Well, I hoped you guys missed me… I've been SOOOOO busy! That's the only reason it's taken me so long to update… Sorry…
So, here we go… Lets give this a shot, shall we?
Realization
By: The Author Formally Known as BlackWidow01
Chapter 11: Set in Stone
Sarah leans heavily against the wall behind her bed, the events of the past few days replaying over and over in her head. It was three days ago that Izuru had spent the night at her house. It was also three days ago that he had come within moments of becoming a victim of her unintentionally horrible intent.
She closed her eyes tightly, letting out a loud sigh. "What is wrong with me…?" she asked herself over and over again.
There had been another headline in the paper. A teenage girl had been killed in her home around the same area that the first victim had been.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with you, Dear… Elnora said in a flat tone.
Sarah clenched her fists. "Shut up! Don't tell me there's nothing wrong with me!" her eyes stung with tears. "I've hurt so many innocent people! None of them ever did anything!"
Porcelain arms wrapped themselves around Sarah's neck, long fingers gently drumming against the girl's shoulder. "You're wrong, Sarah… That girl was a bully… You know that… she was only in that school to screw guys and party. And that boy… he walked all over his parents. He got to do whatever he wanted and he never respected either his father or his mother…"
Sarah whimpered quietly. "But it isn't my place to punish them..." she said between gritted teeth.
Elnora chuckled. "If you won't… who will?"
Sarah clenched her fists tighter, drawing a few drops of blood from her palm. "I… I don't know! But that doesn't mean that I should be the one to do it!" she yelled pulling away from the woman.
Elnora roughly grabbed Sarah by her bleeding hand. "Aw, Sarah, you're bleeding…" she said in a rather gentle tone before leaning in to examine her hand. The girl struggled to pull away, her breathing hitched slightly.
Elnora teasingly licked away some of the blood on the girl's hand. Sarah struggled more, trying frantically to pull her hand away. "S-Stop it!"
Elnora let out snide laugh. "Are you scared of me Sarah?" the woman asked, pulling Sarah closer to her face.
Sarah whimpered more, her emerald eyes widening. "P-Please… S-Stop…"
Before she knew what happened, Elnora had Sarah pinned to the bed. "You really need to grow a backbone, Sarah." She said bitterly, staring her right in the eyes.
Sarah stayed silent, her heard pounding in her chest.
"You're weak without me." Elnora said leaning closer to the girl, now hovering just above her.
Sarah was petrified. As much as she wanted to, she could move. Her eyes remained locked with Elnora's as she laid still as a dear on her bed.
Elnora cracked a smile. "Without me… you're nothing."
Sarah couldn't stop it. She had no control over the situation.
Their lips met.
"Rangiku-chan… what are you doin' here?" Gin asked, rubbing his cheek tenderly.
Matsumoto huffed, looking in the other direction. "I was following your roommate because he looked suspicious."
Gin chuckled softly. "Did it ever occur to you that it mighta been a bit dangerous to follow Grimmy around?"
Matsumoto rolled her eyes. "Oh, now you care!"
The silver haired man cringed. "That was cold, Rangiku-chan…"
"You think that's cold? What about you! You left the Seireitei with that backstabbing bastard! How do you think I felt?" Matsumoto hadn't meant it to sound the way it did. She didn't want it to sound as if she had feelings for him.
Gin let out a quiet sigh. "I'm sorry, Rangiku-chan… But you don't understand…" he trailed off. He had never felt this nervous, even when in the presence of Aizen.
Matsumoto took a step in front of the man, turning to face him. "I won't understand…? I won't understand?!" She took a step in front of him, frowning deeply. Her hand was pulled back ready to smack him again.
Gin cought her hand, gently pushing it back down. "Rangiku-chan… please don't smack me again…" his smile had faded into a deep frown.
Matsumoto stared at him for a few moments. "Why'd you leave, Gin?" she sighed, looking down. "You know, Kira took it pretty hard…"
"I figured he would…" Gin replied quietly.
Matsumoto growled. "And you left anyway? You heartless bastard! How could you!?"
Gin cringed again. "R-Rangiku-chan… I… I…"
The women shook her head. "No! I don't want to hear your excuses!" she was raising her voice, grabbing the attention of the people on the street.
Grin sighed. "I'm sorry…"
Grimmjow leaned against the windowpane, looking down upon Gin and the (in his opinion) crazy broad. "Jeez… Those two fight like they're married."
Elnora chuckled, cherishing the look on Sarah's face. Her eyes were wide with terror, tears rolling down the side of her face.
"To think… a little kiss could unwind you like that…" she whispered in the girl's ear.
She felt helpless, weak, and vulnerable.
