Hey guys! here it is, pt. 55! Remember, because of the name change, Madison is now Mariya
Enjoy ^o^
"...Things can become so confusing once you have to see them again with a new sense of knowing. Especially when that sense of knowing is absolutely nothing whatsoever. God, whoever is up there watching this, or at least that what I think is up there. I can't seem to remember...Anyway, if you are there, tell me, WHY?! What did I do to deserve this type of torture of no memories other then one short little snipit of me getting this necklace, and also a small look at my friendship with this boy, Toshiro. I want to remember everything. I want to know my friends on the same level, I want to be able to talk to Toshiro like I know I used to do almost everyday. I see picture after picture of us together, smiling and laughing (well, he looks more irritated then anything), but we were happy, I can just tell. God, is there something that is supposed to happen? Please, answer me...before I lose even my sanity...."
June 24
SOUL SOCIETY
Mariya's Perspective
Grogy, Mariya sits up, wiping her eyes as she tries blinking to adjust to the bright room. She looks out through the sheer fabric hanging around her bed to see that she left the windows open last night, this is because she couldn't remember how to control the blinds.
She seems to stiffen.
...I still can't remember anything...about myself...or anything else...
She immediately jumps out of her bed, and runs to the sitting area that full of comfortable couches, pillows strewn on the seats. She kneels at the door of a shelf, undoing the handle, and opening it wide.
For some reason, she does recall where she keeps some things in this house, and that also includs photo albums.
She pulls out the first one she sees and immediately starts turning through the pages. She stops on the second page, seeing her own familiar face smiling back at her. In the picture, she seem younger, and her kimono is black, not the patterned one it was yesterday, and it seems the light pink haori is gone as well. Her hair is drawn back into a low ponytail, braided. Her bangs don't entirely cover her face yet, and the strands only reach the bottom of her breasts, small in the photo, almost non-existent. Her eyes are squeezed shut, and her mouth is wide with a smile, probably laughing. The necklace she's wearing now looks to be in mid-air in the picture, and the choker they three girls had been talking about yesterday is around her neck, which apparently resembled her zampakutou.
Beside her is the boy from the day before, Toshiro, his hair shaggier, but a nostalgic frown is his expression, causing her to smile. He also doesn't wear anything but a black kimono, no white haori or it, though the same blue/green sash is tied around him, holding his sword to his back, which he had told her is named Hyourinmaru.
She closes the book as that boy once again enters her thoughts. It seems more then any of the other people, this Toshiro seemed to mean the most to her. She leans her head against the door of the shelf, her eyes squeezed shut.
...C'mon, you idiot, remember something...something!...
Nothing comes to her mind.
She sighs as she gets up, trudging over to the dresser near her bed.
Within minutes, she's in uniform, which still rings no bells in her empty mind. She walks into the kichen, and her eyes widen.
At the table is a women, her dark brown hair pulled into two low pigtails, glasses hanging on the brim on her nose as she reads what looks to be a newspaper. Beside her are the three girls, each seeming melancoly as they pick at their food.
"Uh, what are you guys doing in my house?" Mariya asks.
The four look up, and immediately come to be at her side.
"Mariya! Are you ok?" the girl named Kayla asks.
"Uh, yeah, I'm fine-" Mariya begins.
"Do you remember anythng?" the Bianca girl interupts.
Mariya falls silent, answering the question.
"S-Sorry Mariya..I just though that-" Bianca begins.
"-It's alright, I know that you're all worried, but trust me when I say I'm ok." Mariya reassures her.
"You're lying." Cree girl comments.
Mariya turns to look at her.
"I am not. I'm fine-" Mariya starts.
"-If you're fine, then why are there tear marks streaming down your face?" Cree snaps, shutting Mariya up.
Mariya touches her cheeks, to see that Cree is right. Semi-wet lines mark her face, meaning she must have been crying in her sleep, or while she was looking at the photo album.
"These..don't mean anything..." Mariya trails.
The woman sighs as she steps in front of the others.
