At long last! An update! It's been a while,and I apologize. I've been very busy with preparing for my upcoming return to school. I had wrote this and uses the Copy-N-Paste option, only to find that I couldn't edit it like I would on the computer. It just so happens that my had already computer died and ceased working! So, today, I finally got a new one. So,here I present to you, Break My Chains Chapter 8! Enjoy and please review! C:
Renji leaned back in the chair as a bell sounded through the school. He had only been here for a few hours and was already wondering how in the hell Ichigo and Rukia managed each day here. He looked around the room and realized that many students had already left or had pulled out a bento and were eating.
"E-Excuse me, Abarai-sama?" Renji turned and saw Hitomi standing in front of him. He smiled slightly.
"Yes? What is it?" Renji responded, slightly proud that his name had the suffix, "-sama" at the end. He didn't know why he did to receive it, but he was glad for whatever it was. Hitomi blushed slightly and looked down.
"Um...Inoue-sempai...well she invited me to eat lunch with them. May I go? I mean, only if you allow it of course. If you wish for me to stay, then I will. Whatever you...desire...is fine with me..." she told him, tripping over a few words and still staring at her shoes. Renji laughed before he could stop himself. Hitomi looked up, alarmed.
"Why are you asking me? You can do what you want, after all. Besides, I have to talk to Ichigo. It's important." Hitomi's eyes lit up. She smiled and nodded, causing Renii's mind to become slightly clouded with her image.
"Thank you! I'll be back shortly. I mean, if you still conversing with Kurosaki-sempai, then I will wait patiently and-"
"Just go." Renji cut Hitomi off with a grin. She nodded and blushed even more. Turning in heel, she exited the classroom and left Renji alone. After a moment's hesitation, he rose and set off to the roof. After all, it wasn't all that had to track a Reitsu that wasn't even trying to be hidden.
"Hitomi-chan! Over here!" Orihime called, waving her hands and drawing the younger girl towards her. Hitomi glanced at the handful of normal Humans that sat with Orihime. She didn't know any of them and was afraid to make a bad impression.
'Blue hair probably doesn't help...' she thought, slightly amused. A hand clasped onto her wrist and she was yanked onto the grass, now level with the group. As Orihime introduced her, Hitomi peered shyly at each new face and focused on learning each name The other girls began to talk amongst one another, Hitomi felt a stare on her. She looked up and her eyes connected to a girl with slightly messy black hair, who was reffered to as Tatsuki. The gaze was quickly averted, and Hitomi sighed slightly. So much for good impressions.
"Hitomi-chan, you don't have a bento, right?" Hitomi looked up to see Orihime staring at her, obviously concerned. "Do you want some of mine?" she asked, holding out some bread. Hitomi quickly shook her head.
"No! I mean, um, I couldn't impose on you like that. You brought lunch for yourself, so you deserve to eat all of it. There's no need to share with me. "
"Let's trade! I'll give you my lunch, and you can be mine!" A body suddenly pressed against Hitomi's back and two hands snaked beneath her arms and onto her breasts, squeezing them. Hitomi froze, her senses dripping with fear. A leg flashed by her and Hitomi's head snapped around. She saw her offender be kicked away from her by Tatsuki.
"Why did you do that?! I didn't even touch my darling Hime!" Chizuru yelled, pouting.
"I don't care. Don't be touching others like that, especially new students." Tatsuki reprimanded, glancing at Hitomi with slight concern. The rest of the group began laughing and Hitomi couldn't help but smile.
"Where are you from?" Hitomi turned to see a small girl with short brown hair, Michiru, talking to her.
"Where am I from? Uh, well...I came here from...um-"
"Excuse me!" Hitomi was cut off as a voice that belonged to vomptuous blond entered the conversation. Rangiku walked over to the group, a smile on her face. "Sorry to interrupt. Orihime, do you mind if I take Hitomi with me? There's something important that we need to talk about..." Orihime looked over at Hitomi, her expression showing that despite how nice she acted, she still suspected that Hitomi was not here to help, but rather to take them all down.
"If it's important, yes, of course. " she replied. Rangiku took hold of the smaller girl's wrist, nearly running away with her. Tatsuki watched from the corner of her eyes, then sighed.
'I'll talk to Orihime about her. Something...feels off about that girl...'
"Renji! There you are!" The red-headed Shinigami's reached the roof and waved towards the group. Walking over, he noted how the 3 there males that had accompanied him were already there, clearly waiting for him.
'Where the hell are Ichigo's other friends? Did he tell them to go away?' Renji thought, aware of the fact that only those who knew of Aizen and the Espadas were here.
"Who's that girl?" Renji turned his attention to Toushiro, who stared at him intently.
"What girl? I don't know what girl you're ta-"
"This isn't playtime, Renji. After that Espada managed to escape, you show up again. With a complete stranger who not only wore the colors of Aizen's army, but had the Reiastu that would belong to a Shinigami. Why do you have her and why is she this way?" Renji was put into silence, wondering how he should explain his actions. They all stared at him, wanting to hear what the situation really was. Renji sighed.
"Alright. Let me start from the beginning. After I had killed that guy who approached me, I found her. I drew my Zanpaktôu and was about to kill her. But, I couldn't. I just couldn't. She asked me for help. She told me that she needed to escape from Sosukue. I couldn't turn her away. So, I took her Urahara's. He took her away for a bit and when he came back, he said that she would be staying there. So, I figured that she was good. That she was on our side." Renji finished his story and looked at each face, wondering what each expression would hold. They all exchanged glances with eachother, but not a single one managed to land on Renji.
"Is that all? Is that everything that you know about her?" Ichigo questioned. Renji nodded.
"Of course. I told you everything." he replied. Yumichika was the one to speak up this time.
"We all need to talk with Urahara-san. A solution needs to be found before the Head Captain learns of this. If he knows..." Yumichika sent a weary look toward Renji.
"I don't want to know what your new position will be. " Renii's breath caught in his throat. Even if she did need help, maybe his actions weren't the best. After all, he was a trusted 2nd seat. It she was out to get them, Renji might as well have joined Aizen. He might be the one bringing death towards them.
Rangiku pulled Hitomi around a corner and they were alone in the back of the school. When he wrist was finally released, Hitomi looked up and was alarmed at the expression she saw. Rangiku's pale eyes were dazed and her brow was furrowed. Her face showed a mixture of desperation, loathe and worry, all wrapped into one.
"M-Matsumoto-sempai, what's wrong? You seem sli-"
"Quiet. I have some questions for you. " Rangiku cut Hitomi off sharply, her breath slightly ragged. "I have three questions."
Hitomi nodded,signaling for Rangiku to begin. The Shinigami took a needed breath. "First... why are you here? Second. Are you on our side? Third..."
Rangiku looked from side to side suspiciously,as if she was checking for eavesdroppers. As she opened her mouth again, Hitomi's eyes widened at the words that followed.
"Do you know Gin?"