DISCLAIMER: Bleach. . .Oh how do I not own thee ;( But at least I have Akane (:
Six. Tears
The Eighth Division Captain honestly didn't expect that the woman he saw rushing towards the Senkai Gate was the same girl he last saw a hundred years ago. Looking at her closely, he was surprised to see how much she has grown. From the little brat that she was before, she became a fine woman, but somehow he felt that there was something that was running deep from the depths of her eyes. What he saw from her were eyes filled with sadness and sorrow, and he wanted to know what in the world happened to her that caused her to make herself disappear.
It was already nightfall when they arrived at Jushiro's place, and there they were, peacefully having tea just like what old friends do. Well except for Akane who had her arms locked and who was clearly not enjoying their reunion.
Jushiro and Shunsui were beside each other sitting across her and silently sipping their tea. When Jushiro placed her tea in front of her, Akane raised her eyebrow.
"Jushiro, I would like to sip my tea but unfortunately my arms are obviously BOUND." She sarcastically said with a glare. Ukitake only gave her an apologetic smile while Shunsui couldn't resist to chuckle at her tenacity.
"I would be glad to unbind you Akane but I'm afraid that we might go on a chase again." Jushiro said, closing his eyes upon sipping his tea. "Though I may take that spell off you if you promise me you won't ever escape."
Akane contemplated and hesitated. She can't promise him such a thing. She would rather have her arms bound forever than stay here in Seireitei.
"Tell me, why would I not escape? I have no reason to be here and it's not like I'm needed in this place. I don't have anything to do with Seireitei anymore. I already left everything a hundred years ago and it was a mistake returning here once again. I don't belong here. I never did." Akane tried to hide the pain in her voice as she looked down, not wanting them to see her face. But Jushiro and Shunsui clearly saw everything and they didn't know what caused her to think that way.
"Akane-chan, you know you really sound stupid. You did let everything go, but has it ever crossed your mind that they haven't? They are still holding on to you Akane-chan. And don't ever say that you never did belong here. You were born a shinigami, and most of all you were born a Yamamoto. I just want to know why you were so stupid to run away, especially from your old man." There was no humor in Shunsui's voice as he looked at the woman in front of him. He was clearly upset that she ran away, and concerned to why she was behaving like that. As he finished his sentence, both of them saw her cringe at the mention of her grandfather.
"Don't tell me. . . Is it all because of the Captain-commander why you left Seireitei?" Jushiro asked her, and when she met his eyes he knew that he had hit the mark.
"I was afraid. I was afraid that the time would come when my grandfather would realize that I don't deserve to be a Yamamoto. I was afraid to be banished because I have disappointed and disgraced him enough. So I simply took a step ahead of him and decided to leave. But I made the wrong decision after all, because as soon as he found out about it, he disowned me. He sealed the power I had in my blood as a Yamamoto, and before I even had the chance to leave, he himself banished me from his sight." Akane looked anywhere but at them, and she sounded like she wanted to laugh and cry.
"It is simply because I felt so weak that I decided to leave and I completely know how stupid it was. Now look at me, for a hundred years I did nothing but train non-stop and fight endlessly like a madman just to compensate to my sloth before. I thought that I was strong enough for gaining my own strength without the help of my grandfather. I thought that I could finally face him, now that I've changed. But as soon as I saw him, I didn't know why I wanted to run away again. I just couldn't, and I realized that maybe I haven't really changed at all. Maybe all this time I was fooling myself that I was strong but actually I'm just blinding myself from the truth that I'm still too weak. I shouldn't have returned. I shouldn't have." Akane knew she was on the verge of breaking down. She couldn't help it. It was the first time she was able to pour it all out into words. All of it was drowning her, and she wasn't able to take it anymore.
"I hate it. I absolutely hate it. I did everything I can do to be strong, but why is that my heart keeps telling me that I'm not?" She continued with her voice shaking from anger, hurt and sadness. She closed her eyes shut to trap the tears trying to escape but they were too much for her to handle. She cursed herself for being an emotional freak and cursed the idiots in front of her for seeing her so defenseless.
