CHAPTER TWO
Toshiro's P.O.V
She had trusted me enough to help her and slowly she let us see who she really was, we became closer during the time we spent together. It had been four weeks since me and Rangiku arrived here, even her human friends seemed a little more tolerant of us, by that I mean Mike seemed to be able to ignore me. I didn't mind really I was okay as long as Sara didn't have a problem with it and most of the time she made sure I was in the conversation, something I didn't like very much but I let it slide. I turned over on my bed, I had chosen the room next to her at first, to keep an eye in her but now it just seemed normal, Rangiku slept in the room in front of mines. I jumped up in bed as I heard a crash outside, I walked out of my room, and the others where also out of theirs.
"What is going on out there I'm trying to sleep!" Rangiku complained; I just shock my head at her.
"Well Rangiku if I knew I would tell you," Sara said yawning. She began to walk down the stairs and I followed her.
"Have any idea what it could be?" I asked her.
"Nope I don't have a clue but whatever it is I think it isn't that dangerous," she said knowing her she was probably right but precaution never hurt anyone so I followed her outside. In between the piles on garbage was a dog a big one at that, it was black and well like dogs look I guess you could say that it was cute but what made me smile was that as soon as Sara saw what is was she took a step back.
"Never mind I take back what I said before, yes other things can be scary," she said taking another step back and bumping into me, I wrapped my arms around her waist and leaned in to whisper in her ear.
"You're afraid of dogs," I said she shuddered, and somehow turned so that I was in front and she was behind me.
"Okay yes, I'm scared of dogs is that my fault, and this one is big," she said holding onto me so I wouldn't put her in the front again.
"Sara it's a dog, you can kill the dog if you want," I pointed out, she clung onto my shirt more desperately.
"I don't care just call the ASPCA and get it out of here," she hissed, the dog turned our way and let us have a good look of its face, white foam was streaming out and its eyes looked wild, this time we both took a step back.
"Am I allowed to be scared know?" she asked, I didn't want to scare her more I could feel the wild beat of her heart against my back.
"Walk slowly to the house," I said, and we both took steps back, she reached for my hand and I grabbed hers. We were almost there when the dog barked and ran at us. Sara turned and made a run for the door I was right behind her, she pulled it open and I slammed it shut. The dog hit the door a couple of times, Sara clung onto me and I wrapped my arms around her, running my hand through her long black hair.
"It's all right he's outside and we're inside, he's not getting in," I assured her, she nodded her head as I gently stroked her back. We heard footsteps come down the stairs and we pulled apart, Rangiku poked her head into the living room.
"What was it?" she asked looking from me back to Sara, I could feel heat in my face and cured mentally for not knowing why. Sara walked out of the room and into the kitchen.
"I'm calling the ASPCA," she called as she left.
Rangiku's P.O.V
The captain and Sara where both just standing there and both of them where blushing! I couldn't believe what I missed; Sara walked out of the room and called out something about making a phone call. I walked over to the captain.
"What was that about?" I asked him.
"Nothing Rangiku a rabid dog came in through the backyard that's all," he said, he was still blushing, I had never before seem my captain blush, and when I mean never I mean never.
"Are you sure?" I asked making my voice sound like a suggestion for other things.
"Damn it Rangiku leave me alone," the captain said leaving the room and going to his room and slamming the door shut, I flinched. That was strange when the captain was mad at me he used my last name never my first something must have happened, if he wouldn't tell me then I knew who I could get it out from; Sara walked into the room looking around once before she turned to me.
"Where did Toshiro go?" she asked, I smiled this might be easier then I thought, she raised an eyebrow.
"Come sit Sara, dear," I said taking a seat on the couch she was confused but she complied. "The captain went to sleep but he looked rather upset do you know why?" she looked taken aback then understanding filled her eyes, followed but rage, and finally hurt, I frowned why would that come into her eyes, better then rage but still. Her cheeks had a pink color in them.
