Okay! My first bleach fanfiction! I knmow my summary sucks but whatever.
This story is made of OCs in the bleach OC verse most of these characters are of my own creation. However some of these characters are based off of people I met an a bleach rpg creatively named . These people may not show up right away but rest assured that you will show up soon.
Just a tad bit of back story here, this plot is set about 10000 years after the plot line of bleach so it's futuristic! I'm kidding, the near apocalypse happened and the human race has finally built itself back to the society as is is today. Why? Because it was easy to do and it was to ensure that the captains and other characters we know don't get involved. (or will they?)
the soul society is essentially the same is it was before except central 46 was dissolved and the captains lead the soul society with their lieutenants. Why? Because I always hated the idea of the captains having little judicial power in the soul society.
And don't yell at me for my awful grammar.
Alright one last thing
all ideas of bleach belong to Tite Kubo and my OC are of my creation and this is to avoid legal issues :D
so without further adieu, let the grand story of Zamiraku Rinansari begin!
Bleach: Echo
Chapter 1
Starting Today, You Are A Soul Reaper.
A boy is lying on a flat bed with a light blanket covering him from the cool springtime. Appearance-wise he looks about 17, he has a fair complexion, and messy silver hair sprawled over his head. Shafts of light beam in through the windo next to him, slowly creeping their way across the room, finally a shft meets with his closed eye, causing him to stir. Sitting upright he rubs his eyes open. They are pale blue and still droopy from sleep. With his left hand he reached for the alarm clock next to he bed and holds it up to read. "11:08" the clock seems to tease. Without a work or shift in facial expression the boy lazily tosses the clock out the nearby window.
"STUPID ALARM CLOCK!" he yells out and he runs out of his flat bead and into the closet. Grabbing a shihakusho on a hanger he quickly begins to remove the night yakuta.
"I set the friggen alarm clock for nine a.m. And it decides to not wake me up!does the stupid thing not know what nine-O-clock means? And guess what? Now I'm late! Dammit were the hell is my Zanpakuto?"
meanwhile outside the home of the raging boy an elderly woman, about 50, with fading blond hair tied back into a bun is sweeping the outside of her house. Upon hearing the rants of her neighbor she pauses from sleeping and sighs quite audibly.
"Looks like zamiraku overslept" she sighed again. "I thought he would already be at the sign up..."
Just then the boy named zamiraku bust out of his house, adjusting his sheathed zanpakuto that was shoved into the stander white obi all sou reapers have.
"Slept late I see, Zamiraku" the old woman scolded.
"Oh really Kasuka-san? I didn't notice. Thanks for the useful info!" he said sarcasticly as he jogged by.
"Kids these days" the woman muttered, going back to her sweeping.
Running through the shopping district of the sereitei, Zamiraku caught the time displayed on a large clock tower. "11:21" the clock chided. Zamiraku's eyes widened as he quickened his pace to a shunpo, and after about 10 shunpo the soul reaper acadamy was in sight, one more shunpo and he would be-
Just then a hand grabbed him by the back of the collar, in the middle of Zamiraku's shunpo. "And just what do we have here?"boomed the owner of the voice. "A little soul reaper wannabe is a bit late for the sign up if you ask me."
Zamiraku inwardly groaned, of all the people in the world to catch him being late it just had to be this guy.
"H-Hello... Nakasi-sensei" Zamiraku greeted with a distict displeasure in his voice, as he truned around to face his old teacher. He was tall and big, with a buzz cut and brown eyes and a scared ugly face, twisted into an evil triumphant grin. "how did you mangae to catch me? I've been faster than you for the last year" Zamiraku said with the same displeasure in his voice.
A vein pooped up on the man's head and her drew his face close up to Zamiraku's. "I headed you off you brat!" he spat. "Now, how should I deal with my little convict?" he asked himself.
Zamiraku and this man were never on good terms with each other from the start of Zamiraku's time at the academy Nakasi-sensei hated Zamiraku. Zamiraku had never done anything wrong either, Nakasi-sensei was the advanced class shunpo instructor, and when zamiraku surpassed him in speed, not to mention finished the shunpo course in 4 years rather than the usual 6, it did not help their relationship.
"what is going on here? Said a calm but firm male voice from behind Nakasi-sensei. Nakasi turned to see Kogretsu Kuchiki, the headmaster of the shingami acadamy, the 58th head of the kuchiki family and soon to be captain of squad 6. He had long silky black hair with a single kenseikan causing 2 locks of hair to part far to the left rather than right, which is his natural part. He had stern gray eyes but he flashed zamiraku a kind look.