"Look what you did you stupid fools! You just made me cry!" Akane poured everything she felt and now she was crying so hard like a lost child. She wanted to cover her face and wipe her tears but cursed them for binding her arms. She didn't want to cry. She didn't want them to see her like this.
The two men were too shocked to react at her outburst, and when the waterworks finally arrived, they were dumbfounded for they completely didn't know what to do. They both looked at each others troubled faces knowing that both of them were panicking mentally. They needed to move right now, and they knew they needed to comfort her right this instant.
"This calls for sake." Shunsui said immediately as he rushed out of the room to get some alcohol while Jushiro moved beside Akane, offering his shoulder to cry on.
His left hand slipped on her cheeks while his other hand wiped the tears continuously falling from her eyes. She was sobbing like a child, and Jushiro fought the urge to smile at her. He thought how she looked adorable as he looked at her face, and he realized how she hasn't change at all, that she was still the crybaby he once knew before. He knew that Shunsui thought this too and was probably chuckling at Akane right now.
She allowed herself to cry on his shoulder as she watched her tears stain his white haori. She felt his arm wound around her, gently patting her back and soothing her away from all the pain that she has when suddenly she felt his shoulder shake a little.
"Jushiro stop laughing or I'll kill you." She sobbed with her head still on his shoulder.
"I'm not laughing." The captain immediately said, trying to fight the smile that was forming on his face.
"You're such a bad liar." Akane found her chuckling lightly as her tears finally subdued. She cherished the warmth and comfort she felt and thought how she missed her two nii-sans so much. She never felt so at peace the moment she released everything she had been hiding all this time.
"Sake's here Akane-cha~n! Trust me, this is exactly what you need right now." Shunsui exclaimed with a goofy grin as he entered the room with two bottles of alcohol in his hand. When he saw the scene in front of him, he realized that he just ruined the mood.
Akane released herself from Jushiro's embrace and she looked at him with her puffy eyes. "I promise I won't run away anymore, so please take this spell off me Jushiro. I could really use a drink right now." She said as she tried to smile with dry tears on her face.
Somehow he felt that she was more like promising to herself than to him. It seemed like she was vowing that she will never make herself leave once again. He only managed to smile at her as he released the spell.
"Bring it on Shunsui!" She shouted at the man in front of her who happily poured her a drink.
It truly was going to be an awfully long night.
Yamamoto Akane opened her eyes and found herself inside her inner world.
She was lying on the grass, with a canopy of flame trees towering over her and covering the sun filled sky above her. Rays of sunlight escaped and kissed her eyes as she raised her arm like she was reaching for the sun.
It has always been like this in her inner world. Light enveloped everything and not a single darkness in sight. Flame trees surrounded her like beautiful fires dancing and swaying with the wind, and with the sun always shining above her, so close that she feels like she could almost reach it, giving her an endless day throughout an eternity.
She loved her inner world. There were no rains or storms, no darkness or chaos. Whenever she founds herself in this place, she always wished that she could stay here forever, dreaming inside this world and never waking up.
She continued gazing above her, cherishing the warmth of the sun as crimson flowers fall upon her like raindrops embracing her whole body. Suddenly she wondered why the flowers won't stop falling, realizing that if it doesn't stop then there won't be nothing left on the flame trees anymore. But no matter what she does, all of the flowers kept on letting go on its branches and continued falling on top of her, drowning her in a sea of crimson.
She tried to rise up, but failed when she realized that she couldn't move. She didn't know what was happening in her spiritual world. And she didn't know why she couldn't do anything about it. Suddenly a woman appeared above her, sitting on one of the branches of the flame trees with her golden eyes gazing down at her. Her golden robe patterned with crimson flame trees danced with the wind, while her long flaxen hair swayed and shined as it glistened under the sun.
