Chapter 7: Showdown: Gin vs. Toushiro
"Ahhh!" he heard Matsumoto scream.
Hitsugaya's heart sky rocketed and he shunpo-ed off, hoping he wasn't too late.
Gin, if you hurt her, I'll kill you, so help me god!
Hitsugaya arrived at Matsumoto's apartment and still felt Gin's reiatsu and was relieved that he hadn't left yet.
Hitsugaya wanted to make sure he caught Gin so he could kick his ass for what he did to Matsumoto.
"Hitsugaya-taicho, what are you doing here?" one of the guards had the audacity to ask.
"Unless you want to get kill, leave", he glared at the two guards.
"Yes sir!" they scampered away.
Ready Hyourinmaru?
Been ready. Let's kick some ass.
Hitsugaya busted the door opened and saw no sign of them.
"Where the hell is he?!" he shouted.
"Surprise", Gin hit him from behind.
"Taicho, no!" she screamed trying to leave Gin's grasp.
"Gin, you bastard, you'll pay for that", he snarled and slap Gin in the face with his zanpakuto.
"Well well now, aren't we the feisty little snowball", he grinned slyly.
"Gin stop, don't hurt him", she pleaded.
"Shutup!" he slapped her in the face.
Matsumoto fell backwards and hit her head on the wall, falling unconscious.
"Why you!" Hitsugaya yelled grabbing Gin by the throat and pinning him up against the wall.
"Uh hmm", he laughed.
"What's so damn funny you piece of shit?! I shouldn't even was my time with you and just kill you right NOW!" he screamed spiking up his reiatsu.
"Now, now, calm down Shiro-chan" he drawled Matsumoto's pet name for him. "She's not dead. Yet."
"You bastard!" he choked Gin even further.
"I'm the bastard?" he croaked out. "I'm not the one who stole another man's woman".
"Shutup!" he choked Gin pushing him further through the wall. "Rangiku is way too good for you".
"Ha ha ha. You think so? Than you're a bigger fool than I thought", Gin laughed unleashing his zanpakuto and aiming it straight for Matsumoto.
"Rangiku!" Hitsugaya turned around to save her.
"Fool", Gin spat out as he turned his zanpakuto to Toushiro and grabbed Rangiku and leaped out the window. "Bye-bye Shiro-chan", he waved shunpo-ing off.
"Damn", Hitsugaya punched a hole in the wall and then shunpo-ed off after them.
Meanwhile . . .
"Where is he?" Yamamoto bellowed throughout the thirteen guard squads.
"We don't know sure", the two guards guarding Matsumoto's room and the guard guarding Hitsugaya's cell said in unison.
"Well, just don't stand there, find him!"
"Yes sir!" they saluted and ran off.
"Where are they?" Hitsugaya searched all of the Seireitei while trying not to be seen and keep his spiritual pressure cloaked.
"I've searched the entire Seireitei, where are they?!" he screamed freezing everything in sight.
Way to go, genius Hyourinmaru drawled out.
Shutup you smart ass dragon.
Such language young master. You know you really should—
Look, what I need is for you to help me find Rangiku, not tell me to watch my mouth!
Well, if it is my help you want, my I just suggest that maybe they aren't even in the Seireitei?
But where else could he—
Then it hit him. The one place that meant the most to Gin and Matsumoto was where they spent their childhood together.
Man, I am such an idiot!
No kidding.
"Gin, where are we?" she asked as she woke up.
"You don't remember?" he grinned.
Matsumoto looked around not sure of what she was supposed to be remembering.
She saw a wooden floor with old blood stains, a window full of cobwebs, and walls that were old and rotting and covered in dried blood as well.
Then she sat up seeing that she was laying on a mattress. The same old mattress she and Gin shared when they were kids. The same mattress Gin had laid her upon when he first told her he wanted to show her something. The same mattress that was in her dreams where Gin also tried to rape her.
"Why . . . why did you bring me here?" she asked not looking at him so he wouldn't see the tears wailing up in her eyes.
"Because . . ." he drawled and she could feel his grin growing wider.
"Because what Gin? Just spit it out already", but she already knew what he was going to say.
"Because I have something to show you", he was now standing over her, his grin turning sinister.
Matsumoto tried to make a run for the door but he flash stepped in front of her. Then she tried to run for the window but he flashed stepped in from of her again.
"What's the matter Rangiku? Aren't you happy to see me?" he pounced on her and she fell back onto the mattress.
"Gin, get off", she kicked and screamed.
"Why should I? I came all this way just to see you. Now I wouldn't have done that for anyone else", he whispered in her ear sending chills down her spine.
"Gin . . . I d-don't love you anymore", she stuttered.
"What did you just say", his smile growing into a frown and his hand clenching her neck.
