YAYNESS! BACK TO THE STORY! Hehe actually I got a pm that demanded me to update… AWSOME! Anyways you're probably dying for me to get on with it… so when you die do you want me to bury you or cremate? JK JK! Here's the story!

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Pudding's POV

After he'd said that she began to faintly remember that day long ago, she'd been quite upset about this pre-arranged marriage, and then Tart-Taru had helped her or something, but she did remember that this man had come into the café and say that her father had arranged it…

She received a look from Tart; it looked like anger mixed with desperation and, fear? He silently mouthed the words to her,

"Tell him to get moss!" she was confused

"Moss?" she quickly asked

He rolled his eyes "no! L.O.S.T!"

"Oh."

"Excuse me mister but you must have the wrong house, see I'm already engaged, I'm to be married on Friday the 24. So could you please leave?"

Now it was the man's turn to look confused,

"But I have gotten permission from your father… it is a betrothal… it can't be changed, and unless your not Pudding Fong then I'm still to be married to you."

Now it was Tart's turn to talk, "Get lost Yueinbun!"

Memories came racing back to her, she felt a dread, one that she hadn't felt in ages, she almost frowned, but she was able to upkeep her promise and instead gave a smile and said "It's late Mr. Yueinbun, why don't you leave for the night and come back in the morning when everyone is refreshed and in a better mood?"

Yueibun nodded slowly "Alright, I see the logic in that; I shall see you in the morning little monkey." He left out the door closing it quietly, the way he said her pet name felt so wrong. She shook her head; she'd deal with it later.

"I hate him, I really hate him." stated Tart

"Don't Worry Taru, we're still getting married there is nothing that he can do to us… if fact if you want we could stay over in one of our friends' house. For the night." Somehow though she felt torn, her Kung-fu rules/guidelines said she had to remain to duty, and a betrothal was a duty… but she didn't love that man, she loved Tart. But all of her upbringing was going against it, what was she to do? (A/N remember in the anime it says Pudding is from East (or south) China? Well I do! that's why she does the whole Kung-fu thing… YAY CHINESE! And Japanese!)

Despite her own worries of duty Tart looked relived

"Ya, that is a good idea Pudd."

They phoned up Kish and Ichigo and explained the situation, asking if they might stay for the night , Ichigo-the one who answered the phone- readily agreed.

The packed a small bag and instead of walking there Tart teleported them; it was safer then going outside and risk getting seen by someone…

Tart's POV

He that staying at his cousin's house wasn't a very brave thing, he should have stood his ground and fought, he should have stood up for Pudding, because this was one battle he did not want to lose. To him this fight was almost more important then the original mission to come to earth, he knew in an instant that he would give his life for her and she would do like wise, he didn't trust that man, never did and never will, there something just so fake about him…

He held Pudding in his arms; that's the way he wanted to be, forever. She smelled sweet like those marshmallow banana candy things.

"Pudding, I love you, remember that." he told her leaning down his head to give her a kiss on her head. She looked up, she was smiling but her eyes glimmered with held back tears, he had never seen her look so lost or confused, normally she would take charge and jump into anything without taking too many precautions, she'd smile with bright eyes that made you wonder what she was up to, she was lively and confident. Not now though, no not now, in fact he had never seen this girl look so beat? No that wasn't the word she wasn't beat, but she was having some sort of conflict in her mind.

Absent mindedly he poked her, she looked up startled

"Taru, what was that for?"

Hmm... "Oh ya know, nothing…" he poked her again this time on purpose. She gave a slight giggle, and he smiled, he wanted to see her happy, he'd never really wished her to cry, when he was younger he'd just wondered if she was able to, that had always amazed him, how stable she was, in the worst of times she'd be making friends… in his case promising to die together… he remembered that day underneath the Tokyo coliseum, they'd gotten trapped together in a small air pocket under ground, she held his hand saying that when they died she wanted to be found dead together… holding hands… of course he had refused… he was what 10? 11? And he kinda still had that ewww girl! Get away from me attitude… of course during the 'rescue' mission for earth he'd grown up a bit. Nowadays he was taller than Pudding! That kinda made him happy because when they first met she was taller then him…

Pudding must have noticed his far-off look into the past because she said

"Tart, I remember that day long ago, where we were in that hollow, do you remember it?"

"ya, other then the fact we were all trying to kill each other those were some good times."

Pudding sighed, her sigh was laced with emotion. He embraced her in a warm hug that lasted for a few minutes before Ichigo came over, she gave each of them a mug of hot chocolate, he sipped at the warm liquid feeling nostalgic. All of a sudden things had been thrown around into a crazy mess and all he could do was go along with it or fight it, and he would fight for Pudding to the death.

Pudding's POV

She loved him. but was love enough? She had a duty. But were the duties for a person always the right ones? How was she to handle this?

Ichigo spoke up, excited

"Guys, I was going to wait a bit but I'll tell you now… I'm pregnant" (A/N ok for you peoples who hadn't read my other stories 'the end and new beginning' and it's sequel 'it's been a while' then you wouldn't know this but this is the time where Pudd and Tart are 21 and Ichigo has not yet given birth to Hoshi, she's pregnant with her now.)

"I thought so!" said Pudding, she'd suspected as much since she'd been over; Ichigo was stocky but not usually fat soo… Ichigo just smiled.

They were set up on the couch and pudding closed her eyes praying for good dreams; when she was troubled she would sometimes get nightmares.

Ok sorry I had to end it soo quickly but I ranout of time to work on it and if I was to post it before the weekend I'd have to end it short…. And well you get the idea… ANYWAYS REVIEW!