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"Ichigo…" Kish said softly as he watched her walk to school with Lettuce. He had watched Ichigo for the past few days, and realized that Pudding, Mint, and Lettuce were no longer defending Ichigo. That job was now left to Zakuro, who seemed to be obsessed with catching Kish.
Kish was sitting on top of Ichigo's school, and he mentally prepared himself for what he was about to do. He realized that Ichigo was probably left alone at school, so he had to get her while she was there. It occurred to Kish that he might undo his good deed to Ichigo, but it was worth it if he got to at least talk with her one last time...without the constant threat of Zakuro. A growl came from behind Kish, who sighed. "I think I now know how Ichigo feels about me stalking her," Kish said out loud before teleporting inside the school as Zakuro's energy wipe missed him.
"Got to hurry," Kish mumbled as he heard a howl come from the roof of the school. "Now, which of these rooms is she in?" Kish asked himself as he flew from classroom door to classroom door, only staying long enough to see if Ichigo was in it. After checking all of the top floor's classrooms, he went to the second floor and repeated the search, finding her in the very last classroom.
Smiling, Kish floated into the classroom and grabbed Ichigo by the arm. She had been dozing, but as soon as he touched her arm, she jerked awake and said, "twenty two divided by seven!"
Kish knew what she was talking about, but he couldn't resist the urge to say, "No, not Pai, Kish…" Ichigo looked up at him and narrowed her eyes. Kish ignored the glare and looked around at the stunned faces of the other students.
"Now see here…" the female professor started to say before Kish sighed and held up a hand to his head, as though in thought. He looked at the professor and shrugged before teleporting away with Ichigo.
A few seconds later, Kish and Ichigo were in his room. Ichigo immediately broke free of Kish's grasp on her arm and ran a few meters away before turning to face him. "Kish…damn it, why?" Ichigo hissed as she took out her power pendent and transformed into her mew self.
Kish stood still and waited as Ichigo yelled, "strawberry bell!" Kish let himself get thrown back when she cried out "strawberry check!" Kish hit the wall and slowly slide to the cold floor and waited for more punishment.
After the attack, Ichigo held her weapon in a guard form and slowly moved closer to the motionless Kish. "I'll ask you again Kish…why did you take me again? You know I hate you, so why?" Ichigo asked, her anger slowly dissipating.
Kish looked up at Ichigo and spat out some blood. He chuckled and said, "Is that the best shot you've got? Your claws are dull kitten."
Ichigo screamed in renewed rage and attacked again. Kish hit the wall again, but Ichigo continued to attack, causing Kish to actually break into the wall and be embedded deeply into it. After a little while, Ichigo stopped attacking and gasped at how physically broken Kish looked. His clothes were torn, he was bleeding from at least thirty different cuts, and he also seemed to be breathing through his mouth, like his nose was broken. Also, from the intensive barrage of attack on his chest, Ichigo thought that he might have several broken bones.
Kish had kept his eyes closed the entire time, but when she had stopped the attack, he slowly opened them and looked at her with determination in them. "What's…wrong…kitten? Kish asked, pausing to breathe in between words. "Don't…you want…to kill…me?"
Ichigo looked at her heart-shaped weapon and dropped it almost as if it was on fire. "What have I done?" Ichigo sobbed as she began to cry.
Slowly, Kish pushed himself out of the wall and groaned as he fell to the ground. Ichigo walked forward and sat down in front of Kish, attempting to cradle Kish's head. Instead, Kish pushed himself away from Ichigo and fell face down on the ground. Ichigo started to try and help him when Kish said, "No…leave…me to…rot…"
Ichigo sat back and asked in a shocked voice, "What? Why?"
Kish leaned his head over sideways so he could see Ichigo before saying bitterly, "I don't…deserve any…sort of kindness…Just attack…until I can't…feel pain anymore…then, I may…have endured the…pain that you did."
"What? You wanted me to attack you? Why?" Ichigo asked in a worried tone.
Kish spit out some blood before answering, "I hurt you…my only love…" He paused and took a deep breath through his mouth before continuing. "I was a bastard…just like the wolf…girl said I was…" Tears now appeared in Kish's eyes as he said, "I hurt you…my love! How dare I call…you my love after…what I did? I deserve…nothing more then…death."
