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Sakura found herself staring into the man's eyes. At first she thought they were brown, but now she could see that they weren't completely brown. She could see flecks of green in them. His eyes where beautiful.
"Are you alright?" Sakura snapped out of her daze and took a step back. Her foot caught of her kimono again. But this time, the man caught her. "Careful. I don't think your kimono is designed for you to be able to walk backwards." Jushiro smiled at the girl, she was blushing a bit.
"Ye...yeah." Sakura was drawing a blank. He was so close to her. And what was that smell? Jasmine? Lilies? "Thank you."
"No problem. Now let's make sure," Jushiro began walking around her and looking at the kimono. He smiled when he saw the blush on her face grow. "That nothing happened to that beautiful kimono. And it looks to be just fine."
Sakura couldn't meet his eyes. She was worried she would turn more red than she already was. "Thank you. It's a family kimono. Oba-sama would have my head if something happened to it. Then Suzaku would-" Sakura stopped and looked over to where her cousin and his friends had been. "SUZAKU!"
Jushiro held her arm to keep her from heading over there. "There's nothing you can do." He saw the worry and fear written on the girl's face. "They died the moment the Hollow cut through them."
"They're...dead?" Sakura could see a gloss over the grass as the moon peaked o from behind the clouds. She covered her mouth and turned away from the sight. "Oh my gosh."
Jushiro hugged her as she composed herself. This must have been the first time she had seen someone die. "What's your name?" He wanted to get her to stop thinking about the sight a few feet from them.
"Su...Suzumi Sakura." Sakura took deep breaths as she tried to get the images out of her head. She didn't see what they looked like. But she had seen enough shows to know what she could expect to see.
"That's a pretty name." Jushiro rubbed circles on Sakura's back. She seemed to be calming down.
Sakura smiled a bit. "Thank you." Sakura closed her eyes. She liked the feeling of being in the man's arms. 'Wait. I just met this guy! What am I doing?'
'Enjoying yourself?' Sakura nodded as an answer came to her mind.
*ROAR*
Jushiro looked towards where the sound was coming from. Sakura followed his gaze. "Another monster?"
Jushiro pulled his arms away from her and have her a smile. "Yeah. I have to go. It will be safer for you if you go back to the group inside. And make sure to let people know about them." Jushiro only glanced at the gruesome scene before returning his eyes to Sakura's ocean blue orbs. He didn't think such a colour could exist.
'You like her! You like her!' Jushiro could have rolled his eyes at his zanpakutou. He turned away from the girl and began walking away. 'Kiss her! Kiss her!' Jushiro was glad he wasn't looking at Sakura anymore. He couldn't imagine what face he was making.
"Thank you, Ukitake-san!" Sakura didn't want him to leave, but something told her he had a job to do.
"Your welcome, Suzumi-san." Jushiro didn't look back. He left without another word. But he made sure to remember her signature. She would attract a few Hollows, but not while he was around.
'That was one fine man.' Sakura agreed with the loud voice in her head. Wait...voice in her head? 'What? You thought you were the only one checking him out. Please.'
'Sorry. I'm not accustomed to having voices in my head. At least voices that aren't my own.' Sakura was shaking her head as she began walking towards one of the courtyard exits.
'Well you should.' Sakura found the voice not unpleasant. But she certainly was making notes to go talk to a therapist. 'Now when are you gonna wake up?'
"What?" Sakura looked around her. The world didn't seem like a dream. 'What is she talking about?'
'Wake up sleeping beauty.' Sakura turned back forward. She saw what looked like a shadow of a horse. But there weren't any horses here. 'WAKE UP!' Sakura took a step back as the horse ran at her.
She felt her foot catch on her kimono. 'AGAIN?!' She fell back as the horse stood above her and brought down its front hooves.
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