Seeing Ryu being pushed back she frowned, following towards the back of the school. Ash felt a moment of panic, glancing at home room. She’d probably end up late but she didn’t care, so what. She walked after them slowly, inwardly debating what to do when she felt someone bump into her roughly and pushed her into the wall.

“So sorry….” Said a sarcastic blond, glaring at Ash with the kind of smile that made one feel they were going to get hit…With that, however, the blond walked off to their class. Ash searched for Ryu but didn’t find him, having lost them in the interruption. She recognized the blond this time, however, HIS sister……the one who had woven the black strand in her bracelet.

She touched it a moment, staring after the girl with a soft sorrow. She knew then… the sister thought she had murdered those two…her best friends. In a way… Even now ash agreed with her. If she wasn’t a magnet… “I’m sorry…” she murmured to herself, her head falling forward to hide behind her hair a moment. She then walked sadly to class, looking anxious at the door as she waited for Ryu to appear.

Ryu heard some kind of scuffle behind him, but he couldn't see. He felt his body fall as he was shoved forward, stumbling in order to keep himself up. He almost fell, that is, until he was caught by his chin by someone. He was forced his stand because of the strong grip, wincing as he kept his teeth clenched closed tight.

"Where did you go Yesterday? You were on the ground one minute, and the next you were gone. Then your backpack disappeared too." He felt his bag rip free of his grip just then. He breathed and closed his eyes, reaching up to grip the jock's wrist and pull free. He got a bit loose, but that wasn't a good thing it seemed. The next moment the jock moved in, slamming his knee right into Ryu's gut.

Ryu felt the pain of losing all air from his lungs once more, falling limp to the ground and gripping helplessly at his chest, his mouth open wide as he gaped for air like a fish out of water. His whole body shook as the jock shot done, slamming both of his hands on either side of him and staring him straight int the eyes. "What the Hell did you do, FREAK!?"

Ash closed her eyes, putting a hand in front of her face as she sat at the desk. She could feel the blond glare at her and it caused her to focus even harder and rub her temple. She didn’t want to see her, didn’t want to feel the guilt… just feel nothing… For a moment she began to slip into an almost meditative state to still her mind and suppress her grief….

Ryu shook his head in panic, shrinking under the jock and attempting to crawl out from under him. "Not so fast!" The jock grabbed Ryu's shoulder, forcing a hoarse, broken cry from him. He noticed the unusual pain, perplexed at first before grinning sickly and abusing it, shoving his thumb straight into the wound. Ryu whimpered and writhed, ripping the grass beneath him a bit and shoving at the Jock's arm. "N-No! Sto-" He couldn't get it out. His eyes turned dull as everything spun. Not enough air; all of this pain. He hated pain!

"I knew it! Fucking liar!" the jock got off and ripped ryu up to his feet before shoving him right into one of the other jocks. He grinned, cracking his knuckles and neck as Ryu was forced into a Full Nelson. "Now for payback. This is for stealing my girl from me!" His eyes lit up as he swung his fist right at Ryu, slamming his fist hard against his cheek.

Ryu's body shook as the world spun, his head flying to the side before falling limp in a bow. He breathed heavy, trying his best to breath before the next blow was thrown at his chest.

Ash began to breath easier, her breath slowing. For a moment she saw nothing but the back of her eyelids and the falsely accused felt a moment of peace. She felt her body relax, every muscle releasing into the hard seat of her desk…but of course..this didn’t last.

Suddenly an image of a pained ryu saying no and being beaten appeared as real as if she were there… she felt a pain in her shoulder and recognized the area at the back of the school. Letting out a cry she fell sideways out of her seat, feeling her head hit the floor a moment. “Ow…” she muttered beneath the blond’s satisfied laugh.

It was probably nothing… just her fear… but in seconds she was standing and running out the door. She left her things in the class, heading to reach the two fighting. “What the hell is going on!?” She shouted in a pained voice as she saw Ryu in pain and the fight. She stood with her hands on her hips, frowning.

Punch after punch landed on Ryu. His body throbbed as his eyes faded and spun. He couldn't take much more of this. His quivered before coughing weakly, a bit of blood dripping from his mouth. But, everything stopped. There was a voice; it was distant, but it was there. He couldn't respond, though. His jaw hurt so much, and his voice refused to come to him.

"What's it look like?" One of the jocks called back, but the 'Oh shit' expressions were far too obvious. "Shit..." He muttered before waving his friend off. "Let's get out of here. He isn't fun anymore anyways." His friend drop Ryu to the ground before both of them hurried off to get out of sight.

