Well, yet another Chapter of The Night's are colder. I was sorely disappointed when no one reviewed, So it's not as long as the previous one. But Hey! At least I took the time to feel it necessary to type this up until I couldn't feel my fingers and satisfy you anyway. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach, or the main Character for that matter. The only things I own is Jesi and the words I used to type this story.

Ok, I lied it's going to be longer. Sometimes I hate me over active imagination.

Everything around me was fading, it may seem strange to know that I alone seemed to be impervious to this, but I was. What? Seriously, everything that surrounded me seemed to be losing color, turning a sickly gray color that became lighter and lighter with each passing second. By the time it had almost completely faded and left the surroundings a stark white, all I could do was float there in morbid fascination.

Wait…I'm floating? Huh, this was weird. I tried moving, hoping to find my feet on solid ground, but found it useless. I gave up rather quickly when I realized I couldn't tell if I was making progress or not. It may seem odd that this got a reaction more than the fading did, but yeah. Damn, stupid whiteness. As I thought this, mentally cursing in the stillness, I began to notice a few things.

Why was it white anyway? I always thought it would be a never-ending darkness, sucking the life out of everything until I was a lifeless husk. A black so dark, you couldn't see the nose in front of your face. I'm not complaining though. I like to know nothing is lurking nearby waiting to gobble up poor little me. Damn me and my over-active imagination. I floated here in my non-existing void of life and wondered how I was going to get out.

That is until I heard the voice.

"Samantha." I jerked and looked around but all I could see was the never-ending whiteness.

"what?" I asked, not expecting to get a response, but asked none-the-less.

I just floated there but when nothing else followed, I began to doubt my sanity. Shit, this was not cool. Did I just imagine it or did someone just say my name?

"Samantha." I turned my neck as fast as I could, surprising myself that I didn't get whiplash and still saw nothing. Damn it!

"What!" I yelled daring the voice not to answer. I sort of fazed out by the reply I did receive.

"Come on, Sam! Wake up. You've been like this for two days" The voice sounded agitated, as if explaining something to a child. I was confused.

"Huh?" Was my intelligent answer, for I could not muster a better one than that at the moment. What the hell did that mean? I wasn't sleeping. I was just sitting….here…..in….my…..White void? Maybe I was sleeping. Well, what do ya know.

I floated there wondering how I was going to wake myself up, when an Idea came to me. Maybe if I let myself fall asleep here I would wake up…awake! Totally made sense, I know. So, I closed my eyes and waited for slumber. Luckily, it didn't take me long.

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I felt something cold trickle down my cheek and went to wipe it away, when I noticed I couldn't move my arm. That's when I noticed the weight on my left side, causing me to panic. As I began wriggling and pushing myself away from whatever was holding me down. I felt the 'something' move off me with an audible 'Oof! What the Hell?!' This, of course, confused me and forced me to open my eyes.

For a split second, lying there seeing nothing, when all of a sudden a huge shape popped up by the side of my bed and scared the living daylights out of me. If I was standing, I would have fainted. Damn her to oblivion!

Standing there glaring at me, as I tried to get my breathing under control, was none other that my best friend Jesi, glaring at me. Man, if looks could kill.

"What the hell was that for!" She demanded stomping her foot and glaring. I tried not to laugh as I happily looked up at her.

" Well, Sorry! You were squishing me." I stated, mentally laughing. Jesi was the only friend that ever related to me and I'd known her for a long time. She was a brown eyed, brown haired girl, who loved a good laugh. She was a bit of a wild one and loved to kick ass. She was 18 and lived in a studio apartment miles and miles away from here. She was currently going to college and I never got to see her much. She lived about four hours away, so I was very happy to see her.

Obviously, she didn't like that answer too well. "Are you calling me fat?" She huffed crossing her arms together in front of her.

My eyes widened and I immediately began to fear for my life. "Uh, NO! Why would you ever think that? And you're not fat!" I watched as her demeanor changed drastically, and watched as she smiled down at me.

"Ok!" Bounding onto the bed beside me. Wow. It usually took more than that to convince her. "Now, How are you feeling? You've been sleeping for two days." I stared at her in shock.

"Two days?" I asked, not believing it.

"Yup, two days" Is all she said, moving to lay on her back, her face towards me. " Now tell me who gave you those bruises and I'll kill them for you."

Her eyes getting an evil glint that usually appeared when she was thinking through ideas that were running through her head. Knowing her, I pitied the fool that came near her for the next few days.

"Oh, it's nothing. Me and my dad kinda got into an argument that kinda got out of control." A look of understanding fell across her face and she asked, "It's about moving you to Japan isn't it?" Well, that shocked the hell outta me.

"How do you know about that?" I moved onto my side to look at her better and she did the same.

"Your dad told me. Your dad called me with a very interesting proposition." She fiddled her nails and began to pick at them. A nasty habit of hers. It never failed to annoy me.

"What kind of proposition?" I asked, putting my hand on top of hers to get her to stop. She sighed and looked back up at me.

"Do you think the trip to Japan would be easier if I went with you?" I was a bit puzzled by the question.

"Do you mean you're going with me?" I asked and grew very excited as she nodded.

At that moment, I jumped off the bed squealing. "Yes, yes, yes, yes, YES!! I would love it if you came! It'd be the best! Oh my God! I can't believe it!" In the middle of my little sugar rush, I noticed her staring at the bed with a smile on her face. I jumped on the bed and gave her a fierce hug. " I can't believe it! I'm gonna be in my favorite country with my bestest besty friend in the whole wide world!"

She laughed, hugging me. " So, I take it you approve?" Giggling as I jumped back up and zoomed around the room. "Yes!" Answering her while I sped around the room faster.

