Spirits
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A/U: Botan was sent to Soul Society to observe the human shinigami as it was unheard but was that all she's suppose to do during her time in Soul Society? Just observing Ichigo Kurosaki or was there more to it, for Botan to be there? (Warning: Botan-centric.)
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"Yamamoto-sama," Botan smiles seeing the elderly old man sitting on his seat and bowed deeply in respect. "It's been a long time since I last saw you."
"My, my," Yamamoto said with a smile, "You still look the same since I last saw you. How have you been?"
"I've been well and what about Yamamoto-sama?"
"Hohohoho," Yamamoto laughed joyfully, "Wonderful child, I've been doing quite well. Now," Looking over to the awaiting Captain and Lieutenant, "Thank you for escorting her, you may leave now. I'll send someone for you if I need to."
The four women, bowed before leaving the two alone. Waiting until Yamamoto knew no one was close by he turned to Botan solemnly. "Now, greetings aside, Enma-sama sent me a letter stating you are here to observe the human shinigami."
"Yes that is correct," Botan said with a smile.
"For you to be here, observing just the human boy is like having you spend a year long paid vacation." Yamamoto said while looking straight at the girl's unwavering eyes.
"And why would you think that Yamamoto-sama?" Botan said, "Having human nosing into our affairs should not be taken lightly unless you specifically recruit them or the like."
Yamamoto smiled but if anyone else were there, they would have been sweating with the amount of controlled power he was purposely leaking. "Silly girl, the only time they would send someone like you here is during a crisis. Your Reikai would never bother us unless something happens that would affect themselves."
"Yamamoto-sama," Botan said with her smile dropping a bit, "Whatever made you think that? Reikai isn't selfish as you claim to be."
"Whatever made me think that is none of your concern. Now, everything is ready for you. You may leave now. Keep your meddling to the minimum and go do whatever your really came here to do under the pretense of observing the human boy."
Botan sighs with a wry smile on her face, "I really wish that whenever I do meet with you, it wouldn't be under these circumstances."
"I do so as well child," Yamamoto said smiling, all traces of his power leaking gone. "But it seems that Soul Society and Reikai does not mesh well, even if we are a branch of it. Now go child, leave this old man to enjoy his tea. I trust that you remember where you last reside in."
"Yes, yes, I remember well enough Yamamoto-sama," Botan said with a bow, "I shall take my leave now. Have a good day." With that, she smiles before leaving and sliding the wooden door closed behind her.
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Ichigo Kurosaki looks dubiously at Hanatarou Yamada, a fellow shinigami of the Fourth Division. "Come again? Why does this…soul reaper need to observe me?"
Hanatarou sighs and begins to repeat the message he was given to deliver to Ichigo. "Yamamoto-Genryuusai-sama had no choice in this matter, it was because it's an order from the top."
"Wait a moment…There's someone else that up that old man?" Ichigo asks incredulously. He knew the old man was old and was the strongest one in Soul Society but he didn't know there's actually someone that tops the man in authority.
Hanatarou nodded and phase over Ichigo's interruption like it was nothing. "Of course. Soul Society may be one of the strongest realms of the dead in its own right but it's only one of the many branches that spread out from the origin of the dead. Though I did hear that it was an odd place… But anyways, someone was sent from Yamamoto-Genryuusai-sama boss to observe you. The reason is that it's abnormal that a human being is actually a shinigami; usually one has to be dead to be one. So, please do your best to remain out of trouble. Soul Society do need you strength for defeating Aizen."
"Uh huh…" Ichigo still remained a bit distrustful over the observer. "So who…is the observer? Is he some sort of high ranking shinigami or something?"
"I don't really know but the observer is suppose to be meeting you sometime around your dismissal from school." It wasn't Ichigo's human school per say, instead Ichigo was attending the Soul Reaper Academy but it's more like him sitting in a classroom with tutors cramming whatever they could into his head. If Ichigo, who didn't formally attend the academy, was taught the basics and maybe even more than he'll be more power with kidou on the side than just sparring everyday.
"Hmm…." Both stayed silent until Ichigo finally got the nerve to ask a question that's been bothering him for a while. "Say…aren't you in the Fourth Division? Why are you running errands for that old guy when he could have just used his own lackeys?"
"Well…" Hanatarou started with a gloomy expression, remembering what happened.
Hanatarou was clutching to his message that his captain entrusted him with to bring to another division's lieutenant. While running towards his intended route, he somehow for some reason, passes near the captains' meeting room. Just as he was about to pass the room, he was stopped by Yamamoto-Genryuusai who was standing in front of the doorway.
"Say boy," The First Division Captain started, making Hanatarou halt a few feet away, "Would you do me a favor and…"
As he started to say his message, Hanatarou could only nervously fiddle and shuffle from one foot to the other. He had to get the message to the lieutenant soon but he also got the feeling that the old captain deliberately stood there just so he could use him.
"Yamamoto-Genryuusai-sama entrusted me with the message," Hanatarou said unconsciously clutching to his message that was suppose to be delivered. "When I was delivering something."
"Ah," Ichigo started, "So, is that envelope you're holding now was the message you were suppose to deliver?"
Hanatarou widen his eyes as he almost snapped his neck to see the message. "…!"
"I'll see you soon," Ichigo said as he sees the shinigami panicking.
"Bye Ichigo-kun!" Hanatarou said before he quickly runs to where he was suppose to be half an hour ago.
Ichigo only raise his hand in one waving motion with his usual bland look on his face before he register something in his brain as well. "Wait a min-Dismissal?! But isn't that right now?!" Having to be called out in the middle of his tutoring session, with Hanatarou delivering his message twice, and seeing shinigami in training leaving the school clearly means it was time for him to meet his observer.
"Bingo, bingo!" A clear, cheerful voice came from above Ichigo who quickly look up to see who in Soul Society had such a cheery voice other than that pink haired girl. In less than a moment, Ichigo was quickly facing face to face with a pointing finger in-between his eyes.
"Wha-What?" Stuttering, Ichigo was clearly confused, having never seen someone in Soul Society wearing a bright pink kimono and had bright blue hair. "Bingo…?" He was at loss, wondering what this kid was doing and how she was able to float while sitting on an oar.
"Bingo I said!" The fourteen-year-old looking girl says, "You guessed it right. I am here to meet you once you were dismissed from school."
The orange haired teenager stayed silent, as it seemed like it was his best choice when dealing with hyperactive females and letting them talk out all the information Ichigo needed to know to respond without making himself look like a fool.
"How are you?" The girl smiled brightly, "I am Botan who was sent by Enma-daiou-sama to observe you, Ichigo Kurosaki, the human soul reaper."
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End of Chapter 2
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