New Story Time! So ok I was writing the new chapter of A Bond That Transcends Time when I came up with this and a few other ideas. I promised myself no more new stories but i could not wait to write them! Im so bad... I do have some of ABTTT done so dont kill me *ducks* but I hope you guys like this story ^ ^ I really liked writing it.
This is out of the usual. For starters its more drama than I'm used to, even though Bonded By Fangs has been pretty dark lately ^ ^ But it's also my first multi-chapter HitsuMatsu fic, and writing Rangiku in this fic is really hard! but there is Ichiruki, i couldn't avoid it ;)
Hopefully ABTTT will be up in the next few days, but I'm GRADUATING Sunday! XD XD XD XD So I won't be able to do anything Sunday. Sorry! But please enjoy!
And I still don't own bleach... or blah de blah... now let's go protect Karakura town!
Chapter 1: The Electric Blue Eyes
"Shiro-chan I don't understand why this is such a big deal!" the small brunette asked again. She was a pale young girl, appearing to be about 17 years old. She was wearing a pink sundress, her bare toenails painted pink as well. Her face was determined and almost angry, but also pleading and desperate. The man she called Shiro-chan placed a hand on his white head and sighed.
"Look Momo, it was one thing when my Grandmother took you in, and it was another when she died and you stayed here. But sharing a bedroom is something else entirely. I am perfectly comfortable with our current living arrangements and have no desire to share a room with you" the white haired boy sighed. He looked at her with his beautiful electric blue eyes with a look of slight annoyance on his face. He was short, but also looked to be about 17 years old. He was wearing a black shirt and a dark pair of ripped jeans, standing across from the frail looking girl, who now hung her head low.
"But we're dating aren't we Shiro-chan?" she sighed. "I thought you loved me…" she sniffed in defeat.
"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me Shiro-chan! It reminds me to much of grandma" he tried to act tough. She sniffed again.
"I'm sorry Shi…Toshiro" she was in tears. Toshiro Hitsugaya scratched the back of his head with an apologetic frown and sighed. As cold as he could be sometimes he never wanted to make Momo cry. He walked up and slowly pulled her into a hug.
"I'm sorry Momo" he sighed, rubbing her back lovingly, placing his head on her shoulder. "I do love you, and I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. I just don't think we're ready to share a bedroom at this stage in our relationship. Do you understand?" he asked. He felt her nod in his embrace and sighed. "Alright, now go get your things together; our first day of school is tomorrow." She nodded and released him, wiping a tear from her face as she did. Toshiro kissed her forehead and pet her hair lovingly before turning into his bedroom and shutting the door. He sighed, leaning back into the door and slowly sliding down to the floor, resting his elbows on his knees and placing his head in his palms.
Toshiro Hitsugaya was a 17 year old teen entering his senior year of high school. He was raised by his grandmother in a small apartment in western Karakura town. When he was 8 his grandmother took in an orphan girl named Momo Hinamori, whose parents had beaten her and left her to die on the street. Toshiro initially didn't like her, her tormented past causing her great mental distress and she would occasionally wet the bed at 8, 9 years old. He teased her relentlessly, calling her names like "Bed-wetter Momo" and would throw things at her. However as he got older Momo's gentle personality got a hold of him and he soon began acting nicer. They were almost akin to a brother and sister, until one night it became something more.
One day last year Toshiro's grandmother had gone out of town to see one of her other grandchildren. Toshiro was sitting in the kitchen doing his homework, and Momo was cooking something for dinner. However, Momo was kind of a klutz and spilled some hot water on herself, drenching and burning her leg. Toshiro began to panic and knew he couldn't get her to a hospital, so he took to treating her wounds himself. One thing led to another and they ended up in an intense make out session that almost led to something more, until Toshiro was finally snapped out of his lust. They have been dating ever since, something that confused Toshiro immensely.
"Do I really love Momo?" he always asked himself, much like he did now, sitting in the dark confines of his bedroom. He ran his hand through his hair and sighed. The problems he and Momo had been having had only been escalating in recent times, her wanting to take the relationship further, he constantly wishing they could take a step back. Momo however seemed perfectly fine, or in denial of the problems, but they always left Toshiro sitting quietly in his room. He sighed again and stood, walking over to his bed and flopping down, turning to the green iguana that sat in an enclosure next to his bed.
