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I WILL Make You Mine...

by Sin Katt

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Ichigo was a little frightened as she made her way through the long hallways of the alien ship. She peered into each passing room, only finding storage space, spare rooms, and dead ends.

Most of the doors, though, didn't even open. They were locked in a way that Ichigo couldn't figure out how to open, if her life depended on it. (Which she was thankful it didn't).

Her attention was caught by a strange glowing light that was coming from around one of the corridors. She gulped and made her way towards it slowly, convincing herself that turning back now would be completely useless. And most importantly, she wanted to find out the reason Kish seemed to be acting weird.

As she was about to reach her destination, she froze in terror. A shiver ran up her spine and her body stiffened as she suddenly felt someone's hand clamp down on her shoulder.

"Mighty nosey today, aren't we koneko-chan?"

Her head snapped to look over her shoulder and she sighed in somewhat of a relief, seeing who it was. "Kish, you scared me..."

"Gomen, Gomen, Koneko-chan," the young alien laughed as he scratched the back of his head. He then looked down at her seriously. "What are you doing down here koneko-chan..?"

Her heart sped up again at his question. "Well...you see..." She fidgeted nervously as she tried to think up any type of excuse. "You did say that I was able to walk around this place....and I was looking for..." she was cut off as her stomach growled loudly, easing her tension and giving her the perfect excuse. "I was getting hungry, so I decided to find the kitchen."

Kish's expression seemed to sadden at her response. " Gomen ne,...Ichigo. I guess I've been neglecting your well being, haven't I?"

"It's alright...You've been...busy..." She replied, trying not to think about what it was he had been doing in the time periods in which she was left on her own.

"That's no excuse," he replied, taking her hand and leading her back the way she had came. "I promise to try not to leave so much. I'm sure you don't like being here alone. I'll cook you something to make it up to you." As they entered a new part of the ship, he turned and winked at her, an expression that she hadn't seen on him in a while. "And I'm sure you'd like to take a bath. Don't worry. I won't peek."

As much as being in a foreign place scared her. And as much as she wished that she was back home with her friends, and Masaya, she couldn't help but smile. It was the first time that she had seen any sign that the old Kish still existed behind those now cold and blank eyes.

'Aoyama-kun...don't come for me just yet...If I can get Kish back to normal...there won't be any reason to fight each other...'

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"Tar-Tar!!! Please wake up Tar-Tar!!!" Tears streamed from pudding's eyes as she leaned Tart's battered and bleeding body.

Mint...or rather Mew Mint, cupped her hands over her mouth at the sight. 'He looks really bad...I don't know if he'll...'

Keiichiro knelt down and scooped the boy up in his arms. "We have to get him back to the others. Maybe Pie will be able to do something for him." He looked down at Pudding then over to Mew Mint. "We have to hurry, His bleeding won't stop."

The two girls didn't even think twice about Keiichiro's statement before they took off, sprinting towards the hotel.

Pudding felt like she was going to throw up. Her stomach churned from the sight of the blood, dripping off of Tart and smothering the pavement in think, red droplets. She had to push herself to keep running. Her eyes were clouded with tears, her senses were hazy, and she was beginning to feel dizzy from the blood.

Mew Mint noticed the younger girl's distress and took Pudding's hand in hers, stabilizing her balance and helping her along on the probably the most stressful journey in her young life. She felt Pudding's hand tugging on hers and they passed by a hospital. But Mint didn't let go, knowing that it would be a waste of the little time Tart may have left to chance normal doctors. Pie was the only one they could count on now, even if he was not capable of saving Tart.

They didn't wait for the elevator once they reached the hotel. They dashed up the stairway instead, reaching their floor and bursting though the doorway to the room Ryou was asleep in. Lettuce was sleeping in a near-by chair and jumped awake as the door was slammed open. Ryou opened his eyes halfway then shot up in bed as he saw Keiichiro lay the wounded alien on the bed next to him.

