Part 1 (Gin Ichimaru, A LIAR, A KILLER, AND A RAT BASTARD!)
"Gin Ichimaru... I suppose you know why you have been summoned here." I looked at the old man speaking instead of the smiling captain entering the room, "I suppose you'll tell me anyway…" The smile on his face never faltered as usual, "ICHIMARU YOU FACED DOWN A RIOKA AND LET IT LIVE!" The one captain I hate more than Ichimaru spoke from down the line, his face a black and white mask and his temper as brutal as his hat was pointy. Ichimaru turned to him slightly, "It would seem that he survived…" I watched my brother, Kenpachi, move out from his place in line, "I should think any captain would be able to tell in an instant if his opponent's spirit had ceased to exist." I stared down the old man waiting for him to stop this pointless bickering, 'Kenpachi you fool… Don't trifle with this man…' Ichimaru spoke again, "It seems that you are implying that I let him go on purpose…" I took a deep breath as the reply came from the black and white faced captain of Squad 12, "That's exactly what I am saying." Our youngest captain rolled his eyes muttering, "Old people caught up in their foolish arguing again…" I looked down the line and saw that one of our captains was not present, 'Where has that fool gone? Squad 14 won't lead itself…' Finally the old man spoke, "STOP! Ichimaru! How do you defend your actions?" I decided to step in before Ichimaru said something foolish, "I Captain Alkura Honoro of Squad 13 step up in defense of Captain Gin Ichimaru of Squad 3." The old man raised an eyebrow then saw that it was me and sighed slightly. All the captains' eyes were on me. "Who are you to just answer for him?" I looked into the eyes of the African captain, "I am who I just said I was. Captain Alkura Honoro of Squad 13. My Zam-pak-to is double broadswords named Tane and Ka. They combine when sealed to form the halberd strapped to my back now, Taneka. My Lieutenant is Akuri Urahara. My third is Rukiya Kuchiki…" My stare searched his soul through his eyes. He faltered and turned from me fully refusing to look at me at all, "Good now…" I was cut off by another voice from down the line, "Rukiya Kuchiki is sentenced to death. Your third will now be whoever your fourth was." I looked to see the emotionless black eyes of Byakuya Kuchiki, "Captain Kuchiki. I have faith that Rukiya, though she may die, will always continue to guide me as she always did. I rely on her not just as my third but as a very dear and trusted friend. Her and Akuri Urahara are the only people that know everything about me." I looked around for a minute then just as I was about to speak again Kenpachi spoke, "I as your brother should surely know more about you than those two…" I laughed, "Kenpachi come along… You know that I don't tell you everything." "STOP THIS NOW! Honoro, Kenpachi, solve your family issues on your own time. Now Alkura Honoro you wish to speak to the defense of Gin Ichimaru?" I nodded, "My only words to this matter are that the wall is made of Sekki-Sekki Rock and that blocks spiritual energy. That makes it hard for even me to scence an opponent's spirit." That was a lie. I could tell exactly who the Rioka that fought Ichimaru was. The old man sighed deeply, "Yes you are right… Very well Ichimaru you are free to go. Captain Honoro I wish to speak with you when everyone else has left." I nodded and sat on the floor leaning on the wall with one leg out straight and one bent upward and my arm resting on the bent knee at the elbow. I hung my head letting my three feet of thick black hair hang in front of my face. I closed my eyes and waited for the other captains to leave. I listened as Captain Issan stopped Ichimaru. I heard the whole confrontation and it made me think a little but I knew that Issan was now in danger because he brought forth his knowledge of Ichimaru's treachery. I waited until the old man called me over, "Alkura come here." I stood a little shocked that he was using my first name when this seemed such a serious occasion, "Yes of course sir." I shook my head a little flipping all my hair back over my shoulder and I fixed my emo bangs so they covered my odd eye. Everyone knew I had this eye, pure and unbrokenly white while my normal eye is Ice-blue, but I wanted to cover it anyway so that it wouldn't activate at every sight of a sword. I walked over to the old man, "Alkura Honoro, been a Soul Reaper about 2,000 years or so right?" I nodded a little, "Ok good. Originally from the same district as Renji and Rukiya right?" I nodded again, "Good. When you were alive was around the Medieval Era right?" Again I nodded, "Good. You were murdered right?" I shook my head, "Executed actually. I was never officially sentenced or anything… It was kinda just a mob that came "In the name of God" and "In the name of the King." They drove a wooden stake through my heart using a wooden mallet." The old man looked puzzled, "Wasn't the normal mob device for execution, as you put it, in