Hello There, and Welcome to the Fanfiction Circle Time. Basically this Fanfiction first explores the relationships between the captains and maybe lieutenants of the Gotei 13. The first chapter focuses on two particular captains, captains who are undoubtedly my favourites among their peers (even though I find it hard to not like any of them). I introduce Kenpachi of Zaraki and Byakuya Kuchiki. other chapters will prominently feature this two characters, along with the rest of the captains.
Now I've explained myself, lets get on with it!
Source Material: Bleach
Pairings: No Concrete pairings, but perhaps a couple of ship teases here and there, in typical Bleach Fashion. there will be no Yaoi in this Fanfiction, before anyone asks.
Main Characters: the Gotei 13
Fanfiction rating: T, for Violence and occasional swearing.
Genre: Humour (Maybe? depends on the readers I suppose)
Set after the defeat and imprisonment of Sosuke Aizen.
- The Necropolis
Of Solemn Pride and Tamed Bloodlust
A quiet dawn settled peacefully on the canvass of Soul Society, the rich deep orange light thrusted it's gaze upon the majestic buildings of the metropolis known as the Seireitei. Various flying creatures of dubious nature fluttered across the golden open sky and over the pale white structures of the ancient Metropolis, free from the deterring clouds, towering constructions and other troublesome obstacles, their feathers lit asunder under the scrutinizing gaze of the Sun. The magnificent glow bounced off the pure white walls, illuminating everything in its path. It was such that the varied individuals who lived in the Seireitei would wake to this wondrous sight.
The denizens of the aforementioned bustling military base woke up peacefully, waking with hazy eyes, a stretch of the limbs and a yawn signifying their awakening. Even the intense battle-loving captain of Squad 11 and the freak show extraordinaire commandeering Squad 12 woke to a morning with some sort of motion resembling grace, and you happened to see this occurrence, one may have trouble believing the stories about them.
The rest of the Captains were not known for their supposed insanity, and woke as normally as they normally do. A drink of the water at the bid-still (the exception being Kyoraku, whom held a bottle of Sake by his bedside) a rubbing of the eyes, perhaps even a rushing to the drawers to become decent if one was unlucky enough.
The Vice Captains rose a little while later, lacking having the perseverance of earlier rising drilled deep into their subconscious just yet (The exceptions being Renji, Rukia, Izuru, Hisagi and Hinamori, the latter three acting as squad leaders until their seats have been refilled, Rukia's dutiful need to uphold the Kuchiki clan and Renji just being Renji). Some woke with an almost feminine grace, rising after a good night's sleep, however one was not to say that for all of the Vice Captains (Omeada for example, found himself lying a good distance away from his bed).
Yes, indeed everything was going just fine, everything was fine, everything was peaceful and one could say all was well in the Soul Society as far as the Captains were concerned… Until of course memory and brain became one, as it does in the wee hours of the morning.
Today was the monthly Captains meeting, of course issued by Head Captain Yamamoto after the defeat of Aizen, perhaps maybe to bring the divisions back together after they had lapped their wounds. Previously the Captains meetings were only for emergencies and formal gatherings, but now they were for 'Strengthen the Squads relations to each other to provide a better taskforce in dealing with large scale threats'. These meetings weren't particularly important in the eyes of the captains below, but far be it from them to refuse a direct order from the vindictive Captain Commander.
Except for all the times that they did disobey his orders, but that is another story.
Unfortunately for some of these Captains, The Head Captain brings together the Captains whom have a history of being rowdy to say the very least. A good example of this is the Captains of Squads 6 and 11, who clash at every conceivable point in time (to be fair, the 11th Captain always starts, but it is rare that the 6th Captain ignores him, if he does he is likely to attempt murder). A rivalry like this is famous across the Seireitei, even with unseated members chucking bets as to whom would win. But that again, is another story.
When the bells rang loud and clear in the quiet serenity known as the Seireitei, signalling the Captain's for the annual meetings that come, an audible groan echoed from the mouth of one Zaraki Kenpachi, who holds the meetings in exceedingly low regard (as he does for everything that does not involve conflict).
"I can't believe I'm stuck going to these damned meetings, its bullshit to be quite honest, just another reason after another for the Head Captain to breath down our necks and make me miserable" he complained, if not perhaps only for the sake of complaining.
"You know captain, you probably wouldn't have to go if you let Captain Kuchiki be" said Ikkaku nonchalantly.
