[Quincy Archer Hates You Arc] Part 45: Needless Emotions

It was nightfall and everyone had gone back to their respective homes after all the mess with the Hollows and the Menos Grande.

Rukia had already managed to heal my wounds as this time none of the cuts I took appeared to be serious.

Rukia seemed to be far away in her thoughts and when we got home she rarely spoke.

Yato: "It's only now that I remembered…that in the middle of all that mess I left my bike somewhere I don't remember…"

I looked at Rukia to see her reaction but I saw that she was quite distracted writing something.

I sighed, already knowing she was writing a farewell letter. After the disaster with Menos, probably tomorrow will be the day that Byakuya and Renji will come for her.

Yato: "Rukia, is everything okay?"

Rukia: "Of course, you fool. I'm just taking some notes. By the way, after school tomorrow, I want you to give this to Ichigo." - She said handing me a folded letter.

I stared at the letter for a while without doing anything.

Yato: "Are you sure you're okay…?" - I commented still looking at the letter.

Rukia: "Of course I am."

Yato: "You can leave the letter on the table. Tomorrow I'll give it to Ichigo." - I went back to the couch and watched TV.

She was a little confused by my reaction but did as I asked while she made a second letter.

# 19th of July | Karakura High School#

Despite everything seeming normal in the classroom, the mood was a bit heavy for those involved in yesterday's incident.

I spent most of the time ignoring what Keigo was saying.

Rukia: "You've been looking like that since yesterday. What's the matter?"

Yato: "Nothing." - I answered quickly, not even turning towards her.

She intended to say something else, but was interrupted by the arrival of Uryu, who had only appeared in the third period of class, giving the excuse that he fell down the stairs.

Ichigo stared at Uryu's injuries for a while with a different expression.

Rukia: "Don't pay attention. That's not your fault. He caused his own injuries."

Ichigo: "I wasn't. As if I would be worried about that kind of injury."

Rukia: "Oh. And who was the one who said to be worried? I just told you not to pay attention." - She joked.

Normally I would be laughing in this situation, but I was too restless and spent most of the class in silence.

When it was time for break, Ichigo decided to call Uryu to have lunch together while Rukia went to the back of the school.

I wasn't hungry and just walked around the school talking to Cheshire waiting for the time to pass.

Yato: 'Cheshire…how long would it take before I managed to turn into a shinigami…?'

Cheshire: 'It depends. If you just want to become a shinigami, the process will be pretty quick because you've lived with a shinigami for a long time... I'm even surprised you didn't want to transform into a hybrid of all races at once.'

Yato: 'I already considered that and even thought about absorbing part of Ichigo's powers to help, but it probably wouldn't work. If I use even a little of my fullbring's true abilities, it's enough for me to deplete my spiritual energy and make me pass out, I'd probably explode from taking so much power at once.'

Cheshire: 'Ehehe– Who knew you'd be smart enough to come to that conclusion.'

Yato: 'Why you…'

Cheshire: 'When do you intend to become a shinigami?'

Yato: 'Now.' - I said as I sat in an area away from the other students.

Cheshire: 'Wow…really? So get ready for sleep...'

# Meanwhile, elsewhere in the school #

Rukia was sitting in a tree lost in thought until she was approached by Orihime and her friends.

Mahana: "Hey, Rukia! Let's have lunch together?"

Rukia: "Huh? Yeah, sure."

She climbed down from the tree and joined the group. Again the girls were talking about things Rukia didn't understand so she just watched their interaction.

Mahana: "Hey, Rukia! Have you and Yasakani done…anything else besides kissing?"

Rukia spit out her juice comically upon hearing the question.

Rukia: "What?"

Tatsuki: "What the hell kind of question is that?"

Mahana: "Don't give me that. All of you are curious too. They are engaged and already live together. Not to mention that he had an accident to save her and from what I heard she even kissed him."

Chizuru: "At least you must have discovered some of his little secrets, right?" - She asked in a mischievous way.

Rukia: "Well…"

That was enough to keep all the girls silent, curious about what Rukia had found out about Yato.

Rukia: "Some time ago I found out that Yasakani-kun likes to sing when no one is looking." - She said smiling innocently.

Tatsuki/Mahana/Michiru/Ryo: "...Heh…?"

Chizuru: "Boring…"

Orihime: "Oh! And what kind of music does he sing?"

# Flashback #

# A few days after the Hollow Shrieker's attack #

Rukia was on her way home after having accompanied Ichigo on yet another task as a shinigami.

After Yato had recovered, the little shinigami always tried to stay close to him to try to find out if something had affected him in some way because she thought it was strange the way he was unconscious.

Rukia: "I'm back." - She announced when entering the house but no one answered her. - "Huh? Yato? Are you home?"

Instead of hearing an answer, Rukia heard murmurs coming from the kitchen. She raised an eyebrow not understanding what she had heard and went to sneak over. The next scene took Rukia by surprise.

Yato: "Hi no ataru~ Sakamichi wo~

Jitensha de kake noboru~

Kimi to nakushita~ omoide nosete iku yo~

Rarararara~ Kuchizusamu~

Kuchibiru wo somete iku~

Kimi to mitsuketa shiawa–"

Rukia was having fun watching that. She smiled when she saw that Yato had abruptly stopped singing when he noticed that she was there, smiling at him playfully.

Rukia: "Oh…you don't have to stop singing because of me."

# Flashback - End #

Rukia: 'Come to think of it, that was the only time I saw him so embarrassed.' - She smiled at the memory of what happened.

Michiru: "It's even weird for someone like Yasakani-san to always be with Ichigo's group."

Tatsuki: "Oh yeah, I had forgotten that you hated Ichigo, Michiru."

Orihime: "You do…?" - She asked in surprise.

Michiru: "It's nothing like that! I just find his face a little scary!"

Mahana: "Well, at least it looks like you and Yasakani really like each other, Rukia."

Rukia: "You could say we get along really well, haha."

Although she was smiling, inside Rukia had other thoughts.

Rukia: ''Whether I like him or I hate him…This is just a troublesome situation…'

She watched the girls interact as usual, seeing them enjoying themselves despite the strange way Chizuru was acting.

Rukia: 'Love, companionship, friendships…that's all problematic…When the time comes…when I have to leave…I'll have to cut all these ties with them…love…companionship…friendship…are just saddening emotions…a shinigami shouldn't have these unnecessary feelings…'

# KarakuraTown | Mitsumiya, Urahara Shop #

The shop owner was leaving with a bowl of food and a bottle of milk. He walked in a relaxed way while addressing a black cat that was in front of him.

Urahara: "What's going on, Yoruichi? Will it rain?"

Yoruichi: "Stop acting, Kisuke. You already know the situation very well. They're already here…"

The black cat turned to the shop owner and spoke and in a masculine tone of voice answered him.

Urahara: "About that, would you like to talk before or after your milk?"