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Man, maybe I shouldn't respond to everyone…it takes me at least…10 minutes to do all that! DX Well, I know there are some questions, but only one, maybe two, shall be answered in this chapter! The story is soon going to leave the past for good, so let's enjoy it while we can, neh? Here's Chapter 16! Oh, but we won't be going to the past in this chappie~!
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Chapter 16: A vow…
Shiro's POV
Present…
I knew this would happen…I knew it, but Dion told me to hope. That did me a lot of fucking good, didn't it? Ichigo couldn't remember his own friends…and Dion and I were the only one's who knew why. Things got worse when Renji walked in seeing Ichigo clinging to me like a frightened child. "Ichigo, you're awake?" he said, sounding a little anxious, his eyes glaring at me. Ichigo gripped my shirt harder, his nails digging in to me and actually scaring my pale chest through the cloth of my t-shirt.
"Who…who are you?" came his timid, quite reply. Renji stared in disbelief, and Rukia and Orihime just bowed their heads. Something told me I was in for a hell of a ride. As Renji walked closer, Ichigo pulled harder, trying to get closer to me. "Shiro…what is this man doing?"
"Shh…it's fine Ichigo…just try and…get some more sleep. I'll wake you later." I whispered to him. I didn't have to tell him twice; he had passed out right after I said that, probably due to the stress and pain. I looked up to see Renji's murderous glare. I decided that going outside was the best idea. I slowly laid Ichigo down and walked towards the store entrance. I wasn't fast enough, and the next thing I know, I'm being slammed against the glass door by Renji's vicious grip.
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Normal POV
Shiro's eyes widened in fear as Renji's grip on his neck tightened. "You! This is your fault!" he yelled. Shiro struggled, his hands gripping weakly as Renji continue to cut off his air. "What the fuck did you do to him?"
"Ngh…R-Renji, pl-please…" he managed to get out a couple words, but Renji ignored him. Instead, he shoved Shiro straight out the door. Shiro yelped as his head collided with the concrete, causing his vision to swim. He looked up to see Renji running at him full speed as a Soul Reaper, gripping his neck again and slamming him back onto the ground.
"Renji, stop it!" Orihime yelled as they all ran out the door after the crazed Soul Reaper.
Damn, where's Kisuke when ya need him? Rukia thought. "Renji, this isn't going to solve anything!"
"I don't give a shit! This is all his fault!" Renji yelled, hoisting Shiro in the air and throwing him against a large dumpster. Shiro slid down the front, his vision blurry and blood beginning to cover his eyes.
Shit…he thought. But he didn't move an inch. Renji's right though….this is my fault…all of it… he lowered his head as Renji ran towards him, his zanpakuto out.
"Roar Zabimaru!" he yelled, releasing his zanpakuto. Everything seemed to go in slow motion. Rukia and Orihime crying for him to stop…Renji swinging his sword…even the sound of his own heartbeat…it all went by slowly to Shiro. He just sat there, waiting for Renji to end it. Suddenly, he could hear the sword clash with another metal object.
He looked up to see Dion standing in his arrancar form, holding back Renji's blade.
"Soul Reaper…sheath your sword." He said with a coldness Shiro almost forgot he had. "You will not harm either Ichigo or Shiro so long as I breathe." Renji seemed taken aback by the sudden appearance and harshness of Dion's tone and backed up slightly.
"D-Dion…" Shiro coughed as the blood that had been working its way up his throat forced its way out. Dion knelt down and patted his back gently.
"You ok Shiro?" he asked calmly, his voice soft. He could only manage a nod. Dion rubbed his back some when Renji stabbed his sword in the street.
"Let me at him, arrancar! Or I'll kill you too!" he snapped angrily. Dion rolled his eyes and stood up, looking at the angry Soul Reaper, his dark brown eyes locking with Renji's red ones.
"Fuck you, Soul Reaper. You still have no idea what has happened to them. You're quick to assume, and I hate that in you. I hate you for the way you're treating my friend…and Ichigo's lover and lifeline!" he snapped angrily. He raised his sword in front of him, placing one hand gently on the blade and slowly wiped his hand across it and closed his eyes. "For this…you will pay! Fly…Devorar!" Smoke curled around both him and Shiro, causing Shiro's already impaired vision to get worse.
