With the Captains suffering casualties and heavy injuries on their side, all hope seemed to be lost... until Shinji Hirako appeared, along with the rest of the former Shinigami. Though the aid of the Vizards certainly helped to draw the battle in their favor, it seemed Aizen's power alone proved too much for them.
It almost seemed as if Neko couldn't stand Mizuki, then again, could he really stand any woman? And Mizuki's attitude didn't help any, but she couldn't help that! And if he really didn't like it he could just avoid her right? Wrong! Mizuki would not stand for it! Neko will be her friend and he will like it! Even if she has to push, and prod some more.
"Your jokes aren't fucking funny Mizuki. I hate them and you should really know that."
"They might not be funny, then again, maybe you should lighten up. Your always so tense around me. And maybe you coulda said something sooner, y'know."
Mizuki looked over at the ever stubborn Neko. What could she do to get close to him? What could she do to bring his mind around, show him what the world is like, the full spectrum! Before she could continue on, Neko got even worse.
"No...no! Fucking no!"
Mizuki cringed as Neko shouted. She was beginning to see the harsh side of Neko... Then again, did he have a not so harsh side? Not around Mizuki. He continued.
"I don't have any fucking problems! You hear me? I don't have anything wrong with me. You're the infected one! It's you."
"I-I do hear you..."
Mizuki felt worse and worse with his every word. It was like he was trying to hurt her, and he probably was. Mizuki didn't know what to do now, what to hear. It wasn't like he was going to show pity on her, and she knew that. What could she do now?
"Neko-kun, why do you continue to push people away?"
"They might not be funny, then again, maybe you should lighten up. Your always so tense around me. And maybe you coulda said something sooner, y'know."
Neko just looked out the window and grabbed on to the window frame. He wanted to turn and yell at her like he always did. But, he didn't actually feel like it for some reason. He didn't know why but he didn't want to yell at Mizuki right now. Shit, why the fuck didn't he want to yell at her?
"Never fucking mind."
"I-I do hear you..."
He sighed as he looked over at her. She was fucking pitiful and he hoped she knew that. But, now wasn't the time for it exactly. He was feeling kind of calm right now for some reason. Neko didn't know it, but he had been given a bit of a sedative while in the hospital. Being all calm and chill right then, was mainly attributed to that.
"Yeah, yeah. Just, pay attention and shit...damn."
He was getting kinda sleepy. He sat down on Mizuki's bed and laid down on it before kind of settling into the form of the her bed. He didn't know why he was so tired and calm, but he really just wanted to lay there all day and not yell or any shit. That, that might be nice or something.
"Neko-kun, why do you continue to push people away?"
"I don't know Mizu-chan."
With that, he looked at her and patted her bed beside him. Company would be nice. Drugs had taken their toll on Neko, he was a completely different person.
That was strange... Usually Neko would take the time to try and dissect Mizuki's words and make them seem like she was trying to hurt him or even manipulate him, but this time was different... This time, Neko didn't yell, he didn't make a huge fuss, he did nothing! This came as a surprise t Mizuki.
"Neko-kun... Are you okay?"
Neko had looked over and sighed. He seemed like he wasn't him for some reason. Maybe he got slipped something before he came in? Or maybe he was turning over a new leaf? Mizuki didn't really know, but maybe she would find out.
"Yeah, yeah. Just, pay attention and shit...damn."
"Uhh, yeah, I will... Neko, are you okay? You seem... off."
Mizuki struggled to stand up as she spoke to Neko.
Neko laid on Mizuki's bed... Now why could that be? He must of been sleepy, from some sort of medication. Well, now would be the time to try to get the real Neko. Unless it had been the real Neko all the time, then this would be the "high" Neko. Then Neko made a motion for Mizuki to sit next to him. Weird, but how could she say no to a nice Neko?
Mizuki slowly walked over to her bed and sat next to Neko. It was still a bit off, like she didn't know him, and yet, she still wanted to try this out, it was still Neko, even if he wasn't all screamy and yelly.
"Neko-kun, have you ever thought about being nice to girls? It almost seems like you don't want to be, and yet, here you are doing that same thing."
For some reason, he didn't feel like yelling. He was just so tired as of right now. His eyelids felt heavy and he felt like laying down for a catnap. Yes, pun fucking intended. Her bed just looked oh so comfortable as he thought about it. Also, yelling just didn't feel right for some reason or another. He just...wasn't in the mood. Either way, he was going to answer Mizuki one way or another. He turned to look at the pretty girl on the floor.
"Oh, you know, it's whatever and shit." He offered her a rare smile at that before making his way over to her hospital bed. He didn't think about going to his own room for this because he couldn't really think about too awful much. He was just so tired.
