HI! Welcome to my sequal of A Captain's Feelings. If you have yet to read that story, turn around now or you will be confused later on. ^^ Ok,so i don't really know what to say...so i hope you enjoy. (i'm secretly excited...not much of a secret anymore)
Yura turned over at the sound of a knock on her door. "Go away." She mumbled.
"Yura, you need to get up."
Yura put her pillow over her head. "Leave me alone. I'm tired."
Yura's door opened and Matsumoto walked in. "Yura, are you-"
Yura sat up with a frustrated look. "Look. No one said you could come in. And I'm really tired. What is it that you want?"
"We're headed to the World of the Living now to help with the Arrancars."
Yura's expression turned into interest. "Oh, I didn't know I was coming along."
"Well of course you are! The Captain is going and everyone knows wherever he goes, you go."
Yura narrowed her eyes. "Is all of Soul Society keeping a post on us or something?"
"Well, it's pretty interesting, so we might as well."
"You guys are acting like a bunch of stalkers."
"Can we just go now?"
Yura got out of bed. "I'd appreciate it if you got out of my room, though."
Matsumoto sighed. "Oh, fine. Just hurry up. Captain Hitsugaya's waiting to talk to you. Something about not doing anything reckless." Matsumoto left, closing the door behind her.
"He would try to tame me." Yura muttered under her breath as she got dressed. She walked out of her room and walked down the hall. She pushed her blue hair behind her ear and yawned. "Why does everyone interrupt me when I'm trying to sleep?"
"Because there's no need for you to sleep in."
Yura stopped and smiled. "You really need to stop doing that." She turned around and came face to face with Captain Hitsugaya. He began to walk and Yura followed.
"Why should I?"
"Because I don't appreciate you sneaking up on me like that. And I don't even get a hug? You're hurting my feelings."
"You can go one day without a hug."
"Not really."
"Then ask Matsumoto."
"I don't want a hug from her."
"Then you're out of luck."
Yura threw her arms around him anyway. "I've been lucky a lot lately, actually." The two of them walked into Toshiro's office. "So, what is it you wanted to talk to me about?"
"That when we get to the World of the Living I don't need you doing anything reckless."
Yura rolled her eyes and sat on the couch. "Well, according to Soul Society, I'll be clinging to you the entire time."
Toshiro smiled. "It might just happen so you won't have to do anything reckless."
Yura laughed. "I won't do anything reckless…as reckless, correction."
"I think we should go, though."
"You would say that just as I'm getting comfortable and ready to go back to sleep." Yura stood up.
"You already knew we were going."
"Ok, well, why'd you decide to bring me along? Besides the obvious."
"You love fighting. And I'm sure you'll love to fight an Arrancar."
Yura looked at him and smiled. "You know me too well. Let's go." She grabbed his hand and pulled him out of the office.
Yura and Toshiro had made it to the giant Senkai gate where Matsumoto, Ikkaku, Yumichika, Renji and Rukia were waiting. "I'm guessing we're the last ones. Sorry to keep you." Yura said.
"I let them know that you two might be a while." Matsumoto said, smiling.
Yura only rolled her eyes. She noticed she was still holding Toshiro's hand and she let go. "Can we just go now?" After a few minutes of silence, the Senkaimon opened, shining a bright light on all of them. They quickly piled in with hell butterflies guiding them and the door closed behind them.
Yura walked next to Toshiro with Matsumoto behind them, Ikkaku and Yumichika behind her and Renji and Rukia behind them. Yura yawned. "So tired."
"There's no time to be tired." Toshiro said.
"You're not me. I get tired easily. I need a good fight."
"You'll be able to soon enough. I'm sure of it."
Yura rolled her eyes. "Don't be so sure, Shiro. If I start getting cranky then you know why."
"Again with the strange conversations you two always have." Matsumoto said. Yura and Toshiro both narrowed their eyes at annoyance of the lieutenant.
When they exited the Sekaimon, they were in front of Urahara's shop. "We'll each get a gigai and head over to Ichigo's school. That's where he should be at this time."
"Yes, because I've always dreamed of going to a human school again. It's so fun." Yura rolled her eyes. She was the first one to walk into the tattered shop. "Kisuke!" She yelled.
