Please don't hate me for the last chapter! It was so hard to write. It gets worse in this one. Also I just realized the vizored left about 110 years ago, not fifty so please excuse that little mistake.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own bleach; I own all characters in this fanfic that do not appear in the anime or manga. I still want to own Shuhei, I will prevail!
WARNING: lots of swearing in this chapter, wouldn't you give out a cussing in her situation?
SHINJI POV.
I was walking down the rows of warehouses wondering where the heck my woman went. Trust her to take off with no good reason and mask her reitsu without thinking about it.
I was starting to get annoyed when she came out of a row between two old warehouses and started toward me. She walked over smiling putting an arm around my waist. I placed mine over her shoulders and kissed her forehead. She giggled when I did it but it sounded slightly off I ignored it, my imagination.
''What did you come out here for?'' she only shrugged in reply; I could have sworn something was bothering her when she left, but now she seemed at ease.
''Let's head back Shinji,'' I nodded and we started for the warehouse.
''what's up with you reitsu? I can't sense it at all, and I'm touching you.'' She shrugged once again. It annoyed me slightly, I wanted a verbal reply.
''I'm practicing on masking it.'' She smiled sheepishly at me, I didn't smile back which was weird, it always felt like a reflex reaction to smile back at her, but now it didn't. Something was bothering me; I just couldn't put my finger on it.
We walked into the barrier and started toward the unofficial living room where the others all were.
''Hey princess, did you rethink that fight,'' Hiyori called.
''If you want to we can spar Hiyori,'' I wondered briefly why she didn't call her Hi-Chan, but I wasn't complaining about someone not making Hiyori scream.
''Ha, thought you didn't fight your friends,'' the blonde sneered.
''You, my friend, HA!'' Now it was just weird, she knew nothing made Hiyori angrier than her implying they were friends, and getting Hiyori angry seemed to be a hobby of hers.
''Yeah, like you could put up a good enough fight for me!'' the obnoxious brat shouted.
''Maybe not, but proving a weakling like you wrong isn't worth my time.'' Ok, apparently there is something that makes Hiyori angrier than the nickname Hi-Chan, being called weak.
''that's it you're going down!'' she lunged at Mori drawing her sword, but Princess only smirked and swiftly drew her blade to block.
''I am not going to waste my time in a meaningless battle with a child.'' With that she threw Hiyori away from her and started upstairs.
''what the h*ll was that all about?'' Kensi asked, I didn't understand it either, I had never seen her act like that, even though this was only my tenth day of knowing her, why I kept up with that I had no idea.
''She really wasn't acting like herself, Shinji, maybe you should go check on her.'' Hatchi said.
''I wanna go check on her too!'' Mashiro shouted starting toward the upper level till Kensi grabbed the back of her jumpsuit and pulled her back.
''No, just Shinji.'' He spoke firmly, and she started to wail.
''Whaaaa, Kensi is a Meany!'' I ignored her shouts as I went up to Mori's room, something was wrong with her, I couldn't place it but something was wrong.
When I reached her room, she had already put on her pajamas, it was a long sleeved t-shirt and a pair of shorts, I could see the jagged scar of her soul wound, it didn't make her any less beautiful to me.
''What's with you princess, first you don't call Hiyori Hi-Chan, and then you say that you'll fight her? What's going on with you?''
''I don't know, I guess I'm just tired. I'll feel better in the morning.''
''Fine, let me go get some sleep clothes, and I'll be right back.'' She looked confused.
''You're staying with me?'' she asked as she made her way to her bed and got in.
''Well duh.'' She frowned at me.
''were not doing anything, I'm tired.'' Now it was my turn to gape, 'doing anything?' why on earth would she say that? She knew I wouldn't take advantage of her.
''that's another duh princess.'' She ignored me flipping over on her side away for me. Weird she usually faces the other way in her sleep.
On my way to my room I ran into Kensi. Who was leaning against the wall right by my door trying to look like he wasn't waiting for me because he was worried about Mori.
''How is she?'' he was concerned, he would never admit it, but he was fond of her.
''acting weird, she might be better in the morning, I bet something is bothering her.''
''What would be bothering her?'' that was when it struck me none of the others new about her past.
''call everyone to the living room, me and princess have some explaining to do.''
He looked curious but didn't argue, I went to get Mori, we needed to tell them. When I walked in her room I found she was sleeping soundly on her bed. She wasn't thrashing wildly with nightmares, and she wasn't breaking out in a cold sweat. She looked down right peaceful.
She said the nightmares came when I wasn't around; I was now sure something was wrong. She wasn't lying last night. You couldn't fake that kind of fear, the wild panic I saw in her eyes when she first woke was real without a doubt, there was something going on with her.
I left her and went into the living room to the others, they were all there, and everyone looked serious, even Mashiro. I stared at them for a moment before starting to talk. I told them everything. I relayed the tale I had heard twice now and watched their eyes widen at my account of her life. I even told them about her brother. I didn't know what else to do, this put them in danger too, and they had every right to know. If she was acting normal, I knew she would agree with me.
''So, basically this guys back and he wants to kill her because she left him?'' it was Hiyori, she was clenching her fist furious. I knew she would be, she hated people like that man who had hurt Mori. Kensi looked most furious of all, Mori was someone he likes, and there weren't many of those it made him protective.
''From the sound of things she saved all of you.'' Hatchi spoke. We all turned our attention to him.