"What in the hell happened?!" He yelled as he got up and made his way over to Keiichiro.

Pudding clung to Ryou's arm and sobbed into his shirt sleeve. "We were attacked by a kirema animal. Tart tried to distract it long enough for us to get away, but he got really hurt. Please help him! Don't let him die, please!!!"

Ryou handed the crying girl over to Lettuce, who sat in the bed, holding Pudding as she cried. "It's alright Pudding-san. He'll be alright..." Lettuce prayed that her comforting words were in all actuality, true. She herself couldn't even bare the sight of the injuries.

Ryou stared at Mint, noticing the change in her attire and appearance for the first time. "How...?"

"Don't worry about me right now! Find Pie!" Mew Mint ordered as she ran out of the room to find any of the others, Ryou following behind her.

Keiichiro tossed aside the small and ripped up piece of fabric that used to be Tart's shirt and began to apply pressure to the wounds by using the bed covers.

Pie appeared almost instantly, looking down at Tart almost in shock. "Damn it!" He placed one of his hands on Tart's forehead and held the other one just above his younger friend's chest. "Please still be alive...". A dim light appeared from Pie's hand and he smiled. "That's right, you can't die yet!"

Keiichiro watched Pie's actions with somewhat of amusement. "What are you doing to him?"

"Borrowing his healing powers," Pie explained. "It's a technique Tart, Kish, and myself share. We can use each other's powers, but we have to be linked though touch. This way, I can use Tart's own healing powers as my own, to heal him."

Pudding pushed away from Lettuce and ran over to Pie. "He'll be alright won't he?! You can heal him?!"

Pie nodded with a groan. "Please stay quiet for a moment...this causes a lot of strain on my body and mind..."

Pudding fell silent and stepped back, giving Pie space and quietness for his concentration. 'You'll be alright Tart-kun...I just know that you will...!'

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Ichigo dipped her foot into the pool of bath water, checking to make the temperature was not to hot or cold. She tossed her towel to the side and stepped the rest of the way in, sitting down and sinking up to her chin in the relaxing, spa-like bath tub. She closed her eyes and leaned back against the side of the tub, sighing as she began to let her thoughts wander.

'I want to go home so much...but the way Kish is acting...it just doesn't make sense..."

She reached up, realizing that she had forgotten to take her hair down, and untied the ribbons she used as ties, letting her hair fall loose. She had let it get longer over the past couple of years, now it reached her mid back. She ran her fingers through her long locks, trying to comb out any knots or tangles.

'He's never acted so serious before...he even turned on Pie and Tart....'

Shaking her head, she took a deep breath and sank below the water, bringing her knees up and resting her head against them as her arms circled around her legs. She sat like that, curled into a ball until she could feel her air supply running low.

'It's as if he's a completely different person...like...someone else is speaking through him...'

She broke the surface of the water, breathing in deep breaths until her lungs ceased from burning. She looked up at the ceiling and pondered her last thought. What if he really was being controlled by something? That would explain his sudden change in attitude. But...that theory just didn't make any sense. Who would try and do something of that nature? And for what purpose?

'Aoyama-kun...I wish you were here. When you're with me...I don't feel so helpless...'

She stood up and stepped out of the bath, drying herself off with a towel then wrapping it around herself. As she looked at her reflection in the mirror, a thought suddenly occurred to her. What was she going to wear?! Her clothes from before were still wet from when she washed them, and all she had was the stupid towel! Her face flushed red with embarrassment, but she was distracted when she heard a sudden rapping on the door.

"Koneko-chan? Are you alright in there?"

She sighed and relaxed as her heart pounded in her chest. Twice! That was the second time in one day that he had freaked her out like that.

"I'm fine!" She called thought the door, "Just having a little clothing dilemma," she added under her breath.

"I took care of that for you. I set out some clothes that should fit you, until yours are done drying that is," he stated in reply.

