Day 27: Breakfast

[lighthearted]

Day came too soon.

Sora hadn't been able to find Rena, had instead been forced to crumple onto the grass of the recreational field and bleed all over himself, and hadn't even accomplished what he'd been sent out to do. What he'd been entrusted to do. He didn't know how he was going to be able to face Renji and the others, but he also knew he wasn't going to hide from them, either. That would just be low, after all, and he was ready to face up to the consequences.

He didn't try to make excuses for himself. Even though there had been a Special Counseling patient, they had managed to take her down by sheer numbers. The fact that he hadn't seen any sign of Rena was what had him the most worried. He hoped he could find her today.

The boy laid in his bed for a good while that morning before his nurse finally came in to collect him. She clucked over the bandages wrapped tightly around his chest and leg, and asked him if he was okay to walk.

Once Sora assured her he was fine (he didn't really want to use crutches, as that would just attract attention to himself, and he didn't need others worrying over him), they made their way to the cafeteria. Sora yawned and winced against the bright light of morning - it seemed even earlier than usual, and he realized why when they entered the cafeteria and found it empty.

The boy shuffled over to grab a chocolate chip pancake, a bowl of cereal, and a glass of milk (good for the bones, or so his mom had always told him) before settling at a table. He kept an eye on the door, hoping he would see Rena walking in soon.

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[screwthegods]

Back on topic. Homura considered everything that had been discussed between himself and Ichimaru at lunch the day before, along with what little he had gotten from Hitsugaya. A traitor, though Homura wouldn't hold that against the man, and someone who inspired a great deal of rage in the tiny Captain.

The question the demi-god faced, of course, was how useful the man could be to him.

"Would you be willing to tell me more about his betrayal?" Homura didn't bother keeping what he knew a secret from Schuldig. The man was a telepath, and that meant he already knew. "You said you don't care about his reasons, but certainly you're familiar with his actions. What happened?"

Hopefully Hitsugaya would be more willing to talk. Homura didn't want to have to waste a question by asking Gin for details, or offer a favor to Schuldig for a peek into Hitsugaya's thoughts.

[whiteychan.livejournal.com]

His betrayal. Because that was a topic he wanted to go into detail over. Still, if he didn't get the details from the captain, he'd get them elsewhere...possibly from Gin.

"Ichimaru wasn't the leader," Hitsugaya admitted. "He worked with another Captain...Captain Aizen, who I believe I mentioned. Ichimaru Gin worked with Aizen to murder the central government of my organization. Aizen then faked his death, tried to have me blamed, and meanwhile arranged for the execution of an innocent soldier. In the end she was rescued, but Aizen managed to procure a weapon that had been hidden inside her and escaped thanks to the aid of our greatest enemy, a race of spirits known as hollows. Ichimaru and several others escaped with him."

He didn't mention that Ichimaru attacked Momo, which was one of the major points of his own hate, but that didn't seem like a point that would interest Homura.

"Ichimaru is loyal to Aizen. Aizen almost killed..." he paused for a moment to catch the lump in his throat. "He almost killed his own vice captain because she wasn't of any more use to him. I wouldn't put it past Ichimaru to do the same."

Maybe that would be enough to get Homura off his case about Ichimaru. "Anything else?"

[screwthegods]

[Skipping with permission]

Homura listened with a great deal of interest, the scenario sounding quite similar to his own efforts indeed. Though not the same, as the demi-god never tried to throw the suspicion onto anyone else; doing that would have raised suspicion in his own case. And he had never considered killing someone simply because their usefulness ended.

But to remove a weapon from an innocent, that Homura had done. Twice in fact, though Sanzo had no memory of it. Nor did Goku, the power of the Earth in flesh.

Not even a week ago.

It made Homura all the more curious about Gin's reasons, and those of this Aizen, but Hitsugaya had already made it clear he didn't care. Likely for whatever reason made him pause as he spoke of the vice captain who had nearly died as well. Something very personal, given the hesitation where the Captain was normally very stubborn.

"One thing." Homura looked towards Gin, then back to Hitsugaya with a smirk. "What would you do if he asked to join your group here?"

[whiteychan.livejournal.com]

Hitsugaya raised an eyebrow. If nothing else, Homura's comment confirmed his suspicions. "I think he's going to have to have a damn good reason why I should listen to him," he answered. Really, there was nothing else to say. His gut reaction was to outright deny Gin the chance to betray them again, but when both Renji and Matsumoto wanted the young captain to consider it, and when they sent someone whom he could only guess had some measure of telepathic skill like Schuldig who then reported he could be trusted, they deserved a chance to make their case known.

Still, he didn't like it.