Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with the two franchises, Bleach and Code Geass.
Early Graduation
In Hueco Mundo, Clovis looked at himself and saw that he was in his humanoid form and had a Hollow hole just below his neck. Suddenly a cloak was thrown to him and Clovis was surprised as he looked at Arturo.
"What have you done to me?" Clovis asked.
"You're now an Arrancar," Arturo said.
"A… Arrancar?" Clovis replied confused, "What is that? Is it the same as you?"
"That's right," Arturo said, "you're now an Arrancar. You're basically… well in a way, a Hollow that has gained powers as a Shinigami as a result of your mask ripped off."
Clovis touched the remains of his mask which was on his forehead and to him it was like a small crown.
"So now I'm an Arrancar," Clovis said.
"That is right," One of the figures said, "And you shall serve Lord Arturo well."
"You… who are you?" Clovis asked, "Are you Arrancars as well?"
"That we are," Another figure said.
Clovis looked at the five figures and they were men who were Arrancars as well.
"Who are you?" Clovis asked again.
"Oh, don't you recognize us or have you forgotten?" A bald man asked.
Clovis looked closer and then he was surprised as he actually recognized the five men.
An Unknown Realm
In a room, Amatsuki was pleased as he looked at what he had were subjects for his experiments and was pleased as the subjects were just standing and they were as he referred to them to be Knightmare Hollows.
"Things are coming along splendidly," Amatsuki said with a grin and then he turned, "Wouldn't you say… my witch?"
Standing behind Amatsuki was CC who just frowned at Amatsuki and then she turned away to the side.
"It's okay," Amatsuki said with a smile, "you don't have to answer."
Seireitei, Soul Society
The five female students of the Advance One Class, Nunnally, Alice, Momo, Kaguya, and Euphie were walking looking at shops within the Seireitei.
"There was a lot on that exam," Euphie said, "so much that we needed to remember," Euphie looked at Kaguya, "how was it for you Kaguya?"
"Tough, that's for sure," Kaguya said, "and the demonstrations for our abilities and what we learned."
"Mmm… yes, I suppose so," Nunnally said.
"I'm sure we all did fine," Alice said, "I admit that I am nervous about it."
"Well we shouldn't worry about it too much," Momo said, "We just need to have faith in ourselves. We all study very hard and took in everything that we had learned," Momo smiled, "I'm confident that we all did well."
"I agree," Nunnally said with a smile, "we all worked hard. Like Momo said, there's nothing to worry about."
"I agree," Alice said with a smile as well.
Euphie and Kaguya felt a bit better and decided to keep the positive thinking. Nunnally smiled and pointed something for her friends to see and they were intrigued and Nunnally led them to what it was that she was pointing at. Meanwhile Ohgi, Tamaki, Sugiyama, Minami, Yoshida, Inoue, and Nagata were hanging out within the academy grounds and they all sighed having to finish up their exams.
"Man that was tough," Tamaki said.
"If that was tough for us as first years then imagine how harder it will be as we keep moving up within the academy," Minami said.
"Yeah no joke," Sugiyama said.
"So what you all want to do?" Ohgi asked, "We're free for the rest of the day."
"Yeah let's do something," Tamaki said, "at least we can take our minds off the exams."
"I don't know," Inoue said, "we'll learn about the results tomorrow."
"Yikes," Nagata said with a bit of dread.
"Hey let's not be so negative," Ohgi said, "I'm sure we all did fine. We all studied and worked very hard."
"Heh, leave it to Ohgi to be positive," Yoshida said with a smile.
"It's not a bad thing," Ohgi said with a smile.
"No you're right," Minami said as he and the others smiled.
Meanwhile in the faculty meeting room, the instructors were looking over the results and they were talking about some of the results they got.
"There's no doubt," Onabara said.
"Indeed," A female instructor said, "these individual have no need to move on to the second year."
"Imagine that this would happen again after sixty years," The Kido instructor said.
"Yes," Onabara said, "these four are done and will not continue on in the academy."
The Next Day
Students were coming in their homerooms. It was the day that the students would find out the results of the final exams as freshmen. Some of the students were nervous about what they were going to hear and some felt very confident and believed that they passed hands down. In the Advance Class's homeroom, Onabara walked in the class and all the students were sitting in their seats as Onabara called the class to order. As all the students in class got settled in and got quiet, Onabara looked around and then he nodded.