I heard the door slam open behind me, and wasn't prepared when a blur knocked into me, pushing me to the floor.

" Sis, are you really leaving us?" I looked at my younger brother and hugged him hard.

" yeah, I have to. Daddy said I needed to go help our Uncle in Japan for a while." I really hated lying to the kid but it was the only thing I could do at the moment.

He sniffled and borrowed his head into my shirt. "I-I d-don't …want…you…to go!" He said, sobbing louder as I rubbed his back, willing him to calm down. " I don't want to be left with mom! She's so mean to me!" I froze.

"What do you mean, bubs? Has mom hurt you?" I asked looking over my shoulder at Jes, who had a shocked look on her face. My face looking the same.

" No. She's just been acting strange is all, as if she doesn't care about us anymore." I was about to brush it off, when he said something that caused shivers down my back. " Once, I thought I saw her eyes go black, Sammy! It was so evil! I don't want to be left with her!" For once, I didn't know what to say to comfort him.

"Maybe, you just imagined it, sweetie." Knowing for a fact I was once again lying to my brother. I knew it to be true 'cause I had seen the exact same thing, the night my dad told me I was going to Japan.

"No, it was real!" He said defending his honor. " I saw it. I did."

I sighed and looked at him. "I bet it was the day you ate all those pixie sticks wasn't it?" He looked contrite and sheepily nodded his head.

"See, I bet you really didn't see nothing at all. And, I wouldn't worry about her acting strange, either. You know she's been busy with Scott lately. A newborn can take a lot of strength and patience." I saw him mull over what I told him and knew the moment he began to believe my words.

"You're probably right, sis. Daddy did say Scott's been acting up lately." I nodded my head and gave him a smile, which he returned.

" See, told ya there's nothing wrong." He grinned goofily and stood up, brushing the non-existing dust from his knees.

"Alright, sis. I'm going to the neighbors to play. See ya, later."

" 'Kay. But be careful when you cross the creek. It's been raining." I stood and went to sit on the edge of the bed..

"I will. Bye."

I waved at him as he shut the door behind him. "Bye." I sighed, and flopped backwards on the bed, coming face to face with Jes, as she leaned over me. Oops, I almost forgot she was here.

"So, going to tell me what's been going on?" I shut my eyes and began to rehearse.

"Alright, where to begin?" I sighed and heard her response.

"How about the beginning?" She suggested with a smirk on her face.

Har har. Ok, here we go." I sighed and related to her the events that started this mess. I didn't realize what a role I had until it was too late. Luckily, I would have my friend with me the whole way.

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By the time I had gooten her up to date with the current events, I was surprised when she turned to look at me and simply. "Cool."

"Cool? What the hell does that mean." I demanded. What the hell? Cool? It certainy was not!

"What it means, dear Sammy, is exactly what it meant." She grinned at me at the corner of MY bed she was occupying and it took all my will power not to knock her off. "Please explain," I growled wanting to know why she thought it was 'cool'.

She laughed, I glared. " You've been telling me for years how you've just been dyin' for an adventure. Now you're getting one. I think it's cool 'cause, of course, I get to tag along." She wiggled her eyebrows and smirked in my direction. forcing a reluctant laugh from me.

"Ok, I see what you mean, but it doesn't mean I have to like it." I heard her snort, but ignored it.

"Ok, Ok, whatever. What do you say we go shopping?" She asked, holding a Visa card in front of me. Me eyes followed it like it was a water line and I was dying of thirst.

"That's not playing fair." I whined. "Really not fair, at all." She laughed as she stood up, pulling me to my feet.

"Well, come on, Chica. We got shopping to do for our trip. First stop, Hot Topic!" She said, marching out my door, "I'll give you fifteen minutes to shower and get dressed."

I sighed, then went to do as I was told. The patrons at the mall would be in tears of joy when we leave. I laughed to myself as I jumped into the shower. Oh, yes, they would.

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As we left the Mall, I was proven correct in my assumption. Walking past a cashier and her boss happily hugging themselves, bubbling incoherently, I couldn't help but laugh. We had spent three hours buying everything we could get our hands on, thanks to Jesi's newly arrived credit card. She had just gotten a 5, 000 dollor credit line and spent no time breaking it in. She never did like holding on to her money, complaining how it always burned a hole in her pocket. Typical american adults, I never understood it.

We got into the car, a caddilac De ville, a present Jesi had gotten last year from her mom. We drove in sisence for about three seconds before Jesi asked me where I wanted to eat for lunch. I gave ger a shrug and told her to pick where we were going and reclined farther into the seat. I began to think on what my father had told me, right before we left.

He told me that My uncle had a son, who was closer to my age. When I got settled in I would be going to the same high school as him. Damn, and here I thought I wouldn't have to go. Silly me. I sighed, trying to remember the guy's name and coming up blank.

Ikika, Ishiga, Ichida, Ishida! That was it, his name was Ishida Uryu, or something like that. He had just turned fifteen and my dad said he wasn't a very social person, and was top of his class. My kind of kid. I knew we'd hit it off. Dad said he was really skilled in sewing. What a pansy. I probably had to put up with the geekiest kid in the country. I laughed, causing Jesi to look at me.

"What?" She asked.

"Nothing," I anwered, "Just keep your eyes on the road." She did as I said, swerving a bit when she realized she was drifting into the other lane. I rolled my eyes and looked out the window, resting my head against it. It would be about an hour till we got home. Half way there my eyes grew heavy and I fell asleep. The dreams I had been having for the last couple of weeks, slept with me, never disturbing my slumber. Peaceful, I bordered on unconcious, finding it very alluring. Soon, nothing registered at all.

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