Five years in coming, the big payout; Reunited [Closed]

She seemed to be happy when she realized that all of her immediate needs were going to be fulfilled. He was gonna nurse her right back to health. From there, they could figure out what the hell they were gonna do. She didn't have any food in mind, though he got the fuuuuuuunny feeling she was hungry. He chuckled a bit. He had some ramen, which he could enhance with some seasonings, vegetables, and meats. That alone would be pretty filling, plus he hadn't even had GOOD ramen since he left. He remembers when he was in the US. That was terrible. It was always cheap, but it was also always bare-bones. On top of that, he could probably make her steak. Plus he could add in some Dango. They'd be a little sticky, meaning if she wasn't careful eating them she might need another bath, but they would be sweet and probably a good way to top off the meal. He'd add some veggies and rice on the side too. Basically variety was his goal, and a lot of food. She did seem worried when he froze up a bit, but she cheered right back up as he basically said it back to her. But then he explained where they were. She repeated it, standing up as she did. Snopy went to go catch her, but she rebalanced herself after an initial wobble. Then she looked sad, like she wanted to say sorry. She sat back down. He could tell what she was feeling. She was sad that her disappearance cut into his life so harshly, but she was happy that he never moved on. Snopy walked over, sitting on the bed next to her and just holding her for a bit. Despite how dirty she was, he kissed her on the cheek. "Wouldn't be a life without you now would it?" He said as he stood back up.

He walked over to the door to the bedroom. "I'll be a minute or two. Gonna Shunpo my way to the store as quick as I can to get you some good Shampoo and conditioner. More body wash too since I needed to buy more anyway. Just sit tight, okay hun?" Snopy went out the front door, but anyone detecting his energy would notice he flew down the street almost instantaneously. Still, within 2 minutes he was Shunpo'ing back to his apartment. Opening up the door, he called in. "Alright. I got you some nice shampoo, some detangling conditioner, and the body wash." He walked up to Kanna and handed them to her. "Two minutes though, I didn't think that was even possible." He smiled. "I'll get the food ready while you shower. Okay? I have enough bought, so I just need to prepare it."

While she showered he indeed prepared the food. Ramen with meat and veggies, Steak, Rice with various seasonings, veggies, and more meats, and finally the Dango. It took him a bit, but he had made enough to feed both of the, though Kanna's portions were bigger. She needed it. Then he remembered something though... Shit. "Kanna, I just realized. What do you plan on doing about...clothes? I didn't think about it til just now, so I didn't think to buy any...fresh ones" He waited for a response, he might have to run back out. She was probably done. "Well, I'll run a wash of your old ones..." With that he waited for either a response or her to come back out before deciding what to do next. He had towels, just no...clothes for her.

Snopy couldn't stop smiling. She was so happy, and it just made him happy to know that he was making her feel that way. She waited patiently, and when he gave her the bathroom supplies she cheerfully went to finally be clean. He admittedly couldn't wait for her to be clean too, it'd be nice to hold her without the layer of dirt. Thankfully it took him awhile to prepare the food, he went at a nice slow pace because he didn't want to risk her first meal being cold. It was only done for 7 minutes when they had the same idea. He bumped into her as he went to ask about it. He looked down, she was in a towel. He...may have taken this chance to admire her body, her very attractive body, before snapping back to attention. "A robe would...probably be good. Yeah..." His obvious desire to keep looking at her body was obvious, but he went into a small closet and pulled out a robe. "Aha, I knew I bought one." He pulled out a dark red bathrobe and handed it to Kanna. "This'll do right? We'll have to update your wardrobe soon. Can't go out in those old ripped up things."

Snopy pointed over to the table where he had set all of the food. There it all was, neatly laid out. Every food group was included. "You haven't been fed right, so your have the larger portions." It was all well made, he wasn't a natural cook, but he did take his time and do his best to make it as good as possible for her. He lived on his own long enough that he isn't garbage at cooking. He pulled out the chair for her politely, and when she sat down he sat down at his own seat. "Eat up." Now Snopy had kept himself well fed to make sure he was healthy enough for the search, that didn't mean he had an appetite for the last 5 years. Suddenly, it came back. He dug straight in, eating it fairly quickly, though not scarfing it down so fast that he might choke. "Well? How is it?"

