School Chapter 7:

Summer's End

After Aoyuck's demise, the summer went pretty quickly. Due to his hatred of anyone who hurt Ichigo, Moe and Miwa accepted Kisshu basically right away, and by the time summer was almost over, they got along great.

The Friday before school started, Ichigo, Kisshu, Moe, and Miwa went out for ice cream, and started discussing school. "How soon do you think it'll start?" Miwa asked.

"What?" Kisshu asked.

"She means the fan girls," Ichigo said. "I'd say by third period at the latest. And now that Aoyuck is gone, there's no one else for the girls to swarm."

"And the other boys won't be too happy, since you're not a sports star," Moe sighed. "The only reason they didn't beat Aoyuck up was that he was the reason the school won so many kendo awards."

"Great…" Kisshu said.

"We'll protect you," Ichigo, Moe and Miwa said.

"And besides, the principal won't mind if you attack someone who attacked you first," Ichigo said. "Before Moe and Miwa got so well-known, this girl tried to tackle Miwa, and she got a broken nose. And then she lied to the principal, and she got suspended for a month when he learned the truth- and Miwa got off with not even a warning."

"Just no swords," Moe said. "It's illegal to bring weapons to school, even if you can make them disappear. And it'd be bad if the others found out about you and Ichigo."

Kisshu sighed. "Fine…" he said. "I'm good at hand-to-hand fighting as well, I guess I'll be fine without swords."

"And you'll have us to help," Miwa said cheerfully. "We're always happy to protect you and Ichigo."

Kisshu smiled. "Thanks," he said.

Monday morning: Ichigo and Kisshu got up (reluctantly in Ichigo's case), and started getting ready for the first day of school. As predicted, Kisshu did not like the new shoes, but since he had gotten used to human clothing, he didn't mind the uniform too much. "These things aren't very comfortable," he complained.

"You only have to wear them during school," Ichigo said. "After school you can wear what you like. Did you remember the pill?"

"Yeah, I took it with breakfast," Kisshu said.

"Okay, then let's go," Ichigo said.

"Have a nice day," Sakura called from the door as they left.

Ichigo and Kisshu waved, and started walking. "You know where it is, right?" Ichigo asked.

Kisshu smirked. "Of course," he said. "I stalked you all that time, and you think I don't know where you go to school?"

"Point taken," Ichigo said.

Kisshu just smirked and continued walking. They reached the school a while later, and found Moe and Miwa waiting at the gates. "Hey guys!" they said together.

"Hey," Ichigo said. "I need to take Kisshu to the office; do you want to come?"

"Sure," Moe said, and she and Miwa followed Ichigo and Kisshu to the office.

To their surprise, the principal was waiting for them, and he asked, "You're Ikisatashi Kisshu, right?"

"Hai," Kisshu said.

"Are you planning on being like Moe and Miwa in regards to people hurting Ichigo?" the principal asked.

"Yep, anyone who hurts Ichigo goes down in flames," Kisshu said. "Moe and Miwa already said that I have to have a reason, and I can't kill people."

"You two actually remembered my rules?" the principal asked incredulously.

"Yup, we don't want Kisshu to get himself expelled, because that would make Ichigo sad," Miwa said. "So you're going to give him free rein too, right?"

"Fine…" the principal said wearily. "Did you hear about Aoyama's disappearance?"

"Yeah, isn't it great?" Miwa asked. "Aoyuck's gone, and we didn't even have to kill him! We had a party when we heard the news."

The principal facepalmed. "Just get to class…" he moaned.

The four friends grinned and happily went to class, still snickering a bit. Their joy didn't last too long; they had to get ready for class. Ichigo had finished the summer homework with some help from Kisshu, and she was ready when the teacher came in and said, "I expect that you all did the summer homework, so please get it out. Also, we have a new student this year, and I want you all to welcome him. Ikisatashi Kisshu, could you come up here please?"

Kisshu stood up and came to the front of the classroom, and the teacher asked, "Can you tell us a bit about yourself?"

"Hai," Kisshu said. "I'm fourteen years old, and I've never been to a public school before. My favorite food is apples, and I like cats."

"Thank you, Kisshu," the teacher said. Kisshu bowed and went back to his seat. Moe, Miwa and Ichigo had formed a half circle around him, making it harder for the girls, who had already noticed that Kisshu was really hot, to see him.

The lesson proceeded without incident, but the girls were not happy with Ichigo, Moe and Miwa. The boys didn't seem to be a problem yet, though.

By third period, the girls were steaming, but the boys were just ignoring everything. The four friends, however, had noticed the girls were starting to exchange glances and pass each other notes. They were plotting something.

