Ok, I actually decided to start writing this chapter about 2 weeks ago… dang it,
Alien Upgrade is too addicting. (BTW, Alien Upgrade is a FanFic by Soccer-Geek)
Anyway, last chapter Kisshu gets sick, Pai gets angry, and Taruto gets to show off his skills. Now the real fun begins: How will the Mew's react to Kisshu and Taruto's sudden return? First up, Pudding! Enjoy!
Taruto parked the ship just out of reach of Earth's detection and unbuckled himself from the pilot seat. He walked down to Kisshu's room to find Kisshu sweating and mumbling in his sleep. He had already tried to cool down his fever, but didn't have the materials or knowledge on how to do it.
If anything, Kisshu's fever was now much worse. At least he could teleport to Earth now and hopefully get proper medication for Kisshu.
Taruto put his hand on Kisshu's shoulder and teleported.
The first thing he noticed was that it was slowly getting darker. The second thing he noticed was that he had teleported… In front of Pudding's house.
Taruto almost forgot about Kisshu when he locked his eyes onto her house. He longed to see her again, even if she did nearly break a few of his ribs each time she hugged him. Taruto then realized that he had teleported just a few feet off the ground and that he wasn't holding Kisshu while he was teleporting. Kisshu was now waking up on the ground.
"Taruto?" He said weakly. Taruto floated down to the ground and stood over Kisshu. "Kisshu, wake up. We're on Earth now." That sentence earned a small smile on Kisshu's face.
"I want to see Koneko-chan."
"I know. But you're burning up, and I don't know how to treat sickness. So I-"
"Koneko-chan might know how."
"Kisshu, I know you want to see that old hag, but I really doubt she knows how, since she fell ill herself once. Remember? That one time you decided to chase her out the window and tried to blow her up, still hoping that she'd fall for you?"
"Taruto…"
Taruto looked up to see a familiar blonde girl walk up the road, her arms were full of groceries. Her wide, cheerful eyes were as bright as they always were, and, even from this far away, he could see a faint mark on her forehead. Pudding!
Pudding didn't notice Taruto, she was busy chattering to seemingly no one, until another blonde headed girl that was much younger than Pudding came into view. She held a few bags of groceries, and the resemblance to Pudding made it clear that this was her sister.
Taruto, as much as he wanted to run out and let them see him, dragged Kisshu into a more hidden spot. Aka, under a bush. "Taruto!" Kisshu wheezed in an effort to yell. Taruto ignored Kisshu and watched Pudding instead.
Pudding, completely oblivious of her watcher, somehow opened the door and went inside, the little girl following. Taruto was staring at the house, deep in thought, when Kisshu's coughing brought him back to his senses. Taruto quickly got Kisshu out of the bush and laid him down, unsure what to do.
He put a hand on Kisshu's shoulder and prepared to teleport, ripples just starting when Kisshu coughed out a "No!"
Taruto was confused. "What?" He asked, the air returning to normal.
"Don't teleport. It made... my stomach hurt…" Kisshu grunted out between coughs. "Since we're already at the monkey's house... we have no choice... but to hope she helps us…"
Taruto couldn't hide his glee and he practically dragged Kisshu across the ground, forgetting he could just teleport into the house and get Pudding to help him drag Kish in afterwards. Kisshu grunted in pain as Taruto dragged him over a rather large rock, but didn't complain.
Taruto started to float, but because he wasn't big enough to carry Kisshu while flying, he stayed near the ground. He raised his hand to knock, but the Kisshu intervened.
"Taruto! What if… Pudding doesn't answer the door?" He croaked out.
"She always answers the door."
"I meant… what if it's not her… who opens the door?"
Taruto scowled, then dragged Kisshu into some shrubbery, earning another angry cough from him. He flew around the house, seeking Pudding's room window. The moment he flew around the house, however, a bowl full of shiny things caught his eye. Candy!
Taruto instantly flew down. As he did, he noticed several things; 1) the candy had a thin layer of dust on it, 2) the bowl proclaimed in loud orange 'Taru-Taru' and 3) the young monkey that had just jumped through the window to wrap her arms around him in a bear hug. And was also currently screaming and crying at the same time.
"TARU-TARU!" Pudding cried.
Taruto didn't know what to do, he had never seen Pudding cry. Especially not while she was hugging him. He panicked a bit, did he ruin something already? Was Pudding not happy that he was here? Why was she hugging him then?
Pudding released Taruto after forever, then wiped away her tears.
Taruto still didn't understand why she was crying. The logical thing to do was to ask.
"Pudding? Why are you crying?"
Pudding looked up at Taruto, eyes shining brighter then he had ever seen. "I'm crying because I'm happy!" She said. Taruto tried to wrap his head around her explanation. He had only seen people cry when they were unhappy. There used to be a lot of tears on his planet. The Mew Aqua had worked extraordinarily, everyone on his planet was happy again. No one had cried since the day they brought back that glowing orb.
"But I thought people only cry when they are unhappy."
