Can I make you feel better?
Chapter 6: Not expected
Ichigo waited infront of the building at least 3 stories high. He turned around an a black convertable pulled up to the curb. Rukia got out of the car and thanked her mother. Then the car drove off. Rukia walked up to him and scanned the surroundings before taking a good look at the building. She raised her eyebrows and looked at Ichigo.
"This the place?" She asked. Ichigo shrugged and looked at the piece of paper in his hands. Go to the Staner Hotel, just across from Hun Su beer store. I'll come as soon as I can because I'm gathering the people. Be there at 7 o'clock.
"The note he gave me said so. This is the Staner Hotel, nee?" Ichigo said and looked at the sign.
"Yup." Rukia said.
"Should we go inside? He said to meet him in the auditorium." Ichigo asked. Rukia nodded.
"Wait up!" Someone called. They turned around and Orihime caught up to them.
"'Bout time." Rukia said.
"Gomenesai. There was a lot of traffic down where I live." Orihime said, bending over to catch her breath. "I had run all the way here. I thought I wasn't gonna make it in time." She said.
"Well, here you are. Let's go inside." Ichigo said.
"Hai." Orihime said. They walked into the hotel and walked to the counter.
"May I help you?" The girl behind the counter said with a warming smile.
"We're looking for the auditorium." Rukia said.
"I'm sorry, there's gonna be a meeting in there soon. There's a list." The girl said, holding up a piece of paper.
"My name is Ichigo Kurosaki." Ichigo said.
"Orihime Inoue." Orihime said.
"And Rukia Kuchiki." Rukia said. The girl scanned the paper.
"Okay, you're all in. Just one more question." The girl said.
"Nani?" Rukia said. The girl looked up at them. But she looked straight at Ichigo, looked him dead in the eye. She had a worried and sad look in her eyes and on her face.
"Make sure he comes back alive." She said. Ichigo stared at her, shocked.
"You know Toshiro?" Orihime asked.
"Hai. My name is Hinamori Momo. I'm his childhood friend. I've known him longer than any of you." She said. They all looked at eachother. "We haven't seen eachother in years, though. I saw your flyers around town and decided I wanna help, too. He's stood by me all these years, even though he was gay, we had a connection. A connection stronger than any other connection. We were like brother and sister, unable to let eachother go." Momo said. Orihime smiled.
"That's so kawaii." She said. Momo chuckled.
"Yeah. But like I said, I saw your flyers and couldn't believe it. Toshiro? It's unbelievable that people who do something like that to him." She said.
"Yeah, I know." Ichigo said. Momo looked at him.
"So are you guys his friends?" She asked.
"Definitely." Orihime said.
"Of course." Rukia said.
"I'm more than a friend to him." Ichigo said.
"What do you mean by that?" Momo said.
"Ichigo and Toshiro liked eachother, a lot. You could see it in their eyes, even if they weren't near eachother." Orihime said. Momo smiled.
"Well, I'm glad that he found someone special in his life." She said. Ichigo smiled and looked down. Then an awkward silence came.
"We should, uh, be going to the, uh, auditorium." Orihime said.
"Oh, nee, nee. Gomenesai. Come with me. I'm going there also." Momo said. She got out from behind the counter and headed down the hallway. They followed her. She led them to an elevator. She opened the door and got in. The 3 of them also got in. Momo reached forward and closed the door. She pressed '2' and the elevator went up. A minute later, there was a 'ding' and then the doors opened. They walked out and went straight. Momo opened the double doors and revealed a huge room. There was a stage, all the way in the back. From the doors to the stage, there were tables and chairs. The tables has a white cloth over them with a candle that was lit.
"Here we are." She said and turned on some lights a long with some fans.
"Wow. This place is HUGE!" Orihime said, scanning the place.
"Yeah, well, once you come here more often you'll get used to it." Momo said. Ichigo walked toward the stage and smiled.
"SORRY WE'RE LATE!" Somone yelled. Ichigo turned. Renji stood there.
"Renji." Rukia said.
"Where is everyone?" Orihime said. Renji smiled and walked out of the way. A ton of people came in, sitting at the tables. There were so many people, some of them had to stand or sit on someone elses' lap.
"This is more than the hole town." Rukia said, gaping.
"Some of these people were neighbors of Osaka. Let's just say less than half of Japan is here. Way, way, way, less. But still, this is a lot of people." Renji said.
"Oh my God, Renji! You did good!" Rukia cheered and hugged him. Renji smiled and hugged her back.
"Oh yeah, Ichigo. I wanted to apologize for when I first met Toshiro. I didn't mean to do what I did. I had a rough weekend and a rough day. I'm am SO sorry." Renji said. Ichigo nods.
"It's alright. Besides," Ichigo held up his arms. "This is proof enough that you are sorry!"
Toshiro shot his father a warning glare as his father grinned at him and chained Toshiro's wrists from the chains hanging from the ceiling. Ichigo's father walked in and joined Toshiro's fathers' side.
"All set?" He said. His father nods.
"All ready to go. Get that guard in. Make sure he comes with a whip, okay?" His father said. Ichigo's father nods and walks out of the room. Toshiro's father got into Toshiro's face.
"I'm finally getting my wish; you in torture. How does it feel being seperated from the ones you love, hm?" He said with a slick grin on his lips. Toshiro glares at him. "I know all about you and Ichigo and the...little relation you two had going on for like, hm, how long was it? A DAY! You know, that's just sad. One day you're together and the next," His father started circling around him. "You're apart from eachother, not wanting to be by eachothers' side. You see? That's what love does to you, Toshiro! That's what it can do and WILL do!" He said.
"You don't know ANYTHING about love! And you don't know ANYTHING about my feelings for Ichigo right now!" Toshiro yelled. His father harshly grabbed his jaw.
"Don't talk to me that way, you ignorant worm. And I do know your feelings toward Ichigo currently." He said. Toshiro narrowed his eyes. "You want to be his side, ya know? You want to be close to him and feel safe, comfortable, loved, and all that bullshit. But guess what?," His father holds his arms out, spinning around and looking around. "YOU'RE PERFECT MAN ISN'T HERE! HE NEVER WILL BE! HE WON'T COME LOOKING FOR YOU AND EVEN IF HE DID, I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT HE WILL FIND YOU! He doesn't even know where to start. And besides, say if he does know where you are and such...how is he gonna get here unnoticed? How is he gonna come in here unnoticed? How is he gonna get to you unnocited? HOW IS HE GONNA RESCUE YOU UNNOTICED?" He yelled. Toshiro held his furious gaze on his father and didn't say a word.
"Tell me, son. Tell me how." His father said, folding his arms across his chest.
"Don't call me son, you heartless bastard. You're not my father and you never will be." Toshiro said. His father punched him, hard, in the stomach. Toshiro coughed.
"You didn't answer my question, bitch. How? Huh? How?" His father said. Toshiro looked up at him, feeling drained of energy and hope. "It's almost been 2 weeks and he hasn't had the balls to show up! So tell me, Toshiro? Are you proud of him now? Are you hoping he's gonna come by and sweep you off your feet like Prince Charming? Do you even BELIEVE he's gonna come?" His father said. Toshiro lowered his head and tightly closed his eyes, fighting the tears that were already pouring down his cheeks.
"...No..." He said.
THE END
AUTHOR'S NOTE: dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnnnnn...-sigh- sorry for the long wait! computer issues. erased everything and I had to start from scratch and catch up on my other stories. :] here it is. hope you like it. review. arigato! ja ne!