Chapter 3: Meet the Shinigami
DISCLAIMER: OH DEAR, IF I COULD MAKE MYSELF JUMP AT THE SIGHT OF THE LATEST CHAPTER THEN I MUST BE TITE KUBO...
Whispers shot through the hallway as only one set of footsteps resounded. Are they idiots? Do they honestly think she couldn't hear a thing they're saying? She retained her air of refinement as she walked. Rukia wanted to scream at them to shut the hell up but then there goes her good reputation. Day three, so far so good.
Yes, Kuchiki Rukia was officially wearing the uniform. It was the white blazer with a line of black at the edge of the lapels. Instead of white, her buttons were black and so was her shirt. Instead of her red checkered tie, it was blue and instead or the white skirt with a line of black, it was a pure black skirt with a horizontal line of white near the bottom.
Rukia breathed in deep and breathed out the same way to calm herself down. She didn't care about what exactly it was they were saying. She only cared about their annoying obvious public indescretion and how they won't simply shut up. No, she did not suck up to authority. Byakuya didn't even have to pull off any strings. She didn't bribe the sweet and innocent Kaichou and she most certainly did not seduce their beloved treasurer.
All she did was get mixed up with a shitload of supernatural crap to get this uniform.
She knew the student council was just as prestigious as being a Joker. She didn't know just how prestigious the position was. She received multiple glares from the Hitsugaya fans and and even more death threat glares from the Inoue, Hinamori, Kusajishi, Nel and Matsumoto fans. She was yet to be acquainted with the assistant treasurer and the assistant secretary but she knew their names in the very least.
And the moment she saw his ridiculous hair on the way to their classroom, she scowled heavily. She hated yesterday, she loathed yesterday so much she was ready to jump of the empire state building in new york to escape the ever loving embarrassment which had nestled nicely in her chest.
She let out a fitful sigh as she slid the classroom door open. She heard the noise before the door and so she had to sigh as she heard the silence upon opening the door. Without minding anyone she sat down.
The noise was searing her ears. Only one fourth of the class and that was Jokers included were the only ones who were potential friends material. The three fourths of the S class didn't like her very well by the start of day two. And the next thing that happened completely surprised Rukia and had her completely and utterly dumbfounded.
Kurosaki Ichigo stood up in a large thud. "What are you guys? A zoo? Shut the hell up!" he yelled intimidatingly and they were silent. His eyes met hers and he quickly blinked away before adding a few more things. "I can't believe you guys honestly think Inoue Orihime is willing to take a bribe. Don't you think our Kaichou has more class than that?" he asked before silence prevailed and he sat down in an orderly fashion.
Rukia had to blink once or twice to believe what she saw let alone hear. Was Kurosaki Ichigo seriously defending her? No wait, it's more of he was protecting Kaichou's good name. Why did she even hope he did it for her for even a second. She hated it. She hated it all. How did she get her crazy ass powers because of this guy? It was unfathomable and it left a really bad taste in her mouth.
"This makes us even..." he said in a way that his voice would reach her and her only.
And she was shocked again.
He really did do this for her under the pretense that he was protecting the enemy's good name. That didn't sit too well with everybody but it was far more better than directly saying he did it for her. That would be so shameful she would dive to the deepest crevices of the Mariana's Trench and burn underwater with the searing lava. Ah, the fucking shame.
And so class began in silence and by some diluted miracle, Ukitake-sensei didn't notice the awkward silence. Perhaps he was choosing to ignore it, not that she cared. Ukitake found the need to shove the unwanted test down his students throats apparently. She just wanted homeroom to end and quickly go to math. Math was the only subject she was never bothered by anyone in and she appreciated that much from Soi Fon-sensei. But Rukia could do without the swearing, sensei should really stop getting pissed over Zaraki-sensei. It was futile since Zaraki-sensei didn't give a shit about what she said about or directly to him.
After the casual greeting, Soi Fon-sensei came in with her usual totalitarian vibe that scared the shit out of everybody except Rukia and Ichigo.
Math class happened the way Rukia had wanted it to happen if you exclude the piercing glares from her fellow classmates. It was annoying but tolerable in the very least. She wondered how she would last the day when everybody loathed her so. To whichever god had decided to cast such a heavy burden on her shoulders deserved to have his own religion stripped away from him. She didn't ask for this, she didn't want this thing called a Zanpakuto not did she want an ounce of Reiatsu.
They say Reiatsu is a bloodline thing... Then Hisana... Why didn't she tell me anything... And Byakuya, my brother-in-law should know very well know all about the supernatural shit going on... Damn it...
What I did was a spur of the moment thing. I hate watching people get hurt. I loathe watching people get hurt for my insignificant sake. It slipped out, the deepest desire of my heart. I want to protect.. And she answered... Sode no Shirayuki answered my plea. Now here I am, in a state of extreme regret.
She cursed to herself silently as she watched a rain off brown and red leaves falling limply to the ground. Then she noticed that she wasn't the only one admiring the leaves. The orange headed boy in front of her admired them with her. She felt something weird at the thought of actually sharing something with the insufferable bastard. It didn't feel bad.
It felt like a good thing.
Finally, lunch was her only release as of the moment. Tatsuki still stood by her but it was getting a tad bit awkward. Meanwhile, the Jokers had exhibited no signs of change. Ishida still talked to like usual, Renji still talked to her like a friend, Grimmjow kept flirting with her, Ulquiorra would still give her the occasional acknowledging bow and Kaien would still come to brighten her day. She and Ichigo were as 'civil' as always.
That sight was obviously contradictory.
The student council and the Jokers were always constantly against each other. When the council said that all students must strictly follow the dress code, the Jokers would wear it in the worse way possible and get away with it and those followers under their protection did the same which is one of the reasons why people follow them. For freedom they say. Though of course, the students who followed the student council were the righteous and not so barbaric ones.
Rukia walked to the vending machine again and took a 100 yen coin out of her purse, kinda too much for canned coffee but the coffee was strangely good. As soon as she arrived, she saw the very face she had been swooning over since day one. He saw her and gave her a charming smile that melted her insides.
"Yo, here to get coffee too?" he asked in a laid-back manner.
Rukia nodded as she popped her coin in the machine and clicked the button for her coffee. "The coffee here's good, I enjoy drinking it in autumn and in winter." Rukia replied. She heard the can drop and she leaned down to get her warm drink.
"Shinigami huh? You sure about all of this?" Kaien asked as he opened his can of coffee.
"Why should I be unsure?" Rukia replied.
