Me: what did I say??? Huh? Huh???
Kira:…
Me: say iiiit!!!
Kira: y………it
Me: I'm sorry, I didn't hear that… say it louder
Kira: you d..it
Me: huh???
Kira: OK YOU DID IT!!! YOU FOUND THE DAMN STORY AND YOU HAVE POSTED IT!!! HAPPY???
Me: yup… and before the end of the week!!! Now drum roll please…
Kira:…
Me: kira… I'm waiting
Kira: tap
Me: that'll do… now on with the show
Chapter 5 - zigzag Zakuro
She knew that she was coming, she just had to. And as Zakuro sat in her room, eyes wide open and alert, she waited. "I'll wait all night if I have to Ichigo, I shall not be bested" she whispered to herself while Ichigo watched inconspicuously from the far window. 'curses, how will I prank her?' she inwardly grumbled until her brains returned once again. 'her own paranoia will be her prank. She'll stay up all night and then she'll be too tired to come early. Hehehe piece of cake' her mind conjured up thoughts of how Zakuro would be her own downfall and a sinister smirk found its way to her already evil looking face. 'have fun Zakuro' She thought before she left seconds later without a worry in the world, setting out to find a certain brainy alien.
Standing in the middle of a familiar park she glanced at her watch. "pendant, don't fail me now" she said before it decided to grant her wish and it began to beep like crazy. "I've got it" she whispered before turning around to see… kish. "KISH! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE??? WHERE'S PAI???" she screeched when the young alien felt true fear. "it wasn't my fault, he knew what we were planning and he locked himself in his room-" Ichigo wasn't going to hear anymore, in seconds she had her arms wrapped around kish's torso and her determination set. "take me NOW" she growled watching as he nodded in fear and orbed them both onto the ship. Ichigo felt weird as they sped through space, she felt at a loss of breath yet totally at ease. When it was finally over she took a large gulp of breath and fell to the floor. Kish just laughed openly, saying something about first time teleporting but Ichigo wasn't listening, she had only one thing in her mind at that moment, 'get Pai.'
Pai was lying in his room on his large plush bed as he thought over his actions. He just had to keep away from the one thing that he wanted the most, Zakuro. She would cause his betrayal and he would rather lock himself away then betray deep blue and fall for the enemy like he had already done. "stupid idiot, stop thinking like that, you are fighting for your planet, you can't just flirt with the creatures who are ruining our beautiful land. Get it together" he said to himself but it wasn't working. Screaming in frustration he began to attack his room, sending lightning bolts everywhere and destroying all he could see. When he was completely out of energy he slumped onto his makeshift bed and thought again as sweat trickled down his body. "Zakuro" he panted, extending his hand to reach something that clearly wasn't there. He would've continued his delusions had an angered red head not smashed down his door with one kick. He glared at the girl before moving his sight towards the little green alien in the corner frightened. "what the hell do you want?" Pai snapped, sending the catgirl into an orbit.
"you want to know what the hell I want?" she screamed
"don't start her" kish begged
"yes wench, what do you want?" Pai growled in response
"I told you not to start her" kish said simply as Ichigo's face turned evil and Pai felt a sense of foreboding. "I WANT YOU TO SUCK UP YOUR PRIDE, THINK ABOUT OTHERS FOR ONCE AND TELL ZAKURO HOW YOU TRULLY FEEL!!!" she yelled, her anger being unleashed on the poor alien in front of her. He sat there confused and feeling like crap as Ichigo calmed down from her five second fury bomb and a look of sadness flew across her face. "Zakuro really cares for you but she is torn between her honor and her heart. She needs you to guide her and be there to support her, just tell her how you feel. No deep blue, no advice, just what you feel inside" Pai had to agree with the catgirl who was for once making sense, he loved her. It wasn't just a fleeting spark but a flame that burned within him, sending his body into flames at the sound of her name. he burned with need and want but his honor, like her own, kept them apart. 'who cares, she means more to me then deep blue's orders ever could' he thought, his resolve becoming stronger with each thought of his violet haired beauty.
"you're right" he finally said, shocking both Ichigo and kish
"I am?" she said in disbelief, watching as he nodded and turned towards the two. "I do care for her a lot, so I shall tell her"
"ok then but do it tomorrow k? because I'm going to get her ready for you" Ichigo's mile grew three times in that second and she clung to kish again. "bye bye smarty pants" she screamed before being orbed off. A faint smile made its way across the alien's face as he moved back to find the words to say.
