Okay, so the first chappy to the sequel to Blood of Darkness…and yes im posting both at once cause this one has been waiting to be written for 2 YEARS!!! Its time I finished it. Please Please Please review so I can get more motivation to write!!! And I will say this now. BLEACH DOES NOT BELONG TO ME!! The stuff with the OC's do though. (although some belongs to my friends)

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Chapter 1

Soft Song

"Gh cowas liba neaves joos axer…"

"Uh…huh….what?"

"It means, 'The speckled light leads us always'. As to what the author was trying to say, don't ask me."

The soft voices could barely be heard behind the door to the Squad 3 Captain's office. Within the small room, Pyanfar and Byakuya were enjoying one another's company as the morning's sun filled the area with warmth. Pyanfar was sitting on the floor reading the ancient book she had found in the library when the Seretei had been under siege by demons. It was written in catish and only the girl could read it. She was bouncing the strange words from the book off of Byakuya to see what he thought of them. He, however, was not much help as he had never been very philosophical.

"Perhaps…no forget that." He said thoughtfully. Pyanfar sighed. The book was written in catish, but the writings in the book were very obscure and hard to understand. To make it worse, there were some words that she had never seen before. Just as she had been a terrible study in the Soul Reaper Academy, she had been a terrible study when she had been taught to read and write.

Byakuya seemed to see her disappointment and he rose to his knees and scooted over to sit behind her. He looked at scribbled writings on the paper over Pyanfar's shoulder and commented, "I don't know how you make since of that chicken scratch."

Pyanfar batted him lightly on the head and replied, "It's not chicken scratch, it's just a lot of straight lines."

Byakuya smiled and caught her hand in his as she let it drop back to her side. He let his thumb trace the scar that marred her skin; it was a slight reminder to what had happened only a year before when Pyanfar had almost lost her sanity to a demon. She had managed to tame the demon and had returned to the Seretei to help in the final battle, but Byakuya would never forget that he had almost lost her.

The girl seemed surprised for a moment and then she smiled and whispered in his ear, "What's this? I thought we were just going to hang out?"

Byakuya blushed slightly and replied, "I…I know. I was just…"

Pyanfar placed a finger to his lips and smiled slyly at him. "You're worrying about me again aren't you?"

"No…" Byakuya replied. He stiffened slightly as Pyanfar wrapped her arms around his neck.

"How many times have I told you? I can take care of myself." The Squad 6 captain was about to respond but Pyanfar's lips met his and he let his thought slide away. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed back.

Suddenly, the door opened and Izuru walked in. "Captain-WHOA! SORRY! I didn't mean to interrupt anything!"

Pyanfar and Byakuya pulled apart and scrambled away from each other. Byakuya looked towards the back wall to hide his embarrassment while Pyanfar glared angrily at her lieutenant as her cheeks turned red.

"DAMNIT IZURU!! KNOCK BEFORE YOU WALK INTO SOMEONE'S OFFICE!" She yelled at him trying to hide her insecurity. Izuru backed towards the door, but he put his hands up and replied,

"I…I didn't know Captain Kuchiki was here…"

"GET OUT!"

Izuru raced out of the room and barely dodged the candle stick that flew out after him. He high-tailed it down the hall and didn't look back as the door slammed loudly. The walls around the barracks reverberated with the shockwave. Two subordinates, who had witnessed the scene, glanced at each other and hurriedly turned around and headed the way they came.

Byakuya shook his head and commented, "Remind me never to embarrass you."

Still flustered, Pyanfar stomped over to her desk and complained, "We NEVER get time alone! For the love of Pete, can't we have five minutes of peace?"

She kicked her desk angrily, and then yelped in pain, "YOWCH! DAMNIT!"

Byakuya sighed and got to his feet. He walked over her as she hopped on one foot while holding the other, whimpering with pain. He placed a hand on her shoulder and she calmed down slightly. He said, "Since I told everyone the truth, we have had more time than before. Try not to take what time we have now for granted."

Pyanfar calmed but she was still seething with anger and she plopped back down in front of her book. Byakuya followed her and put a hand on her shoulder and she turned her smiling face to him.

"You're right of course. Don't listen to me, I'm still getting used to the idea that we are having more time together." The girl's face darkened, "And that a certain friend won't let me live it down that I fell in love."

Byakuya smiled slightly and snickered and Pyanfar snapped hot-headedly at him, "What are you laughing at you jerk face!?"

"It's nothing. Look, I need to get back to my squad. Renji will be wondering where I've gone." Byakuya replied as he headed towards the door. He paused and turned back to her, "Tomorrow night?"

Though the smile on Pyanfar's face had faded slightly, she nodded excitedly. The noble smiled and then left, leaving his love to her own thoughts, which were not pleasant. Pyanfar took one last look at the book by her feet and read the last line.

Fowalykatu jit pa rattak yit clopal hacas.

Pyanfar did not understand the sentence, and she did not ponder it further. Leaning down, she closed the book and then placed it on her desk. She paused then, as if she had nothing to do and casually she wandered over to her window. The girl gazed at the clouds and she drifted away into a memory.

"Pyanfar! I see you!"

"Shut up brother!"

"Ha ha ha, try and catch me!"

A rapping on the door jerked the captain from her thoughts and she turned to see who the visitor was. The door opened hesitantly and then in stepped Izuru. His wide green eye watched her warily and he kept his hand on the doorknob. Pyanfar fixed a slight smile on her face and asked,

"Yes, Izuru?"

The lieutenant cleared his throat and said, "I needed to tell you that Captain Noelia wanted you and her to take a small walk at noon."

Pyanfar turned away for a moment and gazed out at the clouds through her window. No matter how hard she tried, she didn't really feel like a walk. Something else called to her, something that she had long kept a secret. She turned back to Izuru and replied,

"Tell her I'm not up for it today and that I offer my deepest apologies. I've got somewhere else I need to be."

With that the captain grabbed Gorkukut from the chair near her desk and passed Izuru without a word. He watched her go with a large blank stare.