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Post by Lt. Rukia Kuchiki on Apr 22, 2015 12:07:06 GMT -6
Rukia chuckled softly, glad he’d stop his own apology. “Thanks,” she murmured, “I think I am.” She looked down again, not sure what to say next, and then back at the two of them. She wondered….
“Nii-sama, could I…” she clenched her hand as the monitor beeped a warning, “could I take a walk with them?” she asked. Both of her friends started back in surprise, but Rukia looked to her brother, waiting for his words on the matter.
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Post by Captain Byakuya Kuchiki on Apr 22, 2015 12:12:11 GMT -6
Byakuya stayed quiet for a few moments. He didn’t want Rukia to push herself over the edge. It hadn’t been that long since the healers had started the process of taking her off the drugs keeping her calm and her emotions in check. However, he didn’t want to restrict her if she wanted to take another step forward.
He looked back to the window. “Do what you want,” he stated. “But return here if you tire.”
He paused.
“Abarai, Kurosaki?” he called out.
“Captain?”
“Yeah?”
“Don’t crowd her.”
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Post by Lt. Renji Abarai on Apr 22, 2015 16:19:05 GMT -6
Renji bowed slightly to his captain, “yes sir.” He then turned to Rukia with a small smile. “How does the garden here sound to you? That way we are close if you start to grow tired on the walk.”
He looked to his captain to see if he approved of his suggestion.
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Post by Lt. Rukia Kuchiki on Apr 22, 2015 16:38:20 GMT -6
Rukia glanced to her brother but he was silent and still. "Thank you, Nii-sama." She slid the bracelet off her wrist, setting it down on the table nearby. She paused. Without it, she wouldn't get a warning if her emotions picked up again. She huffed quietly and lifted her hand. Pushing the sheets back, she slipped her bare feet into the sandals at the foot of the bed.
Then she looked at her friends. Her eyes narrowed slightly. "Give me your hand," she ordered.
Renji started and then held his out. "Are you sure about th-"
He stopped as Rukia placed her hand in his. "I said I am fine."
She took a breath, repressing the urge to back down. Her hand - she seemed so small.
"Ichigo!"
"Wha-"
"Your hand, baka!"
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Post by Ichigo Kurosaki on Apr 22, 2015 16:43:24 GMT -6
"Both of ours?" he asked, scratching his head. "Isn't that - wouldn't that -"
"Don't argue, Ichigo!" Renji barked.
"Wha- Yeah," Ichigo murmured, holding his own out. He jolted as Rukia firmly placed her right hand in his.
As they both helped her out of the bed, Ichigo looked away and brushed at his eyes with his shoulder. He didn't like how pale her hand seemed now, but at the same time, the way she was ordering them around... he chuckled. It felt right.
"Which way to the garden, Red?" he asked.
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Post by Lt. Renji Abarai on Apr 22, 2015 17:06:57 GMT -6
Renji smiled at Rukia pulling his look from her over to Ichigo. “Huh? Oh yeah.” He stopped and thought for a few minutes as he rubbed the back of his neck. “This way.”
He went to take a step forward and stopped before his foot even touched the floor again. He looked to Rukia, standing there silent for a second. Then offered his arm to her.
“Just in case?” He questioned softly to her, hoping he was not going to get a dirty look or slugged by her.
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Post by Lt. Rukia Kuchiki on Apr 22, 2015 17:50:24 GMT -6
Rukia hesitated and then narrowed her eyes again, setting her hand on his arm, not even starting when he placed his hand over hers for a moment. She refused to let Koga win. She would break the chains he’d forged around her mind.
She wasn’t alone.
And these were her friends.
“Let’s go,” she said, looking back up at Renji and then past Ichigo to her brother. “I’ll return, Nii-sama.”
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Post by Ichigo Kurosaki on Apr 22, 2015 17:53:09 GMT -6
“See you later, Byakuya.” Ichigo waved as they started to move forwards. “We’ll take good care of her.” But when the door closed, he started with Rukia when he set a hand on her shoulder.
“Ichigo!” Renji snapped.
Ichigo pulled his hand away. “I’m sorry, I didn’t think. I mean-” He scratched at his hair, not sure how to fix that blunder.
“It’s okay, Ichigo,” Rukia said, snagging his upraised sleeve with her free hand. “I’m jumpy. That’s all.”
“Yeah.. that’s true,” Ichigo muttered.
Damn it! He’d always put his hand on her shoulder and he couldn't now?!
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Post by Lt. Rukia Kuchiki on Apr 22, 2015 17:56:28 GMT -6
Rukia frowned in irritation, both at herself and Ichigo for blaming himself. She wanted to hit him. She shook her head. “We’re not turning back.” I refuse to back down after one step. I’m stronger than that.
