Chapter 3
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Division 10 barracks
"IS THIS A PARTY OR WHAT!?"
The person who yelled this was the slightly drunk, and attractive, Rangiku Matsumoto, Lieutenant of the 10th division and the person who had the idea of holding a party in the barracks. Rangiku was a woman with long and wavy blond hair, blue eyes, full lips, and a beauty mark located under the right side of her mouth. She was well known for her curvaceous figure, her most distinctive feature however was her very large breasts.
Needless to say she hadn't consulted her captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya beforehand. And he was not pleased.
"MATSUMOTO! YOU ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS! AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE YOU DRUNKEN IDIOTS!" however because of his "vertically challenged" build, he was ignored. He was, for lack of a better word, a boy with turquoise eyes and short, spiked, white hair and only about 4foot 4 inches.
"Aw don't be like that Toshiro. Enjoy the party."
"THAT'S CAPTAIN HITSUGAYA TO YOU! AND I WILL NOT…" The rest of this sentence was cut off as she hugged the captain's head to her chest, effectively cutting off his speech and air supply.
"Now captain I think you need to learn to relax a little bit and just enjoy life."
"MM. NEED…..AIR."
This was ignored as she kept talking. "You take things to seriously all the time and need to loosen up. I'm sure that Hinamori would appreciate if you asked her out and… Captain?" she just noticed that he had passed out after struggling for a few seconds from lack of air and now had swirled lines for eyes.
"Aw poor Captain he must be more tired than he let on to fall asleep in a place like this" Showing her lack of knowledge of the power of her chest when used in a certain way. She quickly went to his room and out him on the bed.
"Sleep tight captain"
She left the room and proceeded to enjoy the party for the rest of the night.
The next day
Rukia quickly swung by the 10th division in the morning and quickly let herself in. she found that several people were passed out on the floor.
"HEY! WAKE UP! EVERYONE HAS TO BE AT THE SOKYOKU HILL IN 20 MINUTES!"
Everyone started to stir and stand. After a minute they all stood looking tired and several looked hung over.
"Do we have to go?" some random person asked as he stood.
"YES!" she yelled, mindless of the people's exhaustion and hangovers. "EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND! NOW GET YOUR SORRY BUTTS MOVING BEFORE THE COMMANDER DECIDES TO HAVE YOU ON CLEANING DUTY!" the next thing she knew everyone had vanished as they used Flash-Step to disappear.
"DAMN IT, WAIT FOR ME!" She too flash stepped to get there in time
1 hour and 30 minutes later
'How long is this going to take?'
That was all that was on Ichigo's mind as he listened to the long, long, loooonnnnggg speech that the commander had begun at the beginning of the gathering. Something about the traditions of Soul Society and strength of the captains overcoming the odds, the values of teamwork and friendship, and the dangers and consequences of taking power by force. Really it was endless. Until…
"And now, I will assign captains to each division. When I call your name, come up and take your captains robe."
"I appoint Suì-Fēng as captain of the 2nd division."
"I appoint Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi (Rose) as Captain of the 3rd division."
"I appoint Retsu Unohana as captain of the 4th division."
"I appoint Shinji Hirako as captain of the 5th division."
"I appoint Byakuya Kuchiki as Captain of the 6th division."
"I appoint Sajin Komamura as captain of the 7th division."
"I appoint Shunsui Kyōraku as captain of the 8th division."
"I appoint Kensei Muguruma as Captain of the 9th division."
"I appoint Tōshirō Hitsugaya as captain of the 10th division."
Here there a slight bump in the proceedings. Despite his name being called Toshiro wasn't seen walking up.
Everyone started to whisper and move restlessly.
"Where the heck is he?" Rukia said, looking impatient as everyone else.
"I wonder if he's…nah he can't be" Matsumoto said as she shook her head.
"Can't what?"
"Well last night during the party I was talking to him while hugging him, but he fell asleep while I was talking
so I put him to bed."
