Ch10. Where Fishes Come True

"It doesn't look that bad honey," Kish said as he put two bandaids crisscrossed on Ichigo's humungous zit.

"Really, I feel like the X on a treasure map." Ichigo sighed.

"Don't be so hard on yourself..come on let's go for a walk." Kish suggested as he lifted her up from the floor.

"Oh okay." Ichigo murmured as they went out the door for some fresh air. The others all gave each other high fives and snuck outside as Kish and Ichigo walked out of the cafe.

"So you don't want to fight anymore?" Ichigo asked, "Are you going to leave our planet alone now?"

"No, my job is to gather Earth's resources for Deep Blue." Kish explained. "And I will continue to try and gather them with or without you in the way."

"That's awful." Ichigo said.

"Well, it pays the bills..baby cakes, but don't think I want to fight you tonight. " Kish answered casually. "This was such a nice evening."

"Yeah, I agree with you there." Ichigo replied and walked down to the docks.

"Oow...my feet." Kish moaned as his feet started to ache causing him to fall into Ichigo's arms. "They feel like they're falling off."

"Come on, let's get to the ledge so you can sit down and soak your feet." Ichigo proposed as they sat down near the edge of the planks and helped Kish take his shoes off.

"Ah..that feels better." Kish said putting his feet in the water, and noticed Ichigo staring into the sky looking at the silvery moon. Kish always dreamed of a night like this, but never thought it would actually be possible. "What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing. Just looking at the moon.." Ichigo simply replied. "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm just thinking at the you.." Kish stammered, and slapped himself at what he just said.

"What was that?" Ichigo asked.

"Just a stupid something I tried to say." Kish stammered again feeling his face getting warmer and warmer with embarrassment.

"It's sorta kinda cute when you get your words mixed up you know." Ichigo blushed and lowered her head and saw his feet. "Whoa..they look really bruised and swollen, what were you doing Kish?"

"I began to take dance lessons...to impress you." Kish replied weakly giving a timid smile. "To show you that I'd do anything for your love."

"Oh man, you really did that.." Ichigo blushed. "All for me?"

"Yeah. I did," Kish replied sweetly.

"Really Kish, I'm not worth it." Ichigo said bluntly. "You didn't have to go through all that time with dance lessons. I can't even tell my left foot from my right. I..I.. "

"Believe me Kitty, all those days at my dance lessons was more than worth it." Kish commented, "All I ever wanted was to be here..right beside you Ichigo."

Ichigo's mouth turned into a feint smile as they started to move closer to each other until her lips finally touched his. Kish's heart started doing back flips and jumping jacks as fast as when Purin taught him how to break dance when they pulled apart. Finally he was getting what he wanted everything was perfect, even if he felt something nibbling slightly on his foot.

"I had a really great time. Maybe we should do this more.. OH MY GOD!" Ichigo cried as a giant fish sprang out of the water and hooked his mouth right onto Kish's sore foot.

"My foot! My foot! My aching foot!" Kish screamed as he jumped around on the docks trying to shake him off.

"Heeere fishy fishy fishy!" Ichigo called waving her handbag around. "Don't worry I'll handle the fish."

"It's either you get him off or getting my foot amputated." Kish remarked sarcastically.

"Get off him, nyah!" Ichigo shouted as she swung her handbag towards the fish.

"OW! OW! OW! NOT ME YOU IDIOT!" Kish shouted as she missed the fish and started chasing him and whacking him with the handbag as the group from the cafe watched them from a distance.

"You're right Retasu...they really do make a cute couple." Minto smiled.