"Leave Captain Kuchiki alone you say, it's all you need to do you say. I still haven't gotten to fight him properly yet. I'll leave him alone when he gives me a fight, and that is that" replied Kenpachi as he stormed off to get on time to the meeting.
"Tch, what's so great about Captain Kuchiki anyway? He doesn't look at all like he'd be a decent fight." Says Ikkaku drearily.
Fate it seems was not kind to him today, as soon as those words left his mouth, a certain pink haired hellion happened to be passing by on her lookout for her beloved Kenny. Yachiru looked at him and held his sight with a vice grip, until she finally pounced on him with incredible speed.
"Leave Byakushi alone!" screeched Yachiru, whom has assumed the nostalgic position of biting ikkaku's head.
"Hey! Get Off my…Ow Damnit Yachiru!" Yelped Ikkaku
"Mmmpfh!"
Meanwhile, at the Kuchiki Mansion:
Byakuya Kuchiki was a patient man. He was cool; he was calculating, he was intelligent and not a single person in the Seireitei could deny he was at times scathingly cold to everyone he meets.
His awakening was like any other; he rose from his bed in his room, dressed himself in morning attire and walked out to the main dining hall for breakfast. He would meet his dear sister-in-law Rukia Kuchiki, whom makes it a habit to rise sooner than he does. They would eat breakfast, pass pleasant small talk and depart in their separate ways. Rukia would soon make her way to the 13th Division, whilst Byakuya retreated to his room and prepared himself for his captain's duties.
Byakuya remembers that today heralds a captains meeting at precisely 0900, and to uphold his status as a hard-working dutiful noble, he would arrive before the alleged time, 0850 to be exact. As he enters the hall he notices that Captain Soi Fon, Captain Hitsugaya and Captain Komamura standing in their respective spots. Captain Hitsugaya and Captain Komamura notice his presence and nod in his direction, an action which The Captain of Squad 6 would repeat in unison to the both of them. He walks silently towards his spot on his own, waiting for his colleagues (if you could call them that) to show to the meeting.
Sure enough at 0855 Captain Kyoraku, Captain Unohana and Captain Ukitake walk in through the front door. Captain Unohana walks to her spot between Byakuya and Soi Fon.
"Good Morning, Captain Kuchiki, Captain Soi Fong. How are you today?" she asks with a distinct politeness only she could muster.
"Extravagant"
"Fine enough"
The door opens, and then shuts a moment later. Enter Zaraki Kenpachi.
He storms in with once again only the prowess the Kenpachi can muster, and takes his place among the rows of captains. He eyes all of the captains here with his only visible eye. Captain Kyoraku and Captain Ukitake are engaging in small talk, Captain Soi Fon and Captain Unohana it seems are speaking at length, and Captain Kuchiki and Hitsugaya, being the sticks in the mud they are, refuse to communicate in any format whatsoever.
Kenpachi gives a look at the Stoic Captain, whom made no effort of acknowledging the deathly glare the blood lusting Captain was giving him. Even looking at his fellow captains is below him, it seems.
"Teh, stupid prissy noble" he thought.
As if to answer his thoughts, Byakuya turned his head slowly, eyeing Kenpachi with a frosty glower, as if to say "Try me".
Well that's how Kenpachi interpreted it anyway, and boy was he willing. Come on Byakuya, let's see what you've….
The door slams open, revealing Mayuri Kurotsuchi; following him was the leading lieutenants for Squads 5, 3 and 9, the Vice-Captains Hinamori, Hisagi and Izuru, acting in place of their former captains.
As everyone took their places, a wooden cane smacked against the floor, signalling the start of the meeting.
"Everyone, this captains meeting shall now begin" echoed Head Captain Yamamoto.
After the Squad reports were given, it was time for the head captain to review the personal progress made by the captains of his Gotei 13. Suffice to say, things weren't exactly going as he had hoped.
"Captain Kuchiki, Captain Zaraki. Have you two finally resolved your conflict?"
Silence pierced the room as no answer was given.
"Must I place you two in solitary confinement with each other until this is resolved?" he asked.
"I assure you Head Captain, that such methods will not be necessary" replied Byakuya coolly.
"Then, tell me what you're going to do about this?"
"It's like I've always said Head Captain" began Kenpachi. "All we need is a good fight, and all of this will blow…
"I might add that the situation not being resolved is not because of lack of trying on my part. Diplomacy with this man has proven futile" interrupted Captain Kuchiki sharply.
"You tried diplomacy? With Kenpachi of Zaraki?! Surely you must be insane!" added Mayuri.
