I've Always Had A Thing For Big Guys: A Sado "Chad" Yasutora Love Story {Chapter 1}

Chapter 2: Yuichi Shibata

I went to school the next day to find that Chad wasn’t there. I was worried about him all morning. Ichigo told me not to worry about a big guy like Chad, but that just made me worry even more.

When lunch came around, Mizuiro and Keigo were harassing Rukia and Ichigo for a while, so I tuned out.

I was brought back into reality by a voice with an apparent lisp saying, “Hey, Kurosaki…”

I looked up and saw the two ugliest men I’d probably ever seen.

“Oshima,” Keigo cried in surprise, “You’re off suspension…”

“I ain’t talkin’ to you,” he said, pushing Keigo down, “Kurosaki, when you gonna dye that carrot-piss hair black? Why you always trying to look like me?”

I sighed as Ichigo retorted, “Like I keep telling you, this is my natural colour. I don’t look anything like you.”

“Now flay away, Drag Queen,” I added, “Before you tick us off.”

“Drag Queen!!” Oshima shouted, “Why you little…”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa,” Keigo jumped in, “No fighting, OK guys?”

“Beat it, Asano,” Oshima cried, “I gotta kill them!”

“Let them live, Oshima,” Keigo was browning big time, “Everybody knows you’re tough! Nobody can whip you!”

“Except us,” Ichigo said as he and I stood.

“We could knock that punk into the next century,” I finished.

“Ichigo, Umeko, shut up! I’m trying to save your lives,” Keigo pleaded.

“Humph, I knew I’d have to set you straight someday… Today’s the day! Let’s go Dingle-berry,” Oshima reached into his jacket and pulled out brass-knuckles, “We’ll see who’s thtronger!”

I pissed my pants laughing. Oshima glared at me and ran towards me.

“You’re first, Girly. It’s too late to apologize…” Oshima was sent into the air, “…Now?”

He crashed landed on the other end of the roof.

“Oshima?” his friend cried, running towards him, “I warned you about that crap…!”

I looked up to see the best person I could possibly see at that point.

“Ch… Cha…” Keigo stuttered.

“Chad,” I cried happily, rushing to him and hugging his well-built (hint, hint) middle.

He put a hand on my upper back and I just hugged him.

“Take it easy,” I heard Keigo say, “You could have killed him! But, thanks.”

“Mmm,” was Chad’s only reply as he let go of me so I could see.

“Hey,” Ichigo said, “How’d you hurt your hand?”

I looked at Chad’s hand and saw that it was bandaged.

“Yesterday it was my back,” Chad said, “An I-beam fell on me…”

“An I-beam?” we all cried.

“And today I hurt my hand grocery shopping,” he said, “I ran into a motorcycle.”

“Dude, you’ve got to be more careful,” Ichigo cried.

I nodded viciously and Chad patted my head. He smiled down at me before looking back at the others.

“Well… The guy driving got hurt real bad,” Chad pointed out, “So, I carried him to the hospital…”

“So… That’s why you were late,” Keigo murmured

“Geez… You must be made of steel,” Ichigo muttered.

Might as well be, with a body like that, I giggled at my perverted thoughts.

I looked as Chad slipped something off his shoulder. I was a parakeet in a cage.

“Hello! My name is Yuichi Shibata,” the parakeet said, “What’s your name?”

I gasped and Ichigo stiffened. As Keigo gawked at it, Chad and I sat down.

“Chad,” Ichigo caught my attention, “Where’d you get the parakeet?”

“Yesterday,” Chad said, “A guy gave it to me…”

“Don’t be lazy,” I cried, “Tell the whole story!”

“That was the whole story,” Chad said.

I heard Ichigo and Rukia saying something about how the spirit in the parakeet was a lonely soul that they would perform Konso on it.

I looked at Chad feeding that bird, and I wanted to cry. He already seemed to care about it so much…

“Umeko, Ichigo, move it,” Yuzu cried, running by with a large box.

