School Chapter 2:
Meeting the Parents
Ichigo had successfully dragged a very nervous Kisshu to her house, and as they reached the front door, she said, "Don't worry, it'll be fine. I won't let Dad kill you. And they know about my other identity, so don't worry about that either."
"If you say so…." Kisshu said.
Ichigo smiled brightly and opened the door, calling out, "I'm home, and I've got news!"
Sakura came out saying, "What's the news…" but trailed off when she saw Kisshu. "I suppose there's an explanation for you bringing one of your former enemies to our house?" she asked.
"Yes, but I think Dad should hear this too," Ichigo said. "Where is he?"
"Living room," Sakura said. "Let's go."
Ichigo and Kisshu followed her to the living room, where they found Shintaro reading some book. He looked up, startled, then got the usual death aura as he saw Kisshu. Ichigo sighed and took Kisshu's hand, then said, "Are you going to let me tell you my news, or do I have to lock you in the garage myself?"
Shintaro sighed and said, "This had better be good."
"Kisshu, Pai and Taruto all came back to Earth for good!" Ichigo said happily.
"Why is that a good thing?" Shintaro grumbled.
"Because we aren't fighting anymore, and I love Kisshu," Ichigo said. "And I want Kisshu to live here!"
"WHAT!?" Shintaro shouted, causing both Kisshu and Ichigo to cover their ears.
"Is there a reason?" Sakura asked.
"Ryou and Keiichiro only have one spare room, and Pudding and Taruto are living together, so why can't Kisshu and I live together?" Ichigo asked. "Besides, we have an extra bedroom that no one ever uses."
"That's true…" Sakura said, contemplating. "I guess it's okay, but what about school?"
"It's summer vacation for another month and a half," Ichigo commented. "That's plenty of time to sign Kisshu up and make sure he's in all my classes."
"I was more thinking that Kisshu isn't human," Sakura said. "I don't want either of you to get in trouble."
"Pai made a pill that allows us to appear human for ten hours," Kisshu said. "How long is school?"
"Six hours," Ichigo said. "I think that'll work fine- right Mom?"
"Yes, that should be fine," Sakura said. "Okay, Kisshu can stay, and I'll keep your insane father under control until he gets used to this."
"Sakura, you're actually going along with this?" Shintaro asked incredulously. "And I am NOT insane."
"Kisshu needs a place to live, and we've got an extra room," Sakura said calmly. "I should go clean it out, though…"
Shintaro sighed. Sakura gave him a look that said, 'Get used to it', and went off to clean out the spare bedroom.
Shintaro looked at Kisshu and Ichigo, then said, "No funny stuff, got it?"
"Does kissing count?" Ichigo asked.
"Just don't go too far with it," Shintaro said warningly.
"Don't worry, we won't," Ichigo said. "Kisshu, let's go to my room while Mom cleans out yours."
"K," Kisshu said. He followed her upstairs to her room, and went in, watching as she closed the door.
Noticing he was watching her, she explained, "Closing the door will help keep my dad out. He usually knocks first."
"He didn't kill me," Kisshu said.
"I told you it would be fine," Ichigo said happily. "And my mom is good at keeping my dad under control."
"Hey, now that you don't like him, can I kill the treehugger?" Kisshu asked hopefully.
Ichigo sighed. "Unfortunately, that's illegal," she said. "Besides, he knows to stay away. My best friends beat him to a pulp after he dumped me." She smiled reminiscently. "He had to miss a big kendo tournament because they sprained his wrist. At the time, it wasn't funny, because I was still pretty sad, but looking back, it was pretty funny to see him jump every time Moe and Miwa looked at him."
"Your friends beat him up?" Kisshu asked.
"Yep," Ichigo said. "They beat up anyone who hurts me in any way. If they could have gotten away with it, they probably would have killed the treehugger before you got here, but that's illegal, so they didn't do it. They know I'd have a lot of trouble if they weren't around to protect me."
"Why would you have trouble at school?" Kisshu asked.
"Most of the girls there hate me because Aoyama picked me over them," Ichigo said. "And they haven't really gotten over it. The boys there are scared of Moe and Miwa, so they avoid me and them like the plague. Moe and Miwa are my only friends."
"Now you'll have me too," Kisshu said. "Moe and Miwa aren't going to beat me up, are they?"
"They'll get used to you, and I'll make sure they don't hurt you," Ichigo said. "Since it's summer, they and I usually hang out a lot; you can come with us sometimes."