"What am I doing Hyorinmaru?" he sighed. The iguana looked at him, almost looking as though he wished he could answer, but Toshiro knew he couldn't, and decided to call it a night. He did have school tomorrow after all.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" A beautiful young woman shouted as she ducked underneath a vase that suddenly came careening towards her head. She had long, wavy strawberry blonde hair, which appeared to be a bit of a mess at the moment. Her ice blue eyes were bloodshot with tears; her fair complexion also tinted red from tears. She was a well shaped woman, well endowed and wearing a shirt and jeans that highlighted her curves. She stood back up to face the man who had thrown the vase. His pale face was seething with rage as his hand trembled from the follow through of throwing the vase. He had short silver hair, which hung in front of his face, which seemed to hold a creepy grin in his anger. His eyes were opened just enough to show the bright glaring blue of his irises. He was a tall and thin man, wearing what appeared to be a slightly disheveled business suit.
"Whatd's I tells ya's bouts flirten with other men Ran-chan?" he slurred his words angrily. Her eyes shot open and her mouth hung in shock.
"Why do you always think I'm flirting when I wear these clothes Gin!" she cried. "You bought them for me and told me to wear them. You burned all my big comfy clothes!"
"Now's why'd I do that Ran-chan?" he grinned.
"Because your drunk Gin!" she shouted. "You're always drunk!" This evidently was not the reaction he wanted because the grin on his face faltered slightly.
"Why did I do that Ran-chan?" he smirked again, but this time as he glared. She could feel the shivers work their way through her spine. Her house was dark aside from the one lamp in the living room, which Gin was standing dangerously close to. There was a cold sweat running down her face and chest from the fear running through her body. She knew from the glare that he was giving her that she needed to give the answer he wanted, the large gash on her back the stinging reminder of what happened last time she answered incorrectly. She bowed her head and sighed quietly in defeat.
"Because you are my master Gin-sama" she muttered, trying to fight back the tears. "You are the only man who will ever love a worthless slut like me. I am completely and utterly worthless, blessed to be in your care and presence." She clutched her stomach as she said these spiteful words that Gin had directed towards her a little while after they were married. She knew she had to do whatever Gin wanted tonight. If she went to work tomorrow with bruises and scars everyone would know that her marriage to Gin Ichimaru had fallen apart long ago. She looked up and saw Gin smiling at her, his eyes barely open, but enough for Rangiku to feel their cold stare. He slowly made his way towards her.
"That's right Ran-chan… your mine and I's kind enough to take your worthless ass of the street all those years ago. Now Ran-chan, would you mind tellin me why I's so mad at you today?" Gin smiled. He reached Rangiku and cupped her chin in his hand. However, instead of lovingly like a man usually would, he did it with enough force to make Rangiku whimpered as she was forced to look into his evil blue eyes. She swallowed hard and nodded.
"Because the tea was cold when you got home…" she whispered. Gin smiled and nodded.
"Correct Ran-chan" he grinned. "Now when you get home from work tomorrow I will already be home. What will you do when you return home?" he asked her, adding force to her cheeks. She swallowed hard again.
"Whatever you want Gin-sama" she whimpered. "I am yours to play with." Gin nodded and threw her to the ground.
"I'm leaving. See you tomorrow Ran-chan" he smiled widely at her. She sat up and rubbed the arm she had just slammed into the coffee table during her fall. She knew it would bruise and it hurt like hell, but she couldn't say anything until Gin was gone.
"Goodbye Gin-sama, have a nice night at work" she swallowed. He left Rangiku on the floor rubbing her arm, which was quickly becoming darker as the blood pooled underneath the skin. She slowly got up and made her way to the bedroom. She slowly opened the half broken down door and shut it quietly out of habit. When Gin was home he would beat her if she shut the doors too loudly. She scanned the room, also out of habit, and slowly laid on her side of the bed. She reached her hand into her pillow case, and pulled out a small, worn pink stuffed cat and cuddled it close to her chest. The tears began to roll down her face as she brought the cat closer.
