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Post by Commander Shunsui Kyoraku on Mar 31, 2024 0:06:08 GMT -6
“Who said it is our decision?” Shunsui murmured, taking a seat on porch. He didn’t look at either of them but unwrapped the cloth, revealing the wooden food box inside. He opened the box revealing some meat skewers and roasted sweet potatoes. He picked up one of the potatoes and started peeling it. “You’re the one who wanted to revive your division as soon as you returned, including considering an old squad that has been disbanded since Captain Hirako and his friends were exiled. And if that wasn’t enough work when everything was in shambles, you tried to satisfy this giant’s appetite. It doesn’t sound to me like you want to do anything like retiring, reset or no reset.” He tore his potato apart and took a bite. “It sounds to me like you want to fight as brightly as that fire zanpakuto at your hip.”
He let her digest his words for a couple moments but spoke on before either could interject.
“Some people need breaks to nurse their wounds or get their bearings. I won’t deny it. Some even are broken by them, but I don’t think that someone who is already making plans for the future would heal in that environment. Sometimes, in a dangerous profession, peril is as much a balm as it is an obstacle. It presents us with a purpose.”
He set his potato down and picked up a skewer. “That doesn’t mean it’s not difficult. Any road after a setback or a failure is. I would be lying if I told you that one will be easier to bear than the other. What matters is what makes you feel alive.”
He glanced over to Sajin and then Ryo, chuckling. “Maybe get in the sack again and talk about why you're each other’s strength."
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Post by Captain Ryo Hirabayashi on Mar 31, 2024 17:01:37 GMT -6
Ryo groaned as she turned to face the men. "Why are you here? Really? Are you here to actually help? Mock our situation?" She glanced at his partial eaten food. "Have lunch?"
"Ryo..." mumbled Sajin. "He looked to his wife as she leaned in the doorway. "He is still your Captain Commander."
"Is he?" quipped Ryo. "If the decision to retire is truly mine, then I do apologize for my snippy demeanor. If not...To hell with him...And you, puppy." Ryo turned and walked into their home, sliding the door shut behind her.
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Post by Captain Sajin Komamura on Apr 1, 2024 16:23:57 GMT -6
Sajin lowered his head and sighed. "Forgive her, please. I..." he sighed again. "I worry for her, Shunsui...Whatever happened to her...she is not the same woman she was. I understand that war can change a person. I, myself, am proof of that. But, this...I don't know how to fix this."
"Perhaps you are not meant to fix this, hm."
"I don't know what to do." Sajin looked down at his hands. They held onto the haori in his lap. "I would sit and listen to her go on for hours. But, she does not want to talk. I worry her fire is dimming, Shunsui. I do not wish that for her." Tears began to fill his eyes as he turned to his Captain Commander...His friend.
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Post by Commander Shunsui Kyoraku on Apr 1, 2024 20:49:04 GMT -6
Shunsui sighed as he covered the box again and rose, setting a hand on the wolfman’s arm. “Your wife is struggling, but then again, in some way, we all are. It’s the blunt, awful truth, festering in each of our chests, after this particular war. Aizen did his best to mangle each and every one of us in way, attempting to cripple us even if we were to escape. I mean, the calmest of us even vented his emotions on a poor house that is thousands of years old. We’re a mess, and that’s the fact we all have to face.”
He moved on, looking down at his potato and then back up at the sky. “But you know, he didn’t win. Byakuya rallied and brought out the nobles, something only he could do, and your wife is looking past her painful existence to the past glories of her division to strengthen her forces. And me, I just want enough time to pass to try to propose to Nanao-chan, properly this time. I’ll alway be up to my throat in peril, but she’s not going anywhere. The least I can do is cushion the eventual failing from our next mistake.”
He split the potato in two again, holding out the untouched piece to his fellow captain. “Those who set plans for the future are not failures and they’re not going to give up. Ryo is looking for her own answers. Accept that and don’t fear each painful stepping stone. It’s what we get for the position we’re in. Instead of holding her to you to keep her from breaking, stand by her and wait. Remember that she is your partner. She is nobody’s shadow or burden.”
