"Geez Kazuko. I know his reputation around school isn't that great, but Tora only fights to defend others from bullies. He wouldn't hurt a fly. Isn't that right Tora?" Love smiled giving Chad a peck on the cheek.
"Ah." Chad said as he stood up from the couch wincing a little. "Does it hurt?" Love asked concerned. "I'm fine Love."
"So you were the one that helped us?' Chad asked looking down on the much shorter boy.
"Uh yeah?" Kazuko said scared to death. Chad put a warm hand on his shoulder making him flinch.
"Thank you." Chad said sincerely.
"Uhm no problem." Kazuko said as he felt guilt sink from his heart into his stomach.
"Well I'm gonna get started on dinner, why don't you boys watch some tv or something."
"What are we having?" Chad asked.
"Chicken parm with garlic bread and salad." Love replied as she took the groceries out of the bag. "Why so much?" Chad asked as he hugged her from behind.
"Ichigo and Orihime are coming over." She said as she spun around in his arms to face him.
"So go make nice and let me concentrate on cooking." She smiled as she gently pushed him away. "Yes ma'am." He smiled and headed over to the couch to sit with Kazuko.
"So." Chad started awkwardly. "You go to our school?"
"Uhh yeah I do."
"Sorry I don't recognize you." Chad said.
"Ah I really stay to myself. I know you guys though. W-Well I know of you..." Kazuko trailed off not wanting to give himself away.
"Everyone in the school knows about Tora and Ichigo unfortunately..." Love chimed in from the kitchen a few feet away.
"Well I knew about you first." Kazuko blurted out before mentally slapping himself.
"You did?" Love asked surprised.
"How do you know her?" Chad asked, curious.
"She ah saved me from some bullies." He explained while blushing.
"I did?" Love asked not remembering.
"Yeah it was a month after school started. This guy bumped into me and called me a name. I called him a name back and he started pounding me. Love got him to leave me alone and gave me a cold soda for my swollen lip."
"Oh yeah now I remember. That was you?" Love said.
"Uh yeah that was me ha ha." Kazuko laughed nervously.
"Well you don't have to worry about bullies anymore Kazuko. Your with us now. I won't let anyone bother you." Chad vowed.
"T-Thank you." Kazuko said nervously, as his guilt tripled.
"Now that we're all friends why don't you guys play some video games while I cook." Love said as she added fresh basil to the marinara sauce.
"Okay." Chad said as he put on street fighter.
"Tora." Love said sternly, knowing how well he played the game and how competetive he got. Chad looked at her sheepishly.
"I'll play nice." He promised.
"You'd better." Love mock glared as she started tenderizing the chicken with a mallet.
"I've never played this game before." Kazuko admitted. Chad smiled devilishly.
"That's okay i'll go easy on you." He lied.
12 matches later...
"I'm really sorry I keep winning Chad. I'm just smashing buttons." Kazuko said after he beat Chad for the 12th time in a row.
"I'm just not feeling 100% well that's all." Chad pouted making Love giggle.
"Yea sure Tora." Love laughed as the door bell rang. Love looked through the peep hole and saw Ichigo and a very tired looking Orihime.
"Hey guys!" Love said as she opened the door letting them in.
"Are you okay Orihime?" Love asked with a hint of concern as she watched her friend limp in and gingerly sit down on the love seat. Orihime looked up nervous and embaressed.
"She just had a hard fall." Ichigo chimed in smiling like a devil. "Isn't that right Hime?" Ichigo said giving her a heated look.
"Right!" Orihime chirped blushing bright red.
"Well!" Love said wanting to change the subject. "You guys this is Kazuko. He helped us when Tora got stabbed." Love smiled. Ichigo walked over to Kazuko and clapped a hand onto his shoulder.
"Thank you." He said giving him a steely gaze. "If you ever need anything, anything at all you can count on me."
"And me." Chad said.
"T-Thank you." Kazuko said turning red and trembling as his guilt started to eat away at him. Love noticed and put a hand on his other shoulder.
"Are you okay Kazuko?" She asked concerned.
"Y-Yeah. I'm just not used to people being so nice to me." He admitted.
"I know what it's like to be outcast, and I bet your really lonely at home with your mom gone and your dad not being around, and I know the kids at school bully you. But, you don't have to feel that way anymore. Not with us around. These guys aren't just my friends, they're the only family I have. We can be your family too, you don't have to be alone anymore." Love smiled sincerely. Kazuko looked at Love, Ichigo, Orihime, and finally Chad's sincere smiles and kind eyes and a single tear slid down his cheek. Chad reached over and rubbed Kazuko's back in comfort.
