Back again! This one's a little short, but I promise I've got a lot planned for chapter 7. Please enjoy!
Ichigo took a deep breath before knocking timidly on Kisshu's door. No time like the present, and this really needed to be done.
Ichigo had thought long and hard over the last night, tossing and turning in bed. She'd thought about what Lucien had said, about the King Abaya and the prophecy, but most of all she'd thought about what Kisshu had done.
Kisshu had used her, he had lied to her. Ichigo wasn't just going to let that go. But… she could see why he'd done it. Lucien had told Ichigo of all the horrific things Abaya had done, things that Abaya was continuing to do. Ichigo could understand why that would drive anyone to do anything. Besides, it wasn't like Kisshu had any reason to be truthful. She thought this bitterly. He didn't owe her anything. Still… he could at least have had to decency to ask.
Ichigo wondered if she'd have voluntarily helped Kisshu if he'd asked, before all this had happened. No, she wouldn't have. She admitted this to herself with a heavy heart. She would have laughed in his face then kicked his ass.
Ichigo's thinking was interrupted by the door opening to a tired Kisshu, whose face went through a kaleidoscope of emotions, from wariness to hope. Ichigo forced a smile.
"Can we talk?" She asked. Kisshu's tired eyes lightened and he nodded, stepping to the side.
"I'm sorry." She blurted out straight away when they were both inside. Better to get out her meaning, rather than beating around the bush.
Kisshu looked taken aback. "Why?" He asked, genuinely seeming to be surprised by her outburst.
"For… for what I said yesterday. You didn't have a-" Kisshu cut her off.
"You're actually apologizing? To me?" Kisshu asked.
"Uh… Yeah? I thought that I probably should because-"
"No." Kisshu said, stopping Ichigo in the middle of her sentence. "I'm the one who tricked you, I'm the one who lied to you, I'm the one who used you. I'm the one who gets to make the apologies."
Kisshu, Ichigo thought, egocentric until the bitter end.
Hearing the list of things that Kisshu had done wrong should have made Ichigo want to kill him, but instead… well… it didn't. A week ago she wouldn't have needed a reason to hate Kisshu forever. Now, she was looking for reasons to forgive him entirely.
"Kisshu…" Ichigo said. "Why didn't you tell me the truth from the beginning? I wouldn't have-" She cut herself off.
A twisted smile formed on Kisshu's face. "You wouldn't have what? Blamed me? Hated me? Done anything that a rational person would do?" He laughed.
Ichigo grew annoyed. "I am trying to make amends." She huffed. "You not making it any easier-"
"Oh yeah? Well maybe I don't want to make amends!"
Ichigo's temper heated up. This was unusual, she hadn't felt it do this in days. Right now, she couldn't care less. Ichigo took one look at the stupid, smug smile on Kisshu faced and leapt at him.
Kisshu didn't waste any time, clearly expecting this to happen. He used her moments to swing himself on top of her as they hit the ground.
"What are you going to do now?" Kisshu asked, smugly. Ichigo threw him off her and stood up. She didn't wait for Kisshu to prepare himself, going after him straight away. She launched a punch at him, connecting harshly with his lower jaw.
Kisshu just grinned. "Is that all you got?" He taunted.
Ichigo was about to launch another punch as him when she realized, Kisshu wasn't upset with her. Kisshu was punishing himself - he thought that he deserved this. Ichigo's hand wobbled, before she put it to the side.
She couldn't believe it. She was able to control her power. To fight her temper instead of fighting Kisshu.
Ichigo grasped his hand. Kisshu began to pull away, so Ichigo hugged him.
This surprised Kisshhu, and he paused. Before this, any displays of affection between the two had been both initialized and maintained by Kisshu.
Ichigo began to laugh. She realized then how much she had missed Kisshu in the past day that they had both spent sulking in their rooms like children. She looked up into his eyes, and Kisshu, somehow, knew what she needed.
Ichigo let out a breath of air as Kisshu's lips touched her own. They barely grazed, Kisshu was hesitant, waiting to see if Ichigo would push him away. Needless to say, she didn't. Instead, she pulled him closer, wrapping her arms around his neck and stretching upwards to push their bodies closer together. Taking this as a sign of encouragement, Kisshu crushed Ichigo's body into his.
They could have been there for a minute, an hour, a year. Ichigo wouldn't have known or cared.
Ichigo wondered how long she had wanted to do this, certainly, they had been growing closer every day, as much as Ichigo tried to deny it to herself. But, Ichigo had lost count of the days back on Earth when she'd fallen asleep and dreamt about bright, yellow eyes.
Ichgo peeked out from under her eyelids, finding that they had closed themselves without being told to do so. She saw those bright eyes staring into her own. She grew shy, suddenly, even though she had never had a problem with that before, and broke off their kiss.
Kisshu's eyes had always shown so much mystery to her, and this time was no different.
"Kisshu…" Ichigo whispered. This was the only word that came to her mind.
"Ichigo… I'm- I'm sorry. I will never lie to you again." Kisshu said, and Ichigo believed him. Kisshu was not someone who apologized without a fight, and Ichigo could see that he was being sincere.
She wondered what would happen next, as she stared into Kisshu's eyes. Could she be with Kisshu? How much would she stand to lose?
A loud crack stole Ichigo from the confused but hopeful thoughts she'd been having. She and Kisshu looked to the right as the doors to the room opened to show four Mews with determined looks upon their faces.
Cliffhanger! I have a lot planned for the next chapter, so stick around my lovely readers :) Don't forget to review!
