Hi folks, I'm starting a real story. It will be a multistory, but main characters are Hirako Shinji and Urahara Kisuke. This take place shortly after the betrayal of Aizen, Gin and Tousen. Please, Read & Review! =)
Disclaimer; I don't own Bleach, Tite Kubo does.
(P.S. Sorry for mistakes, I'm still looking for a betareader.)
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The world was covered in silence. It took a few moments before a storm broke out. An enormous streak lightened the sky; the warehouse was full of lightning too. The rain burst out; raindrops felt down and made horrible sounds on the roof of the building. Only one person could sleep through this terrible weather.
A still young man with short, unusual straight, blondish yellow hair slept on a old, worn out sofa while others were screaming at the sight of another flash of lightning. That evening the man was so tired he fell asleep with his clothes on; his tie lay on the ground, his jacket slightly open.
After a while, the thunder weakened and his seven companions fell back to sleep. Two bright, gold eyes glared in the darkness and fixated on the young man. The moonlight fell on the owner of the yellow eyes; a black cat, who was concentrating on the man on the sofa.
The cat sneaked to the couch, jumped and nibbled at the man's ear. Nothing happened. The cat took another try; this time he licked the man over his nose. He still didn't get a reaction. The cat was now surely pissed off; he sharpened his nails and placed his claw on the left arm, then he scratched. Instantly, the man woke op and felt the urge to shout from the pain and consternation, but the cat was prepared for this and laid his paw on his mouth. The man felt silent; confused he stared to the cat on his chest. Blue eyes met yellow. A whispering broke through the silence.
''Yoruichi...''
The cat bowed his head. He didn't do anything but simply stared back.
''After hundred years, Yoruichi. I never thought I'd see ya - '' The man fell silent after a warning glare, shot by the cat.
''Sh. This isn't the place for that kind of things. I need to talk with you. Privately.''
The man nodded and wasn't shocked at all that the cat, Yoruichi actually could talk like a human.
''Where is this - ''
''Quiet now. Trust me.'' Yoruichi jumped onto the ground and shot a glare to the man, who apparently hadn't the urge to stand up. After he set his teeth in the legs of the man, he walked further and left the building. He didn't have to look if the man came after him; he just knew.
Yoruichi led the man through parking places, alleys and sinister shortcuts. After a few minutes – it felt like an hour for the man who was following the cat all the time – they arrived by a candy shop. The cat slipped inside; the man followed, not sure what to expect. This wasn't familiar at all, allthough he knew the cat.
Yoruichi walked into a room and shut the door with his paw. The blond man stood for a closed door, doubtful. Why brought Yoruichi him to a candy store, secretly in the middle of the night? At last he pushed against the door.
''Good evening old friend, or should I say goodnight? Terrible weather, isn't it? Anyway, you're most welcome, Hirako Shinji.''
The young man stared in shock and disbelief to his greeter. Goodness, what a familiar face.
''Urahara...Kisuke...'' he whispered. His surprise changed in a mild happiness. The two men walked to each other and Hirako Shinji laid a hand on the other man's shoulder; for a few seconds, then he took his hand back and studied his old friend.
''Hundred year...it's a pretty long time, ne?
Hirako nodded. ''Sure it is. How did ya find me?''
''The research was Yoruichi's part,'' smiled Urahara. He also observed the appearance of the man in front of him. ''Your hair...you...you cut your hair.''
Hirako raised an eyebrow. ''It took ya that long to notice it? Yeah, of course I cut my hair. I had to, here in the living world yer quite a appearance if yer a male with long hair. Besides, all those stupid people from the Second Division could recognize me from a mile away. We just managed to hide in a old warehouse.''
''Come on, take a seat,'' Urahara said, waving with his fan.
He looked to the other blonde. His appearance was quite changed, too. The white haori was swapped by a black one, the black kimono turned green. And that hat...right, Hirako Shinji always knew Urahara had his own style.
Hirako had thousands of questions. They literally burned on his lips.
Why didn't they search for them earlier? Why was it such a secret that they were meeting each other, why was it in the middle of the night? Where the heck was Tsukabishi Tessai, former Captain of the Kidou Corps? How was it possible Yoruichi could find them, while they couldn't find Yoruichi and the others?
The room fell silent. Both men looked at each other, thought about each other. What had he been doing in those hundred years?
A female voice broke the silence after a while. ''Oi Shinji! I didn't search you for days for seeing you meditating.''
Hirako startled and shot a glare at the woman. Apparently, she also changed. Nowadays she wore a black legging and a orange vest; her purple hair was considerably longer. He grinned. ''Nice vest, Yoruichi. Lovely color.''
''Thank you. And damn, you're a sleepyhead as always, don't you? I had a hard time waking you up. Sorry for ripping your blouse almost in pieces,'' she said with a guilty look on her face.
Hirako shrugged his shoulders; he didn't bother. ''Ah well, it's a lil' old thing anyway. Now, ya have some important to tell me, I think? Otherwise you didn't search me for days. How did ya find me?''
The dark woman chuckled. '' I saw you, shopping in the supermarket. It took me four days because I was constantly thrown out of the shop. Cats aren't allowed, you know. It was quite annoying.''
The three laughed; at that very moment it was like they could talking, walking and laughing together like they did hundred years ago.