"Ok. calm down Cree." the woman says, before returning her attention to Mariya, "Captain, I'm your lieutenant, Aneko, I haven't seen you yet, so you probably don't know me. I know you must be very confussed about what's happening right now, but trust me when I say that we will do everything to make sure you get your memories of us, and your life, back. But, you're going to need to trust us."
"You think I don't trust you?" Mariya asks.
Her question takes Aneko back a little, but she soon grins.
"I don't really know, but I think you're at least a bit on edge about all these people..." Aneko trails, "Especially one person. Though it seems you're more interested to remember what you two saw together then the rest of us combined. That doesn't take much to see, you've always been close to him."
Mariya's eyes widen.
...She's talking about that boy...Toshiro...
Aneko grins, causing Mariya to second guess a little.
...How can this woman...tell this much about me...about how much I want to remember that...relationship...with that boy...
Aneko chuckles, causing Mariya to snap back to reality.
"Where is he, anyway?" Mariya asks.
Aneko blinks.
"Who, you mean Toshiro?" Aneko asks.
Mariya nods.
"Toshiro is at the Bureau of Records covering the Mahinahime case for you." Cree answers.
"He's what?" Mariya asks.
"He didn't want to loose time on the case, so he decided that he would take it over until you get your memories back." Kayla explains.
Something in Mariya's memory clicks.
"But that will put him in the line of danger, won't it?" Mariya asks.
The girls blink in surprise.
"What do you mean?" Bianca asks.
"I can remember someone telling me that it was because of some research that something happened to me. Won't Toshiro be in danger if he takes over this research?!" Mariya yells.
Suddenly, she catches herself.
...I remembered something....
Her friends seem to catch the occurance too.
"You REMEMBERD something!!" the four yell at once.
"Will you guys just answer me?!" Mariya yells, irritated.
"I don't think so, I think that the Bijuu are more focused on you and your involvement more then anything. Toshiro should be fine for a while." Aneko answers.
"Oh...Alright." Mariya answers.
For a minute or two, they just stand there, seeming to be able to say anything more to break the awkward atmosphere, something she feels that was probably her job.
Suddenly, Cree smiles.
"Hey, I know! Why don't I take you to the World of the Living?!" Cree says.
"Huh?" Mariya comments.
"Yeah, we could go down to one of the beaches and relax. We've done it before, and I think it'll help make you a little less stressed out." Cree answers.
"Uh, I guess that would be ok, but-" Mariya starts.
"YAY!! We're going to a beach! Sunshine, here we come!" Bianca yells.
"Yes, and in this body, I can definitely sport a bikini!" Kayla adds, grinning goofy like.
"Ok, ok, calm down you guys." Aneko says, trying to quiet them.
Cree turns back towards Mariya.
"Well, you want to leave now?" Cree asks.
"Uh, sure." Mariya answers.
"Great, let's get our swimsuits from last time, and go ahead and put 'em on. Kayla, Bianca, Aneko, why don't you guys go ahead so you can get a swimsuit. We'll meet you at Karuta Beach." Cree says, turning towards Aneko and the others.
"Sounds good with us, c'mon Aneko!" Kayla yells as she and Bianca pull at Aneko sleeves, leading her out of the room.
"H-Hey! Let go of me!" Aneko yells from down the hall, irritated.
Mariya and Cree chuckle, humored by Aneko's position.
"Ok then, let's get up stairs." Cree says as she begins to walk out of the kichen.
"Huh, w-wait up!" Mariya calls after her as she trots to catch up.
Cree chuckles.
"Well, you're definitely going to need help I guess." Cree says.
"Huh?" Mariya answers.
"You don't remember how to get around the World of the Living, do you?"
Mariya thinks for a moment.
...Nothing...comes to...mind...
She shakes her head.
"So, I guess I'll have to help you find your way around." Cree says as she grins.
Mariya stares at her, causing Cree to blink.
"What?" Cree asks.
"Are we close friends?" Mariya asks.
Cree's eyes widen, before she smiles.