He laughed at her before ruffling her hair and patting her head. He grinned at her. "True, you have no reason to be unsure. Hang in there okay Rukia?"
She blushed as she nodded. "Did you get your blazers back?" she asked because she knew that Kaichou sent them to him for her.
"Yeah, I did. Got em back from Ichigo actually." Kaien replied as he drank his coffee.
"Th-thanks for letting me borrow." Rukia said with a smile.
"No problem." he said before leaning down to look at her face. That shocked her to a multitude of degrees and it made her flush red. "Smile more, you're cuter that way. After all, we've got enough stone cold Kuchikis in this school already. One is enough, don't make it two."
She nodded like a little child as his hand left her head and left in a cool swift way. Rukia sighed as she placed her hand on where he last put his hand. Rukia yelped as she heard an unexpected 'boo'. Rukia quickly turned around.
"Oh, what do we have here... Is our cute little Shinigami in love?" the fukukaichou grinned deviously.
"F-fukukaichou! Please don't scare me like that!" Rukia yelled as she quickly redrew her hand from her head and opened her can of coffee.
Momo giggled as she produced a coin from her purse and popped it in the thin slot for some hot milk tea. He can fell down moments later. "Don't be ashamed. We can't help who we fall in love with Rukia-chan. And you're a member now so just call me Momo. Even Hinamori would suffice." Momo smiled warmly as she opened her can and drank her tea enthusiastically.
"B-but, Kaien-san's a Joker, the jack position to be precise." Rukia stuttered, her face was as red as a tomato.
"So long as you don't end up falling for the King himself, it's all good. Don't worry, we're gonna join you in S class pretty soon." Momo smiled.
Rukia finished sipping her coffee before she spoke to Momo. "What do you mean by that?"
Momo shrugged. "Our senpais told us to stay close to each other so when our Orihime-chan failed the entrance test because she was sick, we lowered our standards to stay in B class with her. Nel-chan kinda got the news late and ended up in A class, it was too late to change her answers so she skipped one fourth of the test and didn't answer them. Rangiku-san's a senpai, second year."
"And since our cute adorable Shinigami's in S class, we're going to ace the test to stay in your class. It also makes monitoring the Jokers easier on our part." Momo added though she spoke of Rukia like a puppy.
Rukia blushed. "Hinamori-san... referring to me as cute and adorable is too much."
"We've always wanted a Shinigami ever since elementary so you're basically our new pet technically speaking." Momo replied before casually looking at her watch. "Come on, lunch is almost over." she said as she hooked her arm around Rukia's arm and dragged her to the S classroom.
People talked again but seeing their beloved Fukukaichou with the new member of student council in a friendly way kinda pissed them off. To those who had no proof that Kuchiki Rukia was actually an honest to goodness average person, they rejoiced at the sight. Momo slid the door open herself saying that if Rukia had any problems, she should feel free to consult any member of the student council. Rukia bid Momo farewell as she walked back to her seat with a sigh. She could feel stabbing glares from the three fourths that didn't like her now. Piercing was fine, stabbing was even better.
Rukia rested her head on her propped up palm and watched leaves fall like rain like she had done so earlier. Tatsuki approached Rukia and spoke. "Kuchiki-san... I've been hearing things and it's not pleasant... What going on?" Tatsuki asked, concerned.
Rukia gave her an apologetic smile. "I can't tell you... I'm sorry..."
"So, are they true?"
"Of course not... Kaichou is too great of a person to accept a bribe. Byakuya is too righteous to be pulling strings for something as big as the student council. Hitsugaya-san isn't the type to fall for seduction and he only has eyes for Hinamori-san don't you think?" Rukia replied as though she was tired.
Tatsuki fell silent. "Okay... So long as they aren't true, I don't need to hear you real reasons for joining."
"There's one thing I want to get straight. I didn't ask for this, I have never wanted this and I can't leave this." Rukia said with truthful eyes as she rested her head against table itself and continued to admire the falling leaves of red and brown.
She only chose this because it had been more practical than leaving herself unprotected. She didn't want to die so early. She wanted to graduate with top honors, find a boyfriend, have get first kiss and lose her... ahem before she died. Oh, and marriage, she needed to get married before she died.
Tatsuki sighed in relief as she went back to her seat and when people would ask about their conversation, Tatsuki didn't say much about the matter thankfully enough. She didn't need people to pity and help her. She
could do it herself. Then Rukia heard the most unexpected voice ever. It made her look.
"Lying to yourself is a bad habit Kuchiki-san." said Ulquiorra Schiffer on his way back to his seat. After that single line, he resumed to being the public art of the class by being a statue.
Rukia rubbed her temples furiously. Today was bizarre... No screw bizarre, today was fucked up.
Hinamori Momo suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the sports field. She gave Hitsugaya Toshiro gave the thumbs up and Toshiro nodded in acknowledgement. Then a few seconds later, Orihime along with the entire student council came. Two of them had extremely large assets. The one with green hair lunged at Rukia and hugged her like a pet. "You must be this Kuchiki-san, I've been hearing about. Neliel Tu Odelschvank at your service, I'm half German ja?"
Then the other busty one walked to Rukia. She winked at Rukia and saluted at her. "Matsumoto Rangiku, just call me Rangiku."
The treasurer another. "What's with the sudden personality change Matsumoto?" Toshiro scoffed as he slung his Zanpakuto over his shoulder.
"Sh-shut up Taicho! I'm a senpai so I need to live up to my reputation!"
"Taicho?" Rukia asked.
Momo placed a hand on Rukia's shoulder. "You see Rukia-chan. Rangiku-san was such a failure at using Reiatsu when she was a freshman so our Senpais called our genius middle schooler Shiro-chan. He was so strict with Rangiku-san, he resembled some old Japanese war general so from then on, his nickname was Taicho."
"I see..." Rukia replied.
"Oh dear, there goes my reputation..." Rangiku sighed as her breasts bounced with her motion. She walked as if she was drunk but she couldn't be drunk because she was technically still a minor. Her tie was incredibly loose so that her shirt could afford to have three or four buttons off and since the blazer was rather low to begin with, her cleavage showed.
"Hitsugaya-kun, let's begin." Orihime said with great authority. Perhaps it was because of her hair and how it was always tied up with a clasp that made her look like she was full of professionalism.
Toshiro nodded as he stuck his weapon to the ground.
"Okay, Momo's just placed a barrier using Kido so there won't be any passersby." Toshiro informed to start of the session.
"What's Kido?" Rukia asked as a sudden breeze assaulted them all.
