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"WHAT?!!!!" Shun and Yuri yelled, eyes wide, staring at their sad friend, who looked at the ground.
"You were demoted?!" Shun yelled, mouth hanging open, her scarf pulled all the way up, to hide the damn collar that bastard gave her as a gift.
Thinking of that, she scoffed. Gift indeed. It was like she was a pet or something. Yuri's eyes widened, tearing up, lips trembling, sniffling. One of her best friends were demoted!!! And she was the only one that had a seat!!
"RIO!! Don't cry!!!" Yuri wailed, hugging her friend, bawling loudly.
"She's not crying you dumbass." Shun said, rolling her eyes, arms folded in front of her chest.
"She isn't?" Yuri asked, looking up, seeing that her friend, in fact, wasn't crying.
"I'm okay... I just... wanted to talk with you two." Rio said, closing her eyes.
"Aaaah! Stop sulking. You just have to show him that you're stronger than he takes you for." Shun said, frowning deeply.
"But... I-"
Rio's eyes widened, holding her head, groaning in pain, Yuri's eyes wide with shock. Shun... had hit Rio?!!!! Shun frowned, eyes narrowed, glaring at the petty excuse of a shinigami.
"You're really pathetic. It's not like you to fucking be down." Shun said, scoffing.
"But Kitty! Rio was demoted! That's an insult!!" Yuri whined, flailing her arms.
"I know what it fucking is!" Shun snapped, curling her lip back.
Rio remained quiet, eyes looking at the ground. Slowly, she looked up, looking at her angry friend, who glared at her coldly.
"Shun... it's almost... their anniversary, right?" Rio asked, rubbing her head, looking at Shun sadly along with Yuri.
"...Yeah." Shun said, not facing her friends. "But never mind that."
That bastard Captain. She had told him not to fucking make her cry again. And what does he do?! He makes her cry, and insulted her!!! Damn that Captain Ku... Kuc... What the hell was his name again? She scratched her head, quirking an eyebrow. How the hell did he even look anyway? She rubbed the back of her neck, touching the collar, making the bell ring. Both Rio and Yuri blinked, looking up from nursing Rio's owwie, and looked at Shun, seeing their friend stiff. Shun was blushing, embarrassed, not wanting to look at her friends for the moment.
"What was that... Shun?" Rio asked, eyes wide, same expression on Yuri's face.
"Nothing!" Shun snapped, looking away, a tinge of red on her cheeks.
Dammit! They were talking about Rio's demotion! Not what made that fucking noise!!! She jumped, feeling Yuri jump on her back, grabbing the scarf and pulling it off. Shun's eyes widened, fucking embarrassed as hell! Yuri paused along with Rio, looking at the collar with unreadable expressions.
"What is that, Kitty?" Yuri asked, tilting her head, off of her friend's back.
"Nothing!!! And we're talking about Rio's damn demotion!! What're we supposed to do?!" Shun growled, glaring at her friends.
"What are we supposed to do about that? Where did you get it from?" Rio asked, staring at the collar, her lips twitching.
"Nowhere!!" Shun snapped, looking away, hiding the blush on her face.
"Kitty's a pet." Yuri said, a smile spreading across her face.
"SHUT UP!! I belong to no one!!" Shun growled, looking away, arms folded in front of her chest.
She flinched, hearing both her friends giggles, until they turned into loud laughing, making her growl and glare at them, seeing them holding their stomachs, falling onto the ground. What the hell was so damn funny?!!!
"I-I have a deal for you, Kitty! If that guy over there is waiting for someone, you have to lose the scarf." Yuri said, eyes glinting, pointing to a man that was leaning against a wall.
Shun hesitated, wondering if she should do it. She grinned evilly, making Yuri smile brightly.
"You're on!" Shun yelled, both looking at the man closely, Rio sighing and shaking her head.
They kept watching, both looking at the man without blinking, Rio wondering how they were doing that. Yuri grinned, seeing someone wave to the man, both shinigami walking away. Shun's mouth hung open, eyes wide. No!!!
"I'll take the scarf." Yuri said, smiling brightly.
Shun grumbled, grabbing the scarf and giving it to her happy friend. Yuri grinned, wrapping the scarf around her neck, seeing Shun's glare.
