Sooo, I'm a fan of IchiRuki, but I got bored of reading fics on them. I started to look at fics of other Ichi pairings, (not orihime or matsumoto though) and didn't find much. Eventually I wanna finish my IchiRuki fic, but don't have the motivation right now. So I want to do a decent size story for Ichigo x Isane, Sui-feng, Momo, and Bambietta (Don't ask why her, because I'm not really sure myself yet). I decided to start with the Bambietta one and hope for the best.
I don't hold any rights to Bleach.
Rated T for now…
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The Thousand Year War was finally over. Soul Society ended up the victor, however, not without many sacrifices. Over the course of the two Quincy invasions, over three thousand shinigami perished, cutting the Gotei 13's numbers nearly in half. Of that number, two captains, four vice-captains, and many other seated officers had been killed. Rose gave his life to take out one of the Quincy, leaving the third division leaderless considering Kira had already been killed. Due to Shunsui's recommendation, Shuhei Hisagi became the new captain of the third.
It isn't actually known what happened to Mayuri Kurotsuchi or his vice-captain, but they were considered KIA because their reitsu disappeared during the battle. After Shunsui argued with central 46 for days on end, they finally agreed to allow Kisuke Urahara to reenter Soul Society. It took even more convincing, though, to get the ex-captain to reclaim his old position as captain of the twelfth. Eventually, though, he agreed. Yoruichi ended up going as well to be captain alongside Kisuke as part of the twelfth. It was argued that she should take her own captains position, but she refused, stating that life is dull without Kisuke by her side. Once again, Central 46 ended up allowing it, even though in the history of Soul Society, there had never been two captains for one division. Akon took the vice-captains position in the twelfth.
The Eighth Division was left leaderless due to Shunsui and Nanao being transferred to the First Division. It was decided that Renji Abarai would assume the position of captain of the eighth. This left Byakuya's vice-captain position vacant. After much, much whining from the new Captain Commander, Lisa Yadomaru begrudgingly agreed to return to Soul Society to take the position.
Retsu Unohana had been killed by Zaraki, so Isane Kotetsu was promoted to captain, even though she felt she wasn't ready for such a position. Captain Hirako begged and begged Hiyori Sarugaki and Hachigen Ushoda to return to Soul Society, and after a few days, they finally agreed. Hachi more than Hiyori. Hachi happily took the vice-captains position of the fourth under the new Captain Kotetsu. Hiyori, however, ended up taking the vice-captains position under Captain Hisagi. She wouldn't admit it, but she was a bit bummed that she wasn't Kisuke's vice-captain.
Upon all of Soul Society discovering that Ichigo's father was the previous head of the Shiba clan, he was allowed to become the new vice-head of the Shiba clan, under Kukkaku Shiba. She, on the other hand, wanted him to be the head of the clan, but she knew he wasn't ready yet so she agreed. This prompted Ichigo to change his name to Ichigo 'Kurosaki' Shiba, in memory of his mother.
Ichigo was a special case for Shunsui and Central 46. He was obviously captain level, but all the captaincies had been taken. However, he was unable to return to the world of the living due to his enormous reitsu (that astronomical chance Shunsui had been talking about). This prompted the leadership of Soul Society to do something unexpected even to the older captains. Central 46 gave Shunsui permission to create a brand new, Fourteenth Division, headed by the orange haired man.
At first Ichigo wasn't too thrilled about the whole thing. He didn't really want to do all the paperwork that would be required, on top of the fact that he wasn't all that happy about not being able to go home for more than a day or so here and there. However, Renji had been making fun of him, saying that he would be a much better captain than Ichigo could ever dream of. This was all it took for him to accept the position, all in the name of beating his tattooed friend.
This left three vice-captain positions open. Omaeda had been killed trying to protect Sui-Feng, and Renji still needed a second in command for his new division. Ichigo also needed to find someone worthy of taking the position.
