Well, tomorrow I'm up super early to go to a gem and mineral show before I head to work. I'm so excited, and I'm really hoping I don't end up spending about a million dollars . The worst part is that now I can argue buying all this stuff because I'm starting to sell some of it. Ack.
Thanks to: Blueberry Absinth, Beautiful Nightmare07, MissTeak, Zero434, and Solar Kitty. You guys do wonders for making my world all happy.
Contest Stuff: Solar Kitty finally chose her one-shot idea stuff! I'm gonna keep it under wraps, but hopefully I'll get to start working on it soon.
32. Start
Gin sat in a row of other shinigami. Today, he did not wear the blue and white cloth of an academy student. Today, his uniform was black, tied with white. He was the shortest boy in the sixth year; he was the youngest. However, Gin had still managed to graduate at the top of his class.
He smirked. He had always known he was smarter than nearly everyone. Now he had proof. He liked knowing it for certain very much.
The names began to be called, and Gin's smile fell a bit. There was a name that would not be called that day, that of Matsumoto Rangiku. Instead she was with the newly made second year students, that Gin did regret.
At the same time, when his name was called, Ichimaru Gin made his way across a stage, shook hands with captain after captain. Then he received a hearty greeting from his new superior, Captain Aizen Sousuke. It was rare that a student was given a seated position upon leaving the academy, making his graduation even more memorable.
Gin knew good things were expected of him now. He expected amazing ones, great and awesome.
As he left that stage, he was sure he could do any of them.
Soon, the ceremony was over, and given way to festivities and parties celebrating. Rangiku ran up to Gin through the crowd and threw her arms around him. "You did it!"
Gin wondered, though, if she would be sad that night, if her joy was at a cost. "Yup. An' soon 'nuf you'll be there too."
"It's like a new start," Rangiku said. "You'll be amazing."
"So'll you. Yur doin' real well, even though ya don' study, aren'tcha?"
It was true, Rangiku was doing well, despite herself. Perhaps she, too, would become a seated shinigami. She hoped so, she wanted to keep stride with Gin, to be with him always. But he leapt ahead of her. It was impossible to keep up with him.
So what'd you think? It feels like, to me, Gin graduated sooo fast. Then again, he actually did graduate super fast.
