Chapter four: why?
They where on a mission in the real world. In a forest. Blood was everywhere.
Matsumoto won her battle and collapsed long ago but he was worried about something else.
There were only two Vasto-Lorde left and his was about two die. Nop, he already died.
'Shizuka' he though and looked away, eyes grow in horror.
MEANWHILE
"You took your mask off?" whispered Shizuka while the new arrancar smiled maniacally.
"Surprise, surprise!" he laughed "now how should I kill you?"
Shizuka smiled "don't underestimate me…" she held her hand to the side and a sword came out of her flesh. The sword was different then regular zanpakuto, she looked more beautiful.
Shizuka bit her lip hard and let one drop of blood to split on the blade before she threw the sword to the sky "Aiishiteru-des, Yuekami" she whispered with soft voice and opened her arms widely.
Her sword disappeared and Shizuka was surrounded with soft wind and nadeshiko flowers that fall from nowhere, a sweet, almost drunkenly smell was in the air.
Shizuka walked to the shocked arrancar "Do you really want to hurt me?"
The arrancar looked scared "n-n-no" he answered and Shizuka smirked "didn't think so"
Then without a warning the arrancar blow-up and Shizuka fall to the ground, powerless.
"Arigato… Yuekami. Hontoni Daisuki" whispered Shizuka and then a laugh was sounded and another Vasto-Lorde appeared.
"Well waddya now. You killed my brother girly" he said and took his brothers sword "I'll kill you, bitch!"
Shizuka closed her eyes but the hit didn't come. She opened her eyes to find Hitsugaya standing there with a hole in his stomach, and a dead Vasto-Lorde.
The man smiled at her and she felt her eyes closing 'why…..?'
Shizuka opened her eyes and found herself at the 4th unit infirmary.
'What the hell?' she though and then looked to her side. Toshiro sat there looking at her with deep concern.
"Baka!" she screamed and slapped him. Hitsugaya raised a hand to his cheek and looked at Shizuka with shocked eyes "What the fuck was…" he didn't continue because he saw the tears in her eyes and cheeks. Shizuka never cried. At all.
Hitsugaya didn't knew what to do, he just sat there shocked.
"Why?" asked Shizuka and snapped him to reality "Why hurt your self for me?"
He though for a second "because I care for you"
"Why?! I make fun of you! I make people to stop respecting you! I fucking almost killed you! Why risking life for someone like me?" she shouted and Hitsugaya simply hugged her thigh and whispered "Because I love you"
Shizuka was stunned. She knew of course but yet, he never really TOLD her he loved her. It always was kind of obvious to her and she never really asked. But now when she herds it from him she did something she never did. She hugged him back and cried every thing she closed inside. It was a quite and not noticeable cry but Hitsugaya knew and only hugged her tighter.
00000000000000000000
"Waddya mean knocked off?!" shouted Soifon at Matsumoto
"Soifon-Taichou! She was fighting a Vasto-Lorde that suddenly transformed to arrancar! I think…" "I don't mean that! Where is my lieutenant now?" Matsumoto got out of the 2nd division office and Soifon followed.
"Shizuka! What the hell were you thinking when you… Separate now!" shouted Soifon at Hitsugaya and Shizuka who was still hugging. They did as ordered angrily and Shizuka looked at her captain. "Yes, Soifon-Taichou?" "What were you thinking going there in your state?!" Shouted the 'elder' woman and Shizuka blinked trying to calm her down. "What state?" asked Hitsugaya and Shizuka smiled anxiously "Nothing really" she stood up and pulled her captain after her before somebody will follow.
"Taichou! I'm fine already!" she said
"You're not! For god's sake you have asthma! You want to kill your self?!" shouted Soifon Shizuka blinked "but I was fine. Really. Asthma can be controlled! And you don't care about that, what's the real reason?"
