Sins of the Exiled
Chapter 13: Broken
Shunsui walks through the Library located just off of the 1st. It's an open library for any and all and as Shunsui walks the halls, he takes a deep breath. The mustyness of the area brings him calm as he glances down each isle before stopping. Looking down he watches as Captain Hitsugaya sits on the ground with stacks of scrolls and books all around. Hyorinmaru set just off to his right. The Captain looks disheveled, Captain's haori folded off to the side away from the Captain.
"Anything I can do for you Captain Hitsugaya?" The words fill the area and Toshiro makes no movement to acknowledge the Head Captain. Toshiro reads over the scroll in his lap and flips the book on the ground. He keeps his eyes down and the Head Captain sighs.
"You do understand that we are working to help with this, correct?" Toshiro keeps reading, keeping his eyes down. Even older now, taller and stronger, Sunsui can see the old, smaller Captain. Out to prove himself, out to show that he could hold his own with the older ones.
Watching him crack under Juno's hand had been a sight. The outbursts for dominance had dwindled, his focuses sharpened. Taking the reins of his squad and building a foundation so loyal to him, even now he worried about the squad. If the Captain was to turn his back on the Soul Society, they'd lose an entire squad.
"Shiro, please look at me?"
"Leave Head Captain." His words are icy and emotional. The cold of the area sweeps through and Shunsui pulls his coat tighter. He watches as ice forms along the white haired man's hair and feels the push to leave.
"You will need to return your blade. We only allowed it for the fight, you're still being watched by Central 46, if they don't get it soon. They will put you in lock up." Moving a step closer, Shunsui braces against the cold and steps close to the haori.
He can see some splatters of blood along the coat but any other damage he's unsure of. The area of the battle field had turned out to be wide. With almost four squads now doing damage repairs, SHunsui's unsure how to proceed. Folding the scroll in hand, Toshiro sets it aside and closes the book as well. He stands slowly and Shunsui watches as Toshiro moves away from the pile of books and away from Shunsui.
"Captain your haori."
The Captain moves out of the library not sparing the Head Captain a glance.
"Did you feel how powerful we were?" Kiseichu smiles as he comes to Juno. He's perfectly put together, the light that shines on him is like a halo and Juno can't help the smile that graces her lips.
"We've felt it before." Juno reaches out and he takes her hand quickly. It's like watching a child on a sugar high. He twirls her around and brings her in close as if trying to dance in the world. She chuckles at the antics till finally he stops and turns without her.
"Not like this, we have always wanted freedom and now we have it." He smiles as he looks at her and Juno fills her heart squeeze.
"Kiseichu, at what cost are we getting freedom?" She moves to take his hand but he pulls away. Anger flares a bit along their shared link and she pulls away.
"You just don't see the benefit yet, you don't understand what this means."
"Toshiro is fighting to get to us, Hyorinmaru's ice protected you from being damaged." She pulls herself together. No matter the outcome, she knows she has someone to go home to. She watches as his eyes change, going from gray to red. She backs up slowly, afraid she's pushed too far now.
"Both are going to die, when Hyorinmaru breaks in our hand. The Captain will fall as well, why can you not see they have placed the limiters on us. The Soul Society damned us and now we will damn them all." He growls out, lashing out at her. Pulling her arms up she blocks most of his strikes but he gets quite a few in.
Stumbling back Kiseichu is on her. His blade forms in his hand and he strikes. Plunging his blade into her left shoulder, she screams as she reaches to push him. But he puts his weight down on her.
"I will not have you ignoring us anymore. We are this." He pulls the sword out and stabs the other. Juno cries as the pain takes over and flows.
"I will not allow you to hide from this any more!" His yells echo and Juno screams as the world around them floats into chaos. A storm rages as the fog coats them and Juno lets the world take her.
Juno wakes into the real world, sitting up in bed she looks at the low light of the room before moving to get off the bed. Moving over to the coffee table in the room she looks over the chuck of ice she's pulled from the hall and Kiseichu laying next to it. It's just a jagged piece but she can feel Toshiro's spiritual pressure.
Placing her hand upon it, she kneels down and cries. She focuses on the spiritual pressure, how it would wrap her when they were together. She can feel his fingers on his skin, feel lips on her lips. Tears come in waves as she fights with what her mind wants and what her heart needs.
Kiseichu screams in the inner world and Juno pulls away from the ice. She wraps her arms around herself and lets Kiseichu feed. The ice on the table melts quickly, Kiseichu sucking up the reishi. He chuckles deep inside and she lets the tears continue to fall.
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