“What the…?”

“Watch it,” Karin shouted, running by with a hospital bed.

“What’s going on?” Ichigo asked.

“An accident,” Yuzu shouted, “A big car wreck at the intersection!!”

“Car wreck…” I murmured sadly.

“What?”

Ichigo and I ran to the office to see Jii-san shouting into the phone. He hung up shortly after.

“Too-san,” Ichigo said, “Is there anything I can do to help?”

“No! Assume the fetal position and stay out of my way! Umeko, go help Karin with the beds,” he shouted.

“Yes, Sir,” I ran off and Ichigo sat somewhere out of the way.

I heard Yuzu cry out, while Karin and I were making beds, and ran out to the front entrance. I saw Jii-san and Ichigo walking Chad towards the back. He was gripping the parakeet’s cage loosely on his finger.

“Chad,” I cried, running and replacing Jii-san hold on him with my own, “Are you OK?”

“Does he look OK?” Ichigo asked in such a way that I would have whacked him one, but I didn’t think I could hold up Chad without him.

When we got around to treating Chad, he had a huge bloody wound on his back that reeked of Hollow. It was the shape of a giant clawed hand.

“Whoa,” Yuzu gasped, “What a horrible wound…”

Ichigo stiffened and I new he felt the Hollow that I smelled on the wound.

“This is bad, looks like a bad burn,” Jii-san said, “…And it’s still bleeding. You’re going to have to take it easy…”

Chad grunted and put his shirt back on.

“I’m fine now,” he said shakily, standing up.

“No! You’re not,” I cried, grasping his shirt tight, “Please, Chad, lay down!”

He pulled away from me and started walking. Jii-san told him that he was nuts and that he wasn’t going anywhere; then, Chad collapsed in front of the door.

Jii-san cried out in frustration and told Karin and Yuzu to get a bed ready. I ran to help Jii-san with Chad and saw that he had only fallen over, he was still conscious. I shook my head as I helped him stand. Jii-san and I took him to a room and sat him down on the bed. Yuzu came in and put the parakeet on the bedside table.

“Yuzu,” Jii-san said, helping Chad sit up, “Come help me with this.”

I saw that Jii-san was going to bandage up Chad and let Yuzu bandage that perfect body instead of me! Yuzu must have seen my desires, because she said that she was going to help Karin with something.

Jii-san was about to protest when I said, “It’s OK; I’ll help.”

Jii-san nodded as I took Chad’s shirt off and reached for the gauze. I was going to let Jii-san do it, but the parakeet went wild every time Jii-san tried to do something.

“He wants Umeko to do it,” Chad said.

Jii-san and I switched places but the parakeet was still upset.

It squawked, “Doctor, leave!”

I blushed and Jii-san looked outraged.

“I can sit up fine,” Chad said.

Jii-san was about to protest, but Yuzu called for him. He ran off and slammed the door behind him. I looked up at Chad who simply smirked at my warm face.

“Got a fever?” he teased.

“Shove it,” I snapped, reaching for the alcohol swabs.

I was cleaning up Chad’s wound as the parakeet chattered away. It kept telling me how nice I was for helping Chad.

“So, are you Mister’s girlfriend, Nice Lady?” it asked happily.

I blushed as Chad muttered, “Nosey bird…”

I giggled and I felt a deep chuckle rumble through Chad’s body. He suddenly winced in pain.

“Chad,” I gasped, “Are you OK?”

“Yah,” he said, “Just remind me not to be happy for the next while.”

I laughed and Chad smiled. I felt a warm aura glowing from the bird.

When I finished cleaning the wound, I ran my fingers along it. I felt every muscle on Chad’s back relax. He didn’t move; he just let me touch him…

The bird squawked and broke me from my trance. I noticed that I’d been running my finger along his wound for 15 minutes. I blushed and started covering it with the gauze.

When I had the wound all taped up, I looked at the bird again. I noticed that it seemed like a small child. I was sensing the soul of a small boy who saw something terrible before he died.

