Never forgetting you
Chapter 6 – You're the only one I love
It has been a week since Ichigo came back, she and Kisshu spent most of the days together, he would show her around the village, take her to the places where they used to play when they were children and then they would just stay either on her room in the apartment or in his home talking together. They were getting closer and closer to each other and certain people didn't like that…
"I'm off!" said Ichigo as she slipped on her shoes
"Where are you going this time?" asked Mint
"I'm going to see Kish" she answered, Mint rolled her eyes
"I know that idiot; I'm asking you WHERE he is taking you this time"
"Oh I don't really know, he said it was a surprise and a place he hasn't shown me yet. He said it was a special place and for sure I would remember what usually happened there once we get there."
"Oh well I guess I will see you later and I really mean later…" murmured Mint
"Mint leave her alone…" said Zakuro, Mint just crossed her arms
"Well I'm leaving now, bye!" said Ichigo as she run off, Berry giggled and waved at her
"Have fun!"
"Humm…I wonder how far she has gone with him…" said Ringo with a curious look, everyone stared at her
"RINGO!" yelled everyone
"What?" she asked innocently, not really understanding why everyone was staring at her like that, they were acting as if she had committed the most horrendous crime when she just asked a…innocent question? Everyone was so distracted scolding Ringo for her "innocent question" that nobody noticed the look of hatred in Masaya's eyes…
Meanwhile Ichigo run happily around the village, Kisshu told her to meet him by his house's door so that was where she was running to. When she got there she saw him there but he was with his back towards her, his hands in his pockets and he was looking at nothing in special so she supposed that he was just there waiting for her, the cat-girl was about to call him when an idea crossed her mind and she giggled. On her tiptoes Ichigo walked towards him, begging for him not to turn around just now…she moved silently and when she was close enough to him she jumped on his back, startling him.
"What the hell?" yelled Kisshu, Ichigo started laughing at his reaction, he turned around to face her
"Y-You should see your face! You look like you have just seen a ghost!"
"Ahahaha, very funny cat-girl!"
"Alright, alright I'm sorry I just couldn't help. So where are you going to take that's so special?" she asked, he smiled and took her hand
"I could teleport us there but I prefer to take a walk"
"Ohhh come on! You just want me to suffer!" complained Ichigo as they started walking, Kisshu just laughed at this
"You just really want to know, don't you?"
"Yes! I spent last night thinking about the place you could possible take me!" she said as she pouted, Kisshu smiled and stopped walking and then he just held her close, which made her blush a little
"Alright then I will teleport us there but I got to warn you, close your eyes…teleport might make you a little sick if you don't" he said, she nodded and took his warning, she closed her eyes and laid her head against his chest, Kisshu held her close and teleported away and since the strawberry haired girl had her eyes closed, she only felt a few waves and air around her.