"I'm not the Kido expert." Toshiro said as he gestured Momo to speak.
"Ah yes, well to be precise, Kido is literally demon arts. It's kinda like magic and like your Zanpakuto, it requires Reiatsu. For example..." Momo said as she used Rangiku as her test subject. "Bakudo# 1 Sai!" Momo yelled as she her right hand showed two fingers faxing Rangiku, palm upwards while her left hand held her wrist. Suddenly, a shot of light burst from hr hand and Rangiku was on the floor as though she was bounded by something.
"See, I just used demon arts, the binding way. It's the simplest way stop one's movements. The lower the number, the easier it is, the higher the number and it will be more difficult to perform the Kido spell without an incantation. Normally, every Kido spell has an incantation. If you've mastered a certain spell, you can do it without an incantation but having incantations allows one to utilize one hundred percent of the spell. I could go on but you should master Shunpo and stuff first before you use Kido." Momo stated non-stop.
Rukia nodded as the information was barely absorbed in her brain. Toshiro told Momo to sit while they did their stuff which she did along with the rest of the student council.
"Alright, listen up Kuchiki. There are three levels. Level one is using just your Zanpakuto that should suffice for most weak hollows or depending on how strong you are, you can get rid of strong hollows with just level one. Now level two is something every one like us should have and that is when your Zanpakuto goes into phase two, in other words, it's called a Shikai and is the strongest one can get on an average scale. It's a miracle you got Shikai as soon as you tapped into your powers, that's rather rare and normally, we start out with just our Zanpakuto. We call it Asauchi, a nameless Zanpakuto. Every Zanpakuto has a name and you need to learn it."
"Though, your Zanpakuto seems to love you already. Oh, Level two includes a costume change. You call it a Shihakusho. Now if I do level two and you find yourself wondering why I have a white Haori, that's because I'm one of the elite. Everyone who has an average Shihakusho is probably indirectly related and a common trend for the First Daughter's soul is choosing one who suits her personality the most, blood or status doesn't matter to her so we consider everyone as a candidate for hosting the First Daughter... Though, it has to be female. Of course that female needs to have Reiatsu as well."
Toshiro sighed as he tousled his hair. "I digress, call forth your Zanpakuto. Your heart will know what to do." he instructed as he crossed his arms.
Rukia nodded as she thought long and hard as to what to do. She imagined it in get hand but that didn't happen. She mentally called out it's name but her Zanpakuto didn't appear. She ruffled her hair frustratedly. She let out a fitful sigh and tried again.
"Rukia-chan... Draw a circle in your head and make it as pitch black as possible. Then imagine yourself jumping inside that circle." Momo instructed.
"H-Hinamori! Th-that's for Kido!" Toshiro yelled.
"Same mechanics... And that's how I learned to summon Tobiume." Momo replied.
Toshiro shrugged. "Kuchiki... Do as she says."
Rukia nodded hesitantly. She made the biggest circle she could make and made it in the blackest shade of black she knew and she jumped through the circle. She suddenly felt a gush of overwhelming energy and before her brain could catch up with her actions, Toshiro was standing next to her, holding her hands.
"Stop Kuchiki... That's enough, you summoned your Zanpakuto already. Put a lid on you Reiatsu or you'll freeze us all to death." Toshiro said as his gaze bore into her eyes seriously.
Rukia made a sideways glance and saw some ice forming on the ground and in her hand was a silver steel Katana with a bronze hilt and handguard wrapped in red crimson thread. Making an educated guess, this was her Zanpakuto's Asauchi form.
"Sorry..." Rukia apologized.
"It's not a problem... I'd blame Hinamori's method. That method embodies the basics of Kido but without mastery over one's Reiatsu control, one's Reiatsu may go out of control like what you just did right now but I won't deny that it's a fast way of learning how to call your Zanpakuto. Risky but efficient in the very least. Remember that feeling, I don't want you trying that method every time you call forth you Zanpakuto and lose control of your Reiatsu." Toshiro said in a scolding tone.
Rukia just nodded. "Okay..."
"You need to learn Zankensoki. Zan is for sword fighting, Ken is for hand to hand combat, So is for Shunpo more commonly known as flash step and last but not least, Ki is for Kido. Zan comes first... Know any forms of martial arts?"
Rukia nodded. "I know some Kendo and I know basic Judo and Taekwondo. Nii-sama told me to take those lessons..."
Toshiro chuckled. "As expected of Kuchiki-sensei... This makes things easier. Just fight normally and I'll go easy on you." Toshiro said as he took his Katana and took a battle ready stance.
"E-excuse me!" Rukia yelled bewildered as Toshiro charged at her.
Toshiro's strike was heavy and if she dropped her guard, he would be able to push her back any time. He withdrew only to attempt a slash at her side. Rukia quickly turned her blade around to block and pushed him off before disappearing from her sight and reappearing behind her. Rukia used her instinct to duck as she attempted a low kick but he simply jumped and dodged away. Rukia charged at him but he blocked it with much ease using only one hand for support. Rukia used a little more strength to push him back and retaliate.
After an educated guess, she figured that the reason why he kept disappearing was because of Shunpo, otherwise known flash step. The name spoke for itself, it's a move that allowed one to be nothing but a flash in one step.
She could feel something every single time he used it... Was it Reiatsu? Was she sensing his Reiatsu? Perhaps, it was something unique to him after all... Well that berryhead's Reiatsu felt so unruly and crude and messy and unkempt. It was suffocating and it flowed all over the place. Not at all like Hitsugaya Toshiro. His Reiatsu felt serious and chilly like ice. It was rather neat but it didn't feel cold whenever he made any outbursts directed to Hinamori...
As long as she continued to sense the direction of his Reiatsu, she would be able to block him.
Rukia blocked a blow from the side and the more she fought him, the more she was able to analyze his fighting style. He was doing an aggressive type of speedy hit and run tactics. All she had to do was hit him before he ran. Toshiro used Shunpo again and slashed at her from the front, Rukia blocked him and made a quick slash below but he had managed to block it. No, it couldn't be that easy. Rukia caught him off guard by catching his arm when just as he was about to Shunpo away. She did a Judo throw but he managed to wring himself out of her grasp before flash stepping away. He was becoming rather frustrating.
In a fit of frustration, Rukia called out her Zanpakuto.
"Stop moving around goddamit!" she yelled at Toshiro before turning her Zanpakuto upside down. As she turned it, a white ribbon appeared at the end and the entire thing turned white. "Mai, Sode no Shirayuki." she said, her clothes changed into a Shihakusho in a split second.