"Uhh, yeah, I will... Neko, are you okay? You seem... off."
He waved his hand at this as he laid down onto her bed and began to settle himself onto the covers and such. Damn that bed was comfortable for some reason. It felt so much nicer than his had for some reason. He began to close his eyes as he just sort of laid there. He didn't even open them to answer Mizuki.
"Oh you know. I'm alright, just a little sleepy."
"Neko-kun, have you ever thought about being nice to girls? It almost seems like you don't want to be, and yet, here you are doing that same thing."
At this point, he was drifting into sleep as his drugs were working at full effect. It was really just so comfy in that bed. A soft snore would be Mizuki's only answer as the typically angry teenager drifted into a blissful state of sleep. He almost looked peaceful when he slept. Almost.
A smile came from Neko. Wait... Weird! Why the hell was he smiling?! This was not like him at all! On top of that, he wanted Mizuki to sit next to him. He had to of been drugged up. Come to think of it, wasn't Mizuki? Didn't she get drugged as well? It must affect her differently.
"It must be whatever and shit... This isn't normal... Uh.. Wait, what was I saying?" Mizuki giggles a little bit before laying back on her bed next to Neko.
Mizuki took in a deep breath and stretched her arms out above her head. She had a goofy smile on her face and she turned to look at Neko, who had already closed his eyes and was slowly drifting off to slumber land.
"Oh you know. I'm alright, just a little sleepy."
Mizuki grinned and giggled some more. She felt as if she was on a cloud. Her whole world was spinning, it was all spinning around one thing in the room... Neko. Everything that Mizuki was feeling was amplified due to the drugs. She rolled over to her side and stared at an almost asleep Neko. A slight snore came out from him.
"I guess you are a little sleepy if ya snoring an all. Maybe ya will be the same when ya wake up sleepy." Mizuki giggled and moved a little closer to Neko.
She gave a slight exhale as she closed her eyes. It was quite a feeling. Everything was mellow, and peaceful. She slowly opened her eyes to look at Neko again. She had a big ol' grin on her face as she moved a bit closer to Neko. She gave him a slight kiss on the cheek, hopefully he wouldn't notice, or get mad for that matter.
Neko dreamed some happy dreams about some happy stuff. For some reason his dreams included stuff he didn't normally like. Mizuki was there and she wasn't all annoying and shit like she usually was. For some reason, Neko actually liked being around her in this dream. She was great when she didn't talk all the time and shit. But, every good thing comes to end, and Neko would realize this when he slowly opened his eyes after two hours of blissful sleep. His drugs had done their job as he had slept. "High Neko" was gone for now. As he opened his eyes, he saw that Mizuki had pulled the same shit she'd done before. THAT BITCH WAS LAYING NEXT TO HIM!!!
"HEY! YOU COMFY DOWN THERE?! YOU WANNA BE GETTING THE FUCK UP AND GETTING THE FUCK AWAY?!"
He didn't move to get up himself. He simply swatted at Mizuki with his unbroken arm until she would get up and leave. Well, swat is a tame word. He was trying to slap her on the face with his free arm. That would make her leave his room and get the fuck out of his sight. Neko forgot that he was in her room and not his own. But shhhhh, that's not important.
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He had heard that Mizuki had gotten involved in an accident and was in the hospital. So, after school that day, Toshioni had gotten some flowers and made his way to the hospital. When he got to the lobby, he gave her name and they allowed him to go up to her room. On the walk up he was a little nervous. After all, he had left her on her own and she had gotten hurt. On the stairs, he sat on the handrail for a bit and shuddered to himself. He needed to be there for her now because he couldn't before.
As he got to her floor, his palms began to sweat a little and his collar began to feel a little wobbly. Wait, why was his school uniform still buttoned? The fuck? With a swift motion, he unbuttoned his shirt to show the white T-shirt underneath before he continued to her room. As he entered the door, he took a deep breath before knocking on the opened door.
"Knock knock Mizu-chan. I hope you don't mind but I brought flowers." He walked even further into her room with a small smile on his face. He was going to spend the rest of the day here and eat in the hospital so he could make up for leaving her before. However, as he walked into the room, the site of what was there set in on him. It was that guy from before, and he was laying with Mizuki in her bed. She was cuddled up to that asshole and they were just laying there. There was a small "thud" as the flowers hit the ground.
"HEY! YOU COMFY DOWN THERE?! YOU WANNA BE GETTING THE FUCK UP AND GETTING THE FUCK AWAY?!"
Normally, Mizuki wouldn't of responded with something like this; "I didn't mean to! I'm sorry, I'll leave right now!" Along with some sobbing and so forth, but this would be how she would really react.
