chapter four
Back in the Soul Society...
All the captains, minus Storm Abarai Kuchiki, were in the captain of the squad three captain, Mako Amaya's office. There was to be a follow up meeting regarding recent events and plans of actions. There was a small silence until Yukino broke the silence.
"What are we going to do?"
"Well we can't attack them recklessly. We need to know what we're up against. To start out with, we could send a couple of members of squad x to wandenreich palace for surveillance. Their hollow powers could suffice for protection if they are attacked or ambushed." He turned to face the squad thirteen captain and the captain of squad x, Hikaru Nakamura. "What do you think?"
"Very well. I will get my best soul reapers on the mission," he responded.
Mean while, Tazuna was sitting by a window, his brown eyes gazing out with a very angry expression. "...don't worry Storm. I'll save you."
Yukino just watched, sadness could be read from her sky blue eyes. "I can't help but feel like I'm at fault."
Mako looked at Yukino with a confused expression. "How so?"
"Shiba became like this when Tazuna choose me over him for the lieutenant position. If I had just stepped down and given it to him, this might not have happened."
Tazuna, hearing this, walked over to Yukino and put a hand on her shoulder and bent down a bit, for he was a lot taller than she was. "Yukino, I know for a fact that I made the right decision that day. If I had chosen him instead, think of the damage he would have caused from the inside of the sereitei," he gave her a reassuring smile.
She smiled a bit. "Yeah. I guess you're right." She sighed. "So I guess this means we have a plan?"
"More or less." Mako responded.
The next day...
Yukino was walking around in Karakura town in her gigai, wearing the Karakura Highschool uniform. The wind blew against her gently, making her long white hair flow back. She had her usual deep- thought look in her light blue eyes. She walked over to the park and sat down on a bench right in front of a pond. At first she thought she was alone but then started to feel a familiar spiritual pressure. "I know you're there, Kaze" Standing up above her silently was espada number three, Kaze. Normally Yukino would be defensive at the sight of an arrancar but he was different. They had even agreed once that if they were of the same race, they would be great friends.
"What's with the face, soul reaper?" he asked with a smirk on his face.
"If you must know, there has been some trouble in the soul society." Kaze came up next to her.
"What kind of trouble?"
Yukino sighed. "You aren't going to like this. The quincy have attacked us and-"
"So?"
"You didn't let me finish. They kidnapped storm." Kaze's eyes widen a bit when he heard the name of his former love. Long ago they had been lovers but central 46 wouldn't allow for it. She was to be executed but was saved by Tazuna and Zuus. Although Storm is now married to Tazuna, she and Kaze are on good terms, though Kaze still has feelings for her.
"St-storm is gone?" His spiritual pressure rose, as he was ver angry. "WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT? HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN?!"
Yukino sighed, feeling sort of sorry for him. "Calm down. A plan to get her back and to end all of this is begin created as we speak. If you want, you can help us get her back."
Kaze opened up a garganta. "I don't need help from any stupid soul reapers. You'll only get in my way. I'll go after her myself." Before Yukino could respond, he disappeared into the garganta.
Meanwhile in the Soul Society...
Tazuna was walking around the soul society with his lieutenant, Misao Chinoko, with some paper work in their hands. Although Misao was the current squad five lieutenant, she doesn't appear to be more than ten years of age. Despite her age, she was a master at kido and shunpo. She was walking with her usual big smile and her pink pigtails bouncing with each step. They were they only ones in the area, or so they thought. They felt a familiar spiritual pressure. Tazuna turned around.
"Come out and show yourself!" Nothing happened. "I'm warning you. If you don't come out, whoever you are, then I will just have to go in." As soon as he said this, Shiba, Lenna, and Sekai came out, armed. Acting on his instinctive protective nature, Tazuna but up a kido barrier around Misao to keep her out of harms way.
"You guys again. Last time you took us by surprise. I won't be so easily fooled this time." Tazuna put a hand around his zanpaktou.
"Oh please," Lenna rolled her eyes and shot an arrow at his hand. Just before it could hit him, he flashstepped out of the way.
"Don't try it. I could take all three of you," Tazuna said, a fierce look in his brown eyes. Shiba stepped up.
"Who said we were here for a fight? We merely just came to talk, Tazuna," Shiba said with a slight grin on his face. Misao just sat and watched in her kido barrier, munching on a log.
"What about?"
"We have a proposition for you. We know the captain we took is your wife. If you come quietly with us, you'll get to see her. If you resist or pull any tricks, not only will we have to take you by force, but we will also cause harm to your wife. We are ok with either choice. It's your call," There was a short silence before Tazuna responded.
"Very well. I will go with you willingly."
"Good." They started to walk away, with Shiba in the front, the Tazuna, then Lenna and Sekai behind them.
Misao tilted her head in confusion. "TAICHO! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" asked Misao in a confused voice. Despite the fact that she was yelling, Tazuna didn't respond and kept walking. Misao, with a slightly annoyed expression on her face, ate her way out of the kido barrier and skipped after them singing "Lalalalalala~!"
End