"Some no Mai! Tsukishiro!"
A white circle appeared below his feet and she was too fast. He couldn't simply Shunpo out of the way.
"Damn it... Sote ni Zase! Hyourinmaru!" he yelled. His Zanapkuto blasted an ice dragon against the floor as the sky turned dark. He used the impact of the blast to propel himself away from the attack and as that happened, his uniform changed into a Shihakusho draped with a white Haori with the number ten at the back.
Toshiro sheathed his sword and sighed. As soon as the hilt touched the end opening of the sheath, his Shihakusho disappeared along with his Zanpakuto. "That'll do for today... She passes."
Rukia only then realized how frightened she was. Her hand quivered as she sheathed her Zanpakuto and her Shihakusho had disappeared along with her weapon. Rukia dropped to her knees in relief. Orihime walked up to Rukia and offered her a hand. Rukia took Orihime's hand and was pulled up.
"Shinigami Kuchiki Rukia-san... Welcome to the Student Council. All of us have no doubt in you current and potential ability. Do you solemnly swear to live by our ideals and our goals. Do you solemnly swear to never do anything in favor of the Jokers or to assist Aizen Sosuke's goals and ideals in any way and do you forever promise to uphold the balance of this world as we do?"
Rukia had to pause. All she wanted was to protect herself and that she could do now but she needed to think about what would happen in the long run. If she were to remain a third party, the Jokers would take advantage of her and she being a sitting duck would contribute a portion to the world's future imbalance.
Ah well, option one seemed more safe and practical... It would just have to be a small risk she would be willing to take. Stupid impulsive youth urges. Why couldn't she have a normal year and have normal friends and land herself a perfectly good boyfriend before graduating normally?
Now she was resolved.
"Yes, I solemnly promise to do so." Rukia replied.
Orihime smiled. "Now that that formal stuff is out of the way. Let's have a party shall we?" Orihime said in one conclusive clap.
"P-party?" Rukia stuttered.
"Yeah! Let's have a party!" Momo joined in on the fun.
"Ja! A party with be most fun! Achtung everybody, who's gonna buy what?" Nel added as she brought out a small note pad.
"Nel! Put Vodka in that list!" Rangiku yelled enthusiastically.
"Matsumoto! If you dare bring an ounce of alcohol in the campus I will drag you back down to kindergarden personally!" Toshiro yelled at her angrily.
"Buy candy! Candy's important! Especially Konpeito candy!" Yachiru said as Nel wrote that down. Wasn't she the secretary, why was the assistant writing it down.
"Candy ja? Anything else?"
"Tequila!"
"Nein... No alcohol on campus."
"Let's have a barbecue, I'll buy the meat!" Momo volunteered herself.
"Then if it's a barbecue party then I'll buy the drinks." Toshiro said as he scratched the back of his head.
"There is no such thing as a party without Sake!"
"Oh dear... We need to be the role model for students Rangiku-san..." Orihime sighed.
"Fraulein Kuchiki? Care to add something to the list?" Nel asked.
"Uh... A bonfire perhaps?"
"Ah! Ja ja! That means we are buying hotdogs and marshmallows!"
"Can I stick my candy in the fire?"
"I'm sorry Yachiru-chan but you can't do that to candy."
"Ah! Shut the hell up and make up your minds! Why can't there be another guy?"
"Taicho... You're the only guy who would never approve of such alcohol and won't even spoil us girls silly..."
"Ja... You only spoil Fraulein Momo ja?"
Toshiro blushed furiously. "Sh-shut up... Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south!"
Momo began to restrain him. "Sh-Shiro-chan! What do you think you're doing."
"Blasting off my no good assistant treasurer! Hado #31 Shakkaho!" he yelled, his upward palm was facing Rangiku.
"W-wait Taicho!" Rangiku yelled as she defensively put her palms up. "Bakudo# 39! Enkosen!" Rangiku yelled as a shield appeared in front of her hands blocking the blast for the most part. The red was mostly repelled by the shield.
"Taicho! That was so mean!" Rangiku whined. "You know I suck at Kido!"
"Yet you could do that Ensokan perfectly!" Toshiro yelled.
"It was an emergency situation!"
"Emergency situation my ass, you're just a lazy bum."
All of a sudden, a huge whole ripped open in the sky and out came a horde of hollows. The student council simply smiled at the face if danger and summoned their Zanapakutos.
"You up for this Kuchiki-san?" Orihime asked as she pressed her fingers against the two clips on her collar.
"You bet I am."
Rukia sighed as she walked out to the middle of the sports field again. She cracked get neck and stretched all her limbs before crossing her arms. The assistant secretary, Nel was simply there waiting. If she wasn't mistaken, they were doing Shunpo today. She was still rather sore from yesterday's hollow massacre.
"Ah, Fraulein Rukia... Fraulein Orihime has allowed the use of level 2 for our Shunpo training." Nel smiled like the model she was.
Rukia nodded as she closed her eyes. "Mai, Sode no Shirayuki."
She was suddenly wearing a Shihakusho and her Zanpakuto was in her hand. She sheathed it and it disappeared into dissolving ice that went with the chilling breeze of autumn. "Um... Nelliel-san... You're Shihakusho is... Different..."
Nel simply laughed in a singsongy way. "Ja, well... For some reasons, we european ones get a different outfit... Ah well, that doesn't matter ja? Now our technique is different from you Japanese. It's called Sonido but it's similar enough. I'm the the second fastest in the student council ja Fraulein Rukia?"
Rukia raised an eyebrow. "Second fastest? Who's first?"
"That would be Fraulein Yachiru but she does not enjoy being bothered and so we have me ja? Achtung now..." Nel said as she disappeared from Rukia's line of sight an reappeared right next to Rukia. Rukia heard a weird sound vibration-ish sound as Nel reappeared.
"Tell me Fraulein, what did I just do?"
Rukia cupped her chin in thought. "I can't sense Reiatsu all that well but you focused your power into your feet and used that to boost your speed for a single sprint. If my theory is right then the more Reiatsu you have then the faster you are correct?"
"Ja, you are correct. Figuring all of that out after just one observation is quite the feat Fraulein... You may know the mechanics but can you do it?" Nel smirked as she crossed her arms. "Learning Shunpo makes Reiatsu control easier."
Rukia nodded as she tried applying the Kido technique but made the circle smaller. She imagined that it was get feet just plunging in the small hole. "Good... You are a quick learner aren't you Fraulein? Now use that Reiatsu to propel against the ground."
