Vera sat in a clearing meditating or at least trying to meditate. She was thinking too much but she had a good reason to be thinking. For the last couple of days Vera and her three friends Azula, Namie, and Tayla have been sensing disturbances from the Seireitei, the Soul Reapers city. Something was going on and it annoyed Vera that no one has come to ask for her assistance or give her an explanation for the disturbances. Soon she would leave to find out and not everyone will be happy about her appearance.
She finally gave up and flopped back to lie on the ground. Besides coming out here to try to clear her mind, her other main reason was to get away from her roommates. Sure they were good people but god could they get on your nerves. Tayla was grumpy due to the fact she channeled peoples feelings and thoughts, and every time they felt a disturbance she would get a headache because she would feel it and hear it from everyone in the Seireitei. Azula was angry and it's always safer to stay away from her when she is. Like Vera she wanted to know what was going on and if there was any fighting involved, and there probably was, she wanted to be involved. And Namie was just acting like her normal perky self and that's always enough to get on your nerves quick.
Vera looked like a sixteen year old though she was older then she appeared. She had long white hair that at the moment gleamed in the bright sunlight. She also had odd purple eyes that seemed to hold much wisdom. Vera was both strong and fast; she had lean muscles making her even more attractive. Today like every other day Vera wore her normal black outfit, the long sleeved black kimono that went down only to her knees along with a white obi. She wore no shoes or socks and had her hair held back by a black ribbon.
On the ground beside her lay three items. Her twin sai zanpakuto and a white captain's haori with her black mark on it. A zanpakuto is a Soul Reapers special weapon. It has power of its own and is different for each Soul Reaper. For example Vera had sai's, her Lieutenant Azula had a chakram zanpakuto, Tayla had a sword that splits into two in its true form and Namie had a tachi zanpakuto.
Suddenly Vera heard a shriek coming from the directions of the house she shared with her friends. She quickly jumped up but was thrown back down by a very powerful force. The force was someone's spiritual power and it would be extremely overbearing to any Soul Reaper, even a captain. But then again she wasn't a normal Soul Reaper. Lowering down her limits and barriers she put over her power she called forth her spiritual pressure and pushed it forward. The other's spiritual power no longer pinned her down, it barely even bothered her. She got back off and sprinted towards the house sais in hand and haori over her shoulder.
She moved fast and arrived at the house quickly. She kicked open the door and ran into the room the spiritual power was coming from. Inside she found all three of her friends in bad shape. Azula and Namie were down on the ground just like Vera was earlier and Tayla was stuck in the middle of the spiritual power. The spiritual power wasn't Tayla's, but whose was it? Vera didn't recognize who's it's was but who's ever its is was extremely powerful but Vera was stronger.
Okay so help Tayla then ask questions she thought walking towards Tayla and holding out a hand. "Grab my hand Tayla," Vera ordered. Tayla weakly reached out and grabbed her captain's hand. Thrusting her power into Tayla she got control of the spiritual power and blocked the channel the power was coming from. She was channeling this from someone, she thought. But she didn't know anyone within the Seireitei who would release this much spiritual power at once.
Slowly the spiritual power left letting Azula and Namie able to come back up. Both of them were blushing as if embarrassed. Tayla fell to her knees when all of the power was gone. Channeling that much power that wasn't her own tired her out. Tayla put her head in her hands, her long black hair falling down.
Like Vera all three of her companies appeared young but were in fact older. Each of the girls were both different but yet similar to each other. That was why they were in the same squad and why the followed Vera. Both Tayla and Azula were tall while Namie was short. Tayla had dark hair while Azula had long red hair and Namie had short blonde hair. Tayla had dark questioning eyes; Azula had green fiery eyes and Namie bright cheerful blue eyes. All of the girls wore black like there Captain but in different styles. Tayla wore a long kimono with a purple obi. She also had straw sandals. Azula wore a short sleeved kimono with a red obi. Her red hair was held up in a bun except for her long side pieces. She also wore sandals like Tayla. Namie wore the most color but like the others she wore a kimono. Her kimono was short like Vera's but under it she wore pants that only went a little below the knees allowing her kimono to be spited on the sides. She wore a pink obi and a pink scarf. She also wore sandals.
