A Happy Crystal Heart

Hello and welcome to chapter 2! I am happy that you have read this far and not given up on me! This chapter will be weird, as all my chapters will be. Well, enjoy!

This morning started out on a strange note. First off, I awoke to the cold voice of my new captain, at 5 in the morning. That was a depressing thing, since I had not fallen asleep until almost 4. Knowing that I was only one room away from my Captain, who had been behaving oddly, didn’t help my piece of mind any. The second thing to destroy my morning was Renji, who, unsatisfied with my quiet hello, dumped ice cold water on my head. That, for some reason, turned in my favor, as the Captain promptly scolded him for soaking his floor and banned him from the house for a week. It was both a good and a bad thing. It was good in that I wouldn’t have to deal with him, but bad in the sense that I would be here alone. Not just the normal kind of alone, where you are by yourself, but where I was stuck with this crystal hearted captain of mine. He was cold, rather cruel, and didn’t seem to care one way or the other.

“I wish I was back with Captain Hitsugaya.” I said quietly to myself as I cleaned up the mess that Renji had made. I was so absorbed in this task that I missed the sound of footsteps behind me. Before I knew it I was leapt upon from behind, a soft, quiet voice whispering in my ear.

“Please save me!” I blinked, and looked over at the face beside mine. It was Hanataro. He looked quite stressed. I had first met Hanataro when I was doing an errand for Captain Hitsugaya. He had run into me in almost the same way, the same words escaping his lips as he clung to me. That time he was being chased by Tabi, who, instead of doing her errands, was trying to dress up Hanataro in a frilly pink salsa dress. Where she had got it from I had no idea. For some reason I got the feeling that she was the reason Hanataro was now clinging to my back.

“Hana-chan! Where’d you go? I got the make up and the bow and the dress all ready for you!” The sound of Tabi’s voice made Hanataro start to shake, and he clung even tighter to me.

“Hide me!” I gave him a worried look.

“Hide you where?!”

“I don’t want to dress up like a girl!” Hanataro’s soft whine made me feel bad for him, but I knew if she didn’t catch him, she’d leap upon the nearest person. That person would be me. And I didn’t want to be dressed up in that strangely colored dress anymore then Hanataro did. I sighed and squirmed from his grip.

“Sorry Hanataro, but women first!” Hanataro started to cry, placing his hands to his face.

“But I don’t want to dress up like a girl!” Tabi, who had found the two of us, gave Hanataro a wide grin. The look in her eyes was almost evil.

“But why not? Shiro-chan really liked his makeover!”

“I did NOT!” I jumped as the voice of my previous captain reached my ears. I looked up from my spot on the floor to see Hitsugaya and Captain Kuchiki standing in the doorway. I couldn’t help but gawk at the image.

“Shiro-chan….. What did you do to yourself?” I asked, curious. His hair was a vibrant green, as were his nails and Captain’s robe. “Are you celebrating St. Patrick’s day early?” Hitsugaya growled at me, clenching a fist.

“Don’t call me that! I didn’t do this to myself! She did!” His voice had reached an angry growl as he pointed at Tabi. Tabi gave him a grin and turned to me, leaning on me. It was an awkward position, giving that I was on the floor and she was standing.

“Hey, Tasha-chan. Distract your Captain for me, ok?” I looked up at her in confusion just as she disappeared in a blur. I gave a soft sigh and looked over at the small angry captain, and the expressionless one beside him.

“Um, so….How was your…one hour morning, Captain Kuchiki?” I asked, giving him a half-hearted grin. It wasn’t that I cared, it was just that I felt I should say something to break the overwhelming silence that had begun to build.

“It is the same as usual.” Byakuya said in a monotone voice, and I made a face inwardly. Would it kill the guy to smile every once and awhile?

