Brought Together Chapter 16:
The Disappearance of Aoyama Masaya
Ichigo and Kisshu went downstairs to find something to eat. To their surprise, Sakura and Shintaro were both in the kitchen. They both looked up as Kisshu and Ichigo came in.
"I made some blueberry muffins," Sakura said. "I thought it might help you feel better, Kisshu."
"Thanks," Kisshu said. "I'm actually feeling somewhat better already. Ichigo and you were really helpful."
Sakura smiled, and continued, "I believe Shintaro has something he needs to say."
Shintaro sighed, and said, "Kisshu, I'm sorry I scared you. I just get a little overprotective when it comes to Ichigo and boys."
"That's fine," Kisshu said. "I know it's because you care; I just wasn't feeling great this morning, and I kind of wasn't really capable of handling all the yelling."
"Well, I'm glad you're so mature about this," Shintaro said. "I guess I'm fine with you two being together."
"Thanks," Kisshu said.
"The muffins are done, so come eat," Sakura said. She put a plate of blueberry muffins on the table, and a jug of milk too. Then she got some plates and glasses, and set the table. She sat down with them, and said, "Okay, let's eat!"
Kisshu, Ichigo and Shintaro each took a muffin. Kisshu looked at his hesitantly, then took a bite. "This is great," he said. "I've never had these before."
Sakura smiled, and said, "I'm glad you like them."
"Mom makes the best blueberry muffins," Ichigo said.
When they were done eating, Sakura said, "Ichigo, have you finished all the schoolwork? You have to go back tomorrow."
"Yep," Ichigo said. "I'm all set."
The next morning, Ichigo got up and went to school. She noticed that a lot of the girls looked worried, so at recess, she went up to one girl and asked, "Is something wrong? I see a lot of girls looking worried."
"Oh, that's right, you've been sick, so you didn't hear the news," the girl said. "Masaya has disappeared, and no one knows what happened to him."
"That's not good," Ichigo said. "Did his parents call the police?"
"Yeah," the girl said. "But they can't find him either."
"That's strange," Ichigo said. "I wonder why he would disappear."
"Hey, you used to be his girlfriend, right?" the girl asked.
"Yeah," Ichigo said. "He dumped me though, I guess I wasn't good enough."
"His new girlfriend isn't a very nice person," the girl told Ichigo. "I wonder why he'd pick her over you. You seem very nice."
"Oh, well, thanks," Ichigo said.
"Do you have a new boyfriend?" the girl asked.
"Yeah, but he's being homeschooled," Ichigo said.
"Then how did you meet?" the girl asked.
"We met through my job," Ichigo said. "I worked at Café Mew Mew."
"That place closed down, right?" the girl asked.
"Yeah, the owner disappeared, and his assistant wasn't really up for running the place by himself," Ichigo said. "I'm actually kind of glad, the owner was a really nasty person. The only reason I stayed was because a friend of mine worked there too. She liked it, but she wasn't a very good worker, so I stayed to help her out."
"That's a really nice thing to do," the girl said. Then the bell rang. "We should go," the girl said. "Oh, I'm Momo, by the way.
"Nice to meet you, Momo," Ichigo said with a smile. Momo smiled back and ran off to her next class.
After school, Ichigo went home, and found that Kisshu was already waiting for her. "Pai found Deep Blue's human host, but we don't know where he is," Kisshu said. "Let's go, we've got a meeting at the Café."
Ichigo nodded, and they teleported to the Café. Pai waited till everyone was there, and said, "Okay, Deep Blue's human host is actually Aoyama Masaya. Unfortunately, he seems to have vanished. My radar can't find him anywhere."
"I heard at school that he disappeared a week ago," Ichigo said. "I was wondering what might have happened, but this explains it."
"Maybe Deep Blue has him," Kisshu suggested. "If he's in a different dimension, it would explain why you can't find him on Earth."
"That seems like the most reasonable explanation," Pai said. "But if that is the case, we'll have to work fast. If Deep Blue joins with Aoyama, he'll be almost unbeatable."
"Great…" Ichigo said. "Well, is there a way to get to that dimension?"
"Hai," Pai said. "We have to teleport in."
"Okay," Ichigo said. "Let's start planning."
Okay, does anyone have ideas for what should happen with Deep Blue? Please Review or PM me!