"You look cute in that collar." Yuri whispered, grinning.
"You little shit!!!" Shun yelled, going to grab her friend, until she ran away, down the street.
Shun frowned, face dark, hands twitching, lip curled back. Rio smiled, covering her mouth, watching as Shun's shoulders started shaking with anger. She smiled softly. She hasn't laughed since she was demoted. Sometimes... her friends always knew what to do to make her happy. She smiled brightly.
-:-
Yuri skipped into the courtyard, Shun's scarf around her neck, smiling brightly. She had Shun's scarf~! She looked to the side, stopping, tilting her head to the side, seeing someone looking at the people in the courtyard. Usually, that wasn't strange, but... his eyes were emotionless, just looking back and forth, arms folded in the back. And his eyes were straight black. She narrowed her eyes, her mouth in a firm line. Was he-
"Hikari." Hitsugaya said, arms folded in front of his chest.
Yuri shrieked, jumping in the air, making Hitsugaya blink. He didn't mean to scare her. Yuri turned around, calming down when she saw who it was.
"Captain Hitsugaya~!" Yuri chirped, saluting, smiling brightly.
"Who were you looking at?" Hitsugaya asked, looking around the courtyard.
"I was looking at hi-"
Yuri stopped talking, eyes widening, pointing towards a man that was no longer there. Where did he go? She narrowed her eyes again. Sighing, she turned and smiled brightly.
"Nothing!" Yuri chirped, grinning.
Hitsugaya quirked an eyebrow and looked past his subordinate, trying to see who she was looking at. Yuri tilted her head, wondering what he was doing. Hitsugaya, seeing her questioning stare, straightened up and coughed.
"Hikari, I was-"
"Yuri."
"W-What?" Hitsuagaya asked, looking up, quirking an eyebrow.
"My name is Yuri." The brown haired woman said, pouting, not liking to be called by her last name.
"Uh, yes... Yuri... would you like to accompany me to lunch?" Hitsugaya asked, frowning, blushing.
Yuri blinked, tilting her head, a tinge of red covering her cheeks. Lunch? She smiled brightly, nodding, jumping and hugging the Captain, making his blush darken.
"I-Is that a yes?" Hitsugaya asked, looking down.
"YES!!!" Yuri chirped, grinning.
Hitsugaya smiled, glad she didn't turn him down. But... has she ever turned down anything? He wasn't sure.
"Can we get watermelon?" Yuri asked, eyes shining.
"Sure." Hitsugaya said, nodding, making Yuri smile brightly.
"Thank you~!" Yuri squealed, tightening her grip, feeling the Captain pat her head.
Releasing her grip, she grinned widely, pointing towards the gate. Hitsugaya nodded and started walking, Yuri skipping after him, wondering where they were going to go. Yuri looked at the white haired Captain. Was this how it was to trust a male? She smiled.
-:-
Rio smiled, talking with Renji, both shinigami walking down the upper porch. They smiled, talking about what kinds of food they should eat for lunch. After a while of talking about food, Renji's stomach growled, making Rio giggle.
"Maybe we should eat." Rio said, smiling.
"Yeah, I think so." Renji said, grinning.
They kept walking, until Rio stopped, her eyes widening, making Renji stop and looked at her strangely before looking in front of them. He knew why she stopped now. Byakuya was standing in front of them, looking between both his subordinates, wondering why they were together.
"Well, let's go Renji." Rio said, standing on the rail, smiling.
"R-Rio?! What're you doing?" Renji asked, eyes wide.
"I'm going to jump." Rio said, turning her head, smiling brightly.
"We can just walk down." Renji said, pointing to the steps that was past the Captain.
"No thank you. This way is better!" Rio chirped, jumping down.
Renji sighed, rubbing the back of his neck, wondering when she was going to forgive the Captain. It's not like he did anything horrible. Stripping a shinigami of their rank when they think it's because of their strength... Guess he shouldn't say anything.
"Captain Kuchiki... why did you take Rio's rank away from her?" Renji asked, looking at the Captain.
"I have no need to answer you, Renji." Byakuya said, eyes narrowed, walking past the lieutenant.
