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Chapter 12: Filler

"Rukia-nee…" I whispered in disbelief.

Oh my god. There she is. The person who I idolized. The person who I cared about more than anything. The person who I'm willing to die for. The person who made me feel like I wasn't alone.

The person who betrayed me and still had the audacity to confront me while I'm in this pathetic state.

My brown eyes hardened. Why is she here? And why, of all times, does she have to see me now? Where I am at my weakest? Does she enjoy torturing me like this, knowing fully-well that I despise being looked down upon?

That makes me sick.

But… why can't I ever get mad at her?

Rukia stared at the floor before raising her eyes towards me. She pushed her lips before bowing. "I'm so sorry!" she said as she lowered her head.

To say that both me and Renji were shocked was an understatement; my eyes widened a fraction, which is as far as I can widen them, and Renji had his eyes boggled out of his sockets.

"I'm so sorry for betraying you two!" Rukia continued. "You two were my family before, and now! But… only now did I realize how much I must've hurt you when I left. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I want to make it up to you two! I—"

Rukia was cut off when Renji placed a reassuring hand over her head. She paused and slowly looked up at his face. Renji grinned at the violet eyed girl.

"Why are you apologizing to me? I get that you wanted a better life in a prissy mansion and stuff like that." Renji began.

"No! That wasn't what I meant!" Rukia protested.

"— but the one who deserves an apology is Yuriko."

Rukia paused and turned to me. I avoided her gaze and directed mine towards my clenched fist, my bangs shadowing my eyes from sight. I heard the sound of Renji's feet scuffle against the floor.

I heard Rukia sigh. Footsteps followed and I sensed her presence appear beside me. I was slightly impressed that she advanced her training in Flash Step, but now wasn't the time to marvel over something like that.

"Yuriko…" she said before wrapping her arms around me, holding me tightly. "I'm sorry."

At first, I didn't know what to do. But a few moments later, I found my emotions back. The feelings I buried deep down inside me ever since Rukia left me alone. The sadness, the anger, the bitterness I felt— they all came crashing down at me like one big tsunami.

I started crying. I wrapped my arms around Rukia, who gladly accepted. I didn't care how many people witness my moment of weakness then. All I cared at that moment was where I was right now.

I didn't know how right it felt to finally be able to let my feeling out. I never knew that bottling it up inside would make me a nasty mess. I always thought that feelings were only a hindrance to my mission here in this Universe.

I thought I should've ridden it from my being.

I thought I could accomplish more without emotions.

But I was wrong.

Feeling so many things at once such as happiness that Rukia came back, sadness that I made her feel guilty, and the anger that quickly dissipated from my mind when I saw her smile— they all made me realize who I was right there.

I was a simple child.

A simple, ordinary child.

I wasn't a God or anything like an ethereal being.

I was a simple child.

Who can't save the ones she love.

Who can't control her emotion right.

Who can't learn to accept people for who they are.

I realized then who I actually was. At that moment, I wasn't the emotionless and the well-known prodigy of the year Kagamine Yuriko.

No, I was another ordinary girl who was crying in the arms of her older sister. A girl who didn't want to admit that she was scared. Scared of everything around her. Scared of having to face everything alone.

Scared that one day, everyone and everything I love will soon disappear.

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Later that afternoon, I was given permission from Captain Soi Fon to rest for three days in my quarters. It made me irritated that I couldn't do anything for another 3 days, but Rukia managed to convince me to calming myself down.

Renji sigh in relief. "Thank Kami you guys made up." He said. "If you didn't, I swear Yuriko would be in much worst shape."

I turned to Renji and swiftly did a circular kick to his legs, tripping him. He landed face down on the wooden floor. I smiled, which lay hidden beneath my mask. Rukia chuckled lightly as Renji glared at me.

I shrugged off his glare, not feeling much of its effect. I've grown pretty much immune to his glares, and none of them are dark enough to scare me.

I heard Rukia laugh. "I never knew that you were assigned to the 2nd division, Yuriko." Rukia mentioned. "But I guess it was expected; you are the fastest of us all."

I blushed at her praise. "Thank you Rukia-nee, but have you trained hard yourself?" I challenged. "You were picked out of the Academy with only half the experience needed to enter the Gotei 13."

"Yes, I didn't have nearly enough training and experience." Rukia said in agreement. "But in my division, the 13th, Captain Ukitake and Vice Captain Kaien has helped me. They were really great teachers."

I glanced at Rukia. Kaien was still alive then? Strange.

"Well, as much as I want to stay and chat with the both of you," Renji said as he paused and turned to us. ",I need to complete some jobs Captain Aizen gave me. Meet you guys later!"

Before Renji took off, I grabbed his wrist. He turned to me, confused. I gave him a cold expression. "Don't trust Aizen." I hissed.

Both Rukia and Renji were surprised. But seeing the fire in my eyes, Renji nodded. "A-alright." He said unsurely. I slowly let go of his wrist and watched as he walked back to his squad's barracks.

"How come you don't trust Captain Aizen, Yuriko?" Rukia asked with a confused expression.

