If I Could Redo Everything
Episode Four
When they were settled, Moe asked, "So what's the story? I thought you liked Aoyama, but now Kisshu is your boyfriend?"
"I did like Aoyama- until I realized he's very boring," Ichigo said. "And besides, you two dared me to ask him out. You still owe me, by the way."
"We'll take you out for ice cream on the weekend," Moe said. "So is there more to this?"
"Yes," Ichigo said. "I told you about Café Mew Mew, remember?"
"Yeah…." Miwa said.
"Turns out the owner was an evil madman," Ichigo said. "Kisshu and I were originally supposed to be enemies, because he came here from a different planet to take over Earth, but I suggested a truce to his leader, who agreed. Unfortunately, when I took this idea to Ryou, he refused and attempted to kill me and my co-workers, so Keiichiro, his assistant, called the police and got him arrested. So no, you can't go annihilate him."
"Aww…." Moe and Miwa said together.
"So Kisshu is an alien?" Moe asked.
"My people are called Cyniclons," Kisshu said. "And the reason I look human is because my cousin created a pill that changes my ears."
"What do they normally look like?" Miwa asked.
"Cute elf ears," Ichigo said happily. "I wish you didn't have to change your ears, Kisshu. They're ADORABLE!"
"Thanks…." Kisshu said, blushing slightly. Ichigo hugged him happily.
"Kisshu, are you going to school with us?" Moe asked.
"Yep," Kisshu said. "Um…. are you going to interrogate me?"
"Oh right, forgot about that," Moe said. "But as long as you treat Ichigo well and don't break up with her, we'll let it slide."
"Why would I break up with Ichigo?" Kisshu asked. "Ichigo's my life. And before I met her, my opinion on girls was that they should all burn in hell. You two don't seem bad, though…."
"Let me guess; you had fan girls, and therefore you hate girls," Miwa said.
"Pretty much," Kisshu said.
"Well, if you have problems, let us know so we can make the 'problems' scream for mercy," Moe said with an evil grin.
Kisshu returned the evil grin and said, "Deal."
"I think we're going to get along well," Ichigo said. The others smirked and nodded happily.
The next morning: "I hate these shoes," Kisshu complained.
"Sorry, but they're required," Ichigo said. "Would a kiss make it better?"
Kisshu perked up, and Ichigo kissed him. When they broke it off, Kisshu said, "I guess I'll live."
Ichigo giggled and took his hand, then started walking. They met up with Moe and Miwa at the front gates to the school, and Moe said, "Wow, you're early."
"Kisshu yanked the blankets off," Ichigo said as Kisshu smirked. "We have to go to the office to check in; do you want to come?"
"Sure," Miwa said. She and Moe led the way to the office, and to their surprise, they found the principal waiting. "Hi Mr. Izika," Moe said. "Did you finally give up on us?"
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but yes, I'm sick of suspending you once or twice a week, so you now have two rules: you have to have a reason for beating someone, and NO KILLING," Mr. Izika said resignedly.
"Got it," Miwa said. "Can Kisshu beat people up if they hurt Ichigo?"
"I suppose so," Mr. Izika said. "Get to your first period class, please."
Moe and Miwa gave him mock salutes, and left with Kisshu and Ichigo, who were snickering. "What's the first class?" Kisshu asked.
"Japanese History," Ichigo said. "Mom explained that you don't know anything about it, so I'll help you."
"History is Ichigo's best subject," Moe said as they reached the classroom.
"Good," Kisshu said as they sat down together. The teacher came in a few minutes later, and after the bell rang, she said, "We have a new student today, and I'd like you to be welcoming. Ikisatashi Kisshu, can you stand up so everyone can see you?"
Kisshu obeyed, and the teacher said, "Thank you. I'm going to pass out a worksheet, and I want you all to finish it by the end of class. Whatever you don't finish will be added to your homework." She picked up a stack of papers, and started passing them out. "Kisshu, Ichigo will be helping you with this, since I've been informed you don't know Japanese History," she said.
"Thanks," Kisshu said. The teacher nodded and moved on as Ichigo pushed her desk closer to Kisshu's, and said, "Let's get started."
Kisshu listened as Ichigo explained the worksheet, and got to work, with her helping him.
Ichigo was impressed; Kisshu seemed to pick things up quickly, and she didn't have to tell him things more than once. I didn't realize he was this smart; I wonder if it's from growing up with Pai, or if he's just naturally smart, she thought.
They finished the worksheet fifteen minutes before the bell, and Ichigo raised her hand. The teacher came over and asked, "Are you both done?"
"Yes," Ichigo said. "Kisshu's a fast learner."
"Good," the teacher said. "Here's the homework." She handed them a worksheet, and they started packing up.
"What's next?" Kisshu asked as they heard the bell ring.
"Math…." Ichigo said gloomily. "Then science, then lunch."
"I HATE math and science," Kisshu grumbled. "I kind of get the point of math, but science is just stupid. What part of life involves memorizing the periodic table?"
