Sup sup sup my fellow reviewers! Hey I'm writing chapter 2 before I even post chapter one! CRAZY! Yeah well…let's just say that…and leave it at that. I'm making no sense again…Golly gee wiz! And omg…Evangelion is one of the best freakin anime shows ever! It beats Inuyasha and ties with Bleach and Spiral. Holy bajeevus! Ok...with out further babbling, I GIVE YOU…the story! OH yeah and I'm sorry but I had some issues with uploading last time, sorry if the first chapter confused you a little. I originally had breaks where they shifted characters, but I guess it deleted them. Gomen...
Disclaimer: It will always stay the same, so why do they make me put it! DO THEY WANT TO TORURE MY PURE INNOCENT SOUL! ……I don't own anything…especially my brain…which has been over run by mutant fleas.
Chapter 2 Haunting Hotels
Ichigo closed his eyes, letting out a sigh. It had been almost an hour since his bout with Rukia, and with each passing second he grew more and more guilty than the last. Chad looked at him, his ears sensing distress. He placed a heavy hand on Ichigo's shoulder.
"You'll both get over it, so stop worrying," he comforted. The wind blew back his brown bangs that normally hung in his eyes, shrouding them in shadows. Ichigo looked up at the big man, not convinced in the slightest.
"She probably hates me now and has returned to….there. Stupid girl and her persistence," Ichigo cursed as he looked down at his feet, then looked up to look at Keigo. "When are we going to be there?" He asked, attempting to change the subject.
"In about…maybe a half hour, 45 minutes at the most. Why?" Keigo answered, not daring to look back at Ichigo.
"Just curious. Ok…" He said with a shrug as he took a deep breath, smelling and tasting the salt air. A smile crept across his face as he stretched his arms over his head. 'The ocean…could it be just a coincidence?' He thought to himself, his dream flooding back into his head.
Time seemed to fly as the five teenaged boys found ways to entertain themselves, namely singing and talking about all of the bikini clad girls that they were bound to find when they arrived. Keigo parked in the parking lot of The Shining Seashell and went inside to get the keys to the rooms that he had reserved for them. He walked back out, yelling a swift "Thanks" to the manager, then waved the keys over his head, smirking mischievously. A chill went down Ichigo's back as he looked around, trying to find the source. His gaze fell upon a shadowy figure standing next to the hotel's pool, it's massive form looming over the small kids that played in the water. His breath caught up in his throat as he stared at the thing, now regretting his decision.
"Oh my god! Those kids!" He whispered to himself as he dropped his duffle bag and began to run to them, fear evident in his eyes. He wasn't going to stop until those kids were out of harms way. He leapt over the fence, his friends calling after him, trying to make him stop, but he wasn't listening. He lunged himself at the shadow, but to his horror, found that he had passed right through it. He fell with a great SPLASH into the water. He looked at the shadow again, and to his realization, found that it was only that…a shadow. Ichigo's eye twitched a little as he fell back into the water.
"Dude! Are you high or something!" Keigo asked as helped Ichigo out of the water. Mizuiro and Chad laughed hysterically at their friends strange behavior. Ichigo gave them a glare as he took his wet tank top off and wrung it out to get the water out of it.
"No….I just thought that it would be nice to have a cool dip," Ichigo lied as he took a key from Keigo and picked up the things that he had dropped, then began to walk to his room.
"There'll be plenty of that in the future my friend!" Ishida replied smoothly as he followed Ichigo up to their room. The orange haired teen shrugged his shoulders, continuing to walk towards the stairs that lead up to his room.
"I know I know….." He replied to Ishida over his shoulder, slightly agitated with everyone at the moment. He looked at his key, reading the number that was inscribed upon the little hunk of brass. "207.…." He whispered to himself as he walked through one of the hall ways, looking for his room. Ichigo wasn't even paying attention to his surroundings, for if he had, he would have been awestruck.
The Shining Seashell had to have been the most luxurious and most expensive hotel on the whole beach. From it's ceiling dangled crystal chandeliers about every 20 feet, illuminating the hall ways with not only light, but a barrage of rainbows and shapes. The carpet seemed to be colored with sapphires, and made of silk, for it's sheen was almost blinding. Ichigo was only staring at the gold letters on the front of the doors though. Not the carpet or the vaulted ceiling with the beautiful chandeliers suspended from it.
"201.…203.….205.…Ah! 207!" He said to himself as he put the key into the lock and pushed open the door after hearing the click on the lock. Ichigo may not have noticed the hall way, but when he walked into the room, he dropped his bags in disbelief and his mouth hung open as though it was a cave in the cliff face of the Grand Canyon. His eyes scanned around the room, as he just stood there, his mouth still agape.
