My Adventures In the 12th
Chapter 1: Meet Me, Hebi, Tora and Everybody Else.
Hello! This is a story about my OC, Chiharu Kamida. Please review! Also, later in the story I want you to tell me if I'm being to MSish. I hate that, so my character is kinda weakish. But not like stupid. Or actually weak.
A sharp knock came to my door. It was around 7 AM and Tora was in the middle of punching Hebi in the face when it happened.
"GET UP!" I shot upright in bed. My hands rubbed over my brown eyes and through my red hair.
"Hai, Shishou!" I said, climbing out of bed and kicking my roommate and sister, Amaterasu Kamida.
"What?!" She said, flashing up, her hazel eyes full of fury, and her black hair flowing behind her.
"Today we graduate from Academy!" I said happily, throwing on my clothes and tossing Ama (her nickname) hers.
"Yay!" She said, pulling on her outfit.
I grabbed my Zanpakuto, which right now was pretty much just a piece of metal with a name and a release command. Ama, on the other hand was some sort of freak prodigy, who had already "mastered her shikai" and was close to figuring out bankai or something.
The only thing my sword, Tai Yokai Purinsu (Great Demon Prince) does is summon the Prince of the demon Tiger and Snake. That's it. Every time I have a dream with either of them in it, there's about a hundred others all around me, although, I'm thinking half of them are my bankai because usually their sitting directly next to someone that looks exactly like them.
Ama's sword, Senkaika Fuyu no Buuredo, (1000 Blossoming Winter Blades) is some sort of "perfect Zanpakuto" and requires some sort of amazing reward for being this awesome ice/water type. It's not as good as Hitsugaya-Taicho's of course, but it's still pretty good. Her shikai makes her blade turn into snow that cuts people up, kind of like Senbonzakura, but it also turns into a two sided spear that can help with close and far quarter combat.
My sword just destroys shit. If I say "Murder the Heavens" it'll turn into a sword with the kanji for Tiger (tora) and Snake (hebi) on it. There's room for a lot more, and depending on whether I say Tora or Hebi and the end of the release, that changes what I summon. But right now, those two just sit inside me and fight with each other, annoying the hell out of me. Sometimes I scream at them, but if I'm in public, it tends to creeps people out.
And another thing, I have no idea how the hell I get new ones! I mean, I got pissed and broke some things before I got Tora and I broke into a Captain's Meeting with a voice recorder before I got Hebi, but I don't know what those could have to do with anything. I really want another one; I don't care what it is. It could be a frickin' KITTEN for all I care, I just NEED another one.
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"So Chiharu," My friend Atsushi asked. The boy was still a good ten years from discovering his Zanpakuto, but I could tell from the moment I felt his aura that he was a fire type like Yamamoto-Soutaicho. "What company are you thinking of joining?"
"I don't know. Ama-chan's going into the sixth for sure. She's already the seventh seat!"
"That's crazy!" My other friend, Kaede Kitsurii said. She was graduating that year with me and had a strange obsession with Aizen, hair the color of Kurotsuchi-Taicho's and red eyes like what many people thought Ichimaru-Taicho's eyes would look like. I think they're wrong; I'm pretty sure they're light blue.
A sudden thought crossed my mind.
I'm really smart, aren't I?
Yeah! Tora said, pumping his fist in the air.
Absssolutely. Hebi hissed.
Well, I could probably figure out more about you guys and everybody else if I joined the 12th company! It could be awesome! And, I might be able to find you two another friend!
Sssssoundsss good.
Yeah!Tora said with another fist pump.
"Maybe I'll join the 12th company!" I said happily, looking around for approval. Ama and Kaede looked happily at me since Kaede also likes Kurotsuchi-Taicho, Kami knows why, and Ama will accept anything and everything I do, so that was expected. The rest of the room, however, didn't think so.
"Hehe. Figures you'd go into that company." One kid said. There were about thirty other students with me, Ama, and Kaede, some of us graduating, most of us not.
"What do you mean?"
"All the people in that company are insane!" The kid said, standing up. His hair was blonde and shaggy, so much that it went over his eyes. His barely visible eyes were hazel.
"I'm not crazy." I said, unconsciously putting my dominant hand, my left one, on Tai Yokai Purinsu.
"Yeah you are. Just like all those other people there." The boy said, walking towards me.
"I'm not crazy." "I've known since the minute I first heard you tell yourself to shut up that you were insane."
Kill him, kill all of them. A new voice called from inside me.
Who are you?
