HITSUGAYA-
The small prodigy, Toushiro Hitsugaya, the white haired, ocean teal eyed, miniature midget-type captain of squad 10 walked through the rainy streets, his black umbrella resting on his shoulder as he sloshed through the rain.
It was somewhere near or past midnight, meaning everyone was in their homes sleeping and taking in their fill of rest. Captain Hitsugaya had just attended a meeting with all the 13 court guard squads and now was walking to his own home. The rain pattered and pattered, like the skies themselves where crying. He sighed, knowing that it was just his imagination. It was a Cliché, about the rain falling when sadness was near or was currently happening. It was almost coincidence. Considering the news about Himamori…
Out of the blue, Captain Hitsugaya saw a black figure around the corner. It was a girl. Her head was down, her raven black hair covering her eyes. A lieutenants' badge was on her right arm of her Shinigami uniform. Her back kept on going up and down, like she was deeply crying. And obviously, she was soaking wet. Her Shinigami uniform was soaked in every inch, hugging its self around the girl.
Hitsugaya walked closer to the girl. He heard her sounds of deeply sorrowed crying as he moved in closer, "Excuse me." He said to her. As soon as he was close enough, he looked at her more intently. Aside from the fact that she was just about as short as him – and if not shorter – she had violet eyes, which were rimmed red from crying.
Rukia Kuchiki. Vice captain of squad number 2, right under Captain Soi Fong. Byakuya Kuchiki's adopted younger sister. The Shinigami that broke the rules and split her spiritual pressure with the Substitute Shinigami, Ichigo Kurasaki.
Hitsugaya loomed the umbrella over her head, not minding if some of the cold rain pattered on his back, "Kuchiki," he blandly said as he tried to look under the hair that was covering those violet eyes, "What are you doing in the middle of the rain?"
She didn't answer. Instead she just looked up from the ground, staring at Captain Hitsugaya with saddened eyes. The rain hid her tears, though it was still obvious that she had been crying. Her edges of her eyes had been rimmed red. She said something, "They're… not…" She said. Captain Hitsugaya couldn't understand her.
"What?" He asked, pulling in a little closer to her so he could hear.
A sound like a whimpered crying went by. Then Rukia quickly wrapped her arms around Hitsugaya, making him gasp in response. Dropping the umbrella as he did.
"They're gone!" She screamed as she cried on his shoulder, "Ichigo, Orihime, Chad… Everyone! They died in a battle with the hollows and arrancars!" She said as she gripped even harder. Digging her face into his shoulder so she could cry her heart out.
The captain froze. Rukia was going through just about the same thing he was. Himamori… she died as well as Rukia's friends in the hollow and arrancar attack last week. Even though their Zanpoktou's manifested into their human forms, it still wasn't enough. Aizen's group was still together after all this time apparently.
'So I'm not the only on suffering.' Hitsugaya thought as he returned her hug with his own. A single tear dropped from the memory of his lost friend. 'Himamori…' he mournfully thought as he and Rukia stood there in the rain. Their tears hidden under the pouring water.
RONGIKU-
Rongiku Matsumoto rolled her eyes. The captain of squad 10, Toushiro Hitsugaya, was yet again over working. Just because she wasn't under his command anymore didn't mean she couldn't worry.
Find it hard to believe or not, but Rongiku had actually managed to make it to Captain of squad 5. Aizen's old squad. The slaking, lazy, drunk Rongiku. She actually made it captain. Surprising I know.
A red vein popped on the side of Rongiku's temple. Her right eye twitched. The pink umbrella on her right hand was almost crushed by her frustration. 'Where is Hitsugaya!' she managed to scream in her thoughts as she turned a corner, just to bump into Renji. Who slipped and fell on Rongiku. Right on top of those THINGS.
Rongiku rubbed her head, "Oww." She whined, "Renji, your heavy!"
Renji was in a daze. Those THINGS just so happened to be very soft and luring. So soft and luring he drooled a bit.
"Renji!" She yelled. He still stayed dazed. She rolled her eyes and kicked him strait in the… you know, "Pervert!!"
Renji automatically stood up, with tears going down his eyes from pain and his hands… you know, "What the hell!!" he cried as he looked on Rongiku on the ground, "Ooh, captain Matsumoto." He said. Now he looked at her with respect. The pain from her kick was still there, obviously. Though he tried to suppress it… it wasn't working.
Rongiku's right eye twitched as she looked down at Renji. Her eyes glared at Renji with daggers. She seemed to have a hellish fire emitting from behind her. Her eyes glared with blood lust.
Renji looked at her with fear in his eyes, "GAAHHHH! Sorry!" He said as he shielded his face.
Rongiku crossed her arms and tossed her head in a different location to the left, "Be happy I'm looking for Captain Hitsugaya." She said as she walked past.
"Wait your looking for someone too?" Renji asked her, "I'm looking for Rukia, have you seen her around by any chance? Byakuya is going to kill me if I don't bring her back to the Kuchiki manor."
Rongiku stopped short and looked back at Renji, turning her whole body and those THINGS with her, "No," She answered, "I don't think so, I haven't seen-" a saddened weeping sound of a girl interrupted Rongiku. It came from another corner to her right. Renji heard it too and went next to her to hear, "Listen." She said as she peeked to the other side of the corner, leaning toward the wall for support.
There they were, Hitsugaya and Rukia…. In each others' embrace.
"What the-" Renji said, though Rongiku stopped him in his tracks. She then put her index finger on her mouth as her other hand was on his, "Shhh." She said as she turned her head again to look at the two embracing each other.
Hitsugaya-
A few minutes – which is Hitsugaya code for a lot of time has passed by. Thank Rongiku's constant whining - past until Rukia's crying stopped, "Rukia?" He said randomly. She didn't answer. So he looked behind him and at Rukia's face. Oddly enough she was sleeping. And even though it still poured and poured, the rain couldn't even hide the tear that was shed from her left eye as he looked at her.
A vain popped out of Hitsugaya's head as he put Rukia in his arms, "Damn it," He cursed as he carried her in the direction of the Kuchiki manor. It was sort of romantic. You know? Sort of like a groom would carry his bride romantic.
BYAKUYA-
Byakuya looked at Hitsugaya, who was now at his doorstep soaking wet, with a bland, yet funny, look. Rukia, who was in Hitsugaya's hands, was apparently sleeping. Both of them, Rukia and Hitsugaya, were soaking wet from the rain. Byakuya highly doubted they were cold, considering the fact their Zanpoktou's were ice type.
Byakuya stoically sighed and rolled his eyes, "Come in. Though, if you may, please take off your shoes as you do." He said as he turned away and walked toward the living room.
Behind him, he could hear Toushiro's feet shuffling on the wooden floor and Rukia's sleeping breaths. Byakuya just sighed and led Toushiro into Rukia's room. Who then gently set down Rukia on her futon and pulled up her covers. Then left to go to Byakuya.
"She's going to be sick in the morning." Toushiro mumbled as he walked out of her room and softly closed the door behind him. Obviously not wanting her to awake.
When he turned around, Byakuya was already standing there, "What happened?" He asked Toushiro with a protective tone. His eyes as cold as steel.
"Ah, she was-" Toushiro was about to say, though, a blast through the Kuchiki Manor's walls interrupted him. Both Toushiro and Byakuya put their hands in front of them to shield themselves from the cataclysmic blast. Dust and debris fell everywhere. Giant chunks of the wall flew all over the Kuchiki Rose Gardens. Then a menacing voice boomed out in a blood-thirsty cry.
