Brought Together Chapter 7:

Learning to Fly

Ichigo followed Kisshu to the training room- a huge empty room near Pai's lab. Once they were inside, Kisshu closed the door and said, "Okay, I was going to try a different method of teaching you how to fly, but I've got another idea, since I can't fly right now. Close your eyes, and imagine yourself floating."

Ichigo closed her eyes, and pictured herself floating in midair. At first nothing was happening, but suddenly Ichigo started to feel lighter. She opened her eyes, and looked down. To her surprise, she was about five feet above Kisshu, who also looked surprised. "Wow, I didn't get that high when I first started flying," Kisshu said. "Now, if you want to go in a certain direction, think of that direction, and lean your body in that direction."

Ichigo thought, Left. She leaned in that direction, and suddenly felt herself moving left. She flew that way for a little while, until Kisshu said, "Okay, come back over here." She obeyed, and found herself a little above Kisshu. Down, she thought, and landed softly next to Kisshu. "Wow, I didn't even need to tell you how to land," Kisshu said. "I've never seen anyone pick up flying that fast."

Ichigo blushed, and said, "Maybe it's because I'm infused with the DNA of someone who already knows how to fly."

"Oh, that's right, you didn't just get any DNA, you got Pai's DNA," Kisshu said. "You might be right."

"Should we go tell Pai that I can fly now?" Ichigo asked.

"Yeah, sure," Kisshu said. "I'll show you where his lab is." Ichigo followed Kisshu out of the training room, and down the hall, until they reached a large metal door. "This is Pai's lab," Kisshu said. "It should have an 'Enter at Your Own Risk' sign, because he gets MAD if we go in without permission." Ichigo giggled, and Kisshu smiled at that. Then he knocked on the door. When that didn't produce a response, he banged on the door and shouted, "OI! PAI!"

"WHAT!?" Pai shouted back.

"We've got something to tell you!" Kisshu said excitedly.

Pai opened the door, and said, "What is so important?"

"Ichigo can fly!" Kisshu said. "Show him, Ichigo!"

Ichigo nodded, then concentrated, and floated up about five feet. Then she flew up a little more, and flew over to the right. Then she landed. Meanwhile, Pai's jaw was on the floor. "H-how did you learn that fast?" he asked.

"I don't know," Ichigo said. "I thought maybe it was because I was injected with your DNA, and you already know how to fly."

"Oh, maybe…." Pai said. "Kisshu, how are you feeling? I see that you can walk."

"Yeah, but I can't fly or teleport yet, so Ichigo's teleporting lessons will have to wait," Kisshu said. Suddenly he stumbled, and Ichigo caught him.

"Maybe you overdid it, Kisshu," Ichigo said. "I think you should go get some more rest. Come on, I'll help you."

"Thanks, Koneko-chan," Kisshu said. He was starting to sound tired.

Ichigo helped Kisshu walk back to his room and lie down on the bed. Then she tucked him in. He was asleep within minutes. Ichigo sat down in the chair next to his bed, and waited for him to wake up.

Six hours later, Ichigo was both tired and worried. Kisshu hadn't stirred since she tucked him in. And it was about midnight, so Ichigo decided to go to sleep herself. She figured Kisshu would be up in the morning.

The next morning, she saw that she was right. Kisshu was waking up, and he opened his eyes as she came over. "How are you feeling today?" Ichigo asked him.

"Better, I think I was just tired," Kisshu said. "I also feel stronger than yesterday, so I might be able to fly and teleport."

"That's great, do you want to try it?" Ichigo asked.

"Can we get something to eat first?" Kisshu asked. "I'm hungry."

"Sure," Ichigo said. "I saw some cereal the other day, do you want that?"

"Sure," Kisshu said. "Let's go."

They walked to the kitchen, and found the cereal in a cabinet next to the stove. Ichigo took it out, and they got two bowls together.

When they finished breakfast, they went back to Kisshu's room. "I'm feeling a lot better," Kisshu said. "I think I should be able to fly, at least." He tried it, and floated up with no problems. Then he suddenly teleported, and before Ichigo could figure out where he went, he grabbed her from behind, causing her cat ears and tail to pop out. Kisshu laughed and let Ichigo go. Then he said, "Well, I can teleport too. Should I start teaching you how?"

"Yeah!" Ichigo said excitedly. Kisshu smiled and said, "Picture where you want to go in your mind, then imagine yourself there. I think it'd be best if you stayed in this dimension at first, so I'd suggest teleporting to the training room."

Ichigo nodded, then closed her eyes, and concentrated. Suddenly, to Kisshu's surprise, she teleported. Deciding to see if she ended up where she was supposed to, Kisshu teleported to the training room as well, and was actually a little shocked, since Ichigo was not only there, she was doing backflips in midair. When she saw Kisshu, she landed and said, "Teleporting is a weird feeling, but it's cool!"

"I've never seen anyone learn to teleport properly their first time," Kisshu said. "You're amazing."

Ichigo blushed, and said, "Thanks, Kisshu." She seemed really happy.

"Let's go tell Pai," Kisshu said. "Hey, since you made his jaw drop last time, maybe this time he'll faint from shock!"

Ichigo giggled, but still said, "Kisshu, that's not very nice."

"Let's go tell him anyways!" Kisshu said.

"Okay," Ichigo said. They walked to Pai's lab again, and like last time, Kisshu banged on the door until a very irate Pai stormed out and yelled, "What NOW?"

"Ichigo's got something to show you!" Kisshu said. He looked at Ichigo, who nodded, then teleported behind Pai and poked him in the back.

Pai spun around, saw Ichigo behind him, and said, "Wha…. How…. WHEN DID YOU LEARN TO DO THAT!?"

"Um.. about fifteen minutes ago," Ichigo said.

Pai's jaw hit the floor. Then he turned to Kisshu. "Do you have any idea how she got this good in FIFTEEN MINUTES?"

"Beats me," Kisshu said. "Whatever you did to her seems to have speeded up the rate at which she learns."

"What are we going to tell the other Mews when she gets back?" Pai asked.

"They should be happy, I have new powers," Ichigo said.

"When do you want to go back?" Pai asked. "Not that we mind having you here, but won't your friends and family be worried?"

"Yeah, maybe…" Ichigo said. "You guys wanted to form a truce, right? Let's go tomorrow after the Café closes."

"Okay, I'll tell Taruto the plan," Pai said.

I should have another chapter up soon!