Amnesia Chapter 13:

Still Not Feeling Well?

The next morning, Ichigo woke up and checked on Kisshu. He was still sleeping, so she went to take a shower. When she came back, however, she found Kisshu crying out in his sleep, and Sakura trying to wake him up.

Ichigo immediately ran over, and shook Kisshu's shoulder. "Kisshu! Wake up!" she cried out.

Kisshu opened his eyes, but he looked really scared. "Kisshu, were you having a nightmare?" Ichigo asked softly.

"Ichigo?" Kisshu asked.

"I'm here," Ichigo said.

"I dreamed that I was attacking you, and then you collapsed," Kisshu said. "And then this guy with blonde hair and ears like Pai's came and attacked me. But I don't think I wanted to make you collapse. And I was scared."

Ichigo knew what Kisshu was talking about; that was the first time the Blue Knight appeared. But she wondered if telling Kisshu that he used to enjoy attacking her was really a good idea. Finally she said simply, "Kisshu, it's fine. I'm here, and I'm okay."

"Did that happen?" Kisshu asked. "I didn't mean to hurt you."

"That was the first time the Blue Knight appeared," Ichigo said. "He was apparently born to protect me, and he showed up in a lot of our battles."

"Did I hurt you?" Kisshu asked.

"I was sick that day, and you attacked while I was sick," Ichigo said. "That's why I collapsed."

Kisshu looked sad. "I'm sorry," he said.

"That's all in the past, Kisshu," Ichigo said. "It doesn't matter anymore."

Kisshu looked like he wanted to say something else, but started coughing instead. "Still not feeling well, huh?" Ichigo asked. Kisshu shook his head.

"I'll give you more of the antibiotics," Sakura said. She went and got a glass of water, then helped Kisshu sit up and gave him the pill, which he swallowed. "Kisshu, are you hungry?" Sakura asked.

"Sort of," Kisshu said. "That soup was good, is there any more of that?"

"Sure, I'll go heat some up," Sakura said. She left, and Ichigo sat down next to Kisshu.

"Did I hurt you a lot before I lost my memory?" Kisshu asked.

"No, most of the time I think I was the one hurting you," Ichigo said. "I think I was too blinded by my crush on Aoyama to see that I was hurting you with my rejections."

"I don't remember that," Kisshu said.

"That's probably a good thing," Ichigo said reluctantly. "When we were enemies, I was pretty nasty to you."

"Oh…" Kisshu said. "Do you like me?"

"No, I love you," Ichigo said with a smile. "And that's even better."

"Thanks Ichigo," Kisshu said.

Sakura came back, and said, "I brought the soup. Kisshu, do you want to try sitting up?"

"K," Kisshu said. He pushed himself up, and said, "I think I can sit up now."

"Good," Sakura said. "Can you eat by yourself?"

"I'm not sure," Kisshu said. "I'm feeling kind of shaky."

"I'll help you," Ichigo said. She took the bowl of soup from her mother, and said, "Okay, open up."

Kisshu obeyed, and Ichigo fed him the soup. This time he was able to eat all of it. Ichigo put the bowl aside when he was done, and said, "How are you feeling now?"

"I feel a little better," Kisshu said. "I'm not too tired, either."

"Do you want me to read to you?" Ichigo asked.

"Um… sure," Kisshu said. "What do you like to read?"

"I like fantasy books," Ichigo said. "I started one earlier, do you want me to read it to you?"

"Sure, what's it called?" Kisshu asked.

"It's called Dial-a-Ghost," Ichigo said.

"Is it scary?" Kisshu asked.

"No, it's sweet," Ichigo said. "It's about a boy who meets this family of ghosts, and they become his family, since he's an orphan."

"Okay," Kisshu said. "I don't like scary books."

"Neither do I," Ichigo said. She picked up the book, and opened to the first page. Then she began reading aloud.

She got a little less than half-way through when Kisshu said, "I'm tired again, can we stop?"

"Yes, go back to sleep," Ichigo said. "I'll be here."

