Consumed
By: Mew Ami
Chapter one: Reunion
When Ichigo regain conscious she found herself in her bedroom. She sat up in a daze wondering how she got there. She knew seeing that black cat was not a dream because she felt pain. Remembering the pain Ichigo checked her arms to see if the cat bit her. As she searched Ichigo saw no bite marks anywhere on her arms. This puzzled her until she realized that the cat had to bite her somewhere else. Before she could get out a bed to check herself in a mirror she heard footsteps approaching her door. Ichigo turned her head at the door as it opened up. She then saw her mother standing there with a relived look on her face.
"Thank goodness you're awake," said her mother and approached the bed. "Your father found you collapsed outside the front gate."
'But I was no near our house when I passed out,' Ichigo thought to herself and looked down at her hands.
"Ichigo?" said her mother with a concern looked at her face. She could tell that her daughter seemed confused by all of this.
"Huh?" Ichigo replied and looked back up at her mother.
Ichigo's mother then sat down on her bed next to her. She placed her hand on her daughter's head and gently stroked her hair. "Don't you remember why you passed out?"
Ichigo slightly frowned. She couldn't tell her mother that a black cat attacked her because she would think that the cat would have rabies. Ichigo had a feeling that the cat didn't carry rabies due to its behavior. So there was only one thing to do.
"I saw something," Ichigo replied lying to her mother. "It looked like a ghost so I got scared then everything went black."
"I see," said her mother and stood up. She wasn't sure if her daughter was telling the truth or not. The only thing that matter to her that her was daughter was okay. "I'm glad it was nothing serious. You're not feeling sick, right? You were lying in the snow."
"Mom, I'm fine," Ichigo said reassuring her.
"Alright, but after your dinner I want you to go straight to bed. I'll go make you some soup," said the girl's mother. "I'll bring it to you so stay put." The girl's mother than left her room closing the door behind her.
Ichigo got out of bed when her mother left her room. She went over to her mirror which was above her dresser and took off her shirt. She pushed back her hair which was now long off her shoulders and on her right shoulder there was a bite mark. Ichigo got closer to her mirror to get a better look at the mark. She then frowned at herself and wondered why a cat would bite her there? She let out a sigh and decided to let it go for now. She was just glad that the bite didn't cause her to bleed. Ichigo then got ready for bed and once she was finishing getting dressed, she got back into her bed. Her mother then returned with some soup and stayed with her until she finished eating it. Once Ichigo finished her dinner, her mother told her goodnight and turned off the lights, when she left the room.
After her mother's departure, the girl got under her covers and turned on her alarm clock for school. She then rested her head down on her pillow. As she was trying to sleep she couldn't help, but think about how she got in front of her house. Someone would have had to carry her there, but who? How did they know where she lived? Why didn't they alert her parents? Eventually she put these thoughts aside and drifted off to sleep.
The next morning Ichigo woke up to her alarm clock buzzing. She sat up and turned it off and placed it back down on her nightstand. She then got up and got ready for school. After getting dressed, Ichigo walked downstairs and entered the kitchen. Her mother was standing in front of the sink washing dishes.
"Morning, mom," Ichigo said as she opened up the fridge to get something to eat.
"Ichigo," her mother said startle. "What are you doing up?"
"It's Tuesday mom, I have school remember?" Ichigo replied and took a bite out of an apple and closed the fridge.
"I was going to let you stay home from school today. I was just about to call your school to let them know."
"Mom, I feel fine," Ichigo said somewhat annoyed. "Please stop making a big deal out of this."
"If you say so," said her mother giving in. "Just take it easy today, alright?"
"I will," Ichigo replied slightly groaning like a teenager. "I'll see ya after work." Ichigo then left the kitchen before her mother could say anything. She went to the front door and put on her shoes. She then grabbed her coat off the coat rack and her bookbag and she headed out the door.
Once Ichigo got to school, she opened up her shoe locker and took out her school shoes. She then took off her street shoes and put them inside the locker. As she was putting on her school shoes her friend Miwa greeted her.
"Morning, Ichigo," she said.
