A/N I thank anyone for reading. Much appreciated. :D
Holy eff! O.O I only got my muse recently, and I had to type up this chapter as fast as I could. X3
I'm sorry, I'll try to respond next chapter(I don't think I've responded to any reviewers the last chapters), so I'm very, very sorry! DX Writer's block is such a pain in the behind. DX
Disclaimer – I do not own Bleach.
Warning – Swearing.
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"Thought ya said they were in there?!"
"They were."
The three Taicho's stomped down the hallway, all glaring ahead with dark auras hanging above them. Which, in turn, made everyone jump to the sides of the halls hastily. They all watched with wide eyes as they walked by, all looking mighty pissed. They would hate to be whoever they were looking for. Byakuya was leading, walking through the exit of the building and heading down the steps. He looked around, scanning the area and closing his eyes. There were many souls in the Seireitei, many reiatsu to look through, but he should be able to... There.
Opening his eyes, Byakuya pursed his lips and turned in the direction. "They are running in that direction."
"Good," Kenpachi scowled and started running while the other two used shunpo. "Stupid, little bitch!" He growled under his breath.
Why the hell did she run?! Yachiru wasn't with him, again. She had said, before he left, that he needed to make up with Riko by himself. Which confused him. Didn't they already make up?! This was only pissing him off! Gritting his teeth, he started growling under his breath. They apologized to each other, well... she did, but that should mean she should go back to being normal, right?! He almost kicked a wall in anger. She's supposed to go back to being his little idiot that he could tease!
Byakuya actually had to restrain himself and stay back. He needed to direct Zaraki on where to go, after all. And Hitsugaya Taicho had sent him a glare and told him not to leave him alone with the angry man. In case he did something like... tear down buildings in his anger. Not that he would actually do it, but the man was unpredictable.
Kaori had run... They fixed everything, did they not?
Or did they?
Thinning his lips, he sped up.
They were growing closer to them.
Hitsugaya had to frown when Zaraki jumped through the air and used the buildings to jump off. Which meant, with his size and weight, he was making the tiles crack as he would jump off the surface. Shaking his head lightly, he sent the man an exasperated stare. Really. He needs to learn how to restrain himself. The prodigy looked forward when he sensed Kayo and her friends just up ahead.
They all landed in the street, looking up with frown...
...only to widen their eyes and pull faces.
The three women ran as fast they could, waving their arms wildly as if monsters were after them.
They were running... funny...
Hitsugaya stared flatly, turning his head to stare at the other two. Kenpachi was staring at them strangely, face pulled in a grimace. Byakuya had closed his eyes and was lightly shaking his head.
You'd think they would have been used to their antics by now.
Had they been running like that the entire time?
Clearing his throat, Hitsugaya took a step forward, which made the women tense when they sensed his reiatsu. Whipping around, they all widened their eyes and gawked when they saw the three Taichos', all screaming and running down the street faster. Kenpachi rubbed his face and frowned, using his speed to his advantage. The others did the same.
This would be fun, Hitsugaya thought flatly.
"He's sick."
Ichirou scowled, glaring down at the passed out man. Joshi being sick wasn't really surprising, but he... got sick so fast. He was able to walk before, but since they put that thing on he just got more sick. Rina could only speculate that it had something to do with the trinket he had around his wrist. It was releasing too much, which seemed to make his sickness only spread faster. But the man still smiled blankly in his sleep, which made the second tallest man in the room slowly smirk in amusement. Still surprised the hell out of him that this man was stronger than him.
"He will most likely sleep the rest of the day to recuperate." Nojima said, staring down at the grey haired man.
"Alright... don't do anything to wake him," The blond gave a nod. "I'm gonna go an' look fer Renzo and Reizo. And Nojima." He frowned.
Where the hell did they go, anyway?
Zenaku frowned, walking down the street with a dangerous look on his face.
Seika walked alongside him with a tense grin.
