Chapter 9: Fights and talks
Hoshiko slammed open Yoruichi's door. The violet haired woman jerked up in bed. "What the hell is your problem?"
"Where is it?" Hoshiko began searching the room. Knocking down anything in her way.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"Your Zanpakuto. You think I'm stupid and didn't notice anything?" Hoshiko spoke with aggravation.
Yoruichi growled. "Get out."
"Where is it?" Hoshiko turned to her with a scowl.
"Get out!" Yoruichi repeated.
Both women tensed.
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Soi walked down the hall to where Yoruichi's room was located. She felt something bad was going to happen.
Isane was following her due to an appointment. Soi agreed to go after she checked on Yoruichi.
Soi stopped in her tracks.
Yoruichi's door swelled then shattered. Soi and Isane covered their faces from the spray of splinters.
Yoruichi tackled Hoshiko into the railing. The younger girl hit her head hard on the wood. "You bitch!" Hoshiko kicked out and caught Yoruichi in the gut.
The older women fell into the opposite wall.
Hoshiko jumped up and shot a kick at Yoruichi's face, it was blocked, she shot another, blocked again.
Yoruichi caught her leg on the third try and shoved her back. Hoshiko fell on her back, Yoruichi was on her in seconds, landing punch after punch on the girls face.
Soi and Isane stared in shock. 'Not again.'
Hoshiko reached up and grabbed the back of Yoruichi's head and pulled hard. Yoruichi shouted in pain and reeled back.
The younger flipped back onto her feet and aimed a round-house kick at Yoruichi's gut, it landed home. Yoruichi couched hard and fell to her knees.
Hoshiko took advantage of this, she grabbed Yoruichi's collar and punched her hard in the ribs.
The goddess made a choking sound. Hoshiko punched her again, this time harder. She let Yoruichi go and stumbled back.
The violet haired woman held her stomach, she was breathing hard. Blood came out every exhale.
Hoshiko caught her breath, she bounded forward and kick Yoruichi hard in the side. Large amounts of blood splattered onto the floor below.
"I win this time." Hoshiko panted as she backed off.
Yoruichi glared at her through blurred eyes, drying blood on her lips, she clutched at her stomach.
Soi stared between them.
The brown haired girl glanced up at Soi then turned and limped off.
Isane ran to Yoruichi's side. "Can you hear me?" She asked worriedly. Yoruichi nodded. "You're going to need to go to Captain Unohana."
Soi looked down at Yoruichi. The goddess groaned as she rolled onto her back and looked back at her.
The captain just shook her head and went to help.
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Soi sat at Yoruichi's bedside. The woman had three broken ribs and a cracked sternum with several bruises all over.
Hoshiko had not shown her face for several hours now. Her injuries were obviously not as bad as Yoruichi's.
Yoruichi turned to Soi. "I didn't…" Soi cut her off. "I don't want to hear it. You were both wrong. I don't care who started it or why."
There was a long silence before Soi broke it. "I know you sent your Zanpakuto to watch me."
Yoruichi looked down at the plain bed covers. "Sorry." She mumbled.
"You are so full of yourself." The captain didn't turn to look at her. "I can't believe you'd even do something like that after all that's happened."
The goddess stayed quiet.
"Technically speaking you started that fight. Hoshiko knew as well as I did your Zanpakuto had been following us. She's smarter than you think."
"She's a child." Yoruichi muttered.
Soi stood and finally looked at her. "And she's a better woman than you give her credit for. At least she's here."
"So am I!" Yoruichi's head snapped up.
"Let me rephrase that. At least she's still here and hasn't left and never will." Soi stared at her with a blank face.
Yoruichi looked away.
"I'm going to find her now. I want you to stay here and think about what it is you've done to make all of this happen." Soi walked out.
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"I didn't start it." Hoshiko muttered down from the tree she was sulking in.
Soi nodded from her place on the ground. "I'm not blaming you, and I'm not making you apologize."
"Good 'cause it was her fault."
"Maybe…but I'm not making her apologize either." Soi stated evenly. Hoshiko jumped down, she hissed as she landed on her aching ankle.
"Why not? She started this." Hoshiko's expression showed she was very upset.
"Maybe so, but you had no right to barge into her place like that." "Me barge in on her!? She was the one invading privacy!"
Soi moved forward quickly an hugged Hoshiko tightly. "Look what she's doing to you. You used to be so calm and she's got you all upset and angry."
Hoshiko calmed. "Sorry."
"I don't want you to let people get to you like that." Soi pulled back.
"But she took you away."
"I know that. But to fight with her means going down a level."
"…Fine." Hoshiko mumbled.
"Good girl. Now come on." Soi took Hoshiko's hand and led her off.
