~That's What We Are Destined For ~
Chapter 3: A Bird in a Cage
Momo was walking on the woods for about an hour now. "Mou… Am I lost? Oh God, someone save me…" Momo thought as she felt her tears welling up in her eyes. Her eyes widened when suddenly someone covered her mouth and blindfolded her eyes. She struggled against to her captors to break free. But it was no use. Her screams were muffled because of the cloth that covers her mouth. She continued to struggle as her captors carried her over their shoulders and began to leave.
Meanwhile in Seretei Kingdom, Toushiro had already went back home. He already changed his clothes also and went back to his office to resume his work. A knock on his office's door broke the silence on his office.
"Come in." Toushiro said lazily without looking to the door.
"Ah! Captain! You're back!" Rangiku said in a cheerful voice as she peeked over the door.
"What do you mean?" Toushiro asked as he still scribbling down to the papers over the table.
"I know you left the palace awhile ago! I saw you!" Rangiku said as she went inside the room and closed the door.
"So?" Toushiro said as he stopped from working and reached over the tea beside him and sip it.
"Ah! You meet with a cute girl secretly, didn't you~? Aww, Finally, Captain got a girlfriend~!" Rangiku said in a teasing tone. Upon hearing this, Toushiro spat the tea that he was drinking and glared at Rangiku.
"W-What the hell are you talking about? I don't have a girlfriend nor meet with some girl!" Toushiro yelled angrily.
"Ah! I knew it! You did meet a girl! My intuition is right after all!" Rangiku squealed. "Oh, come on, Captain. By just looking by your expression, I know you did meet a girl. You're a bad a liar, Captain!"
"SHUT UP!" Toushiro yelled angrily. Then Rangiku walked beside the angry young Captain and nudge him to the side.
"Who is she?" She whispered in a teasing tone.
"Matsumoto…" Toushiro warned. "GET OUT!" Rangiku immediately run to the door.
"Ehehe, I remembered I still have some business to do. Bye bye, Captain~! Have a nice day!" Rangiku said as she exited and closed the door. Toushiro sighed.
"Damn that woman…" Toushiro said as he continued his work.
Meanwhile, in Rukongai Kingdom, Momo was putted down on the couch not too gently. Her captors removed her blindfold and the cloth that covers her mouth.
"Uwaa! What are you doing? Didn't you know how to treat a lady? Who—" Momo stopped from talking when she recognized who were her captors. "Hisagi-san! Abarai-kun! Kira-kun! W-What's the meaning of this?" An anime vein popped over Hisagi's head.
"That's my line! What the hell are you thinking? Escaping in the palace and wandering around the forest? Don't you even think about your safety?" Hisagi yelled angrily.
"A-Ah..Hisagi-san… Watch your mouth.. She's still the princess.." Kira said.
"Yeah, I know! And that's what I'm trying to say! She's a princess but she didn't think of a possible outcome that may happen when she escaped!" Hisagi snapped back.
"Hisagi-san… I'm sorry… I know you're just worried about me. It's just I want to see a different scenery to paint… I want..freedom… All these years, I've been confined here in the palace…" Momo said as she looked down with a sad look. Hisagi's eyes softened. He silently walked over to her and patted her hair.
"I know… I'm sorry too for yelling at you… But..if you're going to leave the palace, at least say it to us so that we can watch over you…" Hisagi said.
"Thank you, Hisagi-san…" Momo said and offered him her typical sweet smile. Hisagi blushed a bit to her cuteness and stood up and cleared his throat.
"Anyway, change your clothes now…" Hisagi said. Momo jumped off from the couch like a child.
"Okay!" She replied cheerfully and then left to go to her room.
"Geez, that princess… She always gets into my nerves…" Hisagi sighed as he put his hand above his head and brushed his hair.
"We can't blame her. She's right. She had been confined here in the palace for all these years… I know that it's for her safety… But I can't help but feel pity for her… For a kind and sweet person like her, she never deserves a life like a bird in a cage…" Renji said. Kira and Hisagi stared at him with amused look on their faces. "W-What's with that look?"
"Ah, up until now, I didn't know that you have those kinds of words…" Hisagi teased.
"What?" an anime vein popped over Renji's head.
"Yeah, I agree…I never noticed it as well.."Kira said with an agreement. Renji shot a glare to Kira.
"Not you too, Kira!"
Momo hummed while walking on the hallways. She turned her head to the side as she stared at the view outside on the mirror. "I wonder what it feels like to have freedom…To be able to do whatever you want…" She sighed.
"What are you so gloomy about, Princess? " Momo turned her head to her right side to see a tall browned haired man with eye glasses standing and smiling at her.
"Ah, good day, Captain Aizen!" Momo greeted.
"Good day too... How are you today, Princess?" Aizen greeted back and smiled.
"I'm perfectly fine!" Momo replied cheerfully. Then Aizen noticed what she was wearing.
"What are you wearing, Princess?" Aizen asked. Momo was dumbfounded at the sudden question. "Oh crap… I forgot that I haven't changed my clothes yet…" Momo said on her thoughts.
"Oh..w-well…" Momo began to panic inwardly. Then an idea hit her. "Y-You see, I was painting on my room awhile ago. I changed my clothes so that my dress won't get dirty. Then I decided to took a visit to Hisagi-san and the others! A-And now I'm going back to my room to get changed! That's it! Ehehe…"
"Oh, I see… You're right… So if you don't mind, what are you so gloomy about awhile ago, Princess?" Aizen asked. There's a silence until Momo broke it off.
"Captain Aizen…" Momo started as she stared at the view outside with sadness in her eyes. "What it feel like to be free? To do anything you want without…? I felt like..I'm no different from a bird in a cage…" She said the last sentence in a very low voice.
"Huh?" Aizen looked at her with a confused and surprised looked.
"It's nothing, Captain Aizen! Well, I'm going back now!" Momo smiled as she ran past at him. Aizen looked at the running princess.
"Yes…You're right, Princess… The only difference is that..you're a bird in a cage with snakes surrounding you, waiting for the right time to take over you completely… Aizen smirked and turn around and walked away.
To be continued…
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