Ichigo turned and saw Miwa standing at her shoe locker and said, "Morning."
"Wasn't it cold this morning?"
"Yeah, but spring will be here before we know it."
"I know then we'll be second years!"
Ichigo nodded her head in excitement. She couldn't believe that her second year of high school was already here. It just seemed like yesterday that Ichigo and her friends were at their high school orientation. Also she can't believe that when spring arrives it will mark the fourth anniversary of her becoming mew.
"So do you want hang out after school? Moe said she found a cute store," said Miwa as she put on her school shoes.
"Sorry, I have work," replied Ichigo.
"Do you ever get off?" asked her friend as she closed her locker's door. Then Ichigo and her headed to their classroom.
"Not really."
"But didn't your boss hired more people?"
Ichigo nodded her head. In the beginning of this month Ryou and Keiichiro finally hired more people to work at Café Mew Mew. In the past three years both of them were debating on what to do with the café. Ryou didn't mind keeping it open so he could have extra income so he continued to let the mews work. As time went on the café's popularity grew and Ryou wanted to change the business hours on the week day to serve more customers. However the mews had school during the day so Ryou had no choice to hire more servers. The only problem was the lab that was in the bottom of the basement. So Keiichiro and Ryou went on a hunt to find a new place to set up the lab. It took them about the whole three years to find the perfect place.
"He only hired new servers to work during the day on week days," Ichigo explained. "It's stupid I know. I need to talk to him about it because I would love to have time off to hang out with you and Moe."
Ichigo and Miwa finally reached their classroom and took their seats. They were then greeted by Moe and the three friends talked to each other until the teacher arrived. Then school started and at the end of the day Ichigo made her way to work. When Ichigo arrived at Café Mew Mew, she saw a closed sign posted on the front door. She looked puzzled and went inside to see what was going on.
Once Ichigo was inside the café, she heard laughter coming from the kitchen. She could tell by the sound of the laughter that there were a lot people in the kitchen. Ichigo headed to the kitchen and when she went inside, she let out a gasp. She saw the three aliens, Pai, Tartuo, and Kisshu standing there talking to the mews and Ryou and Keiichiro. Ichigo was very shocked to see to them. Of course Kisshu was the first to notice her.
"Ah, kitten," he said and went to her side. "It's great to see you again."
Ichigo smiled nervously and said, "It's great to see you as well." She then slightly looked away from him to avoid his gaze. Ichigo had no idea how to feel about him visiting. She never expected to see him again. She wished she had a heads up before this visit so she could have prepared herself emotionally. The last time she saw him he was dying and she never got a chance to thank him for saving her. Since she never got thank him she was now lost with words and feeling uncomfortable as she remembered why he died to for her.
Kisshu noticed that Ichigo looked uncomfortable and back slightly away from her. In the past three years he has matured a lot. He thought about his actions from three years ago and learned to control his emotions.
"I'm glad you finally made it, Ichigo," said Ryou to break the awkward tension that was forming between her and Kisshu. "I need to talk to you."
"Why?" Ichigo asked looking at him.
"Your mother called me."
Ichigo groan automatically knowing the reason why her mother called. "Can we talk about it privately?"
"Sure," said her boss and left the kitchen. The girl then followed right behind him. When they were in the dining room, her boss stopped in front of a table. "She told me that you fainted last night. She feels worried about you working tonight."
"I'm fine, Ryou," replied the girl. "She's just being a worry wart."
"You sure?"
"Yes, so are we going to work tonight?" asked Ichigo changing the subject. She just wanted to stop thinking about last night.
"Yes, Pai said they wouldn't be staying for long. They just wanted to say hi and see how we were doing," Ryou replied. "So maybe we'll open an hour?"
"Sounds good," said Ichigo. "It will give me a chance to clean the tables. They really need a good scrub."
Ryou looked shocked. She wanted to clean? Ichigo hated cleaning.