"Okay," Kisshu said. "Am I going to need human clothes?"
"Probably, but I'm sure Mom can handle that, since she'll have to get you a uniform too," Ichigo said.
"K," Kisshu said.
Ichigo smiled and asked, "Can I have a kiss? You've been back for nearly four hours, and you haven't kissed me."
Kisshu blinked, startled, then smiled and said, "You can have a kiss anytime you want, Koneko-chan."
Ichigo smiled and kissed Kisshu, who immediately kissed back, wrapping his arms around her waist as she twined her arms around his neck. Kisshu was a bit surprised when Ichigo deepened the kiss, but responded nonetheless.
They didn't stop for nearly five minutes, and they only stopped then because someone was knocking on the door. They reluctantly broke off the kiss, and Ichigo called, "Come in!"
Sakura opened the door, and said, "I finished cleaning the guest room. Kisshu, do you have anything you need to bring here?"
"I should ask Pai to give me a bottle of the pills," Kisshu asked. "I don't have anything else."
"You don't have any clothes?" Sakura asked.
"Not human ones," Kisshu said. "Sorry."
"I needed to get you a uniform anyways, I don't mind going shopping," Sakura said. She studied him for a minute, then said, "I'm guessing you need size 8 clothing, so I'll go get some clothes. Do you have any colors you like?"
"I like green and black a lot," Kisshu said.
"K, I'll go look for those colors," Sakura said. "Why don't you go get the pills while I do that?"
"K," Kisshu said. "Thanks for doing all this, Mrs. Momomiya."
"You can call me Sakura," Sakura said with a smile.
"K, thanks Sakura," Kisshu said.
"Sure," Sakura said. "Have fun."
"We will," Ichigo said.
Sakura smiled and left, and Kisshu said, "I should go ask Pai for the pills; do you want to come?"
"Sure," Ichigo said. "Do you think he's still at Café Mew Mew?"
"Most likely," Kisshu said. "Can we teleport?"
"Sure," Ichigo said.
Kisshu took her hand, then teleported to the main room of Café Mew Mew. To their surprise, everyone was still there. And things looked pretty weird. Lettuce appeared to be trying to calm Pai down, while the others tried to contain Pudding and Taruto, who had obviously been eating sugar. Kisshu went over to Pai and asked, "What's going on in here?"
"Pudding gave Taruto candy, and cake, and ice cream, and she ate some too, and now their hyperness is out of control!" Pai moaned.
"Honestly, why didn't you just put them in a forcefield?" Kisshu asked.
"Uh…" Pai said.
Kisshu facepalmed. "Go put them in a forcefield till the sugar rush wears off," he said. "Problem solved."
Pai got up with a sheepish look on his face, then went over to where the others were currently trying to tie Pudding and Taruto up, and said, "Kisshu came up with a better idea; move back."
The others obeyed a bit uncertainly, and Pai walked over to Pudding and Taruto, who were busy trying to untie themselves. He held out a hand, and streamers of green light surrounded Pudding and Taruto. The light formed a dome, then flashed once. Pai snapped his fingers, then said, "That should take care of them. I can let them out when they get off of sugar high."
"And the reason you didn't do this earlier would be…" Mint said.
"Uh… I forgot?" Pai said.
The others groaned. "Pai can't live without me around," Kisshu said.
"That is so not true," Pai said.
Kisshu lifted an eyebrow. "Who drags you out of your lab for meals? Me. Who stops you from trying to cook and setting off the smoke alarm? Me. Who saved the ship yesterday when you fell asleep? Me. Who took care of both you and Taruto when you two caught colds? Me. Who-"
"ALRIGHT! I get it, I get it!" Pai said.
Kisshu smirked. "Good."
"Why'd you come back, anyways?" Pai asked.
"I need a bottle of those pills that change our ears," Kisshu said. "I think we'll all need some soon."
"So you do get to live with Ichigo?" Pai asked.
"Yep!" Kisshu said happily.
Pai sighed and teleported out. He returned five minutes later with a bottle filled with small white pills. "That should last a while," he said. "Let me know when you need more."
"K, thanks Pai," Kisshu said. "Koneko-chan, should we go home?"
"Sure," Ichigo said.
Kisshu took her hand, then teleported back to her room.
Review plz! I hope everyone likes that Kisshu's living with Ichigo. Next chapter, I might have Kisshu meet Moe and Miwa!