"Does someone want to tell me what the hell happened?" Vera said turning to Namie and Azula. Namie smiled embarrassed and shook her head. "Tayla was like that when I entered the room. Ask Azula she was here I think."
"Azula?" Vera asked frowning at her Lieutenant.
Azula looked away from Vera and down at Tayla. She looked embarrassed and upset. "I wanted," she started, "to know what was going on at the Seireitei so I asked Tayla to see what was going on. She was channeling someone who she didn't think belonged there, some boy, when she started throwing out spiritual pressure. That's when Namie came out. It's my fault I'm sorry."
Vera sighed and continued to stare at her Lieutenant. "It's not your fault. If we have to blame someone it would be those damn Soul Reapers for not telling us what was going on. I'm positive that some of them, probably most of the Captains know that we can sense what goes on from outside the Seireitei and its annoying that they just wont send a messenger."
"Then we should go and find out for our selves, since obviously no one is going to be sent until the last moment," Azula said finally looking back up.
"No not all of us should go. Even if just one of us goes we wouldn't be quite welcomed," their Captain said.
"Then what should we do?" asked Tayla weakly from the floor.
Vera paused and thought for a moment. "I will go and see what's going on. If I believe that they need our assistance with or without there permission I will send for you."
"Okay Captain!" Cried Namie cheerfully. The other two agreed reluctantly believing it would be best if they all went but Vera was in charge and maybe it would be best if she just went at first.
Vera put her haori on and sheathed her sai's. She waved goodbye and teleported her self into the Seireitei making sure not to land in an opening. Soon she would know what was going on and hopefully be able to help.
Captain Toushiro Hitsugaya stood watching his Lieutenant and three other squad Lieutenants drag away Lieutenant Momo Hinamori and Lieutenant Izuru Kira. He turned away from them and gazed up at the wall where Captain Aizen of the Fifth Division now hung dead. A sword was through him, pinning him to the wall.
He lowered his eyes and clenched his fists. He calmed himself down before addressing the only one left standing near by. "You know, Gin? I believe that, just now, you were about to kill Momo."
Captain Gin Ichimaru smiled and answered, "Now, whatever could you be talking about?"
"Play innocent if you'd like, but I'll tell you this. If you allow Momo's blood to be spilled, I promise you I'll kill you," Toushiro said walking away.
Gin just stood there smiling.
Vera walked stealthily and quickly on the roof tops of the buildings in the Seireitei. She was following a spiked white haired guy also wearing a captain's haori. He seemed to be around the age of sixteen, though most of the people living in the Soul Society, including her were older then they appeared. Finally no one was around. She smiled and jumped down to the ground.
"Lil' Shiro," she said to him cheerfully.
"I told you not to call me that," Captain Hitsugaya said sighing impatiently. He didn't seem surprised that she just jumped down from the roofs.
Vera smiled and bowed dramatically. "I'm sorry Captain Hitsugaya. Forgive me for my formal speech." She apologized sarcastically. Becoming more serious she added, "But as a fellow captain and as a personal friend, I felt that I had the right to call you by your nickname."
"I never agreed to that nickname," he said turning around to face Vera. He didn't seem angry but rather in a hurry. Along with that sadness showed faintly in his teal blue eyes.
From what she witnesses before and from the feelings and thoughts Vera was reading from Hitsugaya and the other shinigami something big was definitely going on. "Toushiro?" she asked sending thoughts of concern towards him.
'I'm fine," he answered shortly. Vera shook her head and took a few steps forward. "What's going on? And don't you dare give me that nothing crap!" Toushiro didn't answer. Vera sighed annoyed taking a couple more steps forward until she was only about a foot away.
