Okay, so hey. I finally got the next chapter out. I don't own Bleach; I also like the color purple. XD (Quick note for those of you who haven't figured it out, this entire story takes place after Aizen betrays the SS and becomes "King of Hueco Mundo" etc etc.) So nothing much to say, so just enjoy the chapter.
Hoshiko POV:
It started like any other ordinary day: the sun was shining, the birds were singing, Renji was late (for work, he is a guy), Byakuya and I were making out when he was supposed to be doing his paperwork. Nothing out of the ordinary had happened.
Then, a Hell Butterfly fluttered in through the window and landed ever so gracefully on my index finger.
"What does it have to say?" Byakuya asked.
"Of our squad, through 10th seat has to go Hollow Hunting in the North Rukon district."
Byakuya started reaching for his Zanpakuto.
"Except you."
"Excuse me?"
"Soutaicho says you gotta stay here and finish up your paperwork because you're behind."
"Hm… Well I do not want-"
"NO."
"… What?"
"Hell no. You are not making me stay here now because I'm your girlfriend and you're afraid I'll get hurt or some crap like that. Also, you have to stay here because you have to finish your work and if I stay here with you that problem will not be solved because we'll probably end up making out just like we were a moment ago."
He closed his eyes and sighed, then looked back at me. "Alright, just be careful."
"Of course," and I kissed his cheek and left.
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We had split into two groups and went opposite directions, hoping to cover more ground. Renji led the first group while Rikichi lead the other.I was Rikichi's in group, which makes sense because although he may be higher than I, I could be a Lieutenant if I wished so. But I have no desire to do any paperwork just yet. So it was better that I go with him instead of Renji who was a lieutenant.
We had defeated 4 and a half hollows and were just looking for that other half of that one hollow that had (obviously) split in half. I was staying in this one area while the others looked so if it came back, there would be someone to exercise it.
Whilst I was waiting, I suddenly heard something, and felt it too. I turned around only to see a Menos Grande behind me!
I quickly unsheathed my Zanpakuto just to hear the sucking sound that was always followed by a Cero.
"Open the door to the shadows and be my guide, Hisanarei!" I quickly used the shadows to put up a shield just as the Menos launched the Cero. I held the shield above me and right when the Cero hit it I was forced onto one knee.
That was when the rest of my group came back.
I heard several people gasp.
"What are ya just standin' there for? Help me out!"
They immediately unsheathed their zanpakuto and in what looked to be a planned chaos, started attacking it.
I began to feel a little weak after a minute. How long is this Cero supposed to last?
It finally ended! I had absorbed that entire Cero in my shield and in a second I shot it right back at the Menos. That just completely obliterated it!
There were some cheers, congratulations to me by everyone and someone patted me on the back; when they did, I fell face forward and passed out…
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Byakuya POV:
I was just finishing up my paperwork when Abarai walked in.
"Hello Abarai, how did it go? Were you successful?"
"Hai…" he replied.
"Where is Hoshiko?"
"… Taking a nap…"
I stopped, hearing the uncertainty in his voice. I looked up at him. "I am going to ask you again, and I want you to give me the correct answer. Where is Hoshiko?"
"Taking a nap… in Squad 4."
I stood up. "Why? What happened?"
"She collapsed after defeating a Menos. She absorbed its Cero with a shield and blasted it back at him and then she collapsed."
I exited the office and headed towards Squad four's hospital.
I quickly arrived there and asked one of the nurses to lead me to Hoshiko's room.
They did, and I walked in and saw Ukitake-Taicho at her bedside.
I walked over to her as well, and looked at him. "Konnichiwa Ukitake-Taicho, might I ask what you are doing here?"
"Hoshiko is my 'adopted niece'," he replied.
"Hm…" I looked down at her. She looked so peaceful as she lay there, resting.
Unohana-Taicho walked in and I looked up. "Konnichiwa," she glanced at both of us and looked down at her clipboard. "She's going to be fine, just let her rest and when she wakes up come get me and I'll check her out and as long as she checks out fine she'll be able to leave then."
I nodded to her and sat in a chair next to the bed.
Soon after that I nodded off…
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Hoshiko POV:
I awoke; face up in a bed in Squad four's hospital. I sat up and looked around. I saw Byakuya asleep in a chair next to my bed and I looked to my other side and saw Uncle Juushiro. I grinned, "Hey…"
"How do you feel?" he asked me.
"Fine and you?"
He grinned. "I feel fine. I'm going to go get Unohana-Taicho, she asked for me to go get her when you woke up."
"Alright…"
And he left the room.
I looked back at Byakuya; I got out of the bed and gently shook him to wake him up.
He opened his eyes and looked at me.
I smiled. "Hey…"
"You lied… You said you would be careful."
"I was, until that Menos showed up…"
He sighed.
I curled up in his lap and he wrapped his arms around me.
"I'm sorry, I'll be more careful next time…"
"It is alright," and he kissed my forehead.
"Aishiteru…"
He smiled. "Aishiteru nimo…"
Hey! So I hope you enjoyed it, pretty please review. Um… can someone like give me some kind of definition per se of "fluff?" Because I would love to write a fluffy chapter but I can't really on purpose without knowing what it is… So besides that… um yeah.
~Fanime-Sensei~
