails like always but he loved that look, it let him to see her whole face. He adored her then, her eyes, lips, hair. He wanted her but right now he wanted to show her how much she means to him.

"Ichigo don't you like all prizes that I won for you?" he asked noticing that she had the sad look in her eyes.

"Oh I like them, but I know that you cheated. I wish you could win one fairly. That would mean a lot to me."

"Ok then I'll win fair, just tell me what game and what price you would like." They were walking from the strand two strands looking all kinds of prizes, but Ichigo liked one necklace. It was a red crystal in strawberry shape.

"I like that one Kisshu. Will you win it for me?"

"Sure." The game was a new one for Ichigo and Kisshu. He had to throw a ball form sling throw ten holes in line. It was a hard challenge, but he wanted to do something special to his kitten. Using all his skills that he learned and his strength he manages to do it.

"Ok chose your prize, I never saw a guy with that kind of strength." A man on the strand said.

"Well I'm doing it for my girl, Ichigo pick whatever you want."

"I would like that necklace." Ichigo pointed on it.

"Oh I don't think so." A girl from her school said. She was one of those "popular bitches"

"My dad owns this and I'm getting that."

"Sorry miss but that boy wants it."

"You want to lose your job?"

"No miss." He gave a necklace to her. "I'm sorry please understand." He bowed to Ichigo.

"That's ok." Ichigo said disappointed but smiling. But Kisshu knew that look on her face and he wanted to get rid of it.

"Hey you , I won that for my girl and your boy didn't even manage to do a challenge, so return it."

"Oh since when an ugly girl like Ichigo can find a guy like you. You are the one that everyone talks about right, well they were right you are handsome. If you want a necklace you need to be my boyfriend. We are done." She said cold to a guy with her.

"No thanks I wouldn't be with you for any reason, you are not attractive or pretty."

"How can you say it I'm beautiful and rich."

"I don't care about money I'm not from here."

"What a shame such boy with such a loser. I guess Ichigo since you are not pretty there must be something else you are good at to date all those popular guys."

On that Kisshu lost himself the dark aura began to surround him and he was ready to unleash the beast inside himself until Ichigo hugged him, she knew how dangerous he can be and he wouldn't feel bad to attack this girl, he hated humans like her. "Please Kisshu don't worry I'm fine I have all other prizes that you won." Kisshu returned to his normal self but he was still pretty angry. Ichigo took his hand and took him to one more private place.

"I'm sorry I wanted to …"

"I know I had a same thought to kill her. But I can't and she is not worthy."

"Ichigo to be honest I'm actually happy for what happened." Ichigo looked at him confused. "So now I can give you my present." He teleported a pendant in his hand. "This is a unique stone on my planet it's much more worthy than any stone on earth or my planet. On Earth there is more than one, but they are extremely rare. They say it's actually red mew aqua. It looks like strawberry and in the moment when I saw it I remembered you. I want to give it to you so you could know that you are the only one for me Ichigo." That was the most romantic and nicest thing that Kisshu ever said, to anyone. Ichigo was happy like never in her life, the beauty of the stone was indescribable; she never saw anything like it. She did once on the neck of the richest woman on Earth, but this one was even prettier.

"Kisshu…I-I don't know what to say. This is so beautiful. Thank you. Will you put it on my neck?"

"Sure". He did as she asked and now she was even more beautiful. "This means that you are accepting my feelings right?"

"Right." She kissed him and he returned kiss. It was long passionate kiss filled with love and desire. They broke it only to take a breath and then they continued.

"Wow you two really don't know when to stop." They heard Taruto mocking.

"What are you two doing here?"Ichigo asked.

"YEY Ichigo is with Kisshu and I'm with Taru-Taru that means that we are family now!"

"Stop being so childish!" Taruto shouted in her face, but he knew that she won't listen and he was somehow glad, after all this was all acts to hide his real feelings.

"You are the same Taru-Taru." She winged him on what Taruto blushed, it was harder and harder to hide his feeling to her.

