Okay, so I'm back. Today has not been the best day for me, so I'm gonna try and write out the negative-ness. :) So, bear with me.
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I woke from my nap about an hour after I crashed. The sound of Rukia's screaming was what woke me. "You can't do this! Let him go!" she was shouting, sounding on the verge of tears. I sat up quickly, placing Kiba on the make-shift bed carefully. I exited the aisle and crossed to another where Rukia was standing in four steps.
"What's going on?" I asked, absently leaning on her for support, still drowsy from just waking.
"Kuchiki! She's trying to throw that boy out as a sacrifice!" she responded, her brow creased.
I stepped past her and quickly shoved the mob out of my way, getting to the center. One of the older men I recognized as Byakuya something was holding one of the young guys from the military by the arms, holding him still as he struggled to be free.
"Let him go!" I screamed, my glare shifting from Byakuya to Hisana.
"No!" Hisana retorted, everyone quieting their voices at our outbursts. "It was their fault this has happened! Him!"
"No, no it wasn't!" The boy started, shaking his head. His name tag read H. Shuhei, and I remembered from a short conversation we had earlier that his first name was Hisagi. His eyes were wide with fright, he looked like he was about to cry. I didn't blame him
"Shut up!" Hisana screamed, slapping him across the face.
"Stop it! Let him go!"
"Don't you see, Kurosaki? It was his fault! The military was messing around up in the mountains, they caused these...these things to appear!" she said, a crazed grin on her face.
I felt one of my eyebrows raise in confusion. "Tell him, boy!" Hisana ordered, glaring down at Hisagi.
"Th-the...scientist guys...," he started, looking guilty. "The chemists...they were trying to...open a door? Yeah, open a door to another dimension or something...the last thing I heard was that they had opened it...They had done it. And that's when the mist started...That's why they sent us here, to stop them!" he said, taking his gaze off of me and to Hisana, his eyes pleading for mercy.
"You were sent here to stop the creatures?" she asked, her voice sounding innocent.
He nodded frantically.
"Alright then," she said, her voice calm as a smile crossed her features. I assumed it was supposed to be pleasant, but it was horrible. "Take him out!" she shouted suddenly, her smile turning into another evil grin. She pointed at the door as Byakuya started dragging Hisagi towards it. Hisana grabbed a knife and marched next to them.
"No!" I screamed, running after her. Before I could take more than three paces someone grabbed me and restrained me. "NO! Let me go! Stop this! It's insane!" I continued, my voice cracking slightly.
Hisagi cried, shaking his head. "Please don't!" he tried to yell, but it was muffled by his sobs. He continued to fight back but Byakuya overpowered him, stopping right in front of the door. Hisana stood in front of Hisagi's thrashing form, holding the knife in her hand tauntingly.
"I'm only letting you do your job. If we give you to the beast as a sacrifice, they'll leave us alone for another night," she said, grinning at him.
"That's not what I mea-" Shuhei started to say, but he stopped mid-sentence to flinch away from the knife hovering over him.
"Stop it!" I heard Rukia shout, now next to Hisana. Rukia tried to grab the knife from Kuchiki, but she thrust it at her, impaling my wife in the abdomen.
"Rukia!" I screamed, pulling away from the man holding me back completely. I pushed through the people, reaching the front and finding Rukia on her knees, holding the side of her stomach, her eyes wide. Kuchiki had already pulled the knife out of her.
I knelt down in front of her, but she didn't act like she noticed me. My hands hovered over her shoulders, too afraid to touch her. By this time the whole group had quieted down. My brow creased deeply, unable to believe what was happening. I finally laid my hands on her, holding her face in between them.
She shook her head, placing her free hand on mine. "I'm fine," she said, sounding surprisingly strong. She had a small smile on her face. "It didn't go that deep, I'm okay, really." She gestured toward Hisana and Hisagi. "Help him, Ichigo."
I nodded, not wanting to leave her, but I stood and faced Hisana anyway. "Let him go," I said sternly.