“Umeko,” Chad’s voice brought me back to reality, “Are you alright?”

I noticed that I was resting on Chad’s back and sat up immediately.

“Y-yah,” I stuttered, “I’m f-fine. Are you OK, Chad?”

He nodded and I put him shirt back on. I moved so he could lie down then kissed his cheek. He looked at me confused and I smiled sadly, standing up straight.

“Just take it easy, like Jii-san said. Don’t hurt yourself again, please. I don’t like it when you’re hurt… Anyways,” I felt a tear trickle down my cheek, “Night.”

Chad opened his mouth to say something, but I didn’t give him a chance.

I was walking down the hall and I collapsed, sobbing. I knew that Chad knew that there was something special about his bird, and that he’d risk his life protecting it from a Hollow. He’d have done that weather the bird was special or not…

“Just my luck,” I muttered cynically, “I had to fall in love with the kind of guy who’d be that… wonderful… Wait! Love…?”

I realized that, even though I’d just met him, Chad had already stolen my heart. I had wondered why my heart would stop beating when he smiled at me and held me, and when I’d been eating with him at his place…. I felt so at home.

“Umeko-nee-chan, Nii-san, Breakfast time,” Yuzu shouted.

When Ichigo and I got down to the kitchen, I couldn’t see Karin. Ichigo asked where she was and Yuzu said that she wasn’t feeling well.

I picked up some pancakes and said, “I’m going to go eat with Chad.”

“Bring him a plate too,” Yuzu said, “If he eats the hospital food Too-san gives the patients…”

“Your boyfriend might get sick,” Ichigo teased, making me blush.

“Shut up,” I blushed as I picked up a second plate.

I was walking down the hall in the clinic part of the house. I was almost at Chad’s room when I heard Jii-san cry out from inside. I went into and saw that Chad was missing… and so was the bird…

“Ichigo,” I shouted while dropping the pancakes and running back towards the kitchen.

“Ichigo,” Jii-san yelled at the top of his lungs as he ran behind me.

“Bad news,” Jii-san cried as we Ran into the kitchen.

“Chad’s missing,” I cried, “The bird is gone too!”

Ichigo and I burst into the classroom, looking around franticly for Chad. I saw Mizuiro and Keigo, but I paid them no heed. I ran right back out of the classroom.

I thought I’d try Chad’s house, but he wasn’t there either. I would know because I broke the door down…

“Chad,” I felt tears escape my eyes, “Where the fuck are you?”

I could sense that a Hollow was after the bird, and I knew the bird was defiantly with Chad…

That’s it, I thought, if I trace the bird’s aura, I’ll find Chad!

I closed my eyes and looked for the parakeet’s aura. I felt the wind blow insanely around me. I found the aura’s direction, and I knew where to go. I found that my senses led me to the inside of a small warehouse.

I went inside and looked around for a little while before I spotted a large mound with a blanket on it. There was a birdcage beside it.

“Chad,” I cried, running and embracing him.

“Umeko…” Chad seemed surprised, but still held me close.

“Where were you?” I sobbed, “Ichigo and I were looking everywhere for you! Ichigo is still looking!”

“I’m sorry, Miss,” the parakeet said, “It’s my fault, Mister is trying to protect me.”

Suddenly, I heard an angry Hollow cry out in rage as Chad picked me up in one arm and the cage up in the other. I saw the hand, but Chad moved just in time.

“It found us,” Chad said, “We… we have to escape…”

“Mister,” the parakeet said slowly.

“It’s okay,” Chad said, clutching the cage and I tightly, “I’ll defiantly save… your mother…!”

His mother, I thought, looking at the parakeet.

Chad was running down the street and I felt Ichigo and Rukia getting close to us.

Chad ran out from behind a corner as Ichigo cried, “Look! There he is! It’s Chad!”

When Chad saw him, he took off in the other direction. I guess Ichigo didn’t see me, because he called out that it was dangerous for Chad to be alone.

