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Post by Captain Tsukiro Ashimitsu on Aug 16, 2014 21:26:32 GMT -6
Tsukiro shook his head, kissing Kita's head again. "No, she's just been resting. That's best for her right now, though."
He gazed at Kita, his eyes pained. "I did this to her, Kisuke. She was already worried, then I went and mentioned Central and it pushed her over the edge." He closed his eyes, placing his hand over his face. "I should have just kept my mouth shut!"
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Post by Urahara Kisuke on Aug 16, 2014 21:34:50 GMT -6
Kisuke smacked Tsukiro upside the head. Then cupped the back of his head in his hand making him look at him.
"We are all to blame here. She should have been informed about all this a long time ago." Kisuke sighed adjusting his hat. "But I never thought..." Kisuke fell short as he looked down at Kita sound asleep.
"I never thought Aizen would be free again."
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Post by Captain Tsukiro Ashimitsu on Aug 16, 2014 21:40:22 GMT -6
Tsukiro's jaw clenched. "That bastard has taken everything from us and everyone else. And now he's back for more." He wrapped his arm around Kita protectively. "He took you and Yoruichi from me. Then it was my family. I won't let him have Kita too. I'll die before that happens. I refuse to let him run my life again."
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Post by Urahara Kisuke on Aug 16, 2014 21:55:37 GMT -6
"I won't let him near her. I will do everything in my power to make sure of it. But we have to make her aware of the danger she is in with Gin. She trusts him far too much."
Kisuke sighs. "I hope I am wrong, but since the Espada have been spotted. Gin has been acting strangely. I don't think he is ready to hang up his past just yet."
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Post by Captain Tsukiro Ashimitsu on Aug 16, 2014 21:58:31 GMT -6
Tsukiro nodded. "I don't want her to learn about him the hard way. If she does, it'll break her heart. I won't let that happen either."
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Post by Urahara Kisuke on Aug 16, 2014 22:16:27 GMT -6
Kisuke stood looking down at them. "It won't be easy to convince her of this. So maybe it would be best just to keep her away from him."
"I want her here at night." He sighed again, "I guess I need to pay a visit to her parents and see what I can accomplish there. I might have to do a little mind reset with them. We have to keep her safe at all costs."
He walked toward the door. "I am making dinner. Are you hungry?"
Tsukiro nodded as Kisuke left the room and headed toward the kitchen.Moved:
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Post by Urahara Kisuke on Sept 5, 2014 22:26:18 GMT -6
"Returned Alive":Laying him out on his bed Tsukiro's eyes fluttered and he shot up in his bed as Kisuke placed his hand in the center of his chest forcing him back down. Tessai kneeling at the other side of his bed shaking his head. "What were you thinking?" Kisuke's stern eyes and words came forth at Tsukiro.
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Post by Captain Juushiro Ukitake on Sept 5, 2014 22:33:45 GMT -6
"You're lucky that Gin had some reason to risk bringing you back," Juushiro murmured from his own seated position. "Your captain didn't need the sight of your bloody form, either," he chastised with his head down.
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Post by Captain Tsukiro Ashimitsu on Sept 5, 2014 22:37:03 GMT -6
Tsukiro looked around at his surroundings. He was back at the shop. The last hour or so came flooding back. His expression screwed up into one of pain. Not physical pain, but emotional.
He laid back down, turning painfully away from Kisuke. "It doesn't matter. She's gone. She didn't even recognize that it was me. She was afraid of me. She honestly thought I was Loki. Even if I saved her, I would have had to drag her back kicking and screaming. She didn't believe me. She..."
The tears started again. "She ran to HIM. She screamed for HIM."
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Post by Urahara Kisuke on Sept 5, 2014 22:45:48 GMT -6
Kisuke adjusted his hat covering his eyes more as an even harder look came to his eyes and face. Ichimaru's voice echoed in his head.
"She doesn't want to see him no more..."
Kisuke's fist clenched. "That's what he meant by that." He gritted his teeth. "So he has her at his beckon call and will now. I did not think Gin would take it this far with her." He punched the floor beside him. "He did not have to take it this far." He replied through gritted teeth.
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Post by Captain Juushiro Ukitake on Sept 5, 2014 23:01:36 GMT -6
"Perhaps it's not all his fault...." Juushiro attempted to reason aloud. His eyes widened and he fell silent.
"Juushiro," Kisuke growled.
