Ichigo's Illness Chapter 39:

Mika's Apology

Soon after Ichigo fell asleep, Pai and Mika heard a door open, and turned. Kisshu was coming toward them, and he looked MAD.

"Before you start shouting, Ichigo's asleep," Pai told Kisshu. "She needs to rest for the medicine Mother gave her to work."

Kisshu sighed and glared at Mika, who looked nervous. Pai sighed and said, "If you kill her, there's not much of a chance of you recovering. And Mr. Momomiya said you can't fight in the house."

Kisshu sighed. "Fine, I won't kill her- yet."

Mika said nervously, "Can I give you the medicine?"

"Fine," Kisshu said. He followed her into his room, and noticed Ichigo sleeping. He walked over to the bed, but before he could sit down, he realized he was feeling sick again. Then he noticed the bucket on his side was gone. He clapped a hand over his mouth, as he started to feel sicker. Pai noticed, and said, "What happened to the bucket?" Kisshu's eyes widened. He knew he couldn't hold out much longer.

Mika noticed the bucket was by the door, and grabbed it, then handed it to Kisshu. He grabbed it and set it down, then dropped to his knees and doubled up as he threw up.

Mika knelt next to him and started rubbing his back, since he was really too sick right now to care. She felt bad that she was the cause of this.

Nearly ten minutes later, Kisshu was still coughing up stuff. This was the worst bout yet. Kisshu just couldn't stop, and Pai and Mika were worried. However, Kisshu stopped a minute later- and collapsed. Mika put a hand on his forehead, and sighed. "He doesn't have a fever, I think he's just exhausted."

"Can you do anything?" Pai asked. "If he keeps that up, his body will break down. He's been throwing up for nearly three weeks."

Mika put a hand on Kisshu's chest and closed her eyes. Suddenly her eyes shot open. "This illness has taken a serious toll on his body, I'm not sure what to do!" Mika said.

"We have to do something," Pai said. "Can you sense how much power Ichigo has right now?"

Mika went to Ichigo and put a hand on her chest, then said, "She's back to full strength. What are you thinking?"

"Wake her up, I'm getting Lettuce," Pai said. "If they combine their powers, it should be able to completely cure him."

Mika tapped Ichigo's forehead, and she woke up as Pai teleported to Lettuce. "What's going on?" Ichigo asked.

"Kisshu's in bad shape, and Pai said you need to combine your power with Lettuces'," Mika said.

Pai teleported back in with Lettuce, and said, "Are you both ready?"

"Hai," Ichigo and Lettuce said, and went to Kisshu. They clasped hands and put their right hands on Kisshu's chest. Both began to glow, and the glows flowed into Kisshu. Finally the glows faded, but Kisshu didn't wake up. Ichigo put both her hands over his heart as Lettuce backed up. "He'll be feeling better when he wakes up, but I'm not sure when that'll be," Ichigo said. "We couldn't completely heal his exhaustion."

Pai looked worried, but came over and picked Kisshu up. "He's lost a lot of weight," he commented.

"What did you expect? He hasn't eaten in nearly a month, and he's been throwing up every day," Ichigo said.

Pai tucked Kisshu into the bed, and said, "We should be here till he wakes up. And yes, that includes you too, Mother."

"Fine…" Mika said.

There was a knock on the door, and Ichigo opened it. Sakura came in and said, "How's Kisshu?"

"Not so good, but Ichigo and Lettuce just healed him," Pai said. "He needs to rest."

"I take it that means another day of trying to keep Yuka occupied?" Sakura asked.

"She shouldn't wake Kisshu up, so yes," Ichigo said. "Has she been troublesome lately?"

"You have no idea," Sakura sighed. "And it only got worse when Kisshu was strong enough to walk."

"Can I see her?" Mika asked.

"NO!" Pai and Ichigo shouted.

Sakura looked startled. "Who's this, and why can't she see Yuka?" she asked.

"This is my mother, Ikisatashi Mika, and she can't see Yuka because she's responsible for the stomach bug," Pai growled. "The only reason she's still here is because she needs to apologize to Kisshu."

To everyone's surprise, Sakura started looking angry. "You're the reason my kids have been this sick!?" she screamed.

"Uh-oh," Ichigo whispered to Pai. "My mom never gets angry. Stay quiet, she'll go berserk on you too if you say anything."

