Yeah, so it's been a while, heh, gomen! ' But, you know, I have an excuse! A good one, too! I just started High School! Wahh! So tiring! Oh god, I came home today and took a nap . Well, here's the goods . Well, actually this chapter isn't that great, the ends pretty interesting, though! Mwahahah
Hikari waved back to Unohana as she departed from the 4th Division.
"Arigato, Unohana-taichou!" she called.
"You're welcome, Ukaidou-chan," Unohana smiled at the back of the short shinigami.
Hikari grinned to herself as she walked towards the 2nd Division. She couldn't stop thinking about what Soifon said to her yesterday.
"...When you return, I'll have a surprise for you."
Her grin widened. "I wonder what it could be! Sake? Candy!?" She thought hopefully.
"That's it! I can't wait any longer!" Hikari squealed and flash stepped the rest of the way to her captains office. When she arrived outside the doors, she quickly pulled them open to reveal Soifon sitting at her desk.
Hikari rushed over to the desk with a wide smile on her face. Soifon looked up at her and cocked an eyebrow.
"Nani?"
"What do you mean, 'Nani'!? Soi-sama, you said you have a surprise for me!" Hikari whined.
Soifon stared at her, eyebrow raised higher. "What are you talking about, Hikari-chan?"
She whimpered, "You know what I'm talking about! Yesterday, you told me that when I returned that you would have a surprise for me. So, what is it!?"
Soifon smirked, "Oh, that surprise."
The captain stood up and walked across the office to a cabinet, a smirk still across her lips. She opened the cabinet doors and retrieved a plain and ordinary brown box from it. Hikari stared at her captain in confusion, getting more and more impatient. Box in hand, Soifon walked over to Hikari and handed her the box. She accepted it slowly and examined it.
"What the hell is this? It's just a box?" Hikari questioned as she stared at the box.
Soifon shook her head. "You have to open it, Hikari-chan," she held back a laugh.
Hikari's eyes widened. "Ohhh! I got ya!"
She tore open the box and pulled out an armband that was decorated with a crest containing the Squad 2's symbol. The atmosphere suddenly changed to a more sentimental aura. Hikari held the armband gently in her hands and gazed down at it. The object had this certain presence that made it feel like it was too good for Hikari to hold. She was in disbelief that she was actually holding the lieutenant badge for her division. Was Soifon actually...?
"Soi-sama, ano..." Hikari couldn't manage to speak.
Soifon smiled gently down at her. "This is yours, Hikari-chan. Or, should I say, Hikari-fukutaichou," Soifon said softly.
Hikari's eyes widened as she looked from Soifon to the armband. Her grip around the armband tightened and she could feel tears of joy welling up in her eyes. Due to her lack of self-control, Hikari jumped up into the air with joy and glomped Soifon.
"Arigatogozaimas! Arigatoarigatoarigato!" Hikari thanked quickly as she jumped off of Soifon. She hurriedly fidgeted with her new armband as she tried to tie it on her arm, but it kept sliding off.
"Wah! Soi-sama! It won't stay on!" she whined.
Soifon rolled her eyes as she walked back to her desk. "Tie it somewhere else," she said simply.
Hikari stared at the armband, thinking of a place to put it. After placing it in numerous places to see how it'd work, Hikari settled on tying it around her waste.
Adjusting the arm- er... wasteband, around her waste, and fastening the badge on her hip, Hikari smiled proudly. She stared down at it, still in disbelief and joy.
"Hikari-chan?" Soifon's voice interrupted Hikari's blissful state.
"Hai?" Hikari turned swiftly to her captain.
"Isn't there someone you wish to inform of your... promotion?" Soifon asked slyly, shuffling through her paper work.
Pink soon erupted onto Hikari's cheeks as she suddenly became fascinated with her feet. "Hai..." she whispered to the ground.
Soifon smirked and looked up at her. "You can go see him if you want."
Hikari looked up at her captain and beamed. "Arigato, Soi-sama! Ja ne!" Hikari called as she was halfway out the door.
Soifon gave a small wave to Hikari as she stared back down at her desk. She's lucky I like her so much, or she'd be the one doing this work.
Hikari walked down the route heading towards the 10th division. As she was crossing through the third, she noticed that it was unreasonably quiet. Hikari shrugged off the eerie atmosphere and turned a corner only to collide with another Shinigami.
As she fell backwards and was about to hit the ground, a hand grabbed hold of hers and helped her remain standing. Hikari looked up and saw...
"Oh, Ichimaru-taichou, arigato," Hikari thanked half-heartedly, "You just came out of no where, it scared me a little." She forced a small innocent smile across her lips.
I'm really not in the mood to talk to him, ugh.
"Ya welcome, Hikari-chan, it's no problem," Ichimaru grinned, "I see ya up and healthy again, so soon to. Facing an arrancar is a big deal. It's a wonder ya still alive, let alone killed 'em."
"Hai..." Hikari breathed out as the captains grinned widened.
"Well, I best be goin' now. Lot's o' captain work to do, ya know," he took a step forward but then stopped as his eyes set sight on the object hanging around Hikari's waste.
"Oi, that's a Lieutenant's badge? So ya've become the new fukutaichou fo' the 2nd Squad, eh?" Ichimaru asked, sounding surprised.
Hikari felt a little awkward as she nodded. "Hai, Soi-sama just assigned me."
Ichimaru cocked an eyebrow. "Soi-sama?" he repeated, "Such respect for ya taichou and a nickname? The two o' ya must have a close relationship, ne?"
He's so suddenly interested in me... why? Ichimaru, leave me alone! I have to leave!
Despite the words that were pounding through her mind that she wished to say, Hikari simply nodded.
The strange captain grinned again. "How nice, Imma sure she looks out fo' ya, too."
Ichimaru walked away and as he turned the corner, Hikari could've sworn she heard something along the lines of...
"But not for long."
Nooo! Ichimaru, you evil baka dumbass! Wahhh! Soi-sama!! Nooo! ahem Jeez, I wonder what he's planning.
