Hey, so this is Broken Flame, hope you like the new chapter. As always, I would love some reviews and suggestions for this story and all my others are completely welcome, just write it in a review or Pm me! Ok so from now on, I am going to writing responses to all reviews that I got before I started the next chapter, these are all I got so far, if you did more than once it is for the most recent one!
Status report: I don't own bleach, Shuhei will be mine, I just saw episode 308, I cried!
Alice Althea- Yay! So glad you like it!
VampireSiren- I know right? The soul society is screwed up, not to sound like Aizen but yeah, screwed.
TheBeginingsEnd- Yay, I didn't really make them extremely insulting to him, but Gin doesn't say much.
Alex274- He really is, I hate him so much, and towards the end I was like SPOILER ( I waited like three hundred freakin episodes to watch Aizen get a gay mullet?) SPOILER END.
SirenYuki- Glad you love it!
Silentlycryingforyou- I write like that because no one thinks in complete sentences, they usually don't speak in them either, no offense, you might, I don't know your life.
Mugetsu211TENSHOU- It was a strange end, but the next was worth it right?
Kumiko walked with her head held high, her eyes were open, her hair was loose. she ignored the glares her fellows squad members were sending her, it had been like this in the three days since her brother left, she had stayed locked in her room the first, till kyo busted the window in. he had talked to her and told her no one blamed her, he didn't at least. Almost everyone she passed glared or worse gave her looks of pity.
She was walking in the direction of an extremely high reitsu she felt nearby, she was going to Ichigo. She made her way through the streets, no one had approached her so far, but they were sending her dirty looks and talking just loud enough for her to hear.
''Ichimaru's sister…''
''Probably working with them….''
''Attacked Hisagi…''
''Traitor….''
''Can't trust her….''
''Should have been able to tell…''
''Of course she knew….''
''He's her brother….''
She ignored it, they didn't realize she could hear, if they did they just didn't care, she knew everyone hated her now. She hadn't been popular before, but she hadn't been hated, except by Hisagi, and that was more of a recent development anyway.
After she made her way down a few more streets a very distinct head of orange spiky hair came into view, she flash steeped the rest of the way so she was beside him, he looked at her in surprise she prepared herself for his response to 'Ichimaru's sister'
''Hey, your Kumiko right?'' her eyes widened, did he not remember about her last name?
''Yeah, Kumiko Ichimaru.'' She said her name with pride and glared at all the soul reapers in the area who scoffed at it.
''Oh yeah, well did you want something.'' She grinned; this boy gets right to the point.
''Take a walk with me Ichigo.'' He raised his eyebrows.
''don't tell me the great Ryoka invader is scared of Ichimaru's little sister.'' She smirked. He narrowed his eyes, she continued to smirk turning around and motioning him to follow her, she heard him start to follow and lead him to a spot she loved.
It was on the outskirts of things, it was a garden, till it became forgotten, now there were trees in a grove and the small stream that flowed in had frogs and other small creatures populating it, she lead him into the thick of the grove and sat at the base of a large oak watching him follow suit.
''So, what did you want to talk about, Ichimaru?''
''wow, you're the only one except kyo so far who doesn't say my name like a curse word.''
''Well, I wasn't betrayed, how is Byakuya treating you, you're in his squad right?'' she nodded.
''Not for long though, for one he hates me, for two I saw him in the hospital today, I had to get him to sign my letter of transfer, the first piece of paperwork to come out of squad eleven in at least a decade.'' She smirked.
''Your transferring to the eleventh, your going to be the only girl in that squad.''
''Yeah, me and the lieutenant, im going to be fourth seat; I would give anything to have a picture of Captain stick up his ass when he saw the paper was signed by Kenpachi, I thought he was going to go into a comma.''
''Captain stick up his ass?'' she gave him a look that dared him to question it.
''that is brilliant!'' the strawberry began laughing so hard he doubled over clutching his sides.
''Hey, Ichigo, why do you think Gin left you alive, there's not doubt that at the power level you held when you first got here he could have killed you, what did you say to him?''
''I just told him I had to get through.'' She frowned.
''He's not done with you yet, there was something about you he liked.'' Ichigo looked confused.
''When Gin likes something he doesn't let it go, and to him, people are toys, I was the only one he didn't treat disposable, Rangiku, Izaru, they were his play things.''
''that's a pretty odd view of things. What made you any different than the rest?''