Ichigo stared at the beds, for those alone must have been made for kings! The canopies were pitch as the darkest night and were draped loosely around the king sized bed. An opening could be seen so that the sleeper might be able to crawl into it to enjoy the comfort of the silk sheets and the satin comforter. Millions of pillows, it seemed, were piled onto the beds in a neat and orderly fashion. After a few seconds of continuing to stare at the beds, Ichigo ripped his eyes away to look at the rest of the room. Just a few feet away from the beds was a black leather wrap around sofa, sitting right in front of a nice, big, flat screen TV. Next to the large sofa was a matching reclining chair. (A/N: My god…I wish I could go to this place….It would be a dream! -dabs her tears of longing with a tissue-) He looked a little bit past the "living room," so to speak, into the kitchen. There was a breakfast bar, with a cordless phone propped on the wall next to it, and just in front of where the hardwood floor began, wooden, cushioned stools sat. Ichigo walked over to the bar to look and see what the rest of the kitchen looked like. There was a small island with pots and pans hanging from the racks and a stainless steel refrigerator right behind it. Next to the microwave was an oven and a walk in pantry, which was already full of food and ready for use. Ichigo shook his head, then walked into the bathroom, which was by far one of the biggest bathrooms he had ever seen in his entire life. To his left was the shower, it's door closed and towels hanging right next to the towel rack with in reach ready for use. To his right was a huge counter with two sinks in it, the knobs seemed to Ichigo to be made out of pearl. A huge mirror hung in front of the counter so you could do your hair or brush your teeth. He walked in a little bit further to find a room leading off to a traditional Japanese wash room, then the last thing he saw was the toilet, though it was still a very rich and beautiful piece of art, Ichigo had to admit.
"Wow……" Was all Ichigo could say as he walked out of the bathroom and picked up his stuff and set to next to his bed. He felt uncomfortable in this high luxury palace, for he had never really been in a place as rich as this was. He looked to where a big long, thick curtain was pulled together. As curious as he was, Ichigo wanted to know what was behind it, so he got up and walked to it. He tugged on the draw string, making the curtain open. Ichigo stood in utter amazement at the scene that he saw. What the curtain had been concealing was a huge glass double door that lead out into an even bigger balcony, complete with a small hot tub. Ichigo stepped out side, then began to walk to the rail. The ocean breeze blew back his hair as he stared out at the ocean and all of the vacationers that were picnicking, or swimming down on the surface. He watched all of the young kids play their little games like Cowboys and Indians, or tag. He leaned on the concrete rail, looking around at all of the families and the old folks that would occasionally come out to visit their old pal, the sea. His gaze would continually fall on teens holding hands or kissing, and with each one he saw, the more and more he missed Rukia, the gnarled knot of guilt still in his stomach. Ichigo hung his head, his ears catching his friends surprised gasps as they entered.
"How'd you get a place like this, Keigo…?" Ishida asked, his voice still some what cold as he looked to Keigo, who seemed to be the only one not surprised by the hotels appearance.
"Well, the rooms that we have here are owned by my father. He bought them because he's constantly traveling out here with clients and such, so he just decided to buy a few of the rooms from the owner. The rooms are always stalked with food and fresh towels, and my father even sometimes has them put some extra clothes in the oak dressers. Pretty impressive, wouldn't you say Ichigo?" Keigo explained as he watched Ichigo come back into the room, closing the double doors behind him.
"Yeah, it's amazing," Ichigo agreed bluntly, for his thoughts were else where.
"How many to a room, Keig?" Mizuiro asked as he continued to look around the room.
"Two to each, I hope you don't mind sharing, and one will have to have three, unless you wish to sleep alone," Keigo answered as he moved down the hall to room 209, Mizuiro following him and Chad staying in the room, not minding to sleep on the huge wrap around sofa. Ishida closed the hotel room door and let out a small sigh.
"Wow….I never knew Keigo's family was so rich…" Ishida said to himself as he sat down onto the couch which Chad and Ichigo had already occupied. Ichigo stared at the blank screen of the TV and blinked as he stood up retrieving the remote.
"I say we hit the water as soon as possible," Ichigo grunted as he turned on the TV and tossed the remote onto the small oak coffee table that sat in front of the couch.
"Hai…" Chad nodded as he also stood up. Ichigo moved towards his bag, digging threw it he pulled out his swimming shorts and a pair of sandals.
