This is the story I've decided to write instead of Beautiful Deception. I hope to keep hold of the plot better and to make it more interesting.
There will be some Izuru KiraxOC (Third Squad Lieutenant) but I want y'all to decide if you would rather the main paring be Kenpachi ZarakixOC or Shunsui KyorakuxOC
Review, please, and cast your vote!
Name: Reila Abarai, known as Riku Abarai by most everyone
Zanpakto: Tsuin Hinote-Kusabana (Twin Fire Flower)
Shikai Release Phrase: Slash my enemies to smoldering embers…
Shikai Release Form: Two twin flaming swords than can be attacked by the hilts to become a double sided, flaming sword
Bankai: Not yet achieved
"What are you going to do if they find you out?"
"They're not going to."
"How do you know?"
"I just do. I'm too good at this."
"But-"
"You know that I can do this Renji." He did indeed.
Renji was walking through the streets of the Sereitei towards the 11th Division. Beside him was his younger sister, Reila, or as far as almost everyone knows his younger brother, Riku. The two had lived in different sections of Rukongai. Reila comes from the 56th which was one of the most sexist of all of Rukongai. Women were complete trash, which is how Riku came to be. As a girl she never would have been able to get out to the Shinigami Academy so she had to pose as a boy on entry but by the time she got there it was too late to turn back.
The only thought that had kept her from outing herself as actually a girl was: What if they send me back?
The two were obviously siblings. Reila shared Renji's red-brown eyes and crimson hair, although her's was pulled up in two ponytails at the top of the back of her head and went down to her knees. Even as a boy she wasn't going to cut it.
"I still hate this binding. I can't breathe as well," she complained, talking about the binding keeping her B-cup (almost C-cup, she'd argue) breasts bound as flat as possible.
"You could just tell the truth, you little brat," he said, rolling his eyes mockingly.
"I'm not little!" She really wasn't at 5'7"; she was just a few inches shorter than Renji.
"Are you sure this is the squad you want to join, Reila?" he asked, his voice softer.
"It's Riku in public, stupid, and if I wasn't sure than would I do this?
"Do I even need to answer?" Renji sighed.
"They'll never suspect me as a girl if I join the 11th Squad. No girl would want to join the squad of the infamous Captain Zaraki. You know that."
Renji didn't want to, but nodded his head in agreement. It was true. That didn't mean he had to like it.
"Hey, Captain! There's some guy out here wanting to join our squad! Renji's out here with him!" Ikkaku yelled, sending Lieutenant Kusajishi into a fit of bubbly laughter as she ran towards the training yard where they all were. Kenpachi Zaraki was following close behind. It was high noon but there were less shinigami than usual training.
Renji was there, along with a shorter, girly looking version of him.
"Who the hell is this?" Captain Zaraki asked. He was very tall with spiked black hair, bells on the ends, and a scar ran down his left face while an eyepatch covered his right eye.
"This is my younger, uh, brother, and," Renji started before the younger guy punched his shoulder and shoved him back.
"My name is Riku Abarai," Reila lied, bowing deeply to the scary looking captain. "I've come to join your squad."
"Get the hell out of here."
"What?" She stared up at him, eyes wide in shock and fury.
"I don't need some weak-ass pussy in my ranks." The captain turned and started to walk away, the little pink-haired kid chasing after him.
"But I can fight!" she argued.
"Come back when your balls drop."
Reila fumed. How dare he say that when he had no idea about her skill as a fighter?
"Don't you turn your back on me!" she yelled, unsheathing her zanpakto and charging after him. Her zanpakto slashed through the air with an audible swish but in the blink of an eye the captain was facing her, his large hand grasping her weapon. Renji freaked, screaming what 'he' thought 'he' was doing!
Zaraki grinned.
"Is that all you got?" Reila bared her teeth and her brown eyes glinted.
"Damn you!" she hissed before muttering under her breathe, "Slash my enemies to smoldering embers, Tsuin Hotare-Kusabana!" The blade Zaraki held glowed red before flames spread, covering the steel, while she grabbed her sheath as it transformed into a second flaming katana. "Don't disrespect me!" Says the newbie who just attacked the most violent captain in the Seireitei, Ikkaku and Yumichika both thought.
"So you've got some spirit in you, now let's see if you've got the skills to back it up!" The captain shoved away her sword, a thin black line of soot on his hand, and revealed his own sword. That thing looks like a piece of shit! she thought, swinging both her blades at him only for him to easily block. Reila snarled before slashing at him with as much ferocity as possible. She'd prove him wrong!
She was slightly discouraged when, despite his size, he easily matched her speed and blocked every attack, never bothering to attack himself. However she started to lose hope when the grin he first wore slowly faded into a grimace and from there a frown. Captain Zaraki began letting her slices hit him directly but not a scratch was ever left to show, just traces of soot from her burning blades.
Her eyes showed her desperation. Why would this man not die? She had heard of the infamous Captain Kenpachi Zaraki but is he really this powerful?
"Hey Captain! Why don't we just give him a chance before you kill him?" Ikkaku laughed. "At the very least we can throw him out if he's not up to it."
"Cleaning up his blood certainly would be a hassle," Yumichika added. The bald-headed warrior walked up to Renji and patted him on the back, hard.