Ash watched as anger touched her but said nothing, simply staring in the emotionless way she had stared at the doctors at the hospital….the human enemy as far as she was concerned. She was not thinking that this proved her little ‘vision’ something more then paranoia but instead what she would do about it now. She could run for help but…as she played with ideas she saw them pause and walk away.

She waited till they were gone before she ran to Ryu, kneeling next to him and looking for injuries. She was biting her lip now, however, thinking of what she’d seen. She got a strange, confused expresion a moment as she realized it really did have to have happened…. Ash half closed her eyes as she touched his shoulder ever so gently. “did you……..earlier… did you speak to them? Please tell me the truth…” She asked quietly, her hands shaking a little.

Everything was spinning as Ryu stared off into the distance. His face was shoved against the cold ground, and he could hardly find the strength to even flip over. Finally he closed his eyes, wincing and hissing as something touched his body, and, in the end, his already wounded and irritated shoulder. It was gentle, but it still hurt so much.

Her voice cut clear, striking an extra dose of fear in him. She heard? Since... since when? Or was it all a lie? He was frantic for a moment as he breathed deep, his hands sliding up along the ground, trying to find a nice grip to start moving himself with. His lips quivered, but he couldn't speak. How could he? He was winded and broken and sore, and scared.

Ash put out her hands slightly as he searched for help, intending to help him stand. She was beginning to frown a little, her eyes on the ground. Hearing him hiss at the touch of the shoulder she’d seen him react to being hurt in her ‘vision.’ No… it had been a hallucination hadn’t it? She shook it off, her eyes going to his. Part of her feared each answer, partially wishing again she was just nuts. “I.. please.. If you said the word no to them, Just nod yes… I won’t tell anyone or expect you to speak to me ever, I promise I just… I need to know if you did or if I’m crazy…” She said with a soft almost nervous laugh.

Why was she just hanging over him like that? Was that all she cared about? If he had said something? He gripped the floor hard, whining as he pulled himself up to his knees, and eventually, his feet.Well, he was o his feet for a few moments. The next thing he knew his head was spinning and he was tripping over himself. "H-Ha" His eyes rolled back suddenly and his collapsed, his voice raspy and shaken. The trail of blood was more obvious from his mouth along with the bruising, bloodied cheek of his. everything else, though, was underneath his clothes.

He had…He had spoken… Ash frowned. So…she’d seen something real? What was going wrong in her head that she could see these things? Before she could continue that line of thought, however, she would be interrupted as he tried to stand.

For a moment she reached out to try and stop him but then he began to fall. She tried to catch him, stumbling herself but softening his fall with her own body with only a single grunt of pain. She then saw the blood, her mind leaving the thoughts of what was going on….or going wrong in how she thought.. In her head. “Ryu… Ryu we need to get you to the nurse…maybe the….hospital” Ash said quietly, worry filling her gaze though she cringed before the word hospital. She began to look over him, looking for each injury she could and reaching up to wipe away a little bit of the blood with her sleeve to try and see the damage there.

Ryu turned his head away and whimpered before attempting to roll off from the girl. He needed to get up, but his abdominals were shot. He wasn't sure he could do it again at all. He whined as he finally rolled onto his side, curling up and hugging his stomach. He didn't want to move. He just wanted to stay here and... try to cope. Try to recover. It hurt, but he didn't want to bring even more hurt to himself.

Ash frowned again, reaching forward to touch one of the few parts of his arm that didn’t seem to hurt him. “Ryu… do you want me to go get the nurse, get help?” She asked quietly, afraid to leave him. Her eyes searched his face, feeling indecisive for once. She kneeled in front of him, ignoring his blood on her sleeve as she tried to figure out how to help. She could try to help him stand but was afraid he couldn’t even then by the look of him.

He breathed deep as his entire body shivered. He held himself tighter, curling up into a ball. All he hear was 'the Nurse'. Nurse? Then he could rest in a bed, but... then they'd also call his mom. He wasn't sure how things would end out then. He whimpered and shook his head before shakily reaching up and placing a hand on the girl's own. "A-...Away.." He wheezed before straining his body and forcing himself to to his knees, but it didn't end well. everything hated him suddenly. He lurched, his head dipping as he spilled the contents of his breakfast onto the grass.

