Chapter 3: Ryuken Ishida, Director of Karakura General Hospital
"Okay, what is it, Kon?" Ichigo asked, in that same annoyed tone, as he pushed open the door to his room. When inside, Ashley saw Kon--in his lion plushie--on the floor, pounding down his squishy arms and feet like an upset child. "Nooooo!!!! I can't take it anymore!! I can't take it anymore!! I want Nee-san baaaccckkkk!!!! Nee-saaannnn!!!"
Before Kon could continue his relentless cries, Ichigo walked toward him and smashed his foot on the back of his head, which had the Quincy cross sewn perfectly on it. "Would you shut up?!" Ichigo shouted. "She's gonna be back tomarrow! Geez!!" Ashley let out a small chuckle from seeing Kon; everytime she sees the cross on the back of his head, she can't help but laugh at it. Uryu, who was infront of Ashley, turned his head over to her to see why she had laughed. "What's so funny?"
"Kon," Ashley tried to hold back a laugh, but failed miserably. She placed the back of her hand over her mouth to control her laughing. "It makes me wonder when he's gonna find out about that. If he will, that is." Uryu looked down at Ashley in confusion for a moment or two, until he raised his head back at Ichigo--who was stomping his foot on Kon's defenseless plushie body, over and over. "Ah," Uryu sighed, as he took a glimpse of the Quincy cross on the back of Kon's head that he sewed on him, as an act of 'revenge.' "You mean that, don't you?" Ashley nodded, finally able to stop laughing.
"Kon didn't like that Southern Belle look you gave him," Ashley explained, remembering it all too well. "You fixed him back the way he was...But! You sewed that cross on the back of his head, getting him back." Uryu nodded, admired by how Ashley knew that part way too well. "Yes. And he hasn't found out since."
"Well, I guess I should break up the fight," Ashley sighed as she took a few steps forward, a little ways ahead of Uryu. "Alright, Ichigo! That's enough, now! Anymore of that and Uryu would have to fix him up again. Which will probably be fun to see..."
"Yeah, you're right," Ichigo sighed. With Kon's cotton filled head squeezing in his hand, he flung Kon over to Uryu, who caught him with ease. "Do me a favor and fix him up, would ya Uryu?"
"What?! No way!!" Kon shouted, before Uryu could say anything; he struggled continously in Uryu's grip. "There's no way I'm letting this guy touch my beautiful body ever again!!" Ashley could hear a growl rumble in Ichigo's throat. "Get over it!" Ichigo shouted, with a hand on his hip. "If Uryu wasn't around, then you'd just be one big lump of crap and you'd have no other body to take over!"
"You can't tell me what to do, Kurosaki!!" Uryu shouted, as he threw Kon at Ashley who was a few feet inbetween Ichigo and Uryu. Ashley caught him easily, but had almost dropped him in the process. "Besides, I didn't bring my sewing kit with me! Ashley can fix him!!"
"What makes you think I can sew?!" Ashley shouted, glaring at Uryu. "I can't sew worth anything! I can't even hold a needle right! Ew, he stinks!!" Ashley held Kon at his foot with her thumb and index finger, pulling him far away from her; Kon struggled helplessly in Ashley's hold on him. She then threw Kon over to Ichigo, who was at her left; Ichigo caught him once again. "He belongs to you anyway! Why don't you take him?!"
"Like you said, he stinks!" Ichigo complained, as he pinched the bridge of his nose from Kon's horrible stench. "I don't know what the hell he's been in or under." Ichigo then, once again, threw Kon to Uryu. Kon landed right on Uryu's face, but Uryu quickly pulled him off when he got a whif of his 'scent.' "Pleeehhhh!!! Dammit, he does stink!!"
Ichigo then pointed an accusing finger at Uryu. "You really need sew him back up and clean him up while you're at it!!" Uryu growled under his breath, with clenched fists. "What did I tell you about giving me orders!! That thing belongs to you, so you do it! Stop being so damn lazy!!" Ashley sighed deeply as she saw Uryu and Ichigo death glare at each other for the longest time: a sure sign that they were about to start another fight. "Guys! Please don't fight!! What did I just go over?!" Ashley shouted to them, hoping to get through to them; but it was no use. Uryu and Ichigo went at each other like wild dogs. Ashley sighed, "Not again..."