"Where did it go wrong Haineko…" she sighed into the cat. The times when she slept were the only times she felt safe, since Gin worked the night shift. Ironically, Gin was a police officer. Rangiku once had the courage to call the cops on him, and they blew it off. She curled into herself, shakily pulling the covers over herself and drifting into an unsteady sleep.
"Shiro-chan get up we have school today!" Momo shouted in the doorway of Toshiro's room. Toshiro's eyes fluttered open and he groaned, turning to face Momo in the doorway.
"I'll be up in a minute" he stretched. She smiled and shut the door, probably going to finish breakfast. Toshiro yawned and sat up in his bed, bringing his hand down his face and clearing the debris built up in his eyes over the night. He looked over to his sleeping Iguana and got up to feed him.
"Behave yourself while I'm at school" he joked as he placed various foods in the tank. He made sure the tank was warm enough and grabbed his clothes, making his way to the bathroom.
After his shower he brushed his teeth and got into his uniform. He was entering his senior year at Karakura high school in the running for valedictorian. He was often considered a child prodigy with emphasis on the child part. He looked much younger than he was. While this often upset him, he tried to look at it as being that maybe he would age nicely. He fluffed up his hair, letting his white locks stand in the unusual way of his. He opened the bathroom door and entered the kitchen, seeing breakfast sitting before him.
"Wow Momo, outdoing ourselves on the first day of school aren't we" he smiled softly, as though last night's squabble hadn't happened.
"Well the last thing we want is to be starving on the first day right?" she smiled, sitting at the table. He nodded and took his seat at the table, getting a bowl of rice and everything else that Momo had prepared.
"So what classes do you have Toshiro" Momo asked as she started eating.
"Anatomy, Psychology, Band, Literature, Home Ec., Gym and Calculus" Toshiro sighed." And Mrs. Ochi left this year so we have a new calculus teacher. She better be good" he sighed, biting into his food. Momo nodded.
"You're so much smarter than me Shiro-chan" A vein in Toshiro's head popped. "But at least we have Band together" she grinned. Toshiro nodded, and the rest of their breakfast was eaten in silence. They rose and loaded the dishwasher before leaving for school.
Rangiku shifted in bed as her alarm beeped, signaling that she needed to get ready for work. She slowly got up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, swinging a tired leg over the side of the bed and rising. She stretched and made her way towards the bathroom, slowly opening the door and walking inside. She took a fast shower, Gin would yell at her if she took too long of a shower for running up the hot water bill. She blow dried her hair and did her makeup, which Gin had picked out for her at the store and went to the kitchen to make something to eat. She ate a bagel and made sure to clean everything that she contaminated before she grabbed her things and left for work. Locking the door tightly she got into her car and drove to Karakura High School.
"Mr. Kurosaki I honestly don't understand how you can do this year after year" Toshiro sighed as he walked into the office of the band director, Ichigo Kurosaki. The young orange haired man chuckled softly and looked at the groaning senior, sitting down in one of the many chairs in his office.
"Happy first day to you to Toshiro" he grinned, leaning back in his chair. "What's got you so down this time?" Toshiro sighed again and closed the door so that the other students wouldn't hear him.
"This whole thing with Momo" he sighed. Ichigo raised an eyebrow and looked intently at Toshiro.
"I'm listening keep going" he reassured.
"Well, she has been insisting all summer that we share a bedroom" he scratched the back of his head. Ichigo held back a laugh and smiled.
"She knows you two are seventeen right?" he cocked his head. Toshiro nodded.
"I keep telling her that. I tell her that we're not ready for that sort of commitment yet. I mean it's one thing that we're living together, but we've been doing that forever it doesn't even really faze me anymore just the two of us. But I always wonder if that night was a mistake. We took things way to quickly and I think she… Argh I don't even know!" he rested his head in his hands. Ichigo sighed and sat up in his chair, scratching the back of his neck with a pencil.
"Well… do you love her?" he asked unsure.
"I think I do, but like I said I don't feel like I know anything anymore." Ichigo nodded and looked outside the room, noticing that more students were going be arriving soon. He turned towards Toshiro and stood, making his way over and laying a hand on his shoulder.
