Chapter 2 –What Shall We Do?
As soon as I had received the Message via Hell Butterfly, I sped off towards my home to grab my Black Haori and speed to the 1st Division, all the while putting on the Haori. I landed in front of the meeting room doors where Two Shinigami guards were placed. The bowed when they spotted me Next to them.
"Hello Captain Desmonda!" They shouted.
"Calm down, I'm not deaf. At least not yet, Now, may I enter?" I asked them, pointing at the doors.
"Of course." The two of them quickly opened the double doors, allowing me to enter the sun lit room.
Two people were already inside: Yamamoto and Shunsui. I nodded my head to them as I made my way to the front.
"Ah man, my records been broken." I complained, scratching the back of my head.
"What do you mean?" Shunsui questioned, tipping his hat to me in greeting.
"You got here before me. Man, do I ever envy your youth. I used to always be the first one here, even before the Head-Captain. Now I'm getting slower."
They looked at me for a minute before lightly laughing. I joined in with them, but quickly stopped when the other Captains filed inside. We got into position, Two lines of Captains and I stood beside head-Captain Yamamoto. I looked around, trying to spot the one who we had been called here for.
"Where's Ichimaru?" I questioned.
Speak of the Devil and he shall appear. Gin opened the door, allowing this Meeting to commence.
"Everyone's here? Alright then, we will now begin with the subject of this meeting. Captain of the Third Division, Ichimaru Gin!" Yamamoto announced as Gin stood at the doors with that Fox like smile on his face.
"What's going on? Is it really that serious…to call everyone here? Captains from around Soul Society did you really come here, just for me?" Gin questioned, "What's this? Captain of the thirteenth Division isn't here, What happened?"
"He's excused for injury." Tosen answered for Gin.
"He's not healed yet? Good luck to him." Gin stated.
"Oh god…here we go again." I whispered so only Yamamoto could hear me.
I tuned out what they were saying, as it was no interest to me. Instead, after a while I got a little annoyed at how much time we were wasting on Gin. We could be strengthening our Defenses.
"Oi! I've got a question for you people." I started, interrupting the conversation at hand, "Now to me it sounds as though Gin didn't kill the Ryoka, but prolonged the inevitable of them barging in. So at this moment, shouldn't we be strengthening our defenses instead of bickering like an old married couple! It's not that hard to understand that people."
It was like talking to a brick wall, they just stared at me for a minute, and then Mayuri and Kenpachi went back to arguing with Gin. Sighing, I shrugged and began to walk around the Captains present and towards the door. The arguing stopped when Yamamoto banged his Staff on the floor.
"Where do you think you are going, Desmonda?" He questioned, a hint of danger behind his words.
Well, I've got a mission I have to send somebody on and I am getting annoyed by all this arguing taking place. So, Good day." I said, making my way to push the doors open.
"You are to remain present until I declare this meeting over."
"Try me, Yamamoto." I growled, pushing the doors opening and stepping away from the Chamber, and then disappearing in a flash.
I stood in front of my division, every single one of my men were standing below me. I was perched upon a building about to make a speech.
"Listen up men! I've just received word from Head-Captain Yamamoto about the Ryoka. You have been allowed to carry your Zanpaktou with you. Now only Vice Captains and Captains are allowed this privilege, but I give you the right to use yours if needed." Murmurs ran through the crowd dressed in the standard white Shihakusho of my Division, "If you encounter a Ryoka, and do not manage to get in to a fight with them, come back to me immediately to report it to me. Normally you are suppose to kill them on spot. Not in my squad I will Take care of them due to the fact that Kenpachi Zaraki of Division 11 has fallen to one of these Ryoka. That is all."
"HAI!"
"Though, Lieutenant Yuuki, come here."
"Hai, Captain."
My Lieutenant quickly flash stepped my way and appeared, kneeling at my side. Her name was Kyoko Yuuki, a girl that has the appearance of Twenty with Blackish Brown hair running to her lower back. A Dark Tan adorned her skin that matched her Brown eyes. She has on a similar out fit to me, But the Haori was like a vest in the front with two long tails of cloth that ran to her feet and swept the floor.
"Walk with me." O stated, turning to Jump form the building and waiting for Yuuki top follow, "How're you and Byakuya doing?" O slowly asked, watching her face as blood rushed to it in embarrassment.
"Alright," Yuuki and Byakuya were close friends, but I always said they were dating.
"Yuuki, I want your opinion on something." I stared right in front of me as I spoke, "What would you do if and old friend suddenly appears but is going against everything you did to stop a massive mistake someone did?"
"I don't understand."
"I mean, would you fight them or join them?"
"I guess, If it was to fix a mistake, I would join them" she explained.
"Thank you, now I've got a mission for you. Captain Soi Fon has given me the mission for one of us to take out an arrancar level Hollow. I'm trusting you to take some men and dispose of this hollow."
"Hai Captain."
"You may go." I dismissed her.