"Okay! Okay!!" Ichigo shouted, letting out a desperate sigh. "How about you can fix him, and Ashley can wash him." From the corner of Ashley's eye she saw Kon's beady eyes sparkle with delight; He was probably just thinking about Ashley taking a bath with Kon. Ashley rolled her eyes in disgust from that. But Ashley soon turned her attention toward Ichigo, as if she just heard what he said. "Um, excuse me? Just because I'm a girl, you think I can only cook and clean? Um, I don't think so, Ichigo 'I'm-so-sexist' Kurosaki!!"
"I am not sexist!!" Ichigo declined, stomping his feet down like an upset child. Uryu chuckled softly by Ashley's too true statement, "She's right, Kurosaki. You do act abit too sexist sometimes." Ichigo growled over at Uryu, "Shut up!!"
"Well, maybe she meant sexy," Kon said, chuckling tauntingly. Uryu then slammed down Kon on the ground like a football, while he stomped down hard on his soft, lion face. "Shut up!!"
"Kon's as perverted as ever." Ashley sighed, with her hands on her hips; she shook her head in disappointment. "He'll never learn," Ichigo sighed along with Ashley, agreeing with her statement. "Too bad. Wish I could've had a more decent, more smarter mod soul."
Then Uryu's cell phone started to vibrate in his pocket, as he stopped stomping on poor ol' Kon's head and slipped his phone out: He flipped it open, and sighed very heavily as he looked at the number on the screen. "Oh, great. What does he want now?" Uryu pressed the phone to his ear as he stepped out of the room; Ashley heard him greet the person very coldly, "What? What is it?"
It was quiet in Ichigo's room after Uryu left, that Ashley could actually hear what Uryu was saying from outside the shut up door. Uryu's voice was a bit muffled outside of the door, so it was hard for Ashley to completely understand what he was saying to the person on the other line. But Ashley could understand only one part, which Uryu had shouted, "What?! But she just came back there!!"
"Wonder who he's talking to?" Ichigo wondered, scratching the back of his spikey head. "Surely it's someone he clearly can't stand; probably even more than me." Ashley nodded, as she tried to hear more of Uryu's conversation, which he was mostly shouting. "Sounds like he's talking to his Dad."
Ichigo then looked down at Ashley, quizically. "Oh yeah? Isn't he in charge of the hospital?" Ashley looked up at Ichigo, staring intently in his brown eyes. "Yeah, he is. But Uryu's never showed such a lovey-dovey affection for him." Ichigo hummed about what Ashley just said, thinking over what he was just told. Then he asked, "But, why? Did something happen between him and Uryu for such a bad relationship?" Ashley was about to say something, but she suddenly paused before she let out a single word.
"I despise Quincies. And you don't have the talent for it anyway." That same line, that same moment suddenly popped up in Ashley's mind and started playing over and over in her head, like a broken record. Ryuken didn't want his son Uryu to spend time with his father, Soken, for the reason that he hated the Quincy. "There's no profit in them," Ryuken had told Uryu when he asked why he hated his own kind. At least...that's what he wanted Uryu to believe.
"Sorry, Ichigo," Ashley began, as she came back to reality. "I didn't see anything...about his past. None of it with his father. I wish I knew, though." It was silent again after Ashley spoke as Ichigo, and Kon who was standing on the bed now, looked at her with skepticalism. "Oh," Ichigo said, breaking the silence. "Um, okay. Whatever you say."
The door opened then, as Uryu stepped back in the room with a frustrated and angry look about him; he tucked his phone back in his pocket. Uryu looked over at Ashley, with shifty eyes. "Well, Ryuken called." Ashley chuckled by Uryu's annoyed tone as she looked back up at him. "Thought so. So, what did he want?"
"He wants us to go back to the hospital," Uryu explained, which made Ashley look at him with bewilderment. "Um," Ashley started, before Uryu continued; Uryu looked at her with a questionable look about him. "What do you mean by, go back?"
It was silent again, after Ashley spoke. "Well, it's sort of a long story," Uryu explained. "When I found your body, I immediately took you to the hospital since it was close to where I found you. The doctors took care of you, and I just told them that you were in a car accident." Uryu took a pause to sigh, before he continued. "Unfortunately, Ryuken found the room you and I were in and he wanted to know what happened. I just told him that I found you in that bloodied state and took you to the hospital. He wanted me to take you to my home--which I did, obviously--and that once you awakened, he wanted you and I to go back."
"Oh, joy," Ashley muttered, sarcastically. "I'm not such a big fan of hospitals."
"Sorry," Uryu's deep blue eyes seemed remorseful to Ashley then; He smiled such a small smile at her. Ashley could feel her cheeks grow hot from staring at such a heart-breaking smile. "If I knew that he was going to come see us, then I would not have brought you there in the first place."
