Chapter 30 : Released
I don´t wanna live in a world like that...
Do you wanna let it use you fot the rest of your life ?
What have I done...
" Wake up.Wake up and kill them.
" I...no.
" Yes you will.Because you want it.
" No.I never wanted that.I won´t let you use me anymore.You told me that everything would be over, things got worse.You told me they weren´t my friends , they were trying to save me.I´m not listening to you anymore.
" Yes you will ! That´s what you want !
" No.That´s not what I want.That´s what you want. "
" Retasu, wake up ! " shouted Ryou, holding Retasu in his arms.
The young girl opened her eyes.
" Retasu ! Are you alright ? "
She sat on the ground next to him.
" You saved me. "
Ryou stayed quiet.He didn´t know what to say.She continued :
" Thank you.And I´m alright.
" What about the energy ?
" It´s gone.It´s never comming back. "
He smiled gently to her.
" I´m glad this is over.Do you remember anything ?
" Nothing at all.I know that you saved me.I knew what was going on when I was up there, but now I forgot everything. "
" Retasu ! Shirogane ! " called Ichigo, running to them with Minto, Zakuro and Purin.The little monkey approached the two of them.
" Are you ok, na do da ?
" Yes, don´t worry. " answered Retasu.
But she suddenly stop talking.Then she quickly stood up and ran to Pai, still on the ground.
" Pai-san ! Please wake up ! "
The alien opened his eyes and looked at Retasu.
" It´s you... I knew you´d come back, Retasu. "
The young girl smiled, a tear slidding down her cheek.
" So... you´re alright ? "
Pai smiled too and simply answered.
" Yes.And I´m happy to see the real Retasu in front of me. "
Retasu couldn´t answer.She just stood up and helped him get up.Ryou saw the whole thing but he didn´t say anything.
" Taru-taru ! " screamed Purin, approaching her friend.
Taruto got up and the little monkey ran to him, in tears.
" Taru-taru ! You´re ok, na do da ! " said Purin happily.
The alien took her in his arms and answered :
" You too ! I´m so happy that everything is fine for you. "
Purin answered by kissing him onhis cheek.Tart, who really didn´t expect that became completely red.They smiled to each other.Tart finally said :
" I´m not leaving Earth anymore, Purin. "
And they hugged.
" Ichigo ! "
Kisshu ran to Ichigo and took her in his arms.
" Kisshu ! said the cat girl, with tears of joy. I really thought we would all die ! I´m so glad to see that everything´s alright.
Kisshu looked at her arm that she was holding.
" Are you hurt ?
" No, that´ s nothing, I´m ok. "
The alien smiled at Ichigo and finally said :
" Uh... look, Ichigo.With all that happened lately, I forgot to tell you that... "
But she didn´t let him finish.Ichigo came closer to Kisshu and kissed him.When they finally broke off, Kisshu first stared at her strangely then said :
" You know, I think I´ll stay here on Earth for a while. "
She looked happily at him, and they kissed again.
Retasu was looking around her.Everywhere, there were huge holes in the ground of the desert, who was now completely black.Actually the only nice thing to see was the sun.The sky was grey, but the dark clouds were going away.She was observing the holes.
I did all this ?
She was suddenly interrupted by Ryou´s voice :
" Retasu, you´re alright ? "
The young girl turned around.
" Uh... of course.What are you doing here ?
" I should be the one to ask you that question.Why aren´t you talking with the others ? You really don´t look good. "
Retasu blushed.
" I... just needed to be alone.
" So, I better leave.
" No ! It´s fine, you can stay here.
" Well, ok.Now, maybe you can tell me what´s wrong.
" Look what just happened to me, Ryou.Look at what I´ve done.I can´t believe I did all this.
" It wasn´t your fault.Everything´s back to normal now.And, just a question : since when did you started calling me by my first name ?
" Oh, yeah.Sorry.Thanks for trying to help me.
" No problem.And... what about Pai ?
" What ? What about him ?
" You... you love him, don´t you ? " asked Ryou, trying to look normal.
Retasu looked at him silently for a minute then answered :
" It´s... complicated.
" What do you mean ? "
She took a deep breath.
" It means that, I do care for him a lot.I don´t want him to get hurt, and I don´t want to hurt him.But... No, I don´t love him. "
She looked at him strangely.
" Why do you ask ?
" Uh... you know, just like that, no reason... " he answered, blushing.
They both stayed silent, looking happily at each other.It took a very long time for Retasu to notice that she was completely red.Ryou saw that too.
She´s blushing in front of me ?
He tried to not pay attention to it.Retasu suddenly asked :
" Ryou, what´s wrong with you and Pai ? "
Kind of surprised by this question, he answered :
" Uh... what ?
" It´s just that, Ichigo told me that you were fighting a lot.Why ? "
Oh... Damn her ! Ichigo, we´re gonna have to talk...
" It´s just that... uh... "
Ryou couldn´t even answer, he was too embarassed for that.
" What´s wrong ? " asked Retasu, who had noticed his strange behavior.
" I... "
He stopped talking.
I can´t say it.I just can´t.
He looked at Retasu, who seemed to be very worried.She was so beautiful.But he couldn´t tell her.
" Ryou, I know there´s something wrong.I want to help you but I need to know what. "
Ryou took a deep breath.
" I... I love you, Retasu. "
Retasu blinked.The world stopped existing.She couldn´t say anything.Ryou´s words were like stucked in her head.
He just said... This isn´t possible...
But it was possible.
Retasu came closer.
" I love you too. "
Ryou heard the whole thing.
She... loves me ?
Ryou smiled gently to her and took her in his arms.
I love you, Retasu Midorikawa.
Retasu lift her head, and he kissed her.
Retasu was happy, even more than that.The world around her disappeared.It was only her and Ryou, together.Then they suddenly broke off, and Retasu oppened her eyes.
It´s there.It´s in me.I feel it.
A blue light surrounded her body.Ryou blinked :
" It´s... the Mew Aqua ! "
Retasu felt good.And she lift her arms, and the glowing light flew in the sky and transformed into thousands of multicolored sparkles who fell slowely on the desert´s ground like snowflakes.On the ground, plants and wonderfull flowers started to grow.
" The Mew Aqua is fertilizing the desert ! " said Ichigo.
" It´s... beautiful. " answered Minto.
Everybody smiled and looked at this wonderful world.Retasu went next to Ryou, Ichigo and Kish held their hands and Purin and Tart were hapilly looking at each other.
This time it was really over.The sun was shinning.This was a happy day for everyone on this planet.The day the Earth had been saved once again.