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The Ties of Fate
Chapter Two: Embarrassments and Captivity
"Come on now my little beauty; surprise me with some-arg!" Suddenly the Hollow was thrown back as lightning surrounded its body.
"Does this surprise you enough!?" Sailor Jupiter screamed furiously, electricity crackling around her body.
"What the hell are you!? Some kind of Soul Reaper!?" It screamed and stood back up as she scoffed.
"Tsk! I'm a Sailor Senshi you bastard!" She screamed snarling- making sure that she kept her distance between herself and the Hollow.
"Well, I've never had a Sailor Senshi before, but they look pretty damn tasty to me!" It screamed and suddenly in the blink of an eye it was behind her, slamming her into a wall and pinned her there as she struggled to move.
"Now just hold still while I slowly suck you bone dry and then I'll rip your head off and suck out your insides… How does that sound, beauty?" It asked her as she sent electricity through her whole body and the Hollow was thrown off of her.
"It sounds like to me that you're going to go hungry tonight!" She screamed and centered electricity around her fist and charged at the Hollow but was smashed into the ground, knocking the breath out of her.
"So you want to play rough do you? Well, you can only last for so long." It laughed and then suddenly she felt a moist and slimy tongue wrap around her legs, pulling her to the ground.
"Ahh!" She shouted and tried to kick it off of her, but her legs wouldn't move.
"What the hell!?" She screamed and tried to pull it off but then her hands became numb.
"Hehehehe… Can't you see Sailor Senshi? Anything that my saliva touches becomes useless and numb." It laughed and she simmered.
"Surpreme Thunder!" She screamed as electricity once again zapped around the Hollow's body and it retracted its tongue.
"That hurt you little bitch!" The Hollow screamed and lashed its tongue on vital parts of her body. Needless to say, within a few moments she was lying helplessly on the ground. She breathed in stale night air and watched as the Hollow walked closer to her.
"You weren't much fun. You had a little shock in you, but not enough to harm me." It laughed and opened its mouth to bite her and she waited to feel the teeth sink into her defenseless body but felt something soft.
"You pissed me off, but I've still got your back, as long as you've got mine." She gasped at the voice she heard and looked up to see Ichigo holding her. She blushed and looked up at him.
"Ichigo…" She whispered softly.
"How touching! And look, Beauty led another delicious soul into my hands! I'm not sure which one I want to eat first, the boy or the Sailor Senshi!"
"Put me down! Put me down! Go fight it while you can!" She screamed angrily as Ichigo slowly sat her safely on the ground, propped up against the fence and turned towards the Hollow, readying himself. The Hollows' eyes looked at the two back and forth trying to decide on which to choose.
"I think I'll start with the Senshi to see how well she really tastes! And then I'll wash her down with Carrot Top!" It screamed and ran towards Makoto as she shrieked.
"Pickmeup! Pickmeup! PICKMEUP!" She shouted and looked up to see Ichigo standing in front of her as he had just punched the Hollow so hard that it opened the Hollows' mask.
"What are you-" She watched as the Hollow fell to the ground.
"My God…" She whispered and looked at the damage that he caused to it.
"Come on! Do something before it wakes up! Get rid of it or whatever you do!" She screamed and he walked over and punched its face once more, and that was enough to completely break off its mask. As soon as its mask was off Makoto began to feel her legs again and wearily stood up and walked over to Ichigo.
"Ichigo I-" Makoto then latched onto Ichigo as the Gates of Hell arose from the ground and he felt her quivering at the sight of it.
"Don't' worry, it's the Gate of Hell, that's where Hollow's are sent that have committed sins before they were turned into Hollows… It won't touch you; it's here for only him." Ichigo reassured her as she gulped and released his shirt.
"I will get you, Senshi! Don't forget it!" The Hollow screamed as she latched back onto his shirt and he snickered at her.
"You just kicked his ass and you're afraid of him? He's not coming out of there, you baby." He snickered and turned around to see her sullen look.
"Well, it looks like you weren't lying about who you were…" He spoke but she didn't look up.
"I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you and for making such a scene back at your house…" She spoke sadly as she untransformed right in front of him, her school uniform back on her body after a few shimmers. She sat down on the bench and pulled her knees to her chest as he walked up to her and sat down beside her.
"Ah, it's no big deal… our family's dealt with things worse than the scene you made." He tried to reassure her, but it didn't seem to be working. He sighed and looked down at her and saw that her eyes were all misty again and began to freak out.
"Uh-Uh..Um, don't you start crying again I-" She cut him off and looked up.
"Do you know what the last thing I told my mother was when I got on that plane to leave, Ichigo?" She asked as he bit his lip and shook his head. She looked back down at the ground before replying.
"I told her that I hated her… Isn't it horrible?" She looked up at him and laughed sadistically, but cried at the same time.
"I can't even remember what we were fighting about. But after I told her that, she kissed me on the cheek and told me that… That she loved me." She spoke in a choked manner and bit her lip trying not to cry, not wanting to give him that burden.
"I always try to forget those memories… But since I've been here… I can't keep them out of my mind, both the good and the bad… they hurt just the same... I buried my parents on that birthday… I'll never forget how each one after that felt…" She spoke as tears slid down her cheeks while she didn't even blink. Ichigo looked down at her; his expression could have mirrored her own.
"I know… I feel the same way, Makoto…" He spoke and her head snapped up. The flashback of the house came back to her… She hadn't even noticed that their mother wasn't present at the table while they ate.
"I-Ichigo… I'm… I'm so sorry! Here I've been blubbering like a baby, telling you all of my problems when you feel the same as I do, I'm sorry-"
"It's nothing like my case Makoto… You lost everything, while I still have something… And I always thought I had it worse than anyone else…" He replied, but didn't look at her. Suddenly it all happened to fast it took a while for him to feel it.
A tingling and stinging sensation was printed on his cheek he looked down to see a fuming girl.
"How can you say that!? She was your mother and you act like nothing happened! Just because you only lost her doesn't mean that you shouldn't let yourself feel how bad it hurts to have that place in your heart empty! My parents were everything to me, and I still feel that hole, but you only convinced yourself that it was a pinprick in your heart…" Makoto hissed and stood up, briskly walking away. She couldn't stand it anymore, she was afraid she was going to kill him if she stayed near him any longer, she was going back to his house.
-:-
Dark amethyst eyes glared forward as she slowly brushed her long ebony hair away from her face. It had been three days since she and Hotaru had been taken away from Tokyo and into this world that she knew too much and too little about.
