I do not own Bleach. Just my characters.
Sorry its been sooooooooo long for an update. R&R (:
Black clad bodies scurried in and out of the room, everyday, throwing stacks of paperwork on the small desk. Sighing in frustration, thin eyebrows twitched upon hearing the main door open yet again. Thanks to her barrier of paper, Sachiko could not see the identity of the stranger. However, she still unleashed her pent up anger out on the poor, clueless individual.
"Shit! Could you people do your own paperwork for once!" Sachiko slammed her fists down on the hard wood. "Just because I'm not as high a ranked as the rest of you, that doesn't mean you can just dump everything on me!" Now, slamming her head against the desk, Sachiko muttered obscene phrases to herself.
"Um, did I come at a bad time?" The male stranger questioned, timidly, peeking from behind the stacks of paper.
"Yes, you have horrible timing." Sachiko growled, raising her pounding head. Blinking, Sachiko gasped at the stranger before her. "Domo sumimasen! Lieutenant Aizen! I didn't realize that was you. Forgive me!" Freaking out, Sachiko quickly stood from her chair, bowing in respect.
"Its okay. I just came by to see if you needed help. I can see that your fortress is growing each day." He chuckled, lighting up his chocolate eyes. Adjusting his black-rimmed glasses, he hesitated for a moment. "Do you mind if I help you here?"
H-hai. I-I mean th-that would b-be g-great!" She stammered, mentally kicking herself for sounding like an idiot. "You have no idea how bad this has been, I though this would be the death of me." She smiled, proud that she had found her voice again.
"Can't let that happen now, can we? One less beauty would make this world less appealing." Sachiko could feel herself melt at this man's words, her lieutenant, her superior.
The stacks of paperwork gradually reduced in the next few hours. Time had seemed to fly by quickly thanks to having somebody to chat with. Though the talk wasn't much, it was still company nonetheless, making Sachiko very thankful.
"So have you been enjoying your time in the 5th division?" Aizen asked, barely looking up from his work.
"Yeah, its been rather boring though. I thought I'd learn some new techniques or something. Well anything besides more healing abilities." Sachiko looked up from the piece of paper she had been working on, to notice she could see over her piles of paper. Also, catching sight of a pair of taupe eyes staring back at her.
"Boring, ya say?" The Fifth Division Captain, Shinji Hirako, smirked at her, his eyes gleaming with mischief. "I'll just leave Sousuke to finish that paper work while we go do something less boring." Standing up from his desk, he made his way over to the door, exiting.
"Uh…Okay?" Confused, Sachiko stood from her chair, making her way to the leaving captain. "I'll see you later I guess, Lieutenant." She waved good-bye to the dumbfounded brunette lieutenant.
"So…uh, that's how I met Mr. Urahara, how my life began in the 5th division and, er, how I got to be so powerful…" Sachiko grimaced at the two children sitting in front of her. The black haired girl sat with wide eyes, listening intently, while the red headed boy snoozed aside her, having fallen asleep from lack of interest.
"Ms. Sachiko? Is there not more to your story? Like what happened between you and the Captain. And did you fall in love with anybody? How did you end up here with Mr. Urahara?" The girl smiled, curious as to why the white haired woman stopped so early in her story.
"Why would you want to even know more? It's a boring story, except when you got the crap kicked out of ya." The red headed boy rolled over, picking his nose.
"Jinta, shut up! Yes Ururu, there is more…but tonight isn't the night. I have school in the morning. I'll tell you more tomorrow when I get home. Is that okay?" Sachiko hoped the girl would be able to wait, the next part of the story is what hurt the worst, and she didn't have to emotional strength to say anything at the moment.
"Yes, Ms. Sachiko. I'll wait." Ururu smiled, watching Sachiko stand up and walk out of the room.
"Good night, both of you. Sleep well, and don't let the bed bugs bite." She flipped the lights off, giggling, leaving the two to sleep.
"What kind of story is that for two young children?" A shadowy figure appeared out of now where, wearing a large grin on his face.
"Kisuke, it wasn't that bad. I left most details out." Sachiko rubbed her tired eyes, trying to smile.
"If you finish that story, its going to hurt. You do know that right?" The blonde man looked up, his eyes holding an uncertainty.
"I know…but someone once told me that you can't escape the past completely…" Pools of teal over-flowed with salty tears. Shaking her head, Sachiko sidestepped out of the man's way, making her way to her room.
"But you don't have to relive that pain…" Kisuke whispered, watching the woman walk away, wishing he could comfort her in some way. Maybe telling the kids that story might not have been a good idea…
Lying awake in her warm bed, Sachiko couldn't shake herself from the regret she started feeling after retelling that story. 'I was such a fool…for falling in love… believing so many lies…I'm a horrible person…' Turning over, she could feel the hot tears soak the pillow. 'I'm so sorry…maybe the choices I made were what was best…' She thought before her body, completely exhausted from crying, gave out and let her get some much-needed sleep. Tomorrow would prove to be one eccentric day…
After leaving the 5th division's office, Sachiko and Captain Hirako made their way around the 5th division ground, searching for the training ground. Finally after having gotten lost, the two soul reapers made their way into the vacant training grounds.