"You can open your eyes now" he said and she did, she looked around and found herself by the river, the ground covered in small white rocks, trees, the pure water running freely, the sight was just beautiful…perfect…
"Oh my god…this…this is beautiful…" murmured Ichigo, Kisshu smiled
"It is, isn't it? Nothing has changed here in those twelve years…this is just a great place to relax…I come here very often when I'm stressed, I always find a way to calm myself down when I'm here…"
"I think I know why you brought me here…" said Ichigo
"I guess you remembered?" he asked and she nodded
"Yes…this was the place we always played together as children"
"Yes it is, I'm glad you remembered this by yourself"
"It's a precious memory to me Kish…but I know…that this place was also the same place we last saw our parents...alive…" she murmured as she looked down, her hands touching her chest, in the place where her heart was, Kisshu's happy look disappeared when he saw the sadness that consummated his friend and if there was something he hated was seeing her sad and crying. The alien boy walked to her and wrapped his arms around her, bringing her close to him once again; this time she didn't blush she just let herself being held safely in his arms, she felt safe in his arms like nothing could ever warm her, like he was her shield…
"I miss them so much, Kish…" she sobbed in his chest as he run his long fingers through her soft ruby hair tenderly
"I know Koneko…I know you do…I miss mine too…even if I don't show it…I do…"
"I just…can't believe that it has been already twelve years since they left…since they left me…I was just three, they promised me that they would come back to me but they didn't…why they had to leave me alone…"
"I know how you're feeling kitten, I also felt the same when I was told that mine were dead too…but Ichigo you're not alone, you have me, you always have and you always will, I will always stay here by your side, I will never, ever leave you and I will never let anyone hurt you…I made this promise to your mother twelve years ago and I'm still going to fulfill it…no matter what it takes…" he said, Ichigo was staring at him with her trembling hazel eyes, tears rolled down her cheeks and then she just laid her head against his chest, her cat ears dropped and her tail wrapped around his waist, the same position when they met a week ago…
"Thank you Kish…that means a lot to me…it means everything to me…I was so scared when Ryou and Keiichiro's fathers took me to that place, I just wanted to leave but I didn't know how…I didn't know what they were going to do with me…for two years me and the others just remained in that place, like that house belonged to us…everyone would talk to each other but I…I couldn't, I just couldn't…I was too scared…after these two years Ryou and Keiichiro's fathers started training us so we could control our powers and animal instincts…it took a lot of time, years for us to control our animal sides...but we did and now we can control ourselves pretty well but there is also another thing that I don't know why, I still want to find out why they did this to us and I think that Ryou and Keiichiro know why but won't tell us…but they taught us how to fight" she said, Kisshu's eyes widened
"Fight…?"
"Yes…we can now summon our own weapons but why they taught us how to fight…?" she looked again at Kisshu whose topaz eyes now had a mix of shock with anger
"Kish…? What's wrong…?"
"They taught you all how to fight…? This is sick…I knew it…I knew that when they took you it wasn't just for you guys to learn how to control your animal instincts like my grandfather said! I knew it!"
"Kisshu?"
"How can they…how can they use you to fight against the demons?"
"Demons? Kish what are you talking about?"
"Our enemy…the demons, the ones who killed our parents twelve years ago…I can sense that something is about to come…I guess that's the real reason behind why you and your friends came back here…that Ryou and Keiichiro guys must have know that the demons are about to attack this village again and brought you back to use you as weapons…I can't believe this!" yelled Kisshu in fury, Ichigo finally understood what he was talking about but she didn't want to see him like this, she didn't want to think about fighting now…all she wanted was to be with him so she put her hands on his face and tried to calm him down.
"Shhh, Kish it's alright, it's okay"
"No! No it's not alright Ichigo! I can't believe you're being used as a weapon to fight against the demons! Can't you see? I don't want to lose you again!" when he shouted these words Ichigo couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise…was she really that important to him…? Kisshu sighed and looked down, his eyes closed and as he tried to relax
"I'm sorry…I…I just couldn't control my anger…we were supposed to be having fun but instead I'm shouting around like a mad alien…I'm sorry kitten…I'm sure you want to go home after this whole scene…" he murmured sadly
"No" she said and this made him shout his head up
"What…?"
