Chapter 2

I had a feeling today wasn't going to be as brutal as yesterday...It was going to be much worse... I stared at the ceiling of the barracks, and wondered what it was that ticked everyone off yesterday. I wondered rather vaguely why Aizen, and Gin defended us back there...

Something suddenly clicked and caused me to look at the clock on the wall.

Aw, crap...

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Catherine was typing at the usual computer at the end of the table when I burst into the computer lab. I slammed into an empty seat next to her, flashed my arms in the air and shouted," SAFE AGAIN!!"

I could feel some of the other members' eyes boring into my head. I did that almost everyday, so I'm kind of surprised they still look at me like I'm a maniac...

I looked at Catherine's computer screen and asked what she was doing. She replied by standing up and walking out.

"H-hey!" I shouted, chasing after her. "What were you doing?" I asked after catching up to her.

"Looking at something." She replied vaguely. She continued when I didn't say anything. "I was looking for information on Soul Society's crime records."

"What for?"

"To see if there was anything from yesterday that could be on record. You know: to see what happened yesterday." She said this as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"I guess so," we hadn't realized that we walked outside until the sun decided to blind us for a few seconds. I held my hands behind my head while we walked.

"Yeah, so," Catherine continued. "I didn't find anything on the computer. But I have an idea of where those records would be!"

This spells trouble.

"I found out that all the records of crimes and any Hollows within Seireitei are kept in the official record room!" she said this with a bit of pride in her tone.

"And this is what you've been doing all morning?"

She frowned and sped up her pace to walk ahead of me. "Just come on..."

I scratched my chin. "We're not gonna sneak into an official record room without the permission--or recognition--of any official party are we?" She didn't answer. I smirked. "Then we'd better do it before any of the captains show up!"

I ran ahead of her, towards the record room where security would be as tight as ever. We didn't normally snoop into places as heavily guarded--being that our reputations as the "Good Little Geniuses" would be shot (not that I cared either way...). But otherwise, the Captains would have our heads.

Most of the captains never consider us to be any threat to anybody, but the others think we're just too quiet to not be plotting something. Lieutenants just generally chatted with us when they weren't too busy. There were too many regular subordinates to guess their thoughts.

It was rather strange how Catherine didn't try to find out why those Captains helped us, but if the public records didn't say what exactly happened yesterday then it must have been something big.

I stopped in front of the Records Hall; Catherine bumped into me and asked why we stopped. I smirked and chuckled darkly. She shuddered.

"We can't sneak in if they can see us, right?" I put my hands on my hips.

"Oh, yeah!" she jumped. "What should we do?"

"Do I have to spell it out for you?"

She opened her mouth to say something, but closed it again. I rolled my eyes and pointed to her zanpaku-to.

"OH!!" she jumped again.

"Ohhhhhh." I nodded. She nodded back and used her invisibility as I walked into the hall.

My eyes widened as I saw who was the guard today-- his short figure, white spiky hair and emerald eyes caught my attention and I couldn't help but point and shout "Toshiro, what the hell are you doing here!?"

His eyebrow twitched. "That's Captain Hitsugaya to you, and I'm only here because my lieutenant decided to skip out just to drink."

Not a good sign-- he was obviously ticked.

"So, uh..." I scratched the back of my head. Think, Kathy, think! "How does uh...that...make you feel?"

He sighed, rolled his eyes and began to rant about the daily rituals of "getting his lieutenant off his couch" and how he's always left with "enormously large" piles of paperwork on his desk. He also said something about having openings in his squad, but I kept staring at the door to the many cabinets and files...

"Are you listening?"

"Eh?" I turned around to see Toshiro, even more ticked off at the fact that I wasn't paying any attention.

"If you're not going to listen, then leave." He crossed his arms, putting them in the sleeves of the opposite arm.

Not good. I had to think of something!

"But I just," I paused. "I just like talking to you."

Toshiro rolled his eyes. "I thought you liked Renji."

What the... "Is it that obvious?"

"Well if it wasn't, would I be saying this?"

Well...That was unexpected. But at least I had him distracted (which I thought was a miracle). I sighed in relief as I saw a floating file leaving; Catherine rummaged rather quickly... Floating file? Not good-- we'd get caught easy! I had to keep the conversation going...

"True, but," I paused again. "You're a bright little kid! You can see these things easily!" I smiled, desperate to distract him some way. Apparently it worked because he looked aggravated.

His eyebrow twitched angrily. "I am not a--"

"Bye!!" I ran out after I felt Catherine's spiritual pressure leave to room. "See ya later, kid!" I called.

"I AM NOT A KID!!!"

cough weeeeeeeeeeeell...2nd chapter Oo (I'v written 20 n a half chapters :-D)

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