I won't suffer, be broken, get tired, or wasted
Surrender to nothing, or give up what I
Started and stopped it, from end to beginning
A new day is coming, and I am finally free
Taking a deep breath you reached down towards you right foot, then your left foot till you touched the ground. Once your stretches were done you looked down the to the first turn of the track. Out of your entire class only one other person had chosen to run. And since they chose to run around the school, you were all alone. Just the way you liked to run.
Well running around the track you zoned out. It was a great stress reliever for you. That is till someone jumps out from a bush. Jumping back you lost your footing which off course left you landing on your butt. Moaning in pain you wrapped your arms around your pulsating rips. Why did you always hurt the ribs?
Glancing up you glared at the person that cause you so much pain. Ichigo stared down at you with a slight smirk on your face. Placing a hand behind his hand he gripped his neck. Still you glared at him. "You know you shouldn't be alone," he stated brining his arms down and turning serious. For a moment you scanned the area. "And why is that" you asked eyes till on a bush. "Cause I you dont have a board to wake some perv I the head," he whispered.
Snapping your head back at Ichigo you glared. "What do you want?" you growled now trying to sand up. No use. Your ribs were now screaming at you to not move. "A thank you would be kinda nice" he said a smirk firmly planted on his face. For a minute you started at him in mild wonder He wanted a thank you. You didn't know if you wanted to give it to him. For a while he just stared at you. It was very clear that he wasn't leaving until you had thanked him for saving your life. Why waste anymore of your time? "Thank you Ichigo" you stated not looking at him. With a smile Ichigo walked off. "I knew you couldn't handle him alone." Boy did he piss you off. He just wanted to rub it in your face.
"Anything?" asked Rukia once Ichigo had walked back to the bush he had sprung out from only moments ago. Staring intently at the ground Ichigo seemed to be deep in thought. "She has high spirit energy" he finally said turning his attention back to Nozomi who was still on the ground. "She must really be hurt" Rukia commented watching as Nozomi just continued to grip her chest in pain. "The man didn't even punch her that hard she must have been injured before that" Ichigo told the other Soul Reaper. Rukia nodded. They would have to follow her now. Something was definitely up with this girl.
Slightly pissed about the days events, you walked through your front door. Kei and Keitaro were already home. Why was Kei home before you? Cause you had to walk like a snail due to Ichigo's lovely display of kindness. It would be forever till you felt any better if you kept going like this. And now it was time to get ready for work. Your never ending day just seemed to keep getting longer.
Walking up stairs you found Kei in her room. Taking Back Thursday was blasting from her room. Sadly due to her you knew every word to their songs. And they were not a band you liked in the least. Closing the door to your room you blasted Eighteen Visions. With a happy sigh you ripped off your school uniform and replaced it with jeans and a crimson shirt. The shirt simply had a large safety pin going through it. Fixing your hair a little, you were ready for work. Grabbing your guitar, you walked out of your room.
You were slightly shocked when you heard nothing in the rest of the house. But that's what happens when no one else was home. Now you were mad. They couldn't wait ten minutes for you to get changed? Apparently not. Grabbing your set of house keys you walked out of the house and headed for the 'Harmony Caf', your place of work.
Along the way to work you see someone that you recognized. "Etsu?" you questioned although you knew perfectly well that it was her. Slowly she turned hesitantly at first. Yep she was truly the anti-social cousin you remembered. She relaxed once she noticed it was you. That was until she glared at you. "Where are you going?" you asked casually and you placed your right hand on your shoulder to rest your guitar half on your back. Turning only her eyes she kept her glare up. You had to admit, she looked so hilarious when she glared. Not the look that would strike fear in anyone. "I'm going to get food" she sneered back to look at the road. Bingo! That's exactly what you were looking for. "Why dont you go to the Harmony Caf? They have great food. I'll even buy it for you," you said trying to get your cousin to agree. She seemed to be in thought for quite some time. That is until she finally agreed. Good. Now you wouldn't have to walk to work alone.
It ended for both of us, faster than a
Kill off this thinking, it's starting to sink in
I'm losing control now, and without you I can finally see
Sitting on a little stool you looked around the small caf. You and your brother were the entertainers. You guitar, him base, and someone you barley knew played the drums. Only slow soft songs would be allowed since it was a coffee shop. Not normally your style, but it was a way to make a living. "One, two, three" the drummer stated while tapping his two sticks together. Great, time to start working.