"Amaterasu." She heard herself say to the woman above her.
She was her soul, her soul slayer and her power. Amaterasu was half of her being, and when Akane saw the melancholic expression on her face she felt the sadness that they shared, and it was agonizing.
"Akane, did you notice? The flame trees are withering." She said as her fingers caressed the tree beside her, as if it was the most fragile thing she had touched.
"Even the sun, did you notice? It isn't shining as bright as it was before anymore." She now looked heavenwards, and her golden eyes threatened tears to fall from her eyes.
"Yamamoto Akane, do you notice it? Your flame is wavering." She returned her gaze to the shinigami below her once again. This time her tears fell down with the flowers, glistening like diamonds under the sunlight.
"I hope that you would Akane, because once your flame perishes, everything in this world. . . will be swallowed by darkness." Amaterasu's tears kissed Akane's cheek, and her world began shattering, fully disappearing in front of her.
The moment Akane opened her eyes, tears immediately escaped and continuously poured as she felt the anguish that Amaterasu felt. Her hands wiped her tears and she found herself sitting on a meadow, with her zanpakutou resting on her lap. She just realized that she had now returned to Seireitei, and the fact that she hadn't known what was happening to her inner world until now ached her heart so much. She didn't know what was happening to her anymore.
"Good morning Akane-cha~n!" She breathed in a sob when she heard someone call out to her. She looked behind her and saw a waving Shunsui moving towards where she sat. The captain joined her as he took a seat beside her.
"What's so good in the morning you perverted old man? The only thing I feel from it is the headache your sake gave me." She greeted with the same grin that he has but only sarcastic as she tried to let herself forget the pain that she was currently feeling. She didn't want to trouble them anymore with her tears.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk don't be such a pessimist Akane-chan. And how many times would I tell you to call me Shun-niisan?" He lectured her with a pout that made her chuckle.
It really doesn't suit him. The niisan, as well as that ridiculous pout. She thought humorously, finally giving in to his request.
"Okay fine, Shun-OJII~san." She teased, but to her mistake, Shunsui's pout only worsened. "Fine, I give up. Just this once okay?"
"Shun. . . . nii~. . . .san." She struggled, or more like puked the following words while Shunsui gave her a goofy grin and a thumbs up, clearly satisfied with the effort, and absolutely loving the feeling of being young again.
"Did you finish your conversation with your zanpakutou?" He asked, seeing her sword resting on her lap. It was his first time seeing her zanpakutou since before she left she hadn't been actually using a sword. The sword had a red interlaced with gold handle and a golden sunburst shaped guard sheathed by a black scabbard.
Akane nodded at him, silently remembering what she saw inside her world. She frowned at the recent memory but Shunsui didn't seem to notice.
"Tell me about your zanpakutou Akane-chan. I want to know about it." He inquired with a glint of curiosity in his eyes. Akane only sighed, and began talking.
"Her name is Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess, therefore making my zanpakuto a fire-type sword. To put it simply, it burns things and produces fire." She finished lazily, wanting to close the subject immediately.
"Hmmm. . . It's pretty similar to Old Man Yama's isn't it? You are his grandchild!" Shunsui exclaimed as he placed a proud arm on her shoulder while Akane only cringed at the comparison.
I knew this was coming. She thought depressingly as she let out another deep and distressed sigh.
"Shun, that comparison is a total insult to the Captain commander's Ryujin Jakka. My flame is more like that of a firefly while that old man's fire is much and much more like a very very very huge and murderous wildfire swallowing a whole forest. Do you get it now?" She exaggerated, shivering at the same time as she saw an image of her grandfather's released zanpakuto in her mind. It was truly frightening and she knew she was damn right.
Shunsui only laughed at her explanation and pinched her cheeks hard. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, you're right about Old Man Yama's but I told you not to be so pessimistic Akane-chan. That's the problem with you. You don't have any confidence within yourself or your power and you always believe that you're weak. Where's the cockiness that you once had before?"
