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Chapter Seven
I woke frustrated because I recalled that he was supposed to tell me what was going on but instead he had made me angry and kissed me. Typical male, I sat up and stretched, it was hard to tell how early or late it was. I was in the black silk robe he had left for me and my hair was tangled. I ran my fingers through it a couple of times because I couldn't find my hair tie anywhere. The sky was still dark from what I could tell. Suddenly it dawned on me that Goat chin and Yuzu wasn't here. I got off the bed and found a lantern on the table. I turned it on and decided I should go find him. I could see the sun starting to rise. Someone was already up and going about their daily routine. I stopped her. She was a very beautiful someone.
"Excuse me, where can I find Toshiro?" I asked.
"Do mean captain Hitsugaya?" She responds. It was soft spoken.
"Yes." I nodded and she pointed to the farthest house.
"He's probably in his office now ma'am." I thanked her and followed where her finger pointed. I knocked at the screen door first to be polite. When there was no answer I slid the door open. There he was asleep on his desk. The paperwork that had been piled on it was almost finished. There had been stacks of them. He must have been up all night. I walked over and shook him that was the wrong thing to do, he grabbed my arm and I found a sword to my throat.
"Is this how you treat all your guests?" I managed. He looked stoic, there was no telling if he was in the wrong or I was.
"I apologize, you surprised me." He placed the sword back into its sheath and sat back down on his chair. "What can I do for you?"
"Explain to me what's going on." I was in front of his desk now watching him.
"You're up before the sun to ask me this?" He seemed more amused than bothered. He was the reason I was up the butterflies he left won't settle down so I couldn't sleep comfortably at all. He didn't need to know that.
"I'm worried." I confessed.
"I told you not to worry." He picked up some papers.
"Just because you say that doesn't automatically make me want to listen." I retorted. "Why are you avoiding it?"
"I am not avoiding anything. Everyone you love is safe; Kurosaki and Rukia have been informed. My comrades are taking care of the rest. The only problem we are trying to solve is how we can return you to the human world without error?" This was said very calmly. He was the captain after all and he knew how things should be handled.
"What do you mean without error?" I asked leaning forward with my hand pressed hard on his desk. He looked up from his papers. I saw my reflection in his light eyes, my long raven hair swinging.
"You leave in one piece and with your soul intact." What the hell did that mean? Of course I was going to have my soul with me. I wasn't dead. It seems to me that he hadn't put a lot of thought in achieving this goal at all and that outraged me so I knocked the paperwork off his desk and aimed to hit him. He caught a hold of my fist, pulling me forward and I landed on his lap. He was restraining me again. I was going to kick him; he used his free hand to trap my legs. Damn it, he was strong.
"You have a bad temper." He commented.
"You seem to bring that out in everyone don't you?" I challenged now.
"I've been told I'm a delight to be around." He said with sarcasm.
"Can you let go of my hand now?" I snarled at him.
"Are you going to hit me if I do?" He smirked at that. He did seem exhausted but his handsome features never failed. He was that mischievous without really trying.
"Yes." I answered truthfully.
"Then I guess I can't release your hands." I struggled but couldn't win, normally with the others and my father it was easier. I felt helpless against him. Then Ichigo's words echoed in my head. "Captain isn't just his title."
"Don't you think you deserve it?" I said now still annoyed.
"Why do you think I deserve it? If I'm being intolerable please let me know, have I done something to offend you?" Spoken like a true leader.
"It's just not fair for you to lack emotions when it comes to dealing with someone that's not a soldier." I tried now. Why did I need him to have emotions anyways? He released my hand then he stood up dropping me on the floor. Did I say something wrong? That hurt.
"I have paperwork to finish, please leave now." It was said so monotone.
"We're not done talking yet." Suddenly the door slid open and Rangiku was there.
"Yes captain?" She saluted him.
"Remove her from my office." And the redhead did as he commanded and led me out the door.
"Welcome to Soul society Ichigo's little sister." Rangiku embraced me as soon as we were far away enough from that department.
"Is Yuzu alright?" I asked her.
"She's fine. Do you really think Jinta would let anything happen to his girl? Never." I smiled at that.
"When did you get back? I thought you were on vacation?" She grinned then.
"Renji and I decided that it would be more fun to come back and bother Toshiro with you here, it was lonely without him." She explained. "By the way what did you say to get him to make him so upset?"
"Was he really upset? I don't think I said anything wrong. I just told him he lacked emotions." I summed up for her.
"I tell him that all the time, so it couldn't be that. I'll have to ask him later." She seemed more serious when she was sober. "After breakfast how about I show you around?" I agreed to that I wanted to see what Rukia had talked about.
She showed me the place where Rukia grew up. The Kuchiki household was three times bigger than our house; the garden was beautiful and massive. I mean they were like royalty.
"Rukia has requested that you stay in her home for the time being while you are here. Her brother will arrive shortly to assist you."
"That isn't necessary. I thought he was on vacation?"
"That's true but this world will probably seem strange to you so they want to help as much as possible, it would be regrettable if you were to be unsatisfied being here." Rangiku said now.
"Why do they care at all? It wasn't their fault I ended up here." I replied.
"First of all they are your in laws and they care very much. Secondly they are thankful that the captain did save your life. Third you could have died and then Ichigo would have been sad." I hadn't thought about it that way. She sure knew how to make me feel foolish. I suppose I should go back to his office and apologize to him. He did save my life which he didn't have to, and all I did was try to kill him. Then I thought again.
"I've could have easily died being here as well." I responded.
"We know. Just if he hadn't done it, you'll probably be eaten and there was no way of knowing the horrible outcome but, with that rash decision you're still here." I had to apologize.
"You think I was wrong for being angry with him?" I sighed.
"What I think has nothing to do with you apologizing for being ungrateful to your saviour." She laughed. I hated when someone was right but, I hated even more that she was taunting me.
"You'd be angry too if someone did it without valuing your life like that." I huffed at her.
"Darling, that's not the way I see it at all, the captain must like you a great deal to want to save your life. I mean he could have easily let Jinta be your hero, instead he rescued you without thinking of all the consequences that laid ahead for breaking our laws." She laughed.
"He said it was a good deed." I denied.
"No good deed goes unpunished; I know that saying very well." She remarked.
"Rangiku is he going to get punished because he saved my life?" It had entered my mind but, I never give it a second thought.
"He might lose his title but…" What has he done? I had to find him quickly I didn't hear her shouting after me. I wished I had on my shorts instead of the robe he had brought for me. It was too form fitting and showed more skin than I liked. I hadn't expected to be running either so I suppose not knowing that made me slow down a bit more. I slid his office door open and found him staring outwards by his open window. His silver hair seemed lighter when it was in the sun's ray. He stood in the shadow more so than right in the middle of the glow.
"Toshiro." I said softly. He turned his head slowly and I nearly knocked him down with my embrace. He had the wall for balance and I had my arms tightly around his neck.
"What's the matter now?" He asked unaffected by my closeness bending low to oblige me.
"I hate you for saving my life." I nearly yelled at him.
"I know." He replied as I felt his smirk against my neck.