This chapter is back to Ichigo.
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Ichigo couldn't stop crying. She had mixed emotions. She loved Masaya, but Kish and Kyo were starting to get to her heart. She couldn't even think clearly because of her blurred emotions.
As she was crying and thinking, a cheerful voice from behind her said, "Hey keneko-chan! I figured the Blue Knight and Kyo would have left for good, so I decided to come and visit you." She turned around and saw Kish standing behind her. He had a huge smile on his face but, when he noticed Ichigo's tears, he leaned down to her, put his hands around her face, and looked into her eyes as if trying to see through her. Ordinarily, Ichigo would have pushed him away, but she needed someone to be there for her. He asked very sincerely, "What's wrong? Tell me what happened." Ichigo, for the first time, realized that he truly cared for her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and through her tears, whispered to him, "I'm so confused. My head is telling me what I'm feeling is wrong, but my heart says it's right. I can't decide at all. Choosing hurts and pulls at my heart, back and forth. Love, in and of itself, is such a complex emotion." Kish just sat there and listened to her, comforting her.
At last, after a minute or two, he cupped her face in his hands, and told her, "Come with me. There is something I must show you that will help you decide for yourself.." He wiped away a tear from her face and helped her up. He put his arms around her and said, "Hold onto me tightly, because we're going to fly." She clung to him as they lifted up into the air. Ichigo closed her eyes because she was very scared to look down.
After flying for a few minutes, Kish whispered into Ichigo's ear, "Open your eyes and see this beautiful sight of my home." She opened her eyes and what she saw amazed her beyond words.
The suns in the sky were casting a red-orange glow over the alien landscape. The plant life and everything else was submerged in a beautiful, radiant glow. Ichigo was stunned by how beautiful this world was. For the moment, her mind was at peace. She looked up at Kish and told him, "Thank you. Is this what you really wanted to show me?" He looked down at her and smiled and said, "No. What I want to show you will come soon. I just wanted you to see this first. Hold on. We're going to go again," She again clung to him as they began to fly over the sun drenched landscape. Ichigo closed her eyes and Kish held her closer.
After a few more minutes, Ichigo felt her feet touch solid ground. She opened her eyes and saw that she and Kish were in a more desolate part of the planet. A strange mist had settled over the landscape. A chilly breeze blew across sending a chill up Ichigo's spine. This part of Kish's world was, in comparison, completely different. Every where around her, Ichigo could only see darkness. It seemed as if the suns had burnt out. This place gave off a bad vibe. She held Kish closer and asked, "Where is this? It's nothing like before. Is this still Tenashu?" Kish didn't reply. He just whispered, "Come with me and trust me."
She followed him over to a tiny platform, which she hadn't noticed before, lifted above the mist. They got on the platform and Kish lifted his arms above his head and shouted, "Risia!"
Suddenly, the platform began lifting into the air. It rose up at a fast rate. A minute later, Ichigo looked up and saw a much bigger platform above them with a hole just big enough for the smaller platform to fit into.
When they had finally reached the top, Kish lowered his head and said, "Letta." The platform stopped moving. Ichigo looked again at her surroundings.
They were on o floating platform about a mile up from the ground. The sky color was more grey than black up in the vastness Kish stepped off the tiny platform, turned around, and stuck his hand out for Ichigo to take. She grabbed it and walked off the little platform.
She looked around once more before she looked at Kish and asked again, "Where are we?" He walked over to the edge of the big platform and smiled as he said, "This is my thinking place. I call it 'Dreumar Kospa' or 'Thinking Stare as it is in my alien tongue. From here, I can see any planet at any time in the past or present. What I want to show you happened on earth not too long ago." He looked over at her and said to her, "What I want to show you has to do with Masaya." He walked over to her and began speaking again. "I can't stand seeing him hurt you, even if you're not aware of it." Ichigo looked confused as she said, "What do you-" Kish put his finger on her lips and whispered just to her, "Just close your eyes, and don't say anything." Ichigo closed her eyes and felt Kish from behind her, holding her, wrapping his arms around her. Faint breezes blew across them and after a couple of seconds, Kish said to Ichigo, "Now, open you eyes." Ichigo opened her eyes to find her and Kish standing inside Masaya's living room. Ichigo was shocked beyond reason, and asked, "Is this…real?" Kish let go of her and looked down, smiling as he replied, "No. It's sort of like a hologram of the past on earth. This was ten minutes after I kidnapped you." Ichigo couldn't imagine why Kish was showing her this but, if he said so, he must have a good reason.
The doorbell rang and Ichigo turned around to see Masaya walking down the stairs, wearing a baggy t-shirt and jeans with his beautiful black hair combed in that messy way that Ichigo loved. He continued down the stairs, and to the door. When he opened it, Ichigo saw who was there. It was Mina, the new transfer student at school in Ichigo's grade. She was a red-head, wearing all black.
Mina stepped over the threshold and gave Masaya a huge hug. He hugged her right back as she said, "Haya 'Saya!" He smiled and replied, "Hey Mi-Mi. I've been waiting for you." For the first time in her life, Ichigo was stunned and angry at Masaya. How could she not be? He was cheating on her!