"uh-uh H-Headmaster K-Kuchiki! I-I was just going to bring this one to you because of his tardiness!" he stammered, Headmaster Kuchiki always made Nakasi flustered.
"hmmm, I see, but wouldn't that simply make Zamiraku more late ready is?" Kogrestu said dryly. "Now, unless you have other matters to talk to me with, would you please let Zamiraku down, and leave?"
"Y-yes sir..." he put zamiraku down and walked away, fuming.
"thank you headmaster kuchiki." Zamiraku said with a slight bow.
"it is no problem Zamiraku." Kogretsu said dissmissively "Now run along Zamiraku, you are late after all. Only squads 4, 8, 9, 11, 12, and 13 are left with spots, and that will soon change.
"yes sir!" Zamiraku said. Despite what Headmaster said, the only viable options left were squads 8,9, and 13. Zamiraku had not talent for healing so squad 4 is not an option, Zamiraku did not like the idea of a squad were you aren't allowed to use kido so squad 11 is also not an option, and Zamiraku had no desire to be blown up in squad 12. Zamiraku reached the doors of the soul reaper academy and pushed them open. Inside was a large hall with tables running down on either side. Each table signified a different squad as displayed by a kangi namber 1-13. all of the even numbered squads were on the right side and all of the hall and all of the odd numbered squads were on the left.
"here goes nothing" Zamiraku muttered under his breath as he took the first step into the hall. The first three squad tables had been completely cleared out, leaving no traces of their existence other than the tables. The first table to have people near it was for squad 4, were a woman was talking to some graduates about the basics of squad 4's duties. Zamiraku then forged onward, passed the deserted squad 5, 6,and 7 tables and on to the squad 8 table were a well-endowed woman with caramel colored hair was talking with a bunch of graduates.
She quickly notice Zamiraku and ending her conversation walked up to him with her green eyes shining brightly.
"Hey there kiddo!" she regarded in a perky voice."Were you hoping to join squad 8?"
"It was one of my choices." Zamiraku said slyly as not to come off to needy or desperate.
"Oh, well I'm sorry to break it to you, but my roster just filed up a second ago, so I can't let you jion" she said with a pout
"That's okay, it's not like it's your fault or anything, I guess I'll just sign up with another squad." Zamiraku shrugged.
"That's the spirit!" she exclaimed with a thumbs up and a wink. "My name is Kyuusaisha Sakumi, the lieutenant of squad 8!"
'she sure is chipper' Zamiraku thought to himself "it's nice to meet you, Sakumi-soutaichou"
"Oh bah!" Kyuusaisha exclaimed, startling Zamiraku "thats waaay to fromal, you can call me Kyuu-nee, I'm your big sister from now on!"
"um, okay, kyuu-nee" kyuusaisha's forwardness was refreshing, if not a bit random."it's a pleasure to meet you."
"that's better!" she said with a smile. "well, I need to go get the newbies acquainted with my captain, it's been nice, and I wish you luck with finding a good squad!" she said as she ordered her new recruits to exit the hallway.
'well, looks like squad 8 is out of the question' Zamiraku thought to himself 'maybe squad 9...'
Zamiraku turned around to the squad 9 recruitment table and a dumbfounded expression flickered over his face. A person with long black hair, partially tied back was sleeping with their head on the table. However, that was not the strange part, the person was wearing a white captain's Haori, with a blue-Grey interior.
Zamiraku cautiously walked up to the sleeping person and stood in frond of the table expecting the person to stir. After about 20 seconds of awkward waiting, Zamiraku gently prodded the person's head with the hilt of his zanpakuto.
"Hey, are you okay?" he asked.
There was no response but some heavy breathing.
'well, at least he's alive' Zamiraku thought.
Zamiraku prodded the head of the sleeping person with the hilt of his zanpakuto harder. "hey, wake up." Zamiraku said firmly.
Still there was no response. And Zamiraku was beginning to lose his patients. Returning his zanpakuto to his obi he hit the person on the head. "are you awake NOW?" he asked
the person stirred and lifted his head, reveling his face, Zamiraku could now tell it was a guy, with some stubble on his chin, the man rubbed this eyes open, like the interior of his haori they were blue-gray. Then man looked like he was about 25 with some of his very long black hair tied back, but not in a ponytail, and his long bangs were messy and unkempt. "Ow." he said "what was that for?" but then he notice me standing there. "Oh, do you want something?" he asked, shaking the sleepiness from his voice
"what are you doing here?" Zamiraku asked.