that time having the person drawn and quartered?" I nodded, "Yes but they wanted to be truly cruel to me and my body…" He looked into my one exposed eye, "I understand fully. Very well next topic. You were raised by a woman who took you in?" I shook my head, "I raised myself then I raised others." He scratched off the incorrect information on a card that I recognized as the info page of my file, "Very well. Now last bit of business. You looked like this minus the eye when you were alive am I correct?" I nodded and he put the card into a very fat file folder, "You may leave now Captain Honoro." I nodded and left. I walked down the covered way and saw none other than Ichimaru walking towards me. He stopped right next to me and I stopped next to him, "Honoro. Your defense was not necessary. I did not need your help in that room. I had myself set." I glared straight ahead, "Feel lucky Ichimaru. I had no real reason to protect you but something in me tells me that you will be of use to the Soul Society yet." With that I left walking on. I heard him falter on the spot at my prediction then he walked on in his own direction. I walked not to my own room but to Captain Issan's room. I knocked, "Captain Issan it's me Alkura Honoro. Open up I must speak with you." He opened the door and looked around, "Captain Honoro. Nice to see you on such a personal occasion. Do come in." I did. I sat against the wall in the same pose I had done as the Captains were leaving earlier. "Captain Honoro why do you sit like that? It can't be practical for a quick battle." I snickered a little, "Captain Issan. For one, I sit in my Emo Pose because it reminds me of my life when I was alive. For two any pose is practical for a sudden battle if you know how to leap into the fight from that pose. Stand to the side and observe." He stepped aside and I used my bent leg to push off a foot in the air. When I landed I brought down my halberd in a vicious attack that could have killed Issan if he'd still been standing in front of me, "I see. How long did that one take to figure out?" I shrugged, "I figured it out when I was still alive." He smiled, "Another memory you can't let go of." I shook my head, "No I could let go of it but I don't feel like it. Now to the topic for witch I came here." I sheathed the halberd and sat down this time in a traditional pose on my knees facing Issan who sat down in the same way. "Issan I'll be blunt. You're in grave danger. You have revealed your knowledge of Ichimaru's treason and now he will have you killed if he doesn't do it himself. Momo won't be able to keep her rank if that happens. She will be smart enough to figure out that it was him." Issan looked down, "You're right. I'll make sure to watch my back." I shook my head, "That won't be enough. You won't see Ichimaru when he attacks with that damn Zam-pak-to of his. "Impale" that's his command word. That damn sword goes almost forever. I will ensure that he has no time to attack you. I will keep him busy going after those damn Rioka that he let escape." Issan shook his head, "Do not put yourself in danger Honoro I can watch my own back." With that Issan opened the door in a polite way of telling me to leave now. I nodded, "Be safe Issan. We can't afford to have another Captain go missing." He nodded, "I will Honoro." I stepped out of his room to see that it was getting late, "Oh don't forget that we are supposed to go to conference room 2 and give the order of no restraints to our Lieutenants." He nodded, "Now that you remind me I have to ask you to tell Momo for me. I have other business to attend to and it may well take a while thusly I don't want her sitting there all alone." I shook my head, "The old man will have my job if I do that. I will sit with her though. I'm sure that Akuri or Renji will find some way to entertain her until I arrive to tell Akuri the fabulous news." Issan shook his head, "This is hardly good news Honoro. The no restraints order is because they expect a war with these Rioka…" I laughed, "It's good news for me and Akuri. We have been itching for the chance to get some real fighting in." He closed his eyes and shook his head, "Yes that it may be but the news is grave. I'll see you when I come to tell Momo the news." I nodded, "Very well See you later Issan. You best make sure you show up alive to give her this order or I'll make sure to destroy whoever hurt her. She's like a little sister to me." He nodded, "I'll come I promise." I nodded and fixed my bangs in my traditional sign of slight unease. He caught it and nodded, "I'll be there. Hold me to it." Again, in the nervous habit of at any sign of unrest, unsure, unease, or doubt, I fixed my bangs. "I will Issan." With that I walked away fixing my bangs again, 'Dammit… Why don't I just say it outright. GIN ICHIMARU IS A LIAR, A KILLER, AND A RAT BASTARD!' I caught myself before my thoughts came spilling from my mouth as I passed Ichimaru himself walking out of Conference room 2…