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Chapter Seven
The Seireitei
Lieutenant Sosuke Aizen was a polite, soft-spoken intellectual, as well as smart. He sat there for days, talking about everything, explaining everything about the Soul Reapers and the Humans and the Hollows to Hitomi in ways that her sister never could. The girl confined to the bed clung to every word that came of the man's mouth, yearning for more day after day. Whenever he walked into her room at night she felt a burst of energy in her body and she forgot about everything involving her sickness. Kudja would sit there against the wall beside Hitomi, listening to the Lieutenant himself and explaining the things that his wielder understood. He was happy that she was enjoying this so much so he wasn't going to intervene in any way; he would let it go on for as long as it could.
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Hiromi and Hitomi's birthday. The Squad had thrown a private party for just the members of the Squad last night, knowing that the other Captains planned on giving Hiromi one that night. Tonight Hitomi had plans with Sosuke again and she couldn't wait. Besides, Kisuke Urahara had come to take her sister out; the two of them could hang out more later. Of course, Hitomi was positive that Hiromi was tired of taking care of her, no matter what she said. She tried to stay out of her life as much as she could, now that she had someone to talk to herself. Now Hitomi didn't have to call out to Hiromi in the middle of the night if she couldn't move or if she needed someone; Sosuke was always there.
If Hitomi had been raised normally, then she would have found Sosuke's constant appearance to be strange, but it wasn't. It was very…appealing to the sick woman. It made her feel important.
"Happy birthday, Hitomi,"
The woman lifted her head with a smile. "Sosuke!"
The Lieutenant wore his own smile as he walked further into the room, taking his seat at the foot of her bed. "What? Worried that I wasn't going to show up?"
"Of course not," She assured him.
He continued to smile. "All you need to do is call me; I'll come, no matter where I am." She turned her face to the side, not sure how to reply to that. Sosuke sat there, smiling at her for a moment before he stood. "Now, shall I go ahead and give you your present?"
"My present?" she looked back at him.
"Yes, your present. Please tell me you've gotten gifts on your birthday before."
"Is that what those are?" She lifted her finger and pointed to the desk in the corner. Sosuke turned and found a group of wrapped gifts. "I found them when I woke up this morning; I didn't know what to do."
Sosuke began to laugh, shaking his head. He picked up the presents and brought them to the bed, setting them before her before taking his seat again. "Here. Open them."
Hitomi frowned for a moment at the strange feeling in her chest before grabbing the first one. They were all from the women in the Squad, minus Faile and the three women that were currently MIA.
Hiromi's present was a new bath pack of multiple soaps and lotions. Yuriko had given her some books(a little notecard explaining that they were history and nature books from the world below). Miyuki and Ayane both had brought her something called chocolate that Hitomi greatly enjoyed. Shiori, Shizuka, and Kameyo had come together and got her a new bed packet in the colors of white and blue. Ukari's gift had been some new clothes, as was Manami's. Kaori and Kaoru, the Arrancar sisters, had given her some kind of flower.
"It's a Desert Willow," Sosuke told her with a soft smile. "Quite a pristine choice." Taking her hand, Sosuke lifted her from her bed, steadying her on her feet. "Now, are you ready for my gift?" He asked her.
"And just what is your gift?"
Sosuke's smile as large. "The Seireitei."
When Sosuke says the Seireitei, he means the Seireitei. At first, Hitomi thought that he was just teasing her but he actually meant it. One moment he had escorted her to their backyard and the next she found herself onto of the roof, staring out over the vast city that she had longed to see for years now. She couldn't believe her eyes. She had always imagined what the Soul Society would look like but this…it seemed to be too much for her and she found herself getting light-headed and stumbling backwards.
Sosuke slipped an arm around her waist, steadying her. "Careful now. You don't want to fall before you even get to go anywhere, now do you?"
"S-sorry," she stared over the city and then looked at him in confusion. "Go anywhere?"
He nodded, still smiling. "Of course; I'm taking you on a little trip."
