Everything went totally wrong after that. Momo rejected Toshiro's love claim for her. In her view Toshiro running to her overjoyed, full of emotions she never knew he had, and stinking of alcohol wasn't exactly romantic.
Toshiro was baffled after being rejected. He wandered back to his barracks in an angered daze, some people saw him in his anger but he didn't care. He went back to his barracks knocking over chairs, lamps and other pieces of furniture. Then he produced to lock himself inside his room.
Now word travels fast in the soul society. It goes all around so everybody hears the news, yet somehow every time it manages to steer away from old Yamamoto's ears and for good reason. If he heard of the drama and bickering his officers do, there'd be hell to pay. But this time perhaps these rumors would reach the old man.
How everyone found out so fast about the little captain's predicament nobody knew, perhaps it was just some baffling loud-mouth people or perhaps it was the work of one sadistic captain. But no matter how everyone found out about they knew, and when they heard they all gathered at the tenth squad barracks to see what was going on.
At that moment Sajin with Haineko were returning from Shunsui's party to the barracks. When they arrived they saw a crowd of people all blocking the entrance to the barracks. They were nobody worth mentioning, mostly lower seats from the divisions, a third or fourth seat here and there. They had also noticed most of the partiers had gathered there.
"Make way." said Sajin as he approached the crowd with Haineko right behind him."Coming through." The lower soul reapers made way for the large Captain, stepping aside making a path for him to walk. Hainkeo was right behind him, and very slyly she latched her hand onto Sajin's. Sajin turned back and looked at her.
"Don't want to fall behind." She said sheepishly. Sajin nodded and paid no more attention to it than that. His friend was in need of help, and that was more important than women right now.
The two made their way passed the crowds and into the office. Then they closed the door behind them to keep the lower soul reapers' eyes away from this ordeal. Once inside the two then noticed many of the higher ranking soul reapers in there. The room was filled with Captains and lieutenants. They were facing and had their eyes on the door to Toshiro's room.
Soi-fon, Byakuya, and Kenpachi all sat on the couch. Shunusi and Ukitake stood up leaning on the wall. Mayuri was there as well and he was the closest Captain to the door. But in front of him were the lieutenants Rangiku, Isane, and Nanao.
Sajin walked over to the other Captains.
"What's the word?" he asked."What's happened?"
"Nobody knows." told Byakuya."All we know is that Toshiro is extremely enraged and has locked himself in his room."
"Has anyone tried to get him out?" asked Sajin.
"Trying." said Ukitake."But the doors locked from the inside and he won't open it." Just then Rangiku tapped on the door, all side conversations stopped and all eyes fell upon her.
"Captain." said Rangiku after tapping."What do you say to coming out and-"
"FUCK OFF!" screamed Toshiro's voice from behind the door. Everyone's faces looked shocked; they had never expected such words from the little boy captain. Rangiku looked frantically from Nanao to Isane, murmurs rose up from the people in the room.
Just then Mayuri walked forward."I'll take care of this." He said as he rolled his sleeves up. Then he pushed himself passed the lieutenants and in front of the door.
Then Mayuri put his ear against the door, then raised his arm up and began tapping rapidly."Hello." he called."Toshiro. It's your good friend Mayuri, what do you say you give up this childish rant and come outside here?" Then Mayuri stood there with a wide smile on his face. There was no noise coming from the other side of the door. Had Mayuri really convinced Toshiro of something?
Just then the end of a sword poked open through the door right next to Mayuri's head. The mad scientist's stood there with eyes wide open.
"Perhaps you should step away from the door." said Shunusi.
"Perhaps I should." said Mayuri, the he took a long step backwards. Then the officers began to murmur amongst themselves.
"What are we going to do?" they asked themselves. Rangiku sat back in the corner feeling she was useless in helping her captain, Haineko went over to her. Just then Sajin stepped up.
"I'm going in." he said and then made his way over to the door. The group began to murmur even louder.
"Don't think that's such a good idea." said Kenpachi.
"He's like a lose canon, who knows what he'll do." added Soi-fon.
"I can get in there." said Sajin."He trusts me." Then the giant Captain walked over and stood in front of the door, the sword still in it. All became silent and the eyes of the room fell upon him.