"All right students," Onabara started, "I'm sure you're all anxious to learn the results of the final exams you all took yesterday. They will be posted on the wall by the entrance of this room. Now I will say that most of you did very well, some of you… barely. You need to be careful to not fall in to the result that may be put you in Class Two."
The students whispered among themselves of what their homeroom teacher was telling them.
Onabara continued, "There is one thing that I need to bring up and that is that four of you will not be continuing on to the second year."
This surprised the students and they were wondering who wasn't that was not going to be moving on to be second years.
"And right now," Onabara said, "I need those four students to stand up… Lelouch and Nunnally Suzunami and Naoto and Kallen Kozuki."
Everyone was shocked again as was Lelouch, Nunnally, Naoto, and Kallen as they couldn't believe it. Lelouch and Naoto was feeling torn as they couldn't believe and understand how and why they did not do well and Nunnally and Kallen was shocked as they was shaking finding it hard to believe that they did not do well as they looked around and wondered what happened. The four students called looked around as they stood up. Many people were shocked and wondered how it was that the Suzunami and Kozuki siblings didn't pass and Renji, Alice, Izuru, and Momo wondered what happened as it didn't make sense as they knew that their four friends had studied hard and demonstrated their talents in the time they had been here. Euphie was shocked as she had her hands over her mouth while Rai and Kaguya refused to believe that the four of them did not do well. Suzaku was shocked as well and wondered what had happened and he figured that it was a huge mistake as he knew that it was impossible for them to not do well. Onabara sighed as he looked at the four students and nodded and the class quiet themselves to hear what was next needed to be said.
"The four of you, it falls on me to inform you that you four will not be continuing on in the academy," Onabara said.
Nunnally had her hands over her mouth and felt hurt and Lelouch had his head down feeling shame.
"And that is because," Onabara continued as he suddenly smiled, "it won't be necessary."
"Huh?" Lelouch asked as his head was up and looked at Onabara surprised.
"Wait, what?" Nunnally asked when she removed her hands from her mouth.
"Hold on," Naoto said, "Sensei, what do you mean?"
"What do you mean that it won't be necessary?" Kallen asked.
"That's right," Onabara said as he was still smiling, "What I mean is that instead that the four of you are going to be joining the sixth year students… because you will actually be graduating from the Shin'o Academy."
"G-Graduating?" Lelouch asked shocked.
"Wait, what?" Kallen asked shocked.
"That's right, the four of you didn't just have the highest scores. You actually went beyond that in all of the areas in your exams. You have proven in your written and oral exams to have knowledge that the sixth years would and be required to know and the skills you have performed in all the four areas are the same level of a high seated officers in the Gotei 13," Onabara continued to smile, "it is my pleasure to inform the class that we have four prodigies in this room and they are standing here right now, Lelouch and Nunnally Suzunami and Naoto and Kallen Kozuki."
All the students were shocked and the siblings had nothing to say and they looked at each other feeling very happy and excited.
"This is the first times in 60 years that we had students that have basically completed the required six-year curriculum in just only one year," Onabara said, "the last student we had was just a child back then who was able to do the same thing and now he serves as the Captain of the 3rd Division."
"Gin Ichimaru," Nunnally said with a smile.
"Correct and now it's you four, so head to main hall to pick up your uniforms," Onabara said as he was pleased, "Tomorrow you will be graduating so make sure you four think hard in what places you want to join."
"Yes Sensei," The Kozuki and Suzunami siblings said in unison.
Human World
Senna looked up at a building and then she looked around.
"Hmm, this must be the place," Senna said.
Senna placed her hand and felt something.
"As I thought," Senna said, "there's a barrier surrounded the place. This barrier is probably making the building invisible to other people."
Suddenly a blade was placed near Senna's throat. Senna glanced back and it was Hiyori who had her Zanpakuto on Senna's throat.
"Well look what I have here," Hiyori said bitterly, "a stinking Shinigami."
"Take it easy," Senna said as she had her hands up, "I mean no harm."
"I don't believe you," Hiyori said with a cold tone, "in fact, there's only one solution to this. You need to die."
"Now that would be a mistake," Senna replied, "I have no ill will towards you but if you decide to threaten my life then I'm afraid I'll have to respond in kind."
Senna used Shunpo and reappeared and drew her Zanpakuto. Hiyori just stared at Senna and was about to move.
"What's going on here?" A male voice spoke.
Senna and Hiyori looked and there was someone who came out of the building and it was Shinji who had cut his hair to be short. Shinji was surprised to see Senna.