Rukia nodded as she focused more Reiatsu and made a leap. Before she knew it, she was on the otherwise of the track field tumbling on the ground before coming to a stop by hitting the fence. Nel used Sonido to reappear next to her. "Not too bad. Make sure to land on your feet and not your arse ja? You were still somewhat visible but practice makes perfect. Go back to where we were and try to focus on landing a bit more shall we Fraulein?"
Rukia nodded as she repeated the process. She did land on her feet this time before she suddenly fell over head first. "You landed on your feet nein? However, you did not keep your balance." Nel said harshly as she went further away using Sonido.
Rukia allowed a soft growl to escape her lips as she stood up. Rukia focused her Reiatsu again and attempted another flash step. This time, she nearly lost her balance but she had manager to land directly on her feet.
"That is good Fraulein..." Nel said in one conclusive clap before smiling sadistically. "Now use Shunpo to go back and forth the entire field a hundred times. Ja...?"
Rukia looked at her in sheer and utter disbelief as she began to use Shunpo.
Rukia walked limply towards the center of the field. Her arm was still sore from slaying hollows and now her legs hurt like hell as she walked. Shunpo was incredibly painfully afterwards that she didn't even eat dinner anymore much to her sister's worry of course.
"You're one minute late Kuchiki-san but I will tolerate your lateness for today. I'll be sharpening your hand to hand combat... Hakuda in other words." Orihime smiled at her.
Rukia bowed down and apologized profusely despite the pain her thighs have been giving her. She feared Orihime's wrath more. "Raise your head Kuchiki-san, what's done is done. I just want you to hit me. Shunpo is permitted." Orihime said as she didn't even try a stance.
Rukia nodded as she carefully used Shunpo to kick her from behind. Orihime simply grabbed her keg and swung her down. Rukia used her hands to keep her up before kicking against the floor and using Shunpo again to land a blow on Orihime's side. Orihime once again parried her by grabbed her arms this time and successfully restraining her to the floor. "You are rather predictable Kuchiki-san... The student council mustn't be this weak."
Rukia allowed a snarl to escape her throat as she stood up and used Shunpo to set a distance between them. "Putting distance is always good if you're opponent is not capable of..." Orihime said as she walked before reappearing directly in front of Rukia. "...catching up to you so easily that is." she continued.
Orihime gave gave her a roundhouse kick so fast Rukia couldn't even dodge. She managed to block the blow at the risk of her arms. Having training day after day was bound to take it's toll. "Speed is a necessity for Hakuda. Strength is secondary..."
"Don't just focus on getting your opponent of their feet if you know you're not strong enough... Focus on getting more hits in and weakening your opponent." Orihime instructed.
Rukia nodded as she used Shunpo. She quickly attempted a side kick only to be blocked before using Shunpo again to land a blow behind but was dismayed when the president simply ducked down, grabbed her arm and did a good Judo throw on her. "Good use of Shunpo though..." Orihime commented.
Rukia stood up despite her soreness. "Are we seriously using Hakuda to fight hollows Kaichou?" Rukia asked whilst panting.
Orihime smiled sweetly as her hands went behind her back. "True but mastery over everything helps a lot. Hakuda is for when we're in combat with something our size. Most likely, it would be the Jokers... Hakuda also helps prevent rape and mugging and the like."
Rukia sighed. "Imagine me punching Kurosaki Ichigo to death... With biceps like his, I won't be able to even move the man."
"Oh, you want to beat him to death... I'm not entirely surprised by the aspect..." Orihime chuckled with a light air of sophistication. Like the one and only mistress of a noble family.
"Of course I do. If I could kill him then I would've already done so..." Rukia seethed.
"Still... He has his good points..."
"Good points? Where?"
"His reckless desire to protect people... It's supposed to be good but I... I Hate it..." Orihime said with a distant look. Her eyes showed a flash of angst.
Rukia felt that it was a sensitive subject and backed off instantly. "Umm... Kaichou?"
Orihime nearly jumped at the sound of Rukia's voice. "Ah!" she squeaked. "I must've spaced out. Forgive me..."
Rukia shook her head and smiled. "No, it's okay..."
But Rukia did wonder. Who was Inoue Orihime to Kurosaki Ichigo and vice versa? What happened?
"Umm... Hinamori-san... Please stop hugging me..."
Momo kept hugging Rukia like a Teddy bear. She was already rubbing her cheek against Rukia's and she was way too close for comfort. Though Rukia felt that it was more like pet love. Yeah, after all, Rukia was more or less like the student council pet considering that an occupied Shinigami seat is an extremely rare occurrence.
"But you're so adorable Rukia-chan! Especially when you see Shiba-san, your heart goes doki doki! It's so moe..." Momo sighed.
"Doki doki? Moe?" Rukia mumbled.
A certain white haired treasurer sighed as he grabbed Momo by the collar and hauled her off to a good five feet. "Forgive her Kuchiki... Momo is a closet hyper Otaku... She's only like this in front of the student council, her fans don't know she loves anime to such a disgusting horrifying extent."
"It's not like that..." Momo said stubbornly.
"She has some sick obsession with this anime called Bleach... Something about this couple... Hmm... I forgot their names but I'm sure it's the two main characters... She keeps spouting crap about how cannon the couple is and she keeps making rants about why the main guy shouldn't be paired with this side character of a girl... Something like that..." Toshiro sighed.
"It is true! You should've seen them at the bridge scene at the SS arc! It was so sweet and that moment in the HM arc! Before he had to do his business and save some other lesser girl , they were staring at each other! It's eyesmex I tell you, eyesmex!" Momo yelled at him.
Toshiro groaned angrily." I don't understand I thing you're saying. What the hell is this SS arc and HM arc... Never mind, get on with the lesson."
Momo nodded as she faced Rukia properly now. "Yosh! I'm gonna teach you Kido 101 now!" Momo said in a highly energized tone. "Well now that I think about it... Using Kido makes me feel like those mahou shojo girls they show every Sunday morning..."
"Hinamori..."
"Of course Shiro-chan. Let's teach you some basics. Repeat after me: Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south!"
Rukia repeated after her line per line.
"Good, what you said is the incantation for Hado# 31 Shakkaho. Now Kido can be easily split into two categories. Bakudo is the way of binding and Hado is the way of destruction. Now what I just had you say is one of the most basic yet reliable Hado spells. Now watch this."
"Hado# 31 Shakkaho!" Momo yelled, palms upward. A red last shot out from her palm and limply hit the ground. "Yep, that's how it goes. But beginners should use incantations... Therefore, we're not leaving until you memorize what I made you say..."