In due time. But kill him first. Then see how much you like it. The voice called. It scared me. I had never heard this voice, not even a little bit of it. And, it was somehow... feminine.
"You're just a psycho bitch." The kid said, now about a foot from me.
KILL HIM! The voice screamed.
Ten minutes later, I was standing in an empty room. Had I been dragged away by the guards after I killed that kid?
"Where am I?" All I could remember was my sword ramming into that kid's throat. Then it went black. I turned to see that the room wasn't completely empty. Around thirty bloody corpses surrounded me. "
No..." I said, frantically searching for Ama and Kaede.
"We're okay. We're the only ones that are okay, actually." A familiar voice called from behind me. I spun around to see Ama and Kaede behind me at the door with Kyouraku-Taicho and Unohana-Taicho.
"I-I have no idea what happened." I said, pressing my hand to my forehead. It made a squishing sound and it was then I realized just how much blood was covering the floors and myself.
"N-no..." I said, looking around again. I walked over and picked up a body. It was the body of Nagato Atsushi.
"N-no." I said, wiping a small splash of blood off his forehead. There was a huge stab wound in his stomach.
"I-I couldn't have done this. That's- I would never-"
"But you did. Why?" Kyôraku-Taicho asked.
"I don't know. Every cell in my body told me to just kill that kid over there," I said, pointing to a bloody mass of entrails and broken bones that was nearly unrecognizable, but I still knew it was him. "But then once he was dead, I just wanted to kill everybody else for no reason, just killing."
"You killed in cold blood?"
"I guess so." I said, tears slipping down my face.
"I have to go." The man said, quickly leaving.
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"Nanao-chan! Nanao-chan!" Shunsui Kyouraku screamed, running though the eighth company barracks.
"NANAO-CHAN, WHERE ARE YOU?!"
"What?!" The woman screamed, coming out from her hiding place behind a corner.
"She just discovered the Eagle." The man's eyes were cold and stern.
"No..." Nanao said, throwing her book away and running across the barracks until she found another book in her Captain's office. She grabbed it and ran.
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It took about ten minutes for me, Ama and Kaede to get all the blood cleaned off myself, and it didn't help that I was crying the whole time.
"It's okay." They'd both say.
"No, it isn't okay!" I yelled. Tora growled. He seemed to have an influence on my anger, or he at least DID something when I was angry. The rest of the time he just sat around and argued with Hebi.
Calm down, child. The same feminine voice told me.
Right. I thought back.
The only people I didn't think lowly about we're Ama and Kaede, and neither of them knew about my habit of screaming out loud at Tora and Hebi.
"Something wrong?" Kaede asked.
"N-no. Why?"
"No reason." Kaede said, brushing her dark blue hair out of blood red eyes.
I still don't understand why you killed all those people. You were insane! Tora screamed, obviously annoyed.
Shhhut up, Tora. Can't you sssssee shhhhe'ss freaking out? Hebi angrily retorted.
Both of you, quiet.The other voice said. It was hiding in a shadow, obviously not wanting to emerge before I went to sleep tonight.
Oh, what the hell do you know, Hebi?!Tora screamed.
I looked around. Ama and Kaede weren't in my line of vision, so I screamed,
"SHUT UP ALL OF YOU!" Hebi, Tora and the mystery voice were instantly silent.
"Something wrong?" Kaede said. I flipped around and froze. Ama and Kaede were standing behind me, obviously talking. My face went beet red.
"...I, umm, I... I have to go!" I yelled, running out. What sounded like a bull sounded in my head.
That was humiliating. I apologize. A voice said.
Now who are you?!
In due time.
Tears clouded my vision.
"I can't believe I just did that! And in front of Ama and Kaede!" I spun down a hallway and sat down, slumping against a wall, sobbing. A small bird cheeped.
I understand your sorrow. Another voice said.
Oh for the love of Kami! I thought violently, Tora, looking around for the new voice.
In due time.
Hey look pal;Tora started. Chiharu-chan's been through enough shit, so why don't you just leave her alone?!
I'm trying to comfort her, unlike you who sits around in self-pity all day, arguing with Hebi and causing her more sorrow.
It has a point. I thought to Tora.
Humph. Fine, be a bitch. Tora retorted.
Oh shhhut up. Hebi hissed at the rest of the group.
I'M TRYING TO SLEEP! The feminine voice screamed through my mind. The rest of them were now completely silent.
Tears streamed down my cheeks as I sat, slummped down against a wall, waiting for somebody to come find me, but hoping they'd just walk away.