"N-No," Ashley flushed as she looked over to a random wall corner, hoping Uryu had not seen her face red as a cherry. "It's fine. What else could you have done? I'm very...grateful for that, Uryu. I don't mind seeing your dad. It's the least I can do."
It was silent after Ashley finished, her blush never ceasing, and Uryu's curious stare still plastered on her face. "I, um," Uryu whispered, after the long moment of silence. Ashley took this chance and faced herself infront of Uryu to see that same smile on his face; the blush immediately came back to Ashley's face. "Well, I guess we should get going, then?" Ashley nodded eagerly as she and Uryu walked out of Ichigo's room, Uryu closing the door on his way out.
After they had left, Ichigo let out a short chuckle which he tried to hold with the back of his hand; Kon looked up at him, quizically. "What's wrong, Ichigo?" Ichigo managed to retain himself again as he looked up at his closed door, "It seems to me that Ashley has a very big crush on a certain Quincy we know."
Ashley and Uryu began to walk down the street toward the General Hostpital where Uryu's father, Ryuken Ishida, is the Director of such an establishment. On the way, Uryu continued to ask Ashley questions about her world, as Ashley tried to answer them as clear as possible; to the drinks they have, all the way to the people residing in her world. And then it came to the topic of her friends and family...
"What are you parents like? Are they kind?" Uryu asked, staring intently at Ashley's face once again; Ashley looked down at the street ground, as she walked, hoping not to look up and become hypnotized by Uryu's sparkling, marvelous violet blue eyes. "Yes. They are the most kindest people in the world; the only people who actually gave hope and friendliness to me. But...my mom...she...she has this horrible sickness, you see. She's had it for so long, fighting and fighting it to stay alive. I fear that she will succumb to it any day now. At her deathbed, I want to be beside her when it comes...that is why," Ashley dared to look up at Uryu, with determined eyes. "I'm going to swallow all of my pride. I want to leave this place, no matter how much I want to stay, so I could see my mother for one last time. I have to." Uryu's eyes were locked on Ashley's face, frozen, like a paused game. Ashley and Uryu had stopped in place, in the middle of the street; but the cars and passerbys passed by as usual, not even paying attention to Ashley or Uryu. "Ashley..." Uryu finally spoke. "I...I see. That is very noble of you. But don't worry. I'll make sure you'll get back to your world safe and sound. I pledge it on my pride as a Quincy."
"Uryu..." Ashley smiled so gleefully at Uryu then. If Uryu was swearing on his pride as a Quincy, then he must surely, positively, mean it. It was a promise that Uryu would never break, even on his life. So, if Uryu is going to help Ashley get back home, and Ashley knows he means it...then why does she feel so sad about it? Will leaving Uryu leave a big black hole where her heart should be? Now that Uryu's here, and Ichigo too, will she ever find it in her heart to leave them now?
"Thank you!!" That same smile was still on Ashley's face; maybe so Uryu wouldn't know what her recurring thoughts were. Uryu chuckled by Ashley's sudden enthusiasm, as the automatic slide-in doors to the hospital swifted open for Ashley and Uryu. Ashley didn't even realize she was in the hospital until she saw Uryu walk over to the receptionist's desk; Ashley quickly ran her way beside him. "I need to see my father, Ryuken Ishida, please," Uryu said in the sweetest tone; Ashley had to hold herself against the desk for balance without falling. "He called for me to see him."
"Um, o-oh!! Y-Yes, Ishida-kun!!" The receptionist blushed a deep red, but Uryu didn't seem to notice. She held a small clipboard against her chest, only glancing at it for a second or two when Uryu asked for his father. She had hazel-green eyes, and her slick black hair was tied up in a bun, but Ashley could tell that she was way more attractive than Ashley could ever be. "U-Um, shall I...I walk you th-there?"
"I know the way, thanks," Uryu said in a more ruder tone than before, as he started walking down the lit up hallway. "Let's go, Ashley." Ashley quickly hurried her way toward Uryu, her steps clicking on the tile floor as she did. "Coming, Uryu!!" Ashley slowed down her pace so that she was a few inches behind him. Before they went any farther, Ashley tilted her head over her shoulder, taking a glance at the receptionist. She grinded her teeth down, as if she was growling. Her hazel-green eyes burned with a firery rage at Ashley, probably in pure jealously. Ashley knew that she might be thinking, "No way is she gonna get the best of me!! Ishida-kun is MINE!!!!" Ashley couldn't help but laugh at such a thought, unnoticing by Uryu, luckily.
