After the ruckus the group had caused Shuhei was finally able to get them to the cafe. They were now all sitting down drinking tea while Heiwa shared a doriyaki with Shiroi Kiba and Yachiru munched on candy. Hitsugaya couldn't help but study the new captain from where he sat at the table. Who was she, she said she was Kaname Tousen's sister but where had she come from and where had she been all this time when the Aizen group had betrayed them? She said that they had hidden her in records but if she's a captain she must of attended the Academy. It didn't make any sense.
Hitsugaya continued staring until he realized that the little creature that was hung around her neck still snaking was staring with it's jade eyes at him. He noticed that it sounded like it was purring until he realized that it was a small growl.
"Shiroi Kiba, is something wrong," Heiwa asked the creature stroking behind it's ears until it took its eyes off Hitsugaya and went back to eating wit her.
*I would be cautious around that one, master,* a voice in Hitsugaya's head said.
*Hyorinmaru….what do you mean,* he said back to the dragon,
*That dog, he seems very keen on keeping you away from the girl,*. Hitsugaya brought his attention back to the conversation in front of him.
"So Heiwa-chan, when did you finally come back," Yumichika said playing with the end of Heiwa's braid.
"That's captain now Yumichika," Shuhei said sipping his tea.
"So you really did it, I know you said that you were gonna do it but you actually did it….I hate you," Ikkaku said gulping down his tea.
Heiwa laughed and stuffed another doriyaki in her mouth.
"That's right, and the hell with the bastards who said I couldn't do it," she said smiling at the group. "I can finally say I reached my goal,".
"Just wondering captain, how exactly did you get to captain," Matsumoto asked leaning her chest against the table like she needed to hear better.
"Oh, I just showed my bankai," Heiwa shrugged."I couldn't really fight with a captain, the counsel was worried how other soul reapers would react to the sister of a traitor captain fighter to get into a position of leadership. And of course they didn't think that any of the captains would be quick to recommend me I had no choice to but do bankai," She looked down at Shiori Kiba laying in her lap.
"Augh, people need to get over that, it's not like you helped planned it", Ikkaku said.
"People can't help how they feel though, it was traumatizing to some," Shuhei said.
"So you're saying it's right for people to torment Heiwa," Ikkaku raised his voice getting up from the table and leaning over towards Shuhei. The table got quiet and Shuhei glared up at Ikkaku, he slammed down his tea and stood leaning towards Ikkaku being about a hair away from him.
"That's captain and I've known her much longer than you to know how she feels and I would never let her be tormented by anyone," he said through his teeth. The whole table looked from Shuhei to Ikkaku.
"Sounds more like to me that you're being a bitch and making excuses for those pansy," Ikkaku said getting even closer to the other man. The air was becoming tense between the two men and you could literally see lighting piercing their eyes through each other. Hitsugaya sat there wondering how this girl had only been there a few hours possibly and she was already causing such a ruckus. How had she possibly know all these people anyway, for someone who was completely hidden she seemed to be very popular.
"This is what I was afraid of by my returning,"Heiwa said turning everyone's attention the girl. She was fiddling with the end of her braid while Shiroi Kiba was trying to get her attention, sniffing up at her face. She had a sad looking her eye and looked like she was staring into space.
"You fools look what you've done, you've gone and upset her oh Heiwa-chan it's alright don't be sad," Yumichika up now shaking Heiwa by the shoulders.
"I'm not the one who started it, it was tattoo face over here,"Ikkaku said pointing a finger at him. Shuhei looked from him to Heiwa just shocked by the blame. The two men started arguing, Yumichika and Yachiru were trying to cheer up Heiwa, the only calm ones at the table were the two very confused Mastumoto and Hitsugaya while Kenpachi was just sitting there.
"It's going to be very interesting to have you here Tousen-san, you've only been here for a few hours and you've already made things more interesting than they usually are," The young male captain said. Everyone paused and turned to look towards the young man. Heiwa had a blank look on her face and than gave a little smile.
"Captain, that wasn't a nice thing to say in this situation,"Matsumoto said looking down at him frowning.
"It's alright lieutenant Ranginku, He does seem to have a point i've only been here a short while and i've already seemed to have caused to incidents today," Heiwa said patting Shiroi KIba.
"They weren't really incidents cap-Heiwa," Shuhei said getting a looking from Heiwa.
"Wait why can you say her name but you're trying to get me to call her captain,"Ikkaku said crossing his arms.
Heiwa palmed her hand in her face. "Ugh you two could you not argue again, can't you two just agree to disagree today and try to kill each other another day," she said waving a hand at them. The two men looked at the young woman then each other and nodded.
"Great I'm glad we can get that over with, good work Heiwa-chan,"Yumichika said .
"I don't think I'm the one to thank Yumichika," Heiwa said looking over at HItsugaya. The young male captain lightly blushed and Heiwa smiled and looked away bringing her attention back to Shiroi Kiba who was piercing his Jade eyes at Hitsugaya.