"Hold on… Senna?" Shinji spoke.
"Captain Hirako?" Senna spoke surprised.
"Hey Shinji, you actually know this Shinigami?" Hiyori asked.
"Captain Hirako, what are you doing here?" Senna asked, "Why are you here and… wait, are you in some sort of Gigai? I can't feel your Reiatsu at all."
Shinji sighed as he felt that it was going to be such a pain to him.
"You should leave Senna," Shinji said.
"Huh?" Senna replied confused, "Wait, what do you mean?"
"I mean what I just said," Shinji said.
Seireitei, Soul Society
In the Shin'o Academy, word eventually spread about four first year students that would be joining the sixth year students in graduating the academy. It was the talk for most of the day as other students looking at the results of their final exams and talking about preparing for their next year. The Suzunami siblings, the Kozuki siblings along with Suzaku, Kaguya, Momo, Izuru, Renji, and Rai were walking.
"I can't believe this is happening," Renji said, "you four actually going to graduate."
"Yeah no kidding," Lelouch said.
"I wish Onabara-sensei didn't scare us like that though," Kallen said, "sounding like we failed in our exams."
"Guess it couldn't be helped," Lelouch said with a chuckle.
"C'mon Lelouch, it wasn't funny," Kallen complained.
"Yeah it gave me a panic attack," Nunnally complained.
"Still this so exciting," Alice said, "you four are going to graduate and join the Gotei 13."
"Man you guys are so lucky," Renji said.
"While the rest of us will have to work hard in our second year and the years after that," Izuru said with a smile.
"We just have to make sure we don't fall behind," Rai said with a smile.
"Still it's going to be lonely without you four around," Euphie said, "I'm going to miss having you two here especially here."
"Don't feel bad Euphie," Nunnally said, "you won't be by yourself and it's not like we're be really separated."
"I know," Euphie said, "it just that we won't have class together and I don't know when you two will have time off while I'm still in the academy."
"Euphie…" Lelouch said.
"Oh don't worry," Euphie assured, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be a downer. I'm really happy for you guys."
"It's just a matter of time before you all join us as members of the Gotei 13," Naoto said.
"Hey!" Tamaki called suddenly.
The others looked and saw Tamaki, Ohgi, Sugiyama, Minami, Yoshida, Inoue, and Nagata arrived and met up with them.
"Hey, is it true that you four are actually graduating?" Ohgi asked.
"Yep, it's true," Naoto said with a grin.
"Ah man," Tamaki said, "seriously you four are graduating."
"I guess it's to be expected," Minami said.
"Yeah considering how skill we have seen you guys," Yoshida said.
As the others continue to speak on great news of their four friends, Suzaku just looked on and was silent and then he had his head down as he had his own thoughts. Euphie then noticed the mood and expression on Suzaku's face and decided to ask him about something some time later.
Hueco Mundo
Clovis in his Arrancar clothing was looking at the five Arrancars that were serving Arturo. He held his sheathed sword.
Flashback: Yesterday
"Do you recognize us Prince Clovis?" One of the men said who had brown hair and brown eyes.
Clovis was shocked as he did recognize all five men.
"Folmarv Tengille," Clovis said looking at the brown haired man and he looked at the man with sandy brown hair and brown eyes, "you're Wiegraf Folles."
"Hmph, so you do remember me," Wiegraf said.
Clovis looked at silver haired man with gray eyes, "Messam Elmdore…" Clovis looked at man with short auburn hair and beard and brown eyes, "Dycedarg Beoulve," Clovis then looked at bald man with a gray mustache and black eyes, "Alphonse Delacroix."
"How nice that you recognize us," Elmdore said.
"Yes considering the fact we were once Knights of the Round of the Holy Britannian Empire," Folmarv said.
"I don't believe this," Clovis said as he was shocked, "but why? Why are five former Knights of the Rounds now servants to him?"
Clovis looked at Arturo as he was still confused.
"Do you still not understand?" Dycedarg asked.
"Or perhaps you trying to pretend that you forgot or don't understand," Delacroix said.
"Clovis la Britannia," Arturo said, "you're not allowed to pretend and besides, you serve me now and you live as long as I have a use for you."
Clovis looked at his side and noticed a sword that was right next to him on the ground and he picked it up.
Flashback End
"How can this happen?" Clovis asked himself in his head, "This just can't be real. These five should be bowing to me… they call themselves servants of the empire?"
