Chapter six: I want you (she's so heavy)
Over the next few weeks, I spent so much time at Shinji's that by the end of October I'd practically moved in. Currently, said roommate was at his desk working on an eight page paper due the next day. Good luck, slacker god.
We were practically living together and we hadn't so much as kissed each other. It was a credit to our ass backwards way of doing things. I was stretched out on his bed when he slumped onto his desk. He got up, came over and stretched out beside me on the bed, putting his arm around my waist.
"What are you reading?" he asked into the crook of my neck.
"Fight Club," I answered.
"Is it any good?"
"Yes. I am Joe's Medula Oblongata."
I sighed and shut the book. I closed my eyes and threw my mind out. At first, all I heard was static, like with a radio. Then I caught, 'Where are you, Hirako? I'm gonna find you and beat you until you tell me how to suppress my hollow.' Wow, Ichigo sounded pissed.
"He's coming," I said.
"I know, but since he can't sense reiatsu worth crap, we're all seriously having to pump it out to get his attention," said Shinji. He got off the bed. I swung my legs over the side to sit up.
"You really should stay back here," he said.
"Why?" I asked.
"Things could get ugly, as in bloody and I don't want you getting hurt," he said.
"Aww… you care," I said.
He crouched down in front of me. "Yes, I do, dearly." And then, he was kissing me. At the start it was sweet, gentle even, until he inserted his tongue and my front teeth accidentally caught his tongue ring. I then found myself pressed hard into the mattress. The kiss was hot and rough. Lust was the big emotion here, but it also felt like he was trying to tell me something else. And I gave as good as I got.
I flipped Shinji onto his back and straddled his hips. His kiss wasn't the only thing that was hard. I tangled my hand in his hair and pulled his head back, making my way down his throat. Well, as far as his tie and collar would let me. I loosed the tie and unbuttoned his shirt, biting my way down. He let out a moan and flipped me onto my back again. He started to inch his hand up my skirt. I moaned and pressed against his chest. I peeled his shirt off the rest of the way and used his tie to pull him down to me. His hands found the hem of my shirt and tugged it up over my head. I sighed as he kissed his way down to the top of my breast. Then Hiyori burst in.
"Fuck her later! Ichigo's here!" she screamed, then left.
Shinji sighed and stood up. He got redressed and kissed me on the forehead.
"I'll be back in a while. Stay here, okay?" I nodded. He stood up and left. I flopped down on the bed and decided a nap would be good.
I woke up a few hours later. Still half asleep, I grabbed my shirt, shoving it over my head and stumbled out the door. With my eyes half shut, I wandered out into the main warehouse and promptly dropped down a dark hole in the middle of the floor and started rolling down a gigantic staircase. A bright light hit my eyes as I screamed my way down. I stopped in a dazed heap at the bottom. As I laid there, I heard someone running toward me and saw Shinji's face come into view. He looked freaked.
"Oh god," I said in a low moan.
"You're alive, thank god! I thought the staircase had killed you," he said.
"Who left the trap door open?" I asked.
"Probably Hiyori," he said.
He helped me to my feet and led me to a rock to sit down while he got me something to eat. I looked around and saw a glowing box in the distance. Maybe I had a head injury, that's the only reason I can think of as to why I started walking toward it. I felt a heavy reiatsu pressing against my skin. I started to reach out and touch it, when I was jerked back and found myself facing Shinji 30 feet away. He did not look happy. Uh-oh.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"It was so pretty," I said. Okay, clearly now was not the time to be a smartass. The look he gave me was lethal.
"Ha. Funny," he said. "Don't go over there."
"Why?" I asked.
"Because I said so," he said. Clearly, he had forgotten who he was talking to.
"That means jack to me. Why can't I go over there?" I said.
He gave me a hard look. "It's none of your business." Oh, hell no! Thems fightin' words!
"Fuck you," I said and opened my mind to everyone around me. I heard 'Back off, Rei'. Three guesses as to whom that was from. I also heard 'Barrier', 'Fight', 'Hollow suppression', 'afraid', and 'kill'. I started to close my mind when I heard a cackle. I stiffened and dropped to my knees. Shinji got down in front of me, worried, but I looked past him, through the barrier at the monster inside; a hollow. He stopped fighting the person inside and looked back at me. I heard a voice in my head.
'Well, what do we have here? A telepath? Is that all you're good for?' the voice echoed in my head. I shoved the hollow back. 'I guess not. That's okay. I'll know all about you soon enough.'
A second later, I was on my back screaming as white hot pain surged through my brain and a thick white liquid started bubbling up out of my mouth and spreading across my face. In between screams, I heard Shinji bark out orders.
"Kensei! Go get Urahara!" The silver haired vizard was off like a shot.
Eventually, I got so exhausted I couldn't scream anymore. Shinji's face hovered above mine. He looked afraid. For the first time since we'd met, he looked truly afraid. Then I passed out.