The Hollowed Guardian
By: Sayaalv
(A/N: I don't own see last chapter.)
"Lord eh? I've seen worse." Will said shrugging as Yan-lin told them the giant snakes name and title.
"Speaking of which how did you do that Will? It was awesome!" Irma said looking at her leader wide eyed and excited since the girl had taken on the giant snake man on her own with just a sword while the others were still shocked.
"I have been training myself in using Tiburon effectively since I was around seven to ten years of age. The biggest hardship right then was making sure I maintained my balance with the wings." Will said, technically it wasn't a lie. She said she had to maintain balance with her wings which was true, she didn't say anything about being in mid-air.
"Well why were you training yourself in using a sword?" Taranee asked looking at the red head curiously and earning a raised eyebrow in return.
"I found it interesting and soothing." Was all Will would say on the matter and if you tried to push her she gave a very stoic look with one eyebrow raised as if to say 'really?' with merely a look.
"Soothing?" Cornelia echoed in disbelief when that finally processed in her brain.
"Of course. Not many would try to attack me when I have Tiburon with me. Ask some of my old friends, I'm damn dangerous with a sword." Will said smirking slightly before blinking as she realized that she had cursed so easily while the others looked shocked at her curse.
"Hmm. Nnorita must've rubbed off on me more than I thought. I'm starting to curse more than I used to." Will muttered to herself not knowing that Yan-Lin, Hay-Lin and Taranee had heard her. Taranees eyes narrowed slightly while Hay-Lin looked a little curious. For some reason the name 'Nnorita' sounded familiar to the dark skinned fire user while Hay-Lin wondered over the Japanese name.
"Where were you hiding um… Tiburon was it?" Irma asked looking at Wills sword curiously and slightly confused at the strange name. Yan-lins eyes narrowed slightly when she recognized the name but she didn't say anything about it just yet.
"I was never hiding him. He is just unable to be seen unless I wish it." Will answered without skipping a beat causing her 'friends' to look confused while Yan-Lins eyes narrowed further.
"Oh yeah! Grandma! Does the Keeper of the Heart get some kind of cool outfit that's different from the rest of ours?" Hay-Lin asked energetically as she drew a picture of Will in her 'Guardian' Form.
"No, not until your powers are evolved greatly and even then it's only to show that she is the Keeper of the Heart and not a very big change. Why?" Yan-Lin asked looking at her granddaughter curiously and not mentioning that if someone had their memories of a past life then it could affect their Guardian form, she didn't think the kids were ready for that yet.
"Cause Will's form was really different from ours and it was so cool! See?" Hay-Lin asked showing her grandmother the picture of Will in Guardian form that she had drawn just now while Will herself was watching Yan-lins reaction, wondering if the old woman knew anything about this as well.
"Espada." Yan-lin breathed out with wide eyes as she looked down at the picture her granddaughter had drawn and caused the Guardians to look confused. Well three of them looked confused while Will was stoic and tensed, and Taranee looked shocked as well and was staring at Will with wide eyes.
"What's an 'Espada' Grandma?" Hay-lin asked her grandmother curiously as she shot Will a confused and slightly worried look while Cornelia and Irma were actually nodding their agreement to this question.
"Oh? I-It's nothing girls. The picture of Will in her strange Guardian Form reminded me of an old friend of mine from back in China whose name was Espada. Nothing to worry about." Yan-lin said although Taranee and Will knew she was lying while the other three merely bought this excuse easily.
"Will. I know what an Espada really is and I know who you used to be. I need you to stop by my house later so we can talk alright?" Taranee leaned over subtly to whisper into Wills ear while the others were distracted slightly when Irma had soaked Cornelia again.
"Hai." Will answered automatically as her eyes narrowed, Yan-Lin knowing about Espada she could somewhat understand. The woman was old and had once been a Guardian herself so she had probably met a few Arrancars or maybe even one or two of the former Espada but Taranee? Now that was a surprise to the former Tres-Espada.
"Will? I'll need to talk with you later about your Guardian Leader duties so if you can stay behind when your friends all leave?" Yan-lin requested warily causing Will to nod slightly while the others, minus Taranee, looked confused as to what the Guardian Leader duties could be about. Half an hour later and the other four guardians had left Will and Yan-lin alone. Well that wasn't entirely true. Hay-lin was in her room upstairs while Taranee was waiting just outside the room for Will so that they could talk about her being an Espada and all on their own.
"So tell me how is it that you are reborn and have access to all of your memories Will? Or should I call you Tia Harribel?" Yan-lin asked after a moment of the two women merely staring at one another in silence.