''Alright...I think you'll want to know why we brought you here in the middle of the night,'' Urahara said with an serious undertone in his voice. The atmosphere changed. Hirako didn't had the intention to do it, but he became a suspicious man since Aizen's betrayal and looked at the door.
''Lately, Yamamoto Sou-Taichou contacted me. It is appears Central 46 lied to the Gotei 13.''
''Lied? Why would they do that? What - ''
''I'll come to that later. Well, hundred years ago Central 46 told Yamamoto-san I was the one who Hollowficated you and the others. Sure, I did some research, but Aizen is the true offender and actually made use of it. Central 46 made another thing up; there wouldn't be a such thing as a 'Hollowfication.' We used it as an excuse for leaving Soul Society and we did have a plan for ruling Seireitei by the two of us. It's ridiculous, I know. I don't know how they found out it was a lie, but it had to be an insider of the Central 46.''
Hirako shook his head, staring at his old friend. Central 46, lying to the Captain Commander? They surely had some nerve.
''Because of this, Yamamoto-san started to trust me little by little, he informed me about a couple of things, too. Since the second betrayal of Aizen - ''
''Wait a minute? Second betrayal? Yer not saying he did that filthy trick twice?!''
''Actually, he did, in a different way. He's in Hueco Mundo now, along with Kaname Tousen and Ichimaru Gin.''
''Oh yes, Aizen wants to create a King's Key, so he can rule over Soul Society and destroy it, '' said Yoruichi bitterly. She turned around and stared into the shadows. ''What is it, Soi Fon.''
A woman with black hair and two white braids came out of the shadows and gave deadly glares to Hirako and Urahara. She wore a white haori with the number 'two' on the back. A yellow sash was tied together over her haori. Shaolin Fon stared with a murderous look to the two men. Then she faced her former superior.
''Yoruichi-sama! Why – why are you in company with those traitors! I didn't want to believe Yamamoto Sou-Taichou, I didn't want to believe you were involved too, but - ''
''Soi Fon!'' Yoruichi shouted irritated. ''I'm warning you. Keep your mouth shut and don't tell anybody you've seen them. Yamamoto knows about it, if that's worrying you.''
''...yes, Yoruichi-sama.''
''Well, since you are here, you can do something for me,'' Yoruichi said, knowing Soi Fon couldn't refuse anything if it came from her. ''I would like to have Vice-Captains Matsumoto, Hinamori, Kira and Hisagi here in the Real World tomorrow morning. Oh, and Captain Komamura if you please.''
''But...Yamamoto Sou-Taichou - ''
''He knows about it.''
''...yes, Yoruichi-sama.''
Yoruichi glared at her, when she stood there, waiting for orders. She sighed; is her brain on standby or something? ''Soi Fon, you can go now.''
Immediately, the black haired woman disappeared into the shadows. Yoruichi let out a deep sigh. ''That Soi Fon sure is loyal...somewhat too loyal, I think. It's getting on my nerves.'' She grabbed two mugs filled with tea and gave it to the men. Then she picked up her own cup of milk and drank. ''Ah, those five...they were the closest to our three traitors,'' she explained to Hirako, who looked very puzzled.
''How do ya know all this? I thought we were banished?''
Yoruichi's laughter filled the entire room. ''Oh yes, but they seemed have forgotten I've the ability to change into a cat. They aren't that smart. And a black cat isn't drawing attention. So for me, it is possible to sneak into Soul Society. I helped Ichigo, while he wanted to rescue a Shinigami who was sentenced to death, also by Central 46. However, those messages were false; Aizen eliminated Central 46, to the last man. He wanted the Hougyoku.''
Hirako looked even more serious. ''Alright, I wasn't happy with that shitty Central 46, but eliminate them all wasn't something I should do if I had the intention to take revenge. And who's Ichigo? And...the Hougyoku...''
Urahara waved with his fan. ''So much to explain, so little time! I'll tell you this; Ichigo is the son of Kurosaki Isshin.''
Hirako's eyes slightly widened. This was shocking. In less than an hour he heard so much he couldn't realize it yet this all happened. Soul Society was definitely a mess.
''Now, I've got a question for you, or rather; old Yamamoto-san.''
''What is it?'' Hirako grunted. Come to the point, please. He was pretty tired and all he wanted now was to sleep and to think about the news he heard this night.
''Well, he - ''
Urahara felt silent after Yoruichi put a finger on her lips. It was quiet. Very quiet. Then, they heard it. Footsteps. Behind the door they heard footsteps. All three stood up, focusing on the door. The footsteps stopped. The handle of the door moved down. Urahara had his stick in his hand. Hirako's hand searched to the hilt of his katana. He tightened his grip.
The door handle was now completely down and the door slid open. They were followed? Yoruichi already avoided the lightened streets...it couldn't be. Tension hung in the air. Who was it? Finally, the door revealed the newcomer. Yoruichi's eyes widened. Urahara raised both his eyebrows. Hirako's mouth fell open. They all three stared with shocked expressions to the new intruder.
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Mwehe, I'm the only one who knows who's in front of the door... *wide grin*
Chapter two is coming up! (I've it already written in Dutch, I only have to translate it to English. And that's pretty difficult, I noticed.)
