Hurt Chapter 18:

Battle

Normal POV

The Mews and good Cyniclons were somewhat happy that Deep Blue had saved them the trouble of getting away with killing Ryou, but they still had a battle to fight with him, and this became apparent when Deep Blue turned and said, "Now we can finish OUR battle!"

Everyone tensed, ready to fight. Deep Blue charged at the Mews, and Ichigo shouted, "Scatter!" They all jumped away in different directions just in time. Ichigo nodded to Zakuro, who used her whip to momentarily trap Deep Blue. Ichigo then nodded to Lettuce, who performed her attack at the same time Ichigo did. Both attacks hit Deep Blue full on, and they seemed to have an effect, because he stumbled backwards before regaining his balance.

Just as he regained his balance, Kisshu sent an energy ball at him. Not having time to create a shield, the energy ball hit Deep Blue in the arm. To everyone's surprise, he actually screamed. Suddenly Zakuro remembered something. "Ryou's bullet grazed his arm! We should focus all our attacks on his left arm!" she called out to the others.

Everyone nodded, and began attacking again, aiming for Deep Blue's left arm. "Fuu Hyou Sen!" Pai shouted, and spears of ice attacked Deep Blue. He brought up his sword to block, but one spear somehow got through- and hit Deep Blue's left arm. Taking advantage of this distraction, Kisshu and Ichigo aimed attacks at Deep Blue's left arm as well. Both of the attacks hit their mark.

By this point, Deep Blue's left arm was pretty much useless. This made it difficult to hold his sword, which really wasn't meant to be held one-handed. Seeing a chance in this, Pai shouted, "Let's combine our attacks!"

"HAI!" everyone shouted, and began.

The Mews shouted out their attacks as one.

"Ribbon…. Strawberry Surprise!"

"Ribbon…. Minto Echo!"

"Ribbon…. Lettuce Rush!"

"Ribbon…. Puddingring Inferno!"

"Ribbon…. Zakuro Spear!"

The Cyniclons, at the same time, called out their attacks.

Kisshu created a huge energy ball, yelling, "Ryu Ken!" (A/N: Dragon Swords in Japanese)

Pai shouted, "Kuu Rai Sen Puu Jin!"

Taruto yelled, "Hissatsu Hou Rai Kyuu!"

The attacks combined, and flew at Deep Blue, who by this point, was too exhausted to dodge it properly. The combined attacks hit him, creating a HUGE explosion. The Mews combined their powers to form a shield over the good Cyniclons and themselves, so the explosion didn't kill them.

When the smoke cleared away, they saw a huge crater where Deep Blue had been. The only thing left was his large sword.

Everyone was momentarily stunned. They really had done it. They defeated Deep Blue. Looking at each other, everyone shouted in unison, "YATTA!"

"Wow, we really did it," Ichigo said in awe. Everyone smiled, and started cheering. Ichigo ran to Kisshu and kissed him. Lettuce and Pai were already holding hands, and Pai kissed Lettuce, who turned bright red and kissed back. Pudding and Taruto were hugging each other, and Mint, Keiichiro and Zakuro were dancing around happily.

It was quite a while before they calmed down. Keiichiro was the first to calm down a bit, remembering that they hadn't done anything about Ryou's body yet. "Hey, shouldn't we do something about Ryou's body?" he asked.

Everyone looked over where Ryou had been killed, and saw nothing but a gun lying in a pile of ashes. "Well, I guess not," Kisshu said. "Looks like there's nothing left." Then he went back to kissing Ichigo.

The others shrugged. They all hated Ryou now, so they could care less.

Suddenly Pai remembered something. "What about the Mew Aqua?" he asked. "We still need to save our planet."

"Oh, that's right," Lettuce said. "Let's go find it."

Since only the basement of Café Mew Mew was left, they went down and started looking. After a few minutes, Ichigo found what looked like a safe. "Maybe it's in here," she said. "Akasaka-san, do you know the code for this safe?"

"Yeah," Keiichiro said. He typed it in, and sure enough, there was a TON of Mew Aqua inside it. Ichigo took it out and put it in a bag. Then she handed the bag to Kisshu. She was fighting back tears as she said, "Kisshu, I'll miss you. Good luck on your planet."

Kisshu's POV

Ichigo's going to… miss me? Kisshu thought. The thought made him happy, until he saw her tears. "Ichigo- do you really love me?" he asked her.

"Yes!" Ichigo said.

With that one word, Kisshu made a decision. "Ichigo, if you want, I could stay here on Earth," he said. The others, including Pai and Taruto, gasped. Ichigo looked at him.

"You would really do that for me, Kisshu?" she asked.

"I love you, Ichigo," Kisshu said simply.

"I'd like that, but only if Pai and Taruto don't mind," Ichigo said.

Pai and Taruto looked at each other and smiled. (Yes, Pai smiled!) "We'd kinda like to stay here too, after we save our people," Pai said.

"That's great!" Ichigo said. "But where will you live?"

"On the ship," Pai said. "Then we can visit whenever we want, without having to live with one of you."

"But I like living with Ichigo-oneechan," Taruto said, much to everyone's surprise.

"Yeah, me too," Kisshu said.

"Have you seen how my dad acts around boys?" Ichigo asked them.

Kisshu gulped, but Taruto said, "I'm too young to be considered your boyfriend! Pleeeeeease let me stay!"

"Jeez, what an attitude change," Mint commented.

"I guess I could explain Taruto to my parents, but my dad would kill me if my boyfriend was living with us," Ichigo said. "How about Taruto stays, and Kisshu can visit anytime? I know you know where I live, so if you want to come over, go ahead."

"That might work, but what about Taruto's ears, and what happens when your parents sign him up for school?" Pai asked.

"He could go to Pudding's school, since they already know each other, and my parents are two of the most gullible people in the world. If I tell them Taruto's ears are a birth defect, they'll believe me," Ichigo said.

"Or you could tell your parents the truth, and see what they say then," Keiichiro said. "You won't have to fight anymore, and it would mean Taruto could still fly and teleport. If you convince your parents he's human, he can't do that."

"Maybe you're right; I don't like hiding things from them," Ichigo said thoughtfully. "But if they say no, you're living with your brothers, Taruto."

"Oh, fine," Taruto said. "I hope this works out though."

"Kisshu, you can stay with me until my parents get back next Wednesday," Ichigo said.

"Yay!" Kisshu said childishly. Ichigo smiled.

Well, Deep Blue is dead, and so is Ryou. And Taruto might get to live with Ichigo! What do you think? Review!