WestSide Story From Hell
Chapter 15
My breath was stuck in my throat, and my eyes were producing tears. Was someone trying to scare me? They obviously were doing a good job of it. I squeezed my eyes shut and bit my lip. Did they feel accomplished making me feel this way?
Letting out a shaky breath, I took my book and walked out of the bathroom. Paranoid, I kept glancing back to make sure no one was following me as I walked to the kitchen. Gripping the book tightly in my hand, I opened the freezer door. No one must ever find out about this. I thought, burying my book under all the ice.
I walked into the school the next morning, still slightly jumpy. I had bags under my eyes from the many times I woke up until I finally gave up with the idea of sleeping around 5 this morning. My back was starting to ache even more and every time something touched my back, it would burn like crazy.
Walking to my locker, I dilly-dallied with my combination. I just couldn't stop thinking about it.
"HIME!" Someone yelled at me as I slammed myself against the lockers and cowered. "Are…Are you okay?" They asked under their sniffles of giggles.
Realizing it was just Nel, I relaxed. "I'm okay." I responded, slowly getting back up on my two feet. I really needed a distraction.
"Are you sure you're alright?" She asked again.
"Do you think Grimmjow likes you?" I asked her, already knowing the answer.
"I don't know, but don't change the subject on me!" She whined.
"You're the empath here, answer both of these questions." I pointed out, trying to push these haunting thoughts to the back of my mind.
"I could but I like being told it in person, instead of having to on rely on myself to find the answer when they can just tell me." She said, pouting.
"Why don't you just ask him then?" I pointed out.
"Because I'm talking to you now, and it's kinda awkward between us." She finished her sentence by glaring at me.
"Awkward? You guys are just too scared to try anything." I said, smirking. Slowly, last night was going to be nothing but a dream.
"I'm not scared!" She said, putting her hands on her hips. Opening up my locker, I grabbed my things and gave her a look. "I'm not!" Slamming my locker shut, I put my hand on her shoulder.
"Then here's your chance, he's coming over here." I said, watching Grimmjow walk towards us with his eyes on the ground.
"What?" She whispered, panicked. Sighing, I took her by the shoulders, and turned her around to face him. Irony of the situation? That was the exact moment he looked up. Grimmjow stopped in his tracks and stared at her for a few seconds before shaking his head and continuing on his walk over here.
"I think I should leave." Nel whispered to me, trying to pull out of my grasp and run away.
"Even if you did, you wouldn't get very far." I whispered back creepily into her ear.
"But Orihime! You don't feel what I feel!" She responded in a hurried voice, still trying to get away.
"Is it what the empath in you feels? Or what your heart is trying to reach out to you and say?" I asked, knowing that I wasn't just talking about her when I spoke those words.
"Hey." Grimmjow said, finally coming to a stop in front of us. Even though, 'hey' was addressed to both of us, his eyes remained on Nel's form. Nel, realizing this and obviously picking up vibes, tensed up and gave him a cheeky smile. I let go of her shoulders, and relaxed when she didn't run away but instead stayed put. In slight fear, I might add, but continued standing there nonetheless.
"H-hey…?" She replied in a shaky voice, still trying to keep her smile intact, looking visibly nervous. Grimmjow, not being the utter fool I thought him out to be, noticed this and narrowed his eyes.
And so the two love birds stood there. One in fear and the other aiming his glare.
So thus, I fled away from the scene.
This was going to happen sometime, I thought to myself as I walked to my homeroom class. They were going to confront each other about their feelings sometime.
Setting my stuff down on my desk, I settled myself down in my seat. The tension was still in the air, and everyone was still giving me the cold shoulder. Therefore, in this amount of chaos, I sat there staring at the door, waiting for something to happen.
In the midst of my silent plea for something to happen, the heavens had to answer my calls with Rangiku steadily opening the door. She let her eyes roam, before resting them upon me.
Those pretty blue eyes of hers, full of anguish, fear, and worry, bore into mine.
That was the last thing I remember before I blanked out into that house again.
