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CHAPTER 10

"Actually Deep Blue has never existed. The only enemy you've always know was Mark Aoyama."

Everybody looked at Kisshu, not being able to let out any sound. Even Ichigo was looking at him and, after those words, her cold mask had partially dropped.

What the hell was he saying? How could it be that their enemy had always been in front of them and they had never noticed? How could it be that the boy so fond of justice, of nature, of love towards her was so cruel and heartless?

Like he had guessed her thoughts, Kisshu hurried to explain:

"Well, at the beginning Deep Blue existed, but only under a spirit form. That's why he needed a body to carry out his plans. So he started to look for a subject who fitted him, since he wanted to conquer your planet and would have been easier with a human under his power."

"Excuse me, why Masaya? He was good, sensitive… what has he found in him?"

"This is exactly the point. Masaya didn't have any of those good qualities you'd just enlisted."

"How can you say this? How can you prove this?" Ichigo asked him, angered and touched on a raw nerve.

"Because I know that Deep Blue would never have chosen a pure-hearted person. He needed someone with his same wishes of power, one who wouldn't have had scruples for reaching his purpose."

"I don't believe you!" Ichigo firmly declared.

"Then you'll certainly be able to explain why, since you had received the red data animal genes and so you've become stronger and, most important, reactive to the Mew Aqua, he hadn't chose to posses one of you, won't you?"

When he saw that the girl wasn't answering he continued:

"Logically, it would have been easier, but he had never been able to stand a pure and goo heart. He could enter in a body only with the complete allowance of the person and, most important, the chosen one had to possess all the qualities I've mentioned before. So, the fact that he has chosen Masaya proves my theory. But then something has happened which Deep Blue couldn't have been able to foresee: the boy had overpowered him. At that point he had tried to escape, but it was too late: his power, even if still weak, was enough to help Masaya completing what they had started together, the conquest of the Earth. So, he had kept him within himself until the end and, when Ichigo had decided to hit him, he had made Deep Blue go out do that the ray fully hit him and instead let Masaya unharmed. It's a little bit twisted thing to say, but I think I've told you everything."

There was a moment of silence, then Pai spoke:

"Excuse me Kisshu, but since when you've been aware of this?"

"Well, I confess you that I became aware of it pretty soon."

"Then may I know why you didn't tell us before?" Pai asked him, furious.

"Would you have believed me?" the other replied fixing his golden orbs in the purple ones of his brother who, lowering his gaze, shook his head.

"That's why I didn't tell you. Besides I didn't have any concrete proof, just supposition told by my, allow me to use this adjective, infallible instinct."

"Hey, Mr. Instinct, if you knew like you're saying why didn't you destroy it when you could?" Zakuro asked him, a little bit skeptical.

"Simple: because I put faith in him, I wanted to believe that he would have saved our people and I did it till the end. I didn't care if he exterminated all of you, as long as it helped my people, I didn't have to care. But then…"

"Ichigo arrived." Minto finished for him.

"Yeah, at the beginning it was just a game. I have documented myself a little bit and it's not so weird for you humans to have fun with a girl during a war, so just don't make a big scandal of it. Then I realized that, when I didn't see her, when she treated me badly, when I saw her in Masaya's arms, my heart ached terribly, I felt empty, so I understood, I don't feel ashamed to admit it, that I've fallen in love. Unconditionally and desperately. I've tried to make her understand this and I realize that I've been a little bit too rash and violent but, come on, that's the way I am".

There was a general chuckle, mixed with emotion, especially from the girls.

"Then why didn't you spared me all this?" Ichigo suddenly asked, trembling from head to toe, while she tried to restrain her tears.

"IF YOU REALLY LOVED ME WHY DIDN'T YOU SPARE ME EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED? WHY DIDN'T YOU SPARE ME THIS SUFFERENCE?"

Kisshu looked at her, extremely calmly. Then, raising from his chair, he approached to her and said:

"How dare you asking me this? You've shouted me every offence possible and imaginable, without worrying about how much of truth was in them. You've always pushed me away in a bad way. Nevertheless I've always protected you, risking even my life, I've always looked over you when Masaya was with you in order to avoid that he somehow hurt you. What else did you want me to do? Pray tell me."

