Ichigo's Illness Chapter 34:
Uh-Oh…
Kisshu and Ichigo went back to class, and noticed a lot of girls looking starry-eyed. Unfortunately, the teacher didn't notice, and the next period was recess. When the bell rang, Ichigo, Kisshu, Moe and Miwa went to their usual deserted classroom to eat.
"So who was that?" Moe asked Kisshu. "The little girl you and Ichigo were with?"
"Let me guess, everyone was looking out the window," Kisshu sighed. "And that's why the girls in class looked starry-eyed."
"Yeah, pretty much," Miwa said.
Kisshu sighed again and said, "That was my little sister, Yuka."
"I didn't know you had a little sister," Miwa said. "Why haven't we seen her before?"
"She just teleported to Earth this past weekend," Kisshu said. "And Ichigo's parents adopted her, so she'll be living with us now."
"Why did she teleport to Earth?" Moe asked. "Couldn't she have taken a ship or something?"
"Not since we got exiled," Kisshu said. "And she wanted to see me, so she snuck out and teleported to Earth- which ended up nearly killing her. Luckily Ichigo and Lettuce were able to heal her."
"Wow…" Miwa said. "She must really love you. My little brother would never do that. He hates the sight of me."
"I'm all Yuka has, so I'm sure that's why she's so attached to me," Kisshu said. "Our parents died shortly after Yuka turned two."
"I'm so sorry!" Miwa said.
Kisshu sighed. "Pai and Taruto's parents took us in, but I guess Yuka didn't want to live with them if I wasn't there," he said. "She told us that people on our planet don't think very much of us anymore."
"That's too bad," Moe said. "At least Yuka got away."
"She is in sooo much trouble," Kisshu said. "She teleported here without telling Sakura, and that's AFTER I told her to stay home and be good."
Moe, Miwa and Ichigo giggled. Kisshu blinked. "What?"
"You sound like her dad or something," Miwa said.
"That's what the principal said," Kisshu said. "I just try to help her learn what's okay and what's not, since she doesn't have a real mother or father to teach her."
"Well, now she's got my parents," Ichigo said.
"Yeah…" Kisshu said.
The bell rang soon after, and they went to their next class. A few more classes later, it was the end of the day, and Ichigo, Kisshu, Moe and Miwa went back to Ichigo's house. As soon as they walked in, Kisshu was tackled by Yuka, who said happily, "Yay! You're back!"
Kisshu stood up, Yuka in his arms, and said, "Yes, I'm back. What happened this morning?"
"I started missing you," Yuka said.
Kisshu sighed. "How did you survive on our planet without me?"
"It was hard, that's why I teleported here," Yuka said.
"You're not going to teleport to my school anymore, right?" Kisshu asked.
"No," Yuka said sadly. "Aunt Sakura wasn't very happy with me. And you weren't either."
"I don't want you to get in trouble," Kisshu said. "And Sakura was unhappy because you scared her."
Yuka sighed, then looked over at Moe and Miwa. "Who are you?" she asked curiously.
"I'm Moe, and that's Miwa," Moe said. "We're friends of Ichigo's and Kisshu's."
"Hi!" Yuka said. "I'm Yuka."
"It's nice to meet you," Miwa said.
"Would you like to come in?" Ichigo asked Moe and Miwa.
"No, we have to get home," Miwa said. "We just wanted to meet Yuka. Kisshu, I've got some wood for you, so I'll bring it tomorrow."
"Thanks," Kisshu said. "See you then." Moe and Miwa waved and left. Kisshu sighed and went inside, followed by Ichigo. Ichigo closed the door as Kisshu set Yuka down. Sakura came up to them and said, "How was school?"
"Fine," Ichigo said. "I think at least five girls got detention today for staring at Kisshu. Apparently they all saw us walk Yuka out."
"Well, maybe they'll learn better," Sakura said. "It wasn't too distracting, was it?"
"Not too bad," Kisshu said. "I still hate it."
"Why would people stare at you?" Yuka asked.
"The girls at our school all think Kisshu's hot," Ichigo explained. "So they spend a lot of time staring at him- or they did until the teachers started cracking down on them."
"Oh…" Yuka said. "Do you think Oniichan's hot?"
Ichigo turned bright red and said reluctantly, "Yes…"
Kisshu seemed a bit startled, but smirked and said, "I can't believe you finally admitted it."
"Don't get big-headed over it," Ichigo warned him.
"Oh, don't worry," Kisshu said. "Don't you know me better than that?"
"No, you have a tendency to get kind of smug whenever I say stuff like 'you're hot'," Ichigo said.
"I'll work on that," Kisshu said. "I'm hungry, is there anything to eat?"