As they walked down long hallways and flights of stairs, Ashley decided it was her time to ask the questions and for Uryu to answer truthfully. "So, who was that receptionist back there? She seemed like she knew you somehow." Ashley saw Uryu's face cringe at the thought of her, and he let out a huff of annoyance. "Oh, that's Saika. She is one of the most annoying people in this world, you know. I swear, if Ryuken doesn't do something about her, then I'm going to go insane." Ashley laughed softly how Uryu outstretched the word, 'insane' so dramatically. "Heh. Well, she seems to like you...alot. The way she acts, it's kind of obvious."
"Yeah, that's the problem," Uryu sighed desperately. "I tell her and tell her, over and over again, that I'm not looking for a relationship right now. But she doesn't listen! I even tell her that she's not my type, and that I don't want anything to do with her, but she just can't get with the program!" Ashley couldn't help but let out a giggle by his sudden, dramatic outburst as Ashley looked up at him with a sly smile, "Not your type, eh? Then, may I ask what your type is? What do you look for in a girl?" Uryu stopped then, along with Ashley beside him, right infront of two big, blackened doors. "We're here," was all Uryu said.
"Aw, come on, Uryu!" Ashley whined, waving her arms around in disappointment. "I've told you nearly everything about me and my world, so you should at least tell me this!!" Uryu looked down at Ashley, before he knocked on those two great doors; he locked his eyes down on to hers, his mouth slightly open. "Well, someone opposite of Saika, that's for sure."
"Someone opposite..." Ashley murmured, as Uryu knocked on the onyx-colored doors a few times. "Hey, it's me." Uryu called, just in case Ryuken didn't hear the knocks. "Alright, come in." A deep, dark, muffled voice was heard from the inside. Ashley suspected it was obviously Ryuken, Uryu's father. Uryu growled under his breath when he heard his father; maybe he was hoping he wasn't there? Uryu hesitated to grab the door knob, but thought otherwise, and swung it open with all of his might. "Stay behind me." Uryu whispered so low to Ashley that it looked like he was mouthing the words instead of saying them. Uryu was acting like his father was a dangerous creature, ready to pounce anytime on unsuspecting prey. But, that's probably what Uryu thought of him. Ashley didn't know much about him, however, only that he does have Quincy powers, and he is friends with Ichigo's father, Isshin, for reasons that Ashley just wished to know. But, Ashley knew that Ryuken cared for his son. If he didn't, then he wouldn't have even suggested to return Uryu's powers. (Even if it meant to never speak with the Soul Reaper ever again.) But Ashley obeyed him and quietly walked behind him.
When she entered, Ashley could see that the Director's office was a dark place, with no sun shining anywhere; that was probably because the window behind Ryuken's desk was covered with a curtain, shutting out any light to shine through. A black bookshelf, filled with books, was against the wall on the left; books probably only about medical stuff, Ashley figured. Ryuken looked away from the papers he was looking over, putting them down on his desk, glaring his eyes at Uryu. "So, where is she?" There was no sign of a friendly greeting in his voice, no sign of happiness to see his son; it was a relationship Ashley has never seen before in a father and son--all there was, was death glares and cold words. Uryu was frozen where he was: he never moved from where he was, every part of him seemed frozen in place, and it didn't seem like he was breathing either. He looked like a god carved in stone to Ashley. But, what felt like an eternity to Ashley, Uryu took a step to the left, revealing Ashley to Ryuken, but she was still alittle bit behind Uryu. "So, you're her, huh?" Ryuken stared down at Ashley with his shifted eyes, as Ashley gulped down a lump in her throat, "Um, y-yes sir."
"Uryu, leave." Ryuken said in such a demanding voice, shifting his eyes over to his son. "I must talk to this girl, alone." Being so close to Uryu, Ashley could actually hear a growl of defiance rumble in his throat. Uryu clenched his pale fists as he shouted, "No way! I'm not going to leave her alone with the likes of you, and that's that!!" Ashley couldn't help but stare up at Uryu and what he was doing: he was defending her. Ashley thought that that would only happen in her dreams. "Uryu..."
Before Uryu could shout at his father again, Ashley softly placed her hand on his shoulder; Uryu stopped, as he looked down at Ashley in bewilderment. "It's alright, Uryu. I can handle being alone with your dad. Just go outside and wait for me, 'kay?"