Ichigo then went to the cleaning closet and got out some cleaning supplies to clean the tables. She filled up a bucket with some soap and hot water. When she went back to the dining area, she noticed Ryou was gone. She placed the bucket and started to clean a table with a rag. The reason she was cleaning was to avoid Kisshu. However her plan didn't work out, Kisshu snuck up behind her and placed his hands on her shoulders. Ichigo let out a scream and her cat ears and tail popped out. She then turned and saw Kisshu standing there laughing at her. Ichigo gave him a very big glared and punch his right arm.
"Ow, that hurt," he said.
"Well, that's what you get for scaring me!" she said very angrily.
"Sorry, I just wanted to mess with you, Ichigo."
'By scaring me? Why didn't he try to kiss me..?' Ichigo thought to herself.
"So," said Kisshu and began to hover in the air. "How you been?"
"Okay, I guess," replied Ichigo and continued to wash the table so she didn't have to look at him.
"Okay?" said Kisshu and floated above her and put his face right in front of hers. Ichigo took a small step back and was slightly blushing. Kisshu has changed quite a bit since the last time she saw him. Instead of having pig tails he was now wearing a ponytail due to the fact that his hair was much longer. His clothes also looked quite different. He was wearing a green T-shirt and dark blue jeans. Kisshu's shirt was thin enough that you could tell he build up some muscles in his abs.
"Yes, okay and you?"
"Pretty good. So I overheard you and blondie talking."
"Blondie?"
"Ryou."
"Oh, wait you were eavesdropping!?"
"Curiosity killed the cat, no?"
Ichigo gave him an angry look.
"So why did you faint last night?" he asked ignoring the look on her face.
"None of your business," Ichigo replied and went to another table to clean.
"I'm just concern that's all."
"I appreciate the concern, but it's still none of your business."
Kisshu shrugged and put his feet back down on the ground. He forgot how feisty she can be and decided to give up. "You're right it's not. Sorry for eavesdropping. I do still care about you after all."
Ichigo froze and looked down at the table. She then felt her stomach dropped. He still cared about her which meant he stilled loved her…
Before Kisshu could say anything else Pai came into the room. He told him it was time to go and Kisshu nodded his head.
"Well, I'll see you later, Ichigo," he said and then followed Pai back into the kitchen to say goodbye to the others.
"Bye," She stuttered as he walked away. It was only word she could manage to say.
After the three aliens left, the mews got busy to reopen the café. They cleaned everything from top to bottom. When they opened Café Mew Mew back up, costumers came flooding in to drink some hot chocolate and to eat sweets. It was this busy for the rest of night. Ichigo was just grateful that everyone was now pulling their own weight.
Meanwhile on Planet Cyniclon, Kisshu was in his house and was sitting on the couch that was in living room. It was nice medium size house which was a gift from the alien elders for saving the planet. The house looked a lot like a typical Western human home. Researches went to Earth to see how humans build their living quarters. They also studied human technology and their cultures. When the planet was revived they had a blank slate and they weren't sure what they should do with it. However, the researchers and the elders agreed that they wouldn't pollute the planet like humans did on Earth. They created advanced technology that created buildings and other structures that produce very minimum pollution. Kisshu grabbed the remote of the coffee table and turned on the TV. He flipped through a bunch of stations.
"When you turned that down!" shouted a voice from another room from the house.
"Sorry!" Kisshu yelled back and turned down the volume. It was his older sister, Rose who yelled at him. This house may have been a gift, but he still have to live with his family. He continued on watching TV, but a show he was watching got interrupted by the national news. Another riot broke out in the capital city. Protesters who still want Earth are demanding for their two leaders to be released from jail.
Kisshu turned off the TV out of disgust and threw the remote on the table. He stood up and went to his room. Kisshu was sick of his political division on his plant. Many citizens still believe that Earth should still be theirs. Then the other half believed that their lives will be better on this planet. Kisshu's room was right off the stairs on the second floor. He opened the door and went inside his room. On his desk was a computer monitor and he turned it on. The screen light up and a key board appeared. He pressed some buttons and a window popped up on the monitor's screen with a bunch names listed. Kisshu scrolled down and until he came across Pai's name. He hit entered and he was now video calling his friend. Pai's face then appeared on the computer's screen. Kisshu noticed that his friend was inside his lab.
