Amnesia Chapter 3:

Bananas

Zakuro and the others went back to Café Mew Mew, and told Ryou and Keiichiro that their computers must be malfunctioning, there was no alien at Ichigo's house.

Meanwhile, Ichigo was still home with Kisshu. "Kisshu, what do you like to eat besides apples?" Ichigo asked.

"I don't know," Kisshu said. "I think I like most things, though. I just hope I don't have any allergies that I should remember."

"What should we have for dinner?" Ichigo asked. "It's almost six."

"What are those noodles called? The ones that are kind of like soup?" Kisshu asked.

"Ramen?" Ichigo asked.

"Yeah, can we have that?" Kisshu asked.

"Sure, I've got plenty," Ichigo said. She got out two packages, and put a pot of water on to boil. Then she poured the noodles in, and waited. Finally it was done, and she put the ramen in two bowls, then handed one to Kisshu along with some chopsticks.

"Thanks," Kisshu said. He blew on his as Ichigo sat down. Then he started eating, and said, "This is really good."

"It's just instant ramen," Ichigo said.

"I like it," Kisshu said. "Thanks for making dinner, Ichigo."

"You're welcome, Kisshu," Ichigo said.

Kisshu was done well before Ichigo, and he looked at the fruit bowl. "What are the yellow things?" he asked.

"Those are bananas," Ichigo said. "You can have one, if you want."

"I'll try it," Kisshu said. "I don't think I've ever had one." He took a banana and bit it without peeling it.

"Kisshu, you have to take the skin off first," Ichigo said. "Here, I'll show you." She peeled the banana and handed it back to Kisshu. He took a bite and said, "This is good."

Ichigo went to wash the dishes as Kisshu finished the banana.

Ichigo was just drying the dishes off when Kisshu said, "Ichigo, I don't feel good. Do you think I'm allergic to bananas?"

"Um… maybe," Ichigo said. "What doesn't feel good?"

"My stomach," Kisshu said.

"The bathroom is upstairs, first door on the left," Ichigo said. Kisshu turned and quickly went up the stairs. Ichigo finished drying the dishes, and a minute later, she heard Kisshu throw up.

I guess he is allergic to bananas, Ichigo thought. Poor guy, that doesn't sound good.

She went upstairs and saw that Kisshu had closed the door to the bathroom. It sounded like he was still throwing up, too. Finally it sounded like he was done, but before Ichigo could knock, she heard a 'thunk'. She immediately knocked on the door, and when she didn't get a response, she hesitantly opened the door.

Kisshu was unconscious on the floor, and his cheeks were flushed. Ichigo went over and put a hand on his forehead, then bit her lip. Kisshu had a fever. She gently picked him up, and took him back to the guest room. Then she went and got a cool cloth and put it over his forehead. Next she got a bucket, and put it next to the bed, in case Kisshu got sick again. Then she got a chair and pulled it over, then sat down next to Kisshu.

An hour later, Kisshu started to wake up. "Ichigo? What happened?" he asked.

"I think you are allergic to bananas; you're pretty sick," Ichigo said. "Sorry about that."

"It's not your fault," Kisshu said.

"There's a bucket next to your bed, so you won't have to run to the bathroom again," Ichigo said. "Just take it easy, k?"

"Okay, thanks," Kisshu said. "Is the bucket on the other side of the bed? I feel really sick again."

"Yeah, just turn over," Ichigo said.

Kisshu turned over and dragged the bucket a bit closer just in time. Ichigo rubbed his back as he threw up again.

When he turned back, Ichigo said, "Try to get some sleep, I'm going to go get rid of the rest of the bananas. I don't think it's good to have them in the house if they make you this sick."

"K…" Kisshu said, starting to fall asleep. Ichigo quietly left the room and went downstairs. She took all the bananas in the kitchen out to the outside garbage, and threw them in. Then she went back upstairs and got a sleeping bag, so she could sleep in the same room as Kisshu in case he needed anything.

Before she could lay it out, she heard a noise downstairs, and ran down. Pai was in the living room, and when he saw her, he asked, "Where's Kisshu?"

