[u]Souta Fushimaru Hari[/u]

Souta blinked and looked down at Aya after she spoke. [i]'Does she really think I hate her?... Well, I'm not that nicest person in the world... but still...'[/i] He rubbed the back of his neck, feeling a little guilty. Clearly Hozumi's disappearance really got to Aya... This was certainly something new, Souta didn't believe Aya could ever get upset... Angry or happy, yes, but she never seemed to get sad, always the bubbly one of the group. He was about to open his mouth when she took off. [b]"Hm.."[/b] Watching her run off, Souta took a deep breath and gulped before he shunpo'ed. Fumio had taught him the technique, along with other ones, as he didn't want Souta falling behind him and Rio since he never attended the academy. Him and Souta would train on a one-to-one basis whenever Rio had to attend to her Captain. After another moment, Souta re-appeared directly in front of Aya, causing her to run straight into his arms. Once she did, he wrapped them around her tightly, resting his head gently against hers as his eyes kept closed. [b]"Aya, I don't hate you... I'd never hate you... I can see you're upset.... Don't worry, he'll be fine. We'll look for him together Okay? I'll let the others know that he's missing and have them search also. Knowing Kazuhiko, he'd feel guilty and would probably trace Hozumi's energy... We'll find him, he'll be just fine..."[/b] Souta's voice was calm and for once, gentle. No amount of sarcasm or anger was present. He honestly didn't want Aya to believe that he hated her... He didn't want to know why he felt this way for that would just make things awkward for him. [b]"You may be a demon... but I never said I didn't like that about you, you just scare me shitless"[/b]

Souta then let her go and stepped back, ignoring the embarrassed blush spread across his cheeks. [b]"So! Multiplying huh? Well... That explains a fuck load... Now, lets focus on finding Hozumi first, then we can think of how to deal with this situation. We'll search the Seireitei and around it. If we can't find him, we'll go back to the battle and get Kazuhiko to try and trace his energy... Unless you have better plans?"[/b].