"He heard me?" she asked herself quietly, blushing slightly.

"Of course I did. These big ears don't just frame my face, you know," He laughed. "Come and change before you catch a cold."

"I'm not going to change in front of you, baka!" She shouted as her face turned completely red.

"Fine, fine. I'll wait outside," Kish mumbled.

She could hear footsteps then a door close. She unlocked the bathroom door and peeked her head out. Her eyes narrowed as she saw a smiling Kish leaning against the door that led out of the room. "You jerk!"

He grinned at her and winked. "I'm going, I'm going," he assured with a sigh. "I just wanted to make sure the clothes were to your liking."

Her eyes trailed over to the bed where a set of clothes was laid out for her to see. There was a large white shirt, which looked like it would be a bit baggy on her, as well as a pair of black pants and...white panties?

She shot Kish a glare, "Where did you get those?"

He chuckled as he opened the door to leave. "Pie's room...apparently he has some sort of fetish for those things..." Kish laughed as he exited the room and closed the door behind him.

Ichigo's cheeks turned red again at Kish's statement. She then snickered and threw her head back as she exploded into laughter.

Who would have ever thought, the serious Pie, was a panty thief?

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Back at the hotel, all the humans could to was watch as Pie used Tart's powers to heal him. Pie dropped to one knee as the light faded and finally diminished. All of his energy was completely drained, making him fall backwards. Lucky for him, Zakuro was standing there and was able to catch him.

"Arigato..."

Pudding moved closer to Tart and watched with high hopes that they hadn't been to late to save him. Her eyes widened as she watched him blink his eyes open and attempt to sit up.

"Tar-Tar!" Pudding cried as she lunged forward, wrapping her arms around the dazed alien and sobbing into his chest. "Thank goodness! I was so scared that you were going to die...!"

"Wha..?" He looked around at the room on on-lookers, then down at Pudding, and finally at the pile of bloody sheets that lay beneath him and on the floor. "Is that...my blood?"

"That damn kirema animal got the better of you back there," Mew Mint spoke up as she frowned at him. "You shouldn't have tried to fight it on your own."

"But you all have no...hey!" He pointed at her in shock as his jaw dropped open. "You...You're...!"

"A Mew Mew?" Mew Mint finished for him. "Yah, I can see that."

Tart went silent as he watched Pudding continue to cry. "I thought I told you to run...you could have been hurt worse than I was..."

The room was set in an awkward silence for a moment before Zakuro coughed lightly, "I think now would be a good time for Mint to tell us what happened." She stood up, helping Pie to his feet. "Let's go in the next room, Masaya's side still prevents him from getting out of bed, and we should discuss this with him as well."

Everyone nodded and slowly made their way out of the room. Mint was the last one to leave, and she made sure to close the door behind her, leaving Pudding and Tart alone. Pudding finally looked up at him, her eyes red from crying.

"Tar-Tar....I..."

"Why didn't you listen to me? Don't you realize that you could have died?!" Tart exclaimed as he looked away avoiding eye contact with her.

"I could have died?!" She stood up and frowned at him angrily, "You're the one who was almost killed today! We should never have left you behind!"

"What was I supposed to do?! It was either that, or risk you and the others getting hurt! I don't know what I would have done if that thing had killed you!" he shouted as he took hold of her wrist, pulling her closer. "Don't you know how important to me you are?!"

"Don't you know how important to me you are?!" She yelled in reply. "How was I just supposed to run away and leave you behind?! I love you too much to just run away and leave you behind!"

It took a while to occur to her what she had just said. Once she realized it, she slapped her hand over her mouth as her eyes widened.

He looked at her surprised for a minute, then smiled and forced himself to stand. He wrapped his arms around her and chuckled as he rested his face in her hair. "And I love you too much to risk your safety..." He felt her body tense up in his arms, then slowly relax as she wrapped her arms around him as well.