"I just made popovers," Sakura said.
"Popovers?" Kisshu asked, puzzled.
"They're kind of like muffins, but much lighter in texture," Sakura said. "Come try one, you'll see."
They all went into the kitchen and Sakura handed out popovers. Kisshu took a bite, and said, "This is really good."
Sakura smiled and said, "I'm glad you like them. Yuka, do you like yours?"
"Yeah!" Yuka said enthusiastically.
"Good," Sakura said. "There's more, so help yourselves. We don't have to save any for Shintaro, he doesn't like them."
"Yay!" Yuka said, and took another one.
"Yuka, do you want to come grocery shopping with me?" Sakura asked.
"Okay," Yuka said. "Do I need another of those pills?"
"I think you'll be fine," Sakura said. "Finish up your popover, and we'll go."
Yuka ate the rest of her popover, and went to get her shoes. She and Sakura left, and Ichigo and Kisshu went up to his room. Before they could do anything, though, Ichigo's cell phone rang. It was Keiichiro, so Ichigo picked up and said, "Keiichiro, is something wrong?"
"Pai is really sick, and we can't figure out why," Keiichiro said. "I called Lettuce, but can you come too?"
"Sure, we'll be right there," Ichigo said, and hung up. She turned to Kisshu, and said, "Keiichiro says Pai's sick, and he needs me and Lettuce there. I'm going to write a note for my mom, can you teleport there afterwards?"
"Sure," Kisshu said. "That doesn't sound good; Pai never gets sick."
"I hope it's nothing too serious," Ichigo said, as she wrote a note and left it on the kitchen counter. She and Kisshu got their shoes, and Kisshu teleported them to Café Mew Mew. They landed in the main room, and Keiichiro met them.
"Lettuce should be here soon," he said. He looked really worried.
Lettuce came running in a few minutes later. "Gomensai for being late," she said. "Where's Pai?"
"In his room, come upstairs," Keiichiro said. The girls and Kisshu followed him upstairs and into Pai's room.
They were worried by what they saw. Pai was lying in his bed, and Taruto was sitting next to him. It was pretty obvious that Pai had a fever; his cheeks were flushed. His breathing was harsh, and his eyes were closed. Taruto looked up at them, and they saw he was scared. "Can you do something?" he asked Ichigo and Lettuce. "Pai's really sick."
"We'll try," Lettuce said. She walked to the bed, and Taruto moved back. Lettuce put one hand on Pai's chest, and closed her eyes. Her expression changed from worried to puzzled. "I can't feel what's wrong," she said. "Ichigo-san, can you help?"
"Hai," Ichigo said. She came over and took Lettuce's hand, then put her other hand on Pai's chest. Five minutes of trying later, both girls looked puzzled and worried. "We can't figure out what's wrong," Ichigo said. "And that's a problem."
"Why's that?" Taruto asked, scared.
"If we don't know the problem, we can't fix it," Lettuce said grimly.
"But we're only familiar with human diseases," Ichigo reminded her. "If this is a Cyniclon illness, it could explain why we don't know what to do."
"Let me see," Kisshu said. "I can't heal, but I know how to sense a problem."
Lettuce and Ichigo moved back, and watched as Kisshu put a hand on Pai's chest and closed his eyes. Suddenly his eyes shot open. "What's wrong?" Ichigo asked.
"You were right, he has a Cyniclon illness," Kisshu said. "But this one has no known cure."
Lettuce looked scared, but Ichigo said, "Well, we're just going to have to find one, then. Tell us more about this illness, and we'll figure something out."
Kisshu nodded, and said, "The main symptoms of Toru Fever, the disease, are a fever, loss of appetite and energy, and a bad cough. It's been known to kill Cyniclons because the cough makes it very hard to breathe, and this particular type of fever goes up very fast. And so far, my people haven't come up with a cure."
Lettuce suddenly looked like she had an idea. "What's up, Lettuce?" Ichigo asked.
"That sounds like a human disease called tuberculosis," Lettuce said. "Ichigo-san, what if we tried thinking of that disease, and then used our powers on Pai?"
"It's worth a shot," Ichigo said. "Are we combining our powers?"
"Hai," Lettuce said.
Ichigo nodded and took Lettuce's hand, then both girls put their right hands on Pai's chest. They closed their eyes, and Lettuce began to glow green, while Ichigo began to glow pink. The glows flowed into Pai's body, and left Ichigo and Lettuce's bodies, completely covering Pai. The girls remained in position until the glow had completely faded. Then they opened their eyes. Pai was waking up.
Is Pai better? Review and find out. I give total credit to OkamiAmaterasuLuver for the idea of Pai getting sick. Thanks!