A few seconds later, Urahara Kisuke walked into the front of the shop. "Well, look who's here. It's no surprise, though. Yoruichi and I helped Kurosaki fight an Arrancar just yesterday. Quite interesting."
"You fought an Arrancar without me?"
Urahara smiled in annoyance. "Yes. It was a short battle, though. But the strength they had…Anyway, what is it you need?"
"A gigai. For the each of us, of course."
Urahara smiled and tilted his hat. "Of course. Follow me." They all followed him to the back of the shop to get their gigais.
"I was so hoping I wouldn't have to wear a skirt. These things are irritating!"
"Stop complaining."
"You're actually telling me to stop complaining? You can be so infuriating at times."
"Will you just be quiet?"
"Blame the lack of sleep, Shiro. Blame the lack of sleep."
"Where the heck is it, anyway?"
"How should I know?"
"Wait a minute. I thought you wrote it down before we left Seireitei."
"I lost it."
"Oh, that's just great."
"I figured Renji would lead us, right? You've been here before. You should know where you're going."
"What are you talking about? You've been here too."
"I know, but it was such a short time."
"Enough already. Just search for his Spiritual Pressure."
"Man, I can't believe the weird clothes they all wear here in the World of the Living."
"It's called a uniform, brainiac. The students are required to wear them."
"Well, listen to you, Mr. Smarty pants."
"Give me a break. Besides, I don't think that's the standard uniform."
"How are you supposed to move in these clothes? They're so tight!"
"Yeah, well maybe you should try un-tucking your shirt like the rest of us."
"What are you, crazy? If I did that, I wouldn't be able to fit my sword through my belt!"
"A wooden sword really isn't part of a uniform."
"For crying out loud! You're the one who said I couldn't bring a real sword, so I brought a wooden one!"
"We're not the ones who make the rules. It's a law here, in the World of the Living."
"Well, it's ridiculous. What kind of stupid law says you can't carry a real sword?"
"What's the big deal? I actually kind of like these clothes."
"Gee, I wonder why?"
"Easy for you to say. You only like them because they show off your-"
"Shut up, you guys. We don't want to draw attention to ourselves. So just walk quietly and try to blend in."
"Too late for that."
"Yes, sir."
"This is the room. Go on, open the door."
"Pushy."
"Don't talk to me about being pushy."
Yura opened the door. The six of them stood there and Ichigo turned around. "Yo, what's up Ichigo?"
Ichigo's eyes widened. "R-Renji? Matsumoto? Ikkaku? Yumichika? Yura? Toshiro? What's going on?"
"That's Captain Hitsugaya, to you."
Yura elbowed him. "Give it up already, will ya?"
"Yeah, whatever, but I don't understand why you're here."
Yura closed her eyes and shook her head. "So clueless." She muttered.
Renji stepped forward. "Orders from above. Looks like there's a major storm brewing with the Arrancars. We were sent here to join forces with the Substitute Soul Reaper and prepare for the battle."
Ichigo looked confused. "Arrancar? What the heck is that?"
"You're kidding me, right? I knew I shouldn't have come here." Yura said, completely irritated.
"You're not serious, are you? You mean you were fighting these guys without any idea who you were dealing with?"
"What are you talking about?"
"You idiot. He's talking about those guys who beat you up the other day."
Ichigo turned around. Standing in the window was Rukia. "Rukia."
"It's been awhile, Ichigo. Hasn't it?"
Rukia jumped into the classroom and kicked Ichigo in his face, making him stumble back. Yura couldn't hold in her laugh. "What the heck was that for?" Renji grabbed hold of Ichigo and Rukia slapped him. "Hey!"
"It was for your pathetic face!" Rukia put her hand to Ichigo's head and pulled out his soul with the glove she was wearing. They ran to the window. "Come on." Then they jumped out.
"I should've figured this wouldn't be easy." Matsumoto said.
"Nothing's easy with Ichigo and Rukia. What did you expect?" Yura said.
"That's Ichigo for ya. He manages to make everything difficult."
"Well, you can't blame Rukia for giving him hell with that stupid look on his face." Ikkaku said.
"You thought he looked stupid? I don't know, I thought he looked helpless and cute." Matsumoto said.
Yura rolled her eyes. "Here we go."
"Have you ever seen a guy you didn't think was cute, Rangiku?" Yumichika said.
"Who asked you, Yumichika? Why don't you mind your own business?"
