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Never Let Me Fall	By : shadoesong Category: Bleach > General Views: 1394 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 16
Rin wasn't pleased when she was woken up early to go to the Senkaimon on the 24th. It was even earlier than she was usually forced to get up at when Byakuya had to go to the office. When he had come to her her room to collect her, he hadn't looked anymore thrilled than she felt. They barely managed to drag themselves to the official Senkaimon in time.
Fortunately, when she found out where the mission was going to be, she was a lot happier. They were going to Hawaii, which meant swimming and fun in their free time. She rolled her shoulders, trying to get used to the gigai she was wearing. It felt very confining.
She was wearing denim shorts, a dark blue tank top, and a thin, light grey hoodie with elbow length sleeves. On her feet were a pair of flips flops. Her hair had been brushed, for once. She was wearing a dark blue bandana on her head, though she had pulled it off and used it to tie back her hair, instead. Daisuke had on dark green shorts, brown leather sandals, and a brown tank top. He also had a green bandana, though he left it on his head.
The Captains were in their own gigai, as well. Soi-Fon was wearing a yellow tank top with the face of a black cat on the right breast, black skinny jeans, and yellow flip flops. She glared at Daisuke when he teased her about looking like a bumble bee. Byakuya had on black jeans, loafers, and a thin, grey sweater the colour of his eyes. His kenseikan were absent.
"Glad we're going some place good, huh?" Daisuke asked his friend while they waited for the Senkaimon to be opened.
"No shit. Would've sucked if the old man had sent us to a desert or something," Rin replied. "I wish they'd let us sleep in, though. Clearly, they needed time to open the stupid thing."
"I was up, anyways." Daisuke, who was a morning person, just shrugged.
"Of course you were," Rin muttered, rolling her eyes.
"They needed the time to explain the tools to the Captains, too," he reminded her. "Like collecting reiatsu samples."
"It doesn't take that long. You point it at the sample, push a goddamn button, and you're done," she said. He just sighed.
They weren't much longer, though. The doors were soon open and they were allowed to go through. Before they stepped into the Dangai, however, Byakuya caught Rin's shoulder. She turned and looked at him questioningly.
"What?" she queried.
"I want you to listen to my orders, Rin. Do not leave my sight unless I give you permission," he said to her. She got the feeling that he wanted her to listen to him just that once, even if she never listened to him again. She nodded.
"Okay." She tried to leave, but his grip tightened.
"Promise me," he insisted. She sighed in exasperation.
"What, you want us to lock pinkies, too? Cross my heart, hope to die?" she said sarcastically. "I promise."
Satisfied that she understood, he released her and walked through the doors, his subordinate following. They weren't the only ones planing on going through the Senkaimon that morning, though. Just as the doors were closing, two figures ran past. One was giggling with excitement, while the other was trying to tell him to shut up. The guards stepped forward to stop them, yelling out warnings, but the doors had already closed behind them.
The Senkaimon opened up onto a private beach at the edge of a bay that was otherwise bordered by cliffs. The sand gave way to lush forest quite a ways away from the water. Two buildings sat on that border. Small, perfectly identical, completely symmetrical, and with notes on the doors telling them that each squad had their own building. In the middle of the beach was a fire pit with logs set up around it.
Inside the cottages, there was a hallway that connected all the rooms. It led to a sun room at the back that had a perfect view of a small clearing within the forest. The bedrooms were on the right of the door, each with their own private bathroom. To the left was a sitting room, with a couch, a few chairs, and a small television, and a kitchen.
Even though Rin was eager to dig through her filled bureau in search of a bathing suit, everyone else was ready to get started on the mission before they relaxed. They immediately decided to split up and gather samples as well as eliminate the many hollows within the area. Everyone left their gigai inside their respective rooms. Since the island was fairly small, the decision was made that Rin and Byakuya would head north while Daisuke and Soi-Fon went south. Rin was practically vibrating with the need to be active as the Captains stood, discussing something.
"Can we fucking go already?" she asked for the third time. "What could you possibly be talking about that can't be said later?" she growled.
Byakuya sighed, starting to lose his patience. Soi-Fon didn't look pleased, either. The noble Captain turned to his subordinate.
"Yes, Rin. We are going now," he told her.
"Good. Do the speed thing now, since you're faster," she demanded. He glared at her. She returned it. "Holy fuck, will you just do it already and stop moping over hurt feelings?"
"Being in the World of the Living gives you no excuse to order me around," he said to her in a hard tone. She rolled her eyes.
"Can you do the speed thing, please?" she corrected herself.
Irritated, he grabbed her wrist and disappeared, catching her by surprise. They arrived in the small town on the roof of one of the houses. The town was just waking up and people were starting their daily routines. Rin backed a couple steps away from the edge and stood on her tiptoes.
