This chapter would have been up yesterday but I ran out of time on my internet stick. Since I am only in croatia for another 5 days I wasn't planning on buying more, but I couldn't wait that long to give you awesome ppls this chapter! So in other words I spent 50 dollars on a new internet card for you guys! Feel special!
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Sorry for taking longer with this update! Thank you for all those who reviewed on my story so far :D It makes me so happy to see a review for this story rather then my twilight one (can you guys beat the twilight fandom? Hmmm ;P) (Hitsugaya fans are a thousand times cooler then Edward fans BTW ;P)
Well, seeing as ranting on up here about nothing is wasting all of your valuable time; let's get on with chapter three! I hope you all enjoy! :D
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Chapter Three: Questions Without Answers
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"Hikari this is seriously getting ridiculous." I whispered to my insane best friend who was kneeling next to me, spitting leaves out of her mouth.
We were currently "in pursuit" of Hitsugaya. Meaning we were hiding out in some bush with a pair of binoculars (stalkulars) and watching him take some shortcut to his house which was on the other side of this big park –where we were hiding-.
The few people who saw us were giving us really weird looks, and I was doing whatever possible to make clear I didn't want to be there. Childish I know, but it was embarrassing!
"It is necessary Honoka." Hikari whispered as she gestured for me to pass her the stalkulars.
"No it's seriously not. Do you do this everyday?"
"Well not everyday, some days he goes to the shopping center. There are no bushes there."
"Oh god." I got up to leave.
"Where are you going?! You are going to give us away!"
"He already knows we are here you loser!"
"What?! How do you know?!"
"I just know! His body posture, he keeps glancing over his shoulder, and the fact that he is taking this opportunity to escape down another path!"
"… What?!" Hikari spun around and indeed, he bolted around a corner and disappeared.
"Well I need to stop at another house before I catch my train, so I really need to be going now."
"I will come with you; I don't have anything else to do now." Hikari sulked.
"You really need to stop this stalking business" I pointed out. She laughed.
We quickly stopped at the house of another suicide victim. I went inside and checked the window.
Yep, there he was again. I saw him coming in about an hour or so ago, but I know he didn't go anywhere near this building all evening.
Frustrated, I stormed out of the house to where Hikari was waiting for me.
"So…"
"He was there again."
"But he couldn't have…"
"I know he couldn't have! I don't know what this is all about but it's seriously starting to get creepy. Does he have a twin or something that no one knows about?"
"That still doesn't explain why he is dressed the way he is. Or why he is going into those houses in the first place." Hikari pointed out.
"It's all just too confusing."
"Maybe you should confront him about it…" Hikari pondered.
"Yeah and have him impale me with his crazy sword thing? I don't think so."
"Well if you do it in a place where he can't suddenly kill you without people noticing. After all, those sorts of things usually stand out a bit."
"I love how we are talking calmly about my hypothetical murder."
"Also I am pretty sure the sudden death of Saki Honoka couldn't be covered up. No matter how you look at it, killing you wouldn't be in his best interests."
"I guess…Still, I don't know how to go up to someone and ask 'why have you been breaking into suicide victims houses dressed as something out of an anime and carrying katanas with you?'"
"Oh that is the easy part, you just say 'why have you been breaking into suicide victims houses dressed as something out of an anime and carrying katanas with you?'"
"Ha-ha you are so clever Hikari." I said sarcastically.
We arrived at the train station. I said goodbye to Hikari and boarded the train. The only empty seat was next to a busty red-head talking loudly on her phone.
"But Captain!!! I don't understand why I need to look into this… you are so much more capable then I am! And smarter too! I bet you would get this done in not time at all…No I am serious! I am not joking at all!" The red head whined.
I heard yelling on the other side of the phone. What a strange woman indeed. I didn't want to have to hear her whining for the entire trip home so I started to pull out my mp3 when I heard her say something really strange.
"So I guess I will leave my gigai at the mall, it has a pretty good taste in handbags… so where is the house again? … Oh no that will be quite the run… I guess I could shunpo…, who in their right mind lives so far from the city? Craziness I say…"
I put my earphones in but didn't turn on the mp3. I wanted to listen to the rest of this strange conversation.
"Ho ho Captain! You didn't tell me I was investigating a girl in your class?! Did someone finally strike your fancy? I am so curious to see who it is…!" The red head laughed and squealed. More yelling ensued from the other end of the phone.
"So what's her name?! Tell me tell me!" There was more yelling before I suppose the person must have answered her question.
"Oh! I heard that name mentioned on TV today!"