Sajin took a deep breath and then raised his hand up and knocked on the door.
"Toshiro." He began."It's me Sajin." Unlike with Rangiku or Mayuri before him, Sajin had not been interrupted he was making progress."Would you mind opening the door and letting us come in?" There was no reply everyone took that as a 'No'."Then." continued Sajin."would you mind opening the door and allowing me to come in."
Everyone adjusted their seats, all wanting to look over and see if this would really work. Silence fell upon them once more, Sajin kept his hand ready, keeping it close to the doorknob. As soon as the door had closed everyone jumped from their positions and ran to the door. Each of them pressing their ear against it to hear what was going on.
Then the silence was broken as the sound of gears grinding filled the room. Toshiro had unlocked the door. Sajin quickly put his hand on the doorknob and opened the door. Then he stepped inside, closing the door behind him.
Sajin looked around; the room was completely dark, except for the moonlight that shined down into the room. And in the darkness he could make out the little figure of Toshiro. Sajin took a step closer to him.
"Lock the door." said Toshiro as his hand starched out into the moonlight pointing to the door behind Sajin. His voice was strained and odd sounding.
The giant captain did as he was told, not wanting to anger his little friend more than he already was. Sajin turned and locked the door.
On the outside the captain's murmured and bickered about not hearing anything or about what was going on.
"Shhhh." called out Rangiku from the front. Everyone became quiet after that and they all pressed their ears harder into the door.
Back inside the room. Sajin turned after locking the door back to Toshiro.
"Toshiro what's going on?" asked Sajin. He could hear Toshiro's strained breathing from across the room.
"Do you know what it's like to be betrayed?" asked Toshiro's muffled voice."What it's like to be hurt by the person you've held closest to you?"
"Yes." said Sajin as he recounted his friendship with Tousen."I know the feeling."
"So then." said Toshiro as his body rose up from the corner."You know the pain that I feel inside right now."
"All too well." said Sajin, then he took a step closer.
"Don't." said Toshiro's voice stopping him."Don't come any closer. I don't want anyone to see me like this."
"Like what?" asked Sajin as he took a steady step forward, but Toshiro didn't seem to notice.
"Hurt." responded Toshiro as he turned back into the corner."Wallowing in pity." Then Toshiro sniffled. Sajin took more steps closer to Toshiro until he stood over him. And then Sajin bent down on one knee before him. Then Sajin put his hand on Toshiro's shoulder and turned him over to face him.
"Who hurt you Toshiro?" asked Sajin. As he studied Toshiro's face he noticed his eyes were beat red, most likely due to him crying. Something was defiantly up to make the stern boy captain cry.
Toshiro sniffled once more and hung his head.
"Momo." He replied weakly. The words hurt like needles in his throat as they barely managed to escape his lips.
"Oh." said Sajin as he stood up more."Lost at love, huh?" Toshiro sniffled once more and wiped his nose on his arm.
"Yea." He replied weakly once again.
"I understand the pain you feel Toshiro." said Sajin as he looked down at his smaller friend."But it could always be worse, just fight threw the pain and you'll-"
"You don't know how I feel." said Toshiro."You've never been in love before."
"Your right I haven't." replied Sajin."In fact I never had any girl who wanted a piece of this." Then Sajin waved his hand before his own face.
The look on Toshiro's face was pure shock. He had just lost at love and he never thought about his friend who might never love at all simply because of his appearance. The giant was right and Toshiro knew it, he could always be worse off.
"I'm sorry." Said Toshiro a tear forced its way down his face."Forgive me, I did not see it."
"There is nothing to forgive." said Sajin."You're the other half of my duo; I'm looking out for you." Then Toshiro reached up and put his arms around the giant and hugged him. It was an odd act for him, nut with all the drama that had happened recently it wasn't surprising. Sajin raised up his arms and hugged Toshiro back.
Just then there was a knock at the door.
"Sajin." called Shunsui's voice."What's happening?"
"We're having a bro moment." told Sajin.
All the male sin the room joined in unison as they said "Ah." They understood what had happened, so they picked themselves up and began to head out even Mayuri. However the women didn't.