"Kamida-san! Kamida-san! Ka- There you are!" A man's voice called. I looked up to see Shunsui Kyouraku crouched before me.
"What do you want, Captain?" I said, brushing my tears out of my eyes. My hair had come out of its clip and was now freely hanging down my face, brushing the end of my neck, where it stopped.
"I brought someone for you to meet." He said, taking a step back. A woman walked up to me.
"Who are you?" I asked, sniffing.
"My name is Nanao Ise. I'm the assistant captain of the 8th division." She said, pulling my bangs back behind my ears.
"Wh-why are you here?" I asked.
"I wanted to give you this," She said, holding out a book. I grabbed it and looked at the cover. "Read it when you wake up in the morning."
"Hai, Ise-Fukutaicho. I promise I'll read it in the morning."
"Good. I'll see you at the Graduation Ceremony. Also, what company do you want to join?"
"The 12th!" I said with a meek smile.
"Well, if Kurotsuchi-Taicho won't accept you, we will." She said, standing.
"Arigato gozaimasu, Ise-san. I-I mean, Fukutaicho."
"Please, Nanao-san will work." She said, turning on her heels and walking away with her captain. The sound of a slap was heard about fifteen seconds later. "
YOU CRUSTY OLD PERVERT!" I heard Nanao scream.
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At exactly 12:00 noon, Hisagi-Fukutaicho and Izuru-Fukutaicho walked into the room where myself, Ama, Kaede and about ten others were waiting.
"C-"Izuru started.
"Do we get to figure out who murdered all the other graduates? And MY Atsushi-kun?!" A girl said, standing up.
"The Captains have decided to keep their identity a secret." Hisagi said.
"What?!" Several people in the room were furious, and I pretended to be as well.
"Clam down, calm down." Izuru said, raising his hands.
"So, either a Captain, Assistant Captain, or both from each Company will be here to assess you in your skills. You have one hour; please get ready." Hisagi said, walking to the door.
"We will be watching as well." He said, shutting the door. Ama and Kaede finished putting on their makeup, but I fell asleep.
"We are your new Spirits." A voice said. A huge Blue Bird, Eagle and Ox were in front of me.
"I am the Blue Bird prince, Aoi Tori."
"I am the Ox prince, Osûshi."
"I am the Eagle princess, Washi."
"Princess?"
"I am the strongest, therefore a princess." She replied.
"Alright. I need to wake up now."
"Permitted." Washi said, putting a talon on my forehead.
I woke up coughing and gasping like I always did when I had dreams about my Zanpaku-tô.
"You okay?" Kaede said, handing me a brush, a hair-tie and a clip.
"Yeah," I said, wheezing again.
"I had a dream about Tai Yokai Purinsu." I pulled my red hair back into a ponytail and held it back with a clip.
"You look like Nanao-Fukutaicho. It's cute!" Ama said, handing me a mirror.
"Thanks."
"So, are you ready? What seat do you think they'll put you in?" Kaede asked, brushing Mayuri-blue hair out of her eyes again.
"I don't know. What about you?"
"With my Kidou skills and swordsmanship, I'm guaranteed a spot above seat six. I'm hoping the Fifth will take me. I've always wanted to replace Him..." She said halfway dreamily. "
What is with you and Ai-" A kid said before having myself Shunpo over to him and clap my hand over his mouth hissing,
"You don't mention Him in front of Kaede-san. Got it?"
The boy gulped. "G-got it."
"What is it?" Kaede asked.
"It's nothing," I replied. "This kid just doesn't know your rule, that's all." "Ah." She said, playing with the guard of Jigoku no Honou (Flames of Hell).
"I'm soooooo bored!" One kid said, rubbing his head.
"I wanna know who killed the other graduates AND Atsushi-kun!" The girl I presumed to be in love with him because he was around me all the time and had never mentioned having a girlfriend, which he would've told me immediately, regardless of whether or not they were trying to lay low at the beginning.
"Yeah, me too!" Another kid said.
"Me three!" I said, standing up and trying to act angry, when really all I wanted to do was curl up in a ball and die.
There, there. Aoi Tori said calmly.
I know. I thought back.
"So, how do we figure it out?" A kid asked.
"I say, we send hounds with Atsushi-ken's scent on them and see who they attack!"
"What a stupid idea," Kaede said calmly. "What we SHOULD do is make sure somebody gets into the 12th and have whoever it is run blood tests on all our clothes."
"That's impossible," I replied. "We get completely different ones every day. It would take at least two days to get into the lab, and furthermore the clothes could have been worn by multiple people in the vicinity of that week."
