You guys seem to have liked the last couple chapters, so I hope I can live up to your standards .

I'm still working diligently on fixing up the rest of the chapters… And by that I mean I wish I could be putting more time into it… hehe…

fRealization

By: LithiumFuufy

Chapter 15: Devious

"Open the freakin' door!" Matsumoto yelled, kicking the door angrily. She muttered to herself, her mind pondering the phone call she had had with Gin.

Gin chuckled quietly, musing over the tone of voice the woman had. "Maybe if you asked nicely, Rangiku-chan…" he said from the other side of the door, gently leaning his ear to the wood.

"Assholes…" she said quietly, tightly grasping the doorknob. She opened the door, causing Gin to step back a bit.

The man smiled down at her. "That's no way to treat the kidnapper…" he teased, resting one bony hand on his hip. "Especially when the kidnap-ee is so fragile!"

Matsumoto narrowed her ash-colored eyes up at him. "Where is she?" she asked flatly, not sparing any patients.

Sarah sighed some, hearing the muffled conversation from through her door. Her eyes burned slightly from the sleepless night and the tears she had shed from the situation. She closed her eyes tightly, trying to relieve the stinging in her eyes.

"This is all too weird…" Elnora muttered quietly, floating aimlessly around the room. She hadn't returned the safety of Sarah's mind since the incident with Grimmjow. "First they kidnap you, then Smiley makes some sorta excuse to his boss… and now their giving you back…"

The girl nodded in agreement. "I agree… but would you rather me stay here? I mean… He told us the catch, as bizarre as it may be… I trust him… the smiley one, at least."

Elnora's magenta eyes widened in disbelief. "What?! How the hell can you trust him after he kidnaps you!?"

Sarah shrugged gently, looking down at her bare toes. "I… I just get the feeling that he's more on our side then he is on that Aizen person's." she trailed off, pondering the matter.

Elnora sighed heavily. "It doesn't matter… I'm rather interested in what they have planned…"

"I'm coming in!" shouted Grimmjow from the other side of the door (Apparently that was his attempt at courtesy). He opened the door, making his way over to the bed. "That crazy broad is here to get you." He said, roughly seizing her wrist.

Sarah meeped quietly, grabbing her shoes before quickly being ushered out.

"Why did you call me?" Matsumoto asked Gin, looking up at him.

He chuckled quietly in response, staying silent. He leaned against the doorframe, casually crossing one leg over the other.

The women growled slightly, crossing her arms over her chest. "Why did I even ask?" she wondered silently. "You don't want Toshirou or Renji to know because they'll freak out and try and arrest you. And Izuru…" she glanced up at him. "It makes you happy to know the he still misses you…" she frowned deeply. "You sadistic bastard…"

"You know me too well, Rangiku-chan…" he said, resting a hand on her shoulder; she promptly brushed it off.

A few moments later, Grimmjow lead Sarah as far as the living room before taking his relaxed position back on the couch.

"Aww, Grimmy… That's no way to treat our guest!" he scolded, gently nudging the girl over to Matsumoto.

Rangiku immediately took Sarah by the hand, her motherly instincts kicking in. "Are you alright, Sarah-chan? Those idiots didn't hurt you, did they?" she asked, subconsciously knowing Gin wouldn't have done anything to her… especially if she had something to do with Aizen Sousuke.

Sarah shook her head, bowing politely to the women. "I'm fine… I-It's nice to see you again, Matsumoto-san… I think we haven't seen eachother since that day at the beach."

Matsumoto gasped quietly, realizing that Sarah was indeed the girl they had met that day at the beach. She was surprised even more when she realized that Izuru and her had become such good friends and none of them had realized her secret.

"Oh my, I forgot about that!" she glanced up at Gin. "I don't know what you and that backstabbing bastard-"

"You mean Sousuke-taichou?" Gin teased.

"- are planning… but we won't let you guys get away with it."

Grimmjow snort-chuckled from his spot on the couch. Gin chuckled as well, leaning against the doorframe again. "Oh yes, Rangiku-chan. We're so scared!"

The woman huffed, glaring at him. "C'mon, Sarah-chan…" she said, ushering the girl out. "Before I have to smack someone."

Sarah stayed quiet as they walked down the hallway of the apartment, her eyes cast down. Elnora had finally retreated back into her mind where she quietly muttered to herself.

Matsumoto glanced back at Sarah, sighing quietly. "They hid your reiatsu pretty well… I mean… you were right across the street from where they snatched you…" she chuckled nervously, trying to make some conversation.

Sarah shook her head a bit, looking up. "Did you know Mister Gin?" she asked quietly, almost ignoring her previous statement.

The woman sighed heavily. "Key word in that sentence is 'did'… I'd prefer to put it behind me…" she replied, glancing back at her. "But I suppose I can tell you… You see, Gin and I, along with Izuru and all the others are from the Seireitei… We're Shinigami…"

Sarah nodded. "Izuru already explained that to me…"

Matsumoto nodded slightly. "About three months ago Aizen Sousuke, along with Gin Ichimaru, the one that captured you, and Kaname Tousen stole a thing called the Hogyoku and fled from the Seireitei."

"The Hogyoku?" the girl asked, tilting her head to the side.

"Well-" Matsumoto was cut off by Elnora's entrance into the discussion.

"It's a little gem that can fuse a Hollow with a Shinigami. That's what Grimmy in there is." Elnora replied flatly.

Sarah looked up at her. "How do you know that? You didn't find out what a Hollow was until the other day when one attacked Izuru and them…"

Elnora chuckled. "It's another one of my awesome abilities. I can pull information from anyone's mind… the only catch is it has to be useful to the current situation."

