Disclaimer: I do NOT own Lilo and Stitch or their characters. I only own story, plot, and three experiments: Drea, Slyther, and Master
626 froze in his place. His arms pinned to his sides and immobilized. His legs felt as though they weighed the size of a stick and his knees almost buckled. His lips were the only body parts moving. The moment her lips covered his, it was like they had a mind of their own. His mind was telling him to pull away from her and kill her without a moment's hesitation, but for some reason, he couldn't. All he could do however, was kiss her back. It was like he had no control. Every time she kisses him or even touches him, all he wants to do is forget Master and take this girl into his arms and never let her go. He didn't understand how she could hold this power over him, but he didn't dwell on it. Her kiss was like a taste of heaven and he would kill Master or anyone that dared to tear him away from his safe haven.
Lilo felt him halt against her, causing her to smile on his lips. She heard a loud clang as 626 loosened his vice like grip on the blade and fell on the floor. She could feel 626 jiggling his arms, trying to free them from her mighty grasp. Lilo, believing she could trust him at this point, lifted her arms around his shoulders. Instantly, she felt his arms wrap insanely tight around her waist and pull her towards his chest. His hand grasped her hair at the back of her skull, pressing her lips harder against his. She felt her head pound with dizziness and could feel her legs beginning to fail holding her up. 626 sensed this and pushed her gently to the wall to keep her up. She brought him closer to her, not wanting to let him go.
Finally, 626 broke away, panting heavily. Lilo grabbed his chin, turning his face to hers. He stared at her, his eyes scanning her face. She smiled, keeping him close against her. She knew she had to do something to make him stay with her and thus, she chose the opportunity to speak.
"Stitch, please stop doing this." She pleaded, her arms holding him tightly should he try to get away from her. "This isn't your destiny."
She noticed his face had hardened. "Then why did Jumba create me to destroy?"
"I changed you." Lilo stated. "If you were meant to destroy, then you wouldn't have changed because of me."
He didn't respond, instead, memories of the times when he first met her came into his mind. He remembered flying the red police cruiser from Turo and crash on this planet. He remembered when a large semi hit him, causing the drivers to send him to the dog pound where everybody thought he was dead. He remembered waking up and seeing Lilo, in her six year old body, searching for a cute puppy to bring home. He remembered when he ran up to her and copied the dog hugging his owner to make her like him and protect him from Jumba.
He saw himself strolling along the streets with her, checking out the island. He saw himself at the luau, where Lilo showed him his badness level. He saw himself struggling in Nani's grip as she tried to throw him out, but Lilo used the ohana word and, like a charm, Nani succumbed. He saw himself wrecking Lilo's room until she placed a lei around his neck. He remembered Lilo telling him how to be a good citizen and all he did was demolish chances of Nani getting a job. He remembered when he almost drowned and how much Lilo seemed to care. He remembered how he freaked out when he saw those pretty eyes peering over him with worry. No one had ever shown care for him like she did.
Of course, he never showed any care for anyone either; except for her. He remembered how he slowly began to love Lilo. How her little goodness charm affected him in more ways than one. He remembered developing a small crush on her when she kissed his nose after rescuing him. He remembered how that little crush began turning into something more. That is until, Lilo revealed to him about her little fantasies about Keoni.
"Stitch?" Lilo's voice cut through his thoughts, bringing him back to reality. She leaned over and kissed him again, this time quick and soft. She thought of something else that might help her too and gestured over to the picture on the wall. He turned to look at what she was pointing to. It was a picture of their entire ohana. The picture Lilo took after he refused his commission. The picture had all 625 experiments scattered just about everywhere around the house, Nani, David, Jumba, Pleakley, Lilo, he, and even Myrtle and Gigi. That photo brought back many memories.
"Remember?" Lilo asked in a feeble and slightly hopeful voice.
Oh yes, he did remember. He remembered when he and Lilo stole away on Gantu's ship to rescue the experiments. He remembered the terror he felt when he battled against time to free her from the transportation pod. He remembered when Lilo desperately persuaded the grand council woman in letting the experiments stay. That was the night they became experiment hunters.
The memories didn't end there though, there were plenty more. He remembered the first experiment they caught besides Sparky. They had rejoiced in capturing their very first experiment and finding a home for him to dwell. He remembered his confrontations with Gantu and how most of the time, it was Stitch walking away with the experiment while Gantu grew powerless. He remembered the occasional quarrels with Lilo and the laughter they shared afterwards at how childishly stubborn they were.
