Chapter 3: An Unexpected Visitor
A/N: Sorry it's been a while. I was trying to figure out how to do the introduction scene without it sucking. Hopefully this turns out like I planned it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach or Final Fantasy X; I just own my oc's.
Enjoy!
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Soul Society was pretty much in a pickle at the moment. After Aizen's betrayal, everyone was on high alert. They didn't want to risk the chance of intruders breaking in when they were at their most vulnerable state. That's why security was tighter and there were more patrols.
And that was where Renji was found one day.
The red head lieutenant of squad 6 groaned in frustration. He didn't have time to be doing this. He would be better off spending his time training than patrolling the streets. After everything that had happened, he couldn't help but feel weak.
He had been defeated by the enemy so badly that it was a stab to his pride. And to make matters worse, Ichigo had to tail along with him.
He thought that with Rukia being safe, he would return to the World of the Living. It turns out that wasn't the case. Since he was a deputy Soul Reaper now, that meant he was allowed to pitch in with the current situation.
That was fine and dandy, but he could have done it back in the world of the Living!
Even thought he thought of Ichigo as a friend and brother in arms, he annoyed him to no end.
The way that he talked and the way that he carried himself simply pissed him off. What Rukia saw in him was beyond him.
Ichigo looked around the streets in a bored matter.
"So what exactly are we suppose to find?" he asked.
Renji pinched the bridge of his nose.
And let's not forget how clueless Ichigo could be at times. He was smart when it came to battles, but with normal stuff, he was clueless.
"Anything unusual" he snapped.
"Isn't it obvious?"
Ichigo gave him a stern look, knowing that he was being insulted.
"I just asked a question" he said.
"No reason to snap like that"
Renji just glared at him.
"Well, don't ask stupid questions" he retorted.
The two of them had a glaring match against each for a moment.
Rukia happened to walk by when this happened. She sighed at the sight. She couldn't help but think that they were so much alike.
Too stupid to be insulted.
"You two really need to get past your differences" she said.
"You would think after what has happened, the two of you would be friends"
Renji and Ichigo just glared at each other.
"Why would I be friends with this creep?" they said in unison.
Rukia sweat dropped.
Oh yeah, they were very much alike.
She just sighed and shook her head. There really was no point in getting mixed up with this.
"Come on. Let's just report back" she said.
The two of them glared at each other as they walked.
After a while, Ichigo walked up to Rukia and started talking to her.
Renji noticed how animated and happy Rukia seemed as she talked to Ichigo. He didn't have to be a genius to see that the two of them had feelings for each other. He knew that when he first met Ichigo.
He didn't mind really. He always considered Rukia as a sister. He was glad that she found someone that she could be happy with. But he really wished that it could have been anyone else besides this idiot.
If only she could love someone besides this dumbass, then he would be a happy camper. But fate seemed to work in a mysterious way. It brought two people together that you would never expect to see in love.
It made him wonder if he would love someone as crazy as Ichigo.
He shuddered at that thought. He sure hoped not.
One Ichigo was good enough for him.
As they were walking, sirens blared throughout the whole area.
"What the hell?" Ichigo said.
Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert!
That wasn't good.
Did Aizen decide to come back so he could take out the Soul Society while it was still trying to recover?
"Where was security breeched?" Renji asked.
Rukia closed her eyes for a moment and tried to pick up any foreign spiritual pressure.
"It's near the squad 6 barracks" she said.
"Come on!"
The three of them quickly ran to the barracks so they could take out the intruders.
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Byakua was already waiting at the barracks when they came. It seemed that he too noticed that the intruder's presence was close by.
"Taicho!" Renji called.
Byakuya gave him a simple nod, showing that he had the situation under control.
The members of squad 6 surrounded the area and drew out their weapons. They didn't know how the intruder was, but they weren't going to take any chases. Not when they were still recovering from Aizen.
Renji drew out Zabimaru and looked around the area. If there were intruders, then that meant he would have the chance to train a bit more. Fighting enemies was always a good way of honing yours skills.
A rift seemed to open above them and out came these two girls.
One of them screamed as she fell through the air and landed on top of Renji with a thud. The red head groaned when he felt the hard ground on his back.
The girl on top of him groaned too and slowly sat up.
"I'm so sorry" she said.
"I didn't mean to fall on-"
She stopped when she realized who she was looking at. Confusion was written on her face as she stared at Renji.
The lieutenant was pretty much the same.
Who the heck was this girl, and where did she come from?
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Haine was beyond stunned as she looked at the red headed man that she landed on. She had never seen anyone with such bright hair in Spira.
She groaned and rubbed her back.
She didn't know what that sphere did, but it sure didn't know how to land people. She had no idea where she was, but she was going to find out soon.
She could hear Shaiya swearing in Al Bhed as she sat up.
"Son of a Shopuff" she muttered.
"What the hell did that sphere do?"
