Ryou's Heart
When the light and dust cleared, everyone looked to see who had won the battle. Nushka was lying on the ground. Ichigo was sitting on the ground, panting and her staff was lying on the ground by her side. It was clear who had won the fight.
"Yay! Ichigo won! Ichigo WON!" The Mews hugged each other as they cheered for their victory. "Ichigo?" Kish had also reverted back to his normal self and was looking at her with concern in his eyes. When she looked up, it became clear that she was crying.
"I…I defeated her. I defeated her but Ryou…Ryou…he's still…still.."She sobbed as she pointed at his still lifeless body, a feet away from Nushka.
"Y…you d...didn't w…w...win, Kitty," Nushka struggled to her feet. "You h…haven't taken this yet," she brandished the small glowing marble. "And now, you never will!" With all the strength she could gather, she clenched her fists tight and crushed the small ball into tiny pieces.
"NO! RYOU!" she sobbed over his body as the tiny fragments shimmered in the light. "I…I never even told him. I…I…I love you, Ryou.
As her tears dropped onto the ground, the fragments of Ryou's heart seemed to respond and gathered around his body. They glowed and from the air dropped a small bottle filled with a silvery liquid. When Ichigo picked it up, the contents glowed a light pink.
"Isn't this Mew Aqua?" she picked up the tiny bottle and examined it. "Give it to him, Ichigo," Kish told her. She gently uncorked the bottle and poured its contents into Ryou's mouth. Everyone waited with bated breath as they wondered what the liquid would do.
As it flowed into Ryou's mouth, his body glowed faintly. "Ryou?" Ichigo called his name. He opened his eyes slowly. "Ichigo? Wh…where am I? What are you wearing? Why aren't you working?" He sat up. "Oh Ryou!" Ichigo flung her arms around a very shocked Ryou.
"How are we going to get home?" asked Retasu, breaking through the happy atmosphere. "Erm…"
RomanceAddiction: Oh, don't worry, they did manage to get back to Earth...somehow... This isn't the end people... >:)