Chapter 12
Please read and reveiw. Hope you liking this story as I am writing it and now i finally have a working computer again. .God ! Its Been almost a year since i last put a chapter up.
I've really been slacking in this story but don't worry i'm back and i'm gonna try to regroup my thoughts about this story and ge this bad boy finished :3
Anyway, keep reading and reveiwing please cause it makes the little bunniieangelofdoom happy hehe
Let chapter 12...BEGIN!
"Good morning Matsumoto-san, such a beautiful day it is today" Said a young nurse as she opened the curtains to the hospital room the they were in. Matsumoto opened her blurry eyes and looked up to see the young woman walk up to her and smile down to her. Matsumoto blinked the sleep away before she smiled back.
The young nurse looked down at her list before smiling down to Matsumoto.
"I'm just about to go and check on your small friend, would you like to come along?" Matsumoto smiled widely as she nodded, before pushing herself up. As soon as she put pressure on her hands, then hurt like no tommorrow. The nurse frowned before helping Matsumoto up and taking a look at her bandaged hands. She unwrapped then to see that not one mark remained on her hand, which confused her, but she smiled as she helped Matsumoto into some slippers and off of her bed.
The young nurse opened the door and allowed Matsumoto to leave first before she stepped out of the room and closed the door behind her. She walked over to the next door down the corridor and asked Matsumoto to wait outside for a moment. Not wanting to be sent back to her room, she agreed and watched as the nurse knocked on the door. A male voice told her to come in and the young nurse wondered in.
Matsumoto waited outside the room for about two minutes in pure silence, until the door opened again and a male doctor left the room with a clipboard. Matsumoto waited a few more moments before the young nurse came back to the door.
"Sorry to keep you waiting Matsumoto-san, just checking on Hitsugaya-kun's state"
"And how is he?" The nurse looked at a peice of paper in her hand before looking at Matsumoto with a small frown.
"I'm afraid its not too good...He has four broken ribs while the others are bruised, he had a fractured bone in his left arm, ripped muscles in his legs, his eye had to be treated yesterday after the doctor found scratches in the right one and is currently in a small coma..." She said before looking up to Matsumoto to see her looking away with small tears in her eyes. She never knew that monster was so able to hurt his own son like that.
The nurse looked at Matsumoto sympathetically(SP?) before resting her hand on Matsumoto's shoulder. Matsumoto looked up to see her smile.
"He isn't dead which is the good thing, why don't i let you stay in here for a while?" Matsumoto looked up to her and the nurse smiled before showing her in and opening the curtains before moving some flowers that were on the floor over to a small table near a curtain in the middle of the room.
"Good Morning Hitsugaya-kun, you have a guest to see you" She said before signaling Matsumoto to come over. Matsumoto did as she was told and the nurse smiled brightly at her.
"I'm sure he'd be happy that you're here...Try talking to him, it should make the coma weaker to him the more you talk to him" Matsumoto nodded before she watched the nurse walk towards the door and leave, shutting the door behind her. Matsumoto waited to make sure that no one was coming in before she took a deep breath and opened the curtain.
Her eyes widened when she saw her little taichou laying on his back, bandages all up his arms, which were resting ontop of the blacket, she could see bandages going as high as his collar bone and one around his forehead that covered on over to his right eye. The thing that scared Matsumoto the most was the fact that he looked completely dead, his skin blending with his white hair and the white blanket, he had a small needle in his left arm with blood passing through, and the mask that was over his mouth helping him to breath properly, the way the mask would go foggy and then clear showed that he was breathing for himself of a sort.
Matsumoto wondered over to the lone seat on his right and sat down quietly. She carfully took hold of his bandaged hand and began to smooth her thumb across it. 'Taichou...Why didn't you get help?' She thought to herself as a tear formed in the corner of her eye.
Rangiku, you know full well why he didn't get help Matsumoto blinked before she realised who the voice was.
'Haineko, what do you mean by that?' The ashcat purred in her mind as she stood up on her four paws.