“He’s right, Chad,” I cried, “We shouldn’t be by ourselves! Ichigo and Rukia can help this boy more than we can!”

“He…” Chad said breathlessly, “He saw his mother murdered, right before his eyes… I have to help him, that monster is after him too.”

“Can you see it?” I cried, “The monster, can you see it?”

I felt Rukia close behind us.

She was almost there, when I heard something say, “You smell nice…”

I heard a crashing sound from behind us and Chad stopped.

“Someone’s being attacked,” he said.

“The lady who was chasing us,” Yuichi said, “She’s being attacked by the guy who was chasing us…”

“Rukia,” I cried, “Rukia’s in trouble.”

Chad put me and Yuichi down and said, “You stay here…”

“No way,” I said, standing, “I’m coming too!”

“Eh? What are you two going to do?” Yuichi said.

“Go and help,” Chad told him.

“No, don’t,” Yuichi cried, “Don’t do it, it’s too dangerous!”

Chad stared for a moment before putting Yuichi on the fence. I sweat-dropped and smacked Chad’s head.

“That’s not what he meant,” I cried.

“Mister, you can’t see ghosts, right?” cried Yuichi, “Don’t do it! That guy will kill you!”

Chad and I just ran off. I could hear Yuichi calling after us.

I saw the hollow diving at Rukia, but Chad jumped up and punched the Hollow dead in the jaw. It went flying and Rukia looked amazed. I ran over to Chad, who went in the opposite direction of the hollow…

“What the heck…?” said the hollow, “Hehe… He scared the crap out of me, but it’s just a fluke. I thought that he could see me…”

“Well, I can,” I yelled, throwing a rock at it’s head.

It was about to dive at me, but Chad punched it in the face again, sending it flying into the ash vault.

“Yeah, I hit him…” Chad said.

“Damn it,” the hollow grew wings and took to the air, cackling, “Let’s see you hit me up here!”

Chad obviously couldn’t hear it, so Rukia and I cried, “It’s flying!”

“Umeko,” he looked at us, “You and the transfer student can see ghosts?”

“That’s not important right now,” Rukia cried, “He’s in the air, and…”

“Where?” Chad asked as Rukia and I looked at him, puzzled.

“He’s flying,” Chad said, “So, which direction?”

"What can you do if you know that…?” Rukia asked puzzled.

Chad grabbed the telephone pole he was standing by and said, “I can do this…”

The hollow cackled, “Well, what shall I do? Swoop down from here and strike like a falcon…?”

He was interrupted by the sound of the telephone poll breaking off the ground.

“So,” Chad looked at us over his shoulder, “Which direction…?”

“Right there,” Rukia cried, pointing at it.

“Just swing down,” I yelled.

Chad did as instructed and hit it dead on the mark. The pole broke and the hollow cried out in pain and collapsed.

“So,” I smirked, “Give up?”

“There’s a guy coming soon to get rid of you,” Rukia said, “Stay still until then.”

The hollow just chuckled; Rukia asked, “What’s so funny?”

“Nothing,” it chuckled darkly, “I’m wondering if you didn’t think about it… why is it that, up until now, I was able to defeat and devour two shinigami…”

“What are you talking about…?” I asked vaguely.

“Geez… Because of that thoughtlessness,”it laughed, “All of you shinigami… ARE BEATEN BY US!”

Suddenly, hundreds of tiny hollows surrounded us! They were everywhere! They jumped at us and pinned us to the ground.

“This turns the tables, doesn’t it?” the hollow laughed wickedly.

“Mother fucker…” I mumbled.

You simple minded shinigami,” it chuckled, “I fight alone for just a little while, and everyone assumes that I’m their only opponent. Did I say even once that I didn’t have friends with me?”

“Sneaky bastard,” I cried, trying to tear the tiny hollows off me, and failing.

“Well then,” it said, “Which shall I eat first? The unappetizing guys is… “

Suddenly, Chad shouted and stood up, sending all the little hollows flying.