"A-a trip!?" She backed away from him, shaking her head with fear on her face. "No! I can't! If I was seen then Hiromi could get in trouble! I would cause too much-"
"Hitomi, calm down." Sosuke chuckled at her. "I can assure you that nothing bad is going to happen as long as you're with me. Stop worrying."
She took a deep breath. "You promise?"
"Don't you trust me?" He asked her.
What could she say to that? This was the man that had come to see her every night for the last five months. This was the man that she had told everything to…in a way. This was the man that Hiromi trusted enough to introduce her to even though he wasn't on her Squad. If Hiromi trusted him, then she should too.
"All right," She nodded.
Sosuke smiled and took her hand gently in his before stepping off of the roof. This must have been the flash step that Hiromi had explained to her because they didn't fall to the ground like she was expecting them to. Instead they sort of flew across the sky in the night air. Hitomi found herself with a huge grin spread across her face. All worries about her sickness seemed to disappear as she gazed down at the city that she lived in. all the homes and the buildings and the trees. They passed over a large house towards the east instantly told her that this was where Chisa Kuchiki and her family lived; or where the woman did live. It was the largest estate in the area.
Their journey was full of Sosuke explaining to her what everything was from the sections of the Soul Society to their pause at the large structure in the middle of the city.
"The Seireitei." He told her. He began to explain everything about the circular shiro to her. There were four main entrances, ten days walk apart and were each guarded by a Gate Guardian. The Guardians were apparently giants that had the strength to lift the gates; the gates were made of something called Sekkiseki. The Gate to the west, the White Way, was guarded by Jidanbo Ikkanzaka. Higonyudo held the Red Hollow to the south. The North, Black Ridge, was held by Danzomaru while the East, Blue Stream, was guarded by Kaiwan.
The walls of the Seireitei were made of the Sekkiseki as well. The rare type of stone was used to negate all Reiryoku and formed a barrier around the city to stop anything spiritual from breaching it from anywhere.
"There are houses," Hitomi pointed out. "See, The Kuchiki Manor is there."
"Yes, just like yours is." Sosuke pointed towards the other side of the area and Hitomi nodded. She'd recognize that backyard garden anywhere.
There was the white tower that stood in the middle of the Seireitei. According to Sosuke, that was where the criminals were imprisoned, awaiting their execution on Sokyoku, the hill beside it. Central 46 Compound was a highly restricted underground complex and contained the Assembly Hall of the government of the Soul Society and the Seijotokyorin, a residential district for the Central 46, as well as the Daireishokairo, the repository of all the knowledge and history of the Soul Society. The Shin'o Academy was the school for the Shinigami. It taught the four main classes of combat. Hoho, Kido, Hakudo, and Zanjutsu.
The 1st Division was where Genrysai Yamamoto currently lived, as well as the Assembly Hall for both the Captains and the Lieutenants. The 2nd Division as home to Yoruichi Shihoin at the moment, as she was Commander of the Special Forces. The Nest of Maggots was heavily guards on their grounds. The 3rd Division.
Sosuke told her everything about the Seireitei and the captains that he could and he paused as he came to Squad 14. Her sister's squad.
"I am actually quite surprised that Yamamoto let your sister create another Squad. Some would say that he is too lenient on her. Others say foolish."
"I say both." Hitomi replied, pushing back a yawn. "But as long as my sister is happy, so am I."
Sosuke smiled at her and they stood in silence for a little longer. "Come on, let's get you back to bed." Hitomi opened her mouth to refuse but closed it. It was true, she was tired but she didn't want to go back just yet. The Soul Society, all of this was beautiful! It was the first time that she had seen anything outside of her backyard or pictures from the others in the Squad. To leave now… "Don't worry," Sosuke told her. "I'll bring you to see it all again. You don't have to fear of it disappearing on you, Hitomi."
The woman gave a small smile as she looked at him. "Are you a mind-reader, Sosuke?"
The man smiled back at her. "Of course not, Hitomi. You're just easy to read, is all."
She frowned. "Is that right? Well, we'll just have to do something about that, won't we?"
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