"What about Ikkaku? He said something too."
"Leave me out of this."
"This is ridiculous! All of you shut up!" Toshiro yelled.
"Can I complain now about how stupid I was to even consider coming here?" Yura asked.
Toshiro threw her a look. "You've never complained this much before."
She shrugged. "Things change. All I can say, is lack of sleep."
"What did those guys do to Ichigo?" Yura looked up.
"I think they knocked him unconscious."
"Or maybe they killed him."
"Whatever. All I know is they don't look like anybody I wanna mess with. Look at em. You see the guy with all the tattoos with the red hair?"
Renji growled. "Don't let them get to you, Renji. It's just humans and their silly chatter." Ikkaku said.
"She doesn't look so scary. And he looks like an elementary student with silver hair. Blue head looks like a girl with a bad attitude and anger issues. Eyebrow boy can't be too tough. And then there's baldy."
Yura narrowed her eyes. "He should really keep his thoughts to himself or he's gonna get killed. I don't appreciate people talking about me unless they know who they're dealing with."
Ikkaku turned around with an angry expression. "Well, whoever just called me baldy, step forward." Ikkaku pulled out his wooden sword.
Renji dropped Ichigo's body. "Don't let it get to you, Ikkaku. It's just humans and their silly chatter."
"Can we go yet? I'm bored out of my mind." Yura said.
The kids' coward into corners of the room. Ikkaku went after them. "I can't believe I got stuck with these idiots." Toshiro said.
"They're not idiots. They're minds are just…scattered." Yura said, standing right next to him. "Or dissolved."
The door slid open. "Hey! Who's the one causing a disturbance in here? Don't you know that's my job!"
Ikkaku glared down at him. "Who are you? Speak up, shaggy little worm! Start talking or I'll slice you up into sausage and feed you to the dogs for breakfast!"
Matsumoto slapped him on the back of his head. "Take it easy, will ya, baldy? Chill out." She was patting him on the head.
"Keep slapping my head like that, Rangiku. That is if you want to lose your hand!"
"Shut up. Cut out the whining or I'll have to tell Yachiru about this."
That got Ikkaku's attention. "No. No, please, don't do that, ok? I'll keep it under control. I swear."
"I shouldn't have to remind you in the first place so don't make me do it again. Now, as for the rest of you idiots, let's get moving. We have a lot to do."
"I hope your reference to idiots couldn't have included me now, could it?"
Matsumoto caught herself. "Of course not. You're not like the rest of them, Captain. You're letting your persecution complex get the best of you again."
"You better not have referred to me either, Matsumoto." Yura said.
"No, Yura. Why would I? You're my best friend!"
Yura's expression fell. "In that case, I'll take idiot any day."
Suddenly Keigo jumped out of nowhere. "Maybe you should let me check those shirt buttons for you!"
Matsumoto easily punched him in the face and knocked him away. He lay on the floor. The six of them all walked out of the classroom, passing by him on the way. "Poor Keigo..." Yura said.
"You think he's all right? He sure went down hard." Ikkaku said.
"Forget him. We have to go." Matsumoto said.
"Now you guys want to take the time to leave when we could've been gone five minutes ago. Now tell me, why did I come here again?"
"Because all of Soul Society expects you to follow me around like a lost puppy." Toshiro said.
Yura snapped her fingers. "Ah, that's right. And you also wanted me along, so I kind of had no choice."
"If you didn't want to come you didn't have to."
Yura sighed. "Again, with the boredom, though. I'd choose this place over Soul Society any day."
"Is that why your first decision was to stay rather than return?"
Yura didn't respond. She couldn't believe that he was still on about that. It was only about a month ago that they had finally ended their fight. But Toshiro couldn't get over the fact that she wanted to stay in the World of the Living. They were silent on their way to Ichigo's house. Yura was mainly focused on the sky instead of her surroundings. She crossed her arms and then she looked down at her feet. She began to think about the last time she was here.
"Is this it?"
Yura looked up. She sighed. "This is the house. Hasn't changed one bit…I hope."
"Come up here!"
Yura looked up further. Her eyes widened. "What are you doing up there?"
Matsumoto was on the roof waving down at everyone. "We can get in through here. Come on!"
"I'll pass."
