Hey guys! Here's Chapter 3! I'm sorry if it seems kinda rushed.
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach. It belongs to Tite Kubo. All I own is some DVDs, a few books, and this measly fan fiction.
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Author's Note:
Just to let you all know, I'm going to try to update on the 9th of every month. I know Chapter 3's late, and I'm sorry about that. Anyways, hope you enjoy!
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10th squad Captain Hitsugaya Toushirou sat on top of Orihime's roof. His eyes narrowed as he saw Orihime walking with Aimi again.
"Matsumoto." He suddenly said quickly. A figure suddenly appeared next to him.
"Hai?" Matsumoto immediately answered him. Hitsugaya stood up.
"Go follow that Aimi woman. We need to see where she lives. Watch her every move." He ordered.
"I will leave right now." Matsumoto answered, and in a flash, she was gone and running on top of another roof.
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Orihime sighed, entering her apartment. She closed the door behind her.
"What were you doing, walking with her?" said a voice. Orihime, startled, looked up to see Hitsugaya in front of her.
"Eh...I...I just wanted to make her feel better…No one has been her friend at school…" she answered sheepishly.
"I recall that just yesterday you were attacked? What if she planned that? When you and the boy with glasses left, the fight was extremely short…" Hitsugaya interrupted. Orihime bowed her head.
"I'm…sorry…" she said quietly. She then walked quickly to her own room. Hitsugaya sighed.
"Mattaku…" he said. "Why did this have to happen now?" he then went back on top of the roof and waited for Matsumoto's return.
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Matsumoto stopped, watching the girl walk home. The girl looked behind her, then up at the roof, sensing something. Matsumoto, surprised, lay low. The girl narrowed her eyes, and then began to walk again, this time, faster.
"Apparently I need to be a little more careful around this girl." Matsumoto said to herself, narrowing her eyes. They soon reached the girl's house. The girl calmly entered her home without looking back if anyone followed her. After she was inside, Matsumoto walked up to the house. She stopped about 5 meters away, and lifted her hand, putting it in front of her. There as a flash, then her hand recoiled.
"A barrier…?" she said quietly in a surprised voice. She then disappeared to report back to Hitsugaya.
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Orihime looked at Aimi worriedly as the teacher was in the middle of a lesson.
Poor Aimi-san… she thought. She sighed and glanced at Ishida. He had acted like nothing had happened a few days before. She wondered what he was thinking about.
"Inoue, you never can be too sure. We are going to have to keep our distance and watch her for a while…"
"…Or, even kill her if we have to."
Those last few words echoed in her head. Rukia and the others were making a huge mistake…
For the past few days Aimi had avoided Orihime, trying not to cause any trouble. The fact that she was a Quincy was only known to Orihime and Ishida.
Orihime looked at Ishida again. Why didn't he do anything? She was surprisingly frustrated. After all, Aimi was one of his kind…
She sighed again. Aimi was having a tough time making other friends, and to add to it, Rukia and the rest of the group were acting like Aimi was their arch enemy. Orihime wished she could do something to help.
When the bell rang for the end of the school day, Orihime got her schoolbag and walked outside the classroom, where Tatsuki was waiting for her.
"What's with the sad face, Orihime?" Tatsuki asked, a little worried. Orihime looked at her and smiled.
"It's nothing!! Come on, Tatsuki-chan!" Orihime said cheerfully and started to run out of the school, laughing. Tatsuki looked at her worriedly, shrugged, and then she ran after her, laughing as well.
Aimi watched the two laughing girls with a little smile. She sighed and started to walk out of the school. Suddenly, she saw Ishida pass her quickly without saying a word. Aimi stopped and looked at him, a sad look in her eyes. She then started to walk out of the school again.
After coming out of the school, Aimi walked home alone. She sighed.
"Yare yare….So much homework for tonight…" she said to no one in particular. She sighed again. She missed walking home with someone. She missed having a cheerful soul next to her. She was a little lonely, with all the girls not bothering to be friends with her, and with Rukia and the others acting like she was an enemy. She looked up longingly at the sky.
"Hey Dad, what do you think I should do?" she asked. Of course, there was no answer. Aimi closed her eyes as a breeze lightly blew against her. Suddenly, she turned her face now serious.
"Who's there?" she said abruptly. Orihime came out from behind a building.
"Orihime…-san? What are you doing here?" Aimi said, surprised.
"Aimi-san…Are you okay…?" Orihime said quietly.
"I'm…fine, why?" Aimi answered her. Orihime hesitated for a moment.
"Aimi-san...Do you…Do you worry about what's going to happen?" she finally said. Aimi looked at her, surprised. She then looked up at the sky again.
"Yes…And no…" she answered. "I take it you've been feeling it too? He is coming back soon and he's going to do his best to kill me." She smiled and looked at Orihime.
"I'll be fine Orihime. Worry about yourself. After all, you've got many friends that would hate to see you in danger. I'm going to be fine." Aimi continued. She then started to walk home again, leaving Orihime.
You won't be fine, Aimi-san…And you know it… Orihime thought as Aimi started to walk away.
"Aimi-san, wait!" Orihime cried suddenly. Aimi turned, surprised.
"What about Ishida-kun?" Orihime continued. To her surprise, Aimi blushed.
"Um…I…I guess as long as he doesn't make things worse, I don't really care." Aimi lied. Orihime, now confused, watched as Aimi disappeared from her view.
"Why did she blush when I mentioned Ishida-kun?" Orihime wondered aloud. She sighed.
"Be careful, Aimi-san." She then said. She walked away to her own home.
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"Mom! I'm home!" Aimi yelled as she entered her apartment. There was no answer. Aimi looked and saw a note on the kitchen counter.
Aimi,
I'm on a little trip. I'll be gone until tomorrow morning. Be careful tonight. Try to not come out of the house. I have a very bad feeling that something bad will happen to you…Be extremely careful…
Love,
Mom
"Huh. That was a bit sudden." Aimi thought aloud. She put down the note. She went to the fridge to grab something to eat.
"Aw man! Mom forgot to go grocery shopping! Oh well, it's ok if I go outside just to get something to eat." Aimi then said. She turned off all the lights and locked the door behind her. She walked out of the apartment and out onto the street. Even though it had begun to get dark, she decided to take a shortcut in the forest.
A shadowy figure looked down at Aimi from the trees.
"It's time…To end this…" it said.
Orihime walked home just as it was getting dark. She sighed and got herself a drink of water from the sink. She sat down at her little table. She still worried about Aimi. They both knew that there was a chance that Aimi would never come to school again. She looked out into the window. Aimi's reatsiu was rising…
Aimi glared at the figure, now in her Quincy form.
"Looks like Mom's assumption was right." She said to herself quietly. The figure emerged from the shadows.
"Ah, so your mother knew I was coming? Didn't she warn you then?" said the figure.
"It's not that hard to tell that you're there, Daito." Aimi answered him. Daito smiled and unsheathed his sword.
"Then let's end this once and for all." He said. Aimi got out her bow and knocked an arrow. Daito lunged at her and the battle began…
