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Kaizo looked down as Rio spoke before slowly looking up at her as she wiped his face "I can say the same about you..." a small smile formed on his face "I wouldn't be to worried...I'd remind them why I was their Captain if need be" Kaizo then felt Rio grab his right hand and tug it a little "I-I don't think I'm going back yet...I need a little time to myself, to get my mind back into shape. You go on ahead, I'll be there soon" Kaizo said with a soft smile
Rio continued to smile softly at Kaizo as he spoke, letting out a short chuckle noise when he said that he'd remind them why he was their Captain if need be.
"Okay Kaizo, Captain. I'll be waiting for you to return so take as much time as you need, let me know if you need any help with anything" Rio gave Kaizo a bow before fully turning towards the Seireitei and walking off, her long hair swaying from left to right behind her with each step she took.
After her little calm and relaxing walk back, Rio stepped into the Seireitei's entrance before making her way to Squad Two.
"Hnn" As if a spike was suddenly impaled through Rio's head, a sharp pain shot through her mind before quickly subsiding into a throbbing headache. Rio was at the gates of the Squad when this happened, immediately holding her left hand on her head before stopping her movements and squeezing her left eye closed. "Lieutenant are you Okay?" A guard asked, which Rio opened her eye, acknowledging them.
"I'm fine." She looked at the guard in her usual professional manner. The guard nodded his head before returning back to his post, watching as Rio began walking away. The headache hadn't completely disappeared, however it did slowly fade, as usual...
'Dammit, they're getting even more painful now... I can't ignore them anymore, I've got to do something about it... later' Regaining her professional composure, Rio continued to walk confidently up the stairs of the barrack's balcony before making her way to her room and found-
"Keisa? Why am I not surprised." Said woman was leaning against Rio's door with her eyes closed, clearly waiting for Rio to return. Opening her eyes and pushing herself off of the door, Keisa looked to Rio, her face just as straight as the woman's.
"Hey Rio, I was waiting for your return so that we could train." Sounding happy, despite not looking it, Keisa stated her purpose.
"I see. Well come with me, I will fetch Nohime and we can continue with the training I've planned for the both of you." Rio turned and walked as she talked, Keisa following behind and keeping quiet. After a very short walk, Keisa spoke up again.
"Since we have a small portion of time before reaching Nohime, I was wondering what you'd like to do in regards of those who attacked me? Rio." Once Keisa stopped speaking, Rio stopped walking suddenly, which confused Keisa however she didn't show any emotion. Turning her head around to the left, Rio looked over her shoulder at Keisa with a blank expression, however it seemed to be tinted with a harsh bluntness.
"Stop referring to me by my name. It's Lieutenant to you. Rune." Rio's voice sounded a little deeper as she spoke bluntly. Keisa looked at Rio, slight confusion showing in her face as she continued to eye Rio.
"Don't ever refer to me by my name again." Rio continued before facing forward and walking off while Keisa kept quiet, stood still as she watched.
'... Huh?' Keisa titled her head to the right, confused by Rio's sudden change in tone. Straightening her head, Keisa began catching up to Rio, this time staying as quiet as a mouse while watching Rio from behind.
The two soon reached Nohime's door before Rio knocked and looked back at Keisa.
"I've had some thought, but I think the best course of action is to be cautious and stay here. Don't venture out of the Squad alone and make sure if anything happens, you contact me Okay?" Rio's tone of voice had change back to it's usual professional tone. Keisa simply kept her lips pursed while just nodding her head.
"Good. Don't worry about it Keisa, we'll get to the bottom of this. I won't allow any of my subordinates to get injured." Rio gave her a small, reassuring smile before looking back at Nohime's door. Despite Keisa's confusion, she shrugged it off, maybe Rio just didn't appreciate being treated as a friend rather than a Lieutenant, which she thought made sense.
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