"K…" Kisshu said, falling asleep. Ichigo pulled the covers up more, and sat back down.

Pai and Taruto came by later that day, and luckily for them, Kisshu was awake. They didn't stay too long; Kisshu still got tired out easily. But they promised to come back after school the next day. Kisshu went back to sleep after their visit, and slept through dinner.

Ichigo had to go to school the next day, but Sakura promised to take care of Kisshu, so she felt a bit more comfortable leaving him.

Moe and Miwa met her at the gates, and Moe asked, "How's Kisshu doing? He wasn't looking too happy when we left."

"He's got the flu right now," Ichigo said. "His mood is somewhat better, though. He was pretty depressed about the whole permanent amnesia thing."

"Well, I hope he feels better soon," Miwa said. "He seemed really nice."

"He is," Ichigo said. The three of them went to class, and got there on time.

Halfway through the day, the intercom came on and said, "Momomiya Ichigo, please come to the office."

"You may go, Ichigo," the teacher said.

Ichigo got her bag and left. She was quick on the way to the office, and when she got there, she was surprised to see Shintaro waiting. "What happened, Dad?" Ichigo asked.

"We'd better talk in the car," Shintaro said, and followed by a confused and worried Ichigo, led the way to his car.

When they got in, Shintaro said, "I got a call from my sister today. Apparently your grandmother passed away yesterday, and the funeral is next week. I'm going to my sister's tomorrow, and you, Kisshu and your mother will join me as soon as Kisshu's feeling better. I already informed your school, so don't worry about missing work, they'll hold it for you."

"Grandma died?" Ichigo asked.

"Yeah," Shintaro said sadly. "Apparently, my sister neglected to mention that she was in failing health, so the funeral might be a little tense. If it is, I need you to keep an eye on Kisshu, since I don't think he'll understand the tension too well. And I don't want my relatives to nag him, so you have my permission to scare people away from Kisshu, got it?"

"Hai," Ichigo said. "You're mad at your sister, aren't you?"

"Me and everyone else," Shintaro said bitterly. "Your grandma was living with her, and she apparently never told the rest of the family until it was too late. If it was anyone else's funeral, I wouldn't go, but I can't do it to my mother."

"I'm sorry to hear that, Dad," Ichigo said. They were just pulling into the driveway, and they got out and went inside. Shintaro went off to read the paper, and Ichigo went to the kitchen to find her mom. "Your father told you the news, right?" Sakura asked.

"Yeah," Ichigo said. "How's Kisshu?"

"He said he was feeling better today, and he was able to come downstairs for a while this morning, but then we got the call from your aunt, and I sent him back upstairs. Your dad was pretty upset," Sakura said. "Would you mind going to explain to Kisshu why he's upstairs? I was trying to calm your father down."

"Sure Mom," Ichigo said, and went upstairs.

She found Kisshu sitting on his bed, looking rather disgruntled. "Do you know what's going on?" he asked when he saw her.

"It's a bit complicated," Ichigo said. "My grandma died yesterday, but apparently my aunt, who she was living with, didn't inform the rest of my family that she was dying until it was too late. My dad is really upset right now, and my mom didn't want you to get caught up in this. That's why she sent you upstairs."

"I'm sorry to hear that your grandma died," Kisshu said. "Is your family doing anything to remember her?"

"There's going to be a funeral next week," Ichigo said. "Dad is going to go help with the arrangements tomorrow, and we'll be going to join him as soon as you're better. It's probably best not to go down right away anyways, I think it'll be pretty tense for a while. Tragedies can either bring people together, or push them further apart."

Kisshu looked a bit confused, but said, "Am I going too?"

"Yes, and my mom will probably get you some funeral clothes," Ichigo said. "You should stick close to me and Mom, though, I think things might get a bit too tense, and that's not good."

"Okay," Kisshu said. "I'll stay close to you. I like being near you anyways."

"Thanks," Ichigo said softly.

That's it for tonight. I'll try to post more tomorrow, but I can't promise, I'll be pretty busy tomorrow. Review!