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Chapter 21 A Sight for Sore Eyes
0 ReviewsKurono has a run in with her old boyfriend and reaches a horrable relization about Grimmjow..... back to Kurono's POV
Chapter 21
A Sight for Sore Eyes
Kurono’s POV
“Kurono?”
I shook my head, eyes still closed
“Kurono? Wake up… hurry we have to go…”
That’s not Grimmjow’s voice… that’s…
I opened my eyes to see my knees. A cover was thrown over my shoulders.
It’s the cover from Grimmjow’s bed…
I looked up expecting Grimmjow but instead I saw a boy my age in a black kimono. A sword with a light blue grip was stuck in his belt. Silver hair hung around his ears
“Ara…Arashi?”
The boy knelt beside me, smiling
“Kurono! Thank goodness you're ok!”
I shook my head
“I'm still in my inner world… you can’t be here”
“But I am. I'm here to get you out.”
“We both are”
I looked behind Arashi to see a girl in a black kimono like Arashi. Her hair was an orange-red that hung down to her shoulders.
“What tha?! Seira!? What are you doing here? And in a Soul Reaper getup? I am still dreaming and Tenshi is playing tricks on me. Let me guess, Mickey Mouse is right around the corner?”
“Kurono, we are here to save you. Get up”
I looked at Arashi
“I don't need saving, I can save myself. Go away”
“Kurono come on!”
I tucked my head into my knees as Seira knelt down beside Arashi
“Kurono, please come with us”
“Nobody’s home. Please leave a message at the beep… beeeeep”
My voice was muffled by me knees
“Kurono now is not the time to play around! We have to go now!”
I peeked up at Seira
“I told you, no one’s home. Go away”
“No matter how much you deny it, we are here. Now Kurono please!”
I lifted my head and stared at Arashi, annoyance plain on my face
“Can’t you get the message? I don't need your help. I already have a plan. You being here screws with my plan”
I tucked my head back into my knees
“Kurono!”
“Beeeeep”
Arashi leaned closer and spoke right in my ear
“Please Kurono, come with us”
“Dude, you're in my bubble space. Back off!”
“Don't make me drag you out of here!”
“Go ahead and try. Grimmjow would just chop your head off.”
“I'm not scarred of him”
“Your funeral”
“Kurono”
“You know I think I might change my name. People have been saying it too much lately”
“Let’s go!”
“How about Sara? Do you think that’s a good name?”
“Why don't you want to go?”
“What if I add an H at the end? Make it Sarah… nah that’s too American…”
“Kurono, why don't you want to go with us?”
I looked up at Seira and cocked an eyebrow
“Cuz, you're not really here... At least I don't think you are. If you are you better run. Grimm might be back any sec”
I put my head back on my knees
“You can’t be here. You don't know how to get here. Unless you had Kisuke help you… but that only goes for Arashi…Seira can’t be here cuz she's human.”
“Kurono, I'm a Shinigami. I have been for years.”
“Did you know I was a… hollow?”
There was a moment’s pause
“Only here recently”
I looked up at her. There was sadness in her eyes as she met my stare.
“Are you still my friend Seira?”
“What? Why do you ask that?”
“Well, most Shinigami want to kill Hollows. I am a hollow. Why not try and kill me?”
She shook her head
“Don't talk that way. I will always be you friend… till the end of my days I will be your friend”
I nodded and placed my head back on my knees, muffling my voice again
“Then as my friend I ask you to take Arashi and leave”
“I...”
“Please! Save yourselves. They won’t kill me. I’ll be fine. Anyway I have to make sure Ichigo get to the palace ok to save Orihime. From what Grimmjow told me he’ll be here any day now.”
Suddenly a hand was on my head
“I love you Kurono. And it’s for that reason I can't go”
“Cut that crud Arashi”
“Wha?”
“Just shut up! I don't love you back. Give up already. You died, you had your chance.”
