Amnesia Chapter 16:

Scolding

The next morning was Sunday, so Ichigo and Kisshu slept in- or tried to. Sakura had unfortunately decided to check on them at around 7, and mistakenly told Shintaro how cute they looked cuddled up.

This, of course, caused Shintaro to explode, and at about 7:30, Ichigo and Kisshu were rudely awakened by Shintaro shouting, "Okay, explain yourselves!"

"Dad, do you have any idea what time it is?" Ichigo moaned. "What's your problem?"

"You were sleeping together, that's my problem!" Shintaro shouted.

"Jeez, you act like it's the end of the world," Ichigo said, as she and a very sleepy Kisshu sat up. "Is there something wrong with sleeping? It's not like we were having sex or anything!"

"And whose idea was this?" Shintaro asked.

"Mine," Ichigo said. "Kisshu still wasn't feeling that great last night, and he wanted me in the room, so I asked if he wanted me to sleep with him, and he said sure. It was comfy."

Shintaro was turning purple, and it didn't help when Ichigo continued, "You and Mom sleep together every night, so why is it a problem if I sleep with Kisshu?"

"That's different! We're adults!" Shintaro said.

"Your point?" Ichigo said. "We're not exactly little kids, you know."

"That's the problem! If you were little kids, I wouldn't worry about it, but since you're older, I do worry!" Shintaro said.

"Why?" Ichigo asked. "You don't trust me to do the right thing?"

Shintaro almost immediately deflated, and Ichigo guessed that she had been right. "I wouldn't have sex with Kisshu, you know," she said. "I'm well aware of what could happen, and I have no interest in getting pregnant at age 13. If you had paid attention to the fact that I'm growing up, you would know that."

Shintaro sighed, then turned and left the room. Ichigo sighed and turned to Kisshu. "Kisshu, are you feeling better?" she asked.

"My stomach feels better, but I'm still tired," Kisshu said. "What time is it?"

Ichigo looked at the clock and said, "8:15."

"Can I go back to sleep?" Kisshu asked.

"Yes, of course," Ichigo said. "Do you mind if I get up? I'm wide awake, unfortunately."

"I don't mind," Kisshu said.

Ichigo got out of bed and pulled the blankets back over a half-asleep Kisshu. Then she quietly left the room to shower and get dressed.

She went downstairs after she was done, and found only her mom in the kitchen. Sakura looked up and said, "Um… what did you say to your dad? He left the house, saying he needed time alone."

"He started yelling at me and Kisshu, and I asked him if he actually trusted me to do the right thing," Ichigo said. "Then I told him I wouldn't have sex with Kisshu, because I thought that's what he was worried about. Then he just sighed and left."

Sakura sighed. "I guess I shouldn't have told him that you looked cute sleeping together," she said. "Where's Kisshu?"

"Still sleeping," Ichigo said. "I think yesterday really tired him out, and waking up to Dad shouting at 7:30 probably wasn't very helpful. I got up, but I think he went back to sleep."

"I told your dad to either throw the banana bread out in the garage or take it to work," Sakura said. "He chose to take it to work, so it's in his briefcase, which is in the garage."

"Good," Ichigo said. "I guess we shouldn't have taken it home, Kisshu really didn't feel good yesterday afternoon."

"I agree," Sakura said. "Your dad will just have to find a new favorite dessert."

Suddenly the phone rang, and Sakura picked up. "Moshi moshi?" she said. Ichigo watched, startled, as Sakura's eyes went wide, and then she said, "I'll be right there." Then she hung up and turned to Ichigo. "That was the hospital, they said your dad got hit by a car while crossing the street," Sakura said.

"Is-" Ichigo couldn't finish her sentence.

"He's just got a few broken bones, but I feel like we should go," Sakura said. "Don't worry, he's not dying or anything. Go get Kisshu, k?"

"I'm here, is something wrong?" Kisshu said from behind them.

"Shintaro got hit by a car, so we need to go to the hospital to see him," Sakura said.