After a few songs, the door opened. Your eyes grew wide with who walked in. It was none other then Ichigo along with Rukia. 'What was he doing here?' With a slight glare you continued to play your song. Ichigo looked at you and smiled. That I know I'm pissed you of and I love it smile. But he wasn't the only one that walked through the door. Another boy followed a way behind him. Now this boy peaked your interest. He seemed secretive and as if less people that noticed him the better.
Without him even noticing you on the stage, you continued to stare at him. There was something about him, but you just couldn't tell what it was? Reaching his hand up he fixed the glasses that rested on his nose. Once they were back in place he continued to stare directly in front of him. From the dark corner of his table he was stalking someone, that was easy to tell. Following his gaze you tried to figure out just what he was doing there. Following his gaze you found only one person directly in front of him. And that girl just happened to be Etsu.
"Noz. We're gunna take a break. You fill in," called Keitaro as he jumped off his stool placing his base next to it. Glaring slightly you watched him and the drummer, whose name you had completely forgotten, walked off the small stage. Taking a deep breath you looked back at the crowd. "Since the rest of the band has left me, your stuck with my voice for a while" you said into the mic while mentally picking a song to play. Finally you rested on No Reason by Dry Kill Logic. It might be a sadder song, but oh well.
During the middle of the song you heard a strange noise coming form the crowd. While keeping most of your attention on the song, you slowly scanned the people. Your eyes stopped on the cause of the disturbance. 'I should have know' you thought staring at Etsu. She was clearly laughing at you. And loudly. Obviously she found you singing funny. And here you thought that you weren't that bad of a singer. Suddenly a fork flying into Etsu's head caused her laughing to stop. Freezing she slowly turned her direction to a table in the front of the stage. Sitting there was a very pissed Ichigo. "Shut the heck up. Your laughter is so annoying." He stated calmly just glaring at her. Now they were going to get in an argument. What fun.
Finally you were on that last line of that song. But before you could finish, something gripped your leg. With a strong pull, you were thrown into a near by wall. A loud gasp escaped your mouth. Your ribs and even your wrist were in full protest of your sudden attack. But what had attacked you? With wide eyes you scanned the room. A dark shadow hung in the back of the room. Is that what attacked me? Just then a loud howl like screech reached your ear. Quickly you reached your hands up and placed them on your ears. The sound was disturbing and sent chills down your spin. What was happening?
Again you went flying through the air. This time you crashed right into a table. Dishes went flying everywhere as you flipped over along with the table. Screams echoed around the room as people scattered and ran out the door. You just moaned as you held your injuried ribs. Then turning your attention directly above you, you saw it. Floating above you in mid air was a creature. On its face was a hideous white mask. Glowing red eyes gleamed at you as it again let out a terrible scream. Fear consumed you. You couldn't move. This thing was attack you, and you were going to sit there and do nothing.
Right before the creature could devour you, something jumped in front of you. Your eyes widened yet again. Standing in front of you, protecting you, was none other then Ichigo. But he looked different. He seemed to be in traditional blue clothes along with a large sword on his back. 'What the heck is going on around here?' you questioned just staring in aw as Ichigo continued to attack this thing.
Quickly he swung his sword trying to hit the large creature in it's head. Expecting his move, the spirit as you were not calling, floated out of the way. While it flew past him, the tail whipped towards Ichigo. The sudden unexpected attack caused the orange haired boy to go flying into a wall. "Jerk" he growled glaring at the spirit, pure rage filling his features. Slowly standing up he walked back over towards the spirit. "Damn you're an ugly one," he sneered while whipping a bit of dust off of his pants. This only angered the spirit. With another loud screech the evil thing prepared to attack Ichigo yet again.
Run away, run away, go change yourself
Run away, run away, now I'll attack
I'll attack, I'll attack, I will attack
"Are you ok?" questioned Rukia as she bent down and rolled up your pant leg. You said nothing, just watched her every move. Gasping you pulled your leg away from her grasp. On your leg was a large burse. Black and blue covered every part of your leg. "What is going on!" you screamed again looking at Ichigo. He of course was saying smartass comments to the creature. "What is that?" you questioned not giving Rukia a chance to answer your first question. "Everything will be explained later," she said after taking a deep breath. But you couldn't get that explanation. A glass came flying at your head knocking your out.
Your honesty, like a back that hides a knife (knife)
I promise you (promise you)
I promise you (promise you)
And I am finally free
Preview of 4 ->
It felt as if you had been filled with sand. Sharp painful sand.
For a minute or two Ichigo stayed sprawled on the floor.
He was ready to beat the crap of Rukia right here, right now. Now there was a few screws loose in that head of his.
Flipping to the first page, she held it up to you. On the page was two teddy bears.
