Theme: Chance!


Chapter eleven

(Toshiro)

How the heck am I going to tell her? I thought calmly walking to the tenth division. When I reached the office I saw Kaoru sitting on the couch with a blank expression. I coughed nervously.

"Kaoru" I called and her head snapped to my direction. Her eyes looked worried and a bit scared. She then ran to me. "What'd they say?!" I'm guessing she already predicted something'll happen. She grabbed both my arms and shook them along with the rest of my body. "Please tell me! No matter how bad it is please tell me!" Well, that made things much easier.

"Sorry but you're…" I swallowed as she got of a sudden I had an urge to lean in and-damn stupid hormones!! "Getting." Another centimeter closer. Crap… "D—D" Closer. Let me finish without burning my face!! "Demoted!" I literally jumped away, causing Kaoru to fall forward on her chin.

"I'm what!?" She screamed loud enough to wake the sleeping patients down at the fourth division. Kaoru jumped up to her feet, and started to pace in a circle. "H-how much?"

"You're not a seated officer anymore." I stated bluntly. She stopped her pacing. Her eyes got wide and turned her head to my direction.

"WHAT!?" She screamed again. I winced, note to self: never get her mad. "Does that mean I can't go to the mission anymore?"

"No. You're still going. Just being demoted and on probation." She groaned. Kaoru put her head in her hands and groaned again. Cursing under her breath. Raising her head again she glared at the wall, cursing again. "Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. DAMN IT!" She repeated again and again. Was she this frustrated? Mad? Sad? What the heck was she feeling?

"Now what? Can't open my sword unless you say so?" I nodded. She intensified her glare that it almost felt like she could set it on fire. "Great. So unless you say so. I can just die if you're not there saying its okay to release my freaking sword!" She blabbered sarcastically.

"Calm down. If I even sense a hollow or anything else attack I'll say you're allowed to release your sword. Heck, I even want to encourage you to master your zanpakutou's shikai and bankai!" I was joking of course. But the idiot didn't catch it.

"That's a great idea!" She ran up and suddenly hugged me. Crap! Not again. "Thanks Toshiro! I need to go find Yoruichi! Permission to go back to the human world?!" She didn't let go.

"Permission granted if one. You get off of me. Two. You bring Takeshi with you. And three. It's Captain Hitsugaya to you!" I pried her off of me.

Kaoru looked at me with thankful eyes. "You're the best captain ever!! Thanks Toshiro!" She ran out of the room. "It's Captain Hitsugaya!! Tsukamoto!" And of course she didn't hear me.

(Kaoru)

I ran as fast as I can to find Yuu and tell him the plan. Here, why don't I tell you my plan!

Step one is to go to the human word and find Yoruichi! Step Two is to get her to train me!

That can take forever but I have to strengthen my shikai skills. Plus maybe she'll teach me bankai! That's step three. Brilliant right?

I spot Yuu leaning on the wall casually talking to Matsumoto. "YUU!!" I call. He turned his head towards me and smile. "Yo! Kaoru! What happened?" He replied as I slow to a light jog. Finally, I stood in front of him looking up just to see his face.

"I got demoted, and I'm on probation." I said a bit sadly. Yuu looked shocked. I mean, I would too. I wasn't smart, and the only time I can run for more than five minutes was when my life was on the line or my job. In short, I was a semi-stupid in-athletic person who was very gullible at almost everything. Also, I was a seat over him; he is a fourth seat in the eleventh division (who—may I add—sucks at Kido) and I was a third seat in the tenth division. Now he was a seated officer and I am not.

"That sucks Kaoru. So…need some beer?" He offered holding up a bottle and sounding hopeful. "No." I retorted bluntly. "But, I need you to come to the human world with me." Yuu gave me a weird look and leaned down a bit. "What?" He asked. Sighing, I glare at him slightly. "You need to come with me to the human world! I need to find freaking Yoruichi!"

"Why?"

"Because!"

"WHY!?"

"BECAUSE!"

"WHY THE HELL DO YOU NEED TO GO FIND YORUICHI!???"

"BECAUSE! SHE KNOWS…"I pause. Then realize that some people were watching us bicker. "We need to talk in the office. Matsumoto don't come—slash—follow!" She moped a bit before spotting Ikkaku and running off to him.

When Yuu and I made it to the office, Captain had gone somewhere. "Okay Kaoru, What did you need me to get Yoruichi for?"

"Since I'm on probation I can't go anywhere by myself unless it's in Seireitei right?" He nodded. "Well, I asked—well really I complained to Captain and he gave me a great idea! I should go and work on my shikai and my bankai! So since Yoruichi trained Ichigo and he did his bankai in three days then I sure as heck can too!" I let a big breath out. I has said that whole sentence in one breath, Yuu only looked at me like I was stupid.

"What little Barney's Elmo world are you in?! Ichigo has at least a third more reiatsu than you!" He yelled. Then the room became silent. The sound of outside the door was barely audible and Yuu was glaring at me with more over-protection then anger. He has always been a big brother to me.

"…I know. But..." I pause. What was I thinking? The head—freaking—captain said himself. I was demoted. I can't go around prancing happily like I used to be. Being third in command in the tenth division gone to my head. Now, being a shinigami is going to be really, really boring. "You know what? I—I guess your right Yuu. I mean, what was going through my head? I'm so stupid. I'm nothing but a non-seated officer now. And I can't go to the human world like that.." I pushed him aside and walked out the office. Nothing but a blank stare looking ahead.

What was I thinking? That it'll be happy super sunshine while practicing with Chuushuunomeigetsu? He was a violent wolf. Always yelling at me with the worse potty mouth you can ever see a zanpaktou have. Besides that point Yoruichi would never train someone like me. I'm slow. I'm lazy. I'm not smart. I wonder how the hell I get the position of third seat anyways.

The bar was loud and drunken shinigami were all over the floor. Matsumoto was next to me offering me a sake. Which I stupidly accepted. Now, don't go all 'Hey your under aged! You're about me age damnit!' No. I am at least a couple hundred years older then you! Plus I died when I was… oh what the hell I don't even freaking remember! The bottle that was half empty was now completely empty and since I am technically young in the soul society I can't really hold my liquor. Or anything that's alcoholic. And lemme tehll you what! It tastes like shi—hit! Oh crap I'm drunk! I drank one more shot then passed out feeling someone pick me up and mumble. "Idiot."

The room was spinning. Spinning really hard. Ugh, my head. "Wahh happeh?" I murmur slurred. I put my hand on my head and felt my hair was tangled up and messy. What the h—?! Did I?! Oh crap! Did I?

"No you didn't." A deep calm voice that sounded like Ichigo's only deeper muttered. That was Yuu's voice. Only then did I realize that I said it aloud. "Kaoru. I know you're in a hangover and it really hurts talk right now but…I made my mind and we can go to the human world and find Yoruichi… If you still want to." I smiled. An opened mouth small one. "Yeah. That'll…be awesome..." I passed out again. If only I had been awake had I seen...where Matsumoto keeps all the sake.

"Damn it. Rangiku drank the good ones." I heard.


Closing: Bring it On!


Okay so a bit short im sorry. And if you guys think I got the hangover/drunk part wrong lemme tell you that I have never drank beer or alcohol before.

Plus some changes. Kaoru's zanpaktou name changes. It's super long. And it means Harvest Moon. (hhahahahha! like that one game! haha)

~Masshiro Kaoru is sleeping! :))