Hurt Chapter 10:
Pai
Ichigo's POV
Ichigo went back upstairs with Taruto, and quietly entered her room. Kisshu was asleep again, but he looked better now. His face wasn't flushed anymore, signifying his fever had gone down quite a bit. As they watched, he began to stir.
Kisshu's POV
Kisshu was waking up, and he sleepily opened his golden eyes to see Ichigo and Taruto standing over him. "How did it go?" he asked them.
"We talked to a policeman, and he said the police would find Aoyama and question him. Until then, I'm supposed to be careful. I'm going to call Lettuce and tell her that she needs to come over. Then we can all talk about next steps, okay?" Ichigo asked.
Kisshu nodded, but before Ichigo could get the phone, teleportation sounded in the room, and Pai appeared.
Ichigo's POV
Ichigo immediately tensed up, as did Taruto, and the two of them moved protectively in front of Kisshu, who was trying to lift himself up. Ichigo quickly grabbed her Mew pendant and transformed, as Taruto took out his weapon.
To their surprise, however, Pai didn't take out his fans. "I'm not here to fight," he said, holding up his hands.
"How do we know that?" Taruto asked. "You were the one who kicked Kisshu out! And you were also the one who wouldn't let me go after him, so I had to sneak out. How do we know this isn't some plot by Deep Blue to kill Kisshu and Ichigo?"
Pai replied, "I realized after you left that I was wrong to trust Deep Blue. I knew he was brainwashing me, and I allowed it for the hope of a better life for our race. After seeing that you and Kisshu were right, I told Deep Blue that I wouldn't work for him. His reply was 'Then I'll control that boy on my own'. I have no clue what he was talking about, but I left, and used the radar to find you. Then I came here."
Ichigo and Taruto tentatively relaxed their fighting stances, but remained in front of Kisshu. "Pai, what is your plan now?" Ichigo asked.
"I believe that with Mew Aqua, it is possible to save our home planet," Pai said. "Unfortunately, you Mew Mews have most of it."
"Well, I was thinking about that too, and I was about to call Lettuce before you showed up," Ichigo said.
"She is the most understanding, so go ahead," Pai said.
Ichigo picked up her cell phone, and dialed Lettuce's number. After a few rings, Lettuce picked up. "Moshi moshi?"
"Hi, Lettuce," Ichigo said. "I was wondering, I had an idea that I'd like to talk to you about. Can you come over? I would like to talk in person."
"Um… Okay, but if the idea's that important, shouldn't you talk to someone else about it? If you're talking about the aliens, maybe it would be better to tell Shirogane-san."
"Believe me, Lettuce, the only one remotely capable of this is you. Please come over!"
"Okay. I'm on my way," Lettuce said, and hung up.
Lettuce's POV
Lettuce was puzzled by Ichigo's request, but she didn't call Shirogane. Something inside told her not to. So after telling her parents where she was headed, she walked to Ichigo's house.
Ichigo's POV
"Okay, Lettuce is on her way," Ichigo said. "Kisshu, are you strong enough to sit up yet?"
"Yeah, but I don't have a shirt anymore," Kisshu replied, sitting up slowly and leaning back against the headboard.
"You can have one of mine," Ichigo said, pulling out a plain black shirt. Seeing that he still couldn't lift his arms over his head all the way, she helped him put it on.
After she helped Kisshu put the shirt on, she noticed Pai staring at her. "What?" she asked.
"I thought you hated Kisshu, but here you are, taking care of him. What changed?" Pai asked.
Ichigo blushed and said, "I guess I was just too infatuated with Aoyama to realize who really loved me."
Pai was about to say something when the doorbell rang, and Ichigo went to answer it, making sure it was actually Lettuce and not the evil treehugger. Luckily it was Lettuce, and Ichigo let her in. "Um… before we talk, you should know I've got some… guests," Ichigo said.
Lettuce's POV
Lettuce picked up on Ichigo's uneasiness, and immediately realized why Ichigo had said not to call Shirogane. "Ichigo-san, why? I thought you didn't like them," Lettuce said.
"I realized that they weren't any different from us a while ago, but I hid it," Ichigo said. "You were the one who opened my eyes, you and Kisshu. Kisshu's still pretty weak, so we should try not to upset him. He's the first one who came to me, and Taruto came to help me take care of him. Pai just showed up today, something about abandoning Deep Blue."
Lettuce looked a bit nervous, but followed Ichigo upstairs. She was surprised that Ichigo was letting them stay in her room, but didn't comment as Ichigo opened the door and motioned for her to go in. She was somewhat shocked by what she saw as Ichigo closed the door behind them. Pai was in Ichigo's desk chair and Taruto was sitting on the floor, but what surprised her most was that Kisshu was sitting up, looking exhausted by the effort, in Ichigo's bed. The Cyniclons looked up at her, and she bowed slightly, saying, "Konnichiwa." Pai bowed to her, as did Taruto. Kisshu nodded, and said, "Konnichiwa."
"What was your idea, Ichigo-san?" Lettuce asked.
"Well, it's actually Pai's idea," Ichigo said. "Pai, would you care to explain your plan to Lettuce?"
Pai nodded, and said, "We think if we have enough Mew Aqua, we could use it to revitalize our home planet. The trouble is, you Mews have most of the Mew Aqua. While there is some in our possession, it's not enough to save our planet. If we could have yours, which you don't appear to be using, we could just take it back to our planet, and we wouldn't need Earth anymore. Then we wouldn't have to fight anymore."
"That's a great idea!" Lettuce said. "We just need to convince Shirogane-san to give it to you."
"Easier said than done," Ichigo said. "There's no way in Hell he'll just agree to that. But I had an idea about that. If we can convince Zakuro-san, Mint and Pudding to help us, and maybe Akasaka-san too, we can override Shirogane's protests, and give the Mew Aqua to those who really need it."
"Let's do that then," Lettuce said. "We should wait until Kisshu-san is fully recovered, though. Facing Shirogane-san won't be easy."
Kisshu's POV
"Hey! I can handle it," Kisshu protested. This would have been more convincing if he hadn't started coughing. Ichigo immediately ran to his side and pulled him up more. As soon as he could breathe, Ichigo gave him a glass of water and helped him drink it. "Thanks, Koneko-chan," Kisshu gasped out.
"You're in no condition to go anywhere at the moment," Ichigo told him sternly. "You need to rest more. You still can't walk anyways, so how would you get up to go anywhere?"
This somewhat irritated Kisshu, who said, "I told you I was fine. Look!" He got out of bed and managed to stand for about a minute before his legs gave way and he nearly collapsed. Luckily Ichigo caught him before he hit the ground.
Ichigo's POV
Ichigo caught Kisshu as he fell, and helped him back to the bed, where she firmly tucked him in. "That was dumb," she informed him. "You know you're still too weak to go anywhere, and I bet that if you don't have the strength to stand, you're going to have trouble flying and teleporting too."
Kisshu sighed, but didn't argue, since he knew she was right. Just sitting up for so long made him feel worn out.
"We'll wait till you've recovered to go talk to the others," Ichigo said. "It'll be fine, I promise."
Kisshu managed to nod before he fell asleep again.
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