"E-excuse me?"
"Exactly what she said. Get memorizing... You know... Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south!" Toshiro said brusquely.
Rukia sighed fitfully. "Umm... Ye Lord! Mask of flesh and blood..."
"It's Mask of blood and flesh..." Momo corrected.
Rukia groaned angrily. "Ye Lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, umm..."
"Flutter of wings."
"Ahem... Ye Lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings ye who holds the name of man-"
"It's ye who bears the name of Man! Listen Rukia-chan, if you can memorize all the way to man then you know half the incantation of almost all Hado spells." Momo said.
"Okay... Ye Lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings ye who holds the name of Man!"
"That's good. Now how about the rest of the incantation for Shakkaho?"
Rukia smacked herself as she used her brain at full power now. "Ye Lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the... north?"
"South." Momo and Toshiro correct in synchronization.
"Ye Lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south!"
"Excellent! Now what comes after that?"
"Hado# 33 Shakkaho!" Rukia yelled afterwards.
"Okay, palm upwards. Face the nearby floor. Not too near though... okay then... Say the incantation and bear in mind the technique I taught you last week."
Rukia nodded as she closed her eyes and imagined a black circle. "Ye Lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south! Hado# 31 Shakkaho!"
Nothing happened and silence prevailed. Rukia was extremely dismayed.
"That's okay, it doesn't happen instantly. I heard from Nel-chan that you're talented in Reiatsu perception. Follow the flow of my Reiatsu carefully." Momo said.
Rukia nodded in a disappointed way she she sensed Momo's Reiatsu carefully. Momo said the full incantation and faced her palms towards the ground. She fired a shot of red. Rukia noticed how it was focused to her hands. But it felt like a complicated process. "Try again Rukia-chan."
Rukia nodded. "Ye Lord! Mask of blood and flesh, of creation, flutter of wings ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south! Hado# 31 Shakkaho!"
A small light came from her hand but it faded away like the wind. Rukia scowled.
"Getting better, try again."
Rukia sighed as she resumed her former position. "Ye Lord! Mask of blood and flesh, of creation, flutter if wings ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south! Hado# 31 Shakkaho!"
This time, Rukia was tossed back in recoil. On the floor was an evident burn mark. It was rather painful to have landed on her butt. "Oh! That was quick... That is Kido my friend!"
Rukia felt confident.
"Now then, let's play with your Shunpo and your agility for a bit. I'm gonna fire Shakkaho at you multiple times and you're gonna dodge." Momo grinned deviously as she began to fire at Rukia.
Rukia began to ran or her poor dear life and Shunpo did help. The shots kept firing at her and there was this moment were she would've gotten hit if she didn't use Shunpo in time. That was seriously close and life threatening. Momo kept laughing hysterically though after taking a step back, she bumped into a taller figure with extremely soft... Watermelons? Momo turned her head in a stiff robot way, frightened.
"Ah... Good Afternoon Kaichou..."
Orihime smiled. "Good afternoon... May I ask what is it you are doing Fukukaichou-san?" she asked, emphasizing the Fukukaichou.
Momo gulped. "Training?"
Momo could feel the surge in Orihime's Reiatsu. "Training... Is it?"
Momo nodded abruptly. "Y-yeah... Of course it's training... Right Shiro-chan?"
Toshiro shrugged. "I'm not involved in this..."
"Hado# 90..."
"K-Kaichou!"
"Kurohitsugi..."
"Kaichoooooooouuuu!"
Rukia was practically sleeping in class. To be precise, it was math class and that was a very risky thing to do. Soi Fon-sensei walked past Rukia's desk and as soon as she realized that Rukia was asleep, she went back and slammed her table. Rukia quickly woke up and found glaring eyes directed at her. "Kuchiki-san... On the board... 5x + 2y - 6z = 12 ; 3x - 7y - 2z = 9 ; 8x - 4y + 9z = 5. Solve with Cramer's Rule."
Rukia wanted to laugh. They just started this lesson today so Rukia shouldn't know how to answer it since she was sleeping from the very start. It was seriously a piece of cake. Surely she was simply jesting?
Rukia stood up after a short groans and the three fourths of the class who still disliked her despite today being Monday of Rukia's second week. At first sight, the class knew this was an impossible equation to solve and that Soi-Fon-sensei was doing this on purpose. They all thought Rukia couldn't solve it and after giving the class fifteen minutes of free time since the equation was rather long, Rukia managed to produce the impossible answer.
"X= 7291/5000 Y= -1993/5000 Z= -9177/10000" was written on the board. Rukia just walked back and went back to sleep, shocking Soi Fon-sensei.
Soi Fon-sensei had to double look at her paper with the answers. The question was intended for detention students and she answered it flawlessly. Soi Fon would have to lower her conduct grade for sleeping in class but... as for the main grade, she needed a plus. Soi Fon-sensei sighed as she forcibly instructed the one and only Kurosaki Ichigo to be a good seatmate and wake her up. After all, it would be a shame to have such a smart student with such low conduct.
Ichigo groaned angrily as he looked back. He didn't want to deal with her, he ruffled his fruity tangerine hair and sighed. "Hey... Midget... Wake the fuck up..." he whispered in an annoying tone that was sure to piss her off.
True enough, she let out an irritated snarl and punched his face without lifting her head. Ichigo bit his lip and kept the pain to himself. He heard the people around him snicker and that pissed him off. He played the dirtiest trump card ever. "Hey Midget... If you don't wake up now I'll burn your entire Chappy stuff toy collection." he said with a smirk before whispering something only she could hear. "And you know damn well I can just use Shunpo to get there and hack and slash away."
Ichigo smirked as he witnessed a vain pop. Her head slowly rose and Ichigo shivered as he witnessed the harshest and coldest glare to be ever conceived directed towards him. "Don't you dare touch my Chappy collection because I swear I will freeze your ass off and I'll keep it frozen." she threatened back.
That was scary... Seriously.
"I'd like to see you try but I'd rather have you very much awake for I fear Soi Fon-sensei ten times more than I fear you." he replied smugly before facing forward.
"Insufferable bastard..." she seethed quietly.
"Bitch..." he shot back.
"Asshole..."
"Whore."
"Slut."
"Excuse me? I am completely male mind you..."
"Or are you? Considering how you're always surrounded by five other guys I won't be surprised if you get tons of action..."
Ichigo quickly turned around angrily. "I ain't fucking gay."
"Hell yeah you are..."
"Am not."
"Orange hair."
