A Friend

Xin looked at Young Rangiku who was standing in front of him. He did not expect that the girl he saved was Rangiku at all.

When he looks closer, he can see some distinctive features of her and the adult Rangiku that they both have.

Blond hair, and a beauty mark located under the right side of her mouth, she looks pretty thin because of lack of food and her chest? Well, that's a huge mystery for him because he doesn't have any chest at all.

"What's the matter?" Rangiku asks, she looks at herself up and down and does not see anything wrong.

"Nothing, I just remember someone who looks exactly like you," Xin helplessly said.

"Really?"

"Yes, but she is more mature and mischievous on her age,"

"Can you describe her?"

"Why?"

"Maybe that someone is my family,"

Xin smiled at her, of course they will never be a family because she and that someone is the same person.

"She has long and wavy blond hair, blue eyes, full lips, and a beauty mark located under the right side of her mouth. She is well known for her curvaceous figure; of which her most distinctive trait is her very large breasts."

"She dresses in the garb typical of Shinigami, though she lets her robes hang loose for her ample bosom to be revealed. She wears a thin golden necklace tucked between her cleavage and a long pink scarf over her shoulders. In addition, her lieutenant's armband is worn on her uniform's sash, as opposed to around the arm."

"So she is a Shinigami?"

"That's right, she also tends to be a slacker who dislikes paperwork and loves to drink."

"Drinking? Sake is not delicious at all, that's bitter and spicy, she should eat more fruit than wine." Young Ranjiku said.

"Your right," Xin smiled.

"Her easy-going and free-spirited personality makes a sharp contrast to the serious Captain of her, but the two seem to be quite close regardless."

"As a lieutenant, she is extremely casual around him, almost constantly by his side and showing deep loyalty to him on several occasions, even though her laziness frequently annoys him."

"What?! A lazy person! That Captain should fire her for being lazy, what kind of subordinate doing easy-going in front of the Captain."

"Well, maybe she and the captain have a strong bond that they can tolerate each other,"

"Despite her lackadaisical image, she can be extremely serious when needed and is a capable fighter and strategist."

Young Ranjiku nodded," At least she is pretty useful to others."

Xin looked at her and smiled," So, why do you suddenly become interested in that person?"

Young Rangiku snapped out, she flustered, bowed her head and nervously said." I-I'm just asking….. I just want to know what kind of friend you like…"

"What kind of friend? Well..... I'm not choosy on making friends….. After all, i have lots of friends that i can call true friends."

"Really?"

Xin nodded.

"Then can we become friends?"

Xin smiled," Sure, you're my friend from now on, Young Rangiku."

Young Ranjiku looked displeased, she angrily said," Don't call me Young Ranjiku, just call me Rangiku."

"Okay~ Young Rangiku," Xin teasing said.

"Hmph~ don't think you're handsome you can tease me easily! This young lady is not easy to please."

Chuckle~

"Don't laugh!"

"Okay~ Okay~ Young Rangiku, come help me to clean my yard, i will let you eat later."

"Really?" Young Ranjiku excitedly said.

"Yes,"

"Okay! That's a promise," Young Ranjiku took the broom and started sweeping the yard collecting the wood chips from Xin's work.

And just like that, Xin and Ranjiku start to become friends, every day, Young Ranjiku comes every morning to chat and help Xin in his store.

For the payment, Xin gives her a couple of coins and free lunch and dinner before she goes home, then their friendship lasts for a couple of months.

...….

One rainy evening while Xin is cleaning his workbench, he looked at the distance. He didn't know why Young Ranjiku did not come today. He thought maybe it's raining because she didn't want to get wet. That's why she did not come.

As he cleaned the woods in his workbench, he suddenly heard someone walking outside, to his surprise he saw Young Rangiku wounded while slowly pulling her legs with her.

Xi hurry runs outside and picks the weak girl, he then checks her condition, deep cut in her back that you can almost see the bone, one of her legs is broken in a different angle, her check sebring red with a slap mark on it while blood is constantly flowing from her body.

He carries her and puts her in the workbench, he then starts using Kido to heal her wound. After a couple of minutes, Ranjiku's condition finally becomes normal, what she needs right now is enough rest.

Slowly YOung Ranjiku's eyes open, she looks around and sees Xin's handsome face, she weakly asks," So I.... I arrive in front of your house….."

"What happens to you?"

"W-We… i need to escape from here.... The people already know your place... they're coming…"

Xin helpless said," Your late, they are already here,"

He took the wooden mask from the wall and wear it, he turn around and looked in his yard with dozens of black men wearing black suits.

"So…. What do you want?"