Amnesia Chapter 28:
Chikara
Ichigo had her face buried in her hands, and she was sobbing. She was sitting in a chair next to the bed, and had been there for about an hour. Pai had been in a while ago to tell her that Zakuro had very reluctantly agreed to Ichigo's wishes. She thanked him, and he had teleported back out.
Another hour passed before Ichigo actually stopped crying. As she slowly calmed down, she thought, There must be something I can do. Maybe Pai can't heal him, but I have to do something. I wonder if I could heal him. I've watched Pai, maybe if I try to copy him, it'll work.
With that in mind, Ichigo put a hand on Kisshu's forehead, and concentrated on what she wanted to happen- Kisshu waking up. At first, she didn't feel anything, but being as stubborn as she was, she kept focusing on seeing Kisshu wake up.
Finally she felt power start to build up inside her chest, and flow out through her hand into Kisshu. She realized the power was coming from her heart, but pushed that thought aside as she concentrated even harder on seeing Kisshu wake up.
In their room, where they were talking about what to do, Lettuce and Pai felt a pure energy coming from the direction of Ichigo and Kisshu's room. They looked at each other warily, and Pai teleported Lettuce to Kisshu and Ichigo's room.
Taruto and Pudding had been let out of the forcefield and were sitting around idly when they felt the same pure energy above them. Both jumped to their feet, and Taruto teleported Pudding to the source.
Zakuro was thinking about Ichigo's request, and was about to go tell Ichigo that she shouldn't give up, when she also felt the pure energy. Even though she was two floors and a hallway away, she got up and began to run toward Ichigo and Kisshu's room.
Mint, Rikia, and Maya were playing a card game when they felt the energy flowing from Ichigo and Kisshu's room. Rikia and Maya dropped their cards in shock, and Rikia grabbed Mint before she and Maya teleported to the source.
Ichigo was focusing so hard she didn't even notice when everyone teleported in. Zakuro burst through the door a minute later, and she didn't notice. The audience she didn't know she had was silent, noticing how focused she was. They remained silent as Ichigo began to glow a rainbow of colors. Soon they were all shading their eyes, and then the glow flashed.
When their eyes cleared, what they saw shocked them. Ichigo was still standing next to the bed, a hand on Kisshu's forehead, but what shocked them was that Kisshu was waking up. Still seemingly unaware of the audience she had, Ichigo said softly, "Kisshu, how are you feeling?"
Kisshu opened his eyes, and said, "I feel a little weak, but other than that, I'm feeling fine. Did something happen to me?"
"Pai told me you were in a coma," Ichigo said. She gently took her hand off Kisshu's forehead.
Kisshu slowly sat up, leaning against the headboard of the bed for support. Looking past her, his expression changed from slightly puzzled to startled. "Why is everyone else in here?" he asked.
Ichigo spun, startled, and saw everyone. "How long have you been here?" she asked.
"About ten minutes," Pai said. "We all felt a pure energy flowing from this room, and we all came as fast as we could. That's why Zakuro's out of breath; she ran from the other end of the mansion as soon as she felt what you were doing. Did you know you were glowing?"
"No, my eyes were closed," Ichigo said.
"Can someone explain what just happened?" Kisshu asked.
Pai stepped forward. "After you read the letter from the Kuritara, you collapsed," he said. "Ichigo and I took you back here, and I checked you out. You were in a coma, and I told that to Ichigo. I honestly don't know what happened after she told me that I had to tell Zakuro that she was the now the leader of Tokyo Mew Mew."
"I cried for nearly two hours after Pai left," Ichigo said softly. "When I calmed down, I started thinking about what I could do. Then I remembered all the times I've watched Pai heal, and decided to try it out myself. I focused on seeing you wake up, but at first it didn't work. When I concentrated harder, I felt some kind of power flow out of my heart and into you. I guess it worked."
The others were speechless. Finally Maya said, "I've never met a healer powerful enough to heal a coma. And I'm one of the top healers at the hospital."
"I've never even heard of that," Pai said. "Most of the time, Cyniclons either die from being in a coma, or they wake up eventually, but the latter is rare. Most Cyniclons die in a coma. And until now, I've never heard of someone who had the power to heal a coma. Ichigo, are you positive you're a human?"
"Yes, since my parents are both humans," Ichigo said. "And besides, I don't have ears like yours. The only reason I have powers at all is because Ryou infused me with Iriomote Wildcat DNA."
"I thought none of the Mews could heal, though," Taruto said.
"So did I," Pai said. "It looks like Ichigo just proved all of us wrong."
"I once heard Keiichiro say something about our ability to gain new powers due to deep emotion," Zakuro said. "It's possible that Ichigo's emotions caused her to gain a new power. And she's the strongest Mew, so it's possible that that's why her healing powers are greater than normal."
"Whatever the case, I'm just glad it worked," Ichigo said. "I think the only important thing is that Kisshu woke up."
"Thanks, Koneko-chan," Kisshu said. "What did that note say, by the way? I can't remember."
"Unfortunately, it said that for some reason, the Kuritara want you, Kisshu," Pai said. "I assume there was a spell on the paper that caused you to fall into a coma."
"Why would they want me?" Kisshu asked, puzzled.
"Maybe because you're the strongest out of all our warriors," Pai said. "The truth is, we just don't know."
Kisshu sighed. "Oh well," he said. "Ichigo, how are you feeling? You look kind of tired."