The captain lowered his head but continued, "If the environment is bad enough, Gin might be the only constant - we know the shape-shifter torments her." He sighed. "Some victims shut down everything and cling to one person to stay sane. If we can get her out of there, she can recover. Until then, it may be she can't reach out anymore - that the only way she can fight is be with Gin."
He rubbed his temples. "It's a similar possible situation for Yumiko, who has had so much of her world torn down. It's very likely that she could gravitate to the one piece of the world that stays visible to her and discard the rest."
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Post by Captain Tsukiro Ashimitsu on Sept 5, 2014 23:13:03 GMT -6
Tsukiro was numb. He heard them talking, and yet he didn't. It went in one way and out the other. He just stared into space with a blank, empty expression stuck on his face. His eyes were like glass. You could almost see straight through them.
He felt nothing. No anger. No hate. Not even love. He felt dead inside.
The outside world ceased to exist at that moment.
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Post by Captain Juushiro Ukitake on Sept 6, 2014 20:50:17 GMT -6
Kisuke nodded. It made sense, in a sick fashion that made his stomach clench. "Tsukiro?" Kisuke's eyes narrowed. "Hey, you better be listening. There's a reason why she -" "Boss, I don't think he's here anymore," Tessai's baritone voice interrupted quietly. "What?" Kisuke leaned over Tsukiro, saw the glassy eyes, and shook him. "Oh no you don't, you little idiot. Don't you dare just give up!" "It's worse than that," Juushiro murmured. He leaned over from Tsukiro's left side and lifted a hand. It just fell. He didn't even blink. Juushiro shook his head. "He's retreated inside himself. Just like Hinamori. He's decided to escape dealing with all the pain and betrayal by freezing over." He helped Tessai lower Tsukiro down again. "How did Hinamori come out of it?" Kisuke asked, eyes burning behind his hat. Juushiro sighed. "She just did. She wanted to see people again and face life again." He helped the other two fix the sheets around Tsukiro. "She still bears the scars from that time. Doing this..." he waved his hand over the prone form of the young third seat, "leaves a mark on you, and it makes the pain worse when you come back." The captain turned to Kisuke. "In this case, I think if we can manage to get Kita back, she can pull him out of it. Until then," he folded his hands over his body, "and unless he goes into cardiac arrest, there's little we need to do or can do for him." For a moment the three sat there, digesting the ugly truth. At last, Kisuke stood. "Let's return to the room. Tessai, stay with him." Tessai nodded. Juushiro followed Kisuke out, halting as the shopkeeper threw his fist into the wall, his hat falling to the ground and leaving a splintered hole. The captain sighed. Another victory for Sousuke. "With Sousuke on the loose again, any captain needs to be hardened. Ready to targeted. Right now, Sousuke will rip him apart." Let's hope, my friend, that he comes out of this at all.
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Post by Yoruichi Shihoin on Sept 7, 2014 12:48:14 GMT -6
"Bad Omen":Yoruichi sat cross legged, her arms crossed under her chest. In front of her was Tsukiro, fast asleep, who hadn't moved from his spot since he returned. This had happened before, she remembered. Right after the death of his mother and brother. Her sources inside the palace said that he didn't come out of his room or even move from his bed for weeks. They couldn't get him to eat or drink anything. Some even thought he would die from the grief. Now the same was happening again because of Kita's capture. At that moment, Yoruichi would have even been fine with him being filled with hatred and revenge. However right now he didn't even feel that. She sighed and stood up, walking from his room, closing the door behind her. Moved:
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Post by Yoruichi Shihoin on Sept 7, 2014 15:42:44 GMT -6
"Bad Omen": (continued) Yoruichi walked back into Tsukiro's room with Kisuke behind her. "Hey, pupil!! Time to get up! You've sulked enough!" Tsukiro didn't budge or even twitch or shift. However she had known him long enough to know that he was awake. She moved closer and kicked him in the stomach. This time he grunted and his eyes flickered. He looked up at her with empty eyes only to move his head back to the same spot. "Ignoring me, huh?" She squatted down and looked down at him. "Is this all my best student has become? A lump on a log, wasting away while his girl gets used over and over like a dish rag?" She saw him tense up. She smirked. "You're pathetic. I shouldn't have even wasted my time training you! And I'm sure Gin and Aizen would love to know they can have fun with Kita all they want,knowing that the boy whose supposed to protect her no matter what flaked out on her."
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