"Well, I sure hope we are. I mean, before the incident, you would call me your Best Friend, except for Toshiro, that is." Cree answers.
"I see..." Mariya trails.
Cree catches the sadness in her voice, and stops halfway up the second part of the staircase.
"Don't be saddened by your lost knowledge. Sure, it must be hard, but remember this as best you can." Cree says as she turns to look at Mariya, "You can always rebuild your bonds by creating new memories, that how everyone will do it, so you should too."
Mariya stares at her in aw.
"Cree..." Mariya trails.
Cree grabs her wrist.
"C'mon, we don't want to leave them waiting." Cree says.
Mariya nods as Cree leads her up, still speechless.
Then, she grins.
...rebuild,...using new memories as the base....man, this girl...I was smart to become friends with her...
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WORLD OF THE LIVING
Cree's Perspective
"I still can't believe that Senkaimon opened five miles from the beach, it's ridiculous." Cree says as she and Mariya walk down a sidewalk.
"I agree, but at least we can get some excercise by walking." Mariya answers, trying to see the silver lining.
"I'd rather take a bus or taxi." Cree comments.
"We tried, but none would stop, remember?"
"Oh yeah, that's right."
The two fall silent.
Cree looks over at Mariya to see that she's pulling her jacket over herself more, surprising her.
"What the heck are you doing?" Cree asks.
Mariya looks ar her with surprise.
"Uh, I'm, um...trying to cover up..." Mariya answers.
Cree raises an eyebrow.
"Why on Earth are you trying to do that?" Cree asks.
Blush rises slghtly to her face.
"Don't you think I look a bit ridiculous in this swimsuit?" Mariya asks as she looks over her orange bikini.
Cree's eyes widen.
"Of course not! You look great Mariya." Cree answers.
Mariya blinks in surprise.
"What? Are you serious?" Mariya asks.
Cree nods.
"Well of course. Besides, you were the one that picked it out." Cree comments
"I did?!" Mariya yells.
"Yes, yes you did." Cree answers, surprised, "What, don't like it?"
"I do, but I can't believe I'm this...out going, I guess." Mariya answers.
Cree laughs.
"Yeah, you're probably one of the most out-going people on planet Earth, no lie." Cree answers.
Mariya smiles meakly.
"Thanks. I just wish I could be the same as I was...before this." Mariya answers.
Cree stops her.
"Hey, don't worry, we'll get your memories back no matter what, so don't worry about a thing." Cree says.
Mariya stares at her for a moment, then grins and nods, seeming to feel better.
"Good. Now let's get going before-" Cree starts.
Suddenly, a sudden charge of Spiritual Pressure fills the air, taking both Mariya and Cree by surprise.
"W-What the-?!" Mariya starts.
A big crashing sound breaks the peace as a nearby store seems to inpolde, causing people to shreak and run for cover.
Cree covers her face from debris, though makes it so she can still see. Through the dust and splinters of wood, an outline of what caused the destruction begins to appear. As it becomes more detailed and full, Cree's eyes widen in alarm as she realizes what it is.
...A Hollow...
Cree whips her head around to see Mariya staring dead-on at the thing, unable to speak as her face drains of any life it had had. Cree gulps, realizing that because of her memory loss, this is probably like a first time experience for Mariya, and she probably has no idea what's going on, or what the Hollow even is.
"Ma-Mariya, run! RUN!" Cree yells at Mariya, taking her by surprise.
"What?!-" Mariya calls back.
"You can't defeat this Hollow, you need to go!" Cree snaps.
"B-But, what about you?!-"
"-I'll be fine, now go Mariya!-"
Suddenly, a huge shadow passes over the two of them, causing Cree to gasp.
Apparently sensing both of their Spiritual Pressure, the Hollow is standing over them now, glaring them down from the top of it's bug shaped body, the red shine behind the mask's eyes causing Cree to shrink in her skin. Without warning, a tail appears out of the corner of Cree's eye, causing her to gasp.
...Crap!...We can't get out of the way!...