Ichigo was now in front of Zakuro's mansion, snickering lightly with kish looking confused. "why are you laughing and grass?" he asked, noticing her bent figure racked with giggles. "because… Zakuro should be awake still, waiting for me to prank her but I won't come. Instead YOU'LL stay with her all night at make a quick noise if she falls asleep ok?" Ichigo had by now calmed down and was looking at kish sternly. He was as pale as a ghost as horror crept upon his face. "you owe me" he growled before floating over to the window and opening it lightly. The groan of the wood caused the actress to jump in fright and look around, her eyes showing annoyance. Ichigo giggled again at the thought of Zakuro tomorrow as she ran home finally. "eep, midnight again, I need more-yawn-sleep" she whishered as she crept into bed and into the land of nod.
"I know you're here Ichigo, I can sense you" Zakuro said in a raspy voice as she looked towards the far window and saw a shadow with what looked like pig tails. Her smirk widened though lopsided as it was already, "hah see, I knew it" she laughed, "but you will never get my jellybeans HAHAHA!!!!" kish sighed lightly, she had become delusional minutes ago and he didn't know how much more he could take. He looked at the watch which he had 'obtained' a while ago and read it carefully. 'an hour left please hurry up' he thought as the madwoman had resorted to throwing invisible cats. 'kami save me' he prayed.
Ichigo had come into the café hesitantly, the thought of Zakuro sitting next to Minto with a smug look on her face was something she didn't want to be subject to. Thankfully, the only one in the café was herself, the others would soon be running in and no sooner said did they enter, stopping with surprised looks on their faces. Pulling her most serious face, Ichigo strolled into the change rooms and got herself ready. Customers began to flood in, more then usual when they noticed Ichigo's personality changes. "come" she said to a couple, her face sending shivers down their spines. "well… what do you want?" she said, glaring. "I want my mommy" the man said, bursting into tears, Ichigo just sighed as Zakuro normally did in those situations and walked off to get another victi-customer. It was 8:30 and Zakuro was still not there, Ichigo hid her smirk once she saw a flustered and tired Zakuro came rushing in. she glared at Ichigo before changing and running out to help. She tried so hard but playing the role of Ichigo when you were wrecked seemed a lot easier then glaring at everyone, and so by the end of the day she was wrecked beyond belief. Everyone had left minus Ichigo and herself and she was watching the lavender haired woman cleaned. "what's wrong Zakuro, cat got your tongue?" Ichigo teased causing Zakuro to glare. "I understand why it is your job as leader is the hardest ok, I don't need added stress" she growled in return.
"well, all you have to do to get out of this is ask a certain someone what you really feel like at the moment" Zakuro looked up confused until it hit her. She ran up the stairs and into Ryou's room as the other girls had and once again he was shirtess. "REALLY RYOU GET A DAMN SHIRT ON, I THOUGHT YOU WOULD'VE FIGURED TO DO SO AFTER IT HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES!!!!" Ichigo heard before minutes later an angered Zakuro stormed down the steps. "he said no didn't he" Zakuro only glared at her comment, opting to ignore her and finish cleaning. "well I'm off Zakuro, have fun" Ichigo cheered, running off and choosing a different tree that still showed a great view but was higher up.
Pai orbed into the café and wrapped his arms around Zakuro's waist, saying nothing as the girl stiffened and blushed. "I missed your touch my love" he whispered, watching as she turned and wrapped her won arms around his neck. She kissed him lightly and heard a crash from outside. What she didn't see was that Ichigo's jaw had dropped to the ground from the tree. 'THEY WERE TOGETHER THE WHOLE DAMN TIME!?!?!' she yelled inwardly, still watching their acts of affection. "you were right Zakuro, Ichigo did come to me. But can you believe she actually broke down my door."
"well you were in denial, how could you leave me alone?"
"I'm sorry my love, I'll never leave you again" Pai placed another kiss on her lips and Ichigo couldn't help but feel happy, she had after all, brought peace to the world. Sighing, Ichigo felt a tear fall which she quickly wiped away. She glanced momentarily up to Ryou's room, only to find him staring at her cheek where her tear once fell. Ichigo gasped and left before he could say anything or see the flood of tears that had now found their way out. He didn't try to stop her, he was just thinking and wondering why she was being… someone else.
