Bleached
By Bluminous
Chapter 3: Hidden Enemies
"I don't like this."
"It's too quiet." Matsumoto said. "Can you feel any Hollows nearby?"
"No." The new Captain of the Tenth Squad replied. "And that's what's troubling me. I can't sense anything at all, even regular plus souls."
"Be on your guard." Matsumoto said over her shoulder to the rest of the five squads. "Keep a sharp eye out, we're near wherever this Hollow is."
The squad leaders nodded while the rest of the Tenth Squad that Hitsugaya brought with him looked nervously at the dark alleys, expecting some hideous hollow to jump at them and consume their souls.
Hitsugaya noticed a few blurs in the trees and he nodded in satisfaction. They had brought along a contingent of the secret Mobile corps, courtesy of Third Seat Officer Harry Potter. The scouts were very professional, they were barely noticed and skilled in Shunpo, and Hitsugaya was sure they would not be ambushed again.
A Mobile corps squad leader appeared beside the Tenth Squad Captain and Vice Captain to deliver her latest report. She was breathing hard, as if she had travelled as fast as she was capable of doing.
"Captain, we have spotted several Hollows on their way here!" The woman said, breathing hard between the words. "A hundred meters and closing on our position!"
"They're that near?" Hitsugaya asked, inwardly surprised that he did not detect their presence. His vice captain was more vocal with her reaction of the news.
"But we should have been able to sense them if they're that near!" Matsumoto said. She looked at the five squads they had brought with them and they looked frightened at the news.
"Get ready for battle!" Matsumoto shouted. "Hollows are on their way here, so better be on your guard!"
The five squads arranged themselves into a defensive formation and the Shinigami drew their Zanpakutou, waiting for their enemy.
"Someone, or something is masking their reiatsu." Hitsugaya said. "I suspect the one responsible for this negating field is our real enemy."
"I see them" Matsumoto peered at the tree line at the silhouettes moving toward them. "What the hell, they're fast!"
"Captain! Hollows spotted east and west of our position!" A Mobile corps scout reported. The Mobile corps squad leader from earlier came back again, this time with the rest of her squad with her.
"Captain! Third Seat Officer Potter says that Hollows are coming in from all directions!" The woman reported.
"Where is Harry?" Matsumoto asked.
"He engaged the Hollows nearest to us to give us time to prepare." The woman said.
"That fool." Matsumoto muttered. "What is he thinking fighting alone?"
"He's buying us time." Hitsugaya said. "Form a defensive circle now! We have little time!"
The squads formed a defensive circle, ready for any attack from all directions when the first signs of the Hollows appeared.
The first Hollows to reach them ran on four legs, increasing their speed and maneuverability. The Shinigami, used to the large lumbering hollows, were caught unprepared when they were suddenly pushed back. Some of the Hollows were able to leap above them and would have caused chaos on their flanks if it were not for Hitsugaya who immediately destroyed them.
The rest of the Hollows appeared behind the first wave and the Shinigami Captain scowled at the sight. There were too many for his men to handle, and he was not expecting to release his Zanpakutou right away. Certainly he could handle them without releasing Hyourinmaru, but that would take too long, and more of his men would be dead.
The Shinigami Captain noticed that the Hollows coming in from the south were few and realized that it was because of the Third Seat Mobile Corps officer that his Vice Captain usually hangs out with.
"Matsumoto, handle the west side, I'll take care of the north and east." Hitsugaya said. "Once we thin out their numbers, I'll leave it up to you for defense while I search what is causing the dampening field."
His vice captain nodded, her Zanpakutou had been already released as she destroyed Hollow after Hollow that was attempting to breach their line.
Suddenly the air around them blurred and the large Hollows appeared, and they on a different class from what the Shinigami were fighting. They were bigger and looked more lethal with their large claws and tails lined with spikes.
"Soar in the frozen sky! Hyourinmaru!" Hitsugaya finally released his Zanpakutou and started freezing the new Hollows that appeared. He cut a path of destruction, directing Hyourinmaru to form circle around their position.
"Above us!" A Shinigami shouted and Hitsugaya looked up and saw a dozen winged hollows trying to attack them from above.
Six blurs suddenly leaped from the ground and Hitsugaya saw the Mobile Corps detachment he brought with him on this mission attacking the faster but easier to kill hollows that threatened above them. Though they attacked with ferocity, the squad from the Secret Mobile Corps could not fight them all and some flew past them.
"Growl, Haineko!"
The Shinigami Captain looked back at his vice captain who had released her Zanpakutou. Her Zanpakutou, shorter than a Wakizashi sized blade turned into ash and moved like a mist above them. The moment the Hollows reached the cloud of ash, they shrieked and dissolved into spirit particles.
"Impressive, Matsumoto." Hitsugaya said, seeing his vice captain's released Zanpakutou for the first time.
"Thank you Captain." Matsumoto replied as she moved her hands to control the ashes above them, forming a defensive screen against the winged Hollows.
"My my, look at what I have caught!"
Hitsugaya's eyes widened when he felt a strong spiritual pressure descend upon them. Their true enemy finally revealed itself and Hitsugaya eagerly looked among the Hollows and Shinigami, looking for the source of the voice.
"A Captain and a Vice Captain no less!" The voice cackled.
"Show yourself!" Hitsugaya shouted.
"Such Temper!" The voice taunted them. "Fine, I'll show myself, it's useless to attack me anyway, no matter how powerful you are."
The Hollows left suddenly stopped attacking and moved back and the Hollows north of the Shinigami moved aside to let their leader pass.
It was a normal sized Hollow that had colorful markings on its mask, very different from the standard pure white of most hollows. The hollow had enormous arms and legs with deadly looking claws, but its tail was what drew Hitsugaya's attention. It was massive, and the end was shaped like a drill, with spikes at different points along its length.
"So you're the one that butchered my men." Hitsugaya growled. He was about to attack the Hollow when it moved and dug its arms and tail on the ground.
The earth around the Shinigami rumbled and huge spikes rose up around them. A Mobile corps officer tried to jump up, but she had suddenly met some barrier. As she crashed on the barrier, its surface glowed a translucent red before it shocked her, drawing agonizing screams from the Shinigami. Hitsugaya ordered Hyourinmaru to attack and the Ice dragon roared and lunged towards one of the large spikes surrounding them.
As Hyourinmaru made contact with the spike, he just vanished as if slipping into an unknown portal. Hitsugaya quickly felt the drain in his reiatsu and immediately stopped his attack.
"Don't touch the barrier, it absorbs our reiatsu." Hitsugaya ordered.
"Like I said it's no use." The hollow said. "Your spiritual energy is very tasty, Shinigami. Soon I will have more to feast upon."
"What does he mean?" Matsumoto asked.
"Can't you feel it?" Hitsugaya whispered. "Even now, I feel a tiny part of my reiatsu being drained away by these large spikes. They're absorbing spirit particles. We barely sense this because we have large reserves of reiatsu, but some of the squad members are feeling the strain."
Matsumoto looked at the rest of her comrades and saw some were having trouble breathing. She spotted a few nearest the spikes already on the ground, as exhaustion overcame them.
"That's correct! You're very smart!" The Hollows cackled. "It will be agonizing. The last batch tried to remain alive, and they only lasted for two days. It will be much better if you attacked now, and I'll drain your reiatsu right away!"
"You have a flaw in your plan." Hitsugaya said.
"Oh?" The hollow asked. "I see no flaw. My trap is perfect. I can't wait to taste the soul of a Shinigami Captain. It's been too long."
"This reiatsu negating barrier is impressive, it is quite similar to Soul Society's gate of pure spirits, minus the reiatsu draining properties." Hitsugaya began a lecture, hoping to distract the Hollow while he felt the reiatsu of Harry Potter move closer towards them.
Normally he wouldn't have sensed the Mobile Corps Officer's reiatsu, but he felt Harry Potter travelling at a considerable speed that his control of his spiritual power was leaking the tiniest amount.
"What is the flaw?" The Hollow demanded.
"Him." Hitsugaya said.
"Eh?"
The Hollow leaped back just in time to avoid getting killed as it suffered a deep wound in its shoulder. It screamed in pain and looked at the new threat. It was a Shinigami dressed in black, with a smaller sword with a black blade.
"Heh!" The Hollow faced its new enemy. "This is the flaw? You're not so smart after all Captain. You forget, I have an army with me."
The Hollows converged on their new target as they received instructions, but their target proved too elusive for them. The Shinigami was everywhere, in the ground in one second, and then in the air at the next. He was so fast, that the Hollows were confused and didn't know where to attack while their own numbers continued to be thinned.
The rest of the Shinigami trapped in the barrier looked on with hope as their fellow Shinigami fought with ferocity. Most could not see him, and only the burst of destroyed hollow particles was the indication of his movements.
"I can barely see him." Matsumoto murmured as her eyes tried to follow the blur that was Harry. He would flicker for a moment where he would wait for his Fujin to come back to him and would then release them at a new direction and then disappearing himself.
"His Shunpo is very impressive." Hitsugaya said as his eyes followed Harry. "It's on par with a Captain's. Who is this guy? Can you see his Hakuda?"
"He's my friend Captain." Matsumoto said proudly.
"Oi!" Hitsugaya shouted. "Try taking down the leader! He's the one maintaining the barrier!"
"I'm trying too!" Harry muttered. He stepped on a disintegrating hollow's head and pushed up towards a Hollow that had leaped above him. His Zanpakutou cut deep on its mask, a Hollows weakest point before he kicked another that had tried to attack him from below.
His kick was strong enough to shatter its mask and he flashed to a clearing to look back at his targets. He was not destroying them quickly enough, and at this rate it would be too late to save his comrades whose reiatsu were slowly being drained away. His Zanpakutou whispered something to him and Harry smiled.
