Author's Note: Holy crud guys...it's been MONTHS since i last updated huh? O_o please, oh please do not kill me!!!!!!!
Oh, and one last announcement…
I'M GOING TO MAKE MY FIRST FMA STORY/ONESHOT (well, thinking of doing that…)! :D I'm pretty excited too! Ok, why did I put story/oneshot? 'Cause I'm unsure whether or not I should do a oneshot or a story! xD But I'm going to be doing something FMA soon, so I would like to know if I should do a oneshot or story. I'll let you know ahead of time, though: If I do an oneshot, I'm thinking of titling it "Tears of an Angel"; Royai (Roy and Riza) tribute. If I do a story, then idk what I'll title it, but I plan to make it an OCxEd Elric. :D
Chapter 14 Fear and Caring:
"Akemi-sama…." I gasped. The figure standing before me was not the teacher I knew years ago. She had a dark aura swirling around her. Her face was monotonous and her eyes showed nothing. "You seem…different."
"Kaori, go back to Seireitei."
I stared at her in disbelief.
"Why?" Was the only thing I could say to the familiar alien.
"Go back to Seireitei." The figure replied once more, this time more defiant. With that, she disappeared. My whole world seemed to be in a stand-still until I suddenly collapsed to my knees, my eyes staring off into space. I don't know how long I had spent staring but suddenly, I felt someone slapped the back of my head. I blinked and soon, I turned to glare at the person. That person is the one and only Hitsugaya Toushiro.
"Hey." Hitsugaya said bluntly. I pouted and looked away.
"What's up?" I replied.
"Everything is pretty good."
"That's good…"
There was a brief silence until Hitsugaya spoke up again. "But you're not."
I looked at him for a brief moment and looked back into the abyss.
"Yeah I am. You just don't notice it."
"Two letters say it all: BS"
"Shut up. It is not BS."
Another brief silence fell which, by the way, was driving me off the wall! I quickly stood up and began walking away. Awkwardly, he didn't follow me.
"Weirdo." I thought and once I was out of the park, I turned to see if he was behind me, but he wasn't. I shrugged it off and walked back to the hotel. Unfortunately, I had "school" the next day and I wasn't all that happy about it. Of course, I ranted about that the last chapter, so I guess I'll shut up about it.
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I heard a loud ringing in my ears. I blinked my eyes open. I slowly turned to check what time it was.
"Oh…7:45….SEVEN FOURTY-FIVE?!" I quickly jumped out of bed. First period would start at 8 and I had only 15 minutes to get to school! I grabbed my clothes from the closet, slapped it on, brushed my teeth, and ran out of the hotel. I looked at my watch.
"Aw man! I'm gonna be late!" I thought. By the time I got inside the classroom, I heard the bell ring. I saw Rangiku snickering at her desk.
"Just on time, eh?" She asked as I took my seat.
"Shut it."
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"Eh? Where's Hitsugaya-taicho?" I asked. Rangiku pondered that question for a little while.
"I'm unsure. But knowing taicho, he must be doing something alone."
"God, that sounds so suggestive."
"I'm not trying to be."
"Whatever. Hey, where's Ichigo?"
"I don't know…I heard he was doing some sort of training."
"Oh, so HE gets to do training and I don't?"
"The only reason why he can is because he's cool like that."
"So I'm not cool, huh?"
"Nah, not really." Rangiku and I turned around to see Ikkaku and Yumichika walking towards us.
"No one wanted your opinion, Ikkaku." Rangiku stated. Ikkaku grunted.
"Well, I'm going to go and find Taicho." I replied.
"I'll come with you!" Rangiku added.
"You two girls go and do that. Yumichika and I are going to do some other stuff." Ikkaku said and the two walked off.
"So, if I was a white haired captain that wants solitary time….where would he be?"
"Where are students NOT supposed to be on a normal basis?"
We both fell silent for a minute until a smile came across our faces.
"The roof." We said in unison.
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We saw Hitsugaya on the roof and we smirked.
"I'll get his attention." Rangiku whispered.
"Just don't do something stupid." I whispered back. She nodded, but I could tell she wasn't listening. She walked behind Hitsugaya and covered his eyes from behind, her huge things tackling the back of his head.
"Matsumoto, what are you doing here?" Hitsugaya asked.
"Aw, taicho. How did you know?"
"Because I'm not an idiot unlike some people I know. Speaking of idiots, you brought another one with you. Where is she?"
"He knew?" I thought.
"Oh, she's over there." Rangiku said.
"First of all, how am I supposed to know what 'there' is when my eyes are being covered?"
