DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN BLEACH.
Note: Advanced apologies for the OOC's.
Date Uploaded: April 14, 2017- Friday
SO we have two plots. Yeah, because Bleach has soooooo many characters and I just want to write for all of them. But let's do it one at a time. Or two at a time. Okay? Enough talk, let's start!
BLEACH EPISODE 002: THE CHOICE
Before Shinji, Hiyori, Lisa and Kensei were stationed at Karakura Town, Hiyori was summoned by Yamamoto privately. It was unusual for the freckled loudmouth to be summoned by the Captain-Commander. Let alone be summoned alone and in private. Despite that, she didn't seem to care for the oddity of the case. She went to his office with her usual frowned face.
"Sarugaki Hiyori. I see you haven't changed a bit." he says. The girl knelt down sluggishly and ephemerally. "You still hate us. I can see that."
"What am I here for? Did I break any of yer rules again?"
"No. In fact, you should be grateful that I called you here just to set up a meeting for you and her." he said. Hiyori didn't seem to catch the part. What did he mean? She dropped her crossed arms and looked him intently.
"Her? What're 'ya talkin' about?" she asked. She had a guess already by who he meant but she didn't want to hope for something not real. But then the door opened and a woman entered the room. Hiyori refused to look behind her, afraid of who it might be.
"Hiyori. Don't tell me you forgot about me already?" said the woman behind her.
"Cap..tain.. Hi-ki...fune...?"
Slowly but surely, she turned around to prove herself who it was. Yes, she recognized the voice but is she even sure? It's been over a century when she's last seen this person. When she finally saw the woman, she didn't notice that her eyes began to shed tears.
"Captain Hikifune?" she finally said it without stuttering.
"Yes, Hiyori."
"W... why're 'ya here?" she asked. Still in denial. She can just be there to talk with Yamamoto, she could be there for other purposes. Nothing else.
"Didn't the Captain-Commander tell you that already?" the woman didn't answer directly. As if she wanted the blonde girl to think more into it.
"Why?" Hiyori asked nonetheless. "After 'ya left me like I was nothin', why'd 'ya come 'ta see me now?!" she asks out of anger. She's been abandoned. And it's been a long time since that happened. With no notes or anything. Not a word from her captain.
"A lot happened. I've been busy and-"
"So busy that 'ya didn't even had the time 'ta know what happened to me!" Hiyori shouts at her. "I was kidnapped and hollowfied! I helped train that dumbass Ichigo, I fought the Espada and attempted 'ta battle with Aizen! But where were 'ya?! For the past hundred years of my life 'ya weren't there!" filled with bitterness towards the older woman, she shouts everything she wants to say. "I wanted 'ya 'ta be there but 'ya weren't! 'Coz 'ya left me!"
"Hiyori..."
"And now 'ya show up like everythin' is freakin' okay!" she continues to shout as she approached the woman. Her eyes continued to pour out tears but she didn't care any less. "Why'd 'ya leave me?! WHY?!" burying her face to Hikifune's stomach, she leaned to her and cried. Both her fists hitting Hikifune repeatedly. "Why'd 'ya have to leave me if 'ya were comin' back?!" she cried.
"I... I'm sorry..."
In Hikifune's room... after Hiyori's released her pain. Yamamoto dismissed the two and now they are in Hikifune's room.
"A- A Royal Guard?" Hiyori asked as she blinked.
"Yes. When I heard you came back with the rest of the Visored, I realized I was wrong for leaving you in the first place." Hikifune says. "So now, I came to tell you that I want you to be with me and be a Royal Guard. You want that don't you?"
"I- I do. But Shinji-"
"-will go back to where he once was. A Shinigami captain." Hikifune finishes for her. "The rest of the Visored will go back to where they once were. Well, except you of course. Because you'll be joining me."
"Y- Yeah." but even if Hikifune said it with glee, Hiyori didn't seem to return that same joy. And the older woman noticed it rather quickly.
