Chapter 2: I can no longer fight
Stitch lay quietly in his bed, wondering if his Angel was ok. He wouldn't cry, couldn't cry, though he wanted to. He never told anyone he was sad, he didn't want tem to worry about him. He no longer had the will to catch experiments. He was angry and hurt by them. 'I help them escape and when I need them they run off. They didn't even help my buchi bu.'
He opened the sun roof and peered at the sky. He kept making figures of Angel's face with the stars. He stared at Angel's smiling face on the moon. He let out a long sigh. "Where are you? My buchi bu." He asked quietly.
Lilo quietly walked in. "Stitch," Lilo asked," are you hungry?" He shook his head, not looking at her. "Are you sad about Angel?" Lilo asked as she sat up on his bed with him. He looked at her, his face emotionless.
"Stitch ok," Stitch let out a small smile." Mega tired, that all." He let out a fake yawn. Lilo looked at him. She didn't believe him, but she didn't push the subject.
"Will you ecleast have a bite of pizza? You have not eaten since last month, no wait, make that since Angel- oops." She covered her mouth. Knowing he was hurting over Angel. Stitch gave her a hug before she could see his smile drop.
"Meega ok." Stitch said still hugging her, "Meega indestructible!" He let out a weak laugh. Lilo smiled still unsure, and jumped of the bed. She slowly walked to the door, turning in Stitch's direction, but looking down, she asked softly, "Will you eat for me?" She trudged out the door. Stitch jumped out of bed feeling bad. 'I should go eat with her, and not let her worry.' He ran out the room to catch up with her.
Stitch felt a glimmer of joy at dinner. Pleakly was receiving a scolding from Nani.
"How many times have I told you?" she yelled, "Do not wear my clothes!"
"But Nani, how am I supposed to study Earth's cultures without being part of the crowd?" He asked in confusion.
"Don't you have enough clothes?" she screamed even louder.
"I only have 126 outfits." Pleakly shrugged.
"126? 126!" Nani looked like she wanted to strangle him.
"May I be suggesting bigger earth girl," Jumba said, "that Stitch be using him as turouni? Or as they say here punching bag? Ecleast until he stops wearing your clothes?" Pleakly's mouth hanged open. Stitch's smile faded. Nani received his smile.
"Yes, that's the new rule, each time Pleakly wears my clothes without permission Stitch can have some punching practice." Nani announced folding her arms.
Stitch backed out of the room, knowing things would turn ugly. Partly for him since he would be the one giving the punishment.
Lilo and Jumba slid out into the ship, avoiding the war.
"Jumba," Lilo said," I think something is troubling Stitch." Jumba immediately faced her.
"What? Something wrong with 626? What makes you say that?" he asked.
"I think he's heartbroken." Lilo replied, "He won't go experiment catching with me anymore, today is the first time he's eaten since Angel was kidnapped, he doesn't smile anymore." Her eyes began to water with those last words.
"He smiles, I see him." Jumba disagreed.
"He doesn't really smile, I mean, not . . . on the . . . inside . . . not in the heart." She was crying now, she felt so bad for her friend.
"Well, I would not be being evil genius if I hadn't created a spy travel XO." He laughed.
"Spy travel XO? What's that?" Lilo asked as she dried her eyes.
"It would be latest invention that I have made." Jumba replied proudly," They are suits you put on that make you invisible. It also comes with all sorts of gadgets, and," he said holding up a book," it comes with a manual."
"Wow, I can't wait to show Stitch! He'll be so happy!" she ran off clutching the manual to her chest. 'I can finally do something right and help Stitch.'
Jumba watched her run off with it. "I was very evil genius when I made that." He chuckled," girl is very small, but has big heart." He walked into the house to go to bed.
Stitch was lying in his bed again. He sadly listened to the arguments of Pleakly and Nani. He looked at Lilo's empty bed. "Meega naga ok."