10 Chapter 10: District 80, Zaraki (Edited)
"He's nowhere to be found." Letting a sigh, I stop walking and look towards the other two.
"We've looked everywhere." Matsuri adds on exhausted by the manhunt.
"I couldn't find him, either… But I'm going to go look around one more time!" Momo says as she starts to run off.
A white-haired kid runs up to us. "Would you knock it off, Momo?"
"Li'l Shiro!" Momo replies in joy.
"What?! THIS is 'Li'l Shiro'?" Matsuri shocked at the reveal.
"What did you think I was? A dog or a cat or something?" A fire burning in his eyes at the idea.
"Where have you been, young man?! We've been looking all over for you!" Momo yells back to him.
"What, you expect me to come running with you screaming 'Li'l Shiro, Li'l Shiro' at the top of your lungs?" He replies with a huff.
"But, Li'l Shiro…" Momo says dejected by him.
"Aw, don't be that way! Momo has been really worried about you, Li'l Sh—I mean…" Matsuri stumbling.
"The name's Toshiro Hitsugaya!" He shouts out.
"I think I like Li'l Shiro better…." I say with a frown. He looks at me with a glare.
"Okay, sorry. Anyway, Momo was worried sick. She's been searching for you since early this morning." Matsuri says in her defense.
"Early this morning? That's funny, 'cause when I saw her a little before noon, she was still snoring away."
"S-So I slept a little late! Big deal!"
"You seem to be forgetting you promised to come hunt eggs with me this morning at six o'clock."
"What?" Matsuri shocked at the bomb dropped.
"O-Oops! I guess I forgot." Momo dejectedly says.
"Any other complaints?"
"So not cute." Matsuri says with a frown.
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"Haha. And you promised to go visit them again?" Kaien says laughing at my Li'l Shiro's expense.
"Toshiro made me promise to bring them something good to eat, to make up for calling him 'Li'l Shiro.'"
"Are you a good cook?" Kaien asks as I start laughing loudly. Matsuri starting shake a bit as her face turns red.
"Hey, what is that supposed to mean?!" She says anger clear in her voice.
"Let's just say there's a reason why I cooked every day for us." I ruffle her hair as she starts to cool down.
"Anyway, I guess it's about time to quit for the day." Kaien says looking up at the sky.
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(Next day)
"Why don't we try a REALLY dangerous division today?" Matsuri says from beside me.
"That's the spirit! But are you sure you're ready?" Kaien asks smiling wide.
"We don't have to go if you're scared, you know." Matsuri teasingly says to him.
"Ouch! If I'M scared, eh? Well, now we HAVE to go. You okay with that, Takashi?"
"Sure, I don't mind." I say with a smile.
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"Don't let your guard down for a second today. And stay close by me!" Kaien says. I can hear his muscles screaming from the tension.
A small grin appearing on my face. 'Maybe I'll find a fun fight today! Wait when did I start turning into a battle maniac?'
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(Throne Room)
The hollow Takashi sneezes and looks around. Feeling a grip on his neck he's pulled from his hiding spot. "So, this is where you went?" A demonic voice entering his ears.
"Just wait till I find out who was thinking about me! I'll get my revenge!"
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"The north Rukon District. Division 80, Zaraki. Known as the most dangerous division in all of the Rukon district." Matsuri says.
"Hollows show up here a lot, but what you really have to watch out for is –" Kaien stopping to speak as he feels an immense reiatsu.
A hulking figure entering our sight. Wearing brown rags as he approaches us. A long nodachi strapped along his back with a chipped blade. His black hair floating a bit from his immense reiatsu.
His reiatsu lashing out wildly as he looks towards the three of us. Kaien crouched down to jump at any time. I take a step forward to shield Matsuri from it. Her face turning paler with each step the figure takes towards us.
His eyes looking to Kaien and Matsuri. Looking displeased with them he lets out a "Hmph." His eyes brightening up when I step in front of Matsuri blocking parts of reiatsu for her. His face morphing into a grin.
"I am Zaraki. Let's fight!" Unsheathing his sword and point it at me.
'Damn it.' A frown on my face as I look at the strongest fighter in Soul Society other than Yamamoto.