"You could tell me what you've found out" she replied.

"For what purpose? For hearing you shouting against me again? No, if you'll excuse me, I was a little bit fed up with all of this."

"At least you could try."

"Here for you, ladies and gentlemen, a typical example of a human girl: selfish, arrogant, spoiled and pretentious."

"Stop it, you don't have the right to talk to me like this."

"You're right, besides what's the point in arguing? Soon we won't have the occasion for doing it anymore."

Those last words silenced not only the girl, but also the others.

Then Taruto dared to ask.

"Excuse me Kisshu, why are you saying this?"

His brother looked at him, his face serious, then said:

"I decided to go away."

"What?" Pie exclaimed "Kisshu, don't be a fool, come on! What do you mean when you say that you're going away?"

"If my memory is good, at home they still need us. We should help them with the Mew Aqua. If you and Taruto want to remain here, though, there's no problem, I can handle it by myself."

"Well, actually we…." The younger one started.

"I've imagined it. Do you remember that I have an infallible instinct?"

"Come on Kisshu, think about it, do you really want to go?"

"What is here for me? Yes, there are you, my brothers, but, personally, I would like to see my planet again, or at least what remains of it, and seeing it revive. I'm sorry, but you will have to go on without me. So, can you give me the Mew Aqua so that I can go?"

A little bit reluctant., Ryou passed him the small suitcase containing the precious object, then he looked at him and, smiling sadly, said:

"With whom will I argue from now on?"

Kisshu sighed amused and offered him his hand, which the blonde immediately shook.

Then it was Taruto's turn:

"Kisshu, you can't go away. The spaceship is almost completely destroyed and we will need some time to repair it." He said with hopeful eyes.

Kisshu looked at him with a sweet smile, then said:

"You forget that I came here before you, with another ship."

Taruto hugged him and, with tears in his eyes, said:

"I'll miss you very much."

"Me too, little one, me too" Kisshu answered hugging him tightly.

The nit was the turn of Minto, Lettuce, Purin and Zakuro, who hugged him all together.

"And now what will we do without your jokes?" Minto said.

"Hey, weren't you the one saying that without me you still would have found something?"

"I was lying."

"I had understood that."

"Remember: you're cool" Purin told him.

"Thanks little monkey. Take care of him for me, will you?" he said glancing towards Taruto, who deeply blushed.

"Yes sir" she said, standing at attention.

"And to you" said Kisshu, turning to Lettuce "I'll ask to take care of the other one. You never know, without me he won't know how to spend his days and will soon freak out."

"You can count on it" she answered.

"And to me, won't you give me anyone to look after?" Zakuro playfully asked him.

"Evryone if you please. They're a group of little kids and they need an adult to be looked after"

"Oh tank, I'm flattered." She replied.

"Hey, who do you say is a little kid?" Keichiiro asked, popping out from the kitchen with a pack in his hands.

Kisshu looked at him curiously, then, realizing that it probably contained some food for his travel, laughed:

"Ah, surely not you. You need a lot of experience to cook in that way."

"How do you know of my coo… hold on! Now I know how my slice of pies disappeared."

"Well….." the alien just managed to say.

Then it was Pie's turn. Between the two of them, though, there wasn't any exchange of words, just a long encounter of gazes. Then, almost simultaneously, they placed their right hands on the other's shoulder, in their typical salute gesture. Something happened though, which left everybody astonished, Kisshu included. Pie attired the other to himself hugging him tightly.

"Be careful, okay?"

Kisshu, after a moment of surprise, hugged him back saying:

"I'll miss you too, you grumpy."

When they left each other, Ichigo raised her eyes, waiting for the alien to say goodbye to her, but Kisshu passed over her, like he had not even seen her, heading to the door.

He stopped just put of it and turned to say goodbye one last time:

"Well, see you all. Goodbye to you too, Ichigo."

And, with those words, he dematerialized, leaving the place and his occupiers in the most absolute silence.

END OF THE CHAPTER