"More like he passed out from lack of air. Maybe fell into a coma cause of it." Ichigo thought as he gave a slight shudder. He was learning to fear the power of Matsumoto's chest.
Seconds later Toshiro appeared in front of the commander. He took a quick bow of apology and took his robe, then moved into line with the other captains that had been called. Ichigo noticed that he was sending a look that said "your life is going to be a living hell from now on" toward Matsumoto which she was ignoring or couldn't see.
2 minutes ago
"HUUUUHH. AIR" gasped Toshiro as he awoke from the coma that near death suffocation had put him in. he sat up as he looked around his room to get his bearings. He glanced at the clock.
"1:18 P.M!" he said. Then the previous night came back to him, along with all the anger. He let it all loose in a voice that sounded like a dragon roaring to the heavens. "MATSUMOTOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!'
Present time
The Commander coughed his throat to get back everyone's attention "Moving on. I appoint Kenpachi Zaraki as Captain of the 11th division."
"I appoint Mayuri Kurotsuchi as Captain of the 12th division."
"And I appoint Jūshirō Ukitake as Captain of the 13th division."
"Now that the captains are assigned I want to add something. While all of the people who fought in the winter war are brave and powerful, something I am proud of, I want to acknowledge the one who ended the war. The one, who fought to the bitter end, helped his friends when he could, and finally killed the traitorous Sosuke Aizen. I would like to acknowledge the hero of the winter war and Soul Society, Ichigo Kurosaki."
Everyone there burst into cheers at the words of the captain commander and turned to applaud Ichigo as he stood there looking shy and embarrassed at the attention of so many people.
"Furthermore I would like to extend a proposal to Ichigo Kurosaki to have him properly educated in the use of kido and healing spells as well as train him myself in sword work while sharpening his use of Shunpo (proper name of Flash Step)."
To call it silence would be an understatement. The wind itself had fallen silent as the commander finished talking. Ichigo looked at the commander with eyes bigger then dinner plates and pupils making up most of that. He knew what an honor it was to train under the commander and he was struck by the generosity he was showing him.
He walked forward and stood before the commander. He then sank into a deep bow and said in an awed voice "I thank you for the offer, captain commander Yamamoto. And I am happy to say I accept."
The commander let a rare smile come across his face as he watched at the teen rise up and looked at him. He would never say this out loud but the boy reminded of himself when he was young. The same drive, energy, and limitless potential. And he was determined to help him reach it. For many reasons.
"Good. I have discussed a training method with your teachers already. You will learn the kido spells for Hachigen, the healing from Unohana, Shunpo for Yoruichi, and as I said I will teach you in sword work. If it is acceptable to you the new training can begin immediately. "
Ichigo nodded "it is."
"Good. Then that concludes this ceremony. Everyone, you have the rest of the day off. Ichigo, I will see you in several hours. Dismissed."
The commander then flashed stepped away, leaving everyone to stare at Ichigo who felt small under the gaze of over 80,000 death gods.
Well uh…isn't this awkward?" Ichigo said with a nervous chuckle before walking over towards his friends, who were not too far away.
Orihime was the first one to congratulate him as soon as he approached. When he stopped in front of them, she gave him a bear hug tackling him to the floor, landing on top of him.
Ichigo let out an "OOF!" as he realized he was on the floor. He looked up to see Orihime on top of him and his face turned a bright shade of red.
"Good job Kurosaki-kun" Orihime said with a smile on her face.
"T-thanks Orihime" Ichigo stuttered as they both stood up.
The others walked over to Ichigo as well and gave him pats on the back or a handshake.
After that Ichigo and the others were walking back to their rooms for the day. As they were walking away Ichigo looked up to the sky with an grin on his face.
"It seems things are finally starting to look up after all" he thought with a positive attitude.
Little did he know how wrong those words were and what troubles he and his friends will soon be facing.
A/N: alright here is chapter 3
