Uh-Oh Chapter 11:
A New Life
Pai, Taruto, Keiichiro, Moe, and Miwa were all waiting when Officer Honjou pulled up. Kisshu and Ichigo got out, and so did Officer Honjou.
"How'd it go?" Miwa asked.
"Ichigo did a great job; now we just wait for the verdict," Officer Honjou said. "I have to go; Ichigo, I'll contact you when the verdict comes in."
"Thanks," Ichigo said. "Thanks for understanding our situation too."
"Sure," Officer Honjou said. "I'll see you around."
"Bye," the others said. Officer Honjou got back in his car and drove off.
Miwa sighed and said, "I'm glad he understands. I'd hate to have to beat him up."
"He's a nice guy," Kisshu said. "Koneko-chan, how are you feeling about this?"
"As long as you stay, I'm happy," Ichigo said. "What I really need is someone who will stay with me no matter what. My parents couldn't manage that."
"I'll never leave you," Kisshu said. "You mean the world to me."
"Thanks," Ichigo said, blushing. "I love you, Kisshu."
Kisshu smiled. "I'll never get tired of hearing that from you," he said. "Pai and Taruto will stay too, right guys?"
"Yup," Pai said.
"Me too," Taruto said. "I like it here, and I like going to school with Pudding."
"Good," Ichigo said. "Pai, we should start thinking about redecorating my old room, since Kisshu and I are going to be sharing my parents' old room."
"Can everything be purple or black?" Pai asked.
"Sure, but not too much black, or the room will be less bright and cheerful," Ichigo said.
"Let's go with all black; Pai hates bright and cheerful," Kisshu said, snickering. "He's kind of like some rare species of bat- you know, lives in a cave, hates sunlight, that sort of thing. Except this bat is a lunatic with an obsession with fish."
"Fish?" Moe asked. "You mean like sushi?"
Ichigo facepalmed. "Kisshu, Finless Porpoises aren't fish," she said.
"I'm aware of that, but telling Pai to 'go play with the fish' is more fun than saying 'go play with the Finless Porpoise' or 'go play with the marine mammal,'" Kisshu said. "Hey, I just thought up a good nickname!"
Pai groaned as Miwa asked, "What is it?"
"Fishy-chan!" Kisshu said.
The others burst out laughing as smoke came out of Pai's ears. "Or 'Little Fish'," Kisshu said, causing the smoke coming out of Pai's ears to turn black.
"You are SO doomed," Pai said in monotone, which was rather odd considering he looked like he was about to explode.
"What are you going to do to me? Chase me around again?" Kisshu asked, snickering.
"NO, I'm going to TICKLE you to death!" Pai shouted.
Kisshu squeaked, but instead of teleporting, he began to glow a soft golden color. The glow flashed, and when it faded, the others' jaws dropped.
Somehow, Kisshu had turned back into a six-year-old. He took one look at Pai, and ran behind Ichigo, clinging to her. "What happened?" Keiichiro asked.
"Not sure," Pai said.
"I have an idea," Ichigo said. "When I get really scared or my emotions get out of control, I turn into a kitten. What if the effect on Kisshu of being really scared is that he turns back into a six-year-old?"
"If that's the case, it's good Kisshu's not easily scared," Pai said. "But do we have to use the serum every time this happens?"
"Kissing turns me back, let's see if it works," Ichigo said. She looked at Kisshu, who still looked scared. "Kisshu, can you let go now?" Ichigo asked gently.
"Pai-oniichan's going to tickle me…." Kisshu said nervously.
"If I turn you back, you can go torment him instead," Ichigo said. Kisshu perked up, and let go of Ichigo's legs. Ichigo knelt in front of Kisshu, and kissed his forehead. He began to glow as Ichigo stood up, and then he started to grow. The glow flashed, and Kisshu was back to normal, and looking puzzled.
"What just happened?" he asked. "Did I black out?"
"No, Pai scared you so much you turned back into a six-year-old," Ichigo said. "I think if you get really scared, you'll turn back into a six-year-old. If I'm really scared or upset, I turn into a kitten."
"Great…." Kisshu groaned. "Pai, turning me into a six-year-old was your worst mistake yet."
