Balancing many books and scrolls on my hands as they wobbled side to side was impossible. Not to mention I was walking down the hall with many students in the way. My eyes focused on the wobbling tower and the view in front.
"Ah-" Too focused on the stack, I was delayed to realized my shoulder collided into another and the tower dropped scattering all over the place, "A-ah! I'm sorry…" I got down and started to collect the dropped books. Everyone stood there and watched me, but never asked if I needed help…
"Oi, Oi… Aren't you guys going to help?" A voice asked. I looked up and a tall girl with short black hair handed me a book. "Here," my face brighten and I smiled,
"Thank you very much,"
My eyes opened and I was sitting in a dark room. My head resting on a wooden table staring at a pile of book, my body felt heavy and my memory was a bit hazed. Sitting up and letting out a yawn, I looked around the place. "The Library…" I got up and took the books and set them back to the right shelf. I stretched my arms and fixed my hair,
"Nee-san, are you in here?" I heard. I turned back to the voice and replied back,
"Yeah, Mamoru," A tall, dark brown hair boy popped his head in to the isle,
"Nee-san, I got worried. You weren't in your room,"
"Sorry," I fixed my hair and sighed rubbing my neck. "Ow…" Mamoru rested his arm on my head and leaned on me,
"Staying up again?" he asked,
"Yeah," I brushed his arm off and headed out, "A bit…" he followed me down the hallway.
"Oi~, Taicho is calling you!" he told me, I ignored him, "Are you listening?" I waved my arm back to show I was. Rubbing the back of my head, I let out a sigh.
"What does he want?" Then I heard someone laughing in the distance, I turned back and saw no one in the hallway.
"Right here,"
I looked forward and still no one was in sight.
"What-"
"Setsura-chan?" Then I someone patted my back, "What are you doing here?" I turned back to the Lieutenant of my squad.
"Matsumoto-san…"
"Morning! Studying again?"
"Ah- Yes…" I replied bluntly. "Uwa…" Right now, I wasn't in the mood to talk to her.
"Taicho is calling you," She informed,
"Ah- yes, my brother already informed me," I politely bowed and walked away. I didn't feel like wasting time today… I walked out of the place and headed to an open field not bothering to go visit the Captain. I stood in the field as a calm wind flew around me,
"Yami ni kagayake, Yuki-onna," I whispered. Then my zanpakutou glowed and a girl with skin white as snow and raven black hair stood beside me.
"Good Morning, Setsura." She greeted.
"Yeah, Fuyumi." I laid back on the grass field and looked up at the sky,
"Don't you have to go see Shirou?" She asked,
"yeah," I replied still sitting in the grass,
"You're going to get scold,"
"I'm fully aware of that…" I rolled on to one side using my arm as a pillow. Fuyumi shrugged and sat beside me,
"A dream of your past?" she asked. I nodded and closed my eyes, I didn't need to go into detail. She knew what it was about, every dream was the same for me.
My past is drenched in blood… even now I find myself bounded by my past… darkness drapes over me and slowly sinks me in to the shadows. Everyday, the same memories flash before my eyes… making me relive the pain of my past…
I was staring at the sky with my hand on my forehead. My eyes focused on the single cloud drifting slowly in the sky. Slowly, and alone… not knowing where to go… I started to think about myself but I turned to the side and sighed,
"How stupid,"
"Who is?" I looked back to meet the short white haired, turquoise eye captain. Letting out an exasperated sigh, I sat up,
"Oh, Hitsugaya-Taicho… what's wrong?" I asked. He glared at me,
"Yukimura! You were supposed to report to my office hours ago!" he scold,
"Oh, really, I'm sorry." I said in a nonchalant voice. I stared at him for a minute, then laid back down on the ground.
"Oi!"
I sighed and turned to the side. Fuyumi was gone, she must of hid in time… Suddenly Hitsugaya grabbed me by the back and started dragging me. I looked back at him and sighed,'
"Taicho, I could walk~" I told him, but he ignored me. I didn't bother to say anything back, it was always going to end the same way.
I was sitting back at the library with another pile of books sitting around me. My thoughts lingered elsewhere as I leaned back on my seat. Staring at the gray ceiling, I sat quietly.
"See, you got scold~," Fuyumi scoffed. I sighed and closed the books.
"Let's go out for a walk,"
"Eh- but your work-"
"I'll finish it later," I got up and walked out of the library,
"Ah- wait up, Setsura!"
Again, I set out to the fields outside of the seireitei. I stood there staring at the crisp moon shining in the blanket of night. Letting out a small sigh, I whispered quietly,
"Fubuki: Hyousetsu,"
Suddenly a cooling mist spread around me turning every blade of grass in to a pure white blade of ice. They reflected the light on the moon and shimmered brightly in the darkness. My breath became visible and the spring air became winter again,
"Graceful as always," I turned back to the 13th division Captain,
"Ukitake-san," He walked over to me with a smile,
"It's been a while, Setsura-chan, Fuyumi-chan," I nodded once,
"Yes,"
"Long time no see, Ukitake-san!" Fuyumi replied in her usual manner. Ukitake laughed,
"Bright as always," Fuyumi nodded. I sighed and looked back to the moon. "How's Hitsugaya-Taicho?" he asked me. I looked back at him,
"Same as always… short," he laughed at my comment,
Well, I don't blame him. He is a short kid and I'm still in disbelief I'm shorter than him. Just by a bit though.
