Sliding carefully and quietly from the bed Toushirou crept across the room pulling on his robe as he did so. He couldn't sleep, his mind was restless and he desperately need fresh air.
Climbing up onto the roof Toushirou pulled his knees to his chest and warped his arms around them. It was a full moon tonight and the stars where shinning brightly.
"Beautiful, isn't it."
Turning he saw Momo standing a few feet away. Toushirou nodded, feeling wary. He watched as she approached and sat down a little to close to him then he wanted her to.
"So tell me, Shirou-Chan, how did you and Ichigo het together?"
Startled Toushirou looked at her wide eyed.
"Come on, you can tell me." She leaned forward, now much to close for comfort. Toushirou leaned away form her praying she wasn't doing what he thought she was doing.
"It's because he was the next best choice right?" Momo pulled him into the kiss before he could react.
Down below Ichigo watched, anger and hurt rising in his chest. He turned and walked back into the house. Toushirou never came to back to bed.
What have I done?!?!?!? A very distraught Toushirou thought as he raced through the trees. I betrayed Ichigo! I'm disgusting! Taking a deep breath he stopped and sagged against a tree. There was a sour taste in his mouth and he felt sick. Ok, everything is going to be ok, Ichigo doesn't have to know, and I can avoid Momo, yes that's what I'll do.
By the time he returned home the sun was rising and he couldn't help but to notice Ichigo seemed distance. The relationship that had easy as breathing for them felt strained by they secrets they kept from each other.
Toushirou avoided Momo like the plague. In the mean time Toushirou's and Rangiku's relationship quickly fell back into the old routine, it was like she had never left. Several days after their return Toushirou walked into the tenth division office to find Rangiku passed out on the couch, it was so reminiscent of life before the war that Toushirou almost laughed.
The return of Momo and Rangiku quickly became old news as the more pressing matter of Ulquiorra return became the topic of interest.
Ichigo had killed Ulquiorra, he was sure of it, but there was no denying that it was Ulquiorra that had attacked him. It was frustrated Ichigo to know that even fifteen years after Aizen death that he was still causing problems.
"Ichigo!"
The strawberry turned to see Toushirou running to catch up with him. There was a captains meeting soon and so they were both heading to the first division.
"Hey, where were you this morning?" Toushirou asked as he entwined his hand with Ichigo's. Ichigo stiffened and pulled his hand away.
"I had work to do, alright. Quit nagging me." He snapped. Toushirou stopped, a looked of pain crossing his face.
"Sorry." He mumbled as he slowly walked to catch up with Ichigo. The tiny captain didn't say anything as the walked and Ichigo began to feel slightly guilty. But he dismissed it; after all it was Toushirou who was kissing other people, not him.
They took their places at the captain's meeting in silence. Ichigo refused to even acknowledge Toushirou's presence. The meeting was mercifully short since there was no new incident from Ulquiorra. Everyone had the feeling that his was just the calm before the storm.
Quick Author note before funniness:
Wow, this was a much shorter chapter then I thought it would be! Sorry about that! Next one will be longer, I hope.
Gin's note:
Yo! Hello readers! Pretty short chapter huh? But can't ya just feel the tension rising! Poor Shirou-Chan! (chuckls evily) Anyway I gotta go an save Aizen-sama, so review please and maybe it will make scary Zx not so scary. Bye-bye!
Author's note:
Zx14ninja: (busily burring Aizen)
Gin: Urm… Whatcha doing Zx?
Zx14ninja: (pauses) Oh nothing Gin, just burying Aizen, how about you?
Gin: Not much either, well, I got to go, see you later, (walks out of room, stops and then runs back in) did ya say you were burying Aizen-sama?
Zx14ninja: as a matter of fact I did say that Gin, why do you ask?
Gin: Well, it's just that, he's uh, twitch'in
Zx14ninja: Is he? (looks over at Aizen's body) hm, I guess your right!
Gin: See ya can't bury him cause he's still alive!
Zx14ninja: Hmm. That's true, only one thing to do then! (Hits Aizen over the head with her shovel)
Gin: That was not what I meant!
Zx14ninja: What? He's not twitching anymore, right?
Gin: Well I suppose not . . .
Zx14ninja: see problem solve!
Gin: But . . .
Zx14ninja: (hits Gin over the head with shovel) there, second problem solved! Oh wait now I have to bury both of them, (sight) oh well, I guess it can't be helped, but I think I might need a few more shovels.
