Heaven in Your Eyes
Chapter I
Hey everyone! I know this pairing is a bit unconventional, but I thought it could be fun. Komamura is like one of the most kick-ass captains on Bleach, and he needs love too. :P So, enjoy. And if you're going to flame, be appropriate and make a point, not just tell me the pairing sucks, 'kay?
And, yes, I'm bringing Sayuri, my OC, and the Mitsukai into this story too, though the plot line and history are completely different and Sayuri has a slightly different appearance. If you don't know who Sayuri or the Mitsukai are, read my other story, Beautiful Destiny.
Important Note
The story starts a little ways before Komamura became Taicho, when he joined Tousen and Aizen's division. I'll let you know when the timeline changes in the story.
The story will only last a few chapters 'cause I'm spilling most of my muse into Beautiful Destiny, and not much is actually known about Komamura, while the Inuyasha anime stopped and the manga is done, revealing a whole lot of Sesshy-goodness.
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Japanese Vocab.
Taicho - Captain
Hai - Yes/Okay
-san - A title of respect
-chan - Usually a title for close female friends or younger females. Can be used informally for males too.
-kun - Usually a title for close male friends. Can be used informally for females too.
-dono - An honorific to show respect.
-hime - An honorific title for a beautiful female. Can also mean "princess" or "lady".
Yo - Hi (Informal)
Un - Yeah/Okay (Only used by women)
Aa - Yeah/Okay (Only used by men)
Ite - It hurts/Ouch
Onegai - Please
Matte - Wait/Stop
Gomen/Gomen ne - Sorry
Gomen nasai - "I'm very sorry
Nani - What
Arigatou - Thanks
Arigatou gozaimasu - "Thank you very much"
Ja ne - See you later/Bye
Mitsukai - Literally means "angel". I'll be using it in a different context.
Daijoubu ka? - "Are you okay?"
Eeto - "Um…"/ "Erm…"
Hajimemashite - "I'm pleased to meet you"
Ki o tsukete - "Be careful."
Sumimasen - "Excuse me."/ "Pardon me."
You can find more phrases and terms in the glossary I posted on my profile. Verrry useful.
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Disclaimer: I do not own the Bleach series or characters, however I do own my original characters and stories.
Fortunate Meeting
It was another glorious night. The crisp air felt good on the skin after a warm day, the full moon shining it's brightest against the dark sky alongside the countless stars that shown almost as bright. The crickets were out as well, playing their song for anyone that would listen, in tune with the swaying grass and leaves that danced with the cool night breeze. It was another night in Soul Society.
While the others were in their homes asleep, one lone creature sat on the steps of his division's headquarters, admiring the night for the beautiful work of art it was. The large man closed his amber eyes that were barely visible through the mask he wore and breathed in deeply the scents in the air. He sat alone, but didn't mind. He was used to being by himself. Others would usually be afraid of him because of his large build, or because of his terrible secret that hid beneath the mask he wore. All except for Yamamoto, Aizen Sousuke and Tousen Kaname, but Tousen was blind.
Sometimes he would silently admit to himself that he felt lonely and needed someone to sit beside him and watch the night sky together. Maybe he needed someone to talk to, to understand him. He didn't mind Tousen, but he wanted to share his secret with someone. But for now, he pushed those thoughts aside and enjoyed the beautiful night.
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Tap, tap, tap, tap…
A fast, soft sound echoed through the night, down the streets of Soul Society. The sound was out of place in the peaceful music created by the crickets and the breeze. The sound was of someone running, a shadow in the darkness that dared not stop. Behind it, was another dark figure that was speeding up to gain on it, threatening to wipe it out. The shadow darted out of the darkness and into the moonlight, leading the way in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. It was a girl, barely looking older than 15, her long brown hair cascading behind her as she ran with desperation, her bright blue eyes filled with fear and pain. On her left side, she held a deep bleeding gash with her right hand as she fled.
The other dashed out into the moonlight seconds after her. It was a creature of darkness, summoned by someone to apparently bring down the poor girl, and it was almost catching up to her. She couldn't yell for help, her breathing being occupied by her sprinting. Up ahead was the headquarters to the Shinigami divisions. If she could just make it there and run into someone, preferably someone that could help her, she would be safe. Only a few more steps…
Suddenly, the creature stretched its tendril-like arms and wrapped it around the frightened girl. Before she could react, the creature threw her with incredible force, slamming her through one wall of the headquarters and into the next, making a huge crater in the wall where she landed. Covered with blood, she fell forward off of the wall, when everything went black.