She'd say this was a date, but... her "date" looked pissed off. Chuckling nervously, she rubbed the back of her neck and looked around to decide on what to do before he tried to leave. She soon tensed and sent people stern stares when she saw them openly staring at the scarred man. The man himself ignored them, glaring right ahead as they walked through the streets in the shopping district of the Seireitei. Why couldn't people stop staring at him?! Sure, he was handsome, but still!
Now, her problem...
She furrowed her brow and bit her lip. How can she tell him she likes him? Slowly, her gaze slid towards the man, seeing him staring straight ahead with a frown. He always looked like that, she recalled. She didn't even know how to explain it herself, why she admired this man. Most were too scared to say what they wanted because of her position... but this guy. He said whatever was on his mind. He was different from most guys...
"...Let's go look for sweets to eat~!" Seika threw her arms up and gave a wide grin.
Zenaku stopped and frowned, quirking a brow in confusion. "I thought ya wanted to talk, not shop fer food."
"Let's go~!" She grabbed his hand and dragged him forward with a grin.
The man widened his eyes when he stumbled forward, soon scowling and pulling his arm away to follow the chipper woman. He narrowed his eyes suspiciously. Why was she wasting his time? He would make his way back, but he didn't know how people would react to him being by himself. Since he was supposed to have a guard at all times. The thought made him snort and roll his eyes. He was behaving, wasn't he?
He looked forward, rearing back and jumping when the woman held out some dango in front of his face with a wide grin. Scowling, Zenaku rolled his eye and grabbed the treat, staring at it almost depressingly before he started eating. He grunted when she grabbed his hand and pulled him towards a bench, sitting down with a scowl. Why was she still with him?! She wanted to talk, didn't she?! Sighing quietly, he went back to eating the treat.
"So what's it like being strong?" Seika asked, turning to give the man a wide grin.
Zenaku frowned at the question. "Wouldn't say I'm strong... stronger than most, but not strong. I dunno how to explain it." He shrugged and went back to glowering.
Seika furrowed her brows and bit her lip, staring at the ground sadly. He didn't want to talk to her...
The scarred man glanced at the woman and narrowed his eyes when he saw her expression. Letting out a sigh, and glaring ahead for a moment, he held his hand out and tried to explain to the best of his abilities.
"It's... nice, to be able to fight strong people, but there's always a... thrill that maybe one fight might be my last," Zenaku stared ahead and smirked. "I fight, and when I find one person where I have to use every technique I have... it's... exciting." He widened his eyes and grinned widely. "Exhilarating."
Seika stared, blinking once with eyes wide in wonder.
"...Do you love fighting?" She tilted her head and lowered the dango as she listened.
"Other than healing, it's the only thing I can do," Zenaku gave a slow nod. "I like carving, as well... so... yeah. Can't really do much than that." He finished the treat while still staring ahead.
"You carve?" Seika gave a wide grin. "Are you good?"
"Eh?" He shrugged lightly. "I made most of the furniture at the manor..." He narrowed his eyes and frowned at the mention of the building. "...I enjoy it."
"I like drawing, though I'm not very good," Seika shrugged lightly with a wide smile, shrugging with a bright look in her eyes. "Hey, you said you were the former third seat of the tenth division, right?!" She leaned forward and, if possible, gave an even brighter smile.
Zenaku frowned and quirked a brow. "Yeah?"
"Can you tell me some of the things you did?" Seika gave a wide grin.
"Uh..." He looked ahead and slowly shook his head. "I'd rather not."
"Oh," Seika furrowed her brows and lowered her head. She brightened up. "I'll tell you some of the things I did, then!"
Zenaku glanced at her and continued to frown, listening as she told stories of the things her brother and her did. She managed to get a grin from the man when she said her brother and her had went into the opposite bath houses, intentionally, and ran out when the men and women chased them out.
"Dammit!"
Ichigo glared in the distance, feeling the reiatsu grow farther away. That guy surprised them when he released his sword, but they had managed to get take advantage in the fight. Heck, they even had a prisoner! Turning, he sent the man a glare, seeing the silent man stare ahead with dead eyes. Renji held onto him, making sure he wouldn't get away, and told him to tell them his name. The man stayed silent and continued to look at nothing.
