Amnesia Chapter 22:

Friends

Finally the school day was over, and Ichigo and Rikia walked home together. They were almost there when they heard someone calling them. They turned, and saw Yuno running toward them.

When she reached them, Rikia said, "Hey Yuno, what's up?"

"Renji and I were going to go for ice cream, and we wanted to know if you wanted to come," Yuno said.

"That'd be great, but can I bring Kisshu?" Ichigo said. "I don't think he's had ice cream in a while, my mom bakes a lot."

"Sure, we can make it a double date," Yuno said. "Rikia, do you want to come?"

"Sure," Rikia said. "Thanks for the invite."

"Let's go pick up Kisshu, and then we can all go," Ichigo said. "We're almost to our house anyways."

"Okay, I'll call Renji," Yuno said. She took out her cell phone and dialed his number, then said, "Hey, I'm going to be there a bit late, Ichigo's boyfriend is coming." She got a response, and said, "Thanks." Then she hung up, and the girls continued walking.

They reached Ichigo's house, and Ichigo went in and called, "Mom, we're back!"

Sakura came out and said, "Great, who's your friend?"

"This is Morika Yuno," Ichigo said. "She invited us for ice cream, and we wanted to know if Kisshu could come."

"Sure, if he wants to," Sakura said. "I'll go get him." She left and returned with Kisshu.

"Hi Ichigo, hi Rikia, who's this?" Kisshu asked.

"I'm Yuno," Yuno said. "It's nice to meet you, Kisshu."

"You too," Kisshu said.

"Kisshu, we're going out for ice cream, do you want to come?" Ichigo asked.

"Sure, thanks," Kisshu said. "Is there apple ice cream?"

"Not that I know of, but there's strawberry," Ichigo said. She turned to Yuno and said, "Just so you know, Kisshu's extremely allergic to bananas, so can we not get banana splits?"

"Um… Renji might have gotten one, but I can find out," Yuno said. She took her cell phone out and texted Renji. A minute later, she got a reply, and she said, "Renji didn't get one, he says he got a hot fudge sundae. Should we still go?"

"Yeah," Ichigo said. "We'll just make sure that Kisshu doesn't come near any bananas."

"Do you need money?" Sakura asked.

"Might be good," Ichigo said. "Do you mind?"

"Not at all," Sakura said, and got her purse. She then handed some yen to both Rikia and Ichigo. "Ichigo, I gave you some for Kisshu, since I haven't worked on money with him yet," Sakura said. "Have fun!"

"Thanks Mom," Ichigo said. She and the others headed out.

They reached the ice cream place, and saw Renji at a table. "Hi minna," he said, standing up.

"Hi Renji," Yuno said. "Thanks for waiting."

"Sure," Renji said. He looked at Kisshu and said, "So you're Ichigo's boyfriend?"

"Yeah, I'm Kisshu," Kisshu said. "Nice to meet you."

"Same," Renji said. "Yuno, I hope you don't mind I ordered for you."

"What did you get?" Yuno asked.

"A banana split," Renji said.

All the girls facepalmed. "Um… did I do something wrong?" Renji asked.

"Kisshu's extremely allergic to bananas," Ichigo explained. "That's why Yuno asked you if you had gotten a banana split."

"I'll go throw the banana parts out, I apologize," Renji said. "Why don't you all go order, and I'll take care of that."

"Thanks," Yuno said. She and the others went to the counter, and placed their orders. Ichigo got strawberry ice cream with hot fudge, Kisshu got strawberry with whipped cream, and Rikia got chocolate with whipped cream and caramel sauce.

When they went back to the table, Renji looked up and said, "I got rid of the bananas and washed my hands, sorry."

"That's okay, it's our fault for not telling you sooner," Ichigo said. She sat down, and the others did the same.

Kisshu tried his, and said, "This is really good."

"I'm glad," Ichigo said. "I thought you'd like strawberry."

"Have I had it before?" Kisshu asked.

"I'm not sure, but I don't think so," Ichigo said. "When you lived with Pai and Taruto, I don't think you had the money to go get ice cream."

"Who are Pai and Taruto?" Yuno asked.

"Kisshu's brothers," Ichigo said. "They used to live together, but after that fight, I took Kisshu in, and I asked someone else to take in his brothers. We only have three bedrooms anyways."

"Fight?" Renji asked.

"Yeah," Ichigo said. "Apparently Kisshu and Pai were fighting the day I found Kisshu downtown, and as a result, Kisshu lost his memory. I took him in because Pai said if Kisshu returned to them, his memory might come back too fast, and that could damage his brain permanently. That was before we found out that Kisshu's amnesia is so bad that it looks like his memory will never come back."

"I thought you took me in because you love me," Kisshu said.