"What's wrong? You don't seem happy about it." she said, worried if that's not what the little blonde wanted.
"I- It's not that! Shinji's been with me ever since. I- I can't just leave him!"
"You won't leave without saying goodbye of course." Hikifune says and pokes Hiyori's nose. "I heard Hirako will be stationed at Karakura Town for a while. Why won't you join him? Say goodbye to him. And when you're done, you can come back here. That way, you won't leave him like I did to you. Sounds better?"
"Y- Yeah."
Hikifune smiled. "Alright, I'll see you when you're ready."
The following day, Shinji and Hiyori, who were both stationed at Karakura Town along with Lisa and Kensei, were doing their rounds.
The two saw Karin Kurosaki walking rather sluggishly from a certain direction. Or at least Shinji saw it. Hiyori's gaze looked like she was staring at the young Kurosaki but looking closely to her, she's staring blankly at nowhere.
"Oh, I wonder what she's up to." Shinji says and looks at his partner who didn't respond to him. "Oi, Hiyori. 'Ya with me?"
Say goodbye to this dumbass... I thought it'd be easy. But now that I'm here, I couldn't bring myself to actually say goodbye 'ta him.
"Oi, what are 'ya starin' at, Hiyori?" Shinji asked but the little freckled blonde was too focused on staring to notice him. "I SAID WHAT ARE 'YA STARIN' AT, IDIOT?!" he yelled, provoking the small one to get on her feet and yell back at him.
"QUIT YELLIN' AT ME 'YA STUPID CAPTAIN!"
"Well 'yer starin' in space, of course I'd be yellin ' at 'ya!"
I- I wasn't starin' in space 'ya dumbass! I was confused 'coz I didn't want 'ta leave 'ya behind! But now I think it's really best if I just leave 'ya without sayin' goodbye!
Hiyori blushed before throwing Shinji one of her sandals. It's been a habit to do that even if he did nothing wrong. And despite Hiyori doing it habitually to him, there are times he wasn't able to dodge it. Just like he wasn't able to dodge this one as well.
"SHUDDAP! SHUDDAP! SHUDDAP! SHUDDAP! SHUDDAP! 'YA STUPID CAPTAIN!" she yelled continuously at him and flashstepped away until she was gone from his sight. He scratched his head and wondered what's been in her mind.
As she flashstepped away from him, she didn't notice that she's been too emotional regarding this decision.
AH! Stop cryin' Hiyori! Cryin' over that worthless dumbass isn't worth it! Now come on! Stop! Stop! Stop! She yelled internally to herself. Finally she can stay with Hikifune, she will be reunited with her once again but then Shinji here is ruining everything.
"IT'S NOT LIKE I CARE ABOUT 'YA! I DON'T!" she shouts aloud.
"My, my, having problems with someone?" said a voice behind her. Hiyori, out of irritation, turned to the voice behind her, surprised to see that it was a cat. A black cat.
"E- Eh? Who's there?"
"You're looking at me." said the cat. Hiyori stared at the cat for a moment. D- Did this cat just talk?! "Don't look at me like that. Yes, I can speak."
"DIE!" Hiyori shouts as she wields her zanpakuto at the cat who suddenly turned into a woman, catching the blade in between her palms. Hiyori froze at the naked woman before her. It took a while for her mind to process everything and releases her sword to keep a safe distance from the woman. "W- What the hell is yer problem?! What're 'ya?!"
"Oh? You don't remember me? Well then I guess you remember a close friend of mine. Urahara Kisuke!" But as soon as she mentioned that name, the freckled blonde began to attack her again. But Yoruichi dodged effortlessly.
"Dont'cha even mention his name!"
"Alright, I won't. Just calm down, okay?" Yoruichi offered a truce. Hiyori puffed breaths and agreed to those terms. "So what;'s been bothering you lately?"
"Like I'd tell a friend of that dickhead!"
