FOURTH CHAPTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sadly, I still have about 16 left to go. oh well.

Anyway. I'm trying to go as quickly as possible, because most of this is already written. Which was pretty stupid of me, because now I have to write it out for the second time. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

PLEASE REVEIW!

also, this isn't my shortest chapter. But it is damn near close. Sorry for the shortness!!!!!!

Kishu had made up his mind. When Ichigo awoke, he would give her the early garden necklace, or souen, as it was called. He did wonder if it was right though. Ichigo didn't know the legend. It was a custom on his planet, not hers. Heh. It didn't matter. He loved her. She loved him. But even if she didn't, that would soon be remedied. The early garden necklace was powerful enough to eliminate any insecurity in a couple. Ichigo would soon be his. And not in a perverted way either.

"K…Kishu?"

Ichigo awoke lying against Kishu's fully clothed (mores the pity) chest.

"Hey there. How'd you sleep?" He had to ask. He was bubbling with excitement.

"I slept great. I dreamt... Well... I dreamt…" Kishu had to smile at that point. He knew EXACTLY what she'd been dreaming about.

"Ichigo, can I give you something? It's important." Ichigo watched as Kishu pulled out the most gorgeous necklace she had ever seen. It was on a black chain, and had a pendant with a purple-pinkish sheen, and a silver snake-like thing entwined around it. Kishu placed it around both of their necks. It was time.

The power inside Ichigo flared. She felt... so powerful, like she could quench suns at the snap of her fingers if she wanted. However, Kishu was experiencing something else entirely. There was nothing- not even enough to call his swords if there was a threat. Soon enough, the power began to drain from Ichigo, and flowed into Kishu. And back again. And Again Ichigo couldn't take the kind of strain she was under. As the mysterious power pushed them together and raised them up into the air, Kishu passed out.

Though he had much higher physical stamina than Ichigo, Kishu could take very little more than she could. As the two began to revolve in the air, Kishu too, fell unconscious.

"Kishu?"

"Ichigo?"

Both awoke lying next to each other on Ichigo's bed. Both wanted eachother. And to them, it seemed it was inevitable they got what they wanted. Kishu pounced. Ichigo could hardly wait for his landing.

"I love you"

When Ichigo awoke for the THIRD time, she was lying IN the bed with Kishu. That was the first thing she noticed. The second thing she noticed was that it was morning. The last, and most shocking thing she noticed, was that.. well. She and Kishu were naked. Which sparked yet another of Ichigo's famous internal arguments. Yesterday, She had seen Kishu for the FIRST time in SIX months. Early yesterday, she had ONLY JUST realized she loved him! That necklace… Ichigo noticed she was still wearing it. But then.. Looking over at Kishu, HE was wearing it too! Exept… They were… Different. Ichigo's was pink, and on a chain covered in tiny, flowery inscriptions… Crawling over to Kishu, she noticed the only similar thing between to two was the shape of the pendant. The early garden. Hmm… It seemed somewhat familiar. Ichigo returned to inspecting Kishu's pendant. Black, with teeny, tiny scorpion inscriptions. But Ichigo could not help it, her gaze was repeatedly being drawn to Kishu's face. Ichigo wriggled back under the covers and watched him. For some, unknown reason, she enjoyed it. Ichigo watched his chest rise and fall as he took breaths. Ichigo found herself moving closer to VERY close to Kishu, Ichigo sighed, and became drwsier by the second. But Ichigo fought it. She HAD to figure out why she felt this way. Not that she didn't LIKE it. She felt safe, She felt Happy. She didn't want to leave Kishu ever again. She would keep him close. Always. Togeth.. T… to…Togeth…

Ichigo passed out, and a small gasp escaped her full, pink, lips. The pair slept on. But something was wrong in Ichigo's dream.

Masaya was reaching out. His eyes were brimming with overwhelming sadness. Masaya continued to reach. His voice penetrated her mind, though it was only a whisper.

"Early garden, Ichigo. Of all the people… You.. You went with…" Masaya's hand was stretched as far as it would go… "HIM!!!!" The shriek was inhuman, and it left deep, black, claw marks in her very soul. The man -beast- she had once loved locked his hands shut, clasping his fingers together. In reality, Ichigo began to convulse. Her body bucked and thrashed across the soft bed; Ichigo was in the worst pain she had ever experienced. A pain saturated howl rang around the room, shocking Kishu out of comatose.

"ICHIGO??!!"