Ichigo stared wide-eyed at the shadowy figure on the other side of her room. She quickly tried to turn back and open the door but something grabbed her waist before she was able to. She could feel herself shaking.
"Ichigo…" the voice said.
"What are you doing in my room?" she said realizing who it was. She could feel them smile.
"I told you I'd come back for you." Ichigo turned around and came face to face with Kish.
"What do you want?" she said as he pinned her against the wall. He sniffed her hair and smirked.
"You, Kitten."
"Get off!" Ichigo pushed him away and put her hands on the doorknob. Kish grabbed her arms and threw her to the ground. He stared at her evilly.
"K-Kish…" a tear drop down her cheek. Kish could feel her shaking. His grin dropped. He had been overcome by guilt.
"Ichigo… I didn't mean to-."
"Sniff. Kish, why did you leave me and then come back?" she glared up at him with sad eyes.
"Ichigo…" he said holding out his hand. Ichigo hugged her arms and turned away from him. "I didn't mean to hurt you," He continued, "I just- wanted you to have a place to sleep… and be safe." Ichigo looked up at him.
"Naze? Why would you do that?"
"Ichigo-." He wrapped his arms around her while she laid her head on his shoulder, "- because, I love you." Ichigo's eyes grew big. She felt as if she were being overcome by strange warmth. It was something she had never explored before. She felt so safe, and so comforted. Something that she hadn't even felt with Masaya before…
"Kish-." Tears kept streaming down Ichigo's face. She finally couldn't take it anymore and embraced him back. 'I-I'm hugging Kish? It's so… different… He's so warm. I can feel him breathing on me. I feel his hair on my neck… I-I feel… loved.' Ichigo smiled and closed her eyes, still embracing him. Kish slowly released and stared into Ichigo's eyes. Kish smiled kindly at her. Ichigo smiled back, with her cheeks turning a bright pink. Kish parched her chin on his hand while Ichigo just smiled at him. He leaned his face in close to Ichigo's and she did the same. Soon their noses were touching and then-…
"Ichigo! Honey?"
"Huh?" Ichigo looked up and heard her mom coming. She looked up at Kish with her face full of worry. He slid his hand down her cheek and grinned slightly at her.
"This always seems to happen to me. Huh?" he smirked.
"Kish!"
"Sore dewa, kitty…" Kish teleported at the moment Ichigo's mother walked in. She saw Ichigo sitting there on the ground. She looked at Ichigo funny for a moment and just shook it off.
"Here, honey. I washed your blanket." She sat down the blanket next to Ichigo and smiled, "and don't worry. Your father's asleep. He's taking his nap." She smirked and closed the door again. Ichigo just sat there staring at the floor.
Ichigo ended up staying in her room for quite a while but soon came out and took a shower. She got in the shower and turned the knob until it was steamy hot.
"Ah…" Ichigo sighed, enjoying her shower. She began to wash her hair.
After about an hour in the shower she came out and walked to her room to get dressed. She put on her work clothes and headed out. She walked on the sidewalk until she came up to the park. She noticed it was kind of empty for being during the day. She didn't think much about it and continued walking through the park. As she walked, she began to feel like she was being watched. After a while it got a little uncomfortable, so she began to walk a little faster.
"Yamete kudasai!" she heard a familiar voice yell then, "Windy Thunder Fan!" a gust approached her. Ichigo quickly dived to the ground. She turned and looked up to find Pai and Taruto floating in the sky above her.
"Baka!" she glared at them. Taruto snickered.
"You don't have your beloved boyfriend to protect you anymore, huh?" Taruto crossed his arms. Ichigo stood up and dusted herself off.
"MEW MEW STRAWBERRY! METAMORPHOSIS!" Ichigo dropped to the ground, newly transformed. She glared at the two aliens.
"Alright, come now, and we won't hurt you." Pai said.
"Hurt me? I don't think so!" Ichigo jumped into the air and called her Strawberry Bell Bell. As she was in the air, the rod attached to her Bell Bell and she spun around.
