Chapter 1: A Broken Promise and the Homecoming
(A/N: I know the last chap. was a bit boring but I plan to make it better. I plan on bring up my other OC's too; yes there are more OC's then just Drew and Katy. I would also like you guys to send me a review. I'ma need help to improve my story for you and other people would like it. Oh and remember the story takes place after Aizen leaves and I'm also put it in P.O.V.'s starting with Toshiro. So please enjoy. And remember that thoughts are in italics, 'kay.)
Toshiro's P.O.V.
"Oh, Captain Hitsugaya. It's nice to see you back so soon. You can go to her room now if you'd like."
"Arigato." I told the Squad 4 medic and started my way down the hall.
It's been a little over a week now. A week since the date of Rukia Kuchiki's execution. A week since the discovery of slaughtering in Central 46. A week since the lost of three traitor captains who are planning the downfall on the Soul Society. A week since I was defeated and put on medical support for a couple of days by one of the said captains. And a week since… I had broken a promise.
I'm walking down the halls of the Squad 4 barricades, something that has become a regular to me for the past couple of days since I awoke from my injuries. I would now come here to see the one person it seems like I could not protect. The main person I needed, no, wanted to protect more then the others. I had let my guard down one too many times those last few days. And for her being here, I was the one to blame for it. If I would've kept a closer eye none of this would have had happened.
I walk through the doors I'd come to everyday. Like everyday it was quiet, not mentioning the machines monitoring the patience's current conditions. I looked over to the bed to her lying their peaceful not having been moved since she has gotten here.
"Momo." I said in a low voice but loud enough so hopeful she may hear. "Gomenasai. I'm sorry for letting this happening to you." I sat there next to her bed and watched her. She was breathing through an air mask and had the I.V. being pit into her arms. Seeing all of this only seems to make it worse.
"Captain Hitsugaya?" I turned around to see Captain Retsu Unohana standing at the door. "I had heard from one of my squad members that you were here checking up on Lieutenant Hinamori again."
"Yes." And there was a bit of grievance in my voice. I hoped she didn't catch that but I know she did.
"Don't worry. She just needs her rest, that's all." She puts her hand on my shoulder along with one of her reassuring smiles. "Now I think it's best if you go now. I need to run some tests."
"Okay." I stood up and bowed to her before leaving through the door and out of the 4th Division and back towards the 10th.
-x-
I walk into my office only to see my so-called lieutenant half way off the couch drunk and asleep, with a sake bottle at hand. Her unfinished paperwork was under the couch in messy piles. I knew it'd be best to wake her up now and make her done all the paperwork, but I decided against it. I know she's like this because he left. Ever since the now ex-captain Gin Ichimaru left, she and Kira have been moping around every now and again. I should show some heart and let her just finish it when she wakes up.
Just then, a hell butterfly flutters into the room. I left out my finger for it to land on with the following message:
"All Captains and Lieutenants are to report to the Senkaimon gates at this time."
I wonder what for. 'It couldn't have been for the ryoka, they had left the day before. So what was it then?' I sighed and decided it'd be best to wake up Rangiku now. I shook her but that didn't work. I just try another method.
"Rangiku, Renji's stealing all of your sake." She still didn't wake up. "Wake up of you'll get triple paperwork." Dammit. Still no good. This was getting difficult. "Matsumoto! Wake up or you won't be going to the bar for a month." She was still sleep. It was like trying to wake up a rock. I have one finally trick that only one other person has said before, and it was only to be said if nothing else worked. It's also stupid. I inhaled a deep breathe then exhaled it. "Rangiku, your boobs are deflating."
"WHAT?!" she screams, shooting out of her sleep. She frantically examines herself and finds to see that everything was still there. She then lets out a sigh of relief and looks up at me from her place on the floor. "Captain, why'd you do that?! I was about to have a heart attack."
"Rangiku get up. We were ordered to meet at the Senkaimon gate." I explained to her.
"The Senkaimon gate? What's there?"
"I don't know yet but were wasting time. Let's go."
"Right." She nodded and starts to get herself up. She told right beside me looking down. She wasn't all that much taller than me anymore. I've come to grow taller. I wasn't completely tall though, as for me still being one of the shorter captains. I was maybe four inches shorter than her.