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Post by Captain Sajin Komamura on Apr 2, 2024 15:15:34 GMT -6
Sajin sighed deeply. "No...She is neither a shadow nor a burden." He began to smile. "She is the flame of the Ninth. I am proud she bears my name. I am grateful she's bore children for me." Sajin's smile grew wide as he thought of his wife. "She is a remarkable woman, Shunsui." His ears twitched, he could hear that faint sound of Ryo's breathing on the other side of the door. Sajin rose to his feet, brought his fist together then lowered himself into a bow. "If you will excuse me, Commander Kyoraku. I must tend to my wife."
The two exchanged a glance and a bow as Kyoraku took his leave. Once gone, Sajin turned toward the now open door. Ryo stood in the doorway. "Ryo..." He whispered, kneeling before her. "I am so sorry, my love. Please understand that I only wish to protect you."
Ryo nodded. "I know, Sajin. I know. You are a hardheaded puppy. And, I grow increasingly frustrated with you." She folded her arms over her chest as she leaned in the doorway. Ryo sighed. "It should not have taken Kyoraku to convince you that I am capable of remaining a Captain. Why are my words...and tears not enough for you?"
Sajin sighed and hung his head. "They are, my Ryo. And, I promise you, from this moment forward I will trust your every decision. Unless, of course, it is a foolish one."
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Post by Captain Ryo Hirabayashi on Apr 2, 2024 15:40:01 GMT -6
Ryo smiled and walked over to Sajin. She turned and leaned into him. "Good. But, this does not mean I am no longer upset with you, Sajin Komamura." Smiling as he listened to him huff and pout in her ear. She turned slightly and kissed his cheek. "Quit your pouting, puppy." "Sorry..." mumbled Sajin. "It's alright." She turned a bit more as he wrapped his arms around her. He held her close. "You can make it up to me with a new haori. Like the one you had Kurotsuchi make for me. And, tell him not to half ass it this time...Part of me thinks that he wanted to see me naked." "I want to see you naked..." whispered Sajin, looking to his wife with begging eyes. He pulled away from Ryo just enough to see her blush. "If you're ready..."Ryo smiled and rested her head on his shoulder, allowing his silver hair to cover her face. "Not yet, puppy." Sajin placed a hand to her hip. "Not yet." Sajin nodded. "What do you say," Sajin raised a brow as he spotted the twin pups attempt to sneak up on their parents. "We wrangle up a pair of pups for a good cuddle!" He smiled as Ryo stepped out of the way. He pounced, playfully scooping the smallest of the Komamuras up in his arms. Sakuma was the first to wiggle out of his arms. He playfully gnawed on his father's hand. Shunsui ran over and hid behind his mother. But he was there only for a second. Moments later, he ran up to his father who had been held down by his bother, and kicked him in the shin. "Ryo help before Sakuma makes a meal of me!"Ryo laughed as she watched as the three tussled about. "Oh, you mean to tell me that the great Captain Komamura can't handle a couple of pups?!" "Da stron'est pups!" shouted Sakuma. "Cap'n Shun and Kuma gonna get you, puppy!" laughed Shunsui, drawing his tiny wooden sword. "All of these Captain Komamuras!" laughed Ryo. "Whatever will the Gotei do!" The pups continued their assault, with the occasional toss from their mother, until the fight ended with Sakuma and Shunsui tucked beneath the blankets on their parents bed fast asleep. END RP "Things Will Only Get Harder" |
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Post by Captain Ryo Hirabayashi on Oct 1, 2024 13:40:06 GMT -6
Bleach Unrated: REBOOTEDCurrent Arc: The ChaosEpisode 526 "Hirabayashi": (Continued) Ryo reached across and smacked Sakuma's hand. The boy refused to use utensils of any kind. Her eyes narrowed and the boy grunted before picking up his chopsticks. She looked down the length of the table at her brother shrinking under the heavy gaze of her husband. "Down, Puppeh..." whispered Ryo. Sajin growled as his arms remained crossed over his chest. "So...You're her brother. Omezo? It was...Omezo, yes?"Omezo whimpered and shook slightly as he stared at the massive man sitting next to him. "Yes?!" growled Sajin. "Yeah!" shouted Omezo. "Yes...Yes...Omezoo...OMEZO Hirabayashi!" Ryo giggled. "Be nice, Sajin." |
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Post by Captain Sajin Komamura on Oct 1, 2024 13:47:56 GMT -6
"Brother...Omezo..." Sajin gave a toothy grin as he leaned closer to the small man. Omezo was only a few inches taller than his sister. It was the eyes that made him believe they were related. "And, the other brother...What is his name?"