A quiet whimper escaped her throat as she stared blankly at the ceiling, doing anything to avoid eye contact.
Knock knock knock
Elnora smiled slyly. "My timing sucks, huh?" she asked as she faded away.
Sarah laid on her bed for a few moments trying to gather herself enough to go to the door. She sat up with a heavy sigh and tenderly wiped her tears away.
"I'm coming!" she yelled as she made her way to the door. She took a few deep breaths, trying to wipe her mind clean of what had just happened.
She opened the door, gasping lightly after seeing Izuru at her door.
"Izuru… What are you doing here?" The boisterous, read-head one stood about a foot behind the blonde, looking a bit impatient.
Izuru smiled warmly. "Well, I haven't been able to get a hold of you since the other day… I just dropped by to see if you were ok…" he said quietly, thinking his words would offend her.
Sarah chuckled a bit. "Aww… thank you Izuru." She replied with a small smile.
Drip drip
Izuru perked his head up and looked to the floor. Two drops of blood fell from the girl's hand. "S-Sarah….! What happened to your hand?"
Sarah looked down at her hand. "Oh… it's nothing. I just… I just broke a glass, that's all."
The blonde furrowed his brows, "We should bandage that…"
"N-No, that's not necessary, Izuru…" Sarah said with a timid shake of her head.
Before Izuru had a chance to say anything, Renji had reached passed him and grabbed the girl by the arm. Sarah let out a squeak, a light blush coming to her cheek as he examined her hand.
"Abarai-kun… that's rude…" Izuru scolded, but the redhead paid no heed.
Sarah let out a heavy sigh. "H-Here… You guys come in…" she said, swiftly pulling her arm from Renji's grip. "I'll go get some bandages…"
Izuru and Renji nodded in unison. "Oi, Izuru… It definitely wasn't glass that cut Little Miss Romania's hand…"he said as he plopped down on the couch.
Izuru tilted his head to the side. "Hmm?"
"It looks like the marks were made by finger nails… or something like that."
The blonde frowned a bit. "I see… But, it's none of our business."
Renji let out a frustrated sigh. "Chick's full of mysteries."
Gin had never felt as awkward as he did then. He had left the Seireitei with hopes that he would never have to face Matsumoto again.
He recalled a time when he had set a fine line between the terms 'friend' and 'lover'. Little did he know that the woman with the strawberry blonde hair had done the same.
They were both rather confident that the other hadn't crossed that line. But that only made them think: 'Have I?'
Gin had secretly hoped that it was set in stone that they would never be together. He had long planned to leave the Seireitei with Aizen when he realized he could've been leading Matsumoto on. Of course he would never come out and actually say, "I'll never be with you." to her. Not only would it have been incredibly rude, but, above all, he didn't want to hurt her.
Matsumoto had thought the same thing. She was one of the few that could see past Gin's seemingly indestructible outer shell and knew that he, like all humans (or spirit's in their case), could be hurt.
And it was exactly what they were thinking as they sat on the bank, discussing feelings… Matsumoto's more than Gins, of course.
"So, Gin… why are you here? On earth I mean." She asked, her gray eyes locked on reflection of the sun on the water.
Gin stretched out in the grass, his arms folded behind his head. "Well, ya see… there's a girl here in this town, that Sousuke-taichou wants to get his hands on before he puts his whole evil pan into motion."
Matsumoto raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
The taller man crinkled his nose. "She's special." He said flatly.
The woman rolled her eyes. "How so?"
"Her body has the mental, physical, and spiritual capacity to host two spirits." He said, holding up two fingers childishly.
Matsumoto gasped. She knew that almost any other human put under that kind of stress would surely die. "B-but… what does Aizen plan on doing with her?"
Gin shrugged. "Well, for one… he digs her second spirit. Cold, uncaring, and sadistic." He chuckled a bit. "I got a chance to meet her… not the nicest of people. But she was pretty protective of the host girl, who, I must say, is pretty cute." Gin's smile grew.
Matsumoto narrowed her eyes, for a few moments thinking that Gin had his own unholy intentions for the girl. She sighed, knowing better then to think that.
"Ne, Rangiku-chan, can you do me a favor?" Gin asked innocently.
The woman huffed. "Why would I do you a favor?"
He crinkled his nose. "Just make sure you tell Izu and Abarai about Sousuke's plan."
Matsumoto stared at him for a few moments. "Hm?" a confused look played her face.
But it was too late, for Gin had already disappeared.
Hey you guys! I decided to treat you guys to an… ugh, how should I describe this chapter?
Eh, either way… you guys can feel free to set up an "I hate so-and-so" club… I wouldn't blame you with the OC's I got… hehe…
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