Then we quickly flashed stepped to the Senkaimon gates.
-x-
When we get there we were the last ones to arrive, minus Captain Kuchiki for still being in the 4th division and Captain Ukitake. All because I had to wake up Rangiku and her wanting to stop every now and again. Captain Zaraki and his lieutenant even got here before we did, and he doesn't even use flash step nor has a good sense of direction. That means it took us maybe forever or we were the last to know. We just stood in our spots between Squad 8 and Squad 12 with me in front of Rangiku.
"Well it took you two long enough." Came the voice of Captain Kenpachi Zaraki. "You guys had us all waitin' for you."
"You have no meaning to speak of keeping someone waiting Kenpachi Zaraki." Said Captain Kurotsuchi. "You came just a minute or so before these two. You kept us wait longer."
"Atleast I wasn't interrupted from one of my freakish experiments, eh Mayuri." I retorted back with a chuckle.
"If I must remind you, you're wearing one of freakish experiments as an eye patch."
'Oh great, old people fighting. Is this what I have to look forward for every time?'
"Enough." Everyone was in attention of Head Captain Yamamoto's voice. "You all have been brought here for an important reason." Everyone stayed quiet for he could continue. "Almost sixteen years ago, we organized a temporary Squad-like team of five very talented and powerful Soul Reapers. After months of training, hard work, and research, Central 46 decided to send them to the world of the living for confidential reasons and to help with the exterminations of hollows."
'Did he just say a squad going to the world of the living? It couldn't be, could it?'
I looked back at Rangiku and she seemed to have the same look on her face I had. I turned back to everyone else and most of their expressions have changed. The head captain continued to speak.
"I know you all must know who I am speaking of. You also all know of the damages we have dealt with over the past few weeks with the execution, the ryoka, and the betrayal of three of our captain. It has been decided that the squad sent to the world of the living to come back and help with this threat. We sent the message a few days ago for them about what happened and to come back at once; and said they'll be back by today. So we will wait for them to enter through the Senkaimon gates for their arrival. Which should be just about… now."
The gates had then begun to open. Everyone looked to see if anyone would come through. As the gates fully open there was a sight of three silhouette figures. As they exited it showed three Soul Reapers; two males and one female. They all stood forward in front of the head captain.
"Captain Raiku Kumio of Squad 14." Said by the male, that had brown above the shoulder length hair with a headband.
"Riiko Hatori, 3rd seat of Squad 14." Said the girl, with dark blue hair that went to her back.
"Shotaro Ishibashi, 4th seat of Squad 14." Lastly said by the another male, with short spiked brown hair.
That's three of the five. But… where were the other two?
"Captain Kumio." Captain Yamamoto spoke. "There are supposed to be five in your squad. Where are your lieutenant and your 5th seat?"
Raiku sighed from the looks of it and started to scratch the back on his head. "Well… they were right behind us. But then they-"
"Hold on you guys, we're coming!" A voice from inside the gates interrupted him.
"There they are." he said quickly as the last two ran out. They then took their places in front of the Yamamoto.
"Lieutenant… Drew Kamasaki… of Squad… 14." She tried to get out between her panting.
"And… Katilyn Kamasaki, 5th seat of Squad 14." She too seemed to have trouble breathing.
I let out a silent sigh of relief and felt a come on my face. 'Late, as usually. But atleast you guys are here.'
Captain Yamamoto looked at all of Squad 14 before turning around to everyone else. "You five may all go stand with your original squads." He said in a form of order then just telling them. They all nodded their heads and went to stand with their squads. Raiku went over to Squad 12 with Captain Kurotsuchi. Drew went to Squad 2 with Soi Fon. Riiko and Katilyn both walked over to Squad 4 with Captain Unohana. And Shotaro stood over with Squad 11 behind Captain Zaraki. "As you all know there is a great threat coming for the Seireitei. With former captains Sosuke Aizen, Gin Ichimaru, and Kaname Tousen having their hands on the Hogyoku they plan on coming between the gap of Soul reapers and Hollows and destroying the Soul Society. But as said by Captain Kurotsuchi, the Hogyoku is in an unusable state. So now we must work to find a way to stop them in any possible way." He then took a long pause. "You are all now dismissed." Then he flashed stepped away.