"Hey, what's your name?!" Renji snapped, scowling when he didn't respond.
Rokuro frowned slightly.
Turning, his looked in the distance where Reta and them had taken off. Hijoshikina had bought them enough time to run, but... He brought his attention back to the shinigami when he shook him, sending him a dark glare.
"What's your name?!" The redhead growled, shaking in anger when the man stayed silent.
"Forget it, Renji," Ichigo's words had an effect, the fukutaicho calming down but still sending the man a glare. "We lost them... Let's just head back to the Seireitei."
"Fine..." Renji sighed and sheathed his sword, keeping a tight hold on the man.
They were getting ready to leave, not noticing the silent man look in another direction, instantly narrowing his eyes when a shiver went down his spine.
...Hijoshikina was in that direction...
Looking right at them.
He stumbled when the shinigami pushed him, turning to send the redhead a glare. He received one in return, which made him narrow his eyes and stand straight. Walking ahead of the two shinigami, with kido binding him, he stared ahead with his head held high. He still had that cold feeling running down his back...
In the distance, Hijo watched as they walked away with Rokuro, tilting his head and grinning widely.
"Poor Rokuro~!" He snickered under his breath.
"Holy shit, they're right!" Riko yelled, seeing the Taicho's at the end of the street. "Run!"
They did just that, running down the street as fast as they could. Why were they so much slower than Taichos'?! Why couldn't they be slow and they be fast?! Kaori kept yelling, "I hate this, I hate this!" over and over again as they ran, pushing themselves to their limits. Maybe if they run fast enough they could—
The Taichos' appeared in front of them.
"Son of a bitch!" Kaori yelled, turning to run back where they came from.
They screamed when the Taichos' appeared in front of them once again.
"Aw, come on!" Riko yelled, eyes wide with anger and teeth grit.
They ran towards the sides of the streets and tried pulling themselves over. Wait? Why are they trying to pull themselves?! They can use shunpo! They were about to do just that when they were grabbed, all tensing and screaming bloody murder. Kenpachi rolled his eyes, watching as the woman thrashed and tried getting him to let go. She even tried to bite him, which made him frown and hold her farther away from him. Hitsugaya tried telling Kayo to calm down, who was also trying to bite him so he could let go.
"I'll punch you in the gut, don't think I won't!" Kaori threatened, trying to push the man away with her foot.
Byakuya frowned and started to reason. "Should you run away, we would just use shunpo once again."
The three women tensed and turned to send him glares, as if debating on whether or not to stop and actually think calmly. They pursed their lips and narrowed their eyes as they thought his words over.
He did have a point.
It didn't take them long to find them.
They calmed down, eventually ripping themselves from the Taichos' and stepping away, sending the three glares as they stepped away. Kayo hid behind Riko, sending the white haired Taicho a gaze with narrowed eyes and pursed lips. She looked mad. Hitsugaya sighed and closed his eyes with furrowed brows. He held his hand out for her, frowning when she started glaring at him.
"I thought we were past this shit!" Kenpachi snapped, arms crossed over his chest while he scowled.
"Oh, we did," Riko gave a mocking grin as she nodded. "Now we're just gonna avoid you until you forget us."
Hitsugaya closed his eyes and frowned, trying to calm down and not give into anger. "...That would not be possible."
"Sure is," Kaori snapped, looking as if she was ready to attack if they got close. "It'll just take a couple centuries, but we can do it!"
Byakuya took a deep breath and slowly let it out, trying to calm himself before he did something that might anger the redhead further. Opening his eyes, he sent her a stern stare, which made her narrow her eyes and take a step back. Maybe that was the wrong thing to do... Riko held her hands up when Kenpachi took a step towards her, looking ready to kick ass if he got any closer. He rolled his eyes when she struck a fighting pose.