"Did you really come back just for the sugar drops...?"

He blinked for a minute then chuckled, "Of course not...I came back because I told you I would, and I wanted to protect you from Kish." He pulled away slightly and winked at her, "They only way I want the candy, is if I can have it the same way I did before."

She gasped as she began to blush again. "You're such a pervert! I can't even tell you that I love you without getting some sort of perverted response!" She teased as she began to giggle.

"Of course you can," he replied as he placed a small kiss on her forehead. "Go ahead."

She smiled warmly as she looked into his eyes. "I love you..."

"I love you too..." He responded with a smile just as happy. "Pugging-chan...Do you realize that we just had an entire conversation without you having to end every sentence with that 'na-no-da?' phrase of yours?" He pointed out with a happy-go-lucky grin.

"I guess you're right," she said as she thought about it. "Hey! What's wrong with me saying na-no-da?" She blinked 'Pudding-chan...?'

Tart sighed to himself. They had just told each other that they love one another, now they're starting on one of those stupid little kiddish fights of theirs. He decided to promptly end it by placing a finger over her lips. "Nothing's wrong with you saying it...you just seem so mature when you don't...It's a sign that you're growing up."

She forgot whatever it was they were arguing about when she looked at his smiling face. "We...we should really go join the others..."

Tart nodded and took hold of her hand, walking out of the room and over to the one across the hall. Everyone was seated, and looked up as they walked in.

"Sorry to keep you waiting," Pudding apologized with a bow.

"It's fine. We're waiting for Zakuro-onee-sama. She went to go change out of her pajamas." Mew Mint informed as she sat alone on one of the chairs.

"Hey!"

Everyone blinked as they heard Zakuro's voice coming from one of the other rooms.

"A pair of my panties are missing!"

Pie shifted from his spot on the floor a little too uncomfortably. "So are we going to get this meeting started or what?"

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Ta-da! That's all for chapter 7! AWWWWWWWWW!! I just luv Pudding and Tart together! This story's been really serious and dramatic, so I decided to make a somewhat happy chapter. I hope you all enjoyed it and didn't think that it was too sappy. It also needed a little comedy. Hence the whole Pie & panties thing. It seemed like the least obvious thing to me, I hope it made some of you laugh.

I promise to update soon! Thank you all so much for your reviews! If I can reach 80 reviews with this chapter, I'll make the next chapter even longer! If I reach over 80, I may do something even better!

Kish: (Pops out of no where) Like what prey tell?

Sin: (smiles innocently) Nothing...and aren't you supposed to be harassing a certain cat right now?

Kish: I decided to harass another certain Katt right now. (winks)

Sin: Can I ask you something Kishie-baby?

Kish: (blinks) Kay...?

Sin: Masha's job is to eat aliens to recover them...right?

Kish: Yah...

Sin: I wonder if that works for all aliens...? (grins at Kish)

Kish: I wouldn't know...And I hope to never find out...?

Sin: (rings a buzzer) Oops, sorry, that's the wrong answer. But since I'm nice, I'll give you another try...

Kish: I shouldn't bother the authoress when she' talking to possible reviewers because she gets mad, and it's not a good thing when she gets mad?

Sin: (pats him on the head) Good boy. You deserve a cookie.

Kish: What kind of cookie..? (winks)

Sin: (twitches her tail in frustration) Oh, Masha!!!

Kish: No, please! I'll take chocolate chip! That's what I meant!

Pie: (grabs Masha's tail as it flies by) Stupid puff ball...

Masha: ....(eats Pie) RECOVERD ALIEN!

Sin: It really does work...

Kish: (gulps) Well I really should be going...I'm sure Ichigo is done getting changed by now...and I do have to get ready for the next chapter...ja ne! (vanishes)

Sin: (walks over and pokes Masha's swollen belly) Maybe now I can get my pair of panties back...

Oh yeah! Please RR! Till next time-

Sin Katt-