''they were under orders to kill all captains and lieutenants, you were all captains and lieutenants at the time.''
The others frowned, I knew they had all probably taken note of the name intended to kill them, I also knew they most likely noticed it was Mori who was meant to kill me.
''so what are we going to do?'' Love asked.
''Kiske is opening a way in to Gencoutesu for us, and then were going to invade, and kill them all.'' I said it simply. They either could tell, or had seen in Hiyori's case, the way I felt about Mori. They knew I would kill anything and everything that hurt her. Everyone nodded in reply, after all who wouldn't want to take on their own would be assassin?
''so, we each get the one who was going to kill us right?'' Hiyori called. I nodded.
''well in that case I got dibs on captain unmake'' Hiyori declared loudly.
'' I get captain Sosuke,'' stated Kensi cracking his knuckles.
''Fine, but Jimako is mine,'' Rose stated.
''Dibs on kikaro,'' Love said loudly.
''I want Jedemiko,'' Lisa sounded bored with the whole affair.
''Me Hatchi and Shinji can have whoever is left because I was for squad three, Hatchi wasn't on the list, and Mo-Chan was supposed to kill shinji, right?'' Mashiro asked.
''No,'' I said calmly,'' I'm taking Renko.'' They all nodded, they understood why he was mine, he hurt my girl, and I get to kill him.
''Fine, we can all split what's left over.'' Hiyori said.
''Might not be much, Kiske is also sending Ichigo, and some soul reapers.'' Everyone groaned. Soul reapers, ugh.
''I'm going to go to sleep, it won't be long till he gets it open, I suggest we all start resting up.'' They all nodded and went there separate ways for bed.
I walked up to Mori's room and crawled in the bed, she was still sleeping which I didn't understand. That was when I noticed something that should have been obvious; I couldn't smell that pretty Raspberry vanilla smell she always seemed to have hovering around her. I smelled something that vaguely resembled citrus. It was unpleasant and harsh. I chose to ignore it. Things were just weird tonight, it would be better in the morning.
MORI POV.
Pain, that's the first thing I was aware of. I felt it racing through my head. I couldn't get my thoughts straight, part of me thought I was in Gencoutesu, that Renko had come back with my brother, that my Protector Kyo had betrayed me. The other part of me argued that kyo was dead and that any minute I was going to wake up with Shinji beside me and that perfect smell of pine and sunshine surrounding me.
That's when I started to register the things I felt. I was cold, I wasn't cold with Shinji lying beside me, he was always so warm. I was on a hard surface, my bed was amazingly soft. And the final thing that caught my attention was that I couldn't feel anyone next to me, and there was no smell of pine and Sunshine, Shinji wasn't here.
I opened my eyes groaning at the bright light. I was in a small room, I couldn't tell the door apart from the rest of the plain white room. I looked over all four walls again, but I still couldn't tell where the door was. I was in Gencoutesu; And Shinji was at the warehouse with that little slut.
If she was really acting like me that meant they slept in the same bed last night. I was going to murder her a thousand times over and make it slow and tortuous every single time. I was reveling in the thought of that little B*tch screaming in sheer agony for touching my Shinji, when a door swung open, it was on the wall to my right, and the person who walked in could not be farther from welcome.
''what the h*ll do you want Renko?'' I sneered his name to tick him off, looked like it worked.
''don't be like that little wildcat, I was coming so I could show you around, and tell you what I've been up to for these past few years you've been gone.'' I glared at him.
''I don't care what you've been up to. Take me back to shinji so I can kill that slut for touching him.'' I growled out at him, he only chuckled at my anger.
''As I have already said, you don't love him, I forbid you to, you belong to me.'' There was a finality in his voice, it was what had always made people agree with him, but I wasn't going to I was too furious.
''You don't tell me what to do. Now, was that really my dear brother, or was it a fake like that slut.''
''Her name is Hana,'' I glared so fiercely it would have made most people shrink back in fear, but I had never been able to intimidate him.
''I don't give a sh*t about her name, all I want is to kill her, and to know whether or not that's my brother.'' After that I was going to kill him, and this time he would die. After that, Shinji is in major trouble for cheating on me.
'' I have told you a hundred times if not more, such language is unbecoming of a lady.'' He smirked.
''whatever, Jacka**,'' he only chuckled. He motioned for me to come. I did, if I could get out of this room I might be able to find a way out. He began to lead me down a series of unfamiliar hallways. I was thinking of how angry I was Shinji was with that little tramp When Rikatori started to speak.
'Master once again I am going to say this, he thinks it's you. I am pleased to see you admitted that you love him little Hime, I'm glad you're getting over your instant distrust of all males.' '
''That crazy b*stered is right on one count, you language is atrocious.' I smirked a little.
'You just swore,' I pointed out.
'I am a man, so I can swear; you however are a lady, though you seem in denial about it.' '
He only chuckled in response, he had lifted my spirits a little, I was going to get out of here.
''Hey, B*stered, where the F*ck do you and your perverted a** think your taking me?'' I put as many swears as I could into that sentence to annoy him, by the slight vein twitch in his forehead I could tell it worked. But then his smirk came back and he looked at me coolly.
''To go see my pets, then to go visit with your dear brother.' I felt like all the air had been knocked from my body. It was really kyo who had hurt me. And I was going to have to face him.
so when will Shinji discover the fake, when will Mori escape, what the H*ll are that twisted freak's pets? All coming soon in chapter 11 of first love for real. lots of love,
Broken flame.