“My morning has sucked horribly! First I wake up to see that my hair is green! And then I notice that all my clothing was the exact same color!“ I placed a hand to my mouth to keep from laughing. His expression was so twisted that it was funny. Byakuya looked over at him like he was crazy, since he had been speaking and apparently wasn’t finished.

“Uh…. She’s very good at Kidou, and… changing the color of things….”

“Yeah! I think I noticed that!” Hitsugaya growled, just as Tabi walked around Byakuya and looked up at him with a grin. I cocked my head, wondering what she was looking at, when I noticed the bright pink bow in place of his kenseiken. I knew it was Tabi’s doing when I saw her flash step away from the two captains. The only thing that confused me was that she was carrying an extra sword. Oh god, don’t tell me… I was almost afraid to look at captain Kuchiki’s waist, but I couldn’t resist. Lo and behold, there was no sword. In its place was a sword sized pretzel, painted to look like senbonzakura. I couldn’t help but laugh. My captain gave me a strange look and followed the trail of my eyes to his hair. He went wide eyed and pulled the bow from his hair.

“What the hell is this?!?” He growled and I quickly tried to stifle my laughter. As I did I noticed that there was something in my pocket. I pulled it out and quickly pushed it back into my pocket, fear rising up. It was the captain’s kenseiken. That stupid prankster put those in my pocket when she leaned on me! How did I not notice that? I thought as there was an even angrier noise, coming from my captain.

“It was that thing wasn’t it?!? Where is it?” I blinked.

“Thing? What thing? I don’t know any things….” Byakuya gave me a very dark glower and I gulped.

“That friend of yours…” I placed a hand to the back of my head, a small chuckle rising from my chest.

“Oh, her…. The one who took your sword?” Byakuya paused for a moment, and looked down. The following shout broke all of the paper doors and could be heard all over the Sereitei as well as the surrounding districts.

“I’m…..going….. To KILL ….her…” Captain Kuchiki said through clenched teeth. It was, oddly enough, the same moment that Ukitake walked into the room, Tabi struggling in one hand and Byakuya’s sword in the other.

“Did you lose something?” He said with a grin. Byakuya took his sword into his arms and hugged it, casting a death glare at Tabi.

“Next Time THING.” Tabi ignored him, looking up at Ukitake.

“Wow… you’re cute too…. You’d look even better with blue hair!” She exclaimed, just before disappearing. Ukitake looked at his hand blankly, turning it a few times before he turned in a circle.

“How did she do that…?” He mumbled, and then noticed Hitsugaya’s hair. “What happened to your hair?” Hitsugaya gave him an annoyed look before he answered.

“The same thing that’s going to happen to you when you hair turns blue!” Ukitake’s eyes went wide as he took hold of a lock of hair, sighing in relief.

“Ah, still white. That’s good.” Ukitake said with a soft chuckle. I was worried. Tabi was starting to target the captains, and that meant only one thing. I would be taking the brunt of their anger. One such captain happened to be my own, who was now staring at me with an intense look in his eyes.

“Tasha…. Where are my kenseiken?” I felt the blood drain from my face as I griped my hakama.

“I don’t know where they are Captain…..” I mumbled quietly. Byakuya narrowed his eyes at me and I felt goose bumps rise up all over my skin.
“They are in your pocket aren’t they?” I shook my head, pulling them from my pocket and stuffing them down the front of my hakama. Byakuya paused, giving me an odd look, as if he was contemplating something.

“Hitsugaya….Ukitake….could you leave for a moment?” Hitsugaya was sighing to himself, and I started to panic when he started to walk off.

“W…..wait Shiro-chan!”

“Don’t call me that!”

“Please don’t leave……” Hitsugaya raised a brow at me.

“Sorry, but there’s a certain girlfriend of mine that I have to find.” He replied, ignoring my quiet whine as he started to walk past the confused Hanataro.

“W-wait! I know how to change your hair back to it’s proper color!” Hitsugaya stopped dead in his tracks. I grinned to myself as he turned to look at me.

