tobiumes:

    He was ridiculous, absolutely pathetic, just unbelievable. The spirit’s brown eyes widened at his words and the serious expression accompanying them, but it just sounded to out of place, too impossible. Hell made no mistakes, not even once, she couldn’t repeat it in her head enough. Hell just made no mistakes!

Nonetheless, Shuren looked so troubled and somewhat upset now that the conversation had taken another turn and gone from simply bickering to questioning Hell itself. This was another side of the sinner, one she had only seen one or two times before when one of their so-called ‘dates’ had gone wrong for whatever reason.

This was the kind of Shuren she could like, but it was definitely the wrong moment to think about anything like that.

“Do you even realize what you’re saying..? That’s impossible.”

Still, a tiny part of her wanted to know more about it. The curiosity that had always gotten her into difficult situations struck her again and she wanted to know if it was true— but was there even any way of knowing for sure?

“Am not.”

She must think he was crazy, and for good reason. He was claiming that Hell was wrong, that it was mistaken. Hell’s will and authority, along with its decisions were final, absolute. Hell was never wrong, yet he didn’t agree. He felt like he was innocent. Why would he be punished for something he couldn’t remember? And who decided what constitutes as sin, anyway?

‘But you already know the answer.’

There it was. That voice again. It seemed familiar to him, but he couldn’t place it. Was it what humans would call a conscience? No. He was a Sinner and dispensed of such foolishness a long time ago.

‘You know who I am. Think.’

Why was it talking to him? Why now when he was in the middle of trying to get his thoughts across without seeming like an idiot?

“IS it really? I don’t think so.”

‘Oh, but it is, Shuren. You know what you did cannot be forgiven.’

Again. There it was again! Why was he hearing that tone?!

Was he starting to lose his mind?

tobiumes:

..Innocent? Tobiume could barely such words when they came out of his mouth. It was like a bad joke, a very bad joke. Sure, he hadn’t tried to actually kill someone yet, or her for that matter, but the spirit knew he was no good, just mean and evil, longing for more power than anyone would ever be able to handle.

However, she could tell from the serious look on his face that this was no joke, that she was not supposed to laugh at him for such an exaggeration. He actually believed to be innocent, for whatever reason. When he told her said reason, Tobiume almost took it as a joke again because.. if it was just a hunch like that, how could he be so serious about it?

“So what you’re saying is.. you lost your memories, but you feel like Hell has made a mistake? That’s ridiculous!” If it were that way.. No, she didn’t even what to think about the possibility of that being true. Hell was absolute, even more so than the Captain Commander’s orders. Hell never did anything wrong. If he ended up in Hell, there must have been a proper reason.

“I am not weak either!”

Yes, he was innocent. It was a feeling deep inside him from the moment he had first fallen into hell. While that was a long time ago, Shuren could still remember the scared face of  a young teen, clad in a blue school uniform as wide, emerald hues frantically looked around the place that would now be his home. He did not know how he got there, or why, only knowing his name and having his uniform as the only remains of his previous life, along with the feeling that he didn’t belong.

However, from being at this academy, he had been having strange visions of that same boy, the visions varying from roaming the city streets, to being with a strange woman who looked just like him, to seeing a rather familiar girl who brought a whole slew of mixed feelings towards the surface. He supposed these were memories of his past, but could not be certain. All he knew was that he was innocent and that the sins he supposedly committed are not really sins.

‘You’re wrong.’

Shuren paused,looking around as if he heard a voice before turning back to Tobiume.. “That’s exactly what I’m saying.” And, of course she didn’t believe him. What he didn’t know, was that she was right. Shuren did sin and was sentenced to hell for it, even though he believed his sins were’t really sins.

“Yes, you are.”

tobiumes:

“Well you’re still a sinner so it doesn’t really matter but..” She trailed off, gazing into the distance for a moment. What he’d said certainly sparked something inside her, a thought she hadn’t considered before and it made her very uncomfortable.

“Do you believe you didn’t commit any sins?” But he seemed evil enough to do so. If he was sent to Hell for a sin he didn’t commit, Tobiume’s whole opinion of him would change - if such a thing was possible to begin with. Hell never made mistakes, so she couldn’t imagine him being the single exception.