“But…”
“Yeah I loved ya once. You're sweet and kind. But… I'm over you. I've spent the last 2 years getting over you”
“Kurono, do you know who killed me?”
I looked up at Arashi
“What does that have to do with anything?”
“Just try and remember. What did the hollow look like?”
I went back in my memories; back to that day Arashi died.
----------------------Flashback----------------------------------------------------
I held Arashi’s hand as we walked down the street. It was after the dance. I wore the dress Kei had let me borrow. Arashi was wearing a suit that fit him well. His hair was shinning in the moonlight. It was a perfect moment. But as we turned into a dark ally I heard a growl. A panther like Hollow was standing there, blood dripping from its jaws. It leapt at Arashi faster than lighting. Before I could get out of my Gigai Arashi was bleeding to death. I kept it from eating him but he had landed on a box full of nails. Not only that but the hollow had clawed him up and bit him on the neck. I held him as he died. I never went back to the ally in fear of running into his soul.
-------------------------End of Flashback------------------------------------------------------
I looked at Arashi. His green eyes were sad as he too remembered what happened.
“The hollow was a panther…”
I cocked my head, frustration burned inside me
“Arashi what does it have to do with anything?!”
“Who do you know that is like a panther? Who used to be a panther?”
“No one…”
Then it hit me. One of Grimmjow’s memories, him as an Adjuchas… a Panther type Adjuchas…
Oh god… Grimmjow killed Arashi…
“How did you know… about his Adjuchas? You couldn't have possibly known…”
“You see Grimmjow isn't your friend… he’s your enemy”
the depression slammed into me as I realized my mistake…
oh god…I love the creature that killed Arashi…
I felt myself beginning to shake. Pain seered threw me as I started to convulse. Hate fired off in my head like a gun. I was ashamed for being so blind. Anger burned in my stomach. Arashi stared at me in panic and Seira pushed him out of the way
“Look what you did Arashi… you idiot. There’s no proof that it was Grimmjow. You're just pointing fingers. Stop letting your jealously run your actions! Telling her lies isn't going to make her love you!”
“I'm coming Kurono. Hold on I'm coming…”
A Sight for Sore Eyes
Kurono’s POV
“Kurono?”
I shook my head, eyes still closed
“Kurono? Wake up… hurry we have to go…”
That’s not Grimmjow’s voice… that’s…
I opened my eyes to see my knees. A cover was thrown over my shoulders.
It’s the cover from Grimmjow’s bed…
I looked up expecting Grimmjow but instead I saw a boy my age in a black kimono. A sword with a light blue grip was stuck in his belt. Silver hair hung around his ears
“Ara…Arashi?”
The boy knelt beside me, smiling
“Kurono! Thank goodness you're ok!”
I shook my head
“I'm still in my inner world… you can’t be here”
“But I am. I'm here to get you out.”
“We both are”
I looked behind Arashi to see a girl in a black kimono like Arashi. Her hair was an orange-red that hung down to her shoulders.
“What tha?! Seira!? What are you doing here? And in a Soul Reaper getup? I am still dreaming and Tenshi is playing tricks on me. Let me guess, Mickey Mouse is right around the corner?”
“Kurono, we are here to save you. Get up”
I looked at Arashi
“I don't need saving, I can save myself. Go away”
“Kurono come on!”
I tucked my head into my knees as Seira knelt down beside Arashi
“Kurono, please come with us”
“Nobody’s home. Please leave a message at the beep… beeeeep”
My voice was muffled by me knees
“Kurono now is not the time to play around! We have to go now!”
I peeked up at Seira
“I told you, no one’s home. Go away”
“No matter how much you deny it, we are here. Now Kurono please!”
I lifted my head and stared at Arashi, annoyance plain on my face
“Can’t you get the message? I don't need your help. I already have a plan. You being here screws with my plan”
I tucked my head back into my knees
“Kurono!”
“Beeeeep”
Arashi leaned closer and spoke right in my ear
“Please Kurono, come with us”
“Dude, you're in my bubble space. Back off!”