“Does this guy answer everything with his biceps? The muscle brained…” Chad almost hit the hollow, “Idiot?”

Chad kept hitting in the same direction.

“Damn it! What acute senses! Even thought he can’t see me,” it cried.

“Chad,” Rukia called, “Over here! Kick right above me!”

“Me too,” I shouted.

Chad knocked the little hollows off us and the bigger one took to the sky again. Chad was hitting in the wrong direction again…

“No! Not over there,” Rukia cried, “He’s flown off again!”

“The sky…!” Chad looked up.

“Relax,” I said, “I’ve got an idea!”

“Umeko, are you sure about this?” Chad asked as he held Rukia up like a rocket.

“Of coarse,” I cried, “With your awesome strength and Rukia’s soul reaping expertise, it’s perfect! Now hurry up and throw!”

Rukia and Chad got into position.

“Ready?” they nodded, “Three… Two… One… Fire!”

Rukia took off, and it was going so well… until she was shot down with a ball of… LEECHES?! Chad caught her when she fell.

“Damn it,” Rukia mumbled, “Come off, you…!”

I tried pulling them off, but they came off Rukia and latched onto me or stayed put.

“Damn leeches,” I mumbled.

“That’s right, those are leeches, and once they stick on, they’re quite hard to get off,” the hollow landed, “Besides, they’re not just ordinary leeches, those are… my targets!”

The hollow made a high pitched whistling noise with his tongue. The leech on the side of Rukia’s head exploded; the one on my shoulder quickly followed suit.

“Umeko! Transfer student,” Chad cried as Rukia fell over and I landed in his arms.

“Wha-what happened…?” Rukia sat up; I had to stay down.

“Umeko,” Chad said, looking my shoulder over, “What happened?”

“Damn it,” I muttered; my wound was deep because I been closer to the whistle, “Stupid Hollow…”

“Surprised, Shinigami?” the hollow cackled, “Those leeches are miniature bombs! They explode only in reaction to the sound from my tongue! It was careless to think that flying was my only ability! And now, you’re little girlfriend got hurt, Big Guy!”

Rukia cursed under her breath. Chad laid me down gently and stood to face the hollow.

“Chad…” I murmured.

“You’re back, Big Guy,” the hollow chuckled, “For you… how about this?”

A tiny hollow stood by the larger one… holding Yuichi’s cage! Chad tensed.

Yuichi… I thought, He went to all that trouble so his friends could get Yuichi…

“Shibata’s birdcage… Why’s it here…?” Chad couldn’t see Yuichi, so that meant…

“Sorry, Mister,” Yuichi said sadly, “I’ve been capture…”

Chad stopped in his tracks.

He heard it? I thought.

“Looks like you understand! Hehe, pretty smart, Big Guy,” the hollow laughed, then looked at Rukia and I, “Next is your turn to be smart, Little Girls. Run around!! So I can have the fun of hunting you down!”

“Don’t move, Chad,” I said as Rukia and I stood slowly, “He’ll blow up the birdcage if you take a single step…!”

“But… Umeko, you,” Chad said slowly.

“Don’t worry about me, Chad,” I smiled, “I promise not to mess up!”

I ran off with Rukia following me and the little hollows followed us. Two of them tried hitting us with leeches, but Rukia jumped over and I slid under. Another came and hit me with a surprise attack of leeches, and I heard Rukia fall, meaning she was hit too.

“There, you’re covered,” the hollow cried, whistling with his tongue again.

One exploded on Rukia’s left arm and one on my right thigh. I knew I couldn’t run anymore if I wanted to. Rukia stood up and kept going, and I hoped the hollow would chase her instead. It didn’t…

“Well, them,” the hollow towered above my exhausted body, “I’ll just have to eat you first!”

“Umeko,” Rukia cried.

I waited slowly for my life to end, but it didn’t…

I opened my eyes and saw Ichigo standing on the hollow’s head. He looked mad.

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