"Way to go, Renji! Guess your family is just drawn to us, though maybe your little brother will hold up better than you," he laughed.
Renji didn't seem to appreciate the sentiment and instead decided to focus his attention on his little sister, Reila. He hoped she knew what she was doing, because he still didn't understand why she still lived her life as Riku, his supposed younger brother. Reila had sheathed her zanpakto and Captain Zaraki didn't seem angry that he had just been attacked by his new recruit, though he didn't seem oddly curious, and that was definitely not a good thing. You'd better be okay, Reila. I only met you a few weeks ago so if you die there'll be hell to pay.
The day they met was a time he'd never forget.
~Flashback~
Renji walked down the halls of the Academy, well behind the graceful walk of his captain, Byakuya Kuchiki. He rubbed the back of his head in exasperation. Why did he have to come along to look for some recruits for the sixth squad? The lieutenant fell into his memories of back when he and Rukia went here until he scarcely paid any attention to his surroundings.
That was when someone bumped into him. Ha! Bumped…more like sent them both crashing to the ground since the guy was running. Must be late to class or something. As anyone would think, Renji expected a quick apology and for him to keep on going but the person jumped back to his feet and glared at him.
"Hey, what's your problem? Watch where you're going!" Renji growled and got back up himself.
"Why don't you watch where you're going?" he yelled back. The two stared at each other, both with their hands on their zanpaktos; they were prepared to fight before really looking at each other. They took in the crimson hair and brown eyes they shared. "Hey, what's your name?"
"My name is Riku Abarai," the boy said, his voice sounding a little higher than the average male. He wore the customary Academy uniform but had long red hair pull back in two ponytails near the top of his head.
"Oh really? Well it just so happens that I am Renji Abarai and I do not have a little brother!"
"I think I know my own name, stupid!"
"What'd you call me, you little brat!" Renji grabbed the front of his haori and hoisted him up threateningly, only to loosen his grasp when he noticed the strips of white binding surrounding the boy's chest.
"What the," he started before Riku punched him in the face and dragged him into a nearby supply closet. Captain Kuchiki never even slowed down. "What the hell is going on here?" Renji demanded.
The boy sighed.
"Listen, alright, and you have to promise to not tell a soul! Got it?" Renji didn't answer but gave a slight nod of his head. "I'm Reila Abarai. People used to call me Rei Rei and they still would, if I could tell people the truth." She continued on with her story, explaining the pains of being a woman in the 56th division of Rukongai. Girls were nothing but things to be used and abused and used some more. She had taken on the role of Riku to escape but by the time she entered the Academy it was too late to change back into Reila.
Renji listened to his new little sister tell her story. Figures. He finally found family and it ends up being this loony, cross-dressing girl. Dammit!
~Flashback Over~
Renji snapped back into reality as his "brother" let out a strangled cry. With just a little concern he looked around for her, realizing she had disappeared, only to sigh. She was being pulled around by the lieutenant only to end up in a headlock with Ikkaku. Her zanpakto was once again sealed, though she was still swinging it around while yelling death threats towards the captain.
What did he even do to make her this mad? he questioned.
Reila stared at Captain Zaraki in annoyance. She had been unable to calm down earlier so the lieutenant had decided it would be a good idea to confiscate her zanpakto and hide it from her as a game, and now Reila was stuck sitting with those four annoying 11th Squad members as dinner was being served.
Ikkaku and Yumichika sat on either side of her while the captain was in front of her, the lieutenant comfortable in his lap. The entire situation was uncomfortable.
Then someone came by and brought food which made Reila want to puke.
"Oh God! Get this away from me!" she yelled, making sure to keep her voice low instead of letting it go into a high pitched girl squeal. She kicked her foot out sending the plate of meat straight into her new captain's face.
"What the hell is your problem?" Zaraki asked, annoyance written all over his face, or at least what you could see past the meat juice that now dripped down his skin.
"Uh, hello! Do you have any idea what that is? It's a pig! A cute little pig!"
"What are you talking about?" Ikkaku asked, picking up a piece of the brownish meat and inspecting it closely. Reila moved so that she was right in front of him.
"That right there that you're holding? That used to be an animal. An adorable baby piglet, actually! It used to have little beady black eyes and a curly pink tail. That pig used to think and feel until he was chopped up and tossed over a fire to feed you!" Reila yelled.
"Ah, I see. You must be vegetarian," Yumichika stated, receiving a nod from the red head.
"Pretty strict, actually. I don't find enjoyment of eating sweet baby animals." She stood up, wanting to brush some dust off her kimono but didn't since she couldn't break her guy character, and grimaced. "Enjoy your meal."
Reila walked away, her guy walk perfect after her may years of experience, and went to bed.
Ikkau watched after "him" and looked back at the food before him. His eye twitched. With a groan he stood up and went outside with the sudden urge to beat someone up.
"He is never eating with us again!" they heard him yell.
Was that okay for the first chapter? I wrote most of it between 1 and 2 in the morning so sorry if it shows.
Don't forget to vote for Kenpachi or Shunsui as the main pairing with Reila, though both with have their own type of relationship with her, as well as Izuru Kira.
Review, please!