"Well if you won't tell me, who will you tell your problems to? If you can't tell your friend about it? Shinji Hirako, right?"
"W- Whaddya care anyway?!"
"I can feel your burden from a distance." was all the older Shinigami said. Hiyori chose not to speak and ran. Running away seems to be what she does often this day.
She ran and she ran until she got tired and decided to head back to the place where she'll see that man again. It wasn't Urahara Kisuke's fault that Hikifune left. He wasn't to blame. But until now she didn't like the guy, annoyed at him to be honest. But upon arriving at his place, she heard Shinji talking with the others.
"You're so dense." Lisa muttered.
"Why? I don't understand what I did wrong here! Oi, anybody tell me!"
'Ya really are a dumbass, Shinji.
Urahara heard their conversation and butts in, taking his fan to cover his smug grin and sits beside Shinji. "Is it perhaps little Hiyori is hitting puberty?" he asked but Shinji laughed after hearing it. Hearing Urahara's voice, she was pissed. What's with this guy talkin' about puberty for?!
"Hiyori? Puberty? Are 'ya for real?!" he said, laughing his guts out. "She ain't gonna grow any taller than that!"
"You really are a stupid captain." Lisa muttered again.
Annoyed at their topic, she left again. Not knowing where to go next, not knowing who to talk to. All she came here for was to say goodbye to Shinji and get on with it. She can be with Hikifune again but why can't she? What's so hard about that?
Yoruichi sat beside her when she saw the freckled blonde sit in one of the rooftops.
"Ready to talk yet?" Yoruichi asked with a smile.
"You're that captain he was talkin' about, aren't 'ya?" she asked. "Did he tell 'ya about me?"
"Yes he did. He tried to befriend you're not interested." she tried to joke. But all she can still see from that girl is a frown. Like she's angry with everything and with everyone. And probably the only person to make her smile was Captain Hikifune.
"Hiyori!" Kensei called when he saw her. He and Lisa jumped from midair to the rooftop they're hanging out on.
"What is it?" Hiyori asked.
"We have a Hollow to deal with. Call on Shinji." Kensei instructs.
"Shouldn't you leave this matter to the Substitute Shinigami?" Yoruichi asks them.
"Yeah. But if we want to climb up the ranks again, we need to do this ourselves." Kensei explains. "Plus there is another Hollow in a different area. We'll send the Subsitute Shinigami there instead."
"Alright then."
Kensei and Lisa flashstepped towards the Hollow, leaving Hiyori to call on Shinji. She was hesitant to call him. Will she take this chance to say goodbye? Or help them then say goodbye? But while being so hesitant to call, Yoruichi places a hand on top of her head, patting her.
"I'll see you around then. You've got work to do." she says and left. Hiyori had no reaction whatsoever on the outside. But on the inside her heart began to beat rapidly.
She shook her thoughts about it and dialed Shinji.
I'll tell 'ya after the fight. She thought. But Shinji didn't answer. She dialed again. And again. And again. And again. Numerous times she called him but he didn't answer. What's wrong with him?! I have somethin' important ta tell him and he won't answer?!
In anger she threw her phone and backed up Kensei and Lisa. Not like they needed any help, she just needed to blow off some steam and kill the Hollows out of anger. When she was done, she went in search for Shinji, finding him talking to a human being with a strong reiatsu. No. Ichigo's sister.
What's that dickhead doin'?! Is he flirtin'?!
Out of anger, Hiyori kicks him from behind. "SHINJI!"
"OW!"
"Why aren'ya answerin' my calls 'ya stupid captain?!" Hiyori shouts at him as she grabbed his tie, almost choking him.
'Ya stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid Shinji! I had somethin' ta tell 'ya but ya dont have time for it!
"I- I didn't hear any calls!" he tried to explain.
"Ah, whatever! It's done now! I just needed 'ta hit 'ya 'ya stupid dumbass captain!" she releases his tie and walks away from him.
In the end she couldn't bring herself to talk to him after all. She just left.