"Pot...Kettle...Black" Muttered Hitsugaya.
"Ahem, as I was TRYING to say before the Princess interrupted me, a duel between us is all that's needed" Spoke Kenpachi with a Growl.
"How curt of you to refer to me as royalty of the opposite gender" intoned Byakuya.
"Got a problem with that? What are you going to do?" asked Kenpachi as he walked out of line towards Byakuya.
"Know your place, you foolish lout. You know full well I refuse to fight you" he replied coldly, holding his place.
"ENOUGH!" roared the Head Captain, silencing the uprising arguments.
"It is clear to me that you too require outside assistance. Therefore, I will make a decision regarding you two which will be announced later today. Any other captains involved in this case will also receive new orders".
All of the Captains nodded, except for Kenpachi, who made a 'Tch' sound and stepped back in line.
Clearing his throat, Yamamoto begins once again. "Now, Captain Soi Fon, Squad 2. Have you made any progress with your obsession with Yoruichi?"
Later that Day…
Byakuya Kuchiki was less than pleased at this new stage of development of his disposition towards Kenpachi. It wasn't as if he hated the barbarian, simply that Byakuya detests the fact that Kenpachi finds him a worthy opponent and wishes to duel him. It's as if Kenpachi doesn't understand that sometimes people don't fight for the sake of fighting.
Its times like this that Byakuya begrudgingly welcomes the arrival of Ichigo Kurosaki. When he arrives, as soon as Kenpachi is informed of this event, any wilfulness to fight the Head of the Kuchiki is dropped in favour of the orange haired ryoka boy. Perhaps somewhat insulting, but Byakuya cannot denial that the Kurosaki boy is indeed a powerful (but sloppy) fighter, and he can somewhat understand the sentiment.
When word reached that he would be making his way back to the captains meeting room, along with the Kenpachi, he felt a slight unease tug at him. Not unease that Kenpachi was to be dealt with more than once per day, but rather that Yamamoto himself was dealing with this predicament. Bearing in mind the history of the Head Captain, Byakuya cannot find a fault in the hearing of his Nickname, coined by the younger ranked shinigami.
Old Man Genocide
'Undeniably rude' concluded Byakuya, but it's not to say it isn't true. Some things should stay shrouded in darkness. It's the present that matters.
As soon as he left the door to his office, his Lieutenant Renji Abarai entered his peripheral vision, holding a large pile of paperwork, presumably to give to him for signing.
"Renji, place those documents on my desk, I will finish them when I get back" he began.
"Of course Captain…Say, where are you going?" asked Renji
"To resolve relations with the 11th Division" he replied monotonously.
"I see".
"Indeed. Finish the rest of your work and take the rest of the day off"
"What? W-why?" asked a shocked Renji.
"I imagine by the time I'm finished it will be far past normal working hours" answered Captain Kuchiki.
"What makes you say that?"
"Nothing more than an educated guess, given the personality traits of Head Captain Yamamoto and Kenpachi of Zaraki" he explained.
"Alright, just let me know if anything needs to be done" finalised Renji
"If something so important comes up, I'd rather do it myself" countered Byakuya.
"R-right Captain, I'll leave you to it".
Byakuya didn't reply, and instead chose to leave at that point, leaving Renji in a somewhat awkward silence. Just like him to do that. Renji decided to do as he asked and then take the rest of the day off, as per he was allowed.
"I wonder if Rukia knows what her brother is getting himself into?" he thought aloud.
Meanwhile…
"KENNY! You're going to meet Byakushi! Does this mean you are going to fight him?!" Yachiru asked, in her loud and childlike voice, but by no means less adorable.
"Heh, I hope so. Head Captain Yamamoto is dealing with us himself. That could mean anything. He could send us hollow hunting for some bonding experiences or maybe he could order Kuchiki to fight me, release that tension that I know he is holding".
"Byakushi has Tension? What makes you so that Kenny?"
"I've heard stories on how our favourite little Kuchiki used to be, that's all".
"What was he like?"
"Remember Renji?"
Yachiru Nodded.
"Kinda like him, gives a reason why Byakuya might have picked Renji as his Vice-Captain. Perhaps he sees himself in his lieutenant, I don't know. All I know is that so called stoic nature of the prissy noble is nothing but a mask to hide his true nature, for whatever reason".
"And you wanna see it?"