Pai nodded, and went back to watching Kisshu, as did Ichigo.

Meanwhile, Mika was getting nervous, as Sakura screamed, "I take care of your kids, and this is how you repay me!? By getting them so sick they can't move for weeks? Are you seriously fit to be a mother!?"

"Um…. It was actually a mistake…" Mika said timidly.

"That just makes it WORSE!" Sakura shouted. "You should have just called Pai if you were worried about Yuka being on Earth! You knew we all lived in Tokyo, you didn't have to send people to find her! Why the HELL didn't you just call Pai!?"

Mika sighed. "I have no excuse," she said sadly. "I'm well aware that I should never have done what I did, and I really am sorry. I know none of you will forgive me, so I'll go away after I apologize to Kisshu. Provided he doesn't kill me first, that is."

Sakura glared at her, then turned on her heel and left, slamming the door behind her.

"Yikes," Ichigo said. "I've never seen Mom that mad before."

"It does make sense, though," Pai said. "She's been really worried about you and Kisshu, I could tell when I talked to her."

Mika sighed. "I think everyone hates me," she said.

"With good reason," Pai snapped.

Lettuce sighed. "Can we stop fighting?" she asked. "I think we should quiet down and let Kisshu rest. Though I'm amazed he slept through Mrs. Momomiya shouting."

"You're right," Ichigo said. "Let's just wait for Kisshu to wake up."

Five hours later: Kisshu was still unconscious, and it was getting late. Pai and Lettuce were starting to get tired, but Ichigo and Mika showed no signs of being tired.

Two more hours later: Ichigo and Mika were the only ones awake. Sakura had come in a while ago to let them know that she and Shintaro were going to bed. Lettuce and Pai had fallen asleep about an hour ago, but Ichigo and Mika didn't even look tired. They remained quiet, simply waiting for Kisshu to wake up.

Finally, at about 2 AM, Kisshu stirred, instantly alerting Ichigo and Mika, who were still awake. "Kisshu?" Ichigo asked softly.

Kisshu turned his head in the direction of her voice. "Ichigo?" he asked. "You're okay?"

"Yes, of course," Ichigo said. "How are you feeling?"

"My stomach doesn't feel awful anymore," Kisshu said. "I'm feeling kind of shaky, though. What happened? The last thing I remember is feeling like I couldn't stop throwing up."

"Lettuce and I healed you after you collapsed," Ichigo said. "You were in pretty bad shape from throwing up so much."

"I feel a lot better now," Kisshu said. "What time is it? It's pretty dark."

"Almost 2:30," Ichigo said. "Everyone but me and Mika is asleep."

"Aunt Mika is still here?" Kisshu asked.

"I was worried about you," Mika said softly. "It's my fault you got so sick."

"Why were you worried, then?" Kisshu asked in an almost sulky tone of voice.

"Because I didn't mean to hurt you!" Mika cried. "I really care about both you and Yuka, and I would never intentionally hurt you!"

"Mmph," Kisshu said.

"Are you still planning on killing me?" Mika asked.

"Depends on what you decide to do next," Kisshu said. "I'm not letting you take Yuka away, and if you ever interfere in our lives or send some other weird plague to Tokyo, you ARE going to die. I'd rather not have Cyniclonia declare war on Earth because you died here, so IF you agree to the things I just said, I guess you can live. But if any of us ever hear from you again, I'm personally going to kill you, got it?"

"I understand, and as long as you and Yuka are happy, I will be too," Mika said. "I guess I should get going now?"

"Yes," Kisshu said. Then he sighed. "I suppose I should thank you for curing Ichigo, so thanks."

"You're welcome. Goodbye," Mika said. She teleported out.

"I'm going soft," Kisshu complained when she was gone.

"Well, Mom did say she didn't want blood on the tatami mats, so maybe this is for the best," Ichigo said. Then she yawned. "Man, I'm tired," she said. "Can I sleep with you?"

"Sure, Koneko-chan," Kisshu said, moving over. Ichigo climbed onto the bed and curled up against him. Soon she was asleep. Kisshu lay awake a while longer, but eventually drifted off too.

Okay, I KNOW it was anticlimactic when Kisshu didn't kill Mika, but I didn't really want to kill her, so… yeah. Anyways, I've got a question. Do people want more, or should I do the usual timeskip thing? Review and tell me. If you want more, please give me ideas, and I'll try to use them. Thanks!