No one said anything. She kept a fistful of Ichigo’s shihakusho and squeezed Renji’s arm. “Let’s move, idiots.” "And we're out of here," Renji declared, walking forwards again, determined to keep the spirit up. |
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Post by Commander Shunsui Kyoraku on Oct 4, 2015 19:52:13 GMT -6
"The Many Faces of Justice and Honor":The Captain Commander strolled through the Fourth Division’s hallways, following the room numbers until he reached the relatively isolated room Isane had placed the teacher that the Stealth Force had brought to her doorstep. He looked down at her charts, reviewing the list of injuries, and frowned slightly. There was no mistake. It was Vale Tervaden who had attacked him. But why? Was the madman targeting the academy again? His mind flashed to the still missing student, Tenkuu. He shook his head. He would learn what he could, but one good thing had come of this meeting. Shunsui had Katen Kyokotsu back in all their glory, and there was one thing the girls and he were in an agreement with. It was time to play their own game with Vale Tervaden. Whistling a tune, the Commander kicked the door open. “Rise and shine, Sensei Tetsuya,” he called. “You’re the lucky man who gets to talk to me!”
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Post by Satoshi Tetsuya on Oct 4, 2015 20:06:35 GMT -6
Satoshi lay in his bed, staring at the wooden beams of the ceiling. His yes narrowed slightly at the booming voice of the Captain Commander. Turning his head just enough, Satoshi looked up to the man hovering over his bedside.
"And, what would the Captain Commander like to speak about with a simple teacher, such as myself? Am I to repay the hospitality of your Stealth Force?"
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Post by Commander Shunsui Kyoraku on Oct 4, 2015 20:16:11 GMT -6
Shunsui chuckled. “I think they would like some gratitude, but that would mean you would have to know their names. And you know how secretive those folk can be.” Shunsui closed the door and set his hat on a chair before coming over. His good eye looked deep into Tetsuya’s. “I think you know why I have come. You’re sharp, or so I have been led to believe.”
He set the two zanpakutos on the bed. “You have my thanks for retrieving stolen property, but I am afraid that I am going to need a little more information from you about the fight with Vale Tervaden.”
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Post by Satoshi Tetsuya on Oct 4, 2015 20:32:39 GMT -6
Satoshi closed his eyes, turning his head back toward the ceiling. "Vale Tervaden?" asked Satoshi. He hummed, sitting up slowly. "Seto, is the name I call him. Seto Tetsuya. He is my brother." Satoshi could hear the Captain Commander sigh at the revelation.
"I heard there was a man in the Rukongai going by that name. I needed to know if he had returned."
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Post by Commander Shunsui Kyoraku on Oct 4, 2015 21:08:57 GMT -6
"Returned?" Kyoraku muttered.
"I haven’t considered him my brother for many, many years."
Shunsui sighed once again. "So he found you or you found him?" he asked, hoping to get at the basics of this riddle.
"I found him drunk in our abandoned shack."
More information they didn’t have. The Commander didn't like it. And he was going to fix it.
"And then you started fighting?” he prompted.
"Not immediately," Tetsuya murmured. His eyes narrowed slightly. “He only attacked after I pried a certain name from him. He came unhinged after that, almost joyfully."
Shunsui rubbed at his chin. "Yumiko Ryouma," he supplied. The teacher stayed silent. Shunsui sighed. "I need to know what he said about her, Tetsuya-san. And what the outcome was."
"It was a draw," Tetsuya responded,putting on his glasses.
Shunsui chuckled. "That’s a better outcome than I had guessed at." He turned around and picked up his hat before pulling up a chair by the bed. "He’s a vicious opponent, a fact I know well." He lifted his hat to better survey the teacher. "And I know that won’t be the last I see of him. So I need to know more from you before I share what I know, starting with what was said about Yumiko-chan."
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Post by Satoshi Tetsuya on Oct 5, 2015 8:38:40 GMT -6
Satoshi turned in bed, placing his feet on the cold floor. He shook his head, denying the Captain Commander's request. "Even if I were to share information with you, there is not much I know about him."
"Are you not aware of his deeds?" questioned the Captain Commander. "Why would you not aid us?"
"Why would I?" replied Satoshi, looking to the Captain Commander. "I have a clear understanding of how you and your system works. Vale Tervaden is your problem."
The Captain Commander sighed. "What was said about Yumiko Ryouma?"
Again, Saotshi shook his head. "Very little. He only claimed her as his own. He seemed saddened by her. What is the nature of their relationship? And, why did he have your zanpakuto?"
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