"Ow! That hurt really hard you old pervert!" She complained, slapping his hand but when he threatened to pinch her cheeks again, she quickly recoiled. "I mean Shun-ojii-san. Sorry, sorry, honest mistake, Shun-ONII~san." She murmured bitterly while she rubbed her red cheeks.
Kyoraku couldn't help to chuckle at her stubbornness and he decided to stand up, grabbing her arm with him. "Stand up Akane-chan. Spar with me. I want to see how much you've grown."
The captain was a person who disliked fighting, but somehow he was curious enough to fight her just to see how much she had improved over the years.
Akane looked at him incredulously, thinking that he must be kidding but unfortunately he wasn't. She continued to sit down and scowl at the man towering over her. "I don't want to. I'm not in the mood and I got a feeling that you're only going to make fun of me." She sulked like a child who refused to go to church.
"Akane-chan, don't beat my level of laziness. I'm the king of that so don't steal my throne. Just stand up or I'm seriously going to throw you down that training field." Shunsui threatened with a glare as he tried to pull her up.
Akane searched his face to check if he was serious, and sadly he was. She then looked down at the training field and saw how rocky it was, thinking how much it would hurt if she was thrown down there. She finally gave up and let herself be pulled.
"Fine you perver~. Fine Shun-NII-san. But no releasing of shikai or bankai. Just plain combat. I'm not stupid enough to get killed so early and young. Okay?" She gravely scowled at him, but suddenly she realized what she had done.
She remembered how he was a master swordsmanship specialist and realized that even without those two releases she could be terribly hurt, or worse, killed which she does not hope. But before she could even take her acceptance back, Shunsui had already flash stepped them both down the field.
She watched in awe as she saw the captain in front of her unsheathe his pair of swords from his waist but then she gulped when she realized that he truly going to spar with her.
"Are you ready Akane-cha~n?" Shunsui asked, with both swords on his hands. Akane only sighed and gave a nod, hoping that she wouldn't be hurt too much by this perverted old man.
Ukitake Jushiro's eyes flickered open as rays of sunlight penetrated the room, waking him up to a new morning. He rose up and coughed, feeling the dryness of his throat and the headache that was hovering in his mind. He suddenly realized what happened last night, and with his hazy eyes he looked around him, only to see a table with cups and bottles of sake.
He wondered where his companions are then smiled when he felt Akane's reiatsu close to Shunsui's. He was glad that she was still in Seireitei, and that she didn't attempt to sneak out and escape while the two of them were drunk. All of the sudden, the door of the room slammed open, revealing his two third seats bowing in front of him.
"Good morning Ukitake-taichou!" Kiyone and Kotsubaki greeted in chorus.
"Forgive me Taichou for not waking you up, you seemed to have been drinking last night and thought that you needed to rest more!" Kiyone apologized too wholeheartedly as if she had done a huge crime.
"No, Taichou! Forgive ME for not bringing you to your room last night for I thought that you preferred to be with your companions than be brought to your room!" Kotsubaki interjected, shoving Kiyone at the process as he apologized too earnestly.
"No taichou! Forgive me it was my fault!" Kiyone retorted, shoving Kotsubaki in return.
"Taichou don't listen to her! I'm to be blamed!" Kotsubaki replied with a glare beside him.
Ukitake laughed at the scene in front of him, already used to seeing their enthusiasm each and every morning. "No, it's okay really Kiyone, Kotsubaki. You don't need to worry about it. Do you know where Shunsui and the woman with him went?"
"They went to our division's training grounds Taichou!" Kotsubaki answered together with a smirk aimed at Kiyone for answering first.
"Ukitake-taichou, if it's alright, May I ask who that woman was? I don't seem to recognize her from any division at all." Kiyone asked with pure curiosity and her partner would have smacked her for asking a personal question if he wasn't just as curious as her about the matter.