“I was able to survive as well, without ruling over anyone. I think you’re underestimating me..”

Shuren saw he pause, presumably thinking over what he told her. Perhaps there would be some hope for this one yet, and that she wouldn’t be as dimwitted as he thought she was.

When she asked him that question, Shuren fell silent for a few moments. He knew deep down inside that he was innocent, but he couldn’t figure out why he felt that way. He knew it was tied to his human memories, which were still a blur. “…that is correct.” He hesitated. “It’s a feeling I have, though I’m not sure where it came from. All I know is that I was dragged into that place without knowing why, which is not really fair. Wouldn’t you agree?”

He snorted. “Only because you were too weak to handle true power.”

tobiumes:

“I guess this is why you’re a sinner.” she stated, her expression changing to that of sadness for a moment. To be completely honest, Tobiume truly pitied Shuren for his narrow-mindedness. To only want power was a boring and awful goal.

“Your desire for power over everything and everyone is truly pathetic.”

How could she ever have feelings for him? Now that she thought about it, it seemed pathetic to her as well! He was such a child, despite his mature appearance.

“Wrong. I am a sinner because of the apparent ‘sins’ I committed while I was a human.” He didn’t know what they were, and a part of him didn’t want to, either.

“Again, you’re wrong.” His gaze hardened. “To have power means you are able to survive. Then again, you wouldn’t know about that, would you?”

tobiumes:

“So you’re that easily impressed? How lame.” she mused, eyes narrowing slightly even though a faint smile still rested on her lips.

Tobiume greatly disliked being called ‘girl’, especially by someone like Shuren, but after all this time she figured he wouldn’t just let go of that bad habit. Besides, she called him sinner in return, just to point out that he was awful.

“And what exactly would you gain from that? I don’t see how that’s enjoyable at all. you’d just be one lonely king, someone nobody likes. Oh wait, nobody likes you anyway!”

“Hardly.” He noticed the expression on her face and gave her an identical one of his own. He was getting quite tired of this conversation.

A sudden smirk spread across his lips at her next words. “You can never understand what you never had,” he replied smugly. Unlike this girl, Shuren was used to being in charge of his lackeys and most of the other sinners in Hell. Therefore, he rather missed that control, which he did not have here.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re liked or not. As long as you have power, you need little else.”

tobiumes:

“At least I can astound you.” she replied, flashing him a smile which looked more evil than her usual innocent smiles. Tobiume found it kind of amazing how they managed to have a whole conversation about each other’s ignorance and trying to prove the other one wrong - with little success.

“What would your standards be then? All of Soul Society to yourself? I can imagine that’s how you’d like it.”

As much as this conversation seemed to annoy Shuren, Tobiume was having a whole lot of fun in comparison simply because she had really missed someone to tease instead of being teased by Haineko.

“Don’t be proud of that, girl,” he said, his eyes still narrowed into a glare. “You’re not the only one capable of such a feat. All it takes is a dim wit with an exceptional level of stupidity and ignorance, and there are a lot of you here.”

Shuren simply rolled his eyes. “While that would be enjoyable, I prefer to have this school and everyone in it under my thumb.” Even better if he could arrange it into his own personal hell in which he would have total dominance.

tobiumes:

mastershuren:

“You’re ignorant since you still keep underestimating me,” he replied simply. “You still do not understand my background or how that affected my being. Therefore, you’re the ignorant one.” And he was pretty sure that had nothing to do with the current conversation, but that wasn’t important right now.

His eyes narrowed. “Of course not. However, it’s not like you could put me there, if that’s what you’re trying to imply.” The idea was laughable for she would be dead in a matter of seconds. Even if she belonged to a shinigami of vice captain, her power and the one of her wielder paled in comparison to his own strength. Little did he know that she was just goading him on at this point.

Unlike Tobiume, Shuren hadn’t missed their conversations. Not the ones that landed on him. Though a small part of him did miss taking shots at her when the opportunity allowed, but that was a very small part.

” I can say the same about you again. Besides, you’re a sinner and that’s all I need to know. ” she scoffed, intending for her words to hurt him even though she was pretty sure sinners had no actual feelings, or at least the way Shuren acted led her to believe so. He was only confirming all her prejudices without even knowing. Never would she be able to see any sinner as something good simply because he was proof enough of how mean they were.

