Disclaimer: I still don't own it. Geez. Can't ya get it through your thick head Ryou?
Ryou: …Me: Thought so. On with the story!!
Chapter 4-For Better or Worse!?
Ichigo POVI looked uncertainly at everyone as I slowly got my breathing rate back to a normal rate.
My stomach growled loudly and I looked down towards the ground, my face bright red.
"Hehe…Umm anyone want to offer a lost little kitty some food?" I asked uncertainly.
Pop! Out came my ears and tail from being embarrassed. "Oh damn them to hell" I swore.
"Ichigo" Zakuro chastised. "Don't swear like that here. Especially with Pudding around. Who knows what she will pick up from this little gathering this afternoon?"
"I am sorry Zakuro. I shall try not to be like that in the future" I replied with a calm expression on my face. But on the inside I was fuming. 'How dare she tell me what to do and when!!'
Zakuro seemed only mildly surprised when I didn't fight back like usual. So did everyone else for that matter. Especially Ryou. I have never seen him surprised at anything I do.
I winced slightly as the pain and the maniacal laughter return full force to my head.
"Strawberry? Are you ok? Maybe you should lie down for awhile." Ryou asked.
"I'm fine Shirogane. What I really need is a pain killer right now. Anything will do. I just need one," I snarled.
"I'll go get one Ichigo. Would you like the mild or very strong type?" Keiichiro asked me while giving me a quick eye examination.
"Very strong. Preferably the strongest you have" I answered.
Keiichiro nodded and left the room intending to find the morphine
'Why is the pain back?' I silently asked myself. 'I swear I had enough Morphine to knock out a fully grown Sumo Wrestler.' "Argh! Why does it hurt so?" I yelled out loud.
"Ichigo!" Ryou yelled out in fear.
My whole body felt like it was on fire. I was in so much pain. I couldn't handle it. I wanted to die right there. If it wasn't for Keiichiro running back in with the morphine I would of.
"Ichigo!!" Keiichiro yelled while stabbing the needle into me and releasing its contents into my blood stream.
Everything around me was going black. Sweet solitude of sleep. Thunk!
Normal POV(Rest of chapter like this due to a knocked out Ichigo)
"I'll take Ichigo up to my bed and call her parents. I'll tell them she is staying at your house tonight Mint. Is that acceptable?" Ryou asked everyone at large.
"Sure. My parents aren't even home tonight. They wont mind one bit," Mint answered to my open question.
"Good. I will see you all in few then" Ryou said while picking up the unconscious Mew and carrying her up the stairs.
"Sure Ryou. Just do what you need to do" Keiichiro said. "I'll send these girls home. It is getting late."
4 voices cried out "Hey!!" to Keiichiro's comment. "That's not fair. We want to stay with Ichigo!"
"No ladies. You must go home. You all have families that will eventually worry. Ichigo is in good hands. As soon as she regains conciseness I will call you. I promise" Keiichiro promised to the slightly angry girls.
4 pouting voices then called out "Fine. But only because you promised."
"Pudding needs to go home to cook dinner! See you all later" Pudding yells as she makes the mad dash home to try and salvage some of her house.
"Come on Lettuce. We should go. I will give you a lift if you would like?" Mint asked the ever-shy Lettuce as she and Zakuro headed out the door.
"Arigatou Mint. I think I will" Lettuce replied as she tried to catch up with the pair.
"What about you onee-sama? Do need a lift as well?" Mint asked her idol.
"No thanks Mint. I might take a walk through the park tonight. I'm feeling a little wolfish" Zakuro said with a slight smirk on her face.
"Ok then onee-sama. See you tomorrow" Mint replied and with that dragged Lettuce out of the café.
"See you tomorrow then ladies. Good night" Keiichiro yelled. He then proceeded to close the café for the night.
Keiichiro glanced back up the stairs to where Ichigo and Ryou where currently. 'Ryou..don't do anything that you will regret.' He thought silently as he carried himself back down to the lab to run some battle simulations.
AN: Ohhhh…the end of a chapter. Well….really it's a filler. But at least I have the story in the right position now. Its ready to continue into more action. Next time! "A Hidden Truth! Ichigo's Trial!!"