She had been sitting in this room plotting so many ways to take Hotaru back home safely. She knew that they only brought her back here as a consolation prize… But she now knew that they both had something that the Soul Society needed… But she didn't know what it was that they wanted so desperately from her…
"Hotaru is the Senshi of Death… They have many uses they can apply her to… I have to find out what it is, and get her back home… She doesn't deserve to be placed within all of this chaos…" Rei whispered to herself as she played with ends of her hair. She looked up and out the window of her chamber and at the sky.
"Mako-chan…. I felt you enter that world… I know your power from anywhere… But you can't come here or you will be killed." Rei spoke softly as unwanted tears began to fill in her eyes at just imagining the thought of having spilled blood on her hands. Suddenly something dawned on her and she reached into her pocket and felt her heart race. She slowly pulled out her communicator looking down at the small golden symbol of Mars and gulped.
She had little time to do this… She hoped that Hotaru would still have hers with her… If she didn't, everything she was willing to try would be in vain. She flipped the lid open and waited then saw Hotaru's sad yet serious face. She breathed easy upon seeing the younger Senshi.
"R-Rei-chan… What are we going to do? I asked that boy once he took me to my room about what he was planning on doing to us, he said that we… We both had something that the Soul Society needs to be destroyed!" Hotaru cried and bit her lip looking at Rei, whose face was frozen in shock.
"Rei…Rei-chan? What's wrong?" Hotaru asked fearing to know what Rei had realized.
"Hotaru, guard your communicator with your life. Don't call me unless it's an emergency… We can't have them taken away or everything will be destroyed. Keep safe, Firefly…" Rei whispered and then closed her end of the line.
Hotaru looked down at the static then hurriedly stuffed the small wristwatch back into her robes upon hearing the door open. She looked up to see the white haired boy walk in, his face the same serious look on it as he walked over to the Senshi of Silence. He handed her a tray of food, that didn't really look too appetizing.
"Thank you…" She whispered and took the food graciously. He nodded and turned to walk away but she caught his hand and as suddenly as she did, she felt a sword pressed against her throat.
"I-I-… I just wanted to ask you your name." She whispered; her jaw quivering as he let a softened look appear on his face and he placed the sword back in its hilt. He watched her breathe easy as soon as the sword was removed from her neck.
"Hitsugaya Toshirouu." He spoke and she looked up at him, smiling and replied,
"Tomoe Hotaru, it's nice to meet you Toshirouu-san." Hotaru smiled as best as she could and stuck her hand out in greeting and watched as he looked down at it in confusion.
"How can she be so buoyant when she was taken from her home and placed in this cell for reasons unknown to her?" He thought then finally took her hand, both surprised that he did. He looked up at her and took his hand away and began walking to the door again.
"Good bye, Toshirou-san…" She spoke softly and watched him walk out as he gave her one last glance and shut the door behind him. He sighed and walked down the hall, the black haired, lilac eyed, female plaguing his thoughts and reminding him of a childhood friend.
"You are in charge of Tomoe Hotaru until further notice Toshirouu. Keep a close eye on her; she is capable of many things that you could never imagine." Toshirouu looked up to see Byakuya who was advancing towards him his robes billowing behind him.
"… But what about the one? The other that has come to retrieve her teammates?" Toshirou asked as Byakuya stopped right next to him and looked down.
"Kino Makoto was allowed to come here because she is the Sailor Senshi of Jupiter; the Senshi of Protection, Lighting and Nature… She was chosen long ago when we announced the treaty with the Silver Alliance to be allowed to enter this world and the ones of the living, but if she is to cause a disturbance we can stop her. Just as she tried to stop us when we took her Senshi. She will fight until her last breath, which is for certain. But we cannot let her succeed in retrieving her Senshi, or our world as well as the others will perish… They must be destroyed." Byakuya spoke calmly and began to walk away but Toshirou spoke one again.
"If it's just one girl, there will be no problem disposing of her nuisance." He spoke and Byakuya stopped in his tracks.
"Those who are underestimated are always the ones that become victors and succeed in the end… Do not underestimate this Senshi… She owns the name The Senshi of Protection and Courage after all, Toshirou." Byakuya spoke and walked on leaving a stunned and confused Toshirou.
-:-
Makoto's eyes were kept at the ground her whole way home…
"How can he not let any emotion through?... His mother is dead, that means he should feel something and let others know that he does in the first place…" Makoto whispered to herself as she walked along the dark and damp night streets. She looked up at the flickering street light above her then looked around at her surroundings and saw the Kurosaki household.
"Heh, wow… I guess I knew my way better than I thought…" She laughed quietly to herself in an unamused way. She sighed and just as she was about to open the door someone else did and felt herself in a tight hug.
"Makoto-san! It's alright! We have decided that you may live with us while you are here!" Isshin shouted enthusiastically as Makoto sweat dropped and tried to wiggle out of his hug of death.
"Dad, let her go! Obviously she's not going to hug you back." Karin scoffed and Yuzu giggled while he let Makoto down as she caught her breath.
"Well, actually you can stay if you want to that is and we need to hear what Ichigo has to say…" Isshin added and looked around.
"By the way… Where is Ichigo? He did find you, didn't he?" Isshin asked as Makoto froze and scratched the back of her head.
"I can't tell him about the whole Hollow thing… Ichigo probably is in the same boat as the Senshi and doesn't tell his family!" Makoto screamed to herself.
"Well… You see, Ichigo… He um-"
"I'm right here dad…" She heard a voice say from behind her as she jumped about ten feet in the air and turned around to meet his gaze as her eyes traveled to the hand print on his cheek and blushed while she looked at the ground.
"Ah, there you are! Ichigo, we've decided to let Mako-chan stay, what do you think!?" Yuzu shouted as enthusiastically as her father. Makoto bit her lip; she knew what was coming… Since she hit him and yelled at him, now he was going to make sure she didn't complete this mission and kick her out of his house…
"I don't really care." He replied and walked around her as her head snapped up and followed him as he walked by and she lowered her eyes to the ground once again, this time in a shameful manner.
"Ichigo! That's no way to treat Makoto-san! And what happened to your face!?" Isshin yelled after him and Makoto sighed.
"I really appreciate that you all are letting me stay here and I'm just a complete stranger… and I really want to apologize for making such a scene a while ago… I don't mean to be a nuisance for you all-"
"Makoto, there is nothing for you to apologize for… Besides, if you cook a meal you can stay as long as you want!" Isshin shouted as Makoto gave him a small smile.