"Huh? Ne...Neko-kun...." Mizuki raised her still drugged up head. Seeing as she got drugged with about twice as much along with it kicking in later, she was still "high".
"Away? Get away? What are ya talkin bout Neko-kun?" Mizuki couldn't quite sit up, or really move for that matter, as a hand landed on her face. Mizuki's eyes widened up a little as she could somewhat understand what's going on.
Then, there was a knock at the door. It wasn't just any knock, it was a knock from someone familiar, but who was it? She couldn't quite roll over to see who was knocking on the door, or even muster the strength to sit up, or even move an inch, besides her head which was already somewhat raised. Then there was a voice.
"Knock knock Mizu-chan. I hope you don't mind but I brought flowers."
This sudden throw back sent Mizuki into a spiral out of her "highness". Her eyes widened up as far as they could as she sat up almost instantly, turning towards the voice at the doorway.
"I hope you like them." A thud came with the last sentence.
"Toshioni..." Her voice was soft, almost as if she was saying sorry and that she didn't know what she was doing. What could she do to show this? Kicking Neko out might be a good start.
"NEKO! YOU BASTARD! GET OUT OF MY ROOM!" Mizuki responded to him like she normally would. There was a tear in her eye as she yelled at Neko.
"Away? Get away? What are ya talkin bout Neko-kun?"
Why the FUCK wasn't she moving out of the goddamn bed and getting the FUCK out of his sight? She was just sitting there like she always did being a dumbass like she always was. Why the fuck had she been in his dream? Why had he thought that she ever be anything less than an annoying little bitch who pissed him off all the goddamn time? The worst part was that he had kind of expected that from her. He had kind of wanted her to change so he could get along with her. Wait, why the fuck would he want that? Nevermind, it didn't matter.
"GET THE FUCK OUT!!! YOU KNOW DAMN WELL WHAT TO DO! WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE!!!"
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Toshioni would walk in just to hear the line "We've done this before." That didn't help the image as he walked in on them laying down together. Mizuki hadn't even moved around in the bed to make the situation any better from his perspective. It was pretty obvious where her feelings lied. Actually, her feelings were laying there right now. He didn't even know why he had bothered with this today. Why did he continue to bother with these women who didn't care about him?
"Toshioni..."
"Nah, no...it's...it's alright. I get it. Well, I don't get your attraction to him, but I get it. I'll just eh...I'll just go." With that he turned to leave the room and began to slump his way back. Well, the entire afternoon turned into about three minutes. Wonderful.
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"NEKO! YOU BASTARD! GET OUT OF MY ROOM!"
Looking around a bit, Neko realized that this wasn't his room. Those drugs were fucking strong or something. He got out of the bed and began to walk a ways in the room before staggering and swaying a bit. He was still a bit out of it. He went to move forward and then tripped over his own feet. Falling to the ground, he had no way to avoid coming down on his broken left arm. As he hit the ground, an abyss of pain filled him. FUCK.
"OW! FUCKING SHIT! DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN! GOD THAT HURTS! FUCK THAT HURTS!" He rolled over to look at that bitch Mizuki. This was all her fucking fault. "THIS IS ALL YOUR FUCKING FAULT BITCH! IF YOU HADN'T NEEDED ME TO SAVE YOUR ASS I WOULDN'T BE HURT LIKE THIS YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT! GODDAMMIT!"
"GET THE FUCK OUT!!! YOU KNOW DAMN WELL WHAT TO DO! WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE!!!"
Neko was angry at her for what she said. She didn't have any idea what was going on till after Toshioni entered the room. Then everything seemed to fall apart. First, her drug high was wearing off, causing her arm, back, and abdomen to surge with pain. Second, the small amount of time she had with a calm, nice Neko had been stripped away. Third, Toshioni was devastated from finding them as such, even if nothing happened. It was all falling apart, and there was nothing Mizuki could do about it.
Mizuki began shaking lightly, as if she was getting mad. This was a first, or the first time she had gotten this mad, and yet, she couldn't stop herself. Neko had gotten on her last nerve, what a turn around from the norm. Her inner red head was about to bust out and let Neko have it, hard.
"DONE THIS BEFORE?! I WAS BEING NICE YOU ASS! YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO IN THE DARK, RAINY NIGHT WITH THE COPS AFTER YOU, AND I TOOK YOU IN! WHY COULDN'T YOU JUST BE THANKFUL?!!" Mizuki's forehead vein was sticking out, as tears flowed down her cheek.
"Nah, no...it's...it's alright. I get it. Well, I don't get your attraction to him, but I get it. I'll just eh...I'll just go."
Mizuki looked over to watch Toshi walk out of her room. Her eyes began to swell with tears. She had hurt someone who had only been nice to her, and yet she tried with someone who had done nothing but hurt her. This was a bad situation, and Mizuki didn't know how to get out. She wanted so badly to go after Toshioni, but she could hardly stand, nor could she walk. What would she do?
