Inside her mind, during episode 36 or manga volume 12; basically dumping kindling on the fire.
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Hear My Cry
She looks skyward, where Kira(-kun? why?) is suspended in the air, and as she can feel Tobiume shrieking in crossed fury and Wabisuke hissing back at the challenge with equal fervor, and her mind is detached from her body- which is set firmly in a stance that raises her sword in the air regardless of the tears fleeing from the corners of her eyes and if she grips the hilt any more tightly her hand will bleed freely but at least it won't shake and what's the price of a few drops compared to him?- because it's too preoccupied with its agony and such pain it is, searing through her more so than the pain from any training burn her firebird can give her, and behind her his lifeblood drips at a pace far more steady than the beating of her heart; it's a wonder it can beat at all, and what's the point of a pulse, anyway? his isn't moving, thanks, so why is hers? and so she guards that which is-was-will-be-has-been most precious to her, like a lioness except so much more blatantly wronged and as she catches sight of that smile, mocking her from behind its vice-captain, she swings forward inwardly screaming vengeance vengeance how when why?--
And then her advance is cut short abruptly, and height advantage means that she doesn't have to raise her eyes (quite the contrary) to meet green and snow and while her mouth cries Hitsugaya-kun? her mind pleads let me take a step closer-
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Written for 31 Days on LJ, August 9: (a boy)