“Don't make me drag you out of here!”
“Go ahead and try. Grimmjow would just chop your head off.”
“I'm not scarred of him”
“Your funeral”
“Kurono”
“You know I think I might change my name. People have been saying it too much lately”
“Let’s go!”
“How about Sara? Do you think that’s a good name?”
“Why don't you want to go?”
“What if I add an H at the end? Make it Sarah… nah that’s too American…”
“Kurono, why don't you want to go with us?”
I looked up at Seira and cocked an eyebrow
“Cuz, you're not really here... At least I don't think you are. If you are you better run. Grimm might be back any sec”
I put my head back on my knees
“You can’t be here. You don't know how to get here. Unless you had Kisuke help you… but that only goes for Arashi…Seira can’t be here cuz she's human.”
“Kurono, I'm a Shinigami. I have been for years.”
“Did you know I was a… hollow?”
There was a moment’s pause
“Only here recently”
I looked up at her. There was sadness in her eyes as she met my stare.
“Are you still my friend Seira?”
“What? Why do you ask that?”
“Well, most Shinigami want to kill Hollows. I am a hollow. Why not try and kill me?”
She shook her head
“Don't talk that way. I will always be you friend… till the end of my days I will be your friend”
I nodded and placed my head back on my knees, muffling my voice again
“Then as my friend I ask you to take Arashi and leave”
“I...”
“Please! Save yourselves. They won’t kill me. I’ll be fine. Anyway I have to make sure Ichigo get to the palace ok to save Orihime. From what Grimmjow told me he’ll be here any day now.”
Suddenly a hand was on my head
“I love you Kurono. And it’s for that reason I can't go”
“Cut that crud Arashi”
“Wha?”
“Just shut up! I don't love you back. Give up already. You died, you had your chance.”
“But…”
“Yeah I loved ya once. You're sweet and kind. But… I'm over you. I've spent the last 2 years getting over you”
“Kurono, do you know who killed me?”
I looked up at Arashi
“What does that have to do with anything?”
“Just try and remember. What did the hollow look like?”
I went back in my memories; back to that day Arashi died.
----------------------Flashback----------------------------------------------------
I held Arashi’s hand as we walked down the street. It was after the dance. I wore the dress Kei had let me borrow. Arashi was wearing a suit that fit him well. His hair was shinning in the moonlight. It was a perfect moment. But as we turned into a dark ally I heard a growl. A panther like Hollow was standing there, blood dripping from its jaws. It leapt at Arashi faster than lighting. Before I could get out of my Gigai Arashi was bleeding to death. I kept it from eating him but he had landed on a box full of nails. Not only that but the hollow had clawed him up and bit him on the neck. I held him as he died. I never went back to the ally in fear of running into his soul.
-------------------------End of Flashback------------------------------------------------------
I looked at Arashi. His green eyes were sad as he too remembered what happened.
“The hollow was a panther…”
I cocked my head, frustration burned inside me
“Arashi what does it have to do with anything?!”
“Who do you know that is like a panther? Who used to be a panther?”
“No one…”
Then it hit me. One of Grimmjow’s memories, him as an Adjuchas… a Panther type Adjuchas…
Oh god… Grimmjow killed Arashi…
“How did you know… about his Adjuchas? You couldn't have possibly known…”
“You see Grimmjow isn't your friend… he’s your enemy”
the depression slammed into me as I realized my mistake…
oh god…I love the creature that killed Arashi…
I felt myself beginning to shake. Pain seered threw me as I started to convulse. Hate fired off in my head like a gun. I was ashamed for being so blind. Anger burned in my stomach. Arashi stared at me in panic and Seira pushed him out of the way
“Look what you did Arashi… you idiot. There’s no proof that it was Grimmjow. You're just pointing fingers. Stop letting your jealously run your actions! Telling her lies isn't going to make her love you!”
“I'm coming Kurono. Hold on I'm coming…”
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