Oooh I wonder what the past there is! What do they mean that Hideki has done it again? I wonder what Tange meant when she said Ki had trust issues...
My friend says she doesn't get why Ki would trust Mazaki, Tange, Ichigo, Toshiro, Rangiku, Shuhei, Yachiru and Kenpatchi. I explain now:
Ichigo ~ Their Zanpakuto powers are similar.
Toshiro ~ She likes to tease him, and he tried to tease her back.
Shuhei ~ Same reason as Toshiro.
Rangiku ~ Because the girl teases Toshiro too.
Yahiru ~ Lieutenant of Squad 11 and she's cute.
Kenpatchi ~ Captain of Squad 11 and psychopathic when it comes to fighting.
Mazaki ~ They're besties
Tange ~ They're besties
Mazaki was helped away by Tange who kept complaining that he was heavy, he kept telling her that she should just give him to Toshiro or Shuhei, but when they looked over at the two decided against it as Tsuji was jumping about on their heads and didn't seem to be in the mood to carry another person. "How far away is she?" Shuhei asked because he was getting bored of Tsuji on his head.
Mazaki pointed up at Sokyoku Hill, "She's up there, I think." The group of five flash stepped to get there quicker. When they arrived on the dusty hill they spot Ki sitting on the very edge of the hill swinging her legs over the edge, the chains on her wrists clinked every now and then, as the two swords circled in front of her, above them floated the larger blade and her dagger, all five were bathed in dark purple light. "Ki!" Mazaki stumbled forward and was caught by Ki who put her hands on his shoulders, when he looked up at her he saw that both her eyes were completely white, there was no iris or pupil. "Ruma?" He braced himself on her shoulder.
Ki nodded slowly, "That's me. Ki wanted to shut down, but with such danger around..." She smiled and helped him stand up properly. "There was no way she was leaving Toi in charge... You know how he gets." This weird Ki looked at Toshiro and Shuhei. "You are Captain Toshiro and Lieutenant Shuhei, yes?" They both nodded, the person gave a short bow of her purple head. "My name is Ruma, I am a part of Master Ki's Zanpakuto." She... No he smiled in Ki's body and shifted so Mazaki could wrap himself around his friend. "Ki wanted to shut off for few minutes." A purple mass started to swirl out from the middle and soon to over the whole eyes. "I'm Toi. The other half of Miss Ki's Zanpakuto." The person blinked quickly and Ki was back to normal. She yawned and tilted her head back to rub it into Mazaki's shoulder. "Hey guys," Her face twitched a few times then she smiled. "What did those two say?"
Shuhei shrugged, "Just that you were sleeping so Ruma was in charge, Ruma said they were half your Zanpakuto. Toi said the same, then you 'woke' up." He crossed his arms and glared at her. The left sword swung forward and nearly hit Shuhei but Ki caught the chain and put it back in its sheath along with the others, it looked awkward with a person on her back. "What was that?"
Ki walked over to him and flicked his nose. "Ruma and Toi are both he, not it or that." She smiled when Tsuji refused to be removed from Toshiro's shoulder. "I think Tsuji likes you Toshiro." The small Captain glared at her, "What? You want me to call you Captain, Toshi?" She patted his head, "I'm not giving you a title if you're of a lower rank than me. Toshi is your new name," She looked at Shuhei, "You're still Shuhei, and Toi doesn't like you."
Tange looked at her friend, "Are you alright?" She reached out and played with Mazaki's hair over Ki's shoulder. "Both of you."
Tsuji was flung off of Toshiro as Shuhei helped the Captain. "Oh I'm sure that they're okay." The little guy rubbed his head then glared at the other two who glared with hate at him. "Mazaki and Ki are really tough!" He said in a cute voice, seemingly surrounded by pink then he skipped over to Ki, then wrapped his legs around her waist and held onto Mazaki's dangling arm to keep himself looking around the front. "Tange! Tange!" The blue haired girl looked at him, exasperated. "I'm sure they'll be fine!"
She locked eyes with Ki who crouched down, Tange grinned and jumped onto Mazaki's shoulders. Ki huffed a little then balanced on one leg, "So where to now?" Even though they had not done much the sun was already setting, it brought a sliver of unease to their stomachs when they watched the sun go down. The group of four, huddled on one person, looked out at the sun with remembrance in their eyes, for some reason Toshiro and Shuhei found themselves watching the sunset as well. "Mazaki is hungry." As soon as the words dropped from Ki's lips, Mazaki's stomach rumbled. "I suggest we get food. I don't think any of us have eaten since last night."
