Naomi woke up the next day. She sat up and yawned. Today, she was going to find out what Yoruichi's and Soi Fon's answers were. She was really eager to find out and she hoped they said yes. She really wanted to learn hand to hand combat and didn't want another incident like what happened in the maggot's nest. What if she had been alone?
The door flew open and Yoruichi walked through it.
"Captain, you can't just barge into someone's room like that!" Soi Fon told her.
"I-It's alright." Naomi was already getting intimidated. And why was she here? Was Yoruichi going to refuse to teach her? Did Yoruichi think she wasn't prepared for this? Oh no, oh no, oh no!
"Captain, I know I may seem-"
Yoruichi cut her off by placing a finger to Naomi's lips. "I'm looking forward to teaching you." She said, smiling. She then put her hands together.
That one sentence made Naomi's eyes light up. "Really?!"
Yoruichi grinned. "Yes really. Oh and sorry for barging into your room. I wanted to tell you in person that I agreed to teach you hand to hand combat. And oh yes, Soi Fon will also be teaching you when I'm not available to." She slapped Naomi on the back. "You're lucky that your captain is a close friend of mine. I see a lot of potential in you, Naomi."
Naomi stared at Yoruichi in awe. "I-I'll do my best!"
Soi Fon peeked her head into the room. "Captain, we have to go."
"Oh right." Yoruichi nodded and stood. "I'll see you this afternoon." She left the room.
Soi Fon smiled at Naomi. "I'll look forward to working with you too." She also left and followed Yoruichi.
Naomi smiled happily. "Yes!" She threw her arms in the air.
"I take it Yoruichi agreed?"
Naomi froze, hands still in the air. She looked at the entrance and saw Kisuke standing there. Embarrassed, Naomi blushed. "Y-Yes, she did." She told him.
Kisuke laughed. "Well, I hope you learn a lot and one day, you can show me what you've learnt."
"That sounds great!"
Kisuke turned around so his back was to her. "Be careful though, Yoruichi won't go easy on you."
"H-Huh?!"
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Naomi had eaten something as soon as Kisuke left the room. After eating, she did some paperwork. Now she was getting nervous! Maybe Urahara was joking. He didn't seem like the type to joke around about this kind of stuff…right? She really hoped she wasn't going to screw up on her first day. She sighed.
Maybe this isn't such a good idea…
"What's with the long face?"
Naomi blinked and looked up, seeing Kisuke at the entrance. "Oh, um…nothing."
"That expression wasn't for nothing, was it?"
Naomi sighed. "I'm excited to learn but I'm also nervous."
"I can tell." Kisuke noted. "Look, just go for it. I know you really want to learn. Just give it your best shot." He smiled.
"Y-Yeah."
"Now, shouldn't you be going? It's already almost time."
Naomi stood. "Gah! Really? I was so absorbed in the paperwork that I forgot about the time!" She put her hands to the side of her head. "Okay, I'm going to go. I'll be back later!" She rushed out the door.
"Tell me how it went when you get back!"
"Will do!"
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"Good work today. You were great."
Naomi and Yoruichi had been training all afternoon and Naomi was exhausted. She felt like she just finished working out. Her body wasn't going to be happy tomorrow. She was going to be so freaking sore! It wasn't as bad as Naomi thought it was going to be. Yoruichi just had her throw some punches and a few kicks, then helped her with her posture. They were going to work on posture when fighting and then Naomi's stamina. As Yoruichi said, fights could last a while and Naomi had to be capable of still going on. And later on into the training, Yoruichi, or Soifon, was going to teach her the flash step.
Naomi slowly made her way to her room in the barracks and slowly got into her bed. She was going to rest now and relax.
"Soooo?"
Naomi sat up and saw her captain at the door. "Oh my god, Captain Urahara." She placed one hand on her chest. "You have to stop doing that!"
"I thought you sensed my spiritual pressure before coming here."
"Oh, umm no I didn't."
"Well that's another thing we have to work on then!" Kisuke grinned.
Naomi smiled a little bit. "A-Alright."