Ichigo sat there, stunned. She had never seen this side of Kish before. No perverted desires, no fighting…just true emotion. "Ichigo…I am sorry…I truly am…" Kish pleaded softly, his eyes closing. Ichigo jumped forward and rolled Kish over before placing her head against Kish's chest. There was no heart beat.
"Kish!" Ichigo screamed in horror. Ichigo watched as the edges of Kish's lips twitched upwards into a smile, but he didn't breathe or do anything else that showed that he was alive. "Kish!" Ichigo screamed again and started to perform CPR on him. She placed her hands on Kish's chest and pushed down hard, trying to restart his heart. Failing that, she opened Kish's mouth gave him mouth-to-mouth.
Ichigo repeated the process a few more times before Kish coughed and slowly opened his eyes. Kish seemed dazed as he asked softly, "What...happened?"
Sighing, Ichigo sat back and watched Kish slowly start to remember what had just happened. "The last thing I remember…was you screaming my name…and it made me happy…to hear your voice…even though you were…angry at me…" Kish said before coughing.
Ichigo said gently, "I wasn't yelling in anger Kish. I was yelling because I was scared that you had died."
Kish looked at Ichigo and said with a frown, "But, I thought…you wanted me…dead."
Ichigo touched Kish's cheek and said sadly, "I hated you, but I didn't want you to die."
"Hate means that…you wish someone death…" Kish said with a sad smile.
That brought a shock to Ichigo. She had always assumed that hate was something that you felt when you were really angry, but if Kish was right…
"I never said I wanted you to die!" Ichigo yelled with tears falling down her face. Kish lifted his hand and placed it on Ichigo's shoulder.
"You said…I hate you…in other words…you wanted my death…just like wolf girl…" Kish said in a weak voice, his eyes slowly starting to close.
"Kish, please don't die!" Ichigo cried out, her hands curling into fists. Kish closed his eyes completely.
"You said…you hated me…" Kish mumbled, breathing heavily through his mouth.
Ichigo shook her head, causing some of her tears to land on Kish's face. "I never wanted you to die Kish…never! I don't hate you Kish, I was just angry at you…that's all!" Ichigo sobbed.
Kish opened his eyes and looked at Ichigo. "I'm sorry Ichigo…I really am…" Kish said before gasping in pain. He gritted his teeth and shut his eyes, trying to stop the clear, sharp pain that was coming from his broken ribs.
"Kish…why? Why did you do this? Why did you let me attack you? You could have dodged or something. You could have avoided this all together if you had left me in school. Why did you come for me?" Ichigo asked as she looked at Kish's pain wrecked face.
Suddenly, Kish's face became peaceful and happy, almost like he was healed. "I did it because I love you…I wanted to talk to you…one last time…" Kish smiled and closed his eyes.
"Kish!" Ichigo screamed right before Kish used his remaining strength to teleport Ichigo home.
It's peacefully, dying…Kish thought as he saw a white light. Kish started to walk towards it, but soon stopped. No, I don't want to die yet, Kish yelled out in his mind as he jerked his head and opened his eyes. Immediately, pain exploded from everywhere in his body, the most intense coming from his chest. "The pain…is more intense then…anything I have ever felt…before…" Kish mumbled, his vision blurring dangerously. "If I pass out…I'm dead…" Kish said, forcing his eyes open to look around. He saw his computer and yelled in a pain wrecked voice, "Get Pai!"
A few minutes later, Pai showed up looking extremely annoyed…at least, until he saw Kish. "Kish, what the hell happened to you?" Pai asked, running over to Kish's side and immediately trying to transfer energy into Kish.
"I…tried to kill myself…but failed," Kish lied, knowing if he told the truth, Pia would kill Ichigo for a terrible reason.
Pai continued to heal Kish, but asked, "Then why did you ask for your computer to get me?"
Kish chuckled and said, "Because I found something worth living for." Pai went silent and continued to heal Kish.
I've gone and done it again...I wrote another chapter when I was feeling tired. I'm not thinking clearly right now, so if I messed up somewhere, please point it out. Thanks!