As he handed her the robe, she commented on it's softness, the pet names continuing to fly. She ran to the other room to get changed, he stroked his chin for a moment. Those bruises, I hope none of them are too serious. He definitely was going to be gentle until they healed, though he'd have to ask her to make sure he didn't need to get her to a hospital. If she didn't need it yet though, she'd be fine most likely. She lovingly stroked his back as she sat down, and she threw the obligatory compliment on his cooking. "Hopefully it tastes wonderful too." He was sure it tasted good, he took his damned time on it. And it was, even Kanna agree'd it was delicious. Granted, anything would have tasted delicious at that point. Finally she asked him what he wanted to know...a lot of things actually. Still, he'd go one at a time for obvious reasons.

"Well I suppose we'll get the...hardest one out of the way then, eh? I'm sorry to bring it up so soon after being free'd of it but...how did you end up, you know, trapped in hell? You are far from hell worthy, you were a good person. A little cold to some people, but that definitely isn't a crime." Snopy thought for a moment. "And...what happened to that telepathy gem I gave you? I had given it to you so that things like that could be prevented, on both ends...sadly it didn't work..."

Snopy listened intently as she described it. She was on a mission and people were dying. She got dragged, woke up in a cell, and only got to leave with her Zanpakuto by sheer luck. "Ugh, if I had a job with one of the organizations around I suppose work would be picking up soon." He commented, talking about the escaped hell dwellers. "Well if I find out hell is being wrought outside the dome, I'll know why I suppose." Snopy sighed. "I guess...I really didn't stand a chance at finding you, huh? Still, you got away, and you have your Zanpakuto too. That's what matters." Snopy stood up and walked over to a window, looking out over the city below. They were on an upper floor. "The details though...I don't know if some demon had quite the dastardly ability, or...or if the mass of death caused a portal to hell to open up for one of the fallen, and it grabbed you by accident." Odds were it was the latter.

Snopy shrugged. "It's not like it matters, but whomever mistook you for a proper resident of hell won't get you back, I can assure you of that." Snopy motioned with his head towards his Zanpakuto blades, and his revolvers. "I've learned quite a few tricks on my travels, and he won't listen to reason tries anything I have a bullet with his name on it. I've gained a lot of control over my powers, both Shinigami and hollow, I am NOT to be trifled with." Snopy turned to her and smiled. "Point is, they have to go through me." He walked back over and sat down. "I should probably let you ask your questions, but I have to ask. How did you, you know, handle it? Like, that kind of torture...how'd you keep yourself from breaking? Oh! Forgive me if I'm asking too much."

Snopy, who had not blushed even once this whole time, suddenly turned a little red in the cheeks. Not because she came over and held onto him, but because she kept herself sane because... "...you thought of me..." Snopy had never pictured himself as the guy someone thinks about seeing one last time during their darkest moments. So the fact that she did...it just made him feel warm and fuzzy inside. Of course, then she had to ask. Why didn't he give up and move on? To say what he was about to say, even though still being infinitely MORE than reasonable, made him feel ashamed. "To be honest, I was just starting to try as you came back. But...when you vanished, I really do care about you. Even if half of our time together you were cold and distant, once you started to open up...it made me feel...you know, good inside. You were actually really sweet and caring and it was just...affection I had forgotten about. When we really first started going out, it was like 'Wow, this actually really sweet, gorgeous, and talented girl is actually interested in me. I don't deserve it.'"

He scratched his head. "You just...you made me happy. Sometimes I couldn't even explain it. The longer we went out, the more I'd see you, and just be happy. You were special to me. And you even made me feel special, the way you started to treat me. So when you disappeared like that...and I couldn't contact you with the gem I gave you...I just got sickened with worry. All I could think about was 'What if she needs me, what if me doing nothing means I never get to see her again...or...what if she dies?' How or why I went for 5 years...I don't know really. Hope I guess. Closure too. After the first year, it became a matter of having to know what happened to you. I needed to know, so I could move on without feeling, you know, guilty. Yet that feeling of...well, love...it kept me moving." Snopy sighed, he just poured his heart out. The emotions that had welled up inside for 5 years. "I'm sorry to unload all this on you. It's just...hard to put into words...I feel like I've never conveyed it well enough."