"Yeah, I haven't practiced that move as much as I would have liked, and multiple targets are rare." Harry answered back to his Zanpakutou. Urahara refused to let him use more than twelve dummy hollows at a time, claiming that he was destroying them faster than his bureau could build them.
He was thankful to Retsu for healing his wounds. He thought that this would be a simple, quick mission that wouldn't even require him to use Shikai. He was dead wrong, and if he still carried that wound, he wouldn't be able to maintain the speeds he was using. He vowed to give Retsu the best fuck she would ever receive, if he made it out of this mess.
As the Hollows looked around for their prey, a gust of wind blew from the east, its ferocity growing stronger by the second. The few remaining airborne hollows were blown away and they hit the barrier with such force that they disintegrated on the spot.
"Has he released his Zanpakutou?" Matsumoto asked.
"You haven't seen it yet?" Hitsugaya looked back at his assistant. They could not see Harry at the moment, but they knew where his general direction was from his reiatsu.
"No Captain, he insists on practicing alone." Matsumoto said. "I tried to follow him one morning, but I can never catch him and his secret training grounds still remain secret. Vice Captain Isane of the fourth squad has seen it though, but she refuses to elaborate when we reach that topic."
"What's his Zanpakutou's name?" Hitsugaya asked.
"That one I know." Matsumoto said. "His Zanpakutou's name is Fujin."
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Harry appeared high above the Hollows and he carefully looked at his targets.
"Are you ready for this?"
"Always."
Harry held his released Zanpakutou above his head with two hands, enjoying the feel of the wind as it ruffled his hair and face.
His Zanpakutou glowed in his upraised arms and when he moved his arms to the side, Fujin held in each hand. Harry twisted in the air, and elbows bent ready to release in each arm the two separated pieces of Fujin.
"Turn them to dust, Divine Wind!"
He threw both weapons and he himself disappeared in a flash, the winds and currents guiding his body in coordination with his Zanpakutou. This was what was unique with his Zanpakutou, It was not just some projectile that he threw towards the enemy. Fujin was his partner and they fought together, separated but always connected with the currents of the wind.
His post Shikai training with Fujin has molded his body into a weapon that was as lethal as the blade he wielded. Such was the extent of his training that he pushed his body to the edge, and finally surpassed the limits of Hakuda. He was now searching for a new technique that is slightly based in Hakuda to help him get better, but Fujin's cryptic message of release only confused him.
No matter, for now Harry enjoyed the wind in his face sharing the delight with Fujin as they cut paths of destruction on the Hollows.
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"What the hell!!!" The leader of the Hollows screeched as his forces were exponentially diminished as each second passed. Everywhere his forces were being obliterated by some unknown force, and only the passing of the wind indicated that the unseen enemy was there. It was too late for the Hollows though, they only heard the rush of the wind as their masks were cut in half or their limbs severed from their bodies.
The leader of the hollows would have been dead sooner, if it were not for his quick reflexes. It managed to deflect an attack with its claws as its eye caught a glint of metal coming from above.
In over thirty seconds, most of the hollows disintegrated in rapid succession, and the ones that remained overcame their fear of their leader and rushed back to Hueco Mundo.
The leader of the Hollow found itself alone as the wind blew around him and it looked to see the cause of destruction standing in front of him.
The Hollow snarled and decided to use its secret weapon. Its tail detached from its body and the reiatsu he was absorbing from the Shinigami stopped flowing into his body. It did not matter, since he absorbed enough to defeat this deadly Shinigami.
"You think you've won?" The hollow asked. "I am not as defenseless like your foolish Captain might think. I'll eat you first, Shinigami!"
The Hollow faced his enemy and opened his mouth wide, revealing a strangely shaped tongue with a hole in the middle.
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"Holy Shit!" Matsumoto exclaimed as she watched the destruction around her. Everywhere Hollows were being destroyed at a rate she could have not imagined possible. She looked at her Captain and noticed his wide eyed look as he observed the battle, even he was impressed.
Then the screams of the Hollows died down, and Matsumoto gasped when she saw her friend and drinking buddy standing in front of the remaining Hollow. Harry's Zanpakutou was shaped like a boomerang, and for some reason he had two, one held in each hand. It was also large, almost as tall as a man, with a deadly edge that reflected the moonlight.
"Is that... his Zanpakutou?" Matsumoto asked. She watched as Harry place the two boomerang blades on top of one another and they glowed and fused into one boomerang.
"It is." Hitsugaya replied.
"How could it destroy so many Hollows so quickly?" Matsumoto asked.
"I suspect his Zanpakutou split into two, and he controlled them with his reiatsu." Hitsugaya said. "What have you noticed about his reiatsu?"
Matsumoto paused for a moment, obviously thinking about her friend. "There was one instance when he got drunk. I don't think he realized it, but he was getting irritated when Isane and I ganged up on him for getting easily drunk."
"Get to the point" Hitsugaya said.
"Then wind started to pick up." Matsumoto said as her eyes widened in realization. "It was strange too, it was hot all day and there was no wind at all that night, even a simple breeze. Harry had a tantrum and a powerful gust blew into the room, messing with Isane's papers."
"Harry's Zanpakutou is a wind type Soul Slayer, and he uses the winds to control his attack." Hitsugaya frowned when the leader of the Hollows detached its tail from its body. The barrier was there, but the Shinigami Captain felt the slight drain in his Reiatsu stop.
"Did you feel that?"
"Yes Captain." Matsumoto said. "Can we break through the barrier now?"
"I can only try." Hitsugaya stepped forward and slashed Hyourinmaru forward. The ice dragon attacked again and violently collided with the barrier. The whole structure of the barrier glowed red, a sign that it was under stress from the attack.
"It's working!" Matsumoto shouted amidst the sound of ice cracking and the sound the barrier produced as it tried to resist the attack.
Hitsugaya increased the intensity of his attack when he saw a stream of ash attack the barrier a few feet from his. The barrier glowed brightly until cracks started to appear along its surface, and finally it shattered amidst a spray of red spirit particles.
Without wasting time Hitsugaya rushed to the Hollow, Hyourinmaru pulsing with anticipation in his hand while Matsumoto followed behind him. Suddenly the Hollow found himself facing three powerful opponents.
The Hollows looked at his three opponents, and with his open mouth he let out a terrible sound that almost made the three Shinigami groan and grind their teeth in pain. Matsumoto had grabbed her head, her hands clenched tightly on her ears while Harry and Captain Hitsugaya did the same.
"Ahh!!! It hurts!" Matsumoto shouted. Hitsugaya was trying to remain upright while Harry struggled on his feet, leaning heavily on his Zanpakutou.
Harry knew the source of the sound came from the Hollow's vibrating tongue, if he could only somehow reach it, but the noise was too distracting for him to do anything. He could see the air around them ripple as the sound waves continued to attack them, and there Harry realized the advantage he had. He closed his eyes, and with supreme effort he communed with Zanpakutou. He knew that this would greatly drain him much of his reserves, but it was the only way he could think off.
Hitsugaya used Hyourinmaru for support, but it seemed the Hollow increased the intensity of his sonic attack as the young Shinigami was forced to cover his ears. He thought that his ears would bleed from the pain when the sound was suddenly muffled. The sonic attack continued to assault his ears, but at least it was somewhat tolerable compared from before. The sonic attack gradually weakened, enough that Hitsugaya and Matsumoto were able to stand up and pick their Zanpakutou from the ground. When they looked at their enemy, their eyes widened with awe.
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The Hollow wondered why his opponents were able to recover from his attack when it realized that it was suddenly surrounded by a wall of rapidly moving wind. It tried to increase its sonic attack when it saw the three silhouettes surrounding him, but it was shocked to see that his attack did not have an effect on them. It suddenly felt itself being picked up and it used its limbs to anchor itself securely back on the ground.
"What is he doing?" Matsumoto asked as she gazed at the rapidly swirling vortex of air with the Hollow right in its center.
"Captain!"
Hitsugaya looked over at the Third Seat Officer who was kneeling on the ground on his right knee, while both his hands on his Zanpakutou that was glowing a white aura. Their eyes locked at one another, and it was then that the Shinigami Captain realized what the Mobile Corps officer was planning.
Hitsugaya had no time to explain to his subordinate and prepared his attack with Hyourinmaru, waiting for the right moment. He watched as the silhouette of the Hollow struggled to remain on the ground, but the tornado surrounding it increased in strength until finally it was sucked into the sky.
The hollow struggled as it was tossed into the air, when suddenly the howling winds surrounding it weakened. The tornado had barely dissipated when it saw the red eyes of an ice dragon heading straight for itself.
Hyourinmaru roared in triumph as the Hollow was obliterated, the remains of its body that it left imbedded on the ground also dispersed.
"That was too close." Hitsugaya muttered as he sealed back Hyourinmaru and sheathed his Zanpakutou on his scabbard.
"What happened there Captain?" Matsumoto asked.
"Your friend's very smart." Hitsugaya said. He crossed his arms and faced the five squads who were still trying to remain on their feet while the others tended the wounded. "He knew that sound waves could not travel in space that had no air, and so he used a vacuum to contain the Hollow."
"Oh." Matsumoto murmured. It happened so quick that she barely realized what had happened. She looked back at her friend and gasped when she saw his state. He was unconscious, and leaning on his Zanpakutou with his hand with his head bowed, a sure sign of exhaustion.
Immediately Matsumoto checked her friend's state while his Zanpakutou shifted back to its sealed state. "He's barely conscious." Matsumoto said as she slid Harry's Zanpakutou on her waist beside Haineko.
"That last attack must have drained him of his reserves." Hitsugaya observed. He signaled one of the Mobile Corps that Harry brought with them and gave out his next orders. "Tell soul society that our mission was a success, though we suffered heavy injuries. Alert fourth squad that the injured are on their way."
"Yes Captain!" The mobile corps member bowed and quickly headed back to the portal to soul society.