"If you ever need someone to talk to, or to just get away and clear your head. You're always welcome at our place Toshiro. We go back far enough that the school board can shove it if they find something wrong with it." Toshiro sighed and nodded with a small smile.
"Speaking of your better half…" Toshiro grinned. "Maybe I shouldn't be coming to you for relationship advice…" As if on cue a loud bang was heard in the band room and Ichigo opened the door, only to be met with an angry fist in his gut.
"I dare you leave for work while I'm still sleeping again and see if you still have those balls Kurosaki Ichigo" a petite raven haired women glared daggers at the orange haired man.
"You were just so cute I didn't want to disturb you Rukia" he gagged as Toshrio tried not to laugh.
"Happy 1st day Mrs. Kurosaki" he grinned at the schools choir teacher. She turned her head and noticed the white haired senior in the room and immediately smiled and released her husband.
"Morning Toshiro. Relationship issues or is Ichi getting advice on how not to leave his wife in bed on the first day of school!" she glared again.
"How many times do I have to say sorry!" Ichigo groaned from the floor. Rukia laughed and ignored him, walking into the office and sitting in his big comfy chair. He turned and glared.
"Bitch!" he growled, making her laugh again.
"Hey just a question, but do you guys have any idea who the new Calculus teacher is?" Toshiro asked. Rukia and Ichigo both immediately smiled.
"Yeah, Rangiku Ichimaru. She is a friend of mine and Rukia's from high school. It took us a while to realize it since she must have gotten married in college, but when we saw her we immediately recognized her" Ichigo explained.
"She may not seem like it at first, but she is really smart and you should have no problem learning calc in the class Toshrio" Rukia spun around in Ichigo's spinney computer chair.
"Alright. I was just worried because Mrs. Ochi was the only calc teacher for so long, but she was good at it." Ichigo and Rukia nodded.
"You won't have a problem Toshiro, trust us."
"Last time I did that I wound up on a plane to the middle east" Toshiro glared.
"Ok, all you said was I need a plane ticket to Georgia… you did not specify which one!" Ichigo pointed a finger towards the student.
"Mr. Kurosaki! Mrs. Kurosaki! Happy first day!" A bright and bubbly orange haired girl sang as she jumped into the office.
"Happy first day Orihime" they smiled back.
"Any good stories you wanna share with us?" A dark haired man peered over Orihime's shoulder. He had the number 69 tattooed on his right cheek and had a scar running down the left side of his face.
"I know your definition of good stories Shuhei…." Ichigo laughed. "So no I don't" he glared. Shuhei nervously laughed and sat down next to Orihime and Toshiro.
"What's your guys' first class?" Toshiro asked them.
"Anatomy" they both sighed. "We're gonna die." Ichigo laughed.
"Anatomy's not that bad" he grinned. "It's actually a lot of fun." Everyone, including Rukia caught the joke, and her fist met his face.
"And you guys have been married how long?" Shuhei sweatdropped.
"5 years next week" Rukia smiled. She opened her mouth to talk again when the bell rang, signaling everyone to go to class. "Alright, see you guys at lunch" Rukia waved. The 3 students nodded and left to go to class. Rukia removed her fist from Ichigo's face and looked at him with a soft smile.
"How about we invite Rangiku to eat with us today Ichigo?" she asked. "We both know how tough it is to be the new teacher and it would give us a good chance to catch up." Ichigo leaned back in his chair and ran his fingers through his hair.
"Sure why not? It will give her an opportunity to meet some of her students before her Calculus class anyway" Ichigo nodded. "See you at lunch" he kissed Rukia. She smiled and left to go teach her class, leaving Ichigo to stretch and go teach his.
The anatomy room was pretty empty when Toshiro Shuhei and Orihime first entered. However it was still early and the rest of students would no doubt be flocking in as the bell was ringing. Toshiro Shuhei and Orihime all took a seat at the same lab table, the chairs arranged around the square tables so that 4 people could sit at one table.
"So Momo said something about a fight last night" Orihime shyly asked, taking her seat across from Toshiro. Toshiro sighed and banged his head onto the table.
