Toshiro sits on the railing staring at the sky.
Rangiku appears beside him.
Toshiro "All this time. Matsumoto. It's been all this time. Captain. He. He's-"
Rangiku pulls him into a hug and is surprised when he doesn't push away and clings onto her uniform.
Rangiku rubs his head "It's okay. I know. I understand. It's alright. I promise. He must have a good reason for everything right?"
Toshiro "He left us… he held the Squad together. We were all like a family. He left us. With no explanation… he. He. Matsumoto." He clings tightly to her uniform shaking.
Rangiku rubs his head "Hey? Toshiro? It's alright."
"I want to kill him."
"I know. Let Isshin explain."
"Captain left us… he's alive… how can you be so calm?"
"How can you call the man who betrayed us 'Captain'?"
Toshiro pushes her away "He may have betrayed, lied, and abandon us. But he was still our Captain! He lead us! He trained us!! I hate his guts but he's still my Captain!!!"
Rangiku smiles "That's why I can stay calm. He's still our Captain. We both hate his guts for what he did. But deep down. You know he wants to explain. You know deep down that he was protecting us."
Isshin walks up "I was protecting you. I was protecting the Squad. I was fulfilling my duties as a Captain."
The two face him.
"Captain…"
Isshin "You know how Aizen betrayed the Soul Society? In the beginning he was allied with 6 other organizations. The Visords, Urahara's group, myself, and even Quincy. Worked together. We took down majority of the groups. The ones that were left were the ones you all fought. The bounts were secretly with him. So were the Fullbringers. Toshiro. That friend of your? Kusaka? Was partnered with Aizen as well. Maramusa and the Zanpakutō rebellion? Maramusa was with Aizen. I decided to disappear to protect the Soul Society. I tried warning people in the Soul Society. They said I was crazy. That I was drunk. That Aizen would never. So I left."
Toshiro "You never warned us."
Matsumoto "Isshin. You could have told us."
"We were your subordinates. We were your friends! We were a family!!"
"I know. I know I should have said something. But I knew you two would abandon the Squad and come after me. I knew that if all three of us left, Squad 10 would crumble completely. I know it did fall apart, but you two handled it. I knew Toshiro would be placed as Captain. I knew I would have to tell you two the truth. I hoped it wouldn't be like this."
Toshiro stares at his Captain then looks towards his lieutenants "I'm going back to the Soul Society. This has been to stressful."
Rangiku grabs his arm "No. Neither of us can go back until the Vacation is up. We might as well talk about everything…"
"I suppose…"
Isshin "Let's go back? I'm curious about what actually brought you?"
Rangiku smiles "Lets go back and find out?"
Toshiro "Wait… Captain? You're Karin's, Yuzu's, and Ichigo's Father?"
Isshin nods.
Rangiku starts laughing at Toshiro's reaction.
Isshin "Huh?"
Rangiku "Captain can you believe that! What are the odds!"
Toshiro punches her side just hard enough so she'll shut up.
Isshin looks confused but shrugs it off and they go back to the Kurosaki house.
End story
Yeah I know. Really crappy but hey it's sometimes?