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Fourth Squad Barracks and Recovery Center
Harry warily looked around the hall and tiptoed past the staff room where he knew the Fourth squad members used as a break room. He didn't want to get caught and sighed with relief when he passed the door without alerting them.
Harry tugged the white robes he had on, feeling uncomfortable without his usual uniform. He patted Fujin that was tuck at the small of his back, at least he felt some measure of comfort that he could feel his Zanpakutou's presence.
He was nearly there, and only the receptionist who wore shades that stood between him and freedom. Harry scowled at Isane, he could have used his hospital room window to escape, but she placed some high level Kidou spells to prevent him for escaping. She had done it on purpose of course, she always knew that he still sucked at Demon Magic.
Harry pondered how to distract the third seat officer of the Fourth squad when he decided to just go for it. He ran past the man's desk, making sure to topple the tall stack of papers beside the man to distract him.
Harry grinned as he stepped outside the recovery center and immediately he used Shunpo to get back at his own office. He thought he was clear when from nowhere Unohana collided with him, and with one smooth move she carried him over her shoulders in a fireman's carry.
"What are you doing, Harry?" Retsu Unohana said as she used to Shunpo to take him back to her barracks.
"I feel fine." Harry said as he stared at Unohana's shapely butt.
"I think not." Unohana said, a slight tone of disapproval in her voice. "Who is the expert here?"
"You are." Harry said.
"Will you promise not to escape again?" Unohana asked. "I know some strong binding spells Harry."
"I promise." Harry said.
"Good." Unohana replied, patting Harry's rump a few times. It did not surprise Harry that her hand remained on his butt, squeezing one cheek as they headed back to her office.
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"How are you feeling?" Matsumoto asked.
"Bored as hell." Harry grumbled. It seems that even though he was released from the Recovery Center after a few days, Unohana's reach and influence was considerable. She managed to convince Yoruichi not to assign him his regular duties, even his daily practice for a week. The result was a moody Harry who was not used to just sitting around filing paperwork all day.
"This might cheer you up!" Matsumoto held two bottles of premium Sake in front of Harry and the young Shinigami grinned with delight.
"That definitely will." Harry said as he pulled two cups from his drawer. Matsumoto expertly poured the two cups and settled the first bottle between them.
"Cheers." Harry said, excited to have his first drink in a week. Rangiku Matsumoto smiled and obliged and the two drained their cups quickly.
"Wow! That was good." Harry said as he felt the heat spread over his chest.
"I've been saving this for special occasions." Matsumoto said. The door opened and Harry smiled when he saw Isane walk in.
"You haven't started without me have you?" Isane asked.
"I didn't know you were coming." Matsumoto said. "My captain gave me the day off, so I thought I'd visit poor Harry here."
"Strange, Captain Unohana gave me the day off too." Isane said. She accepted the cup that Harry gave her and poured Sake for herself. "How many had you both had, I want to catch up!"
"I swear, we have corrupted her." Harry said, waving a hand at Isane. "You're even more of a heavy drinker than Kiyone."
"I am not!" Isane said. "That little brat's worse than me! I can't imagine reporting for duty drunk!"
"You almost did, remember our party last month?" Harry asked. "You should thank me, I ran after you when you thought you were late for a meeting."
The two Shinigami chuckled at the memory of a drunken Isane using Shunpo everywhere, with no sense of direction. It was only thanks to Harry and his superior Shunpo technique that he managed to catch his friend.
"Harry, I'd like to thank you for saving our butts last week." Matsumoto said. "You saved all our lives that night."
The night Hitsugaya led his Shinigami Force to hunt the deadly Hollow was classified as top secret, as such those involved were forbidden to speak of the incident until the Captains finished the investigation.
There were rumors though, of a Shinigami other than Hitsugaya defeating the hundreds of Hollows by himself. Some speculated that it was Hitsugaya himself defeated them, while others swore that it was a Mobile Corps member that suddenly used Bankai to defeat the enemy.
"You don't need to thank me." Harry said. "I did what I had to do. And besides, Captain Hitsugaya could have gotten all of us out if he used his Bankai."
"But that would have taken too much time." Matsumoto said. "He would request that his limiters for Bankai be removed, and you know how slow those people from the Communications bureau work. By the time he receives permission, it would have been too late."
"I've heard rumors about it." Isane said. "I heard the injured squad members talking among themselves. They say that a secret mobile corps officer destroyed a Horde of high level Hollows on his own. Were you the one responsible for that Harry?"
Harry nodded, knowing Isane could be trusted to keep a secret.
"Incredible." Isane said. "I knew you were a genius like Captain Hitsugaya, but to fight them all at once..."
"I need to improve." Harry showed his bandage hands. He didn't realize it at first, but the repeated use of throwing and catching a boomerang travelling at Shunpo speeds took a heavy toll on his hands. His fingers were almost broken, the cartilages snapped from the force of impact of Metal and skin. It was then at the Recovery Room with Retsu that Harry realized how dangerous it was to wield Fujin.
"Still, I'm glad to finally see your Zanpakutou in action." Matsumoto said. "I've never seen such shape before, and the way you fought was incredible."
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"It was waiting for us." Hitsugaya said. He was reporting his observations and opinions on the battle that night to the Captain Commander, and for some reason Yoruichi and Unohana was there with him. He guessed it was because one of Yoruichi's mobile corps was involved in the incident while Unohana was the one that treated their injuries. The Fourth Squad Captain also knew quite a lot about Hollows, having many years of experience fighting them.
"Can you classify its power levels?" Yamamoto asked.
"It was a powerful Gillian class." Hitsugaya said. "It also showed considerable intelligence, and has killed many Shinigami in the past."
"And what of the other Hollows?" Yoruichi asked as they watched the images of the fight from Hitsugaya's perspective in a large screen.
"Hunter Class three or four." Hitsugaya said. "They move fast, and they coordinated their attacks."
"It was lucky that you had a squad of the Mobile Corps with you to act as scouts." Unohana said. "Otherwise, if you just relied on your spiritual sense, it would have been too late."
"Your Third Seat Officer offered to help us, and brought a squad with him." Hitsugaya said to Yoruichi.
"Captain Unohana, what is the condition of Harry Potter when he arrived at the recovery center?" The Captain Commander asked.
"He was suffering from exhaustion, both physically and in terms of his spiritual reserves." Unohana said.
"He used most of his remaining reserves to trap that Hollow." Hitsugaya said as he remembered the powerful vortex Harry had used to render the sonic attack useless.
"He also had broken fingers and torn muscles in his arms and legs." Unohana added.
"I ordered him to take a week off so that he could recover." Yoruichi said.
"Good. Tell your Third seat officer that he will receive a commendation for his brave actions." Yamamoto said. "Dismissed."
The three captains walked along the length of the hallway, and Yoruichi was about to check upon Harry when she was stopped by Hitsugaya.
"What is it squirt?" Yoruichi asked.
The new Shinigami Captain scowled at the name and forced his tone to remain neutral. "I just want to ask about your Third Seat Officer. When did he graduate from the academy? His reiatsu is very distinct, and he is pretty young. I'm sure I would have met him in my year at the academy."
Yoruichi looked at Unohana above Hitsugaya's head, and the fourth squad Captain gave a small nod. "Don't tell anyone else, alright Toushiro?"
"I promise, if you start calling me Captain Hitsugaya." The tenth squad muttered.
"Okay, little Captain." Yoruichi grinned. "You know, you shouldn't act too old for your age. You should go and play. Do you like candies? I know Jyuushiro likes them... and hey! You both are called Shiro!"
"It's Captain Hitsugaya!"
"Please don't tease Captain Hitsugaya further." Unohana stepped in. "He needs his afternoon nap later, and he can't sleep if he's in a bad mood."
"Afternoon nap?" Yoruichi asked.
"Would you like a glass of warm milk Toushiro?" Unohana asked kindly. "I can have some delivered too you. That is what growing boys need after all."
Hitsugaya did not dare insult Unohana and only nodded, while giving Yoruichi scathing looks.
"If you would excuse me, I have other matters to attend to." Unohana bowed and headed out of the building.
"I better get going too. Who knows where Harry is up to this time. I leave him alone for two days and he leads a squad into a hunt of a dangerous Hollow." Yoruichi said.
"Wait." Hitsugaya maybe young, but he wasn't called a genius for nothing. "You didn't answer my question."
"Harry finished the academy in one month." Yoruichi said as she looked back at him, a dangerous gleam in her eyes. "Don't tell anyone."
Hitsugaya swallowed and nodded as the Goddess of Flash disappeared before his eyes. Then her words sunk in and his eyes widened in shock at the news. Someone was even better than him.
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"Damn Yoruichi." Harry grunted as he thrust into her. "What's wrong with you?"
Yoruichi didn't reply and locked her legs tighter against him, pulling him deeper inside her. She bit his shoulder and felt the taste of his blood in her mouth.
'You're mine.' Yoruichi thought, making sure to mark her possession with her scent and sweat. She grabbed his buttocks and stopped him from pulling out while her tongue licked his neck and ears.
She had found the scent of a few women in Harry, and knew that he didn't get it just from casual contact. She was fucking Harry almost every night, to make sure that the women he would fuck if he found the free time knew whose property they were borrowing.
Yoruichi pulled Harry in for a passionate kiss and she moved her hips, willing him to respond enough for a second round.
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Harry moved his released Zanpakutou in a quick downwards slash, sending a gust of compressed air towards his opponent.
Urahara stood calmly as the deadly wind attack rushed towards him, while his Zanpakutou Benihime released an attack of his own.
The compressed wind looked harmless enough, hiding its deadly until it was too late. The two forces collided and Harry scowled when his attack didn't even force Urahara back.
"Good attack Harry." Urahara said.
"That's weak." Fujin appeared beside him, and as always adding her own opinion. "You're not utilizing my full potential."