Lilo noticed how blank his eyes were, as if his thoughts were on something else more important than her. His eyes basically stared right through her head as if she was a ghost. Her heart fluttered in her chest when she realized he was going through memories they had together. Lilo clasped his hand with hers, unknowing that she used the hand that bared her promise ring.
When her hand grabbed his, 626 was snapped out of his trance. He looked down at their joined hands, noticing how perfect they looked together. How her small, delicate tan hand felt so right in his calloused, but at the same time, soft hand. He began stroking it and while he did so, he spotted the promise ring on her finger. His eyes glued to the little ring, the little ring that showed signs of eternal devotion and undying love.
His mind went back to the time where he began having feelings for her that were more than just a crush. After Angel had told him he and Lilo would make the perfect pair, he had been awkward around her. That awkwardness around her heightened every time he bathed with her. He remembered their first kiss, after he saved her for the second time from Sparky. He could feel his lips burning from the memory. He remembered the night he gave her the promise ring. She had looked so beautiful in her sister's little dress and the moonlight heightened the affect.
His mind once again snapped out of his stupor when he felt a wet spot on his cheek. It was Lilo. She had kissed him on the cheek. He looked to her then saw her hand still held in his. She came forward, resting her head on his shoulder. He didn't know what to do. A part of him wanted to hold her and take her for himself while another part told him to push her away, pick up the knife, and finish his Master's command. He stared at her hair, pushing the latter option aside. He reached his arm up and hugged her around the shoulders.
Did it work?
Stitch almost stumbled in surprise when he heard a voice. Not his own and not Master either, but a female voice. He pushed Lilo away gingerly then bent down to retrieve the knife that lay on the ground neglected. He watched Lilo's beautiful chocolate brown eyes as they widened in horror. He almost chuckled to himself at the look of fear on her face.
Lilo stared in shock as he bent down to pick up the knife. She felt the urge to run, but something told her to stay put; that he won't do what she thinks he will do. His claws grabbed the knife, causing her heart to stop pounding. This was it. Once he reached his full height, she was going to die. She braced herself for the pain, but shock and even dreadfulness struck her when he turned the knife on his arm.
"No!" She screamed at him. She ran forward to clutch his wrist, preventing him from cutting himself. "Drop the knife Stitch! Don't you dare hurt yourself like this. Drop the knife!"
He did, but what he didn't notice, was that the hand that he held the knife with, was right above Lilo's arm, who's hand had a firm grip around his wrist. As soon as he dropped it, the cold blade of the knife pierced Lilo's skin and fell to the floor with a loud clang. Lilo yelped in pain as her skin opened and released blood.
Stitch looked to his arm and saw the blood pouring from the same wound as well. He smiled and turned to Lilo, who was ripping out a book page from one of her very old books and wrap it around her arm.
I guess it did work buchee-bu.
Lilo gasped and turned around. She looked to his arm to see blood dripping from it too. "What did you say?"
"I said I guess it did work buchee-bu." Stitch grinned, showing off his perfect set of white teeth.
He called me buchee-bu! Lilo's mind mused.
"Yes, I did call you buchee-bu." Stitch smirked, suppressing a laugh at her shocked face.
Did he just read my mind? Lilo questioned to herself.
"Yes, I did just read your mind." Stitch answered. "You see, when an experiment loves someone so much that he would be willing to die for her, there's a chance they could get the Seloverena Blessing."
"Stitch? I-Is it you?" Lilo asked.
He came forward with a genuine smile. Lilo watched him as her heart pounded vigorously in her chest. Mustering her valor, she walked up to him, meeting him in the middle. He enclosed her face with his hands and pressed his lips against hers. The kiss remained soft for a whole minute before he pulled away. He smiled. "Would 626 ever do that?"
"Stitch? You are back!" Lilo shrieked as she threw herself into his arms, happy tears rolling down her tan cheeks.
"I made a promise to you." Stitch replied then grabbed the hand that had her promise ring. "Remember?"
She nodded, tears flooding her eyes. "I remember. So, does this mean you're staying home now?"
Stitch shook his head. "No buchee-bu, I'm going to have to pretend I'm still working with Master. If I continue working for him, he might blurt out the plans he has in store for us. You can tell the family I'm back, but I have to work with Master. I'll keep you updated with telepathy of what's going to happen. I just hope he doesn't try to use telepathy on me."
