Hi everyone, its me again! Good to know that more people are liking my story now and I am back from the dead to write more stories for you guys! Happy reading!
To nypsy: Thank you for you continuous support for this story! And nice guess there. Well, it is not really Tsukishima nor Aizen... Justread on to find out more!
To Pisces00: I hate Ichigo being badly injured that's why I made his recovery so fast! Haha! Well... I am kind of a Ichigo, Byakuya and Renji's fan so I think it is likely that I will have lots of moments of them being together!
To : Thank you for thinking that this story is a sweet one. I love IchiHime and wanted them to be so in love thats why I thought that the best way to present their love is to make them undergo several obstacles and thus making them realize just how much they needed each other... Haha!
No further ado, lets welcome the 10th Chapter! WOWWWWW!
Chapter 10 – Friends or Enemies
"What's the meaning of this? Care to explain, young lad?" Yumichika drew his sword and place it dangerous on Ichigo's neck. A few drops of blood had followed the shiny blade of the sword and trickled to the floor like red rubies.
"What the hell are you talking about?!" Ichigo asked. For some reasons, just when he and Renji were discussing about Inoue's case has got something to do have the always-drinking-wine-and-thinking-about-women Kyouraku, they were attacked by Ikkaku and Yumichika. Renji was held captive by Ikkaku.
"What the hell are we talking about?" Yumichika asked sacarstically. "You did it and still dare to ask us?" he continued, bringing the sword even closer to Ichigo.
If Ichigo had the will to attack his friends, he would have done so much earlier before. But before that, he wanted to make everything clear.
"Mayuri-taichou had done experiments on the pig's skin found in Kyouraku-taichou's room and found it to be the ones brought from the human's world. And according to his research, it was still fresh and new and he suspected that someone must have brought it from the human world for him to start his plan of destroying the Soul Society," Ikkaku paused for a moment, leaving a tensed atmosphere in the air.
"So you are thinking that Ichigo and I were the ones helping Kyouraku? Just because we were the only ones who goes into the human world often?" Renji asked. "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!" he vociferated and that only helped in angering Ikkaku to grab his even tighter, causing his to screamed out. He must have used poison against Renji.
"He's right! Ikkaku, get your fucking hands off Renji!" Ichigo said and broke free of Yumichika's hold easily. "Why would I want to help anyone who had hurt my girlfriend? Inoue is captured and you guys know it! And now, you guys are suspecting me and Renji?!" Ichigo asked.
"If its not you, then its who?! You could be one of the people wearing a mask and disguised yourselves as Ichigo and Renji. Or you might have been hypnotized by your MASTER just like Inoue! Everything is possible!" Yumichika said.
Right… Yumichika's right.
Everything is possible.
Even the possibility of Renji being a spy is also possible.
Even the possibility of the enemy replicating lots of clones of Inoue is possible.
Even the possibility of me being hypnotized by the enemy is possible…
Everything and anyone can be fake.
I have no one else to rely on.
The cold air whizzed across us. The silence in the air is killing everyone in the argument. Renji stayed quiet and looked hopeless.
Whoever are friends now have to be wary of their 'friends' already.
Whoever is the enemy now must have planned something like this to happen. He must have wanted a fight to broke out between everyone in Soul Society and making Soul Society even vulnerable. Such a cruel way of fighting yet cunning.
Whoever that person is, he had succeeded in his plan. All we can do now is to hope that we could survive at the end of the long fight.
"Attention to all, can all the vice-captains and captains please proceed to the meeting room now at Squad One's meeting room? Substitute Shinigami, Kurosaki Ichigo is also expected to arrive at the meeting room for a short meeting regarding the recent case. Thank you," the announcement rang throughout the whole P.A. system in Soul Society.
Renji and Ichigo looked at each other in the eyes.
No, I shouldn't not trust Renji. He is the only person I can rely on now, and Rukia, too.
"I repeat, can all the vice-captains and captains please proceed to the meeting room IMMEDIATELY at the…" the voice over the P.A. system ran again.
"Go now. One more time they are making the announcement, you know you guys are going to be punished by cleaning the toilets for a week," Ikkaku tried to crack a joke with the serious look on his face.
Ichigo couldn't help about chuckle softly. At least, he knows that the Ikkaku in front of him is not an enemy. He is a FRIEND.
"Right, Renji, we should go now," Ichigo said, patting his yukata to straighten it. Renji was trying to make his red hair to stand out better behind.
"Yeah. Bye, Ikkaku and Yumichika. We'll update you with the things that we heard in the meeting room if it is allowed," Renji said without looking at them, trying to catch up with Ichigo who was trying to reach the meeting room on time.
"I repeat, can all the vice-captains and captains please proceed to the meeting room now at Squad One's meeting room? Substitute Shinigami, Kurosaki Ichigo is also expected to arrive at the meeting room for a short meeting regarding the recent case. Thank you. Hang on, Soutaicho have something to say to everyone. –sound of someone handing over the mike- The one who arrives the latest is going to clean the toilet for a Month!" his hoarse voice could be heard everywhere.
"WHEN DID THE TOILET-CLEANING PUNISHMENT BEEN RAISED TO A MONTH?!" everyone cried and rushed to the Squad One's room at once.
Even though it may be something juvenile, the toilet-cleaning punishment had certainly made everyone get their asses off the ground and reach the meeting room at once.
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