Alright, I decided to write a sequel to my previous story, A dog's life. I was pretty pleased with it although there was still a lot of room for improvement. Pairing still is the same, HitsuxHina and SoixYoru, OC's may interfere. Anyway, enjoy the first chapter!
Chapter 1: Enter Asuka
It was a lovely day in Soul Society. The sun shone brightly in the clear blue sky. Birds were singing and a gentle breeze blew refreshingly through the streets. Colourful flowers bloomed happily in the gardens and bees flew in and out in search of nectar, not a single thought of worry in their tiny little heads. There was one bee however, who did worry on this beautiful summer's day. Soi Fon, captain of the 2nd squad in Seireitei, was sitting quietly behind her desk with a troubled frown, biting her thumbnail. The cause of her troubles was the letter she was holding in her other hand. She had read almost 10 times, not believing what it said, thinking it was just a dream and that she could wake up at any moment, then realizing that it was not a dream but reality, followed by two minutes of pure excitement and joy. Now however, she had entered the fase of fear over what was about to happen, a fear that seemed to grow stronger by the minute. The gods had offered her a golden opportunity but now that her goal was so close she could almost touch it, she felt so nervous and unsure that she was on the verge of a mental breakdown.
Two other shinigami had observed their captain going through the various moods in the past half hour. Omaeda Marechiyo and Inugami Yugo had been watching their captain secretly from the hallway, crouching near the door and taking turns peeking through the door opening. At the moment, it was Yugo who was looking at his troubled captain, with a pushy vice -captain in his neck.
"Any change? What is she doing?" Omaeda whispered impatiently. Yugo hushed him to keep quiet, which worked, for 5 seconds. "Does she look mad or sad? Is she crying?"
"She hasn't done anything yet." Yugo replied annoyed.
"She is still breathing is she? You don't think she's.... oh god no! Taichou, don't die! Wait... does that mean I'll be the next captain?"
"She's not dying Omaeda fukutaichou." Yugo sighed as he turned around. "To be honest I don't really get what's going on. Whatever is written in that letter, it must be serious to shock Soi Fon taichou like that."
"Maybe it's a request from another squad to reassign me to their squad, and taichou is struck with fear of losing such an excellent vice-captain. Well she doesn't have to worry, I would never abandon her, not for all the money and food in Soul Society!" Omaeda announced proudly. Yugo was about to comment on his vice-captain's delusions when the door behind him opened and Soi Fon angrily looked down on her two eavesdropping subordinates. "I would trade you for a bag of air Omaeda, if I found someone stupid enough to make that trade."
"Taichou!" Yugo and Omaeda quickly rose to their feet. Soi Fon glared annoyed at them. Omaeda and Yugo's face lost all colour. Suzumebachi kills in two strikes, but Soi Fon's eyes could do it in one.
"Honestly, if you're going to spy on me, at least hide your reiatsu properly. I feel ashamed that you two are in my squad." Soi Fon shook her head. "Well, please tell me that you at least learned something from that pathetic attempt at espionage?"
"N..not really taichou." Yugo admitted. "I did taichou and you don't have to worry anymore. I'll stay here forever." Omaeda replied with a reassuring smile. Soi Fon was not amused and wondered what she did to deserve such 'bright' shinigami.
"Guess I'll just tell you then." Soi Fon said sighing. "The letter was from Yoruichi-sama. She's coming to Soul Society for a couple of weeks and she asks if she can stay at 2nd division. Well, asking is not quite the right word since she's already on her way here. She will probably arrive tomorrow"
"Is that it? I thought it was something serious." Yugo replied relieved.
"It is serious. Yoruichi-sama will come here; she will sleep here, eat here, bathe here, all under the same roof as me! How do you expect me to concentrate on my duties when she's around?"
"Don't worry taichou, we're still here to help, right Yugo?" Omaeda said.
"Which brings me to my second point of concern." Soi Fon said coldly. "I don't want any trouble when she's around. You do not speak to her unless she asks something, you will try to avoid her as much as possible and if you happen to meet her, don't behave like an idiot."
"If anyone acts like an idiot around her, it's you taichou..." Yugo thought.
"Now Omaeda, did you understand all the rules?" Soi Fon asked. Omaeda nodded. "Then go tell the rest of the squad. And make sure that the best room is prepared for the arrival of Yoruichi-sama tomorrow."
"Anything I can do taichou?" Yugo asked.
"As a matter of fact yes, you get the most important task Yugo. You'll act as Yoruichi-sama's assistant during her stay, although I doubt that she will need you."
"Assistant? But you just said we should try to stay out of her way." Yugo asked confused.
"Exactly. If I assign one person who has to help her, there's no need for others to bother her." Soi Fon replied.
"If you say so taichou but are you sure that you don't want to do this? You'll get to spend time with Yoruichi-san." Yugo offered.
