Chapter 19 : A cold evening at the park
It was 6.30 pm.At the café, everyone were preparing to go find Retasu.Well, at least some of them, while Pai and Ryou were fighting again for some reason :
" Look, if scissors can cut paper, why couldn´t it cut rock ?
" Because rock is stronger than scissors !
" Well if he´s so strong, why couldn´t it break paper ?
" You can´t break a paper !
" Of course you can ! And if paper recovers rock, it obviously could recover scissors without getting cut ! "
Yeah, those two continued fighting and getting on Ichigo´s nerves again.Ichigo couldn´t take it anymore, so she stop working and got outside.She was tired of being in te café with those two.Kisshu followed her outside.
" Hey, Ichigo ! You aren´t coming inside ?
Ichigo turned around :
" Uh... I don´t like being inside with those two.They´re always fighting, making me crazy.I´m much better here.
" You´re sure you´re ok ?
" Yeah, it´s just that everything came so fast ! It started only two days ago, and here we are, going into a desert with three aliens !
" I know.But I´m sure we´ll get rid of that thing.
" Yeah... sure. "
She stop talking for a few seconds.
" Uh... Ichigo ? " asked Kisshu.
" Yeah, what is it ?
" Wanna go to the park ? "
Twenty minutes later, Ichigo and Kisshu were walking into the park.It really was a beautiful evening, and stars were shinning in the dark sky.It was very calm.Kisshu was watching Ichigo walking next to him.She was so quiet, so serene, so beautiful.She had not change one bit.Kisshu couldn´t stop feeling pain while watching Ichigo, because he knew he could never be with her.I can´t stay like that any longer.I should try to engage in conversation. Thought the alien.
Kisshu just tried to look natural and asked :
" So, how are you going these days ? "
Ichigo looked at him.
He´s talking to me ! What could I answer...
The red-haired girl knew she couldn´t talk to him about Masaya and answered :
" Uh... fine.I´m still working at the café with the others, school´s going great too.
" Good.Nothing wrong ? You really look disturbed.
" Nothing at all.And how have you being doing ?
" Nothing bad to say, life´s going great.But, I couldn´t stop thinking about you every day since I left Earth. "
Ichigo blushed :
" Yeah, and I really missed you.But... "
Kisshu couldn´t stand it.He suddenly took Ichigo in his arms and kissed her with passion.He wanted that for a very long time, he wanted her, he loved her more than anything else in the world.
Ichigo was really surprised.Then without really thinking about what she was doing, she kissed him back.
They stayed like that for a few seconds and suddenly broke off.Ichigo stepped back, looking down :
" No... I can´t. "
Kisshu felt hurt.Hearing this, it was like if his heart was replaced by a stone.
" What... is it about Masaya ? " he managed to say.
The girl looked at him, and whispered :
" I love him. "
Kisshu stayed quiet for a long moment, and he answered :
" And I love you. "
Ichigo wouldn´t even look at him, she felt guilty.
I´m hurting him... He´s suffering, and it´s all my fault...
And she started to cry.Kisshu couldn´t see her like that.
" Ichigo, I... "
Ichigo didn´t let him finish.With tears, she threw herself in his arms.The alien gently grabbed her.Ichigo was still crying, even if she was trying to hide it.She looked up tearfully at him.
" I´m sorry. "