Chapter 3: Academy Induction
A/N: Wow, I can't believe so many people followed, favorited and reviewed this story already! So, I'm going to write another chapter! By the way, in canon it's unsure if Ichigo knows about Kaien's history completely, but let's just say Ganju told him at some point. :P
Also, for those who don't know/have forgotten, spirits in the soul society who have high spiritual pressure get hungry.
"Normal speech"
"Internal speech and thoughts"
"Hollow Zangetsu"
"Tensa/Zangetsu Old Man"
"The Shino academy takes vigorous training, and although I wouldn't mind you coming you'd need to have a significant amount of spiritual-" my stomach growling cut him off, making him blink in surprise. Twice.
"Never mind," Kaien replied cheerily. Ichigo held back a snort at the awkward exchange, choking down a smile.
"So, Ichigo… I guess you do have spiritual energy, that's for sure, but still, are you sure you want to enter the academy? It takes nearly 3 years, and you just arrived here." Ichigo gave him a look.
"Besides cooking for your sister, I'd have nothing else to do." He sweat dropped. Kaien laughed.
"True, true, sure; you can come with me. In fact, with how similar you look to me, we could be like brothers!" Ichigo smiled. He liked Kaien. This time he would prevent the horrible fate he met by Metastacia.
Kaien slapped him on the back, making him stumble forwards a bit.
"Now go make dinner!" He said, pushing him out of the door.
Regaining his bearings, he lightly chuckled at thesituation. A long term plan to save the future, starting with the Shiba family... his family.
... SKIP a couple weeks
Ichigo was in the kitchen preparing breakfast for the last time for Kukaku Shiba, no real important objects belonging to him besides some clothes Kaien had lent him (they were strangely the exact same size). After a slap on the back by Kukaku to both boys, (and a slight glare of suspicion), they began walking towards the West Gate of Rukongai. The villages in the First District were very clean, much like how they were in the future, but this time, the streets were heavily crowded, not deserted, like when Ichigo had been a Ryoka.
"Welcome all who dare to enter the Shino Academy!" An announcer called out. They stood in the line for almost an hour.
Finally Kaien and Ichigo came up next, signing up.
"What's your name boys?" The unseated Shinigamji asked, writing down the names of the entries.
"Kaien Shiba." Kaien waved. The Soul Reaper's eyes flashed with recognition at the surname.
"Ichigo-"
"Shiba." Kaien finished for him, throwing him a wink. Frowning in confusion; why was he lying? Its not as if another Ichigo Kurosaki existed in this timeline yet...
"Well, Shiba family members! Isshin-taicho would be proud, come on in, and we'll start the entrance testing." The man told them. As Kaien continued to walk, Ichigo shot him a look.
"Why did you say my name was Shiba?" He turned and looked towards him.
"Its easier this way, trust me. If anyone questions it, I'll have my uncle just say he adopted you. The Shiba family isn't just known for fireworks." He laughed, a little darkly in Ichigo's opinion. He stayed silent. This was odd on how smooth this was going... he felt his spirits agree.
Ignoring his odd looks, Kaien kept walking. Eventually, they entered the room at the end of the hall, various other trainees already gathered there. It appeared to be a waiting room, the instructor taking groups of 6 into another room.
Eventually the instructor smiled at them, and ushered them into a room where 4 other people stood, and 6 platforms.
The instructor went up to the front of the group, still smiling.
"This is the first, and most important part of the test into the Shino academy. This platform measures your spiritual energy. Please stand on the platform." He motioned. Kaien and Ichigo stepped on the platform, as the other 4 did as well.
There was an odd sucking sensation coming from the machine, which partially annoyed Ichigo, but he pushed the feeling away. Making sure to keep his hollow's reiatsu under tight bonds, he began exerting spiritual energy, beginning to glow blue and white. Only two others besides him glowed. Kaien, on his right was glowing a slight red, and a guy on his left a slight purple. Ichigo glanced at the man on his left, and froze, his spiritual flow hiccuping.
It was Aizen. Everything in him screamed to be released. His spiritual output doubled, his hollow barely holding back.
Soon, they had to step off the platform, and Zangetsu and his hollow restraining as much of his angry spiritual pressure as it could. A man on the end looked on the verge of fainting from the pressure. The instructor, however, looked absolutely shocked. Ichigo wasn't surprised. He could also feel Kaien's curious stare on his back as well. The shaken instructor came around, starting from the farthest end, collecting the scores using a type of kido. Ichigo was on the other end. He watched as Aizen received a 500, and Kaien a 400.
When he finally came up to him, he seemed a bit reluctant in reading it, and Ichigo could tell he already made a mistake. The man fainted. On the ground beside him, the kido glowed the words 'over 9000'. He resisted the urge to face palm.
Seriously, why would the kido say that?
A/N: a bit short but worth it, right? Let me know if you have any ideas, thoughts, comments.