"I don't know maybe you should ask him, what his problem is," she said, twisting her hands.
"And nothing happened between you too, I think he's grown attached to you," I told her, maybe I was stretching the truth but he seemed so changed since we came here, the captain walked into the room again.
"Did you call them yet?" he asked her, she glared at him.
"No. Nothing happened and nothing ever will, leave me alone," she told me before she got up and walked away to slam her door shut. What was with these people, what did I do? Why did they all want me to leave them alone?
"What was that about? What did you do Rangiku?" the captain asked me. What the hell?
"I don't know maybe you should ask your self that," I told him. His eyes changed as well first pain then regret and finally something like disappointment as he looked up the stairs.
"Rangiku, you have no idea what you're talking about," he told me half angry as he walked away, I wasn't sure who the anger was directed at but it sure wasn't at me.
"Could you quit slamming doors?" Sara yelled from her room, these two where acting real strange.
I walked out of the living room but stopped, no way. These two where acting like hurt lovers. That couldn't be they were just two people that got alone very well and that took care of each other and that smiled and had there own inside jokes and two people that trusted each other and they where two people that where in love.
But they where too stupid to know that, to even admit it too themselves they were too scared! I felt a smile creep on my face.
"They may be to sacred to admit it to themselves but Rangiku can make them admit it to each other," I whispered to myself as I turned off the light and went to sleep and plan already formed in my head.
Sara's P.O.V
I woke up early the next day taking my time to get ready, I put on my uniform, the black shirt made me look paler today, must be because I wasn't feeling too well, must be the flu. Couldn't be anything else, what else could there be I mean it had nothing to do with the pain in my chest every time Toshiro's face popped into my mind, nope it couldn't be that. I walked down the stairs, to the kitchen only to find Toshiro sitting at the kitchen table, I walked past him grabbed a granola bar and walked back out without a hello.
"I'm leaving early you and Rangiku can make it fine right?" I asked putting on my coat.
"We can mange," he said his voice right behind me. I grabbed my bag.
"Okay then, see you later," I said opening the door, I paused. "Never mind I have practice so you and Rangiku will have to go home with me." He was glaring at me.
"Okay," he said but it sounded like he meant good.
"Fine then," I said walking down the road my eyes stinging from the cold wind, though that had never happened before.
Toshiro's P.O.V
Fine then, that's all she said, then she left. Well that was fine not that I really cared the only reason I was here was to find that person and leave the sooner the better. But some how that wasn't really working out the girl was always there never letting me work alone, and somehow the house felt empty as I walked back into the kitchen that was fine that's how I liked it.
"Morning Captain," Rangiku said as she walked in grabbing a bowl and serving herself cereal. She looked around.
"She left early," I said answering her unspoken question she frowned into the bowl.
"How come?" Rangiku asked.
"How am I suppose to know Rangiku she has here life," I told her getting up and moving to the kitchen entrance.
"Well I had just been under the impression that we had become part of that life, that's all," Rangiku said I froze, that could not be that was not true, I wouldn't let it be true.
"No, she is a human and we are Soul Reapers they do not belong together," I said coldly sounded like I was talking to myself.
"She's also a part Soul Reaper," Rangiku pointed out. "So doesn't that part of her life become part of ours as well?"
"No because there will always be the human part and that will always be the separation," I told her walking to the door in my soul form.
"Captain, where are you going?" Rangiku asked.
"I don't think I'll be going to school today," I said.
"But Captain, you can't ignore your duty," Rangiku told me.
"Well she hasn't showed up in the past month I don't think she'll show up know," I said walking away and running in the cold wind that burned my eyes in an unfamiliar.
Rangiku P.O.V
The day had started off bad, and it stayed that way, Sara hardly said a word and her friends seemed to understand they didn't talk to her, and I didn't either. Then end of the day came too soon and I went home while Sara stayed with her human friend's, maybe the captain was right maybe we were just too different to even be friends. But that wouldn't stop me if I had to reveres the order of life; I would to make my two friends happy.