Mazaki groaned, "She's right! I'M HUNGRY!" He howled like a wolf then started to squeeze Ki's neck, "Hurry up!" Ki looked over at Shuhei and Toshiro, they both shared a look then flash stepped away. They reappeared in the doors of the Captain and Lieutenants dining hall: of course they could dine with the Squads, but sometimes they ate in that hall together.
They were looking up at the hill, thinking Ki would be there shocked. But when they turned around there was said woman with her arms crossed. The three who had previously been on her sitting together eating. "Like hell I would let to slow people like you leave me in the dust." She ran a hand through each of their hairs like a person would to a child then she gave a lopsided grin and walked to sit beside Tsuji and Mazaki and continue eating. Shuhei shrugged and sat down with Renji and the other Lieutenants.
Rangiku looked blankly at her Captain for a second then burst out in laughter because he was staring slack-jawed at Ki, "Oh Toshiro!" She hugged her Captain but retreated when he pushed her away, then she attacked Ki and rolled with her until they were both lying up against a wall. "Ki! You've made Toshiro show emotion!"
Ki awkwardly patted Rangiku's back then eyed Toshiro. "Rani, you make it sound like Toshi is emotionally dead!" Rangiku looked up at her and all the other people stared at Ki as well, Toshiro had to stop himself from screaming at her. "Rangiku is now Rani, and Toshiro is Toshi. Duh." She rolled her eyes and jumped up when Rangiku squealed and hugged her tighter commenting on things like how soft her chest was, she was so cute and other dribble.
Rangiku snapped up and sat on her knees then leaned close to Ki's face. "You're not blushing." She looked confused, "I was digging my face into your chest, asking personal questions and calling you cute." She sat back in wonder. "And you're not blushing."
Ki patted her face, "Why my darling Rani, it appears you would be right." She crawled back to her seat and leaned against Mazaki who continued to eat. "Rani darling, you're simply not embarrassing me." Rangiku gave her a challenging look, Ki shot forward next to her ear and rested her hands on the other woman's thighs. She preceded to whisper something in Rangiku's ear, slide one hand up her side and tilted the red haired woman's face back a bit so she could kiss her neck, where the jugular vein was. She giggled then slunk back to lean on Mazaki again.
Everyone in the room apart from Ki's Squad leaned forward to see what Rangiku would do or get any idea of what happened, Rangiku sat very still for a second or two, head back and all, then she turned very red and started to splutter. She splattered herself against the wall, spread wide trying to blend into the wall away from Ki who was looking at her with a weird glint to her eyes. "I-I-I, how could you say that!?" She screamed, flustered, and ran out the door.
Renji looked at Ki. "How'd you manage that? Rangiku is one of the most shameless people alive." He scratched his neck, "Well other than kissing her neck..."
Hideki sighed, "Ki has a way... With things like that..." Koizumi chuckled and lifted a piece of chicken from his plate. "She does... She just has this way of being around people. It's unusual to say the least."
Higo looked at Mayuri, who had a thoughtful face on. "Don't bother to ask her will she do test on it for you. She won't." The last sentence came out bitterly. "And believe me, I've tried!"
Toshiro by this point had managed to get over whatever was bothering him, he looked at No Ki thought. "What was that thing earlier, with Toi and Ruma?"
Watari choked, "Just feel sorry for whoever fights her next. Or pisses her off!" She took a drink from a random cup. "Toi ruma is made of two halves as I understand, Toi and Ruma. Toi is power and instinct while Ruma prefers to plan methodically and study habits." She paused for a second and looked over at Ki, one of the girls eyes were completely white again, planning and observing how the information would be taken. "There is one power in the overall Zanpakuto that allows either Toi or Ruma to take over Ki's conscious and effectively turn her into the Zanpakuto."
Hitomi nodded his head in approval, "And it means that she's the one supplying the power. Which comes from past battles, and her own feelings. So it gets really powerful." He scratched his chin in thought, "So Watari feels bad for whoever pisses her off or fights next because Ki has stored her feelings and swapped them with probably Toi, so next time she fights he'll take over Ki's consciousness." His orange head bobbed in nervousness. "So whoever fights her next will be severely injured." Everyone was quiet for a moment, the there was clapping. Hitomi looked to see Ki clapping her hands at him, her eyes closed as she leaned on her still munching friend.
She held one finger in air when she stopped clapping. "You're nearly correct." She opened one eye then the other to reveal one completely white and another with a grey iris. "Both are instinctual, Toi is the physical instinct and Ruma is mental instinct." She covered her lips when she yawned, "I don't switch emotions with either, I store them inside and convert them to power when I switch consciousness with either of them." She closed the white eye. "Though, it usually is Toi." When she opened the closed eye it was back to normal. "So... What time is it?"
