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To break is all I know
Chapter 10: Never meant to happen
"There are some things that are never meant to happen. Like falling for your history teacher or making a rock star fall for you or even … loving an ugly monster that turns into a shiny prince after a magical kiss.
But defying all common sense, they do happen. These things really do happen in out screwed up world, but we are too normal and too stuck in our precious reality to notice them.
Have you ever seen a dog sleeping peacefully with a cat by its side? Think. It was that meant to happen?
No … it wasn't, because they have been arch enemies from earth's creation and they will remain until its end. It's an unwritten law, carved by time, wind and experience in the human soul… carved by an unmerciful creature that thought only of rules and not exceptions.
Does that make the dog a traitor for its specie, or the cat is to blame?
Why do we have to ask whose blame is it? Why do we seek a culprit for an exception? Why do we jump at conclusions with a detached attitude, when there is clearly another solution for the problem? Why do we search so desperately for something to blame, when there is nothing to blame?
The answer is simple and ironically, it reminds me of Aizen's hypocrisy; but only now I'm able to see the truth behind his words. I judged him for this, but he was right.
We do all these absurd things and we make our fellows feel like cornered beasts, even if they are rational beings, because we are humans. We are humans … and not gods. And we are egocentric beings…but this is our only excuse.
We were never meant to happen … but we did.
If a dog has an excuse, I have none. If a cat has the possibility to state its cause, you do not.
Why?
Because we are not a cat and a dog. We are two individuals … we are Karin and Sōsuke and unlike those brainless animals we had the chance to stop it, but we didn't.
We were never meant to love each other, but we did …"
Kurosaki Karin's diary
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"… I …Ichi … Ichimaru Gin …" stuttered an astonished Toshiro.
Nobody expected the sudden appearance of the ex captain traitor of Soul Society and previous partner of Aizen; but above them all, they weren't expecting him there, because he had been declared deceased by the 4th Squad just after Aizen had been imprisoned. Everyone had been informed of the casualties the Winter Was left behind. Ichimaru Gin and Kaname Tousen, former captains of Gotei 13 along with the mighty Espada and their Fraccións were definitely proclaimed dead and 6 feet under.
"Hello captain', lieutenants and … others" said the man, his lips drawing the same old foxy simile.
He looked the same, apart from the missing captain Haori.
Ichigo was the first to snap out of it and his eyes narrowed studying the tall man and his strange appearance. Maybe he was checking if Gin wasn't a trick of mind, or a clone of some sort, but when he realized that the person in front of him was real, his attention switched on another aspect. He asked the one thing that was on everyone's mind:
"Weren't you dead?"
"Nop … Wh' would I be de'd?" Inquired the man, tilting his head in order to show his curiosity, being unable to do express it through his closed eyes "I'm not de'd Ichigo"
The 4th Squad Captain, Unohana Retsu, coughed dangerously and her creepy smile attacked Ichimaru's fading grin. It was a silent fight of dominance over who was supposed to speak and it ended only when the healer turned around addressing an answer to the expecting public.
"Ichimaru had been in a coma for the last 5 years" the smile disappeared from her beautiful features, being replaced by a scowl that looked even more fearsome than her famous smile "We had to keep it a secret because of …his doubtable past and multitude of Shinigami that had a grudge against him"
"Yo'mean my former relationship with Aizen?" Asked Gin, smirking widely demonstrating that some things never change.
"I meant you being his underling "said Unohana using her soft and caring voice, making the verbal attack look more perilous.
"Ohh …underlin' " he made a short break, thinking of something "and by Soul Reapers that may hav' a grudg' against me …?" He continued, making a short eye contact, without opening them, with Rukia and her angered big brother.
"The only one with a bigger enemy list is Aizen himself" sputtered Nanao.
Gin pouted, but nobody seemed to notice his cute face, being busy with a contradictory discussion.
"This will be a long day" stated The Captain Commander.
