Rolling over in my bed, I muttered as an annoying beeping sound invaded my room. Groaning, I reached up above my headboard and pressed down on my alarm clock to shut it off. When the noise persisted, however, I sat up and tried to rack my mind on what could be making that god-awful noise that was keeping me from sleeping. I noticed my room was still dark, so it wasn't time for me to be anywhere. Then I realized that it was the device that Tart had given me five days ago.

Even Trade IV

By: Satashi

"SShcht swishhh side of theshhhhhhhhh. Kittshhhh put up shhhhhhh sideshhhhhhhph oneshhhhhh" Barely able to understand what the voice was saying, I could just make out pushing something on the side of the cell phone like device. Looking at it, I noticed a small slide up button on it. Pressing it along the device, a small antenna like thing appeared at the top and then it spun into a small satellite dish of sorts. "Ah, much better." Kish's clear voice sounded out through it.

"Kish? Is that you?" I whispered into the phone, scared I might wake up my parents. "Are you okay? What's going on? Why haven't you contacted me sooner?"

"Sorry, sorry. I'm fine. I can't teleport for a while, until the rest of my wounds heal, so I won't be able to come pick you up."

"Pick me up?"

"We didn't get our aqua source, so now we want you back." His voice was happy about this, though. "Tart will come and get you shortly."

"But, Kish!" My voice got a little higher. "I have school! My parents are still so scared, they follow me everywhere I go! You can't come and get me in the middle of the night!"

"Kitten, your friends screwed our deal. We treated you respectfully all the while and trusted them to complete the transaction. They betrayed that trust, so we're taking you back. Simple as that."

"But-"

"Don't you want to be with me again?"

I sighed. "Kish...Yes, I do, but I have an entire life here."

Before I could say anything else, Tart appeared in front of me and landed on my floor with a soft 'thump' sound. Standing, he looked around. "Typical teenager's room." He mused.

"Tart!"

"That's my name!" He pointed to himself. "You ready? Good. Let's go."

"Wait!" I scooted back on my bed. "I can't go like this! It's not fair to everyone else here!"

"Then what do you suppose to do?" Kish asked me through the device.

I thought quickly. "I'll go willingly, to make a peace treaty with you guys."

Tart put his hands behind his head and looked bored. "You're coming with me regardless..."

"Sounds good." Kish replied to me. "Yo! Tart! Take her here for me will you?"

"You in your room?"

"Yeah!"

"Can I at least take my things with me this time!?" I almost yelled when Tart reached for me.

The door to Kish's room opened with a slight hissing sound. Walking inside, I wished tart a good night before closing the door behind me. Once again I noticed how cold Kish kept his room. Shivering lightly, I used my free hand to rub my arm. My other hand was carrying my backpack by the straps. It was filled with a few cloths and other person things. Looking around, I found Kish lying on his bed. He was, amazingly, wearing a shirt to sleep in. Normally he didn't have one on in bed.

Walking over to him, I sat down on his bed and ran my fingers through his hair. Stirring a little, he rolled over and hugged a pillow. He must have fallen asleep while I gathered up my things and called Ryou to tell him I was wiling going back with Tart to talk peace with them. I then wrote a rather long note to my parents telling them where I was, and to please get my school assignments for me. I also had to tell them a few other things that I neglected to while I was home. Like, how Kish had kind of became my boyfriend.

Since I was already changed for bed, and since I was cold, I lifted up his covers enough to slide under them and wrap my arms around his waist. Pressing myself up against his back, I could feel the bandages going around his chest. Sighing, I kissed the base of his neck and got comfortable. I was happy to be able to hold something while sleeping again. At home all I had was a few stuffed animals, and none of them seemed to be able to take his spot. I slowly too a long breath to inhale his scent. Smiling, I let it out even slower and felt more relaxed. I had missed this more than I had originally thought...

Waking up was something I had always had trouble with. This was especially true in the winter time, when everything was cold and you were so nice and warm underneath the covers. I always felt like that in Kish's room it seemed. I loved being under the covers there, keeping myself warm. Lately I had been sleeping alone in my bed, where my air conditioner wasn't really the best in the world and I normally kicked the covers off of me in the middle of the night. This time, however, I was nice and comfortable, cuddled up with Kish and feeling his breath against my forehead while his fingers went through my hair.

"How long have you been awake?" I asked softly, pulling back enough to stretch out.

"A while," He answered honestly, looking me over. "It's been a few days. How are you?"