"Fuck yeah I do, Captain Kuchiki losing himself in the midst of battle is like one of the top 5 things I wanna see before I die. The problem is I am not sure how to do that though. How would I make Byakuya Kuchiki lose his mask and fight like he really is?"
"Sneak into his mansion? He always tells me to leave even though I don't want to" said Yachiru.
"Sneaking is not my thing Yachiru, you know that. Also that was count as a minor annoyance for the damn princess. I need something solid, guaranteed to make him slip".
"Hey! You could take Rukia Hostage!" she said, happy that she could help her beloved Kenny fix his problem.
"One of three things could happen. One, Byakuya could (and would) kill everything in his path until he got to me. it's situation where I'd get my battle but I doubt I'd survive long after causing that much wanton destruction, not to mention kidnapping a lieutenant class Shinigami. 2, Byakuya would send for Ichigo, and while I'd like, no LOVE for fight him again, he would probably destroy Soul Society in this scenario and furthermore I wanted to fight Byakuya in this scenario. Third, Soul Society itself goes after me. I'd love to fight them all, but once again it's not what I'm after at the moment."
"Or Byakushi could just get the message and fight you".
"Or that" he said, shrugging. "Don't bet on it".
Kenpachi walked out of the office, Yachiru towing on his back, and decided to make his way to the 1st Division. Before Yachiru could lead him himself, he caught sight of the Kuchiki they've been talking about, and followed him.
"Byakushi!" squealed Yachiru, jumping off Kenpachi's back to jump on Byakuya's back.
Byakuya look slightly to the side, and noticed a slight weight upon my shoulders. Taking note of that, and the fact Kenpachi was walking towards him, could only mean Yachiru was there.
"Kenpachi, why is your Vice-Captain on my back?" he asked inquisitively.
"It means she likes you, really. Why? Do you have a problem with it?"
"If you asked me a couple of months ago, I would have answered with a definite yes. Now however, I'm simply used to it".
"Good, cause I wasn't gonna help you".
"The thought never crossed my mind".
"Good to hear" Kenpachi as he walked beside Byakuya. If the Kuchiki Captain was furious at this event passing, you wouldn't be able to tell. In truth Byakuya expected this to happen, and thought that it would be better if they stayed in his presence to reach the Division on time, and not wait for him for 3 hours whilst Yachiru gives him horrible directions.
"So, Kuchiki, what do you think the old man is going to do with us?" asked Kenpachi.
"I haven't the faintest idea".
"Of course you do, c'mon Kuchiki, you can't fool me with that".
"Who's the one fooling Kenpachi? You asked a foolish question, you cannot expect me to answer likewise".
"Geeze, how far does the stick up your ass go?"
Byakuya did not dignify that question with an answer, but instead quickened his pace and left them in silence. Hopefully they would leave him be.
But since Yachiru was still on his back, Kenpachi had to stay near. Kenpachi of course tried to goad a response out of the regal Captain, but his efforts were futile. Captain Kuchiki found himself entering a state of slight irritation, born from the tenacity of his Bloodthirsty 'Colleague'. This irritation continued as soon as Yachiru joined their supposed conversation, supporting Kenpachi's view of things as she normally would. If he were a lesser man, he would have thrown her off and flash stepped away from them, just to silence the noise.
After some time, walking, the occasional flash step (Maybe a couple more) they made it to the Captains meeting hall. After opening the door, they walked inside, and saw two individuals that were waiting only for them, the Head Captain Yamamoto, and Squad 4 Captain Retsu Unohana. Head Captain Yamamoto had his eyes closed as per always, and Unohana held that small polite smile (somewhat frightening to some) that she always does.
To the two warriors, her appearance only meant one thing. Kenpachi grinned, and Byakuya shut his eyes in annoyance. Surely, the Head Captain would choose the Kenpachi to resolve relations from here? Surely...Surely… The Head captain slammed his cane to the ground, signifying another meeting, or at the very least a Speech.
"Gentlemen, it is my understanding that the two of us have unresolved tension, and it is also my understanding that this tension stems from the battlefield. So this is what is going to happen".
As they listened, Byakuya opened his eyes and listened carefully, his blows creasing together as the Head Captain spoke, whilst Kenpachi's grin, if possible, grew bigger.
'No good can come from this' thought Byakuya, which unsurprisingly was the exact opposite of what Kenpachi of Zaraki was thinking.
Hopefully, you have enjoyed this chapter. if you have, please leave a review. also, if any of you have any idea for this fanfiction, please do not hesitate to say so. I will take all ideas into account.
Sayonara
- The Necropolis