Haine slowly got off of the red headed man and looked around to see people dressed in black surrounding them.
She had never seen such outfits before. Everyone usually wore colorful outfits in Spira. Not this dark, gloomy ensemble.
She also didn't like it that they all had swords pointing towards them.
She yelped when the one wearing a white coat pointed his blade at her throat.
"State your business, intruder" he ordered.
Haine gulped as she looked at the man.
Intruder? Where did she intrude on?
Shaiya glared at the man and got into his face.
"You dare point a blade at a summoner?" she challenged.
"Just who the hell do you think you are?"
The man just gave her a cold stare and aimed his blade at her throat.
"Don't not make me repeat myself. What business do you have for intruding into the Soul Society?"
Shaiya raised a dark eyebrow.
"Soul Society?" she repeated.
"And what in Yevon's name is that? I don't recall such a place in Spira"
Ichigo raised an eyebrow as well.
"What the hell is Spria?" he asked.
"I think they must have hit their heads or something because there's no such thing as that"
Haine looked at the strange people in confusion.
No such thing as Spira? That was preposterous. Of course Spira existed. It was the world of Yevon.
She slowly looked around the area and noticed buildings that she had never seen before. Everything looked so strange and out of place. It seemed to plain and boring to be part of Spira.
She looked at the sphere that she picked up from Bahamut's fayth and looked at it.
Could it be that this took them to a different rift? Or send them somewhere beyond Spira?
She looked at her sister to see her having a glaring contest with Byakuya.
If these people thought that they were intruding, then that must have meant they really weren't in Spira.
Only a fool would raise a blade to a summoner and her guardians.
She needed to get some answers and fix this mess.
She slowly stood up and stepped towards Byakuya.
"Um…excuse me?"
Byakuya gave her a harsh stare, but she didn't flinch. A summoner must always be brave.
She held up the sphere and showed it to him.
"I think there's been a slight misunderstanding" she said.
"We're just as confused as you are about this situation. Is there someone who we can talk to about this? A maester or high priest perhaps?"
Byakuya raised a delicate eyebrow at the mention of Maester.
Shaiya rolled her eyes at this man's stupidity.
"Your leader" she clarified.
"Surely you have someone who can tell us what's going on"
Byakuya looked at them for a moment. Should he really bring these intruders to Head Captain Yamamoto? After everything that has happened, the last thing that the general needed was a couple of intruders standing in front of him.
Then again, they weren't acting hostile and it seemed that they had no idea where they were. Perhaps they just came here by accident?
He really couldn't say.
The only one who would know what to do would be Yamamoto.
Sheathing his sword, he motioned for them to follow him.
"This way" he said.
Shaiya gripped the whip at her side, in case she needed it. She didn't know where she was, or what was going on, so she wasn't going to take any chances.
Haine started walking forward, but the man that she crashed into stopped her.
"Hey" Renji said.
He held up Haine's staff.
"You dropped this"
Haine was surprised that she nearly forgot her staff. It symbolized her status as a summoner. To not have her staff would be an insult to Yevon.
She gave Renji a grateful smile as she took her weapon.
"Thank you" she said.
She blushed a little and bowed.
"I'm very sorry for landing on you like that" she said.
"I hope you didn't get hurt"
Renji shrugged, not clearly phased.
"It's cool" he said.
"Just don't make it into a habit"
Haine giggled a little and gave him a smile.
"I'm Haine" she said.
Renji blinked for a second and smirked slightly.
"I'm Renji"
Haine smiled at that. What a nice name.
"Well then, Renji. Could you show me where your leader is?"
The lieutenant nodded and started walking ahead.
Haine quickly followed so she wouldn't get lost.
Meanwhile, Ichigo looked at Rukia. He was so lost about what just happened that he didn't know how to take in this situation.
"Do you know what' going on?" he asked.
Rukia shook her head and just looked at Haine and Shaiya.
"Not a clue"
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Yamamoto was very curious as to why one of his captains would bring the intruders to his office. Normally, the first thing to do would be to lock them up and interrogate them.
Byakuya looked like he wasn't liking this either, but he couldn't complain. The law stated that if the intruders weren't acting hostile, then they didn't need to be quarantined. Plus, it seemed like they had no intention of breaking into the Soul Society, and were simply lost.
He bowed to Yamamoto and ushered to Haine and Shaiya.
"Head Captain Yamamoto. As you can tell, I've caught the intruders" he said.
"However, it appears that they don't have any intention to cause us any harm. It seems they want to know what' going on and why they're here"
Haine stepped forward and did the Yevon bow to the head captain.
"My name is Haine, sir. I'm a summoner from Bevelle" she said.
"I was starting my pilgrimage and for some reason I wound up here"
She held up the sphere and presented it to him.
"This sphere seemed to have brought us here, but I don't know how it did it" she said.
