A Happy Ending, at last
"Hold on, Ichigo. Don't you want to say goodbye to him first?" Nushka phased in front of her.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"If you're going to kill him, shouldn't you say goodbye, first?" She smirked.
"I want to get protect everyone, but I don't want to hurt Aoyama either," She thought as she held up her staff.
She kissed the bell gently. "Please give me an attack that will not harm Aoyama," She pleaded.
"Ribbon Heart HEALING!" A sudden blast of light engulfed the building.
"W-wha…What happened?" Ichigo opened her eyes slightly.
When the light cleared, it was clear who had won.
"Grrrr, another plan ruined. Someday, Ichigo. Someday, I WILL have my REVENGE!" With that, Nushka teleported away.
"Ichigo, I…I'm really sorry," Aoyama put a hand on Ichigo's shoulder, "I don't know what came over me. It was like when I transformed into Deep Blue."
"I…It's alright, Aoyama. What will you do now?" Ichigo turned to face him.
"I…I'll travel around Japan, or even the world. Until I find a cure to get rid of the evil inside me. I….wish you and Ryou luck, Ichigo," With that he turned his back and walked out of the café.
"Ichigo…" All the Mews walked towards her. "We're sorry, we couldn't help. Nushka, she, "Mint was the first one to speak up.
Ichigo walked slowly towards Ryou's body. "Ichigo…." Mint called out to her. The rest of the Mews held her back. "They need some time alone together, we shouldn't interfere," Retasu said. With a nod, Mint and the Mews walked out of the café.
"Ryou…" She kneeled down beside him as a single teardrop fell from her eyes. As it splashed onto Ryou's cheek, his body glowed faintly. "Ichigo?"
"Ichigo opened her eyes, "Ryou…"
"I promised myself that I would protect you no matter what. How can I do that when I'm not around? Don't cry, Ichigo." Ryou hugged Ichigo.
Ichigo sniffed, "Ryou, I love you."
"I love you to, my baka strawberry.
"AWWWWWWW"
Both of them looked up.
"Oh, don't mind us, Ichigo. We were just admiring the view," giggled Mint.
"Mint….." Ichigo pouted.
Ryou sighed, "Have you girls never learned the meaning of the word privacy, or will a pay cut clear your brains?" Ryou's eyes glinted mischievously.
"Ok, we get the message. We're going, we're going," They walked away reluctantly to let the couple enjoy their privacy.
"Erm Ryou, speaking about paying, I was wondering, could I have that raise now?"
Ryou smiled at her as Ichigo's eyes lit up with joy.
"No."
"Argh, Ryou! You're STILL such a JERK!"
"But I'm YOUR jerk, baka strawberry," Ichigo smiled.