She yelped when he quickly reached out and wrapped a hand around her wrist. Damn him for being faster and stronger! She struggled when he started dragging her away from the others, flailing her other arm and trying to dig her feet into the ground. Curses left her mouth when she almost tripped and stumbled when he pushed her in front of him. Whipping around, she glared up at the man.
"What's yer problem?!" Kenpachi crossed his arms and scowled.
"Nothing!" Riko stepped back and continued to glare. "Or are you expecting me to give you a blow job, here and now?!" She snarled angrily, receiving a shocked look from the tall man.
"What?" Kenpachi pulled a face and leaned to one side. "Why the hell would I expect that?"
"Oh, I dunno?" Riko shrugged and rolled her eyes. "How else am I supposed to think that when I make up with my supposed 'boyfriend'," She seemed even more sarcastic when she did the air quotes. "he expects right away that we're gonna do the dirty!"
Kenpachi frowned in confusion before he remembered what he had done in the middle of the street. He knew that was gonna come back to bite him in the ass. Rolling his eyes, he stepped towards her and frowned when she hopped away. Using his relexes he quickly grabbed the woman and pulled her until she was close, which made her tense and send him a dark glare.
"I was joking," Half-joking, but she didn't need to know that. "I still don't expect anything from you. Just you bring an idiot."
Riko blinked and frowned. "...If that's your idea of romantic, I'm gonna see trouble for you in the future."
Kenpachi scowled. "What? You expect me to fall to one knee and propose?"
The scowl grew when she barked a laugh and blinked at him.
"Oh, you're serious?" Riko frowned uncomfortably and looked away. "I just... hope you're not disappointed when we finally do the deed." She looked away with a blush, glaring to the side.
Kenpachi blinked before he smirked. "If that means—"
"Not now! Not in a while! So get that fuckin' look off your face!"
Kaori frowned in confusion, glancing at Kayo to see her shrug and pull a face at the yelling match that was going on. They soon widened their eyes and gawked when Zaraki Taicho grabbed Riko and made her thrash and snarl when he tried kissing her. Though she let out a loud yelp when he groped her, immediately punching the man's face.
The two women frowned when Hitsugaya and Byakuya got in the way.
"Aww," Kaori furrowed her brows and pouted. She soon frowned. "What do you want?" Crossing her arms, she sent the man a glare. "A hug? A kiss?" She scoffed, loudly. "Sad chance of that happening, so you better..." She waved her hand at him, silently telling him to leave.
Byakuya frowned and sent her a glare. "I thought we had resolved this?"
"Oh, we did," Kaori gave a tense grin. "But what I need, right now? Is spaaaaace!" She waved her arm and gave a wide grin. "I need time to think, I need time to rant, I just need... stuff!" She threw her arms up and scowled when she couldn't think of what to say next.
"Yes, yes, I need that, too," Kayo nodded with a grin. She sent the prodigy a glare. "I need space! And time! And I'm mad at you right now!" She stomped her foot.
Kaori frowned in confusion before she remembered that she and Riko had made her angry before when they got her ranting about Hitsugaya.
Oops?
"What?" Hitsugaya widened his eyes and frowned. "Why?"
"'Cause you never let me talk to anyone!" Kayo crossed her arms and scowled.
The Taicho blinked blankly, turning to stare at Byakuya and silently questioning him(by furrowing his brows and pulling a face) if he knew what she was talking about. Amazingly, Byakuya shrugged in response. He had no idea what was going on. All he knew was that they wanted space and they were mad at them for another reason. Oh, she was talking again.
"You got mad when I talked to Satoru at that... that... event!" She forgot what that thing was called, and Aina didn't even get a boyfriend! "You get jealous whenever I talk to anyone! You need to get in your head that I love you!" Kayo pointed at him and gave him a dark glare. "I love you, and you get easily jealous and easily angry and it makes me frustrated!"
Hitsugaya had widened his eyes and blushed profusely at her admission, taking a step back when she started advancing on him, glaring right at him.
