AN: Hey there everyone. I have another chapter for all of you. I hope you'll all like it.
There were a few questions about the Soul Society and how old Ichigo is in this story.
-There is only one Soul Society in this story.
-Ichigo is the same age as Harry, so about 10/11 year.
Chapter 3
When Harry woke up again he was surprised to not only see James in his room, but three other persons as well. Makoto laid curled up at the foot end of his bed.
"Good, you're awake." James said as he noticed Harry sitting up.
"Who are they?" Harry asked, indicating the three people he didn't know yet.
"Let me introduce you to our team members. The lovely lady with the red hair is my wife, Lily." James started.
Lily smiled lovely at Harry.
"Baldy here is Ikkaku Madarame." James continued.
"Hé, don't call me baldy." Ikkaku yelled indignantly and was glaring scarily at James.
"And the guy with the feathers at his eyebrows is Yumichika Ayasegawa." James said, ignoring Ikkaku.
"Nice to meet you. I am Harry, Harry Potter." Harry said, bowing slightly.
"Now that you are awake we can start with your training." James said.
"Alright. So what will the training include? Sword fighting?" Harry asked.
"Not right away and not only sword fighting." James said.
"So what are you going to teach me right now?" Harry asked.
"First of all we should find a good place to train, a place where it is peaceful as well." James said.
"I think I know of a place we can use." Harry said thoughtfully.
"Good, we should go there right away." James said.
After getting ready for the day Harry led the group to a park that was mostly abandoned.
"What is this for ugly place?" Yumichika asked.
"This park has been abandoned for quite some time now. People don't dare to come here because it is haunted." Harry answered.
"Haunted?" Ikkaku asked, frowning.
Harry nodded.
"You can come out now, they won't hurt you." Harry called out around him.
Suddenly some ghosts appeared and approached the group apprehensively.
"For how long have they been 'haunting' this place?" James asked.
"Hmm, maybe half a year." Harry answered.
"You should cross over, you know." Lily told the ghosts kindly.
"We're scared." One of the ghosts said.
"There is no need to be scared." Ikkaku scowled.
"Ikkaku is right, the Soul Society isn't a bad place to be." Lily said, smiling at them.
The ghosts then nodded and let Lily perform a Konso on all of them.
"Good, now that we have a place to train we should start with the first lesson." James said.
"I take it you don't need the two of use just quite yet? If you don't mind we're going out to patrol the area." Ikkaku said matter of factly.
"You're right, there isn't going to be actual fighting yet. You two make sure the Hollows get dispatched, although I don't think you'll find much to fight." James said.
At that Ikkaku and Yumichika disappeared in a blink of an eye.
"What did you mean by there isn't going to be actual fighting yet?" Harry said after he watched Ikkaku and Yumichika leave.
"Your first lesson is to gain control over your spiritual power. The way it now is it is leaking out of you like water leaking out of a crane." James explained.
"It is? I don't really feel it." Harry said.
"Of course, that's why it is a problem. You are not really aware of your own power yet and thus you don't have control over it. That is why it is important for you to get a feel of your own powers." James said.
"I see, so how do I gain control over them?" Harry asked.
"Meditating." James said.
"Meditating?" Harry asked.
"Yes, it would let you be able to gain a feel over your power. I'll guide you through to it." James answered.
Harry nodded and they started the training.
"Ok, first you have to do is sit down comfortably. The lotus should be fine to use. When you sit comfortable enough you should get relaxed. Take a deep breath and breath out again, while closing your eyes. When you're totally relaxed try pulling you senses deep inside of you and search for your very core." James said.
Harry did what him was told. He sat down in a lotus position and tried to get comfortable enough. He then closed his eyes and started to relax. It took him quite some time to get the nervousness out of him, but when he finally started to relax he felt as if suddenly all his senses got turned off.
There was no sound anymore and he didn't felt the light breeze touching his skin. He also didn't smell the flowers that grew in the park. He quickly opened his eyes, hoping he still could see. Instead of a pure blackness he had suspected to see there was all white around him. The whiteness seemed foggy and made it seem like he was just floating in the clouds.
Then suddenly his senses returned to him. He could feel he was standing on something and wasn't floating at all. The misty whiteness seemed to dissipate, forming the world around him. As he looked around him it made him think he was in some kind of palace.
