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Chapter 4: Usagi's Past: The Truth Revealed
Usagi continued to cry at the site of Takato's body. Shuhei held her close to him as he let her cry in his chest. Captain Kuchki came up to her and looked at her. In her three years in the Soul Society, never had Byakua seen her so misrible. Captain Hitsugaya bowed his head down then opened his eyes. "All captains and luteniunts to the captain's meeting chambers now! The rest of you get this man to Squad 4 barracks now! Captain Retsu Unohana will not attend the meeting until her examiation on this man's body is complete!"
"YES SIR!"
Every captain and luteniunt was called to that meeting. As everybody stood their. Head Capatian Yamamoto spoke. "Well as most of you know by know, a man from squad 6, Takato Mizuhara, was killed today. It didn't take long for Captain Unohana to do her examantion. Captain?"
"Thank you, head captain. It is with out a doubt, that this man was murdered. His soul chain was destroyed by a rather, crafty person. Someone who knew him is probably the only one who could have done this. There was something strange that a member of squad 6 pointed out to me." Everyone was silent. "Mizuhara was killed about 5-7 hours ago, and the sword that killed him is quite unique." She pulled out a sword with a red grip and instead of a standard guard, the guard was in the shape of red bird wings. More to the fact, they were phoenix wings. Nobody knew that it meant until they saw Captain Hikago's eyes grow big.
"That's...my zampak-to! How did he get killed with that?! My zampak-to was with me all day. I admit that Takato and I got into a little mix, but I never would kill him on perpose!" The last statement sent a spark in Captain Hitsugaya.
"Now that's a damn lie! You tried to kill him about 4 days ago when you and I fought!"
"That's because I was in rage! Any person who knows me know's I would only kill to defend myself! Bayakua I can't belive you ,of all people, you are buying into this BULL CRAP!" Bayakua tried to look at her.
"I'm trying not to, but right now, everything is pointing to you." Usagi was shocked to what she was hearing. A person who saw her when no one eles did, a person she thought of as her father, thinking that she was the one who killed Takato.
"I do not BELIVE this. This is probably the worst week of my life. I'm not even captian for a whole week and I'm already getting the finger. If you all don't want me here then just say so, but that doesn't mean anybody here has to frame me!" Usagi had tears coming down from her eyes. That was when Captain Kurosaki noticed something.
"Guys, I don't think she did it." Izuru Kira looked at the orange haired captain.
"What are you, blind, deaf or stupid. The sword that killed him is right there in Captain Unohara's hands."
"Yeah...but she had hers on her back. And hers has a black bunny charm on the end of her grip. That one doesn't. That means that who ever killed Mizuhara, isn't in this room. Usagi is innocent." Usagi smiled at the captain.
As the captains and lutenints left the meeting, captian Kurosaki ran after captain Hikago. He turned her around and saw that her eyes were bloodshot. He knew that she must have been crying alot. "Are you gonna be ok?"
Usagi looked at him. "Yeah I'm fine. I'm still upset that I'm the one who got accused of killing Takato, and I'm still getting over the fact he's dead, but I'm ok. Why do you ask?"
"It's just because I wouldn't expect you to feel bad for someone you can't stand."
"It's not what you think. Takato and I, actually knew each other." Usagi smiled with tears in her eyes. She turned around and went back to her squad courtyard, her zampak-to in hand.
Captain Kurosaki saw Captain Hitsugaya walking the other way. He ran towards his direction only to see him sort of regretful. Ichigo stopped him right in his tracks. "Hey, Captain Hitsugaya. Are you ok?"
"Yes I'm fine, why do you ask?"
"I don't know, maybe you should go talk to Usagi. I mean, why did you accuse her?" Toshiro didn't know how to answer the question.
"I really didn't accuse her. I was more, informing the fact of what she did. Maybe I will talk to her."
"Good idea, Toshiro." Ichigo walked away before Toshiro grabbed his captains jacket. Ichigo turned around, accepting to be scoled for calling him 'Toshiro'.
"Thank you, Captain Kurosaki." Hitsugaya let go and walked off. Ichigo was shocked, but glad that Hitsugaya decided to listen to him for once. He soon walked off to his squad.
