I do not own Bleach characters, I just love them!! *huggles Renji*
And here is the first chapter of Forget Me Not
I sat eagerly in the middle of thirteen squad captains, not once being forced down by their reitsu. Then again I did have the power to block it from coming near me– that was my aura's job.
"We have all met together for a reason. As you all know there is a break-in at the Western Gate and we must do everything in our power to catch these ryoka . . ." Yamamoto's voice trailed off in my mind, and I gazed aimlessly around. I was only here as a guard to the doors from the inside, Shuuhei on the other side. That was my job--to guard the door. But I didn't care because it only meant I could catch a few glimpses of a certain someone. He stood blended with all the others in white billowing robes, head held high.
"Hey Hana, come back to earth will you?" I blinked twice, noticing the meeting had just ended and Shuuhei was trying to force the large wooden doors open on his own–I quickly snapped to my senses and helped my best friend.
"Sorry Hei-kun--" I was never exactly ashamed of my vacant nature, but it tended to be quite embarrassing if it was around anyone other than the boy standing beside me. I never told him of my little 'crush' but I was quite certain he found out on his own.
"What do you see in him anyway?" He whispered over to me, trying to be inaudible as the captains walked past. I refused to answer his question, and had no reason to in the first place. Hitsuguya stomped by in a very irritated way, not even once looking at me. My heart sank as well as my head. Another day goes by and he still does not see me. I was dripping with hopelessness, but Shuuhei placed a reassuring hand on my shoulder– he knew it always cheered me up. "C'mon, we'll go find Matsumoto and Kira." He took my hand in his and we walked from the large gathering room. After so many times I was down, this was his way to show he was here, and he cared.
Shuuhei, from the first time I met him, was always there for me. It made me want to do something for him in turn–as a best friend. I never knew what to do other than join in with his other friends on a night out, even if I never drank in my life!
We found the two already getting ready for a normal Friday night/Saturday morning, which meant having a very large stock of sake and a nice set of playing cards. They of course knew exactly when they should stop the daring drinking, but I had a feeling they ignored it sometimes, and they were pretty bad drunks I might add.
"Welcome! Hanasora, are you going to join us this time?" Matsumoto bounced over, careful not to knock the stack of sake bottles down on her way. Kira glanced over and smiled in his nervous way, and sat at the table ready for the party to begin.
"Nope. I came to keep you guys in at least a little order, and maybe this time you won't wake the whole of Soul Society with your bickering." I shrugged, smiling. She grinned mischievously and cocked her head to the side, sizing me up. I might not know Matsumoto very well, but from what I did know, that look meant she was deciding what to do with me, and how to get her own way.
Shuuhei quickly stepped forward and directed the very busty girl to a seat at the table only glancing at me quickly. Every week we would use one of our cabins to camp out in for the party and this week it was Shuuhei's place. I knew it by heart; from outside you walked into the sitting area, in which there was a small table with three chairs, and on the left side of the area was his bedroom and a bathroom while to the right was the kitchen. It was the table that was of importance at the moment. With Kira and Matsumoto being the people they were, they took the seats and I was left standing a little uncomfortably on my own, but Shuuhei--well he must have forgotten. It didn't matter that much anyway.
"Shall we begin then? Kira, you deal!" Matsumoto tossed the deck of cards at the pale blond boy and he caught them with ease, pulling them out of the box and starting to shuffle. I watched them start their first game and the sake was served quickly after.
It was not too long after the first game ended that they noticed I was still standing and Shuuhei quickly jumped from his cushioned wooden chair.
"I am so sorry Hana! Here, take my seat, your legs must be killing you." I shook my head vigorously, grateful for his generosity but I could not take his seat while they played the game. It just was not right.
"Well, how about sitting in his lap Hana-san? You guys are pretty close anyway!" Matsu piped up, giggling madly at her ingenious idea. I looked at him, thoughtful, and he gave a somewhat shocked look to both of us girls but nodded slightly in hesitant agreement. He sat down and patted his legs, inviting me, a smile on his face. I laughed and all but bounced over to my 'new chair'. After being friends with the guy for so many years, I didn't mind the thought, we were close friends after all!
So after the situation was settled, a new game began and I started to join in on Shuuhei's side, being able to see his hand of cards anyway. He reached around me to the deck, dropping an eight of spades and a two of hearts upside down on the junk pile and drawing two new cards from the deck set in the middle of the table.
"Hmm." I studied his cards and leaned back to whisper in his ear, my back hitting his chest as I came closer to his ear. "You can put those down." His body tensed slightly and I quickly leaned forward again. "Are you ok Hei-chan? Did I trod on your foot again? I'm sorry." I turned my head to him and smiled apologetically, then returned to the game with intense curiosity– maybe it was never as bad as I thought it to be, although I still did not touch the alcohol while the other three constantly had the small dishes to their mouths.
"No, I'm fine. Why don't you go get some snacks for everyone–you remember where they are right?" I gave him a thoughtful look, a smile crossing my small face before I saw the correct cabinet in my mental image.
"Sure!" I jumped from atop his legs and sprinted all the way through the large room and into the just as big kitchen–what was the point in having so much useless space? I looked around and saw the cabinet, frowning. It was the highest one, and being as petite as I was did not help anything. I let out a large, exaggerated sigh and pounced onto the counter, finding myself looking with a much higher point of view. Even at this height I could just barely reach the back of the cabinet for the best goods. I guess now I see why people always called me childish, other than my purely innocent personality. Oh well!
"Hey Hei-chan what did you have in mind?" I shouted loud enough for him to hear me clearly but I only got a muffled reply. I giggled thinking Matsu was suffocating him in a headlock or something–or maybe even Kira. I let the question stay unanswered, grabbed whatever I could and tore back through the two rooms.
What I saw, I never expected. Kira was passed out–from the excessive amount of alcohol–while Shuuhei and Matsumoto were lip locked. Even if I tried to will my eyes to look somewhere else and give my best friend privacy, something was ticking inside of me. I could not explain what was soaring through my head at that moment, only one thing was clear–Shuuhei was my best friend, who was she to kiss him?! I never realised what jealousy felt like until just now as it hit me full blast and I stumbled back shocking myself back to reality.