"What's going on?" asked Rangiku.
"What's that mean?" asked Nanao.
"All said and done." said Byakuya as he walked by them.
"Show's over." added Kenpachi.
Then the Captains and officers stepped outside, the large crowd was still there.
"People." said Shunsui addressing the large crowd."Everything's done, it's over." The crowd all sighed as they were depressed that they didn't know how it ended."So you can all go home." Then after that the crowd slowly began to disperse. Then the Captains and lieutenants all headed their separate ways.
Rangiku however waited patiently in the aftermath of everyone's leaving. She sat with Haineko and waited for Toshiro's door to open and for her captain to step out anew. They waited for a half-hour until something happened.
At that time the door opened and Sajin walked out. Rangiku then jumped to her feet and approached the captain of squad seven.
"How is he?" she asked.
"He's fallen asleep." Sajin whispered back pointing to the door. Rangiku looked passed Sajin and at the door."Do not disturb him, he needs the rest."
Rangiku didn't like sitting back while her captain was hurting, but if this was the recuperation he needed, she would allow it.
"I'll be heading back to my own barracks now." said Sajin."Call me if anything happens."
"I will." replied Rangiku.
Sajin walked passed her and made his way to the door, but as he did he passed Haineko. When he was before her he stopped and addressed her.
"Madam." He said."It's been a wonderful evening."
"Thank you." replied Haineko. Sajin gave her a nod and then was on his way out.
Then everybody else retired for the night, the drama and excitement was over. Or so everyone thought.
For during the night as the moon hung high overhead, a beaten figure wandered into the soul society. And he carried three others with him.
The next morning everyone was in a buzz and word began flying once again. It appeared that the four beaten figures were lieutenants Abarai, Iba, and Hisagi along with third seat Ikkaku.
The four had been rushed to the fourth squad emergency rooms were they were taken care of. At the same time an emergency captain's meeting was called to discuss what had happened. And at the meeting all captains were in attendance, all but one.
"All right fellas." Said Yamamoto as he sat down in his chair and looked out at the other captains."As you might have heard the officers have come back from their mission, in which they had to find a creature patrolling our boarders and killing our people. The mission did not go as planned and the four of them now reside in the fourth squad healing barracks. Captain Unohanna." He said turning to her."Have they said anything since they've been emitted?"
The woman captain of squad four stood up."Each of them were very beat up and had serious wounds on their bodies. The only one in stable enough condition to talk was lieutenant Abarai." Everyone leaned in as she said more. Unohanna took a deep breath."All he said was that they encountered a massive blue creature. He also added that this creature seemed to be immortal." The Captain's looked around at each other in confusion."He claimed that none of their weapons had hurt him."
"Immortal?" said Mayuri under his breath."How interesting."
"Very well then." said Yamamoto as he turned away from Unohanna."This is why a captain was assigned to this mission." He said glaring over at Byakuya."So now I see fit to have one of you do this."
The captains all looked over at each other wondering who will be picked.
"How about." said Yamamoto as he was still in thought about who to pick."Captain Hitsugaya." The other Captains all stood up in shock, Toshiro was not at the meeting and they all knew why. Upon not seeing Toshiro step up Yamamoto spoke again."Captain Hitsugaya, did you hear me fella?"
"Head-Captain." said Sajin. The old man turned his attention over to the captain of squad seven.
"Captain Hitsugaya is not here today." told Sajin.
"Where is he?" asked Yamamoto.
"Back at his barracks." told Sajin."He's no feeling well."
"Well this is unacceptable." said Yamamoto."He's been arriving late and now he's missing meetings, I shall have to pay him a visit and tell him he's not crackerjack." Then the old man sighed and looked around at the other captains."Then I shall have to pick another Captain for this mission. His old eyes scanned the room once again."Captain Soi-fon."
Mayuri grimaced that he was not picked.
"You will go and find this creature." told Yamamoto to soi-fon.
"Of course, sir." said Soi-fon."I won't-"
"If I may." interrupted a sly voice. Soi-fon turned to see Mayuri step out of his spot and over to her.
"What is it fella?" asked Yamamoto.
