Period 3, Reading

"Hello everyone!" The ever perky teacher, Ms. Yellow greeted the class.

Kish walked up to her. "I'm Chris."

"Nice to meet you, Chris."

Kish sat down, once again, by Ichigo.

"Those in row one, and three (for some reason the columns are considered rows, don't ask), look at the person to your right. They will be your partner. Read chapter one to chapter six of ' Forest of Secrets.' (It's an actual book)

Ichigo looked at Kish. She scooted her desk next to his. "I'll start. 'The icy wind whirled snow into…

(Thirty minutes later)

Kish was finishing up. "…it might be beyond his power to even understand it."

"Now that everyone's done, you may talk freely for the rest of class." Ms. Yellow announced.

"Last period, why did you say that you had a crush on me? I thought you liked Kish." Kish just wanted to know if she liked him or 'Chris'.

"Well I haven't seen him in forever." Ichigo looked sort of worried. "I think I may never see him again."

"How can you be so sure? I thought I'd never see someone again, after not seeing them in a month, but I saw them a while ago." Kish tried to calm her down. "You can never be sure with that sort of thing."

"Your right. You can never be sure of the future, its so…"

Kish cut her off with a kiss. Good thing no one saw them.

"Wow. No one has kissed me that good since, I last saw Kish." Ichigo had a relaxed expression on her face.

Idiot! Now she knows for sure. "So who's better, me or Kish?"

"No offense, but it seemed like almost the same thing, but I think Kish was better."

So she likes me better than 'Chris.' "Why?"

"He put more passion into it, you were good, but Kish is the best."

"You told me earlier that you remembered his smile. What was so special about it?"

Ichigo didn't really answer immediately. "Why do you want to know what I think about him?" Only Kish would care! Is he Kish? Could he have come back to see me? Why? "Okay I have a stupid question."

"Go ahead." What could she want to know?

"You have to promise to be honest." Ichigo had a serious look on her face.

"Okay I promise. What's the question?"

"Are you Kish?"

Crap! She knows! Darn it! "No, Kitten."

"You are him, only he calls me Kitten."

"You're wearing a cat bell. That's why I called you Kitten." That was close. Too close.

Ichigo touched her bell. Tink "Oh, sorry about freaking out on you, I thought you were him, for a second there. I don't know why you two seem almost like the same person."

"What class is next anyway?" Kish questioned her.

"Lunch."

"I don't have any money."

Ichigo felt sorry for him. "I can cover it."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

Beep (bell for period 4)

Period 4, Lunch

Kish and Ichigo were walking to lunch.

"Which one is the guy that broke up with you?" Kish asked, he knew who Masaya was, but had to play dumb about it.

"That one." Ichigo pointed to Masaya.

Kish walked up to Masaya, who was standing in front of his open locker. "Hey!" The alien tried to get his attention.

Masaya turned around. "What?"

Kish shoved Masaya into his locker, slammed the door, and locked it shut. "That's for braking up with Ichigo!" He and Ichigo continued walking to the cafeteria.

"Umm… help." Masaya said through the vent in the locker. "It smells in here!"

"That was awesome!" Ichigo congratulated him.

"Well, he got what was coming to him." Kish tried to act modest.

Kish and Ichigo walked all the way through the line in the cafeteria to get their food. Kish got a sandwich and a bottle of water. Ichigo got a salad and milk. They both sat down in the corner table.

"Tell me a little about yourself. I've told you a lot about me, but I don't know a lot about you." Ichigo took a bite of her salad. Where did he move here from anyway?

"I came here from a place near Tokyo. It seems far away, but its not." The ship was near Tokyo. Does that count?

"What town was it?"

"My old house is sort of in the middle of nowhere. No towns were really close by." Kish sounded a bit strange the way he said it, Ichigo could tell he was lying.

He's hiding something; listen to the way he talks to me. Ichigo began laughing; she spat some water onto Kish's face. "Sorry about that." She picked up a napkin, and began wiping it off. In the process, she knocked part of his hat off, exposing one of his ears.

"No." Kish covered his ear, but Ichigo had already seen it. She knows! Darn it!

"What the…" She paused. "You are Kish!"

Kish put his hat back onto his head. "Don't hurt me!" He told her, while covering his head, expecting her to hit him with something.

"I'm not gonna hit you with anything. Why did you lie to me?"

Kish took his hands off of his head. "I wanted to see you, make sure you're okay, that sort of thing."

In an honest voice Ichigo replied, "Well I'm fine; I was sort of worried about you too."

"What?" Kish was confused. She actually cares if I'm okay. This has never happened before. It's not quite what I hoped for, but its close enough.

Ichigo covered her mouth. What did I just say? I just blabbered out my secret, sort of. "That's not what I mean." Maybe this will fix it.

"Then what do you mean?" Kish retorted. She acts like she likes me, now what?

"I just missed kissing, I mean kicking you."

Kish had the 'I heard what you just said' look on his face. "You said kissing."

