Another day another chapter. And I'm sure you've been waiting to figure out who caught poor Toshi-chan and Ishida. So her ya go.
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"Hn, What is with you and nerds. I'm sure Grimmjow wouldn't be to pleased with his little partners actions eh?" A voice called out.
Toshi pushes Ishida away and looks over.
"Wait. No. This.. No.. I.. He.. We... " Tears start to swell into her eyes.
"I hate to be there bearer of bad news Toshi-chan, but your chances are running out. I know you to well. They won't all stay."
Toshi stands there staring at the floor using everything to stop the swelling of tears.
"Toshi.. What is he talking about?" Ishida finally speaks up.
Toshi looks up at him, and regrets she did. A tear falls, the girl is off. Running, crying as far as she could as fast as she could.
'Nnoitra knew better. Why did he show up today? What the hell was going through Ishida's mind!?'
Her mind boggles and flashes of people whips through her head. She finds herself on a doorstep. She decides to look up to see a window open, she jumps through it. There sat Ichigo at his desk reading a book.
* plop *
Ichigo looks over to see a crying Toshi on his bed.
"Toshi?"
"I didn't want to. I didn't mean to.. I- I- I-"
Ichigo goes over and puts the girl in his lap. He sits patiently while she finishes crying.
"Now what happened?"
"Ishida kissed me, Nnoitra saw it, I'm just going to hurt him. I should have just avoided everyone. I keep hurting everybody."
"Ishida can stand up for himself."
Toshi suddenly quiets up and stares out the window. It was almost dark now.
"That spirit power!"
Ichigo looks at the girl dumbfounded.
"What spirit pressure? I can't feel anything."
"That's because its different from yours plus you couldn't notice spirit power if it hit you in the face."
Ichigo glares and pokes her in the side.
Toshi jumps up. "I gotta go!" And she jumped out of the window.
"Wait!" Ichigo tried to yell but it fell upon deaf ears.
Toshi kept her soul pill in her pocket during school now and when she went out where she couldn't take the doll, so she popped the soul in her mouth.
"Go home and stay!"
Kiyoko just nodded and started to run home, Toshi continued to follow the spirit power.
'You always show up at inconvenient times. I wonder if theres a reason for that.'
'Its fading. I have to hurry up!'
With that Toshi picked up her speed.
'I gotta catch up to you this time I just have to.'
She gets to a bridge and sees a giant hole.
'No! Don't leave yet!'
The hole gets smaller as Toshi gets closer. She stops instantly at the view in front of her.
'No...'
Everything goes black.
Toshi wakes up in her bed with Nnoitra at her side.
"Your just a glutton for punishment aren't you runt?"
Toshi just blinks and looks around.
"By the way your buddy Ichigo wants you. He seemed really agitated too."
She nods and Nnoitra leaves. She decides to get up and shower and get ready for whatever Ichigo was going to throw at her. After getting dressed and grabbing a granola bar she heads out to Ichigo's house, when she finally makes it to Ichigo's house she patiently knocks on the door this time.
"Oh hello Toshi." Karin answers the door.
"Um Hey. Is Ichigo home?"
"Uhh. No. Him and a couple people went to Urahara's shop."
"Thanks" Toshi yelled back already in a dash.
'This isn't going to be good.'
A FEW WEEKS AGO
Toshi and Ichigo walk over to Urahara's shop. Ichigo is training more since his encounter with the Vizards and their little training session.
"Don't worry Toshi, He is strange but he's a good guy."
The type of guy he was wasn't what was bothering her. The fact about how much he knew about almost everything did.
'What if he can sense my hollow spirit power. He might not trust me. I don't think I could win that fight.'
Toshi looks at the ground while she walks.
'What would Ichigo do if he found out?'
"We're here."
Toshi tenses up and hides as much of her spirit power as inhumanly possible.
"Oi! Kisuke! I'm here I brought a friend."
The shop keeper peeks around the corner with a fan covering his lower face. He walks up to them and looks Toshi up and down. She just smiles innocently.
"Why hello there. How did you come across Ichigo?"
Toshi looks at Ichigo he just shrugs.
"I found him fighting a hollow."
"Ooh what great circumstances to find a great friend."
They stood there silent for a short time.
"Well. Why don't we go sit and have some tea." The shop keeper insisted.
As they entered the back room Kisuke asked his helpers to make some tea. They all sat around the table Kisuke at the back, Ichigo to the left and Toshi across from Kisuke. They just sat there staring amongst each other waiting for a conversation topic or the tea.