"I'm recruiting soul reapers for squad 9, what else could I be doing?" he responded.
"the recruitment process is essentially over, I'm the only one left." Zamiraku deadpanned.
"Really?" the man stood up, about 4 or 5 inches taller then zamiraku who was 5' 9" and scanned the room, finally he sat back down "Oh dear, it seems as if you're right, and here I am without a single recruit. What to do, What to do?"
"What are you doing here anyways?"
the man gave zamiraku a questioning glance. "I already told you, I'm here to recruit soul-"
"No, not that, I mean why are you doing the recruiting? I thought lieutenants did that, it looks like you are a captain." Zamiraku wondered aloud
"well, yes I am a captain, of squad 9 of course, and I'm doing the recruiting because my lieutenant had to finish up a mission in the world of the living and he won't be back until later. So I simply am filling in for him."
"Alright then, that clarifies things" Zamiraku said.
"oh yeah, I guess I need to do my job don't I?" the man ask himself as he stood up and extended his hand to Zamiraku. " I'm Kazami Norimaku, It's a pleasure to meet you." he said with a n odd smile, and a mischievous glint in his eyes, it seemed like he was off in some way.
"Norimaku-taichou, are you insane?" Zamiraku asked as he shook the captain's hand.
"Haha, of course I am. I'm surprised you could tell at just a glance. And no need to use my last name, Kazami-taichou is fine" kazami smiled.
"alright, I think your squad is perfect for me then, insanity mean creativity when combined with mental stability" zamiraku said.
"oh really now?" kazami asked rhetorically. "whats your name, think were gonna work well together.
"Zamiraku Rinansari."
"Okay..." he said as he leaned bak end opened up a Cabinet in the table, flicking through some files. "here we are" he said as he flicked out Zamiraku's file, and began to read. "Wow~ look at these shunpo grades! They're amazing it even says here that you have done some actual scouting missions with the 13 court guard squads after you completed the six year course in only 4, that is certainly nothing to sneeze at. Not to mention you also have high kido and zanjutsu grades, both exceptional. Your hakuda... needs work... or needs to be good at all, but it also says you have some good stamina and that is essential for being a good soul reaper."
"So, all in all?" zamiraku asked apprehensively.
"All in all, you have a huge amount of potential, is there anything else you might want to add?" kazami looked at zamiraku expectantly.
"Uh, well... I'm ambidextrous, does that count?"
"Does it count? That's great! Most soul reaper end up being ambidextrous, but only after training for it, it gives you a head start!"
"sweet." Zamiraku said. "...So... Am I good enough to be in you squad?" it was weird but the more zamiraku talked with this man, the more he liked him, he felt like squad 9 was the only squad for him.
"Well, considering how filled up me sheet is normally it would be a no." he said as he waved the empty roster sheet. "but i'll make an exception" he said with a wink.
"how kind of you" Zamiraku said sarcasticly
Kazami rummaged through some cabinants for a moments until he brought out a small patch with a white poppy flower design on it. "hold still, this is something the boys in R&D whipped up to make the recruitment easy." kazami grabbed Zamiraku's shihakusho collar and turned it out to reveal the white underside and pressed the patched to it. Quickly little tedrils flicked out of the patch and sewed themselves into the shihakusho, securing the patch.
"That was cool." zamiraku pionted out as kazami nodded in agreement. Then after a breif moment of thought he opened his mouth. "Hey, don't all of the thirteen court guard squad's have a flower that symbolizes something?" kazami nodded has he stood up and adjusted his haori and sheathed zanpakuto. "Then what does the white poppy symbolize?"
Kazami gave another one of his insane smiles "the white poppy symbolizes oblivion" he stated.
"Lovely" Zamiraku responded with a smirk.
"Alright Zamiraku, if your ready we can head back to the 9th division now."
"I'm ready."
"good, then lets go" he said as we walked to the door together.
okay that is the end of chapter 1 guys, im sorry if it was slow, but the action will be starting soon enough. Zamiraku, Kazami and Kogrestu are all charcters of my own creation. So is the Nasaki dude but he has no role in the plot, I just wanted to introduce Kogretsu.
Kyuusaisha sakumi hovever is actually a person from named Kyuusaisha.
And a short note on the insanity thing, that does have relevence to the plot but thats all I'm saying
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