A/N: as promised...kurosaki family in Soul Society (no beta-readers! Forgive the mistakes!)
ink: enjoy this one
splatter: we won't be much of a nuisance here
disclaimer: i don't own bleach! Definitely not mine to own!
On The Wings of an Angel
Chapter 4: Dragon
Hikaru looked down on her shinigami robes, " Will this get me in trouble, Dad? " she asked. A frown forming on her pleasant face, making Byakuya flinch.
"Oi, Rukia! How come her clothes changed into that? She isn't even a student at the Shinigami Academy yet! " Ichigo freaked out.
"How should I know!" Rukia retorted, pulling and poking at Hikaru's shinigami robes, checking if they are real.
Byakuya cleared his throat, " Rukia, Yamamoto-taichou is waiting for us. It is unwise to argue over such matters in the street. " He glared at Ichigo.
Ichigo gave him his trademark smirk, " Heh, some people don't really change now, do they? "
Renji swallowed hard as he feared for Ichigo's life. His taichou could be temperamental at times, and Ichigo seems to be begging for a fight with him at that point. Hikaru grabbed on her father's arm, distracting Ichigo from his staring match with Byakuya.
"Dad...I, I'm scared. I'm not sure I can fit in." she said, still gripping Ichigo's arm, a habit she haven't outgrown even though she looks like Ichigo's girlfriend rather than his daughter when she does that. Ichigo couldn't help it. His features soften as he patted his daughter's head, a sign of endearment between father and his daughter.
" You'll fit in just fine. Trust me." He said, boosting Hikaru's confidence.
Byakuya led the way into Yamamoto-taichou's office, Rukia walking side by side him with Renji. Ichigo a step back with his daughter still clinging to his arm.
"Really now, let go Hikaru, you're attracting attention." He whispered to his daughter.
"But Dad...they're staring at me..."
Ichigo deepened the scowl on his face. The other shinigamis are indeed staring at his daughter. Well, not that he can blame them, especially the majority of young men. After all, Hikaru is a beautiful girl, hell, she has Rukia's face-minus the death glares- for crying out loud! But that doesn't mean he'll allow those men to get near his daughter, they'd have to survive his bankai first. With an amused sigh, he gave up on making her let go of his arm.
Yamamoto-taichou inspected Hikaru with an expert's eye. He couldn't miss the massive-yet controlled reiatsu that she weaves about herself, plus-the shinigami robes that she is wearing.
" Welcome to Soul Society, young Kurosaki. I've heard so much about you from Abarai Renji. It seems like you're a promising shinigami." Yamamoto-taichou started.
Hikaru looked at Yamamoto-taichou straight in the eyes. She couldn't help but feel an odd respect for the old man, in some way, she remembers her grandfather in him.
"Yamamoto-taichou, we want to enroll Hikaru to Shinigami Academy. She had mastered the demon arts and is well-trained in wielding her zanpakouto." Rukia informed him.
" Ah. That can be arranged immediately, although, I am wondering where could her zanpakouto be?" Yamamoto-taichou asked out of curiosity.
" It's in its sealed form, Yamamoto-taichou." Rukia replied. The old man raised his eyebrows for he could not see any katana on Hikaru's waist or back, which is the usual form of a sealed zanpakouto.
"Sealed form? I don't see it anywhere..."
"Yamamoto-taichou, Tsubasa is always with me. If you like, I can summon her for you." Hikaru calmly offered.
"That would be a treat to see, young Hikaru. I would like to see her if you please."
Hikaru whispered the command for the release of Tsubasa's shikai. Delicate feather's of light materialized about her and merged to form the white-bladed katana.
Everyone in the room held their breaths. Byakuya and Yamamoto-taichou could not believe what they just saw. Hikaru is actually reigning in her reiatsu by dematerializing her zanpakouto. With it's initial release, comes the release of some of her reiatsu too.
"Fascinating. That is most fascinating." Yamamoto-taichou remarked.
Byakuya held his breath, aside from Senbonzakura, he had never appreciated another's zanpakouto before, but now, Hikaru seemed to change his mind as he was obviously awed at her soul slayer. Just then there was a loud knock on Yamamoto-taichou's door. The white-haired captain of tenth division, now a grown man standing 6' feet entered the office.
" Yamamoto-taichou, I am sorry to interrupt, we must speak immediately." then Hitsugaya Toushiro paused as he saw the people in the room.
" Yo! Shorty! You sure have grown tall over the years." Ichigo greeted his former comrade during his battles with a variety of creatures.
Hitsugaya was about to retort when he stopped short as a raven-haired-golden-eyed female shinigami suddenly appeared before him.
"A dragon! I've never seen a dragon before! " Hikaru gasped as she stared openly at the spirit form of Toushiro's zanpakuoto, Hyourinmarou, which is hovering above Toushiro's shoulders at the moment.
The captain of tenth division held his breath at the close proximity of the female shinigami's face to his own. For some odd reason, Hitsugaya Toushiro's heart started to beat once again...
A/N: yey!!!! it's shiro-chan and hikaru's first meeting!!!! (claps) thanks for all the reviews! Makes me work really fast