Walking the Fox

Sitting lazily in the corner of the tavern with one hand propping one side of his cheek, the silver-haired young man stretched out his other free hand and tried to suppress the stubborn silver hair that was still curled up. "Ranju, did you drag me here just to buy me something to sit and drink?" Ever since he came here, Matsumoto Rangiku hadn't said a word to him, no, to be precise, it was this way , She didn't say a word to him, she didn't even bother to look at him.

The orange-haired beauty put down the wine cup in her hand, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and looked up at the other party for about three seconds. She looked away and focused all her attention on the outside of the room. "You, you always walk farther and farther away in my sight, and you always leave without saying a word. Why don't you ask me what I want? Silver."

The body paused, and the hand holding half of the cheek was put down. Ichimaru Gin opened his eyes that had been narrowed into a slit, and stared seriously at the woman sitting opposite him.How many years have passed, almost more than 100 years, they have known each other for so long, they have known each other for so long, but it is the first time that the girl who has been chasing his figure has grown up and become a beautiful and dazzling existence, her Every frown and smile affects many people, and her tenderness and strength infect everyone who knows her, it is her who makes him care.

Memories are like a silent movie, scenes flashed in my mind, too fast to capture, except for the gray-blue eyes of the person in front of me, which are deeply engraved in my heart.

Pulling his lips, looking at her, Ichimaru Gin whispered: "Ranju, I just want to protect you."

"I don't need your protection anymore, Gin, I'm no longer that girl chasing after you," Matsumoto Rangiku said.

Ichimaru Gin was taken aback.

Yes, Matsumoto Ranju no longer needs his protection, she has become stronger and grown up.

Picking up the wine cup, he wanted to take a sip of the wine, but was held down by Ichimaru Gin's hand.He raised his head and looked straight at him, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. "Stop drinking, drinking too much will hurt your health, Luanju." He said, his blue eyes were filled with a hint of warmth and a rare tenderness that can only be shown to her.

"If you don't drink, you won't get drunk, and if you don't get drunk, you won't forget." The wind blew in through the window of the fence, blowing her hair up, and the hair brushed across her forehead, making it impossible for him to see clearly into her eyes.

Ichimaru Gin's heart trembled, and all kinds of feelings rushed into his heart, but he couldn't tell what kind of feeling it was.

"Rangiku, let's be together." He protected Matsumoto Rangiku in his own way. For more than 100 years, he has always regarded himself as a protector, watching her quietly and far away, keeping a distance as much as possible.Now, the person who hurt her and took away her things will not hurt her anymore, he no longer needs to protect her, because now Matsumoto Ranju has the ability to protect herself.

Eyelashes shimmered, lips trembled, and Matsumoto Rangiku's heart beat violently.

"Okay." She heard herself reply in a hoarse voice.

******

In the office where the captain of the [-]th squad stayed, Hitsugaya Toshiro stood at the door, looking at the little white fox glowing with white light on the sofa in surprise.Not long after putting the sleeping Chiba on the sofa, her body began to glow. For unknown reasons, strange power leaked out from its body bit by bit.

It was a familiar and unfamiliar smell, he couldn't remember where he had felt it before, and every time he wanted to remember it, his head hurt so badly that he lost his short-term consciousness.Now, he has learned a little bit, he no longer tries hard to recall the memories that are so blurred in his mind that he can't capture them no matter what, he just wants to grasp the present.

The white light expanded little by little, and it was so intense that it was dazzling. He temporarily closed his eyes, wanting to wait until the white light dissipated to see what happened to the little white fox.The time passed by about 1 minute, but to Hitsugaya Toshiro, it seemed as long as an hour. He opened his eyes again and found that the little white fox was gone, replaced by a fox with fox ears and A girl with a fox tail.

Yes, a girl in worldly clothes.

She was still sleeping, and she didn't seem to have the slightest intention of waking up because of the change just now.

Staring at the sleeping girl, Toshirō Hitsugaya had a name ready to come out in his mind, and the moment he blurted it out, he found that he seemed to be very attached to the name Chiba. "Qianye?" Why did he think that she was the little white fox? Not only because of the animal ears and tail, he just knew her name was Qianye, without any reason.

He raised his feet, stepped out, and came to the sofa. He knelt down and tentatively rubbed her black hair with his hands. His long straight black hair spread out randomly, covering most of her face.Pushing away the hair that fell on his face, the girl's appearance was clearly imprinted in his eyes. The unfamiliar appearance was very familiar, and a voice in his heart told him that he knew her.

"Chiba?" Hitsugaya Toshiro called her name, but there was a tenderness that even he didn't realize.