"You're... You're..." Kayo huffed and continued to glare. "You're a prodigy, but you act like such an idiot! Talk to me when you stop being such an idiot!"
The Taicho's jaw dropped in shock.
Kayo turned around and huffed, stomping away with so much anger surrounding her. Kaori gawked after her, eyes wide and mouth hanging open. Riko, who was tipped backwards(and trying to get the bastard to let go of her), watched with wide eyes. Kenpachi blinked, looking surprised but not shocked. She was bound to burst sooner or later. He grunted when Riko punched his gut, turning to send her a glare.
She grabbed his haori and pulled him down until she was kissing him, which surprised him, greatly, but before he could even return it she was out of his grasp and running after the blonde. He scowled and glared after her. Tease.
"Kayo, wait up!" Riko stopped and turned, pointing at the man with a scowl. "Don't ambush me again, asshole!" She then turned to run after her friend.
Kaori blinked, eyes still wide before she turned her head to see the Taicho had paled, almost pale white. Byakuya's eyes were wide, but other than that he didn't react. The redhead stepped back and swung her arms and debated on whether or not to say something. That pretty much shocked everyone into silence right there. Clearing her throat, Kaori sent the noble a tense grin.
"So, yeah... talk to me when... yeah." She gave a nod and turned, quickly jogging after her friends with wide eyes.
"...So..." Kenpachi walked towards the two and grinned. "I made up, what about you two?" His grin grew when Byakuya sent him a cold glare while Hitsugaya was still gawking in shock.
Zenaku scowled and narrowed his eyes, arms crossed over his chest while he glared ahead. Seika stared up at him with wide eyes, her lips trembling and obviously trying not to laugh. She had said she would buy him an eye patch, to which he could remember he obviously declined for, and he was wearing said eye patch. Which had fucking hearts all over it. Scowling, he gritted his teeth when he could hear the woman snickering.
Snarling, he tore it off and threw it to the ground, stomping on it and sending the woman a dark glare.
She held her hands up and grinned, furrowing her eyebrows when he turned and started stomping away. Aww... she had to pay for it now. She did just that, paying for the eye patch and running after the scarred man. Hopefully he wasn't mad at her. That hope dashed away when he sent her a glare after she caught up, which made her furrow her brows and send him a sad look. Zenaku tightened his lips when he saw her expression, snarling and glaring ahead. Dammit.
"I wasn't trying to insult you," Seika said quietly, in that damned sad voice. Why did she have to sound like that?! "I just... wanted to see if an eye patch suited you."
His scowl grew. "I tried on an eye patch before, and right after Ichirou laughed until he couldn't breathe," That memory pissed him off to no end. Remembering that tall son of a bitch on the floor, gasping for air while he had torn the eye patch off and stomped away. "So, yeah, trying on an eye patch with fuckin' hearts on it is bound to make any man go crazy!"
"...It was cute, if that's any consolation." Seika grinned up at him.
"Thanks," Zenaku said sarcastically, sending her a mocking grin. "You ever want to dress me up just call. I'll look forward to it." He continued stomping, which made everyone avoid him like the plague.
"I didn't mean any offence." Seika furrowed her eyebrows once again, looking sad.
Zenaku gritted his teeth and growled under his breath. Damn his fuckin' soft spot for women. If only she was a man, then he'd punch her and that would be that. Or better yet, she should've been Ichirou. Then he couldn't got back at him for laughing at him during that incident when he first tried an eye patch on. Letting out an irritated sigh he stopped and turned to send the woman a glare, which made her look at the ground meekly.
"It's fine," His tone didn't say it was. "Just don't do anythin' like that again."
Seika flinched and stepped back. "Okay." She said in a small voice.
Zenaku paused and raised his eyebrows. Sighing, he looked away and rubbed the back of his head. "I... It's fine! I'm over it, let's just go do whatever you wanted from me." He glanced at the woman and tensed.
She was grinning.