"How did it go?" Kisuke asked, making his way to sit in front of her.
"I think it went well!" Naomi replied. "I'm exhausted and I know my body is going to be sore tomorrow." She let out a laugh. "But I know it will all be worth it. I'm not going to give up."
"Glad to hear it." Kisuke eyed her sword on the floor leaning against her desk. "That's your sword, eh? I've never seen you using that." He turned back to look at her.
"I have the sword but…the thing is…I don't really know how to use a sword." Naomi explained. "Like the proper techniques and…stuff."
"Miss Hitsugaya, can you tell me exactly why Captain Hikifune asked you to be in her squad when you don't even know how to do hand to hand combat and how to use a sword?" Kisuke's voice was low and Naomi has never seen it before so it scared her.
"I-I do know some kido spells." She replied, voice shaken. "And she let me in because of my-"
"You fucking asshole!"
Naomi didn't have the time to answer because Hiyori came flying through the door, foot outwards and kicked Kisuke in the face. "You honestly think you have the right to say that to someone?!" She fumed. "Captain or not, that's not something you should say!"
"H-Hiyori, please…"
"Naomi is the sweetest person I know. She joined the squad because Captain Hikifune asked her to. She may not be a fighter but that didn't bother her! Why should it bother you?! Naomi could never hurt a fly and now I see that she's learning hand to hand combat?!"
"I just want her to be able to protect herself that's all." Kisuke replied. "I don't want her to feel helpless like she did in the maggots nest that time. I don't want to be on a mission and have to worry about her. I don't want her to feel like she has to be protected all the time. Am I really the bad guy here? For wanting to protect her? I asked her if she wanted to learn-"
Hiyori interrupted him by slapping him across the face.
"What was that for?!"
"For making her cry."
Kisuke's eyes widened and he turned to Naomi, who was crying.
When she noticed he was looking at her, Naomi rubbed her eyes. "I-I'm sorry for crying. It's just that you scared me with your tone and what you said and I know I don't know how to do all of that stuff but I am willing to learn all of that. I don't want to be a burden on anybody. I want to be able to protect myself."
Kisuke rubbed the back of his head. "Look, I'm sorry. All I wanted was the best for you. And I'm sorry for putting you down. You are a really sweet girl and I'm happy to have you in my squad."
"I accept your apology." With a tear stained face, Naomi smiled at him.
Kisuke couldn't help but smile back at her.
"Oh my god, get a room."
Both Naomi and Kisuke blushed at that comment.
"H-Hiyori!"
But Hiyori just smirked at them. "Oh please Captain, you're always at her doorway asking her things and wanting to know about her day. I'm starting to think you said all those stupid things just to get a rise out of her."
"I would do nothing of the sort!"
Hiyori looked at him skeptically. "Really? Really?"
Kisuke sighed and stood. "Okay Naomi, I'm going to speak to the other captains and the kido corps to help you learn sword fighting skills and kido."
"Thank you Captain!" Naomi smiled at him.
Kisuke turned to her. "Look, I'm sorry again, okay?"
"It's alright, it's alright."
"No, it's not! I made you cry and-"
"Oh my god, not this fucking thing again."
"Look, Captain its okay. I accepted your apology." Naomi looked at Hiyori. "And thank you for coming."
Hiyori smiled back. "Anytime."
"Oh and umm, can you two…"
Hiyori's eyes widened.
"No! No! Just make up! I mean, I don't want any tension between you two."
"Listen Hiyori-"
"If you make her cry again, I'm going to kick your ass."
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"Well then." Kisuke cleared his throat. "I must be on my way. Have you eaten anything? I'll bring something for you."
"Oh, that's really nice of you."
Hiyori shook her head. "Captain, I'm going to bring her food and talk about our day. You go in your office and do captain things. I'll take care of her tonight."
"Ya but, if he wants to eat with us, its okay."
"I just want it to be us two tonight. Two best friends talking about our day." Hiyori looked at Kisuke. "Maybe another time, we can have dinner the four of us."
"Four?"
"Us three and Mayuri."
"Sounds like a plan."