"It wasn't a fight. I just keep telling her I don't wanna share a bedroom" he sighed.
"She still on this thing?" they heard a calm voice from behind. Toshiro turned around to see his best friend of 12 years standing there with a soft smile. She was a tall woman, dark in complexion with striking blonde hair, proven natural by her equally blonde eyelashes. It was short in some areas and long and braided in others, a look that would only look good on her. Her teal eyes showed the kindness that radiated from her, her uniform showing off her voluptuous curves. She was beautiful, but a woman you definitely didn't want to mess with.
"Hey Tia, have a nice vacation?" Toshiro asked with a smile. She chuckled and took the remaining seat next to him.
"As nice a vacation as one can have when you're avoiding my question" she frowned.
"Yeah she's still on it" he groaned.
"She'll drop it eventually" Tia rested a hand on his shoulder.
"I can kick Momo's ass will that make you happy?" a little to cheerful voice asked.
"For the last time Soi Fon, just because you don't like Momo doesn't mean that you can kick her ass" a rougher voice sighed. Toshiro turned around again and sighed.
"Renji….Soi Fon" he smiled. "Like Renji said….you can't kick her ass Soi Fon." The dark haired petite woman pouted and sat in a chair at the neighboring table. The red head Renji sat across from her, basically next to Orihime. The rest of the class soon walked in and the bell rang for class to start.
"Hello everyone, I am Uryu Ishida, your anatomy teacher this year" the nerdy man at the front of the room announced, pushing his glasses up his nose.
"Oh he's kinda cute" Orihime laughed.
"And way older than you…." Shuhei sighed.
"Didn't he go to school with Kurosaki-sensei too?" Tia asked.
"Everyone went to school with Kurosaki-sensei…" Renji laughed.
"Do we have all our classes together?" Soi Fon asked as she looked at Toshiro's schedule. All 6 of them had all their classes together, an oddity but they weren't about to complain.
"I think we're in for an interesting year…." Toshiro sighed, flicking a paper ball at Shuhei's head.
"Hinamori-chan you shouldn't worry so much about it. It's not that he doesn't love you it's that he's not ready yet" Nanao Ise tried to comfort her friend in their first hour Physics class.
"Hitsugaya-kun's not the kind of guy to egg you on. If he didn't like you he'd tell you" Isane Kotetsu nodded.
"Well if you ask me the way he's treating poor Momo is not beautiful at all" the purple haired Yumichika Aysegawa grumbled.
"I agree with Isane-chan, if Hitsugaya-san didn't like you, he would say something" the blonde emo looking man named Izuru Kira nodded. "What do you think Szayel-kun?" he asked, turning to the pink haired man playing with a beaker and some chemicals next to him. "Szayel-kun?" he asked again, sweatdropping.
"Isn't it a little early in the year to be playing with chemicals already Szayel-kun?" Momo asked.
"No, I'm trying to make a potion that would expand the size of that good for nothing brats head" her growled, staring carefully at the chemicals in front him.
"You just need a way to impress him, make him want to come home to you every night!" Yumichika grinned.
"You could buy a Lolita outfit" Nanao pushed her glasses up her nose. Momo blushed furiously.
"No!" she cried, waving her arms. "I think maybe…. Oh I don't know…. He keeps telling me he loves me. And I believe him, so that's enough" she smiled in her innocent way. Yumichika sighed.
"For now it may be sweetie, but you need to grab him and never let him go. Men like Toshiro are a rare catch you know…" Momo nodded and they turned to their teacher.
At lunch time all the students went to their various eating spots. For Toshiro and his friends, this was the band room. More specifically, they crammed into Ichigo's tiny office.
"Alright Tia where's the first day of school brownies!" Ichigo and Renji grinned at the same time, before glaring at each other.
"You two are so related it's not even funny" Rukia laughed.
"They're chocolate!" Tia smiled, pulling out a tray of brownies. Everyone took one and they all sat in the chairs, Rukia sitting in Ichigo's lap, stealing his lunch as well as her own.
"So are there any baby Strawberries on the way yet Kurosaki-sensei?" Orihime asked as she bit into one of her concoctions. Ichigo and Rukia both spat out what they were eating.