"It seems that everyone is saying that I'm in some place called the Soul Society and that I'm not in Spira anymore. I don't know if I did anything wrong by arriving here unannounced, but if I did I didn't mean to. I'll gladly leave if you'll help me"
Yamamoto studied her for a moment. He noticed that there was a very strange spiritual energy coming from her. It wasn't hostile, but it was almost soothing. He could tell that she meant everything she said about being here. From the way that she was talking, it almost seemed like she was hoping that she would leave and return to this Spira place.
He motioned for her to step forward.
"Let me see this device that you have"
Haine slowly stepped forward and carefully handed over the sphere to Yamamoto.
"Spheres like these are used all the time from where I'm from" she said.
"I don't know why this one transported us to somewhere out of Spira. Perhaps you may know"
She handed him the sphere and watched as the head captain examined the foreign object.
In all his years as being a head captain of the 13 court guards, he had never seen anything so strange and unusual in his entire life. He was sure Mayuri would have a field day with findings like this.
"I shall see if our research department can figure out how this works" he said.
"But the main question I have is what we shall do with you"
He opened his eyes slightly so he could get a better look at her.
"It's obvious that you didn't come here on purpose and wish to cause harm to the Soul Society. But since you came here, then there must be a reason for it. What is it, I simply can't figure out"
Haine gave the old man a sincere look.
"All I want is to return home" she said.
"I need to continue with my pilgrimage"
Yamamoto raised an eyebrow.
"And what, pray tell is this pilgrimage you speak of?"
Haine bit her lip then looked at Shaiya. She didn't know if she should tell these strangers about Sin or that she had to fulfill this quest in order to save Spira.
Shaiya simply nodded, telling her that it was alright.
This could be their key to getting out of this place alive.
Haine clasped her hands together and looked at the head captain.
"Well, sir…there's this being in Spira that we call Sin" she said.
"It's a massive monster that kills thousands of people and strikes fear in all of us. It's been terrorizing Spira for thousands of years. Summoners like myself go on a pilgrimage to try to defeat Sin. We're the pillars of strength for Spira and we ease everyone's sorrows. If I don't go back to Spira, then there's a chance that Sin might destroy Spira"
She looked at him seriously.
"And if I'm able to come here, then there's a chance that Sin might come too. Surely you don't want some foreign creature terrorizing your land?"
She bowed deeply to him.
"All I ask is if you'll help me find a way back to Spira. I don't want to cause any trouble here and I'm sure you don't want some strange girl from a foreign land walking within your world"
Yamamoto rubbed his chin in thought.
This was a pretty strange tale. A being that could kill thousands of lives and was around for a thousand years. Not even Hollows lived that long.
But when she mentioned that it could come to Soul Society, that caused the red flags to flash through his head. They had just gotten over the fact that Aizen betrayed them and planned to use the Hogyoku. He didn't need this Sin creature running around as well. Chances are, Aizen would use it as well.
Haine gave him a sincere look.
"Will you help me?" she asked.
Yamamoto sighed.
It seemed that this girl really wanted to return home. Who was he to deny that? If she wanted to leave, then he would have one less thing to worry about.
He nodded slowly.
"Very well" he said.
"Since it is obvious that you bear no ill will, I shall see what we can do to return you to your world"
Haine gave him a grateful look.
"Thank you" she said.
Yamamoto nodded.
"But in the meantime, you must stay with one of captain's of the 13 court guards so we can keep an eye on you. Since Captain Kuchiki was the one who found you, you shall be staying with him"
He gave her a stern look.
"I don't want any misbehavior from you" he warned.
"I may treat you like a guest at the moment, but if I find out you have done anything to disrupt the peace of the Soul Society, I will not hesitate to arrest you"
Haine nodded in understanding.
"I would never do anything like that" she said.
"I live for the people and I plan to ease their sorrows. You have my word"
Yamamoto nodded.
"Very well then. You may leave so you can settle in" he said.
"Welcome to the Soul Society"
Haine bowed to him and walked over to Byakuya.
"I hope my sister and I won't be an inconvenience to you during our stay" she said.
Byakuya simply closed his eyes.
"Let's be on our way" he said.
He walked off and left Yamamoto's office.
Rukia went up to Haine and gave her a gentle smile.
"Come on. Let's get you settled in" she said.
"I'm sure you've had a long day"
Haine gave her a kind smile.
"Thank you" she said.
Shaiya sighed picked up her pack.
"Let's go" she said.
"It's been a long day and I want to sleep"
They all walked out of the head captain's office and walked towards the Kuchiki estate.
Before Renji parted ways with them, he took one last glance at the summoner who suddenly dropped in on him.
He didn't know where she was from and what she was doing here.
All he knew was that it was going to be interesting from now on.
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A/N: I know this chapter sucked, but I wanted to get it out of the way so I could start on with the next chapter. That is when the story really picks up.
Please review and tell me what you think.
Ja ne!