"I did," Ichigo said. "But the only reason Pai agreed to it was because he said if you went back home with him, you might remember too much at once, and that would be bad for you."

"Oh," Kisshu said. "So you still love me?"

"I always will, Kisshu," Ichigo said with a smile.

Kisshu smiled. "I'll always love you too, Ichigo," he said.

"Have you kissed her yet, Kisshu?" Renji asked.

Yuno looked shocked, but Kisshu said, "Yes. She's good."

"Unfortunately, it turned out my aunt saw Kisshu give me a rose, and she called my entire family out to watch Kisshu and I kissing," Ichigo said. "But Kisshu's good too."

"Why was your whole family there?" Yuno asked.

"It was at my grandmother's funeral, right after I threw my cousin out the window," Ichigo said. "My dad sent us outside so he could deal with my uncle, and I explained that red roses are a symbol of love, since we were in a garden, and Kisshu saw some. Then he picked a rose and gave it to me, and kissed me."

"That's so sweet!" Yuno said.

"Why did you throw your cousin out the window?" Renji asked.

"He tried to choke Kisshu, so I threw him out the window into a thorn bush," Ichigo said nonchalantly. "And then I told my uncle that if my cousin harassed me again, I would drag him to Tokyo Bay and throw him to the sharks. Uncle Tano opted to enroll Shino in a juvenile delinquent school my dad suggested."

"Where's the school?" Renji asked.

"Hiroshima," Ichigo said. "Maybe I'll never have to see him again. Which is too bad, because watching him get eaten alive by sharks would be entertaining."

"Is he really that bad?" Yuno asked.

"Yes," Ichigo said.

"You must be strong," Renji said.

"I guess," Ichigo said. "The window wasn't too far away, though. And I didn't lift him that high off the ground."

"Wow, you should join the martial arts club or something," Renji said.

"I'll pass, the captain's a jerk," Ichigo said. "Not to mention he's afraid of Moe and Miwa."

"Good point," Yuno said. "Have they always been that overprotective?"

"Yep," Ichigo said. "I appreciate it, though. When I was little, I would have gotten bullied a lot more if they hadn't been there. They've always been there for me."

"The other girls were running from them a few weeks ago," Renji commented.

"Kano Akai suggested I might have something to do with Aoyama's death, and while the other girls were shouting at her, they noticed Moe and Miwa and ran before they reached me," Ichigo said.

"Akai suggested you had something to do with Masaya's death?" Yuno asked, horrified. "But you were in Paris!"

"That's what everyone else said," Ichigo said. "I didn't have anything to do with Aoyama's death, but I guess some people might think that, considering how nasty he was when he dumped me."

"Well, we don't think that," Yuno said.

"Thanks," Ichigo said.

"So how was Paris?" Renji asked. "I've never been out of Japan."

Ichigo gulped, and Yuno noticed. "Um… did you actually go to Paris?" she asked. "Because I live not too far from your house, and I saw lights. I didn't tell anyone, but I kind of got the sense you were hiding something."

"Fine…." Ichigo said. "Just don't tell the school, k?"

"I won't, and neither will Renji," Yuno said. "His parents have lied to the school before, and your dad must have had a pretty good reason to tell the school you were in Paris."

"Do you remember Café Mew Mew?" Ichigo asked.

"Yeah," Yuno said. "It closed down after the owner, that blonde guy, disappeared."

"Right," Ichigo said. "I actually quit before it closed, the blonde guy, Ryou, was totally evil. The day after my parents left, I found Kisshu in downtown Tokyo after the fight with his brother. I took him home with me, and spent the two weeks I was out of school trying to help Kisshu get his memory back- and hide from Ryou. Ryou had some kind of grudge against Kisshu, so I didn't really feel comfortable leaving Kisshu alone after Ryou found out he was living with me. Since Kisshu couldn't remember anything, I felt it would be safer to stay home with him, so if Ryou did something, I could either call the police, or my coworkers, who also had the ability to keep Ryou away from me."

"So you were basically in hiding for those two weeks?" Yuno asked.

"Somewhat," Ichigo said. "We were pretty glad when Ryou disappeared. He was bad news."

"Wow," Yuno said.

Ichigo's cell phone rang, and she answered. "WHERE ARE YOU!?" Shintaro shouted.

"We're coming, keep your hair on," Ichigo sighed, and hung up. She turned to Yuno and Renji and said, "Thanks for the invite, and for not telling anyone. We have to go before my dad drives over here and starts yelling the place down. See you at school?"

"Sure," Yuno said. "We should eat lunch together again."

"Sounds great," Ichigo said. "Kisshu, Rikia, let's go."

Kisshu and Rikia nodded, and the three teens ran out of the ice cream store and back home before Shintaro could yell at them again.

I know, filler. If you have ideas, please review or PM me, k?