Yumichika and Ikkaku jumped up onto the roof. "Renji, bring Yura up here!"
"What?" Renji grabbed hold of Yura's arm and jumped up with her in tow. "Renji, I swear I'll kill you!"
Toshiro sighed and dug his hands into his pockets. "Have fun up there." He called up.
"Not fair! If I had to come up here then you do too. Come on, Shiro."
"I'll pass."
"Come on, Yura." Matsumoto grabbed Yura and pulled her away. "Over here. There's a small entrance we can fit through."
"Wait you guys, listen." Renji said.
"So then tell me why I'm being targeted."
Renji smiled. "Just a second." Renji began to unscrew something.
"Should you really be doing that? He's gonna get ticked." Yura said.
"I know that voice. Renji? Are you there?"
"If you wanna know about the Arrancars just hang on. We'll tell you all about it." The four of them stuck their heads through while Yura still stood there with her arms crossed.
"You guys are such idiots."
They jumped down. "Hey, Ichigo. It's been awhile. Or maybe not."
"Ah, you jerks. What the heck. Did you forget how to use a door? What did you do to my light!"
Matsumoto laughed and pointed at Ikkaku. "If you need a new light bulb, here you go."
"That was stupid." Matsumoto hit him and he fell.
"Am I allowed to come down now?" Yura dropped down and swung forward, kicking Ichigo and landing on him in the process. He yelled in pain. Yura cracked her knuckles and stretched. Then she looked down. "Oops. Hi, Ichi. How ya doing?"
"Get off of me!"
Yura jumped off of Ichigo and looked up just in time to see Matsumoto hit Kon after he jumped for her. "Has the toy lost its mind?" Renji asked.
"No, he's always like that." Ichigo responded. "Ok, so are you going to start explaining these Arrancars?"
Yura leaned against a wall and sighed. "Impatient as usual." She muttered.
Ichigo turned to her. "Shut up."
"Arrancars are essentially Hollows, but ones that have removed their masks and gain the power of both Hollows and Soul Reapers." Rukia pulled out a sketch pad and began to show her poorly done drawings. "Until recently, there were few and imperfect. But now that Aizen has begun manipulating them with the Hogyoku, mature, fully developed Arrancar are being born. Like the two that you ran into the other day. Are you with me so far?"
"Yeah, but it'd probably be clearer without the crappy drawings." Yura held back her snicker but burst out in laughter when Rukia drew the sketch pad at his face.
Once Rukia relaxed, Renji continued. "The Soul Society was willing to sit back and see if anything developed with the Arrancars, but that was before Aizen got involved. We also had to deal with three of our captains having to gone over to the enemy's side, on top with all the uproar with Bount incident. Meanwhile, the fully developed Arrancars were completed much sooner than we expected. And now that they've been sent into this world, we can't afford to sit back and wait any longer. They selected a team to come here at once, that's us."
"Who made the selections?"
"Head Captain Yamamoto did. Central 46 has been vacant ever since Aizen killed all of the leaders. So as of now, ultimate decision making has been reverted to the Head Captain. Rukia was chosen because she's the one who knows you best."
"That's not true! I was chosen because of my abilities!"
"There weren't many officers to choose from. I was closer to Rukia than most, so they chose me. After that, I was told to choose outside the Captain class who I most trusted to fight by my side. So that's why I asked Ikkaku to accompany me. Then Yumichika told me he wanted to come. And when Matsumoto heard about it, she said it sounded interesting and she wanted in too, but then Yumichika said he wasn't coming if Matsumoto was coming and Matsumoto said she'd kill us both if we left without her. So in the end, Captain Hitsugaya had to come along just to supervise the two of them. And because Captain Hitsugaya was coming he invited Yura to come along and-"
"Don't drag me into this, Abarai." Yura said.
Renji ignored her and said the last thing, "And here we are."
Yura pushed away from the wall and put a hand on Ichigo's shoulder. She leaned in close to his ear. "Did you get all that?"
Ichigo had a lost expression. "Not…really."
"Well too bad."
"Wait, is this a mission or a party?"
Yura was just about to hit Ichigo when his window opened. "In any case, we're not sure why, but we know Aizen has his eye on you, Ichigo Kurosaki. And that's not good."
Yura sighed. "It's about time you got here."
