Ichigo's Illness Chapter 2:

Caring for Ichigo

Kisshu noticed Ichigo was waking up, and went over to her. "Where am I?" Ichigo asked. "And why did you take me here?"

"You're in my dimension, and I took you here because you're sick," Kisshu replied. "I made you some kind of human soup, but I don't really know what it is, so I hope it's something you like."

"Kisshu, why are you being so nice?" Ichigo asked. "I thought that you would have killed me by now."

"I would never kill you!" Kisshu said. "I'm not Pai, you know."

"I thought it was your mission to kill me and the other Mews," Ichigo said.

Kisshu looked away, and said, "If I wanted to kill you, you would have been dead a long time ago. I could have easily defeated you and your friends by now, but I love you too much to do so."

Ichigo looked shocked. "I thought I was only a toy," she said. "And you seriously believe you could defeat all of us?"

"I'm the best warrior on my planet, I've just been going easy on you," Kisshu said. "Pai would say the same, except he'd sound really disgusted while saying that."

"You actually love me?" Ichigo asked.

Kisshu actually blushed, and said, "Y-yeah…."

Ichigo looked like she wanted to say something else, but started coughing again. Kisshu looked at her and said, "Do you want some of the soup I made?"

"Yes please," Ichigo said softly.

Kisshu got the bowl and asked, "Can you sit up?"

Ichigo sat up, and took the bowl from Kisshu. "This is miso soup," she said. "Thanks, Kisshu."

Kisshu smiled and said, "Sure, Koneko-chan."

Ichigo drank the soup, and said, "I'm tired…"

"Can you take some of the fever medicine here before going to sleep?" Kisshu asked. "I think it'll help."

"Okay…" Ichigo said.

Kisshu picked up the bottle, and looked at the instructions. Then he poured some onto a spoon, and gave it to Ichigo. She swallowed it, then said, "Can I go back to sleep now?"

"Yeah, sure," Kisshu said. Ichigo smiled slightly, and went to sleep. Kisshu was getting tired too, and he looked at the clock on the wall. It was nighttime, so he decided that he would go to sleep too. Kisshu took an extra blanket off of the sofa, and laid down on the sofa, wrapping himself in the blanket. Soon after, he was asleep too.

Kisshu woke up the next morning at around seven, and went over to check on Ichigo. She was still sleeping, but it looked like she still had a fever. Kisshu went to get more of the medicine, and a spoon. By the time he came back, Ichigo was starting to wake up.

She looked up when she saw him, and said, "Morning."

"Morning," Kisshu said. "I think you need more of the medicine, you've still got a fever."

"That stuff tastes awful," Ichigo said.

"Don't I know it," Kisshu said. "Pai makes me take it every single time I catch a cold. He's such a worrywart."

Ichigo giggled. "That's kind of hard to imagine," she said. "Do you get sick a lot, then?"

"Not really, but I did this past winter," Kisshu said.

"Why?" Ichigo asked.

"Cause I spent most of my free time in that tree outside your window," Kisshu said, smirking.

"Hentai," Ichigo muttered.

"Hey, at least I didn't watch you changing," Kisshu said. Before Ichigo could retort, Kisshu poured more medicine onto the spoon, and as she opened her mouth to say something, stuck the spoon in. Ichigo swallowed, but then started coughing again.

Worried, Kisshu came over and started patting her on the back until she stopped coughing. "Are you okay?" he asked when she got her breath back.

"Next time, warn me before putting stuff in my mouth," Ichigo said. "I'm okay, I guess."

Kisshu sighed, relieved. "You should go back to sleep," he said. "I'll be here if you need me."

"Thanks, Kisshu," Ichigo said. She was blushing slightly. Kisshu noticed, but since Ichigo was half-asleep, he didn't say anything. Instead he went over to the sofa and sat down, picking up a piece of wood on the way. Then he got out his Dragon Swords and started carving.

By the time Ichigo woke up again, Kisshu had finished carving. He had carved a miniature replica of Ichigo in cat form. Noticing she was awake, he went over and said, "How are you feeling?"

"A little better," Ichigo said. "Thanks for taking care of me, Kisshu."

Kisshu was startled by this, but still said, "Anytime, Koneko-chan." Then he said, "I made you something, look." He held out the little carving.

"Wow, that's amazing Kisshu," Ichigo said. "I didn't know you could carve things."

"It's my hobby," Kisshu said, rubbing the back of his head awkwardly.

Ichigo gently took the carving from Kisshu, and said, "I love it!"

"I'm glad," Kisshu said, smiling. Then his smile faded, and he asked, "Ichigo, do you like me?"

Ichigo turned bright red and didn't reply. Then she said, so quietly that Kisshu almost didn't hear, "Maybe…"

"Y-you do?" Kisshu asked, completely shocked. "You always used to tell me you hated me, though."

"I never really hated you," Ichigo admitted softly. "I thought that telling you that would make it easier for me to fight, but instead I think it made it harder. And I'm beginning to agree with Lettuce."

"Agree on what?" Kisshu asked.

"Lettuce thinks that we shouldn't fight, and that there's another way to solve this battle," Ichigo said. "Don't tell anyone, but I think that she's also in love with Pai. She keeps looking at him everytime we fight you guys."

"Personally, I think Pai's got a thing for her too," Kisshu said. "Don't tell him I said that, though."

"I won't tell if you won't," Ichigo said.

"Deal," Kisshu said. "What do you think we should do? I don't like the fighting much either, since I'm fighting you."

"Couldn't we form a truce?" Ichigo asked. "I know that my group has most of the Mew Aqua; what if we used it to restore your planet?"

"That's a great idea, Koneko-chan," Kisshu said. "I have to admit, this planet might not work too well for my people; it's really polluted."

"I'd have to agree with that," Ichigo said. Then she yawned.

"Sleepy, Koneko-chan?" Kisshu asked.

"Yeah…" Ichigo said.

"You should get some more sleep, we can talk more later," Kisshu said.

"K…" Ichigo said, falling back to sleep.

Well, now they've got an idea to stop the fighting. And I apologize to the people who want me to write ZakuroXPai, but I don't really support that pairing. I prefer LettuceXPai. Sorry! Review plz!