"But, Ashley," Uryu urged, as he turned around to face her. Ashley looked up at Uryu, feeling entranced as she stared up at his deep blue eyes. "It's okay, Uryu. Really. Let me do this, please." Uryu unclenched his fists, and let out a long sigh of defeat, "Alright, I'll go." Uryu then leaned down his face to Ashley's ear; Ashley could feel her heart quicken it's normal pace. "But if he says something you don't like, then call for me. I'll just be outside from the door." Ashley nodded, as Uryu turned around, the opposite way from where Ashley was, and closed the door shut on his way out. Silence followed by, once again.
"Well," Ryuken began, breaking the silence, as he stood up from his desk and walked over to the bookshelf and placed the book he was holding, in it's original place. "It seems my son has grown quite fond of you in such a short time. I wonder why that is."
"I'm a...very likeable person," Ashley said, swifting her eyes over the the nearby wall, not daring to look at Ryuken."Is that so?" Ryuken glared at Ashley from across the room, just as Ashley predicted. "You know, Uryu's not the type of person who makes friends with people he just met." Ashley bit down hard on her bottom lip then; she found it very hard to talk to someone like Ryuken. "I...I know." Ashley could still feel Ryuken's intent stare on her, as he took a few steps closer, "You know? Has Uryu opened up to you already? Surely not. He is also not the type of person to open up his inner feelings...to anyone. Especially to someone he's just met." Ashley couldn't speak. She tried to let out something, anything, but her lips would not move. "And you've just met Uryu as well, correct?" Once again, Ashley didn't say anything, and it wasn't from her inability to speak. Even if she could, she would not lie to Uryu's father. Finally, Ashley found her voice and her lips started to move, "N...Not exactly...I-"
"'Not exactly', you say? How is that?" Ryuken asked, not even bothering listening to anything else Ashley had to say. "I'm, um," Ashley studdered, as she breathed in as slowly as she could; she looked up at Uryu's father, shyly. "I'm actually...from a...different...world..." Ashley was able to ignore Ryuken's skepical look, as she continued, "I was attacked...by a hollow in my world, and I suddenly...arrived here. That's when Uryu found me, covered in blood, and he brought me here...so he told me."
"I see," Ryuken said calmly, as he pushed his glasses back up to the bridge of his nose. "But, it makes me curious how you could survive such an attack. What did you do to escape?" Ashley gasped then, as memories of that rainy day came flooding in her mind. But it was all blank to her by how she escaped. If she did escape, that is. "I don't...remember. I don't know."
"No?" Ryuken, once again, stared Ashley down as he walked closer to her, just a few inches apart. "Was anyone with you at the time? Did you see any Soul Reapers around?" Ashley shook her head, as she took a step back. "No...I...I said I...don't remember...It's all so fuzzy to me now. But...I know that I was chased by a hollow..."
"All this may be caused by a concussion," Ryuken explained, as Ashley snapped her head up at him. "You might have hit your head alittle too hard on something, or maybe you were just dreaming--"
"No!!" Ashley shouted, as she felt wet moisture at the edges of her eyes; everytime she got even alittle too mad she would always burst out crying. "The fact that I'm here is proof enough that it's not a dream or a concussion!!"
"That is false," Ryuken stated, as Ashley stared up at him with silent tears rolling down her cheeks. "False memories, maybe. If you can't remember anything about it, then it must be false. This world you speak of is false, as well. All you may know is false."
"It..It can't be!!" Ashley shouted, her tears dropping down on the carpet. "I know it's not a lie! My family! My friends! My school! My teachers!! They were all real, and they still are!! You know nothing about me!!!!!" Ashley screamed as loud as her lungs could, as she sank down to the ground, on her knees. She slapped her hands on her face, as she cried softly. "No..."
"Stop!!" The doors suddenly swang open, as Uryu, furious as ever, stomped inside. But Uryu had softened abit when he saw Ashley on the floor, crying softly in her hands. "A...Ashley!!" Uryu shouted, as he quickly ran toward her and kneeled down beside her. He, ever so softly, started to rub her back, sympathetically. "Ashley..." Uryu sighed, as he shifted his eyes up to his father, anger once again rising within him. "What the hell did you do to her?!"
"Nothing," Ryuken said, nonchalantly. "I just told her that what she believes in, is false." Uryu growled under his breath, grinding his teeth down, not believing what he just heard. "You mean that she told you her story and you didn't believe her?! You told her everything she had before this never existed?!"