Tears ran down her eyes as she saw the man she once loved choking her.
"I-I s-s-said I d-don't love you anymore".
"Louder, I didn't quite hear you", he slammed her harder against the mattress.
"She said she doesn't love you anymore you bastard!" Hitsugaya yelled kicking Gin off of Rangiku and kneeling to her side.
Rangiku coughed and hugged Toushiro with all her might.
"Oh taicho, I'm so—"
"No need to apologize", he finally looked at her with a smile on his face. "I'm more than happy to kick Gin's ass!"
Matsumoto laughed and cried at the same time. She couldn't believe her taicho. But then again, she shouldn't be surprised.
Hitsugaya has always been by her side and he never would ever leave her alone. She knew he would stand by her, even when she did something stupid and deserved punishment.
Like with Yamamoto.
"Taicho . . ." she spoke but there was no time to finish just as Gin released his zanpakuto and Hitsugaya grabbed her and jumped out the window.
"Come back here and fight me!" Gin shouted from the window.
"Fine, but leave Rangiku out of this. You're fight is with me from now on", he shouted back.
"So be it", he grinned and jumped out the window.
"Go hide Rangiku and don't come out 'til it's over", he turned to her.
"Okay", she started to run off then turned around, "Wait!"
"What", but he never had time to finish his thought before her lips were on his.
"Don't die", then she ran to go hide.
Hitsugaya smiled and promised himself, I won't leave you alone ever again.
"How touching but are we going to fight or not?" Gin snarled.
"Bring it on", Toushiro smirked wriggling his finger back and forth.
"Shout him dead Shinso!" he yelled releasing his zanpakuto.
"Reign over the frosted frozen skies Hyourinmaru!" Hitsugaya shouted in response also releasing his zanpakuto.
The two shinigami clashed their swords against one another aiming to kill one another.
Hiysugaya's blade sliced against Gin's arm while Gin's sliced against Hitsugaya's cheek.
"Not bad Shiro-chan" he drawled.
"Forgive me, but I don't compliment snakes", he snarled.
"My my my, aren't we a bit touchy. Is it past your bedtime already?" he giggled. (yes giggled. Gin looks like a giggler to me, so I made him giggle. For those of you who think men don't giggle, my guyfriend does when you tickle him. So there, men do giggle)
"Argh!" Hitsugaya screamed as he raised his reiatsu then shouted, "Bankai!"
Ice wings slowly crept around his shoulders as an ice tail slowly crept down his back.
"Let's finished this once and for all Gin".
"With pleasure Toushiro" he grinned.
Hitsugaya raced toward Gin and Gin raced toward Hitsugaya.
"She will never love you like she did me", he cackled.
"That may be so, but as a man, you are supposed to do all you can for the woman you love", he smiled then delivered the final blow.
Shinso pierced Hitsugaya in the chest while Hyourinmaru's teeth were latched to Gin's neck.
Hitsugaya sealed Hyourinmaru back into his zanpakuto then collapsed on the ground.
"Pathetic", Gin sneered as he raised his zanpakuto to strike Toushiro's head.
"Gin don't!" Matsumoto screamed throwing herself over her taicho's unconscious body.
"Please, I love him, don't kill him", her eyes pleaded with Gin then turned fierce, "Or you'll have to deal with me".
Gin was dripping blood from his neck all the way to his feet and was steadily losing consciousness but managed to laugh, "No chance in hell!"
Gin lunged for Hitsugaya's body but was stopped when he felt a sharp pain piercing through his stomach.
He looked down and saw Hyourinmaru sticking out of him but when he looked up, he didn't Hitsugaya wielding it, he saw . . .
"Now die Gin" Matsumoto whispered twisting the sword in his bleeding gut.
"Well, well, this was unexpected" he coughed out blood then fell backwards into a pool of his own blood.
"Really? I thought you knew everything about me. I guess you never expected I would ever want to kill you, you monster!" she screamed to his dying corpse.
Then she turned to Hitsugaya and slumped down beside him.
"We did it taicho. Thank you for helping me defeat Gin and for finally admitting you love me. You don't know how long I've waited to hear those words", she whispered in his ear.
Matsumoto sat up in shock when she couldn't feel him breathing beside her.
"Taicho", she shook him.
Nothing.
"Taicho", she shook him again.
Still nothing.
She shook him a third time placing her ear on his chest. Her eyes went wide and filled with tears. She couldn't feel or hear his heartbeat.
Oh god no, god no. He's . . . but he can't be . . . he promised . . .
"Toushiro!"
Well, that the end. Gin is dead but is Toushiro? You'll have to see what happens in the next chapter. I really do hope he isn't dead. Please review and tell me what you think.