A/N: Hey, sorry bout the long wait, I'm asking politely can people please stop putting abusive comments, I can understand if you don't like it but please if it ain't cute then keep it mute. I don't own Bleach.
Chapter 4
Nanao's skin began to crawl and cover with goosebumps as she walked back home through the dark and empty town, she had the feeling that someone was watching her, she looked behind her again- she couldn't see anything nor could she hear anything, she shook her head and scolded herself for being so paranoid. She continued on her track home, but she just couldn't shake her paranoia off, she began to sweat and her body trembled as she began to take larger, slower steps, her breathing began to quieten as she strained her ears for any sound of sudden movement. She carried on in this state for quite some time until she was almost back at her shabby make-shift hut- but that was when she heard it, the heavy breathing and the almost silent of cracking twigs as feet crushed them carelessly. Nanao stood frozen to the spot, she should have run or screamed or anything but she just stayed glued to the ground in fear and dread, she hoped that it was a misunderstanding and that an animal would come walking out of the bushes wide eyed and cautious- but no. Nanao's heart hammered as the bushes began to rustle and move, any minute now Nanao would meet her doom, she was unarmed but she would not let anyone try to hurt her without giving them a good run for their money first. She braced herself as she stood firm, her arms ready to punch and out stepped… a slightly dishevelled and scraped Shunsui Kyouraku!
Shunsui cursed under his breath as the thick branches scraped his skin and ripped his clothes, he carried on though despite the blood that trickled from his numerous cuts- he was right behind her, he wasn't going to give up now, he would have his Nanao-Chan back. Finally after what seemed like ages of struggling and many more cuts his target stopped dead, she wasn't moving and her tall, slim frame was trembling slightly through her ragged disguise, he smiled to himself as he watched her- it was definitely her, those eyes that seemed kind but could have a man begging for mercy with the slightest look. It looked like he had been found out, she was watching the bushes where he was with a scared but determined look, again he chuckled lightly, his Nanao Chan never ran away from anything if she could help it. Deciding it would be better to come out and put her at ease Shunsui waded through the remainders of the thick branches until finally he had made it out and was standing in front of her, a goofy smile plastered on his face as he watched her beautiful face go from fear to shock and then to sadness as she stood watching him. He was so happy that he'd finally found her, after all his fruitless searching and lost hope he was finally with her again, he'd missed her so much, the paperwork had been pure torture.
It was safe to say that Nanao was angry- after all the panic and fear of being killed or attacked it was her own captain that was following her! He shouldn't have even been looking for her, that was the whole reason of her leaving, to get away from him and the heartbreak he constantly caused her, and now he was stood in front of her with a stupid grin plastered across his face like the idiot he was. Nanao's icy glare softened as the sweet memories came flooding back, filling the recently empty hole that had been created when she'd left, after so long she knew she could no longer deny it to herself, she loved her captain.