"I don't see any hollows," she murmured.
She didn't sense them, either, but that was a given. However, the words were barely out of her mouth when they heard a shrill scream. They immediately knew it was a young soul, because none of the humans reacted.
When Byakuya turned to give his subordinate orders, he saw that she had already run off, her swords drawn. He took off after her, sensing that the hollow had plenty of easy prey in the area and was quite powerful. The hollow had his prey, a young girl, pinned against a building by the time Rin had arrived. He brought his gnarled claws down on the girl.
"Bakudo #39, Enkosen!"
Rin landed in front of the soul, summoning a round shield to block the attack.
"Ignite, Ryu Kiba!"
Another shinigami leapt off a nearby building to land on the hollow's back. He had short, orange hair, brown-grey eyes, and a giant grin on his face. He was short, only about 5', with a heavy build. The sleeves of his shihakusho has been torn off. In his hand was a pitch black, double edged sword, each side lined with deadly spikes.
While he distracted the monster, slamming his weapon into the creature's back, another came and finished it off. He had black blue hair, dark green eyes, and an annoyed look on his face. He was at least a foot taller than his partner, and not nearly so precise with his weapon. Instead, he killed the beast with Kido
"Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south! Hado #31, Shakkaho!"
A red ball of Kido slammed into the hollow. It gave one last screech, and then disappeared into spirit particles. The shorter man landed on the ground, sealing his weapon. He turned to give Rin a toothy grin, only to do a double take. Within seconds, he was on one knee in front of Rin, holding one of her hands in his. He had even dropped his sword.
"Milady, you are the most beautiful woman that I have ever been blessed to lay my unworthy eyes on!" he exclaimed in a breathless voice. The other man face palmed as he continued, "Please, I know we just met, but I think this could work! Will you marry me?"
Her response was a knee to his chin. She then slammed her foot into his face, making him sprawl onto the ground flat on his back. She turned to the soul as if the other two men weren't there.
"Are you all right?" she asked. The girl nodded.
"T-thank you for saving me," she stuttered.
"No prob-"
"Oi, we saved you, too! Why aren't you thanking us?!" the orange haired shinigami yelled.
He looked like he had more to say, until Byakuya appeared right behind him. He had seen, and heard, the whole thing from the rooftop. He was glaring at the two men.
"Why are you here, Ichiami? You and your friend were not given orders to be here," he said coldly. Ichiami turned, his eyes widening when he saw the noble.
"If you get a vacation, Byakuya, then so should we!" he protested.
The other man just watched from the sidelines, obviously not keen on getting involved. Rin spoke up from her spot beside the young soul.
"Oi, Kuchiki! Just who the fuck are these dumbasses?!" she yelled. She looked down when the girl tugged at her sleeve. "Yeah?" she asked in a far kinder tone.
"Are those bad guys?" she asked in a tiny voice.
"Honestly, I'm wondering that myself," she muttered. "I wouldn't let them hurt you, though. Okay?"
The soul nodded, looking a bit more comforted. Rin looked back at her Captain, expecting an answer. He stared at her, a little surprised that she hadn't snapped at the little girl. The tall, blue haired man answered the question instead.
"I apologize for not introducing myself, miss. I am Takeda Katsu, of Squad 10 and this is Kuchiki Ichiami-kun, of Squad 11," Katsu told her.
"Kuchiki?" She raised a questioning eyebrow.
"Ichiami-kun is Kuchiki-sama's cousin," he explained.
"I've never seen you at the mansion," she directed the statement at Ichiami.
"I stay at my squad to avoid that bastard!" He pointed at Byakuya. "But if I'd known you were there, my luv, then nothing would have kept me away!"
"Don't call me that. My name's Asaje Rin, and I'm not in any way 'your luv'," she snarled.
"Ah, the name of an angel!" Ichiami chimed. "Please, Rin-chan! Marry me!" He leapt up and wrapped his arms around her.
"Go to hell! Get the fuck off of me!" she exclaimed, pushing him away. "And don't fucking call me that!" Byakuya stepped forward, interrupting them.
"You and Takeda will be sent back immediately, Ichiami. Rin, perform konso on the soul and we will continue our mission," he ordered, drawing his zanpakuto to open a Senkaimon.
"We don't want to go back!" he whined. "It's exhausting, being a shinigami!"
"The members of your band of brutes do nothing more than drink and fool around," he retorted.
"Oi! That's not all we do! 3rd Seat Madarame works my butt off in training! I really do deserve a break!" Ichiami said indignantly.
"Wait, shut up for a second!" Rin interrupted. "You, Ichi-whatever," she pointed at the short man, "How the fuck did you even get here, anyways?" Since Rin had entered the argument, Katsu was charged with watching over the young soul, who now looked both confused and scared.