"Sir, if I may." said Mayuri."This mission requires strength of the mind over the sword. It would take an intellectual man, like myself to track down a beast such as this not some." He turned over to Soi-fon."Fem-nazi dike." Soi-fon's jaw droppe at being called such a thing.
"Very well fella." said Yamamoto."You may go on this mission."
"I will leave right away, sir." said Mayuri with a bow as he took of his hat. Then after that Mayuri put his hat to his head and then exited the room.
Sajin watched in great confusion as he watched Mayuri go. Mayuri had always never cared for Toshiro, and now when Toshiro was going to get in trouble with the head-captain, Mayuri instead wanted to go on a mission. In fact he had never brought up Toshiro not being there as he would normally do, what was going on with him?
"Now the rest of you." said Yamamoto addressing the captains."Come with me." Then Yamamoto rose out of his chair and headed to the door.
"Where are we going, sir?" asked Sajin.
"To squad ten to check on Captain Hitsugaya." replied Yamamoto over his shoulder. The captains all shared nervous glances with each other, as they feared what Yamamoto would say if he found out about what happened. But slowly they all followed the old man out of the room.
Meanwhile at the squad twelve barracks. Mayuri sat hunched over in his chair working on something. He was creating a small metal devise. Mayuri stuck out his long white finger and closed the object.
"That'll do it." He said upon completing his work. Then he stuffed the small metal item into his pocket, picked up his sword and exited out of his office.
Meanwhile at the squad ten barracks. Rangiku sat on the couch glancing at Toshiro's door. She had not seen him at all since last night before he went to see Momo, and he had returned from that venture angered and distraught. So she had assumed that Momo had rejected his woman clearly couldn't see how much Toshiro cared for her, each and every day he was at squad four hoping she'd come out of her sleep. Then when she finally wakens she blows him off.
Rangiku truly wanted to help him, she just wanted to hug him close and despite his protest she'd just hug harder. She wanted to hug him until his pains melted away. For she knew just the kind of pain he felt. But Toshiro was asleep in his room and Rangiku choose not to disturb him.
Just then there came a knocking at the door. Rangiku jumped to her feet and went over to answer it.
She slid the door open and with a friendly "Hello" greeted who was on the other end. Who she saw shocked her. She saw all the Captains of the court guards squads, except for Mayuri.
"Hello." said Yamamoto as he was in front of her and at the head of the group."Is your Captain here?"
"Yes, sir he is." replied Rangiku.
"Would you bring him out here?" asked Yamamoto. Rangiku glanced back at Toshiro's door. No doubt he was still asleep and she didn't want to disturb him. However the other Captains were standing on their front step something must be up.
"Yes of course." replied Rangiku as she went to do her duty."Please come in." Then Rangiku turned and left and the Captains walked into the room after her. Then they made themselves comfortable in the living room.
Rangiku wandered over to Toshiro's door while thinking to herself. What would the head-captain want with Toshiro? He had missed another meeting; perhaps he was going to fire Toshiro. But then why bring all the other captains?
Rangiku now stood before Toshiro's door. She gave a light knock on it and said "Captain" softly. Moments later the sound of the door being unlocked was heard and the door opened slightly. It was then that Rangiku got a look at her Captain since last night. He looked terrible.
He only stood slightly in the doorway, allowing half of his face to be seen. His hair was muffled, he didn't have his robes on, and his eyes still shown of the pain he still felt.
"What is it Matsumoto?" he asked in a low voice.
"It's the other captains, sir." replied Rangiku."Their all in our living room and the head-captain wants to talk with you."
Toshiro eyes then wandered to the ground."Tell them I'll be out in a minute." His said weakly again before closing the door.
Rangiku then turned and headed back to the other captains. "He'll be out in a moment." She said.
"Good, good." said Yamamoto as he sat down on the couch with Shunsui and Ukitake next to him."Now if you wouldn't mind doing something." He said pointing to Rangiku.
"Me, sir?" asked Rangiku.
"Yes." said Yamamoto."If you wouldn't mind leaving the room for a moment, you see we'll be discussing important things. Things you don't need to hear." Rangiku had a concerned look on her face. Her eyes flashed from Yamamoto over to the other Captains.
