"Luciella, you need to get back to the Soul Society soon…" Hanataro said.
"Why?" I asked letting my annoyance slip out.
"I'm sorry…" He said close to tears, "But the Head Captain wants to assign you a super special mission. He refuses to tell anyone but you about it."
"But Hanataro… I almost found my family," I said letting all my emotions just fall out, "I can't go back, I need to know how they're doing. You should know this better than anyone… You're my best friend Hanataro, please cover for me?"
"Make it quick, Luciella…" Hanataro said defeated.
"Thank you, you're the best. I promise I'll make it up to you," I said crying tears of joy.
He hung up on me crying for his own reasons. I think it was something I said, maybe I should go back. I just… I need to know how they're doing without me. He understands that, right…? I hope I didn't upset him too much; he's my only friend…
I pulled myself out of my thoughts.
"Wow, I still need to rent an apartment or something…" I thought out loud. I went apartment shopping for the next couple of hours, and eventually I found a place close to the school. My soul pager went off; crap there's a Hollow nearby. I popped in a soul candy really quickly, "Get to the apartment really fast, I have to deal with a Hollow."
I raced off pulling out my Zanpakuto. What's going on? A second ago, it said there was a Hollow nearby and now it just disappeared. Then a whole bunch of dots appeared everywhere, I looked around me and it was an endless sea of Hollows. I went into my Zampakuto's second form, it looks beautiful. It looks like a katana, except that the blade zigzags to a deadly sharp point.
I'm not going to put a lot of effort into this.
In about a half an hour they had been dealt with and I only had minimal injuries. I wish my little buddy was here to help me out with my wounds. I really miss him. I made my way back to my gigai and popped back in.
"Fuck I'm broke, I might need to get a job..." I thought out loud. I plopped down onto the couch and tried to think of something I'd be good at… Nothing, fuck… Cooking? I just don't know. Now I have to get a newspaper and check for jobs. I feel too shitty after that Hollow incident. I'm just going to take a nap on the couch and afterwards I'll find a job.
Or something like that…
After a three hour nap, I woke up. I rolled off the couch and sulked over to my bedroom to grab a jacket. I shoved my arms aimlessly through the sleeves until I saw my fingers. I grabbed twenty bucks and jammed it into my pocket as well as the key to my apartment. After locking up, I was out and looking for a job. I searched for an internet café, because it would be so much easier to search for a job online.
I found an internet café and an available computer; then I spent at the most half an hour searching for a job. So far the only one at the very least appealing is at this diner thing that's run by this elderly woman and her grandson. I'll go check it out before I get too into looking at jobs. I walked in and noticed Miharu, what's he doing here?
"Welcome," an elderly woman said with a smile, "Would you like a booth or a table?"
"I was actually wondering if you still had a job opening," I said cheerfully.
"Oh, well you can have a seat while I attend to the customers. I'll get to you in a moment," The lady said in a happy old lady voice.
I sat down and waited for her to finish up with the customers. It took her about ten minutes, but I kept my cool.
"Sorry, about taking so long," She said, "What's your name?"
"Luciella," I said with a smile.
"Oh, what a pretty name," She said. Then the conversation started to get all businesslike, of course after a thank you and you're welcome.
"You're hired, and you can start today," She said and handed me an apron. "This'll be your uniform, and you can call me Mrs. Rokujo."
"Thank you," I said graciously. I immediately started working. It was kind of boring, but I need the money for groceries and bills. At about nine o'clock Mrs. Rokujo told me my shift was over. I walked home briskly, because it's starting to get cold. I shivered and that's when I heard the foot steps behind me. I slowly turned around, and standing behind me was this really tall guy. I mean it he was like right behind me like maybe two steps behind. "Are you okay?" I asked the person letting concern drip from my voice.
"…I don't know you. Why would you want to talk to me?" The mysterious guy asked.
"You were following me and you looked kind of troubled. I can't just ignore someone in trouble even if that person's a stranger," I said and smiled.
"You don't make sense…" He said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Then I noticed his soul, it was falling apart, it just looked so nasty. It was like literally hollowfying inside of him his chain wasn't breaking yet or anything. I turned away trying not to throw up.
"What the fuck did you do to your soul?" I accidentally slipped out. His eyes widened and he pointed at me. I remember how much I hurt everywhere after he did. "Stop that, your soul looks so much worse when you do that…" I barely mumbled.