Glad I wrote some of these ahead of time. Fell down a bunch of icy steps twice, arm hurts a lot, so no writing tonight .


18. Tears

He was not sure what they were arguing about. Gin did not even know what had started the arguing. All he knew was that he lost his temper in a bad way, he had never lashed out at anyone like that before. He preferred to be calm and cool, making everyone else jump through his hoops. But he could not do that with Rangiku. She knew him. She was someone special, different from all the rest.

Which should have meant a different outcome for her than everyone else. Whatever he had said, it did not matter. She had looked at him such conflicted, confused eyes. The blue stood out so sharply with hurt. Then her eyes unfocused beneath a hazy film.

It started with a single, slow tear dribbling down her left cheek. Then a whole slew of them erupted in a downpour. At the first choking sob, she ran.

By the time it all caught up with Gin, he had no idea where she was. He headed back to their shack.

Rangiku was not there.

He sat in the middle of the room and wrapped his arms around his knees. He wondered if Rangiku would leave him, for a moment.

He felt like crying too.


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