Heeelloooo! Long time no see! Any who, I just got a little board writing my usual Bleach stories all about little Hitsugaya. (I still love him though) I just need a little break, so I wrote this one about my new favorite character, Soi Fong. Hope you all like it! Got the idea from searching through the Soi Fong fics, and I realized there are hardly any really good ones about her and her favorite person around. So I chose to fix that…or make it worse…oh well.
Without another incoherent word from me, read, review, and please please, oh God please enjoy!!! :)
It began as any ordinary day. Captain Hitsugaya screaming at his vice captain and waking everyone from 1st division to 13th (Except the 11th division; those people could sleep through anything!). Captain Komamura catching flees for the 16,000th time in a row. And an unsurprising, surprise visit from the former captain Shihouin Yoruichi.
This, of course, meant that Captain Soi Fong would be busy attending to the preparations to greet her beautiful Yoruichi-sama. Floors were swept and polished, to ensure that Yoruichi-sama's precious paws stayed clean of impure dirt and grime. Pillows were fluffed, in case Yoruichi-sama wished to take a relaxing nap from her long and tiring travel here. And the entire squad was drilled on proper manners, and efficient ways to serve and speak to the visiting Shihouin princess. Overall, by the time Yoruichi actually arrived in the 2nd division headquarters the entire squad couldn't wait for her to leave.
Though this happened at least once a month, there was one thing about this particular visit that had the entire Soul Society buzzing with gossip. The Shihouin princess didn't come to Soul Society to deal with current drama in the Real World, as usual, but to specifically visit the current Commander-in-chief of the Onmitsukidō. Everyone knew that, and everyone was worried about what that could mean…well, everyone except the one person who didn't know, Captain Soi Fong herself.
So when her beloved Yoruichi requested a word with her she was none the wiser to what was to come. She knelt before Yoruichi, hands folded neatly in front of herself as she always had before, waiting for her mistress' wise soothing words to be spoken.
"Soi Fong, I've got the greatest news to tell!" She exclaimed, after a length of uncomfortable silence. "I've finally found the perfect man for you, and I've arranged for the two of you to be married!" There was silence, then:
"You WHAT?!!" Soi Fong yelled, unable to contain herself. She blushed apologetically immediately afterwards. "I apologize, Yoruichi-sama, but I just don't think matrimony is the correct path for me, right now." Yoruichi laughed.
"No need to apologize, Bumble-Bee, I know you must be nervous." She said comfortingly. "You're still young after all, so it's understandable for you to be unsure of yourself."
"B-but, Yoruichi-sama…" Soi Fong protested. "I-I just don't think-"
"Relax, Bumble-Bee. This has been going on for centuries before you were born, you know." Yoruichi said, apparently determined that her decision was the right one, regardless of the feelings that Soi Fong, so desperately tried to make known. "Didn't you ever wonder why you were given your great-grandmother's codename? It was an honor passed down through the generations, but unfortunately your grandmother was unable to bear a daughter before she was murdered."
Soi Fong bowed her head in defeat. After all, if Yoruichi-sama said that this man was perfect for her, then it must be true. Who is she to question the words of the Shihouin princess? She looked up to stare into the golden eyes of her mistress, silently pleading for the right to speak her mind and stand up for herself. It was denied with a swift dismissive shrug of Yoruichi's shoulder.
"As the true heir to the Soi Fong legacy, you should be happy for the chance to reproduce that talent on to future generations." Yoruichi reached out a comforting hand to grip the young girl's shoulder. "I know your afraid, but trust me; this is the only way to ensure future generations of Soi Fong. Would you rather be like your grandmother and allow your talents to die with you?"
She had a point. Soi Fong was essentially a Shihouin slave. Nicely put she was Yoruichi's body guard. She'd heard the stories of her family's legacy and how the one dubbed with the name Soi Fong was to traditionally be the most skilled, female fighter of the Fon house, and so had the responsibility to protect the current Shihouin princess. She knew that her grandmother had died before bearing a daughter, and her father had always told her how important her being in existence was to the future of her house, but she still couldn't help but be put out by the sudden arrangement of marriage set before her.
Sure she knew it would happen eventually, and when she was a girl she dreamed of the day that Yoruichi-sama would provide her with a suitable mate, and allow her to have children. However, now that she's older and can understand what it means to come from the Fon house, she'd always regretted not being in control of her own life. When Yoruichi left the Soul Society, she left Soi Fong with the small hope that in her mistress' absence she could act as though she weren't a slave to the Shihouin. Upon becoming a captain; something that someone from the Fon house has never done before, she thought that was the milestone in her life. That was the moment that marked her freedom from her mistress and gave her permission to be in control of her own actions and her own life.
And now this. When the Goddess of Flash returned to the Soul Society, she had the feeling that things would go back to the way they were, and a part of her welcomed it. However, there was also that part of her that wanted to run away screaming. And here's the proof; the proof that she was, once again, ensnared as a slave under the Shihouin princess, for the rest of her life. She was betrothed. And without even a second thought to her own thoughts and feelings.
"Well do you?" Yoruichi asked again. And defeated and feeling even emptier than she ever had a day in her life she responded.
"Of course not, Yoruichi-sama." She bowed her head low, as to not show the sadness in her eyes. "I will do as you wish."
So, what did ya think? Love to hear criticism. If you're one of my many regular readers you already know I just go bonkers for reviews! And if you're new, check out my other stories, but first review to this one! Next chapter coming soon!