Sara's P.O.V
I messed up a lot in practice. I would mess up the words when I sang, or play the wrong note until Mrs. Holly told me to leave and not come back till whatever was bothering me was over.
"What a lousy day," I murmured as I walked slowly home; I felt the rise of spiritual pressure on the hill, Toshiro. I almost went there but I thought better of it, as far I could see he didn't like my company very much. Damn it I felt so freaking lousy, I didn't even know why I felt like I was going to explode if I didn't tell anyone what was going on. It was that freaking Toshiro's fault, I was fine before. I didn't have to tell anyone my problems because I could deal with them myself, smashing a few things and that was the end of it. But now, now I had to tell someone and all because of that one conversation; a conversation that I wanted to happen again.
"You look rather glum," a voice behind me I turned it was Hector from the high school a few streets away.
"What do you want?" I asked, he smiled and I think it was meant so that I could blush.
"Do you want to know?" he asked me.
"Not really but I have a feeling your going to tell me anyway," I told him, he smiled again.
"You got that right and what I want right know is some Sara," he said moving forward I just glared.
"Stay away from me I have no interested in you," I said walking away he followed.
"Are you sure about that?" he asked reaching out to grab me I moved out of the way.
"Don't follow me, don't talk to me, and don't touch me," I said staring him down.
"You're no fun you know," he said.
"Well, I'm sorry I can't be the slut that you want," I said walking away from him.
"Maybe not know but when that guy leaves you will," he called after me, I froze, when he leaves, they where Soul Reapers, they had to leave. Even if I was mad, that still hurt, Toshiro and Rangiku would have to leave and they knew that. They had that in their minds since the first time Toshiro came to me, they came closer to me even thought they knew they had to leave. They didn't care the bond we had made would break and it would hurt me, not them, they where Soul Reapers they knew humans didn't belong with Soul Reapers. The human has jut forgotten, that was all I would help them leave, the dance was getting closer, it was in about three days they would find her then they would leave. That was why I wanted Soul Society to stay away so this wouldn't happen.
"Don't flatter your self," I said and I walked home, the wind stinging my eyes again.
Toshiro's P.O.V
I was at the house already again, I had spent my day smashing whatever I could the majority hollows. Rangiku was sting in the living room glaring at the wall.
"What did the wall ever do to you?" I asked; she looked up her eyes where weary she was probably still worried about me, now that I was calm I felt bad about what I had said in the morning.
"Nothing really," she said. I smiled at her my way of saying that I was sorry she understood and smiled back at me, the front door opened and Sara came through the door she walked right past me and sat down on the floor my the back door.
"There is going to be a party the 23 of December, this month, and people from all over the place come it's a big thing so maybe you can find the person you looking for and get things over with," she said, I was confused this was a good thing but, the way she said it made me shudder.
"You will need party clothes we can go buy them tomorrow and then just wait," she said not meeting out eyes. "You want to?"
"That's what we came for," I answered, she looked up at me her eyes where glistened my heart felt strange.
"Yes that is why you came," she said and walked away.
Rangiku's P.O.V
We where at the dance the days after she told us about it had been quite; we hardly spoke and not knowing what to say but I was going to change that. Sara was sitting down she had on a purple dress that was knee length that hugged her waist and flowed around her like a waterfall, I made her get it. I was dressed in black dress pants and a black tank top with a see through black long sleeve top and a golden chain belt. Sara had complained about me forcing her into a dress but I didn't listen. The captain was in a black suit with a red button shirt underneath, when Sara saw him she had blushed and vise versa. If my plan worked they would make up today and Rangiku would be a happy camper. I picked Sara up and Toshiro by the hand.
"Rangiku, what are you doing?" the captain demanded.
