"It begins with a dark glowing ember
Something black burning its way out of me
Tear in the flesh
Pain is the only thing I feel
Scars all I see" –Atreyu, Slow Burn
Broken Masks
A Naruto Bleach crossover by Inuyoshie
Chapter one: Yori Becomes a Shinigami
Clink. Clink.
They felt so smooth against my finger tips… about seven or so smooth stones, nestled neatly in a velveteen pouch I got when I first arrived. I lay on my bed in a cheap dorm, close to the Academy.
"Turquoise for the throat," I said softly, "citrine for the solar plexus, peridot for the chest, carnelian for the stomach, lapis for the third eye…"
"Nakamishi-cha~an!" A loud and bubbly voice shouted from the doorway. I was up in a flash, my zanpaktou out. I then noticed that it was just my roommate Keishi and relaxed.
"Keishi-chan, you startled me," I apologized, setting down my zanpaktou.
"Nakamishi-chan, squad assigning is today," Keishi told me seriously. "With your scores, you're pretty much guaranteed a spot in the 13 Gotai,"
"I suppose," I sighed, plucking out the piece of lapis and tucking it inside my loose Academy robes. "Shall we go?"
"Okay!" Keishi grinned, and we walked over to one o the larger conference rooms inside the Academy. "I'm gonna tell you a secret~"
"You shouldn't," I replied automatically, although I was curious. "What/"
"I heard that one of the captains was looking at you while you were in the Academy," Keishi gossiped. "And that he put dibs on you
"He?" I asked. I was sure that with my past… I was pretty sure I'd be on the second squad with Soi Fon-taichou.
"Yep. And he's-" Keishi and I stepped into the room full of animatedly talking Shinigami. Several captains stood in the center of the room. I meandered away as Keishi ran into one of her other friends and began babbling with her at a rapid speed.
"Yeah, I'm going to be the 10th seat in the 3rd squad-"
"Cool! Didn't the previous one die-"
"Yeah, mysterious death-"
"Maybe the captain offed him haha-"
"Hahah funny no captains don't kill their own-"
I almost laughed bitterly, but held it in, moving onto another conversation.
"Yes, but he's scary looking-"
Boring.
"Come now, I don't drink that much!"
Bo-oring.
"Where is Nakamishi…?"
Bo- wait. Who said that? I scanned the crowd, looking for that voice. It sounded deep and rich, someone full of confidence. A captain?
"… he put dibs on you," Keishi's words floated back to me as I pressed through the crowd and finally stood in front of the source of the voice. It was Souske Aizen, captain of the 5th squad.
"Hello, my name is Yori Nakamishi… you called?" I asked politely.
"I… didn't say anything," Aizen replied, "but I was looking for you. Heh, you must have read my mind,"
"Yeah…" I trailed off, slapping myself mentally. Idiot idiot idiot!
"Well, since you're here… I was hoping you'd be interested in joining my squad," Aizen continued making his way through the crowd and nodding politely to the appropriate people. I followed silently.
"If you don't mind me asking, why me/" she asked.
"You passed the entrance exam with flying colours, your record is clean and you were quite the studious student," Aizen listed off on his fingers. "You'll be my fifth seat,"
"What?" I exclaimed, panic rushing through my veins. What? I can't be that high in rank! I wasn't even expecting a ranking position.
"Don't worry, there is an opening and I believe that you'll do fine," Aizen chuckled softly, smiling back at me,"
"… Alright..." I nodded. "May I go get my things?"
"Sure. Just be settled in by tomorrow, alright?" Aizen told me. I nodded again, bowed, and took off to my room. When I got there, Keishi was waiting for me.
"So? I saw you walk out with Aizen-taichou himself! Spill!" Keishi exclaimed. "What's your position?"
"… Fifth Seat," I admitted, folding my spare clothes into a duffel bag.
"Score!" Keishi exclaimed. "You lucky dog!"
"Lucky?" I asked.
"Yeah! Aizen-taichou is the nicest captain in the whole 13 Gotai, he's perfect for you! Maybe he can help you get out of that shell of yours…" Keishi remarked.
"I won't be going on a lot of dangerous missions," I muttered, ignoring Keishi's shell comment. She shook her head.
"No no, that will be good for you. You need to loosen up a little," Keishi told me seriously. "I know you had issues when you were living, but come on! You need to move one,"
"I know," I sighed, grabbing my things. "Did you get into a squad?"
"Yeah, the 9th one. Tousen-taichou seems to be really nice! A little creepy though…" Keishi trailed off. "Oh well, it's all good though,"
"Good," I nodded, turning to leave. "Keishi?"
"Yeah?" she asked.
"Thank you. For everything," I told her warmly.
"Oh, it's no biggie! You're the only reason I passed," Keishi giggled. I rolled my eyes.
"Well, I need to unpack," I said.
"Okay, come visit me later," Keishi told me.
I nodded and left for my new quarters.
Inuyoshie's after the chapter special
Yo!
Okay, so this is the first chapter of Broken Masks… I'm writing this because AizenxAja seemed to be fairly popular with those who liked Bleached Armageddon so… yeah. We've got us another AizenxOC. Look for foreshadowing… I'm really going crazy with the foreshadowing in this story. It's fun… hehe. This story is a little darker, but it will have some humorous places because you know me!
Anyways, I'll start each chapter off with a chunk of song lyrics, because there are so many songs that would fit this story! Yeah. I don't own the music.
So… review?
