Urahara's Project

14: Don't Worry

Urahara adjusts his hat " he has come for my izana. Yoruichi-san. "

Yoruichi: ah. I'll go look for her now.
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Ikakku slashes down the hollow after hollow " what's with this sudden increase of hollows?"

Matsumoto: unusual.

Yumuchika: it's like they're aiming something.

That's when toshiro remembered about izana " could it be? You guys come with me. "
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Izana was surrounded by hollows. She releases her shikai and her zanpaktou turns into a needle sword.

" Give up. Little girl. You have to return with us. "

" Never. " She drew a circle in the floor and sinks in. A circle behind the group of hollows appears and she got herself out of the crowd. That's when she realised a hollow who had the same abilities as her popped up behind her. She sliced the hollow's arm as its hand reached for her.

The crowd of hollows surround her once more.

Izana: tsk. So stubborn.

" Izana." Toshiro released his ice dragons and they freeze the hollow's instantly destroying all of them easily. He flash steps to her side "  daijobu? (you ok ?) "

Izana: arigato. Seems like aizen wants me.

Toshiro: I thought so.

Yoruichi: yo. Seems like you're ok.

Izana: of course I am. I'm not that weak.

Yoruichi: true. Glad to see you're ok now.

Izana: gomen. Made you guys take the trouble to come save me.

Matsumoto: don't say that. We here to help.

Izana: do you aizen will give up like that?

Toshiro: I don't think so.

" Hm..." She seemed down and she went back to her body. She picked up her bag and walked to yoruichi's side. She bows " good night everyone . " And left with Yoruichi.
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The next day...

Toshiro decided to walk her home.

Izana: you don't have to.

Toshiro: no. It's safer. It would be bad if aizen really gets you.

Izana: it's ok actually. Even if he really gets me... There's not much information he can extract. At most... Take me as hostage against urahara-san.

Toshiro: that would be bad as well isn't it?

Izana: I won't let anything happen to urahara-san! I would kill myself.

Toshiro: izana... You really... Respect him don't you?

Izana:. .... He's my papa. You know that. I just can't call him that. Cos ... Cos he only sees my mama's image. He feels guilty. He doesn't want me to feel like an object. So he tries not to make a connection. But at times... He does treat me like an object. I don't mind... He's my papa. To me anyway...

Toshiro: I see... Izana. I wouldn't want you to die.

She looked to him " eh? "

Toshiro: even if you're just human, you can't expect me to let you just die.

She laughed " for a moment there, it sounded like a confession. Gomen. I couldn't help myself." He smiled " we've reached."

Izana: arigato for sending me home.

Toshiro: no need.

" then... I'm going in." She turned to leave.

Toshiro: izana.

She turned back around " hai?"

Toshiro: you seemed worried last night. What is it about?

Izana: it's ... Nothing much...

Toshiro: tell me. I'm a taichou. I can handle things like that.

Izana: well... Hollows... After hollows , it would be menos grande. But that would be too ridiculous to send so many menos grande here just to catch me. After all... Those things don't think at all . So he might send arrancars... I'm just causing trouble for everyone...

Toshiro: you worry too much . I was sent here to the world of the living for attacks like that before aizen decided to go to war.

Izana: still... I'm an extra baggage.

Toshiro pov:

I had the urge to stroke her head... So I did. I guess I wanted to calm her down " I'll protect you. Don't worry."

She smiled. That made me at ease. The stroke worked.

Izana: um. I can protect myself though.

Toshiro: I think you should go in.

" Um. " And she leaves.

At least she's not worried now.

I smiled at that thought.