"Nothing, promise," I said walking over to the dance floor; Sara looked like she was going to kill me if she got the chance. I left them alone and walked over to the DJ putting on my best flirt smile.
"Hi," I said he blushed, poor innocent fool.
"Hello," he murmured looking down, I felt bad for a second but my friends needed me so I shoved it away.
"Would you mind playing me this song?" I asked handing him the paper; he nodded and quickly switched it to the song I wanted. "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias, started playing I knew Sara loved that song, to my satisfaction they where dancing. I let a smile spread on my face and I walked over to the punch table to take a drink.
Sara's P.O.V
I didn't have a clue to what Rangiku was doing but I would kill her, the first chance I got, stupid Soul Reaper. My favorite song started to play and I really wanted to dance but it was only Toshiro, he seemed to know that because he put a hand on my waist and took my hand with the other and began to dance gracefully with me.
"You don't have to do this," I told him he just looked at me.
"You don't have to let me, and I want to," he said, I didn't say anything we twirled around a while more.
"I'm sorry," he said looking at me pleading with his eyes.
"For?" I asked him.
"For the other day, with the dog if you didn't feel conferrable you should have said something," he said looking at me again.
"Does that mean that you where okay with it?" I asked; he looked away even in the dim light I could see his cheeks turn red.
"Well I didn't mind if that's what you mean," he said, I smiled lightly, I put my arms around his neck and leaned into his chest, he tensed for a moment and he wrapped his arms around my waist.
"I didn't mind either," I said as we continued to dance, he tensed for a moment and I looked up at him his face was torn, I reached my hand up to his face but he crushed me closer to him and made that impossible. We stayed like that for a long time just dancing in the same way somehow the songs never changed from slow I would have to thank Rangiku later.
Toshiro's P.O.V
We made it home later that night and Sara went to sleep and I waited a good hour before I sat down and put my face in my hands.
"Captain what's wrong?" Rangiku asked.
"What's wrong Rangiku? It's Sara the person we where looking for is Sara," I said my voice breaking twice.
"That is a bad thing?" she asked.
"Yes because that means we have to leave," I said not looking up.
"What? I thought we were going to bring that person to Soul Society, not leave them in the human world!" Rangiku protested.
"Rangiku if he found out, he would stop at nothing to hurt her, I won't let him even if it means keeping her in the dark, anyway Soul Society doesn't have to know," I said a plan already formed in my head.
"What do you mean?" Rangiku asked panic in her voice.
"We're going to leave and tell Soul Society that she doesn't want to be found that's all," I told her looking at her my eyes pleading for understanding.
"But captain," she said.
"Please Rangiku, help me," I pleaded, she looked torn.
"You have to tell her captain," she said.
"Rangiku," I started but she held up her hands.
"Not that, tell her how you feel," she said I felt my face heat up, I looked away. "I know you captain and Sara. Neither Sara or you can lie to me and I can see how much you care about each other, leave her here if you want I can't stop you, but don't leave her with nothing," she was right, Rangiku was always right about these things, she knew me and some how now she knew Sara.
"Rangiku, I promise you that I will try for both of us," I told her looking at my hands.
"I guess that's all I can ask for," she said, my head snapped up as I heard a scream come from Sara's room. "Go!" I got up and ran up the stairs I went into her room where she was sitting up in her bed her eyes fixed on the wall and silent tears running down her face. I walked over to her and pulled her to me.
"Sara what's wrong?" I asked, she clutched my arm and looked into my eyes.
"It's you," she said touching my face I leaned my head against it. "You're that little boy from Soul Society that was there with the others."
"Yes," I said, "And you're that little girl." I pulled her close to me and she began to sob. Why would she cry? Why was me being that little boy make her sad? Damn it Sara you're messing with me why would the fact that we met before make you cry like this?
Author's Note: I know that this doesn't make sense right know but the next chapter will clear it up. The next chapter has amazing revelations and maybe hard to keep up with so pay close attention!