"So Ichigo how has your Vizard training come along?" Kisuke finally broke the silence.
"I can hold the mask for about 30 seconds now."
"You still need a lot of training."
"Tsh." Ichigo rolled his eyes.
Ururu, a very small girl with black pig tails on the sides of her head, brought in the tea and set it in the middle of the table passing the cups to everyone.
"Thank you Ururu, by the way this is Toshi-san. A good friend of Ichigo's."
The small girl bows. "Nice to meet you Toshi-san. I'm Ururu."
"Pleasure to meet you to Ururu-san." Toshi bows her head.
The small girl walks out of the room and everyone but Ichigo takes a sip of tea.
Moments pass with just idle chit chat about training and other issues going around between Kisuke and Ichigo. Toshi finally spoke up.
"I think I'm going to head home now. I'm sure Nnoitra wants me to do some chores."
She gets up and bows. "Thank you for the hospitality Kisuke-san."
The man gets up and starts to fan himself.
"Allow me to walk you to the exit."
They walk to the exit. Toshi bows and begins to walk out.
"Does Ichigo know?"
Toshi looks back. "What?"
"Does Ichigo know about you?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Toshi said very insecure.
"I can sense very microscopic amounts of spirit power from you. If that was normal you wouldn't be able to see a hollow or Ichigo in his shinigami form. So I know you have complete control over your spirit power. Which is very impressive I might add."
Toshi just stares in amazement. "Uh. Thank you? What are you getting at Kisuke?"
The man smiles and fans himself more.
"Does Ichigo know your an arrancar Toshi-san?"
Toshi's face just turns to shock at the mentioning of this word and she just looks away.
"I'll take that as a no. Don't worry I will keep your secret safe. But just tell me one thing Toshi."
Toshi turns to look at the man, his fan closed and his face serious.
"Are you the reason hollows have seemed to disappear and why there are a lot of strange spirit powers jumping around?"
She looks to the ground and nods her head just once. He once again puts on his over happy smile and fans himself.
"Thank you Toshi-chan. Have a good day."
She just turns around and begins to leave.
BACK TO PRESENT
Toshi reaches the shop and just walks in, she heard Ichigo shouting in the back room.
"Hey whats with all the yelling?" She asks as she walks in.
He mouth drops. There sat Kisuke, Ichigo, Sado, and Ishida. Tessai, Ururu and Jiraiya also stood in the room.
"Uh, What did I miss?"
"Those bastards took her!" Ichigo shouted. "Those hollow bastards took Orihime."
Toshi was crushed with this. One was because she thought it was just a dream. Two she was one of those hollow bastards, and three because now she had to choose, family or friends. The hurt was easily read in her eyes. Kisuke noticed it clearly knowing exactly why she was hurt. Ishida also noticed this.
"Calm down Ichigo. Toshi is just as good of friends with Orihime as you. There is no need to scream at her." Ishida spoke up.
Ichigo looked over to the black haired boy. He took in a deep breath and was about to apologize to Toshi but when he looked over she was running out.
"Wait! Toshi-" Ichigo tried.
Ishida then began to run after her.
Running as fast as she could she put herself in her hollow form. She had to get far enough that they wouldn't notice the giant hole she would be using to get home. With so much in her head she failed to notice the man following her.
'Wha- What the hell is she?' Ishida ponders himself seeing Toshi jump out of her body.
"This isn't what was supposed to happen!" Toshi yells at herself.
"Hey! Toshi!" Ishida calls out.
Toshi looks behind her to see the boy chasing behind her.
'No... Your not supposed to see me like this.'
But she couldn't help thinking how amazing he looked in his new outfit even with the cape.
She picks up her pace.
"I'm sorry Ishida. I guess you know who I am now." She yells back and disappears.
Ishida finally stops after losing all trails of her.
'This can't be real.'
"Hey Ishida! Get your ass back here were leaving!"
Ishida looks back to see Ichigo and Sado, he begins to run back.
Oh no there goes Orihime and the normal sort of bleach like plot lol. But yeah.. the end is coming near!! how near im not sure but near!! dun dun duunnnn :P well the chapters are coming up a lot faster now :) and of course a thanks to the usual reviewers you guys make my day!! also the newest reveiwer GrimmjowsGirl1 (: but yeah hope you enjoy
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p.s i have a new poll up.. but its naruto. Im thinking of a new story and a different anime! Lol any ideas?