CHAPTER 4
Toshiro's P.O.V
Her eyes became wide and she possibly said the funniest thing I have ever heard.
"It's you," her soft gentle voice told me, I laughed and her cheeks burned a soft pink that sent fire through my veins.
"I believe that you Miss have a lot of explaining to do," I told her; she looked at me her eyes glowing with happiness.
"I don't have a clue about what you're talking about," she said, I pulled her closer to me, she leaned in closer. My whole body wanted to have her she was so close, and I still remembered the last kiss we shared and passion burned in her eyes. We were so close when I heard the impatient voice of Rangiku.
"Captain, I need a little help!" she called. For crying out loud the Arrancar was weak and she needed help, but Sara she was still so close, if I just leaned in a bit more. "Captain!" I sighed and pulled away longing burning in my veins.
"Sara," I said she looked at me disappointment in her eyes. "When we meet with the others, act as if you don't know us."
"Why?" she asked.
"I'll explain later," I told her setting her down and walked through the smoke that was fading and found Rangiku standing there hands on her hips.
"What is it?" I asked irritated.
"Nothing just that if you want your plan to work you have to be a little more careful," she pointed out, she had a point but I wasn't in the mood.
"What help did you need?" I asked.
"Oh, me none it was so you could hurry up," she said I glared at her.
"Rangiku, do know how lucky you are that I have so much penitence?" I asked her, she smiled as the last of the smoke disappeared.
"You would never Captain," she said.
"Well if it isn't Toshiro," I heard the familiar irritating voice of Ichigo Kurosaki, I turned my head slightly.
"How many times to I have to tell you? Call me Captain Hitsugaya," I said.
"What I would like to know is why the hell are there four Soul Reapers in my front yard when they only told me to look after two?" the irritated voice of Sara said, she had her hands on her hips, the comb I had given her was in her hair, she had excellent acting skills, and she looked so damn sexy.
Sara's P.O.V
He was looking at me as if he approved of what he saw but if I wanted to keep up the good work I had to look away.
"Look Sara, we don't know why they are here but we know them they're our friends," Ichigo told me, I folded my arms in front of my chest.
"I want them out," I said. "Now,"
"Captain Hitsugaya, why are you and Lieutenant Matsumoto even here?" Rukia asked them, I was also dying to know.
"Special orders," Toshiro said, I sighed this was becoming irritating.
"I don't care just I don't know go home or something," I said walking away as my phone rang.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Sara-chan expect more company look after them, good bye," he said them hung up.
"No!" I yelled into the phone. "What do you mean more company!" wasn't four Soul Reapers enough for them!
"What ever I don't care, just get in," I said opening my door; I shut it when the door bell rang who the hell would come at a time like this? I looked through the peek hole and saw three people standing outside.
"Ichigo open the door," I said he was in his human form.
"Why me?"Ichigo asked.
"You're the only human and you're staying for free in my house to I have to say anything more?" I asked he walked to the door and opened.
"I though I told you guys to come tomorrow," Ichigo said to the three people at the door his hand was in his hair.
"Well we decide to come early," a female voice said.
"I am not housing family," I said.
"I would never be related to something like this," a male with blue hair and glasses said glaring at Ichigo.
"Oh give it a rest Uryū," Ichigo said; damn it if this is what Ukitake meant by company I was so asking for a raise.
"Well then, I guess I have become a pit stop for Soul Society, I expect everything in my house to remain as it is, if I find anything out of place you will all be sleeping in the garage," I said walking upstairs where my living room was I sat down on the couch. "Man what a day." I put my hands over my eyes, I heard footsteps follow upstairs I removed my hands and saw them all crowding my small living room.
"Okay first thing first, my name is Sara Kinshi," when I said that Toshiro made a face. "Now what are yours?" The girl with orange hair answered first.
"My name is Orihime Inoue," she said smiling at me.
"I'm Uryū Ishida," the one that had answered me down stairs said.
"Chad Sado," the tall dark skinned one said.
"Captain of the 10th squad Toshiro Hitsugaya," Toshiro said.
"Lieutenant of the 10th squad Rangiku Matsumoto," Rangiku said smiling at me.