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After school was finally over, Karin took a shortcut through the park admiring the beautiful flowers arrangements that were coloring the gray city-like dirty atmosphere. The upcoming autumn was going to wither them soon enough, so she took a rose bud from a bush. It was a beautiful white rose, symbolizing purity and innocence. Yuzu had once told her that when a man gives you a bouquet of white roses it's like he would tell you he's worthy of you love.
Was there someone worthy of her love?
She sighed thinking of Toshiro again. After so much time she was still unable to forget the white haired captain and his indisputable charm.
Around her a bunch of kids were jumping happily and some of them were yelling for their mothers. The park looked the same … crazy old men playing chess on the rotten wood benches and mothers chasing their disrespectful children … nothing had changed.
Usually Karin would have gone straight home, but she was somehow too melancholic to do so, which could clearly be demonstrated by her philosophic way of thinking. Therefore she left the path and went through the copper yellowish trees stepping softly on the carpet of dead leaves. The white rose was hanging between two back strands of hair, making an interesting contrast with her raven hair color and dark blue eyes.
When she came on the other side, exactly where she stayed with Aizen the day before, Karin was tempted to turn around and dash home, but something stopped her from doing so.
She observed that most of the benches were occupied by couples kissing and switching saliva between them with a fervor that astonished the young girl. She saw that in a far corner of the alley a woman was reading a book, but form that distance she wasn't able to distinguish its title. Somewhere close to her position a red haired boy was tying his shoes. Nobody familiar …
… Rewind … A boy with red hair that happened to have the same spiky hair style Samaki had …
Deciding that nothing bad could happen, she got closer to the tall bent figure studying his athletic appearance.
"Samaki?" asked Karin when she was close enough to be heard.
The subject of her attention turned around, but she wasn't welcomed by Aizen's sly brown eyes, but by a pair of light blue eyes that watched her with indifference.
"Sorry" smiled Karin, excusing herself for the misunderstanding "I mistook you for someone else"
The boy raised an eyebrow at her antiques and couldn't help himself, but ask with a tone filled with pride and disgust.
"And you know someone that resembles me?" He smirked "That's a first"
Karin studied his beautiful figure silently, deciding if he was being an ass or a pig. If he was a pig, that only meant he was being a beautiful pig. She changed the direction, trying to create as much space between them as possible. Suddenly Aizen's unusual behavior seemed normal in comparison to this guy's inhuman ego and his awful personality.
After two rapid steps, Karin slowed down, thinking that this wasn't her way of behaving when someone dared to mock her. She would never let a stupid bastard make fun of her; she had too much Kurosaki blood in her veins to do so.
But then Aizen was an exception of this rule, because counting how many times he had scoffed her vast knowledge and boyish appearance the number should be larger than two digits. As a result she promised she won't shut up and accept others offending words and invectives.
"Asshole" she yelled turning around abruptly "You think you're such an Adonis"
The boy took her statement literally, his lack of knowledge being mirrored in his so called intelligent counterattack.
"Don't you dare compare me with this boyfriend of yours!" His face was hilarious all wrinkled and serious, like a ken doll trying to make others believe he's smart "And he must be ugly as hell. After all who would be fit for an ugly bitch like you, but an equally ugly bastard?"
A boy and a girl entangled in a passionate kissed were forced to stop the intense interaction because of a sudden burst of uncontrolled laughed. They weren't the only ones that did so, but being the closest they were the loudest.
"At least I'm not stupid" said Karin, while a smirk decorated her features "And by the way … Adonis ain't my boyfriend. And I don't think it ever existed in our reality, but good luck with your grades my friend" and she turned around raising her middle finger being careful to give a full view of her magnificent digit to the spectators "You will need all the luck in the world to make up for your crass incompetence"
She didn't wait for an answer, but she vaguely heard a boy saying something about "You are the biggest idiot ever" but apart from that nothing.