Three months later, Ichigo was standing at attention with the other captains, having their weekly meeting with the Captain Commander. He hadn't really been paying much attention, these meetings were usually just a 'Hi, how are you all doing?' kind of thing.
Shunsui was about to finish up when his eyes landed on the spaced out captain of the Fourteenth. "Captain Shiba?" he questioned. No response.
"Captain Shiba?" he questioned again with a bit more volume. Again, no response.
Just then, Ichigo felt a smack on the back of his head. He brought his hand up to massage his newly stinging scalp. He turned to the culprit, "What the hell was that for?" he demanded.
Shinji just scoffed, "Idiot…The Captain Commander's been calling you."
With that Ichigo apologized to Shunsui, "I'm sorry, I guess I'm still not used to the Shiba thing."
Shunsui grinned, "It's understandable. Anyway, I've noticed that it's been three months since you took the position of Captain of the Fourteenth, yet you still don't have a vice-captain standing behind you.
Ichigo quirked a brow, "Renji and Sui-Feng still don't have vice-captains." He mentioned.
Shunsui nodded, "True, but they aren't in need of one at the moment, there third seats can fill that gap for now. You on the other hand, only have a fourth and fifth seat selected."
Ichigo shrugged, "Well, my division is pretty small compared to everyone else's. And no offence to any of you or the shinigami in my division, but they were kind of the odds and ends of everyone else's divisions. I decided that since I only have about fifty shinigami, that I would only have five officers, including myself. Of the fifty shinigami, only two stood out in my eyes. I made them my fourth and fifth seats, but I don't believe I have anyone yet who I want to put at third seat or vice-captain." He concluded.
Shunsui smiled, "Very well. I want you to go to the Academy and visit the graduating class. I believe they graduate tomorrow?" he questioned looking to Nanao, who simply nodded, "Good. I want you to see if any of them strike your fancy. I heard that there are four or five exceptional graduates."
Ichigo nodded, however, he was a bit skeptical. For one, none of the students have any real experience. Also, he was worried that some of the older members in his division might be upset that such a young shinigami was there boss. Then again, he was younger than the students at the academy, so he supposed he could make it work.
Shunsui concluded the meeting and sent the captains on their way. Ichigo was walking in the direction of the Academy when he heared someone. "Yo."
He looked behind him to see Renji and Rukia heading his way. "What's up?" he questioned.
Rukia smiled, "Well, Captain Shiba," she said somewhat sarcastically, "Renji wanted to give you some advice on picking a student."
Renji grinned from ear to ear, "I here that a few of the female students in the graduating class are pretty ripe, if you know what I mean." He said, elbowing him in the arm.
Rukia smacked him in the head, "That was your advice!" She seethed, "You're such an idiot. No wonder you two are friends." She finished, crossing her arms, "Besides, Ichigo isn't a pervert like you."
All of them turned to a chuckle they heard coming towards them, Yoruichi and Kisuke were walking up, "I'm not so sure about that Kuchiki. I think Ichigo is a huge pervert, he just hides it better than Abarai does." The dark skinned woman stated, "Isn't that right, Captain Shiba?" she questioned, bouncing her chest against his arm.
Ichigo huffed, "I'm not the perverted one, you are." He said, pointing at the older woman.
She and Urahara simply chuckled and moved on, bickering back and forth as they got further away.
Ichigo's scowl deepened, but he didn't say anything further. The three friends started walking in the direction of the Academy. Rukia and Renji were going that way anyway, so they figured they might as well keep the new Captain company.
"Oi, Ichigo." Blurted the tattooed shinigami.
Without turning to his friend, he responded with a simple, "Yeah?"
