"What... do you mean... my brother is not here?"
The gray haired man glared heatedly down at one of the surviving man, his arms folded behind his back. The man on the ground struggled to get away, clawing at the grass to help him crawl away desperately. The ground was covered in blood, screams heard in the distance, wounds and blood coating the man's skin to show he had been fighting. He froze and widened his eyes in horror, seeing someone's leg appear in front of him. He let out a shuddering breath and slowly looking up, his eyes growing large when he saw the massive man. The giant sent him a savage grin, bending down until he was face to face with the man.
"I recommend listenin' ta him." He said, curling his fingers into fists with a smirk. "Otherwise... we're gonna hafta kill ya."
"Oh, now don't lie to him now." Said a handsome man, making his way towards the two in a casual stride. "We're going to kill him even if he tells us. We're lucky enough Reta-sama's brother wasn't here. He'd kill us if he knew of this." He said, holding his arm out towards the hundreds of men, all dead.
"Yeah, if he knew we killed all his "warriors" who knows what'd he do." Another man said, making his way towards the others with a cocky smirk on his face.
"He'd probably kill us." The massive giant said, snickering to himself.
They all went quiet when they saw the warning glare from the gray haired man. He turned his head and stared down at the man in disgust, seeing him trying to crawl away, his movements erratic. He started sobbing in frustration when he couldn't move quickly. He let out a pained scream when one of the men placed a foot on his broken leg, screaming long and hard. The handsome man winced and closed his eyes tightly, waving his hand towards the cocky man. The other five people in the distance watched, all staring impassively.
"Stop, you're being too cruel now." He said, cringing again when he screamed.
"Why don't we just put him out of his misery, then?" He asked, grinding his foot on the man's leg with a grin. "He ain't gonna be alive for much longer, anyway."
"Yeah, who knows if he'll even tell us?" The giant said, smirking down at the man, raising his foot in the air above the man.
"NO! PLEASE!" He screamed, staring at the man in horror.
"Stop."
The two turned and stared at the gray haired man, opening their mouths to complain, both freezing in horror when they saw the man unsheathe his sword. He held it up in front of him, murmuring a few words. His blade curved to the side, the hilt of his sword turning red, his eyes cold and hard as he stared at the man. He walked over to the whimpering man, staring down at him impassively. He raised his sword, ignoring the cry for mercy, swinging his sword across the man's back. He screamed and slumped against the ground, trembling uncontrollably and staring ahead blankly.
"Tell me," He said, staring down at the man coldly. "Where... is my brother."
"He's... locked up... in the... Seireitei." The man answered, his eyes rolling to the back of his head and going limp.
"Aw, he died. Guess that swipe from Reta-sama killed him."
"At least he told us where he is."
"Yeah, but did ya listen? He's in the fuckin' Seireitei. How the hell're we gonna get in there?"
Another man walked up, frowning slightly. "We shouldn't go. If we even try to get in there, where would we even find him? He'll be guarded by shinigami. It's a suicide mission."
"...We're going."
The few people gathered in the area froze and turned to stare at the serious man, seeing him turn and give a cruel smile. Reta Tadashi, younger brother of Reta Tetsuya, the one that should have gotten the reiatsu passed down from his ancestors. Reiatsu that was only given to the head of the clan. And the head of the Reta clan, the last person who had the reiatsu, was his damned airless brother, Tetsuya. He faced the eight standing in front of the manor, flames dancing in the air and clouds of smoke reaching the skies.
"But..." Tadashi said, narrowing his eyes and smirking cruelly. "We're going to prepare first."
"Prepare? How?"
"How else?" Tadashi asked, narrowing his eyes and delicately raising an eyebrow. "We get a message... to my brother and his idiot followers."
"Including Nikito?" One asked, staring with glee shining in their eyes.
The giant laughed. "He'd kick yer ass inta the ground, pipsqueak!"
"Pipsqueak? You're the biggest fucking idiot I've ever seen! Besides those giants guarding the gates... to the fucking Seireitei!" He yelled, turning to face the man and sending the man a dark glare. "How tall are you? Eight feet? Nine feet? A hundred... fucking... feet? Of course you're going to see everyone as small, you fucking idiot!"
"Fuck, fuck, fuck! Is that all ya can say!" The giant growled, glaring down at the man.
"I can say more than you, ya fucking genius!"
They both unsheathed their swords, swinging at each other wildly. Tadashi frowned and closed his eyes, reaching up to massage the side of his head. This was beginning to irritate him. He opened his eyes, sending the two a simple stare. A stare that made them freeze on spot and turn to stare at him. They all stared as he reached for his zanpakuto nervously, all swallowing as he unsheathed it and innocently twirled it in his hand. He turned his gaze towards them and gave a cold smile.