"Thank you…" She replied and looked at the clock.
"Um… It's getting late… Do you mind if I wash up before bed?" Makoto asked as Yuzu popped up.
"Sure! I'll show you where the bathroom is, Mako-chan!" She shouted happily and pulled the brunette upstairs.
-:-
Makoto slowly pulled the shower curtain open and felt the freezing cold air hit her steaming body as she quickly grabbed the folded towel next to her. She sighed as she dried her body and looked at herself in the mirror, her expression was bleak.
"I-… I should go and apologize to him… He helped me even after all of the horrible things I said to him… Plus…" She gulped and continued.
"I have to ask him if I can borrow a shirt of his to wear to bed." She spoke softly and looked at her reflection blushing back at her.
She wrapped the towel around herself and walked out of the door and looked down the hallway to his room. She looked back and forth before walking out and then made her way over to his room. She stepped in front of the door and took a deep breath. She grabbed the doorknob and slowly turned it and walked inside.
"Ichigo… Look I'm really sorry that-"
"OH MY GOD!! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN HERE!?" Ichigo screamed and tried to cover his naked body but didn't succeed. Makoto's jaw dropped as well as something else…
She couldn't move even if she wanted to… she couldn't make her eyes stop wandering even if she wanted to. Then she noticed Ichigo's face turn red and he began to stutter and noticed that he wasn't exactly looking at her face… She couldn't feel anything but the heat of her cheeks… Wait… Yes she could!... It was a little drafty…
"OAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed and picked up her towel trying to cover herself as quickly as possible and slammed the door behind her as she stood there for a moment then slid down against his door and pressed her hands to her heated face.
"OhmyGodohmyGodohmyGodohmyGod…." This continued for a while…
"This is the most embarrassing day of my life! I walked in on him changing a-and then…He…- he just saw me completely naked and all I wanted to do was say that I was sorry and ask for a damned T-Shirt!... He was… So… So hot though… No Mako! No! You have to focus!" She shouted to herself.
Down the hall peeking around the corner…
"I think she's a nutcase." Karin spoke bluntly as Yuzu stood next to her, her hand under her chin like she was in deep thought.
"I'm not sure yet…" She replied as Karin sweat dropped.
-:-
While Makoto was going through her complete breakdown she felt her body fly back and hit the ground. She looked up to see a blushing and fully clothed Ichigo staring down at her, as she turned an even more beet red. She quickly stood up and walked into his room.
"Haven't you ever heard of knocking?!" Ichigo seethed and leaned against his wall as he looked at her as she sat on his bed blushing and didn't retaliate not wanting to make a fool of herself again. She sighed and looked up, a blush still present.
"Look, Ichigo… I wanted to apologize to you for the way I acted and yelled and you… And… Slapped you, even though I'm not even a slapping person, but that's besides the point…" She whispered and then looked at him and blushed deeper as his naked image popped back into her head and she continued.
"A-and even though I did that to you, you still let me stay here… And I want to thank you for that… I'm sorry that I treated you so badly when all you did was turn the other cheek…" She finished and then looked up with sparkling eyes and blushing cheeks as she asked in a sickeningly sweet voice,
"Forgive me?" As he rolled his eyes and scratched the back of his head as her naked image reared its face in his mind.
"Whatever…" He replied as she sat on the edge of his bed.
"I need one of your shirts to wear to bed… Says your father…" She added and looked away as he sighed and walked over to the closet and opened it.
"Here." He said as she looked up to see a large T-Shirt being thrown in her direction and caught it. She looked up questioningly.
"What!? No bottoms!?... Do you expect me to sleep in my underwear or something!?" She shouted and he scoffed while blushing as he now pictured her in his shirt and only underwear.
"If you wanted pants you should have brought some before you decided to come on this ' Mission'." He replied as she rolled her eyes and stomped out of the room as he swore that he heard her cursing someone named Setsuna for telling her she needed to bring nothing. He shut the door and he sighed, flopping on his bed while blushing.
"This girl's going to kill me if I can't get that out of my head!" He shouted to himself and slammed his hands into his face.
Unknown to him someone had been watching the whole thing unfold and laughed maliciously.
-:-
Makoto sat down and began brushing her wet locks, the ginger haired boy still plaguing her thoughts.
"Strawberry-Kun… You have no idea what you're doing to me here…" She whispered to herself and then something caught her eye in the mirror and she turned around.
"Aww! How cute…" She whispered and walked over to the bed.
-:-
Ichigo sighed and walked over to his light switch and then something hit him.
"Wait a second… Kon? Where are you!?" Ichigo shouted, but no answer came. He shrugged and turned the light out and sighed.
"Thank God he didn't see any of that happen… If he did and told someone… I don't know what I'd do to him…" Ichigo growled and slowly began to fall asleep.
-:-
"What an adorable stuffed animal!" Makoto shouted and hugged the animal gingerly.
"I wonder if it was Ichigo's when he was younger?..." Makoto thought then blushed and hugged it again.
"Aw! How cute would that be to see mean 'ol Strawberry with a stuffed animal!?" Mako shouted and turned the light out then flopped on the bed. She yawned and hugged the small creature close to her body.
"I better get some rest… Tomorrow I'm going to make Ichigo take me to Urahara…" She whispered and slowly drifted off to sleep; unknown to her that the 'cute' stuffed animal was none other than the perverted Mod Soul: Kon.
-:-
He stretched and yawned as he turned over in his bed, sunlight streamed down on his face making his hair look even more of a flaming orange. He sighed and looked over at his clock.
"…9:30…. I should probably get up…" He told himself and threw the covers off of his body and began to get dressed.
He walked downstairs to see his father sitting at the table with a newspaper and a cup of coffee while Karin and Yuzu sat and ate breakfast. Just as he was about to sit down at the table he felt a fist slam into his head.
"You need to go wake up Makoto! You will eat when she eats!" Isshin yelled as Ichigo kicked him back.
"Why can't they do it!?" He screamed and pointed at his sisters who were ignoring the two males.
"Because she's YOUR guest! So go and kindly wake her up! I need to speak with her!" Isshin shouted and Ichigo stood up and began trudging up the stairs while cursing to himself. He found himself standing outside her door and then forcefully knocked.
"Hey! Makoto! You need to get up!" He shouted but received no response.
