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Post by Yoruichi Shihoin on Sept 8, 2014 20:00:52 GMT -6
Yoruichi turned to Juushiro. "Well. You heard him. Let's get going. We'd better hurry before something else happens."
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Post by Captain Juushiro Ukitake on Sept 8, 2014 20:02:22 GMT -6
Juushiro nodded. Forming the key with Sogyo no Kotoawari, he opened the Senkaimon. "Good luck, old friend," he murmured, "we'll be back." He turned around and started into the gate, followed by Yoruichi, who transformed into her favorite black cat form. The doors closed and faded away. |
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Post by Captain Juushiro Ukitake on Sept 28, 2014 17:30:13 GMT -6
"Waking to the Aftermath":Juushiro woke slowly, as if pushing a heavy weight from his body. The tingling in his arms came first and the pressure of his heart followed. His ears pricked as sound returned in contrast to white oblivion of his mind. With his senses came his memories. "Rang-" He winced as the lurch sent a stab of pain through his stomach, making him gasp for air. "Careful there, Juushiro," a stern female voice called overhead. Hands gently pressed him back into the futon, and his eyes cleared enough to see the blurry figure of Yoruchi sitting next to him. "That javelin pierced a few of your ribs as well as shattered the main bone of your arm. If you move like that, you're going to reopen the wound." Juushiro sighed and settled back into the cushions. His head pounded but he ignored it as he focused on his friend's face. "How is... Rangiku?" he asked quietly. "Is she -"
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Post by Yoruichi Shihoin on Sept 28, 2014 18:49:24 GMT -6
Yoruichi shook her head. "She's still doing bad. The javelin nicked part of her heart. But for now, let's worry about you."
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Post by Captain Juushiro Ukitake on Sept 28, 2014 18:58:47 GMT -6
"I'll be fine," the captain whispered. He lay his good arm over his now stinging eyes, recalling how her blood sank into his haori, weighing him down more painfully than any of the pain. "Why did they target her? Of all people there?"
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Post by Yoruichi Shihoin on Sept 28, 2014 19:09:20 GMT -6
"No doubt because of Ichimaru. Aizen is trying to break him. Rangiku would be the fastest way to do that."
Yoruichi grabbed a spool of gauze and some salve. She started changing his bandages.
"She'll pull through. She's strong."
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Post by Captain Juushiro Ukitake on Sept 28, 2014 19:16:24 GMT -6
Juushiro sat up slowly so she could work better, eyes flinty as his arm started throbbing in acute pain.
Yoruichi, eyes narrowed, shook her head, and dissolved some pills into a glass of water. "Drink it all," she ordered.
He nodded with a weak smile and with her help, tipped the glass forward, ignoring the bitter aftertaste with the ease of many years of taking worse concoctions.
"What were our losses?" he asked as she set the medicine aside.
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Post by Yoruichi Shihoin on Sept 28, 2014 19:33:46 GMT -6
"More than we'd like to admit. Kisuke is still fuming and beating himself up. He just got off the phone with Kyoraku. Aizen showed up in Soul Society just as the Espada attacked here."
She had a solemn expression of defeat.
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Post by Captain Juushiro Ukitake on Sept 28, 2014 19:42:31 GMT -6
"What?!" he clenched his good hand. "Did they take Kita?" he asked quietly. Yoruichi's stormy expression was answer enough. He sighed. "Is there any good news to tell?"
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Post by Yoruichi Shihoin on Sept 28, 2014 20:12:13 GMT -6
"Well," she said as she continued to treat his wounds. "We managed to get Karin and Orihime back. That's about it."
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Post by Captain Juushiro Ukitake on Sept 28, 2014 21:01:33 GMT -6
"Then it wasn't a complete victory for Sousuke," Juushiro murmured, half to himself.
Yoruichi snorted. "Yeah, if you consider the fact that he practically threatened their lives IF we didn't cooperate with his trade a victory, then I guess so."
Juushiro chuckled shortly. "Please don't get so down," he stated gently. "This was the first major assault from Aizen this time. It would be ... naive to think we could win without more knowledge. No, it didn't have to be as bad as it was, but we're alive. That's something."
He fell silent then asked another question slowly. "How are they? Are they both -" He didn't finish his thought.
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Post by Yoruichi Shihoin on Sept 30, 2014 22:14:49 GMT -6
"They'll need some time to recover, but they both are fine. They're strong girls."
After finishing, she stood up, tossing the old bandages in the trash. She smiled at him.
"Now, how about something to eat. You hungry?"
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Post by Captain Juushiro Ukitake on Sept 30, 2014 22:37:54 GMT -6
Juushiro nodded. "Food does sound good." Yoruichi chuckled and stood up.
"Yoruichi," the captain called after her, "tell Kisuke to stop beating himself up. If I am not allowed to give up when Yumiko is there, he's not allowed to fall into despair after losing one assualt."
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Post by Yoruichi Shihoin on Sept 30, 2014 23:03:44 GMT -6
Yoruichi laughed loudly. "Please! If he doesn't stop soon, I'll have to beat him up myself."
She smiled at him as she walked through the door. "I'll be back with something tasty. You rest until I get back."
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Post by Captain Juushiro Ukitake on Oct 1, 2014 12:32:31 GMT -6
Juushiro smiled quietly. "Yes, ma'am," he acquiesced.
Carefully, the captain lowered himself back down in the cushions, and sighing, closed his eyes. He needed to recover soon. However, a part of himself wondered how much of his collapse was due to pain and how much of it was the toll he had caused his body when worrying about Yumiko daily. If so, his recovery would be far from complete when he left the sick bed, though a weakened condition would not stop him from fighting. He would hold an attack back.
"We're not beaten yet," Juushiro vowed aloud. "We can't be and I won't give up, no matter what he's done to her."
- END RP -
"Darkness' Daughter and his Weapon": |
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