Chapter four
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Michiki hummed happily as she trotted through Seireitei, holding the small bag of sweets Ukitake had given her happily. Being a shinigami was fun~
Maybe she should go find Jun and tell her about her day? She could sense her reiatsu, it was somewhere close enough, she started run, her arms in the air. Surrounding shinigami widened their eyes when the small girl whizzed past them, a small gust of wind following her.
Jun and Aika walked side by side, having found each other on their way back. Aika was babbling on about her day and over exaggerating most parts whilst Jun just nodded in reply,
"So," Aika started after a good few minutes of chattering, "What was your day like?" she smirked when Jun went slightly red, although her face stayed the same,
"My Taichou is kind of intimidating. I don't think his expression changed for the whole practice session and he's a noble."
Aika gasped, "Is he good looking?" she questioned further, leaning closer to her friend, who looked away,
"I suppose…He seems to have a lot of…fan girls."
"Well, if he's hot, he would, wouldn't he? My Taichou's quite lacking in the looks category, but he's got a cool kimono."
"The fukutaichou talked to me after. Apparently, I'm brilliant at kido." Jun said kind of smugly, showing off as they turned around a corner, her arms crossed, Aika smiled back,
"Abarai, right?" she exclaimed dramatically, leaning closer,
"Yeah. How did you know?" Jun asked nervously, taking sneaky steps to the side as Aika burst her personal space bubble, she just grinned,
"I heard about him at the academy. Is it true about the tattoos?"
"mm-hmm"
"Awesome. I'd love to meet him."
"I'm sure you could."
"Wow…Jun-Chan…You're…You're being nice!" Aika exclaimed in glee, wrapping her arms around her friend, suffocating her. The navy haired shinigami sighed in relief when Aika's bone-breaking hug was interrupting by the exclamation of Michiki, who was running towards them giggling, pouncing onto Jun's shoulders, who nearly toppled over in alarm,
"Nee-Chan! Ai-Chan!" the small girl giggled, screeching when Jun pushed her off of her shoulders and landing on her backside, "What wazzat for?" she complained, standing up and wiping dust off her behind,
"I told you not to do that, Michiki. People are going to get angry with you if you behave that way." Jun scolded her calmly but firmly, making the child shiver and nod quickly, Jun could definitely be scary! Michiki, deciding to brighten up the mood, cleared her throat,
"My Taichou gave me some sweets, see? He even came to the fourth division barracks to see me when my kido backfired!" she told them, tilting her head sideways when they gasped, Jun showing some emotion as her mouth dropped open,
"Your kido backfired? Your Taichous…?" she stuttered before leaning close to Aika,
"Oh my god, Wakahisa! What'll I do if her Taichous a paedophile?" she hissed, using her hand to hide her mouth from Michiki, who was watching with a confused and curious look on her face, Aika just chuckled,
"I'm sure he's fine. I've heard he's just fond of children, nothing like that. If he tries anything, we'll be sure to teach him a lesson, okay?" she replied quietly, still chuckling quietly to herself,
"But Aika!" Jun insisted impatiently, "He's a Taichou! What could we do?"
"Why, tell the other Taichous of course!"
"I suppose…"
"Stop worrying about it. I'm sure Michiki will be fine." Aika reassured her worried friend who was frowning and staring at Michiki worriedly,
"I hope so."
"It's rude to whisper!" Michiki complained from below them, the two looking down and sighing,
"Yes, sorry Michiki. Let's return to our rooms. Bye, Wakahisa." Jun said with a wave of her hand, Aika nodding as the two started walking off in the opposite direction, hand-in-hand, she grinned as Jun scolded Michiki loudly as she tried to charge off, they were going to be her best friends, forever.
"Shiro-Chan!" Hitsugaya heard a voice call from his office, sighing as he felt the need to face palm, it was doubtful who that voice belonged to,
"Yes, Ukitake?" he asked quietly, frowning at the other white-haired Taichou before him who was carrying a basket of candy and snacks,
"I brought you some candy!" Ukitake exclaimed, putting the basket down on Hitsugaya's desk, making the small Taichou sigh,
"Ukitake, you know I really don't need thi-"
"Bye!" Ukitake interrupted, running out the door before Hitsugaya could finish, making a vein pop in his forehead…
"This...Guy…" He said through gritted teeth, glaring at the candy, He's so…Creepy…And irritating…
So today it's zanjutsu? Jun thought to herself as the new recruits gathered in the indoor training hall. Her eyes scanned the building, noticing immediately that her Taichou was not there today, only Abarai. Maybe he was busy?
She grasped her wooden sword tightly, getting into position and looking her training opponent up and down, frowning, it was a tall, muscular man and she could sense great reiatsu coming off of him. This was going to be difficult.
It was impossible to put her zanjutsu skills into the bad or good category, but more in the middle. She'd seen worse, and she knew how to wield a zanpakuto and all, she just needed more practise.
"So you're my opponent, huh?" the man demanded, making Jun blink and stare at him in silence, his voice was so…so…high-pitched. She couldn't help it anymore! She couldn't hold it in!
"AHAHAHAHAHA!" She burst into hysterical laughter, pointing at the man as tears of laughter welled up in the corner of her eyes, making the man breath heavily with rage as a vein popped in his forehead,
"You think my voice is funny, HUH!" he exclaimed angrily, stamping his foot and glaring at the chuckling girl who had now gained control again, she took a deep breath,
Calm…It's not that funny…Just a high pitch voice is all. She let out her breath all at once, her eyes closed, before opening into the usual dead pan face with a small cough, "Excuse me. Let's begin."
