Last one, yay! You get to read them soon! So I got certified as an hourly manager yesterday, as well as completely cutting off anything I've ever had with someone I really did care about. Just not as much as I used to. So I'm kind of mopey about that but really happy about my promotion. And so tired I can barely stay awake. My spinal problems are acting up so its a lay in bed and type til work kind of day. Lucky for you guys.
Chapter 17...After Effects
Neliel walked around the ruins of Los Noches. It was depressing really. It had really been a grand palace, but it lacked happiness. Maybe she could rebuild part of it. Make it much smaller. Use the materials that were still undamaged to fix it up. She quickly found the least damaged area. The section of the palace for the servant arrancar. Of course it would still be safe from harm. Mostly. There were loose stones in the walls from the tremors that had shaken the whole building. That was easily fixeable. She quickly assigned rooms to all of the lesser. Nnoitra was no where to be seen and neither was Tesla. Of course they'd gone to pilfer through their rooms again most likely... and everyone else's rooms. Nel understood the need to send her with the more violent hybrids, but it didn't make it any less of a trouble. Still, considering Tia was stronger than her, she was the only one stronger than Nnoitra that wasn't going to be a captain, and could control the hybrids.
She enters a room and tosses her bags in the corner. She sought out the spiritual pressure of her friends. And followed the hallways to them. Of course her friends had taken the most posh area for themselves. She walked into Aizen's old bedroom and leans against the door frame. Immediately her friends leapt from their seats where they'd been chatting, and ran to greet her. She smiled, embracing them. They told her of the occasional straggler hollow coming to be hollowified. How they'd been turned away, and had left. It was still troubling though. That hollow still wanted this life. Maybe they could break their own masks when they were strong enough. Not that she would encourage that. It could seem like an act of war against the Shinigami. She and her friends went back to the part of the palace where the other hybrids were staying and assembled them. She gave orders for the palace to be thoroughly searched the next day to flush out any hiding hollow who'd taken residence there. After that, they would begin reconstruction.
Construction meant adding more cement and sliding bricks back into place at first. Then there would be a big kitchen, a formal dining room, and other such things that were in the rest of the palace but not around there. And she planned to paint everything. Besides her resident hybrids, any visting hybrid or Shinigami would have their choice of a room in a different theme or color. Something exciting. And the work meant something for the hybrids to do, since they were practically in exile for being too battle loving. Besides her anyways. She was in exile to make sure that Nnoitra didn't 'stage a coup' against Soul Society. Which was ridiculous. It would never happen, since the Hollow Queen liked Soul Society.
Nnoitra sat in his old room. Or what was left. After all, the Espada and fraccion rooms were in the towers in the 'Daylight' part of the palace. And that was where all of the damage from Ichigo and Ulquiorra's fight had centered. Tesla was down below in his room. Which was fine. Tesla didn't need to see him thinking about the past. He really did miss being on top like that. Sure he wasn't the strongest, but people shivered when he walked by. That was something he'd miss. But what Orihime had done, by saving him from the nothingness, was something he could never forget. Santa Theresa wouldn't let him either. The zanpakuto hummed beside him. Nnoitra sighed, it was probably time to go see what Neliel was up to. After all, he was there to make sure she didn't go around acting like a child and getting people hurt.
Renji woke up the next morning and went about the motions of his day. He couldn't get what had happened with the girl out of his head. When Unohana had told him that whatever sickness she'd had was transferred through blood he'd almost panicked. But he'd been lucky not to get blood on him. But what about the next person? There was already someone from 5th infected. And if that guy went crazy like Kato did, then he would have to be killed too. Who would he get blood on? Renji had to physically shake his head to chase away the thoughts. He had work to do.
Evening rolled around, and Renji was finally dismissed for the day. He walks to the place Rukia had agreed to meet him at. It had taken a little while, but Rukia had finally convinced him to come hang out with her again. Even though he didn't know where they stood anymore, he was really anxious to see her. He tried to not be so happy that they were going to be seeing each other. Seeing each other meant something different to Rukia. He paused at the door of their favorite restaurant. He was glad she'd picked a public place. He steps in and immediately spots her. He would never be able to overlook her. He makes his way to where she was sitting and slid into the booth in front of her. They order and sit in silence for a while. Rukia was the first to attempt conversation. It was only inane questions like how was your day, and what was your paperwork like. Finally he couldn't stand it anymore. His heart already hurt enough over this. It was time he figured out what she wanted.
"Rukia." He said, stopping her. She looked up shocked. He had to admit, his voice had been rather harsh. "Why did you ask me to come here?" he asks. She drops her eyes to the table and she watches her hands.
"I wanted to see you. I don't want to be without you just because nii-sama won't let us be together. You aren't being very fair. We've been friends since we were children in the rukon and you're going to throw it all away because I had to tell you no," she said. The entire time she spoke she didn't look at him. Renji scoffed.
"You keep talking like it really mattered anyways. You don't care about me the way I care about you. Sure I'm your friend but that's about as far as it goes isn't it Rukia? We both know it. You can't just pull me along as your friend. It hurts having to sit there and pretend I don't care about you just so you can have everything perfect in your world." Renji tells her. Of course she'd only come to see her pathetic friend. He should have known better. Renji stood.
"Renji..." she said. It was enough to make him pause. Her voice... she sounded hurt. He had been a little harsh hadn't he? Again. He sighed. Maybe he should just walk away. He turned to the side to step out of the booth. Her hand locked around his wrist. "Don't you dare leave," she growls, still looking down at the table. He started to pull his hand away.
"Why, why should I stay?" he questioned. He shook her hand off of his wrist. He almost didn't see her move, but suddenly she was practically standing on the table. That wasn't the really shocking thing. What was, was that she was suddenly kissing him. She pulls away, and gets off of the table.
"You...You know nothing," she says, and flash steps away. Renji stayed where he was, stunned. He dropped money on the table, and walked out of the restaurant. Rukia was no where to be found of course. He just walks back to his division, deciding to go to bed for the night.
Ok so here you guys go! Number 5 meaning I'm about to upload for you! I hope you aren't too mad about the wait. Hope you enjoyed them and be sure to leave me a review and let me know! I even threw in a soft moment for Nnoitra. Probably the only one he will have. Even when he does finally somehow pair up lol.
: Sorry about the Lilinette thing. I'm generally more of the quiet character type. So its a new experience to try and do some energetic characters. I do hope you enjoyed the few chapters I've posted and hope Lili is at least a little more in character.
Albinos: Yea, I always want to do a little reading before bed... I just get too tired most of the time. The rebellion was within the hive... sorry if that wasn't clear. It was just something to show that Soi's job doesn't just lie within the division. She's responsible for a whole prison cell and prison cells have violence. Anyways hope you liked the chapters.