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BAM, CRACK
"Nani?"
The large man immediately stood and ran to where the loud sound had come from. Turning the corner in time, he witnessed a brunette girl falling to the ground, covered in what looked like to be her own blood. He ran to her side, turning her over and holding her, limp, in his arms. Her eyes were closed, her head, side and leg bleeding profusely through the short light-blue spaghetti-strap dress that she wore. She was unconscious, her breathing becoming very slight and soft.
"Medic! I need a healer over here!" He shouted into the night as more squad members rushed to the scene. He looked at the large crater, then the hole in the wall, evidently made by the girl's body. Through the hole, his keen eyes observed a dark shadow watching the scene, then disappearing into the night.
A few seconds later, a member from the healing squad dashed to him and started healing the girl's wounds. After a few moments, her wounds were mostly healed, but the medic looked troubled.
"Komamura-san, we have to take her. To heal her completely."
Komamura nodded and gently handed the unconscious girl to him, who immediately took off with her to Squad Four. The masked man stood, watching them disappear around the corner. Who was that girl? What was that shadow? And why would it want to kill her? So many questions popped into his mind for the girl. Perhaps she would indulge him with answers when she woke.
Not too long after the medic had taken her, Tousen and Aizen, along with other members from Komamura's division came running, stopping in front of him.
"Komamura, what happened? We heard the loud noise and felt someone's reitsu weaken." Tousen asked in a worried tone.
"It was a girl. She was thrown through the outer wall and crashed into the next."
Both Aizen and Tousen breathed out.
"Is she alive?" Aizen asked, also sounding concerned for the well-being of the girl.
"Yes, but barely. She was unconscious and sustained a few serious injuries when I found her."
"Where is she now?"
"One of the members from Division Four took her back to their headquarters not too long ago."
"Good, at least she's getting treatment. Why don't you go to the girl in the morning and find out what you can when she wakes up. We'll check in every now and then to see how she is as well." Aizen suggested, being the lieutenant.
"Hai." Komamura nodded and left to go back to the division headquarters. Once he and everyone else was gone, Aizen and Tousen remained.
"That girl… her spiritual pressure was through the roof." Tousen observed in a monotone.
"Yes, I noticed."
"Do you think she will be a threat?"
"It's too soon to tell. We'll have to keep a close watch on her," they began walking back to their division's headquarters, "Who knows? Maybe she'll become a close friend." He smirked.
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"She'll live, but she took a beating. She's already awake... which is surprising."
"What do you mean?"
"She has an unusually high healing rate. Her body is regenerating faster than most Shinigami. I haven't seen anything like it."
This new information confused Komamura more than anything else. She could regenerate faster than a Shinigami? Who the hell was this girl?
"Arigatou."
"Aa."
The medic left down the hall, and Komamura hesitated before opening the sliding door to the girl's room. It came across his mind that the night before might be a sore topic for her, and she might not want to speak about it. Not to mention having him coming in right after she recovered might have been pretty intimidating. He would have to take it slow with her, find out who she is first and try to calm her down a little so she would talk to him. He sighed slightly, this was going to be a long day.
He slowly slid the door open and looked up to see she was sitting up, leaning her back against the wall and looking out the window to the bright morning with a sad expression on her face. For a moment, he observed her. The light from the sun illuminated her skin, which was smooth and firm, the color a pale-peach color. Her hair was long, brown and slightly wavy, and she wore it with her semi-long bangs parted to the right, sweeping down just over her eyes, which were a brilliant shade of sky blue. Her lips were pink and full, and he could imagine that her teeth were pure white, if she had been smiling. She was in a thin white robe, which meant the medic had undressed her to get to her wounds, and he remembered her figure had the slight shape of an hourglass from when he held her… and she was busty, though not as much as a few of the women Shinigami he had seen walking around. All-in-all, she was beautiful. It pained him to see her with such a sad expression, which took away from her healthy glow.
He slid the door shut behind him and she didn't avert her gaze from the open window. Instead, her eyes gently shut and a tear trickled down her cheek. It seemed she was in pain still… or was that emotional pain? What had happened to this girl?
"… Are you feeling better?" He finally asked after a moment.
She opened her glistening eyes and looked up to him, a slightly surprised look on her face. She quickly wiped her tears.
"H-hai… gomen nasai, I didn't realize anyone came in." She apologized, her voice slightly shaky as she wiped the last of her tears.
