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Please forgive me if it's crappy,

but I feel like I've got it! The inspiration to write, that is.

And before getting into a writer's block,

better take advantage of this, ne? XD

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Chapter 10 ~The meaning of a bond~

She stared in awe at the horrible sight in front of her. The strange creature she had encountered before had now its arm piercing through Sado's chest. Blood spread around them quickly, and a few droplets flew like rebels, on her clean face.

The Arrancar let out a high pitched scream, making the girl scream in pain as well, as she quickly covered her ears.

The monster turned its attention to her and marched toward her fallen body.

She simply stared at the massive shadow covering every corner around her. Her mouth twitched with fear as her eyes spilled countless of tears. Driven by instinct, she quickly stood up and tried to run away, but the monster grabbed her foot and slammed her above the ground. Hitomi shrieked in pain and became oblivious to everything around her as he vision was slowly starting to fade.

In just matter of seconds, every sound dispersed and a flying shadow appeared in front of her, tearing apart the Arrancar.

Hitomi felt as something had grabbed her and lifted her up in the air.

All she felt now was a chilly sensation running all over her body. She faintly opened her eyes and looked down upon the whole city. The night trying to engulf the town with its hands, and the little lights shining here and there, fighting against its will, everything seemed just magic. She let out a faint smile, thinking it was unfair for a plain girl like her to get to feel such an emotion and see such things. Once again, fatigue spread into her body, bringing again that dark could in front of her eyes, leaving her no time to wonder about the person who was carrying her.

She felt a gentle thud and opened her eyes slowly, noticing it was still night. Her fingers felt the soft sensation of fresh, high grass and in front of her laid the town with little lights shining like stars in this galaxy of people.

She immediately turned her head around and noticed Shinji sitting against a crag.

"Hirako-san... " she mumbled tiredly, surprised by her own rough voice. It was all probably from the shock.

That's right! What happened there was..

"Where's Sado? What happened to him!?" she yelled desperately, looking around with her eyes.

Shinji didn't make a move whatsoever, continuing to look at the moon from the top of the hill.

"Hirako-san! You saved me didn't you? Where's Sado? You saved him too, right!? You didn't let him die, right!?" she screamed desperate, tears starting to spill from her shining orbs.

Shinji slightly turned his head and threw her a glance that made her shut up. It was so cold and so distant that even her tears didn't dare to spill anymore.

"Is he your friend? You care about him that much?" he whispered somehow hurt.

"Well.. well of course he is! And even if he wasn't, I wouldn't let him die either way!"

Shinji suddenly stood up and marched to her, grabbing firmly but securely, her shoulders. "What do I mean for you!? Why can't you care for me, like you do for him? And for everyone!" he yelled in her face.

She simply stared in his eyes, thinking that tonight would devore him, if she wouldn't be strong enough to resist all these emotional shock.

Hirako noticed the scared look plastered on her face and let her go, walking toward the moon.

"Don't worry. Ichigo and the rest are already taking care of him. " he mumbled emotionless.

Hearing these words, Hitomi sighed relieved as if a big stone had been lifted away from her chest, and slid against the warm tree.

From the corner of his eye, Shinji looked at her.

"You don't care for the truth?"

"The truth.. ?" she whispered confused, to herself, as if to remind herself that the conversation was far from over. "You mean... " she looked down on her knees, thinking about Ichigo. She was afraid after all, to find out something she wouldn't perhaps like, about the boy she had always cherished.

"They are Soul Reapers. They murder those creatures you have seen, called Arrancar. They go to a place, called Soul Society where all dead spirits gather. You people, usually call it heaven. " he talked as if nothing interesting laid in all of his words.

At this moment, Hitomi didn't know how to react. Was she supposed to laugh.. or to cry? To believe, or to leave this place and go to her friends? It was true something weird was happening.

"Look, Hirako-san.. "

"Just say Shinji.. " he whispered with a trembling voice. The distant behavior of her was ruining his insides more and more. Hitomi looked at him, somehow intrigued. She couldn't accept his feeling so quickly. It was too sudden. All of it.

"Everything... " she whispered, making Hirako avert his eyes upon her. "...is too much."

That's when she collapsed onto the soft, warm grass. He calmly, walked towards her and grabbed her in his arms. Looking at her face, he realized her sleeping face revealed angelic features. He let a faint smile pass his lips and walked away with her unconscious body, leaving the moon behind, the moon that was overloaded with his every night confession. This would be one more added to the list, but the difference would be that this time, it wasn't said aloud. Everything was in his mind.

Thought he would've craved to say it loud.