Remembering the past
When Kisuke Urahara received his usual letter from his son, he was greeted by an unexpected surprise. Normally Kosuke would send a one-page letter, with the occasional two-page every now and then. This time was different though, as he was given not one letter but two! Both were addressed to him, on the first he saw his son's handwriting; the second looked faintly familiar.
He opened the letter from Kosuke first. In it were all the usual things he wrote with one disturbing ending. Kosuke had written:
Dear Pops,
Things have been going as usual. When we went on that field trip that I told you about, something unpleasant happened. Thirteen Hollows came out of nowhere and killed two of the instructors. My classmates ran back to the academy, but I stayed behind and saved the teacher's ass. There was only one little snag after that; the back-up arrived after I finished off the last Hollow and then they arrested me! I had a hell of a time dealing with the captains of the 11th and 12th companies. They kept badgering me about my last name and whether or not I was a Quincy in disguise! I was stuck in that holding cell for a week at least. I finally told the tenth captain, Toshiro Hitsuguya what my last name was and they let me go. By the way, how come you and Onee-san never mentioned anything about your ranks? I had to find that out from Toshiro-san, and I gotta say, the guy who replaced you rank as Captain of the Twelfth division is both a freak and a psycho!
You-know-the-drill,
Kosuke
When Urahara got to the part about the holding cell he nearly choked on his tea that he was drinking! He had to re-read the letter to be sure of its contents. When he finished it, he then read the second letter. It was from his former assistant captain. He almost dropped the cup he was holding when he realized who it was from. He was surprised that she actually remembered his name after all the time that had passed. He was really shocked that she turned down the rank of captain and was now assigned to the Relief Corps.
Kisuke Urahara couldn't help but remember his days as the 12th Captain.
Flashback…
"So you're my new Assistant Captain? I'm Kisuke Urahara."
"Um, yes I am. I'm Anne Denise."
It appeared to Kisuke that the girl was shy. He didn't understand how she could be shy around him and not around the other captains! He ignored this, and went about his day as usual.
Anne was surprised at how nice her superior was. She had heard from his last Assistant that he was insane and demented! Anne couldn't see how a nice person like Kisuke could be called demented. She then went about her new duties as Assistant Captain.
Many days passed and still Anne had difficulty talking to her superior. Though the fact that he was as laid back as they come did not help things one bit! Kisuke still couldn't understand her nervousness whenever he was near and because of that he tried to get her to be more comfortable around him. He had her assist him in many of his projects which helped her lose the insecurity she had.
Things changed between them the day that the infamous 'Flash Master' Yoruichi Shihoin paid them a visit. Anne was shocked as she had never met the person before.
When Yoruichi and Anne were finally alone, the Flash Master decided to get to the bottom of Anne's nervousness around her superior. The reason turned out to be a highly amusing one for Yoruichi!
It became quickly apparent to the Flash Master that Assistant Captain Anne Denise had a crush on Urahara! Yoruichi had a hell of a time trying not to laugh. Not because she though that was foolish, but because of the fact that Urahara hadn't figured it out by now!
When Yoruichi told her old friend the truth, all he could say was, "That explains a lot…" Yoruichi had a hard time trying to restrain her reaction to his reply. When he left with Yoruichi and Isshin Kurosaki, she was devastated. Even though they offered her Urahara's position as captain, she amazed them by declining.
End flashback…