"YOU KNOW... that you only hurt her and insulted her by taking it away, don't you? Now she keeps thinking she's weak." Renji said, frowning, jumping onto the rail and looking down.
"I have taken her rank away, so her missions are less dangerous and life-threatening." Byakuya said, eyes closed.
"...You may have done that for Rio's safety, but you only made her mad. And I mean real mad. She doesn't look it, Captain, but she's hurting... and she's really pissed off." Renji said, eyes narrowed. "She didn't usually act happy when she was drunk yesterday."
"I care not for her feelings, but for her safety. That is all." Byakuya said, starting to walk again.
"See! It's words like that, that's making her mad at you!" Renji said, shaking his head, looking down.
He saw Rio... but she was three stories down. Pretty high. He jumped, landing on the ground gracefully. Rio smiled, making the lieutenant smile back, the red haired man wondering if she would ever forgive the Captain. Byakuya looked at Rio closely, seeing her smile brightly. Had he done the wrong thing?
-:-
Everyone looked up, hearing a bell, wondering where that was coming from. It couldn't be their Captain, right? Because the ring of the bell... wasn't as loud. Shun frowned, blushing in embarrassment, walking down the porch, seeing people give her weird looks all the way down to the damn division. She folded her arms over her chest, glad it wasn't as cold, but she still wanted her scarf.
"Maybe I should kill him in his sleep?" Shun muttered, referring to the Captain.
A grin spread across her face. Yes. She should do that. She rubbed her hands together, a dark look in her eyes. Maybe she should kill hi-
"Why the hell do you look evil?" Kenpachi asked, arms folded in front of his chest, quirking an eyebrow.
"YOU!!! I HATE YOU, YOU BASTARD!!! GIVING ME THIS DAMN COLLAR HAS GOT TO BE THE WORST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN MY LIFE!!!" Shun yelled, pulling on the collar, but it wouldn't fucking budge.
"I think it looks good on you." Kenpachi said, smirking, seeing a blush cross over Shun's face.
"Shut the hell up!" Shun growled, folding her arms over her chest.
She looked to the side and narrowed her eyes, quiet, making the Captain quirk an eyebrow at why she was being quiet now. Her hair blew in the wind, covering her face a little. Kenpachi blinked. She looked... cute. He frowned. He better not say that out loud. She'll only laugh at him or something. Sighing, she frowned, looking at the gates of the eleventh division. Looks like she had no choice.
"Captain Zaraki, I have a favor to ask you." Shun said, turning her head, looking at the Captain in the eye.
"What?" Kenpachi asked, sighing, getting the feeling it wasn't something to please her.
"I need several days off, starting tomorrow." Shun said, looking at the Captain with a serious expression.
"What? Why the hell should I do that?! We fucking need you here." Kenpachi growled, glaring at the woman.
"Please?" Shun asked, eyes soft, voice quiet.
Kenpachi paused, seeing the look in her eyes. Was she... begging him? Why the hell would she beg to have a few days off? Come to think of it, she hasn't had a day off since she joined the eleventh division. Rubbing his chin, he frowned, staring at the woman questioningly.
"Fine. But it better be for a fucking good reason." Kenpachi growled, glaring at the woman.
"It is." Shun said, smiling softly.
Kenpachi narrowed his eyes, looking at the smile on Shun's face, seeing that her eyes were distant. What the hell...? Why the hell would she want a couple days off anyway?
"Thank you." Shun said, walking past the Captain. "And thanks for the compliment! I like your bells as well!" Shun said, grinning widely.
The Captain growled, turning around, glaring at the woman. He complimented her collar, not the fucking bell! His eyes narrowed. What was she going to do?
-:-
Yuri sighed, looking at the sky, stomach full, sitting on the rooftop of the tenth division building. Her eyes softened. Shun. She must be sad that it's only in a couple days. Knowing her, she would probably set off the next day.
"Poor Kitty." Yuri muttered, eyes tearing up.
She must have been so lonely before she met her and Rio. She was lonely as well before she met Rio, but if her and Shun felt lonely, Rio must have felt lonely. She looked back at the sky.
"Yuri, what are you doing up here?" Hitsugaya asked, walking towards the smiling woman.
"Just looking at the sunset!" Yuri chirped, grinning.
