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Black. That was all she saw, the girl was trying to open her eyes but her eyelids felt like they were glued shut with sap, she struggled against the weight, and finally her efforts were rewarded.
"Argh!" the red-headed girl yelled as she shot forward from her bed. She looked around the room, soon realizing that she was in her bed, with something wet on her forehead? Ichigo moved her hand upwards so she could locate the object; her hand came in contact with a bright blue cloth. Ichigo didn't remember putting it there, let alone coming home last night. Her gaze slowly wandered to her bedroom clock, though her eyes didn't meet their destination when she noticed that someone was peering through a small crack in her door.
"Good, you're finally awake!" the figure moved out of the doorway and that's when Ichigo saw that it was golden-eyed, Kisshu.
"Kisshu!!!" the panic-stricken girl yelled. "What are you doing here? Wait, better yet, what am I doing here!?! Shoot, I'm going to be late for school!" Ichigo didn't let the alien answer instead she tried getting up from her lumpy, pink bed. The second she put both feet on the ground she collapsed on the floor.
"Ugh." She grunted while pushing herself off with her elbows. "What's wrong with me? Why do I feel so weird?" Ichigo's eyes started to cloud over, and Kisshu was scared that Ichigo might faint again, so he rushed up to her and picked her up bridal style.
"Hey, don't exhaust yourself, you have a pretty high fever!" he spoke to her softly while laying her down on the bed.
"What? Fever!?!" Ichigo's eyes suddenly popped open. "Where, are my parents!? And most importantly why are you here!?!"
"Relax Koneko-chan!" He started "I'll explain everything; it might take a while but…." He trailed off.
"Kisshu!" she yelled, weakly.
He chuckled, "Even when you're sick, you're still as feisty as ever." He said with a smirk.
Ichigo scowled. "Just get on with it, please."
Kisshu's face suddenly got serious as he began talking, "Well, do you remember what happened yesterday? When you where walking home from school?" he asked.
Ichigo nodded, a sad look beginning to blossom in her hazel eyes.
"You bumped into Masaya, and from the way that you where crouched on the ground with your head tucked into your knees when I came, I assumed that you where crying so I knew that the tree hugger must have said something stupid to yo-.."
"Wait," Ichigo interrupted "how did you know that I would be walking home from school?"
"I didn't." he replied with a blank look on his face. "I saw that it was raining so I wanted to stop by your school to see if you maybe wanted me to teleport you home or something."
"Oh, well, thank you." She said, a blush creeping up towards her colorless cheeks.
"As I was saying, before you rudely interrupted me", the boy said with a wink. "When I saw you hunched over like that I got a bit over protective and things might have gotten a little out of control with that boy… what's his name again? Mandarin?"
"Masaya;" she corrected, the corners of her mouth slowly turning downwards at the mention of his name.
"Mandarin, Masaya, what's the difference?" Kish said, a playful look evolving on his perfect features. "Also, the second you saw me you passed out so I had to carry you home. You have a pretty high fever, but don't worry I've been taking care of you!" he said proudly.
Ichigo groaned, then muttered something illegible under her breath. "What about my parents?." She finally asked. "Where are they?"
"Your parents went to France, something about visiting a sick relative." Kisshu stood up and walked over to Ichigo's desk. He picked up a white piece of paper. "I saw this on the Kitchen table when I walked in with you."
Ichigo took the article from his pale hands. She quickly skimmed the note;
Ichigo,
Your father and I got a phone call from your Grandmother Mei today; your grandfather is unwell. So we had to get on the earliest flight to Paris.
I hope you understand, sweetie. If you need anything just call us. I left money for you on the counter; it should be enough for a week. We'll be back on the 17. You're a big girl now so we think that you will okay for a couple of days.
Stay safe.
Love,
Mom & Dad.
Ichigo growled in frustration; she threw the note onto the hardwood floor.
"They l-left m-me!" she said, her voice cracking.
"Kitten, it's okay. " He said, placing his hand overtop hers. "I'm here with you, I won't let anything happen to you." He finished with a small sympathetic smile.
"You just don't get it do you!?!" she screamed, ripping her hand away from his. "You're nothing but a spoiled brat! Family means everything to me. How could they leave me alone? With you! " Ichigo's face was slowly turning bright red.
She looked over at the alien that was sitting at the edge of her pink bed. Ichigo saw hurt flash in his eyes for a second, before he turned his head away from her.
Finally her words sunk in. Crap! What did I say!?! She thought.
"Kisshu, I am so sorry! It just slipped out, I didn't mean it!"
"So I don't care about family!?" He yelled, his hands balling up into fists. "You have no idea what you're saying." He finished softly, a grimace quickly forming on his usual playful face.
"Please don't be mad at me."
"Kisshu?"
Ichigo crawled over to where Kish was sitting. She knew that bringing up the subject of Kisshu's family was wrong, but she was just so angry at herself and at her parents that she couldn't think straight.
"I'm sorry." She said again.
"You think saying sorry will make everything better Ichigo!? It's not! You're still lucky that you have your family and relatives unlike me, I lost them all before I even turned 6!" he started " But all you do is complain! 'Oh, my parents went to Paris without mew blah…blah.' Stop looking at the negatives Ichigo! You have two parents that love you, you should be thankful! Well, so what if they went to Paris; it was a family emergency, they'll be back, and they won't leave you Ichigo. "
"Y-you're right." She stuttered. She leaned over so she could hug him. Kisshu turned around so he was facing her, and wrapped his arms around Ichigo, hugging her back.
Ichigo smiled and looked up at the alien; they both leaned in, their lips meeting. Soon, too soon for Kisshu, Ichigo pulled back.
"Awe, Koneko-chan! I was just starting to get into the kiss!" he pouted playfully.
She laughed, "Kish, I'm sick remember? I wouldn't want you to catch what I have." Ichigo smiled as she looked into his eyes. That's the Kisshu that she liked. Happy, funny, silly all the things that make Kish…. well... Kish!
"You should get back to bed." He said finally.
"Um, yeah, I'll just do that." She crawled back under her strawberry pink comforter and soon was sound asleep.
"Good night my Kitten. Sleep well." Kisshu said, placing a soft kiss on her forehead.
Little did she know that somebody was watching her very carefully from outside her window...
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