"RIBBON… STRAWBERRY… SUP-!"
"Windy Thunder Fan!" a gust hit Ichigo before she could finish her attack. She fell to the ground, helplessly. She sat up a bit and stared at the aliens above her.
"Give up." Pai stated.
"Iie!" she shouted at them, "Suki desu iie!"
"Like that matters." Taruto laughed.
"Dragon swords!" someone appeared and seemed to scar Pai's back. Pai slowly fell to the ground shocked. As the figure became clear it was Kish. He smirked and looked over at Ichigo.
"Konnichiwa, Ichigo."
"Kish!" Taruto yelled, "Why would you do that?"
"Simple. He damaged my kitten."
"Kish, we were just trying to do our mission! Just understand! You're one of us! Don't stand up for that human!" Taruto pointed his finger at Kish. Kish put his swords away and stared down at the injured Pai.
"Kish!" he glared at him. Kish shrugged his shoulders carelessly.
"Well, what can you do?" he smirked.
"Do you think this is a game?" Pai asked angrily standing to his feet, "If you're not one of us, then you're against us! If you're not going to use that Mew Aqua properly, then we will! Windy Thunder Fan!" he shouted and a gust came rushing towards Kish. He couldn't dodge it and it hit him knocking him to the ground beside Ichigo.
"Kish!" Ichigo called. She quickly rushed over to aid him, "Daijyoubu?" she asked with caring eyes.
"Daijyoubu desu." He said and got up with scratches all over his face. He called his swords out and prepared for battle. Soon footsteps were heard behind them. Ryo and the other mew mews were headed towards them, transformed and prepared to battle. Ichigo glared up at Pai.
"Chuudou!" she shouted. She shot up into the air, "RIBBON… STRAWBERRY SURPRISE!!!" A bright light went rushing towards Pai and Taruto. As the light faded the aliens were gone.
"Where'd they go?" Mint asked, looking all around. Kish stood up and dusted himself off. He put his arm around Ichigo and turned to the others.
"Konnichiwa." He smiled. Ryo seemed to growl at him.
"Ichigo what's going on?" Ryo asked.
"Um, same thing that was last going on?" she smiled nervously.
"Ichigo, we must go." Kish said.
"Go where?" Ichigo asked.
"Somewhere far away from here. Pai and Taruto can't be trusted and neither can they."
"What are you talking about? They're my friends! I'm not leaving!"
"I thought you loved me." Kish said.
"She never loved you!" Ryo spoke up, "No, Mew Mews! Ikimasho!" Ichigo gasped. The other mew mews started to attack Kish.
"RIBBON… ZAKURO'S PURE!"
"RIBBON…. MINT ECHO!"
"RIBBON… LETTUCE RUSH!"
"RIBBON… PUDDING RING… INFERNO!" The entire attacks went towards Kish, as the attacks reached him, he simply teleported to a different spot.
"Why do we have such unpleasant meetings?" Kish smirked, "Dewa mata, Koneko!" Kish teleported with a simple wave to Ichigo. As he disappeared everyone untransformed and stood there. Ichigo just kind of stood there in the same spot, almost as if she were waiting for him to come back.
"Ichigo!" Ryo called.
"Nani?" she turned.
"It's probably going to be a hard task getting that booklet back, prepare for the worst."
"Ii yo." She nodded. 'What is this?' Ichigo thought to herself, 'I feel almost as if, I don't want them to get it back… but I don't want to be with Kish… do I?'
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-Ii yo- Okay
-Daijyoubu- Are you all right?
-Daijyoubu desu- (response to Daijyoubu) I'm okay/ I'm fine.
-Chuudou- Mean/ Meanie
-Nani- What?
-Konnichiwa- Hello.
-Sore dewa- Good-bye. (Kind of in an informal way.)
-Iie- No.
-Naze- Why?
-Yamete kudasai- Stop!