Hurt Chapter 8:

Aoyama's Plot

Normal POV

Upstairs: Taruto and Kisshu stopped talking when they heard Ichigo shouting. They were both rather amused when she called the baka a 'stupid treehugger'. Then it went silent, and they heard the treehugger say something about 'you don't have a choice'. Both boys became worried, and looked at each other. Kisshu was already sitting up, but he wasn't sure if he could walk yet. Then Ichigo screamed.

Downstairs, Ichigo's POV

Ichigo became worried when Aoyama said that she didn't have a choice. She tried to shut the door, but he held it open with his foot, and grabbed her wrist. Ichigo panicked, and screamed.

With Kisshu and Taruto:

As soon as Ichigo screamed, the boys knew something was wrong. Taruto looked at Kisshu, saw he was trying to get up and failing, and ran out the door, flying down the stairs and to the front door, where he saw the treehugger trying to pull Ichigo out the door. For some reason, this made Taruto see red. This girl was trying to save his brother, and he wouldn't let some creep take her away!

"OI!" Taruto shouted. The treehugger turned to look at him, and Taruto pulled out his click-clack weapon.

"You think you're going to hurt me with that?" the treehugger asked- right before Taruto teleported behind him, and grabbed him by the collar, yanking him away from Ichigo. When Taruto saw that the treehugger was still holding Ichigo's wrist, he grabbed his wrist and, being careful not to hurt Ichigo, snapped the bone. The treehugger howled in pain and released Ichigo. Still holding his broken wrist, the treehugger glared at Taruto, who was standing protectively in front of Ichigo, and said, "This isn't over!" Then he ran off to who knows where.

Ichigo's POV

"Wow, thanks Taruto," Ichigo said. She was surprised that Taruto would protect her like that.

"Sure Ichigo," Taruto said. "But he said it's not over. You'll have to be more careful now that that creep's out to get you."

"Maybe I should call the police," Ichigo said. "They're trained to handle stuff like this."

"That's not a bad idea, but what will you tell them?" Taruto asked.

"I'll tell them that my brother handled it when he heard me screaming," Ichigo said. "Taruto, can you tell them if they need to come over that you're my brother, and you've been taking martial arts?"

"If I have to," Taruto said, but he was smiling.

"Okay, we'll need to get you a hat and say you're cosplaying if they see you, but other than that, we should be fine," Ichigo said.

"I HATE hats," Taruto said.

"I'm sorry," said Ichigo, "But we can't have them finding out you're one of the Cyniclons attacking Tokyo. We'll both get sent to jail, and then who will take care of Kisshu?"

"Point taken, you might as well call them," Taruto said.

"Okay, let's get you a hat first, though," Ichigo replied. She went and got a hat out of the hall closet, and Taruto put it on, grimacing as it covered his ears. Ichigo went to the phone and dialed 911.

When she got a response, she said, "My ex-boyfriend just tried to kidnap me!" In response to some question, she said, "My little brother heard me screaming and saved me. He's taking martial arts." Then, "The boy's name is Aoyama Masaya. He lives at 432 Chigaku Street. No, I don't know where he went after my brother chased him off My address is 564 Ayame Street. When? Okay, thanks. Sayonara."

In response to Taruto's questioning look, Ichigo said, "An officer should be here in about ten minutes. Till then, let's go check on Kisshu."

They went back upstairs, and saw that Kisshu looked frustrated. "What's wrong Kisshu?" Ichigo asked.

"I didn't get to kill the treehugger!" Kisshu said. "I hate being sick." Then he looked at Taruto. "Why are you wearing a hat?" he asked.

"Ichigo called the police to help with the treehugger. I'm supposed to be her little brother, who saved her from being kidnapped," Taruto said.

"How are you planning on explaining it if they hear me coughing?" Kisshu said. "And what about your parents?"

"For now, you're my cousin, sent to stay with me and my brother while my parents are in Kyoto. You got sick, so that's why you didn't come down when I screamed. I guess I'd better get you a hat just in case," Ichigo said.

"Why not just tell them I'm sleeping?" Kisshu said.

"The hat's still a good idea," Ichigo said. Kisshu sighed but didn't argue. Ichigo got another hat, and put it on him. Then she and Taruto went downstairs as the doorbell rang.

Well, what do you think? Taruto was great, right? Plz Review, and if you have any ideas for the treehugger's demise, please tell me. =)