"Hey you lazy ass! Come on!" He shouted again and pounded on the door, but still didn't get an answer.
"Grrrr! I'm coming in!" He screamed and threw the door open to see Makoto completely asleep. He sweat dropped and walked over to her, that's when he noticed something that looked strange. There was a large lump under her shirt… And it was moving.
"Wh-what the Hell!?" Ichigo screamed and then his eye twitched. Kon popped his head out of the neck of her shirt.
"Shut up Ichigo! You're going to wake her up! And I just got comfortable, hehehehe!" The Mod Soul laughed and dived back under her shirt as Ichigo's eyes popped out of his head.
"KON! You son of a bitch! Get out of there!" He screamed and walked over to her sleeping form and heard him reply,
"Make me." He teased. Ichigo was now fuming.
"Kon, if you make me go in there I will kill you, you know that?" Ichigo growled and then he heard Makoto giggle and she began blushing.
"But it's so worth it!" Kon replied as Ichigo's face lit up like a Christmas tree.
"Stop fondling her! You dirty little pervert! She's asleep for God's sake!" Ichigo shouted and Makoto giggled once again, her face now flushed.
"If I don't help her… That's just wrong… If I do… I will have a fifty/fifty chance of being caught… And she would kill me if she found out that I didn't…This is a lose/lose situation…" Ichigo thought.
"Damn it, Kon!" He shouted and pulled up the bottom of her shirt and began feeling around for the S.O.B. that got him in this position in the first place.
" Kon!... You little!-" Suddenly Ichigo felt him brush against his hand and grabbed him.
"Gotcha you little bastard! I-………….. Sh-Shit…" Ichigo gulped and realized that stuffed animals weren't heated and looked over to see Kon sitting on the edge of the bed smiling maliciously.
Her eyes slowly fluttered open and she blushed seeing Ichigo looking down at her as she just woke up.
"I-Ichigo?... Um what are you doing in here?... Is everything alright-" That's when she became fully awake and she felt herself being suppressed. Ichigo couldn't move even if he wanted to… He was too afraid, like one of those things where you think if you don't move, they won't see you. Makoto's eyes looked down and an arrow drew to where half of his arm was missing and the other half was up her shirt.
"I-Chi-Go!" She growled and he was finally able to retract his hand and was blushing like mad.
"N-No! I-It's not what you think! It was him! His names Kon and he's a Mod Soul and can talk and is a pervert and was messing with you all night I tried to get him out of your shirt…." He was digging his own grave. Makoto stood up flames behind her and he backed up.
"Wait! See look!" He yelled and grabbed Kon.
"H-he can talk! Show her Kon!!" Ichigo shouted down at the lifeless animal.
"SHOW HER!" He screamed and began shaking Kon, but he wouldn't move.
"I- Agh!" Ichigo went flying out of the room and into the hallway leaving a dent where he landed.
"I'm going to kill you, you hentai!" She screeched and charged at him.
-:-
"Oh my! Do you think Ichigo's going to be okay?" Yuzu asked looking up towards the stairs where they could hear Makoto screaming and Ichigo's body being thrown into the many and various objects.
"I'm just glad to know Ichigo's becoming a man! I was starting to worry about him you know! Young love is always the most amazing thing!" Isshin shouted as he got hearts in his eyes while Karin stuck her tongue out in disgust.
-:-
"Sorry I didn't get up in time to make breakfast this morning. I was really tired from yesterday, I promise that'll I'll make it tomorrow for sure!" Makoto smiled as she sat down and ate her breakfast while a broken Ichigo sat next to her, a black eye beginning to appear.
"Oh, that's alright Makoto! And I wanted to ask you something." Isshin added and she looked up.
"How old are you?" He asked and she gave a confused look.
"Um… sixteen… Why?" She asked but he answered with another question.
"And what grade are you in?"
"I'm a Sophomore… Why?" She asked again, and he replied by shoving papers in her face a smile plastered on his own.
"Because if you're living with us, I signed you up to go to school with Ichigo!" He shouted and Ichigo spewed all of his orange juice out on the table.
"WHAT!?" He and Makoto both screamed.
"Well, yes… If you're still in school and came here… Weren't you going to continue anyway?" Isshin asked and Makoto blushed. It was a stupid reason to get upset but now this was making things even more complicated!
"B-But... HOW!? How did you do that!? You know nothing about me!" Makoto replied and put her head in her hand.
"I come here on a mission and now I'm being babysat and made to do homework! This should be like a vacation/training session!" She thought.
"Well, I have some connections with the school, if you know what I mean." He laughed as she looked at him like he was crazy.
"And so, I was able to convince them that you needed to go here." He finished as she sweatdropped.
"This guy is a total nutcase..." She thought to herself
"Dad, you're such an idiot! What's the point of signing her up for school here if there is only a few days of school even left!?" Ichigo shouted pointing out his mistake as Isshin sat and thought about it for a minute.
"Hahaha! Well, I guess you are right! But still, an education is something that should never be wasted! So any bit of school that you can get in will help!" He shouted zestfully as Mako and Ichigo sweatdropped.
"Well, Ichigo said he would show me around town so we better get going, right Ichigo?" Makoto fumed and he snorted knowing what she was talking about.
"Whatever." He replied and got up and walked over to the door as Makoto followed and shut the door behind them.
"Aren't they perfect!? They're completely in love, you can tell by just looking at the-" Isshin was shut up by a swift kick from Karin.
"Shut up dad…" She mumbled.
-:-
The whole walk to Urahara's was silent. No one even dared to make eye contact. She couldn't have been more thankful to see that the walk was short when they soon arrived at the small shop. She watched as Ichigo stepped in front of her and pounded not so lightly on the door.
"Hey Mr. Hat-and-Clogs! Open up! I have a girl here that wants to see you!" Ichigo shouted but there was no answer.
"Oh you've got to be kidding me…" Makoto mumbled then pounded on the door herself.
"Hey! I need to talk to you! I was sent here to be trained by a Urahara Kisuke!" Makoto screamed and growled while still receiving no answer.
"Well, does he ever close up shop or something?!" Makoto shouted looking at Ichigo her face contorted into pure rage.
"No… Not unless something's wrong…" Ichigo answered.
"The bastard's supposed to be here anyway so he can train me!" Ichigo thought angrily.
"Well… Then what am I supposed to do!? Suna's gonna be a little pissed if I don't start training now!" Makoto screamed then sighed heavily while she turned around.
"I start school tomorrow don't I?" Makoto asked in a monotone voice.