"Orange hair doesn't mean I'm gay.
"It attracts attention, more particularly to the males."
"Why are we observing my sexuality?"
"I want to know if the guy in front of me is gay or straight."
"I'm straight."
"And I don't believe you."
He was glaring at her. "And why?"
"And allow me to pose you another question. Why do you know about my Chappy collection?" she asked assertively.
"You talk in your sleep now answer mine."
"Wow... So you watch me sleep do you?"
He blushed at what she implied and grew even angrier. "What the hell! I don't watch you sleep."
"Then how would you know I talk in my sleep?"
He couldn't possibly tell her that he did watch her sleep last week at the library because he was forced to do some recon on the potential threat who actually is a threat now.
"Please... You talk too loud in your sleep." he replied.
"I do not."
"Yes you do."
"No, I do not."
"Yes you-"
"If you two are just gonna waste precious class time arguing and bickering then why don't you go outside and I'll hand you two a detention slip and you two can bicker while doing something useful like cleaning the instruments in the music room." Soi Fon-sensei interrupted. She massaged her temples furiously and cussed softly. "Kurosaki... I ask you to do one simple thing and you end up bickering... Splendid." Soi Fon sighed before turning to Kaien. "Hey you, appease them."
Kaien nodded. All he had to do was look at Rukia sternly and after having her swoon over him without his knowledge she stayed awake while Ichigo stubbornly kept his mouth shut. Soi Fon-sensei continued on with the lesson.
The entire student council had gathered in the middle of the sports field once more. Today was supposed to be the result of everything they've been doing. Training and all. Orihime took one step forward. "Alright, we'll have an ability assessment. The test is a pyramid, well have you fight the weakest all the way to the strongest to assess your ability. We're arranged by strength however, Hitsugaya-kun is an exception."
Rukia nodded. "No holding back?"
Orihime nodded. "Okay, Rangiku-san?"
She stepped up front. "Yeah yeah." she said in a whining way before holding a stance. "Unaru, Haineko!" she yelled as her unform had transformed into a standard Shihakusho. Though, it revealed her cleavage even more than necessary and she was most definitely not wearing the standard Obi. "Let's play shall we?"
Rukia took her Zanpakuto out of thin air and it transformed as she spun it upside down. "Mai, Sode no Shirayuki." her costume stayed that way. She noticed that Rangiku had a badge on her arm and it carried the same number as Toshiro. Ten.
"What's up with the ten?"
"Well, when two people are spiritually compatible in a combat aspect, they normally become partners. Kinda like a resonance of the soul and I was unlucky to be paired up with her." Toshiro answered, he was extremely dismayed.
Rukia shrugged. "I see... Then let's play."
Rukia surged forward and attempted to strike at her. Rukia used Shunpo right before she attacked Rangiku and reappeared behind Rangiku. She slashed down but Rangiku dodged by pure luck. Rukia spun around and her Zanpakuto connected with Rangiku's. The assistant treasurer grinned as her Zanpakuto's blade turned into ash. Rukia didn't even have time to curse, she used a whole lot Reiatsu and managed to use Shunpo in the nick of time.
"It turns to ash huh... I'm guessing that touching that's gonna hurt."
"It's not gonna hurt. It will hurt..." Rangiku replied.
"Then we'll have to do something about the Zanpakuto now won't we?" Rukia smirked as she touched the ground multiple times. Particles of ice were emitting from the ground. Then she lifted her Zanpakuto. "Tsugi no Mai, Hakuren!" she yelled as a massive surge of ice overwhelmed Rangiku. The attack froze all of her ash, hilt included. With her Zanpakuto was frozen mid air, there was no way she could continue fighting. Rangiku shrugged. "That was quick."
All of a sudden, she reverted back to uniform and her Zanpakuto had disappeared along with the ice. Rukia sheathed her sword for the moment. She looked towards Nel. "I'm guessing you're next?"
"Ja? Fraulein Orihime?" Nel said.
Orihime shook her head. "This is your power level without it and unlike Grimmjow-kun and Ulquiorra-kun... Using it will... You know... I suggest you don't use it often..." Orihime replied.
"Okay then... Let's begin Fraulein Rukia." Nel said seriously as she her uniform changed into the white garb. She drew her Zanpakuto and pointed it towards Rukia. "I'm much more harder than Fraulein Rangiku..."
Rukia's hand went to her sword's handle. She unsheathed it slightly. "Ready when you are."
"No break for you Fraulein?"
"Nein..." Rukia smirked.
Nel chuckled slightly as she suddenly reappeared behind Rukia faster than she could see. Rukia managed to get a feel of her Reiatsu as she went and that was the only reason why she managed to block. Rukia used Shunpo but Nel caught up to her even faster. Yes, Rukia was fast but she wasn't as fast the Nelliel Tu Odelschvank. All she had was her rather sensitive soul perception. Rukia could sense even the slightest bits of Reiatsu. She was ready to attack but she found Nel behind her instead of in front of her. She could hear the sound of something shattering into tiny little pieces. Rukia looked down to find her Zanpakuto broken in half.
"You have no weapon ja? That means I win."
Rukia caught her off guard and thrusted the broken blade towards Nel. "San no Mai, Shirafune."
Nel saw it materialize before her very eyes and before she could dodge and use Sonido, the blade would most definitely go through her. Nel quickly slashed upward to parry but the blade ended up materializing through Nel's Zanpakuto. Nel sighed as her white Shihakusho faded away. She quickly passed by Orihime. "You were careless Nel."
"Ja... I know. If I had used my resurreccion, she wouldn't even be standing at all."
"I know... But, the more you use it you'll..."
"It's always a risk I'm always willing to take."
"Grimmjow-kun isn't willing."
Nel fell silent. "His affairs and my affairs are different. They don't concern me nor do they concern you." she replied before using Sonido and completely disappearing. Orihime sighed. "Yachiru-chan?"
"I'm not fighting... Just skip to Hinamori, she's much more stronger than me."
Orihime smiled. "I understand."
Hinamori grinned in such a cheery manner. "Yosh! That means it's my turn. Let's continue where we left of before Kaichou used Kurohitsugi on me."
She lifted her palm towards Rukia with no warning before she was suddenly wearing a standard Shihakusho. On her arm was badge with the number five on it. Rukia took a moment to ponder just who exactly was the elite number five. "Hado# 31 Shakkaho!"
Rukia began to run for it again.
"Hado# 33 Sokatsui!"
"Bakudo# 1 Sai!"
"Bakudo# 4 Hainawa"
"Hado# 4 Byakurai!"
"Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! On the wall of blue flame, inscribe a twin lotus. In the abyss of conflagration, wait at the far heavens. Hado# 73 Soren Sokatsui!"
"Ah shit..." Rukia cursed as she used Shunpo to escape.
Distance was Momo's advantage, if Rukia could get closer than she could land a hit. Doing Kido against her was risky because Rukia couldn't do much without an incantation. Though, she could delay a Kido spell for a couple of seconds. That should suffice. Rukia began to chant as she ran towards Momo. She skillfully dodged Momo's Kido spells and managed to catch her by surprise by using Shunpo to get behind Momo. "Hado# 33 Sokatsui!"
Momo used her experienced reflexes to turn around and counter with a Bakudo spell. "Bakudo# 39 Ensokan!" she yelled and a shield blocked Rukia's Kido spell but then Rukia had one more thing up her sleeve.
"Some no Mai, Tsukishiro!" she yelled as a circle of ice appeared beneath Momo's feat. The Fukukaichou finally drew her Zanpakuto.
"Hajike, Tobiume!" she yelled as her Zanpakuto's main blade began to gain two different branches. All still very sharp though.
Momo sent a huge fireball towards Rukia making Rukia use Shunpo to dodge hence, losing her advantage in distance. "I'm sorry Rukia-chan but you have to try harder..."
This much was to be anticipated, Rukia thought. Expertly using Kido consecutively in unpredictable ways along with her skillful use of her Shikai. Her Shikai's ability to manipulate fire and her own proficiency in Kido made her a formidable opponent. Rukia couldn't possibly hope to win. When she thought about it, she only fought Rangiku and Nel, Yachiru didn't even fight and so she was instantly fighting the third strongest member.
Damn... Too much.
Rukia touched the ground again and ice particles flowed upwards from where she touched. "Some no Mai, Hakuren!" she yelled as she poured every ounce of Reiatsu she had into the attack.
It was so cold, it was impossible to see through the cold chilly mist. When the mist had finally cleared, Momo was standing there, shield shattered, Zanpakuto on the floor. Rukia smirked. "Hinamori-san... You're disarmed."
"I know..." Momo sighed as she took her Zanpakuto from the ground and sheathed it. Her weapon disappeared along with her Shihakusho. She walked back to where Orihime was.
"Hinamori-san... It's that... you let her win."
"I know... She just looked so adorable... All serious and crap."
Orihime chuckled. "You're Ensokan wasn't even at one fourth of your maximum power and you intentionally dropped your Zanpakuto and pretended to look hurt."
"Weren't you the curious one? You said you wanted to test her yourself. As of now, she's stronger than Rangiku-san but if Nel-chan could use her Ressureccion, she's be just as strong as Shiro-chan so she doesn't count. As for Yachiru-chan... Well, I've rarely seen her fight so she doesn't count either but it's obvious that she is not on the same level as me."
"It is true that I am curious but I am afraid I'll break school property should I fight." Orihime sighed.
"Worried? You did a Kurohitsugi on me with no remorse, if it weren't for your Zanpakuto's healing abilities I would be dead right now!" Momo retorted.
"You know what I can do besides that."
"True... I'll make the announcement to get it done and over with." Momo said as she walked back to Rukia.
"Oh Rukia-chan... Using too much Reiatsu for one single attack must've been tiring." Momo smiled.
Rukia nodded as she sheathed Sode no Shirayuki into it's white Tsuba and her Shihakusho had faded away along with her Zanpakuto. "Are we done?" Rukia asked.
"Yeah... We're good. As for you're battle level, you're student council worthy. We can stop training you now, you'll need to improve by yourself."
"Really? Thank God because I am really sore..." Rukia commented as she stretched a bit.
Momo laughed. "I heard you slept during math... Understandable. Be thankful, you're hell is over. Shinigami duties begin tomorrow, we'll brief you tomorrow morning."
Rukia sighed as she leaned on Momo. Days of nonstop training finally took it's toll. Momo smiled as she took all of Rukia's weight. "You can rest if you want... We've been too harsh on you." Momo then felt Rukia's body slowly go limp. Before they all knew it, Rukia's consciousness faded away and she had passed out. Toshiro came over and carried Rukia. Orihime cleaned up all the damage while everybody else secured a safe route to the infirmary.
The sunset's light peered through the chilled windows of the infirmary. Rukia's ebony hair was mussed up all over the soft pillow as her breath stayed steady. Her pale milky face was tinted with vivid shades of orange. It wasn't a bad combination. She looked so peaceful sleeping there. Ichigo let out a sigh as he vanilla scent taunted and teased his senses. She smelled really good and that was making it difficult to watch her.
He leaned against the window as he watched Rukia sleep. She looked tremendously cute and kissable as she slept but then he reminded himself that it was that very mouth that was hellbent on insulting him and claiming that he was the only man in the world she hated to such a degree. He had seen plenty of prettier girls but it was only Rukia who caught his interest even for a bit.
He crossed his arms as he whispered an incantation and placed a barrier around the room. He took out a protective charm and slipped it into her pocket. It would keep her safes. "I'm sorry... You got dragged into this mess because of me. Because I stupidly gave you that symbol... The student council found you. If you never encountered... Mugetsu then you would never ever have tapped into your powers. Looking for Mugetsu is not the smartest choice ever Kuchiki... If you find him... I'm afraid you'll come to seriously hate me... Because... If you believe him to be an enemy then I'll be nothing but scum in your eyes... Because there's a reason why Mugetsu exists... I've done something unforgivable..."
With the barrier, no one could listen in or watch him.
"Damn midget... Ever since I've met you... Nothing's going right..."
"Do me a favor and stay out of trouble."
"I don't want to be worried over you."
AN: Bwahahahaha, here's another chapter from yours truly, AkaBaka-chan. I did mention that the update rate of this fic would be extremely irregular. Thank you for the reviews everybody, I appreciate them very much!
So yes, not everyone is familiar with some German... Honestly, if it weren't for my Tokio Hotel obsessed friend then I wouldn't even know an inch of German.
Ja- yes
Nein-no
Fraulein-miss
Achtung- attention
So yeah, just a few German words unless you want me to say: Wers Uns Das Scheiss Haus... That means where's the shithouse
Oh... And Zeig Mir Deine Flaume... That is a bad sentence and I didn't know what that meant until only recently. You don't wanna know what that mean ja?
So yes, don't anticipate another chapter so soon. You'd be excited over nothing since I have an active fic to work on.
AkaBaka-chan signing off.