” That wasn’t what I meant. If you compare these two places, I’m sure you prefer this one so you have no right to complain about it. ” If only she could actually put him back to Hell, the place where he obviously belonged. A school wasn’t suited for him at all, if you asked her, and she wanted him to stay away from her precious master as well.

Tobiume felt as though they were having this kind of conversation for the hundredth time simply because in the end, they both kind of hated each other. He would tell her how powerful he was and complain about every single thing - and she would complain about him complaining. They could go on for hours.

“Your ignorance continues to astound me.” Then again, he was just as ignorant, probably more so than Tobiume. Of course, he would never admit it out of sheer pride. As far as feelings went, sinners did have them. However, they were a mixture of hate, anger and every other negative emotion you could think of. Being nice was not something they did not do.

Shuren stared at her for a minute, temporarily at a loss for words. Yes, this place was marginally better than Hell, but it still had its downsides that were worth complaining about. “Hmph, it’s still not to my standards.” 

This conversation was becoming a never ending cycle of hatred and annoyance, and yet a tiny part of him enjoyed this despite the headaches it caused.

tobiumes:

” Ignorant? Care to explain how? ” she inquired, not trying to sound annoyed by being called ‘girl’ yet again. Of course she would rather be addressed by her actual name, but seeing as this sinner didn’t care about feelings one bit, she didn’t hope for anything.

Once again, he chose to be not only mean but also cocky, an attitude that would get Tobiume extremely angry in a matter of mere minutes. The same way the spirit might underestimate him, he underestimated her strength. She was the zanpakuto of a vice-captain after all.

” Would you rather be back in Hell then? ” There was a hint of a smile on her lips, informing him that she was indeed having fun of teasing him about is origin before Iwakiri. Tobiume really liked to remind him how much worse he was than her.

Though as much as she hated to admit it, the petite zanpakuto had missed conversations like this in a very strange way. His whole personality did annoy her to a certain degree, but bickering with him had always been somewhat entertaining and fun as well, considering that she often had nothing better to do. Besides, she liked seeing him get all riled up simply because of her words.

“You’re ignorant since you still keep underestimating me,” he replied simply. “You still do not understand my background or how that affected my being. Therefore, you’re the ignorant one.” And he was pretty sure that had nothing to do with the current conversation, but that wasn’t important right now.

His eyes narrowed. “Of course not. However, it’s not like you could put me there, if that’s what you’re trying to imply.” The idea was laughable for she would be dead in a matter of seconds. Even if she belonged to a shinigami of vice captain, her power and the one of her wielder paled in comparison to his own strength. Little did he know that she was just goading him on at this point.

Unlike Tobiume, Shuren hadn’t missed their conversations. Not the ones that landed on him. Though a small part of him did miss taking shots at her when the opportunity allowed, but that was a very small part.

ibachikane:

mastershuren:

Shuren frowned, having no idea what he could possibly do for a hobby. There was nothing he enjoyed outside of bossing others around and being in command, and there was nothing he was really good at, so what could he possibly do?

It was then he remembered the sketchbook buried away in his room, along with a music player he found. Perhaps he could do that..?

“I see. Perhaps…I’ll give it a try.”

Chikane watched the other’s face as he thought, smiling when his face changed. It would seem this boy had found his little something.

“I’m glad, Shuren. And, if you don’t mind, please tell me later if it worked for you.” She gave him a tender smile and a chocolate. Even though she deeply enjoyed company, it would not do well to hinder a student. “Take care, now, don’t catch a cold out there.”

Shuren gave her a small nod, wondering why she was so interested. Granted he didn’t plan to tell her, for this woman was a stranger and what he did in his spare time was no one’s business but his own.

He slowly stood up, wearily taking the chocolate, still wondering why she was being so kind to him. It made no sense in the slightest and disturbed him more than he’d like to admit.

“I won’t,” he replied, putting his scarf on and heading towards the door, not bothering to give a nod in thanks as he left.

((ooc: Shuren’s muse has been falling asleep, but I’m going to try and get my drafts done.

Sorry for the wait! ;-;))