Their captain paused for a while, thinking what he could possibly allow himself to say about her. "Her name is Akane, and she's an old friend of ours. She's been gone for so long and just recently returned, and I guess that's the reason why you aren't that familiar to her." He smiled at them, purposely excluding the fact that she's the captain commander's granddaughter. He didn't really want to lie to his subordinates and just chose to tell them half of the truth.
"Well I'll be visiting them for a while. I'll come back after I talk to them." He flash stepped to division thirteen's training grounds and he was welcomed by the sound of blades hitting and the labored breathing of Akane. He looked down on the field, seeing Shunsui and Akane sparring with each other, and it looked like Akane was the one having a difficult time. Ukitake thought that Shunsui was more like playing rather than battling with her and he could clearly see Akane's irritation toward it.
"Yo Jushiro! Morning!" Shunsui greeted, waiving one of his swords at him. Ukitake would have reluctantly waved back if Akane didn't intervene and flash stepped above him with her zanpakutou slicing the edge of his straw hat. He would have suffered a wound if he didn't dodge that immediately.
"Aw Akane-chan! You ruined my hat! Time out for a while, I don't want my fashionable appearance to be ruined." Shunsui remarked, flash stepping above the field and beside Jushiro as he took off his pink kimono and his now ruined straw hat.
"Jushiro please hold onto these for a while." He requested while Jushiro took it as he sat on the grass, continuing to be an audience to their sword practice.
"I doubt that's a sign that you're getting serious Shunsui, and also it's your fault for being distracted." Akane reasoned out with a frown when he returned in front of her.
He wasn't taking her seriously at all and she hated it. She continued to be offensive, successively attacking with her zanpakutou but she couldn't find any openings. He just kept on blocking all of her attempts and was not even bothering to counter attack.
Akane breathed out a frustrated sigh at the situation. Not one of her hits have reached Shunsui, and as she observed her opponent's fighting style everything turned out to be much more confusing. Dealing with two swords was a struggle enough. To make it worse she discovered that he was able to switch hands between two swords. Most of all, the strength of his attacks on each sword varies on each swing. His left hand could be stronger than his right but later he could switch it vice versa or balance the strength on both hands. Finally, she realized that a single zanpakutou would be difficult if fought against a pair of swords.
"You're a confusing man you old pervert!" She commented, grabbing her scabbard on the ground and holding its end on her left hand. Thinking too much is killing her, and she only had one option left in her mind and that was to gamble and be reckless. "If you can't take me seriously then the least I could do is do my best."
Shunsui watched her as she took her stance. He noticed the presence of her scabbard on her left hand, and assumed that she would use that for defense. She immediately flash stepped in front of him, and attacked with her right hand. He parried it easily with one of his swords, but he was surprised to find out that she replaced and used her scabbard on that attack.
Her zanpakutou unexpectedly thrust towards his body with her left hand and his free sword blocked the attack, locking both their arms and swords into place. But what shocked him the most was her use of hakuda, as her left foot stepped on his chest to elevate her whole body followed by a right which delivered a side kick on his head.
The moment her foot hit the side of his head, she immediately released her scabbard and zanpakutou from his blades as he flew away from her. She heard him crash on the wall, but knew that such a thing can't even scratch the pervert at all.
Clouds of dust appeared at the crash making it difficult to see but suddenly Shunsui appeared, walking and coughing towards her without a scratch or wound. "You're the confusing one Akane-chan. I'm actually very impressed. I didn't expect that you would use hakuda. Now you're one of the few people I know who use a mixture of zanjutsu and hakuda when fighting. Want to go for another round Akane-chan?" He said with a glint of renewed excitement in his eyes and it made her shiver.
"I'd rather not Shunsui, this time you might not go easy on me anymore and I may get killed." She said with fright as she flash stepped above them towards where Jushiro sat.
"That was a nice kick Akane." Jushiro commended, as she fell beside him. He had been observing their battle and though it was obvious that Shunsui had the upper hand, he was surprised and impressed to see her fight.