Neko got up and started towards the door. It was as if his world was just as fucked up as Mizuki's, probably not though. He began to stumble, and eventually went down, broken arm first. Pain swelled inside Neko as he shouted at Mizuki.
"THIS IS ALL YOUR FUCKING FAULT BITCH! IF YOU HADN'T NEEDED ME TO SAVE YOUR ASS I WOULDN'T BE HURT LIKE THIS YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT! GODDAMMIT!"
Mizuki gasped at this. So he did save her? On his own accord? This was quite a breakthrough, but Mizuki was still a bit angry with him. Especially with the words he had been throwing at her following his drop to the ground.
"THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULDA JUST LET ME DIE, HUH!? THEN YOU WOULDN'T BE IN THIS MESS AND I WOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS WHOLE MESS! YOU'RE RUINING MY LIFE NEKO!" Mizuki shouted back and stumbled up and held herself against the wall.
It was difficult, but she thought that she could at least make it to the hallway. Using her uninjured arm, she held the wall and moved slowly towards the wall on the opposite side of the room from Neko. She made it to the doorway and poked her head out. She looked one way then the other, and saw Toshioni walking down near the desk. She had to reach him, she had to get his attention somehow.
"Toshioni-kun! TOSHI!" Mizuki yelled, using her hand to cup around her mouth to make it a little louder. In doing this her balance was upset, and she began to fall. It almost seemed like it would take forever to hit the ground, and boy would it hurt.
"DONE THIS BEFORE?! I WAS BEING NICE YOU ASS! YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO IN THE DARK, RAINY NIGHT WITH THE COPS AFTER YOU, AND I TOOK YOU IN! WHY COULDN'T YOU JUST BE THANKFUL?!!"
Neko felt veins throb in his forehead as he looked down at that little bitch laying next to him. Who fucking gave her the goddamn right to fucking talk to him like that? He wasn't going to put up with that shit for too much longer. Actually, he was going to stop standing for that shit right about now.
"I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN CAUGHT BY THE GODDAMN COPS IF YOU HADN'T BEEN CAUSING A BUNCH OF FUCKING TROUBLE THAT GODDAMN NIGHT!"
"THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULDA JUST LET ME DIE, HUH!? THEN YOU WOULDN'T BE IN THIS MESS AND I WOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS WHOLE MESS! YOU'RE RUINING MY LIFE NEKO!"
Having fallen, Neko wasn't in the mood to take any of her shit. As a matter of fact, he was quite pissed off with Mizuki and he didn't want to be in this room any more. No, he just didn't like the room the way it was. That bed needed to be...destroyed. For lack of a better word, he would probably fucking destroy it. He staggered up to his feet before looking at that bitch trying to leave the goddamn room.
"NEXT TIME I WILL YOU LITTLE WHORE! JUST GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE YOU BITCH! JUST GET THE FUCK OUT!"
He staggered around the room a little in a blind rage. He knew that he was going to transform, at least partially. He'd destroy that fucking bed and that would let his anger out. Neko felt the transformation begin in his right arm. He bit his lip until it bled. He didn't need to fucking go all out here. He needed to control that transformation and locate it to his right arm. Exhaling a bit, he waited until Mizuki left the room before his eyes went red.
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"Toshioni-kun! TOSHI!"
Toshioni turned when he heard his name called. He saw that Mizuki had staggered after him was now in the hallway. She had taken her hand off the wall to cup her mouth and yell at him. The young Quincy was a genius, but he didn't have to be to know that she was going to fall. He started rushing towards her but he knew he wouldn't be fast enough. He hated how she had treated him, but he wasn't just going to let her hurt herself. He owed her that much. Using a quick burst of Hirenkyaku, he placed himself inches in front of himself at a time. He needed to be subtle in this or else people would fucking notice.
He caught her as she was falling and he held her up before slightly pulling her up towards him. "I've got ya. It's okay." He pulled her up before he slid his arm under her knees and lifted her off the ground. He would take her back into her room and set her down there. That would be that. He took it one step at a time because he didn't want to drop her. She was light actually so it wouldn't be too hard to carry her back though. Plus, he was strong now. Errrr...stronger.
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In the hospital room, Neko grabbed onto the bottom of the bed and began pulling at it. He tore off part of the safety guard before pushing up on the bed itself. He was going to flip this bed because he was just that pissed. He lifted up on it and saw the bed come to the ground with a sharp "crash." Neko grinned at this a bit because he was letting out his anger. To further make his point, he grabbed a chair and smashed it against the window. He smiled at this too. Destruction was great.