My eyes hardened with anger. "I don't trust him. That's all there is to it."

Rukia gave me a look that said she didn't understand, but she didn't push the topic anymore.

I was glad. After hearing that bastard's name again, I feel like killing some damn hollows.

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

"Hado no. 31: Shakkaho!"

A ball of red energy focused on Rukia's hand. With a yell, she released it towards me. I narrowed my eyes and swiftly took out my weapon, using it to deflect the Kido spell away.

Rukia was surprised. I took this chance and flash stepped in front of her. She caught me and narrowly missed my attack. She brought out her own katana and we both engaged in a battle of swords.

I must say, Rukia has improved. But that is still not enough to defeat me!

I dug my right feet into the ground and caught Rukia's blade with my left hand. Her eyes widened when she realized that my hand wasn't wounded. I pushed my wakizashi forward, attacking just above her left shoulder.

We both froze in our stances. Rukia relaxed and lowered her weapon. I did the same and sheathed mine.

"Even with years of training, I guess you're still faster than me." Rukia said as she sheathed her katana.

"I may be fast, but my attack power isn't that great." I stated passively, playing with the hem of my shirt.

Rukia shook her head at me. "Says the Red Warrior."

I froze and turned to her. I blinked at her. "Red… Warrior?"

Rukia looked at me strangely. "Yes. You're known as a prodigy at the Academy and most people have called you the Red Warrior!"

"I didn't know that prodigies have titles." I said.

"You didn't?" Rukia asked, surprised. "Even Hitsugaya has been named the Guardian of the Ice and Snow."

I flinched visibly upon hearing his name. Rukia saw this and looked at me in slight concern. "Did… something happen that I'm not aware of between the two of you?" she asked slowly.

I stared at my hands, recalling Sojiro's smiling face and kind words. His voice that would always manage to calm me down no matter what. His encouraging words and confidence that I had admired.

"… No." I said after moments of silence. I turned away from Rukia and began to walk away. "It's nothing of great importance."

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

It was my second day of free rest and I was already missing beating the crap out of Omaeda for no apparent reason.

Since I was banned by Captain Unohana to do any strenuous activities, I settled for trying to control my reiatsu. It was a great feat for me, due to my reserves, but I managed to minimize my levels to a rate where it's undetectable for anyone except for highly skilled Soul Reapers to find me.

Currently, I was walking on the roofs and tiles of the walls of Soul Society, not sure of what to do to pass the time. I was really tempted to train my combat skills, but I think I'd rather not have another conference with Captain Unohana.

'That woman was damn scary…' I thought with a shudder.

I sigh. Now what? I can't do anything without being caught by Unohana. Plus Captain Soi Fon would probably give me the metal boot if I think of sneaking in the barracks to catch the training regime for the day.

I was about to head back to my room when I found someone walking nearby from my peripheral vision. I turned to the side, trying to make out clearly who was walking nearby.

'Momo?' I asked myself in confusion. I smiled beneath my mask but it turned into a curious frown when I saw Rangiku walking beside her.

I guess I didn't control my reiatsu that well since Rangiku took notice of my presence. I stared at her, analyzing her orange locks and icy blue eyes. I took note of her busty and curvaceous figure, slightly envious that I was stuck with a child's petite form.

"Hello!" Rangiku called, waving her hand. I raised my eyebrow as she gestured for me to come down.

I shrugged, jumping down. Once I did, Rangiku bent down, seeing me from eye level.

"You must be from the 2nd division, am I right?" she asked. Once I nodded mutely, she shoved a stack of papers in my face.

"Do you mind passing these off to your Captain?" Rangiku asked.

I shrugged and took the papers, tucking them under your arm. Rangiku gave me a strange look when I didn't reply.

"You don't talk much, do you?" Momo asked from behind.

I turned to Momo and gave her a look. "Momo, you know that I don't like talking to strangers." I stated bluntly.

Momo blinked. "Do I know you?"

I lowered my mask and got rid of my hood, revealing my raven hair. Momo gasped silently as she recognized my appearance.

"Yuri-chan!" she cried happily before hugging me tightly.

Rangiku looked confused. "You two know each other?" she asked.

Momo pulled away and nodded. "Yes! Yuri-chan used to be roommate back at the Academy. She is also my best friend!"

I felt warm when she noted that I was her best friend. Rangiku looked at my appearance once more and realization dawned on her face.

"You're that girl from the Rukongai district from years ago!" she said.

I nodded. "Yes. I decided to be a Soul Reaper so I would be able to control my powers."

Rangiku smiled. "That's great! Though I'm surprised. You used to be so small!"

BOOM!

Rangiku twitched nervously as a Shakkaho spell missed her by an inch. Momo looked at me in comical fear as I glared at Rangiku.

"Call me small and I'll burn you." I stated dangerously.

[A/N:] Yo people!

I'm so sorry for not updating for so long. But! I know have a new game plan for my updating schedule! From now on, I would be updating Red Warrior after I update my other fanfiction, "The Medical Alchemist". Please check my profile for more details.

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