Matsumoto blinked a few times, taken aback slightly by the sudden appearance of Elnora. "Indeed… Look, the bottom line is: he's a nasty guy." She finished, turning to face Sarah. "But I have a favor to ask of you, Sarah-chan…"

Sarah looked up, tilting her head to the side. "Anything for you, Matsumoto-san." She said as pleasantly as she could.

The woman sighed quietly. "Ok, two favors… One: just call me Rangiku-san… Or something along those lines… You're making me sound kinda old here…" she chuckled nervously. "And two: Don't tell Izuru that I came to get you… We'll just tell him that I found you, somewhere…"

Sarah smiled slightly and nodded. "I understand, Rangiku-san. I've gotten the impression that Mister Gin is kinda special to Izuru… I don't think either of us want him to get hurt."

Matsumoto giggled, nodding some. "My, my… how perceptive…" she grinned slyly, looking to cross the street. "You and Kira would make such a great couple!"

Izuru sighed heavily, slowly coming to stop near the city part. He ha been running for who knows how long, silently trying to convince himself that he had been looking for Sarah… Even though he knew it was a lie.

He slid to the ground, panting slightly to catch his breath. He closed his eyes tightly, gently knocking his head against the tree. "Damnit…" he muttered with each blow. "Damnit, damnit, damnit, damnit."

Why was he getting so worked up? Was he angry? Sad?

The truth was, he didn't know. He was genuinely confused at the moment. Everything had happened so fast. One second he had heard something coming from the kitchen at Sarah's house, the next his ex-Captain was waving to him childishly as he disappeared.

He clenched his pale hands, his knuckles turning a ghostly white color. "Damnit!" he yelled as he slammed his fist to the ground. He had never felt such a slew of emotions at once… It was frustrating him.

The blonde jolted slightly as he felt the slight vibration of his mobile phone going off. He regained as much of his posture as he could before answering. "Hello…?"

It was Matsumoto.

"Taichou!" Matsumoto sang, gently nudging the door to Sarah's apartment open. It unsettled Sarah slightly to know that they had left her door open… And that they were all still in her house. "Guess who I brought back!"

The small boy perked his white head up, cocking a brow at the sight that stood in the doorway. "I'm rather curious as to how you pulled this one off, Matsumoto…" he muttered, his cyan eyes falling on the girl.

Sarah promptly stepped forward, bowing slightly to Toshirou. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mister Hitsugaya… Rangiku-san told me quite a bit about you on our way back."

Toshirou sighed heavily. "Great. Now I know she talks about me…" he breathed as he crossed his arms over his chest. It confused him slightly, seeing the girl act so calmly after being kidnapped by, in his opinion, one of the creepiest men you could ever come by.

A bush of red hair appeared in the doorway to the kitchen. A piece of toast dangled from Renji's mouth as he cocked his brows. "Holy shit! Matsumoto actually brought little Miss Romania back?" he mumbled through the toast, crumbs flying from his mouth as he spoke.

Before anyone else had the chance to speak, Elnora had already appeared. "What the hell is wrong with you, Pineapple head?! You don't just walk into someone's kitchen and help yourself! Especially if they've just been kidnapped!"

Renji huffed, taking the food from his mouth. "I was hungry! We've been workin' our ass off trying to bring you back! If I'm hungry, I'm damn sure gonna eat!"

The women narrowed her magenta eyes at Renji, growling deeply. "Then how is it that that wonder woman over there is the one that rescued us, huh? Pft! Some man you are." She huffed. "I swear to god! The bad guys treated us better then these assholes!"

Sarah frowned, piping up. "A fi linişte!" she muttered to Elnora before turning back to Toshirou and Matsumoto. "I'm terribly sorry… S-She has a bit of a temper…"

Both of them nodded slightly. Toshirou stood up and sighed quietly. "I'm going to have to ask you about what happened…" he trailed off.

"Taichou!" Matsumoto gasped. "Give the poor girl a break…"

Sarah shook her head. "No, no… It's ok… Just let me serve you all some tea first." She replied with a smile as she disappeared into the kitchen.

Izuru gently grasped the doorknob as he made his was back into Sarah's apartment. A slight smile played his lips as he saw the girl sitting quietly in a chair in the corner of the room.

Everyone's head perked up as he walked in. Sarah smiled up at him. "Izuru! We saved you some tea…"

The blonde nodded quietly, taking a seat next to Renji.

"I want one of us to stay here with her to prevent her from getting… stolen again." Toshirou continued, taking another calm sip of his tea.

Renji cocked a brow and Matsumoto sighed. She crossed one leg over the other. "Taichou… I think you of all people know how difficult it might be to stop them… even though there are only two of them…" she trailed off.

Izuru nodded in agreement. It pained him slightly to think Gin, his ex-captain, as an enemy.

"Not to mention… it seems he's taken a personal interest in Sarah-chan and Elnora… aside from what Aizen wants…" she finished.

Toshirou nodded slightly. "I see… But it still couldn't hurt to have someone stay here for the next couple of days… at least." His cyan eyes scanned the room. "The only question is who…"

Matsumoto leapt from her spot on the couch, a devious grin spreading across her face. She seized Renji and Toshirou, quickly dragging them over to the other corner of the room. The three huddled as Matsumoto began whispering to them.

Sarah and Izuru exchanged glances, blinking slightly.

A muffled "Why?" could be heard from Toshirou as the whispering continued.

Suddenly, Renji began to laugh loudly as Toshirou rolled his eyes. "That's freakin' great!"

Matsumoto nodded slightly, looking to her captain with hopeful eyes. He let out a heavy sigh and nodded. He made his way back over to the chair. "We've decided that Kira will stay with her first."

I know that chapter was kinda boring… But I hope you guys liked the ending ^.~

I'll try and get another chapter up as soon as I can ^.^