"Yeah…" He replied as he sat on the porch beginning for the all day stakeout and looked up to see Makoto looking at him like he was crazy.
"What now?" He seethed not particularly wanting to talk to her after what happened only a few hours ago.
"Hey! Don't get bitchy with me just because you have your perverted hentai ways about making up excuses for touching people about talking stuffed tigers you ass! Now get up because if your dad is making me go to school, that means I need to find more clothes than just my old fuku and your stupid T-Shirts!" She screamed and grabbed his collar pulling him off in the direction towards town.
"Are you sure we shouldn't have just let her in Sir? She seemed to act like she really needed your help." A tall and burley man said as he looked down at the store owner.
"Yep, we just need to keep an eye on her… I think I know what this is all about…" Urahara spoke while looking through the window at the brunette pulling the once substitute Soul Reaper.
-:- The Next Morning -:-
Makoto turned over upon hearing her alarm clock go off. Her hand smacked the small instrument off of the desk and she turned over on to her stomach planning on catching a few more minutes of sleep… But now she found herself in an odd position. She felt like there was a pillow stuffed under her shirt and the pillow was… The pillow was alive!? Her eyes shot open at the feel of something squirming around in her shirt and she heard muffled cries coming from underneath her. She quickly flipped over and grabbed whatever it was that was playing hide-and-seek in her shirt.
She pulled it out and her jaw dropped while her face turned an unbecoming violet. She was looking at the stuffed animal that Ichigo had blamed for being able to feel her up just the other morning.
"Y-y-you…." She couldn't even talk as Kon finally gave up the act.
"Hi Makoto! My names Kon it's a pleasure to meet such a-
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! ICHIGOOOOO!" She screamed running out into the hallway not caring that she was only in a long T-Shirt and underwear, with Kon in hand. She threw Ichigo's door open.
"What the Hell is this!?" She screamed holding Kon upside down by one leg… Then that's when things got even crazier.
"What did I say about knocking!?" Ichigo screamed at her as he only stood there in his boxers.
"O-Ooppsss… Sorry… W-well, at least we can answer the age old question: Kurosaki Ichigo, boxers or briefs?- Boxers!" She yelled nervously then threw the stuffed toy in his direction and ran back to her room.
"Mako wait! I thought what we had was special!" Kon yelled dramatically as Ichigo kicked him.
"Shut up! If it wasn't for you this wouldn't have happened in the first place!" He screamed.
-:- from outside Ichigo's window -:-
"What do you think is going on in there?" Mizuiro asked looking up at Ichigo's window in concern.
"Who cares?! Did you hear that girl!? That didn't sound like one of his sisters! -gasp- Maybe Ichigo's hiding a girl in his closet!" (Pun intended) Keigo shouted overdramatically as usual.
"You think?" Mizuiro asked looking at him astonished that Ichigo could actually do something like that.
"I don't think Ichigo's the kind of person to do that. But if he doesn't hurry we're going to be late." Chad spoke unemotionally.
-:-
"If I don't hurry I'm going to be late on my first day!" Makoto wailed to herself -much like Usagi always did- as she put on her new school fuku not believing that they had actually found her size…. Okay… Maybe they still didn't have her size.
"My God!! If it's going to be this short why don't you just let me wear the guys' uniform!?... Although the shirt does make me look rather chesty." She beamed at herself in the mirror, then snapped out of her dazed stage. The skirt was almost shorter than her Sailor Fuku!!
"No time to even try to lengthen it! I knew I should have tried this thing on last night!" She yelled to herself as she grabbed her shoes and put them on and then ran out her door running straight into Ichigo.
"Makot-"
"No time! We're late!" She screamed and ran past him and down the stairs leaving a trail of dust behind her.
"Later Isshin, Karin, Yuzu!" She screamed and blasted out the door.
"Well it's about time Ichi-…Go…" Keigo said then slowed down and looked to see Makoto running out the door, a determined look on her face. Keigo's and Mizuiro's heads snapped to look at each other then back at the charging Makoto.
"Hi I'm-"
"KinoMakotosorrynotime!" She yelled and blasted down the street, gone in mere seconds.
"Damn… She's fast." Chad spoke.
"No Chad! It's: Damn! She's hot!" Keigo shouted rather enthusiastically, then they heard Ichigo run out.
"Makoto! Damn that stupid girl!" He yelled.
-:-
"I still can't believe I made it in time… No thanks to Ichigo though!" Makoto thought to herself while looking at schedule to see which class she had.
"Great! Home Economics! My favorite!" She shouted happily and quickly found the room. Just as she was about to enter a girl popped up in her way making her jump ten feet.
"Oh! Sorry I didn't mean to scare you! You must be the new girl! I'm Inoue Orihime!" She said and shook Makoto's hand as Makoto was surprised at how friendly this girl was.
"Hi, I'm Kino Makoto, it's nice to meet you Orihime." Makoto smiled as the orange haired girl pulled her into the class room.
"Come on, come meet my friends." She smiled and Makoto couldn't help but go along… She reminded her of Usagi and Minako with her bubbly attitude in all.
"Guys, I'd like you to meet Kino Makoto! She's the new girl that everyone's been talking about!" Orihime shouted happily as Makoto gave her a questioning look.
"Talking about me?... What do they have to talk about?... I got here like ten minutes ago." Makoto replied and sat down.
"Do you have to ask!? God look at you! You're pretty, abnormally tall, and you've got boobs that can rival Orihime's!" Michiru shouted bluntly as Makoto blushed and looked the other way.
"Shut up Michiru, you're embarrassing her!" Tatsuki yelled as Makoto looked over her.
"She reminds me of Ruka…" Makoto thought then was distracted by another person.
"So, why did you move here Makoto?" Michiru asked as Makoto stiffened. She forgot to make a plan and tell Ichigo as well!
"Yeah, Mako-chan… Is it because of a boyfriend of something?" Chizuru asked seductively as Makoto's eye twitched.
"U-um… No… I just-… Well my Uncle said that I needed to get away from Juuban and see something new because I got kicked out of my old school and so I came here because of friends." Makoto smiled inwardly at her almost non-lie.
"You got kicked out of your old school!? For what!?" Mahana shouted.
"Well… Fighting…" Makoto replied with a blush.
"No way! You!?" Michiru asked like it wasn't believable.
"Um, yeah. I was the best fighter back in Tokyo! I've been training since I was seven!" Makoto smiled proudly.