"And I already know you two," I said pointing at Ichigo and Rukia. "Fine then like you know I like my house respect it and other then that do whatever you want and leave as quickly as you can, because since you came, that Arrancar, that's the strongest one to come, came." Bad move Toshiro looked like he was about to strangle me probably for not telling him that sooner.
"How do you know about Arrancar?" Rukia asked.
"I may not be close to Soul Society but don't think they keep me in the dark," I said. "I know everything about the coming war."
"You think with that information they would tell us about you," Ichigo said.
"What is going on?" Uryū asked. "Because I'm completely lost." We didn't get time to answer because the front door opened.
"Sara I'm home," a familiar voice called up the stairs.
"Shit," I murmured as she came up the stairs.
Toshiro's P.O.V
A little girl came up the stairs she was probably 11 or something. As soon as she reached the top she stared straight at Rangiku and me.
"Why are they there," she asked pointing straight at us.
"Oh so the kid can she Soul Reapers," Ichigo said throwing his hands up in exasperation.
"Oh, that helps then, Sara why are there two no wait correction four Soul Reapers in our house?" she asked.
"That is what I'm trying to find out, but I got asked a favor and here they are," Sara said.
"She can see Soul Reapers and read spiritual pressure," Uryū said impressed. "You got beat by a kid Ichigo." Ichigo groaned.
"This is Tanya," Sara said pointing to the girl with black hair and soft brown eyes. "Tanya this is Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Rangiku Matsumoto, Toshiro Hitsugaya, Orihime Inoue, Uryū Ishida, and Chad Sado." She said pointing us out as she named us.
"Hello," Tanya said. "Let me guess these four are the Soul Reapers, this is a Quincy, and I don't know what they are but they have spiritual pressure." Good god how did this girl know that?
"Yes, you got it right," Sara said. How did Sara know that?
"And you know about Quincy," Uryū said it like a fact but Sara answered anyway.
"Yeah, you'll get used to it, very few things surprise me now a days," she said.
"What I would like to know is what are you?" I asked Tanya, she shot a scared look at Sara, she just nodded her head, but the girl didn't speak.
"Tanya is like me, a secret of Soul Society, a Soul Reaper," she said. Well that should have ceased to surprise me but it didn't.
"So there are more then one people like Kurosaki-kun?" Orihime asked eyes wide.
"As far as I can see, yes," Rukia said, looking rather shaken. "Did anyone create you?" Sara looked confused.
"What do you mean?" she asked Rukia.
"You know did anyone change into a Soul Reaper," Ichigo clarified.
"Umm, not really, at least I don't think so, but Tanya is a different story," Sara said a shadow crossing her face I shivered slightly.
"You mean that you changed on your own?" Uryū asked.
"Yeah, I changed on my own when a hollow came by," Sara answered no need to add details.
"And you Tanya-chan how did you change?" Orihime asked her, the girl looked nervous but she answered.
"My mom was human, and well my dad was a Soul Reaper," she said. "And when I was three Soul Society came and took me under there care, I stayed in the human world, and a few years later I found Sara." The story seemed rather vague and her face showed that she did not want the Soul Reapers to come.
"Your dad was a Soul Reaper?" Ichigo asked Tanya nodded her head.
"How is that possible?" Rukia asked.
"I'm not sure but I believe it could happen," I said, though it seemed highly unlikely, it could happen.
"I see what you mean by a few things came surprise you," Orihime told Sara, she just shrugged; Tanya looked rather uncomfortable as we looked at her.
"Could you stop looking at me as if I were a Science Experiment?" Tanya shrieked; we looked away.
"All right then I'll show you where you can stay," Sara said getting up and walking to the hallway right next to the new living room we followed. "You can take any of these room, except," she walked out pointing to her room, the one across it, the bathroom, and the last room on the right. We walked forward I opened mine, Rangiku got the one from last time, after Ichigo and Uryū had an argument which involved the intervention of Rukia and a couple of threats from Sara, the order of the rooms where set. On the left, first Sara, me, Ichigo, Inoue, and Sado; on the right: the bathroom, Rangiku, Rukia, Uryū, and empty room, then Tanya. Sara was in the new kitchen, which was the living room, the rest of us were in the living room upstairs.
