Chapter Two - To Meet You...

You have to smile like you mean it

If your world is crashing down

You have to believe you can beat it

If you're bloody on the ground

-­"Dear My Love" by Arashi Amaya-

"Can I please get out of this kimono now?" Mikoi whined.

"Mikoi!" Oko rolled her eyes. "I already told you that you can change when we get back to the house."

"Uh-oh." Sai bit her lip. "Look's like your friend's back, Oko."

Oko's head jerked up before working into a smirk at the sight of the skin-head from earlier. He had the same smile on his face as he approached her.

She crossed her arms as all the sisters paused around her.

"Hey, you!" The man called.

There was another man behind him with short black hair and some kind of peacock feathers on his eyes. Also, he had some sort of arange...something around his neck. He was muttering something under his breath...

"Hi, there." Oko greeted him coldly.

"I hear you're pretty strong." Ikkaku stepped up to her.

"And let me guess, you're foolish enough to want to fight me?" Oko giggled. "Dumbass."

"What did you just call me?" He demanded.

"Ikkaku." The man behind him warned.

"Shut up, Yumichika." Ikkaku demanded.

"Fine." Yumichika sighed.

"I just called you dumbass." She informed him. "D-U-M-B-A-"

"I know how to spell it!" Ikkaku's hand pulled on his Zanpaktou, unsheathing it.

Oko smiled brightly. "Alright then. Hmm..."

She took her Zanpaktou out and handed it to Shitteiru.

"I don't need this." She turned back to Ikkaku. "What's your name?"

"I'm Ikkaku Madarame, 3rd seat of the 11th Division." He said. "And you?"

"Ah, Okottami Shinihime." She sighed. "Call me Oko. Come on, Ikkaku, I'm tired of talking and my sisters want to get home."

"I won't fight someone unarmed." He shook his head.

"Well, then, why don't you unarm yourself." She suggested. "Because I won't insult myself and draw my Zanpaktou against a mere 3rd seat."

Ikkaku threw his Zanpaktou, Yumichika barely catching it before Ikkaku charged at her.

She stayed completely still, not seeming to move until Ikkaku was laid out on the ground behind her.

"We're done here." She said.

Ikkaku tried to stand, but Tai jumped on his back with a giggle.

"You silly, silly bald man." She laughed before following her sisters.

Yumichika watched them go in awe. Not because of how skilled or powerful they were, but because they were all unmistakingly beautiful. Especially that orange haired one...

He had seen her before, when they had just arrived. He had stopped breathing completely when her angelic face came into view as she had stopped her sister from ripping Ikkaku apart. Of course, he had been against Ikkaku's going after that same girl, but he had been secretly hoping that maybe he would see her.

Ikkaku snapped him out of his daze, snatching his Zanpaktou out of Yumichika's hands.

"Little bitch." He wiped the blood off his mouth.

Then, he smiled Ikkaku's special I'm-gonna-enjoy-that-fight smile. "Can't wait to fight her again."

"Ikkaku, you're so simple-minded." Yumichika turned and they argued all the way back to the 11th Division.

(-_-)

Not two minutes later, Oko was walking along, and she just happened to lose her footing, just like the clumsy Oko would do. She was beginning to fall forward when someone caught her.

She looked dazedly up at him as her sisters froze.

"Are you okay?" He asked her.

"Uhh..." She blushed.

"Oh...my..." Sai's eyes went wide. Was she blushing?

Oko looked up at the red-haired man, in awe of him. His long violent red hair was tied behind his head, tattoos barely visable behind his white head-band. His arms were strong and his eyes had a little fight in them.

"Oko, the boy asked you a question." Shitteiru smirked to herself.

"Oh...Oh, yes, I'm fine." She tried to stand up, disappointed when he let go of her. "I...Um...I'm Oko...Okottami, but you can call me Oko. I'm sorry for...um...falling."

"It's not your fault." He smiled sort of shyly. "I'm Renji Abarai, Lieutenant of the 6th Division."

"Nice to meet you." She bit her lip.

"Abarai!"

Renji's head whipped around to see his Captain walking straight towards him. Byakuya Kuchiki had a questioning look on his face until he saw the Shinihime's.

"Yes, sir?" Renji asked.