"I don't want to go home Kish, I want to be here with you…please…" she said as she leaned against his chest once again, she hide her face in it so he wouldn't see the red blush that was crossing her cheeks, she was still thinking about these words he told her…he didn't want to lose her…she was important to him…maybe…just maybe there could be something else between them then just simply friendship…Kisshu was also blushing but not as hard as she was, he was blushing because she was snuggling against his chest and he was shocked when she told him she wanted to be with him…so he wrapped his arms around her and held her close to him tightly and safely…
The day went on and the two friends remained the whole day by the river, close to each other, talking, eating but none of them dared to confess their feelings to each other, feelings that at the moment were about to explode inside them, feelings that were begging to be revealed but none of them did, none of them wanted to possibly ruin this moment between them so they just remained in each other arms, by now they were watching the sun setting in the horizon, the orange and light purple colors covered the sky and the crystal blue water of the river now seemed like gold in liquid, the soft wind brushed against the trees' leaves…
"The sunset is so beautiful…" murmured Ichigo
"It is…" replied Kisshu
"But the wind is getting kind of cold and look at these dark clouds that are coming…I think a storm is about to come…" she said, Kisshu followed her look and saw the dark clouds that were starting to cover the beautiful orange sky
"Too bad…can't believe such a beautiful day it was today and now it's about to turn into a storm…" he said, Ichigo nodded in agreement and then the green haired alien sighed
"Ichigo…I should take you home now…you know…before the storm comes, I don't want you to catch a cold…" he said, the cat-girl sighed in disappointment, she didn't want this moment to end but she knew her friend was right, the storm was about to come and if they didn't hurry and go home they would be caught in it…
"Alright then…let's go" she said and both of them stood up, Kisshu wrapped his arms around her and told her to close her eyes since they were going to teleport, she closed her eyes and the same sensation she had when they first teleported in the morning came to her. In a couple of seconds they were in front of her apartment and he told her to open her eyes, they separated their arms from each other.
"Well…I guess I will see you tomorrow then" said Ichigo, Kisshu nodded
"Yes…bye and sleep well…I hope you do cuz I know you're scared of storms" and with these words he leaned in and kissed her forehead, a slight pink blush came to her cheeks but she quickly recovered. He turned his back on her and was about to start walking away when she called him:
"Kish, wait"
He turned around and she walked to him, once they were in front of each other again she leaned in and kissed his cheek, his eyes widened at this
"Thank you for today…it was beautiful…" she said before turning her back on him and walking back inside the apartment. Kisshu smiled a small smile before turning away and starting to walk back home again, he could just teleport but he didn't feel like it…after a while he was reaching his house, the dark clouds were now covering the whole sky, turning everything dark, announcing that the storm was about to begin. The topaz eyed alien was about to open the door when a voice called him.
"Kisshu"
Meanwhile Ichigo was walking inside the apartment; she reached the living room where only a person was standing, Masaya.
"Masaya? What are you doing here on your own? Where is everyone?" she asked as she walked inside the room and sat down on the couch, the black haired angel looked at her
"Ryou and Keiichiro are in their room doing a research or something, the others went for a walk but I'm sure they are going to return anytime soon since I can see it's about to rain" he answered her question, Ichigo just nodded and leaned against the couch and sighed, she closed her eyes, her mind was filled with Kisshu…his words, the way he acted towards her…so protective, so friendly…so…
Her train of thoughts was stopped when she heard Masaya calling her name; she quickly opened her hazel eyes and turned to face the boy who now was leaning in closer to her.
"Ichigo"
"What is it, Masaya?"
"Ichigo why you must spend every single day with that…alien…?" he asked, Ichigo was confused with his question but still answered him
"Why he is my friend Masaya, my childhood friend…I think it's normal"
"And what are we to you, Ichigo? Aren't we your friends too?"
"Of course you are what stupid question you ask…"
"It's not a stupid question Ichigo, it's what I see, what we see, can't you see? You spend every single day with that alien friend of yours, you leave us behind" he said, Ichigo frowned at this, she knew very well what he was trying to say and it wasn't true
"Look Masaya if you are going to say that I'm ignoring my friends just to spend my time with Kisshu you're very wrong, for your information I have already invited the girls to spend some time with us but they just said they didn't want so the only one who seems to not like me spending my days with Kisshu here is you…" she said, Masaya narrowed his eyes at this
"Yes it's true I don't like you spending every day with that alien!"
"Would you stop calling him alien? He has got a name!"
"Of course you just had to protect your little friend! You don't act like you are just his friend Ichigo, you act like you are in love with him!"
"I am!"
"You what?"
"You heard me Masaya, I AM in love with Kisshu and if you have any problem with that then too bad for you because I don't care about what you think!" she shouted at him, he looked at her with anger in his brown eyes and suddenly pinned her arms down and forced her down on the couch, she tried to break free.