The eyelashes of the sleeping person trembled slightly, and then she saw her open those dark pupils, the girl blinked, her dazed appearance was very cute. "Winter Shiro?" Uncertainly calling the silver-haired boy's name, she didn't realize that she had turned into a human at this moment.

"Wake up," he said.

"Well, why..." Just about to say something, she paused and looked down at herself. She froze for a moment, and then raised her eyes to look directly at Toshirō Hitsugaya. Green eyes saw what he looked like at the moment.

She turned back into a human form, but... still in a half-beast form.

The fox ears and fox tail did not disappear.

"I..." changed back.

She didn't say the following words, but it can be seen from her expression that she is very happy.

"Winter Shiro!" He stretched out his hand and hugged the silver-haired boy happily.

Tears slipped down from the sockets unconsciously, it was tears of joy.

Originally, she thought that the chances of her being able to touch the young man with her current posture were zero, but she never thought that God would take care of her. "Dong Shi Lang... Dong Shi Lang..." Calling his name over and over again, the girl rested her chin on the other's shoulder.

Being hugged tightly by her, Toshirō Hitsugaya was stunned, but he didn't push away.

The shoulder socket is a little wet, is she crying?

Thinking of this, he unconsciously raised his hand and rubbed her head, which was to comfort her.

******

Japan, Tokyo.

In the yard, there are petals of cherry blossoms floating. The petals swirl in the air with the wind, then fall down and return to the ground, forming a soft petal road with other petals.

The young man was sitting in the yard, wearing a loose kimono, with a slightly lazy expression.There was a small table next to it, with a jug of wine and four dishes on it. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip.In the courtyard, cherry blossom petals were flying, and two girls who looked exactly the same were playing and running around with happy smiles on their faces.

Sitting next to the boy is a black steamed bun, its name is Mokona.

While eating snacks, Mo Ke took a sideways glance at the young man, and said slowly: "On April [-]st, Chiba has returned to her human form, right?" Since that incident ended, everyone with Echizen Chiba No one related to her remembers the girl, except for it and the boy next to her, who is also the April [-]st Junxun who inherited the store from Ikuko Ichihara.

"The time is just right, it's time for her to return to her human form, but... there is a little difference, her animalized state has not disappeared." April Yi held a wine glass in one hand, and there was a gentle light in her bright eyes.

"How could this be? Logically speaking..." She wanted to say something, but she stopped abruptly. At the beginning, Echizen Chiba would turn into a fox state from time to time, which was unexpected by everyone.At that time, when the Echizen couple came to this store to ask for help from Ikuko Ichihara, Ikuko also said that she could not get rid of Echizen Chiba's animal physique. The gene of the demon is carried in it, so in the generation of Echizen Chiba, the phenomenon of returning to the ancestors appeared, but... the situation of Echizen Chiba is a bit special, she did not inherit the demon power of her ancestors, she was forced to accept the magic power from outside, So much so that the fusion of the atavistic gene and magic power caused her to appear in animal form from time to time due to unstable magic power or...emotional problems. "Ah, I almost forgot, her animal state can't be solved by itself, her ancestors had a combination of humans and fox demons, so that in her generation, there was an atavism phenomenon that hadn't occurred in previous generations. "

"This time, it's Miss Yuzi's thank you gift from her. After all, without her price, father and mother would not have survived..." On April [-], Jun Xun knew that the clones Xiaolang and Xiaoying were his father and mother , It's just... It's impossible for the memories he gave away to come back.

"She will continue to experience what she experienced before, but... this time..." The past has changed, and it is unknown whether the future will repeat itself according to that time.

"Qianye is a strong person. In her heart, even if people in the world don't remember her, as long as that person is still by her side, she will become stronger than anyone else." He raised the wine glass in his mouth and drank it down. The smell of wine filled his throat, which made him unconsciously think of the woman named Ikuko Ichihara.

"Mokona misses her a little bit." Eating and eating, Mokona drooped her ears and looked a bit depressed. It really liked Echizen Chiba.

"There will always be a chance to meet." Reaching out his hand to hug Mo Ke, Jun Xun rubbed its head on April [-]st, and a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes when the other party couldn't see it.

He exchanged the price of time and freedom for waiting for Ikuko Ichihara's return. Although his age will not increase, he will still die, but...he will not die until he sees Ikuko Ichihara.

So he had a long time to wait for them.

Whether it is Ikuko Ichihara, or Chiba Echizen who may not have the chance to meet.

"Mokona, I'll cook something delicious for you to eat tonight."

He heard himself cover up the deepest loneliness in his heart with his cheerful voice.

--to be continued--

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