"Byakuya!" Taiyoke twirled around her sisters and smiled at him. "How's it goin'?"

"Fine, Taiyoke-dono." He bowed his head, trying to be respectful.

This made Renji's jaw drop and Oko snicker.

"Please, call me Tai." She smiled.

"Of course." He nodded.

Tai laughed. "You're so funny, Bya-kun! You're all, like, 'of course' 'fine, Taiyoke-dono,' and it's so funny!"

Byakuya grimaced. "We have an important engagement to get to, so-"

"Sure ya do!" Tai laughed. "I get that I'm getting on your nerves, Kuchiki-dono, but you of all people should have the nerve to at least tell me! Bye-bye!"

She turned and walked back to where three of her sisters were already gone.

"I...guess I'll see you..." Oko waved as she walked backwards towards her sisters.

"Yeah, bye." Renji smiled over his shoulder at her before following his Captain.

"Okottami Shinihime, what was that about?" Sai asked with a smile.

"Nothing." She shrugged.

" 'Nothing' she says." Sai sighed.

"Oko, you clearly blushed back there." Shitteiru pointed out. "Even though it was quite amusing, we as your sisters would like to know if you have feelings for him."

"Shitteiru translation:" Tai began. "Do you have the hots for him or what?"

"What? No." Oko rolled her eyes. "Mind your own buisness!"

"I see." Sai smirked. "So you do have the hots for him."

Oko stayed silent.

Sai giggled slightly.

Finally, they walked through the 3rd Division.

"Get used to this, ladies." Sai sighed. "This is hopefully going to be it."

They all looked around, taking in the plain buildings, until they got to the 3rd Divisions headquarters. As they walked past it, a man with blond hair came running out frantically. He looked around, searching for someone or something.

Sai smiled as he ran past her, shaking her head.

She had caught the Lieutenant's badge on his arm. He seemed like an interesting enough Lieutenant. At least she knew he would get things done.

Not to mention he wasn't that bad looking either.

"Ooo, Saisho's got that look in her eyes." Tai pointed out. "She likes Mr. Lieutenant man."

Curse her younger sister for seeing right through her.

"Shut it, Tai." She stuck her tounge out at her.

"Ha! Sai-sai's got a crush on blondy! Sai-sai's got a crush on blondy!' She danced around.

Oko caught the back of Tai's kimono pulling her back. "No singing, no dancing. It gets on my nerves."

"Oko's got a crush on Renji-kun! Oko's got a crush on Renji-kun!" She sang.

Oko hit Tai on the back of the head, causing her to fall forward and right on top of Sai. Sai pushed at her younger sister to get off of her.

"Tai! Get off!" Sai smung her arm back, accidentally hitting Shittieru in the face and making her fall back.

She felt relieved when Captain Ukitake caught her by the shoulders and kept her steady.

"Ah, thank you, Captain Ukitake." Shitteiru glared at her sisters as she straightened her kimono out.

"No problem." He smiled at her.

"Shouldn't you be inside?" She asked. "I hear you're quite ill."

"I feel fine today." He told her.

"Very well." She smiled at him again. "Thank you again, Captain. I'll see you soon."

"Bye." Ukitake waved to her as her and her sisters walked away.

Shitteiru kept her heart from fluttering as best she could. She told herself it was illogical to think that Captain Ukitake was as amazing as she did. He was just so...intelligent. And she liked him for that...And the fact that he looked at her different than anyone else.

If there was one thing she learned from the human race, it was that they never accepted things that were different. And that trait was carried out here, in the Soul Society. But...Captain Ukitake looked at her in a different light then all the rest. He didn't seem to care about how her eyes looked weird, or her strange mark.

It was intriguing.

"Good Lord, you, too, Shitteiru?" Tai waved a hand in front of Shitteiru's face. "Wake up!"

Shitteiru glared at Tai. "Can I help you?"

"You were staring out into space, no doubt dreaming about Mr. White-Hair-Beautiful-Eyes back there." Sai informed her as they walked through the gate.

"Whatever." Shitteiru snubbed them.

"Ooo, Shitteiru used the phrase 'whatever.' " Oko gasped. "What is wrong with you?"

"Silence yourself, you sound like fools right now." Shitteiru ordered.

"That's better." Oko nodded.

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