Ichigo's Illness Chapter 7:
Downtime
Ichigo was still sitting next to Kisshu a few hours later. He hadn't stirred at all, and Ichigo knew rest was the best thing for him right now, so she tried not to worry too much.
About two hours later, Kisshu woke up. He saw Ichigo sitting next to him and said, "I'm hungry, is there anything to eat around here?"
"I'll ask Pai," Ichigo said. "What do you want?"
"Toast would be fine," Kisshu said.
"Okay," Ichigo said. She got up and went to find Pai. She found him in a room a little ways away from Kisshu's room, and said, "Pai, Kisshu's hungry, do you have a kitchen?"
"Yeah, it's two doors down on the right," Pai said. "What does Kisshu want?"
"He said toast would be fine," Ichigo said.
"Okay, I'll show you where we keep everything," Pai said. He led the way down the hall, and when they got to the kitchen, he pointed out where everything was. Ichigo got out a loaf of bread, and put some in the toaster. When it was done, she buttered it and took it back to Kisshu's room. He was still awake, and when he saw her, he tried to sit up. Unfortunately, he almost immediately fell back, one hand over his eyes.
"Kisshu! Are you okay?" Ichigo asked, worried.
"Not really," Kisshu said weakly. "The room is spinning. I guess sitting up isn't good for me."
"Do you still want the toast I made?" Ichigo asked.
"Maybe later," Kisshu said. "My stomach doesn't feel great anymore."
"Okay," Ichigo said. "Maybe you should get some more sleep. I'll be here if you need anything."
"Thanks, Koneko-chan," Kisshu said, falling back to sleep.
He woke up again about two hours later, and said, "I think I'm hungry."
"I've still got the toast, but it's probably cold," Ichigo said.
"That's okay," Kisshu said. "But I still can't sit up."
"I'll help you eat," Ichigo said. She handed him a piece of toast, and he managed to eat it lying down. She gave him some more, and when he finished that, he said, "Thanks for taking care of me, Koneko-chan."
"Sure Kisshu," Ichigo said. "I'm going to take this plate back to the kitchen, so try to go back to sleep."
Kisshu nodded, but that ended up making him dizzy again. He closed his eyes, and was asleep soon after. Ichigo took the dishes back to the kitchen and washed them, then went back to Kisshu. It was getting late, so Ichigo laid out her sleeping bag next to Kisshu's bed, and settled down for the night.
The next morning, she was awakened very suddenly by a scream. She immediately struggled out of her sleeping bag, and saw that Kisshu was screaming in his sleep. She ran over and started shaking him. "Kisshu! Wake up!" she cried out.
Suddenly Kisshu's eyes shot open, and he yanked away from her. Then he groaned and clutched his head. Ichigo was getting really worried. "Kisshu, what happened?" she asked softly. "You were screaming."
Kisshu looked startled at the sound of her voice, and didn't respond at first. Finally he said, "Ichigo, is that you?"
"Yes, of course," Ichigo said. "Did you have another nightmare?"
"I guess so, but it felt real," Kisshu said. "Are you sure I'm not still dreaming?"
"Positive," Ichigo said. She put a hand on his forehead. "Well, you don't have a fever, so that's good," she said. "I wonder why you're having these dreams."
"Beats me, but I wish they'd stop," Kisshu said. "Now I don't want to sleep."
Ichigo looked worried. "I'm thinking I should talk to Pai," she said. "Maybe he'll have some idea of what's causing this."
"Okay," Kisshu said. "He's probably in his lab. It's three doors down the hall on the left, and if you don't knock, he'll use one of his fans and blast you out the door. I've lost count of how many times that's happened to Taruto."
"I'll definitely knock then," Ichigo said. She smiled at Kisshu and left. She found the room easily and knocked on the door. "WHAT!? If it's Taruto out there, you should go away. I told you to stay out, after you spilled soda on the computer!" Pai shouted.
Ichigo shouted back, "I'm not Taruto, and I think something might be wrong with Kisshu. Can you come out? I promise not to spill soda on your computer."
A second later, a very red Pai came out and said, "Uh… sorry about that, Ichigo."
"It's fine," said Ichigo. "But I think something might be wrong with Kisshu. He was screaming in his sleep, and when I woke him up, he looked scared at first, until I reassured him that I was still alive. He doesn't have a fever, so I wondered if something else could be causing nightmares."
"I'll come have a look," Pai said. He started to follow Ichigo back, but then they heard Kisshu screaming again. Ichigo broke into a run, and reached the room before Pai did. She immediately saw that Kisshu was asleep, and like last time, she started shaking him. "Kisshu! Wake up!" she cried. Pai came in as Ichigo said this, but this time, Kisshu didn't seem to be waking up.
"Move over," Pai ordered, and Ichigo immediately backed away. Pai tapped Kisshu's forehead, and this time, Kisshu woke up.
"Pai? Where's Ichigo?" Kisshu asked. He sounded scared.
"I'm right here, Kisshu," Ichigo said, coming over.
Kisshu sighed, relieved. Pai looked disturbed, however. "Kisshu, I need you to describe your dream to me," he said.
Kisshu flinched, but said, "I've had the same dream three times. I'm flying around Tokyo, looking for Ichigo, when I hear her screaming. I teleport to the sound, and the Blue Knight is there, with his sword embedded in Ichigo's chest, and she's dead. I scream her name, and the Blue Knight turns. And that's when I wake up."
"And you've had this dream three times?" Pai asked.
"Yeah," Kisshu said.
"It's possible that you're having a premonition, not just a nightmare," Pai said. "If you're having the same dream over and over, it might be something that could happen in the future."
"You mean Ichigo's going to die?" Kisshu asked, scared.
"No, I mean it's a possibility," Pai said. "We can change the future, and so if we know what's going to happen, we can prevent it."
"I don't want Ichigo to die," Kisshu said.
"Like I said, it's only a possibility," Pai said. "You shouldn't get too worked up about it, we can prevent this from happening."
"Okay," Kisshu said, sounding slightly calmer.
"Kisshu, aside from the nightmare problem, how are you feeling?" Ichigo asked.
"I'm still dizzy, and my head still really hurts," Kisshu said. "I'm also really thirsty."
"I'll go get some water," Pai said. "It sounds like you need more time to recover. Concussions take a while to go away."
Kisshu sighed. Ichigo noticed, and ruffled his hair. "I'll be here with you the whole time," she said.
"Thanks, Koneko-chan," Kisshu said.
Ichigo smiled at him, and then Pai came back with the water. He handed the glass to Ichigo, who then helped Kisshu drink it.
When he was done, Kisshu said, "I don't want to go back to sleep."
"I know, but you need to rest, it's the only way you'll get better," Ichigo said. "I'll be right here if you need me."
"Okay," Kisshu said. He sounded tired. Soon after he said this, he was sleeping.
I might do another chapter tonight, but I'm not sure. Plz Review!
