Ichigo entered her house to find her mum and dad not at home and guessed they must be shopping or something.

Going up the stairs she took off the red jacket she had been wearing only to have something fall out.

Bending and picking it up she cursed herself for forgetting to ask Ryou about the locket...

Sitting at her desk she examined it and realised it had the word 'Kisshu and' graved on it and there was then a blank space.

"I wonder what it's for." Ichigo murmured, she then attempted to open it up but to her disappointment it stayed closed.

She then remembered it was an alien thing and thought that maybe it was best not to open it.

Putting it to one side she decided to do some homework and set to work...

-X-

"You better hope she hasn't opened it." Taruto commented as they floated above Ichigo's house.

Kisshu paused then replied, "Well I would like her to open it but it would spoil my fun that way." he replied

"Even if she does open it won't work the same way as it does with the females on our planet." Pai stated.

Kisshu nodded, "Yeah I know..."

The three continued to talk for a while...

-X-

Ichigo tried to concentrate on the work before her but her eyes kept drifting off to the locket, biting her lip she tried to write but just couldn't.

Sighing she picked the locket back up again and looked at it again, suddenly she noticed something stuck in the hinge which allowed it to open. Fiddling around with it a very thin piece fell out, more or less like a tiny toothpick. As soon as she did this she found the locket opened, however she was surprised when a blue light shone from it. Putting her arm in front of her face to shield her eyes from the light she wondered what was going on.

-X-

"...so let's—" Pai stopped.

The three stared as they saw the blue light coming from Ichigo's bedroom window and they knew full well what it was.

All three quickly teleported inside the room.

"Ichigo!" Kisshu cried seeing her sitting at her desk.

Ichigo turned around, "Kisshu?" she asked.

Kisshu's eyes widened when he saw the locket around her neck.

"It seems we were too late." Pai stated.

Ichigo stood up, "What are you on about!?"

"I'm guessing you opened the locket." Taruto said pointing to the locket around her neck.

Ichigo looked and gasped, "But how did it get around my neck! I only opened it and... and this blue light..."

"We'll explain all of it." Pai said.

Kisshu felt hopeless and went and leant on her bedroom door so no one could interrupt them.

"Well explain!" Ichigo said.

Pai took a breathe before speaking, "That locket is what we aliens call a 'Luoi Locket' and when a male alien reaches manhood he receives one automatically."

"Yeah so I haven't got one yet." Taruto added.

Ichigo nodded and listened closely, although she had to admit it did feel weird having the aliens in her bedroom like nothing was out of the ordinary.

"Anyways usually a alien should keep it safe and well-hidden but this baka..." he pointed to Kisshu, "...foolishly carried it with him. You see on our planet when a male and female are in love the male presents the locket to the female which has his name on and she takes it and opens it. Once she does that it goes around her neck and that her name too appears on the locket and is proof of the contract."

Ichigo looked at the locket and saw that her name was indeed added, "Eh! Why does it say Kisshu and Ichigo! A minute ago it wasn't there!"

"Listen and you'll find out." Taruto said.

Ichigo looked back up as Pai continued to explain, "Also when a female opens a male's locket it will make her fall in love with him even more and now she's opened it and as long as she wears it she is in a contract that says she and the male must marry... or die."

Ichigo stared wide eyes, "Marriage... die?" Looking at Kisshu she grew angry, "You baka!"

"It's not my fault kitten, you opened it." he replied sheepishly.

"Yeah but this is what you wanted isn't it!" she shouted angrily.

"No it isn't!" Kisshu replied taking a few paces forward, "I wouldn't do that... anyway it would ruin my fun..."

Ichigo looked back to Pai and Taruto, "So you mean I have to marry him or die!"

Pai nodded, "That is what I am saying."

Ichigo sat on her desk chair from shock then managed to say, "Can't you get the locket off?"

"There is one way." Taruto replied.

Ichigo leapt back up, "Really?" she cried happily.

Taruto nodded, "Yup we can just chop your head off."

Ichigo frowned, "You little..." she took a nearby book and threw it at him hitting him on the head.

"Hey!" he shouted back raising a fist.

Pai put his arm in front of Taruto, "Enough squabbling... this is serious."

Ichigo then realised something, "Wait if I'm wearing this how come I don't love Kisshu?"

"Because you're human it doesn't have the same effect." Taruto replied.

Ichigo looked back at Kisshu, "You're sure there's no way out of it?"

Kisshu was about to speak when Pai butted in.

"No."

Kisshu looked at Pai then bowed his head.

Ichigo felt hopeless, "But I don't want to marry him! I want Masaya!" she cried out.

Kisshu looked up at the name.

"We're sorry... we'll leave you two too talk." Pai replied teleporting away with Taruto.

Ichigo stared back at Kisshu.

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Woohoo! Ichigo and Kisshu have to get married! Yeaahhhhh! He he... of course it won't be that simple... Hope you liking it so far!