Rin drops her pen.
It's a subtle reaction, considering what it could have been, but it is most certainly a reaction. Leah catches her eye.
"That's—"
Leah hisses out a breath. "It is."
"Leah…"
"I'm going to go see what's going on."
She takes long steps through the halls, leather heels not quite clacking on the ground, but with enough power in her form that everyone drops out of her path save for Kushina. The woman takes up a position behind her shoulder, silent and dark eyed, a demonic weasel of some sort slung around her shoulders. They head for the suicide arrival halls, ignoring everything on their way. Hizashi watches as they pass by his office, and Yahiko catches Kushina's eye for a moment as he flits past, on his way to attend to some duty or other.
Leah's not sure if she likes what she sees.
Her eyes are accustomed to searching out fate lines and stories, nowadays. It's second nature to check if a person is going to be important or not. And right now, there's someone very, very important that died but minutes ago in the suicide halls. It's like Rin and Kushina and Yahiko all over again, a death that's going to lead to great or terrible things.
Leah doesn't like the fate lines that she sees, because right now, this death is tending towards 'terrible.' It's tending towards Rin and Yahiko's death, and is once again tied up in those blasted eyes.
"Leah?" Kushina tries.
"Not now," she grumbles.
Leah doesn't like the fate lines she sees, because this is… this is a crucial block at the bottom of a Jenga tower of a soul. Whatever tower he's been holding up, it's only one small jolt from toppling down in pieces.
Leah doesn't like the fate lines that she sees, because she knows them.
The doors slam open to greet her, and she stares down an eyeless, bleeding face, still bloated with the signs of death in a river.
Kushina inhales sharply behind her.
Leah's eyes narrow, face otherwise remaining stolen, even though she knows that the man can't see her. He hasn't healed from his death yet.
"Shisui, what the hel are you doing in Hel?"
o.o.o.o.o
Next time: Mine, Leah thinks.