Hurt Chapter 11:
Recovering
Normal POV
Kisshu continued to sleep through most of the next two days. He woke up long enough to eat something, but went back to sleep soon after. The others knew that sleep was best for him, and tried their best not to disturb him. For now, Kisshu just needed to regain his strength after being sick. His wound was healing faster, now that Pai had brought some kind of ointment that apparently helped wounds heal faster.
Lettuce had gone home, and promised not to tell the others about the new plan until Kisshu was well enough to help explain. Ichigo was now sleeping on the floor again. Since Taruto refused to leave while Kisshu wasn't feeling well, she gave him the guest room. Pai had decided to go back to the ship.
Ichigo's POV
Ichigo's parents wouldn't be home for a while, and schools in the area were closed due to breaking pipes in the walls. In other words, Ichigo's school was completely flooded. Unfortunately, there was no news on Aoyama's whereabouts yet, it was almost as if he had vanished off the face of the Earth. Another problem Ichigo had was that her week off from the Café was almost over. Today was Saturday, and Monday, the Café would open up again.
Ichigo was nervous about this for two reasons. One, she wasn't exactly good at lying or hiding her feelings, and if Ryou found out about the last week's events, he'd blow his top before she could convince the other Mews to side with the Cyniclons. Two, she didn't want to leave Kisshu. She was aware that Taruto would be there, and that he was capable of calling Pai if there was a problem. But she had promised not to leave Kisshu, and was still worried about doing so.
Finally, she decided to call Lettuce for advice. When Lettuce picked up, Ichigo explained the problem.
Lettuce responded, "I have an idea. Invite the other Mews for an all-girls sleepover, but use that as a cover for us talking to them alone about this problem. Then we can all talk without being interrupted by Shirogane-san. How's Kisshu doing?"
"He's asleep," Ichigo said. "He's been asleep basically since you left, but at least that wound is nearly healed. Pai brought some kind of ointment, and now Kisshu's wound is almost healed."
"That's great!" Lettuce said.
"Yes, and his fever is completely gone, so I think he'll be feeling a lot better once he wakes up," Ichigo said.
"That's wonderful," Lettuce said. "I have to go, but I hope you like my idea."
"I think that's what I'll do," Ichigo said. "When can you do it?"
"Can I get back to you on that?" Lettuce asked.
"Sure," Ichigo said. "Ja ne!"
"Ja ne," Lettuce said, and hung up.
Ichigo closed her cell phone, and went upstairs to check on Kisshu. To her surprise, he was awake and sitting up, looking much better than he had when he went to sleep after nearly collapsing. Ichigo saw that Kisshu was fully awake, and went over to him, sitting down next to him.
"Kisshu, are you feeling better?" she asked him.
Kisshu's POV
When Ichigo sat down next to him, Kisshu smirked slightly. "Kisshu, are you feeling better?" she asked him.
Seeing this as an opening, he smirked and pulled her into his lap, making her squeak. "Does this answer your question, Koneko-chan?" he asked her.
Ichigo rolled her eyes and said, "Yes, it does. But can you stand up yet?"
Kisshu let Ichigo off his lap, and swung his legs over the edge of the bed. Then he stood up, a bit shaky at first, but he steadied himself quickly. He was happy to see that Ichigo was smiling at him happily.
Ichigo's POV
Ichigo was happy to see that Kisshu could stand up. This also meant that the meeting could happen sooner. She smiled at Kisshu, who looked happy too. Then she told him, "I was talking with Lettuce, and she came up with a plan to talk to the other Mews without Ryou getting in the way."
Kisshu's smile faded a bit, but he said, "What's the plan?"
Ichigo replied, "I'm going to invite the girls over for a supposedly all-girls sleepover, so Ryou won't get suspicious. Once everyone's here, we can talk about the plan."
Kisshu seemed uncertain, and said, "What's going to happen when the first person to come sees us, though? If it's not Lettuce, Shirogane's going to know within a matter of minutes."
"You three can stay upstairs till I call for you," Ichigo said. "Don't worry, I'll make sure they don't hurt you, Taruto or Pai."
Kisshu's POV
"Okay, I trust you, Koneko-chan," Kisshu said.
Ichigo smiled sweetly. What she did next surprised him, though. She came over to him, and wrapping her arms around his neck, kissed him. Kisshu was shocked, but immediately responded, holding her close while deepening the kiss.
When they broke apart for air, Kisshu was happy, but also puzzled.
Seeing this, Ichigo said, "I love you, Kisshu, and I'm sorry for not realizing it sooner."
Kisshu smiled and said, "You don't know how long I've wanted to hear that, Koneko-chan."
I just wanted a little fluff in there! Hope you like!