Lost and Found Chapter 2:
The First Flashback
Ichigo and Kisshu landed in Ichigo's room, and Ichigo looked around. "It's pink in here," she said.
"That's your favorite color," Kisshu said.
"What's your favorite color?" Ichigo asked.
"Green," Kisshu said. "I like black a lot too."
"Cool," Ichigo said. "Those are nice colors. Should I bring a sleeping bag?"
"No, we can sleep together," Kisshu said.
"K," Ichigo said. She looked in the closet, and found a suitcase, then asked, "Do you know where the bathroom is?"
"I think it's across the hall," Kisshu said. Ichigo left and came back a few minutes later with a bunch of toiletries and shampoo. She packed them into a bag, and put it aside, then started looking for clothes. She eventually found a bunch of clothes, and stuffed them into the suitcase. Then she looked at Kisshu, and asked, "Do you know what books I like?"
"Not really, but I imagine the ones you like are over on that bookshelf," Kisshu said, pointing. Ichigo looked, and went to get a bunch of books. She also picked out what looked like a sketchbook, and stuffed all this into the suitcase.
"I can't think of anything else," she said.
"Well, we can always come back," Kisshu said. "Ready to go?"
"I'm all set," Ichigo said. She closed the suitcase, and picked it up. Kisshu took her hand and teleported to his room.
When they landed, Ichigo looked around. "This is huge," she said. "Who are your pictures of?"
"That's you," Kisshu said. "The ones with cat ears are of you in Mew form, and the rest are you in human form."
"Are you obsessed with me?" Ichigo asked.
"I guess you could say that…." Kisshu said uncomfortably.
"You're cute," Ichigo said happily.
"I like it when you say I'm cute," Kisshu said happily. "You can put your suitcase wherever."
Ichigo set her suitcase down in a corner, just as her cell phone rang. Looking at the caller ID, she asked, "Whose number is this?"
Kisshu came over and looked, then said, "I don't recognize it. Maybe it's one of your parents?"
Ichigo sighed and picked up. "Moshi moshi?" she said.
"Ichigo, it's Mom," Sakura said. "Where are you?"
"I'm living with my boyfriend, Kisshu," Ichigo said. "He's been helping me since I lost my memory."
"You lost your memory? How?" Sakura asked.
"Apparently some guy called Aoyama hit me over the head," Ichigo said. "Moe and Miwa say you and my dad leave me home alone 24/7; why is that?"
"We thought you wanted time by yourself," Sakura said.
"That sounds like overkill," Ichigo said. "I was supposed to let Moe and Miwa know when you got back; was there anything else?"
"Are you coming back?" Sakura asked.
"I'll consider it," Ichigo said, and hung up. She noticed Kisshu watching her, and asked, "Do you know Moe or Miwa's numbers?"
"No, but I bet they're in your phone," Kisshu said.
Ichigo looked through her contacts, and found Miwa's number. She pressed Send, and waited. Miwa picked up after two rings, and said, "Hi Ichigo, what's up?"
"My parents are back," Ichigo said. "You said to let you and Moe know, so I figured I'd call."
"We'll go 'chat' with them," Miwa said. "We'll be by when we're done."
"K," Ichigo said, and hung up. She looked at Kisshu, and said, "They're coming by later."
"K," Kisshu said. "Hey, let's make out!"
Ichigo smiled, but suddenly her eyes went blank. "Koneko-chan? Are you okay?" Kisshu asked.
He got more worried when Ichigo clutched her head, crying out. Then she passed out, Kisshu barely managing to catch her before she hit the floor. He set her down on the bed, and shook her shoulder. "Ichigo? Ichigo, can you hear me?" he asked. Ichigo didn't stir, and Kisshu noticed she looked kind of scared. He put a hand on her forehead, and closed his eyes, looking into her mind. It looked like she was having some kind of flashback.
Ichigo's flashback: Ichigo was at the sakura tree in Inohara Park with Aoyuck. "Aoyama-kun, I have something to tell you," Ichigo said.
"What's up?" Aoyuck asked.
"I'm a Mew Mew," Ichigo said.
Aoyuck looked shocked, and asked, "You're one of those freaks?"