Seireitei, Soul Society
In the main hall within the academy, the graduating students were picking up their Shihakushos and there was excitement of graduating the very next day. Shuhei had just picked up his own uniform and was walking and then he saw the Suzunami and Kozuki siblings.
"You four," Shuhei said.
"Hello Senpai," Naoto greeted with a grin.
"I heard that you four will be graduating with us," Shuhei said.
"Yeah," Lelouch said.
"Hey, is that them?" A sixth year student asked.
"Yeah it must be," Another sixth year student said.
They heard whispers and mummers of the other students about how they completed the curriculum in just one year. Nunnally and Kallen were feeling nervous of their seniors talking about them.
"So you four are the ones we've been hearing about," A male voice said.
They looked and saw that it was Aoga who just held his Shihakusho on hand.
"Aoga-senpai," Lelouch said.
"With what happened in the field training and what we been hearing about you for months afterwards, I say that it just fitting," Aoga said and then smiled, "congratulations."
"Thank you Senpai," Nunnally said.
"Yes thank you," Lelouch said.
"Thank you," Naoto and Kallen said.
"Anyway, we should all get ready and be prepared," Shuhei said.
"Indeed," Aoga said and had a sullen expression, "would not do to just stand."
"Aoga-senpai?" Nunnally spoke with concern.
"Ah don't worry," Aoga assured with a smile, "you four should go pick up your Shihakusho. Tomorrow is the graduation ceremony and then moving on to be members in the Soul Society's military branches."
"Yeah sure," Kallen said with a nod.
Aoga and Shuhei left and the four just looked at them.
"Kanisawa," Lelouch said, "they must be thinking about her and the others students that lost their lives."
"Yeah," Kallen said with a sad expression, "it's just not fair."
"It really isn't," Lelouch agreed.
"C'mon, we should go," Naoto said.
Lelouch, Kallen, Nunnally, and Naoto went on and picked up their Shihakusho. Later on in the Suzunami Manor, the Suzunami family was together and there was a celebration as they gathered around their round table.
"This is just wonderful news," Konoka said happily.
"Yeah it is," Seigen said, "Lelouch and Nunnally, congrats on completing the curriculum in just one year."
"Thank you Father," Lelouch said, "and thank you Aunt Konoka but you all didn't need to go through this trouble."
"Don't worry about it," Fujimaru said, "we wanted to do this."
"We're just excited and proud," Matsuri said happily, "that we have two siblings of ours that are geniuses."
"Geniuses…" Lelouch said, "I'm not sure that we would go that far."
"No need to be modest," Euphie said, "you know it to be true."
The celebration continued in the Suzunami household.
"So Lelouch and Nunnally, I'm curious," Seigen said, "have you two decided what division you'll enroll in?"
"Oh that," Lelouch said.
"Well… yeah we have," Nunnally said.
Meanwhile in a bar, Genbu was taking a sip of sake and sighed in relief.
"Oh there you are," A male voice said.
Genbu looked and saw Isshin who waved at him.
"Hello Isshin," Genbu said.
Isshin joined him and had sake as well.
"So Genbu, have you heard?" Isshin asked.
"Hmm, about what?" Genbu asked.
"My captain's two other kids," Isshin said, "Lelouch and Nunnally."
"Hmm, what about them?" Genbu asked.
"Well the thing is that those two along with the Kozukis will be graduating tomorrow," Isshin said.
"Wait what?" Genbu replied surprised looking at Isshin, "Seriously?"
"Yeah, it seems that they completed the six-year curriculum of the Shin'o Academy in just one year," Isshin said.
Genbu was wide eyed as he was surprised, "W-Wow, I certainly did not expect that."
"Yeah no kidding," Isshin said with a smile, "When Captain Suzunami learned of this, he was just so excited and Matsuri and Fujimaru were equally excited."
"Amazing," Genbu said, "well I say good on them. Since that is the case, they have bright futures ahead of them… I wouldn't be surprised if they became high ranking officers in the near future."
"Yeah, that's for sure," Isshin said and then he held of his glass of sake, "to Lelouch and Nunnally Suzunami."
"Yes… to Lelouch and Nunnally Suzunami," Genbu said as held up his glass.
They toasted their glasses and continued on with their drinking.
"I wonder though," Genbu said in his head, "how are Suzaku and Kaguya fairing?"