"That's not a question you should ask mid-swallow Orihime-chan" Tia sighed. Shuhei and Renji burst into laughter and Soi Fon tried not to smile.
"Why would you think that!" Rukia shouted. "Do I look fat… Ichigo why didn't you tell me I looked fat in this outfit!" she shouted at him.
"You don't!" Ichigo covered his face.
"Lies!" she roared, punching him in the gut.
"I was just wondering if you two were…" Orihime sweatdropped.
"Here we go again…" Toshiro sighed. Everyone was laughing when they heard the door click, and a shy looking strawberry blonde standing in the doorway. Toshiro analyzed her closely, trying to figure out who she was. She had long wavy strawberry blonde hair, flowing freely down her back. She had a fair complexion and a beauty mark on the right side of her mouth. Her icy blue eyes were pretty, but looked unsure. She was similar to Orihime and Tia in build, but was possibly skinner. The odd thing was that she was sporting a bandage on her arm, wrapped a ways up. She looked no older than 25, and stood timidly in the doorway.
"Um…. Hello Ichigo, Rukia… did I interrupt something?" she asked. Ichigo and Rukia looked up at her and smiled the latter jumping out of her husband's lap and tackling the woman.
"Welcome to the school Rangiku!" she smiled, hugging the woman tightly. The woman slowly hugged her back.
"Thanks Rukia" she smiled softly. She then looked up at Ichigo who smiled and waved. "Nice to see you to Kurosaki-sama" she nodded. He made a bewildered look.
"Why the formalities? You just called me Ichigo in school, if you could do it then you can do it now Ran" he grinned. Nobody noticed how she flinched when she was called Ran.
"Oh right…sorry it's a habit from my…last job. I had to address all the men formally" she smiled faintly. Ichigo sighed and raised an eyebrow.
"What a stupid rule" Ichigo smirked. "Bet your glad you left that job Ran, you never were good with respect and formalities." She flinched again.
"Ichigo….can you please not call me Ran…" she asked quietly. He looked at her with a puzzled look.
"Alright…." He nodded. His eyebrows then rose and he smiled, remembering their guests.
"Rukia let go of her" he frowned. "Ran…giku, these are some of the students you'll have in your calculus class last hour. The one with the orange hair is Orihime Inoue" he pointed to Orihime.
"Hello Ichimaru-sensei" she smiled and waved. Rangiku smiled timidly and nodded back.
"The one with the black hair and the tattoo's that the school board has been trying to get rid of for years is Shuhei Hisagi" Ichigo grinned. Shuhei scowled at Ichigo, but smiled at Rangiku.
"Ello Ichimaru-sensei. You look quite lovely today" he grinned, until he was elbowed in the stomach by a very angry Soi Fon.
"Flirt…." She growled.
"The angry one is Soi Fon" Ichigo nervously smiled.
"Please to make your acquaintance Sensei" Soi Fon smirked. Rangiku nodded with a grin.
"The red head with the tattoo's is my little cousin Renji that I was always telling you about" Ichigo smiled.
"The one who stuck his tongue to the telephone poll?" Rangiku asked.
"You told her about that!" Renji glared.
"It was so funny how could I not?" Ichigo stifled laughter.
"I was 8 and you told me it would taste like ice cream. What did you think I would do!" Renji barked. By now everyone, including Rangiku was laughing. "My mom was so mad at you!" he glared.
"And my mom thought it was hilarious" Ichigo choked. Renji went white faced and crossed his arms in anger. Rangiku was still laughing a little, feeling much more comfortable now.
"The blonde over there is Tia Harribel" Ichigo introduced. Rangiku smiled at the blonde and nodded.
"It's a pleasure to meet you sensei" Tia waved.
"Hello Tia-chan" Rangiku smiled.
"And the last guy, with the white hair is the kid I used to babysit, Toshiro Hitsugaya" he pointed at Toshiro. Rangiku looked at Toshiro and froze. The white silver hair, the small smile on his face, and those eyes. Those eyes of his were the exact same as Gin's. The electric blue color that froze her heart in fear. She felt a cold sweat start to run down her back as Toshiro smiled at her. Her previous confidence was gone, she was terrified.
