Sorry I haven't updated in a couple days. School's a bitch! But anyway, its Friday! So, here's a treat… chapter 4! And a special arigato to Ebbie54 who was kind enough to tell me that I spelled Rangiku's name wrong. I knew how it was spelled, but I was in a hurry to update just for all y'all that I forgot to check! Sorry! Anyways, onward chapter 4!
A Little of Chapter 3
As he was running up the stairs that lead to Ichigo's bedroom, he ran into someone he had never expected to see.
"Hitsugaya-taicho! It's almost one in the morning! What are you doing here?"
Toshiro stared at the form of the woman standing in front of him, his teal eyes met with raven colored eyes and black hair. "Rukia Kuchiki…"
CHAPTER 4
Toshiro POV
I don't know how long I had stared at the raven haired Kuchiki girl, the moments turned themselves into an eternity. I had not seen her since the end of the war almost five years ago. She looked a bit more mature; her black hair was now just brushing past her shoulders; her raven colored eyes had more wisdom and experience lingering in her gaze. If I had not known that she had always insisted on staying with Ichigo while in the World of the Living, I would not have recognized her.
"…Hitsugaya-taicho! Are you okay? Did you hear me?"
I was awakened from my startling recollections to the concerned yet suspicious voice of Rukia. Her hands were grasping my shoulders like she had been trying to wake me up. I did not know how long I had been reminiscing, but from the look in her eyes, it had been a good minute at least. I must have been thinking longer than I had expected.
"Sir, please answer me!" her voice becoming more annoyed the longer I unintentionally spaced out.
Damn it! It did it again. I shook myself of her grasp and instantly brought my normal scowl back to my face so I could keep what little shred of dignity I had left in me.
"I heard you, Kuchiki-san," I growled. I had managed to keep my emotions in line until I remembered the reason I had come rushing up here in the first place. Oh shit… Ichigo! He's waking up! I have to find his father and fast!
"Hitsugaya-taicho, what's wrong?" Rukia suddenly inquired. "You look like you're going into shock or something." Her raven eyes bore a bit more concern this time as she looked down at me.
As she once again grasped my shoulders and bent down so that she was now at my eye level, my normal scowl once again returned to my face. But this time, it was not forced.
"I am most certainly not going into shock, Miss Kuchiki," I hissed at her, "and I don't want to be reminded of my slight 'disadvantage!' So, if you would please stand up and treat me like your superior rather that a child?"
Rukia's face then adorned a look of realization and regret as she stood abruptly and took a few good sized steps away from me. "Hai, Hitsugaya-taicho. Please forgive me."
After that little fiasco was over, my face suddenly softened slightly and my voice took a more concerned tone for what I was about to do, but I tried to keep my normal apathetic behavior in check. Is asking her about Isshin's location such a good idea? She might start to ask questions and…
Then I remembered something very important to my situation… Rukia had been the one that had comforted Ichigo after I left. My fukutaicho Rangiku Matsumoto-yes, she found out about me and Ichigo-had informed me about a month after Ichigo and I broke up that Rukia was… interested in him. I had my suspicions for a while when he and I were dating, but never really thought about it until Rangiku had told me. She had also told me that her and Ichigo had dated for about four months, and then broke up.
Going over these facts in my head, I was mentally kicking myself for not having come up with a solution to my little problem. I decided to do one thing… shoot in the dark and see how Rukia Kuchiki would react to my strange question about where Isshin Kurosaki was.
"Kuchiki-san," I muttered. "Do you know where Isshin Kurosaki is located at the present moment? It is about… his son."
I had expected this, but not this. Rukia's eyes grew wide and her mouth gaped open. I was starting to wonder if she had been having suspicions of her own about Ichigo and myself.
"Okay, first of all, how do you even know the name Isshin Kurosaki? You've never met him! And secondly, what the hell do you know about Ichigo that I don't know at this point?" Her hands on her hips, I could instantly put together that Rukia Kuchiki was pissed, although I was a little startled about how much of an outburst I had received.
I decided to take the safest approach I knew how…
"That's none of your damn business, Kuchiki! What I do with my own time is my concern and if you have a problem, feel free to take it up with Yamamoto-sotaicho, and I strongly suggest that you start talking to me as your superior, is that understood?"
Oh shit! Probably not the best approach to the situation. I probably just made things worse. Now she'll definitely be determined to press matters farther.
"I would, sir, if you didn't act like such a…"
Before she could finish her thought, we both heard what sounded like a scream of agony followed by maniacal cackling originating from downstairs.
"NO! LEAVE HIM ALONE YOU BASTARD! AAAAAHHHHH!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
As Rukia and I stood there in stunned silence, it took me a moment to realize what was going on, as painfully agonizing as it was to think about. I would've recognized that laughter and that voice anywhere.