The Next Day
The graduation ceremony commenced in the Shin'o Academy and all the graduating students in were file lines, wearing their Shihakushos. The faculty members of the Shin'o Academy were present on the platform and two more people arrived on the platform and it was the Captain of the First Division as well as the leader of the Gotei 13 who founded Shin'o Academy, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto and next to him was his lieutenant Chojiro Sasakibe. Yamamoto stood and looked at all the graduating students that stood in attention and giving him their undivided attention.
"Congratulations to all of you for graduating from the Shin'o Academy," Yamamoto started, "By going through the six years or for some of you just one year, you have become part of the tradition of becoming a Shinigami and being part of the Gotei 13, the Onmitsukido, and the Kido Corps."
Yamamoto continued on with the speech for the graduation class and it was a new beginning for the students now Shinigami. The journey through the Shin'o Academy was over and the service as Shinigami began. The graduating class began to join or get recruited in the Gotei 13, the Onmitsukido, and the Kido Corps. The Suzunami siblings and the Kozuki siblings were walking together.
"So have you two decided what divisions you're going to go for?" Nunnally asked.
"Yeah I'm going to go with the 2nd Division," Naoto said, "which mean also being part of the Onmitsukido."
"Oh I see," Lelouch said, "if you get in, you'll be under the command of Captain Soi Fong."
"I'll be going for the 4th Division under Captain Unohana," Nunnally said.
"The 4th Division Nunnally?" Kallen asked.
"Yeah," Nunnally said, "I want to able to heal those that get hurt and our Kido Instructor did say that I was very proficient with healing Kido as well so I figure that I give it a try."
"I'm sure you'll fit in the 4th Division well Nunnally," Lelouch said with a smile.
"So Lelouch, what about you?" Kallen asked, "Have you decided?"
"Hmm, well I was thinking of joining the 6th Division," Lelouch said.
"Byakuya's division?" Nunnally asked.
"Yeah," Lelouch said.
"Wait, isn't former Prime Minister in the 6th Division?" Naoto asked.
"Yeah I recall that he is," Lelouch said.
"So you're going for the 6th Division," Kallen said, "I see… well in that case I think I'll join in the 6th Division as well."
"Wait what?" Lelouch replied surprised.
"Kallen, you're going for the 6th Division as well?" Nunnally asked.
"Of course," Kallen replied, "um would that be a problem?"
"Huh, no, no of course not," Lelouch said and then smiled, "in fact, I think it would be great if we joined the same division."
"You think so," Kallen replied, "yeah I feel the same."
Kallen then turned around and then smiled with her cheek flushed with a light pink. Naoto just looked at his sister and sighed as he knew something was up with his sister and just shrugged with a smile. Meanwhile Suzaku was at an exterior area of the academy doing katas with his Zanpakuto. After doing enough for his liking, he stopped and took a break.
"Lelouch and Nunnally," Suzaku said, "Naoto and Kallen… they are now going to be part of the Gotei 13 and it not like with that girl Rukia who only graduate because of family connection… well I wouldn't even call it legitimate," Suzaku paused and closed his eyes and then he opened them and had a determined expression, "with the way things are in the Gotei 13… in the Soul Society itself, I have to rise up as a Shinigami and then when I get in a position that I need to be in, I'll be able to change things from within."
"Suzaku?" Euphie's voice called.
Suzaku was surprised and then he turned and saw Euphie.
"Oh Princess Euphemia," Suzaku replied.
"Could you please stop calling me that?" Euphie replied upset, "I'm no longer a princess, I'm a just a student here like you."
"Well yes but you're still a noble," Suzaku said, "even though in difference."
"Suzaku, please," Euphie said with a frown.
"Uh," Suzaku replied as he was taken aback, "s-sorry E-Euphemia."
"…Okay," Euphie said, "Suzaku, can I ask you something?"
"Um sure," Suzaku replied.
"Suzaku, I kind of overheard you say something about changing things from within," Euphie said.
"Oh so you heard me," Suzaku said.
"Yes," Euphie said with a nod and then had serious expression, "Suzaku, what do you mean by changing things from within? Do you mean changing the military branches itself… or do you mean changing the Soul Society itself?"
Suzaku just looked at Euphie and then he had his head down and gripped on hilt of his Zanpakuto.
That's it for this chapter. Next chapter: The start of the service in the Gotei 13 commences while sinister schemes are being planned.
A/N: The five individuals introduced in the Hueco Mundo following Arturo are characters from Final Fantasy Tactic: War of the Lions.