Kisshu looked scared and said, "Is he going to be okay?"

"The doctors say he'll be fine, he's just got some broken bones," Sakura said. "But we should still visit him, so go get your shoes, k?"

Kisshu nodded, and he and Ichigo went to get their shoes as Sakura got her purse and the car keys. They all got in the car, and Sakura drove to the hospital.

Inside, a nurse led them to Shintaro's room, and said, "Call if you need me."

Sakura led Ichigo and Kisshu into the room. Shintaro was on the bed. His left leg and his wrist were in casts, and there was a bandage on his face. He looked at them and said, "They're making a big fuss over nothing. Let me guess, the doctors called you and made it sound like I was dying, right?"

"Not exactly," Sakura said. "They said I should come as soon as possible, though. What happened, anyways? Don't tell me you weren't paying attention again."

"Um…" Shintaro said, looking sheepish.

"This is my fault, isn't it?" Ichigo said suddenly.

Her parents looked at her, startled. "No, of course not," Sakura said. "What would make you think that?"

"You said Dad left because he was thinking about what I said," Ichigo said sadly.

"Sakura, did you really say that?" Shintaro asked.

"Um… something along those lines," Sakura said. "That's not why you left?"

"Actually I wanted to eat that banana bread, but I couldn't have it in the house, so I left to eat it, and some idiot ran off the road onto the sidewalk and hit me," Shintaro said.

"You're telling me that you got hit by a car because you just couldn't wait till Monday to have your banana bread?" Sakura asked. "When you get out of here, you're going to be in more trouble than last night, you hear me?"

Shintaro gulped. "Uh…" he said. He then turned to Ichigo and said, "Why don't you two wait outside while I talk to your mother?"

"Okaaay…" Ichigo said. "You just don't want us to see Mom win, right?"

"She's not winning this one," Shintaro said.

Ichigo towed Kisshu out of the room as Sakura said, "I beg to differ."

Ichigo closed the door after Kisshu and said, "Dad's going to lose, I know it."

"What are you talking about?" Kisshu asked. "Lose what?"

"The fight they're having right now," Ichigo said. "My parents have a lot of these playful fights, and Mom has never lost a single one. Dad's a sore loser, too. He spends hours sulking after he loses a fight."

"I hope it's not like that when we get married," Kisshu said. "I don't like the idea of losing a lot."

Ichigo was bright red, but she said, "I hope we don't fight at all. Then we won't have to worry about losing or winning."

"Hey, are you okay?" Kisshu asked. He put a hand on her forehead and said, "You're bright red."

"That's what happens when I'm embarrassed or excited," Ichigo said. "Don't worry, I'm not sick."

"Good," Kisshu said.

A nurse passed by and said, "How's Mr. Momomiya?"

"Fine," Ichigo said. "He's probably going to be sulking after we leave though, my mom will probably win the fight they're having in there. You might want to warn whoever's going to be taking care of him, because he likes to sulk for hours after my mom wins a fight."

"They're fighting?" the nurse asked.

"Mom's not happy because Dad apparently got hit because he couldn't wait till Monday to have his banana bread," Ichigo said. "Dad was eating rather than paying attention to where he was going."

"Why would he have to wait till Monday to eat banana bread?" the nurse asked.

"Kisshu here is extremely allergic to bananas," Ichigo said. "Even the smell makes him sick to his stomach."

"I'm sorry to hear that," the nurse said. "I have to get back to work, bye!"

"Bye," Ichigo and Kisshu said.

Sakura came out a little while later looking triumphant and said, "Let's go home, kids."

"You won again, didn't you?" Ichigo said.

"Yep," Sakura said.

"I warned the nurse that Dad would be sulking for the rest of the day," Ichigo said.

"Good," Sakura said. "I guess I should have thought of that."

"Oh well," Ichigo said. "Are we going home?"

"Yeah, let's go," Sakura said.

They went back to the car, and headed home.

Another boring chapter….