"I am…" Ichigo trailed off as she collapsed. Maya, being the closest, caught her as Kisshu got out of bed. Unfortunately, Pai had to catch him; he still wasn't strong enough to walk. Pai helped Kisshu sit back down as Maya put Ichigo on the bed and put a hand over her heart. "Uh-oh," she said.
"What's wrong?" Kisshu asked.
"I know why she was powerful enough to bring you out of a coma," Maya said grimly. "She obviously didn't realize this, but she ended up taking most of the power out of her heart for some reason. That's probably why she said she felt power flowing out of her heart. Unfortunately, that power really wasn't meant to be taken out. Rikia, Pai, combine your powers with mine, we're going to heal her heart. I'm not exactly sure it'll work, but we have to try."
Pai and Rikia immediately came over and put their hands on top of Maya's. The trio began to glow, and the glow spread over Ichigo's body. Then it seemed to be being sucked into her chest, right where her heart was. Finally the glow faded, and when it was completely gone, Maya took a deep breath and said, "That'll do it for now, but I'm not sure when she'll wake up. Kisshu, since it looks like you can't really go anywhere anyways, I'm asking you to keep an eye on her, and contact me or Pai if something happens or when she wakes up. The rest of you are free to do as you please. I'm taking Rikia back to our room to rest, she looks like she's about to fall asleep."
The others looked at Rikia, and sure enough, her eyes were half-closed. Maya picked her up, and ignoring her sleepy protests, teleported out. Pai teleported out with Lettuce soon after, and Taruto and Pudding teleported out soon after. Mint left, but Zakuro stayed, and closed the door after Mint.
This made Kisshu nervous; he found Zakuro pretty scary. He got even more nervous when Zakuro came and sat on the chair next to the bed. He was sitting on the bed; he knew he couldn't really stand up yet, judging by how weak his legs felt. He wasn't aware of how tense he was until Zakuro said, "I'm not going to hurt you, if that's why you're so tense. I would like to chat though."
Kisshu let his shoulders relax, but still was hesitant as he asked, "What about?"
"Is anything going to change now that you have your memory back?" Zakuro asked. "You acted very differently when you had amnesia."
"How so?" Kisshu asked. "I didn't get all my memory back; I don't remember the last six months for some reason."
"Well, you acted much less perverted, and were actually polite to all of us," Zakuro said. "When I took the other Mews to Ichigo's after she decided to quit, she told us she had found you in downtown Tokyo with absolutely no memory of anything, including your own name. I could see right away that neither one of you was lying, too. You were convinced you were human, and when I told you that you were an alien, you said, "Since when? I thought I was human.""
"I didn't remember my name?" Kisshu asked.
"That's what Ichigo told me. She said she called your name, and you asked her if that was your name. That's why she took you home, she didn't think you'd be safe on your own."
"I thought she hated me," Kisshu said.
"Ichigo was just too starry-eyed over Aoyama to notice how much she liked you," Zakuro said. "The reason she was wandering around Tokyo when you were was that Aoyama had broken up with her, and there was no one at home to comfort or be there for her. I think that living with you really cheered her up. Before, she believed you were only toying with her feelings, since you always referred to her as a toy. When she realized you actually loved her, she started to return those feelings."
"If I didn't remember her, why did I remember that I loved her?" Kisshu asked.
"Well, she did spend about two weeks trying to help you get your memory back before Pai said you'd probably never get your memory back, and she said that the only thing you ever remembered during the last six months was the fact that you were in love with her," Zakuro said. "I think that's probably what convinced her to love you back."
"Did I kiss her yet?" Kisshu asked.
"Still obsessed?" Zakuro asked. Kisshu looked a little uncomfortable, and Zakuro said, "You apparently kissed her and gave her a rose at her grandmother's funeral. Apparently, though, her aunt saw you give her a rose, and called her entire family out to watch the two of you kissing. She also said that she threw her cousin out a window during the reception because he tried to strangle you."
"Wow," Kisshu said.
Zakuro sighed. "What will you do now that you have most of your memories back, Kisshu?" she asked. "Ichigo probably fell so in love partially because you didn't treat her like a toy when you had amnesia. If you go back to treating her the way you did before we formed a truce- trying to make her angry and calling her a toy because you like to see her mad- it's entirely possible she'll shut you out again."
"So what should I do?" Kisshu asked. "I can't remember how I treated her for the last six months. I don't want to lose her because I made a mistake."
Zakuro seemed to be thinking, then said, "Less perverted, I guess, and don't try to make her mad. Those were the things she hated most. She's sweet, she doesn't like being mad at people, and besides, act too perverted, and her dad will kick you out whether she wants him to or not. Frankly, I think she secretly enjoys being called Koneko-chan, but do not tell her I said that."
"Okay, I won't," Kisshu said. "So not being perverted, and not making her mad?"
"Yep," Zakuro said. "I know that unlike Aoyama, you would never intentionally hurt her, but I don't want her to shut you out again, for any reason. I've seen how much she cares about you now, and I don't want to see her hurt or sad. I don't know what it'll be like now that you're back to normal, but I do want you to remember that you should be careful with her. Unlike me, she's actually pretty delicate. I'm sure that you understand; you wear your emotions on your sleeve too."
Kisshu was wide-eyed, and got even more so when Zakuro smiled slightly and said, "I knew she was hurting you, but when we were enemies, there really wasn't much I could do about it. Don't lose her, Kisshu."
"I won't, I promise," Kisshu said.
Zakuro nodded, and the two of them fell silent, watching Ichigo, who was still unconscious.
Interesting little conversation there. Review plz!