"Pleasure to meet you Ichimaru-sensei" Toshiro smiled, closing his eyes and reaching out a hand towards her. Shutting his eyes along with that smile sent her into a panic attack.
"Excuse me but I must be going" she quickly bowed before running out of the room. The gang just stared at her, bewildered by what had just occurred.
"Toshiro….what did you do to her?" Rukia asked in shock. "I have never seen her that scared before…"
"I…..I don't know?" Toshiro answered, looking at his hand like there was some sort of monster spurting out of it.
"Maybe she just had to go to the bathroom?" Orihime cocked her head.
"I don't know…maybe we should leave her alone. See how she is in class ok guys?" Ichigo asked. They all nodded, and ate the rest of their lunch in silence.
Why did she run when I said hello? Am I scary? Why did she…. I don't know maybe I'm thinking about this too much. You would think a woman as beautiful as her though would have a little more confidence though…
Rangiku ran into her classroom and slammed the door, panting and sweating in the effort it took her to run there. She couldn't remember the last time she ran that fast, probably when Gin was on one of his drunken rampages. She turned her back to the door and slid down it, burying her face in her hands and crying.
He's everywhere… I can't escape him. I can't escape the pain… He looked just like him…the first thing I saw in his face was Gin when he was younger… oh my god..
She continued to sob in fear, holding herself trying to calm down from the panic attack she had just had. She couldn't have them at home… Gin would beat her. However, when she was away from home, anything that reminded her of him would set her off, spiraling down into a depressive hole that she struggled more and more to come out of every time. The bell rang signaling the start of classes again and she slowly rose, taking deep breaths to calm herself and stop the tears, making herself presentable for the students.
I can do this… She repeated to herself over and over again…
The rest of the day went pretty well for the gang as they entered their final class.
"I hope Ichimaru-sensei is feeling better" Orihime sighed as they walked towards the room.
"I still can't believe she flipped like that" Soi Fon nodded.
"Are you sure you didn't say anything?" Renji asked. "Did you eat any garlic or lunch or anything?"
"Stop being stupid Renji" Toshrio glared. "I have no idea why she took off" he sighed now.
"Don't think about it too much Toshi" Tia smiled. Toshiro nodded and they entered the classroom, taking seats next to each other.
"Good afternoon class" Rangiku introduced quietly. "My name is Rangiku Ichimaru and I will be your new calculus teacher." The class greeted her and she took roll.
"Tia Harribel" she asked.
"I'm here Sensei" Tia smiled, raising her hand from her seat next to Toshiro. Rangiku looked up and saw Toshiro, feeling the cold sweat start running down her back again. She quickly looked down at the list of students and quickly moved on.
"Shuhei Hisagi" she asked.
"I'm here Sensei" Shuhei smiled from his seat in front of Toshiro. She looked up and again saw Toshiro, quickly looking down, only to see his name was next on the list.
"To…To..Toshiro….Hit...su…gaya" she stuttered, trying to keep from shaking. Toshiro gave a worried glance to Tia before raising his hand.
"Here Sensei" he answered. She quickly nodded and moved on to the next name.
"What is up with you Toshi?" Shuhei turned around.
"I have no idea!" Toshiro sighed slightly exasperated. "I've never seen her before in my life; I've never talked to her before today. She must just have something against white haired people" he glared. Rangiku finished roll and glanced around the room, then finding Toshiro's glare. Her hands became clammy and her pupils dilated. She instinctively took a step back, but then remembered that she was in class and couldn't allow herself to fall apart.
He can't hurt me with so many witnesses….he can't hurt me with so many witnesses…
"Ok class" she took a deep breath. "Please open your books to page 15 and we will look at the first lesson…"
Rangiku pushed herself through the class and sighed in relief when the final bell rang. The students rose and exited the classroom. Rangiku sat in her chair and rested her head in her hands, letting out a long sigh.
"Um… Ichimaru-sensei?" she heard Toshiro's voice ask. She froze, realizing she was alone with him.
"Yes…Hitsugaya-taicho?" she asked.
"Captain Hitsugaya?" he cocked his head.
