17!
cheeky half-demon & CeriseGothicLime: eheheheh, there he is! As for what you mentioned, cheeky half-demon-san, u'll just have to wait and see
chapter 17
Grimmjow's P.O.V
Grimmjow stormed around in his room, his anger threatening to explode.
"Damn Aizen!" he yelled to himself, "Damn him!" It had been a week since Hara had been left behind in the material world, and Grimmjow was getting more and more furious. He knew it was his fault that she was stuck there, getting into who knows what kind of trouble, and all alone.
He missed her. Grimmjow had to admit it; he missed her voice, her smell, her kiss. It was driving him crazy, making him think about her every minute, making him pace back and forth in his room with frustration. Added to it, was his rage at Tosen for taking his arm. And his fury at Aizen, for kicking him out of the espada and transferring Luppi to take his place as number six.
Grimmjow was livid. He was just waiting for a chance to take his anger out on someone, and he decided that if he got the chance anytime soon, he would kill Ichigo Kurosaki. This time, Grimmjow would go full out on him without toying with him. This time, Grimmjow would win.
Hara's P.O.V (Flashback)
"Hey, Hara!" yelled a voice. Hara turned to see a red haired guy running towards her. Hara closed the book she was reading and stared up at him as he stood over her, panting.
"What is it, Renji?" she asked. He sat down, still breathing heavily.
"I…I got in!" Hara stared at him in shock,
"You got into the academy?!" He nodded, and Hara leapt on him with a cry of happiness. "That's so great!" She hugged him tightly; he hugged her back with a laugh,
"I know! I thought I wasn't gonna get in, but I passed the test!" Hara let him go,
"And what about Rukia, did she get in?" Renji nodded,
"Yeah, she passed that test with flying colors…" Hara smiled,
"I thought she would. She's good with using kidou…better than me even!" Renji leaned against the tree with a sigh; Hara leaned back too, against Renji's shoulder. He peered down at her,
"How did you do on the test?" She smiled,
"I did pretty well." Renji smiled,
"You're too modest. I saw your scores, you know." Hara blushed slightly,
"They weren't that great-" she began.
"Yes they were, you're way above me and Rukia." he interrupted.
"That was only because Zuro trained me. You and Rukia did it all on your own." He shrugged,
"Whatever." Hara stuck her tongue out at him, he rolled his eyes, "Oh, by the way…Your brother was looking for you." Hara straightened up immediately,
"Huh? Why?" Renji shrugged,
"Dunno. He's over by the north gate…" Hara got to her feet, so did Renji, "Want me to come with?" he asked. Hara gave him a mischievous smile,
"Only if you can keep up," In a flash she ran away, leaving Renji standing there.
"Hey!" he yelled, chasing after her. Hara laughed and looked back at him; he was struggling to catch up to her. Hara stuck out her tongue at him while running backwards,
"Ha ha, you're too slow, Renji!" she yelled. He scowled and ran faster. Suddenly his eyes went wide,
"Hara, look out!" he yelled pointing. But it was too late. With a startled gasp, Hara felt the ground go out from under her and herself fly through the air. Then she slammed into something and rolled off it, into another something that caught her.
"Are you alright?" asked a voice. Hara found herself staring up at a guy with dark hair cut in a bowl shape and feathers on his eyelash and eyebrow. Hara nodded,
"Uh…Y-yeah, thank you." He helped her to her feet,
"I'm Yumichika Ayasegawa…" he said, meaning she was to introduce herself. Hara dusted off her clothing,
"Hara Ayumi." she replied. He smiled warmly at her, and then turned to look as Renji skidded to her side. Hara turned to Renji,
"You okay?" he asked. Hara nodded,
"Yeah, thanks for the warning," she said sarcastically. He glared at her,
"If you weren't running so fast I could have warned you quicker." Hara stuck her tongue out at him again while Yumichika walked past them,
"Are you alright, Ikkaku?" he asked. Renji and Hara turned to see him staring down at a guy with a shaved head who was lying in the mud, looking very ticked off. He got to his feet; Hara and Renji both noticed that there was a muddy footprint right on the middle of his back. They also noticed that both he and Yumichika were wearing soul reaper shihakushos.
"What the hell were you both running so fast for?!" he yelled, making Hara laugh. That made him even angrier,
"Now now, Ikkaku…calm down." said Yumichika. Ikkaku ignored him,
"Well?! Answer me?!"
"We were going to the north gate," she said with a laugh, "And we kinda began to race." Hara walked up to the infuriated soul reaper, "Um…did you know... you have a foot print on your back?" Ikkaku stared at her and then tried to see if she was right. Renji laughed, but kept his distance as Ikkaku roared and tried to attack him.
Hara stuck out her foot and he stumbled forwards instead of attacking Renji. He spun around ready to get her instead, but he froze as a voice said,
"Yo Ikkaku, what do ya think you're doing to my sister?!" Hara turned to see her brother standing on top of the hill from the direction she and Renji had just come from.
"S-sister?!" he cried. Zuro grinned and leapt down the hill. He ruffled Hara's hair,
"Yup, my little sis," Hara rolled her eyes and pulled away from him in annoyance.
"You didn't know that, Ikkaku?" asked Yumichika, "She said what her last name was…" Ikkaku turned around to face him,
"Hey, Ikkaku, did you notice you had a foot print on your back?" asked Zuro, laughing. Ikkaku turned to glare at him,
"I know. That redheaded bastard did it to me!" Zuro laughed even more, so did Hara. Renji glared at him,
"Only because you were under my feet!" yelled Renji. They continued to argue as Hara, told Zuro what happened.
"She's just like you were, Zuro-san." said Yumichika. "Back when you were in our division," Zuro laughed,
"Huh?" said Hara, "You were in the same division?" Zuro nodded,
"Yeah, that was before you came here. I used to be fifth seat in squad 11 along with Yumichika here, and Ikkaku."
"Wow!" said Hara, "You never told me you were in the eleventh squad!" Zuro gave her his famous lopsided grin,
"I wasn't in there long…I got promoted to Captain Aizen's squad pretty fast."
(End flashback)
Hara's P.O.V
"No, she hasn't woken up yet." said a voice. Hara opened her eyes slowly, finding that she was lying on a bed.
"But it's been three days!" cried another voice, one she recognized as Ikkaku's.
"She was wounded heavily." answered the unfamiliar voice. Hara sat upright and examined her body; she was completely healed of any wounds. Even her clothes were healed, and there were no tears or dirt on them anymore. Hara thought that was strange, but she was too interested in the conversation.
"Orihime healed her though!" said Ikkaku.
"Her body is healed…but her mind might not be. From what I hear, she's had a rough time." Ikkaku seemed to have gone silent, and then he said quietly,
"I just want to see her…" Hara pulled her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around them; she rested her chin on her knees, her eyes sad.
"Oh? Do you have a crush on her, Ikkaku-san?" asked the voice in a cheerful manner. Hara bumped her forehead on her knees as she heard Ikkaku roar,
"It's not like that!" The stranger laughed,
"No need to get so angry!" he cried. "So what is it like, then?" he added. Ikkaku grumbled and then said,
"Her brother and I were good friends…and, she was going to be on my squad…"
"Oh? She must be one heck of a fighter to be on your squad." replied the man. Hara smiled grimly
to herself,
"Yeah, she is." said Ikkaku. "Please can I see her?" he suddenly pleaded.
"She's still unconscious…but, I guess since you seem to be asking me so politely…" Hara froze as she heard the sound of the two men getting up and going towards the door. Her dark eyes fell on the door as it slowly began to open…