Kuchiki gave me a smug grin, turned to Hisagi quickly, and shoved the knife into his stomach spitefully. I was about to grab the weapon from her, but another man held me back. She pulled the knife from him and stabbed him under the neck, impaling his collar bone. I shouted for them to stop again, but Shuhei's screams covered my own. With the nod of Kuchiki's head, Byakuya opened the door and shoved Hisagi out.
"LET HIM IN!" Shouting, I continued to fight against the person holding me back, kicking like a child. But no one let him in.
Everyone watched as Hisagi beat his fists against the door, still screaming and crying. A cry from one of the creatures filled the air, silencing the injured man. He turned around slowly, facing the parking lot. His hands were clinging to the edges of the door, supporting his weak body. He shook his head but could only watch as a tentacle snatched him up and pulled him into the mist.
Still unable to break free, I dropped my head and closed my eyes. I couldn't help the tears that slid down my face as whoever was holding onto me let me go.
My despair turned to anger quickly, my eyebrows knitted together. I turned on Hisana angrily. "What the hell is your problem, you bitch!" I screamed, my hands tightening into fists.
She smiled back at me. "You might want to watch your tone. Or else your wife might just be next," she finished, her grin growing.
"You'll keep your fucking hands off of my family!" I retorted, my rage boiling inside of me.
"It's a little too late, don't you think?" she asked, gesturing down at Rukia.
My fists tightened and I willed myself not to hit a woman. A low growl escaped my throat before I turned back to Rukia, who was still holding her side. I knelt down next to her, carefully pulling her hands away from her wound. I inspected the laceration and noticed that it wasn't too deep. Thankfully, it looked like it would heal easily. I carefully ripped a segment of Rukia's long skirt off and held it against her wound before she did it herself.
Picking Rukia up bridal style, I turned back to Hisana, my glare even deeper. She continued to grin back at me, her arms crossed over her chest.
I pulled Rukia closer and pushed my way through the crowd, returning to our aisle.
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An hour later Rukia was bandaged up and comfortable. She was laying on the make-shift bed she had set up for me hours before, sprawled out on her back. Her head was resting in my lap as she was about to fall asleep. Kiba was laying next to her, trying to fall back asleep after he had woken from the noise. He had his head resting on my leg and was curled up next to Rukia carefully. I absently ran a hand through Rukia's hair, waiting for her to rest.
Her eyes kept closing and sliding open again. I smiled down at her, pushing the stubborn strand of hair out of the middle of her face. "Go to sleep, Rukia," I said.
She smiled at me tiredly. "I will, shut up...," she answered.
"What's stopping you?" I asked absently.
"Nothing...I'm just...worried," she said honestly.
I cocked an eyebrow. "About what?"
"Everything," she started, placing a hand on Kiba's head, playing with his hair. He had already fallen asleep. "I want to get out of here...I want things to get back to normal." Her voice was filled with misery.
I nodded. "They will be," I answered. "Tomorrow."
Her eyebrows rose slightly at my words. "What?"
"Tomorrow...we're getting out of here. It'll be better than just staying and getting thrown out like that guy," I said. "I'm sure there are others who will be willing to leave with us, we'll have plenty of help. We have to get out of here," I finished, glad to see that she seemed to approve.
"Hm...,you're right," she said. "I want to get out of here as soon as I can. I think it's a good idea, if you do."
I nodded.
"So...you're positive you think we should do this?" she asked.
"Rukia, if you don't think we should go, then we won't."
"I think we should do what you think we should do. I trust you, Ichigo. Whatever you decide to do, I'll be right beside you," she answered, a serious look on her face.
I smiled down at her. "Since when do I make all the decisions?" I asked, surprised that her usual feminist attitude was absent.
She smiled back and rolled her eyes. "You don't. But I think you should make this one," she answered. "So?"
"So...we should go."
Nodding, she pulled her hand away from Kiba and grabbed my hand. "Then we'll go."
My smile widened and I nodded back at her. "We'll go."
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Okay, so, that's it! :D I'm sorry if the ending it kind of weird. But yeah. Sadly, this story is going to be shorter than I though. The next chapter isn't the last one, but it won't be too long. :(
Anyway, please review! ;P