"Oh….I'm sorry" she bowed. "Like I said, my old job I had to address all men formally. Many of the men liked to be called captain. I apologize if you're angry with me" she cried almost.
"I'm not angry" Toshrio laughed, Rangiku looked at him for the first time since she met him. "It's just unusual is all. You don't usually get addressed as Taicho unless your captain of something" he laughed. "Look, I don't know what I did to scare you so much, but I feel like we got started off on the wrong foot. So I would like to apologize for whatever I did and hope things go better tomorrow" he smiled.
Those eyes….the smile… This is just a front. Gin does this all the time. Promising false hopes of kindness and hope, only to crush it right before me… I can't trust him… I can't…
"Thank you Hitsugaya-taicho she nodded. "I was just having a rough day today" she lied.
"All right…" Toshiro scratched the back of his head. "See you tomorrow then" he nodded, leaving to a waiting Tia at the door.
Rangiku let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. She survived the first day. But now she had to go home…
"Hey Rangiku!" Ichigo yelled when he saw Rangiku leaving. Him and Rukia ran up to her. "You wanna go to dinner with us tonight? It would give us a good opportunity to catch up?" Ichigo asked.
"I'm sorry, but me and Gin-sama are busy tonight and I can't make it. Thank you for the invitation though" she bowed before getting in her car.
"Alright, have a nice night" Rukia smiled.
I haven't had a nice night since I was married…
"Toshiro please! Why won't you take a shower with me" Momo pleaded.
"I'm not ready for that kind of thing yet Momo" Toshiro sighed. "We're 17 years old, don't you think we're taking this a little fast?" he tried not to growl.
"But…"
"Please don't fight with me today Momo" Toshiro rubbed his temples. "Forget dinner tonight… I'm not hungry." Toshiro sighed and got up, slamming his door to his room, and flopping down on his bed again.
"I had a horrible day Hyorinmaru…"
"Ran-chan how many times do I have to tell you that tears make you pathetic!" Gin shouted as he smacked Rangiku across the face.
"I'm sorry Gin-sama…. But the glass hurt so much that my eyes began to water…" she pleaded.
"Oh…the glass hurts does it?" Gina asked, dropping Rangiku to the floor covered in glass. She shouted as a piece got jammed up into her leg, whimpering and trying not to cry more. She had accidently dropped a glass while making dinner and stepped on a piece of it while trying to clean it up when Gin saw her. She looked up and saw Gin finishing off his beer.
"How bad does the glass hurt Ran-chan?" he grinned at her. Rangiku met his icy eyes and gasped.
"Very much Gin-sama…" she choked.
"Correct" he smiled. "How much do I hurt you Ran-chan?" Rangiku knew this was a trick question. Regardless of how she answered, she was going to get hit with that bottle. However, if she answered correctly he might stop sooner.
"You don't Gin-sama" she whimpered.
"Right again Ran-chan" he laughed. "You's awfully good at this game. You won a prize" he grinned in his sadistic way.
"What is that Gin-sama?" she asked, instantly feeling the glass shatter over her head.
"I'm leaving for work early today" he smiled, turning and walking out the door.
"Bye Gin-sama… have a nice night…" she whimpered. She could feel the warm blood trickling down her face, clumping her hair together. She slowly rose, trying to avoid the glass on the floor, and went to go take a shower and patch her wounds.
^ ^ So how was it? I would really appreciate if ya'll reviewed XD I think this is going to be a really good fic ^ ^ I already have some really good ideas ^ ^
So again I apologize to my ABTTT fans for writing this, but it will be up soon, i've got some of it written, and this was written because the creative juices wern't flowing, but I think I'm good now ^^
I also made a Youtube account, DetroitBleachWings and published my first ever AMV, and it's Ichiruki of course ^ ^ so if you wanna friend me or go watch it id appreciate it.
Senior awards tonight (why I have to go when I'm not getting any scholarships Im still trying to figure out) parade tomorrow and Graduation and Project Graduation after party sunday! I'm graduating Cum Laude ^ ^
So untill my next update TTYL and please review ^ ^
AND GO FLYERS! And poor Galarraga... for anyone who watches baseball... that's my team that got jipped!