Matsumoto turned around. "Hey, Captain Hitsugaya, you should've come down through the ceiling with us. We didn't do that much damage after all!"
"That much damage? Are you insane?"
"Have you been out on the window ledge all this time? In plain sight? What if the neighbors reported a silver haired elementary student burglar?" Renji stated. Yura hit Renji upside his head.
"Shut up! It's true enough that an Arrancar is born when the mask is removed from a Hollow, but simply taking the mask off a mere Hollow wouldn't result in anything particularly dangerous."
"But that doesn't mean it's not trouble and wasting time for us." Yura siad.
"Anyone who was serious about declaring war on the Soul Society would need something big, something strong. Menos level and above." Yura tensed and looked down.
"Above a Menos? Hold on, are you trying to tell me there are Hollows out there that are even stronger than the Menos?"
"Yes."
"Ichigo, the Menos are like mere children compared to these other ones." Yura sat on the bed.
"Well actually, to be more specific about it, there are three different classes of beings under the name of Menos. The first is the Gillian, the lowest class of the Menos. And there are many of them. Their main characteristic is that they all look exactly the same. The Menos that you banished from this world soon after you gained the power of a Soul Reaper was of this kind. I guess you could call it a Foot Soldier."
"And some Soul Reapers think it's hard battling a Gillian. They don't know the half of it."
Realization hit Ichigo. "That thing was a Foot Soldier?" Yura noticed the fear in Ichigo's eyes. Having to absorb all of this in such a short time was a bit frightening. Yura knew the feeling. She's dealt with a Menos before and having to learn that there were stronger ones…it's not something you want to know.
"They're big, but they're slow and their intelligence is only slightly higher than that of a wild animal. It's hardly any trouble at all for a Captain to subdue and kill one of them. The problem is the next level. This class is called the Adjuchas. They are somewhat smaller than the Gillian and fewer in number, but they're highly intelligent and much more skilled in battle. They have control over the Gillian. The third class is-"
"The Vasto Lordes." Everyone's attention turned to Yura, but she wasn't looking at any of them. She was looking down at the floor as she spoke, but her eyes were blue like they get when she's using her power. Her voice was also different. Full of control. "The greatest of the Menos. They're just about the same size as humans and they're rare, but they're more powerful than those at a Captain's level. No one exactly knows how much power the Menos gain once turned into an Arrancar. But because three Captain's have joined with the Menos and have control over Hueco Mundo, there's something we know of for certain…if Aizen gains control over ten or more Vasto Lordes, Soul Society will crumble down until it's nothing."
Toshiro touched Yura's shoulder. She gasped and looked up, her eyes going back to their normal purple. "Yura?"
She looked at him. "Wh-what just happened?"
Ichigo was studying Yura with concern filled eyes. "Yura, you just gave an entire explanation on the Vasto Lordes." Ichigo said.
Yura looked around at everyone with a confused expression. "No I didn't. I was listening to Shiro give the explanation…wasn't I?"
"No, but…what's up with the nickname?"
Matsumoto giggled. "Kurosaki doesn't know yet?"
"I don't know what?"
Yura laid back and closed her eyes. She didn't know what just happened, but she was glad they went off topic. "You'll find out soon enough."
"Kurosaki needs to know these things, though, right?"
"Go ahead and tell him if you want." Toshiro said.
"What is it?" Ichigo yelled.
"The Captain and Yura are dating!" Matsumoto said, giggling hysterically.
"When you put it that way, it sounds so childish."
Ichigo closed his eyes and sighed. "Well it's about time." Yura narrowed her eyes at him. She grabbed the pillow off of his bed and threw it at his face. "What was that for? You know it's true. After I've been teasing the two of you it's about time you got together!" Yura only rolled her eyes. "Anyway, when are you guys going back?"
"What are you talking about?" Renji asked. "We aren't going back. We're going to be here until the fight against the Arrancar is over."
"Well, where are you gonna sleep? And before you answer, there's no way my house has enough space for all of you!"
Matsumoto cried out. "Not even for me?"
"Especially not you! Besides, I don't even understand why you think it would be okay for you to stay here!" Matsumoto stared at him for awhile then began to unbutton her shirt. Both Renji and Ichigo yelled. "What do you think you're doing? You can't stay here even if you unbutton your shirt! Are you insane?"
"Actually, she's quite insane." Yura muttered.