Her way of fighting was unorthodox, with one hand holding her zanpakutou and her other arm and legs used for hakuda or hand-to-hand combat. It was an intriguing and unconventional style and the way that she used her whole body as a weapon made her look like she was dancing her way to attack. Truly it was surprising, and he knew that it would be a struggle to battle an opponent who fights so erratically.
"It was only a lucky shot Jushiro. He was too stupid at the moment that I caught him off-guard." She answered him indifferently, lying on the grass as she closed her eyes. Sparring with someone like Shunsui tired her so much, physically and mentally. After a few seconds Kyoraku appeared beside them.
"Jushiro looked what Akane-chan did to my face! Her foot felt like steel!" Shunsui complained to his best friend who just laughed at him. Jushiro handed him his clothes and then offered Akane her scarf.
"You forgot this yesterday when you escaped away from me." He smiled at her. Akane looked at the red cloth before grabbing it and wrapping it around her neck.
"Sorry about that, and thanks." She said with an apologetic smile.
She couldn't believe that she forgot such an important thing, and she hated herself for it. It was the only gift that her grandfather gave her when she was young, and she treasured it so much that she didn't want to wear it for the fear of being ruined. When she left Soul Society, she never once removed it from her neck, for it served as the only connection she had with her old man. But now she couldn't believe herself for not noticing that it disappeared. She felt like she was finally drifting farther and farther away from her grandfather.
Akane only remained where she was, drowning in deep thought.
"Shunsui, Jushiro. . .Do you guys have any idea how to take this seal off me?" She said completely out of the blue, making the two of them stare at her with blank expressions.
"What made you ask all of the sudden Akane?" Jushiro looked down at her who was still lying on the grass with her eyes closed.
She rose up and stared out of nowhere with a confused expression. "I really don't know either. But I think I made up my mind. I decided that I'm going to meet with the Captain commander, but only after I find a way to take this seal off me. With the way that I am right now, I don't have any confidence or strength to face him."
"Why not go to Old Man Yama himself to remove it?" Shunsui suggested, knowing that the spell that the old man used to seal her powers wasn't an ordinary spell, and even he and Jushiro were unfamiliar with it.
"I don't want to ask anything from him. I'd rather kill myself." She whispered grimly, thinking that she would never want to use that final option. No one really knew about the spell expect for her grandfather. She even asked for the help of Tessai Tsukabishi, who was a former captain of the Kido Corps but even he had no idea how to remove such a complicated seal.
"Since that spell is anomalous, I guess the only option that's left is to search about it in the Great Spirit Library." Jushiro advised.
"That may be, but all the records that they have there are too many and general. I think it would be best if you search the records of the Kuchiki Family. By tradition, they had been assigned of compiling the history of Seireitei, and being a clan who is known to be Masters of Kido, I believe that all information of every spell discovered is written in their records." Shunsui preferred, remembering the time he sneaked inside the Kuchiki Manor to gather information.
Akane listened to him carefully, but as soon as she heard the name Kuchiki her eye suddenly twitched. The name brought her too much bitter memories as a child that it traumatized her. She looked at the two people beside her and gave them a questioning look. "When you said Kuchiki, did you mean that noble clan? May I know who the current head of the clan is?"
Her heartbeat hastened as she waited for the name she feared she would hear.
Jushiro looked at her, and was confused to why she was asking questions that he knew she already knows. "It's none other than Kuchiki Byakuya. Weren't you friends before when you were young?"
Akane didn't know how to react at what she'd heard. Be shocked that it was truly that royal brat who became head of the clan, or laugh at his assumption? Either way, she just chose to laugh which was the easiest thing to do right now.
"Ha! Friends? More like mortal enemies!" She retorted as she guffawed in annoyance. If they only knew how much the two of them cursed one another out of each of their lives. Jushiro and Shunsui only stared at her skeptically who was completely confused at her reaction.