"An alley..."
Mariya's whisper takes Cree by surprise as suddenly the Hollow's tail disappears from sight, now looking at another angle of the road.
"Wh-What?-" Cree starts.
"-You ok?"
Cree gasps as she looks down to see Mariya on her knees, panting.
"Mariya, are you-" Cree starts again.
"You and I...and that boy...in an alley..." Mariya trails, "...And I was injured..."
Cree's eyes widen.
...This is reminding her of the alley fight with another Hollow!...
Mariya stands.
"Cree." Mariya starts.
"Y-Yes?" Cree answers.
"I'm your comanding officier, right?"
"Uh, yeah, I guess so-"
"Then I'm telling you to kill that damn thing!" Mariya snaps.
Cree's eyes widen, before she nods.
"Right!"
Popping a soul candy into her mouth, Cree transforms back into her Soul Reaper uniform, taking the Hollow by surprise.
"Strike, Hebi Denkou!"
With Cree's cry, her zampakutou appears with a mound of yellow sparks, causing the Hollow to reel back a bit. She turns it over, and flashsteps, confussing the Hollow on where she is.
"Cree! ATTACK!" Mariya yells.
With a flash of electric sparks and a small explosion, Cree's sword comes down with a vengence on the Hollow's mask, causing it to crack an agonized skeech even those not Spiritually aware could probably hear.
The monster fades into a midst to be carried away by the wind as Cree lands back on the ground, resheathing her sword for it to disappear as well.
With a few pants, Cree walks over to Mariya's side.
"You alright?" Mariya asks.
"Yeah, I'm fine, you?" Cree answers.
"I'm good. That's was amazing what you just did."
Cree blinks in surprise at Mariya's compliment, then grinning.
"Trust me, I'm just a beginner compared to some people." Cree answers.
Mariya's eyes widen in surprise.
"Seriously, who's?" she asks.
Cree chuckles as she rejoins her gigai, wishing to explain to Mariya that the one person that ever truly seemed to be supremely powerful to her, is Mariya herself.
Enjoy ^o^
"...Things can become so confusing once you have to see them again with a new sense of knowing. Especially when that sense of knowing is absolutely nothing whatsoever. God, whoever is up there watching this, or at least that what I think is up there. I can't seem to remember...Anyway, if you are there, tell me, WHY?! What did I do to deserve this type of torture of no memories other then one short little snipit of me getting this necklace, and also a small look at my friendship with this boy, Toshiro. I want to remember everything. I want to know my friends on the same level, I want to be able to talk to Toshiro like I know I used to do almost everyday. I see picture after picture of us together, smiling and laughing (well, he looks more irritated then anything), but we were happy, I can just tell. God, is there something that is supposed to happen? Please, answer me...before I lose even my sanity...."
June 24
SOUL SOCIETY
Mariya's Perspective
Grogy, Mariya sits up, wiping her eyes as she tries blinking to adjust to the bright room. She looks out through the sheer fabric hanging around her bed to see that she left the windows open last night, this is because she couldn't remember how to control the blinds.
She seems to stiffen.
...I still can't remember anything...about myself...or anything else...
She immediately jumps out of her bed, and runs to the sitting area that full of comfortable couches, pillows strewn on the seats. She kneels at the door of a shelf, undoing the handle, and opening it wide.
For some reason, she does recall where she keeps some things in this house, and that also includs photo albums.
She pulls out the first one she sees and immediately starts turning through the pages. She stops on the second page, seeing her own familiar face smiling back at her. In the picture, she seem younger, and her kimono is black, not the patterned one it was yesterday, and it seems the light pink haori is gone as well. Her hair is drawn back into a low ponytail, braided. Her bangs don't entirely cover her face yet, and the strands only reach the bottom of her breasts, small in the photo, almost non-existent. Her eyes are squeezed shut, and her mouth is wide with a smile, probably laughing. The necklace she's wearing now looks to be in mid-air in the picture, and the choker they three girls had been talking about yesterday is around her neck, which apparently resembled her zampakutou.
