Guys there is an IchiHime scene in this story and slight RenRuki
God, it wasn't even half of the day, and yet to Yahiro it seemed like a week had passed, but who could blame him he had fought a captain and a lieutenant in 6 hours. He sighed and he went to the 7th division Komamura Taichou unexpectedly check their morals and had individual interviews with them. Fennikkusu's was the most interesting up until Yahiro's. and some kids were just so...lame (in Yahiro's words).
But that wasn't the point, they were all severely lacking in resolve (save Fennikkusu). One kid even said "tch" every 5 seconds of his interview 'more like interrogation than an interview' Yahiro thought. Anyway Fennikkusu's interview went like this:
Komamura:"now I will ask you a few questions"
Fennikkusu:"Hm" Komamura:"what is your current goal in life?"
Fennikkusu:"Of course it is to beat Yahiro" she bluntly stated
Komamura:"And why do you wish to do so?"
Fennikkusu:"because, if I do that I will be strong, strong enough to be a seated officer at least"
Komamura: "why do you wish to become a seated officer?" Fennikkusu: "because if I do then I can unite my clan once again and everyone will have a family again, and I'm going to do it with my own hands"
"Out of all my classmates Fennikkusu is the one who has a good reason AND resolve, who knew" Yahiro thought but he still couldn't shake off the feeling that Fennikkusu had already earned his acknowledgement.
For Yahiro's short (ahem) interview he had a very firm resolve. That much was clear.
"What is your current goal in life?" Komamura asked
"To graduate the academy and join a squad?" He more asked than stated
"What do you want to do as a shinigami?"
'Crap, what am I supposed to say to that' he thought but found his mouth instinctively answering "To protect"
'Where did that answer come from' he thought
"Oh? Whom would you like to protect"
'Again, shit. I don't know what to say' but yet again his mouth answered for him "Everyone. The ones close to me, my friends. I would protect them with my life"
Whispers started through the classroom. After a few more questions answered by his mouth rather than his brain, his interview finished leaving him wondering as to when his respiratory system had a mind of its own that he didn't know about. After they left even Komamura thought of his resemblance to The late Kurosaki Ichigo. Yahiro's answers were as if it was coming from Ichigo himself.
Next in the 8th squad Kyouraku basically started off flirting then he made them do a really intensive capoeira routine. But Yahiro did it a little to naturally for it to be his first time. Since nobody had done it before, everyone almost got critically injured trying. But Yahiro on the other hand swore when he found out what they were doing, he didn't even know what the frick capoeira was but then after only seeing the routine once via Nanao his name was called.
He walked up and kyouraku said "please do the routine Nanao showed you, and if you didn't memorize it which is perfectly fine. You may ask to see it again or ask for a paper you can study for 10 minutes"
he was about to ask for the paper, but unluckily his extremely smart mouth started working again and said
"No, thank you Kyouraku Taichou" He swore mentally
Kyouraku raised an eyebrow"if you say so Akatsuka-san. Begin"
'Fuck, now what am I supposed to do?' He thought
Then his body suddenly had a mind of its own too and within minutes he performed the routine so flawlessly and gracefully that people who saw it, would think he had practiced it for a century now. Kyouraku applauded him, and they were off to the 9th squad.
But when his class started asking why they had to do capoeira Yahiro had a sneaking suspicion that it was all to make girls dance fight. But he was the only one who succeeded. They arrived at the ninth and the task was just a simple 2 on 1 spar against Hisagi fukutaichou while Kensei stayed quiet and took notes. Here, he and Fennikusu defeated Hisagi fukutaichou in an epic 10 minutes.
Next they went to the tenth squad where they had to do PAPERWORK of all things holy. While struggling with paperwork strangely Yahiro's hand had a brain as well so he didn't have to think much, and when he finished all of Hitsugayas portion and 1/2 of Rangiku's portion for the next TWO weeks, Hitsugaya was practically skipping with joy.
Then in the eleventh squad they basically stared into their own graves because they all had a battle royale with lieutenant Yachiru, Ikkaku and Yumichika WITH their shikai released everyone was bleeding and Yahiro was the only one who came out unscathed.
In the 12th squad when they were all asked to explain how to dissect things or explain technology, there were some kids who were fairly knowledgeable. When he was called
Yahiro thought 'man how does my class know so much, and people who don't stutter, I must give you a cookie, because he's as creepy as fuck'
Mayuri looked at Yahiro as if he was a lab rat and said "tell me how to make soul candy"
that was never taught, but luckily (or not) his subconscious kicked in again and he fully explained in detail of exactly the creation of soul and modified soul candy. Mayuri was surprised AND impressed. Yahiro probably would decline the squad recommendation form that would surely come. sooner or later though later was best.
