Disclaimer. As much as I'd wish it to be other wise I don't own bleach
There are days when being a third seat sucks. I'm standing in the middle of a forest. It's damp, overgrown and insect infested. A rather silly place for people to fight if you ask me. It's also rather large and I need to search the entire place… before sunset, which is rather rapidly approaching.
Luckily finding where they fought wasn't that difficult. There was a nice area of destroyed vegetation which seemed to indicate where most of the fighting took place that I found when I began this search. However a careful look round indicated that it wasn't where the fighting actually started so I'm still looking around out here.
Shunpo doesn't really help when you're searching as when you move at that speed it's hard to notice things. But knowing Taicho what I'm looking for won't be on the ground. So I'm flashing from damp tree branch to damp tree branch trying to spot the elusive item I'm looking for.
Did I mention the insects? I've just been bitten again. Slapping madly at my leg I manage to squish the insect. Not that it's any consolation as they're still plenty more, all off them hungry.
I'm also completely shattered as well. I've spent the last two days chasing around the ryoka without any sleep. Actually not all of it was spent chasing ryoka. Possibly more was spent chasing squad members who were chasing after ryoka in the wrong direction and trying to get them back on course.
I've found another area where every tree in about a fifty metre radius has been blasted apart. Traces of reiatsu linger in the air. Unfortunately what I'm looking for is sill eluding me.
There is going to be a meeting of all the captains at sunset. It looks like it's going to very well attended, with three captains gone traitor three more maybe regaining consciousness next week and Unohana Taicho still trying to stick everyone back together.
Why am I searching this damn forest? Well let's see. My taicho has a very very annoying habit. Not that I'd tell her that. Whenever she's getting into a serious fight she decides that her haori is hampering her movements. And then obviously that won't do so she chucks it off.
Does she ever pick it up right after she's finished her fight? No. Does she ever remember where or even go fetch it herself? No.
And now she needs to be at a Captains' meeting. Obviously she can't appear there without a haori. That wouldn't be correct. Taicho is quite a sticker for propriety on occasion. Even when it seems silly.
Is there enough of squad who are unhurt which I can delegate this task to? No. Who ends up trying to find it? Me.
There are days when it's not a good idea to be the third seat of the second squad and today is one of them.
Authors note: I have no idea where this is going. I have a few ideas for the next few chapters but beyond that? Suggestions and reviews appreciated
