Hey everyone,

This is the new chapter. Hope you like it...

Oh, and I would really appreciate it when you review, because I would like to know how many people like this story. X3

Enjoy!

~Questions~

Kigaroo: No, Shūhei and Rangiku aren't in the same class, but Gin and Rangiku are together in the same class.

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Shūhei ran to the corridor to Rangiku, who was standing next to Gin, chatting and laughing.

Panting, he stopped next to them.

"Heey, Rangiku-chan!" he said, ignoring Gin completely. "How were your first lessons?"

"Also a very nice day, 69..." Gin muttered.

Shūhei scowled at Gin, but didn't say anything.

"Yeah, it went al right..." Rangiku said, nodding slowly. "I still think Kidō is a bit hard, but Gin helped me, so now I nearly understand everything..."

Gin smiled. "You can always come at me with any problems, even in the middle of the night."

Rangiku also grinned. "Well, I would like to wake you up in the middle of the night, but unfortunately, I don't know where you live..."

Gin shrugged. "You can come with me after school..."

Rangiku looked longing at Shūhei.

"Please? Can I go?" she asked very innocently.

Shūhei smiled weakly.

"Well, this afternoon, I have a mission from the Gotei 13. I think it's safer for you to be with Gin, than to be all alone at home... So yes, you can go..." he said, with a bad grace only Gin noticed.

Rangiku hugged him happily. "Thank you, Shūhei!"

Gin smiled at Shūhei. "Thanks, 69, for trusting me this much..."

Shūhei smiled back at him and touched the 69 tattooed on his cheek. The reminder of the man who saved his and Rangiku's life.

"Yes... You're welcome..." he muttered.

After the last lesson, Shūhei quickly said goodbye to Rangiku, and headed for Seireitei for his mission.

Rangiku watched him leave.

"It seems quite cool to me that ya can already enter Seireitei without being a real shinigami, yet..." Gin said a bit dreamily.

Rangiku nodded. "Yeah... Well, we'll become a shinigami soon enough. The education only takes six years..."

Gin grinned and took Rangiku's hand. "Yeah, we'll see, then. C'mon, let's go home!"

Rangiku smiled happily. "Yeah, I want to know where you live!"

While walking down the way to Gin's home, Gin was still holding Rangiku's hand. It felt very safe and trusted.

After walking for a while, they arrived at a very small house. It wasn't that different from Rangiku's home, and she felt like she had known that little hut for ages.

"It's not much, but it's home..." Gin said. "At least, for me. But ya can always come of course, and also call this yer home, if ya want so..."

Rangiku smiled. "Our hut also isn't that much. But it contains memories, and I would never give it away."

Gin also smiled. "How about some tea, Ran-chan?" he said, while walking to his house.

Rangiku quickly ran after him. "Yeah, great!" she said.

Then she nearly tripped over a tree root.

Just before she hit the ground, strong arms grabbed her shoulders. Gin lifted her on her feet again.

"Watch yer feet, Ran-chan!" he said grinning.

Rangiku smiled a bit uncertain, turning red in the face.

"T-thank you..." she said.

Gin waved her thanks away. "Nah, don't mind it. You already own me one, so it doesn't matter..." he said a bit teasing.

"Oh yeah..." Rangiku said, remembering why she owned him one. "Because you saved me from Shūhei... What do I have to-"

She could never finish her sentence, because Gin clapped his hand over her mouth.

"I was only jokin', Ran-chan. You don't owe me one. And if you did, you've already paid me back by comin' along with me..."

Rangiku briefly closed her eyes, while muttering a thanks.

"Just shut the thanks away now, Ran-chan," Gin said while continuing walking to his house.

Rangiku walked after him, more careful than before.

When she entered the little building, something flashed before her eyes. It looked like a flashback, but she'd never been here before. And she also never sat there, staring into the snow, thinking about where on earth Gin was going.

Gin grabbed her just before she fell upon the ground.

"I have to catch ya very often, today, d'ya like the ground that- hey, is everything okay?" he said worried when he saw Rangiku's face.

Rangiku nodded, but Gin didn't believe her.

"Just sit over there, don't faint, I'll get ya some tea..." he said while pushing her down on the ground.

He vanished in the kitchen while Rangiku looked around the small hut. It was a lot smaller and very different from her home, but it still felt very familiar.

Gin came back out of the kitchen carrying two mugs with tea. He gave one of them to Rangiku, and sat down next to her.

"Feelin' a bit better already?" he asked worried.

Rangiku quickly nodded. She was still a bit dizzy, but she didn't want to worry him.

They sat there for a while, drinking tea.

"Aren't you feeling very lonely?" Rangiku asked curious.

Gin nodded. "But I'm used to it..."

Rangiku laid her hand on his arm.

"That seems awful to me... I'll ask Shūhei if you can come and live with us. That's a lot nicer, I guess... No one wants to be lonely, and no one should be lonely... "

Gin smiled to her and hugged her with one arm. "Rangiku, that would be great!"

Hey,

This is already the new chapter. It's a bit a crap talk-chapter, I think, there doesn't happen a lot in it...

I'll try to make the next chapter some more fun to read!

See ya next chapter!

~SeireiteiFantasy