a.n. Hey guys here's chapter three! I'm so excited that this story is coming along nicely. (P.S. I'm also still shit at writing fight scenes. I blame the lack of experience) I have a pretty good outline going and have the next several chapters planned out. Also I know that there hasn't been a whole lot of Lex in these chapters but she will become more frequent in chapter 5(ish) Credit to Kubo :3
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Tuesday morning came and Gaby and I headed out of our barracks and started walking toward the portal. I like walking in the morning. It's nice and cool with a slight breeze. Not many people were out and about since most of them were at breakfast. Gaby was humming something quietly. She has a nice voice. She sings in the shower all of the time.
We were the first to arrive as usual. "You guys ready?" Hisagi called as he walked up to join us. "I'm more excited to see Ireland to be honest," I replied. He just snorted in response. "Should we wait for the others or just go ahead?" Gaby asked. We didn't have to wait long because the other trio came traipsing up the hill. "We ready to kick some ass?" Lex exclaimed. I gave her a slight push. Rangiku gave Gaby a bone crushing-boob suffocating hug. Renji and Hisagi laughed at Gaby's muffled complaints.
"Well let's get going," Renji chuckled. "We'll head out first." The three started to head through portal. "Be safe!" I yelled. And then it was our turn. Going through the portal always feels like being sucked through a vacuum.
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Everything was so green. I loved Ireland. I came here with my mom when I was a sophomore. The three of us started trying to track spiritual energy. We weren't getting very far. There didn't seem to be anything here. I took a deep breath. I walked up over to the cliff side and looked out at the ocean. It had been a while since I'd seen the ocean. Someone nudged my shoulder and I looked up to see Hisagi standing there. "It's nice up here," he commented. I hummed in agreement. "I was going to move here you know." I said simply. "I was going to go to N.U.I right here in Galway, before, well…all of this. I've always wanted to live here." I let out a long sigh. I turned around and kept on working. "We aren't that bad you know," Hisagi stated before heading off in his own direction.
After searching around for about half an hour I suddenly felt Gaby's reiatsu flare. I shunpoed over to her general direction and saw that Hisagi was already there helping Gaby fend off a giant hollow. I saw another one appear out of nowhere and I drew my zanpakuto before it could attack. Swiftly, I cut off one of its many arms, jumped up into the air and sliced open its mask. There were still three left; stronger than the first few. One was large and resembled a centipede. It was quick for its size, darting around trying to strike. "You two take the big one, I've got these." Hisagi called. Gaby and I nodded and got side by side.
Gaby was breathing heavier than I was. She was here by herself before we got here. "Let's get this over with quickly," I said. She nodded and simultaneously we released our shikais. The second half of my sword went up in the air slightly before I caught it with my right hand. You could hear Gaby's crackling with stored energy. We both leaped forward before splitting off in opposite direction. We shot it from both sides, one with fire and one with lightening. The hollow writhed in pain but quickly started slashing at us with its clawed hands. It was fast. Gaby made the first move at the mask, but it dodged her attacked and swatted her out of the air like a fly. She skidded to stop, digging her zanpakuto into the group. She gave me a small nod that informed me of her plan. I took a few steps back and Gaby released a swell of energy. Her sword was still lodged in the ground and lightening started erupting from the earth. The hollow jumped up in an attempt to dodge the bolts shooting up at it. I saw my opening and leapt into the air and brought down my swords as hard as I could. The mask shattered into three pieces.
I turned around to see Hisagi finishing off the last hollow. He too had released his shikai. Gaby trudged up beside me dragging her sword that was back in its sheath lazily behind her. I popped the blade that was in my right hand in the air and it fell perfectly on top of the other. It melded back into its regular looking katana and I sheathed it was well. Hisagi walked up to us and wiped off his brow with the back his hand. In my opinion he didn't even look like he broke a sweat. My and Gaby were breathing a little heavily, but could definitely go a few more rounds. Hisagi was cut really well I noticed, not for the first time. Not overly huge, but undeniably defined. Boy needed to stop cutting the sleeves off of his uniform; shits distracting.
I shook my mental mind drool over Hisagi's arms to the back of my mind. "That was odd," Gaby said. I had to agree with her and it looked like Hisagi did too. "We were here for a little over an hour and then, poof, they were here; and pretty strong for straight hollows. Now there's not even a speck of spiritual energy left, just like before they arrived. I didn't even sense it when it immerged. If I hadn't of been standing there I wouldn't have known," she continued.
"Something definitely doesn't seem right," Hisagi stated. "Let's stay here for a bit longer and see if any more come through." We stayed for about an hour longer scanning up and down the country side to find nothing. "Let's see what the other's found when we get back," I said. My two companions nodded and Hisagi opened the portal.