Fujin had started manifesting herself whenever he was alone practicing, again in her own cryptic way of speaking about 'releasing ones' self' to gain her power.
"Oh, Is that your Zanpakutou, Harry?"
Harry looked back at Urahara who was looking at Fujin. "You can see her?"
"Yes, though I did sense her for some time now." Urahara said. "She's quite the looker, nice tits on that one."
Benihime vibrated in his arms and Urahara chuckled. "Sorry Princess, I was kidding."
Meanwhile, Fujin was looking at Urahara with a raised eyebrow while her black dress continued to flutter from a non-existent wind.
"Do you want me to cut his balls Harry?" Fujin asked. "I can do that easily. Just say so."
Harry grinned at his Zanpakutou and shook his head. "I don't think he'll like that Fujin. Besides, Urahara was just kidding, he's like that."
Fujin still looked annoyed, though her shoulders relaxed and she leaned back against the wall. "Harry may seem to be rude when he addresses me, and I allow that because we are one. I give him that leeway. You Urahara Kisuke do not have that privilege. I am no ordinary Zanpakutou, remember that."
"I will, Fujin." Urahara slightly bowed while he moved Benihime slightly near his crotch, ready to create a shield in case Fujin delivered her threat. "My apologies."
Harry snickered and took a water bottle that he left behind the rock. He was surprised when Fujin picked the bottle and handed it to him.
"You're corporeal!" Harry exclaimed. He leaned closer to his Zanpakutou and prodded her milky white skin with his finger.
"Amazing." Harry whispered as he then began to poke her nose.
"Enough!" Fujin snapped and a gust of wind circled her and pushed Harry a good ten meters.
"Sorry, I just got excited." Harry said.
"You're ready." Urahara said. "You're poised to move at the next level."
"Don't you think it's too soon?" Harry asked as he glanced back at Fujin who was watching him with interest.
"Harry, Shinigami usually start their Bankai training when their Zanpakutou starts to manifest their true forms." Urahara explained. "This can be achieved by natural or artificial means."
"What do you mean artificial?" Harry asked.
"I invented a device that will draw out your Zanpakutou's true form into the artifact." Urahara said. "This will force your Bankai to teach you how to achieve Bankai, though it is quite dangerous."
"Then there's the natural process, where Shinigami meditate for years, just so that they could ask their Zanpakutou to manifest themselves in this reality. You have just achieved yours, though in a rate I could have never predicted." Urahara said.
"I told you I'm special." Fujin said, tossing her hair as she leaned on the wall.
"You should begin your Bankai training as soon as possible." Urahara said. "If you want, I can help you file a request for a leave."
"You'll do that?" Harry asked.
"Of course, if Fujin flashes me her tits."
A powerful wind knocked Harry flat on his back, and the next thing he knew, Fujin was standing beside him with Urahara's shredded Haori in her hands.
"The coward escaped." Fujin growled and then turned to Harry who was still on his back. "Better learn Bankai Harry, I want to teach that perverted prick a lesson."
"I'll do my best." Harry promised.
"You have too." Fujin replied. "Otherwise I'd have to kill you."
*************
"He's gone?" Matsumoto shrieked. "Why?"
"It says here it's because of personal reasons." Isane said, reading the report that Captain Yoruichi gave her.
"For how long?" Matsumoto asked .
"It's not specified." Isane frowned. "What could that boy be up to?"
"Maybe he's deep undercover for a mission." Matsumoto suggested. "We never really know about the operations of the Mobile Corps, and Harry is usually vague when we ask what he's up to aside from training."
"That could be it." Isane agreed. She hoped Harry would come back soon, since Captain Hitsugaya was not really a fun person to hang out with. She was confused why the young captain kept following Matsumoto, and then realized that it was Matsumoto's fault for always trying to skip on her duties.
Her captain was just making sure that she went to work on time and not drunk.
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"Where is Harry?"
Yoruichi looked up to see Unohana standing in front of her office.
"He asked for leave, so I gave him one." Yoruichi replied. "Why are you asking about him, Captain?"
"Can you tell me his location?" Unohana asked, her serene face broken by a slight narrowing of her eyes.
"I can't." Yoruichi said. "I promised not to reveal to anyone where he is."
"He's doing his training for Bankai." Unohana whispered. "It's too early for him."
"I told him that too." Yoruichi said. "But once Harry sets his mind to do something, he won't let anyone stop him. Please keep this a secret, Captain Unohana."
"Of course." Unohana said. "Please tell him to be careful, and to come to me right away if he gets back."
"I'll do that." Yoruichi said. She watched as Unohana walk out of her office, and returned back to her work. She looked at the direction of the secret training grounds and hoped he was fine.
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Harry spat blood and wiped his face while he faced Fujin who hovered above him. Her own dress was tattered from the cuts he managed to inflict on her. If Urahara was here, he would have gotten his wish, for Fujin's black dress was torn enough to reveal her firm breasts. Harry wasn't concerned with that though, since he was fighting for his life.
"Pathetic." Fujin said. "How are you supposed to win over me, when you move like that? You're useless!"
"I need a fucking weapon!" Harry shouted.
"If you deserve the power I will bestow on you, you need to earn it." Fujin said. "Now get up, I barely damaged you today."
"I'm tired." Harry huffed.
"I'm not." Fujin grew impatient and a strong gust tossed Harry into the air. Fujin leaped towards him and threw the released Zanpakutou towards him. Seconds before the boomerang cut his arm, he suddenly vanished and appeared beside Fujin.
"I said I need a break!" Harry growled and he clenched his fist and punched her. Fujin was able to block the attack with her hand, but the attack was too strong and she was pushed a food 50 feet away until her back collided with the cliff face. She did not attack since she saw Harry collapse on top of a boulder, utterly exhausted and drained.
Fujin grabbed Harry's water bottle and walked towards the hot spring that had healing properties, while a satisfied smile crossed her face. Harry had nearly done it.
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Three weeks later
"Unohana!"
The Fourth Squad Captain looked up to see Yoruichi carrying a bloodied Harry in her arms. Immediately she moved into action and started analyzing Harry for injuries.
"He's almost dead!" Unohana whispered. Immediately she withdrew her Zanpakutou and held it across her lap. "Flow through the gentle winds, Minatzuki."
Yoruichi watched as Unohana's Zanpakutou started to morph into a large creature. The creature struggles inside the room for a moment before it suddenly shrunk into half its original state.
"I need your help, Minatzuki." Unohana said. The large creature nodded and moved towards Harry, and immediately it opened its mouth and swallowed the injured Shinigami whole.
"What are you doing?" Yoruichi asked.
"While inside Minatzuki, Harry would heal faster than anything we have here in Soul Society." Unohana said. "I had no choice, he had lost a lot of blood and most of his organs were crushed. He barely has any reiatsu at all."
"Will he make it?" Yoruichi asked.
"His will to live is very strong." Unohana said as she patted her released Zanpakutou's belly where Harry was.
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Harry woke up feeling better than he ever felt in years. He couldn't remember feeling this comfortable before, and he sighed and snuggled deeper into the warm blanket and fluffy pillow behind his head.
He took a sniff and smelled the flowery scent of Unohana, it was the soap she used whenever they bathed. He heard strange noises everywhere and he opened his eyes to look at what was causing them.
Harry grinned when he saw his friends sleeping around the small room, Matsumoto resting her head by the foot of her bead, her large breasts spilling across the mattress. Unohana was sleeping on the chair by his bed, and Harry noted with amusement that even at the most comfortable sleeping positions her face remained perpetually serene.
He heard a purr and looked at his left and saw a black cat curled under his bandaged arm and slightly tickled its ear.
What was the most surprising though was Captain Hitsugaya, he was sitting on the window ledge looking at the night sky.
"Captain Hitsugaya?" Harry asked.
He saw the boy Captain's face twitch to a smile before returning back to his neutral expression.
"You finally achieved it."
It was not a question, but a statement and Harry nodded. "Yes."
"Hyourinmaru spoke to me last night." Hitsugaya said as he turned his head to look at him. "He explained to me a few things about you, and your Zanpakutou."
"I know about yours." Harry replied.
"Yes. I imagine Fujin telling you about that. Hyourinmaru said that she was the most talkative Zanpakutou he had ever met." Hitsugaya replied.
"She never shuts up." Harry agreed. A slight noise took his attention and he saw his sealed Zanpakutou slightly move on top of the bedside table.
"You better get some sleep." Hitsugaya rose up and stood at the window ledge. "I don't want to have Captain Unohana get mad at me for keeping you awake."
Harry wasn't able to reply as the young Captain vanished using Shunpo. He fondly tickled the black cat's chin and stroked Unohana's face before he fell asleep again. He did not see Unohana's eyes dart open as he removed his hand from her face and the gentle smile that crossed her lips.
The Fourth Squad Captain leaned downed and kissed his cheek before she headed back to her office to attend her other duties. She greeted her subordinates as she passed them, this time her smile a little wider and warmer than the past two days.
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Two Days later
"Harry, let's escape." Matsumoto suggested, feeling bored with nothing to do. The ban on alcoholic drinks while inside the premises did not improve her mood and she tried to look for other ways to fight the boredom.
"What?" Harry asked.
"You said you're feeling better." Matsumoto pouted. "And most of your injuries have healed. Let's go! I know you're good at Shunpo, we can outrun them. I know a good place we can drink!"
Harry looked around and saw caught Retsu's eyes as she passed by his room. He swallowed when he saw the threat in her eyes, the promise of something horrible if he agreed to Matsumoto's plan. Harry shivered at the thought, despite being very intimate with Retsu Unohana, Harry swore that she was the scariest Shinigami he had ever met.
"I think I'll pass." Harry said and he patted Matsumoto Rangiku's arm when he saw the disappointed expression on her face. "Don't worry, I'll be out of here soon, then we can drink all we want. I promise."