"I know it's overwhelming right now, but we've got your back no matter what." Chad smiled.
"C-Can I use your restroom?" Kazuko whimpered.
"Sure." Love smiled and pointed him to the door. Kazuko went into the bathroom and quietly closed the door. He turned on the sink and rinsed his face as his tears flowed freely. I'm a monster. How could I hurt such kind people. I'm awful just like my father. Kazuko continued washing his face until he got his emotions in check. Once he pulled himself together he went back out into the living room/bedroom/kitchen area. The table had already been set and his plate was waiting for him.
"This smells great!" Kazuko exclaimed. His stomach started to growl as he took in the scent of Love's cooking.
"Yeah Love's a great cook." Chad beamed as they all dug into their meals. It was pretty silent as everyone stuffed their faces. Half an hour later Love was collecting dishes and putting them in the sink.
"I'll wash those for you Love chan." Orihime said happily.
"You don't have to Hime." Love said.
"But she wants to, and I'll fix that wobble in your coffee table while I'm here since Chad can't. I don't want any fuss outta you. Just sit back and relax. You've been so wound up lately." Ichigo said as he got Chad's tool box out of their closet.
"Yes dad." Love said sarcastically as she flopped onto the couch next to Kazuko.
"I'm gonna go clean my stitches." Chad said and went toward the bathroom.
"Do you need me to help?" Love said as she tried to get up.
"NO!" Chad, Ichigo, and Orihime said in unison. Love flopped on the couch annoyed.
"See how they treat me Kazuko?" She giggled. Ichigo flipped the coffee table onto it's side and saw a paper underneath it. He picked up the paper and read it. Dear miss Love Jackson, your electric bill with Karakura Electric is over due. If you do not pay this bill by the end of the month your service will be cut off. If your service is cut off you will have to pay a $200 dollar cut off fee before your service is restored. Ichigo checked the calander on his phone. There's only a week left in the month. He thought.
"What's this Love?" Ichigo said holding up the bill. Love gasped and snatched it from him. "Give me that!" She yelped as she tucked it into the couch cushion. "Why didn't you tell us you were having financial trouble?" Ichigo said sternly.
"I can take care of it." Love said quietly.
"If you could take care of it then why haven't you? It says here that if you don't pay by the end of next week they're cutting off your electricity."
"Didn't your dad leave you $500,000 when he died Love chan? Is it gone already?" Orihime asked concerned.
"No, but since I'm under 21 I don't have full control over it yet. I was given a lump sum of $10,000 when he passed, but as of right now I'm only allowed to take $500 a month out." Love said sadly.
"Is that not enough now?" Ichigo asked.
"Well it was, but Tora got hurt and couldn't work. Plus I missed two weeks pay with the bakery having mold. I had enough, but Tora's insurance didn't cover all of his surgery. So I paid the rest to get it out of the way. Then It was time to pay the bills. If I had paid the electric bill, I wouldn't have had enough for rent." Love confessed sadly.
"Why didn't you come to us for help?" Ichigo asked as Orihime nodded. "I don't want to burden you guys." She said sadly. "I was just going to pay it next month when I'm able to remove more money."
"But they are going to cut off your power and charge you an extra $200." Ichigo said.
"I know but there's nothing I can do about that. Please don't tell Tora." She begged.
"Love..." Ichigo said unsure.
"Please Ichigo don't tell him. I don't want him to worry." Love said. "Fine I won't tell him." Ichigo said.
"But don't hide something like this again." Ichigo said.
"I won't." Love promised as she got up and gave Ichigo and Orihime a group hug, not noticing Kazuko take the bill out from between the couch cushions and slip it into his pocket.
"Did I miss something?" Chad said as he walked out of the bathroom.
"They were just saying how much they love each other." Kazuko covered for them quickly. Love gave him a thumbs up.
The rest of the night was spent chatting and having fun until they realized it was almost midnight.
"We should get out of here." Ichigo said.
"Yeah it's pretty late." Kazuko agreed. Everyone got up and went to the door and got a hug from Love before leaving.
"See you tommorow Kazuko!" Love said with a smile. "See ya." he said back before she closed the door.
"That was fun." Love said as she started to take off her clothes and get ready for a shower. Chad came up behind her and started kissing her neck while grinding his erection into her ass. "No Tora." Love said sternly as she pulled away from him.