"Yesterday we were practicing to control your powerful shikai better. Suzumebachi, I used its shikai and hit you at the same place but the second time I didn't hit the middle only the side. You knew that if the hollow will hit you there you will die immediately, still you went there. Why?"
Shizuka just stood there "I got no idea it was like Yuekami wanted me to go there… wanted me to reach my limit, wanted me to reach bankai"
Soifon smiled at her "you reached it don't you?" Shizuka smiled back and nodded. Then both women laughed and gone back to the 2nd division office.
00000000000000000000
"Matsumoto…" said Hitsugaya calmly and raised his head from the paper work. The woman jumped.
"Yes Taichou?"
"In what state Shizuka is?" he asked looking at her
"Ahh I-I really shouldn't talk it's her business she'll tell you if she wants…"
Hitsugaya growled
"Eep!" whined Matsumoto "oh look at the time! I promised Gin I'll drink with him! Bye!"
Hitsugaya blinked when Matsumoto disappeared 'Gin? Oh right, Aizen controlled his mind' though the no-longer-small Taichou and came back to his job, muttering how much he hate Gin.
00000000000000000000
"Gin! You got the ring?!" shouted Matsumoto at Gin who's smile finally became normal N/A what?? His smile gives me a creep!! Honestly it's freakishly HUGE! God when I firs saw him I almost shouted! In my phic no more freak smiles that reminds me the clown from batman!! I SAY NO FOR CRAZY SMILES! How about you?
"Yes but why you need it?" he asked the smiling woman "For Shizuka-Chan!" gin raised an eyebrow "fine for Ichigo. He finally got the brain to propose to Rukia" she said seriously and Gin shook his head "I don't get their problem! We are engaged for how long? A year? I'm alive and you're alive" he said and Matsumoto rolled her eyes "Hai, Hai Taichou-san we have a drinking party at Kira's so move!"
00000000000000000000
"No more paper work for today!!" announced Shizuka "Ne Taichou! Let's call Yoruichi-san maybe she'll practice with us!" Soifon looked at her and called Yoruichi.
"Ano Yoruichi-san..."
"Ahh Soifon! How's it goin'? Herd you got a new lieutenant!"
"Y-yes! Would amm… Shizuka you talk!" said blushing Soifon and Shizuka rolled her eyes
"Moshi-Moshi? Yoruichi-san? I'm Shizuka the new lieutenant!"
"Oh it's nice to meet you!"
"Same here. We wandered if you mind come train with us today"
"I will just a sec"
Shizuka turned off the call and looked behind her at the beautiful woman that appeared.
"So you're the famous Yoruichi-san!" she aid and the woman smiled
"Hey Soifon! Let's go train" said yoruichi and Soifon jumped immediately "Y-yes!"
"Taichou you're pathetic" whispered Shizuka and they gone to the open ground.
"OK I wanna see how good you are Shizuka so Soifon you just stand there and do whatever you want" said Yoruichi and Soifon nodded "Kay let's start!!"
00000000000000000000
Hitsugaya jumped from his seat 'Shizuka's reiatsu?' he run off the room after the spiritual power ant stopped near Soifon "what's going on?!" he saw only sand moving but no figures and the Yoruichi and Shizuka when their hands met.
"Your pretty fast brat!" smiled Yoruichi and Shizuka smirked "Not so bad yourself old rag"
They disappeared again and Hitsugaya was highly scared.
"What she did?" he asked Soifon that looked at him weirdly "Nothing. They're just practicing" Hitsugaya looked at the two women who now stood still. Yuroichi's cheek had a cut on it but Shizuka's kimono was ruined more then hers and her cheek was cut too.
"Hai that's enough for today! You're not bad Shizuka! Maybe one day you'll be better than your captain over there! Kay I gotta go before Kisuke woke up… I kinda punched his head so he'll faint and I can go peacefully. Bye" said Yoruichi and run off while Shizuka looked at her shocked captain and Hitsugaya and then fell to the ground with laughter.
"You guy's are impossible!!"