"You better." Matsumoto said. She stood up and gave a gentle kiss to her cheek and left his room.
Harry laughed and turned to the other side of his bed and was not surprised to see the Captain of the fourth squad standing before him.
"Retsu?" Harry took her hand and tugged her to sit at the side of his bed.
"I haven't been able to tell you this personally, but congratulations." Unohana said, stroking his cheek with her thumb.
"Thanks." Harry said. "I almost didn't make it. Achieving Bankai was harder than I imagined, it is completely different from Shikai."
"I understand that you will continue to practice to familiarize yourself with your Bankai." Unohana said.
"I need you to visit me every night after your practice, to prevent what happened last week."
"I don't think I'll be injured that much now." Harry said confidently. He tried to give Retsu a confident smile but he trailed off when he saw her narrowed eyes.
"Battling Hollows is one thing, but insisting on fighting while sustaining heavy injuries is another." Unohana replied. "You will visit me, or maybe I would go to the Captain Commander and report on your latest accomplishment?"
"Heavens no!" Harry said. "Don't tell him!"
Unohana smiled. "He might have already known about this Harry, do not underestimate the Captain Commander. I want you to report for a checkup in my office every night for the first two weeks. If you have not sustained any significant injuries for that time, then I will clear you back to your regular duty."
"I guess I don't have any choice." Harry muttered.
"No, you don't." Unohana said simply as she continued caressing Harry's cheek.
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Two week later
"Hi Yoruichi."
The Shinigami Captain looked up, and raised an eyebrow at her third seat officer. Like she predicted the first time Harry signed with her division, the young Shinigami lacked the etiquette and discipline for a proper subordinate. He called the other captains by their first names, not caring about the scandalized looks their vice captains showed on their faces. He was the total opposite of Soi Fon, who was a real sticker for the rules.
"What are you doing here?" Yoruichi asked. "Shouldn't you be leading a security patrol in the west end?"
"They can handle it." Harry said. "That new fourth seat, she has a talent for Hakuda, and she's more than capable enough to supervise the patrol."
"That's not what was in my orders." Yoruichi said. "You can't keep delegating your responsibilities to your subordinates."
"Like you don't." Harry shot back. "I bet you're trying to draw again huh? Is that about Retsu's flower arrangement club?"
Yoruichi blushed and hid her sketches. "How'd you know?"
"I saw what Soi Fon was doing. She's reading combat reports and mission briefs, and that's supposed to be captain's work!" Harry said."Anyway, I have to meet Matsumoto."
"Wait Harry, since you're here, I've been meaning to ask you something." Yoruichi said. "Have you ever thought about applying for the Vice captains exam? The mobile corps has gone a long time without a proper vice captain."
"No." Harry said immediately. "I'm fine where I am. The third seat is a good position, it is low enough so that the others wouldn't really take note of you, and it ranks high enough that I can have the freedom I want. "
"Harry, if you keep rejecting my offer, then I have to promote someone else." Yoruichi said. "The Captain Commander has asked about you, wondering why he didn't see you on the list of those who wanted to take the vice captain's exam."
"What did you tell him?" Harry asked.
"That you weren't interested." Yoruichi said.
"Thanks." Harry leaned down and gave a quick kiss on Yoruichi's neck. "Do you need me tonight?"
"Tomorrow night." Yoruichi confirmed. "I have a meeting with the association tonight."
"You mean your flower club, I wonder what Urahara would say." Harry teased. He immediately vanished just before a dagger hit where his head was moments before.
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"Matsumoto, you didn't even wait for me!" Harry exclaimed. He arrived at Isane's office and saw his friend drinking straight from the sake jar.
"She's been like that when she arrived, she already had that jar in her hand." Isane said. "I think something's happened."
"What happened?" Harry asked.
"I'm trash." Matsumoto said softly. "I'm just trash that nobody wants."
Harry and Isane exchanged looks and the young Shinigami frowned and moved closer to Matsumoto who was attempting to drain the last of the drink in the jug.
"I think you have enough." Harry said, taking the jar away from her hands. Rangiku tried to protest but Harry was firm and insistent.
He picked up Rangiku from her chair and stood up. "I'm taking you back to your room. We'll talk about this tomorrow."
"I'll clean up." Isane said.
Harry arrived at Matsumoto's sleeping quarters, across the street from the tenth squad barracks.
He placed Matsumoto on her bed but the vice captain refused to let go of her hold around his neck.
"Rangiku." Harry tried to pry her fingers of his neck.
"Stay with me tonight." Rangiku said as she tried to pull Harry to her bed.
"Sorry, but I have other duties."
"You mean screwing your captain?" Matsumoto chuckled. "Don't you want me? I need you tonight."
"I feel like I'm taking advantage of you." Harry said. "You're drunk."
"I'm not that drunk. I just drank one bottle." Matsumoto lowered her robes around her shoulders, showing Harry a sight that so many Shinigami wanted to see. "I'm asking you as a friend, I want to feel wanted tonight."
"I want you very much." Harry said, his eyes taking in Matsumoto's breasts. They were even bigger than he realized!
"Then take me." Rangiku said huskily, while at the same time spreading her legs and showing she was wearing nothing underneath her robes.
"Holy fuck, you could make the dead hard." Harry exclaimed as he quickly removed his clothes.
Rangiku Matsumoto's smile grew wider when she took in her friend's nude body. "I think I'll enjoy this too."
*************
One month later
Harry yawned and watched as his Fourth seat, a promising woman with a flair for Hakuda continued sending him disgruntled looks.
"What?" Harry asked.
"You should be doing your duties. I wonder why you were promoted to third seat, when I barely heard of you in the academy." The woman said.
Harry didn't care and continued carving a wooden block with a knife, it was a gift he was planning to give to Retsu on her birthday.
"I wondered too." Harry replied, not in the least insulted by what she said. The fifth and sixth seat had desks on the other side tried to give the woman warning looks to no avail. They knew what Harry was capable of, being there the night he destroyed a hundred hollows.
"Anyway, take things from here." Harry stood up.
"Yes sir!" The fifth and sixth seat officers said immediately.
"Bye now." Harry said and he disappeared with a flash.
Harry was travelling at a fairly high speed when he suddenly noticed a presence following behind him. Whoever that person was, he was very gifted at hiding his reiatsu, but Harry could still sense him.
Harry immediately stopped in a dime and faced the smiling face of Ichimaru Gin, Fifth squad Captain.
"Do you need something, Captain?" Harry asked.
"You know, I was wondering why my beloved Rangiku had suddenly stopped talking to me." Ichimaru said as he scratched the back of his head, making a show that he was confused. "It seems I got replaced."
Harry didn't reply, but he was immediately in full alert, realizing that this was the man that dumped Rangiku. Holy Shit.
"We had a misunderstanding a month ago, and I thought we would make up, but she never talked to me again." Ichimaru said. "But then I sensed something, a spiritual essence that lingered in her, and finally I found the source of it."
"What of it?" Harry asked.
"My my, such disrespect for a captain." Ichimaru said. "Let's talk as men then. Stay away from her, or else bad things might happen."
"Is that a threat?" Harry asked as his eyes narrowed. "She told me the man she had slept with before was a lousy fuck, and a liar."
Ichimaru's smile drop into a frown and immediately he moved into action. Harry felt the strong reiatsu of a captain class Shinigami permeate the air, obviously what he said angered the fifth squad captain.
"Shoot him to death, Shunsou." Ichimaru had his feet spread apart, while hiding his Zanpakutou beneath the sleeves of his arms. Harry saw a blade erupt and headed straight at him and immediately he deflected it as it shot past him.
Ichimaru was impressed on how the Mobile Corps member reacted. Initially he only wanted to scare of the man, like Rangiku's many courters before him. Something the young man said broke his self control, and all he wanted was the arrogant Shinigami impaled in his Zanpakutou.
He immediately ordered Shunsou back for another attack, but then he felt a strong wind blowing around. Ichimaru Gin's eyes widened when he suddenly felt a blade in his throat, he didn't even see the young man move.
"Don't try your shit on me." He heard the growl on the young man's voice. He felt a slight pain in his neck and realized that his enemy pressed the blade hard enough to draw blood. He angled his wrist so that he could use Shunsou to attack behind him when he felt a hand grab his wrist and twist it at a painful angle. He smiled tightly to hide the pain in his wrist as it neared the breaking point and noticed that the young man had pointed away from them.
"Next time you want to act all macho, I'll kill you, captain or not."
The next moment Gin was staring at the Mobile Corps officer who was looking at him with deadly eyes. The man did not show even a hint of fear from him, and he was the captain while his opponent was some unmarked Mobile Corps member.
The winds picked up again and like before, the man had vanished and Ichimaru couldn't tell where the mobile corps officer disappeared to. What the hell is he!
"Hmm, how disappointing, I thought he would cut your throat."
It was a testament to how Ichimaru Gin was shocked when he did not even feel the reiatsu of his fellow captain.
"I sensed a powerful reiatsu a moment ago, and imagine to my delight when I saw you confronting some lowly messenger boy." Zaraki Kenpachi said.
"But then, he wasn't just any messenger boy is he?" Zaraki chuckled. "He humiliated you."
"Good day, Zaraki." Ichimaru said. He turned around and headed back to his barracks, the clash replaying in his mind. He didn't even see the man coming, who was he? Ichimaru Gin scowled and increased his speed, another on his list that he deemed too dangerous to antagonize. The first on his list was the Captain Commander, and the second was Kyoraku Shunsui. This man was the third.
"At least she will be taken care of." Ichimaru mumbled. He was defeated on the right to be with Matsumoto. The Fifth Squad Captain wondered if he should report this to Aizen, then realized that it wouldn't' really accomplish anything. Matsumoto was happy already happy with her mysterious lover and he decided to leave them alone, for now. He had other plans to think about, and prepare. Blood trickled down his neck and he tore a strip from his sheets and pressed it on the long, thin wound.
