Betraying My People Chapter 18:

Kidnapped!

Kisshu and Ichigo woke up at around the same time late that night, since they both felt awful. Kisshu noticed that the room was pitch black, so he snapped his fingers, turning the lights on. Then he grabbed his bucket and threw up. He heard Ichigo doing the same behind him. Finally they both stopped, and Ichigo said, "Thanks for turning the light on, Kisshu. Even I can't see when it's that dark."

"You can see in the dark?" Kisshu asked.

"Cat genes, remember?" Ichigo said.

"Yeah…" Kisshu said. "I can kind of see in the dark, but not fully."

"Cats are nocturnal, so they need to see in the dark," Ichigo said. "I'm only half-cat, so I probably can't see as well as a real cat. Maybe a real cat could have seen in that dark."

"I wonder if it's worth going back to sleep," Kisshu said. "My stomach feels pretty bad right now." As he said that, he felt sick again, and threw up into the bucket on his lap.

Ichigo nodded. "Yeah, I feel pretty awful too," she said. "I guess we might as well stay up. My bucket's pretty full, I think I should go empty it."

"Yeah, mine too," Kisshu said. "I'll come with you."

They both got up, and walked to the door. When Kisshu opened it, they noticed the hallway was pitch black too. "I guess we should teleport," Kisshu said. "I wonder why all the lights are out. Pai usually leaves the hall light on at night."

"Strange," Ichigo said. Kisshu took her hand and teleported to the bathroom. It was pitch black in there as well, and Kisshu quickly turned the light on, as both he and Ichigo felt their stomachs heave from the teleportation. Ichigo ran to the toilet and Kisshu grabbed his bucket. Ichigo emptied her bucket when she was done and Kisshu did the same. "I guess we shouldn't teleport," Kisshu said. "That felt awful."

"Yeah," Ichigo said. "Do you think we should find out why the lights are all out? That doesn't look like normal darkness."

"Yeah, and the power's not off, so there's no reason for it to be that dark," Kisshu said. "I think we should go check on Pai and Taruto. Maybe they know something."

"Okay, but let's bring the buckets, my stomach still doesn't feel good," Ichigo said. She picked up her bucket, and followed Kisshu out to the hall.

Kisshu snapped his fingers, and the hall light flickered on. "Pai's room is down here, and Taruto's is across from him," Kisshu said. "Let's try Pai's, I think Taruto was spending the night with Pudding."

Ichigo followed him to a door, and watched as he knocked. She noticed the door that said 'Taruto's Room. Keep Out' was open, so she assumed Kisshu was right, Taruto was with Pudding.

"Pai's not answering," Kisshu said, after first knocking, then banging. "I'll try telepathy." He closed his eyes and said telepathically, Pai, are you okay?

He waited, then heard Pai's voice in his head. Kisshu, you and Ichigo have to be careful! Someone kidnapped me and Taruto, and we don't know who it is!

Are the Mews there? Kisshu asked.

No, Pai said. Get Keiichiro on this, and hurry!

I'm on it, Kisshu said, and felt the connection snap. He turned to Ichigo. "Pai and Taruto were kidnapped by someone," he said. "We should call Keiichiro, he needs to know."

"Okay, do you need my cell phone?" Ichigo asked.

"Yeah, let's go back to our room," Kisshu said. They quickly walked back to their room, and Ichigo got her cell phone. She dialed the number, but handed the phone to Kisshu, clapping a hand over her mouth. Kisshu took the phone as Ichigo threw up again.

Kisshu waited as the phone rang. Finally Keiichiro picked up and said, "Do you have any idea what time it is?"

"No," Kisshu replied. "Pai and Taruto have been kidnapped and I need you to try to find them. Ichigo and I are sick again, and I can't teleport without throwing up."

"You and Ichigo are sick?" Keiichiro asked, concerned.

"Yeah," Kisshu said. "Can you try to find Pai and Taruto, and make sure the other Mews are safe?"

