Kisshu's Illness Chapter 10:

Disappearance

That night, Kisshu stayed with Ichigo again. Pai and Taruto went back to the ship, but Ichigo wanted Kisshu to stay with her, and he was more than happy to do so. It turned out that the Café had been closed since Ichigo's disappearance. The others couldn't handle the work load, so Ryou and Keiichiro had admitted defeat and closed it up. Ryou was still sulking, so Keiichiro decided not to open up for a while longer. After all, Ichigo wasn't really up for working anyways.

Over the next few days, Kisshu stayed with Ichigo, doing his best to cheer her up. All her friends came by, and even Pai and Taruto came by. They all helped her get through her sorrow. There had been no reason for the Mews to transform lately, so they all spent time relaxing and visiting Ichigo. Little did they know, however, the peace was about to be broken.

One day, Ichigo received a phone call from her friend Moe, at school. "Hi Moe, what's up?" Ichigo asked.

"Ichigo! Masaya has disappeared!" Moe wailed.

"Well, that's not good," Ichigo said. "Nobody's heard from him?"

"Why are you so calm about this?" Moe asked, puzzled.

"Masaya dumped me for absolutely no reason, so I don't really mind," Ichigo said. "Besides, my new boyfriend hates him, so it's not like we really care."

"Your dad would be happy to hear that," Moe said.

"I take it that means you didn't hear the news," Ichigo said sadly.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Moe asked.

"Yeah, my parents went on a cruise, but the ship they were on sank," Ichigo sniffed.

"Oh, that's terrible! I'm so sorry, Ichigo!" Moe said. "Is that why you haven't been in school?"

"Yeah," Ichigo said, while thinking, I completely forgot about school!

Then Moe said, "Well, you only missed about two days, since it's summer vacation for the next two months."

"That's a relief," Ichigo sighed.

"Yeah," Moe said. "Do you want me to tell Miwa about your parents?"

"Um… Sure," Ichigo said. "Thanks, Moe."

"Sure," Moe said. "Ja ne!"

"Ja ne," Ichigo said, and hung up.

Kisshu asked, "Who was that?"

"My friend Moe," Ichigo said. "She says Masabaka disappeared."

"I wonder if it has something to do with Deep Blue," Kisshu said thoughtfully. "He must have noticed that we're not there when he calls us anymore."

"Well, that's not good," Ichigo said. "We should warn the other Mews, and Pai and Taruto too."

"Yeah," Kisshu said. He grabbed her hand and teleported to Café Mew Mew.

Once there, they went to the basement, where they found Ryou and Keiichiro. "What's up?" Keiichiro asked.

"The treehugger disappeared," Kisshu said. "We think it might have something to do with Deep Blue."

"That doesn't sound good," Ryou said. "What if Pai and Taruto have him?"

"They'd usually tell me first, but I'll go see if they know anything," Kisshu said. He teleported off to the ship.

Ryou turned to Ichigo. "Is it really okay to let him stay at your house?" he asked.

"Well, it's not like anyone's going to object but you, you stuck-up jerk," Ichigo snapped. "I'm sick of your suspicions."

"I just don't trust them," Ryou said.

"They have proven that they don't mean us any harm, Ryou," Keiichiro said. "After all, they never hurt Ichigo while she was with them."

"I just don't get why they'd suggest an alliance now," Ryou said. "They won't really gain anything from it."

"Well, they'll be able to save their home planet, and Kisshu, at least, finally got what he wanted. I think it works both ways, they get to save their home, and we don't have to worry about attacks," Ichigo said. "I wonder if Pai will get what he wants?"

"What do you think Pai wants?" Keiichiro asked.

"I don't think I'll tell you," Ichigo said with a smirk. "It's a secret. And Taruto already got what he wanted too…"

"So what did Kisshu and Taruto want?" Ryou asked, curiosity getting the better of him.

"Me and Pudding," Ichigo said. "Both of them and both of us are really happy now!"

Ryou went back into sulking mode, as Ichigo smiled and continued, "Kisshu's been so helpful to me since my parents' death."

Suddenly Keiichiro beckoned to Ichigo, who followed him out, puzzled. When they got outside, Keiichiro said, "Try not to upset Ryou too much, okay? He's already upset that you're with Kisshu, you don't need to make it worse."

"But why does he care?" Ichigo asked. "He was never nice to me before, so why now? Is it just because my parents are dead?"

"He always loved you, he just didn't want to show it," Keiichiro said. "Unfortunately for him, his little act made you hate him, and that's why he's sulking."

"Oh," said Ichigo. "Well, I guess he'll just have to get over me, because I only love Kisshu, and I want to be faithful to him."

"I'm just glad you have someone," Keiichiro said with a smile.

"Thanks, Keiichiro," Ichigo said.

Suddenly Kisshu returned, with Pai and Taruto. "Hey guys, I brought Pai and Taruto," Kisshu said.

"Good," Keiichiro said. "I'll call the Mews."

Somewhat of a cliffhanger… But I'll update soon!