Beside her is the boy from the day before, Toshiro, his hair shaggier, but a nostalgic frown is his expression, causing her to smile. He also doesn't wear anything but a black kimono, no white haori or it, though the same blue/green sash is tied around him, holding his sword to his back, which he had told her is named Hyourinmaru.
She closes the book as that boy once again enters her thoughts. It seems more then any of the other people, this Toshiro seemed to mean the most to her. She leans her head against the door of the shelf, her eyes squeezed shut.
...C'mon, you idiot, remember something...something!...
Nothing comes to her mind.
She sighs as she gets up, trudging over to the dresser near her bed.
Within minutes, she's in uniform, which still rings no bells in her empty mind. She walks into the kichen, and her eyes widen.
At the table is a women, her dark brown hair pulled into two low pigtails, glasses hanging on the brim on her nose as she reads what looks to be a newspaper. Beside her are the three girls, each seeming melancoly as they pick at their food.
"Uh, what are you guys doing in my house?" Mariya asks.
The four look up, and immediately come to be at her side.
"Mariya! Are you ok?" the girl named Kayla asks.
"Uh, yeah, I'm fine-" Mariya begins.
"Do you remember anythng?" the Bianca girl interupts.
Mariya falls silent, answering the question.
"S-Sorry Mariya..I just though that-" Bianca begins.
"-It's alright, I know that you're all worried, but trust me when I say I'm ok." Mariya reassures her.
"You're lying." Cree girl comments.
Mariya turns to look at her.
"I am not. I'm fine-" Mariya starts.
"-If you're fine, then why are there tear marks streaming down your face?" Cree snaps, shutting Mariya up.
Mariya touches her cheeks, to see that Cree is right. Semi-wet lines mark her face, meaning she must have been crying in her sleep, or while she was looking at the photo album.
"These..don't mean anything..." Mariya trails.
The woman sighs as she steps in front of the others.
"Ok. calm down Cree." the woman says, before returning her attention to Mariya, "Captain, I'm your lieutenant, Aneko, I haven't seen you yet, so you probably don't know me. I know you must be very confussed about what's happening right now, but trust me when I say that we will do everything to make sure you get your memories of us, and your life, back. But, you're going to need to trust us."
"You think I don't trust you?" Mariya asks.
Her question takes Aneko back a little, but she soon grins.
"I don't really know, but I think you're at least a bit on edge about all these people..." Aneko trails, "Especially one person. Though it seems you're more interested to remember what you two saw together then the rest of us combined. That doesn't take much to see, you've always been close to him."
Mariya's eyes widen.
...She's talking about that boy...Toshiro...
Aneko grins, causing Mariya to second guess a little.
...How can this woman...tell this much about me...about how much I want to remember that...relationship...with that boy...
Aneko chuckles, causing Mariya to snap back to reality.
"Where is he, anyway?" Mariya asks.
Aneko blinks.
"Who, you mean Toshiro?" Aneko asks.
Mariya nods.
"Toshiro is at the Bureau of Records covering the Mahinahime case for you." Cree answers.
"He's what?" Mariya asks.
"He didn't want to loose time on the case, so he decided that he would take it over until you get your memories back." Kayla explains.
Something in Mariya's memory clicks.
"But that will put him in the line of danger, won't it?" Mariya asks.
The girls blink in surprise.
"What do you mean?" Bianca asks.
"I can remember someone telling me that it was because of some research that something happened to me. Won't Toshiro be in danger if he takes over this research?!" Mariya yells.
Suddenly, she catches herself.
...I remembered something....
Her friends seem to catch the occurance too.
"You REMEMBERD something!!" the four yell at once.
"Will you guys just answer me?!" Mariya yells, irritated.
"I don't think so, I think that the Bijuu are more focused on you and your involvement more then anything. Toshiro should be fine for a while." Aneko answers.
"Oh...Alright." Mariya answers.
For a minute or two, they just stand there, seeming to be able to say anything more to break the awkward atmosphere, something she feels that was probably her job.