"It's okay," he said as he approached the side of her bed, "I'm Komamura Sajin from the 5th Division. I got you medical attention last night." He extended his hand out to her in greeting.
She looked up to him, noticing that he had a mask on. She then looked to his hand, which was also covered. She hesitantly took it in hers, then looked up to him and smiled sadly. Her hand felt so small and delicate in his.
"Mitsuki Sayuri. Hajimemashite… Thank you for helping me."
He nodded and they let go of each other's hand. He gently sat down next in a chair next to her bedside so they could be somewhat at eye-level as they spoke, him still being almost six inches taller. He hesitated for a moment, not really sure how to go about asking her about last night. It seemed she harbored ill feelings toward the memory still, which meant something bad had to have happened before he found her.
Suddenly, the door slid open again and in walked Aizen and Tousen. Komamura and Sayuri looked over to them as they entered.
"I see she's awake," Aizen observed as he walked to the foot of the bed and Tousen stood beside Komamura. "How are you feeling?" He smiled.
"Okay… still a little tired, I guess."
"Heh, that's to be expected from the look of the walls." He laughed slightly in good humor, "I'm 5th division Lieutenant Aizen Sousuke, and that's Kaname Tousen, also from our division." He bowed slightly, then indicated the dark skinned man who stood next to Komamura, who nodded in acknowledgement. "Hajimemashite."
"Mitsuki Sayuri. Hajimemashite." She smiled slightly and nodded. Aizen could see the pain in her eyes, and decided to bring it up.
"Mitsuki-chan… what happened last night?" He said after a few moments.
She blinked once, the sad expression still in her eyes, and looked down to the sheet she was covered with. Of course she knew there would be questions as to why she had ended up in Seireitei, but the thought of what had happened was still a fresh wound in her heart… but they did deserve an explanation. She softly took in a breath to mentally prepare herself not to cry while she explained her situation.
"I… was being chased by a shadow creature. It injured me in the forest, and I tried to outrun it to Seireitei… I figured it was the safest place… but, it caught up to me, grabbed me, and threw me into the walls. That's the last thing I remember before I blacked out."
"Shadow creature?" Komamura asked.
"Un… it's a Slayer's summoning."
"Who are the Slayer's?" Inquired Tousen. The more Sayuri answered their questions, more questions popped up.
"… A group of mercenaries… they hunt Mitsukai."
"You're a Mitsukai? I thought they were massacred long ago." Aizen sounded surprised. Perhaps the girl could e of use after all…
She nodded, not taking her eyes off of the sheet. She slightly gripped it at the word "massacred".
"… A few of us were able to get away and live in secret… My brother and I were found out… I don't think he made it…" Tears starting welling in her eyes as she gripped the sheets tighter. She was on the verge of crying again.
"Well, that's not good. If you leave Seireitei, you might be hunted again… or perhaps you don't have to leave?" Aizen thought, crossing his arms and closing his eyes, seeming to be thinking. Komamura and Sayuri looked to him and Tousen nodded.
"Maybe she can stay with our division, Aizen-san?" Tousen inquired, turning his head in Aizen's direction.
"Yes, that's an excellent idea! I'm sure Taicho wouldn't mind… but we also have to run the idea across Yamamoto-sama." He looked to Sayuri with an apologetic smile, "Though, you may have to help by doing chores, or organizing files. And I must warn you, we're a division completely made of men."
Sayuri blinked. Why were these people being so nice to her when they had just met her? Something didn't seem right with those two… but, she had no other choice. It was either house with them or go outside and be hunted. She nodded slightly and smiled.
"Arigatou gozaimasu. I'll try my best."
"Excellent! There's a spare room right next to Komamura-kun's. Tousen and I will go make the arrangements. I look forward to seeing you again, Mitsuki-chan." Aizen smiled and turned to leave.
"Please feel better soon, Mitsuki." Tousen smiled and followed Aizen, closing the door behind them and leaving Komamura alone with Sayuri once again.
"Knowing our captain and Genryuusai-dono, you'll most likely be allowed to stay." He reassured her, looking back to her.
"Thank you, for everything. I haven't been treated this kindly in a long time." She said softly, placing her hand on his and looking up to him with a sincere smile. Komamura was caught off guard at first, but nodded and smiled, though it couldn't be seen through his mask. Her voice was warm and kind, as was her face and everything about her. Perhaps she was the person he was waiting for…
R&R!