Amaya faced the hollow, with her sword unsheathed.
"You took my life, now I'm going to take yours!" She charged, using all her strength in her blind rage. Going for the mask, Amaya jumped up and swung her sword back; just as she was going to hit it, she flew back into a wall. Stunned for a moment Amaya realized the hollow knocked her back using it's hand.
"Dang it!" Amaya forced herself up, ignoring the searing pain in her back, and jumped off the wall. She flash stepped behind it and managed to cut off it's right arm off. Blood sprayed on her kimono. Amaya wiped the blood off her face and smiled.
"Is that all you got? I'm disappointed." She taunted while going for it's left leg. It's huge claw cut across her face, and blood flowed down her cheek. He then cut her shoulder, leaving a gash so deep she could almost see her bone. Amaya kept from screaming, but instead smiled savagely. "Bring it on!" She shouted.
Toshiro's POV
Toshiro was focusing on his work when he heard a hollow cry out.
"Rongiku!" He didn't have to finish for her to understand.
"Right." She said seriously. They left the office, and looked for where the cry came from. "Captain! It's at the front gates fighting someone already!" Rongiku called out, spotting a small figure up ahead fighting the hollow.
"Let's go." He said, flash stepping towards the front gates. When they got there, Toshiro saw Amaya fighting the hollow, and she's been seriously hurt. He silently watched as she tried to cut the leg off the hollow, but the hollow kicked her into a wall.
"Amaya!" He yelled, angry she would fight a hollow alone. Toshiro looked up at the hollow, hate filling his eyes. Even so, kept calm. He unsheathed His sword, while Rongiku checked on Amaya. He flash stepped to the side of it, and tried to cut it's mask. Tge hollow noticed him at the last second, and sent a claw through the center of his chest. Toshiro fell straight out of the sky, hitting the rubble from the demolished wall.
"Captain!" Rongiku yelled out. "Haineko." She yelled, dust forming around her, then going towards the hollow. But the hollow brushed it away like it was nothing. It then started to retreat into the forest, leaving Toshiro and Amaya severely wounded. Toshiro managed to get up, and walk towards Amaya and Rongiku. "Captain are you okay?" Rongiku asked concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine." He winced and was suddenly unsure. He then walked over to Amaya, and saw her lying on the ground.
"Captain why...why did you help me?" She asked, her voice cracking from pain. Her question caught him off guard.
'She thought she could do this on her own?' This thought made him even more angry.
"Why did I help you? There was no way you could have taken that hollow down by yourself!" he screamed at her.
"Well, I didn't need you're help! It was my fight, and I could have won without you!" She screamed back, which surprised him further.
"Rongiku get her to the 4th division for treatment." He said gritting his teeth, trying really hard not to say anything insulting back at her.
"Captain, you should get help too." Rongiku said, worried about the wound in hsi chest.
"I'll meet you there." he said, assuring her I'll be okay.
"Okay." She said, picking up Amaya, and walking towards the hospital.
'Why would she fight that hollow herself? It's way too strong, in fact it's too strong. I'll have to check in on that later. But why wouldn't Amaya want me to help her.?' Toshiro thought while walking to the hospital. Just then he realized something.
"I had been calling her Amaya instead of Hanshou her last name. *writers note, He knew her first and last name in a captains meeting, when Yammamoto announced Amaya as the new lieutenant of squad 13* "It's probably just a mistake. But, I was also very worried about her...no! I cannot like her! We just met, and I know nothing about her. I always hear Rongiku saying stuff about 'love at first sight', but I don't believe in that stuff. But... I get this feeling when I'm around her...no! I have to stop thinking about her."
'My wound must be worse than I thought.' He thought as he rushed over to division 4.
Amaya's POV
'Why did he help me? Couldn't he understand that it was my fight? My revenge for that thing taking my life? Ugh... oh well, I'm just happy he's not hurt too badly. Wait! What! Man, my injuries must be worst than I thought!' Rongiku and Amaya went to captain Unohana. She looked surprised to see them.
"What happened?" She asked calmly.
"Amaya fought a hollow, and got hurt." Rongiku said, leaving out that she failed miserably.
"Well, then I'll see to it right away." She said, gently guiding Amaya to one of the white rooms. The last thing she remembered was sitting on the edge of a white bed before blacking out.
When she woke up, she saw a stream of light coming from the open curtains. She also noticed that she was in a white robe instead of her blood stained kimono. She also noticed she was covered in bandages, and that Toshiro was sitting in a bed next to hers. She looked at him wide eyed.
'Huh, I thought we all get our own room... they must be low on space or something.' Amaya thought as she looked at him. She then felt a surge of guilt.
'It's my fault he's in here in the first place. I should apologize to him, it's not going to kill anyone.' Amaya thought grudgingly, but she suddenly felt sick.
'What do I have to be nervous about?' Amaya shook her head, and got up, wincing in pain. She took a deep breath and walked over to Toshiro's bed. She liked to call him Toshiro in her head, just because she thought it was more interesting. Toshiro looked over at her with wondering eyes, but said nothing. Amaya sat on the edge of his bed, looking at him for a second, before looking down at the floor.
"Hey Toshiro...I'm really sorry about what happened last night. I know you were only trying too help because I was being an idiot. And I yelled at you for it, even though you didn't deserve it. And you're in the hospital because of me, so I'm really sorry..." Amaya stumbled over her words as they poured out. She peeked at him, and his expression seemed the same, but his eyes were softer, and looked like he was laughing- on the inside.
"It's captain Hitsuguya to you, and you're forgiven." He said. Amaya smiled, happy she's been forgiven, but she then thought over what he said. She accidentally called him 'Toshiro'. Her cheeks turned pink from embarrassment, and she turned away.
"Why was that hollow so important to you?" He asked suddenly. Amaya turned around and looked at him. She smiled as if he were missing a dark joke, but then frowned when memories started flooding back.
"Because, that's the hollow that killed me a few days ago. I swore to myself I would get revenge; no matter what it takes." Toshiro looked shocked her words, but composed himself again.
"Well, you can't fight a hollow like that without training..." He thought for a minute. "Would you like me too train you? I hear you have yet to find a teacher?" Amaya's eyes widened, before she answered,
"Yes, that'd be cool. Thank you." She smiled softly from the unexpected offer. Just then captain Unohana came in.
"Amaya you're free to leave now. But be careful of you're shoulder." She said warmly. "It should be healed in 3 weeks at most. Captain Hitsuguya I'm afraid you'll have to stay here one more night, and then you can leave as well." Toshiro nodded his head.
"Thank you" She thanked her, before turning back to Toshiro. "See you later then." She said smiling at him too.
"Bye, and meet me in my division in 3 days." Toshiro said sternly. Amaya nodded and quickly left.
Toshiro's POV
Amaya nodded and quickly left. Toshiro thought about her calling him by his first name.
'It was probably just an accident.' He thought, although he didn't mind her calling him by his first name.
'What kind of drugs are they giving me?' He thought, feeling frustrated with himself.
"Master, you can't keep finding excuses every time you think you have feelings for Amaya." Hyorinmaru spoke in his mind.
"But I don't have feelings for her." He said quickly, especially since the thought has never crossed his mind.
"I think you do, but you won't admit it to yourself." He said quietly.
"Maybe." That was the last thing he said before falling asleep.