Chapter 4

Toshiro and Mizore looked at each other in amazement. Both of their faces were bright red and it wasn't because it was bitter cold out. They were still trying to comprehend what had just happened. They both have other ones that they love, so why did this feel right to them. They both knew it did even if neither one would admit it. Then, finally, Mizore said something. "So was that on purpose?"

Toshiro looked at her with wide eyes for a second then shook his head, blushed, closed his eyes and turned his head the other way, "Of- of course not." He said in an embarrassed voice. Then, he noticed Mizore looking confused and anxious, like she was trying to make up her mind about something. "Are you alright?" he asked as he turned his head back towards her. "You seem bothered by something. If it's because of what your friend said I completely understa-" Just then, without any warning, Mizore leaned forward and kissed Toshiro again!

She knew she was going out on a ledge by doing this, but she knew now. She knew now that at first, it was just the acts of heroicness that Tsukune and Toshiro performed that she fell in love with. And without anyone even knowing it, without her even knowing it, she performed a test by storming out of the classroom. The one who cared more for her, the one who she loved, had just chased after her. He had just kissed her. Most importantly, he knew how she felt. It's true that Tsukune had chased after her when she ran away the first time they met, and again to rescue her in the snow village, but that was because he had felt like he was responsible for putting her in those situations. Toshiro had just chased after her out of loyalty and out of kindness. Then, he did something that she feared he would do straight from the beginning.

After a few seconds from the second kiss Toshiro pushed her away. "No." he said. "I'm still not sure how I feel about all this. There's someone who I care about a lot back home and I need to consider them in this too." Mizore looked at him with the saddest expression possible as she slowly backed away.

"But- but why?" She started crying now and Toshiro looked into her eyes. And suddenly he saw a familiar face. Looking into her eyes just then, it was like looking into Momo's eye's when she found out that Aizen had betrayed the Soul Society. He saw pure sadness, confusion, loneliness, and most of all; he saw the look that someone has when they get betrayed by the person they care for the most. "Why doesn't anyone accept my love! Why aren't I good enough for anyone!" She then disappeared into a whirlwind of snow.

"Hey Toshiro!" said a familiar voice. Toshiro turned around and saw that Ichigo was running towards him.

"Ichigo? Why are you here?"

"The Soul Society contacted me with a hell butterfly and asked if I would come and check up on you."

This isn't right. Thought Toshiro. It's only been a day since I arrived here at the academy, so why the big rush to see how it's going? Not only that but why send Ichigo to check things out? Why not send a Lieutenant or a Captain if they're that worried?

About 10-15 minutes after Toshiro started asking Ichigo questions, Ichigo pointed to someone walking towards them, "Uh, hey, Toshiro; you got company." Moka, Kurumu and Yukari were walking towards him with Tsukune in front with his head looking at the ground. When they got in front of Toshiro Tsukune lifted up his head and he was in Ghoul form.

Toshiro started to say something, "Yeah, what do you guys-" then Tsukune punched Toshiro and sent him flying through multiple trees.

"Hey! What the hell was that for?" Yelled Ichigo.

Tsukune walked towards Toshiro and lifted him up out of the rubble. "What the fuck did you do to Mizore!"

Toshiro just looked at him with a blank expression and said, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Is that so? Cus' Mizore just said if she doesn't get to talk to you she's gonna leave forever and we won't be able to bring her back!"

Toshiro's eyes widened then he swatted Tsukune's hand away and mumbled to himself, "I don't have time for this. Alright," he said, "take me to her."

So after a long and, very silent, walk through the forest they arrived at a cliff where Mizore had been standing. "You came." She said with tears in her eyes and a smile on her face. "I'd like to think that it was of your own free will."

"Think what you like," Toshiro said, "but I just came here to stop you from doing anything foolish. Just because I don't love you at the moment does not mean I won't in the future. For now, I just want to be friends. So why don't you walk away from the ledge and-"

"NO!" Mizore screamed out. "I'm tired of being 'just friends' with the people I love! That boy back at the village all those years ago, Tsukune, and now you! It's just too much!" Then, without warning, she backed off of the ledge and began to fall. Damn! Don't have enough time to do kido! Toshiro thought. Then, suddenly a voice rang out from the sky.

"Tsuriboshi!" Then, just before Mizore hit the raging waters beneath her, a star shaped safety cushion of some sort caught her.

Toshiro looked up in relief and surprise, "I'd now that voice anywhere!" It was Momo! Momo then went down and picked up Mizore and took her to the others. Mizore turned to Momo.

"I didn't ask you to save me." Momo then went over to her and gave her a hug and looked at her with a comforting smile and caring eyes that only she could give.

"Mizore is it?" Momo asked in the kindest voice. "Don't throw away your life because he doesn't love you right now. I know you don't have a lot of time left to choose who you're going to be with the rest of your life, but that doesn't matter. It doesn't matter because I can tell you're a beautiful girl who has a strong heart and a good sense of right and wrong. Give Toshiro time to warm up to you and I'm sure you'll find it to be worthwhile." Then Izuru walked up to them.

"Izuru! You're here too?" Said Toshiro surprisingly. Mizore headed back over to her worried friends.

"Yes." He said. "We were given a mission that I think we will pass on now that we've seen the way these kids act towards each other." Then while Izuru and Momo were talking to Toshiro, Momo glanced over to Tsukune and the gang and got a horrified expression on her face. She quickly used flash step to put herself in front of Mizore. Then suddenly Momo coughed up blood as the others watched in horror as a big gash spurt out blood from her left shoulder to the right side of her waist. She immediately collapsed and Toshiro ran over, kneeled down, and picked her up and held her in his arms.

"Momo!" Toshiro screamed frantically. "Momo what happened!"

"Who's that?" Moka asked as she pointed towards the sky. Toshiro looked up.

"Byakuya Kuchiki! Did you do this!" Toshiro Screamed.

"She got in my way." He said calmly.

"Why!" Asked Toshiro.

"Reassurance, no doubt. To carry out the order we were meant to fulfill." Izuru said.

"What order?" Asked Toshiro once again.

"To destroy Yokai Academy."