"Yes, sir." Rangiku said. Then she turned and left the room."He really is going to fire Toshiro." He thought to herself.
The moment she left the room the door to Toshiro's room creaked open. The captains turned their eyes to the darkness of the room. Then a moment later the little captain emerged dressed in his captain's uniform.
The uniform made him look more formal but still, his hair was all muffled up and his expression looked hurt. He had his head hung low like a dog that has been kicked.
He saw the captains had gathered in his living room so Toshiro made his way over to them. He noticed Sajin standing up behind Yamamoto, Kenpachi and Soi-fon over to the right.
Toshiro walked over and stood before the band of Captains. He was aware that Byakuya and Unohanna were behind him.
Yamamoto motioned for Toshiro to sit down. Toshiro looked around and then pulled over a chair for him to sit down on.
"Now have you any reason why we're here, fella?" asked Yamamoto beginning the intervention.
"No." replied Toshiro weakly.
"Then I'll explain." said Yamamoto as he sat forward."Recently you've been arriving late to meetings and today you missed one. This is odd behavior for you."
Toshiro sat back trying to think of something to say.
"Yea." He said scratching his head."Today, I…" He sat and thought more."Today, I slept in."
"That's an answer I'd expect from this one." said Yamamoto pointing to Shunsui."But not from you've, you've clearly got something else going on."
Toshiro began to sweat, he was afraid of the consequences if Yamamoto had heard of the rumors of him and his lieutenant; he would most assuredly lose his position as a captain and be kicked out of the squads. Toshiro's eyes flew around to the other captains as he hoped one of them could help him. But all of them looked just as lost as he was.
"Do you not think I know?" asked Yamamoto. The other captains all looked at the old man with a questioning look."It's clear to me what's going on here. You've fallen in love."
Toshiro sat back with his eyes shut for a moment, then replied with small nod. The other captains looked on in amazement. It was one thing if the rumors they all believed had been true, but for it to go as far as to love another was truly a glorious thing.
"And I assume from your look this morning." added Yamamoto."That you've lost out on that love." Toshiro nodded his head slightly.
Just then Yamamoto stood up and walked over next to Toshiro. Then he titled the little captains face up to him. Toshiro looked at him with the hurtful blue eyes he's had since last night.
"We're like a family here Toshiro." He said."When a member of the family is hurt we all come together and comfort that family member." Yamamoto then turned his gaze to Shunsui and Ukitake."You can consider them to be like your father figures." Then he turned Toshiro over to Unohanna."You can consider her to be like your mother." Then Yamamoto pointed to the other Captains in the room."And you can consider the others to be like you brothers and sisters. And me" he said as turned Toshiro back to him."You can consider me to be like your grandfather."
Then something uncharacteristic happened. Toshiro let a tear fall down his face, but once again with all the drama and emotion recently it wasn't odd. But then it continued.
Yamamoto reached down and hugged Toshiro. Then moments later Shunusi and Uktiake got up and joined in, followed by Unohanna. Then Sajin and even Soi-fon. The seven of the hugged while Kenpachi and Byakuya stood in the background. But then the two were pulled in by Yamamoto.
He grabbed Kenpachi by his shoulder and Byakuya by his scarf and then pulled the two into the group-hug.
Then moments later the family finished their hug.
"Take all the time you need off." said Yamamoto to Toshiro."You need time to heal."
"Thank you, sir." replied Toshiro.
"All right children." said Yamamoto addressing the other captains."We've overstayed our welcome let's let the captain get some shut eye."
Then one by one the captains all made their way to the door, passing Toshiro on their way out. And each giving Toshiro an assuring nod on their way out.
Then the captains exited the squad ten barracks passing Rangiku. Once they all exited she made her way back inside.
"So how did you know what was going on with him?" asked Byakuya to Yamamoto.
"Please." said Yamamoto."I've been around long enough to know how things work."
So then and their the family departed their separate ways. However during the family chat one member was not in attendance. The captain of squad twelve Mayuri.
At that moment Mayuri was off on his own mission.
And that was chapter 6, I hoped you liked it. Please note I'm going away for a few days so I won't be around to upload this story for a few days. But don't worry I'll be back.