"Anyway we came here with others."

"Is Pai here?" Kisshu asked.

"Yea he came but he is alone, he is cold like always."

"I have feeling that he will change soon."

"Let's check on others." Ichigo suggested and Kisshu nodded. On the festival mews and Pai were together, every mew was dressed in a kimono and they all look very pretty, not to mention Lettuce who has pony tail tonight. "Wow guys you all looks great, even you Pai." He just turned his head. "Why are you acting like an idiot?"

"Ichigo-san I'm sure that Pai-san just didn't know how to return the comment."

"You had to protect him Lettuce?" Lettuce blushed.

"No I just…"

"Like him." Taruto finished knowing what kind of reaction he will get from Lettuce and Pai.

"So what?" Pai said coldly. "Is there something wrong in liking me? What am I ugly or something?" That was a new, Pai never contra-attack for any joke. This was a new thing and nobody knew how to react.

"Well looks like I have to leave you." Zakuro said looking at the watch. "I have an important shoot tomorrow so I need to go to sleep. Wish you all great fun."

"Wait one-sama I'm going with you." Mint added.

"Hey Kisshu come I want to show you something." Ichigo pulled Kisshu for the hand. She took him to the place that was isolated by walls of sheets, inside where people having slow dance, it wasn't Japanese tradition, but it was the surprise thing. "My friend from Europe made this place for tonight, it's called "Tradition with others" I'm not sure what it means, but I would like to show you how we dance."

"Wait a minute Ichigo, I don't know how to dance, and it looks lame."

"AWWWWWWWWWWWW please, do it for me." She asked with really cute expression on her face, and her tail and ears helped. Not being able to say no to this, he accepted. Soon they found themselves in the middle of dancing place. "Kyushu don't be so nervous." She giggled.

"I never danced in my life."

"Oh then hold me for my hips like this." She put his hands on her hips. "And follow my lead." Little, by little Kisshu managed to do some of this dance, but it was uncomfortable to him, until Ichigo leaned her head on his shoulder and came really close to him. He could feel her warmth and her breath on his neck, he liked it. Feeling that Kisshu relaxed a little she looked at him. Their eyes meet, she could see that his eyes were sparkling, she loved the color of his eyes, but tonight they looked more beautiful than anything. To Kisshu, Ichigo looked like a most beautiful jewel, she was so cute, and pretty tonight. They stayed like that for some time until the end of the festival. That night was so much similar to Ichigo's dream a dream that Kisshu turned into reality.

Next morning was a new day. Kisshu and Ichigo had so much fun together; it was an almost perfect day. Ichigo was done with school and work for today so they took a little date. They were walking happily, not paying attention to other people. But that was mistaken, they were followed by someone. A grown up man was watching them from the top of the building, but he was not alone with him there were two more people a girl and a boy. "Looks like everything is ready for the beginning. What do you think Lust, Vampire?" Boy and girls just smirked evilly. "Now we just need a right time to strike. Call others to the family meting."

Kisshu was holding Ichigo's hand it was so nice moment, the weather was perfect, not too cold not too warm. But he was concerned, those people who appeared and their powers they reminded on elf's powers, but their appearance was normal. Except the fangs that boy had and ears that girl had. But maybe it was just coincidence; Ichigo told him that sometimes humans can be born with weird parts of their body. "Ichigo can we stop I'm tired of the walk and my feet hurts?" He said walking through the park.

"Yes we can I'm tired too. Hey I'm going to get us some drink, wait for me on this bench and save my seat." Ichigo said leaving Kisshu to rest a little.

Kisshu was feeling bad for not being able to buy a drink with his own money, but he didn't have any. He was wondering how it would be to ask Ryou to give him a job in café, even if that was totally not in his style. Somehow working in pink girly café, sounded wrong. He wasn't sure if that was a good idea, but it was better than letting Ichigo paying every bill. Maybe he could get a job somewhere else, but he would probably explode during it, because working for humans that he doesn't know was even more humiliating than working an in girl café. "Huh humans do have hard rules. On my Planet I could buy a lot of things, but here it's hard. They have some really weird jobs."