"I hope you don't mind, but I'm not going into the bathroom to change," Ichigo alleged to his room mates as he stripped his clothes off and began to step into his swim shorts before they even had a chance to protest. Around the room, the other two were doing the same as he was.
"Didn't think so…" Ichigo snickered a little as slipped his sandals on, not wanting the bottom of his feet to get burned from the hot sand. He reached into his bag and pulled out his beach towel, then slung it around his shoulders. "Ready?" He asked the other two as he began to twist the door knob, the key securely in the inner zipper pocket of his swim trunks.
"Yup…" Chad replied as he walked towards Ichigo, Ishida following him, the only one wearing a shirt of some sort. Ichigo nodded then opened the door, just in time to see Keigo and Mizuiro coming out of their door.
"Same idea as us, I see!" Keigo chuckled as he shut the door behind himself then beginning to walk towards the outside.
"Guess so…." Ichigo replied with a shrug as he also closed the door behind himself and the other two that he shared his room with, not really wanting to talk for it would ruin his thoughts too often.
"Let's get going then…" Keigo declared as all five of them began to walk towards the beach, their towels and sunscreen already either slung over their shoulders or in their
hands.
Rukia's eyelids drooped as she listened to all of the hubbub in the small car, slightly amused with some of the topics.
"I mean, c'mon! It doesn't really matter the size of it, as long as he has one…right?" Chei argued the subject of weather a man's size really counts or not with Tatsuki.
"It does so! I mean, would you like a guy with a tiny one! GAWD! YOU'RE SO ANNOYING!" Tatsuki yelled, getting tired of arguing every ten seconds with Chei.
"AND SO ARE YOU!" She yelled back, sparks flying between the two. Rukia let out a laugh, making the car go silent.
"What….?" She asked, some what confused.
"You do realize it's almost been an hour since the last time we heard any sound from your mouth….right?" Chizuru answered as she glanced at Rukia, an amused smile on her face.
"Can't help it…You two fight over petty things. Kinda like me and Ichigo do every single day…" Rukia trailed off of her sentence, her smile twisting back into a frown. She looked at her hands, aware that once again all eyes were intently fixed upon her.
"Rukia-San…." Inoue whispered, noticing the change in atmosphere when she had said his name.
'Why? Why do I feel this way? I shouldn't….I'm not allowed…He's just a friend, nothing more, nothing less,' Rukia tried to convince herself, though doing a very poor job at it. Tears began to form at the corners of her eyes, but refused to let them fall.
"You're feelings for him shouldn't be, correct, Miss Rukia…" Ayako said as though reading Rukia's very thoughts. Her quiet voice sent a uncomfortable chill down Rukia's back as she looked at her hands in disbelief. Her hands clenched, grabbing the bottom of her short skirt in anger. How presumptuous that girl was!
"That…is none of your business," Rukia replied, her voice cold and austere as she looked at Ayako through the corner of her eye, watching the girls reaction.
"Answer my question, Miss Rukia, or are you too afraid that if you both share feelings for each other that it will lead to a catastrophe, per se the down fall of all human kind…?" Ayako once again had read her thoughts as though they were an open book. Rukia looked in front of her, her eyes wide with trepidation. She shook her head, attempting to compose herself once again.
"Tell me why you're here and know all of these things, and then I might answer your question. So don't ask me again, some one might get hurt…And stop making stupid predictions like these," Rukia added, her voice seeming to cut through the air like a samurai's katana. "You know nothing, so shut that hole on your face…" She added as her finger twitched, showing a sign of anger.
"H-h-h-how about a nice sing a long session?" Chizuru stuttered, knowing that this could prove as a problem. She switched on the radio where some crappy hip hop music came blaring out of the speakers. Tatsuki covered her ears and grimaced, as though the music had physically hurt her.
"TURN IT OFF! IT'S GONNA KILL ME!" She cried as she reached forward and switched the radio to an alternative rock station.
"HEY!" Chizuru, Chei, and Ayako all yelled at the same time.
"Much better…real music. None of that boy band crap…" She sighed as she began to sing the song that was playing. Inoue joined her in singing, also knowing the song, though she didn't quite know why. Rukia looked around, then deeming it safe, also joined the two, providing a counter melody for the melodic line. Chizuru listened to the three voices, not quite believing her ears.
"Who knew?" She mused to herself as she chuckled, pulling into a parking lot, then parking right next to a familiar jeep. Rukia looked at the car, the feeling that she knew this car emerging with in her, but she just shrugged off the feeling knowing that it would do her no good. She got out of the car, then after retrieving her bags, looked around. Man was this place gorgeous! The smell of the salt air, the cooling shade of the palm trees that had been planted, and the cool breeze tickling the collar of her blouse.