Next time a man dares to make fun, she'll castrate him from the roots, Samaki being included. Too bad he seemed to be a worthy adversary. Still, she decided to find a way around his defense and just because the last kick in the nuts didn't work the way she planned it didn't mean she'll give up.
He was very perceptive when fast movement was involved and she could bet he had previous martial art training. If it wasn't marital art … it was kendo. She wasn't able to make a difference between them (apart from the fact that kendo is practiced with a sword) because she was never inclined to study any of them. Karin could kick a guy's ass in a millisecond and that was as important as anything. Who cared what style of combat she used if in the end she kicked royal ass.
A gust of wind passed through the leaves, reminding Karin that she was still in the park.
Probably Yuzu was already home, preparing some weird new dish, never cooked by anyone, but because she was the kitchen genius she'll probably make it edible. She just wished Yuzu won't do any Indian food, because last time she did, the whole first floor was unusable for two days.
Karin continued the walk, stepping aimlessly on the gray pavement. She turned 90 degrees and followed a path carved in the ground that was going right through the middle of the forest. The green crowns of the oldest trees were covering the sun, so not even a slim ray of light could go through its thick surface. It was a peaceful place that inspired serenity and she knew that here the chance of being disturbed by stupid people or overjoyed children was zero point 1 percent.
Karin studied the cover of green that spread over her head and saw a bird that was seeking desperately for the warm sunlight. Its search was in vain … because it was no place where it could escape from the trap naturally created by the trees.
"Argh!" exclaimed Karin when she painfully hit a tree trunk "Damn it!"
She swore when her feet slipped on the cover of wet dead leaves and she felt herself going backwards due to the inertia force. Luckily something grabbed her arm, stabilizing her balance. She was a little dizzy after the experienced trauma, but she could clearly recognize that a human hand had saved her from a rather painful fall. Black spots were crossing her vision but long fingers squeezed her arm slightly.
Only then she realized that no matter how you look at it trees do not have hands, do not have legs and clearly they lack a trunk. She didn't hit a trunk. Her body had collided with a man's torso. It was a hard torso since it was able to knock her off her feet, literally.
"Sorry" she apologized "I didn't expect to …" but her eyes made contact with a pair of well known brown irises "… see you here Samaki"
The grip on her arm tightened, this time bringing discomfort on her face. Aizen didn't seem to realize in what uncomfortable situation was Karin, but nor did he care. He was smiling seductively at the girl whose height barely reached over his elbow. The thought of releasing the strong grip didn't cross his mind, his fingers digging painfully into the soft flesh of her arm.
"Do you like to stalk me, Samaki?" Snarled Karin between clenched teeth.
"Why would I stalk you, Karin?" asked Aizen, smiling softly
The girl growled, trying to shake off the invading hand. She ignored the coolness that spread on her body and inside her veins through the forceful touch of his fingers against her heated skin. She tried to step back, but again Aizen was preventing her from doing so.
'Damn this guy is powerful' thought Karin as she struggled some more.
"Let go of my arm" commanded Karin
"I didn't hear the please" remarked the man, his eyes mirroring something hidden deeply inside them "Until I hear the please, you won't go anywhere" threatened Aizen, bringing her even closer to his body.
"You'll hear a please from me when pigs will grow wings and fly" stated Karin, being able to keep her cool, even squeezed against Aizen's shoulder.
Meanwhile the man sniffed her hair, being careful not to attract her volcanic attention; he was degusting the sweet aroma of her being and the white rose hanged between her black strands was making it even more delightfully delicious.
It would be so easy to trip her; just encircle her leg and pull it from under her … and when she would be lounged on the carpet of leaves, all he would have to do was to show her what a man was capable of doing. And his lust was big enough to act upon it without reservation; he longed her with too much obsession to not act. They were alone in a place that was being frequented only by Karin and where anyone but her was rarely seen. So everything was in his advantage.
"Aizen" sputtered Karin "Next time I'm not going to ask"
Her voice was so serious and sprinkle with that threatening tone that made Aizen stir in anticipation. She wasn't scared one bit by his closeness and it seemed like this close proximity was encouraging her in standing up to him.