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"You are sending her on patrol? I must insist..."
"Kuchiki Byakuya, while I understand how you feel about Rukia, she is a capable enough Shinigami. My orders still stand." Jyuushiro Ukitate said. "She is a member of the Thirteenth squad, and as her commanding officer, it is my right to order her where I see fit."
"I am disappointed, Captain Ukitate." Kuchiki Byakuya said. He looked at the Captain Commander who was listening to their conversation and decided to involve him.
"Captain Commander, wouldn't you agree that it would be safer and wiser for my sister to travel with an experienced Shinigami to show her the human world?" Byakuya asked.
Yamamoto nodded and he relaxed the grip on his walking stick. "That is true, Captain Byakuya."
"Then I ask that you allow my Vice Captain, Abarai Renji accompany her on her week long patrol." Byakuya said.
"That is not allowed." Yamamoto said. "Having a vice captain travel to the human world to just guard your sister will not be seen in a favored light by the rest of Soul Society. It is tantamount to favoritism, and it would ruin her career."
Byakuya said nothing and just stared at his tea cup, thinking of another way to make sure Rukia would not get hurt.
"I will however, allow you to assign a third seat officer or below that rank to travel with Kuchiki Rukia." Yamamoto said. "This meeting is over."
Byakuya and Ukitate walked ahead of one another as they exited the Captain Commander's office, one amused at the actions of an over protective big brother, the other deep in thought thinking of a suitable third seat officer.
"Hello Byakuya, Jyuushiro."
Byakuya and Ukitate looked to the side and saw their fellow captain Yoruichi coming in from the other corridor.
"Yoruichi, what are you doing here?" Ukitate asked.
"I just came back from a mission. I was about to report to the Captain Commander when I sensed both your reiatsu. Is something wrong?" Yoruichi asked.
Byakuya was about to open his mouth when a Mobile Corps Officer arrived and moved two paces behind Yoruichi. The head of the noble Kuchiki clan immediately observed this Mobile Corps member that seemed to be quite skilled at what he did.
"Oi Harry! How are you doing?"
Byakuya noticed that Captain Ukitate knew this Mobile Corps Officer, since he was speaking with in an informal manner. His senses told him virtually nothing about the man's reiatsu, but his instinct told him that this man was hiding something. There was only one way to find out.
Kuchiki Byakuya moved in a flash, his one step taking him behind the mobile corps member with his sword already drawn. He was curious on how the young man would respond when he suddenly realized his target was not in front of him. He quickly turned around the man standing between him and Yoruichi, his Zanpakutou with a black blade in his hand.
"Byakuya!" Yoruichi shouted. "What was that for?"
"I was testing your subordinate's skill, and he passed." Byakuya said, sheathing his sword back to its scabbard. "What is his position in the mobile corps?"
"He is my third seat, Harry Potter." Yoruichi said. The young man had also sheathed his Zanpakutou and resumed his position behind Yoruichi, though his eyes remained wary as he looked at Byakuya.
"I am pleased to hear that he has such a high rank." Byakuya said.
"He's my best agent." Yoruichi said. "I trained him myself. What is this all about?"
"I have a request, as head of the Kuchiki clan to the head of the Shihounin clan." Kuchiki Byakuya said formally.
"What is it?" Yoruichi asked. She noticed Ukitate was grinning from ear to ear and wondered what was so funny. A minute later after Byakuya explained his position she was also laughing.
**************
"I don't have time to babysit!" Harry said, walking beside Ukitate towards the Thirteenth squad barracks.
"Come on Harry, and it will be fun. I'm sending her to a low risk area, this will be her first assignment to the human world. Just make sure she doesn't hurt herself."
"Fine." Harry said. Yoruichi found Byakuya's story amusing enough that she agreed with his request. Byakuya interrogated him for a few minutes, asking if he was capable of Shikai. At Harry's nod, the head of the Kuchiki clan was satisfied and left, his long scarf trailing behind him.
"Where is she then?" Harry asked.
"That's her right there, sitting beside Kiyone." Ukitate replied.
Harry looked for Kiyone and found Isane's younger sister happily talking to a young petite woman. She was small and slender and had a nervous look on her face.
Kiyone was explaining what she knew about Gigai when she spotted her Captain walk in with Harry in two.
"Captain! Harry!" Kiyone exclaimed. She rushed towards the two men she admired and began to happily report on what had happened while Ukitate was gone.
"Kiyone, is everything ready?" Ukitate interrupted his devoted subordinate's tirade. If he let her he knew she could talk for hours.
"Yes Captain! The spirit gate is ready for use!" Kiyone replied. "What is Harry doing here?"
"He's coming with Rukia." Ukitate said. Kiyone's face brightened and she ran towards her friend and they began talking, their voices low to prevent anyone from listening in. Harry observed Byakuya's baby sister for her reaction and he was not disappointed. The young woman looked at him, and her eyes slightly widened before she composed herself and hurried in front of her captain.
"This is Harry Potter, Third Seat of the Secret Mobile Corps division and second in command to Yoruichi Shihounin in the covert operations bureau." Ukitate introduced Harry and the young Shinigami noted that Rukia's big eyes only got bigger. "Harry, this is Kuchiki Rukia."
"Pleased to meet you." Rukia bowed, showing deference and respect to what she thought was her senior colleague. Harry was indeed senior to her in rank, but she had been a Shinigami long before Harry even set foot in Rokungai.
"Same here." Harry replied. "Now I hear there's a spirit gate with our names on it. Shall we?"
Rukia nodded eagerly and waved good bye to her captain before following Harry to the spirit gate.
******
"You nervous?" Harry asked as they joined the line to the spirit gate where other Shinigami were being sent to their respective missions.
"Yes." Rukia admitted. "This will be my very first mission."
"You'll do fine." Harry said. He started reading the mission briefs and smiled. "Hmm, Karanara city, eighty kilometers north of Katakura City. Have you studied the reports?"
"Yes sir." Rukia said. "It says here that there is very little activity from Hollows, and most that appear are very weak."
"Yeah." Harry agreed. "It's a nice place for your first mission."
"Isn't this your mission too?" Rukia looked up at him.
"I'll let you run the show. I'll just have a nice vacation." Harry said.
"But ..." Rukia stammered. "We're supposed to be a team! What if a Hollow appears?"
"Then deal with it." Harry said. "You have a Zanpakutou, don't you?"
"That's not responsible of you." Rukia said.
They were the next in line to step through the Spirit Gate when Harry felt Retsu approaching them fast from the east. Rukia wondered why Harry was moving when she saw a Shinigami Captain walking towards them, with her vice captain beside her.
"Captain Unohana, Vice Captain Isane." Harry bowed. "Do you need something?"
"Why are you acting so formal, Harry?" Isane asked. "Anyway, are you going to a mission without saying goodbye?"
"It's just for a week and the mission load is light." Harry said. He handed the mission briefs to Isane while his eyes remained locked with Retsu's.
"I brought you some vitamins that you can take with you." Unohana said."Also, may I ask a favor Harry?"
"Anything." Harry said huskily. He inwardly smiled when he saw the slight widening of her eyes, unnoticed except by one who shared Unohana Retsu's bed regularly.
"I would like you to get me these." Unohana handed a list and Harry looked at the herbs and books written on it. "I will, Captain."
"Buy me and Matsumoto a souvenir will you?" Isane called out. "And Captain Shunsui and Nanao, and Hiyori..."
"Don't worry!" Harry laughed and he gave Unohana a hot look before he stepped into the gate.
"You're pretty well connected." Rukia observed as they walked along the busy street.
"They're just my friends." Harry said. "I owe some of them quite a few favors for helping to train me."
"Most of your friends are Shinigami Captains." Rukia pointed out. "Influential, powerful captains that have a long lineage."
"So?" Harry asked. He spotted a middle ages soul with its chain of fate dangling near its knees.
"You want to take care of that?" Harry pointed to the plus soul.
Rukia nodded and leaped from the roof towards their target. A few minutes later, she had successfully performed a soul burial and sent the man to Soul Society.
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"I know you just achieved Shikai." Harry said. It was night time and the city was quiet.
"How did you know?" Rukia asked, her eyes wide with shock. She was hoping to keep it a secret from everyone, even her brother. She hoped that when she mastered her Shikai, Captain Ukitate would finally give her a seated position in the thirteenth squad.
"I felt it." Harry said. "You reiatsu is fluctuating, that's what happened to me when I called forth my Zanpakutou for the first time. My reiatsu stabilized a month after that."
"Please don't tell anyone." Rukia asked.
"Sure." Harry said. "Don't worry about it Rukia, I'll keep your secret."
Rukia let out the breath she was holding and smiled at him. Harry grinned and messed her hair and leaped to the next building, curious at how proficient she was at Houho.
"Hey!" Rukia stomped her foot on the tiled roof.
"Catch me Rukia!" Harry said and leaped to the next building. Out of the corner of his eye, he observed Rukia jumped across the street in pursuit of him. Harry grinned and looked ahead, glad that his plan worked and now his evening was not that boring.
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"You need exercise." Harry said as they continued their hike on the mountain.
"You think?" Rukia asked scathingly as she continued to struggle up the steep path.
"Yeah." Harry said. He noticed the herb that Unohana had wanted and plucked a few of the plant complete with roots and stored it in his bag. "You should join my division for the daily morning exercise. It will build up your stamina."
"No thanks." Rukia said. "I can't wake up that early. This girl needs her beauty sleep."
"You're just lazy." Harry said. "How would you rise up the ranks with that attitude?"
Rukia did not bother to reply, since she did not know how to answer his question.
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Research and Development Bureau
"Shit." Urahara muttered. "They almost got it."
"What shall we do?"Hiyori asked.