"Looky, looky!" Chizuru sang as she ran out of the office, throwing keys at all of the girls. Rukia smiled then looked a little past Chizuru towards the pool, noticing a huge shadow. Her fists tightened as she suddenly felt that there was something unnatural lurking around, waiting to devour the delicious human souls that were so abundant around here.
"Shhhhhh….." Rukia began as she dropped her things, then began to run towards the huge shadowy figure. She leapt over the fence, then used that as a launching pad to fling herself at the shadow. But just as Ichigo had, she went right threw it, though she didn't land in the water. Her momentum and speed was too great, so she was rammed into the other side of the swimming pool's concrete fence. Some rubble fell away as she got up holding her side, cursing at the shadowy figure. She stared at it for a second, then fell over, her eye twitching.
"Just a shadow! THAT'S ALL IT WAS! I'LL KILL HIM!" She yelled as she got back up then easily leapt over the pool, not noticing that all of the kids and people present had stopped to watch her charge then hit the wall. A young woman with her son shook her head sighing.
"Second one today…" She whispered as she ushered her son out of the gate. Rukia looked towards where the woman had been, hearing the comment.
"Mommy, is she crazy like that fire headed boy too?" A small voice asked the young woman. Rukia's eyes grew wide as she leapt the fence again grabbed her things then looked at her key with had 208 inscribed upon it. She ran into a few people, one yelling at her to slow down, but she ignored the stupid jerk. She flung open her door as soon as she got there, Chizuru hot on her heels. Rukia looked around, not surprised in the least at the hotels appearance as she put her stuff on her bed then let out a sigh.
"Chizuru…what hotel is this..?" She asked, her voice quiet.
"The Shining Seashell…why?" Chizuru replied as she watched Rukia's eyes get big. She shook her head trying to clear the white bubbles that had appeared in her vision away. A little blood trickled down the side of her cheek as she looked towards the door, seeing a young man standing there, an evil smirk on his face. He ran a finger down Chizuru's back, and in response to the contact, she freaked out and hid behind Rukia.
"I saw what you did back there, Miss. Are you crazy! Flinging yourself at a freaking concrete wall! Do you need to go to an asylum? Because only crazy bitches do that sort of thing," He sneered as he entered, taking his bandana off to run his fingers through his jet black hair.
"Shut the hell up. You need to learn some manners, Sir, before I teach them to you the hard way. State your name and your purpose, then leave," Rukia instructed as she stood up, ignoring the throbbing pain in the side of her head.
"Names Niwa…but you can call me daddy, sexy. Purpose? Well to see what the hell is wrong with you…you kinky bitch," He snickered, crossing his arms over his chest. Rukia glared at him.
"Leave," Was all she said before she turned her back on him and looked at Chizuru who had been just cowering behind her the whole time.
"But why? We could always have a little fun…" He smirked again as he began to advance towards her.
"I think, Rukia asked you to leave," Came the rough voice of Tatsuki behind the man. Niwa turned around just to find Inoue, Tatsuki, Ayako, and Chei standing there, their bags next to them.
"Oh, the girl has friends. It's ok weasel, I'll be gentle with your little psycho friend over there," He taunted as he turned back around to look at Rukia.
"You will do no such thing…" Rukia said bringing her hands up, preparing for a fight.
"Really now?" He asked, but right after the words had left his lips, Rukia had lunged at him, her fist making contact with the side of his face. Niwa stumbled back a few paces, his hand placed over his eye.
"You bitch!" He snarled, attempting to hit her in the stomach, but Rukia proved to be too fast for him, for before he even was half way through his lunge, she was behind him, slamming her foot into the base of his neck.
"Leave," She reiterated, not wanting to really deal with a scum bag like him. He stood up, for her last blow had sent him spiraling to the ground. Niwa looked behind him, his gaze falling on the innocent Inoue. Tatsuki noticed this and stood in front of her best friend.
"Don't even think about it…" She warned, cracking her knuckles. Niwa chuckled then began to walk towards the door, surprised and ashamed that he had been to easily subdued by a girl half his height.
"I'll be back, I can assure you of that…" He grunted, stumbling out the door, his hand still covering his eye.
As soon as Niwa had taken his leave, Rukia let out a sigh. Her head ached from slamming into a concrete wall, and from moving so quickly. She finally had to sit down on the bed, blood still trickling down the side of her face.
