You Left Me Alone, On My Own.

Chapter Three

Ever since that night, we'd go on walk through the soul society. It's was pieceful indeed. Arm and arm, he'd have it no other always. I wasn't used to someone trying so hard to be near me. And Shinji definitely was.

He'd even got in the habit of calling me 'a lovely women' all the way to 'his women', not just to me, but around other people, and Captains.

There's a piece of me, thag thought maybe he was just playing to get w hag he wanted, but I wasn't sure if I cared. I was just going with the flow, I have a lifetime, and I don't want to waste it. If he ended up hurting me, I'm sure if get over it. I'm the 3rd seat now, id have no choice, but to.

That and Kensei wouldn't like it if I whined about him, after all was said and done. Kensei was and still is skeptical about this whole thing, reason being because when asked what we were to each other. I answered with I don't know.

I'm not quite sure what Shinji answered with, but it's not like him and I were dating, or anything, we hadn't talked about it, being boyfriend, girlfriend, it sounded so childish.

It'd turned from weeks, to months, now to years. That this little thing had been going on, some guys were literally scared to come up to me. Not because of me, but because of Shinji. Is never personally seen him get jealous, but I heard all around, that he'd give hell to any man who tried to even talk to me.

And speaking of giving hell, my squad became a less hostile environment, they had started to respect me i believe. Or maybe that was Shinji's doing as well.

Being a 3rd seat, had given me a bunch of confidence. I actually started to make friend because of it. Actually out of my squad, only about two.

One being, Yoruichi. And second, being a little cute boy, named Gin. He had a light purple hair, and shut eyes. Only I saw them open. He was always super nice to me when I was in the barrics' of Squad Five. I'd often steal the fellow third seat from Shinji. Though he let me and didn't mind. He'd actually seem annoyed when I'd come to see Gin and not the Squad Captain himself. Jealousy.

But as of right now, I was sitting at a large table with the rest of the 13 court guard squad. We were all talking of the disappearances that were happening.

"Maybe they just left?" A dude from beside me said, I believe he was from squad 8.

"Now if they would have just left, we wouldn't be here talking about them." Shinji spat bording, then noticing he was next me, he rolled his eyes. Before laying his eyes on me, and not taking them off, even while others were talking.

"Besides, their sash was still tied, socks still in their sandles. There's not way." Kensei added.

"Squad nine, I'm sending you to invested, the 10 have not come back. So we must take action." Head Captain spoke.

"Well be on it, sir." Kensei spoke.

But something caught Shinji's attention. Me personally, I was excited to get out there.

"You can't send them all, some of them need to stay here." Shinji spoke up and out of term.

"Oh? And whom might those people be." The head Captain snapped at him. He still didn't back down.

"Just one." He spoke, please don't.

"Go on already. "

"LyTanna Kurimaru. " He said, everyone looked at me then, including Shinji, I gave him the dirtiest look, it didn't faze him in the least. He just shook his head a my newfound anger at his words.

How dare he! He can't just say something like that!

"And is this because of the both of your's relationship to each other? Are you asking me to hols her back because of personal feelings?" He asked him,

"Yea, so what." He spoke.

This caused both Kensei and the Head Captain to sigh. We not so much, I was pissed. There's no way they'd make me stay here because of that.

"Then so be it, I here by order the 3rd seat of squad nine, LyTanna Kurimaru to stay here while the others of said Squad so to investigate. Dissmissed." He stated, walking out of the room.

What?! That's not fair!

"That's not fair!" I yelled, causing the Rose to look my way,

"If you want to fight Shinji on this matter than so be it, it would have taken too much time, so the Head Captain just agreed. No hard feelings towards you Tanna, it's all just a matter of love."

"Matter of Love? love?" I asked him, as people filled out passed us.

"Rose, what's up?" Shinji asked, walking behind me and putting his arms around me, pulling my back up against him. I tried to shake him off and out of his grip because I was mad at him, but he must have known, so he tightened the grip, making it so I could make space between us.

"Oh nothing, I'm not getting inbtween a lover's quarrel. " He spoke before waving us good bye. Great..

"What's your problem?" He asked, not letting go, as he lifted me out to the courtyard and under a tree, sitting down, he still had a grip on me, and instead of letting go, he rested his chin on my head.

"I wanted to go. And you opened your mouth, that's what's wrong. Now let go of me." I said, bashing around, causing him to lift his head but not his hold, on me.

"Quit with that, I simply didn't want ya to go. Is that so hard to understand. You're acting like a child." He stated, all while trying to get me to look at him, so I shut my eye, facing straight forward.

"You can't just do that because you feel like it, Shinji. That's childish too." I said crossing my arms, and letting myself fall back, up against his chest.

He just laughed, using his hold to keep me from moving away.

"I can do what I please to in the sense Tanna, I'm a Captain." He stated being a smart ass.

"A dumb Captain, nonetheless."

"Nonetheless a Captain that cares about you, and wouldn't want to see his women, who he loves, getting hurt." He said, making the tone serious.

Did he just say he loves me?

"Love?" I asked, I was shocked, it wasn't spoken of much, but he brought up the subject.

"It's been six years Tanna." He stated kissing my cheek, "I don't say it but we both know I do. I couldn't just allow you to go, if you were to get hurt. I don't know what id do."

"It's an insult to my abilities, for you to think I can't hold my own. I'm a third seat. " I yelled, elbowing him, or trying to at least. But he easily caught my elbow before it made contact.

He was mad, but annoyed at my anger.

"No, ya idiot. It's not an insult, it's called being cared for." He said, showing just how annoyed he was.

"Whatever, I'm going back to my barrics, id like to talk to my Captain before they leave, since I can't go." I said walking away.

A figure formed in front of me, and I saw Shinji flashstep in front of me, he pulled me by my waist and leaned down, kissing me slowly and with a lot of emotion, passion and love.

"How rude," he said pulling away, "You thought you'd just leave me like that, it's no fun really, love." He added, kissing me some more.

"Be mad at me all you want, but that doesn't change the fact that I love you." He said letting go,

"Love you too." I mumbled back was we walked our different way. He just laughed at my pissy attitude. I wanted to go.