"Prepare my Gigai, were getting out of here." Urahara said. He continued to stare at his office, whose every nook and cranny was destroyed. Nothing was spared, even the cushions were slashed and his wince collection lay wasted on the ground dripping their rare contents.
Urahara nodded and Hiyori vanished to their agreed upon hiding place when he felt the reiatsu of several Shinigami approaching him. He couldn't let them track Hiyori down and so he increased his reiatsu to mask hers reiatsu trail.
"Stop! Captain Urahara Kisuke!" Soi Fon shouted as twenty of the Secret Mobile corps' best warriors minus their Third seat officer surrounded the Twelfth squad Shinigami captain. "You are under arrest, new evidence has been uncovered on who was responsible for the former fifth squad captain's disappearance and also of the Captain and Vice Captain of the ninth squad."
Urahara frowned and he noticed the reiatsu of his most hated enemy looking with amusement from the tree line.
"I'm sorry Soi Fon, but I have pressing matters to attend to. I don't want to kill your men" Urahara asked.
"There's no escape" Soi Fon appeared in his path, blocking his escape.
Urahara frowned and raised Benihime, tip pointing to the sky. A loud explosion caused everyone to duck and the Shinigami Captain immediately used Shunpo to escape. However he saw the way blocked when Soi Fon appeared in front of him with six of her men.
"No choice." Urahara grumbled and pointed Benihime at the group. Soi Fon's eyes widened when she felt the powerful build up of reiatsu at the length of Urahara's blade. She tried to get out of the way, but she caught the blast and she crashed into the tree line, her clothes still smoking.
"Urahara!" Kisuke looked at Tessai who was standing in front of him with a disapproving expression on his face.
"Explain yourself, or I'll have to capture you." Tessai warned.
Urahara wondered what he could say to convince the man when he suddenly felt a reiatsu that was completely different from what he had felt.
"Hiyori! My vice captain's in danger!" Urahara said. Immediately he used Shunpo and rushed through the trees, while he saw the silhouette of a Shinigami captain observing him from the top of a hill.
He looked back and saw Tessai was right beside him, and he pushed on to the aid of Hiyori. What he saw made his blood freeze, as Hiyori screamed and shrieked as a white substance threatened to smother her face.
Urahara leaned down and raised his hands over the struggling body of his vice captain, while Tessai kneeled beside him.
"She's going into hollowfication!" Urahara said. "I have a way to stop the process, but we need to get to my laboratory fast."
"Who did this to her?" Tessai asked.
"The one who I suspect set me up. They are the ones responsible for what happened to the ninth squad some years back before I stepped in." Urahara said.
"I have a way to transport us." Tessai said. He sat on the ground and crossed his legs, Indian style. Urahara looked around as a cloth circulated the three of them and it started spinning and spinning until they disappeared from the forest.
Urahara took only one moment to realize that he was in his lab. Tessai helped him restrain Hiyori on the table while Urahara pulled a small marble from his hidden pocket.
The spherical object seemed alive as it swirled in a pattern of black and purple colors. Urahara moved the object near Hiyori then he plunged it straight inside her body. The effect was immediate, her hollowfication process stopped immediately and she stopped struggling. The white cloths and substance started to recede from her body, leaving only the mask of a hollow on her face.
Urahara frowned and waited a bit longer before he pulled out the Houkyokou from her body. It wasn't successful, but I was able to prevent the hollow from taking over her consciousness. He removed the mask from Hiyori and gave her to Tessai.
"I need you to take her away, hide far away from here for the moment." Urahara said. "There is no time left. Hurry Tessai."
"I understand." Tessai said. He used the same transportation method he used earlier and vanished while Urahara started to pack the special gigai he had created.
"Urahara, drop your Zanpakutou."
The twelfth squad Shinigami captain looked up and saw Hitsugaya Toushiro, Tousen Kaname and Gin Ichimaru waiting for him.
"You cannot hope to escape three captains, Urahara." Tousen said.
Urahara frowned and walked towards Hitsugaya and placed Benihime in the young captain's hands. "Take care of her, I'll be back for her later."
Ichimaru grinned and took one arm of Urahara and disappeared, followed closely by Hitsugaya and Tousen.
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"You're a fucking idiot."
Urahara looked up to see Yoruichi standing in front of his cell, while the four guards at the bars slumped down on their seats.
"Yoruichi? What are you doing here?" Urahara asked.
"What do you think?" Yoruichi snapped. "I'm busting you out. I know those charges were fabricated."
Kisuke gratefully received his Zanpakutou from Yoruichi who recovered it at the armory. The two lifelong friends disappeared, with Yoruichi keeping a sharp look out for any captains in the area. They travelled for a good ten minutes, until finally she led him deep into a forest where she opened a trap door.
Urahara jumped down immediately and Yoruichi followed him down the trapdoor. Urahara looked around the room where lamps that he knew the Shiba clan made hung around the room. He saw Tessai tending to a still unconscious Hiyori who appears to be having a nightmare in her sleep.
"Where did you find them?" Urahara asked.
"I sensed Hiyori's reiatsu nearby, and when I headed to our secret training grounds I saw Tessai with him. He told me the whole story from there." Yoruichi said. She tossed a bag at Urahara and the Shinigami captain smiled when he recognized the pack he was originally planning to escape back to the human world.
"Why didn't you trust me?" Yoruichi asked. "Why didn't you ask for my help?"
"Your responsibilities would have hindered you from helping us." Urahara explained. "I didn't want you to get into this mess."
"I'm the one that will decide on that." Yoruichi said. "Soul society is threatened, I cannot allow my home to just fall."
"We'll be leaving for the human world once I finished setting up these untraceable gigai." Urahara said. "Are you sure you want to leave your life behind? Harry?"
"Harry?" Tessai asked, wondering what Yoruichi's subordinate had to do with this.
At the mention of the name, Urahara could clearly see the hesitation in Yoruichi's eyes. After a moment she shook her head, though Urahara could see her watery eyes, showing how difficult it was for her. "No, I'll go with you. My Harry is strong. I'll miss him, but I'm sure to see him one day."
"I understand." Urahara said simply. "And thank you, Yoruichi. I see how much this hurts you."
Yoruichi didn't say a word and continued to hold the wooden necklace Harry had carved for her.
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"Were going back?" Harry exclaimed while the hell butterfly perched on his fingers. "But it's been only five days!"
"Huh?" Rukia asked.
Harry shook his head and watched the hell butterfly head back to soul society. "They cut my vacation short."
"Mission." Rukia corrected him.
"For you perhaps." Harry said. "We have to get back to the spirit gate in two hours. Something happened at Soul Society that's big."
"How can you tell?" Rukia asked.
"Captain Commander Yamamoto called for an emergency meeting." Harry said. "That rarely happens, so we better hurry."
Rukia nodded and she started packing away the souvenirs she bought for her own friends. After they cast off their Gigai bodies, the two Shinigami grabbed their belongings and headed to the Spirit Gate.
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Harry expected that his return to Soul society would be met with celebration, especially after the gifts he had bought for his friends. What he didn't expect was to be immediately summoned to the council of captains in the first division barracks.
He now found himself kneeling on one knee with his head bowed, while the captains lined up in either side of him while Yamamoto himself sat in his chair.
Harry noticed that Yoruichi and Urahara were missing, but decided to ask that question after the meeting.
"Welcome back, Third Seat Harry Potter." Yamamoto said. "I understand you just came back from a week long patrol at the human world. What have you to report?"
"I arrived at the gate with Kuchiki Rukia of the Thirteenth Squad, Captain Commander. We were supposed to stay for two more days when I received the hell butterfly." Harry said. "We have managed to send thirty two plus souls too Soul Society, while we disposed of six low level hollows we encountered in our patrol range."
"Is there anything else?" The Captain Commander asked.
Harry wondered what he had to report then he realized he had forgotten to explain his other reason in the human world. "There is one thing Captain Commander, during our free time I collected various herbs and plants at Captain Unohana's request."
"Is this true?" Yamamoto looked at Unohana Retsu.
"Yes Captain Commander." Unohana said. "I asked Harry Potter to collect rare herbs for my study."
Yamamoto looked at Byakuya who nodded, then to Hitsugaya, Unohana until all the captains gave their nods.
"Very well." Yamamoto said. "You are now cleared of all suspicions regarding being an accomplice to the traitors Urahara Kisuke, Tessai Tsukabishi and Hiyori Sarugaki. These three are barred from entering Soul Society ever again. Yoruichi Shihouin has disappeared for some reason, and is under suspicion for aiding Urahara Kisuke to escape."
"What?" Harry yelled, his eyes wide with shock. "Sorry Captains."
"This just confirms you are innocent." Yamamoto said. "The Captains are dismissed. Captain Unohana, Kuchiki and Ukitate, please stay behind. You will also stay, Harry Potter."
The Captains filed out, and they all met his eyes as he stood to one side. Hitsugaya gave him a respectful nod, while Shunsui Kyoraku patted him in the back. His gaze got colder as he looked Ichimaru Gin at the eye, daring him to say something but the Fifth Squad captain remained silent.
"Be seated, Harry Potter."
Harry nodded and sat on a cushion and realized this meeting was less formal than the one he was in a moment ago.
"You have been keeping a secret from us, it seems." Yamamoto said. He took a sip of his tea and looked at Harry in the eye.
Harry immediately locked eyes with Unohana, but she gave a slight nod saying she did not tell his secret. He immediately checked to see of his reiatsu was leaking, but he was fully in control.
"No, no one told me." Yamamoto said. "First you finish the six years of training in the Shinigami academy in under a month, and then achieve Bankai not long after."
"How did you find out, Captain Commander?" Harry asked, not aware of the stunned looks in Byakuya and Ukitate.
"Very little escapes my notice. You have excellent control of your reiatsu, and I would have not spotted the difference unless I met you in person." Yamamoto explained. "Your reiatsu has changed significantly from the last time we met. It is finely tuned, smoother, and potent. These are the signs that a Shinigami has achieved the highest level of power and control."
