Road to Ruin

Chapter 11: A change in the tide

A/N: Hello everyone! Sorry, it took me a while to upload. College has been hellish this month, seems like they'll be closing down my faculty and as such I must switch colleges. Real bummer cuz I had one year left to finish but well, easy come easy go. 😌 Since I'll be bumming around at home for the time being expect more chapters to come around! I hope you been liking everything so far. This chapter will be a bit uneventful as it's just our cute shinigamis on vacation, and it's the last one before another time skip.  🤣 Anyways I hope you like it and thanks for reading! 🤗😋

© Bleach and it's characters don't belong to me they belong to Shounen Jump and Tite Kubo. Only Anna and Hanabira belong to me.

Chapter 11: A change in the tide

He felt like a small eternity had passed when they let go. 'What did I just do...'

"Anna I-" before he could begin to explain he felt Anna place her finger over his lips.

"You don't need to say anything." She whispered before kissing him this time.

It was a chaste kiss but for him, it felt ardent. Sosuke felt relieved, for a moment he thought things would take a turn for the worst.

"It's hard to remember a time in my life where you weren't there beside me. I want to be with you for as long as you want me."

"Good, because I intend to stay with you for a long time," he told her

Anna smiled and held onto his hand as they headed for the train station. Yoruichi and Kisuke were waiting there already.

"Nice to see you've made it. I take it you were at the beach?"

"What gave it away?" Anna said sarcastically.

"You both reek of saltwater. Now get in, I need to know what plants can be taken back home." Urahara commented.

Comparing the technology of the human world to Soul Society always amused him. The train they were in was a very basic model and it had to be pulled by horses. Whereas back home it's likely the research and development team would probably have a high-speed gadget ready in a few weeks. 'Different time streams, I suppose.'

He glanced at Anna as she was excitedly pointing out plants in Urahara's book and leaving notes wherever necessary.

"You two finally got together, didn't you?" Yoruichi's voice startled him. The heiress laughed at his reaction. "Seems like I hit the nail on the head."

"Yes, I am pleased we've established a relationship. Still, somehow I feel anxious."

"Why so? You and Anna have been friends for very long, and trust me that woman adores you."

He smiled at that statement. "The feeling is mutual, which is why I am fearful. If anything were to happen to her or we ended up falling through. I don't know how I could deal."

"I understand how you feel, but it's better not to think about that. Just let things run their course. Anna likes you and you like her, that's all you need for now."

"Thank you Yoruichi-san. I really needed that. Perhaps you'd like me to return the favor?"

"I appreciate it, but I don't think there's much you could do in that department."

Sosuke glanced at Kisuke then back at Yoruichi. "Your match won't be allowed?"

"Last time I tried to broach the subject to my parents, well it was not a pleasant experience. I suppose Kisuke knows it as well, they made it clear we're from different standing. I don't want to know what would happen if I dared defy them."