"Are you saying you think you're actually going to get into the 12th in a position that would let you get into the Department of Research and Development in a few DAYS? More like a few years!" One kid said.
"He's right," I said, putting my thumb and index finger on my chin, thinking.
"The possibility of me getting into the lab would take at LEAST ten years, depending on how long it takes me to completely master Shikai and Bankai. However, if either Kurotsuchi-taicho or Nemu-Fukutaicho takes an interest in me or Tai Yokai Purinsu, that number could change quickly."
"How the hell do you know if you're even getting in?!" "I'm smarter than everybody in this room, I can tell you that for sure. I'll get in." I replied. "Excuse me?" A couple kids said, along with variations or the latter.
"The only one in this room who's even remotely close to being as smart as I am is Kaede, and even still I'm still about fifteen IQ points smarter."
"What?!" The azurette half screamed. "I'm not winning anymore?!"
"Yup. Been almost a year, hasn't it?"
"Oh, you SUCK!" She said, placing her hand on her sword and I can tell she wants to ram it through my throat.
"Alright, so it seems pretty obvious that we're not going to find out who did this, are we?" Ama asked, startling a few people. Ama was a girl who barely spoke, but when she did she was straight to the point.
"I guess."
"I think it's one of those three." One girl whispered. My ears picked up the sound and tuned into a conversation between two girls.
"... serious that she did. There's absolutely no way one of the normal people could've done it. Those three are MAJOR freakazoids."
"But why do think think that, Ami-chan? They don't seem like bad people..." The other girl whispered.
"No, actually they are. I swear Midoriko, that girl with the red hair knows something."
"But she might be listening..." The second girl, Midoriko, was obviously shyer than her friend Ami. She also had a higher intellect. She knew not to fuck around with the top graduates, and especially not to gossip about them.
"Oh, come on! They might be the three best in our class of, what is it now, thirteen?" She said, pointing a finger as if counting each person in the room.
"Fifteen, Ami-chan." My eyes darted around, fifteen people, including myself, Ama, Kaede, and those two.
"Whatever. In the group of remaining graduates, those three are the most suspicious. There are at least two more people that could've been perfect in the seats they wanted." I remembered Ami now. The girl's chestnut hair and green eyes told all. This was the girl that was in love with Atsushi before I impaled him with my Zanpakuto. Oh well. Ami continued for another few minutes, but the whole time I was making eye contact with her friend.
"Make her keep going." I mouthed.
"... Okay..." The girl mouthed back. I could easily have killed Ami, but since Washi came around, (thirteen minutes ago to be exact) I don't think stabbing somebody would be a good idea unless I'm in a fight. My ears tuned back to the conversation.
"... haired one is a violent bitch if you bring up the former fifth Captain."
"Interesting..." Midoriko was pretty much just bored at the time, making commentary every few seconds, but mostly keeping her eyes on me. I was pretty much done at this point. I took two steps, Shunpoing to Ami's side silently. My hand touched her shoulder and I said,
"It's an interesting decision that you would choose to badmouth the graduating class, especially your superiors." I said, my tone similar to Unohana-taicho's. Ami's face was a mix of annoyance and horror.
"U-uh. Umm..."
"Look, bitch. I'm sure Atsushi wouldn't have wanted you to talk bad about me, Ama or Kaede, now would he?"
"Are you admitting to the murders?"
"I'm just saying, the girl that barely graduated shouldn't be fucking with me, second in the class."
"W-well..." At this point, I could tell she was just scared.
"Exactly. And unless you want another massacre, I suggest that you stop talking and maybe listen to the girl that knows HALF of what she's going." I said icily, my finger pointing at Midoriko. Ami's eyes turned sour and I saw an eyebrow twitch. "You want me to listen to her? She's a future FOURTH SQUAD member! Why should I listen to her?"
"Because one day, and if you take that tone will me again it will probably be one day soon, that future fourth squad member could save your life."
"Psssh! Zaraki-Taicho, could kick any ass that might even try to hurt me!" Ami said with a laugh and cocky attitude.
"Reality check, unless you're above seat 9, he doesn't give a shit about people in his company." Ami's face was unsettled for a moment, and she opened her mouth to say something, but as soon as she did, a door opened up and two Shinigami walked in and said,
"Members of the graduating class, please come with us."
How was that? I hope it was okay... And thanks to my friend Devil'sEyeAlchemist13 for beta-ing! Kaede belongs to her as well. :D PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE leave a review! They actually dictate what I write in further chapters! Thank you! -Chiharu-chan