Suddenly, Cree smiles.
"Hey, I know! Why don't I take you to the World of the Living?!" Cree says.
"Huh?" Mariya comments.
"Yeah, we could go down to one of the beaches and relax. We've done it before, and I think it'll help make you a little less stressed out." Cree answers.
"Uh, I guess that would be ok, but-" Mariya starts.
"YAY!! We're going to a beach! Sunshine, here we come!" Bianca yells.
"Yes, and in this body, I can definitely sport a bikini!" Kayla adds, grinning goofy like.
"Ok, ok, calm down you guys." Aneko says, trying to quiet them.
Cree turns back towards Mariya.
"Well, you want to leave now?" Cree asks.
"Uh, sure." Mariya answers.
"Great, let's get our swimsuits from last time, and go ahead and put 'em on. Kayla, Bianca, Aneko, why don't you guys go ahead so you can get a swimsuit. We'll meet you at Karuta Beach." Cree says, turning towards Aneko and the others.
"Sounds good with us, c'mon Aneko!" Kayla yells as she and Bianca pull at Aneko sleeves, leading her out of the room.
"H-Hey! Let go of me!" Aneko yells from down the hall, irritated.
Mariya and Cree chuckle, humored by Aneko's position.
"Ok then, let's get up stairs." Cree says as she begins to walk out of the kichen.
"Huh, w-wait up!" Mariya calls after her as she trots to catch up.
Cree chuckles.
"Well, you're definitely going to need help I guess." Cree says.
"Huh?" Mariya answers.
"You don't remember how to get around the World of the Living, do you?"
Mariya thinks for a moment.
...Nothing...comes to...mind...
She shakes her head.
"So, I guess I'll have to help you find your way around." Cree says as she grins.
Mariya stares at her, causing Cree to blink.
"What?" Cree asks.
"Are we close friends?" Mariya asks.
Cree's eyes widen, before she smiles.
"Well, I sure hope we are. I mean, before the incident, you would call me your Best Friend, except for Toshiro, that is." Cree answers.
"I see..." Mariya trails.
Cree catches the sadness in her voice, and stops halfway up the second part of the staircase.
"Don't be saddened by your lost knowledge. Sure, it must be hard, but remember this as best you can." Cree says as she turns to look at Mariya, "You can always rebuild your bonds by creating new memories, that how everyone will do it, so you should too."
Mariya stares at her in aw.
"Cree..." Mariya trails.
Cree grabs her wrist.
"C'mon, we don't want to leave them waiting." Cree says.
Mariya nods as Cree leads her up, still speechless.
Then, she grins.
...rebuild,...using new memories as the base....man, this girl...I was smart to become friends with her...
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WORLD OF THE LIVING
Cree's Perspective
"I still can't believe that Senkaimon opened five miles from the beach, it's ridiculous." Cree says as she and Mariya walk down a sidewalk.
"I agree, but at least we can get some excercise by walking." Mariya answers, trying to see the silver lining.
"I'd rather take a bus or taxi." Cree comments.
"We tried, but none would stop, remember?"
"Oh yeah, that's right."
The two fall silent.
Cree looks over at Mariya to see that she's pulling her jacket over herself more, surprising her.
"What the heck are you doing?" Cree asks.
Mariya looks ar her with surprise.
"Uh, I'm, um...trying to cover up..." Mariya answers.
Cree raises an eyebrow.
"Why on Earth are you trying to do that?" Cree asks.
Blush rises slghtly to her face.
"Don't you think I look a bit ridiculous in this swimsuit?" Mariya asks as she looks over her orange bikini.
Cree's eyes widen.
"Of course not! You look great Mariya." Cree answers.
Mariya blinks in surprise.
"What? Are you serious?" Mariya asks.
Cree nods.
"Well of course. Besides, you were the one that picked it out." Cree comments
"I did?!" Mariya yells.
"Yes, yes you did." Cree answers, surprised, "What, don't like it?"