Letting out a sigh, I laid down on the cool grass but was brought back up by a black butterfly. Landing on my finger it fluttered it's wings,
"What is it saying?" Fuyumi asked, I immediately sat up,
"Hollows," I got up on to my feet, "Fuyumi,"
"Okay!" I turned to Ukitake and bowed, and quickly dashed off. "Are you the only one being called?" Fuyumi asked,
"No, the whole Juubantai,"
"The whole Juubantai? There's that many?"
I didn't reply to Fuyumi, I just continued running. Something was bothering me and the air didn't feel right. What is this feeling? I stopped at the strong presence of hollows surround me. The air was silent and still, only a light wind tapped the trees around me. Letting out a deep breath I put my hand out,
"Fuyumi," She turned to me and nodded, "Yami ni kagayake, Yuki-onna." Her body glowed and she turned back in to a sword. I put my hand on the blade, as it turned to an icy deep blue with bells tied to the end of the tsuka by a silver string. "Fubuki," I whispered. A mist flew in to the air and danced around me. The sound of a hollow's growl came close to my ears. I raised Fuyumi to the side and slowly closed my eyes,
"They're coming,"
"Yeah,"
The wind stirred and out of the shadow they jumped out at me. My eyes shot open and I pulled back my blade,
"Hyousetsu," the mist spun around and shot at the hollows impaling them with a thick shard of ice. They dropped to the ground turning to a pile of ash,
"Behind," Fuyumi warned,
I turned and exhaled and cooling breath, freezing the hollows in their place.
"They're still coming," I jumped back dodging the hollows claws,
"What's with this large amount of hollow?"
"Attack," a dark voice whispered,"Wha-"
"Setsura!" I looked back and dodged another hollow. "What's going on?"
"I would like to know as well!" I lunged forward impaling an hollow, "Fubuki: Yuki mai," Another hand full of hollows her ripped apart by a cooling breeze. "Damn," I jumped back and sigh at the never-ending flood of hollows.
"There's no end to this!" Fuyumi yelled.
My eyes roamed the place and I let out a cooling sigh. Slowly raising my sword I whispered quietly, "Bankai, Yuki Geshou," my blade vanished and my eyes glowed to a bright red. A strong wind blew and I stood in the crowd in a white kimono and a white scarf, my hair dark as a raven's feather. I looked up at hollows and smirked. "Let's go, Fuyumi." I put my hand out and a white blizzard began to dance around me,
"Dance in the shroud of night, make fool of the moon, out shine its dull shine. Glitter with the wind, freeze the surroundings that dares defies our graceful dance,"
My chant echoed through the winds and I took a deep breath,
"Fusetsu no Sode: Hyouga Enbu!"
Ice shot out turning the woods in to an ice crater. My surroundings nothing but pure white, and all the presence of danger vanished. I was breathing uneasily and my vision began to blur.
"Magnificent, Setsura," the voice whispered.
"Wha-" my clothing turned back to the shinigami kimono and I fell on to my knees.
"Setsura!" Fuyumi kneeled in front of me in her human form. "Are you okay?" my body shook uncontrollably.
"Nee-san!" I looked forward and Mamoru was coming in out direction. He got down to me, "Nee-san," my vision began to darken. Without a waste of time, Mamoru helped me up.
"M-Mamoru…" I muttered,
"I know," He picked me up and hurried out of the place.
"Let's meet again, Setsura,""Setsura,"
My body turned back to face two people standing across from me. One male and female, they both wore the uniform of the Soul Academy. They stood smiling at me, gesturing to come over.
"Hurry up, class is going to start!" the girl called,
I stepped forward slowly. They smiled and laughed but suddenly blood began to slide down from their foreheads. I froze seeing them in that position. Suddenly out of the shadow, a claw impaled them both. My eyes widen and I grabbed my chest.
"It's your fault, Onee-chan,"
I turned back to a little girl standing across from me. She wore a long black dress and had dark hair with bangs covering her eyes. She let out a cackle and ran around me.
"It's your fault! You were weak!"
I got down covering my ears,
"I was watching,"
I looked up at the little girl. She stood covering her face,
"They could have been saved," she whispered,
"Eh?"
"Like me,"
Her hands dropped to her side and revealed her blood covered face,
My eyes shot open and I bolted up quickly.
"Setsura!" I turned to my right and Fuyumi sat next to my bed, "Thank goodness, I was worried you were never going to wake up this time," I stared at her as my fuddled memories were still running in my head. I grabbed the side of my head at the feeling of a headache,
"Death will follow you like shadows, Setsura,"
I looked around the room,
"Eh?"