I do not any of the characters or the ideas created by Tite Kubo, however my OC and original storyline belong to me.
This is my first Bleach fic, so PLEASE REVIEW!
Over the course of one hundred years Delilah had learnt one thing, Captain Ukitake took his duties as captain very seriously but he was more then willing to allow his siblings to take care of her necessities. The Seireitei with all it's nobles and officers pertaining to the thirteen court guard squads had readily accepted her as Jūshirō Ukitake's daughter, especially since he fulfilled all the requirements by taking her with him to public events. At first Delilah was glad for this as it allowed her to stay sane, but when the second eldest brother had began to co-parent with Mimi, it made her feel somewhat suffocated as she could never tell whether or not he approved of her.
By the time she had reached the physical appearance of a five year old, she had been overcome by an intense curiosity to learn more about her father's occupation as a captain. And to do this, she had managed to enter on of the small huts position on the private river belonging to Ugendo. She had learnt how to avoid either Mimi(who couldn't really stand her anyway) and Kenji, when he was around, and now she was standing in front of the bookshelves containing books, or more specifically journals, and files which would no doubt detailing the members and the happenings of the squad he was in charge of.
She removed the tome labelled 'Inauguration Proceedings' and she made her way over to the desk, and she kneeled onto the floor and opened the book and started to read.
Over the centuries of my position as captain of the thirteenth division, many of the other captains have always been adamant in making their squads represent some sort of goal or another. However as myself and Shunsui and the two captains which had never been deposed or retired, I have never really considered the importance of standing for anything. This is perhaps the reason why many young soul reapers feel most comfortable within my division as I prefer to let them discover themselves and bond with other young squad members which had made it easier to create long lasting friendship and improve the success rates of our missions.
Delilah continued to read the remainder of the passage and her fists began to clench. She was becoming enraged at learning how diligently Jūshirō Ukitake watched over his subordinates. There were even signs of the green eyed monster about to make it's presence, as she was becoming more and more convinced that even though she had been acknowledged as his daughter, he wasn't exactly putting in the time to being her father. This was perhaps the reason why she continued to yearn to find the captain she had called 'Daddy' all those years ago and she was even more determined to somehow locate the other captain who had served as her playmate and one of her closet confidants. Both of whom's spiritual pressures she had not yet been able to sense.
After spending a good many hours within the hut, she found herself making her way to the kitchens, it seemed as if after all the journals which she had read, she had become quite dizzy with hunger and in being so hungry, she didn't even mind getting food of Mimi and having to endure her shifty looks.
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Across the years which Delilah had been residing within the Seireitei or more specifically Ugendo, the relationship between her and Mimi had become significantly worse. Whenever the two of them would find each other in the same room, the older of the two would always find some sort of excuse to leave. It had occurred once or twice when her father had been around but it seemed as if Jūshirō's sister was wise enough to not draw any sort of attention to her distaste. Most likely since she was not willing to get on her brother's bad side by making him aware of her true feelings, as she was his blood.
Delilah had never really understood why her mother had chosen Jūshirō Ukitake as her sire, when it was clear that the same soul she thought of as 'Daddy' was the one who she had truly loved. And neither of the two had properly seen fit to explain it to her which made her living arrangements that much more awkward.
It was not before long that she found herself in front of the kitchen door and she took a deep breath and braced herself to knock three times. Upon doing this she waited and wondered what sort of mood Mimi would be in today. And after a good fifteen minutes and a few dizzy spells later, the door opened to reveal a sour faced Mimi who was clearly not pleased at all to see her.
"What do you want brat?!" her voice was laced with a great deal of malice and Delilah found herself trying very hard to keep a straight face and ignore the frank disapproval which could be found within the older woman's eyes.
"Has lunch been prepared?" Delilah kept a formal tone and saw the annoyance grew on Mimi's face. She resisted the urge the smile in victory as she was still unsure of what the eventual outcome of this confrontation would be.
Mimi narrowed her eyes:
"And why should it be?"
Delilah fought the gasp which would have no doubt escaped from her mother at that moment.
"It's past noon and it's your responsibility to…"
It was a momentary reaction but before Delilah knew what was occurring, she felt a great impact upon her cheek and she had only realised that she had been slapped when she felt the sting on her cheek and saw the satisfied smirk on Mimi's face.
"Why should I go out of my way to make you food when I have already eaten?"
Mimi's eyes hardened and Delilah was frozen in a momentary shock.
"But…but I'm hungry" she managed to stutter.
Mimi simply laughed:
"And you think I care?!"
Delilah watched in amazement as Mimi stepped back and reached for the door.
"Go back to your room…where you belong!"
It was with her words that she slammed the door shut and Delilah, still in shock, was unable to fully comprehend the event which had taken place.
I have decided that since the captains can live for thousands of years, I thought it was appropriate that fifty years would be the equivalent of one year and thus Delilah's ageing in significantly slower and will all together stop if she reaching the role of soul reaper. The second half of the chapter is really starting to show how much Mimi hates Delilah, let us hope that she will be able to snap out of her daze and find somewhere to eat. After all her enemies appear to be inside the walls of her home and who knows perhaps she will meet one of her old acquaintances soon...
Curious...? Please stay tuned for the next chapter and let me know what you thought about this chapter. REVIEWS PLEASE!