"How are you?" I placed my hand on his chest, feeling the bandages.

Taking my hand, he removed it from his body and kissed it. "I should be able to take these off today. I'll be fully healed in another few days as well. How did it go back home?"

"Like hell." I rolled onto my back and looked up at the ceiling. "I got Marjory chewed out by Mint for making her worry so much. Pudding seemed to be interested in my relationship with you, but I managed on getting away with not actually saying the word 'boyfriend' so far. Although I left a note with my parents, so they should be finding it about now. I'll be grounded for a month, I know." I sighed and closed my eyes. "Here I am, trying to make a peace treaty with people trying to destroy the planet, and I'm going to get grounded for it. How's that for poetic justice?"

"Sounds a little unfair, but what do I know?" He sat up and stretched out himself, a little more slowly than I did. "Come on, we better get ready."

"Ready for what?"

"Peace talks." Moving the covers over to the side, he slid out of bed and stood up. "That's why you're here after all. The sooner we can get this done, the sooner we can have fun."

"I guess." I got out of his bed as well and stood up, shivering. "Ne, Kish, why do you always keep it so cold in here?"

"I like the cold. Is that bad?"

"No, no, I was just wondering."

Kish smiled and me and shook his head. "You're so weird sometimes."

"So you want the mew aqua sources for your own planet," I asked them, sitting at a table together with all three aliens that I knew. "And you will use them to restore it."

"Precisely." Pai agreed, nodding.

"What about reviving your master like your original intentions?"

"He is living in a form that would have to have the mew aqua sources to revive it. With his revival comes the reclaimed earth. With that comes the death of billions of people. Then the clean up before the planet is livable again. With the aqua sources, we could simply make our planet livable and everything will be good for both of us."

"That sounds fair enough. I would be more than happy to agree to those terms if you stop invading our planet. Is there any other conditions?"

There was a small pause before Kish spoke. "Yeah, you have to cook me lunch today, too."

"Kish! This is serious!" Tart complained at him.

"Fine, fine, you have to cook for Tart too."

"That's more like it."

I was so glad when the meeting was over with the other aliens. Although the peace talks didn't really take long at all to discuss and come to agreeable terms on, I still felt really really nervous while in there. After all, I was talking on behalf of my entire planet. Sighing, I took Kish's hand and laced my fingers with his as we walked back down the now familiar hall ways leading to his room. He looked over and down at me from my sigh and spoke. "Something the matter, Kitten?"

"No...Well, not really. I'm just kind of sleepy I guess. I didn't get much sleep last night and I've already had an eventful day. I just want to curl up and take a nap."

"We can do that." He slid a card next to his door and stepped in. When I was in as well, the door closed and suddenly I felt his arms around my waist. "However, it gets sway too hot with all of these cloths on..."

Blushing, I gasped when his hands trailed over my chest. "I swear, the closer to death you get, the more turned on you are later." Hearing his small laugh. I swallowed. Blushing darker, I answered him then in an embarrassed whisper. "Well, I am a little hot, though..."

A/N: Still feeling sick and I'm so tired I can't even stay up anymore. Sorry this is so short, I really –really- tried hard to make it longer, but I just can't sit here anymore... Anyway, yes, there will be a nice hot lemony scene at the start of the next (and maybe final) chapter. After this I'm going to start on my other Kichigo ficcy. Want a quick summery of what's going through my mind? No? Tough, you'll get it anyway ==

Pai, using some sort of poison Chimera Anima used from a cell on a planet they were at before they came to earth, attack the mew mews. Unfortunately, this chimera Anima manages to poison Pudding and Tart. So now they only have a few weeks to live. The only thing that can cure them are ingredients from other planets.

Of course, this means that Kish is going to head out to save his comrade. Ichigo demands to come along as well, so she can be sure he will get enough for pudding, too. So they head off in a spaceship to search for these things.

After driving each other crazy at first, the two start to get along. Then when Kish saves Ichigo's life, she starts to see him as a person and not an "alien". Lots of nice moments between the two, including sleeping together (not sex XP) and cuddling, flirting, screaming at each other, and all that fun stuff.

Sooooooo, what do you think? Sound like something you want to read about? Yes? No? Tell me and I'll alter it a little maybe. I do take request, BTW, so feel free to suggest anything. But I won't randomly kill Masaya for no reason, nor will I bash the poor boy. If he's not the focus of the story, he just won't be in it at all ; I swear, you fan girls of Kish are vicious to him ;