"What a bother…." She sighed to herself as Inoue walked over to her, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"Chizuru…I will stay with Rukia in this room. You room with Tatsuki…we have matters to discuss," Inoue said, also dropping the formalities with her friends. Ayako smirked a little looking at Rukia.
"Seeing things are you, Miss Rukia? Might wanna get your eyes checked, for a simple mistake like that could cost you your life," She sneered as she began to walk towards her own room, Chei in tow. Rukia watched the girl leave in contempt, having a feeling that she would soon show her true colors in time.
"I have a bad feeling about her, it just isn't right. She shouldn't be here, not only that, she reeks of my brother," Rukia said, covering her nose, knowing that it was ok to talk about her brother in front of the other three girls there.
"What do you mean Rukia-San?" Inoue asked, her hand still on her shoulder.
"I mean, she has seen him…and recently. Something's up, and I want to know what it is. Chizuru, I'm sorry about the way I've been acting towards your friends, I just don't like them all too much. I don't like anyone who is in league with my brother…I hope you understand," Rukia explained as she turned to Chizuru, looking the red haired teen in the eyes.
"It's ok, Rukia. It's not your fault that you don't like them," Chizuru replied, nodding her head as she spoke. She looked at Inoue, smiled, then picked up her bags.
"C'mon freakazoid, looks like we're sharing a room, and no funny business, that clear!" Tatsuki stated as the two began to walk down the hallway towards their room. The hotel room door shut with a small click as Rukia wiped away some of the blood. Inoue looked at her, a concerned look on her face.
"Will you be alright?" She asked quietly as she began to inspect the wound.
"It's just a small abrasion, I'll be fine. Besides, you bleed a lot out of your head because of all the blood vessels. No need to worry," She explained as she stood up looking out the huge window that faced the grassy hills. Inoue walked over to where she had set her bag down and dug through it, producing a black bikini, then tossed it at Rukia. She caught it with ease, smiling a little.
"Thank you," She said with a curt nod of her head, then looked at the foreign contraption. "But how the hell do you girls run around modestly in these things?" She mused to herself as she stared at it.
"Who ever said they were modest?" Inoue chuckled as she walked into the bathroom, her red bikini in her hand.
"You're right…girls here like to prance around in almost nothing but rags, kinda silly if you ask me," Rukia commented as she watched Inoue disappear into the bathroom to get dressed. She let out a sigh as she also began to put the bikini on, wondering if all girls wore these things. "Let's hope not…" She whispered to herself as she took out a towel and flung it over her shoulders, waiting for Inoue to return from the bathroom.
"I'm comin' out!" Inoue said as she came out, her clothes clutched to her chest as she walked over to her bag and stuffed them back in. She dug around in the bag again, this time taking out two little shawly things. (A/N You know…those things that you tie around your waist when you go swimming, but take it off when you actually are in the water? Hell if I know what they be called….-.-) She threw one at Rukia, then tied hers around her waist, waiting for Rukia to do the same.
"Uhhhh…..ok…." She muttered as she followed Inoue's lead and tied the thing on, who smiled at the dark eyed teen.
"We're set! TO THE WATER!" Inoue exclaimed as she flung open the hotel room door,
dragging Rukia along with her.
Chapter 2 completed! And btw…Niwa is a very important character, so don't forget who he is…that jerk. Also, you'll start to notice that Chei and Ayako aren't all that they seem to be on the outside. So, how ya'll like it so far? I mean, I've completed chapter 2 before I even uploaded chapter one. Craaaazy man! Yeah well….I can already tell you, these friends are in for a whole load of trouble in the near future. MUAHAHAHA! Retro party, Country Karaoke, Rain….MUAHAHAHAHA! Can't wait, and hopefully you guys'll keep me motivated, cuz my reviewers always seem to peter out on me and so I kinda just give up. Say that you'll continue to send me spam until I update or something. Something threatening. Writers block sucks btw. Ok ok ok, here's my advice so we can all go to sleep. Never run when you haven't stretched your butt muscles properly…you'll most likely pull it. Do you know how many muscles I've pulled since the beginning of the season (which was a week ago might I add...but not anymore...since my season is over...shows how long I waited to post this story...) ! THREE! COUNT THEM! THREE! Golly gee wiz! And I also got tendonitous in my right throwing shoulder, sonow if I put too much stress on it, it'll throb and my ring finger and my pinky will go numb...it's annoying...Ok, so with out further babbling, I leave! Till Next Time!
Sakura! (Peace Out Dudes)