“Oh? Well then, I guess she can wait!” I hummed happily to myself at my success. I had managed to avoid being stuck in a room all alone with my captain. As I pulled out the supplies I would need to fix his hair I noticed that Captain Kuchiki’s eyes were trained on the place I had hidden his kenseiken. It was making me so nervous that I didn’t even notice that the liquid I had poured into Hitsugaya’s hair had done nothing. It was when he started to complain that his head was getting cold that I looked down and realized it. Huh… I guess she’s changed the formula….What would happen if I added this? I picked up a bottle and poured the contents onto his head. I immediately regretted it as his hair turned a very bright pink.

“I…um…I fixed it…. Sort of….kinda…. If that‘s what you want to call it…..” I said quietly.

“Wow Tasha-chan! That’s an even better idea! I think I’ll dye all of his clothing this color!” I jumped at the sound of Tabi’s voice beside me, wondering how she had pulled that off. There was a strangled noise from Hitsugaya, who had pulled a lock of his hair down to see.

“Tasha….!!!!” I flinched as he turned to glower at me. I gave him a sheepish grin and slowly backed away. Tabi seemed to realize that she was back in the same room with all of the people she had just pranked, as she started to back away just as I was.

“Uh, oh look at that! I seem to have come back to the scene of my crime…..I was hoping they would be gone by now….. I guess not. I’ll be going then!” Tabi chimed, turning and racing off. Hitsugaya, who seemed to have forgotten my existence, followed after her, a very strange look on his face. The three of us left there were staring at the space she had just left.

“Wow, she’s rather fast, isn’t she?” Ukitake commented, placing a hand to the back of his head. I nodded. She had always been absurdly fast at everything. “Well, I have to go now. There’s something I have to do. I have a ‘patient’ in a half-hour, and I want to be ready.” I knew I was in trouble as soon as those words left his mouth. Byakuya cocked his head slightly, raising a brow.

“You mean that therapy thing that everyone conned you into?” He asked. Ukitake nodded, and I felt confused.

“You are a therapist?” I asked, trying my hardest to keep him talking. I was hoping that I could keep him here long enough for Captain Kuchiki to forget that I still had his kenseiken. Ukitake nodded, giving me a grin.

“If you ever feel frustrated, feel free to come and see me, alright?” I nodded, feeling my body tense up as Ukitake walked from the room.

“So, now for my kenseiken….” I felt the warmth drain from my face as Byakuya’s voice echoed in the now empty room. I knew putting those there was a bad idea, but I just HAD to do it, didn’t I? I thought to myself as the soft sound of footsteps nearing me made my body tense even more. Thinking quickly I reached down the front of my clothing and pulled out the kenseiken, quickly turning and holding them up as Captain Kuchiki reached me. He seemed somewhat disappointed as he took them from me, and I realized, that perhaps he had wanted to get them himself. That thought was rather frightening.

“Can I go now…?” I nearly jumped out of my skin at the new voice, and realized that Hanataro was still in the room.

“Ah! Hanataro! Why didn’t you say anything?” He gave me a small smile.

“I didn’t want to ruin your captain’s fun…” I gave him a glower just as Tabi walked in for the umpteenth time.

“Now, where were we, Hana-chan?” I watched in amusement as Hanataro ran from the room, crying. I kind of felt sorry for him, but I really didn’t want to be in his place. From only the events of this morning, I realized just how strange my life in this new squad would be. I just never thought that it would get quite as strange as what happened next.

Author’s note:

Tasha: Well, let’s see what will happen to Tasha next, shall we? Wait, we ran out of time? Ok, then that will have to wait until next chapter. See ya there!

Tabi: unnnoo…I didn’t know we had a set amount of time…anyway, I think I was AWESOME in this chappy. Hehe, ask Tasha, I love pranking, no one is safe!!!!!!!!!! *gets dragged away by Tasha * Bu….But!!! I want to keep talking to them!!