"Wow Makoto! You must be as good as Tatsuki! She's the best female fighter in Karakura Town!" Orihime added enthusiastically.
"Really?" Makoto asked now interested.
"I wouldn't mind sparing anytime I'm always up for a good fight." Makoto smiled over at Tatsuki.
"Deal." She replied with a smile.
"Anyway, back to what you were saying Makoto! You moved here because of friends?... Like who?" Michiru asked as Makoto thought about it. It shouldn't matter throwing Ichigo's name around! What are the odds of them knowing who he is!?
"Well, Kurosaki Ichigo. I'm living with his family." She answered; you could have heard a pin drop.
"No. Way." Michiru spoke.
"W-What?" Makoto asked.
"How do you know Ichigo!?"
"Are you guys like secret lovers or something!?"
"That's why you moved here wasn't it!?"
"N-no! Listen! –Guh…Um… Ugh… My-my uncle knows Ichigo's dad, Isshin, and so my uncle asked Isshin if it was alright if I could live with them while I go to this school seeing as I don't have any parents. Okay. It's not some crazy love story." Makoto replied and just as another question was going to be shot out of Michiru's mouth the teacher finally came in and carried on with class, saving poor Mako from any more lies.
Unknown to her that another pair of eyes were watching her and thinking of their own questions to ask her.
-:-
"Thank God for lunch!" Makoto thought and grabbed her bento box.
"Now to find-omph!" Makoto huffed as she looked up to see Ichigo as he grabbed her arm.
"Ichigo! Hey I was just looking for you!" Makoto shouted and noticed his angrier than normal looking scowl.
"What now?" She asked as they walked along.
"Thanks to your little panty flashing this morning, my friends are DIEING to meet you." Ichigo seethed through his teeth.
"My what!? I-…." Makoto stopped and now realized what he meant. She looked down at the skirt and thinking of how fast that she had been running.
"I had to ask people why they were talking about me…" She growled to herself and began pulling at the short skirt subconsciously.
-:-
Makoto followed Ichigo to the front of the school and under a shaded tree.
"Are we going to be eating alone or someth-Ah!" She screamed as a boy with shoulder length brown hair stepped out from behind the tree making her jump frantically behind Ichigo.
"Hi there! I'm Asano Keigo! We met earlier this morning, Makoto hehehe." He replied as she blushed now knowing that she gave them a full view indeed.
"Yes… I suppose I did…" She replied. Saying she was blushing would be an understatement at the moment. She and Ichigo walked around to the other side of the tree to see two other boys sitting there.
"Makoto, this is Chad and Mizuiro." Ichigo spoke and sat down.
"Gee, thanks so much for the formal introduction." She grumbled. And then she realized something.
"Why don't you sit down and eat with us Makoto?" Mizuiro asked kindly as she blushed and began pulling at her skirt.
"Well I sure as hell would love to but seeing as this stupid school wouldn't just let me where my old school fuku instead of making me try to walk around with this now mini skirt, I can't because the panty show this morning-I'm telling you all now-was a one time thing." She growled trying to think of a way to pull this off. Then felt an article of clothing thrown at her and looked down to see Ichigo's long outer jacket in her grasp.
"Well I guess this could work." She mused and sat down placing that on her lap and folding her legs off to the side. She looked up to see two of the boys looking at Ichigo like it wasn't him.
"WHAT!?" He yelled looking up from his food.
"You know 'what' Ichigo! You're trying to keep Makoto all to yourself!" Keigo shouted jealously as Makoto's eye twitched.
"WHAT!?" Ichigo yelled food flying out of his mouth.
"You like her, don't deny i- oaf!" Keigo then flew back and hit the tree.
"Would you shut up already!? I don't like her!" Ichigo shouted while Makoto sat there sweat dropping and looked over at Chad and smiled.
"You seem like the only normal one around here Chad. So, have you been friends with these idiots for long?" Makoto smiled and looked over at Ichigo who had Keigo in a headlock yelling something about fighting for Makoto's love.
"Yeah, I've known Ichigo for a while now. He's a good friend and you can't really help but like him." He replied.
"Yeah… He seems to rub off on you that way doesn't he?" Makoto asked looking over at the bruised and battered Keigo and Ichigo sitting down and finishing his lunch.
"So Makoto, why is it that you're living with Ichigo?" Mizuiro asked as both Ichigo and Makoto tensed at the question.
"Well… I'm staying with Ichigo because my Uncle knows his dad and I needed to come here because I was kicked out of my last school for fighting and since Isshin and my Uncle are good friends Isshin offered for me to stay with his family and blah, blah, blah, blah… And here I am." Makoto answered as Ichigo face vaulted thinking that she had just made that up off the top of her head.
"Wow… You got kicked out for fighting!?" Mizuiro asked amazed as Keigo had hearts in his eyes.
"Kino Makoto! If you don't like Ichigo, will you go out with me!?" Keigo shouted and both she and Ichigo spit their drinks out.
"E-excuse me?" She asked as the liquid dripped from her chin.
"Please! I love you!" He shouted as she looked at him like he was crazy then her eyes flashed over to Ichigo who was about to hit Keigo again but she stopped him by speaking.
"N-no you don't." Makoto replied.
"Yes I do."
"No trust me you don't. Do you want to go out with a girl that's taller than you and most likely can kick your ass?" Makoto asked as he nodded his head.
"No! No you don't! I'm a horrible person! I'm needy and whiney and- and I go from guy to guy… I'm very flighty; no one likes that in a woman!" Mako shouted.
"I think it's cute." He replied as she sweat dropped.
"I'm sorry Keigo… But I like someone else." She replied and Ichigo fell over.
"What!?" He and Keigo shouted simultaneously.
"Gezz we're five minutes into lunch and she's already caused a soap opera!" Mizuiro spoke to Chad as he nodded in agreement.
"Oh, I get it! So you live with Ichigo, so you love him!" Keigo shouted as Makoto blushed and began stammering.
"N-no! I-it's not that! It's just that I have- a boyfriend!" Makoto lied through her teeth.
"Oh really!? If you want to shoot me down just tell me don't lie! I would ha-"
"Oi, Blossom." A deep voice said to the right of the group and everyone looked to see a blonde haired man wearing long slacks and a button up shirt standing next to an amazing looking convertible.
"Blossom? Who is he-" Keigo looked over to see Makoto stand up her mouth dropped and Ichigo's jacket fall to the ground.
