It was rather extraordinary. The planet had bloomed into one that was beautiful. The once horribly dried up land was now a vast green landscape. The dehydrated rivers were now filled with blue sparkling water again. Trees had now grown in place of withered trunks. The darkened sky now had light to it, showing of its bright blue sky. At night was when the sky was at its best, not a single cloud could be spotted and it seemed as if the entire galaxy was visible. It had truly grown into a magnificent planet, it had even brought back some seemingly extinct animals and plants. Radiant would honestly describe this planet as a whole. Although not all places were effected as much as others it still provided habitat for thriving breeds of animals. It grew in style and colour more and more everyday. Kisshu spent most of his days out in the fields laying the in the grass, it sent him to sleep and he enjoyed that because he didn't usually get sleep when he was home, however being in the breeze and softness of the grass relaxed him. He hoped somewhere maybe she was enjoying these things too. Since returning home, apart from restoring his planet, nothing had really changed. He continued to live his life the way he had before he had left and just like that it had seemed like nothing had ever happened. The people in the village he lived in and every neighbouring village and country treated him the same as before, it was like he had never left home. Of course he knew he had, because if he hadn't how could he know who she was. He smiled at his memory of her. How short her hair was, tied in those ribbons. That blank, confused expression she always had on her face. It made him laugh. But then he grew tired of laughing, the memories of her may be something to smile about but as he golden eyes stared up at the light blue sky he couldn't help but miss her. While doing so, he dozed off into a blissful sleep.

It must've been an hour or so since he had fallen asleep. Not that he minded of course, but the sun was going down and he would have to get home. Pai would be angry otherwise. With a grunt, Kisshu got to his feet. He stretched and yawned before rubbing the back of his neck and looking at the skyline. The setting sun cast colours and shades of yellow, orange... Red and pink. He smiled as he stared at the sky, dropping his arm to his side and placing his opposite hand on his hip, "Ichigo..." He mumbled as the wind blew past him, blocking out the sound of his words making it as if he hadn't said her name at all.

"Kisshu!" A voice called out from behind him. He sighed, having the peaceful silence been broken by an annoying runt. Kisshu turned around and waved at the owner of the voice.

"Konbanwa Taruto!" Kisshu started walking towards the young alien, his arms behind his head, "And what brings you all the way out here little one?" He stopped in front of the boy and looked down at him. He may have grown these past 3 years but Kisshu was still taller.

"Pai is looking for you... He said it was urgent! A message from your parents!" Kisshu's face dropped. A message... From his parents? What could they possibly want? He nodded and dropped his arms, taking one last look at the red in the sky he smiled before teleporting away.

He had teleported into his home that he shared with Pai and Taruto within a small village. It was nothing special, only a small place that was enough to accommodate 3 aliens. It had a simple interior, styled the same as the houses that were located in Japan. They had decided to adopt that style of living as it seemed most fitting for their people. It had a small lounge that was connected to a small kitchen, leading off that room was two doors. One lead out to the garden, the other lead to a hallway. In the hallway there was five more doors. Three lead to bedrooms, one lead to a bathroom and one at the very end of the hallway lead to Pai's study. Kisshu was sure he'd be in there so that's where he headed. As he approached the door he took and deep breath then knocked. This wasn't the first time he'd been to Pai's study but this was offical business and he was worried about the circumstances. A mumble was heard from behind the door. Kisshu pushed it open and stepped inside, "You asked for me?" He asked sternly. Pai nodded, he had his eyes shut and finger intertwined in front of his face.

"As Taruto has probably told you, you have received a message from your parents." Pai opened his eyes and stared coldly at Kisshu, like always, " It seems that they have their affairs in order and have wishes for you to visit them in High town. They have quite a few things they wish to discuss with you..." Kisshu clenched his fist a little.

"Seeming as you already know the base line of the letter, obviously, why don't you tell me what these things are?" Raising an eyebrow, Pai lent back in his seat not once taking his gaze off the golden eyes that burned through his own purple ones.

