Author's Note: I have the whole house to myself once again. I am in heaven. :)
Theme #10
Disappear
Sometimes Rangiku would wake up in the middle of the night, screaming his name, her arm reaching out for someone -- for him. She would be covered in sweat, her hair sticking to her skin, her chest heaving. Her heart would be pounding in her ears as she muttered his name desperately, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Sometimes Gin would wake up to the sound of her screaming. The first time it happened he launched himself out of bed and sprinted into her room, afraid that something might have happened. She was sobbing hysterically, murmuring gibberish that he could hardly understand.
The only words he could make out were, "Don't go... Come back..."
When he reassured her that he was definitely there, she clutched onto him, fisting her fingers in his yukata and pulling him close to her. She refused to let go.
The only thing he could do was pull her into a tight embrace and smooth back her hair, whispering soothing words into her ear. "Don't worry... I'm here..."
After several hours of being in that position, she finally went to sleep.
One night Rangiku awoke, screaming his name.
And he wasn't there.
Word Count: 194
Ahhhh, angst. If you haven't figured, I'm trying to do this set of drabbles in chronological order, with two main categories: their childhood and the time before they became shinigami, and their lives as shinigami. You should expect quite a bit more of their childhood. Well, more like their adolescent years, as this is what it's leading to.