I sat, frozen, probably looking a bit too freaked out for someone who was supposed to be listening to music. The redhead didn't notice however and continued rant on to whoever it was she was talking too about how she would rather go shopping until the other person hung up on her.
All of a sudden I felt a new found sympathy for the guys Hikari stalked. I will have to get her to stop that secret hobby of hers immediately.
"Some people are just so rude!" Exclaimed the red head, it took me a moment to realize she was talking to me.
"Oh… I guess." I mumbled, pulling the earphones out of my ears.
"What is that you got there?" She asked, picking up one of the headphones and dangling it between her slender fingers.
"Uh… An Mp3 player…"
"That sounds fun, never heard of one myself, what do these Mp3 players do?" She asked curiously.
For a second I looked at her to see if she was kidding. She wasn't. Maybe I was taking all this to seriously, it really seems like this lady should be in a psycho ward. Not knowing what mp3s are? Has she been living under a rock?
"Uh… It plays music through the headphones that you are holding."
"Oh! Lemme try!" She squealed in delight when I showed her how it worked.
"Oh wow that would make paperwork a million times easier! I should give one of these to the Captain for his birthday!"
"…Yeah…" I didn't know what else to say.
"Oh I am Matsumoto Rangiku by the way!"
I was saved from having to say my own name when the train arrived at the station and everyone hurried to get off. I didn't waste any time at all getting myself lost in the chaos.
"I will talk to you later, mp3-chan!" I heard the red head, Matsumoto, call out after me.
I bolted off the train and started to run as fast as I could towards the parking lot where my aunt was waiting for me with the car.
"What's the matter?" She asked as I jumped into the passenger seat. "You shouldn't be running like that…"
"Oh it's nothing important…" It took me a minute to catch my breath.
Matsumoto… Where have I heard that name before…?
My aunt already had soup ready on the stove when I got home. She put some in a small bowl for me and gave me a bun to eat with it.
If it was really me the weird Matsumoto person on the train was talking about… she should be here in about fifteen minutes or so… depending on how fast she was going…
"Honoka, please tell me what's bothering you! You have been all jumpy since you got here." Aunt Kiko worried.
"Oh it's just me being paranoid. I head someone talking on the train about following someone home. And from the way the person was talking it made me think they might have been talking about me. But they would have recognized me if they were fans or something… I have no need to worry."
Aunt Kiko still looked concerned. "What makes you think they were talking about you?"
"Well because she was talking about heading in this direction and when the person she was talking to on the phone told her the name of the person she had to "look into" she mentioned that she heard that name on T.V. But please don't worry too much I am sure I am just imagining things…"
"You are not imagining anything! Who else could she have been talking about?! This could be serious Honoka, did the person give any clue to whom she could have been talking to…?"
"Uh… she called this person "Captain" and the voice on the phone sounded male…"
"If you are done with your dinner you should go upstairs to get your homework done… don't worry too much about this…" Even though she said that, it was clear she was worrying more then I was. I headed upstairs anyways.
Ten minutes later I heard police sirens. Great, my aunt called the cops. I went downstairs to see what was going on. A police officer told me that they were going to be staying outside the house all night to make sure nothing happened. They also asked me for more description about what the person looked like. I told them everything I could and they told me to continue on like normal; which is not easy with a bunch of cops stationed in your vegetable garden.
I got ready for bed early that night. I made sure the windows in my room were closed before I fell asleep.
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The first thing I noticed when I woke up that morning was that the window by my bed was wide open. Freaked out, I hastened to slam it shut again. I started that morning with checking every square inch of my room for the red head. When I found no one I convinced myself it must have been the wind.
I was happy to see that the cops were gone by the time I left for school. I guess since they didn't find anyone they just labelled it a false alarm and left. Good, I didn't want them escorting me to school or something embarrassing like that.
When I got to school I found Hikari talking with a big group of kids from the other class. I awkwardly waited off to the side until they left. They asked her to come along but she refused. She skipped over to me.
"You could have come and talk with everyone too you know. I am sure if you weren't so afraid to talk to everyone you would get along with the class better."
"Well if you told them about your after school hobby they wouldn't ever talk to you again you know." I retorted.
"Well yeah, that's why you are my best friend and not them!"
I snorted.
Hikari laughed and continued. "Oh, remember how I was trying to figure out who that Matsumoto person was?"
"What?!' I asked, shocked to hear her say that name.
"Don't you remember?! The girl Hitsugaya-kun is always calling and screaming at!" Hikari exclaimed.
My head spun as I soaked in that piece of information. Was it the same person? No way… There are probably like a thousand 'Matsumotos' in Tokyo… Unlikely it's the same person.
