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Rangiku looked up at Shūhei.

"But why? Why is he dangerous?" she asked. "That sadness in his eyes, that confusion... It wasn't like he would harm me or something..."

"Didn't you hear him? He said he didn't know the difference between reality and his fantasy any more!" Shūhei said. "He's a danger to himself and to you. And- And I don't want anything to happen to you..."

Shūhei gently embraced Rangiku, and Rangiku heard him softly crying.

"Please Rangiku..."

"But- But I can't possibly just ignore him, can I? And tomorrow I join the Gotei 13, so I'm living quite close to him, then..."

"Don't join his squad. Join mine, and I'll protect you." Shūhei said shortly. "If you ever contact him again, and his lies- I'm not talking to you any more..."

Rangiku was quite shocked by this. Did Shūhei really mistrust Gin that much?

"I have to go now, Rangiku," Shūhei said, releasing Rangiku again.

Rangiku thought of all the nice moments they had, and were maybe going to have. She didn't want to lose Shūhei .

Shūhei walked away, and Rangiku decided within seconds. Shūhei was the one who saved her, and all those fine moments couldn't be "fake".

"Shūhei , where are you going?" Rangiku said with a breaking voice which echoed through the night.

Shūhei smiled and turned around, and he caught Rangiku who'd ran to him in his arms. "I knew you'd choose me," Shūhei said, smiling and very relieved, while tightly hugging Rangiku.

"I'll walk you home, Rangiku," Shūhei said.

Rangiku nodded quietly, seeing protesting wouldn't help anything.

Quietly, they walked next to each other over the little path to Rangiku's home, which wouldn't be hers any more in the coming morning which was only a couple of hours away now.

When they arrived at the little house, Shūhei hugged Rangiku one last time, and then he vanished in the shadows of the night.

Rangiku sighed.

She felt torn between those two boys who all seemed to love her so very much they would go to the end of the world for her.

It was cute in one way, but also confusing. She didn't know what to do and who to choose and to believe.

That whole story about a whole reality changing by just a falling star was a bit absurd, but not impossible.

Maybe luck and reality decided together that they would torture and confuse everyone by doing this.

And especially Gin was the target.

In the beginning, she and Shūhei had been very happily together and had so much fun.

But Gin had been all alone and had to see how his company and love was snatched away in front of him by someone else, just because he was like a minute too late.

But it was still weird.

It just seemed so impossible for a reality to change. And wasn't Shūhei dead serious when he said he would never look her into the eyes again if she believed just one of Gin's stories, from which Shūhei thought they were lies?

And wasn't Gin a genius? Maybe not only smart in his knowledge, but also in his lies and ways to get her?

Maybe he was acting. Maybe Shūhei was right and was Gin just so confused because he couldn't get Rangiku he started to make up things to get her, or started to believe in his own fantasies.

She needed to talk to him.

Today.

Now.

She just had to know the truth, or otherwise she couldn't sleep. Or make her choices.

So she ran back over the road to the academy, hoping Gin was still there.

Then, suddenly, a figure released itself from the shadows. Rangiku was slammed against her head, and with a sick feeling Rangiku fell onto the ground.

"A girl this time," a deep, gentle and calm voice said. "Now we can also see if the Hōgyoku also works on women. Get the Hōgyoku ready, Tōsen".

Rangiku recognized the voice. It was Gin's captain, Aizen.

But if Aizen and Tōsen were here, then she probably didn't have to search for Gin any longer...

"You're not doing this to her," a voice said from somewhere out of Rangiku's view. She tried to turn her head to see who was speaking.

The moon was reflected on silver hair, and a very sad yet so furious face.

"If you'll just touch her with óne finger, I'll kill you, Aizen, I promise," Gin continued.

Rangiku squinted to get her view some sharper.

Gin was holding the hilt of his sword, ready to draw it.

"Gin, stop it," Rangiku heard Tōsen say.

"No, Tōsen, we can't let him turn against us, he knows to much," Aizen said with the same calm voice, clearly not impressed. "If this... girl means so much to Gin, we won't torture her before Gin's eyes before killing her."

"But-" Tōsen said, and Gin released his sword.

"We can better kill her immediately," Aizen continued.

This time, Tōsen relaxed. "Ah, I already thought..."

"What?" Gin said, his voice breaking. "ÍF your filthy hands only póint at Rangiku, I'll murder you my own!"

Rangiku heard the drawing of swords, the sound of a sword cutting in flesh and the splatting of blood. Then someone fell next to her onto the ground.

The last thing Rangiku saw before she passed out was a blur of silver and red.

Hey,

This was the chapter already.

I'm doing something wrong. 0.0

Rangiku was supposed to háte Gin, and don't even speak to him. Ever. But now she's even getting feelings for him...

Okay, arm yourself for some anti-Gin the next chapter so I can follow my original storyline...

(Sorry for the Gin-lovers, I'm a Gin-lover myself, and that's probably why this is happening ^-^)

See ya next chapter~!

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