Then he arrived at squad 13, and when he arrived he saw a white haired captain who was coughing a bit and a black haired girl she also radiated the same depression Renji did but hers was entwined with more worry than anything else.
"Hello, my name is Juushiro Ukitake and I would like to tell you the 13th squad gets sent on many group missions so I would like you all to socialize with the members of my division if you want to be here you have to have the ability to work in groups, lead and have a moderate amount of strength so we would be a great squad"
First every male approached Rukia because she was the only pretty girl in the vicinity,
'if they're like this here, then what would they do if Orihime was around?' Thought Yahiro. When escaping Rukia came next to Yahiro. She looked up at him then walked past him and to her surprise, he didn't follow. In fact he seemed to have little interest in her whatsoever. So she decided to talk to him
"hey?" She asked
"hello" Yahiro answered after a long silence
"aren't you going to go socialize?" She asked
"let's say 98% of all people are...intimidated by me" he stated. She looked up at him and for some reason, he felt familiar, she wondered if Orihime or Renji had met him yet thinking about Orihime she said she needed to ask for a cookbook from Rukia so she was coming in about... Now.
As if on cue you could hear a cheery voice saying
"Kuchiki sa~n" and then she ran up to Rukia and Yahiro, and stopped between them.
"Kuchiki san Akatsuka-kun, how are you" she smiled brightly and for some reason just looking at her smile so happily warmed Yahiro's chest.
He wondered why.
"Oh, Inoue here's the recipe book you wanted from me"
"Arigato kuchiki san, how's your day going Akatsuka-kun" She asked
"Uh, fine" he replied
"which squad do you think had the most interesting welcome so far?" She asked
"Uh, probably the sixth" he replied
"Mm" she nodded
"Oi, speaking of 6th squad did a red haired teenager test you or someone else?" Rukia inquired, she had been worried about Renji and if he would show up for some time now
"Hmm? Oh, you mean Renji-san, yeah he radiated depression and I managed to spar him out of it. Why?" He asked
"Wait! 'Spar him out of it'?" Rukia asked
"Yeah, sorta I mocked him till he got serious then... fwoosh" he emphasized.
'Hehe, that's just like Kurosaki-kun' orihime thought.
Rukia was relieved she could finally actually talk to him again he had locked himself up in his room after he was released from seal duty and she had tried to coax him out a number of times only to be replied with a grunt, she wouldn't admit it out loud but she really missed hearing his voice. Of course she had tried... More forceful methods but nothing came through. She wondered when he had the ability to cast a 90s Bakudō spell with so much power. He was crap at Kidō. Anyway it's good he snapped out of it. Then the time was up and the class was dismissed to go to their dorms or stay until curfew.
"Well, I better get going, back to my dorm bye, Kuchiki"
"say goodbye to Inoue too" she said
"Why would I need to do that? I'm walking her back. In case you haven't been listening" he stated
"Oh, okay then I'll go see Renji" she said and shunpo'd away
"Let's go Inoue-san"
"Could you please drop the suffix. We're friends, right?" She asked
"okay, then...Inoue, lets go"
"hmm" she consented in agreement
while they were walking through a forest, a hollow appeared behind Inoue and protective instincts Yahiro never knew he had kicked in and incinerated it before it could even get half a meter close to her.
"t-thank you kuro- I mean Akatsuka-kun"
"No problem. Inoue" he answered and when they arrived yahiro spoke
"'Kay then see you tomorrow"
"okay" she said
When Yahiro turned around and started unlocking his door she quickly ran up to him and hugged him from his back. She buried half of her face in his uniform and whispered
"Thank You" and quickly ran away
Yahiro went in his room layed down on the bed and thought about her actions, and why his body raised another 90 degrees when she hugged him.
and slowly he sunk into sleep, to have flashbacks on his life as Ichigo, only to forget them when he wakes up.
Okay sorry for the late prate I wanted to make this chapter long and I suck at writing pairing scenes but that was to make up for the VERY slight ichiruki scene. I'm sorry for that just know the pairing IS ichihime/ichiori
Renji4eva: I think i went a liiitle overboard but thanks anyway
Saint Sita: thanks for hanging in there and reading I promise I have a more interesting plot that will take place... Ichigo needs to graduate first though
Guest-san: I tried to make this chapter a little longer so sorry for my short chapter(s). :-)