When the bell for recess rang, Ichigo, Kisshu, Moe, and Miwa looked at each other. "There's not a chance in hell of us eating outside without being harassed," Ichigo sighed. "You know what that means, right?"

"Yup," Miwa sighed. "Not that it's a bad thing."

Kisshu was looking confused, and Ichigo said, "Follow us, we've got a good place to eat lunch."

Kisshu followed the three girls to a deserted staircase, and up to the roof. "This is nice," Kisshu said.

"Yeah," Miwa said. "It's nice up here. Too bad we can't do it in winter, but by then we might have a solution to the idiots."

"Let's hope," Ichigo said. "I wonder what they're planning, though. It's not like them to act in concert; usually they're more random."

"Yeah… but they can't do anything if they can't find us at lunch," Moe said. "But one nice thing about the roof is that there's only one way up. We can push them down the stairs if they get too annoying."

"That sounds kind of fun," Miwa said. "Especially if there's a lot of them. It'll be like rolling a snowball down a snow-covered hill. Except snowballs don't scream."

Kisshu laughed. "That's funny, Miwa," he said. "It almost makes me wish they'd try it; I'd like to see that."

"That would be funny," Ichigo agreed, giggling.

Their smiles faded as they heard footsteps on the stairs, and they waited warily. Surprisingly, it was a sad-looking boy who came up to the roof, and he looked startled to see them. "Hey, aren't you the new member of the kendo team?" Miwa asked.

"Yup," the boy said gloomily. "I'm Takashi. Tsuchi Takashi."

"So why are you sad?" Kisshu asked.

"My girlfriend dumped me, so I decided to come up here and get away," Takashi said.

"Why'd your girlfriend dump you?" Moe asked.

"She said something about chasing after Kisshu, and decided that she would be being unfaithful if she kept dating me, so she dumped me," Takashi said gloomily.

"She's an idiot," Kisshu said bluntly. "I'd suggest finding someone who's not an idiot."

"Unfortunately, there aren't many non-idiotic girls at this school," Miwa sighed. "But if she thinks that not having a boyfriend is going to get her Kisshu, she's dead wrong."

"So she dumped me for nothing?" Takashi asked.

"Yup, that's why she's an idiot," Miwa replied. "Kisshu's already with Ichigo, and we've made sure that he's not going to dump her."

"I wasn't planning on it anyways, but I know what you'll do to me if I do dump Ichigo, so even if I was thinking about it, I'd never do it," Kisshu said. "Besides, Ichigo's the best."

"Thanks Kisshu," Ichigo said, blushing. "I think you're the best too."

"Ichigo, weren't you Aoyama's girlfriend for a while?" Takashi asked.

"Yeah, but he dumped me for someone else," Ichigo said. "I met Kisshu a while ago, but we got together over the summer break. You heard that Aoyama disappeared, right?"

"Yep, the whole kendo team's moaning about it," Takashi said.

"We had a party," Miwa said cheerfully. "He broke Ichigo's heart, so when we heard he disappeared, the four of us had a party. Kisshu hated him too."

"Was it a nice party?" Takashi asked.

"Yep, we made an effigy of him, and lit it on fire in Ichigo's backyard," Moe said. "Then we-"

"MOE!" Ichigo, Kisshu, and Miwa shouted.

Moe blinked. "What?"

"You're freaking Takashi out," Ichigo said. She turned to Takashi and said, "We really just ate popcorn and cackled about how good it was that he was gone. It'd be a shame if he was still alive, though."

"But if it wasn't illegal, we would have made an effigy of him and lit it on fire in Ichigo's backyard, then danced around the fire screaming, "Burn in hell!"," Kisshu said. "That would have been FUN!"

"Um… just out of curiosity, are you four insane or something?" Takashi asked.

"We are, but Ichigo and Kisshu aren't," Miwa said, gesturing to herself and Moe. "And we're proud to be insane. Is there a problem with insanity?"

"Uh….. no, not at all," Takashi said. "I think I'll leave you alone now…"

"You do that," Moe said cheerfully. "Just don't tell the kendo team about the effigy burning, or we might have to beat you up."

"Understood," Takashi said nervously, and hightailed it out of there.

Moe and Miwa burst out laughing. "It's good to see we haven't lost our touch over the summer," Miwa said when she calmed down a bit.

"You two are something else," Kisshu said.

Moe and Miwa smirked. "Thanks Kisshu."

Now the title comes into play…. Please review, and see what happens. And if you've got ideas, let me know!