"You know what happens... if I get mad... don't you?" Tadashi asked, chuckling lightly, seeing that all their gazes were trained on the blade. "Then shouldn't you try and please me?" He asked, his reiatsu steadily rising.
"W-Wait!" One of the men yelled, holding his hands up with wide eyes, chuckling nervously. "W-We should consider how many people we need to recruit if we're going to try and get into the Seireitei, right? Right?" He asked, glancing at the other people, his eyes showing he was terrified.
"Hmm..." He gulped and stared as Tadashi looked up in thought. He smiled and stared at him. "Good idea, Aoi." He murmured, looking to the side with a small grin on his face. "Tell the men to get ready," He ordered, making them all shift uneasily when they saw him twirl his zanpakuto once more. "We're... getting recruits." He said, a dark chuckle leaving his mouth.
They all nodded and turned, running away from the area. Tadashi turned and stared at the burning building, narrowing his eyes and giving a cruel smile. He'd do whatever he needed to do to get that reiatsu. It belonged to him and only him. Not that buffoon of a brother. He gritted his teeth when Tetsuya's smiling face entered his mind, turning and walking away.
"Again!"
"But... I'm tired!"
"I have an idea," Said the mocking voice belonging to the redhead, his eyebrows raised and a grin on his face. He scowled. "Again!"
The man smirked before he rushed forward, making the redhead screech bloody murder. She held up her sword, widening her eyes when his blade connected with hers, knocking her zanpakuto out of her grip. She turned and stared as it flew in the air, seeing it harmlessly land on the ground. She turned, letting out a surprised gasp when the man's blade was in front of hers, looking up to stare in his eyes in shock. He frowned and narrowed his eyes, still pointing his blade to her face.
He hit the top of her head, making her cry out in pain and grip her head.
"Idiot! You're supposed to hold it tightly!" Renji growled, the fukutaicho of the sixth division, glaring down at the woman. "No wonder I could easily knock it out of your hands! You're thinking of something else!"
"Aw, yeah, I'm thinking about, "Oh, maybe I should get a tattoo." Kaori said sarcastically, rolling her eyes and snorting. "Did you ever think to consider... that I don't know how to fight with a zanpakuto?"
Renji scowled, both redheads glaring at each other. He reached up and ruffled her hair, smirking when he bangs got in the way of her eyes. She blew the hair out of her eyes, sending the man a glare before she huffed and turned to get her sword. She bent over and picked it up, dusting off the hilt before she turned towards the fukutaicho. Renji smirked and held up his sword, both redheads staring at each other seriously. Byakuya suddenly appeared between the two, making them scream loudly in surprise. The intimidating Taicho of the sixth division turned his head and sent his fukutaicho a firm stare.
"Renji,"
"...Paperwork?" Renji asked, raising his eyebrows questioningly.
Byakuya gave the man a stare, which made him blink before he pouted and slumped his shoulders. The Taicho frowned when he felt the woman slap his arm, turning his head to send her a glare. That didn't stop the grin from spreading across Kaori's face.
"Ah, calm down, Kuchiki Taicho, it'll be fine!" Kaori said, sending the man a wide grin. "It's not like the paperwork will run away."
Byakuya sent her a glare, frowning slightly when the grin didn't disappear from her face. He closed his eyes and let out a small sigh, standing straight and giving a curt nod. Renji grinned and held up a fist, his eyes glinting. Both redheads raised their hands and slapped them together, both snickering. This earned them a dark glare before the noble actually snorted, which made both redheads gawk at him, and turned.
"I expect you to work tomorrow, Renji." Byakuya said, earning a nod from the fukutaicho.
"Yes, sir."
They both watched as he walked away, both looking at each other before they grinned and pounded their fists together. Chiharu Kaori is her name, the eleventh seat of the sixth division. It wasn't exactly a high seat, but it was good enough for her. At least she didn't have as much work as the fukutaicho. She spent most of her time training, hoping to become better with the way of the sword. It was pretty damn hard for her. She turned and gave the fukutaicho a smirk, seeing him give her one in return before he motioned her to grab her zanpakuto. She let out a sigh and closed her eyes, holding out her sword and bending her knees slightly, getting ready.
No matter how much she tried she could not use a sword.
It was frustrating.
"So?" Renji asked conversely, swinging his sword sideways, nodding when the woman managed to block him. "How's it going with your parents? They still bugging you to join their clan?"