"Well anyways, I figured out it's a relative of his who is temporarily living with him. Thank god for that too! You should see her! Two of my heads could probably fit inside each one of her boobs!" Hikari said rather loudly, earning her a few odd glances from people nearby.
Yes and I was sure that there are more then just one with overly large… assets.
"Um… So what does she look like?" I asked, almost afraid to hear the answer.
"Uhh… She is tall with long wavy orange hair…extremely beautiful… and curvy… very curvy.
Well that settled it I guess. There is no denying that the person Hitsugaya frequently calls and lives with was the same person that I was sitting beside on the train. Not many people match that description. Chances are the person she was talking to on the phone was Hitsugaya as well.
"Ok that's it, do you know where I can find Hitsugaya?! I need to talk to him right now!" I was officially pissed off. Who the hell did he think he was? Suddenly transferring here and causing all these problems.
"Uh…. He usually hangs out on the roof around this time… but if you go now you will be late for class."
"I don't care; I will see you in second period."
"Wait Honoka…!" Yelled Hikari, but I was already sprinting to the roof.
When I finally reached the door to the roof, I took a moment to catch my breath.
"What did I tell you about talking about your missions in public Matsumoto?! See what happened?! I hope you are planning on fixing this. She probably gave the police your description; damn! You don't deserve to be called a vice-captain after this you idiot!!!" A very familiar voice drifted through the door.
"You have until tonight to take care of the cops, do you understand?!" Hitsugaya snapped.
Silence followed, so I assume he hung up the phone. Determined to get to the bottom of this, I heaved the door open.
Leaning against railing was Hitsugaya, messing with his cell phone. If he didn't look happy when I saw him he was down right livid when he saw me. He snapped his phone shut and started to head towards the door.
"I don't think so." I spat, barricading the door.
"What do you want?" He spat back.
"I want to know who the hell you are, what you are doing here, and what the hell you want with me." I said as calmly as I could, but even I could hear my frustration and anger seeping through my words.
"You are talking nonsense. I am a transfer student who is here because of family issues if you must know. So if you don't mind I would like to get to class now."
"Oh really? That's new, last time I checked you had no problem skipping classes to sneak around crime scenes without permission. Don't try to bullshit with me, I know you were there." I growled.
He gave a very frustrated sigh, rubbing his temples he said "You are giving me a bad headache you know. How about for both of our best interests, you stop trying to bud into other peoples business."
I laughed humorlessly. "I am giving you a headache?! You have got to be kidding me! Plus, it is you who is budding into my business. It is my job to be at those houses, not yours"
"I really don't have time to argue with children. So if you please, step aside." He said in such a way that made it sound like he was very used to giving orders.
"No. Not until you give me the answers I am looking for!"
He sighed again, and started to walk off towards the other side of the roof.
"Oi! Where the hell do you think you are going?!" I yelled, grabbing his arm.
The worse kind of shiver ran down my spine, and I found myself covered in a cold sweat. I let go of his arm as if he electrocuted me.
I still remember, very vividly, the first time I touched a dead body. It was during my third case with JNBCI. Trying to describe it properly would be impossible. It was like a dark chasm; a vast amount of nothingness.
Everything in the world was, in a sense, alive. Even if it couldn't think or breath, it still remembered, it still knew things. It was the same with people or cupboard doors. Corpses are the only exception to this. It was probably how normal people felt things everyday, it was normal for them. But for me it was different, I never touched anything and felt nothing.
Touching Hitsugaya's arm was like touching the corpse all those months ago. Nothing.
Taking advantage of my shock, he snuck by me and left the roof. I was left there with no answers, only new questions. It was no longer who is Hitsugaya Toushiro, but rather, what is Hitsugaya Toushiro.
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Wow! I am so happy to be done chapter three! There was like a million things that I wanted to happen in this chapter but I could only pick a few! And since I kept changing my mind this took a bit longer then I expected it to. Sorry guys!
Thanks for all the reviews! 11 is pretty awesome for only two chapters :D You guys make me so happy!
I hope you enjoy the story so far! I was actually thinking of changing the name of the story to something a bit more… I donno… meaningful. "ALIVE" was chosen as the name of this fanfiction because after an hour of brainstorming of possible titles I gave up and just named it after the song I was listening to at the time. (but in a way it does relate to the story…)
Also according to you guys pancakes own French toast. Yippie!
ANYWAYS ENOUGH WITH MY BANTER! Time to start chapter four! I sincerely hoped you all liked chapter three enough to leave me some nice reviews :) and if not, leave me a review anyways! ;P
QUESTIONS OF THE CHAPTERRRR!!
1. Would you guys rather I use "Taicho" instead of "Captain"?
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