Even if you did get him away straight away, the man knew he was in the village and would have hunted him down via his friends, and i'm pretty sure you wouldn't of been able to leave due to the illness, or keep him locked up in the house...It would have ended up like this no matter which way you look at it Rangiku and you know that Matsumoto frowned. Haineko had a huge point. Nothing could have changed this.
"N-ne, Taichou, please wake up soon" She said before thinking about something. She looked down at her hands and then over to his chest. She blinked for a second before whispering something. Soon, ash flew high into the air and covered over the security cameras. She smiled lightly before placing her hands over her little taichou chest. They soon glowed green and the sound of bones slowly fixing themselves was heard in the room. She winced at the sheer sound of them and looked up to his face to see no change in his expression.
She finished quickly and soon the ash vanished. A small knock came at the door and the nurse wondered back inside the room. She walked up to Matsumoto before picking something up on the side.
"Excuse me Matsumoto-san, i have to check something quick" She said before she flicked a small needle in her hand. Matsumoto nodded as she moved the chair out of the way so the young woman could get through. The nurse smiled before she looked over Toshiro. She put the needle into his arm and waited a few seconds before leaning over him. Matsumoto blinked. She wasn't using what she thought she was using was she?
"Gomenasai for this Hitsugaya-kun, but we must see your eye" She didn't beleive in drugs that formed a type on consiousness, but she had been asked to use it, so she must. Slowly, she removed the bandage from around his eye and put them in the bin. Toshiro's eyes slowly opened, but nothing was there. His eyes were completely dead.
The nurse frowned before pulling out something that an optition would use and looked over his right eye. This lasted for a few moments, before Toshiro's eyes slide shut again. The nurse sighed before turning around to Matsumoto and smiling.
"His eye is back to normal" She said before silently leaving the room to inform the doctor. Matsumoto sighed before putting her chair back and once again taking ahold of his small hand. At least now his ribs and eyes were back to normal. So, maybe he would wake up faster. She had thought about healing him completely, but then the doctors would want to experiment on him for healing in less then a day.
She continued to sit in silence, thinking about what to say to her taichou, when the doctor she had seen earlier came back into the room and stood over Toshiro. Matsumoto blinked. She hadn't even noticed that he had wondered into the room.
The man looked up and smiled at Matsumoto.
"There are four young girls in the waiting room, would you like me to let them in?" Matsumoto nodded and the doctor left the room in silence.
"Ne, Taichou, the girls are here to see you" She said with a small smile. About two minutes later, a knock came at the door. Matsumoto slowly got up from her seat and walked over. She opened it quietly and was meet by the four girls of Hinamizawa. They all smiled at her as Matsumoto stepped to the side, allowing them to get past.
Rika ran straight over to Toshiro and began to run her fingers through his white hair as if it would wake him up. Mion, Shion and Rena looked away from the small girl and over to Matsumoto.
"What's happening Rangiku?" Asked Rena and Matsumoto glanced over to Rika before jestering for the three older girls to get out of the room. They all backed up a few steps. Matsumoto walked out from under the door frame and closed the door behind her before leaning on it.
"It's not good guys, he has a fractured bone in his left arm, ripped muscles in his legs, buised ribs and is in a coma, the nurse wasn't quite sure if he would wake up anytime soon" Everyone looked away from each other and glanced down to the ground.
"Is there nothing that can be done to speed it up?" Asked Rena as she looked back at Matsumoto. Matsumoto shrugged before looking through the window on the door to see Rika talking to the comotoused(SP?) boy.
"The nurse thinks the best thing to do would be to just talk to him...It might help him wake up faster" Everyone nodded lightly. That would most likely be the best thing to do right now. They all stood in silence for a few more minutes before Matsumoto sighed and re-opened the door and walked back in, the other three followed behind her and Rena closed the door to allow the small group some privacy.
They all walked over to the bed, where Rena sat down where Matsumoto had been siting, and either stood beside the bed or behind one of the others. All of them felt their hearts sink as they looked at him, the knowledge of what had happened to him must still playing over in his mind. Rika sat back in her seat and reached out to keep hold of his hand.
"Ne, Rangiku-chan, when will Toshi-toshi-kun wake up?" Matsumoto looked at her for a second before smiling and patting her on the head.