"Really?"
"Aizen" threatened Karin.
'Stubborn woman' thought Aizen
The man sighed as he loosened the grip on her arm. She stepped back immediately after she felt his hand leave her skin.
"Why did you come here?" asked Karin after she was at a safe distance "Did you stalk me?"
When he heard her questions Aizen could only smirk. She was always too shrewd and if he were to answer honestly to her questions it would sound like 'I came here to fuck you senselessly' and 'Yes I followed the trail of your reiatsu', but none of these answers were available in this case, so he decided to take the easy way out.
"I came to give you the book and no … Why would I stalk someone with a debatable gender"
Karin remembered her vow, but in that particular moment she was too annoyed to put it into practice.
"I told you yesterday that the book is from the library and after you finish it, you should give it back … to the fucking library" she snarled "Or you are too retarded to notice that a library means a place from where you borrow books?"
Karin seemed to forget that she was alone with a creep, surrounded only by trees and wild forest and did I say she was alone with the biggest creep ever?
Aizen raised an eyebrow "I am not a retard" he straightened his pose "So stop speaking trash about me"
"If this trash is true …"began Karin, but was stopped by a terrifying glare send by Aizen in her direction "You know what … I don't care"
And she turned around, trying to find the path that was sure to get her home in 5 minutes. She knew this forest like the back of her hand, because whenever she felt alone or abandoned by her friends or family she would stroll in this forest. Yuzu said it was a waste of time and energy, but Karin always found shelter and comfort under the rich crowns of the oaks. Sometimes she would find shelter in the oak, literally.
With the help of her muscular body, she would easily climb on the lower branches, until she would find a good place to rest on. Then her head would lean against the tree trunk and sometimes sleep would envelop her in its smooth embrace.
"What about our computer crap?" said Aizen, walking her up from the beautiful dream.
The girl stopped on her tracks, being drawn back in reality. She was still deciding if what she had head in Aizen's tone was accurate, or not, because Karin could swear that Samaki was being nostalgic over the private lessons.
She eyed him as her lips formed the question that struggled to get outside "Why do you bring computer science in this discussion? It's stupid"
"You could have told me yesterday that you gave up on it" he smirked evilly "You're not being too polite Karin"
"I gave you another teacher" replied the girl "Andy is ok and I thought you'll be happy having a classmate as a potential teacher" she was preparing to leave, when another thing came in her mind "I didn't let you wait for me Samaki"
She was in no mood to be inquired by a pompous narcissistic god named Aizen Samaki and over this, she had to get home very fast because her father was sure to have another middle age crises if she didn't show up in the next 10 minutes.
"He's fine, but you could have notified me"
"I didn't" said Karin using a dry tone "Did you die or something?"
Aizen opened his mouth in a try or replying, but nothing came out. It was one thing that lingered inside his thoughts but to say it was like admitting he missed her and he couldn't admit to that.
"He's boring" finally said Aizen as he gripped a tree branch for support "And brainless … and he's incapable of using that stupid machine"
"Machine?"
"Computer. And he even told me that Microsoft Word doesn't support table creation …"
Meanwhile Karin listened carefully and when he finished complaining about Andy and his lack of computer knowledge, she burst into a fit of laughter. As a last attack directed at the red haired man, Karin remarked, trying to sound as ironic as possible:
"You seem to miss me, Samaki"
'And you're going to kill me woman'
His red lips twitched in mockery, while his mind was searching erratically for an appropriate answer.
"You should be proud. I just said you're a better teacher than Andrew"
"So proud … I'm overflowing with happiness"
Aizen shook his head, not agreeing with her way of sarcastically turning his words around, but observing that this was what made her so interesting and attractive in his eyes. Maybe he was getting too soft… and only after 3 weeks spent in the human world.