"Captain Hitsugaya, why did you come here, to the world of the living?" Rukia asked me, I looked down the stairs.
"Later," I said.
"If any of you upstairs are hungry I made food and it's free," Sara's voice called, we walked down the stairs and sat around the table.
Sara's P.O.V
They walked down stairs and sat around the table we ate in silence looking up once in a while. A bang came from the back yard and I shot up looking out the window, there was something in the trash with a very insignificant spiritual pressure.
"Ichigo, Rukia!" a yellow teddy bear cried as it flew through the window crashing it to bits, I stood silent shocked. "Why did you leave me with these two idiots? They ditched me at the airport and ran off, leaving me all alone! I followed them and ended up here after being chased by a dog!" the stuffed animal was clutching to Rukia who looked uncomfortable as it accused Uryū and Chad.
"Why did a disgusting stuff animal come into my house breaking my window, when it was yours?" I asked Ichigo.
"Umm, well we kind 'a left it with them, but he got lost, I think," Ichigo said, I sighed.
"Who does he belong to?" I asked it was getting hard not to fling a chair at someone.
"I belong to Ichigo and the lovely Rukia," the bear said rather proud, fine by me I could hit the guy and get money from the girl, I held my hand out.
"Both of you are paying for the damage this piece of trash did to my house, I don't care how you do it but I want the money," I said, they looked at my hand but said nothing.
"Sara you're bleeding from your arm," Rangiku said, I felt surprise on my face as I saw the bright red drops of blood fall onto the tile floor.
"Great, just what I want glass in my arm," I said as I took a closer look.
"Kon, you're so smart," Ichigo said, and proceeded to beating the creature on the floor.
"Tanya, help me get the things from my room, I'll be I the bathroom," I said wrapping a dish towel around my arm.
"You don't need help?" Orihime asked looking concerned.
"No thank you I can handle it," I said walking out of the room.
"Orihime is a healer," Rukia said, she had followed me.
"That's nice," I said as I walked into the bathroom.
"You want me to call her?" Rukia asked me.
"I can handle it," I said as Tanya gave me my healing kit.
"That's part of her ability she can heal," Rukia told me as it I hadn't gotten it, Tanya had left and I had stated to pick the glass out of the wound.
"I appreciate the concern but like I said, I can handle it," I said cleaning the wound, I grabbed some ointment made from herds, from my bag and rubbed it on the wound winching slightly. Rukia hadn't left; I ignored her pulling out a needle and proceed to stitching the wound. When I was done I grabbed bandages with a layer of healing herbs on then and wrapped it around my arm.
"Why are you being stubborn?" Rukia asked. "If we can help." I got up put my things away put the glass in a bag trashed it and turned to her.
"Because you don't go running to help, when a stranger walks into your house after strange events, then an accident happens and you have to take care of yourself," I said walking out of the bathroom. "I need my money so I can go talk to someone." Ichigo handed it to me.
"Sorry abut the window and your arm," Kon said looking rather guilty.
"It's alright, happens all the time," I said getting a jar from the cabinet next to the refrigerator, I put the money in the jar, I heard Uryū laugh, probable at the name.
"Can't be that bad," Uryū said looking at the jar.
"As you can see the name suits," I said the jar said. 'When Soul society does something stupid' was the name of the jar.
"Are you alright?" Toshiro asked I looked at him and I could see how difficult it was for him not to come towards me.
"I've had worse," I said. "Now if you don't mind the human needs sleep," I walked up the stairs with a good night and walked into my room, I heard Tanya's door close too and I leaned against my door, feeling the heat in my cheeks as my heart hammered in my chest.
Toshiro's P.O.V
I sat patiently as the rest of them paced in the small living room, Sara had left to go to sleep, but I knew better. It was an hour or so later when Ichigo couldn't take it anymore.
"Why the hell, are you here?" he asked me, I sighed and looked up at him.
"To take you back," I said, he looked at me, as if I were stupid.
"But Captain Hitsugaya, that girl is wanted in Soul Society that's why they sent us here!" Rukia exclaimed.
