Author's Note:
Fortunately, my cold is gone but now I have to deal with a weak of mid-terms, papers, and death. Also, if all things go according to plan, I will be done with this drabble set by the end of this week, which is super exciting (!) and kind of sad.
Kaleidoscope
a Bleach (© Kubo Tite) fanfiction
Theme #95
Thousand
Opening Song: "Hello" — Glee Cast ft. Jonathan Groff
Gin feels like an ass. Not because this emergency room is going to cost his parents so much money or because he wrecked his dad's expensive sports car or because Grimmjow didn't get a proper DD and had to walk home in the snow, but because Rangiku's crying over him. "C'mon, Rangiku, I'm alright," he says, despite the fact that his head's wrapped up in bandages and all of his limbs are propped up in casts. "Seriously."
"You're such an idiot," she wails, for what's probably the fifteenth time that night. "You're so stupid, Gin! Who the hell runs a car into a tree? God, you're so stupid." She sobs and dabs at her eyes, but the mascara stains her cheeks as evidence of her tears. To be honest, he's touched even if he does feel like a complete douche bag. "You're lucky the nurses are on watch because I'd kill you if I could."
He grins lopsidedly. "I think the tree did a good enough job for ya." She hiccups and her shoulders shake violently, and he decides that he is definitely an idiot.
Rangiku stays with him for the rest of the night, until his nurses finally kick her out so that they can replace his bandages. "You should go home," he says as she picks up her purse. "You look really tired. Get some rest; ya don't gotta stay here with me."
She sniffs and raises her nose at him. "Please. I'm here because your mom bribed me with cookies." She leaves without saying anything else to him, looking dignified despite her blotchy red eyes, and comes back the next day with a backpack full of baked goods and colored paper. "I'm bored and I don't have anything else to do," she explains, much more put together. "My mom made me bring you cake, but I'm definitely not sharing."
Two hours later, as they're both taking bites out of the most heavenly chocolate cake, Gin notices the army of cranes sitting on his bedside table. "What're ya doin'?" he asks, peering at her through his uninjured eye.
"Apparently there was this girl dying from radiation and she wanted to get better, so she folded a thousand paper cranes so she could make a wish," Rangiku explains as she finishes a neon pink crane. "Well, I mean, she never finished all the cranes, but she got pretty close."
Gin raised an eyebrow. "Yer gonna fold a thousand paper cranes for me?"
"For your mom," she corrects, shooting him a glare. "Because she's been crying and I hate seeing her sad. You know." Gin's smile implies that he isn't the least bit convinced, and she averts her eyes with a red face. "Anyway. You're obviously gonna be in here for a long time, so I have plenty of time to get a thousand done. And it's better than homework."
He lets her fold in peace, silently watching her and just enjoying the fact that she's there. She gives herself a couple of papercuts and curses with each new sting, but otherwise continues quietly.
Eventually, he says, "I think ya really like me, Rangiku."
He's sure that if he weren't so grievously wounded, she would pound into him. Instead, she just rolls her eyes. "Shut up, Gin." And she continues folding.
Closing Song: "Let Me Love You" — Bruno Mars
I like cute stories why I can't I love cute pairings that don't rip out my heart. Geez.
xx, der kapitan