His eyes were dead; he had absolutely no energy anymore. He couldn't move another inch, and he wasn't even sure he could keep himself on his hands and knees! He felt his throat and stomach constrict, desperately trying to spill more, but nothing came. He spit the foul taste from his mouth and finally muttered to her, "Hide me..."

Ash bit her lip as he vomited, glancing away. Slowly she bent as he said to hide him, wrapping an arm gently over his back and chest. “Come on, I’ll help you up, just lean on me. I’ll support you..” She trailed off, closing her eyes a moment as she stood with him. Her family all worked this time of day… and her house was just down the street…. Opening her eyes she whispered. “I can try hiding you at my house or somewhere here… where do you prefer?” She spoke softly, trying to think of a place at the school no one would see him too just in case….

Ryu whimpered as he was helped to his feet, trying to keep himself from relying on Ash too much. It hurt his arms so much just to lean on her! He breathed deep, averting his gaze his his sick as he slowly wiped his mouth clean. Where? Where should he go? He didn't know. He didn't want to decide. He just wanted safety.

His eyes moved up, catching sight of white once more. He stared at the wolf in the distance; it was always there, always watching him, but he believed it to be nothing harmful so far. it was waiting for something; what? Well, he still wasn't sure.

"H-Hou-" His voice croaked and faltered. He couldn't even finish a word. It burnt like nuts from misuse for the past year. He closed his eyes tight, hoping he could at least stay afoot until they reached the residence.

Ash nodded, hearing enough of the word to know what he meant. Taking his bag and supporting as much as she needed to she would carry him to the door of her home, reaching into her pocket and unlocking the door. For a moment she frowned as she realized she’d left her own bag at the school… oh well.. Maybe somebody’d drop it off .

Pushing the key back into her pocket she entered, taking him to a plush chair. She didn’t care one way or the other about getting in trouble, she’d just say she cut herself for any blood that got on the chair. She seemed worried, Ryu all that mattered now… But what could she do?

Ryu practically fell back against the cushioned seat, groaning in response to the pain. Slowly he was able to sink back into the chair and relax. After awhile his eyes fluttered open. He looked upon Ash before dizzily looking around the foreign room. No one but them. Peaceful.

He closed his eyes again, tempted to find a more comfortable pose, curled up in fetal position, but his body ached too much to try.

((Sorry been having internet problems plus I just had finals and came home yesterday so I apologize for my absence sir and madams :sweat:))

Xion followed the captain into the door back to soul society where they would discuss the events that were unfolding. Though he understood that Conri had been with the arrancar and that he had a pst with them and the commander had designated him to keep an eye on the captain. He knew Conri was a good captain who was caring and honorable though unfortunately he was not infallable. He walked the captain to his quarters to allow him some sleep before the breifing began and he waited outside of his room for him to wake. In the meantime he thought about the two human he had met in the human world, both of them were special...

( Feel free to join us again / create another character is you want. Staria is currently sick, though. she will not be posting for the rest of the night. )

((Thanks... I'm sorry I seem to be struggling with this rp usually I'm much more fluint ((can't remember how to spell that word ugh)) when I rp but for some reason I can't seem to get that rhythmn. I hope it kicks in soon... I don't want to ruin your rp sorry))

( It's fine. And it's fluent. =3 )

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Ash watched him a moment when two ideas came to mind. Quickly she acted upon them after saying softly ‘I’ll be right back’ to Ryu. She retrieved a blanket and two Tylenol before she returned handing him a glass of water and the medicine before draping the blanket gently over him. Returning to worrying she sat slowly on the chair next to him, taking the reading glasses off her head and playing with them a moment. She hated how this helplessness….only able to watch as her friend was harmed…

((*decided to post between bathroom visits being it seems I can’t sleep all the sudden ~.~* oh well, least I got a nap lol. XD. *waves* hopefully my tummy will let me go back to sleep soon T.T If I don’t show up tomorrow it’s because I got sicker xD))

( D= Poor thing! )

( Nawww, I was hoping you'd dab his bruises with warm water. xD )

Ryu pulled the blanket closer, though a bit confused as to how it would help him. He wasn't cold, he was in pain. He then reached out, aching terribly as he gripped the glass and accepted the pills from her. He stared at the gifts for a moment before taking both and holding the glass in his lap.

His eyes drooped tiredly as his body tried to relax. He wanted to sleep, but he knew it wouldn't come. His eyes stayed trapped on the glass of water, dazed and dull. He... just wanted to be in peace.