His attention was snapped back into reality, when a swish was heard from Karin's direction, only to find her gone. He looked around him, searching her thoroughly between the trees and behind them. He was about to give up, when he heard a snap from above, his head turning instinctively upwards towards the source of the sound.
"You look like an ant from up here … a red ant" yelled Karin from one of the oak's branches, dangling her legs happily "I bet you cannot catch me up here"
The raven twin was almost at the top, but she didn't dare go higher, because the branches were too thin to keep a human's weight on them without breaking. And to fall from 10 meters wasn't something she was eager to try. Even if it was a good strategy to convince her father to turn her into a Shinigami, she wanted to do it in a human body, not as a dead spirit fearing the transformation into a stinky hollow and praying not to break the chain.
She waved at Aizen, hoping that the man would take off and she would be able to go home at her lunatic of a father … but guess what. He didn't. As a matter of fact he did the exact opposite of it.
After he had cracked his knuckles and had freed his neck from the annoying strain that seemed to tense his whole gigai, Aizen began to climb branch by branch into the tree. A step then another one and in the end he reached the higher branches where Karin was waiting. To say she was surprised was a statement, but she wasn't really expecting him to carry out her so called bet.
"What are you doing?" Asked Karin as Aizen grabbed the trunk for equilibrium "If you fall and break your neck …"the man glared up at her, but his gesture didn't stop the vixen from continuing "I was not here"
Not taking her words into consideration and being concentrated on other things, like not gliding on the slippery bark, Aizen jumped athletically on the branch Karin was occupying. They were both straddling the branch, Aizen leaning against the trunk and Karin frowning at him for stealing her seat. Something cracked under their summed pressure, but the villain wasn't fazed by the strange sound.
"Are you trying to kill me?" Asked Karin as she clutched her backpack preventing it from falling "And be careful or you'll rename this park Aizen Samaki after the teenager that died falling from a tree. Sounds pretty lame"
"Here …"said the man ignoring her and handing an old book that had the title Legends of Olympus encrypted on its cover "I finished it"
Karin sighed, but decided to take the book from the awaiting hand, since Aizen was incapable of understanding the way a library was supposed to work.
"How did you find it? Satisfying?"
With the corner of his eyes, Aizen checked out her disrupted appearance. Her disheveled raven hair was hanging like a rag over the pointy ears, being adorned by a multitude of oak leaves. The wide smirk that appeared on her face made Aizen think of something he had heard a long time ago from his ex captain, Hirako Shinji. He said that women are the incarnation of devil and he also seemed to be entirely right in his misogynistic beliefs.
"It was interesting, but I believe they emphasized the subject of relationships between siblings too much for my taste" replied the man "And the gods were portrayed vaguely and too humane, especially Zeus with his horde of illegitimate children."
Karin chuckled lightly "Bastard children, yeah! He had a few of them"
When he heard Karin's statement, Aizen felt like bursting into laughter, but he kept it in check with an impeccable control.
"A few …do you think he had only a few of them?"
She made a gesture of resignation, losing her balance for a second, only to restore it quickly.
"Well, the mighty Zeus is well known for his infidelities and erotic escapades, but I guess that with a wife like Hera I cannot blame him" answered Karin mockingly "He cheated her ruthlessly, but she kind of deserved it. And let's not forget that some authors call her a divine bitch"
"Half, if not all, of the children he had, were conceived through rape, so I don't see why you defend him" remarked Aizen, bracing himself against the trunk for better support.
"I'm an optimist" said Karin happily, but her companion didn't believe the statement.
In conclusion Aizen raised an eyebrow, mirroring total disbelief and wonder. Karin was anything but an incurable optimist and the villain knew enough to not understand the unusual behavior; he even glanced scrutiny erecting a loud growl form the raven head.