"Yep!" Kaori growled, trying to swing as fast as she could and block. "They won't leave me alone! I tell them I'm okay with how my relationship is with them, but they won't give up!" She yelled, already panting and sweating. "Can we stop?" She asked, staring at the tall man pleadingly. "I'm tired... and I wanna smoke."
"It's smoking that's tiring you out quickly." Renji said, resting his sword on his shoulder and rolling his eyes with a scoff leaving his mouth. "It's thanks to the Taicho that you smoke every once in a while... while hiding from him."
"But smoking-"
"I'm going to grab your pipe... and beat you to death with it." Renji warned, pointing his sword at the woman while scowling, smirking when he saw her raise her hands and backed away to ward him off.
Kaori grumbled and mocked his words before she took a couple deep breaths and held her sword with both hands, narrowing her eyes seriously and nodded at the fukutaicho curtly. Renji smirked before he rushed forward, one simple sweep of his sword sending the woman flying back. When she collided with the ground she let out a loud curse.
"Damn you, Renji!"
Elsewhere, even more training was going on.
Only this time, the one training... was going against the Taicho.
The Taicho of the eleventh division smirked lazily, easily blocking the attack. His "attacker" growled when she was pushed back, skidding against the ground before she rushed forward. She jumped in the air and brought her sword down, scowling when she was blocked once again. She widened her eyes when he grabbed the front of her robes and kicked her back. She landed on the ground, gripping her stomach with tears gathering in her eyes. She writhed and cursed loudly, sitting up and sending the man a dark glare. Zaraki Kenpachi smirked, which made the woman growl before she ran towards him again.
He raised his zanpakuto and blocked all the attacks she delivered, bringing his blade down after he pushed hers aside. She widened her eyes and brought her sword up, letting out a surprised yell when he pushed all his weight on her, jumping away before he could squash her. She turned and sent him a scowl.
"This is a fight I can't win, asshole!" She growled, seeing the man shrug lazily while continuing to smirk.
"Woman, you either fight or you don't." Kenpachi said, his eyes glinting. "Just remember what happens if I win."
She widened her eyes and paled, cringing before she shook her head and faced the man. Hisako Riko, the ninth seat of the eleventh division. Going up against the Taicho was suicide. But he said that if she didn't fight, and it didn't matter if she lost as long as she fought, he was going to do stuff to her that would make her shiver. His words. She didn't want to know what he would do. Riko blinked with wide eyes before frowning. She murmured a few words, her zanpakuto turning black and engulfing her right hand, making the Taicho blink and frown.
She ran forward with a grin, jumping high in the air and bringing her hand down. Her hand met the blade, her smirk growing before her entire body turned black and disappeared. Kenpachi scoffed before he started looking around the area. On the sidelines, the others looked around as well. Yachiru looked left and right with an excited grin on her face, practically jumping. Ikkaku and Yumichika looked around half-heartedly, both knowing the Taicho could catch her easily. Kenpachi turned with a smirk, easily catching the hand that shot out of his shadow, pulling the woman out with a grin. Her body was black, soon returning to her original form.
Riko hung from his grip with a scowl.
"Sneak attacks don't work on you, either... asshole." Riko said, closing her eyes and looking up with a huff.
"I win." Kenpachi said, chuckling before he set the woman down, watching as her shikai disappeared and her blade appeared in her grip.
"It was a no fair fight!" Riko growled, sheathing her sword and pointing at the man. "If I tried to cut you... my sword wouldn't cut you!" She growled, trying to push the man back with her foot, widening her eyes and yelling out in pain as she hopped around.
Kenpachi watched with a smirk. She tried kicking him, again. Which did nothing to him, but for her, hell, she could just as easily sprain her ankle. He wasn't a Taicho for nothing. Ikkaku started laughing loudly when she tripped and fell flat on her face, pushing herself up and holding her nose with tears pricking the sides of her eyes. Oh, god! That hurt! She turned and sent the people laughing dark glares. If she was stronger... she'd kick their asses. She scoffed and sat on the ground, continuing to rub her nose while whimpering quietly. Her foot hurt, her stomach hurt from that kick, and her nose hurt. Why was she always getting hurt? She pushed herself up and hopped before a moment before facing the Taicho with a smirk and a gleam in her eyes.
Kenpachi quirked a brow when she unsheathed her sword.
"Winner gets to tell the loser to do anything." Riko said, giving a wide grin. She immediately started waving her arms when she saw a gleam in his eye. "N-Nothing sexual, though!"
"Fine." Kenpachi said, holding his sword out with a grin. "If you can at least nick me, you win."
Riko stared at him. "Do you know how hard that's gonna be!" She growled, pointing at the man angrily.
She started yelling at him and flipping him off when he sent her a smug look, threatening that he wouldn't look so smug if she punched that look off his face.