Did she do that intentionally?! Before he could even ask if she did that on purpose she grabbed his hand and started dragging him down the street, again. Looking upwards, he frowned when he realized how long he was gone. He had to get back soon. He wasn't used to being away from the others for so long. Except for the time they were in jail, but that didn't count. Zenaku frowned and pulled his hand away from hers, crossing his arms as he stared at her. He was still waiting to see why she wanted to even talk to him!
Seika furrowed her brows.
How could she even start to tell him?
Oh, man, she's never confessed to anyone before! Well... to anyone as scary as him.
Turning, she gave him a grin and motioned him to follow her, which he did with a suspicious frown on his face. He was with her this whole time and the only thing they did was eat and look for things to buy. Which is what made him suspicious. Was she trying to gain his trust for something? Sighing lightly, he did what she wanted she followed her, his appearance and height making people back away and stare at him.
Most stares were directed at the scars on his faces and his eye, which made him narrow his eyes and snarl. Fucking, judgemental bastards.
"Well?!" Zenaku snapped at the woman, making her jump and look back to stare at him. All these people were making him angry. "What did you want?!"
"Uh..." Seika furrowed her brows. "I... uh, let's head back to the first division... first." She shrugged and chuckled nervously.
Zenaku frowned and narrowed his eyes, full of suspicion. What was she up to? At least she was finally bringing him back to the others. His chest and back were sore and he seriously needed to lie down. He arched his back slightly to help relieve some of the pain, which only made it worse and made him grunt and close his eyes. Something touching his arm made him tense and quickly glare at the woman. Seika stared at him worriedly.
"Are you okay?"
"Fine." He moved away from her and continued on.
They stayed silent the rest of the way, the blush on Seika's face spreading across the face while Zenaku continued to glare ahead and stare at the woman suspiciously. People avoided them, mostly due to the angry look that seemed to be stuck on the scarred man's face. His back and chest hurt, his feet hurt, this woman was too quiet now, and he wanted some water. Growling lightly under his breath, gritted his teeth together. And she didn't even tell him what she wanted!
When they finally arrived, Seika hesitated and pointed to an alleyway. Zenaku frowned and narrowed his eyes, lifting an eyebrow. What the hell...? Throwing caution to the wind, he could handle her if she decided to attack, he followed her and crossed his arms once again. And once fucking again, she was quiet! Gritting his teeth, the scarred man stared down at the blushing wom—wait! Blushing? He finally took notice of the blush, which had him raising an eyebrow and frowning. The hell...?
"Uh..." Seika rubbed the back of her neck and laugh nervously. "I'm... sorry again, about before. I didn't mean to make fun of you."
"It's fine." Zenaku said, in that deep voice that made her shiver.
"I... I wanted to talk to you about..." Seika bit her lip and shuffled on spot. How can she say it?
"What do you want?"
She blinked and looked up, widening her eyes slightly at the suspicious glare the scarred man was sending her. Why was he staring at her like that? He continued to glare at her, which was not helping at all with her nerves.
"You want something from me? To beat someone? To kill someone? What?!" Zenaku took a step forward, which caused her to take one step back.
"Kill someone?!" Seika widened her eyes and gawked. "You think... You think I want a favour from you?!"
"That's why you came ta me, isn't it?! To pay ya back for gropin' ya two years ago!" She was starting to piss him off, which was obvious by how much dangerous that glare was getting.
"...I don't want anything from you, dumbass!" Seika yelled, glaring up at the man, stomping her foot at the same time.
Zenaku scoffed disbelievingly and looked to the side, which made the woman shake in anger. This man was... infuriating! Did he actually believe that she went to him to get a favour? For what he did? She forgave him, didn't she?! Stepping forward, her glare grew darker, as well. And her anger only grew when he didn't take a step back. Why the hell did he have to be more scary than her?! He narrowed his eyes and frowned, which made her attention go to his wounded eye. Which was a bad thing to do, if that snarl meant anything by it.
"I just wanted...!" Seika screamed in anger, which made the man scoff and grin.
