Happiness
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"Gin!" cried Rangiku as she ran down the path and captured him in a tight hug, "I was so worried," she said with sob, "I woke up and you weren't there! You should really stop doing that! At least tell me where you are going!"
"That implies I no where I'm go'n," said Gin, "I really don' know half the time where I am head'n. Even when I do, th'ns don' turn out the way I think they will," he explained truthfully, "See what I mean," he added as he pointed behind him to Rose.
"Ha!" exclaimed Rangiku, "A shinigami!"
Rose smiled, "Vice-Captain Ōtoribashi Rōjūrō of the 3rd squad," he introduced himself, "But you can call me Rose. Your little friend came to our camp looking for food for you. I promised to give him our remaining ration if he had dinner with us. He kept his end of the bargain so here! It should last you a bit. But if you want a permanent solution to your hunger, then both of you should join the Shinigami Academy as soon as you can," he encouraged them, "In the Gotei 13, you'll never be hungry."
"Never be hungry," repeated Rangiku, her face lighting up in wonder.
But Gin replied with, "Nay! Not yet, cause lo's of people will see Rangiku if we join. She' so pretty they'll all want 'er. I don' want ta lose 'er, she' all I have!"
"You'll never lose me!" cried Rangiku, "I'll never leave you!"
"Ya say that now but then comes some handsome Seireitei noble who can give ya all the things I can'. Ya would be hard pressed ta say no ta 'im. Besides, life out 'ere is hard but don' ya love the freedom?" asked Gin.
"Only thing good out here is you," whispered Rangiku.
Rose smiled, "You two will make fine Shinigami," he said, "Shinigami exists to protect, to protect souls, to protect soul society. But if you do not care about anyone or anything then you cannot protect, because you will have no to reason to protect."
"Thanks!" said Rangiku. Gin said nothing, just grinned an unreadable grin that made Rose slightly uncomfortable.
"La, let's go eat Rangiku! You must be starv'n!" said Gin, accepting the rations from Rose the two children headed back to their house.
"Are you sure you don't want to be a Shinigami yet?" asked Rangiku as they walked back.
"Yep," replied Gin, "I'm happy with things as they are right now. Don' want things ta change yet. But soon, one day soon we'll head ta the Academy. Maybe we'll find happiness inside Seireitei too!"
Author's note: ... this turned out a little crap didn't it.