Hitsugaya blinked, looking to the side, looking at the sky, seeing orange, and red streaks in the sky. Hmm. Looked all right. He looked back at Yuri, seeing her smile, hands in her lap, and legs crossed. She really did look like a kid. More than him. He mentally sighed out of relief. He sat down beside the brown haired woman, putting his forearms on his knees.
"Do you have any family?" Yuri asked, hair covering her face.
Hitsugaya blinked, looking at his subordinate strangely. Where did that come from?
"Yeah. Why?" Hitsugaya asked, quirking an eyebrow.
"Because... I had a family once." Yuri muttered, standing up.
Hitsugaya felt his eyes widen slightly. What did she mean? She had a family once...? She dusted her pants off, straightening up to smile at the Captain.
"Well, I better get ready to go to bed! I need to wake up extra early tomorrow to say bye bye to Kitty." Yuri said, smiling widely.
Before Hitsugaya could ask what she was talking about, and what she meant when she said she had a family once, she took off running, turning around to wave to him and jump off the building. He sat alone, eyebrows furrowed. She had a family once? And something horrible happened to her in the past? He narrowed his eyes. What was her life like?
"And why doesn't she love me?" Rangiku asked, whispering, grinning, kneeling behind the Captain.
"MATSUMOTO!!!!!"
Hitsugaya was shaking his anger, glaring at his lieutenant.
"I'm sorry! I couldn't resist. You two just looked so cute together~!" Rangiku squealed, smiling widely, hands on her cheeks.
"Be quiet." Hitsugaya said, looking back at the sunset.
Rangiku stopped, putting her arms down, wondering what Yuri had said that was troubling the Captain.
-:-
Rio sighed, putting her hand to her chest, eyelids lowered. Shun... was leaving the next day, for something she always searched for. She closed her eyes. Shun wasn't always angry, she felt sympathy, sadness, all other emotions like everyone else. Well, probably not love. But why should she be saying that? She hasn't felt love along with Yuri as well.
"Sadness... poor Shun." Rio muttered, eyes soft.
She had someone close to her before she met them. Make that some people special to her. She looked at the sunset, eyes serious. She needs to say farewell to Shun the next day. She always likes to leave early in the morning.
"Rio..."
Said woman blinked, turning around, eyes narrowing, seeing the Captain walking towards her. She stood up, about to walk away, until the Captain used shunpo to get in front of her. Rio jumped, eyes wide. Realizing he wouldn't leave, she sighed, frowning.
"What is it, Captain Kuchiki?" Rio asked, hands clenched.
"I need to talk to you." Byakuya said, eyes cold.
"I'm sorry, Captain Kuchiki, but I must go to sleep so I can wake up early tomorrow." Rio said, walking past the Captain.
"I had told you, I need to talk to you." Byakuya repeated, eyes closed.
"Fine! Talk! I don't care anymore! Just leave me alone!" Rio yelled, actually yelling.
Byakuya felt his eyes widen slightly, turning around, seeing that the woman was glaring at him. Sighing, he turned, closing his eyes again.
"I am sorry, for stripping you of your rank." Byakuya said, opening his mouth to say more.
"Oh, really? I thought you didn't have any feelings." Rio said, folding her arms over her chest, being cold.
"I am talking, Rio, and I am trying to apologize. As you can tell, I do not apologize much." Byakuya said, eyes narrowed, not liking to being interrupted.
"I can tell." Rio said, closing her eyes.
"I'm sorry. And I wish that you will forgive me. I did not take away you rank because you are weak. I took it away because I want you safe." Byakuya said, seeing Rio widen her eyes.
"I don't understand... to protect me? What are you talking about? I always live for adventure and challenges along with my friends. And you took it away from me." Rio said, frowning.
Byakuya opened his eyes, gazing into Rio's green orbs. He reached out, seeing Rio flinch back. He paused, eyes softening. Rio hesitated, seeing something in his eyes. Was that... hurt? She paused. His late wife. She had passed away, so maybe that was why he was hurt. But why would he be hurt if she's acting cold towards him? She sighed, seeing that the Captain's arms were reaching for her.
