hey guys! srry it takes me a while to update hehe but i'm a terribly slow typer, hope you enjoy the chpater!
DISCLAIMER:I DON'T OWN BLEACH or huan zhu ge ge for those who know what it is(it's the chinese movie i based the begining of this story on)
Chapter #2
I am who?!
"WATCH OUT!" Momo screamed as she pushed Rukia out of the way. Rukia fell over and before she knew what was happening, the arrow pierced through Momo's skin just inches above her heart.
"Shit!" Toshirou said as he ran towards the apparent scream heard by the 3 men.
Rukia squinted her eyes as she picked up her head off the ground, she shot up immediately afterwards as she remembered what just happened. She quickly ran to the direction of her hurt friend who was now on the ground just barely keeping her eyes open. Without any other thought in her mind she did not pay attention to the large rocks beneath her feat and fell. Instinctively she turned around as to break her fall on the back side of her hands though once again she did not notice her surroundings and as she turned her head it hit the large trunk of a tree facing the back of her. As her head landed on the tree she got knocked out and slid to the bottom of the trunk of the tree with blood trickling down her face.
Momo, still laying half conscious, squinted her eyes only half realizing what was happening at the time the only sense of strength she had in her body now was in her right hand as she still gripped Rukia's pendant. Her blood began to stain the ground, she looked around her only to see a pair of feet.
"I-I'm sorry……" was all she heard before she blanked out and fell into darkness. Toshirou examined her as to see how deep the wound was, he then put his fingers on her neck to check for a pulse.
"Good she's alive!" Toshirou said with sighed in relief as he brushed the hair out of the girls eyes.
"Hey! So is the girl over here!" Renji yelled as he picked up the girl. Toshirou, only half listening just nodded as he continued to stare at the girl.
Toshirou's POV:
Wow, she sure is beautiful…..Damn! I'm such an idiot, I should have known it was a person! I hope she'll be ok…
Normal POV:
Toshirou continued to look at her then suddenly his eyes fell on her hand that was stretched out by her head. When he moved in to take a looked closer her noticed she was clenching something in it. As he unravelled her hand he saw a strange looking pendant with the royal insignia engraved on it, his eyes widened when he saw this and he rushed towards Yamamoto who was checking the girl Renji was carrying.
"Emperor look! I found the other injured girl holding this, it has the royal insignia on it!" Toshirou handed it to Yamamoto who turned to him and grabbed the pendant, he examined it carefully his face remained collected until he read the name inscribed on the bottom of the pendant and his eyes grew wide. Yamamoto rushed towards the girl with Toshirou and Renji close behind him.
"You said she was the one holding the pendant right?" Yamamoto said rushingly.
"Yes, why? What's wrong?" Toshirou said as he bent down and picked her up (you can just guess how he picked her up right?).
"T-this girl…this girl is my grand daughter" Both Toshirou and Renji looked at Yamamoto shocked at the situation.
"B-but how?!" Renji asked as he almost dropped Rukia.
"I'll explain later, right now we have to get these two girls to a doctor" Yamamoto said as he signalled the boys to follow. They all mounted their horses, Toshirou with Momo and Renji with Rukia.
They all Rushed to the palace through a side route apart from the towns as to not be questioned by villagers. When they reached the palace, immediately the two girls were taken to the mansion doctor. The 3 lay silent in the thrown room awaiting a response from the doctors. Renji, being the person he is broke the silence.
"So what's the story between that girl with the pendant?"
Yamamoto sighed and began to tell the story….
As he finished his story everything the boys were questioning made a lot more sense.
"I'm guessing is also why we were brought over to live with you huh?" Toshirou said as he crossed his arms.
"Yes, indeed it is." As Yamamoto finished, Toshirou remembered that this whole incident happened because of his slip up. Toshirou then suddenly ran in front of him and bowed.
"I'm truly sorry for what I have done!" Yamamoto looked at him questioningly and then realized why he was bowing, he just laughed as he patted him on the back.
"It's alright, it was an accident, I'm sure she's fine" Toshirou thanked him for his forgiveness and stepped to the side along with Renji.
A few minutes later the doctors assistant came in and informed them of the situation. As the four of them came into they were in, they saw the two girls resting on 2 small beds. The doctor turned and told them to let the girls rest for now and that they could come visit them once they were awake. The three understood and went to their normal duties.
A few hours later….
Momo squinted her eyes open and blinked a few times and once she gained proper sight she attempted to get up but failed miserably as she fell back onto her pillow and groaned in pain. Her hand then moved it's way from the side of her to the wound that was now bandaged up in cloth. A she looked down at herself she also noticed she was now in fancy Chinese silk clothing as apposed to her old tattered ones. Momo looked around her, taking in all of the information that was coming in even though she was just looking around her, that is until she heard a maid come in and her eyes were fixated on the person walking in.
"Oh you're awake!" The women said cheerfully as she set down a plate of medicine on a table nearby and ran to her and sat up on her bed. All Momo could see from her appearance so far was that she was real cheerful and she had knockers probably the size of her head.
"How are you feeling? I wouldn't get up at this point if I were you, you were injured pretty badly we wouldn't want the wound getting worse" She said as she straightened out her bed sheets.
"Um…who are you?" Momo hesitantly said.
"Oh! Where are my manors! My name is Matsumoto Rangiku, what's yours- oh my bad I almost forgot, your name is Rukia correct? That's what is says on the pendant right?" She said happily as she started putting some of the bottles in a cabinet by her bed.
"Umm…" Was all that came out of Momo's mouth as she heard what she said, her head was swimming with questions.
Momo's POV:
How long have I been out for?! I get hit by an arrow and suddenly when I wake up I'm the princess and I'm in the Royal palace!? Sigh, I really need to talk to Rukia…
Normal POV:
"I guess I should get to doing the rest of my duties, I'll be back soon to check up on you, oh and if you're wondering where you're little friend is, she's in the room next to yours" she said as she pointed to the door beside the bed Momo was lying on.
After the Rangiku left, she quickly rushed out of her bed, ignoring the pain and ran into Rukia's room.
"Rukia?!" Momo said as loud as she could with her injury.
"Shh!" Rukia said as she put her hand over her friends mouth, Momo quickly swatted it away impatiently after.
"Why do they think I'm you?!" Momo said as she sat on the chair next to her.
"Shh! Because when they found us, they saw you holding the pendant, so they think you're the owner" Rukia said as she sat down on a chair across from her.
"Why didn't you tell them that it was yours then?"
"They wouldn't have believed me even if I tried and I think I need some time to think this through…" Rukia said as she looked down at her lap. Momo just sighed.
"So, what? Am I going to have to play this charade until you have thought things through?"
"I don't know, how about you tell them once the emperor returns?" Rukia suggested.
"And when will that be?"
"In about 5 days" Momo just sighed deeply.
"Alright, but as soon as he comes back, I'm telling him" Momo said as she crossed her arms.
"Thank you so much Momo! I also have to thank you for taking that arrow for me you don't know how grateful I am." Rukia said as she held Momo's hands
"It's alright, I'm alive aren't I? so no harm done." Momo said as she smiled
'I just know this isn't going to turn out as well as she thinks it is, well I guess I shouldn't think of that right now' Momo thought as she continued to talk with Rukia.
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