Chapter 7
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Zaraki/Unohana FOREVER!!
"Love at first sight is a lie. If it was true, I would be in love with every pretty thing I'll ever see..."--K.J. (a friend's quote)
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In the few weeks that followed, Retsu Unohana had almost the whole soul society pay her little office a visit to congratulate her on her pregnancy. She had not realized how big of a deal it was that a captain was pregnant. Even bigger by another Captain. But what most people were most hung up on was the fact that Kenpachi Zaraki was that Captain. Retsu was surprised that she had become the soul society's most talked about, not for being pregnant but for Zaraki getting her pregnant. It was 10Th division Asst-Captain Matsumoto who told her, on accident when Matsumoto visited her at her living quarters.
"Is this true?" asked Unohana.
"Yeah, for now," answered Matsumoto. "I heard those 3RD and 5Th seated nut-jobs of the 11Th are... well lets say their taking care of it."
"I can imagine," huffed Unohana though she didn't mean it to come out so harsh.
"I would be bashing some heads too, if my Captain would let me," Matsumoto made a fist with her hand.
"Some people just don't understand," Unohana said sitting down. She felt her heart grow heavy.
"I think I understand," said Matsumoto, putting a comforting hand on Unohana's shoulder. "When you healed me, my Captain, and the rest of our search party, I felt something... wonderful. I can't really describe it. All I know is what ever it was, it was born out of love. Don't let what others think bother you, you haven't before?"
"I wasn't pregnant before--" Unohana started.
"And SO WHAT?" shouted Matsumoto. "You know in your soul that this may be the best thing that has ever happened to you. What ever you see in Zaraki I wont ever know, but what I do know is that there must be a lot of love to have something so... wonderful to happen." the robust blond's eyes were tearing up, and her knees were beginning to shake.
"You are aways one to keep the fire alive in everyones heart's," Unohana stood up, she too had tears in her eyes. "But you shouldn't make a pregnant woman cry." and she started sobbing.
"Those better be tears of joy," Matsumoto said giving Unohana a quick hug. "Well, I better get going. I've been here longer than I should have. Captain Hitsugaya's going to be furious if I don't get my paperwork done!" and she left.
What she did not realized was that Unohana was still crying.
"Damn these pregnant hormones," she sobbed. It took a small vanilla pastry to calm her down just in time for her next visitor.
"Hello?" a voice alerted Unohana to the visitor's presence.
A handsome young man was standing in the doorway, he seemed oddly familiar to Unohana but he wasn't part of her division. He had black hair with blue eyes, he was of fairly good height and build though a bit on the thin side. He had a tattoo of what looked like to be the Japanese character that meant tree or wood, but Unohana wasn't sure and she did not dwell on it. Her eyes hungrily rested on the basket in his hands, that emitted the aroma of earth pastries.
"Umm, This was just brought back from the living world," the young man spoke, holding out the basket for her to take which she gratefully did. "Captain Komamura thought you should have it. The chocolate and vanilla ones make him feel sick he says. He hopes you will enjoy them."
"That's nice of him. So you're in the 7TH division?" asked Unohana, wanting to make conversation. She didn't know whether the young man was way to into taking orders or was very nervous because he was standing to rigid to be feeling comfortable.
"Yes, Captain Unohana," he said. "9TH seat," he quickly added as he started to break into a sweat.
Definitely nervous.
"Come inside, have some tea." Unohana offered.
"I really shouldn't. I have a lot more work to complete before--" the young man was cut off by a sing song voice.
"Captain Unohana!" It was Yachiru.
"Oh no, it's HER!" The young man started to panic and rushed inside and disappeared somewhere before Unohana could blink.
That was when she recognized him. It was the same young man that Yachiru had been chasing a month and a half ago (remember ch 1).
"Captain Unohana!" Yachiru stood outside the open door.
"Hello, Yachiru," greeted Unohana. "Checking up on me again?"
"Yeah..." Yachiru was annoyed that every four hours Zaraki would make her check up on Unohana, even when she was in the middle of training.
