91 Inoues second (1/2)
Itsuki let Inoue bawl her eyes out as he continued to pat her back. It wasn't until a short while later did she calm down and left his embrace. Pulling herself out of Itsuki's embrace, she wiped her tears off and laughed,
”Sorry for that, Itsuki-san must think I'm pathetic.”
She gave a self-depreciating smile as she looked down. Itsuki could see her pale trembling hands grasping the end of her top in nervousness. Her strength in grasping them increased the longer Itsuki took to reply.
”I don't.”
”Huh?”
Inoue looked up with her eyes widening. He didn't allow Inoue to speak,
”Everyone has different reactions to their first kill, yours isn't much different to Rangiku's. She bawled so much that she didn't let go for a few days, I couldn't leave her alone for that time. Though, I do suspect that she was fine after a few hours.”
Rangiku, who was listening to them giggled slightly.
Inoue looked up into Itsuki's eyes,
”T-then what I about you Itsuki-san. Did you feel anything?”
Itsuki sighed as he looked at towards the sky. Looking back, he answered her question with one of his own,
”Do you want the truth or the lie?”
Inoue hesitated but firmed her resolve,
”The truth?”
Itsuki stayed silent for another while,
”Nothing.”
Inoue looked confused before realisation hit her face. Itsuki continued,
”I felt nothing. What do you think of me now, Orihime Inoue?”
Inoue didn't know what to say as she stared right back at those soul sucking eyes. She wanted to avert her eyes but something within her told her that id she did, she would regret it for the rest of her life. They stayed like that for a while before Itsuki blinked and destroyed the eye contact. Smiling lightly, he immediately captivated Inoue as it was the first time, she saw him smile genuinely.
Coughing lightly, he brought Inoue out of her daze as she blushed slightly. Bending down, he whispered into her ear,
”For the coming future, you would need to resolve yourself. Sometimes in order to protect, you would have to kill.”
Inoue was slightly shaken up as she didn't think she could do it.
”B-b-but-”
Itsuki cut her off by grabbing her shoulders and making her look at him.
”You have no choice.”
”B=but how?”
”First, just watch.”
Before she knew it, Itsuki had shunpoed and they had arrived in a completely different location.
'Such powerful shunpo.'
Before she could think any further, she felt a large amount of Reiatsu and looked towards that direction.
”Kuchiki-san…Kurosaki-kun…”