"Stop looking at me like that" their eyes collided in a silent fight "Okay. Look … I want to believe that a god won't take something by force even if he desires it will all his might." the red head almost laughed at the ironic statement "Zeus may have resorted to trickery and scam to take that thing, person or whatever, but that's all. I mean being a god means unlimited power …"
The next succession of remarks took place too fast for a normal human to follow their meaning, but Karin and Aizen had no problem in doing so since neither of them can be described by the normal attribute.
"And unlimited desire" his eyes seemed to linger on her lips.
"… true, but …"
"If a god wants, believe me, he will get it by whatever possible means, including rape"
"I don't know … It's debatable" disagreed Karin, trying to find a good reason for Samaki's previous statement.
It was somehow disturbing to believe that a god can only express his wanting and not take the love aspect into consideration. It was just as stirring to state that someone can only rape and not understand the true meaning behind his disgusting actions. Yet it was a truth behind Aizen's words that not even Karin could argue on.
"Zeus raped Hera" said Aizen putting an end to their contradictory discussion or at least trying to.
Being stubborn and not the type to be vexed, Karin wasn't easy to contradict, especially by a boy.
"Zeus raped Hera, Europa, Leda and a whole bunch of women that I cannot even begin to name, but Aizen … we are not in Ancient Greece and a real god, or the one I created in my perception won't do such things"
"The god you created is not real and will never be. It's only the image of a perfect being rendered by a stupid child that still believes in fairytales" snarled Aizen.
It was a long moment of uncomfortable silence that neither of them could interpret in any particular way, but none tried to do so. Karin avoided his gaze at all cost while he attempted to make contact with hers. He didn't prevail in the quest of winning her attention, but after two minutes of silence, Karin finally said:
"Maybe you are right, but I do prefer my version of a god. It's better than some distorted creature that transforms into a prince charming only to satisfy his own pleasure … and abandons her the next morning, leaving behind an overvalued lie and a couple of children … usually twins"
Aizen would have contradicted her, if it hadn't been an actual truth carefully hidden behind her words. He leaned against the tree thinking of another intriguing question, but none seemed to find shelter in his already engaged mind. Not being able to decide on what to ask, Aizen was satisfied with a simple question.
"Then why were the gods portrayed this way?"
"That's a question I believe I might be able to answer" happily answered Karin, rubbing her hands together "Don't forget that the Greeks themselves invented Zeus and the Olympians." She continued while threatening Aizen with her index finger "If the king of gods had the right to rape and take by force what's not his, then a man could do it without being judged for his sin. Zeus does it then it's ok"
"You have a valid point" agreed Aizen
With a last glance in his direction Karin opened her backpack, probably looking for something. Her companion took it as a sign of goodbye, but he was relieved to see she had no intention of leaving when she asked something about gods.
"Do you think a god is capable of love?" She mumbled, her head still stuck in the backpack's content searching frenetically.
"Love? Never. Want … maybe"
His answer was robotic and fake, thing that aroused a question mark from Karin.
"You always take these things so literal … Greek, Egyptian and Scandinavian gods were created by the humans as a method of explaining natural phenomenon or some miracles, like childbirth. I was talking about that image of god create by you, and not an old poem written by Homer"
"It still applies" he would have looked in her eyes, but she was too busy with that damn bag of hers "A god cannot love"
"It's your opinion" she sighed "But I cannot share it, because a god that cannot love doesn't deserve to be called god"
She finally found the desired object that was none other than a red, shiny apple.
"Take it" said Karin handing him the fruit, not being able to contain an invective from erupting through her mouth "It complements your hair. Take it and tell me more about what you read"
"There was a part in the Trojan War …"began Aizen not taking into consideration the ironic statements Karin was usually throwing in their conversations.
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They spoke about Helen and Prince Paris, about Agamemnon's jealousy and Odysseus' intelligence, but neither of them realized that 3 hours had passes since their coincidental meeting in the forest. They had food, the apples and some biscuits Karin found at the bottom of her rucksack, the book, which was perfect for quotes and extra comments, and they had a place to stay, the tree, so they needed nothing more. Of course contradictory opinions and mockery wasn't unusual, but they found neutral ground in the end.