"I have work to do so I won't have any time. I trust that you will assist Yoruichi-SAMA if she needs something." Soi Fon said with a red face.
"Alright, I'll assist Yoruichi-sama." Yugo said politely. "Lucky me..."
Meanwhile in 5th division headquarters,
Asuka had only been one hour in her new squad headquarters and she already hated it more than anything. The room she been given was too plain for her tastes and when she heard that her daily tasks mainly consisted out of cleaning and paperwork, she almost died of disbelief. Didn't they know who she was? During her time at the shinigami academy the name Hinamizawa Asuka was feared because of her strength, praised because of her intellect and worshipped because of her beauty. The last two weren't exactly true but more a result of the first one. Graduating as the best of her year, she had expected an important position in a strong squad. Yet, here she was at 5th division, a division abandoned by it's own captain and home of the most impressive collection of losers and misfits Asuka had ever seen. Asuka feared that her reputation would suffer if she would be associated with this division. But her biggest annoyance by far was the girl that was now sitting in front her behind a desk, happily explaining all there is to know about the 'lovely' 5th division. Hinamori Momo, vice-captain of the misfit division. The moment Asuka saw her she knew that she wasn't going to like this girl. Cute face; soft, gentle voice, innocent look in her oh so pretty eyes, a fine example of feminine beauty. Probably no backbone either, a shy little girl that always tries to be nice to everyone. Hinamori Momo was in Asuka's eyes the embodiment of weakness, and Asuka hated weakness. Strength was all that mattered as a shinigami. Beauty, honour, intelligence, they didn't matter when facing Hollows. Asuka pictured her cute vice captain facing a Hollow and had to suppress a chuckle. This girl was a joke, and a very bad one.
"Is everything clear Asuka -san?" Hinamori asked smiling when she had finished her explanation. Asuka sweetly smiled back and nodded. She could be cute and innocent when necessary. Her short blonde hair and her deep hazel brown eyes made her a quite attractive girl. She had learned to use the fake smiles to her benefit. Unfortunately she was quite tall, which seemed to scare people away, especially boys, and she had small scar on her left cheek. Asuka saw the scar as a sign of her battle strength and experience, others knew it as a sign of her explosive character, warning them to stay away.
"Well, Asuka-san, if you want you can go explore 5th division if you wish and meet everybody. There's no need for you to start working on your first day." Hinamori said.
"Thank you, fukutaichou." Asuka replied. "No wonder you don't get any work done around here. Honestly, why couldn't I be the fukutaichou, hell, I could even be a captain!"
Asuka got up, made a polite bow and walk towards the door. Just as she was about to leave the door opened and a short white-haired kid entered. "Hinamori, do you have some time? I..."
When he saw Asuka he paused to examine her. "Who is she?"
"That's Asuka-san, she's a new recruit, Shiro-chan." Hinamori replied. Asuka looked at 'Shiro-chan' for a moment and noticed his haori. He was a captain, she realized; he was only a kid and already he held such a high position. This must be the famous Hitsugaya Toushiro, captain of tenth division. Girls at the academy always talked about him, how cute and strong he was and hoping that they could be in the same division as him. She also remembered that the boys were as much excited about the vice-captain of the tenth division, although she forgot the reason why. Nonetheless, the rumours about Hitsugaya seemed to live up to their reputation, Asuka admitted. He was fairly cute in her opinion, although not entirely her type. He seemed rather serious and stern and even bossy, something Asuka despised. But he was a captain and thus strong and influential, which compensated that somewhat. If she played her cards right, 5th division might become just a bad memory very soon.
"It's an honour to meet you Hitsugaya taichou." Asuka said. "My name is Hinamizawa Asuka."
"Nice to meet you too Hinamizawa." Hitsugaya replied shortly before giving Hinamori a quick glance. "Hinamori, can I have a word with you?"
"Certainly Shiro-chan, but how about I make you a nice cup of tea first?" Hinamori offered.
"I don't want to bother you Hinamori. I'm not thirsty anyway." Hitsugaya replied.
"Should I get some tea?" Asuka asked. Hinamori seemed surprised by her offer and replied blushing. "If you don't mind."
"Off course not Hinamori fukutaichou." Asuka said with a smile. "Just don't get used to it Hinabaka, I'm just doing this to score points with captain Shiro-chan." Asuka gave Hitsugaya one last long look before she left the office. Walking down the hallway, her brain was already scheming various plans to win the favour of the little white-haired captain.
"Just you wait captain Shiro-chan, I'll make you fall so hard for me that you'll be seeing stars till your retirement. And then it's sayonara 5th division and hello 10th."
Okay, plz give me your comments on this first chapter. You can flame as long as it's constructive. Also, it would be nice if you point out typing mistakes, as I usually look over them even after three chapter will be: Mission Impossible