"Sure, I'll get on that," Keiichiro said. "You two take it easy, I'll do everything I can to find Pai and Taruto, and I'll keep you posted."

"Thanks," Kisshu said, and hung up, since he knew he was about to throw up. He handed the phone to Ichigo and grabbed his bucket, then threw up. When he finished, he said, "Keiichiro's going to keep us posted. He told us to take it easy. I hope he can find them."

"I'm sure he will," Ichigo said. "But finding them is one thing, rescuing them is another. And you and I can't help."

Kisshu sighed. "I guess we'll have to hope for the best," he said. "I hate being sick."

"Me too," Ichigo said, as she started to turn green again. She quickly grabbed her bucket and threw up again. When she finished, she said, "This is awful. I hope whoever kidnapped Pai and Taruto doesn't kidnap us."

"I bet if whoever did this knows that we're sick like this, they probably won't want to," Kisshu said. "You and I are both throwing up a lot. I'm sure no one wants their floor getting messy."

"True," Ichigo said. "I guess we'll have to wait it out."

"Yeah…" Kisshu said. He was getting tired, and Ichigo noticed.

"Do you think we should go back to sleep?" Ichigo said. "You're looking pretty tired, and I'm getting tired too."

Kisshu simply nodded in response; he was feeling sick again. He grabbed his bucket, and put it on his lap just in time. He could feel Ichigo rubbing his back, but it didn't help much this time. Not that it doesn't feel nice, he thought as he felt more stuff coming.

Ichigo was worried; Kisshu had been throwing up for nearly five minutes. Just as it looked like he was about to stop, he coughed up more stuff. Ichigo noticed he was coughing, and saw him spit out what looked like a small black ball. After that he stopped. "My stomach feels a little better," he said.

"You coughed up something that looked like a little black ball," Ichigo said. "I wonder if that's what's causing this?"

"I don't know," Kisshu said. Ichigo started to say something else, but felt her own stomach heave, and looked for the bucket. Kisshu handed it to her before she threw up on the bed, luckily.

Kisshu watched, remembering Ichigo's observations. He rubbed her back as she continued to cough stuff up. Finally he saw a little black ball come out of her mouth too, and she stopped throwing up soon after. "I saw the same thing," he told her. "How's your stomach now?"

"I think it's a little better," Ichigo said. "Let's get some sleep, we can worry about it in the morning."

Kisshu laid back and Ichigo did the same. They feel back to sleep soon after.

Next morning: Ichigo woke up first, and looked over at Kisshu. He was still sleeping, and he looked peaceful. She smiled and smoothed his hair out of his face, amazed at how soft it was. She continued stroking his hair, unaware that he was waking up.

Kisshu woke up slightly to find Ichigo playing with his hair. He tried to keep the smirk off his face as he pretended to be asleep. When he judged the moment was right, he smirked and opened his eyes, then rolled over and started tickling her. She squeaked and started laughing. Then she began to tickle him back.

Ichigo didn't realize Kisshu was awake till he started tickling her, but she immediately started tickling him back. He started laughing too, and finally said, "I give! You win, Koneko-chan."

"Yay!" Ichigo said. Suddenly her smile faded; her stomach was acting up again. "Kisshu, you should let go, I'm not feeling good," she said. Kisshu immediately let her go, so she turned over and threw up into the bucket on the floor. When she turned back, Kisshu was turning green, and soon he was throwing up too. "I thought we were starting to get better," she commented when he was done.

Kisshu sighed and said, "So did I. I guess we were wrong about those little black balls."

Ichigo sat up, and Kisshu did the same. "I think we should stay in here," Kisshu said. "We shouldn't go too far from each other, in case the kidnapper comes back."

"Good plan," Ichigo said. "What should we do about going to empty the buckets?"

"I guess we just go together," Kisshu said. "It's not like we're taking our clothes off, so it's fine, right?"

