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Title: Bitter Sweet

Author: Mairi (DarkWingedAngelMairiel)

Proof Reader: Kaoru Saotome.

Warnings: OOCness, Masaya harming…maybe killing, some swearing, bit of violence slight hints of sexual violence to. (No this is not a full on hentai fic…) and obviously characters are of legal age for me to do this -.-; if you don't take that in and then flame me for it then I shall have to laugh at your bakaness

Other notes: I've put Kiwi into this one couldn't help it.

Summary: Kishu's had enough of Aoyama, and has the urge to rid the world of him. What's this plot he has for the moron if he doesn't lay off his best friend, and who's going to agree with the plan?

Pairings: Ryou x Ichigo, Kishu x Mint, Tart x Pudding, Pai x Lettuce, Keiichiro x OOC, Zakuro x Gin

Chapter 7 Ichigo Wake Up!

It had been a day since Ichigo lay in the guestroom asleep soundly. The girls now knew about the situation and were slightly annoyed that they didn't know sooner about it.

Aoyama hadn't come looking for Ichigo either which meant he'd given up or he'd heeded Ryou's previous and last official warning and stayed away.

The girls were busy in the café it was indeed a busy day for them. However they didn't notice a certain couple come into the café and Lettuce was to busy to recognise the male in particular.

"What would you like for drinking?" She asked them getting a reply and quickly jotting it down to take to the kitchen. Lettuce paused momentarily she looked at the two from the spot just before she entered the kitchen. It couldn't be him, could it? She shook it off, it was probably just her imagination.

"Ne, Keiichiro, two orders here."

"Right. Kiwi, you want to take over this for me for the moment?"

"Sure."

Lettuce had gone back through with the drinks and was about to take their orders until she froze after glancing at the males face. It was him, and he was here with a new girl? She felt extremely sorry for the poor girl and she couldn't say anything unless he started trouble with them.

"H-have you decided what you'd like?"

"Yeah, we'll take the special please, Lettuce."

"Ok, shan't be too long, sir."

She walked quickly into the kitchen and gave Keiichiro the order and then tugged on his arm to talk to him.

"He's in here again, Akasaka-san. I know we can't do much about it, but I was thinking that Ryou might do something about it."

"Ah, that could prove a problem. Keep an eye on him for now, if he starts trouble get Zakuro to deal with him."

"Ok."

Meanwhile upstairs in the guest room

Ryou opened the door, his clear blue eyes making their way from the floor up onto the girl who lay in the bed, sound asleep still. He slipped into the room closing the room gently behind him and leaned up against it watching her silently. It took him at least five minutes to go on over to her and sit beside her.

'She looks cute when she's sleeping, but I wish she'd wake up.' He thought as his hand removed a strand or two from her face.

Lettuce was on her break, and so Kiwi filled in for her, she couldn't help but give a hidden death-glare to the boy as she set the special order down in front of him. She about turned and had just began to walk off before something that the girl said to him had caught her attention.

"I wonder where their top waitress is." Aoyama said with a half-hearted smirk. The girl beside him turned her head to him.

"Who'd that be? The abusive girlfriend you had?" The girl gave a small laugh. Kiwi continued on to the kitchen, hoping she didn't have to go through there anytime soon.

"You ok there?" Keiichiro asked, giving her a smile.

"Sort of, a certain ass that we all know through there has been telling some convincing lies to the female he's with apparently."

"Oh?"

"Apparently Aoyama has told that female that Ichigo was the more abusive partner."

"That bastard." Keiichiro replied with a clear hint of annoyance.

"Yeah that's what I thought."

"We'll still have to play it cool. We can't do anything until he really begins starting up."

"I will, it's Kishu I'm more worried about, you know what his te-" She was cut off by the sound of plates crashing from the main part of the café. Thankfully it was only Tart dropping a plate or three.

"Kiwi, plates to be cleared away from table eight!"

"Geh, coming…Later Akasaka-san."

Kiwi collected the empty plates and glasses from the table only to get a question from Aoyama.

"Hey, you. Where's Ichigo today, is she playing sick?"

"It's a pity, I'd love to have given that bitch a good seeing to." The girl said with a grin. Kiwi nearly lost it at that point but instead replied calmly in English to Aoyama.

"You of all people should know why Ichigo isn't here. Any more crap from you moron and I'll call Ryou down, and I doubt you're really wanting to see him at the moment."

At that point Aoyama's eyes did seem to widen a little, even he hated to admit it but she'd caught him there, Ryou was one person he didn't want to see. He tried to keep his sudden fear hidden and looked up to her innocently.

"Can we have the bill now please."

"Certainly, just a moment."

She was back within minutes taking their cash and then watching them leave the building, her eyes not coming off the door until it had closed. She headed back into the kitchen to work with Keiichiro as they were still pretty busy tonight.

"So is he away then? You look a little happier." He said greeting her.

"Too damned straight he's away, I think I mentioned something that scared him a little."

"That being, what?"

"I think he forgot that Shirogane-san lived here."

For once in a long time, Keiichiro's smirk had grown into a grin.

"That could have been interested."

"Indeed."

They soon got back to work, Keiichiro had yet again ran out of stuff due it being so busy that night. He went to ask the boys to go to the store and get things while the girls apart from Kiwi and Zakuro stayed behind to help clean up the place. Up in the room Ryou had fallen asleep beside Ichigo, sitting up he soon came to after having a weird dream, his eyes glanced down to the sleeping kitten next to him. She still hadn't woken up yet, not even moved from the spot she was in from this morning. With a sigh he got up and left for his own room he didn't want to spend all night in there while she was in that state.

'Maybe she'll wake up tomorrow.' He thought as he got changed for bed, and slipped under the covers, drifting off to sleep.

XX okies chapter 7 D Only a couple more chapters to go and this will be completed Then i can work more on that sequel for 'Opening Up' >>; ne hoo those who hate...wait hate is to harsh...for those that despise Aoyama that much they feel like throwing him from the face of space (if it were possible) then you will surely like my next chapter ) I would have made it this one buuuuuuuut nyu decided not to x) Anyhoo hope to update soon Ja ne.