Claire woke up in her room just like before, with little idea of how she actually got there. This time, though, she noticed something different about the room. There was another young woman, a blond, sleeping in a bed across from her. Before questioning that, though, she made sure to hide the items she'd gotten that night in her closet, shutting ( Read more... )

(from hereDown the stairs, into the hall. His chest hurt so much. Blood was starting to bubble between his lips ( Read more... )

[ From here. ]Nowe proceeded up the stairs cautiously, checking ahead of him constantly for any sign of the huge sword-dragging beast that Kurosaki had described. He saw no sign of it immediately and felt it safe to keep going, reaching the top of the staircase without incident. He looked around him. The hallway was familiar, certainly. He ( Read more... )

If there was one thing Rufus Shinra had had enough of, it was Landel’s twisted monsters. Blood was drying to a tacky mess across his back, the two strikes the woman with the hot iron had gotten at him enough to make him regret fully going upstairs. At least it was a learning experience in that he knew better now. Going upstairs meant taking at ( Read more... )

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Cid figured this was as good a place as any to wait for his comrades and try to sort his own self out again. He leaned against a wall, pressing the back of his head against the wall and breathing. They needed a new plan-- was all turning out so pointless, as if sitting on their collective asses would be just as productive as running ( Read more... )

Nowe was only slightly cheered by the thought of getting to meet up with Renji and Sora this evening. His conversation with Kadaj had gotten him thinking, and despite how good the food smelled he found himself unable to eat.

Caim was here. Weakened. If there was any opportunity to exact his revenge, this would be a perfect place, wouldn't it? ( Read more... )

Ichigo was only too eager to leave the cafeteria and its fresh memories behind when the softened chime of the intercome rang clear. What had begun as another ordinary meal, a rather agreeable one despite the lack of the proper utensils, quickly became somewhat unnerving. His conversation with...what was his name again?...took so many sharp turns, ( Read more... )

Hikaru and Kaoru had been so caught up in their little game that they initially hadn't heard the intercom go off. The new "ding" system was far less jarring than the old SCREECH, and as such, wasn't as easily heard, even in a place as quiet as the library. All too soon, the nurses came to separate the twins and take them to the next activity-- ( Read more... )

Renji wasn't certain how he'd gotten from the room with Sora and Nowe back to his bed. He scrambled up and quickly checked; everything that he'd tucked into his clothes was still there, including the trauma shears and the start of the map. He quickly hid those things wherever they would fit - and not be too obvious. Hopefully Nowe and Sora had been ( Read more... )

Renji walked as quickly as he could and still be quiet, listening with all his might for both trouble ahead and trouble behind. After passing by a couple doors, he found the set of stairs on the right. He'd had a dim idea that they'd be there; he'd walked past them on his way to and his way back from his little chat with Dr. Wilson. He just hadn't ( Read more... )