"Well, it's not like I need to meet him or anything right? Because I am absolutely not planning of having our paths cross after a hundred years of peaceful living. I'll just sneak into their manor, read what I need to read, then out of his territory before we even share breathing the same air surrounding us." She smiled an angelic smile at them, satisfied with her plan, while Shunsui and Jushiro shared different reactions.
"That's right Akane-chan! We have the same mind! That's exactly what I did before." Shunsui enthusiastically grinned at her as he gave her a high five.
Jushiro on the other hand, didn't quite agree with their methods. "Akane, NO. I won't allow you to infiltrate the Kuchiki Manor like a thief. Don't follow Shunsui's example. You need to speak with Captain Kuchiki and politely ask for permission to use their records." He lectured firmly in a grave tone while Shunsui only chuckled.
"But—" She stuttered, her eyes widening in protest.
"No buts Akane." He finalized as he raised a dismissive hand.
"But Jushiroooo! I don't want to see him and I completely know that the feeling is mutual! Also I'm one hundred percent sure that he won't allow me to use their stupid records before I even have the chance to ask for it!" She grumbled like a child as her hands shook Jushiro's shoulder.
He only pinched both of her cheeks in return. "Akane, stop being immature. Kuchiki-taichou is a sensible man and I'm sure that if you ask him civilly and politely, then he would grant you permission. So stop sulking."
She gave him a long frown. "Fine. I guess this leaves me no choice." She paused for awhile as she thought of other methods before looking at them intensely. "Do you think he's seducable?"
Kyoraku and Ukitake blankly stared at her, not being able to process her words. After a moment of silence, the two of them found themselves bursting into fits of hysterical laughter.
"WhAhAhAhAhA! You can't be serious Akane-chan! WhAhAhAhAhA! Well anyway, good luck with that. Really, may luck be with you. WhAhAhAhAhA!" Shunsui guffawed madly, his body tumbling on the grass.
Akane furiously glared at them, her anger slowly bottling up and her nerves popping at each second.
"I'm sorry Akane, We just didn't expect you to say something like that. We thought you were kidding." Jushiro looked at her, still slightly chuckling as he hoped for peace but Shunsui's continuous laughter only made things worse.
That was when Yamamoto Akane finally snapped.
"YOU FOOLS!" She stood up and stormed her way out away from them, but after a moment she forgot something which made her return to where they were.
"I forgot something you stupid fool." She said through gritted teeth, glaring daggers at the man lying beneath her.
Shunsui looked up at her, unable to stop himself from laughing with his eyes filled with tears of joy when suddenly she kicked his stomach hard making him choke his laughter.
"Ow! Why only me Akane-chan? Jushiro laughed too didn't he?" He groaned in pain as she stormed out once again. This time it was Ukitake who was laughing at him.
"Ouch... Her foot truly hurts like steel." Shunsui complained as he sat up to rub his stomach. "It's so unfair! Why is she only angry with me Jushiro?" He whined at his best friend.
Ukitake only shrugged his shoulders, chuckling at the turn of events. "She awfully sounded like Yamamoto-soutaichou just now don't you think?"
Shunsui realized it too and once again he felt utterly abused. "I know. But I just don't know why I'm always a victim of their wrath!"
A/N: sorry for the late update and I thank the people who reached up to this chap! :D Also, many thanks to these people for favoriting this fanfic: Thunder Claw03, narutofreak10, iluvdawind, Chantelle Cullen, Rochelle13, rivierlina and pip1309 and also many thanks to narutofreak10 for reviewing and most of all manymanymany thanks to lost_feather for your constant reviews! THANK YOU GUYS! :D
~lost_feather: sorry about the late update and again I'm so sorry because still no byakuya I'm sorry I broke my promise =((( I thought the scene between byakuya and akane would reach up to here but the chapter turned out to be so long! I'm really sorry and I thank you a million thanks for your constant reviews and for you support :D THANKS SO MUCH lost_feather! and sorry again! :(