"WHAT! You laugh like a nutcase and then act like nothin' happened? You're really pissing me off!" the man opposing her growled through gritted teeth, holding his sword firmly, Jun getting into battle position,
"My apologies." She apologized formally with a bow before pouncing into a fast charge, the man giving a battle cry before charging too, "HYARGH!" she exclaimed as she swung her sword forward, the man not even flinching as it collided with his skin from the side, his face not even changing,
"That all you got?" he sneered as Jun gasped,
Why is it not doing any damage? She let out another gasp as a sharp pain was inflicted upon her stomach after the man swung his sword with so much force that when it hit her she was sent flying across the room and into a wall, falling forward onto her front, clenching her teeth and glaring at her victorious opponent angrily,
"Damn you…" she coughed as he towered over her, grinning,
"Hisakawa! Get up and take a break! Hashimoto! Move onto next opponent!" Renji ordered from across the room before yelling to some other division members who were fighting too fiercely,
Jun stood up slowly, still glaring at the man whom she guessed was Hashimoto, her defeater, before sticking her nose in the air with a "Hmph!" and proceeding to pick up her sword which had been knocked out of her hand with the force and walking to the side, sitting cross-legged against the wall with the other shinigami who were too fatigued to continue, refusing to abandon her elegance and pant like the rest of them.
Michiki stared at the woman she was supposed to be fighting with a cute innocent look on her face,
"Good morning, miss!" she said sweetly with a smile, the woman she was fighting unsure what to do, she glanced around her worriedly,
Damn! If I beat the crap out of this kid, I'll look bad! But if I let her beat me, I'll look weak! She sighed before returning the smile,
"Say, little girl, how about we choose a different opponent, yes?" she asked with a nervous laugh, Michiki's cute smile turning into a dark glare,
"Not happening." She said suddenly, her voice turning dark with no warning. Before the woman she was fighting could react, Michiki had vanished into mid-air, too fast for the eyes to follow,
"Sowwy, miss!" she chorused before jabbing her wooden sword hard into the woman's stomach, Ukitake gasping as he watched saliva fly out of the woman's mouth, falling backwards,
"Hisakawa! Too far! This is only training! Sentarou, take that woman to the fourth division immediately!" he panicked, Sentarou grinning at Kiyone in an 'Ha! He chose me' sort of way before rushing to pick up the unconscious girl and dash out of the training hall, some of the shinigami getting distracted from their fights with the commotion.
Michiki looked up innocently and cutely as Ukitake walked over to her, his arms folded disapprovingly as he stared at her,
"That was too brutal, Hisakawa. This is only a training session, not a real battle."
"Sowwy, Taichou."
"Be more careful next time." Ukitake sighed before returning to his position at the front of the hall, watching Michiki carefully as she moved onto her next opponent, monitoring how she fought them. She was remaining victorious in every battle.
Aika noticed her Taichous absence the second she entered the training hall, was something going on that he had to attend to? She shrugged, Oh well. She stared at the opponent she was supposed to be fighting, it was a beautiful young girl with black, flowing hair and blue eyes,
"Why do I get some old hag?" she complained, gesturing towards Aika, who was having a battle with herself, struggling to keep cool, in the end, the calm side of her won,
"Excuse me honey? At least I'm not some flat little child, yes?" she teased, receiving a disgusted scowl from her opponent,
"I'd rather have the beauty and age than mammoth breasts. What's so great about having two giant balls on your chest anyway?" she snapped,
"Oh, there's a lot, I'd say. And you have the nerve to criticise me on beauty? If beauty, honey, is having hordes of men dribbling over you 24 hours a day, then the beauty I don't have would require a microscope to be visible."
The girl she was fighting gasped, speechless, before pouting and storming over to Aika, surprising her when she pushed her childishly, Aika nearly stumbling over,
"You're not the only one who can push!" she snapped through clenched teeth, out stretching her arms and pushing back, only ten times harder,
The girl she was supposed to be sword fighting with fell back onto her backside, staring up at Aika with angry eyes, her cheeks red with rage,
"Wakahisa! This is a zanjutsu session! Not hand-to-hand combat!" Nanao called from across the room, receiving a nod and scowl from the two females who were currently engaged in a childish squabble, they both walked over to their swords which had been abandoned in the pushing contest before getting into stances,
"I'm gonna kill you, you arrogant little bitch!" Aika snapped before charging towards her opponent, a fierce fight taking place as wooden sword collided with wooden sword, they were moving so fast that it was hard for surrounding shinigami's eyes to follow, it nearly looked like they were dancing as they spun around and flipped and swung their swords,
Aika exclaimed as she brought her sword forward on her opponent, the latter blocking it swiftly, the two unmoving until the girl surprised Aika by grabbing her sword and flinging it across the room, leaving Aika unarmed. Aika scowled, she had lost, her sword had left her grip.
That's the end of that chapter! Sorry for the slow updates, I'll try to update faster if possible! Thank you so much for reading and even more so if you reviewed or favourited my story or if you intend to do so.
Omake:
Michiki: Oh no! JUN LAUGHED! It's the end of the world! It's apocalypse!
Random shinigami: It's just a laugh, man, nothing big…
Michiki: O.o you've never met her, you wouldn't know!