"Can't you see? I love you too Ichigo!"
"Well too bad! Because I don't love you, Masaya!"
"He is no good for you Ichigo! You deserve much better than that!"
"I AM the one who decides if he is good for me and I say yes! Even if he wasn't good for me, I wouldn't choose you!"
"I'm not going to let you be with him, Ichigo! I won't!" he yelled as he tightened the grip on her
"Stop Masaya, you're hurting me!"
"I love you Ichigo and I'm going to prove it!" he said as he leaned closed to her, she tried to break free as she realized that he was going to force her to kiss him, his grip was too tight…
Kisshu stared at the baby blue haired and pink eyed alien girl standing before his topaz eyes, she had her arms hidden behind her back.
"What do you want Louhi…" said Kisshu, Louhi narrowed her eyes and started walking to him, he didn't move from his place until she was standing right in front of him, her pink eyes looking into his amber ones.
"I want you Kisshu…"
"Masaya let me go!" yelled the cat girl, the door was closed and the rooms were upstairs so Ryou and Keiichiro couldn't hear her screaming, the angel boy held her tight as he keep leaning forward more and more, his lips were about to touch her when…
"Gah!" he screamed in agony and held his stomach, Ichigo had kicked him right in there with her knee, he let her go to hold his stomach and she took this chance to run away, away from him, away from that house…
"I think I already told you more than once Louhi…I'm sorry but I don't return your feelings…" said Kisshu, Louhi frowned
"Why? Why you don't love me back Kisshu?"
"Because my heart belongs to someone already…"
"Well then I guess I don't have choice but show you that I'm better then whoever you're in love with…"
Ichigo run fast as she could out of the apartment, she didn't care about the storm, she didn't care if anyone saw her, all the cared now was to get away from that place, away from Masaya. She keep running until she was running out of breath, she looked around to make sure that the angel boy wasn't following her around and when she was sure he wasn't, the cat-girl stopped running and put her hands on her knees as she tried to recover her breath. Once her breath was back to the normal, she started walking, the sky was getting darker and darker, the storm was about to start but Ichigo remained outside, walking on her own until she reached a sight…a sight that made her wonder why everything bad was happening to her…
Ichigo's chocolate eyes widened in shock when she saw not too far away from her Kisshu and a female alien together but they weren't talking…they were…kissing…Ichigo couldn't believe in what she was seeing…it hurt, her heart ached in pain at such sight…
'No…no please no…this…this is a nightmare…please tell me this is just a horrible nightmare and I'm going to wake up soon please!' her mind screamed as warm tears came to her eyes and they rolled down her cheeks, her mouth dropped and her eyes still staring at the two aliens and widened in shock…suddenly Kisshu's golden eyes looked at her and they widened in shock, Ichigo saw that his eyes were staring at her and before she knew, her legs started moving fast again, away from that horrible sight that caused a huge pain in her heart, the tears rolled down her cheeks as she run…
What Ichigo didn't saw was that the green haired alien was struggling against Louhi's grip in an attempt to stop her from kissing him but by the time Ichigo came it was when Kisshu lost his grip on her and she kissed him with all the love she claimed she had for him…the alien boy saw his kitten run away from him and Louhi, he wasn't about to lose her…he wasn't going to lose her again so he was forced to push away roughly the blue haired girl.
"Stop it!" he yelled
"Kisshu…"
"No! I'm done! I told you that I didn't love you but you still forced on me! Get it through your head damnit! I. Don't. Love. You!" and with these words said Kisshu flew away to go find his precious kitten, he had to talk to her; she had to know the truth! By the time the alien started looking for Ichigo, the rain started and it was raining hard.