"I do, but I can't believe I'm this...out going, I guess." Mariya answers.
Cree laughs.
"Yeah, you're probably one of the most out-going people on planet Earth, no lie." Cree answers.
Mariya smiles meakly.
"Thanks. I just wish I could be the same as I was...before this." Mariya answers.
Cree stops her.
"Hey, don't worry, we'll get your memories back no matter what, so don't worry about a thing." Cree says.
Mariya stares at her for a moment, then grins and nods, seeming to feel better.
"Good. Now let's get going before-" Cree starts.
Suddenly, a sudden charge of Spiritual Pressure fills the air, taking both Mariya and Cree by surprise.
"W-What the-?!" Mariya starts.
A big crashing sound breaks the peace as a nearby store seems to inpolde, causing people to shreak and run for cover.
Cree covers her face from debris, though makes it so she can still see. Through the dust and splinters of wood, an outline of what caused the destruction begins to appear. As it becomes more detailed and full, Cree's eyes widen in alarm as she realizes what it is.
...A Hollow...
Cree whips her head around to see Mariya staring dead-on at the thing, unable to speak as her face drains of any life it had had. Cree gulps, realizing that because of her memory loss, this is probably like a first time experience for Mariya, and she probably has no idea what's going on, or what the Hollow even is.
"Ma-Mariya, run! RUN!" Cree yells at Mariya, taking her by surprise.
"What?!-" Mariya calls back.
"You can't defeat this Hollow, you need to go!" Cree snaps.
"B-But, what about you?!-"
"-I'll be fine, now go Mariya!-"
Suddenly, a huge shadow passes over the two of them, causing Cree to gasp.
Apparently sensing both of their Spiritual Pressure, the Hollow is standing over them now, glaring them down from the top of it's bug shaped body, the red shine behind the mask's eyes causing Cree to shrink in her skin. Without warning, a tail appears out of the corner of Cree's eye, causing her to gasp.
...Crap!...We can't get out of the way!...
"An alley..."
Mariya's whisper takes Cree by surprise as suddenly the Hollow's tail disappears from sight, now looking at another angle of the road.
"Wh-What?-" Cree starts.
"-You ok?"
Cree gasps as she looks down to see Mariya on her knees, panting.
"Mariya, are you-" Cree starts again.
"You and I...and that boy...in an alley..." Mariya trails, "...And I was injured..."
Cree's eyes widen.
...This is reminding her of the alley fight with another Hollow!...
Mariya stands.
"Cree." Mariya starts.
"Y-Yes?" Cree answers.
"I'm your comanding officier, right?"
"Uh, yeah, I guess so-"
"Then I'm telling you to kill that damn thing!" Mariya snaps.
Cree's eyes widen, before she nods.
"Right!"
Popping a soul candy into her mouth, Cree transforms back into her Soul Reaper uniform, taking the Hollow by surprise.
"Strike, Hebi Denkou!"
With Cree's cry, her zampakutou appears with a mound of yellow sparks, causing the Hollow to reel back a bit. She turns it over, and flashsteps, confussing the Hollow on where she is.
"Cree! ATTACK!" Mariya yells.
With a flash of electric sparks and a small explosion, Cree's sword comes down with a vengence on the Hollow's mask, causing it to crack an agonized skeech even those not Spiritually aware could probably hear.
The monster fades into a midst to be carried away by the wind as Cree lands back on the ground, resheathing her sword for it to disappear as well.
With a few pants, Cree walks over to Mariya's side.
"You alright?" Mariya asks.
"Yeah, I'm fine, you?" Cree answers.
"I'm good. That's was amazing what you just did."
Cree blinks in surprise at Mariya's compliment, then grinning.
"Trust me, I'm just a beginner compared to some people." Cree answers.
Mariya's eyes widen in surprise.
"Seriously, who's?" she asks.
Cree chuckles as she rejoins her gigai, wishing to explain to Mariya that the one person that ever truly seemed to be supremely powerful to her, is Mariya herself.
No comments:
Post a Comment