"What is it, Kisshu?" Pai said slightly annoyed. He was very busy working on a project. "We just saw each other."
"I know, but did you hear that there is riot going on?"
"There is one almost every day. It has been like this for a while."
"I know, but I can't take it anymore!"
"Then stop watching TV."
"But my Earth shows," whined Kisshu. They had a special satellite that picked up human television.
Pai just shook his head and asked, "Are you just calling me to whine about your shows?"
"No, I do have a reason."
"Then what is it?"
"Do you think we should do something about the political division?"
"Kisshu, our mission was to save our people from extinction. We were able to succeed despite losing the battle on Earth. The political division is our elders' problems." The elders were a group of four men who made the laws of their planet.
"Maybe we should form a new government," Kisshu muttered to himself.
"Kisshu, I hate to be rude, but I need to really focus on my work."
"But Pai, this is important! I really think we should do something."
"Everything will work out in the end," said Pai and then hung up on Kisshu.
Kisshu turned off his computer's monitor and floated into the air to think. He really wanted to do something to put this fighting to rest. It pissed him off that those people who still wanted Earth, after him, Pai, and Taruto had to die to get the mew aqua. He let out a sigh and had no choice, but to agree with his friend. He couldn't think of anything that would help ease the tension between the two groups. Maybe everything would work out in the end.
"I should just focus on my life," Kisshu said to himself. "Hmm I need to have some fun seeing how things are boring here." Then an idea hit him and a huge grin appeared on his face. It was time to have some with his favorite kitten. Kisshu then disappear to put his idea in motion.
The next day on Earth, Ichigo was running around her house getting ready for school. She slept through her alarm because last night she didn't fall asleep until three am. After getting ready, she grabbed an apple from the kitchen and rushed out the door. She ate her apple as she ran to school nearly choking on it. When she got to school, she was the last one to enter the classroom. She quickly got into her seat and rested her head on the desk.
"Over slept again, Ichigo?" asked Moe who sat in front of her.
Ichigo sat up and nodded her head.
"Everyone settled down," said the teacher as he came into the classroom. "I have very important news." The students quiet down and looked at him eagerly. "We have a new student joining us today. He's not from Tokyo so let's make him feel welcome here. Come on in Ikisatashi Kisshu."
Ichigo's eyes widen. 'Did he say Kisshu? No that can't be.'
The classroom door opened up and a tall green hair boy walked in. He looked a lot like Kisshu, but his hair was shorted and he didn't have long ears. Ichigo breathed in relief knowing that this boy wasn't that alien.
"Please introduce yourself, Ikisatashi," said the teacher.
"Hello," said the boy named Kisshu. "It's nice to meet all of you. I moved from the country so this is my first time being in the city."
"Alright, how about you sit behind," said the teacher in mid thought trying to find an empty. "Ah, you can sit behind Momomiya." He then pointed to Ichigo.
The boy nodded his head and walked over to his desk. When he past Ichigo, he gave her a big smirk. Ichigo eyes widen again. That smirk looked a lot like the Kisshu she knew. The boy sat down in his seat and when everyone's attention was back on teacher, he lean forward toward Ichigo.
"Hello, kitten," he whispered in her ears.
Ichigo gasped and thought, 'Oh, god it is him! Why the hell is here!?'
She turned to face him and whispered, "What on earth are you doing here?"
"I was bored so I thought it would be fun to study aboard."
"What are you planning?" she asked eyeing him.
"Momomiya," said the teacher in a stern voice. Ichigo turned around to face him. "It's very nice of you to make the new student feel welcomed, but please pay attention."
"Sorry, sir," Ichigo mumbled.
At lunch time Ichigo dragged Kisshu at the classroom and found a more private place to talk. He just smiled at her acting like this wasn't a big deal.
"So why are you really here?" she asked him.
"I told you I was bored."
Ichigo crossed her arms and said, "Really? So you came to my school for some fun?"
"No, I came to live on Earth because it's more exciting than planet. People are too busy fighting back home and I am sick of it."
"Oh."
"Yeah, I didn't have going to school in mind. I just thought I bum around and to get to know you better."