"R-Ruka?... Ruka!?" Makoto shouted and ran to the woman and jumped into her arms hugging her tightly.
"Ruka! What are you doing here!? You know you can't be here! Have you talked to anyone about them yet I-" Makoto was stopped from talking by Haruka pressing a finger to her lips.
"You talk to much Koto." Haruka smiled as Makoto felt tears come into her eyes as she bit her bottom lip.
"Ruka-chan, you can't be here! What if the Soul Society finds you!? They'll take you too! I can't bear to loose another friend to those bastards!" Makoto whispered harshly and cried as she hugged her friend tightly while Haruka sighed and patted her back.
"I'll be fine Koto. You know they can't catch me." Haruka said with a smile as she tilted Makoto's head up to look her in the eyes and wiped her tears away.
"You look better when you smile, Koto." Haruka grinned and Makoto poked her playfully.
"Why are you here Ruka? Suna wouldn't just let you show up for no reason."
"Setsuna is here to speak with you and the Kurosaki kid. She is going to meet you when you go to Urahara's tonight. And when I found out that she was coming here, I couldn't let her leave without me. Usa-hime was so mad that she didn't get to come… She misses you Koto." Haruka replied as Makoto shook her head in understanding.
"I miss her too… I missed you all." She replied then she remembered something.
"Oh!... That's right… I need you to pretend to one; be a man and two; be my boyfriend… Please!?" Makoto begged now ready to lie with a straight face to these people.
"What have you gotten yourself into this time?" She asked skeptically.
"Come on, but no kissing crap!... I don't want and neither would Michi!" Makoto spoke lividly as Haruka rolled her eyes while they walked over.
"Um… Actually, and ironically… This is my boyfriend." Makoto smiled with a blush as she looked over at Ichigo who was purposefully looking the other way, his normal uncaring scowl present on his face as Makoto frowned.
"Tenoh Haruka nice to meet you." Haruka spoke and put her arm around Makoto's waist as she blushed and bit her bottom lip.
"So as you can see Keigo… I really wasn't lying to you… You were just a little too late that's all." Makoto replied with a smile as he looked the other way,
"I guess so." He replied uncaringly.
"Aww, Keigo! Now don't be like that! We can still be friends." Makoto smiled.
"Yeah, as long as you keep your hands off of her." Haruka added.
"Ruka…" Makoto hissed, not sure if she really meant it or was just taking the role of 'Mr. Protective-Boyfriend' too far.
"Well Blossom, you see-…. Look at all of those women." Haruka practically drooled and Makoto stamped on her foot.
"You have a girlfriend, remember Ruka?" She asked bitter sweetly.
"Hai Koto, chill." She replied coolly and put her hands behind her head.
"So are you about done here or what?" A voice asked and Makoto turned to see it was Ichigo.
"Ichigo!? What's your problem!? Don't talk to her…-him like that!" Makoto shouted stepping forward.
"This is the Kurosaki kid we've been talking about!? He's just a scrawny little kid! How's he gonna help you any!?" Haruka shouted laughingly.
"Haruka!" Makoto spat venomously.
"I think you better watch what you say Tenoh." Ichigo replied as he stood up.
"Oh you really think so Kurosaki!? Because from what I've been told you're not so tuff and I don't know why Koto has to sit and hang around here with someone like you!" Haruka shouted and walked in front of Makoto.
"Dammit you two!" Makoto shouted moving between them again.
"I'd like to know whose been telling you that, because now I'm gonna beat the hell outta ya!" Ichigo yelled and was pulled his fist back to hit Haruka but with Makotos' compatible to lightening speed, she moved in front of her and caught his fist shocking the three other boys.
"Please… Don't do this Ichigo. Please, you don't understand what's going on right now. I'll-"
"No I understand that I'm gonna kick his ass!"
"And for what God damn reason are you going to do that Ichigo!? Hum!? Yeah! Tell me that one genius! You beat the hell outta him then! Like I don't give a damn!" Makoto screamed as she became more pissed off that Ichigo wouldn't even reason with her. Her hand clenched his fist tightly then threw it down and she turned around to Haruka.
"I'll see you when I get home. If you touch him, you know what will happen… That goes for the both of you." Makoto growled as she grabbed her things and walked away and back to the school. Haruka looked over at the orange haired misfit who was glaring at her probably trying to decide whether he was supposed to hit her or not.
"You're lucky Kurosaki, that Koto likes you, or I would have beaten the hell outta you the minute you raised your voice to her." Haruka seethed and began walking back to her car.
"Wellllll…. Do you think you could get Makoto to come back and eat lunch with us tomorrow!?" Keigo shouted enthusiastically.
-:-
Makoto walked into her room and fell stomach first on the bed. Suddenly she felt something attack her head.
"Mako-chan! You're home!" Kon shouted as she pulled the stuffed tiger off of her head.
"Leave me be Kane, I'm not in the mood…." Makoto growled throwing him on the bed.
"It's Kon! Kon, Makoto!... Why what's wrong!?" Kon asked and ran over to her and took her head in his hands and turned her head to face his.
"Did Ichigo do this to you?" He asked as she threw her head on the pillow next to her.
"I don't want to hear his name again, let alone see him! I didn't even get a chance to tell him about Haruka and being my boyfriend!"
"W-w-wait! WHAT!? Ichigo's your boyfriend!?" Kon shouted angrily.
"What!?... No! I don't even have a boyfriend it's just that- Argh! Ichigo is such an ass! And he's so inconsiderate Kon!" She sighed and hugged the pillow beneath her.
"I know Mako-chan… I don't like him either." Kon replied as he patted her shoulder.
"But… That's just it Kon… I do-" Makoto was cut off by the knock on her door.
"Hey… Makoto…" The voice of the boy that they were just talking about, called from behind the door.
"Ichigo! Come back later! She is having a moment!" Kon yelled as Ichigo walked in to see Makoto sitting on the bed holding Kon.
"If you would have just listened to me before you got all 'I'm gonna kick your ass!' and chilled out… I was going to pull you aside to tell you that Haruka is a girl…" Makoto spoke and watched the wheels in Ichigo's mind turn and then he backed up.
"H-he-hey… Sorry I didn't know you were that way Makoto I fi-"
"Shut up while you're still ahead, Strawberry. Haruka's gay. I'm not. Is that clear enough for you?" She asked as she sat Kon down next to her.