Why is he releasing now? He wondered. After Dion had stopped Renji's blade, his mind had been elsewhere, but mostly it was stuck on what Renji had been screaming about, and Dion had told them. He felt an arm wrap around his waist and lift him into the air.
"Shiro…I vowed remember? I will not let anyone kill you or Ichigo…I swore it." Shiro looked up to take in Dion's full released form as best as he could. Huge, black feathered wings sprouted from his back, both his hands and feet sharp like talons. His face was also covered, his mask now more like a sharp raven's beak and head.
Hence the name Devorar…Raven…Shiro thought. "Yes…I remember, but please don't kill him…he is still a friend of Ichigo's."
"I really won't even fight him. I'm just doing this to make a small point clear." He replied with a smile. Shiro shook his head as his vision began to dim. "Rest, I'll take care of the asshole with just one hand." He said assuring. Shiro barely registered his last words as his world slipped into darkness.
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Dion's POV
How dare this fucking Soul Reaper treat him this way? I can't stand this! All the pain they've been through…Renji's completely forgotten that Shiro has a heart; he can feel…he's whole now. But Ichigo…I just shook my head. I can't worry about it now. "Renji! If you want to kill Shiro, fine then, but you must get through me first!" He didn't hesitate, grabbing his sword and slinging it at me. Tsk…stupid fool! I tucked Shiro under my arm and held one of my hands out, blocking his blade.
"Wh-what the hell?" he cursed and I grinned. I gripped his blade and used its ability to extend and whip lashed him into the ground. He crashed into the ground, dust rising from where he collided with the pavement.
"Is that really all your shikai can muster? Fuck this, I can fight you without being released!" I taunted him. I know, bad idea, but he was pissing me off. That was when I felt Shiro shift slightly under my arm.
"D-Dion…stop it…" he whispered.
"If I don't fight against him, at least until Kisuke gets here, he's going to kill you!" I snapped at him. He looked up at me and I was practically smacked by what I saw. His golden eyes were filled with sadness and guilt…the guilt had no right to be there…
"But h-he's right…it is my fault. I'm to blame for all of this…if I never existed…things would be better off…just let him end me, Dion…" he was begging me to let Renji kill him? What the hell?
"Shiro-"
"No, Dion…don't change my mind…" he said, tears beginning to shine in his eyes. I wasn't expecting him to feel like this…for something that was my fault… I let my released form fade away and I floated onto the ground. I shook my head and looked at him.
"No Shiro. You know that the reason you two are like was my fault, and mine alone." I told him. He only looked at the ground. Renji rose from the rubble and glared at me.
"What, giving up or something?" he snapped.
"No, I'm just abiding by my friend's wishes; if we fight, I'll kill you, simple as that. You're too weak to fight me here." I replied simply. I can tell he was pissed, but the sudden appearance of the shop owner allowed me to sigh in relief.
"Enough you two." Kisuke said and he turned to look at me and Shiro. Shiro was exhausted, and he hadn't even moved much. I felt fine. "Bring him in Dion. Maybe you can finish this…story." He told me. I nodded and helped Shiro walk inside. As we walked in, Orihime ran up to me.
"You said you swore to protect them…but why?" she asked. I know she spent some time with arrancars, and seeing me actually doing that must've stunned her a little.
"They're the only friends I have Orihime Inoue." I said. "And after what I did to them…the only way I can atone is by protecting them with my very life."
"But what did you do?" she asked. I sighed and looked at Shiro, who had passed out again. The memory of what i had seen and done played vividly in my mind.
"I betrayed them…I practically gave them their final torment…"
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Chapter 16 end
Ok, a little action in here as well as Renji being an asswipe and Dion being awesome! 8D I hope ya enjoyed it, especially thepaintedring, seeing as she kinda wanted this! Thumbs up! Also, if ya click this magical button, you can kill Edward Cullen in many colorful ways~! XD I'm sorry if this chapter seemed…odd. But I wanted to do something without torture looming on my mind, so here ya go! 8D