Lilo's tears began to fall. "Stitch, I'm worried. What if he finds out you're back? He'll kill you! Oh if anything ever happens to you, " Lilo couldn't finish. Her throat constricted and she almost broke down at the images of what Master would do to Stitch.
"Buchee-bu, it's going to be okay." Stitch assured. "It's you I'm worried about. You're the one he wants."
Lilo smiled. "You won't have to worry about me being here Stitch. I'm with family remember?"
Stitch nodded. "I know. Well, I better hurry back. I love you."
"I love you." Lilo smiled, thrilled she could say those three words to him and that he said them back. "Be careful!"
"I will." He replied then jumped through the window. His claws immediately gripped the outside structure of the dome and he scurried down it like a spider.
Lilo watched from the dome window happily as her boyfriend, now with her again, vanished from her sight. She leaned against the railing, thinking of possibilities that might happen in the future. Of course, when she started thinking to herself, Stitch responded back to her via telepathy. She laughed mirthfully, almost forgetting Stitch could read her mind now. They had a lengthy mind reading conversation until Lilo suddenly remembered Reuben.
With a gasp, she rode the platform downstairs and bolted for the door. She swung the door open and dashed down the stairs, her heart swelled with worry when she caught the passed out figure of Reuben in the dirt. She ran up to him, pressing her ear to his chest. Much to her relief, he was still alive. She scooped him in her arms and carried him to the house, where she laid him down on the living room couch.
Reuben moaned then sat up on the couch. He at first didn't know where he was until he saw Lilo asleep on the chair contiguous to him. He remembered when Stitch attacked him, making him feel relieved Lilo was fine. He thought about waking her up, but decided not to. As he was about to get up, the front door opened. Reuben turned his head and widened his eyes.
A small violet dragon stood at the doorway. The rays from the sun behind her made her scaly skin glisten. Her eyes a beautiful red, causing his heart to skip a beat. She looked so radiant standing there in the sun that he forgot how to speak. Drea stepped inside, closing the door behind her. She smiled at the yellow experiment, stepping closer to him.
"Hey, you must be experiment 625. Reuben?" Drea asked.
Reuben swallowed and nodded his head. "Yeah. How did you know me?"
She smirked. "I have my sources. I'm Drea, experiment 699." She finished, holding out her hand for him to shake.
He took it and they shook hands. "I'm Reuben, experiment 625. Though it looks like you already know." She giggled, making his heart flutter. "So um, I have to ask, were you created from someone else other than Jumba Jookiba?"
She shook her head. "No, Jumba is my creator."
Reuben raised his brow. "Uh, I thought he made 626 experiments, excluding 627 and Leroy of course."
"Jumba's dad help create me when he was just a little boy." Drea replied.
"With how Jumba looks now, I didn't think he was a little anything." Reuben joked.
Drea laughed. "Of course, you are the comic."
Reuben smiled. "So you think I'm funny?"
Drea grinned and walked up to him, staring into his eyes. " Yes, I do think so."
"You uh.. um, want any- er I mean, some-something to uh, eat?" Reuben stammered nervously. His face breaking down into beads of sweat at the proximity between him and the lovely dragon.
"That would be nice."
Reuben bowed, his arms gesturing to the kitchen. "Ladies first."
She giggled. "Why thank you kind sir."
She proceeded to the kitchen, with him following after her. She went over to the fridge, taking out a jar of peanut butter, jelly, and two slices of bread from the pantry after she closed the refrigerator door. Reuben watched as she began making herself a PB&J sandwich, causing him to chuckle.
She heard his quiet laughter and turned around. "What's so funny?"
"PB&J sandwiches?" Reuben asked. "Nothing else?"
"I don't know how to make anything else." Drea replied sheepishly.
Reuben smiled, walking up to her with a kind smile. Drea couldn't help but smile back at him when he threw his arm comfortingly around her shoulder.
"Let me teach you."
Note: Sorry to those who think Stitch coming back in this chapter was too rushed, but I wanted our Stitch back! The rest of the story may seem to get a bit more rushed, but I've never wrote a story that's over 30 chapters long and I feel as though I'm dragging this story out too much. I planned on ending it with nineteen chapters, but so many ideas shot through my head and it just got a lot bigger than nineteen chapters. Sighs. This is so stressful.
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