Renji looked Ichigo up and down with a jealous glare. Ichigo's Captains haori wasn't like his. It wasn't even a haori for crying out loud. It was more like the coat Ulquiorra wore, except it had his division symbol on the back and he didn't button the front. He didn't have a shitagi or kosode either. Just bandages wrapped around his torse. He wore one of his zanpakuto on his back, underneath his coat with the hilt sticking out behind his head, and the other on his hip. In fact, the only thing about his uniform that he shared with the other captains was his black hakama and sandals.
"Why do you get to wear that cool ass outfit and I'm stuck with this." He asked, looking at his own uniform.
Ichigo chuckled, "Simple really, I asked."
Rukia and Renji both deadpanned, "What?"
He chuckled again, "Well, I asked Shunsui if I had to wear that uniform. He said that since there were no rules for a 14th division, he didn't care what I wore. He just asked that I make sure it's white and had my division emblem on it somewhere."
Renji was about to jump him, but Rukia managed to hold him back, "Lucky Bastard!"
Ichigo just smirked, but didn't say anything else considering he was at the entrance to the academy. "Whatever. I'll see you two later." He waved as he went through the gate.
Rukia smiled, "Okay, have fun." She said. Renji just muttering to himself about life not being fair or something like that.
Ichigo had met up with the head instructor at the Academy and was following him to the classroom that the graduating class was currently in. He felt a bit out of place considering he had never attended, but he didn't put too much thought into it.
"Here we are Captain. I have a lot of paperwork to catch up on, so I'll leave you be." The older man said as he held the door for the orange haired captain.
"Thanks, I probably won't be long anyway." And with that, he shut the door behind him and walked to the front of the class, greeting the instructor and informing her of his intentions. She seemed nice, but it was obvious that she was a bit nervous in his presence.
She turned to the students, "Okay class, Captain Shiba is here to personally choose two students to join the newly formed 14th division. If anyone feels they have what it takes, he wishes you to step forward."
Almost instantly, the entire class lined up at the front of the classroom. They couldn't believe a captain was here to personally choose new members, so they jumped at the chance. Most of them looked incredibly nervous. But there was one kid who seemed more eager than the rest, and what's more, he only seemed a bit nervous, but otherwise perfectly composed.
As the captain slowly paced in front of the entire line, he observed each of the student's expressions as he stopped at them. Again, most of them were nervous and wouldn't even look him in the eye and they were all slouching. All but one.
He stood in front of the kid who was standing at perfect attention. The same kid who seemed more composed than the rest. The student looked into Ichigo's eyes, but didn't utter a word. Ichigo grinned, "What's your name kid?" He asked. The student looked like he was maybe sixteen or seventeen, but Ichigo knew that he was probably about the same age as Rukia and Renji.
The student cleared his throat, "Kento Horaki, Captain Shiba!" he said with a strong, clear voice.
Ichigo grinned again, "Nice to meet you Kento." Ichigo turned around and walked a few paces away from Kento, then turned to face him again. "Where did I go?" he questioned.
All the students, and even the instructor quirked a brow. 'What kind of question is that?' they all thought. Kento didn't take his eyes off of Ichigo and pointed to the corner of the classroom, "You stepped to the corner then back where you are now using Shunpo." He stated, returning his hand to his side.
The class looked at Kento like he was an idiot, but there expressions quickly change when Ichigo spoke, "Good, you have a keen eye Kento." Ichigo patted his shoulder, "After your graduation tomorrow, show up to the Fourteenth's barracks and find me. You're my new third seat." He stated as if it weren't a big deal.
Kento was shocked. Normally it would take decades for someone just to become a seated officer, but third seat right out of the academy, it's unheard of. The rest of the classroom almost toppled over from the news. But no one dared question the new captain.
Ichigo turned his attention to the back of the room. He noticed the girl earlier when she didn't get up with the rest of her class, but didn't question her at the time. Now, considering Kento was the only one of the rest of the students who he wanted in his division, he wanted to see if she had anything to offer before he took off.