'Ya said you wanted to train, right?" Captain Hirako turned to her, unsheathing his zanpakuto.
"Huh? Oh, uh, yes! I did." Sachiko's cheeks flushed red.
"Good. We'll start out with some defensive moves. I won't push ya too hard today." The blonde captain smiled, winking at her.
An hour later, Sachiko dropped to her knees, sweat glistening off her pale skin. Captain Hirako sheathed his sword, taking a seat next to her on the green grass. Staring aimlessly into the bright blue sky, Captain Hirako mused silently.
"Thank you, Captain Hirako!" Sachiko breathed, still out of breath. With a lopsided smile, she stretched her long legs out content with life.
Heavy lidded eyes tried to open, but to no avail. A constant beeping blared through the speakers of her alarm clock. The dark filling the room didn't make anything better for her weary body. A slender arm snaked its way out from under the covers, silencing the annoying contraption. Once again, the dark room was peaceful, until grunts of frustration could be heard under the covers. Chill bumps covered the bare flesh as Sachiko emerged from the warmth of her blankets. Stretching her willowy arms, she let out a kitten-like yawn. Running her fingers through her white messy hair, she made her way towards the restroom.
"Its too early for school today." Sighing, Sachiko submerged her head in the water, letting the warmth of the bath spread and relax her tense body. A few seconds later, she came up for air, taking in a deep breath. "Last night was a mistake. I shouldn't have even started that story. Maybe they'll forget about it and won't ask again."
After her bath, Sachiko wrapped herself in a beige towel, drying herself off. Dressing in her standard school uniform, she brushed her wet hair as she walked into the small kitchen. Bacon, sausage, pancakes, and fruit; all those aromas and more filled her nose, causing her mouth to drool. Tessai seemed hard at work, cooking breakfast for the household, well shophold.
'Tessai doesn't usually cook like this unless its going to be a long day…I wonder what's up.' Sachiko made herself known, clearing her throat.
"Ohayo, Ms. Sachiko. Would you like to help me this morning?" Tessai turned to her, busy frying more bacon.
"Sure." Sachiko shrugged her shoulders, setting to work on some banana pancakes, her favorite food she discovered in the human world. Through the years, there were many things in the human world that intrigued her. Besides the banana pancakes, the clothes of the human world sparked her interest the most; so many different styles, not just simple, ugly shihakushous.
Sitting down at breakfast with the 'family' felt wonderful every once in awhile. Sachiko never had a moment to relax in this place. Kisuke Urahara ran a candy shop in the middle of Karakura Town, and she had been living there for a few years now to help him with something that had been going on for over a hundred years. Being back in the realm of the living felt great, even though Kisuke had forced her to go to school and that was far from enjoyable. At school, Sachiko was forced to go by her given name Kaguya Ibaraki, a transfer student who moved from Tokyo a few years ago with her family after her father retired. Kisuke also gave her gigai brown hair so that her natural white hair wouldn't freak others out.
After she finished eating her breakfast, Sachiko quickly excused herself from the table to find her gigai before she was late to school again for the third time that week. Rummaging through the mess she called a room, Sachiko found the lifeless body under a pile of dirty clothes. Already having one leg in the false body, the white haired female hopped through the house towards the front door trying to force herself in while attempting to make a fast exist.
"Have a wonderful day at school, Honey!" Kisuke called as Sachiko pulled her fully clothed gigai on, its brown hair covering its face.
"Don't call me that." Sachiko snapped, brushing her now choppy brown hair back. Straightening her school uniform, waved to the others still sitting at the table. "Sayonara! I'll be home later tonight." Walking out the front door, she went to slide it closed before a hand caught it and opened it all the way.
"Hold on." Kisuke's knowing smile danced upon his lips. "Don't forget to act surprised today and if either of them ask questions, help them in the most vague way possible."
"I won't forget. Good-bye, Kisuke." Flinging up a hand, Sachiko walked towards the road.
"Have a great day, Honey!" Running into the house, Kisuke narrowly dodge a rock soaring past his head.
"Hey! Kaguya!" Across the street, two girls wearing identical uniforms waved towards the brunette.
"Oh, Hello, Hiromi. Junko." Sachiko made her way over to their side of the street, joining her friends.
"We missed you the past few days. Are you feeling better?" A girl with jet-black hair, Hiromi, turned to Sachiko, worry filling her dark eyes.
"Yeah, too bad you had to miss out on going with us to watch Spirit Hunter." Another girl with light brown hair, Junko, spoke up. "It was crazy!"
"Oh, yeah. I made sure to watch it and see if I could see either of you. Only the two freshman, Kurosaki and Kuchki, showed up." Giggling, Sachiko and her friends continued their way into the school. "Do either of you know what happened?"
"Attention. You know how freshman are. I guess they just wanted their 15 minutes of fame." Junko joked, tossing her brown hair. "I heard they're going to get in huge trouble this morning at school."