Pudding laughed out loud. "Taru-Taru, haven't you heard of tears of joy?" She walked back over to her windowsill (Or, more accurately, the bowl of candy). While glomping Taruto, they had strayed from the house. "Does Taru-Taru want candy?"
Taruto eagerly took the candy from Pudding, their hands briefly brushing. Taruto blushed a little, but quickly stuffed the candy in his mouth, savouring the sweet sugar. Pudding smiled and gestured for Taruto to come into the house.
He watched Pudding literally swing herself into her room and curl up on her bed. When he flew in, Pudding was sitting cross legged on her bed. "How is Taru-Taru's planet? Is it better?" Pudding asked him, eager to know.
Taruto nodded, just as eager to fill her in. He told her everything, from the journey back home to fleeing Pai's rage. She found the part about Pai's secret room very funny for some odd reason. Even more so after they had destroyed it. Then he told her about the journey here, boasting about his flying skills. Then he remembered about Kisshu, who was still sick and probably not getting better from lying under a tree the past half-hour.
Taruto quickly teleported to Kisshu, who was unconscious now. He put his hand on Kisshu's shoulder and teleported, trying to ignore how hot his skin felt. Taruto was aiming for Pudding's bed. He ended up in the space next to it. Kisshu unconsciously groaned when his head hit the wooden floor.
Taruto felt a stab of guilt and moved Kisshu onto the bed. Pudding felt Kisshu's forehead. "Kisshu Onii-chan is sick?" Pudding said as she withdrew her arm. Before Taruto had a chance to answer, Pudding already had a box of medicine out. "Let's see, Kisshu Onii-chan has a fever." Pudding said as she tossed several items over her shoulder, which all somehow didn't break and land on the bed.
She took out a container of what looked like pills. "Taru-Taru, go soak this rag with cold water and put it on Kisshu Onii-chan's forehead." Taruto found a rag flying at his face. He managed to catch it and looked for a sink. "Washroom is the second room to the right na no da." Pudding called while tucking Kisshu into blankets that seemingly appeared out of nowhere.
Taruto quickly hurried to the washroom, turned on the tap, then hurried back. Pudding took the wet cloth from him and laid it on Kisshu's forehead. They sat there in silence for a moment. Then Pudding stood up.
"Pudding must go make dinner for her siblings. Is Taru-Taru hungry?" Taruto's stomach growled his answer, and they both left the room. Taruto followed Pudding to a small but neatly kept kitchen. He then proceeded to watch all different kinds of ingredients fly into the air, with Pudding managing to make sure not even a speck of it was on the floor.
His stomach growled even more as he picked up a delightful aroma coming from the pan. Seven plates suddenly appeared on a counter, and then those seven plates were suddenly full of food.
"Chancha, Lucha, Hanacha, Honcha, Heicha, dinner's ready na no da!" Pudding yelled up the stairs. Taruto heard what sounded like a stampede go down the stairs, and suddenly five, very hyper, very excited kids were jumping on him.
"Pudding Onee-chan, who is this?" A boy asked. Pudding just smiled. "This is Taru-Taru, Pudding's friend na no da!" She said happily as she watched her siblings swarm him.
"Taruto." Taruto corrected as he tugged one of the kids off him. "Can we eat dinner now?" His stomach grumbled in agreement. The moment he said this, all five kids jumped off him and took a plate.
"Itadakimasu!" They all said, Pudding included, who had taken a plate when he wasn't watching. Taruto hurriedly took the last plate and started to eat, feeling very out of place. And it wasn't just his ears.
Dinner was done sooner than Taruto thought. When you had 7 very hungry kids, food disappears quickly. Pudding got up and gathered all the plates, then strolled back into the kitchen. Taruto followed to see Pudding was actually throwing the plates into the sink.
He expected some kind of shattering sound, but none of the plates even suffered a scratch.
Taruto decided to explore the house instead of just watching Pudding do the dishes. As he walked into one room after another, he noticed something was wrong, but couldn't quite name it. Before he could ponder more about it, Pudding's voice echoed through the house. "Time for bed na no da!"
He looked around to see that the room he was in was empty, then teleported to Pudding's room. He saw that Kisshu was awake and was mumbling about something. Namely, food. Kisshu was probably hungry, but he'd have to wait until morning.
Pudding opened the door dragging in one, no two, large mattresses. "Since Kisshu Onii-chan is sleeping on the bed, Pudding and Taru-Taru will sleep on the floor!" Pudding declared, already setting the mattresses on the floor.
Taruto couldn't think about anything anymore as Pudding dragged him into one of the mattresses. "Good night, Taru-Taru!" Pudding said. She curled up on the mattress next to him and left him to think himself to sleep.
Well, not my best. I'll admit that. But I wrote more words than I normally do. And very sorry for Kish, who is sick, hungry, and has to wait until he gets better to see his Koneko-chan. Sorry! Next chapter, uh… Ryou. Cause he's got all that alien activity detection devices and stuff.
Oh, and BTW, I don't actually have a storyline planned out. I kinda just write whatever pops into my head. I'm like that. Review for more! Like seriously, review. The lack of reviews is depressing. Till next time, Mew Shadowfang out!