Ichigo felt her heart start to shatter as she said, "We're not freaks; we're just trying to protect Tokyo from the aliens!"
"You're a human with animal parts, that makes you a freak," Aoyuck said. "Why don't you go make out with one of the aliens instead? You're all freaks. And I won't date a freak."
"But-" Ichigo started, but Aoyuck hit her over the head, hard. Her vision started going black, and the last thing she heard was, "Goodbye, freak." Then she passed out.
Kisshu saw the whole thing, and his face formed into a snarl. If that bastard wasn't already dead, I would rip him limb from limb for doing that to Koneko-chan. Too bad Moe and Miwa already did that….
Sighing, he took his hand off Ichigo's forehead, then tapped her forehead with one finger. Ichigo stirred, then opened her eyes. "Kisshu?" she asked. "Some guy was telling me I was a freak…. Do you think I'm a freak?"
"No, I think you're special," Kisshu said. "I would never think of you as a freak."
"Thanks…." Ichigo said. "I've got the worst headache, do you have headache medicine here?"
"Not sure, but Pai can heal, so I'll ask him to take care of your headache," Kisshu said. "I think he should also figure out why remembering things caused you to collapse."
"K," Ichigo said.
Kisshu called telepathically, Pai!
What's wrong? Pai asked.
Ichigo collapsed remembering something, and she has a headache, Kisshu said. Can you come help?
On my way, Pai said, and cut the connection. Two minutes later, he teleported in, and went over to Ichigo, who was still lying on Kisshu's bed. He put a hand on her forehead, concentrating, and said, "I think the headache is from remembering too much at once. If you start remembering a lot at a time, it could damage your mind."
"I can't control it, though," Ichigo said. "And if all my memories are going to be like that one, I'm not sure I want my memory back."
"Maybe we should ask Moe and Miwa if it's a good idea to get your memories back," Kisshu suggested. "They've known you for longer than I have; they'd know better than me."
"Where are they?" Pai asked.
"Last I checked, they were going to 'chat' with my parents," Ichigo said.
"Chat?" Pai asked.
"I imagine they're going to beat Ichigo's parents up," Kisshu said.
Suddenly they heard teleportation, and Moe and Miwa appeared. "How'd it go?" Kisshu asked.
"They went down in flames, and we made it clear that hurting Ichigo is a VERY bad idea," Moe said. "They said they wouldn't leave you alone anymore, but Miwa and I don't think they're really going to keep that promise. You might be better off living here, Ichigo."
"What about school?" Pai asked.
"How well do you think she'll do with amnesia?" Miwa asked. "She'll have to relearn almost everything. And we're her only friends."
Pai sighed, and said, "I guess I could homeschool her….."
"I hate math…." Ichigo said.
"So does Kisshu," Pai said. "And Taruto."
"Who's Taruto?" Ichigo asked.
"My younger brother," Pai said. "Everyone hates math except me; I can handle it."
"Thanks," Ichigo said.
"Welcome," Pai said. "Moe, Miwa, I've got a question. Do you know who your father is?"
"No, Mom never told us," Miwa said. "I think it's painful for her to talk about, so we don't ask."
"When we go back to our planet, maybe you two can come for a while and try to find your dad," Pai said.
"Pai, aren't we going to get exiled?" Kisshu asked.
"I talked with our leader the other day, and explained that Deep Blue never intended to help us, and that we were trying to form a truce," Pai said. "He isn't going to exile us."
"Alright," Kisshu said. "Will he mind that Ichigo is most likely coming back with us?"
"I'll speak with him," Pai said. "Lettuce says the truce idea was Ichigo's, so if I tell him that, and that her parents abandoned her, I don't think he'll object."
"Thanks," Ichigo said. "I think I'd like living with Kisshu."
"We'll go tell Ryou that you're going to be living with Kisshu from now on, and that he's going down if he decides to interfere," Moe said. "I know how to project images into peoples' minds; if I show him what we did to Aoyuck, I'm sure he'll cooperate."
"Great, thanks," Kisshu said.
Moe and Miwa smiled, then teleported off.
I know it's short, but that's all I can think of for now. I'll try to have more out soon, k? Review!