When we got back I knew immediately that something was wrong. Rangiku was standing there breathing quickly and wringing her hands together. I looked to her for an explanation. "Lex. She-she got hurt. Renji just carried her off to med-". I didn't even hear the rest of what she had to say. I shunpoed in the direction of the medical wing. The buildings around me were a blur and I could feel my heart racing. I skidded to a stop outside of the entrance and ran up the stairs. I saw Shinji and Hiyori standing there. "Where is she," I gasped. Shinji pointed his finger at the door opposite him.
I took off in a sprint, but was pulled back my arms wrapped around my waist. "You can't go in there right now. She's being examined," Shinji said. How the fuck could he be so calm. My best friend in the whole world was suffering from some unknown injury, something so bad Renji had to carry her here. I was struggling hard against Shinji's grip. Curse him for being deceptively strong. "Let me go you son of a bitch!" I bit out through gritted teeth. I let out more strings of curses and threats. "Lennie, it's just her ankle." I turned my head to see Hisagi followed by Rangiku and Gaby. I attempted to turn my head around to look at Shinji who still had a hold of me for conformation. He responded with a far too perky 'yup' before putting me back on the ground. I shot a glare at Rangiku who was fiddling with her hair. "Sorry I guess I overreacted." I raised my arms up in there to say 'you think?'
The door opened and Renji came out looking at us, very confused. I probably looked like some crazy banshee woman. I brushed past him and went to see Lex who was propped up in bed with her leg elevated with a pillow. Her ankle was wrapped with tape and frankly she just looked bored. "Why were you in the hallway cursing like a sailor?" I sank down in the chair beside her bed. "Rangiku made it sound like you were severely maimed or something," I muttered propping my elbows on the edge of the bed. "Please, Rangiku thinks that a paper cut deserves immediate medical attention. I just landed on it wrong and it was a bitch to walk on. I have to stay here overnight, but that's it." I let out breath. "I better go then. We probably have to fill out a report. You being completely bored here is you punishment for scaring the shit out me." She actually looked scared. I was too the door when she started shouting at me to come back and doodle with her. I just closed the door behind me. She was still shouting.
Outside Rangiku, Renji, Hisagi, and Gaby stood waiting for me. "She okay?" Renji asked. "Her only fear is dying of boredom. We should probably go ahead and fill out those reports though, it's not like Lex was going to be much help anyway." This earned a whine from Ran. "Why don't I help Ran and Renji with there's? I hate to leave Renji with it all by himself," said Gaby. She had a sneaky look on her face. You wouldn't notice it unless you knew her well and I didn't like it. Ran started clapping and jumping up and down; her boobs going with her. How did that not hurt? Before I could respond the three were already walking away; more like speed walking.
I looked up at Hisagi who didn't look fazed in the slightest. "My office is closest," he said and gestured with head. I nodded and fell into synch beside him. "You okay? You seemed pretty worried." I raked my hand through my hair. God knows how that looked. It was too short to effectively tie it back. "Yeah I kinda spazed out there for bit, but she's okay so I'm ok," I replied. "You two are really close huh?" I bit my lip. "I don't know what I'd do if something happened to her." Hisagi nodded. He looked down at me and smiled, patting the top of my head. It was more like mushing up my hair. Unwanted memories started to bubble to the surface, but I tried not to show it. We continued our walk in comfortable silence.
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Doing the paperwork went by really smoothly. Hisagi's office, and desk for that matter, was much larger than the one that Gaby and I shared. I had pulled up a chair to his desk and was working opposite him. I used this time to really look at him. Of course he was good looking, but it was all of the little details that made him attractive. The three barely there scars on one side of his face and the small 69 tattoo were like little mysteries waiting to be solved. His dark hair seemed to stick up on it its own in every direction. It was thick and what I imagined Harry Potter's hair to look like. He had dark grey eyes that shifted quickly while he was reading. I probably could have finished up this report sooner if I hadn't been ogling him for a considerable amount time. We hadn't spoken except to ask the occasional question to make sure that we were on the same page with our accounts.
When I finished I gave a content sigh and tapped the papers on the desk making sure that they were even. I put my chair back and noticed that Hisagi was standing up. "Do you want me to walk you back?" I felt a ball of nerves cluster in my stomach. I could only pray that my face wasn't fifty shades of red. "No," I said quickly. "I'll be fine lieutenant." He smirked at me and nodded, returning to his desk and fixing some papers. I left quickly, keeping my head down avoiding the odd looks I was receiving after I left Hisagi's office. Or hell, maybe I was just paranoid.
Walking along the path I kicked at the loose gravel. 'Why couldn't you have just let him walk you home Lennie?" I mentally yelled at myself. Would it have been so bad? He's fucking nice and also nice to look at. I groaned and pulled at my hair. I drug my feet all the way back to my room.