"I did, but I meant to say kicking." She blushed. Why did I just say that? Kish leaned across the table and kissed her. The kiss lasted for about ten seconds. She pulled her head away. That was his best kiss yet!

"So, did you like it?" Kish licked his lips.

Say yes! Be honest. "I could slap you for that."

"If you slap me, my hat will fall off, and we're both busted."

"I'll get you for this!" But you liked it Ichigo, you can't lie to yourself.

I heard that, you liked it, yes! "I have a feeling you won't."

"What makes you say that?" Ichigo is still blushing.

"No reason."

Beep (bell for period 5)

Period 5, Study Hall

Ichigo sat down in Mr. Green's study hall. The same classroom Ichigo has for science. Kish sat behind her.

"Finally, some peace and quiet." Ichigo picked up her library book and began reading.

Kish was writing her a note. While Mr. Green was turned around he handed it to her.

Ichigo opened it and began to read it:

Ichigo,

I'm sorry that I lied to you; I just wanted to see you. I wanted to know what you really thought about me. Now, I have a good idea of what you think. – Kish

It took her forever and a day to read it because his handwriting is illegible (no offense to Kish).

On the bottom of the paper she replied back. "Here." She whispered, handing it to him.

Kish opened it and got a little annoyed:

Kish

I don't care if you if you wanted to see me, you still lied to me. I don't want to be your girlfriend, so leave me alone. –Ichigo

There was no room left on the paper so he wrote it on another piece of paper. He wanted her to have to read it in front of the class, so he tossed it two feet up.

Mr. Green caught it, mid-flight. "Ichigo, why don't you read to the entire class?"

Ichigo stood up, open the note, and began reading aloud:

"Ichigo,

I don't care what you say, I still love you. Your words won't discourage my feelings for you. –Chris"

Ichigo blushed. That little…mean person! He knew I'd have to read it aloud.

"Somebody's in love." Bob commented.

"Oh, shut up." Ichigo and Kish yelled at him simultaneously.

Kish! I'll get you for this! Ichigo blushed. May the bell ring soon.

Kish was having a great time. "You still got two minutes."

How did he know I wanted to leave? "How do you know I want to leave?" Ichigo was puzzled.

"Just a lucky guess."

Beep (bell for period 6/7)

Period 6/7 Social Studies

Kish walked into Mrs. Smiley's Social Studies class. The white room and the bright lights nearly blinded him. Is this lady trying to blind me? He walked up to the teacher.

"I know who you are." Mrs. Smiley told him, before he could say a word. "One of my students told me about you, Chris."

"Yeah, I just moved here." He took the seat next to Ichigo. "Hi Kitten."

"Shut up!" She whispered, but Mrs. Smiley heard her.

"Be nice to him, he's new here." She scolded the girl.

"Fine."

"And since you get along so well with him, you two can be partners."

No! Not Kish! Anybody but Kish! She faked a semi-happy expression. "Fine."

The teacher walked up to the board. "We will partner read chapter three. Then you can talk freely." She glared at Ichigo. "Ichigo spit your gum out."

That lady can spot a gum-chewer from a mile away! (The person she's based on can) Ichigo walked up to the trash can, and obeyed the order to spit her gum out. She began walking back to her desk when she noticed that Kish had pushed their desks together. Why that little…baka! Ichigo sat down, she really didn't want to, but she had to.

"Poor Kitten, she got in trouble." Kish teased her.

"We have to read this, okay." She looked at Kish. He nodded. "I'll start. 'Long ago…' "

(Ten minutes later)

"'…many people come to see it every year." Kish smiled and stared at her.

"Stop looking at me."

"But you're so pretty." He teased.

"Is that a compliment or a peace treaty so I won't slap you?" Ichigo had an 'I'm kidding' look on her face.

"What do you want it to be Kitten?" Kish smirked.

Ichigo hissed. "Stop calling me Kitten."

"Kiss me and I will."

"Never." What is his problem? He knows I don't like him, but I sort of do.

Kish heard her thoughts. So she does like me, then why does she pretend she doesn't? An evil grin was on Kish's face. "I know your little secret." He said in a mocking tone.

Shot! He knows! Ichigo tried to keep a straight face. "What secret? I don't know what you're talking about."

"But it's so obvious." She knows what I mean. "The secret you wrote about in your diary. Was it October 3rd or 4th? I forgot which." Kish smiled.

"How did you open my diary? It's locked, and only opens with the key."

"It was hidden in your jewelry box." Kish replied in an official tone.

"Shut up baka!" Ichigo was ticked off.

Mrs. Smiley had heard her. "That's enough from you Ichigo. One more time and you get detention." Mrs. Smiley was frowning.

Crap! Darn that Kish! Ichigo was not about to get in trouble because of Kish. "But he…"

"No buts!" Mrs. Smiley walked back to her desk.

"It's not that bad Kitten." Kish quietly snickered.

Ichigo looked at the clock. Five, four, three, two, one.

Beep (bell for period 8/9)