"Woops! Sorry, taicho!" She said happily and removed her hands. I decided to see how well Hitsugaya's reflexes were so, I got up, ran towards him, and was about to land a punch. Note: ABOUT to land a punch. Before I could punch him in the face, Hitsugaya grabbed my fist, pinned me down, and smirked.
"You do understand I'm a CAPTAIN, not an average third seat like yourself." Hitsugaya asked.
"Che….whatever." I mumbled. "Besides, what are you doing up here? Students aren't supposed to be up here at this time…"
"We're not real students. I was giving the report back to Seireitei."
"Oh! Did you tell them how we beat those guys?!" Rangiku asked. Hitsugaya scoffed.
"The report isn't informal, Matsumoto. And remember, those weren't espada. They were normal arrancar. If we had that much trouble dealing with them, then we have to be more prepared for the next attack."
Rangiku and I nodded. Though, I began to worry.
"So, this is what the rabbit's been talking about!" The blue haired arrancar stated.
Is Akemi-sama working really working with them? If so, is she an arrancar or an espada? All these questions seemed to make my brain into a question battlefield.
"Hey, are you ok?" Rangiku asked and I looked up.
"Eh? Yeah. Totally." I said, smiling. She looked at me questioningly but shrugged.
"Alright. But if you faint in the middle of the street, then I'm going to laugh at you."
"Sure. Then I'll get run over by a car or get walked on by a hobo."
Rangiku laughed and Hitsugaya sighed.
"Kaori, don't you have something to do?" He asked. I blinked and thought for a moment.
"Um…I don't…" I started.
"You have paperwork to do." Hitsugaya replied to my unfinished sentence.
"I do?" I asked.
"She does?" Rangiku asked. Hitsugaya nodded.
"Yes. It's in Inoue's room."
"Why her room?" I asked.
"Because it's neater and we already have a lot of stuff in our guest room."
"Ok…" I grabbed my school bag. "Well, I guess I'll leave then."
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"Sir, did Hikari really have paperwork?" Rangiku asked. Hitsugaya smirked.
"Nah."
"Then…why did you…" Rangiku started but then, a smile came up on her face. "You knew she wasn't ok so you sent her off to help her think! Aw, that's so kawaii Taicho!" She said and started pinching his cheeks.
"MATSUMOTO!"
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I was quietly sitting under a tree in one of the parks.
"Why is it hard being me?" I asked myself quietly. It was getting a little warmer, since summer was coming up. I sighed and looked up. It was such a peaceful afternoon. I sat there in complete silence, pondering about the questions I had in my head. Was that really Akemi-sama? I mean, she looked like her, she sounded like her, heck, she smells like her! Also, why does she want me to go back to Seireitei? I mean, I'm fully capable of handling on my own and I could kick any arrancar's butt. Ok, maybe not ANY arrancar, but you understand what I mean. I sighed and began to wonder if I would be able to see "Akemi-sama" again. IF I get the chance, maybe she won't be so…so….bleh and actually answer my questions! I slapped my forehead. What am I thinking? It was probably a onetime thing and I SHOULD heed her warning! That's what warnings are for, right? Plus, if I DID get to see her again, she would be my enemy and I would have to fight her and possibly….
"Hikari?" I heard a voice. I looked up and saw Rukia standing in front of me. I did a quick wave.
"'Sup, Kuchiki?" I said in a casual tone. Rukia scoffed.
"Since when did you call me 'Kuchiki', Kaori?" Rukia asked. I smirked.
"Ok, ok, sorry. What are you doing here?" I asked. Rukia sighed.
"Well, Ichigo isn't at school and Inoue is off somewhere. Renji had to head back to Urahara's and the rest…well, their apparently 'busy.' I was going back to the house and I saw you just sitting there and I thought 'She looks horrible' and I came over here."
"Eh? I don't look THAT bad and plus, I was here…thinking about stuff." My voice trailed off at the end. Rukia looked at me with a confused look.
"Hikari, do you want to talk about it?"
"It's ok, Rukia." I stood up. "Besides, I was about to go back to the hotel."
She was silent for a moment then smiled.
"Alright. If you don't want to talk about it, it's fine by me." She turned around. "If it's a personal problem, then I don't need to know. Just know that if you need someone to talk to, you always have me."
I smiled back. "Thanks, Rukia. I'm glad we're friends."
Rukia did a curt nod and walked off. When she was gone, I grabbed my bag and walked back to the hotel.
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"Is that her, Akemi-sama?"
"Yes."
"It seems she didn't heed your warning."
"So it seems."
"Shall I get rid of her?"
"…Since Aizen-sama has confirmed it, then so be it. Be quick about it, Lita."
"Yes ma'am."