"So why what made you come to school then?" she asked him ignoring his last comment.
"That pony tail guy said I had too. Keiichiro was it? You see last night I visited the café and him and Blondie were there discussing business. I told them that I wanted to stay on Earth for a while and Keiichiro offered me to stay at his place. He didn't mind because he thought it would be nice to be a roommate. His only condition was that I got school like a normal human teenager and work at the café."
"I see," Ichigo said trying to soak all of this in. "So.. why do your ears look like mine?"
"That's simple," replied Kisshu and rolled up his shirt's sleeve which showed a pale patch. "This special patch makes a hologram over my head to make myself look human. It changes our ears, eye color, and hair length and color. Sadly I had to make my hair look short because of school rules. Anyway some researchers developed it when they came here to study to humans. I stole this patch from Pai's lab before coming here."
"That's really nifty," said the girl in awe.
"I know. Blondie thought so too. Any other questions?"
"How were you able to attend this school seeing how you have no records from past schools?"
"Hacked the system which is very easy to do if you know the right computer skills. I also brought a special computer with me from back home."
"Your last name?"
"I made it up seeing how my real last name is my race's own language."
Ichigo frowned.
"Anything else?"
"Nope. You have all of this nicely planned out for doing this out of whim."
"I know, right?" The alien boy looked really proud of himself.
"Well, since you're going to be a student here we're going to have to some rules," said Ichigo and held her fingers as she talked. "Rule number one do not call me kitten in public. Rule number two do not flirt with me in public. Rule number three do not kiss me or touch me and finally rule number four do not talk about me being a mew and…"
"I understand," said Kisshu cutting her off. "I will respect your space and I won't talk about our secret lives here at school."
Ichigo nodded her head in approval and said, "Good. I'm glad you understand." Ichigo's stomach then growled. "We better go before lunch periods ends."
"Sure. Can I sit with you since I know no one?"
"Fine," said Ichigo and the two hurried to the cafeteria to get some food. Ichigo ended up buying Kisshu's lunch because he had no money.
After school, Ichigo and Kisshu were on their way to the café. Ichigo was bundled up in a thick winter coat while wearing a hat, a scarf, and gloves. Kisshu on the other hand was wearing no coat at all. As they walked Ichigo stare at him as awe.
"What?" asked Kisshu when she noticed her staring at him.
"Aren't you cold?" she asked him.
"Me cold? Ichigo, if you remember correctly last time I was here I wore a midriff during the winter. I am not cold at all. I am use to harsher temperatures than this."
"Oh, wow. I guess that makes sense. It's like how people in hotter climates can't handle the cold."
"Exactly."
Then silence fell between the two as they kept walking to Café Mew Mew. Ichigo didn't know what else to talk to him about. She still felt awkward around him. She really wanted to thank him for saving her, but it would bring up the memories from the past. It would also bring up things that Ichigo didn't want to talk to him about. The two then finally approached the café and they both got ready for work.
A/N: Alright folks welcome to my new KxI fic! I am very excited to write this and it feels great to write a brand new KxI fic! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. It was very fun to write the interactions between Kisshu and Ichigo. My goal is to make Kisshu to appear more mature as the story progresses. Although he will have his moments like when he was at house talking to Pai. I view him as TV junkie okay? XD
Okay I'm going to address some things:
First: I won't use koneko chan. Why? Because it means kitten in English.
Second: Kisshu's last name is the "offical" name given to him by the creator, but I don't accept it to be canon because she never mention it the manga or had it used in the anime.
Third: Yes I used a 4kids dub term and called the aliens' planet Cyniclon. Why? Because it sounds better than Planet Alien. *shurgs* I had no issues with 4kids naming the aliens' race. I never understood why creator left their race's name unknown. Yet I'm still calling them aliens. Why? Well, they were never given a species name. It's like how us earthlings are referred to as humans instead of earthlings. So I view it like that. I just wanted a name for their planet.
Alright folks before I go it's time for a shameless plug! I own a Tokyo Mew Mew forum called Mew Aqua Crystal! You can find the link on my profile page so check it out! We have a neat roleplay that just got started.
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