The Past Always Comes Back To Haunt You

Chapter 8

Authors Note:

Oxymoron: Hello Everyone I'm back!! Alright First off I want apologize to everyone for how extremely late this update is, a lot things happened and then well I was attacked by writer's block, but I'm back now and I promise that updates will be much quicker from now on!!

Ikkaku: Yeah just get on with the story.

Oxymoron: Fine let's get the ball rolling, do the disclaimer Ikkaku, and then I can start.

Ikkaku: Oxymoron 2011 does not own Bleach, Tite Kubo does, however, she does own her OC Naomi Shizuka.

It was nearing midnight, but Naomi found herself unable to sleep as she sat outside of Rantou's hideout. She was struggling to come to terms with everything she had learned from Jiyu na Hana, and how she as a mere human had came to hold a powerful zanpatou. She was so wrapped up in her thoughts that she didn't notice when someone approached behind her.

"You know you really should get some sleep, Naomi" said Ichigo as he took a seat next to the girl. She jumped "I-Ichigo don't sneak up on me that!" she shouted to the orange head. Ichigo chuckled but then looked at Naomi seriously. "I don't want you to continue this fight" he said.

She stood up in shock "How can you say that I told you I ready to fight, I want to help." She shouted. Ichigo stood up as well and put his hands on both her shoulders "Because, Naomi I don't want to lose you, I lost you once before, I don't want it to happen again." He shouted and then he pressed his lips to hers.

Naomi's eyes grew wide and she didn't respond to the kiss until she felt Ichigo start to pull away sadly. Then she grabbed onto his robes and pulled him close to her kissing him with all the feelings she was keeping buried within her. Neither one of them were really sure how long they had stayed like that but eventually oxygen won out and they pulled apart.

They didn't stay separated for long though. Ichigo had pulled her close to him and buried his face into her hair. "Don't go, don't fight" he mumbled into the crook of her neck so softly that Naomi wasn't sure she had heard him correctly. Naomi held Ichigo tighter and she thought about how he must have felt watching her fight Kariya like that and being injured like she was.

However Naomi wasn't about to pull herself out of the battle completely but she figured maybe she could put herself out of the frontlines for Ichigo. The couple sat down still wrapped up in each other, that was when Naomi spoke her idea, "Ichigo, I can't just quit the battle when I'm already this far in." He was about to open his mouth to retort but Naomi raised a hand to silence him.

"But, I can pull myself out of the front lines; some of the bounts may go after Rukia when she's already injured like that, how about I go to where she is and watch over her until either this whole business has passed or until she's back in fighting condition?" She questioned looking at him. Ichigo looked up the moon, true he wished Naomi could just go back home but he knew her, and she would never go for that.

Ichigo sighed and looked at Naomi once more pulling her even closer to him and started playing with some of the strands of hair that had fallen from her braid. "I guess that's probably the best I can hope for with you huh?" Naomi laughed lightly leaning back into him "Yep" she said happily.

-The next day-

Ichigo stood alone at the same spot where he guessed that he and Naomi had gotten together but he still wasn't sure since none had really said anything to each other. The girl in question was still inside sleeping. "Hey Ichi." Said a voice, at least that's what he thought. Naomi ran foreword to him and stood at his side.

Ichigo blushed lightly when Naomi intertwined her fingers with his own. She looked up at him and Ichigo felt compelled to say something. "Listen Naomi, about yesterday, I..." He trailed off and Naomi looked down at the ground.

After a couple moments of awkward silence Ichigo couldn't take it anymore. He wrapped his arms around her thin frame and held her close to him. "I love you, Naomi I think I always have, but I was too young at the time to realize it, so just promise me you'll be safe." He said into her hair. Naomi smiled up at him before lightly pressing her lips to Ichigo's. "I love you to Ichi, and I promise I'll stay safe if you promise to live."

She then extended out her pinky finger to him. Ichigo looked at it strangely but soon he himself grinned and intertwined his finger with Naomio smaller one. "Promise" both said in an exact reminiscent of the last promise they made to each other. Naomi then stepped back, "I'd better get going."