A little further from the spot where Kisshu was, Ichigo was buying some juices. She was surprised with the fact that the park was almost empty and people who were around acted like they didn't see her. She hit one old guy by accident and while she was apologetic he just pass by like he didn't feel a thing. A girl who was behind Ichigo saw her boyfriend thought Ichigo or at least she acted like she did. Maybe it was all some kind of prank. "I'll just take these juices and return to Kisshu."She said to herself feeling somehow freaked out because of the situation. She could feel that someone was behind her, but she didn't pay so much attention she took the juices from the machine and just when she tried to return to Kisshu someone put a hand over her mouth. She let go of the drinks and tried to fight but there was no use the person was too big and too strong. Soon she felt a hit on her head right before a whole world went black.

Ichigo woke up in the dark place, around here was no one or she couldn't hear anyone, but she could feel that something was moving. Soon she realized that her legs were chained and that she was trapped. This was a scary place but it smelled familiar, she remembered she was in that creepy abounded park house.

"Nobody can save you, nobody will hear you, now we can have a little game." A voice that didn't sound like natural came from all sides.

"Who is there, what are you planning to do to me?"

"If you have enough luck and if you are enough smart not to move we won't kill you. Just stay still and you will survive."

Ichigo was trembling her pendant was in her pocket and her hands were tied up, there was no way to save herself. After a second something flew next to her, it was some kind of little blade, she knew because it touched her cheek and hurt her but not hard.

"You were moving, stop it or you will be cut in hundred paces."

Ichigo was frozen from shock this was something that she never dreamed before, like in some horror movies. "Please don't, I'm scared!" As soon she said that all around her a little blade began to fly, She was scared and she was trying not to scream or move, but the fear didn't let her, She was moving a little left-right and every time she did that she was cut by a blade. "STOP IT!" She screamed but the only thing that happened was that the blades were getting faster and bigger. "Kisshu! KISSHU HELP ME!" She was scared like never in her life she just wanted this to stop and to go home. During crying and trembling she was hit with something wet and cold in her back. At the first touch she thought it was one of the blades and that she was done for, but when she realized that she was still alive she was feeling something like relief. Soon she realized that cold waterly substance on her back was actually a mud. Soon blades were replaced with mud, she felt so much humiliated and afraid. She just wanted Kisshu to come and save her. Kisshu where are you? Did you notice that I'm missing? Will you save me? Somebody please….help!

Over the Tokyo sky Kisshu was flying with no stop. Maybe Ichigo didn't know that but she was gone for six ours, the sun was already set and mews and aliens were looking for her. At first Kisshu thought that she runs on someone she knew and he didn't pay so much attention, but after twenty minutes he went to check her. He also noticed that people were acting strange and two dropped can of juices. He was looking for her for a whole hour and then he asked mews and his brothers for help, but he didn't have any luck. Ryou tried to go on the track of her pendant, but something was stopping him. He was tired and his eyes were hurting, but he needed to find his kitten, he promised that he will protect her, and now he was powerless. Ichigo where are you, please stay alive. I-I can't lose you. "ICHIGO!" He was screaming from his guts, his throat was hurting.

He returned to ship to ask if there was any change but Pai shook his head. This was too much for Kisshu, last night was so perfect and this day was totally messed. He just wanted to wake up from this nightmare. "I'm going to look for her again." Kisshu said turning his back to his brothers.

"Wait Kisshu we just got some news, looks like Ryou found her, she is at a Inuhara park, in one abounded house."

"I'm going right away. Don't follow me. I can take care of this myself."

"Oi Kisshu!" Taruto tried to stop him but he already teleported.

Ichigo was still fighting with her torturer, when a voice spoke again.

"This game is getting better mew, if you manage to take the key on the floor you can unlock your feet, and I would like to see you doing that and running."