"Where do I start? They would like to discuss many matters. These include your studies, experience, living accommodations and... Marriage..." Kisshu clenched his fists more and his jaw. He hated the messages he receiced from his parents. Ever since he had come home they always wrote to him, never visited him, and every letter consisted different things but all had the same thing in common. Marriage. Being back here, he had no desire to marry anyone. No one here fitted what he wanted. He had looked but no one was appealing to him, no one stood out to him like his kitty-cat did.

"Well... You can tell them I have no desire to go along with their plans for marriage and will chose when I marry. You can let them know they will never have any sort of authority over what I do!" Silence spread throughout the room. Pai only closed his eyes again as Kisshu turned away.

"As you wish..." Kisshu left the room, shut the door behind him and then stormed into his room.

Every month he would have those meetings with Pai, and every month the reaction, content and actions were the same, he was sick of it. He'd had enough of this darn place. It'd changed so much yet not at all. He didn't belong here. Not at all. He knew he belonged with her, and he was pretty sure she knew it to. He flopped backwards onto his bed and rested and arm over his eyes, relaxing the other letting it hang off the edge. He moved his arm from his eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling. God he missed her, if she was here then none of this would have happened. His parents would have probably left him alone like before the development of their planet. Even if they hadn't and they still wrote to him, he was certain that her presence would have made it all better. His eyes began to water, "Ichi...go..." He brought his hands to his face and rolled over.

Outside the door Taruto was standing and listening to the sobs of his older companion. Kisshu had never been like this before he'd met that girl... Maybe she did have an impact on his life and a big one at that. Taruto was growing concerned and decided to confront his eldest companion. He entered the study without knocking and cleared his throat to make his presence known, "It's rude not to knock you know..." Pai had his back turned while looking at a bookshelf that was placed behind his study area which had scattered papers all over it.

"We need to do something... I'm worried..." The young alien looked down. He was 16 now and still didn't understand a whole bunch of what the other two did, but he did know a great deal.

"About Kisshu?" Pai looked over at Taruto with a questioning, yet curious look.

"Yes." He nodded, "But not only him. Us too!"

"Us too?" Pai repeated. Taruto now had his full attention, "How so?"

"Ever since we got back Kisshu has cried more times than I wish to think... You, Pai... You over work yourself and get ill regularly from doing so... And me... I've been training so hard I leave myself too tired to even face the following day... We'll waste away if we continue like this!" Pai was surprised at the young boys words, but no matter how much he didn't want to admit it, he was right. Things hadn't gone well for them since they had returned and it was having a bad effect on them physically. He smiled a little however.

"You're just like him at his age... Kisshu that is... Always concerned for others, not really taking yourself into consideration. Always pushing yourself to the limit... And look at me... I'm just like the rest of this village, this planet! Too blind to see the pain that we're suffering..." He brought a hand to his face and clenched his jaw, "But what can I do?" Taruto shook his head.

"I have an idea..."

Kisshu was staring at his wall blankly. He'd stopped crying a while ago, but the feeling still remained. It made him feel sick but he bared it. It was the only thing that could possibly take her off his mind and he hated it. What was becoming of him? He sighed heavily and buried his face in his pillow. Just as he was doing so, there was a knock at the door. It surprised him a bit but he just stayed where he was until another knock came. "What?!" He called out.

"Me and Pai have a proposal. We'd like you to hear it before we go through with it..."

"No..."

"Aw come on Kish! You haven't even heard it yet!"

"I don't need to..."

"Kish! Give it a chance, come on! You might even like it!" He laid their silently. Thinking. Wondering.

"Fine!" He sat up and stretched before standing and walking to the door, only opening it to find Taruto standing on the other side, "What is it then?"

Hey guys!

So this is the second chapter. I tried really hard on this one as I didn't really have any ideas on what to write. I mean, I knew what I wanted but I couldn't put it into words...It's difficult! However I did complete it and that is an accommplishment. In fact I didn't expect to have this chapter done today so you're lucky! The story will pick up in the next few chapters, it's only because it's still at the beginning that it's going slowly.

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