He Returns

Chapter 9: The Answer

Ryou stood in shock, not knowing what to do next. Kisshu finally gave up and barged right through the front door. He ran up the stairs as Ryou followed silently. The alien boy put Ichigo's body on the messy bed upstairs.

Ryou broke free of his trance. "What happened? Did you do this?" He became hysterical in a matter of seconds. Kisshu only stood there until he finished his rant.

"Are you done now?" asked the boy angrily. "Listen, I will explain later, we just need to make sure that Ichigo is OK." Kisshu turned towards the body."She is breathing. What do we do next?"

"Uh…" Ryou racked his memory for the answer. "Try to wake her up." Kisshu leaned forward and shook Ichigo.

"Ichigo, Ichigo. Wake up!" There was no response. "What now?" he asked in desperation.

"Wait for her to wake up. Hopefully she'll be up by morning. Now, in the meantime, what happened?" asked Ryou in a questionable voice.

"I honestly don't know." He sighed. "OK… I'll just start from the beginning. I came to visit Ichigo a few months ago because I missed her. We kept our relationship a secret. One day, I was reading in her room and she found me. She immediately kicked me out and I just never came back. I have no idea why she would do this."

Ryou sat for a moment, unmoving, and then he finally said something. "I know why, she was depressed because she missed you. She felt as though she couldn't go on without you. That's why she was going to commit suicide."

Kisshu sat in shock for a minute and then looked at Ichigo with confusion and hurt in his eyes. "I shouldn't have left." he said quietly to himself. He looked back at the blonde boy. "You go get some sleep. I'll stay her with her until she wakes up."

Ryou smiled, stood, and walked towards the door. He stopped at the entryway. "Just remember, the hardest thing about moving on is forgetting the past, but the hardest part about forgetting the past is moving on."

Sorry this took so long. I just haven't really been in a 'writing mood'. I like the last line the best :D I hope you have enjoyed my story so far and I just want you to know that it is coming to an end. Not yet though! Keep reading and reviewing my little narwhals! 3