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As soon as Ryou left the room, Kish whispered in Rachael's ear, "Ryou's still listening to us. He's standing next to the door to make sure I don't do anything wrong. We're going to teleport, okay?"

He grabbed her wrist and teleported. "Nya!" Rachael yelled in surprise. The feeling of teleportation was the strangest feeling she ever had. It was as if she was on a rollercoaster and she had just dropped straight down. 'But somehow,' she thought as she dozed off, 'It feels nice.'

Switched!

Chapter 5 – Mixed Feelings

Ichigo was still in Rachael's body, at her school. It was lunch break, and she was on the roof talking to a guy. The boy's face became clear.

"That face! I know it!" said Rachael.

Suddenly he put his hand on Ichigo's shoulder. "Rachael," he said. "You've been acting differently lately."

"What do you mean by 'different'?" Ichigo asked.

"You don't act as polite. You haven't apologized once today. You're sleeping through lunch and you told the teacher you were sick all day! That's skipping school," he said.

"So?" Ichigo said.

"That's what I meant from 'different'! What happened to the Rachael I used to know?!" he unexpectedly yelled. He slapped her and she fell to the floor. Rachael could feel a sting on her cheek. "I don't want you to get hurt!"

"Stop deceiving him! Tell him who you really are!" Rachael cried out.

Rachael awoke to find Kish shaking her. "Rachael-chan, wake up! Rachael-chan!"

"Kish, are you okay? What's wrong?" Rachael asked.

Kish stopped shaking her. He pulled her into an embrace. "Thank goodness you're alright," he said.

"What's going on?" Rachael asked.

Kish put bandages on her cheek and explained, "When we teleported together you lost consciousness, so I just carried you to this bed. You slept for hours and you were quiet the whole time, but suddenly you started shaking and crying and saying things like, 'Stop!' and 'No!' I thought you were having a nightmare so I tried to wake you up.

"But you wouldn't open your eyes. Then I looked at your face and your cheek started turning red. It got even redder, and then it started bleeding! The whole time I was shaking you and yelling your name, but you still wouldn't wake up! Then you suddenly cried out, 'Stop deceiving him! Tell him who you really are!' I was so afraid…"

After awhile he said, "I guess you must think I'm weak…" He looked at her face, but she was crying.

"I'm so sorry, Kish! I didn't mean to make you feel bad. I promise!" she cried, tears streaming down her face. "I'm really, really sorry! Please forgive me!"

Kish stared at her. He blushed. "So cute!" he said, hugging her tightly like before. "Of course I'll forgive you—wait! I've got a better idea!" Kish was back to his normal self. He smirked as he said, "I'll forgive you, but only if you give me a kiss."

Ryou jerked the door knob. "Kish! Rachael-chan! Are you in there?!" he yelled. He had been pounding on the door for hours. "Rachael!" Finally he kicked the door down.

"Rachael-chan?!" he called.

"Rachael-san is with Kishu," Pai said, teleporting from out of nowhere.

"Where are they?!" Ryou demanded.

Pai ignored him and said, "Rachael-san is quite cute, isn't she. I wonder how Kishu is toying with her at this moment."

"Stop stalling and tell me where they are!" Ryou yelled.

"She apologizes for everything and always takes the blame, am I correct? Then I guess it would be very easy for Kish to get what he wants," Pai continued.

Pai added, "They're at our ship. But the chances of you getting there are 0.024 by yourself."

"Damn it! Bring me to Rachael-chan!"

"Kiss?" Rachael repeated.

"That's right," Kish explained. He put his hand on her head as if he were talking to a puppy. "There's no way I'll ever forgive you if you don't give me a kiss. Understand?"

Rachael stammered, "I-I can't do that…"

"Why not?" Kish asked.

"A-actually, I have two reasons. First of all, whenever I kiss someone in Ichigo's body, I turn into a kitty. And second," Rachael blushed. "I already like someone else…"

Kish was in shock. "No…" he said softly. "I can't let you both get away."

"Both?" asked Rachael. "What do you mean?"

"No!" Kish yelled. He hugged Rachael so that she couldn't move and untied the back of Rachael's uniform. "Ichigo said the same thing! She liked that bastard Masaya! You can't both get away!"

"No! Stop, Kish!" Rachael screamed and tried to get out of Kish's grasp but he was too strong. He tore off her uniform until all that was left on her was her bra and panties.

He reached for her panties but Rachael slapped him. He was frozen. Rachael took this moment to shove him away and run out the door. She ran through the hall crying. Her eyes became blurry with tears and she tripped. Too lost to get up, she laid there sobbing.

Tart just happened to be coming by. "Old hag? Who brought you to our—Aaah!" he screamed and covered his eyes with both of his hands. "Put some clothes on!" It was then that he heard her crying. "Oi, are you okay?" he asked softer.

She sat up against the wall and curled up into a ball. "You can open your eyes."

Tart slowly uncovered his eyes. He blushed when he saw her. It was hard to admit it, but Tart actually thought she was cute. 'What happened to that old hag? She suddenly got cuter,' he thought.

"Kish brought me here," she said looking at the ground.

"Did he do something to you?" Tart asked. He noticed a hint of anger in his voice. 'Why do I even care about this old hag? I never cared about her before,' he thought. 'But she looks so pitiful. I guess I'll ask Pai to talk to Kish…'

"Kish didn't mean to do it!" Rachael said. "I probably just hit a sensitive spot and he overreacted! Kish has a good heart, so, please don't punish him!"

"Why are you standing up for him?" Tart asked.

"Sorry, but that's just the way I am," Rachael said. She blushed as she asked, "…Also, do you have any clothes I could wear?"

"I have some." Kish teleported behind Rachael, hugged her tightly, and teleported away.

"Kish!" Tart yelled but Rachael was already gone. He spoke aloud to himself, "What am I doing? Kish can do what he wants to with her! It's not like I care!" he teleported away.

Rachael was frozen in fear as Kish pushed her on his bed. He pinned her down so she couldn't move. "Just as I thought," Kish said, his face inches away from hers.

"W-what do you mean?" Rachael asked.

Kish's next action surprised her. "You really are cute in every situation!" he then closed the gap between their lips. When they separated Rachael was a cat again.

Rachael pounced off of Kish's bed. "What was that…just now? What were you trying to do!? I thought your heart was pure! But you're just interested in Ichigo's body. I'm leaving!" Rachael had never been so disappointed. Unfortunately, Kish couldn't understand what she was saying. It all sounded like the same, "Nya, nya, nya!" every other cat says. But he could tell that she was angry.

He picked her up despite her struggling and kissed her, but more gently this time. "Rachael…" he said. "Please don't get mad. I have something to tell you."

"What?!" Rachael answered irritably.

"This whole time I've been using you to get my mind off of Ichigo. It's very clear that she's happier with Masaya than with me so I needed a distraction. But I think I've gotten myself trapped again. Rachael-chan, I think I'm in love with you."