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"Damn it. I should have been home 3 hours ago" cried Karin when she checked the black watch wrapped tightly around her wrist "My father will have a heart attack and this time it may not be only metaphorical"
Aizen grabbed her arm before she had the chance to jump on a lower branch.
"Tomorrow?" He asked/commanded with a hint of desperation hidden behind the fatherly smooth voice.
"Will a retard like you be able to read another book without overloading his brain?" Joshed Karin.
She tried to ignore the contact of their heated skin and she succeeded in doing so. It was quite normal for Aizen to intrude in her personal space and she had got used to it by now.
"Yes" his attempt of a smile looking more like a grin than an actual kind gesture "And I'm not a …"
"There …you have you answer" she interrupted him in the middle of his phrase.
"… Retard"
'Stupid woman. Someday you will kill me … if I do not kill you first' thought Aizen while releasing the slim wrist apprehensively.
He watched as Karin dropped her weight on the branch underneath them, leveraging her hands on the trunk for better support. By the smoothness of her movements Aizen could easily deduce this wasn't the first time she had descended from a tree. Somehow her motion reminded him of a warrior that checks the field and then throws into the fight using the gathered information. Strange enough this was a style Isshin Kurosaki loved to apply in his Shinigami struggles.
While Aizen was studying her way of moving, Karin repeated the process with another branch and in 2 minutes her feet hit the ground with a loud thud.
"See you tomorrow Samaki and good luck with Andy" she waved at him "By the way … you look like a red ant that's stuck in a tree" continued Karin with an evil smirk painted on her lips.
But Aizen didn't have the possibility to respond to the offensive statement, because Karin was already running between the thick tree trunks when he finally realized it. He followed the trail of her reiatsu, but soon she was too far to be traced …
He was preparing to leave (more like to descend from the tree) when he saw it … a message carved in the hard bark of the oak, looking slightly unclear due to the rain that probably tried to destroy its content. It was incredibly difficult to decrypt, but Aizen's perfect vision made it readable.
"Strange thing to carve in a tree …" said Aizen "Strange indeed"
And he abandoned the branch, stepping carefully on some bumps that helped him for a better descent.
Behind him, on the tree, an unusual message was carved.
'We were never meant to happen, but I don't regret it'
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It was kind of random, but that's how I imagined a discussion between 2 stubborn minds.
I'm sorry if this chapter wasn't satisfying, but I guess I wasn't in the mood especially after an accusation I received and I want to clear it up right now:
Answer forYou should be ashamed
I know that my story is poorly written and I know that I had made many mistakes in it: grammatical and many others. I don't need to be reminded of sophisticated vocabulary … I'm not a native so understand, but I have never cheated and I do not plan to. Do you really think I would sink so low…?
If you don't believe me it's your choice, but I never did such a thing like faking my reviews. It's sick and I cannot see the point in doing it. I was curious to know how this story would be received by the FF community, so it would be illogic to fake my reviews.
And another reason… With half of my reviewers (the ones with accounts) I'm in contact and believe me they are different individuals; I made some pretty interesting friends here. I do not fear you or this site, because I'm not guilty. If someone from the system would check my reviews they would see they were transmitted from all over the world. I don't think I would be able to send a review from Indonesia and after two minutes one from Australia and then come back in Romania to publish a new chapter. Maybe I have a private jet that travels with the speed of light …
Sometimes I feel like I do not deserve these reviews, but then I remember that I'm working my ass off for this story. Please remember that before you spit on my work.
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This is a long author note and I'm going to end it with a thank you for all my reviewers. Of course I like to have reviews form an actual account, but not for that reason (who said anonymous reviews are fake was probably drunk). Truth to be told, I love to talk with you and share experiences and opinions; you can give me advices, criticism and so on, but if you do not have an account, I'm not 100% sure I can answer to all your questions. The best part about an account is the possibility to alert a story XD God! How much I love it.