This chapter is dedicated to xlilslayerx because she/he's reviewed every chapter so far and I had this one and decided to put it up ^-^ You may have to wait a while for the next chapter but I hope to get it out sooner than the last one! Thanks so much for sticking with me through my bad uploading xD This one is for you! :D
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach ^-^
Danni finally stopped crying and got up and knew that her friendship with Toshiro was most likely over. He wasn't going to visit...
She stared at the sky for a while and got up and began to go 'home'.
She walked slowly, heading back to the Rukongai district.
She lived in poverty, even when she was alive. She was now completely alone.
When she was alive, her father had died the day she was born.
Her mother had never wanted her because of that.
She'd been sent off to boarding school and when she'd died, no one missed her.
She got back to the Rukongai district and went to the shack she called 'home'.
She ignored the pain in her heart and the hunger in her stomach and curled up in bed and ignored the tears that slid down her face.
Three days later it wasn't any better. She hadn't eaten and she couldn't show her face in the part Toshiro lived in, the guilt would eat her heart up.
She couldn't see him. She couldn't see the hurt in his eyes.
She snuck around to a different part of the Rukongai district, a bit more shadier where it was easier to 'find' food than in the upperparts-although, both were horrid places to live.
She found herself crouching behind a giant pot, trying to gauge what would be the easiest thing to grab and run.
Her eyes fell on a few small pots that had some candy and some dried fruit in it, although not very appetizing, she was starving after three days of not having any food.
She saw an opening and ran forward to snatch the jar but she miscalculated and a broom slammed down on her head when the vender caught her trying to steal his food.
"You lousy kid! You're part of that gang aren't you?" He yelled and Danni visibly flinched at his accusing words.
'Did I really look like I was part of a gang?' Danni thought and gasped when four kids ran past them and grabbed the pots-including the ones Danni was after.
"Thanks for the help loser!" A red-headed kid yelled and Danni ran after them, only glancing back at the vender once, feeling guilty about herself.
She followed them for about fifteen minutes, struggling to keep up with her hunger, when they came to a shack and she could hear other kids voices talking excitedly behind the door.
She let out a growl when she heard the pots being opened, she needed food!
She stood up and pushed the door open and gulped when a million eyes were suddenly focused on her.
"Hey! That was my pot! What do you think you're doing just taking it like that?" She asked, pointing to the pot she wanted.
"This is your pot? I don't see your name on it." A tall brown haired kid said with a sneer.
Danni crossed her arms and looked like she was thinking, she knew she couldn't take the boy because he was obviously taller and stronger.
"It doesn't have my name on it because you guys stole it before I could write my name on it." She said, being a little sassy because she was hungry and tired of trailing them.
A black haired girl walked up and looked at Danni with concern, "When was the last time you ate?"
"…that's none of your business." She said before looking away.
The black haired girl looked at Danni sadly and walked away before coming back with a small napkin with some cheese and fruit in it.
"Here's some of what we got from those pots. Here take it." she said, encouraging her to take the little bundle.
"Rukia! What are you giving that to her for?" The same red haired kid asked with an angry look on his face.
Danni looked at him and glared, I didn't exactly like him.
"She hasn't eaten in quite a while! I mean look at her! She's skinnier than I am!" the girl, Rukia, said defiantly.
"She can get her own food!" The boy yelled and Rukia took a step forward as she raised her fist.
"You really are a moron!" she yelled and Danni snickered before taking the bundle from her other hand.
"My name is Danielle Ame and I thank you." She said with a small bow and when she looked up she saw that Rukia's features contained shock.
Rukia shook her head swiftly and bowed back, "I am Rukia. It's no problem." she said smiling.
Danni nodded in appreciation and turned toward the red haired boy, "Remember my name. I will show you I am not a loser…not just someone to put down for your own gain."
Danni gave him a cold glare before running swiftly out of the door and heading back to her own house.