"You don't have to do this you know," said Unohana, putting an arm around the younger female soul reaper and leading her inside. "I am pretty sure nothing has changed since the last time you were here."
"I know that," Yachiru said offensively and her spirit pressure rising dramatically.
"Is there something you need to talk about?" asked Unohana.
"No...well kind of..." Yachiru said her cheeks slowly started to turn a rosy shade of pink.
"It may be easier if you lower your spiritual pressure," suggested Unohana, thinking about the person hiding somewhere in her quarters. The amount of spiritual pressure Yachiru was emitting at that point was probably enough to limit his bodily functions.
"Sure," agreed Yachiru, and lowered her spirit pressure.
Somewhere, a very silent sigh was breathed.
"What is the matter? Is everything alright?" asked Unohana.
"I'm not sure," Yachiru explained. "It's not like I can complain about being caged, I have a lot more freedom than most girls my age, but... most girls my age aren't second in command to the most toughest division with a Captain being the most strongest in soul society besides Captain Ichigo. I want to do more than train new recruits, do paperwork, and then more training. I want to get away!"
"You feel that your position prevents you from doing things that you would like to do?"
"Well kind of," continued Yachiru. "It's not just my position, there's the people around me. I want to live up to their expectations. "'Raised by Zaraki, she must be very strong'". I don't want to be a disappointment to anyone. It's like I am trapped."
"Hmm... go on," urged Unohana.
"And it's what people think of me. My reputation as a merciless killer. I...I don't like it."
"I see... tell me, would you like to battle?"asked Unohana.
"What?" Yachiru deadpanned.
"Would you like to fight me? Just a small duel, no one has to find out."
"But your--"
"And just because I am pregnant does not mean I have forgotten how to wield my sword," said Unohana.
Yachiru was speechless. The person whom she considered a mentor was challenging her to fight.
"What? The second in command of the toughest division with the strongest Captain, hesitating?" taunted Unohana.
Yachiru couldn't believe it! Unohana was taunting her! Confused, Yachiru only thought about what others would say about her honor and position being questioned.
"You're on! But Ken-chan would absolutely kill me if he finds out, so no one has to know." said Yachiru, unsure she made the right decision.
"Alright. We shall meet out side the walls, the cursed grounds. You would know them well."
Yachiru knew alright. That was where most of the killings took place. Avery long time ago it used to be a training ground, where people who dared to train would be slaughtered by the dozen, killing each other for the right to be called 'last man standing'. It was said that so much blood had been spilled, the very ground had turned blood red, though now it would be covered up by many, many centuries of time. This "contest" left no one standing, they had killed each other, and what made it more gruesome was that many "contestants" dragged other peoples families into the fray in an attempt at psychological warfare, but even the mass slaughter of innocents did not stop those murderers until they themselves were killed in this "quest" for ultimate power. Much later, a village had been built on that spot. The village seemed to be a peaceful one for several centuries, but soon the villagers started to have nightmares of people of the past committing their horrible acts. The villagers began to go insane, turn in on one another, and killings took place once again. The village began to burn, survivors escaped never to return to that place again; but those survivors would never fully escape. Those nightmares would be there to haunt their ancestors like a curse, Yachiru knew this because her parents were those ancestors to be plagued with the nightmares but that was not what was about that place that scared her. The fact that nothing grows there, and nothing lives there.
Just a large flatland that is a mile long in each direction, the ground is hard and cracked like no rain has touched that earth in over a millenia.
"Alright," Yachiru agreed. "When?"
"This evening, preferably as the sun is setting," Unohana replied.
"I'll be there."
"Then it is settled," said Unohana. "Mind if I walk with you for a bit? I just realized I left a form in my office at my division. I forgot it when so many visitors kept showing up."
"Uh... sure." answered Yachiru.
Unohana smiled at her as though she hadn't challenged Yachiru to fight. Yachiru was reminded why a lot of the 11Th division was scared of Unohana.
When the two had left, a forgotten young man reappeared from his hiding place.
"I have to tell Captain Komamura!"
End Chapter 7
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