"AWWW captain, you're blushing," Matsumoto squealed, beaming down at her captain whose whole face was red now.
"Matsumoto be quiet, I'm not blushing," he yelled at her. The table laughed and Shuhei stood up from the table.
"I hate to cut this short but...Heiwa and I must return to our squad," he said staring at looking at her.
"Oh damn, that thing. Alright let's get this over with," she said standing up but not before stuffing some doriyaki into her pocket.
"Thank you for eating with us guys, later we should get a big bottle of sake, oh and you to captain Hitsugaya and lieutenant Matsumoto. HItsugaya was about to object until Matsumoto covered his mouth with her hand.
"Oh just let us know the time and place and we'll be there," she said smiling and waving her hand. Heiwa smiled and bowed to them and waved and hugged the others, getting a long look from Kenpachi. Heiwa and Shuhei walked away towards their division and Hitsugaya looked at them leave from the corner of his eye.
"I'm sure if you asked her she would say yes to a date," Matsumoto said looking down her shoulder giggling. Hitsugaya muttered something no one could hear and looked down at his tea.
Heiwa and Shuhei
Heiwa and Shuhei were walking towards their Squad 9 not saying to each other. They had been like this since they had left the group at the restaurant. Heiwa was busy trying to figure out what she was going to say to the hundreds of men and women who now she was in charge of and whose brother had probably betrayed half the time he was their captain. Shuhei was too busy staring at the back of the girls purple hair trying to figure out what she was thinking. He felt sorry for her, it didn't seem fair that this girl that he had known since she was a child had to now carry such a heavy burden.
"You don't have to be so quiet Shuhei, what's on your mind," Heiwa said looking over her shoulder at him.
"...I'm just worried about you Heiwa, there's no way to tell how some of these people will react to you," he said turning the corner behind her.
"I understand that but no point in getting some grey hairs over it," she said laughing.
"It's not funny Heiwa, I can't even get protection for you because I don't know who I could trust," suddenly both of them stopped and Shuhei almost tripped over the small girl. Heiwa turned and stared up at the tattooed man with a determined look on her face. After about a minute of her staring at him Shuhei gulped and opened his mouth to say something but when she was cut off by her speaking first.
"Shuhei, do you take me for a punk," she said. Shuhei and gasped shocked by her question.
"What of course not, why would you say that," he said.
"Because you forget that even though I am younger than you I have done and seen many things," she looked over the Soul Society and turned her head back towards him. "And the last thing I'm going to do is let some butt hurt soul reapers try to make me give up what I worked so hard for. I am not to blame for Kaname's leaving and I'll make that known that if they what to want to voice their feelings they can either talk to me in my office or step in the ring and show me if they can put their money where their mouth is," she said yelling now.
Shuhei stared wide eyed at the small woman in front of him then slowly smiled. He nodded his head at her and she smiled up at him.
"Alright then let's go kick some ass," she said and whipped her head and sated walking in the direction they were headed. They soon they were in front of the squad nine gate. Heiwa let go of the breath that she was holding in for who knows how long. She looked back at Shuhei and he nodded his head at her. She nodded then took a second to look down at Shiroi Kiba who also nodded his furry head at her. After getting verification she let another breath out she pushed the doors and walked into the courtyard full of soul reapers.
Matsumoto and Ikkaku and Yumichika
"So where exactly did Captain Tousen come from," Matsumoto said playing with her chain. They all were sitting on top of a roof in Squad 11, watching the clouds.
"Well same place Tousen did, she just came afterwards," Yumichika said looking at his nails.
"But why has no one ever heard of her, she said something about being hidden," She said sitting up and turning to the feminine man.
"Well we don't know all the details but after the whole Aizen fiasco, she was taken in by some noble family and was adopted by the old man," Ikkaku said.
"Wait...you mean the Captain-Commander! He adopted her," she shrieked holding her face.
"Not so loud, yea he took her in, trained her I guess, but she was always running around her when we met her since she was in the soul academy ," Ikkaku said.
"That makes her young then right, how old is she," she asked crawling over towards the bald man.
"I don't know probably around your small captains age, she acts so serious sometimes I can't tell," he said scratching his bald head thinking.
"Oooooohhh maybe we could set the two of them on a date and my captain won't have such a mean look on his face anymore," she said bringing a fist down to the palm of her hand.
"Pshhh please, Heiwa wouldn't want someone so cold, no matter how cute he is," Yumichika casting a side glance at the two.
"Oh really? Well let's make a bet, I bet that I in a month that I can bring those two together," Matsumoto said. Yumichika laughed in his hand and looked at her.
"Alright and I bet you can't those two in the same room together without it being a captains meeting," he said. "Loser has to spend a whole day with Yachiru candy shopping," he said quirking his eyebrow.
"Fine we have a deal feather brows, I'm going to show you," she said shaking Yumichika's hand. Ikkaku sighed and shook his head.
"This is not a good idea, Heiwa will kill you both if she finds out," he said.