"Why must you always be so difficult?" Someone said, having their words echo inside my head but not being brave enough to show me their face. I tried standing up, only to be pulled back to the ground as handcuffs began appearing around my wrists leaving me chained to the wall.
"Let me go!" I yelled out loud, suddenly feeling angry instead of scared.
"All in good time, my darling. All in good time, I will set you free." The voice whispered. I shivered feeling the breath of the person talking to me, leaving me frustrated because I couldn't see anything.
"What's that supposed to mean?" I growled under my breath, feeling cold fingers trailed up my legs.
"You will be mine someday. When he is gone, when she leaves, and when the others are finished off." I froze, knowing exactly who he was talking about. Shaking my head, I tried forgetting the thought. This…this person could never hurt them. "Think what you may, little one. But you will be mine, for you are mine to claim." It finished with their voice slowly fading out, and my eyesight going back to normal.
I sucked in a deep breath as I tried to nonchalantly feel around to make sure I was back in the classroom. My chest felt heavy and I was beginning to feel weak. Blinking a couple of times, I noticed that Rangiku was still in the room.
Finishing off our staring contest, I relaxed when she left the room. Bending over, I went to look at my legs that felt its cold fingers trail my skin. Gasping, I tried to calm myself down.
Purple finger prints were scattered around my ankle and then a light straight line climbed all the way up past my knee. I was officially fed up with this. I didn't like feeling like this and I didn't know what was going on.
Getting up, I rushed out of the classroom. When in doubt, talk to Ichimaru.
Fast-walking down the halls, I frantically searched for Rangiku. Gin would be with Rangiku, wouldn't he? I mean, they weren't always together, but it was a 50/50 chance, wasn't it? Plus, she couldn't have gotten that far away, she was right there in my classroom only minutes ago.
Turning the corner, I quickly put my hands out to catch me as I rammed into something solid.
"Well then, what do we have here?" The person spoke tantalizingly at me. Tensing up, I realized how much of a mess I was in. I looked up, hoping that I was wrong, only to be proven differently.
Nnoitora, stood before me, smirking as if he knew everything in this world.
Soul Society Correctional Facility; around 4 am, the morning before.
The seventeen-year old boy sat back and rested his head on the wall. How did this happen? He thought to himself, remembering what had happened outside the facility only a few hours before hand.
He yanked his car door open only for it to be stopped instantly by a frail pale hand. He froze altogether, wondering who could've stuck up on him without being able to hear their thoughts.
He faced the direction of the owner of the pale hand. Two adults stood before him, one with long white hair and the other wearing pink.
"Now, what might you be doing here?"
He stared for a second, contemplating on his next move.
"I…I needed to check something out." He responded trying to stand taller to look more at ease.
"Now boy, how do you suppose you check something out, out here?" The pink man said, giving off a goofy smirk in the boy's direction.
"The gate IS closed." He pointed out, slowly becoming more and more suspicious of the two.
"I suppose, you're not from around here." The long white-hair one replied, putting his hand behind the boy's back and pushing him back towards the gate.
"We'll just have to show you around." The pink man said, before coming around the other way and placing his hand on the boy's temples. The boy's eye widen as he tried to break free from their hold, but ended in vain, as now they had submerged him in unconsciousness before he could even blink.
The boy rolled his shoulders, and walked up to the door. When he had awoken, it had come to his attention that he was being held in a cell. Standing there, he felt his face become hard and expressionless before knocking on the door.
"We're not letting you out of there, boy."
"We are not too blind to see that you're on their side." Another one replied right after the other from the other side of the door. He was beginning to feel rage from deep within him. Just because he was in here, did not make everyone else on his side like him.
"I just needed to make sure of something." He spoke forcefully, hoping to get his point across.
"An Espada, come on our turf? Just to make sure of something?" One of them inquired out loud.
"As we said boy, we are not that stupid." One replied back just as forcefully.
"Orihime Inoue." He spoke in a clear voice, pausing to hear any objections to the name. "I come on the welfare of Orihime Inoue."
And so, the door opened and he felt the slightest bit of hope.
I know, I know. Ulquiorra? FEELINGS? How can this be?
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