Ichigo covered his eyes. "You still can't stay here even if you lift up your skirt a little! Seduction doesn't work on me! I'm definitely not that kind of guy!"
"Oh for crying out loud, will you shut up?" Yura said as she sat up. "I'm glad I can't stay here because I really don't want to."
"Don't lie. You always beg to stay here."
Yura ignored him and stood up on the bed. "What are you doing?"
She pushed Toshiro's legs over and stood on the window sill. "Uh, committing suicide?" And with that she fell backwards out of the window. She flipped backwards once and landed on her feet just in time. "Are you coming or what?" She called up. Toshiro sighed then jumped out of the window, landing next to her. Everyone else except for Ichigo and Rukia jumped out of the window. Ichigo and Rukia came out of the front door.
"Well, for as long as I'm going to be here, I'll stay at Orihime's." Matsumoto said.
"What makes you think she'll say yes?" Ichigo asked.
"Orihime isn't one to say no." For the second time, Kon jumped out at Matsumoto, yelling some nonsense. Then she hit him down. "Are you two coming with me?" Matsumoto directed her question at Yura and Toshiro.
"I doubt it. I don't wanna get stuck with you and Orihime. Who knows what you two will be doing in there. Maybe I should stay here…" Yura said, looking at Ichigo. He narrowed his eyes at her. "What?"
"If you really think I'd let you stay here after last time…"
"I didn't do anything last time!"
"You electrocuted my tongue! I couldn't taste anything for two days! You also took my bed! I had to sleep on the couch!"
She shrugged. "What's so bad about that?"
"You try sleeping on it!"
"Ugh!" She closed her eyes and massaged her temples. "Never mind. I'll pass. You're giving me a headache…so annoying."
"What'd you say?"
"Nothing!"
She and Toshiro began to walk away and Matsumoto followed, trying to persuade them to go with her. "Come on, it'll be fun."
"For you, maybe." Toshiro said.
"Yura?"
"Don't ask me again. Even if you drag me there, I'm not staying in that house." Matsumoto's face lit up. Then she grabbed Yura's arm and dragged her off. "What are you doing? I didn't mean it literally!"
"Matsumoto!" Matsumoto stopped and Yura ran into her.
She froze. "I hate you sometimes." Yura mumbled.
"You don't really mean that."
"No, I mean it."
Toshiro walked past the two. "If you two are done, I'd like to continue without there having to be an interruption."
"What interruption? Aren't you supposed to stand up for me? You know what, forget it."
"Forget what? Nothing even-" Yura had enough and smacked Toshiro on his head. "Hey! What do you think you're doing?"
"What ever I feel like." Then they continued on without another word.
When they stopped they were at Orihime's house. "I can't believe you dragged us here..."
"Come on, you guys. It'll be fun."
"I'll pass." Toshiro jumped up onto the roof of the house.
"I'm with Shiro on this one. Have fun, Rangiku." Yura followed Toshiro and sat next to him under the moon. She laid back and closed her eyes, listening to everything around her. Just as she was enjoying the silence she heard yelling. She sighed. "Matsumoto's going to kill the poor girl." She said.
She heard the door close, then it opened again. "You two can come in if you don't have anywhere else to go!"
"Idiot." Yura and Toshiro said in unison.
Yura relaxed and took a deep breath. "You're being awfully quiet."
Yura opened her eyes and looked at Toshiro. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Ever since we got here you've only been complaining. If you didn't want to come that's all you had to say."
Yura felt hurt when he said that. She looked away and at the moon. Memories came back to her from when she and her father would go to the tallest hill under the moon and talk about their new lives. It only made her hurt more. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
"It's not that I didn't want to come. It's just…I'm trying to do something with my life. Something better with it before going off into a big battle and possibly getting killed."
"You won't die."
"How do you know?"
"Because I know you so well. And it makes me surprised that you haven't looked into anyone's past in a long time."
Yura smiled. "So you noticed. It's hard to resist, but I can manage."
"That's good to know."
"Hm." The rest of the time that they had, they were silent.
A/N: So? ok for the first chapter? i have a feeling you guys are gonna like the next chapter. things really start to pick up and you meet a new character! YAY! another new character to love. Ok, not telling you anything else. It was a long chapter so...yeah. Please review. It keeps me going. Thank you!