"What's your name?" he asked, crossing his arms. She stood up at attention instantly, "Roka Madari, sir!" she stated with just as much oomph as Kento had. This surprised Ichigo, coming from such a small, shy girl. She was maybe a little taller than Rukia, but not by much.
Ichigo smirked, "Well Roka, why didn't you stand up with the rest of your class?"
Roka looked down, escaping Ichigo's gaze. However, he felt that it wasn't because she was scared or nervous, but she was simply shy. "It's not that I don't want to be in your division, I just don't think I would be a good addition Captain Shiba." She stated.
Ichigo turned to Kento, "What do you think?"
Kento, once again, was surprised. Why was this captain asking him, but he gave his opinion regardless. "Roka is the most skilled in Kido in our class. She's also exceptional with a sword and she reached Shikai almost a month before I did."
Ichigo turned his attention back to Roka but didn't say anything. He sighed and turned to leave, the whole class's attention on him. Just before he reached the door, he turned around and flicked in Roka's direction, sending a small shockwave at her with incredible speed. (A little trick from his father). Roka's eyes widened as she brought up her hand.
Kento turned on his new leader, "What the hell was that about Captain, you could've killed her!" He shouted, then instantly apologized for disrespecting him.
Ichigo grinned, "It's fine, besides, I only put a tiny amount of Reitsu into that. But she saw it and blocked it, that's all I care about." He looked to Roka, who was still a bit shocked, "Show up with Kento tomorrow." He stated as he exited the classroom.
Kento and Roka looked to one another, 'This guy is crazy.' They both thought.
Before Ichigo headed back to the fourteenth's barracks, he stopped by the Fourth's. He walked into one of the patient rooms to find Isane, who quickly noticed his presence, "Oh, good afternoon Captain Shiba." She greeted with a warm smile.
Ichigo smiled back, "Same to you."
"What can I do for you?" she asked.
Ichigo sighed, "I was wondering If you could teach my new vice-captain a few things about healing kido." He asked.
Isane's eyes opened slightly wider, "I didn't hear that you had a vice-captain yet, did you find one since this morning?"
"Yeah, her name is Roka Madari, graduating tomorrow from the academy. I'm still not too sure about this, but I don't really have a choice."
Isane smiled, "Sure, I can show her a few things here and there. Is she nice, or does she always have a mean scowl on her face like you?" she questioned teasingly.
Ichigo huffed, "I don't always have a scowl! And no, she's really shy though."
Isane chuckled at his reaction, "Okay. Send her to me whenever you want. And you do always have a scowl by the way." She mentioned.
Ichigo turned to leave, "Whatever. Have a good day Captain Kotetsu." He said, waving his hand behind him.
"Okay, you…" She began but stopped mid-sentence, causing Ichigo to turn around, "She's waking up."
Ichigo walked over to the bed Isane was standing at. Lying down was one of the Quincy from the battle. Her name was Bambietta…something. He couldn't remember. She had been in a coma for the whole three months since the battle due to something Urahara did.
Bambietta was blinking her eyes slowly to adjust to the light. She slowly propped herself up on the bed, "Where am I?" she asked weakly.
Isane held her hand on the Quincy's back to give her support, "You're in Seireitei, the medical barracks." She told her with a soft voice.
Bambietta turned to Ichigo who was just observing, then she looked at her lap and tightly grasped the sheet that was over her. Both Ichigo and Isane noticed her eyes go wide. She started trembling then all of a sudden let out a scream that was heard throughout the whole barracks.
It was a scream filled with nothing but emotional pain, fear, and regret.
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Well, that's that for now. I'm not all that sure about this story yet, but it's still just a baby, so we shall see. Let me know what you think, or if my writing needs improvement. Thanks for reading!
Oh, and just if you didn't know, the shitagi and kosode are essentially the shirt portion of the uniform, which Ichigo doesn't wear. The hakama is the pants portion. If you type in Captain Ichigo in google images, there's one of him with a white trench coat thing with his hollow mask on. That's where I got it from.