Ichigo and Ogichi… they must be battling! Oh shit!
I barely heard Rukia's voice as I rushed by downstairs to Ichigo's room, terrified of what I might see when I entered.
When I had arrived, I was way more than terrified by what I witnessed… I was utterly mortified…
Ichigo POV
…darkness…
…light…
…pain…
…joy…
…Rukia…
…TOSHIRO!
I new I was returning to consciousness when I heard a small moan escape my lips.
"Ugh…"
I then heard a voice that I had not heard in almost an entire year. The sweetness was unforgettable. The beauty was undeniable.
"Ichigo! Come on Ichigo, come to me! Oh my god, I have to get your father!"
I heard little footsteps rushing away from where I was lying, barely conscious.
"Damn, king. Ya' really know how to pick 'em! He's more pretty than ya' said!
I knew that voice… the voice I haven't heard in almost six months. It startled me to hear his distorted babbling and crude comments after being void of them for so long. I decided that I would mentally communicate with him, curious to see where this discussion would go.
Ogichi… I haven't heard your sorry ass voice in months. What's with the surprise?
"Ouch, king, your insults can really hit a guy where it hurts! And when will ya' lighten up? It's been rainin' nonstop since ya' broke up with your little 'yuki hana' and I'm not happy about it!
I was shocked to hear my hollow say that name… that was the name I made for Toshiro when I first had enough courage to tell him I loved him. We had been dating for about two and a half months when I said 'I love you, yuki hana.' Although calling him that had earned me a swollen chin and a bloody nose, he never did downplay the name. After I had started calling Toshiro that for a while and told him it was a term of endearment, he had finally accepted it. Although he swore that if I ever called him that in public, he would castrate me personally.
"…I introduced myself to your 'lil boyfriend today while you was sleepin'."
My thoughts were roughly put on hold as my world narrowed down to look upon the hollow. His albino skin, almost as white as Toshiro's hair; his black and golden eyes gleaming with satisfaction that he was able to manifest himself without my noticing, knowing full well how I would act.
…What. Did. You. Just. Say? Please tell me you didn't.
"Like shit I did! I was gunna have fun with him until ya' woke up, but he wanted ya' back so bad that I couldn't refuse the kid! He's juss too sexy for ya' king! I still don't get how a babe like that could fall for a complete idiot like you!"
His words made their way into my mind and, against my will, sunk in. Since our minds were connected and we could fully see each other, I could see his dirty, hideous thoughts when he mentioned Toshiro.
You bastard! Get those thoughts out of your head! You're sick and perverted!
His lips stretched up into a smile that was almost as sly and evil as Gin Ichimaru. "Then that means you're also a sick, perverted bastard! Or don't you get it yet? My thoughts are manifested from thoughts that you've had at one time or another. And what I was doing to your 'yuki hana' in my mind…
Before I could react, he used his shunpo and was already in front of me, grabbing the collar of my shirt. His face was so close to mine that I could feel his breathing on my face.
He leaned forward and whispered in my ear. "… you've already thought about doin' the same exact thing at one point! Don't try and pin this all on me when you are the one to blame. King."
My mind was reeling to find a rational explanation for this sudden… information. Had I really thought about doing… those awful things to my little Shiro? I couldn't have! I would never!
You son of a bitch… I'll kill you and rid myself of all the misery you've caused me and those I love!
"Baka! Haven't you figured out that part yet? If you kill me, you'll die too… but I'll just come back… and kill you're 'lil 'yuki hana'. But before I kill him, I might do some of those things you were thinking' about and experiment on him before I kill him."
"NO! LEAVE HIM ALONE YOU BASTARD! AAAAAHHHHH!"
Then, suddenly, I felt a sharp pain running through my body. He had stabbed me. But I was so filled with rage that I hardly paid attention to my own pain.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
As I was about to fight, my consciousness heard footsteps enter my room.
I was terrified when my conscious saw who was standing in the doorway.
"TOSHIRO! GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE HE KILLS YOU!"
Meanwhile, elsewhere…
"They're gettin' stronger again," the man with the silver hair and the fox smile said. "If we wanna make a move on 'em, we're gunna have to do it soon."
The silver fox turned to a man with brown hair that didn't quite touch his shoulders. "Maybe you're right. Tell our man to report Hitsugaya-kun to the sotaicho. Let's spice things up a bit, shall we… Gin?"
Gin Ichimaru's smile grew even wider, if that was even possible. "Alright then… Aizen-sama."
Hehehe… I'm so evil! Another cliffhanger! And since it's the weekend and I don't have a lot of school stuff to do, I might update tomorrow too! Lucky for you guys! R&R as you leave! And thank you all for your reviews! You are all too kind :D *tear drips down cheek* Sorry! But thanks to all XD