"You wanted what? You wanted to beat me up? You wanted to kill me? What?" He leaned down and smirked right in her face.
Oh, he was going to get it!
Grabbing his shihakusho, she pulled him towards her and kissed him.
She felt him tense immediately, while she moved her lips against his. His lips weren't soft, they were almost chapped, but... it was almost intoxicating. Her heartbeat started rocketing, which made her dizzy. Holy crap, what am I doing? She should stop kissing him. She should jump away and act like it was on impulse. She should run away, far away. But... that was kind of hard to do.
Especially since he started kissing her back.
Wrapping his arms around her, Zenaku started kissing her back. Passionately. Her knees felt weak, her eyelids fluttering close, and her heartbeat still beating fast. She felt his heart thundering under his chest, hands pressed against him. When he moved back she panted, face flushed and eyes wide. That was the best kiss she ever got! She blinked when she saw him.
He was staring down at her with wide eyes, not blinking once.
Seika pursed her lips, almost as if she was asking for another. "I just... wanted you to know that... I like you, idiot!" She yelled, looking away with a pout.
He parted his lips in shock.
"I didn't want anything, but you were an idiot and thought I did!" Seika closed her eyes and huffed. "I don't expect you to say anything yet, but I'm gonna come back!" She reopened her eyes and sent him a stern stare, his eyes still wide but he finally blinked. He still looked like he couldn't believe what was happening. An idea popped into her head. She grinned cheekily and poked his chin. "But I expect another one of those kisses, only a more passionate one."
If possible, Zenaku's eyes grew wider.
She disappeared from his grasp, which made him jump, stumbling for a moment, and turn. Seika walked away, swaying her hips and looking back with a smirk and gave a wink before she disappeared.
Zenaku's jaw dropped.
"Aw, yeah, he's definitely sick." Shiko pulled a face when he heard the man retching.
Tetsuya retched into the garbage can, making that loud, puking sound that was making everyone cringe and look away. He was light-headed because of the trinket, he was sick, he couldn't keep anything down, he was hungry, he was tired, and he just wanted to curl up and die. He whimpered, holding the trash can with a loud groan. Reizo petted the back of his head, glancing at his brother for guidance. His twin shrugged. When the door opened they all turned, greeting their scarred comrade.
They soon frowned when they noticed something off about him.
Zenaku walked, almost robotically, towards his futon. Reaching it, he sat down, laid back against the plush pillow, and stared ahead with wide eyes. Not blinking.
Everyone in the room frowned in confusion and glanced at one another.
All Tetsuya did was blink, stare at his scarred companion and hug the trash can.
Nojima, who was closer, waved a hand in front of his face.
Nothing.
"...The fuck happened to you?" Ichirou asked, quirking a brow and frowning in confusion.
No one had eaten yet. Hearing someone throw up kind of ruined their appetite.
Zenaku didn't seem to hear him, staring ahead with wide, shocked eyes. Shiko frowned and raised an eyebrow. Hmm... Realization had him widening his eyes before he smirked in amusement. Oh? This was interesting. Turning away, he looked outside with a grin. The sun shined brightly and brilliantly. Not a cloud in the sky. Aah, this was almost like in those romance novels.
"...Ichirou?" Zenaku muttered, still staring ahead.
"Yeah?" Ichirou screwed up his face and stared at his scarred friend in curiosity.
"Have you ever, uh... ever had anyone say they... like you?" Zenaku stared ahead... though this time his cheeks tinged red slightly.
Ichirou blinked at the question and frowned, glancing at the others questioningly. They shrugged.
"Why do you ask?" He asked slowly, staring at his friend closely.
"...No, uh... no reason," Zenaku laid back and stared at the ceiling. "...Just gonna... think thing's over."
Everyone once again looked at each other for guidance.
They shrugged once more.
Everyone's calling everyone an idiot. XD I'm tired, I'm edit when I wake up, so... yeah... hope you enjoyed this chapter. X3
July, 6, 2014