Chapter 5

True Face

By Demon-of-Cats

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach, the Tite does. I own my OC's and OOC's.

Warnings: This is AU and contains some spoilers.

No flames please, but constructive criticism is always welcome.

It had been a long day and Komamura was tired. He yawned and stretched, looking forward to bed.

As he walked he rubbed one of his shoulders, which was causing him some pain. Every now and then he would wince when he moved.

He just hoped that it would be gone by morning.

Komamura was too preoccupied to notice someone following him.

As he entered his room, he shut the door behind him and then took off his mask. He yawned and then stretched out on his bed and was asleep as soon as his eyes closed.

He didn't hear the polite knocking on the door and the door sliding open a few minutes later. He didn't hear the quiet gasp of surprise and the footsteps entering his room, the door shutting behind them.

Moria stared at Komamura for a few moments and smiled. She touched one of his ears, causing it to twitch against the ever so slight pressure.

"So this is what you were hiding," she mumbled, admiring the wolf.

Suddenly, he awoke. He stared wide eyed at Moria, fearful for the friendship that was beginning to bloom.

He sat up slowly, visibly wincing as he moved his left arm to push himself up.

"Are you alright?" Moria asked, when she noticed him wince.

"Ha ha hai'm not sure," Komamura said and shifted.

Moria shook her head and then, "What did you do to your shoulder?"

"I was working a little harder than normal with my left arm," Komamura said. He watched in shock as she hopped up onto the bed and touched the shoulder.

"May I?"

"If you think you can help."

He waited for her to end their friendship. Waited for her to break like so many others had.

"You are really tense," Moria mumbled, "Relax a bit, will ya?"

Komamura frowned and looked at her over his shoulder, "How can I?"

Moria blinked at him and then smiled, "You're joking right? Deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth."

"No . . . I mean . . . aren't you afraid of me?"

Moria shook her head, "You are still the same, aren't you? The fact that now I know what you really look like hasn't changed the fact that you are my friend, has it?"

Komamura smiled, "I haven't changed, and . . . I hope we are still friends."

"Of course we are," Moria chuckled, "You look better without the helmet anyway."

Komamura blinked at her for a few seconds, a smile slowly played across his muzzle. There was an easy silence in the room as Moria worked on his shoulder. He watched her hands move and relaxed. He was startled when she decided to go on to the rest of his back but allowed her to continue.

When she finished Komamura stretched and tested the shoulder. When there was no pain he turned to her and offered to rub her back.

*BEEP!*

Both jumped as the ringer on Moria's spirit pager went off. She answered quickly, "Hello?"

"Where are you?" Shinji's voice came from the phone. He sounded worried.

"I ran into Komamura and we are or were talking. I lost track of time, sorry Shinji."

Moria could just imagine her brother twitching to that. As the silence began to draw on there was a bright flash of light quickly followed by a loud boom from outside.

"Holy hell," Shinji mumbled, "Stay where you are sis. With the lightning it probably would not be the best for you to go outside, and now the rain to add to the problem. Let me talk to Komamura."

Moria smiled and then handed the pager to Komamura, "Here, Shinji would like to speak to you."

Komamura took the spirit pager and put it to his ear, "Hello? . . . we were talking sir. . . . There were too many tangents to n- . . . I don't m- . . . there's some ext- . . . yes sir. . . . Goodbye sir. Would you like to speak to- . . . Okay . . . Your brother would like to speak to you again."

Moria took the pager back and her first words into the pager were, "What have you always told me about letting people finish sentences?"

"To let them?" Shinji said on the other line, "I'm getting a sandal aren't I?"

"Yes and only if you continue to not practice what you preach."

Shinji laughed on the other line, "See you tomorrow sis. Love you."

"Love you, too. Bye," Moria snapped the pager shut and then looked up at Komamura, "So what did he tell you?"

"He asked if it was alright for you to stay here. Then he demanded that we not sleep on the same bed."

Moria chuckled and then nodded, "So where will I sleep?"

"You will sleep on the bed. I'll sleep on the floor."

"But it's your bed!"

"It isn't polite to make a guest sleep on the floor."

"It's still your bed, I'll sleep on the floor."

Komamura gave her an odd look and then scratched his chin in thought, "We could both sleep on the floor. That way there won't be an argument."

"I can cope with that."

"Before that though, I owe you a back rub."

Moria squeaked in surprise and allowed him to massage her back.

* * *

The next morning Shinji arrived at the base a little early to help get Moria to her duties quicker. It was much earlier than necessary, because he wanted to check to see that Komamura hadn't defiled his little sister in any way.

He arrived at Komamura's room and peeked in the door, noticing no one on the bed. He then looked to the floor, twitching at what he saw.

Komamura was on his side, one arm under his head the other draped over the smaller body next to him. The smaller body, Moria, cuddled into his chest, causing the wolf man to smile in his sleep.

Shinji couldn't stop the spike of spiritual pressure that escaped him he was so angry.

Komamura's eyes shot open and he looked right at the Captain. Then he looked down at Moria, who cuddled closer to him it seemed.

"Captain," Komamura started, "I swear this isn't w-"

"I'm sure it isn't."

"I don't know h-"

"I'm sure you don't."

Moria suddenly sat up and glared at her brother, "You are here early and not practicing what you preach to me all the time."

Shinji stopped glaring at Komamura and blinked at his younger sister.

"It got cold last night and Komamura was dead to the world so I couldn't ask permission. I cuddled. Anything else?"

"Nope."

"Good," Moria said and flopped down next to Komamura again, cuddling into his chest once more, "Come back in an hour."

Shinji shut the door and walked to his office without another word, although he still wanted to throttle Komamura.

A few minutes after Shinji had left, Komamura let out a sigh of relief, "I thought he was going to kill me."

"He wouldn't do that," Moria yawned, already half asleep again, "I'd never forgive him for killing a friend. He might give you extra duties for a while though in retaliation."

Komamura chuckled and then looked to the door, noticing that Moria's sandals were missing, "He took your sandals."

"He learns quickly."

End Chapter 5