There was a glass dome high above him glittering in the sunlight that was shining through. There were rows and rows of rails in between platforms. On the platform there were chairs to sit on. It looked like he was in some kind of train station. Although if this was a train station there were no people nor were there any trains.
Harry was wondering where he was though. He had been in the park, before he had been meditating. So how come he had ended up here, where ever here was. The sound of flapping wings made him look up. There up in the air and descending to the ground was a quite unusual man. The man landed elegantly on the back of one of the chairs.
The man although looking quite humanoid wasn't quite human at all. The man had a mane of black hair. Sticking out of his hair were a pair of ears that seemed to be made out of feathers. His hands were more like talons. The man's eyes were a pale yellow like the eyes of eagles. The man's feet seemed to be a cat's paws.
The man had on a black sleeveless shirt and black Hakama. Around the man's neck he wore a shawl with the ends of it being thrown over his back. They seemed to be functioning as the man's wings. The man wasn't wearing an obi, like the Shinigami did, instead there was a chain functioning as sash instead. The chain was swirling around a tail, protruding from the man's butt. At the end of the chain there was a sickle-like toothed blade.
"Who are you and can you tell me where I am?" Harry asked the man.
"I can't tell you my name yet, but I can tell you I am your Zanpakuto. As for where you are, this is your Inner World, your Mindscape." The man answered.
"This is all inside my mind?" Harry asked.
"Yes, you noticed it was quite foggy when you first entered?" the man asked.
"Yes, why was that?" Harry asked back.
"You're very new to this and your Inner World hasn't quite formed itself yet, until you entered it." The man answered.
"But why did it change into a train station?" Harry asked confused.
"So that is what it changed into? Well, I see. I could have seen that one coming. It indicates your want for leaving your relatives." The man answered.
"I see, but why did I end up here? I was meditating to get a feel for my powers." Harry said.
"Ah, so that's what you were trying to do. Well I can't really help you in sensing it, but you should try and concentrate. If you really want something concentrating on it is the key." The man said.
"Really? Well then I shall try it out then." Harry said.
He then closed his eyes and started to concentrate. He stood there as still as he could be for quite some time. His Zanpakuto keeping an eye on him. Suddenly Harry opened his eyes again and dashed into seemingly a random direction. His Zanpakuto knew better though. Harry had sensed his core and was running right to it.
"What's with the chain?" Harry asked as he watched a bright green ball of energy that looked like a sun, with flaring flames around it and all.
There were also some chains bound around the ball as well. The chains were going in every direction, binding the ball of energy to the walls and ceiling, as well as the floor.
"That is your chain of fate. As long as you are in your body you can't reach all of your power, limiting you to only a small amount. But when your soul is pushed out of your body and you're in your Shinigami form the chain is released from your core, letting you have access to all of your powers." The man explained.
"Ok, now what? I know where my core is now, but how do I control my spiritual power?" Harry asked.
"You'll figure it out in time." The man answered.
Harry's Zanpakuto then left him to ponder over his little problem. Frustrated Harry sat down in front of the chained down ball of energy and started to think. He came this far, but he had no idea how to go further. Eventually he gave up for the day and let himself be pulled back in the world of the conscious.
"Took you quite some time. Did you find your core?" James asked.
"More than that actually. I was pulled inside my Inner World and found my Zanpakuto or rather he found me. He didn't give me his name though. After he explained where I was I concentrated on my core. I found it eventually, chained down and well, but I didn't know what to do after that." Harry admitted.
"Don't worry, we'll work on that next. For now let us get back. We'll continue tomorrow." James replied.
Harry nodded and followed James and Lily back to 4th Privet Drive. Upon arriving back in his room he noticed Ikkaku and Yumichika already back and playing a card game on his bed.
"If you are all going to stay here, where are you all going to sleep?" Harry then asked as it came to his mind.
"We sleep either on the ground or downstairs on the couches. When our Gigai's are ready we should be able to move to the Leaky Cauldron and rent a room there." James answered.
"Isn't it going to be uncomfortable sleeping on the ground?" Harry asked.
"Don't worry, we brought futons with us. They should be comfortable enough." Ikkaku explained.
AN: I hope you all liked it. Don't forget to review please ^-^