That gave Ichigo hope, but she was in dark and she couldn't see the key and the worst thing was that she tried to find it she could be killed. The thing that hers hands were tied made her situation even worst. But next to her she saw one of the blades, sometimes during flight two blades would hit each other and end on the floor. She managed to cut the rope around her arms and to look for a key. Soon she found it and unlocked her legs, but getting out was really hard because knives were still flying around. She took a deep breath and using her cat genes she manages to get out of the room where she was trapped, but now new traps were in the new room. She could see the exit, it was so close and bright even if outside was dark. She was afraid that this was too easy, and when she stopped thinking she stepped forward but something got her leg, it was mechanic arm, it scared her to death and it didn't let her go. When she managed to get out another one got her. She was exhausted and scared; there was no strength in her left. She was hurt psychically and physically. She just wanted to scream. "Kisshu…" She whispered with tears going down.

"Ichigo!" She heard Kisshu and her heart skipped the beat when she saw him flying to her. He was in his alien form now. "Ichigo?!" He got in the house and using his swords he cut all mechanic arms and released Ichigo. She was too weak to do anything she just fell into his arms. "Ichigo, Ichigo." He shook her.

"Kisshu…" She touched him to be sure that this is not an illusion. "You are really here." With that she went unconsciousness.

Kisshu felt so happy to see her alive, he took her outside and land her on the park grass, then he turned to the house and creating one giant energy ball he destroyed the house. Then he took Ichigo in his hands and returned her home. He teleported in her bathroom to check her out. She was bloody and dirty, Kisshu felt so furious. He filled the bath with hot water and ripped Ichigo's clothes, he only let her stay in underwear even knowing that tomorrow she will kill him, but that was not important right now. He lands her in water and cleaned up her skin. She woke up while he was doing it. When he took her out he gave her some new clothes to change. Using the last part of her straight she did it. And asked Kisshu to take her to the bed.

Kisshu did as she asked, and put some medical cream from his planet on her wounds, he felt little happier when he realized that she didn't have that much cuts, and all blood on her from before wasn't hers. He laid next to her keeping her safe and warm, not paying attention on his headache.

He wasn't able to go to sleep for a long time until he was sure that Ichigo didn't have any nightmare. But when he finally fell asleep it was a nightmare. He opened his eyes he was in endless darkness and Ichigo was lying on the floor. "Ichigo! Ichigo are you ok?"

"No she is not, she is dead." A female voice said.

"Who is there what did you do to Ichigo?"

"I didn't do anything, you killed her."

"No I didn't!"

"Yes you are don't you remember?"

Kisshu found himself holding his sai swords, his body didn't listen to him, it was raining and he was next to the Tokyo tower. Wait a minute I know this day. Suddenly he teleported next to the Ichigo who was fighting giant moth. He hit her and she fell. She was falling and there was no blue knight and when Kisshu's body finally reacted he tried to save her, but he was too late. Her body hit the ground and she was gone. "ICHIGO!…"

Then he found himself in the zoo he was holding Ichigo's chin and her body was held by chimera lion. Even if Kisshu tried to move himself or to stop lion he wasn't able, the lion finished Ichigo. NO! This is not happening, no, stop it. Please I don't want this. He was almost crying seeing all those times when he tried to kill Ichigo three and half years ago.

"But if I stop you will never finish your task."

"My task?"

"To kill mews."

"NO!" He woke up for real this time. He checked on Ichigo, but she was still sleeping. There were a few cuts from before, he realized that all that was dreaming. He landed his cheek on hers and kissed her. "Ichigo I'm so sorry for what I did and for what I tried to do."

Take her… Take her now, she is weak she can't fight so take her, she won't say no…

"SHUT UP!" Whit that all voices disappeared and he was finally able to sleep in peace. "Don't worry koneko-chan we will all soon forget about this, I'll protect you and never let you go." It was decided to stop her for being hurt, he will do anything even work in girly café, and nobody will hurt his kitten anymore. NOBODY!