Chapter 12
Truth
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 has some spoilers.
No Flames please, but constructive criticism is welcome.
Yamamoto surveyed the battlefield. He saw the carnage that had been caused by Aizen. He knew that it would take a while to completely recover. He watched the group of ryoka helping as best they could, although the girl was tending to the orange haired boy first.
He looked around again and noticed some Squad Four members treating Tôsen. He walked over to them and waited while they finished the stage of treatment that they were at. When they were done he spoke.
"You were warning me of this weren't you?"
Tôsen nodded, barely able to move.
"I'm sorry that I did not believe you," Yamamoto said, "Then the events of 100 years ago were indeed Aizen's fault?"
Tôsen managed to get a few words out, "And mine."
"General Yamamoto," Unohana said, "I will ask that you question him later. He needs to rest and heal."
Yamamoto nodded, "He will be questioned further once he is well enough."
After Yamamoto walked away she went to treat Byakuya and listened to the story about Hisana and Rukia. Once she was done treating him she moved on.
Unohana looked to Komamura then. She noticed how his eyes remained on Moria as she was healed, but he refused to allow any of them to heal him.
She walked over to him and spoke, "Captain Komamura you need to be healed."
Komamura looked at her with sad eyes, "I know. But, I need to know that she'll be alright first. She and I were hit by the same attack, but she isn't a Captain. If she dies-"
Unohana put a hand up to stop him, "She is already healed enough that we will be moving her soon."
Komamura blinked at Unohana for a moment, and then stood shakily, "I'll go with her to your squad building Lady Unohana. I'll take treatment there."
"If that is the only way I can convince you to let yourself be healed then so be it," Unohana said, "However, let me treat a few of your more serious injuries first."
Komamura allowed her to heal a few of his wounds and then headed to the base with Moria. He was surprised to meet up with Kyôraku there.
"Kyôraku? What are you doing here?"
Kyôraku smiled sadly, "I'm here to tell Moria a truth that was hidden from her, Sajin. Once she is well that is."
Komamura nodded and walked into the building followed by Kyôraku. He was taken into an exam room and treated, while Moria was treated in the room next to his. He glared at the wall several times.
Moria awakened several days later. She saw Kyôraku sitting at the window as he had been 100 years before.
"Seems familiar doesn't it," Kyôraku mumbled, just loud enough for her to hear, "It's the same room even. I lied back then though."
Moria blinked at him confused.
"Shinji begged me to make sure that you believed that he had never loved you. He wanted to make sure that you stayed in the Seireitei. He didn't want you to try saving him. I'm sorry I lied to you Moria, I was just honoring the last wish of a dead man."
"He was trying to protect me?"
Kyôraku nodded and then said, "Now we know that Sôsuke was the culprit in that scheme. I doubt that it would have made a difference in how they were treated though. I can hope it would have though. I liked your brother."
"I'm a terrible sister," Moria mumbled as Kyôraku began to walk out.
He stopped when he heard it.
"How so?"
"I believed every word. There was doubt but . . . I didn't listen to it. I-"
"He wanted you to believe that," Kyôraku said, "He told them exactly what to say to get you to believe. He told me what to say to make sure that you did. If you want to blame someone, blame him."
Moria looked sad for only a few seconds longer, and then smiled. She thanked Kyôraku for his kind words and then tried to stand once he had left the room. She managed to get to her feet but couldn't move them.
She held onto the edge of the bed and reached for another piece of furniture. She touched it and managed to hold onto it, trying to use it to move across the room.
Moria was half way there when the door opened. Her concentration broke and she fell to the ground in an awkward lump.
She felt two large hands lift her up into strong arms. She didn't even have to look to see who it was, "Sajin."
"Hey," Komamura mumbled and lay her back on the bed, "How do you feel?"
"Really weak," Moria mumbled, "but you can tell that much."
Komamura chuckled and touched her face with his hand, "What did Kyôraku want?"
"To tell me the truth about Shinji," Moria said and leaned into his touch.
Komamura blinked in surprise.
Moria looked up at him again, "Shinji wanted me to stay in the Seireitei. He told the guards exactly what to say and asked Captain Kyôraku to make sure that I believed. He was protecting me. Aizen was the one to cause them all to turn into hollows."
Komamura nodded, Tôsen had told him that.
For a while they just sat there, waiting for the other to talk or waiting for something to happen. They didn't know which but, it didn't matter. They still had each other.
Then Komamura thought of something to say, "Thank you for trying to save me on the hill. I know you tried your best."
Moria smiled sadly, "It wasn't enough though."
Komamura shook his head, "Maybe not . . . but what matters is you tried. I could tell how afraid you were. How frightened you were of him. You never liked him did you?"
Moria quietly agreed to that point mentioning that her brother had felt the same. She had never liked Aizen, something about his eyes.
You could tell a lot about someone by looking into their eyes. Aizen's eyes seemed kind but they held a hidden agenda, one that caused them to have a darker undertone. The glasses he wore had done a lot to hide that.
Komamura's were different. As she looked into them she could see all the ferocity that was with in him. But she could also see the love behind them, and the loyalty to his friends and comrades.
Once again a simple moment lasted seemingly forever as they kissed for the second time, though it was just as awkward as the first kiss for the both of them. They broke apart and Komamura placed something in her lap.
"This wasn't how I originally planned this," Komamura said drawing her attention to a small black box wrapped in silver ribbon, "but I suppose it will have to do. Moria . . . it would be the greatest honor given to me, if you would become my wife."
Moria looked at the simple, yet beautiful ring in the box. She took it out and admired it for a moment, then put it on. It fit perfectly on her finger, "I'll take you."
They simply held each other for a while, knowing that a ceremony would have to wait for a while. At least until after Aizen was defeated.
Several days later, Unohana came into Moria's room.
"Captain Unohana? What's wrong?" Moria asked.
"Nothing is wrong Miss Hirako," Unohana said and stood to the side of the door, "Someone wants to speak to you."
Tôsen walked into the room wrapped in the white Kimono of one who is healing. He looked up at her as if asking to approach.
"What would you like to speak to me about Captain Tôsen?" Moria asked, attempting to remain civil.
"I'm surprised I'm still that," Tôsen mumbled and then said louder, "I wish to ask for your forgiveness."
Moria's eyes showed her shock and so must her spiritual pressure because Tôsen reacted as if he had been bit.
"If you don't wish to forgive me I understand," Tôsen said, "I caused you and others a lot of pain. I feel as though I should still ask though."
Moria nodded and then said, "I've already forgiven you. It's hard to stand up to someone like that. I was shaking when I tried to stop Aizen from hurting Sajin-"
"Captain Komamura," Tôsen and Unohana said in unison.
"If anyone has the right to call him Sajin then I do, Captain Unohana and Captain Tôsen," Moria said and showed her left hand to Unohana who saw the ring and bade her continue with her explanation, "Aizen is truly terrifying. I'm sure that you were afraid of him too, Captain Tôsen. With another Captain class at his side, the danger is even greater. You are more in tune to the danger than any of us are. Not many can claim to have the strength to do what you did, not many who survived that is."
Tôsen chuckled and walked over to the bed, "I can see what Sajin loves so much about you."
Moria chuckled and then asked, "Can you help me find my brother?"
Tôsen's eyes widened in surprise when he heard that, "If we ever entered the world of the living . . . maybe."
Moria shook her head and then said, "Let me rephrase that, 'will' you help me find my brother if we end up in the world of the living?"
He nodded.
She thanked him.
He left.
She went back to sleep.
End Chapter 12