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Disclaimer: Don't own it. Duh. I don't own the Wolf's Rain song "Gravity" either. I'm just in love with it.

YAY! I LOVE REVIEWERS! -glomps them all to pieces- Thank you! -beams- And now, on with the sadness... lol.

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{Been a long road to follow,

been there and gone tomorrow,

without saying goodbye to yesterday.

Are the memories I hold still valid?

Or have the tears deluded them?}

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Her shoulders hitched with sobs as she burrowed into the warmth.

"I-I love him so much... h-how can he do this to me? He's giving her the kisses that were meant for me, he's ripping out the pieces of his heart that were in mine and giving them to her!" She sobbed, feeling her comforter move slightly. "We were so close! We-we said we'd love each other... forever..."

She pressed her nose into the other's shoulder and he didn't complain.

"Just make him love me again." She whispered and whimpered as she felt the figure shake its head.

"I can't do that. I can wish for yo,u Ichigo, I can hope for your happiness but... I can't give it to you."

She sniffled, wrapping her arms around the other.

"Why..."

"Hey." The voice was soft. "But I'll tell you something really good."

Ichigo stiffened, realizing who it was she held through the haze of her own tears. Only one person ever said those words, that tone...

With that gentle sadness that seeped into every corner of his words...

"K-Kish?"

"It won't feel this way forever."

There was silence and Ichigo felt her heart plummet further into her chest.

"I'm... not what you expected am I?" The alien asked, shifting slightly and for the first time Ichigo noticed the strain in his voice. "You probably wanted one of your friends, heck, Masaya is the one you want to hug, but, well, I was the one that was here."

He looked at the damp ground, away from her eyes. "Don't worry, Ichigo." He forced his dark eyes up to meet hers and forced a smile.

"It won't feel this way forever," he repeated.

"Kish..."

"I'll... I'll see you." The alien said brokenly, cursing inwardly as he felt tears stinging at his eyes again. How could one girl make him feel so-

Ichigo was still holding him in her vise-like, still-sobbing embrace. "I don't want you to go. Please, don't be like everyone else... you were here. You're always..."

Kish's eyes softened and he leaned forward against her, letting her cry. A lifeline for her, something that could cause her hope. He wouldn't be happy with that... but it made Ichigo feel better.

So he would be that.

For the girl he loved.

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{Maybe this time tomorrow,

the rain will cease to follow,

and the mist will fade into one more today.

Something somewhere out there keeps calling,

Am I going home?}

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"Masaya!"

Pudding bounced up to the black-haired boy in the hallway. "Hi-hi! Has Masaya seen Ichigo? Pudding can't find her!"

"A-ano... I have but... she's not happy at the moment, Pudding," Masaya said awkwardly.

"Is it because Masaya is cheating on her by flirting with another girl?" Pudding asked, sticking out her tongue playfully. The black-haired boy's eyes widened.

"H-how did you..."

Pudding blinked, noticing his look of shock. "You... you are?! I-I was just guessing, you-you... Masaya is cheating on Ichigo...?"

She turned and took off, looking for the catgirl, then turned and glared back at Masaya.

"Pudding never forgives bad ones! Pudding will make you pay if you hurt Ichigo!"

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{Will I hear someone singing solace to the silent moon?

Zero gravity what's it like?

Am I alone?

Is somebody there beyond these heavy aching feet?}

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"Ichigo, it's time to-"

"ICHIGO!"

Kish's head shot up as he heard the loud yell of Mint, quickly followed by the rest of the Mew Mews. He shook his head, standing.

"I'll see you, Ichigo." He vanished, leaving the cat girl staring at the place he had just been.

*Kish... why do you always... leave me?*

Ichigo was then glomped by Mint. "Ohmygosh Ichigo, are you okay?! I just heard about Masaya, I'm so sorry..." Mint hugged her silent friend tightly. "H- hey, why are you so quiet? Did Kish do something?"

Ichigo looked over at Mint, feeling the tears well up again but unable to flow from her eyes.

"No, Kish did nothing."

{And... everything...}

"Whew, that's a relief. But are you all right, girl?"

"I-I'm... I'm... I don't know..." Ichigo ended in a whisper and found herself enfolded in Mint's hug.

"Shhh, it's okay. We'll go to Cafe Mew Mew and get you lots of chocolate and everything'll be okay."

"Chocolate?"

"And ice cream. You'll feel right as rain in no time."

"O... kay...?"

"That's the spirit."

The friends started off towards the cafe.

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"I thought you went home!"

"Some did some didn't, c'mon Ryou, just for an HOUR! I'll let you put me in a stupid uniform if it'll make you feel better but I've got. To. Be. Here."

An evil smile had spread across Ryou's face as Kish was speaking. "All right, one hour. Oh, and just think of this as revenge for your "Master's" shooting me."

Kish pressed a hand against his forehead. "Why do I feel like I just gave you a HORRIBLE idea?"

"You did." Ryou replied, smirking.

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/No WONDER they don't have male waiters at Cafe Mew Mew./

"Ryou, this is INSANE!"

"Oh, can you not get it on? Keiichiro can help you-"

"Getting it on is FINE, it's the way it LOOKS when it's on that's the problem!"

Kish was currently wearing a Puchiko cat-eared hat and tail, complete with a red bow around his neck. He had blatantly refused to wear the dress Keiichiro had given him so the rest of his clothes were normal. Ryou smirked.

"I didn't say you'd LIKE the uniform, you merely needed to stay here for an hour while Ichigo was here correct?"

"(mumble mumble 'dang psycho cafe owner lab rat person' mumble mumble)"

"Get to work." Ryou said, going back to his paperwork. Kish rolled his head, considered throwing Ryou's desk out the window, decided against it and left.

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"Um...Kish...? What are you doing here? And dressed like.. umm..."

"Chill out, Lettuce," The {cat}alien responded. "I'm only here to make sure Ichigo's doin' okay. Ryou made me change into the 'uniform' but Ichigo's my only real reason."

"Ano... well Ichigo's in the back room...?"

"Thanks."

"You know... about Masaya right?" Lettuce questioned softly.

"Yes. I'm... that's kinda what I came for. I want to make sure she's gonna be okay."

"But... why?"

"Because I love her. Even if she doesn't love me." He turned, leaving the girl in shock. "Anyway, thanks Lettuce."

"O-okay..."

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{Still the road keeps on telling me to go on...

Something is pulling me,

I feel the gravity of it all.}

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