Ryuken did not answer Uryu, despite his firery anger, but his silence was enough of an answer for Uryu. Ashley, beside Uryu, kneeling and weeping, tried everything she could to control her weeping and sobbing: she wiped her tears away until her eyes burned and turned red, and even wiping her nose with her sleeve, not even caring about the mucus that splattered on her sleeve. Ashley then suddenly felt something hard squeeze at her shoulder, and forcefully pulling her up. It was Uryu, of course, now gripping her forearm tightly. Anger could be clearly seen on Uryu's face but he was able to lighten up, once he looked down at Ashley's tear-stained face. "Come on, Ashley. Let's get out of here." Before Ashley could even let out a word, Uryu already pulled her and himself out of the office.
Uryu still had a tight hold on Ashley's arm, while walking back through the flights of stairs and long hallways. "U-Uryu," Ashley studdered, as she tried to break loose from Uryu's grip, but with no avail. Ashley knew it useless, and she knew how strong Uryu was. They were already in the front office, Uryu not bothering looking Saika's way when she squeaked his name. "Uryu, wait!!" Ashley shouted as loud as she could, pulling back with all her might. Uryu stopped this time, as the slide-in doors opened then closed after a few minutes had passed by. "You're..." Ashley began, as she gently placed her hand on Uryu's, which was still tightly gripped around her wrist. "First of all, can you let me go?" Ashley pulled away Uryu's hand, as he finally released his grip on her. "And second, why'd we have to rush out of there so quickly?"
"What?!" Uryu shouted, staring down at Ashley with wide blue eyes. "You're kidding, right? Did you not hear yourself cry and shout in there?! 'Cause I sure as hell did!!" Ashley stared up at Uryu in bewilderment for the longest time, as she started to remember what Ryuken said. He said her world and everything she knew in it, never existed. Of course, Ashley knew that that wasn't right. She knew she still has a family and friends living in that world, maybe looking for her as they speak.
"He didn't believe me..." Ashley murmured, as a silent tear rolled down her cheek and dripped down to the tile floor. One tear after another to fall once again, as Ashley bowed her head down, letting her tears drip down. "Why wouldn't he...b-believe m-me...?"
"Hey, now," Uryu said as sympathetically as he could, as he placed his hand on top of Ashley's head; he petted her head as softly as he could. "Crying about it won't solve this problem, you know. And you shouldn't even care what he says anyway. He knows nothing about you, as you said, and he had no right to make that accusation. So, just forget it." Ashley let out a sniff, wiping away the remaining tears, as Uryu's kind, truthful words sinked into her heart. Ashley was so overwhelmed then that all she could let out was, "I...I..."
"Don't be so sad, Ashley," Uryu said kindly, as a sweet smile played on his lips. "It's not all that bad, you know. Ichigo believes you, and if you could meet Orihime, Rukia, and Chad today, I'm one hundred and ten percent sure that they'll believe you. And the most thing you must remember is that I...believe you more than anyone else."
"Wh," Ashley couldn't find any words to say, for some reason. But, without thinking, she lifted her head up to look up at Uryu's smiling, truthful face. From seeing Uryu smile, Ashley couldn't help but smile either. "Thanks, Uryu. That makes me feel alot more better." Uryu released his hand from her hand, placing it inside his pocket. "Okay, good. I guess we can--"
"Um, Ishida-kuuuunnnnn!!!" Saika squeaked so annoyingly and loudly, that her voice may break anything glass that was around. Both Ashley and Uryu cringed by that sreeching voice, as Saika skipped her way toward them. Saika stopped infront of Uryu, as she pushed Ashley back, making her fall in the plastic chair behind her. But Uryu paid no attention to her constant flirting attempts, as he looked past Saika, at Ashley, who was beginning to stand back up.
"Ishida-kun!!" Saika squealed, as Uryu hatingly turned his attention to her. Saika blushed, looking up at Uryu with sparkling eyes, "So, you're going back home, right? Can I walk you there?"
"You must be kidding me," Uryu growled under his breath, glaring down at Saika's hopeful face. "No, Yamaka. For the billionth time, no. Just leave me alone, and mind your own business for once!" Uryu then looked over at Ashley, starting to soften, as he turned around, his back facing Saika and Ashley. "Ashley, let us go now."
"'Kay! I'm right behind you!!" Ashley called to Uryu, who was already out of the hospital. When they were gone, and the slide-in doors closed, Saika grounded her teeth together, muttering, "Damn...that girl...! What the hell does she have that I don't?!"