When Ichigo arrived home she ran into her room, tears now flowing freely as she poured her heart out to her pet masha. "why did he have to leave me masha, I gave him everything I had and he left still. Was I not pretty enough? not smart enough? To annoying? Too busy? Maybe it was because I was a freak. It doesn't matter though because I can never be what he wanted me to be. But it hurts to lose him after being with him for so long." Masha listened intently as she continued to speak. "that' s another reason why I brought the others together, so that they wouldn't feel as alone as I feel now." Masha decided to pipe in now,
"Ryou love! Ryou love!" he chanted, making her blush a little.
"me or him?"
"Ryou love Ichigo! Ryou love Ichigo!" he chirped. Ichigo figured it already but it still seemed surreal, she was so deep in thought she didn't notice the problem until masha was falling. "masha what's wrong?" she asked when his eyes went blank. Dead. She immediately ran out of the house and towards her work.
"it's a sleep mode, usually programmed in so that when it reveals important information or is about to, it shuts down. For security purposes, like when the aliens kidnapped masha. If he had said anything, the same thing would've occurred." Keiichiro explained, turning on the tiny robot. "so how's Minto?" Ichigo eased, watching the blush form on the older man's face. "I'm fine Ichigo" the blue haired girl answered as she saw Ichigo's grin widen. "ok then thanks" she said before grabbing masha and running back home. 'important information ne? I wonder if Ryou did that so that masha wouldn't tell me what Ryou couldn't. too bad he stuffed up' Ichigo thought as she went to bed, she was going to get a full nights sleep.
The catgirl did get a full nights sleep… PLUS an extra half hour. It was eight by the time she awoke and all hell broke loose, she was clean, dressed and ready to go by ten past and did so, getting into the café by the usual time of 8:30. Minto's usual greeting met her ears, "well, well. I see you're reverting back to your old self"
"well good morning to you too mrs akasaka" Ichigo retorted, changing and working hard without a fuss. Even Minto's constant nagging and Zakuro's glares and broken plates didn't make her waver. The girls watched in confusion, choosing to stop working and watch their leader do all of their jobs in less time then it took all of them together to do. When the last customer left, Ichigo grabbed her rag and began to soar, making everything shine. The girls were still there when she finished and she merely glanced at them curiously before turning from where she was standing to see blue orbs finding her own. "girls" he said in a deep voice which she felt she hadn't heard in years. "we will be having the annual ball tomorrow night so I'll need you all in appropriate dresses. Keiichiro has taken his time in creating your dresses and don't be late" he glanced towards Ichigo a second longer then he should've before retreating back up to his room. keiichiro handed them each a box before following Ryou up. When he entered the young boy's room he found him sulking again. "why didn't you tell Ichigo you made her dress?" he asked, knowing the answer already.
"because, you know. She… I… look just don't worry about it" Ryou stumbled upon his words, feeling keiichiro's slight glare. "whatever Ryou but she already knows, masha spilled before shutting down." He expained before leaving to see the girls, even he hadn't seen Ichigo's design.
"one at a time ok?" Minto suggested, pulling out her own. It was long and a pale blue with a deep blue collar and hem. She also had a long coat which was deep blue. Retasu opened hers to see a green gown with emerald flowers going down as it flowed to the ground. Purin's was gold with golden ribbons around the bottom and Zakuro's was lavender and flat with deep purple beads that made swirls down her dress. They all waited for Ichigo but she seemed hesitant, "I'll let you see tomorrow" she said before running off, ignoring their calls. She was going to wow everyone, including Ryou…
Kira: you know that wasn't that bad at all…
Me: . really??? Oh kira my love, that's all I've ever wanted to hear from your sweet lips-
Kira: for an amateur
Me: 0.0 grrrrrr that's it!!! I'm getting a new sidekick
Athrun Zala: choose me!
Inuyasha: no me
Sesshoumaru: I wish to elect myself as your mate
Me:…
Ryou: me!
Me: baka you can't be my sidekick you'd know the end of the story!!!
Night: I would love to be with you forever
Me: oh my please no more or I'll have a nose bleed
Kyohei: hi
Oda: ohayo princess
Yukinojo: hi hi!
Mori: hey
Me: aaaaaah major nosebleed knocked unconscious
Kira: oops… r&r and vote who should become her next victim-oh I mean sidekick.