Pai sighed gloomily. Keiichiro looked at him and said, "I think I agree with Kisshu, especially since originally there was no way to counteract the serum. I think you should work on thinking before acting, Pai."
"Pai has no common sense, that'll be hard," Taruto said.
"Can we talk about something other than my lack of common sense?" Pai asked.
Kisshu sighed, then said, "When are we redecorating your new room?"
"Well, we could go get paint today, and spend the weekend redecorating," Ichigo suggested.
"That sounds good," Pai said. "I want dark purple."
"We can look at paint chips, and pick a good color," Ichigo said. "I'm just going to change out of these dress clothes."
"I think I'll do the same; they're uncomfortable," Kisshu said. He and Ichigo went back inside and changed into regular clothes, and then went back downstairs.
The others were waiting, and Keiichiro said, "I'm driving you guys; the hardware store isn't very close to here."
"Okay," Ichigo said.
"We have to go home, but we'll see you soon," Moe said.
"'Kay, bye," Ichigo said. Moe and Miwa smiled and left.
"I'm going to Pudding's, so I'll see you guys at dinner," Taruto said cheerfully, and teleported off.
"Well, let's go get in the car," Keiichiro said.
Pai, Kisshu, and Ichigo followed him to his car, and got in. Then Keiichiro drove them to the hardware store.
When they got inside, Pai and Kisshu's eyes widened. "This is huge," Kisshu said in awe.
"What is all this stuff?" Pai asked.
"Let's just go to the paint section," Ichigo sighed.
"Good plan," Keiichiro said, and dragged Pai away from some kind of drill. Ichigo and Kisshu followed him to the paint section, and both Kisshu and Pai looked overwhelmed. "Why are there five million colors?" Kisshu asked.
"So people have lots of choices," Ichigo replied. "Are we looking at the purple section, Pai?"
"Yeah," Pai said. He followed Ichigo to a wall of different shades of purple, and started looking at different paint chips.
"How about lilac?" Ichigo suggested, showing Pai.
"Too girly," Pai said, and kept looking.
"Periwinkle?" Ichigo suggested.
"That looks blue," Pai commented.
Ichigo sighed as Pai asked, "What about this?"
Ichigo looked, and the paint chip was such a dark purple it was nearly black. "No," she said flatly. "If you get something too dark, it's going to make your room really dark, and then you won't be able to read very well. How about lavender? It's in between lilac and darker purples."
Pai looked, and sighed. "I guess that'll work," he sighed. "I like dark better, though. Can we paint the windowsills black?"
"If you want to burn yourself when it's sunny, yes," Ichigo said. "Dark colors soak up the sun. We could paint the windowsills lilac."
"Ick," Pai said. "Let's just leave them white."
"Okay," Ichigo said, as Keiichiro and Kisshu came over.
"Koneko-chan, our room is white, so I picked out a couple colors for you to look at," Kisshu said. "I don't like white."
"Me neither, it's boring," Ichigo said. "What did you pick out?"
"Well, for the trim I thought we could do some shade of pink, and the rest would be green," Kisshu said. "So I found two that I like: rose pink and seafoam green."
Ichigo looked, and said, "Those are really nice choices, Kish. Let's do that! Pai's getting lavender."
"Pai, are you sulking?" Kisshu asked.
"She said I can't get really dark colors," Pai said disgruntledly.
"Ichigo's right, it's not good for your eyes," Keiichiro said. "Especially if you like reading."
Pai sighed heavily and said, "Fine…. Are we going to go get the actual paint?"
"Yes, we just have to ask the guy over at the paint desk, and he'll help us find it," Keiichiro said. He went over, and the guy looked up. "Did you find what you were looking for okay?" he asked.
"Yes, we just need the paint and some primer," Keiichiro said. He showed the guy the paint chips, and he went off to get the paint and primer.
A while later, the guy was back, and Keiichiro thanked him, then turned to Kisshu, Ichigo, and Pai. "Let's go get paintbrushes and the other things we need, and head home," he said.
Ichigo, Kisshu, and Pai nodded, and they went off to find the rest of the stuff.
This story might be over soon, unless I get some really amazing idea for it. For now, it's not complete, but it's not going to have regular updates. Thanks for reading, and please review!