"It's Ichiami, my luv," the short man purred. "And we came through the Senkaimon at the last minute! Cool, huh? We're pretty manly. Mostly me. You can forget Katsu-kun." He flexed his arms for her.
"Don't you think we're in enough trouble as it is, Ichiami-kun?" Katsu groaned.
"Enough of this bickering. I will be sending the two of you back to Sereitei to be dealt with by your Captains," Byakuya interrupted his cousin's retort. He began to draw his sword, but Rin grabbed his hand to stop him.
"Lighten up, Kuchiki. They can stay. As long as the stupid looking one leaves me alone and they both sleep outside," she said. He glared at her, wondering if she was suggesting it just to annoy him.
"You will be responsible should they do something stupid, then," he told her. She glowered at him.
"Are you kidding me? Everyone blames me when the bad stuff happens. That'll be nothing new," she muttered. She screeched as she was sent crashing to the ground when Ichiami glomped her.
"Aw! Thanks, Rin-chan! I knew you loved me!"
He reached forward for a kiss, only to have the woman grab a fistful of hair and wrench him away. She struggled free and kicked him away with a well aimed foot to his stomach. She stood and began slamming her foot into his ribs repeatedly.
"Dammit! You're just as bad as Shunsui, and you're not even drunk!" she yelled. "You better stop touching me, else I'll send you back to Soul Society one fucking piece at a time! And you're not allowed to use my first name anymore! You have to call me Asaje-sama!"
"What?! But why?! Why can Byakuya do it?!" Ichiami wailed. He was saved from having broken ribs when Katsu spoke up.
"Do not worry, Asaje-sama. I'll watch over him and make sure he doesn't get in trouble. Thank you for letting us stay." Rin removed her foot and crossed her arms across her chest, scowling.
"Whatever. And don't call me that. Just call me Rin."
"Of course, Rin-san."
"What?!" Ichiami cried, outraged. "Katsu's on first name basis, too?!"
"God, will you shut up?" Rin growled. "You're scaring her!"
She pointed at the little soul, who was now peeking out at them from behind her. She turned and crouched in front of the girl. Even though they had only known her for a few minutes, this seemed very out of character to Katsu and Ichiami. Byakuya was also baffled by her sudden, gentle attitude.
"I want my mama," she sniffed, tears starting to run down her face. Rin brushed them away.
"I'm afraid I can't help you there," she murmured. "But, if you'll let me, I'll bring you to a safer place where monsters won't get you anymore. Okay?" The little girl nodded.
"O-okay. Will you come with me, then?" she asked. Rin shook her head.
"I have to stay here and help other people like you, so you'll have to be brave and go alone. I promise that there'll be good people who'll help you when you get to Soul Society, though," she reassured her.
"Is Soul Society like heaven?"
"A bit. You'll have to decide for yourself." Rin drew her one katana and rested the dull edge of the blade on her shoulder. "Ready?"
"Mm-hm." She nodded.
Rin stamped her forehead lightly and she faded away, guided to Soul Society by a hell butterfly. When she turned back to the others, Byakuya had sent Ichiami and Katsu away already. He was watching her with narrowed eyes. She glared at him.
"What'd I do now?" she growled.
"I told you not to leave my sight."
"You're fast enough to keep up with me," she shot back. "And if I had taken the time to ask permission she would have been hollow food and you know it. You can't get mad at me for wanting to save a soul even if you couldn't see me for... What? A second? I'm not a shinigami because I'm going to stand by and watch innocent souls die."
He knew she was right, but she was in constant danger now that she was beyond the split second response of the Gotei 13 should she be attacked. Pride wouldn't allow him to apologize, but he did drop the matter.
"Come, we still have work to do."
They both disappeared using shunpo.
"You seem distracted, Esaki."
Soi-Fon was watching her subordinate, who was looking towards the area Rin and Byakuya had gone. She was perched on the corner of a rooftop, while he was crouched beside her.
"A bit, yes," he admitted. "I can't say I agree with the Head-Captain's reasoning. Rin should be back in Soul Society, right now. Not here, where Aizen could just come down and take her with little resistance."
Her eyes narrowed at the implication. They both knew that they were no match for Aizen, even if they fought together. It didn't mean that she had to like it when someone put their inability into words, though.
"Then you should stop fretting about it and focus on the mission. The sooner we finish up here, the sooner we can return to Soul Society," she told him. He smirked a little.
"It's refreshing hearing hard logic from someone every once in a while," he said, standing up straight. "You almost never get that when you spend all your time with Rin. You're right. I'm sorry for wasting time, Captain."
"It's fine," came the irritated reply. "But only if you silence yourself. I won't have a member of the Omitsukido talking as loud as you are right now."
His smile widened a little, and he nodded once before they both disappeared.
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