Possibly a bit of a companion piece to the previous drabble. Not sure, too tired to think much. Tomorrow is going to suck, but at least I have a pre-written drabble if I'm not able to write up a new drabble.

Thanks to: blackteaplease, Blueberry Absinth, SwirlzSmile, AkaneHigabana, PunkRockHolly, LilyGirl101, Beautiful Nightmare07, Care Bear on Fire, Ayamichan34, Solar Kitty, Renji's Girll, gaasrasracoon, and Sonozaki-sama. man, I think you guys review more on Fridays than any other day O.o

Contest: blackteaplease is going to have me write a one-shot centered on Rukia and Ichigo ^__^ I may sneak a little RanxGin in there, I just can't resist.


78. Shadows

Rangiku sat up from her nap and rubbed her eyes. She had slept a little too long; it made her feel a little hazy. At the same time, Rangiku wished she could lay back down and sleep the rest of the day away. But then she would be awake at night when it was eerie and quiet.

Then the moon shined in through her window and made her think of him. It hurt to look, but every night she still glanced out her window for even a sliver even if it was storming outside. Then she would look away and stare into her darkened room.

The moon made strange shadows in her room. If she stared for too long into the dark, the shadows seemed to move. When she began to nod of at night, those moving shadows would startle her awake and she would have to look closely to make sure there was no one making them move. One or twice, she had even turned her bedside table on. It revealed nothing but what he expected, never what she nearly hoped, what she feared.

Something moved in the corner of her eye. Rangiku snapped her neck in the same direction. For that moment as she turned to look, she almost believed she would see him. It led to mixed relief when it was merely her curtain shifting in a breeze.

The late night visits and daylight adventures were over now. They had to be. Rangiku hated it.


y'know, scary movies make me paranoid like that. Gin is a scary movie =(