LATER THAT NIGHT
Bayakua and Usagi were sitting on the roof to squad 6, looking up at the moon. Usagi was wrapped around Bayakua's arms, sitting her head on his chest. It reminded her of the old days. When no one eles was in her life, there were two people who were. Bayakua Kuchki and Takato Mizuhara. When she first became a shinigami, she was doutbed by many. The only ones who saw past her hard exterior were Kuchki and Mizuhara. Ever since then, she devoted herself to listen to the respected noblemans orders. He trained with her night and day to make her more powerful. With her in a daze, Bayakua looked into her multi-colored eyes. He knew something was wrong. "Usagi, what's troubling you, young one?"
Usagi looked up at him agian before she answered. "It's just that, I can't belive that Captain Hitsugaya, Captain Kira, and even yourself, would blame me for what happened to Takato."
"I was trying not to, but until Captain Kurosaki pointed out the special features of your zampak-to, I really didn't have much to think about. That and Captain Hitsugaya really didn't blame you. He was just recalling a rather interesting fact."
Usagi was trying to think back to that day when her and Takato fought. There was something strange about something he said. "In case you forgot 'Captian' Hikago, I'm from the 2nd disrict. I have more upper class than you do." That was just it. "Bayakua, I don't think that guy I fought was really Takato. I think he was like a clone or something."
Bayakua looked at her strange. "Why is that?"
"Because that one said that he was from the 2nd district. The Takato I know is from the 1st district."
"That makes alot of sense, Usagi" Bayakua saw her yawning and suddenly did something that, well, wasn't like him. He kissed the young captain on the forehead.
"Bayakua?! You kissed me?!" Usagi was in shock by the captain.
"I know. Usagi listen, I've always seen you as, well, sort of like my daughter. Since I never had a child of my own and since both my wife and sister died, I've seen you as my only family. You remind me alot of both my wife and of my sister, Rukia."
Usagi was still stunned by this. "Rukia died?"
"Yes."
"I'm so sorry."
"Ahh don't be. Well I'm going to bed, young one."
"Ok, I think i'm gonna stay up a little longer. Good night, Captain Kuchki."
"Goodnight, Captain Hikago." Usagi contiued to look up at the stars. She started to like being a captain. As she was gonna get up, she heard a noise behind her. She grabbed her zampak-to and swung. A small, male hand caught her blade. Her eyes were stunned to find Captain Hitsugaya at the reciving end of the swing.
"Captain Hitsugaya, what are you doing here?"
"Well for one, I came to apologize for lashing out at you at the meeting. And two, I promised Ichigo that I would talk to you." Usagi was confused. "I mean, alot of people don't know you that well. And you were crying about a guy you were fighting with 4 days ago. I wanna know about you. What your deal is. You know what I'm talking about?"
"Yeah I know. You know I really don't like talking about my past. And besides, I don't think the guy I was fighting with was the real Takato. I belive that the real Takato was in fact killed, but the one I fought wasn't him."
"How do you figure." Captain Hitsugaya had her right where he wanted her.
"Well, since you insist. I was born and raised originally in the 1st district. My mother, Jun Hikago, was a shinigami for the 10th division. Of course this was before you were captain. I think Matsumoto might know her. Anyway, my father, Kai Hikago, was a member of the 9th district. I met Takato there. Takato and I were friends instantly. We would play and fight together. He had this dream of becoming a shinigami too. So did I. Well I also met this really weird kid there too. He was sort of a brat. Anyway we play for a few days and became friends. He gave me the necklace that I wear around my neck." She pointed to her red and blue necklace.
"As soon as my mother died, me, my father, and strangly Takato moved to the second district. As soon as he died. I moved myself to the 45th district. I moved from all of them just to find a family. And I did. Unfortunely, Takato and I grew apart, even though we were still friends. Because I was fighting by myself, at the age of ten, I was declared the strongest girl in the 45th district. However, that title gave me the nickname, 'The Black Bunny', because I was the most ruthless. At the age of 11, I enrolled into the Shinigami Academy. I became a soul reaper in only 2 years. I just flew by my classed because my father taught me everything about being a shingami. I've spent 2 years here."
"Wow...you've had an eventful life. Hey wait, that guy you fought said he was from the second district."
"That's right captain, my Takato is from the first."
"Did you ever find the kid who gave you that necklace?"
"No, but I know I will. You know, you're a really good listener."
"Thanks. Hey I'm gonna go to bed ok. Goodnight Captain Hikago."
"Ok. Goodnight Captain Hitsugaya." Usagi looked at her necklace. She however, felt a great disturbance in the air. "Takato, I know you're listening. I fear that your death, may only be the beginning."
aa145: wow that was a long chapter. I promise that in the next chapter, the story will get more interesting. well anyways plz r&r. laterz much