"Yeah," Ichigo said. "Should we go now? I think both buckets are pretty full again. And I could use some water."

"Okay," Kisshu said. "Let's keep your cell phone close, too. Keiichiro could call anytime."

"Good idea," Ichigo said, and put the cell phone in her pocket. Then she picked up her bucket and went to the bathroom, followed by Kisshu.

Soon after they got back to their room, Ichigo's cell phone rang. "Keiichiro," she told Kisshu, picking up.

"What's the news?" she asked.

"Pai and Taruto are trapped in another dimension," Keiichiro said grimly. "I'm calling all the Mews, and I think I found a way in. How are you and Kisshu?"

"Our stomachs are still pretty upset," Ichigo said. "We're going to stay close to each other in case the kidnapper comes here, though. We don't want to get separated."

"Good," Keiichiro said. "I'll let you know when I know more."

"Thanks," Ichigo said. "I have to go, I'm feeling sick again."

"Bye," Keiichiro said. Ichigo hung up, and quickly grabbed her bucket, throwing up as she handed Kisshu the phone. As soon as she was done, she said, "Keiichiro said they're trapped in another dimension, and he thinks he found a way in," Ichigo told Kisshu. "He's calling the Mews together, and he'll let us know when he knows more."

"Good," Kisshu said. "As long as he keeps us posted." Kisshu was feeling sick again, so he grabbed his bucket and threw up.

"We're really not doing too well, are we?" Ichigo asked when Kisshu was done.

"Not so much," Kisshu admitted. "I almost wish Deep Blue would just fight us and have done with it, instead of making you and me sick. He's supposedly all-powerful, so why does he need to keep us down?"

"Maybe he's not actually powerful enough to defeat all of us when you and I can fight," Ichigo suggested. "It would explain why he keeps trying to take us down before awakening."

"You've got a point there," Kisshu said. "If he's afraid of us, he needs a way to take us out without fighting."

"Pretty cowardly, if you ask me," Ichigo said.

"Yeah," Kisshu said. "Strange, thinking that the supposed 'saviour' of the Cyniclons is a coward."

"Hey, I just noticed that we can both still move around," Ichigo said. "We're not getting weaker yet. What if we tried healing each other?"

"That's a great idea!" Kisshu said.

"I'll try healing you first," Ichigo said. "Lie down, k?"

Kisshu nodded and laid down on the bed. Ichigo came over, and transformed. She put her hands on Kisshu's stomach, and began to glow pink. The glow, as usual, flowed into Kisshu until it was gone. Ichigo took her hands off Kisshu's stomach, and said, "How does that feel?"

"I feel great, thanks Koneko-chan!" Kisshu said. Then he noticed she was looking a little unsteady. Then she detransformed, and she seemed to be a bit steadier. "What happened?" he asked her.

"My cat senses were making me feel sick," Ichigo said. Suddenly she clapped a hand over her mouth. Kisshu grabbed a bucket and handed it to her. She took it and put it on the floor, then fell to her knees and doubled up over the bucket as she threw up.

Kisshu was worried by this, and came over. He started rubbing her back gently as she got everything out.

Five minutes later, she finally stopped heaving. She took a deep breath and said, "I feel pretty awful right now."

"Lie down, I'll try to heal you," Kisshu said. He helped her up and to the bed, where she laid down. Kisshu put his hands on her stomach, and began to glow soft green. Like with Ichigo, his glow flowed into her body, until it was gone. He gently took his hands off her stomach and said, "Are you feeling better?"

"I think so," Ichigo said. "Jeez, sometimes I hate having cat senses." She sat up. "I feel fine, thanks Kisshu!" she said.

Kisshu smiled. "We probably shouldn't eat for a while though," he said. "Let's go empty the buckets, and we can tell Keiichiro that we're better."

"Okay!" Ichigo said, smiling.

Okay, that's it for tonight. Plz review!