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It wasn't often that Byakuya Kuchiki was called to the academy, actually it was closer to never. But his Lieutenant was scheduled to teach a class on the working of the Shikai release. Since his Lieutenant was indisposed of at the moment it fell on him as the commanding officer to take over his lieutenants duty. As he walked through the halls he heard the tell tale sign of an arrow thumping into a target. Becoming intrigued he paused, why would someone take the time to learn the bow? He looked at a door that was partially open and he spotted a girl with blue-black hair that fell to her waist in a braid. She was wielding a large long bow that was easily three fourths her size. With precision and practiced ease she drew an arrow from her quiver and fired it in one smooth motion. He was impressed, there was no reason for an academy student to learn such a thing and yet this girl had put so much time into it that she had become this good. Her form could have used a little work but she was very confident in herself. He turned and continued down the hall. He had places to be after all.
He arrived at the training ground that the school informed him of. They were very ecstatic to have a captain level Shinigami making an appearance to talk about achieving Shikai. He wanted to roll his eyes, this was all very tedious. If one could not achieve Shikai on their own then how were they to achieve Bankai? No one would be there to help them then. He walked up on a group of about 40 teens, they were all chattering to themselves excitedly. Apparently news of his arrival had already extended to them. They didn't notice him, Byakuya watched with cold eyes. They would all be dead if he was an enemy. He started to make his way to the front and that was when the sighs from the women started, all conversations halted.
"Thank you so much Captain Kuchiki for joining us today." The teacher bowed respectfully. "It is an honor for one such as yourself to show them Shikai."
"My lieutenant was unavailable for this. It is my duty as his commanding officer to take over his commitments." He explained cooly and the teacher nodded before gesturing to the class.
He turned to them with a blank stare and they all watched him. Some with lust others refused to look at him directly. He noticed that one teen was late, she was running towards the lecture with silent steps. Nobody noticed as she settled in the back, her blue eyes fixed on him. Byakuya started in on the fundamentals of the Zanpakuto and the importance of it throughout the Shinigami's life. He started explaining the necessities for obtaining Shikai. One must be deemed strong enough by their zanpakuto to learn its name. One must be centered. He then looked amongst the crowd.
"Has anyone obtained Shikai?" He asked, not expecting an answer.
"Kagome has." A girl snickered and the rest of the teens started to chortle.
He watched as the one who arrived late blushed and ducked her head, her eyes were alight with embarrassment and shame. He glared at the students, that was no way to treat someone who could potentially save them. Everything immediately fell silent at his icy glare and he stared at the girl now dubbed Kagome.
"Come." He beckoned and she stood, fastening her zanpakuto to her hip.
"Umm-ah. It's not really anything special." She looked down sheepishly as she made her way to the front. His eyes narrowed as she was tripped.
"Demonstrate." He spoke and her eyes snapped up to him.
"What?" They were wide with surprise and slight fear.
"I do not repeat myself." He watched her with slight amusement and she looked away.
As she drew her sword he was confused, she had no reiryoku. Everyone here emitted some form of spiritual energy, for someone to have none at all and a zanpakuto was unheard of. He watched her intently and he was surprised internally by the smallest pulse of reiryoku centered around her. She took her zanpakuto and she flipped it so the blade was pointing towards the ground.
"Devour the wretched, Ryukotsusei." She murmured and she dropped her blade, it disappeared into the earth the space around it rippling before quieting.
"What the hell did that do?" Someone sneered and Kagome cupped her elbows, looking down.
"Crush them." She didn't look up but screams erupted from the crowd.
Byakuya's knees almost buckled from the sudden increase in gravity. The rest of the students were all either sitting or lying down, attempting to fight against it. Kagome just watched them with her dull blue eyes, she didn't seem affected by the screams of her peers. As she looked back down towards her toes the gravity lightened. Everyone was panting from exertion and yet she stayed perfectly still. She glanced up at Byakuya and he was watching her. In a swift motion he had his sword drawn and it was coming down towards her head.
It never had a chance to connect with her, his blade was stopped by a pink barrier a few inches above her head. With a gentle hand she touched the blade of his sword, his own eyes widened in surprise as it grew increasingly heavy in his hands. She watched with a small smirk as his zanpakuto was dragged to the ground.
"Scatter, Senbonzakura." He watched her with calculating eyes.
"Shit." Her face turned panicked as his now thousand bladed zanpakuto descended upon her. All of the blades hit her barrier and she could feel her head start to pound. "I yield!" She shouted.
Immediately the attack stopped and she slumped to the ground in relief. There was no way she was going to attempt to fight a captain level shinigami in front of people who saw her as an outcast already. She smiled up at the stoic captain and she started laughing. If only everyone knew. She watched as her own zanpakuto materialized in its sheath. A hand was extended in front of her face and she followed it to the captain of squad six.
"Your shikai is formidable." He spoke and pulled her up easily.
"Ah, thank you. Captain Kuchiki." She bowed and she made her way back to her seat, ignoring her classmates.
As the day continued and Byakuya sat behind his desk he couldn't help but think on that girl. She was...strange. When her reiryoku had started to appear it almost seemed unnaturally pure, but her zanpakuto almost seemed maliciously evil. Byakuya prided himself on his ability to read people and their personalities but this girl, Kagome, was a mystery. She seemed like a cheerful and kind girl and yet she was so withdrawn and self conscious. Was it the other students? He sighed, he was supposed to be getting paperwork done. Not worrying over a girl he had just met.