"Sh...Shoda...His name is Shoda. And, he would love to talk to you...To even be in the same room as you, really..." Omezo's fear subsided for a moment as he reached over and poked at the man's arm. "Ooo...You're big."
"Omezo, behave." whispered Ryo from across the table.
"Ba-have, you!" shouted Sakuma.
"He doesn't have an inside voice, does he?" asked Omezo as he looked at Sakuma.
Ryo shook her head.
"Are you my uncle?" asked Shunsui. "And, Shoda. Is he my uncle too?"
"Yes...I'm pretty sure that's how that works."
Sajin cleared his throat loud enough to get Omezo's attention again. "And, why, after all these years, am I only meeting you now?"
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Post by Omezo Hirabayashi on Oct 3, 2024 19:05:24 GMT -6
"Well, Ryo left when she joined the Academy." Omezo looked down at the bowl of rice in front of him. "She came back only once after that. She and our father had a uh...They had an argument. And, well...She said that she wasn't coming back."
"That is not how that happened." interrupted Ryo.
"You're welcome to tell the story yourself."
Ryo shook her head and looked to Sajin. "Move on..."
"Ok. Um..." Omezo looked at the massive man again. "Do you have any siblings?"
"I don't." admitted Sajin. "But, this conversation isn't about me."
Omezo nodded. "So, how did you and my sister meet? That's a stupid question...Never mind. You two are Captains...And, that's how you met. How...Uh...How did you two start dating?"
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Post by Captain Ryo Hirabayashi on Oct 5, 2024 10:32:09 GMT -6
Sajin smiled as Ryo did. "That's enough questions, Omezo." Omezo tapped his chopsticks to the rim of the bowl. "But, if that's enough of the questions...How am I supposed to ask if I could spend the night?" "You're not." Ryo said sharply. "I told you that I can't have you stay." "But..." "'Nough!" shouted Sakuma. The boy slammed a heavy hand to the table, the same way his father would. "Mum said no. So no!" Ryo raised a brow and gave a nod. "You heard the boy, Omezo. No." Sakuma gave a firm nod and grunt. Sajin chuckled. "If your sister has already said no...My answer will not be any different.""Geez...You Komamura like to stick together huh..." Omezo sat his chopsticks to the top of the bowl and rose from his seat. "I think that's all I've got for the night. Ryo you want to walk me to the door?" Ryo nodded and got up. She followed her brother to the door in silence. When they got their, they were silent. "Well...It was good seeing you, Ryo." Omezo smiled. Ryo smiled in return. "It was good seeing you again. Give Shoda my love." "And, Ryoku?" Ryo shook her head. She pulled open the door and sighed. "Don't be a stranger." "Oh, am I allowed back?" Omezo smirked. "Goodnight, Omezo..." Ryo smiled as she watched her brother walk out of the door and away from her home. She shut the door gently and smiled as she leaned against it. Ryo looked up to find Sajin standing in a nearby doorway. "Are we going to talk about the fact that they is a whole part of your life I know nothing about?" said Sajin. He sighed and shook his head."Not now..." "When?"Ryo sighed and patted Sajin on the arm as she walked by. She said nothing more on the matter for the rest of the night.
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