"She showed up to tell me that Setsuna is here and she is going to meet us at Urahara's. Haruka came along because she missed me and wanted to see me… Setsuna knew if they were attacked by the Soul Society, then Haruka would be able to help her and still hold her own… I just used her as an opportunity not to hurt your friends' feelings… Knowing that if I was back home, I probably would have said yes just because that's the way I am… But here… I can't even be near to getting involved with anyone… It's hard enough to have to let you in as a friend, because I know this all will be over soon and I'll have to go home where I belong…" Makoto replied and played with the comforter under her.
"So wait… You're going to leave me one day?" Kon asked tears in his eyes.
"K-Kon?..." Makoto asked sweat dropping.
"Rukia left me! And now you're going to leave me too!" Kon shouted as Makoto rolled her eyes at the stuffed tiger.
"Chill, Kon. I'll be here long enough." She replied and looked up at Ichigo who was staring at her.
"This is almost identical to the situation Rukia is in…" Ichigo thought and then looked up at Makoto as she smiled.
"Now, I'm getting tired of having to forgive you for things, granted the whole grabbing me thing wasn't completely your fault, but still. So I forgive you… Now are you going to chill out and stop jumping to conclusions?" Makoto asked as she stood up and walked over to him.
"Whatever." He replied as she smiled and grabbed his arm.
"Alright then, Strawberry-Kun. Let's go back to Urahara's! But give me a second to change." Makoto beamed happily and shoved him as well as Kon out the door.
-:-
Makoto walked along side Ichigo wearing a light green camisole and a sugar pink button up shirt on top, and a pair of shorts and flip flops.
"It's really a nice day… The weather is perfect here, it's like it stays the same." Makoto smiled as they walked along.
"You've been here for three days…" Ichigo replied as she rolled her eyes and walked up to the store spotting a little girl who reminded her of Hotaru and a small boy with flaming red hair.
"Hey, where's Urahara, we need to talk to him." Ichigo demanded to either one of the children.
"And why should we listen to you?" The little boy asked in a defying tone.
"Jinta…" The little girl spoke protesting him to stop.
"Oh shut up Ururu! This is none of their business!" The little boy yelled sticking his tongue out at the two teens as Ichigo fumed and Makoto sweat dropped.
"Ichigo…" Makoto spoke shaking her head as she walked forward and passed the two and the little boy tried to kick her but she quickly grabbed his ankle and turned it sideways making him turn over as she lifted him up by the one leg to her height.
"Do you really want to try that?" She asked as he wiggled around trying to get out of her grasp but couldn't. She walked up to the door, the little boy still in hand and knocked on it.
"Urahara Kisuke! I need to speak with you now! I know you're- Ah!" She screamed as the door flew open to reveal a tall man dressed in green robes and a bucket hat on his head. She backed up and dropped the kid on his head while Ichigo walked up to Makoto.
"Well, it took you long enough!" Ichigo shouted as Makoto looked at him and then back to Urahara.
"So you're Urahara?" Makoto asked looking up at the man.
"Yep, what can I do for you?" He asked politely.
"Well… I was sent here to be trained by you. They said you must and would help me… I need to save my Senshi." She spoke and he looked at her with a smile.
"Who was it that sent you here?" He asked as she looked at him confusedly then replied.
"Meioh Setsuna… Why? She has nothing to do with this." Makoto replied as he looked at her, his smile growing wider.
"Oh, you have no idea." He laughed. Makoto was about ask what all the secrecy was about but was distracted by the sound of people approaching.
"Sorry we're late Makoto, we needed to get a few… Things…" Setsuna spoke but she slowed down once she made eye contact with a certain male.
"Hello Setsuna, it's been a while has it not?" Urahara asked, a toothy grin still on his face.
-:-
She sat and watched the static screen of her communicator… She seemed to have been doing this for hours… Or so it felt like so. She wasn't sure how long. It could have been a minute, hour, a day… all she knew was that in her mind, it was too long.
"I've got to keep trying…" She whispered to herself as she shut the lid again.
"Please pick up Mako-chan… Please…" She pleaded looking down at the screen, the only sound greeting her was that of the static, not the happy voice of her brunette friend. She shut the communicator once again and placed it back within her robes, hoping that Hotaru was keeping hers hidden as well.
"There must be some kind of barrier that won't let it get through, but once inside like Hotaru and I, it can…" Rei whispered to herself and began to get lost in her thoughts. She grabbed the ends of her hair and looked at them solemnly…
"Grandpa…" She thought as the picture of the older man appeared in her mind. She didn't even hear the door open she was so lost in thought. He wasn't doing well health wise at the moment and her being here and away from him, not able to care for him if he needed it… That was killing her…
"Grandpa, please… Please stay strong for me… I promise, I'll be back soon, and then everything will be alright… I'll help you get healthy again… I promise." Rei spoke her lips trembling as she felt the tear spill onto her top lip then quickly to the floor.
She reached into hers robes to feel for the bracelet that he had given her when she was only a small girl, but just kept on reaching. Her heart began to race as she panicked trying to find it. He had told her that it belonged to her mother when her father gave it to her when they first began dating. It was the only thing she had left to remember her by…
"Hino-san." A deep and smooth voice struck her as she slowly turned around to see Byakuya standing there.
"Are you looking for your bracelet?" He asked holding it up showing a thick silver chain with a cross attached to it.
"Why do you have that? Give it to me now." She seethed as she wiped her tears away quickly and stood up ready to fight the bastard that took it from her, but he held it out.
"Please, take it. I just want to know if you know the history and true purpose of that bracelet that you hold so dear to you." He spoke softly as she snatched it out of his hand glaring at him, wondering what it was that he had planned.
"It was given to my mother by my father before she died. My grandfather then told me that it was rightfully mine." She spoke bitterly thinking of her father whom she despised with every fiber of her being.
"That's not quite what I meant." Byakuya replied as she looked at him curiously.
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Well…. This is one long ass chapter, lol! And I want to apologize to the Hotaru fans since Makoto completely dominated this chapter and there was more Rei than her… I think… but our two captured Senshi will have more room in my next chapter of this, I promise. So what do you guys think about the story so far? And any thoughts on the bracelet? Well I made this long because I knew it might be a while before I get this updated again, so I hope it was up to par and you all enjoyed it! I hope it made you laugh as much as it made me when I was typing it; I was getting a little carried away… But I don't really like the part with Haruka, I was almost tempted to take it out just because it didn't turn out like I planned, but I hope you didn't mind it….Well reviews are always appreciated! -Kat