''He came back to me. Gin always leaves, he left Rangiku years ago, now he left Izaru, all through the time he was raising me, Gin would randomly leave, I would wake up and he'd be gone. But he always came back for me, he even took me with him when he joined the soul reapers, found a family for me to live with on the outside.
When I was strong enough, he took me for the entry exam. I joined the soul reapers. Captain Aizen was always around, on the fringe of things, he helped Gin, Gin looked up to him. I was always scared of him, he seemed so possessive. Now I know why, he told me he wants me to be his queen in Hecco Mundo, I have no doubt he's going to try and take me, I'll be ready, I'll get Gin back, I'll make him see that Aizen is wrong.''
''You know, he might be beyond saving.'' She nodded at him looking sad.
''Well, as long as you understand that, I don't think anything is going to stop you. You're a good kid, and you care a lot for your brother, but you should get that this is wrong, he's older, it's his job to protect you.''
''I know, but I wasn't his responsibility, he found a dying orphan and took them in, raised me, clothed me, feed me, and he named me.''
''He found you? I thought you were really his sister.''
''Everyone thinks that, but he found me, and he named me Kumiko, eternal beautiful child. Also don't call me kid, I'm over a hundred years older than you.'' His eyes went wide.
''How old are you?''
''Well, let's see, Gin joined the soul reapers, ten years after he found me, he's been a soul reaper 101 years, and I was seven when he found me so, I guess I'm around 118 but that's just a rough guess so give or take a decade.''
''How on earth can you be that old and still look like a teenager? That's 103 years older than me!''
''Well, I use that soap they say takes out wrinkles, and let's face it, my hair is sliver.''
''Not old person silver, it's really pretty, like water at night.'' She smiled, Aww, little human boy thinks she pretty. Ichigo was blushing and looking away.
''Thanks for talking with me Ichigo, it helped a lot.'' He patted her on the head as they stood to leave, it was easy because of her short stature.
''S'ok Kumi, I needed to get away for a while.''
''Well enjoy it for the next five seconds, a lieutenant who hates me is about to arrive, no doubt looking for the great Ichigo.''
''How can you tell'' Ichigo was interrupted.
''Fourth seat of the sixth squad, the captains require your presences. ''
''Actually it's fourth of the 11th now, and either way, what do they want, Hisagi?'' she sneered his name to tick him off.
''Just go you snotty bitch!'' he lost his cool with the way she sneered at him.
''Hey, you can't just start calling a girl names! What's your problem?'' Ichigo demanded angrily.
''She torments others and has no sense of pride for her status as a soul reaper; furthermore she has no fear, not for the sword she wields or her opponents. '' Ichigo gave him a deadpan look.
''Look tattoo boy, I didn't fear your sword because your too big a dumbass to kill me, I don't fear mine because Tsuki doesn't exactly strike fear into anyone's heart, and finally, I am a snotty bitch as you say, because you're an arrogant asshole who makes me completely sick because you judge me based on my name and what you heard from others. So maybe if you would get your head out of your ass I would give the time of freakin day without smarting off, you third rate wannabe lieutenant, with your dumbass suggestive tattoos!''
she stormed off to the captains meeting room leaving the two standing there, one was trying to figure out what had just happened, the other was feeling like a total ass.
Kumiko stormed straight into the captains meeting not even caring, what the hell did that Hisagi think he was doing talking to her like that? She stopped in the middle of the rows of captains, she wanted to know why the needed her here, she also wanted to know why Soi Fon was giving her the you go die look.
''You requested me head captain?'' she said in an overly sweet voice.
''You are transferring to the 11th division, why?'' it was an order not a question.
''Because, I feel like a change of scenery would be nice, and let's face it, after our little run in on that hill, Captain sti, I mean Captain Kuchiki isn't too pleased with me.''
''Your transfer has been approved, now, you will tell us everything you know about the trattior Gin Ichimaru.''
'We should have seen this coming Koinu.'
'Shut up Tsuki. I can handle this.'
'' what do you mean? If you mean their plans I don't know anything really, if you mean my whole life story from the time Gin found me that could take a while.''
''Found you, what do you mean found you?'' Ukitake called.
''Tell us everything.'' Yamamoto commanded.
''Well this is going to be a long and unpleasant conversation.''
'brace yourself Koinu, this wont go well.' 'I know Tsuki, just help me out if i need it.'
'as you wish.'
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Broken Flame.