"Leave the girl be, did they tell you why they wanted her?" I asked my temper rising.
"Why would you care?" Uryū asked looking at me with a calculating expression. "She's hiding things, the door down stairs has a barrier didn't you feel it?"
"What do mean why they want her?" Orihime asked.
"They plan on turning her into a prisoner, a weapon for the use of Soul Society," Rangiku said. "Captain," I sighed, looked like it was time too drop the bomb.
"A few months ago me and Rangiku came on a mission for Soul Society," I said. "To look for Sara and we left her here, because that is what we both wanted, she is important. She is the key to saving all of Soul Society but I will not allow her to be hunted down like a fugitive, and whether you like it or not we leave today." I nodded my head and Rangiku pulled out her Zanpaktō and put it at Rukia's neck, they all froze.
"We leave today," I repeated.
"Are you crazy?" Ichigo asked not sure what do.
"I don't think so but you wouldn't get it if I tried to explain," I told him getting up.
"I see," Orihime's soft voice said her expression was soft and compassionate. "Sara, is a very important person to both you and Rangiku-san, I understand how that feels. Desperation to save a loved one, I understand and I," she smiled before she continued. "And I will leave,"
"You're serious?" Ichigo asked clearly startled.
"You hardly get anything," Uryū said.
"Oh, well guess I'm on my own, Rukia are we still finishing what we started?" Ichigo asked; Rangiku pressed the blade closer to Rukia's neck, Ichigo took a step closer.
"Don't even think about it," she hissed he stopped moving.
"Let her go," He said.
"We will just not know," I said.
"What about Soul Society?" Rukia asked.
"Well the way I see it, you're out powered by me and Rangiku, our word has more power then yours," I told her. She looked away knowing that I was right.
"Stop this right now," Sara's voice said from behind Rangiku. "Let go of her Rangiku, it's not her fault, and besides you know I can take care of myself."
"But Sara," Rangiku started.
"I'm not pleased right know I have a math test tomorrow, and I haven't had enough sleep the past few days, I don't want to have to get up anymore because you cant decide on leaving me here or trying and failing miserable at taking me to Soul Society," she said. "Go to bed now before I tie you to trees outside." She was clearly angry and we took an involuntary step back, Rangiku let go of Rukia and Ichigo stepped in front of her.
"Now," she said and we all walked away and into our rooms. "I know," she whispered to me as I walked by her, I turned but she had already left.
Sara's P.O.V
It was probable six in the morning as I got up and went to take a shower. When I got and was dressed, I went down stairs to find Tanya sitting at the table eating cereal.
"You're up early," I said grabbing a bowl for myself.
"How's your arm?" she asked.
"Hardly feel it," I said, she nodded.
"How long are they staying?" Tanya asked me, I sighed.
"I don't know," I answered honestly.
"I can't stay Sara," she said looking up at me here eyes begging for my understanding.
"Please, don't leave me, not you too," I said walking over too her and taking her hand.
"Sara, I promise you I will try," she said I smiled at her.
"Alright then," I said, I turned around as they made there way down the stairs they where all dressed in the uniform, I sighed. "Are you planning to follow me where ever I go?"
"Pretty much," Ichigo said; Orihime gave me an apologetic smile.
"And we're following them," Rangiku said pointing at the group that didn't include her or Toshiro.
"Is there any point in arguing?" I asked.
"None what so ever," they said together.
"Fine then, just keep out of the way, don't freak out my human friends, and keep in mind that I also have a life," I said.
"Well, I can see that a party is coming so I'm going to head off to school," Tanya said grabbing her things.
"You don't have to go," I said, she looked at me in a way that said, I know but neither do they, and she left.
"I have a question," Uryū said I turned to him.
"Go on," I said.
"You have secrets, and I think, that since we are all going to spend a lot of time together, we should at least trust each other," he said I could feel my expression harden.
"I think I've said this before, I have my own life," I told him.
"Okay, on a lighter topic, how is your arm feeling," Orihime asked, I sighed I was getting sick of this question.
"Great," I said as I pulled on my shoes.
"You know that I…" she started but I cut her off.
