Ok, this is how this story works; in order for me to post this chapter, I need to have the next chapter ready for posting. Why you ask? See the little paragraph at the bottom of the screen that tells you what's happening next? Well, in order to get it accurate, I need to write the chapter after, pick a paragraph I like, and stick it there. Not very hard work. So now you know chapter six is written.

I do not own TMM or anything else that's owned already.

"Let me go!" Ichigo screamed. She was in a deserted room overlooking the mountains. The windows were bolted up tight and she couldn't escape. A figure stepped from the darkness "Now Ichigo, squirming in here won't do you any good, you my as well save your strength until our wedding," Kish replied, smirking.

"I wouldn't marry you even if someone stuck my head in a cave of man eating spiders and kept me there till I was dead!" shot back Ichigo. But Kish was going to marry Ichigo and decided to hit her where it hurt. "You are so lucky my darling, knowing who your mother was this whole time. Too bad for me," he said.

"What is he getting at?" thought Ichigo.

"You see, the day I was banished from your kingdom had another downside," sighed Kish "My mother, being married to an alien, was not very popular among her people. My sister Kaguya was the only human ever born from our family, so she was destined to rule next. I didn't want to rule, but I was still considered royalty and treated with respect. That day, I was about your age; 10 years old and I heard dripping coming from the basement. Being that no one else heard, I checked it out by myself. Do you know what I saw down there?" Kish asked. Ichigo tensed up as Kish continued.

"I saw my mother there, and she had committed suicide by hanging herself. Or that's what everyone else believed, but I know the truth; there was also a note written there at the bottom of her feet, and I was the only one who read it. My mother was murdered and I know it! The handwriting was not that of my mothers and you know what? There wasn't a chair there or anything to jump off of if she wanted to hang herself," yelled Kish.

"And my life just gets better; Cecile was about 4 years old that day and 2 years later, she hung herself as well. But before my sister committed suicide, we had moved back to our father's spaceship, but Cecile had to 'rule the kingdom' and stayed behind. Once we found out that she was dead, my father went through a tough time. 3 years later, my twin sisters who were half human, half alien were killed by an angry crowd! And 2 months after my last two sisters were killed; my father was slain in a battle!" There was a long pause where Kish tried to control his anger. After he had it down, he spoke again.

"So Ichigo, this leads to my one proposal; marry me or else, I'll kill your precious mother."

Ichigo was speechless. She had no other choice. "A...alright...I'll marry you," she choked out.

"I knew you'd see it my way, sweetie! Our wedding is tomorrow at midnight," said Kish with a smile. Ichigo was left there all alone as she cried herself to sleep.

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"Zakuro!" yelled Ryou as he burst open the doors to her room. "Do you know where Kish's mother lived?" he spilled out, out of breath. Zakuro looked at him confused. "Yes, I do, but why? That mansion has been deserted for years."

"Do you know how long it takes to get there?" he asked again.

"Why would he want to go there?" she thought.

"It takes about five hours if you drive, you do know how to drive, right?" she asked. "Of course he doesn't; he's a merman," she thought.

"Ummmm...no, but I..." but was interrupted by Zakuro. "Then it takes a longer time by horse; even on the fastest horse, it takes a full day," she replied.

"May I ask if you could provide me with a fast horse to get there?" asked Ryou. Zakuro looked at him even more confused than before. "Yes, but our fastest horse, he isn't well trained. My daughter, Pudding, got one of the fastest horses in the world for a birthday present, but that horse is so wild and not very friendly. His name is Lightning," she replied. Ryou thanked Zakuro and ran out of the room. Zakuro called someone to get Lightning saddled up for a trip.

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Lettuce, Pudding, Mint, and Zakuro were there at Ryou's departure. Amazingly, Ryou had tamed the horse. He was ready to leave. After filling in Zakuro, she agreed further into the plan.

"Ryou…..can you tell Ichigo...that I'm sorry and that it was beyond my control?"" Mint asked. Ryou looked down at her and smiled, and promised he would do so. Once he had taken off, he was cheered with good-lucks from the four women and road off into the night.

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Ryou had been riding for hours. Lightning was getting tired as well, so they stopped by a stream in the forest for a little bit of rest. It had to be a short rest, but enough time to regain their energy. Ryou splashed the cold water on his face, washing away the dirt and some insects that had been squashed for riding so fast. Ryou laid on the bank and wondered if he was going the right way, but was so tired, that his eyes fluttered; open and close until he fell asleep.

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Ichigo was preparing for her wedding. She looked in the mirror and gazed at the dress she was wearing. It had been Kish's mother; she had found it in a closet filled with dust, so she figured this was probably her room. But for someone's wedding day, it sure was gloomy. "Isn't my wedding supposed to be a happy day and I'm supposed to be with someone I choose?" she muttered while tears rolled down her cheek.

She would be getting married in nine hours and didn't have high hopes of anyone rescuing her. She wasn't being helpless; she had tried to break the bolts on the windows, but no use. Ichigo's mind wondered to other things, like how she had gotten into the room in the first place. A door that she had swore she'd never seen before had found its way into the room. She decided it was worth a try and toggled the rusty old handle. The door creaked open, and after cursing herself for not recognizing it sooner, she ran down the hall; hopefully to freedom.

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Ryou's eyes slowly opened, and then, looking at the watch Zakuro had given him to keep track of time. He slammed his hand against his head, realizing he had been sleeping for three hours! He quickly relocated Lightning and sped off toward his destination. "Maybe it's too late," thought Ryou. From what he heard of Kish, he would probably not waste any time getting Ichigo to marry him. He had to hurry and couldn't waste anymore time, otherwise, when he got there, it was sure to be that way.

And that's the end of chapter 5. Yes, short, I know, but it skipped a lot. Anyway, here's the paragraph/summary of the next chapter. The next chapter has lots of my comments in it, so if I get rid of the comments and there in the story and it's not exactly accurate, do not freak out, k?

These last words came from the priest; "Do you, Kish take Ichigo as your wife?" Didn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. After Kish had said "Yes," Ichigo was wishing he'd be dense enough to forget where he was in his book, or maybe that time would stop or something. But time didn't stop.

Finally, the final word; husband. She managed all her courage and stuttered "I...I...I...I can't." She fell to the ground in tears. Kish bent down to comfort her, but what he said wasn't really all that comforting. "Say I do, otherwise you'll never see your mother alive again," he whispered. Ichigo stood back up, tears still coming like waterfalls down her face and began saying "I...I..."

Anyway, I hoped you liked this chapter, so read and review, over and out. -Nibzo