"Well, if we continue to talk to him while he is like this, he may wake up a lot sooner" Rika smiled at this and began to rub her thumb of his hand to help confort him.
A few hours passed in which the girls stayed in the room, one of them ocassionally going out of the room to get everyone a snack or a drink, when the nurse from earlier came into the room with a small smile.
"I'm very sorry, but visiting times are now over and i'm going to have to ask you all to leave" Everyone looked up the nurse and looked to the floor sadly.
"And Rangiku, your hands appear to be fully healed so the doctor has told me to tell you that you are able to return home tonight" Matsumoto looked up to her and flashed her a smile before rising from her seat. Everyone else also slowly got up.
"Ja ne, Toshi-Toshi-kun" Whispered Rika as all the girls headed out of the room and into Matsumoto's. After a few minutes, Matsumoto came back out dressed and they all headed down the stairs and out of the hospital.
Once at the gate, they stood together in silence, when a taxi drove by, catching Rena's attention. She looked up to it and growled lowly before suddenly walking, leaving the other girls behind.
"Where's Rena-chan going?" Asked Rika. The three other girls shrugged their shoulders.
"Maybe she's just upset but doesn't want to show it to us" Suggested Mion. Rika nodded before turning raround, facing the directing as she waved to the three girls.
"See you later, bye" She flashed a small smile and took of in the direction of her home. Shion placed a hand on hr twin's shoulder and smiled at her.
"We should head home also, Sis" Mion looked to her and nodded before both waved goodbye to Matsumoto. Said woman stayed where she was for a few minutes longer before sighing and walking the direction of the house she and the other shinigami resided at. She needed some time to think...
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It took Matsumoto about ten extra minutes to get home. When she did, she was greeted with a big hug from Ukitake and a few bottles of Sake curtesy of the other male members of the household.
"Welcome home Rangiku" Said Ichigo and Ukitake in unison and she smiled before being handed a small glass of Sake by Renji.
"Drink this...You need it" He said with a sensire(SP?) smile. Rangiku smiled slightly back before walking over to the large sofa and sitting down, watching all the other guys, bar Ukitake, who said it would make him feel ill, and Ichigo as he was underage ( Lolz X3 ) getting glasses of sake.
Once everyone had something to drink, milk for the two *cough* buzz kills *cough*, everyone downed their drinks.
Matsumoto looked up to see Renji refill her glass with a smile on his face. Matsumoto realised what he was trying to do and smiled my happily at him.
She stared down at the drink and just sat there, thinking. No matter what she thought about, all she could see in her mind was how fragile and defenceless her captain had been when she saved him from the metal room. Her grip on the small glass tightened as she remembered all the damage that monster of a father had caused.
Everyone looked up when they heard the sound of smashing glass. Matsumoto blinked and looked down to see her hands covered in blood and glass all over her hands and lap.
"A-Ah g-gomenasai..." She said as she stood up and began to pick up the small bits of glass.
"Dont worry Rangiku, you go take care of your hands and i'll clean this up" Said Ikkaku. Rangiku nodded before wondering up to the bathroom and turned on the top and putting her hands under, letting the cold water rush over her bleeding hands. She hissed as she first felt to the sting, but soon got used to it and left them underneath the tap for a few more minutes.
She opened the small cabnit just next to the sink and found a small roll of bandages and slowly and carefully wrapped her cuts up before turning off the water and putting her hand to her forehead and closing her eyes as she took a deep breath.
She opened her eyes and found herslef staring in the mirror. She looked horrible in her opinion. Her hair didn't look brushed at all, she had small bags under her eyes, which were a reddy colour from tired-ness.
She sighed again before walking out of the room, turning the light off as she went, and walked back downstairs. Everyone looked at her and smiled.
"How are you hands?" Asked Yumichika.
"They're fine thanks...It think i'm going to get a glass of juice and go to sleep" Everyone nodded to her and she slowly made her way into the kitchen, found the juice and poured a glass before wondering back out and waving goodnight to everyone in the room.
Matsumoto walked up to the door and took a deep breath before entering.