"Yeah, I know," I said, I was puling on my jacket when the door bell rang.
"Sara," three familiar voices called, I sighed.
"You all are family friends, that have some business in town, got it?" I asked, they nodded there heads, I opened the door.
"Hey guys," I said.
"Hi," they answered and then all there expressions turned into shock as they took in the crowd behind me.
"Great you can back, and brought friends," Mike said to Toshiro and Rangiku.
"We came on an errand," Toshiro answered. "They came on there own." Ichigo glared at him for separating them into two groups.
"Well you already know them," I said pointing at Rangiku and Toshiro.
"Hi there," Rangiku said.
"Hi Rangiku, how have you been?" Joy asked her and the two got lost in there own conversation.
"This is Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Orihime Inoue, Uryū Ishida, and Chad Sado," I said pointing them out, Chad was a little strange he never said anything but he seemed rather friendly.
"Hello," Ophelia said as Toshiro and Mike glared at each other and Rangiku chatted with Joy. "I'm Ophelia, this is Joy, and this is Mike, I'm glad we'll be able to meet more friends of Sara at least I think."
"Yes, sadly they keep on showing up more often," I said, she just smiled.
"Well shall we go?" Ophelia asked, I took one look at all the faces in my house, and walked straight out side.
Ichigo's P.O.V
Sara was sitting in the far corner and we had taken seats around her, the teacher easily believed her story. I thought that she had been the kind of student who didn't care about school and here she was looking like she was trying to learn as much as she could.
"Sara, Ichigo would you mind running an errand for me?" the teacher asked.
"No," we said, she smiled and gave us a slip that said, we where aloud to leave school to get something.
"They really are losing regulations," I said she smiled.
"Hardly, they just know that we would never take advantage of the situation," she said.
"Things are different from where I came from," I said. "Well not really." I amended thinking of all the times I snuck out of school to kill a hollow.
"I would imagine," she said. We walked in silence then not saying anything but my curiosity got the better of me.
"So how did you mange to get Toshiro to leave you here?" I asked her, she frowned.
"I didn't do anything," she said. "He was the one who left me, I mean I knew why he was leaving I just didn't know at the time that Soul Society was looking for me."
"Wait you mean to tell me that Toshiro left you here, against what Soul Society wanted?" I asked.
"Why do you care anything you want to tell me Ichigo?" she asked here eyes going deadly.
"No, it's just that it shocks me Soul Society has always been loyal to their laws, and well it's vary rare for a captain to against his duty." I said. "Besides, I've done the same thing like a good five times."
"Really?" she asked. "And what law did you break?" I smiled maybe I could get some information out of her.
"I'll tell you, but this is simple a request that doesn't mean I wont tell you, I just want something in return," I told her.
"And what on earth could that be?" she asked sarcastically.
"Answer my questions," I told her.
"Fine, but only the ones I want, besides you said it was request," she told me; I really hated it when people used the loop holes.
"Well as you know, Rukia is the Soul Reaper who changed me, she showed me everything I needed to know, she even helped me become stronger, she was a good friend," I started. "But the thing is that what Rukia did to change me was against the law, so a few months after she had changed me Soul Society send somebody to take her back for judgment. I went after her, along with Orihime, Uryū, and Chad. We found out that they had sentenced her to execution, we tried our hardest to increase our strength to save her, and it was a real challenge."
"But in the end you were able to save her," she said.
"Yeah, we did, and the rest of the times follow the same order," I told her.
"Ichigo, can I ask you something?" Sara asked me.
"Umm, I guess," I said, I felt myself frown.
"Yesterday, it was a lot like déjà vu, right?" she asked, I froze.
"What do mean?" I asked getting nervous.
"When Rangiku was holding Rukia it reminded you of a dream, right?" she asked, well how she knew that was beyond me.
"How do you know?" I asked.
"Because, I had the same dream," she said.
"What do mean?" I asked turning to look at her.
"She means that it wasn't a dream, but the truth," it was the voice of little girl, the one from yesterday, Tanya.
Author's Note: next chapter the Inuyasha gang comes into the picture but not before a great change, still to come the secret that Sara keeps from her new found enemies or allies maybe even friends.