"It's only a matter of time before I find out. Wouldn't you prefer to tell me yourself instead of me digging around people's heads?" she asked seriously. She didn't mean for it to come out sounding like a threat but she didn't have a choice. Something was going on and she would have to find out one way or another.
Toushiro remained quiet for a few moments, weighing his options. "If I tell you, you can't just randomly go and start involving yourself." Vera smiled and answered by saying understood.
"Ryouka have broken into the Seireitei," he started crossing his arms across his chest.
Vera smiled again and thought that has to have them all pissed. Out loud she asked if they knew why the Ryouka broke in. "It seems that they are here to rescue Rukia Kuchki," he paused before adding, "She's been scheduled to be executed."
Vera's eyes widened in shook and horror. "Why?" she demanded. I can't believe they've been keeping all this secret she screamed in her head. She stared at Toushiro feeling betrayed. "Why haven't I've been told anything? Why haven't you told me anything?" Anger flashed in her eyes.
Toushiro looked away feeling suddenly uncomfortable. "All captains have been ordered not to tell. Captain Yamamoto believed that you would be too involved and try to interfere. Also he believed that your powers are still unstable from the…."
"I am not unstable!" she hissed cutting him off. "Tell me why Rukia is being executed. Then I'll decide if I should involve my self.'
"Rukia gave her powers to a mortal. You know that is against the laws."
He was right it was against the laws to do that. "I really don't like being kept out of the loop," Vera complained. "I can't go against Captain Yamamoto's orders," he said looking back at Vera. She nodded.
"Now these Ryouka is there a boy among them with an abnormally high spiritual power" she questioned.
"I believe so, but how do you know that?"
"Tayla was channeling," she started before stopping. She then whispered someone's coming. Toushiro turned around and positioned himself in front of Vera, blocking most of her from view. "Yah, that's definitely going to work," she whispered in his ear. "You could always transport away!"
"Why?" she said, "I've already been sensed. Leaving now will only make us look more suspicious."
Vera peered over Toushiro's shoulder and they both waited for the one coming. She laughed to her self remembering the time she used to be taller then he was. Toushiro for the longest time used to be short, only recently did he start to have a growth sprout.
Toushiro begun to relax realizing who was coming from their spiritual power. "It's Matsumoto," he told her. "Mine or yours," asked Vera.
"Mine. Did you even bring your squad?"
"Nope," she said smiling," I was just checking." Toushiro rolled his eyes. Though they knew who was coming and didn't seem threatened by the person Toushiro continued to stand in front of Vera protectively.
A person came into view upon turning a near by corner. It was a she. She wore a normal shinigami uniform with an Lieutenants badge on her arm. She also wore a pink scarf like thing. She was very beautiful with long golden blond hair and rather large curves, especially in the front.
"Captain's Hitsugaya?" she said addressing both of them. She seemed surprised to see Vera there despite sensing her earlier. She also seemed pleased to see her too.
"Rangiku!" Vera said stepping out from behind her husband. "Um I mean Lieutenant Matsumoto, how nice it is to see you."
"It's nice to see you again too, ma'am." She smiled seeming amused to have found her captain with his wife, since those sightings are very rare. Changing the subject she asked how her cousin Azula was doing.
"Pissed at the moment but all in all fine," answered Vera. She was about to ask how she was doing when Toushiro interrupted. "Matsumoto do you have a reason for being out here and not at Squad Ten's barracks?"
Rangiku sighed and brushed her hair behind her shoulders. "I was actually coming to find you Captain." Toushiro didn't say anything. He waited for her to continue. "Well it seems that do to the days recent events Captain Yamamoto wishes to speak to all the captains. I was coming to deliver that message."
Toushiro frowned at his Lieutenant for not getting to the point sooner. He turned to Vera. "I have to..." he started. "Don't worry I have some…snooping to do around the city." Seeing the frown that he was now giving her she added quickly that she wouldn't interfere, at least not yet. Toushiro frowned again and shook his head. "Come Matsumoto," he said turning away from his wife and walking in the direction his lieutenant just came from. Matsumoto smiled back at Vera before following her captain away.