Here's the next chapter, this was beta-ed by Mari Ferolla :)
Ch6
Nadeshiko walked through the dense forest that covered the Soul Society in between the districts to avoid the people in the villages. The black haired girl didn't want the hassle of dealing with anyone, no, not any more. This world seemed to bring out the worst in most people some were still nice but most just looked out for themselves. She was just tired, tired of the lies and fights for power and money. This world was a joke and the soul reapers called this place heaven, or that's what Midori said they told her before the they sent her and Aoki here. Nadeshiko couldn't see it. The only time she got close to the villages was to steal food and other supplies that she needed. For days she just wandered around, not even caring where she was. After a while, though, she started to think about where she should go. Sure, she had a decent amount of reiatsu, but the girl didn't want to become a soul reaper.
Nadeshiko didn't want to spend her time fighting Hollows. She had had enough of the foul souls. She decided that she would just keep moving from place to place until she found somewhere where she belonged, where she felt like she could stay. Where being around others would not cause trouble and no one would leave her or die. A nice place surrounded by more nature then buildings, she had grown accustomed to the outdoors. Somewhere that nobody needed to steal to survive. Everybody had what they needed already. Nadeshiko wasn't sure if a place like that existed in this world or not. By what she saw and experienced in her time living in the Soul Society though she doubted she would find that place.
Her usually pulled back hair was a mess that constantly fell over her eyes and she was covered in dirt from sleeping on the forest ground. Her clothes where in pretty bad shape as well. She would have to pick up another outfit from the next village she would stop by, but for now it was late and she wanted to set up camp before the sun disappeared completely.
Nadeshiko was able to make a small fire with some wood she collected from the forest floor and the branches she could break off from dead trees. She picked the driest branches so there wouldn't be much smoke. Once she was done making sure the fire wouldn't go out or burn down the forest, she sat down.
Nadeshiko reached into her bag and took out some bread she had swiped the day before and started to eat. It was a bit stale but she really didn't care. She finished her meal quickly and just stared into the fire at the orange flames, letting her mind wander into the dark.
~d~d~
Nadeshiko found herself in the dark alley from the dreams she had been having since she left home, though it was a bit different this time. Like before, the black haired girl walked towards the end of the alley. Dark shadows followed her on the faded brick walls caused by the light from the half full moon. Nadeshiko ignored them and continued walking until she could hear the sound of voices again. She hesitated a feeling of anxiousness fluttered like moths in her stomach for a moment before she forced herself to go forward again. Her footsteps seemed to echo with each hesitant step she took. Figures started to form as she reached the dead end of the alley, but this time the figures were different from the two large men dressed in dark thug-like clothes and a girl that she could never see clearly.
One was a masked human that looked to be male. The bone white mask looked familiar, like the one the girl saw in her head sometimes, but with a different design. The eyes were large round circles and two horns twisted towards the back of his neck from the top of the mask. A large white grin was plastered on his other man seemed familiar. He had short black hair and dark charcoal eyes. He was dressed in a black business suit. Both figures stood over a girl.
Her first thought was that it was Midori and she started to run towards them. But as she got closer, it wasn't the violet haired girl she saw, but herself. She stopped and looked down at her broken form. Her black hair was a mess splayed out around her head. Her dark eyes were glazed over and unseeing. The clothes that the dream-Nadeshiko was wearing were torn and filthy. Her body lay in a pool of blood.
In shock Nadeshiko took a step back and fell, the ever familiar darkness surrounded her until it opened up to a new place. The place she had run away from her home that she had shared with the walked to the broken house and she looked inside. Everything was just how it was that day. She saw herself standing in front of the Hollow that had just killed her friend. Nadeshiko watched as her dream-self attack the masked being and kept watching until the end of the battle. It was clear, much clearer then the actual day had been. Her mind wasn't cloudy with pain or emotions. It was almost like watching a movie. She wanted to step in to stop everything but she was frozen unable to move, she felt her chest constrict she didn't want to go through this not again.
Nadeshiko saw her dream self go over to Akoi to help him, while she herself finally able to move again went over to Midori and looked down at her friend. Nadeshiko knelt down next to Midori and reached out for her, but the image faded away before Nadeshiko could touch her. An familiar feeling bubbled inside worse than anger it was only there for a moment before again she was floating in darkness and once more that stupid mask showed up and started speaking.
"...fault" was the only word she could make out before the world turned white.
~d~d~
Nadeshiko woke up with a start. Her breathing was heavy and it took a moment for her eyes to see. The dark eyed girl sat back up from the laying position she must have collapsed in when she fell asleep. She sat for a moment trying to regain control of her breathing before she raised her right wrist and stared at her weapon.
Nadeshiko stared at the hateful red carnation petals. Her hand went up to her wrist and encased the flimsy petals. The petal wielder could feel tears rolling down her cheek. It was the first time she cried since she had left her home. 'It's all this stupid flower's fault' she glared down at the bracelet and broke off some of the petals. They were supposed to be a gift used to protect her friends and herself, but they were worthless no she was the one who couldn't control her power. It wasn't some object's fault she should have worked harder done something more. The color started to drain from the plant pieces. The red faded away to leave only white. They turned from flimsy and soft to hard and cold before disintegrating into ash in her palm. Only to be carried away by a slight breeze.
Nadeshiko sighed. Exhaustion was creeping on her again even though she had just woken up from her restless dreaming, but she really didn't want to sleep in fear of having more dreams. She lay down next to the dying embers of her campfire and just stared up at the sky through the trees.
She didn't notice the set of green glowing eyes watching her from beyond the firelight.
A/N: as always i hope you enjoyed this chapter, next chapter i will introduce some of the story's actual characters. please review, constructive criticism is welcomed.