"What will happen now sir?" Harry asked.
"I had thought of giving you the second division captaincy." Yamamoto began. "But someone had told me that you dislike politics. You like it when things are simple, orders are given and you follow it to the best of your capacity."
"Yes Captain Commander" Harry said as he exchanged looks with Retsu, knowing full well that she was the one that told that to the Captain Commander.
"Then I shall promote you to a position you will like." Yamamoto said. "Soi Fon had approached me and that she requested time for her Bankai training. She will be well suited to lead the Second Squad."
"I agree Captain Commander." Harry said, thinking of the uptight bitches of the second squad. They deserved an uptight captain too.
"Good. As of this moment, I am dissolving the joint leadership of the Secret Mobile corps and the second court guardian division." Yamamoto explained. "You will be the commander of the Secret Mobile corps with the rank of a lieutenant commander. While your rank is lower than a Captain of the Gotei-13, you will only answer to me and the Chamber 46. Do you accept this charge, Harry Potter?"
The young Shinigami just stared at the Captain with an open mouth and finally Yamamoto got impatient. He poked Harry in the stomach with his walking stick, causing Harry to exhale.
"Sorry Captain Commander. I accept." Harry said, amidst the chuckles of Ukitate while Unohana continued to beam at him.
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"I was sure that you were not part of what happened." Retsu said as her finger continued to play with Harry's chest, tracing patterns on his skin.
"I don't believe what they're saying." Harry said. "I don't think Yoruichi and the others had gone bad, I know them too well. They trained me, helped me. There has to be a plot behind this."
"There usually is." Retsu whispered.
"So you believe me?" Harry asked.
"Until the evidence proves otherwise, I shall withhold my judgment. Personally, I know those four are good people, but their actions violated several laws that cannot be ignored." Unohana said. "Where does your loyalty belong to? To Yoruichi and Urahara or to Soul Society? Who do you trust more?"
"I don't know." Harry admitted. He felt Retsu move beside him and he yelped when he suddenly felt her impale her body on his tool.
"If you do not know the answer Harry, then trust in me." Retsu replied, keeping her eyes locked with Harry. "Be loyal to me, and trust my judgment."
"Retsu." Harry gasped.
"Swear Harry." Unohana said, clenching her muscles tighter around him.
"I'll trust you." Harry said, releasing himself in her. She always knew the right spots to rub or tickle and had an uncanny ability to know how close Harry was at losing control. She played his body like a fiddle, pleasuring him and herself in ways that Harry never realized was possible.
They spent a few minutes lost in their thoughts when Unohana suddenly yelped when Harry suddenly moved deeper inside her. Harry also had the uncanny ability to surprise Retsu and make her orgasm in several ways.
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Harry folded his arms and watched as his division performed their daily Hakuda practice. His fourth seat officer before the fuck up was now his lieutenant and she stood there beside him as meek as a mouse.
"What was your name again?" Harry asked, keeping a watch on the Covert Corps squad as they practiced their Shunpo around the yard.
"Fuuko Ando, commander."
"Fuck you?" Harry grinned.
"Fuck you too, commander." The woman said, finally losing control. Her commander had been trying to rile her up, and through supreme effort and patience, she managed to resist so far.
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Harry headed towards where Rukia told him she lived while not stationed at the barracks. He was in a hurry because of the summons, and so he asked Rukia to take care of his shopping bags before he headed to the first squad office.
Harry finally stopped and looked at the gate, taller than the ceiling of his own room. He knocked, and waited patiently while he heard the footsteps grow louder.
"Yes?" An old man asked, peering at him.
Harry never really got used to not wearing the black cloth that he wore on the lower half of his face whenever he went outside. He realized that he might be coming on as intimidating and immediately lowered it so that the old man could see his face.
Harry gave a friendly. "Is this where Kuchiki Rukia lives?"
"Yes, who are you?"
"Harry Potter, a friend of hers." Harry replied. He heard the locks on the gate open and it swung inwards, revealing a beautifully manicured garden.
"This way." The old man said and led Harry into the largest privately owned house Harry had seen in the whole of soul society.
"Whoa." Harry replied. "That's one big house."
The old man chuckled but did not stop in his tracks until finally he stopped by a door. He slid it open and indicated that Harry should wait here while he called for Rukia.
Harry was deep in conversation with Fujin when the door slid open. He was expecting Rukia but found Kuchiki Byakuya standing by the door and wearing a colorful robe.
"Captain." Harry greeted.
"Good morning Lieutenant Commander." Kuchiki Byakuya greeted back. The two men waited until a servant finished pouring the tea before they continued speaking.
"I'm sorry for the intrusion, I was merely here to get something I asked your sister to take care of." Harry said.
"It is not a problem." Byakuya replied. "I would like to thank you for watching over my sister. She told me how you treated her while in the human world."
Harry remembered the way Rukia drew strange drawings on his face while he was asleep, it seems that Rukia shared his habit of not respecting their senior officers and disregard for protocol. "She is talented and has a strong reiatsu. She only needs more time and experience to cultivate it."
"Yes, that must be why you let her fight all those Hollows." Byakuya mused.
"She could handle it, and I was watching nearby." Harry said. "Is that why you came to speak with me?"
"No, there are other things. Your achievements, as stated by the Captain Commander is astonishing to hear. I heard you almost died when you achieved Bankai."
"They said that. Captain Unohana was very angry at me the first day I woke up." Harry admitted.
"I pity you. I do not want Unohana Retsu to be angry with me." Byakuya said. "Allow me to tell you why I met with you this morning. It is about Rukia. I need you, to take her in the Secret Mobile Corps and train her for a year."
"Why would you want that?" Harry asked. "You know how brutal our training regiment is, since the mobile corps use Hakuda as the primary technique in combat."
"Ukitate is starting to send his subordinates to solo missions, and before she returns back to the Thirteenth Division, I want her to be toughened up. I realize that I cannot always be there to protect her, and that she should start relying on herself."
"I understand." Harry said. "I'll speak with Captain Ukitate later."
"The Kuchiki Clan is in your debt." Byakuya gave a small nod. "I sense Rukia on her way here. I would appreciate it that she does not learn of this conversation."
"Alright." Harry said. He chuckled as Byakuya left with Shunpo, the actions of older, over protective brothers were always amusing.
"You just woke up?" Harry asked when Rukia went inside the room, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "Now wonder you're so fat."
"Shut up." Rukia muttered.
"Oh, and nice robes." Harry said, looking at the strange pattern on the robe she was wearing. "Who is chappy? Is that a bunny rabbit?"
Rukia realized her mistake, and turned beet red as she looked at Harry. Immediately she ran out of the room to get changed to more presentable clothes.
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"Who's the kid?" Rangiku asked.
"Oh yeah, this is Kuchiki Rukia, Byakuya's baby sister." Harry said.
"I'm not a squirt!" Rukia said.
"How old are you, maybe you're a playmate of my Captain!" Matsumoto exclaimed.
"I'm a grown woman!" Rukia insisted.
"Your boobs haven't." Matsumoto pointed out.
Harry subtly looked at his new subordinate's chest, and while Rukia did have some curves, her chest look liked Seiretei's smooth walls when she stood beside Rangiku.
Unfortunately, Rukia saw him looking and if it were not for his quick reflexes, he would have gotten a nasty bump in the head. Rukia punched like a boy, or better yet a tomboy.
"Idiot!" Rukia shouted, her cheeks red with embarrassment. "I'm a growing woman! And Harry, what were you doing looking at me like some piece of meat?"
"Harry! I can be your piece of meat!" Rangiku said.
"She's drunk." Harry whispered to Rukia. Isane gave the young woman a non alcoholic drink and invited her to make herself comfortable in her office.
"Or better yet, why don't you show me your piece of meat." Rangiku added. Rukia coughed when she heard this while Harry laughed, not at all embarrassed at his best friend and sometimes lover's statement.
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"Something's troubling you, my young friend."
"I still can't get the idea of Yoruichi going bad, maybe Urahara because he is a sick bastard... anyway those charges? It's not possible." Harry said. "I know it."
"I know it too." Shunsui said.
"Then why didn't you try and defend them?" Harry asked. "I would have, if I were in your position."
"Harry, what would Yoruichi want you to do, follow the brave and stupid path or the smart and sneaky path?" Shunsui asked.
"She'd kick me if I didn't pick the smart and sneaky path." Harry said with a smile.
"Then what use would I be to Urahara and Yoruichi if I was made to resign my post because I followed the incredibly brave but stupid path?" Shunsui asked. "There are unknown powers in Soul Society that are moving in the shadows, manipulating events. I do not like it."
"That's what Urahara always tells me." Harry said.
"He's smart, that Kid." Shunsui said. "He and Yoruichi surrounded you with the people he trusts. He saw your power, and he didn't want you to be influenced by the wrong crowd. Me, Jyuushiro and Retsu are here to guide you, and advice if you need it."
"So when the time that our true enemy is revealed, we will be able to act and use our positions and influences to help their cause." Shunsui said. "Do you understand?"
"I understand." Harry said. "Thank you, Captain Kyoraku."
"It's Shunsui Harry." Kyoraku said. "My friends call me Shunsui."
"Thank you" Harry said.
"See you." Shunsui waved good bye and used Shunpo to pick up his lovely, lovely Nanao chan who had been keeping an eye out for eavesdroppers.
As Harry heard the sound of Nanao Ise pounding her fists on Kyoraku's back, he looked back at the stars and wished that Yoruichi was here. He already missed her presence and violent ways.
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A/N: There maybe some mistakes that I may have missed.
I know my style is not a pure anime writing style, so I'm sorry to those who wanted the Hitsugaya-Taichou and Harry-san in their conversations.
For me I find it harder to read, and I would sacrifice a small part of the style of the story for readability and plot.