The fukutaicho rushed around the room, smiling as she tried looking for a little bit more paperwork. She smiled brightly when she found it, turning around and placing it on the pile the small woman was carrying. She looked around it and stared at the pile that was currently taller than her. She had to deliver this? She furrowed her eyebrows and pouted lightly, letting out a small sigh. She regretted asking the fukutaicho if she needed help. The Taicho watched blankly from his seat, watching as the taller woman ushered the small woman through the door, telling her where she had to deliver the paperwork with a bright smile on her face.
"Matsumoto," The Taicho said, making the woman look at him curiously. "That... was your job."
"But she asked if I needed help." Matsumoto said, giving a wide smile.
"...She can't see past the pile." He said, sending the woman a cold glare. "Get Funika to help her."
"Yes, sir!"
He jumped and turned, sending the two a cold glare. Hitsugaya Toshiro, Taicho of the tenth division, gave his two third seats dark glares. They grinned in return. Funika Renta and Seika, both twins of a small noble clan. They jumped over the edge and saluted before they ran towards the door and down the hallway where they could sense the small woman. They jogged after the woman, both grinning when they saw her stumble, almost dropping the large pile. They both grabbed a pile each, making the small blonde jump and widen her eyes.
"Renta, Seika..." She said, furrowing her eyebrows and giving a smile. "What-"
"Little Hitsugaya Taicho, Kayo-chan." Renta said, sending the woman a coy grin, which made her tilt her head curiously. "He doesn't like his little girlfriend overworking herself." He said, standing straight and looking to the side mischievously.
Shigeko Kayo, twelfth seat of the tenth division, widened her eyes and blushed. She lowered her head, making the two third seats grin widely at each other. They all walked down the hallway, all smiling at each other. Renta held the pile in one hand and rubbed the shy girl's head with a smirk, making her try to push his hand away. She had been working for the fukutaicho for two weeks straight, meaning she tried to help out with paperwork. Though it was so confusing to her. She had read some documents, but she didn't know who wanted to transfer there or who wanted to transfer out.
And there's those times when Matsumoto put something on the division's tab, alcohol.
This just angered the Taicho.
"So, Kayo-chan..." Seika said, grinning down at the woman. Her grin turned mischievous. "Have you and the Taicho hit the sack yet?"
Kayo tripped and dropped all the documents in shock at the sudden question. Renta turned and sent the woman a frown, receiving a shrug and a grin in return. They both bent down and helped the flustered woman with the paperwork. The twins... were also very, very crude. Strangely, mostly Seika. Kayo ran down the hallway with the pile of paperwork, running from the two as they ran after her. She didn't want to answer any questions Seika had for her!
In the office, Hitsugaya looked up with a scowl.
He suddenly had a bad feeling.
He turned and glared towards the door, seeming to already know what was causing this bad feeling. More like who were causing it. He rolled his eyes with a sigh; turning back to his paperwork and looking up to see... that Matsumoto was gone. He blinked before he stood and looked over the couch, seeing that she was not laying there like usual. He turned and stared at the door in shock.
When did she leave?
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Author's Note
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Disclaimer - I do not own Bleach
Warning - Swearing.
Hey. It's been a while... I think? Anyway, I'm hearing something about people's stories being deleted or something? 0.o Does anyone know what this is about? Anyway, got out of school. :D Got accepted into the college so I can upgrade, 'cause I'm dumb. X3 Sad, but yeah, it's true. I need to get smarter, and raise my marks, so I can get into the school I want. And yeah... took a while just to come up with this. Amazing? Yeah, I know.
When I get to college I'm gonna have to slow down with drawing and writing... but if I have as much time as I did in high school, then I'm probably going to write a lot 'cause of boredom. Or draw. Either one. Taking the scanner, thankfully. Gonna be on my own, which has me freaking out.
Beginning is mysterious, right? I kid. I was just bored with the beginning so I decided to give a hint of Tadashi's zanpakuto. Decided to start that early, but they won't appear for a while. Unfortunately, neither will my favorite group. They're gonna still be in jail. XP
Gonna enable anonymous reviews. And if there's any flames... well, I'd probably stop writing 'cause of boredom already. XP Honestly, I'll even accept a critique! I think I'm getting rusty with writing. And people, try to be mature instead of writing, "This story sucks!" or stuff like that. And, I can't write the about the scenery, too hard for me. XP Sucks, I know. Anyway, enjoy until the next time I update.
Don't know when that's gonna be. XP
And this image manager... I'm too lazy to try and come up with a cover. XP So, I'm just gonna leave it with my profile pic.