Everything was exactly the same as it had been the day before. Her bed was neatly made, while her taichou's bed remained untouched. She walked over and brushed her hand over it, smiling weakly as she still felt a speck of his rietsu of the sheets. Matsumoto slowly climbed onto the bed and layed her head on his pillow, taking in his smell that still lingered on the bed. She grabbed his pillow and cuddled into it as she let her emotions flood out as she cried, hugging the pillow tightly as tears streamed down her face.
And that night, Matsumoto cried herself to sleep.
The sound of tires screeched as it stopped, the sound of light rain hitting the window screen. The back door opened and slammed loudly shut as the passanger climbed out and into the rain. The taxi drove off and the figure slowly made its way up the small road before coming to a small shelter and stood inside.
The figure fished into their pocket before pulling out a ciggarete and a small blue lighter. The figure sparked the lighter, revealing it to be a male, revealing his pitch black hair and cold grey eyes. The man smirked as he lit his ciggarete and took a long puff before breathing out the smoke.
"What a night" He said with a smirk. That was, until, he heard a noise coming from one of the bushes across the road.
"Who's there ?" He shouted. Nothing. He growled lightly before taking another puff. Again, the noise sounded. He grabbed a plank of wood from the shelter and took a step into the rain.
"If you don't come out imma come over there and smash you to peices!" He spat.
Soon enough, the bush shook and out stepped a small figure that he could just make out to be a female. He took another step forward.
"Show yourself!" He shouted and soon a light came on, causing him to have to put his arm over his eye momentarily before he was able to see a small girl. The small girl being Rena that was.
"G-gomen, i was trying to head home but fell over and got covered in mud" She said pointing to her dress that was covered on mud up to her waist.
"Che...You're quiet far from the main village" He said eyeing her sespiciously.
"Yeah...I was trying a new way and manged to get lost, would you mind showing me back to the main village?"
"Cant ya do it yourself?" He said crossing his arms. Rena shook her head.
"I have just moved here so im not too sure on where to go" The man growled once again before walking up to her and snatching the light out of her hands.
"Fine, but don't fall behind cause i aint gonna stop for ya" He said and Rena just nodded and smiled.
"Don't worry, i wont i promise" The man looked away and began to walk with Rena right beside him.
"So... What's you name Mister?" The man just looked at her before looking away.
"Look, it don't matter, i'm just the man who's taking ya home so i can go home and sleep" Rena blinked before smiling and nodded.
"Oh okay, thank you for this" The man just made a noise and began to walk slower. The two walked in silence, before Rena slipped and grabbed hold of his shirt, causing everything in his pocket to fall out.
"Watch what you're doing ya stupid brat!" He shouted and Rena took a step back. He threw the small light back at her.
"Hold this so i can find my shit" Rena just stood there and shinned the light near him.
The man continued to search, even as Rena set the small light down. He continued to search through the mud and found only one ciggarete and his lighter. He growled once more before standing up near a small hill and cupping his hand over his lighter as he tried to like the ciggarete.
He took a small puff before looking over to the light, only to see that Rena wasn't there.
"What the-" Next thing the man knew, he felt a sharp pain like a knife going right into his back. He screamed out as he fell into the mud. He looked up to see Rena hold a cleaver high above her head. His eyes widened as he watched her get ready to attack.
"By the way, my name is Rena" Was all she said before her eyes changed to the appearence of cat like eyes and she brough the cleaver down on his head, going straight through the skull and spilling blood everywhere.
"Don't you ever touch Toshiro you monster !" She shouted as she continued to hack his body until it looked nothing more then an bloody mess that had been attacked by an animal of some kind. Rena bent down and wiped the blood of her cleaver, then reached down to the man's lighter.
She flicked in on and threw down onto the dead body, watching it set on fire on a matter of seconds.
Rena waited until the flames had stopped before picking up her light from the ground and heading past the body, back into the village.
Sorry it to so long to write but i was writting other stories which will be uploaded as so as possible, as well as having some major writer's block, but that will be no more as i'm back on this, and the other, storied. but until then...Ja ne :3
THE END XDDD