"Upstairs, we just discovered he's allergic to bananas," Ichigo said. "Does he have any other allergies I should know about?"

"No," Pai said. "How's he doing?"

"He's asleep, but he's got a fever, and he's sick to his stomach, so he's throwing up a lot," Ichigo said. "May I ask why you got so mad you slammed him against a wall?"

"He was telling me that we should stop obeying our leader," Pai said. "He's probably right, but I was too blind to see it at the time."

"Why would you want to stop obeying your leader?" Ichigo asked. "Is he a jerk like mine?"

"Um… not exactly, but I think he just wants the Earth for himself, and is using us," Pai said. "Uh… did you abandon your leader, that blonde guy?"

"Pretty much," Ichigo said. "He treated me like dirt, so I finally told him I was quitting. He sent the other Mews over, and they said they wouldn't tell him about Kisshu. I wouldn't be surprised if soon Ryou has no one left to work for him."

"Ryou hates us, correct?" Pai asked.

"Yeah," Ichigo said.

"So he's probably not going to be willing to form a truce if we get rid of our leader?" Pai asked.

"HE won't be, but the rest of us probably will," Ichigo said. "I think that's a great idea. But we should wait till Kisshu's feeling better to set anything up. I don't want to leave him alone."

"Good point," Pai said. "Has he remembered anything yet?"

"Not a thing," Ichigo said. "And when I asked him whether he wanted his memory back, he said he'd rather be friends than enemies and stay the way he is."

"In other words, he doesn't want to remember?" Pai asked.

"I'd say so," Ichigo said.

Pai sighed. "Taruto's pretty depressed about this- not to mention furious at me for being the cause of this," he said. "He's not going to be happy to hear that Kisshu doesn't want to remember us."

"I don't think it has much to do with you," Ichigo said. "I think it's because he doesn't want to remember me as his enemy. He'd rather stay friends."

Pai sighed again, but then they heard Kisshu calling out, "Ichigo?"

"I'm coming," Ichigo called back. She ran upstairs, and to the guest room. "What's wrong?" she asked as she came into the room.

"I woke up and didn't know where you were," Kisshu said.

"I'm sorry," Ichigo said. "Pai came by, and I was talking with him downstairs. We didn't want to disturb you."

"Oh…" Kisshu said. "Do you like Pai?"

"Not particularly," Ichigo said. "He does spend the majority of times he sees me trying to kill me, so until he started coming to check on you, I didn't like him at all."

"Okay," Kisshu said. "I was wondering if you two were together or something."

Ichigo shuddered. "Now there's a scary thought," she said. "How are you feeling?"

"Not much better," Kisshu admitted. "I'm feeling sick again."

"Is the bucket still there?" Ichigo asked.

"Y-" Kisshu turned over and threw up, then said, "Yeah, but it's getting full."

"Are you able to get up, or should I empty it?" Ichigo asked.

"I think I can get up," Kisshu said. He sat up, then pushed the covers back, and stood up. "I think I'm fine- except for my stomach," Kisshu said. He picked up the bucket, and walked to the bathroom, where he emptied it into the toilet. Before he could flush, though, he turned green and threw up into the toilet. When he finished, he said, "I'm still feeling sick. And my stomach hurts now, too."

"I have stomach medicine," Ichigo said. "Do you want to try some?"

"It would be nice," Kisshu said- just as he threw up again. Ichigo opened the medicine cabinet as Kisshu flushed the toilet. She dug around and pulled out a bottle, then checked the expiration date. It was still good, so she got a glass of water and said, "Here's a pill, it should help you feel better."

"Thanks," Kisshu said. "Do I need to swallow it whole?"

"Yeah," Ichigo said. "Here's some water, too." She handed him the glass, and he swallowed the pill.

"It's getting late, we should probably go to bed," Ichigo said when Kisshu was finished with the water. "Do you want me in the same room in case you need something?"

"No, I'll be fine," Kisshu said.

"Okay, but just in case, I'm just across the hall," Ichigo said.

"Thanks," Kisshu said. They both headed back to their rooms. Ichigo left her door open a bit, in case Kisshu needed something, and headed to bed.

Don't flame me. Kisshu will be better soon.