Amnesia Chapter 6:

Showdown

Ichigo woke up, and wondered why she was lying on the floor. Then she saw the broken door, and remembered. "Kisshu!" she called out. No response. Ichigo figured Ryou had taken him somewhere. Then she remembered the device Pai had given her, and ran to get it. She found it, and pressed the button. Then she said, "Pai, can you hear me?"

"Yep, what's up?" Pai asked.

"Ryou knocked me out and kidnapped Kisshu!" Ichigo said. "Do you have any way of finding where they are?"

"I'm on it, hang on," Pai said.

Ichigo heard a series of beeps and clicks, and finally Pai said, "Kisshu appears to be in Café Mew Mew. Do you need me and Taruto?"

"Yes, please, and I'll call the other Mews," Ichigo said.

"We're on our way," Pai said.

Ichigo immediately grabbed her cell phone, and called Zakuro. When Zakuro picked up, Ichigo said, "Ryou kidnapped Kisshu. Meet me at Café Mew Mew, that's where Pai says they are."

"Got it," Zakuro said. "I'll call Mint, you call Lettuce and Pudding."

"Got it," Ichigo said, and called both Lettuce and Pudding. She gave them the message she had given Zakuro, and they both agreed to meet her.

Pai and Taruto teleported into the living room soon after, and Pai grabbed Ichigo's shoulder, then teleported.

They landed in front of Café Mew Mew, where they found the other Mews transformed and waiting. Ichigo had transformed at home, and she said, "Let's go get Kisshu, guys."

The others nodded, and Ichigo went to the door with her key, and opened it. The front room was deserted, but they heard noises in the basement. Then they heard Kisshu scream, and ran for the stairs.

They reached the basement as Kisshu screamed again. Ichigo tried the door; it was locked. She kicked it down, and followed by the others, ran in- and stopped dead.

Kisshu was tied to a table, and Ryou had obviously been torturing him. Blood trickled out of his mouth, and his shirt was torn, revealing a large bruise. His arms were covered in cuts, and he was barely conscious.

"What the hell are you doing, Ryou!?" Ichigo asked angrily. "Why did you kidnap Kisshu?"

"So I could get information out of him," Ryou said. "I didn't really believe that he'd lost all memory, so I figured I could torture the answers out of him. He's not talking, though."

"Jeez, you're stupid," Ichigo said. "Kisshu does have amnesia. What made you think he was lying about that?"

"He's an alien," Ryou said.

"Not anymore," Ichigo said. "And you're going to pay for what you've done." She turned to her teammates, and said, "Should we take him down?"

"Yeah," Zakuro said. "This is unforgivable."

"We'll help too," Pai said. He and Taruto got out their weapons, as did the Mews.

Ryou looked panicked, and said, "Why are you all betraying me?"

"Because the aliens offered a truce, and you kidnapped Kisshu before we could set up peace talks," Ichigo said. "So now you'll die. I warned you if you took advantage of Kisshu while he had amnesia, I'd personally kill you."

Ryou turned and tried to run, but Pai and Taruto teleported and blocked his escape route. And the Mews had already blocked the door. Ryou was trapped. Just as he turned back toward her, Ichigo performed her Strawberry Surprise attack. It hit Ryou dead on, and he screamed in pain. Pai attacked from behind, and the lightning from his attack scorched Ryou's back. This time, Ryou fell to one knee. Ichigo performed her attack again, then nodded to Mint, who shot an arrow into the Strawberry Surprise. That gave it more power, and the attacks hit Ryou in the chest.

Ryou collapsed, and lay still. Pai slowly approached him, and checked for a pulse. "We did it, he's dead," Pai said.

"Good riddance," Ichigo said. "What do we do with the body?"

"I'll just destroy it," Pai said. Then he took out his fans, and roasted Ryou's body with lightning. He kept at it until there was nothing but a pile of ash. "Done," Pai said. "We should take care of Kisshu's injuries now. Ichigo, can we go back to your house?"

"Yeah, can you teleport?" Ichigo asked.

"Yeah, I'll teleport Kisshu," Pai said. "Taruto, teleport Ichigo."

Taruto nodded, and took Ichigo's hand. "Minna, come to my house," Ichigo said. They nodded as Taruto and Pai teleported out with Kisshu and Ichigo.

Pai and Taruto landed in the living room, and Ichigo said, "Take him to the guest room, we can care for his injuries there."

Pai went upstairs, followed by Ichigo and Taruto. He put Kisshu on the bed, then said, "We should clean these cuts out."