Naomi then flew up ready to go and find Rukia. Ichigo watched her go and hardly noticed when Uryuu showed up behind him. "Ichigo, do you really think that this is a good idea, to have her leave I mean?" he asked. Ichigo looked back "I'm not sure but I do know she's safer if she's away from us."

Naomi landed and began to walk around the streets of soul society completely lost. "Why didn't I ask where Rukia would be, I'm such an idiot" she grumbled before stopping at something she recognized.

"Squad 10" she said to herself smiling "I'll just ask Rangiku or Toshiro, they'll know for sure." She said entering the building, she maneuvered the halls focusing in on Toshiro's spiritual pressure and just walked into an office. He did not look up from his paper work "Matsumoto get to work we have a lot of papers to fill out." He said while sighing another paper, and Nomi couldn't help but giggle.

Toshiro looked up at the sound. "Naomi, what are you doing here, how did you know I'd be here, is everything alright?" He asked standing up wondering if he was needed in battle. Naomi laughed again "No Toshiro, everyone is fine as far as I know, I'd knew you'd be in here because of the giant number ten on your back, and I need to know where Rukia is."

He sighed before sitting down once again, "Rukia is probably resting up at the squad six Captain Kuchiki has been keeping an eye on her recovery. Naomi nodded before turning to leave. "Thanks Toshiro" she said happily before leaving. "Don't call me that it's Captain…" He trailed off realizing she was already gone.

Naomi started walking again looking for a sign for squad six. She wasn't really paying attention and that was when she ran into someone. Naomi stepped back "I'm sorry I didn't mean to do that." She said looking up at the man she bumped into and her eyes widened. The man she saw was not ordinary in fact he was quite scary.

He was tall had extremely spiky hair and wore an eye patch. She noticed his captain's garment was practically torn to shreds but the oddest thing about this man was the little girl on his shoulder. She was very small and had short bubblegum pink hair and eyes that matched.

"Kenny," said the girl "Do you want to fight this one." The man looked over at her "hmm she could be an interesting opponent, I'm Kenpachi Zaraki" Naomi stepped back assuming that Kenpachi saw her as the enemy, one of the bounts. "I'm Naomi Shizuka and we are on the same side." She said.

Kenpachi laughed "I don't care about sides I just want to fight someone and you're the one Naomi." He said reaching for his sword. Naomi shrieked and took off flying "Maybe some other time." She shouted behind her.

Naomi landed in another part of the soul society and let out a sigh "What a messed up guy." She said before looking around her. Naomi walked down the street and made a dead stop looked up at the sign above her head. "Squad 6" she mumbled and was about ready to enter when she felt another presence.

Naomi looked up and saw that same green haired bount that hurt Rukia was standing on a nearby roof. "You" she shouted and summoned her sword holding it on a defensive position. The bount smirked and jumped down at looked at her "I don't really know nor do I really care what Kariya has in mind for you, little girl but orders are orders I guess."

She withdrew and fan and a sword that were connected by a chain. "But I suppose I can have some fun first." Naomi jumped back and held her own sword tighter I wasn't until she felt another presence that she loosened her grip in surprise.

She heard a voice from behind her say "Yoshi come now we have more pressing matters to attend too than this small errand." Naomi looked back and saw another bount behind her. He was a very tall and large man who was wearing a sleeveless shirt and she noticed headphones around his neck. "Aw come on Koga, just a little fun won't set us too far behind." The one called Yoshi said. The other bount sighed and suddenly Naomi felt a sharp pain in the back of her head and she fell to the ground.

Koga picked up the unconscious girl and Yoshi approached him. "Aw come on your such a buzz kill." Yoshi said. Koga just shook before jumping onto a roof and walking away with the girl.

Yoshi caught up with him. "Really Koga, why do you think Kariya wanted us to get this girl especially with orders not to kill her?" Koga shrugged his shoulders "If she is to be used in Kariya's plan then so be it I don't need to know the specifics.

Oxymoron: Yay Chapter 8 is finally done and out I'm so happy.

Naomi: This chapter was hard huh. What with your computer being messed up, then the writer's block.

Oxymoron: Don't remind me Naomi, Any way please review. Oh and I promise that my updates will be a lot quicker from now on scout's honor.

Naomi: You were never a scout.

Oxymoron: Be quite Naomi they get the idea. Until next time Sayonara Bye Bye