"Beats me," Moe said. "Not to mention I don't get why we need to learn about cells. Science is completely pointless. They should make it optional, since some people like it, but most of us hate it."
"When I was back home, I suggested replacing science with a second recess period, and got sent to the office," Kisshu said.
"Maybe we should petition the school to do that," Ichigo said.
"Won't work, the course is mandatory in all schools," Miwa said. "Sadly."
The others sighed as they entered the next classroom and sat down together.
They got through the work without falling asleep, and what felt like five hours later, they were off to the science room. "This teacher is evil, so be careful," Moe said to Kisshu. "Luckily he's also four hundred years old, so he can't hear too well."
"My principal back home was four hundred years old too, and all the kids called her Dinosaur Lady," Kisshu said.
The girls giggled as they reached the science room. The teacher certainly looked old, and he waited till everyone was seated before saying, "Alright, today we're going to be mixing chemicals together. And before you say a word, Miss Yanagida, the goal is NOT to blow up your fellow students."
"Aw, come on," Moe said. "Saki needs to go down SOMEHOW; why can't I blow her up?"
A black-haired girl at the next table squeaked as the others edged away from her. Seeing she had nowhere to hide, Saki asked, "May I be excused, Sensei?"
"No, because I'm not going to let Miss Yanagida blow you up," the teacher said wearily. "Now, there are instructions on your tables, and I'll pass out samples of the chemicals. You will be working with whoever is at your table. Understood?"
"Yes sir," the class chorused. The teacher nodded and gathered up some chemicals from his desk, then started going from table to table, passing them out. When he reached Ichigo, Kisshu, Moe, and Miwa's table, he said, "At least TRY not to blow things up."
"Oh, fine," Miwa said sulkily. She picked up the instructions, and said, "It looks like it just changes color, but that's with one drop of the green stuff. Let's see what happens with two drops!"
"This should be interesting," Kisshu commented as Miwa carefully poured two drops of one chemical into a beaker full of a different kind of chemical. It turned blood red, and the friends looked at each other. Miwa poured another drop in, and it started bubbling. "Cool, bubbling blood," Kisshu said.
"Eww…" Ichigo said. "What now?"
"It was supposed to turn purple," Miwa said. "Oh well. I wonder what happens when I dump the whole thing in."
"I'm not sure I want to know," Ichigo said. "If we blow up the table, we might get hurt."
"Don't you have any spirit of adventure?" Moe asked.
"I suppose it could be fine," Ichigo said. Miwa smirked and dumped the rest of the vial into the bubbling chemical. It started boiling, and the beaker started shaking. Suddenly the red liquid disappeared, and was replaced by blood red smoke. "Um…. what is it doing?" Ichigo asked. "I've got a bad feeling about this…."
"That looks poisonous," Kisshu said. "Maybe this wasn't such a good idea…."
"Let's get out of here before Sensei notices," Miwa said.
"The whole class appears to be unconscious," Kisshu commented.
"I'm dizzy…." Moe said. Then she passed out, and Miwa wasn't far behind. Kisshu took Ichigo's hand and dragged her out to the hallway. "Now what?" Ichigo asked.
"We go to the principal and tell him what happened," Kisshu said. "You're going to have to show me where his office is."
"'Kay," Ichigo said, and ran off, followed by Kisshu. They ignored a few teachers who yelled at them to stop running, and reached Mr. Izika's office in record time. Kisshu knocked, and they heard Mr. Izika say, "Come in!"
Kisshu opened the door, and went in, followed by Ichigo. "What happened?" Mr. Izika asked. "You look grim."
"Our entire science class is unconscious due to Miwa not following the instructions we were given about the chemicals," Kisshu said. "I got Ichigo out of there before it could affect us, but I really hope you've got some solution to this."
"I'll call the fire department," Mr. Izika said. He picked up the phone, and dialed 911. When he got a response, he said, "There's been a chemical mishap at Daikon Middle School, I need you to send people over who can help. Great, thanks." He hung up, and asked, "Did you close the door when you left the room?"
"Oops," Kisshu said.
"I'll go evacuate the school; please go wait out in the schoolyard," the principal said, and raced out. Ichigo and Kisshu went outside, and sighed.
"That didn't go well," Ichigo commented as they heard an alarm go off in the school. "It might have been better if the table blew up."
"Yeah…. I guess we should have stopped Miwa," Kisshu said.
Students and teachers started pouring out of the school, and Ichigo sighed as they heard sirens. A bunch of fire trucks and ambulances pulled into the schoolyard, and firefighters and EMTs got out and ran into the building.
A while later, Mr. Izika came up to them and said, "You two should head home; the school's apparently not safe to be in right now, so they'll have to get rid of the smoke and clean everything up before anyone can come back."
"Alright," Kisshu said. "We'll go back home."
"I will be sending out a memo about this, so your parents know what happened," Mr. Izika said.
"We'll let them know," Ichigo said. Mr. Izika nodded and left. Ichigo and Kisshu started walking home.
Interesting first day of school for Kisshu… I'll try to have more chapters out soon. Review plz!