"We haven't had sex since I got hurt. It's been 3 weeks already." Chad pouted. "When your all better we can. Until then im too worried. "Im fine. My stitches are almost completely healed." Chad tried. "Well when they are fully healed we can." She said with finality before giving him a peck on the cheek and going into the shower. Chad sighed and laid down on their bed a little upset with Love for rejecting him. Doesn't she know how bad I need her? Ughhh!
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Riiiinnggg!
"Talk to me." Shinji said as he answered his phone.
"He's left Love's house and looks like he's headed home." Love (Aikawa the vizard) said into his phone.
"What were they doing?" Shinji asked.
"They had a dinner party. I don't think they suspect him of being the admirer."
"Well keep up with the surveillance." Shinji said before hanging up. As soon as he put his phone down it started ringing again.
"What do you want now?" Shinji asked irritated.
"I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've called you." Rose said into the phone cooly.
"Oh Rose." Shinji said sheepishly. "What's up?"
"The Hoshi kid has been evicted. Him and his sister are sleeping in a park. I don't know where his mother went."
"What are you telling me for? This isn't an orphanage."
"Well what should I do?" Rose pleaded.
"Nothing. It's not our problem." Shinji said before hanging up.
"Poor kids." Rose sighed.
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Kazuko cut through the city park to get home instead of taking a cab. He needed to clear his head. He walked through the play ground and saw some people sleeping on a bench. Wanting to clear a little of his guilty conscience he went over to give them some money when he recognized the people sleeping there.
"Hoshi? Hoshi wake up!" Kazuko said as he shook him.
"Boss?" Hoshi said as he woke up. "What are you doing out here?" Kazuko asked.
"My mom hasn't been paying the rent. We got evicted. I-I don't know where she is." Hoshi answered.
"Why didn't you call me for help?"
"I didn't think you cared boss." Hoshi said truthfully.
"Get your sister. I'll grab your bags." Kazuko said as he led them out of the park and hailed a cab. 15 minutes later and the cab pulled up to Kazuko's mansion.
"Whoa boss nice digs." Hoshi said as they walked into the foyer. "You can put your sister into one of the rooms upstairs and you can grab one for your self too."
"Uh thanks boss. We won't be in your way long. We ca-"
"Nonsense Hoshi you live here now. It's obvious your mother has abondoned you and I can't very well leave you and your sister on the street." Kazuko said cutting him off.
"I I-Thank you boss."
"I'm not your boss. Call me Kazuko."
"Well since I'm living with you now we can really up the ante in getting Love."
"No." Kazuko said shocking Hoshi.
"She's in love with Chad. He's-he's a great guy." Kazuko said staring at his shoes. "I was wrong to do the things I did." He sighed. "Get some sleep Hoshi it's 12:30 in the morning, we have school tommorow." Kazuko said before going into his room and logging onto his laptop and typing in Karakura electric company's website address.
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Love got out of the shower and dried off before putting on one of Chad's T shirts and climbing into bed. As soon as she got into the bed she got a text message. This Karakura Electric Company confirming we recieved your payment of $1,000 to your account. You now have a balance of $803.17 credit. Thank you for your payment.
$1,000?! Love thought. That couldn't have been Ichigo. I'll ask him about it tommorow. She thought before yawning. Love noticed that Chad was facing away from her.
"Tora are you sleeping?" Love asked as she wrapped an arm around his waist, which he quickly pushed off.
"Tora?" Love asked a little hurt.
"What?" He asked quietly.
"Are you mad at me?" She asked in a baby voice that instantly made him feel a little guilty. He turned around and looked her in her eyes. "I know your worried about me, but I miss having intimacy with you. It's not just about sex. I want to be close with you. Ever since I got hurt you've been distant it seems like your always in your head." He blurted out, glad to finally get it off his chest.
"I'm sorry Tora. I just worry. I didn't mean to pull away from you. I'm sorry." Love said feeling bad that she didn't notice Chad's feelings.
"I promise I'll stop being in my head so much." She said giving him a kiss on the lips. Chad pulled her in and snaked his tongue into her mouth making her wet.
"Tora." She whined pulling away.
"Ok we won't have sex. Can I atleast taste it?" Chad asked biting his lip. Love looked unsure.
"How hurt can I get with you sitting on my face." He pried, pulling Love toward him. Just a little 69 that's not too strenuous." He smiled. Love licked her lips. "Okay Tora." she smiled before straddling his face.
"Oh god." Love moaned as he started sucking her swollen clit...
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Sorry only half a lemon lol. please review!