Brought Together Chapter 6:
Kisshu's Recovery
As the others watched, Kisshu began to wake up. He opened his eyes, looking slightly dazed. He seemed surprised to see Ichigo, Pai and Taruto standing over him. "What just happened?" he asked. "I thought I couldn't breathe, but now I'm not having any trouble."
"Ichigo healed you," Pai said. "There was something clogging your lungs, and she took care of it."
"Ichigo, I didn't know you could use your powers without transforming," Kisshu said.
"Well, that's another thing," Pai said. "I injected her with my DNA, so she'd have the ability to heal, since my powers weren't doing anything."
"Where did you come up with that idea?" Kisshu asked.
"I suggested it," Ichigo said. "Pai told me his powers weren't working on you, so I thought if I could get the same power, maybe I could do it."
"Thanks, Koneko-chan," Kisshu said. "Do you have any other powers now?"
"I don't know," Ichigo said. "I was focused on healing you, so I wasn't really thinking about it."
"We might want to find out what else you can do, if anything," Kisshu said. "Pai, can you manage that?"
"Sure," Pai said. "Ichigo, close your eyes, and I'll try to find out what else you may be able to do."
"O-okay," Ichigo said. She closed her eyes, and Pai put a hand on her forehead, then closed his eyes. Finally he said, "Aside from healing, you should be able to fly, teleport, and you'll be less susceptible to cold."
"That's cool," Ichigo said.
"You might also be able to create Chimera Anima, but I'm pretty sure you don't want to do that," Pai said. "I guess we'll have to teach you how to use your new powers. It won't be like your Mew powers, where it just comes naturally. You'll have to practice."
"That's fine," Ichigo said. "But don't you have to find Deep Blue's human host? Who's going to teach me?"
"I figured we'd let Kisshu recover, then he could train you," Pai said. "Besides, you did want to take care of him."
"That reminds me, aside from being able to breathe again, how are you feeling, Kisshu?" Ichigo asked.
"I still feel pretty weak, but other than that, I'm feeling somewhat better," Kisshu said.
Ichigo put a hand on his forehead, and said, "Well, your fever seems to be pretty much gone, so I think the only thing left is the weakness. I guess you'll have to stay in bed a while longer, until you feel stronger. Can you sit up at all?"
Kisshu tried, but nearly fell, and Ichigo had to catch him before he fell.
"I guess not," Kisshu said. "I'm getting tired again."
"Go back to sleep, I'll make some food for you to eat later," Ichigo said.
Kisshu nodded, and soon was asleep again. Ichigo turned to Pai and Taruto. "Do you have a kitchen?" she asked.
"Sure," Pai said. "We've got some ramen, too."
"Okay, I'll make some for Kisshu," Ichigo said. "Can you show me where it is?"
"Yeah, come with me," Pai said. "Taruto, stay with Kisshu."
Ichigo followed Pai out as Taruto grumbled something along the lines of 'boring'.
Pai took Ichigo to the kitchen, and showed her where everything was, then said, "I'm going to go search for Deep Blue's human host. Will you be okay?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine, thanks Pai," Ichigo said. Pai nodded and left. Ichigo got out a package of ramen and a pot. She filled the pot with water, and put it on to boil. When it was done, she poured the ramen in, and poured it into a bowl. Then she went back to Kisshu's room with the bowl.
Noticing Taruto was still there, she said, "Taruto, you can leave if you want to." She set the bowl down on Kisshu's bedside table.
"Thanks," Taruto said, and teleported out. Ichigo sat down in the chair next to Kisshu's bed, and waited for him to wake up. A little while later, Kisshu woke up, and said, "I'm hungry."
"I've got some ramen for you," Ichigo said. "If I help you sit up, can you eat it?"
"I think so," Kisshu said. Ichigo helped him sit up, then handed him the bowl and chopsticks. Luckily for both of them, Kisshu was able to eat, although his hands were a bit shaky.
When he was done, Ichigo took the bowl and chopsticks from him, and helped him lie back down. "Get some more sleep, it'll help you recover," Ichigo told him. "I'm going to bed as well, so I'll see you tomorrow."
"K," Kisshu said. He settled down to sleep, and Ichigo climbed into her sleeping bag.
The next morning, Ichigo got up, and checked on Kisshu, who was still asleep. Ichigo smiled slightly and went to take a shower. When she came out of the bathroom fully dressed, she saw that Kisshu was waking up. He sleepily opened his golden eyes, and said, "Morning, Koneko-chan."
"Morning," Ichigo said. "How are you feeling?"
"Stronger," Kisshu said. "I think I can sit up."
"Do you want to try it?" Ichigo asked.
"Sure," Kisshu said, and slowly pushed himself up. Soon he was sitting up with no problem.
"That's great, Kisshu," Ichigo said. "Do you think you can stand up?"
"I'll try," Kisshu said. He pushed back the covers and put his feet on the floor, then stood up. Ichigo noticed he was a bit shaky, and came over to steady him. "I'm okay," Kisshu told her. "I don't think I'll be able to teleport or fly for a while though."
"Well, it's not like you've got anywhere to go right now," Ichigo said.
"Yeah, but it might be harder for me to train you if I can't show you what I mean," Kisshu said.
"Well, you can still tell me what to do," Ichigo said. "Is it hard to learn these things?"
"Somewhat," Kisshu said. "How well you do depends on how well you can concentrate. I was also going to take you somewhere on Earth to learn teleporting, since there's not much room around here."
"Well, we could save teleporting until you're fully recovered, and work on flying in the meantime," Ichigo suggested.
"That's a good idea," Kisshu said. "Let's go to the training room, and I'll start teaching you."
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