'God why did this have to happen! Why?' screamed Kisshu's mind as he flew around to find his kitten, Ichigo was running as fast as she could, she couldn't take this anymore, this was too much pain for her to take! First she discovers that she is going to be used as a weapon in battle, then Masaya tried to force himself on her and now Kisshu, her best friend, the love of her life was kissing another girl…the strawberry haired girl reached the river and fell on her knees, her legs smashing against the white rocks as the rain poured hard on her, she was soaking wet, her face red, her hands turned into fists as they squeezed hard, the tears still running down her cheeks…
"How fool I was! How could I? How could I think that there could be more than just friendship between me and Kish? I knew it! I knew he had found someone else already! Why god? Why did I keep feeding my hopes? Now look at me…now look at me! My heart is aching so much! This hurts! This hurts so much!" she yelled to herself, her hands moved to her face and covered it as she sobbed hard…
"ICHIGO!"
{For this scene listen to the song "My days – Ano hi wo wasurenai" by Rika Komatsu}
Wasurenai ( I won't forget this moment)
Ichigo's head shoot up as she heard her name being called, that voice, it was impossible to mistake…
Ima wa mo (Even now)
She looked behind her and saw Kisshu standing there, panting and staring at her, sadness was all that his face showed at the moment, his hair, his clothes, his skin, they were completely soaked wet but just like her, he ignored this
Choppiri setsunaku (When it's being a bit painful)
Her hazel eyes widened in shock and she quickly turned back to her position, she didn't want to look at him now, she didn't want to hear the hard and cold truth…that he didn't love her, that he was in love with that girl he was kissing back there…she didn't…
Mata aeru ne to nan'nimo (Because it's in doubt)
"Ichigo…" he whispered again as he started walking towards her, his heart hurt when he saw her trembling and sobbing hard, his hand reached and touched her shoulder but she quickly moved away
Utagawazuni ita (If we meet again)
"Ichigo please…what…what you saw…" he began but she interrupted him
"No…" she said as she stood up from her place and turned around to face him with a sad smile as tears keep running down her cheeks
Tere kusai ka na (I wonder if it's embarrassing)
"I…I understand Kisshu…I was a fool to think that there could be anything else but friendship between us…" she whispered as she looked down, she tried to wipe her tears away but more came. Kisshu stared at her but then shook his head
Kaidan no kage machiawase ta (A rendezvous in the shadows of the stairs)
When Ichigo less excepted Kisshu wrapped his arms around her, he held her close to him, their bodies both wet because of the rain that still poured on them
"Kisshu…" she whispered as he leaned his face against her shoulder, her eyes widened in surprise
"No Ichigo…I don't love Louhi…she…she was the one who kissed me, I tried to stop her but she was still able to kiss me…I'm sorry you saw it…but please don't doubt my feelings for you…"
Omoi wa wasurenai (I won't forget this thought)
"Kisshu…" she whispered again
"I love you…" he said, her eyes widened
Toki wa tomaranai ka (Because time doesn't stop)
"Ichigo…Ichigo Momomiya…you…you're the only one I love…"
Yasashisa mo itoshisa dakishimeru (Kindness and love hug me tightly)
"You're the only one I love…and the only one I will always love…no matter what happens…"
"Kisshu…I…I love you too…I love you too Kisshu!" she yelled as she too wrapped her arms around him and held him close to her, both of them ignoring the rain that keep soaking them…the green haired alien lifted his head from her shoulder and stared into her eyes, deeply, her eyes were still covered in tears but they now were tears of happiness…
Goodbye my days…
Kisshu wiped the tears away and leaned in…the water of the river now reflected the young couple's first kiss as they held each other in their arms while they were embraced by the rain…
Not too far, a shadow watched the new couple kissing happily…the eyes narrowed and glared in fury and a growl could be heard, before the figure disappeared a whisper and a promise were left…
"You are going to pay…"
TBC…
A/N: Nyaah! Finally! I have wanted to write this chapter for so long! I hope you guys like to read it just like I loved to write it! ^-^ By the way I took the song lyrics from the Tokyo Mew Mew episode 35, so if the real translation is another then I'm sorry but I couldn't find another ^^;
Please read and review! And I still need MORE votes on my poll to help me decide! So far I only have two votes and in different options so please help me here! I will see you soon in chapter seven ^.~