Slowly, she walked towards him, not knowing why she was walking into his arms. She felt something... in her chest. What was that? She closed her eyes, hearing the Captain repeat 'I'm sorry', over and over again. Closing her eyes, tears went down her cheeks, sobbing, saying how could he take away her rank when he could have done something else to protect her. The Captain only kept repeating apologies, making Rio wonder if she was forgiving him, even after she insulted her. Not only was she forgiving him, it wasn't even long since he had taken away her rank. It was too soon to forgive him, then why...? She was confused. Her eyes snapped open. She... couldn't be in love, could she?!
-:-
Shun's eyes were narrowed, sitting on the top of the steps, looking at the colored sky. Tomorrow she was setting off. She sighed, putting her hand to her forehead, eyes distant. Screaming. She tightened her grip, curling her lip back, eyes dark. She remembered screaming.
'It wasn't your fault.. Shun.'
She closed her eyes, eyebrows furrowed, no longer looking mad, which was pretty rare.
"It was all my fault..." Shun muttered, lips trembling, teeth clenched.
"What was all your fault?" Kenpachi asked, sitting down next to the woman.
Shun jumped, turning to glare at the Captain, lip curled back. Where the hell did he come from?!!! The bastard!!! He scared her! Sighing, she rested her chin in her palm, elbow resting on her knee. She was too damn... sad to be angry. Sad. She always has that feeling around this time of year. She frowned. She hated feeling sad.
"Nothing!" Shun snapped, sighing.
Kenpachi looked at her expression, wondering what had her troubled, slowly looking at the collar. He reached out, flicking the bell, making Shun flinch. Okay, all sad feelings gone and all angry feelings back!
"What the hell?! Get away!!" Shun yelled, scooting away from the Captain.
Kenpachi smirked, grabbing her arm and pulling her back towards him until they were practically touching legs. Shun growled, face blushing, looking away.
"Where are you supposed to set off tomorrow?" Kenpachi asked, looking at the woman with an uninterested face, but in all truth, he was quite interested.
She had been acting weird since she had come back from her walk to see her friends. Shun looked at him, the same soft look in her eyes from earlier that day. She looked at the sky, sighing.
"I'm going to see... some people." Shun said, voice quiet again.
"Who?" Kenpachi asked, quirking an eyebrow.
Shun opened her mouth, going to answer, until she paused, making Kenpachi frown and open his mouth to ask again, until she punched his arm playfully. He blinked and looked at her strangely, seeing her grin.
"Don't think I'd tell you." Shun said, grinning widely.
She paused and looked up in thought, putting her index finger to her lip, as if considering something. While she was thinking, Kenpachi grabbed his arm, frowning deeply. Shit. She hit him pretty hard.
"Maybe... I'll tell you sometime." Shun said, nodding, smiling.
"You barely smile, now you're smiling... what's the matter with you?" Kenpachi asked, quirking an eyebrow.
"Nothing!" Shun said, grinning.
She looked back at the sunset, eyes soft, a slight smile on her face, making the Captain look on her lips. He sighed, thinking she was going to kill him after what he was going to do to her. He grabbed her chin, making her quirk an eyebrow and opening her mouth to ask what the hell he was doing, until he placed his lips on hers, making her eyes widen. Oh, fucking hell no!!!
He licked her lips, unintentionally opening her mouth, and smirked into the kiss and slipped his tongue into her mouth. Shun stiffened, eyes wide, wondering why she had a tingling feeling when he touched places in her mouth. And why the hell did he even put his tongue into her mouth? That was kissing? She felt her eyes slowly close, feeling her breath leave her lungs. Kenpachi moved away, licking his lips, grinning, seeing a flush on Shun's face as she panted.
"Asshole! That took way to damn long!!" Shun growled, glaring at the Captain.
"Felt good anyway, right?" Kenpachi asked, smirking.
"Shut the hell up, or you'll die." Shun growled, looking away, blushing, scooting farther away from the perverted Captain.
"Maybe I'll do that more often than just the lip to lip thing." Kenpachi muttered.
"What the hell're you blabbering about now?!!!!"
"Just shut the hell up."
"Me?! What about you?!!! Ah, you know what, never mind. Scared you might try and kiss me again."
"Want me to do that again?" Kenpachi asked, smirking.
"Shut up... or die."