"I'll go get some water and washcloths," Ichigo said. She grabbed those items from the bathroom, and went back to the guest room. She then started cleaning out the cuts on Kisshu's arms. She also wiped the blood off his face.

When she was done, Pai said, "Good job. I'll take care of the rest, I have the power to heal."

Ichigo moved over, and Pai put a hand on Kisshu's arm. The cuts began to heal, and when they were gone, Pai did Kisshu's other arm. Then he healed the bruise on Kisshu's chest, and finally put a hand on Kisshu's chest. Soon after, he said, "Okay, Kisshu should be fine when he wakes up."

"Thanks Pai," Ichigo said. "I'm going to bring a sleeping bag in here, so I can be here if Kisshu wakes up."

"Good plan," Pai said. "Taruto and I are going back to the ship. Call me if something happens."

"Will do," Ichigo said. Pai and Taruto teleported out as Ichigo pulled out a sleeping bag and climbed into it.

The next morning, Ichigo woke up and saw that Kisshu was also waking up. "Kisshu, how are you feeling?" she asked him.

"I'm okay," Kisshu said. "What happened?"

"Ryou was torturing you, and Pai and I killed him," Ichigo said. "Pai healed you, and you've been unconscious since last night."

Kisshu sat up and said, "I was dreaming that I was fighting you, and you were in that pink outfit."

"You and I used to fight a lot before you lost your memory," Ichigo said.

"Why was I calling you 'Koneko-chan'?" Kisshu asked.

"That was your nickname for me," Ichigo said.

"Was I in love with you?" Kisshu asked suddenly.

"That's what you always told me, but you also claimed I was a toy," Ichigo said.

"Why?" Kisshu asked.

"I'm not sure," Ichigo said. "I don't know how to read minds."

"I think I'm in love with you still," Kisshu said. "Did you love me?"

"Before, no," Ichigo said. "I was with someone else, and I was too blinded by that crush to see how much I liked you. But since I've been spending time with you, I've come to realize that I think I had feelings for you all along."

To her surprise, Kisshu blushed slightly and said, "Thanks, Ichigo."

"You're welcome," Ichigo said. "Are you okay to walk? We should probably go get some breakfast."

"I think so," Kisshu said. He stood up, but he was still a bit shaky. Ichigo came over and steadied him, and helped him walk downstairs.

She helped him sit down at the table, and said, "What would you like?"

"Do you have toast?" Kisshu asked.

"Yeah, sure," Ichigo said. "What would you like on it?"

"Butter would be fine, and if you have it, I like strawberry jam," Kisshu said.

"That's my favorite too!" Ichigo said. "I'll get that ready." She got out the bread, and put some into the toaster oven. When it was done, she put on butter and strawberry jam, and handed a plate to Kisshu and kept a plate.

They both ate in comfortable silence, and then Ichigo said, "I'll wash the dishes. Are you feeling any stronger?"

"A little," Kisshu said.

Pai suddenly teleported in and said, "I just got a message from Keiichiro, asking what happened to Ryou."

"Did you tell him?" Ichigo asked.

"Yeah," Pai said. "Now he's refusing to consider peace talks."

"Great…" Ichigo sighed. "I'll get the other Mews together later, and we can all talk about what to do."

"Okay," Pai said. "Kisshu, how are you feeling?"

"Better," Kisshu said. "I was feeling pretty shaky this morning."

"Good that you feel better now," Pai said. "Do you like it here?"

"Yeah!" Kisshu said enthusiastically. "And Ichigo said she's in love with me!"

"Is this true, Ichigo?" Pai asked.

"Yeah, I was just too blind to notice it before Aoyama broke up with me," Ichigo said.

"Good for both of you," Pai said.

"Thanks," Kisshu and Ichigo said.

"Have you remembered anything yet, Kisshu?" Pai asked.

"I was dreaming that I was fighting Ichigo and calling her 'Koneko-chan'," Kisshu said. "But I can't remember if that really happened."

"Do you know where you were?" Pai asked.

"It looked like a park," Kisshu said. "There was a big tree there, too."

"Inohara Park," Ichigo said. "That's one of the first battles I had with you."

"Oh…" Kisshu said. "Was I scared of something then?"

"Um… I jumped into that tree while the leaves were turning poisonous, and you sounded scared that I would die," Ichigo said. "I didn't listen, that's probably why you felt scared."

"Why didn't you listen?" Kisshu asked.

"We were enemies," Ichigo explained.

"Oh…." Kisshu said. "I'm glad we're friends now."

Ichigo smiled. "Me too, Kisshu."

Well, Ryou's dead. And Keiichiro's not happy. Will the Mews and Cyniclons convince him to help? Review and find out.