3 months later
Normal POV
I quietly walked along the dirt road, humming a nameless song as the breeze went by. I should be getting to Kakunodate any moment now. After I came to the human world and turned the gold into cash I decided not to buy an apartment or house. I didn't want Aizen to find me so traveling was the best option. I walked by foot all across Japan, not staying anywhere longer than a week. The next town is Kakunodate according to my map. I sighed unhappily as I walked on. My chest still ached, thinking about Aizen everyday.
I rubbed the area over my heart as if that would somehow take away the pain. I'm never going to be able to let him go, a part of him will always be with me. And I hated it. I wanted it gone. This pain to go away. If I could just see him one more time... no, this is for the best really. He's evil, we should have never been together in the first place. I walked over the next hill and watched as the sun began to set on Kakunodate. Finally, I've been walking all day. I quickly got to town and looked for the closest hotel. There was a small onsen right on the outskirts of town. Perfect I could seriously use a bath. I stepped inside and a bell chimed. " Hello! Welcome to the Kusatsu Onsen!" The woman said happily.
" Hello, I'd like to rent a room," I said setting my bag down and stretching.
" Ok and for how long would you like that room for?" The woman asked happily.
" One week if you don't mind," I said still stretching. The woman paused and gave me an odd look.
" An entire week?"
" Is that a problem?" I asked pulling out my wallet.
" No, no that's perfect actually" The woman said.
" Perfect?"
" It's nothing really. My name's Yuzuki and I'm the owner" she said happily, " Let me show you to your room." I followed close behind and we got there quickly.
" Do you serve meals?" I asked.
" Yes but it costs extra," she said nervously.
" That's fine with me," I said setting my bag down. " My name's Kaori by the way" I said holding out my hand.
" It's nice to meet you Kaori. Now then down the hall is the changing room but no one else is staying here right now so you don't have to worry about anyone seeing you naked. If you need anything else don't hesitate to ask." She said then bowed and left. I went straight to the hot spring, not even unpacking. I sighed happily at the warm sensation. I could get used to this. I fell asleep and woke up an hour later, looking like a prune. I got out and changed, deciding to walk downtown to get some food. I let out a relazxed sigh as I walked down the hall to the entrance. But only a moment later I heard a heated argument at the front desk. I crept carefully to the corner and peaked around.
" You got the money Yuzuki?" the first man asked. There were two men at the counter, harassing Yuzuki. They wore long black cloaks with red clouds.
" I can pay you at the end of the week alright? A woman has just come and-"
" Enough of this shit!" The other man said slamming his fist, " Give us the Jasshin damn fucking money!"
" Is there a problem here gentlemen?" I asked. They both turned towards me as I stepped out into the light.
" No not at all beautiful," the silver haired man said stepping forward.
" Good then I suggest you leave," I said sternly.
" What's the rush babe? I think we could have some fun," he said reaching towards me. I grabbed his wrist with one hand and chopped at his elbow with the other one, making a nice crunch sound as a bone protruded from his arm. " Ahhh! Shit, shit, shit!" the man said grabbing his arm.
" I said I suggest you leave now," I said more seriously.
" Kakuzu this bitch broke my fucking arm!" The silver haired man said.
" Stop your whining I thought you liked pain," the one known as Kakuzu said, now looking at me intensely.
" I like it when I know it's going to happen, not like this. I like putting pain on others," he said almost crazily. He snapped his arm back and sighed happily. That should have been even more painful going back in but I watched the wound seal up again. I've run into a few special humans such as this but none of them using their abilities for evil like these men. I believe their names were Kakashi and Asuma? I traveled with them for a little while before continuing on my own again. " Now then, bitch, let's play!" he said lunging at me.
" I'm not in the mood," I said dodging his attack, grabbing his head, and snapping it. He fell to the ground and Yuzuki shrieked. " Take your friends body and leave," I said sternly to Kakuzu.
" Who said I was dead bitch?" he said. I looked down shocked. I definitely snapped his neck, didn't I? " Oi Kakuzu a little help?" the man said.
" Hidan you dumb ass," Kakuzu said stepping forward. I backed off, not fully understanding what had just happened. Kakuzu bent over and snapped Hidan's head back in place. " We're going back Hidan."
" What the hell? I want to kick this bitch's –"
" We need to tell leader about this woman. He'll find her interesting," Kakuzu said dragging Hidan out.
" We'll be back bitch! I'll fight you and kill both you bitches!" Hidan shouted before going into the distance. Damn I shouldn't have said anything.
" Are you all right Yuzuki?" I asked.
" Oh yes! Thank you very much! My husband died a few months ago and he had a large gambling debt. The men have been trying to get the money back he owed since then but I don't have any," she said sadly. If I leave tonight then I should be able to escape the wrath of those men and be able to move on freely. But if I leave Yuzuki will surely be murdered. I sighed and rubbed my temples.
" I'll protect you, I promise," I said seriously. She looked up shocked and cried happily. She came over and hugged me tightly saying thank you over and over again. " It's going to be ok. I'm going to bed it's going to be a long day tomorrow," I said patting her back. She nodded and ran off. I quickly went to bed and laid there restless for a while. That man should have died I know it. What was he immortal? And what about his friend? He wore a mask and his body was fully covered revealing nothing about him. I yawned tiredly and decided to finally go to sleep, mentally preparing my plan for tomorrow.
