Dimensional Jump Chapter 32: Kotatsu's aid!
A/N: Just fyi, there's going to be another story after this sequel. And no, IT'S NOT KAIORIN THIS TIME! The protagonist in the next story, after this one's done, will be shown at the end of this chapter!
Hope you enjoy! =D
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Through the paths of the Seireitei, people all lined up and surrounded the Senkaimon. All of their blades out and ready to strike, Ukitake was the only one aside from Kenpachi who stood by it. "Tch, why did he want me to be here again...?" Kenpachi complained and groaned irritably. He didn't really understand why he had to be there, unless there was a fight that was going to happen...
Ukitake, who stood to the far side of him and facing the Senkaimon, much like Kenny was, squinted his eyes at the eleventh Captain. "It's to make sure that any threat that might come through, we would have to get rid of it. More than one Captain standing guard is better," He finished explaining and moved his eyes back on the gate before him. He didn't like it too much either, especially since Yamamoto thought it was wise, to bring back a woman who was under house arrest and was the culprit of the whole issue two years ago.
"Whatever... I'm getting bored just waiting here. Can't they hurry up?" Zaraki groaned again and was about to sit down on the hard ground, until something caught everyone's attention. All heads perked up and Kenny halted in the process of sitting, then straightened back up.
Everyone began to sweat profusely now, several steps backward from all of the soul reapers with their blades out and ready. Some whimpered while others shook in their spots, however the two Captains rose their guard. Seeing the escort reapers exit the Senkaimon, some in front while Kisaki came out; one delicate looking foot stepped out of the gate, followed by the next one.
Then it showed her closed fan lightly tapping in her palm, like some teacher at school with the ruler in their hands. She started to sway, putting on an act to throw the people around her off their guard a little. Though, it didn't faze the Captains even in the slightest. Her dark violet lips was faintly smirking as her dark purple Victorian looking hat, hid her eyes.
Those bouncy, spider-like strands of hair around her face, waved from her movement and a light chuckle escaped her mouth. Following behind her was Reicon, who loomed over her by a couple feet. His samurai's ponytail waved gently behind him with every heavy step he'd take and due to his mass, his body rocked faintly from side to side.
Rukia and Nemu was following them from behind the escorts, who tailed the cyborg. It was clear that Rukia was nervous about this whole thing; it could be seen in her eyes of how unsettled she was.
"My, oh my..." Kisaki's mature, seductive voice echoed before she let out a slow chuckle. "What do we have here?~" Asking that, her head lifted up a little just enough so her piercing red, vampire slit could peek at the Captains. "So many armed men, all for me?~" she giggled to herself and stopped just before the two Captains and opened her fan. She used her shikai to fan herself, pushing one hip out to get into a more comfortable stance. One knee poking out of her kimono and her body curved just right, to appear as sexy as she could muster.
"You're here to assist Captain Kurotsuchi... Right? The Head Captain sent us out here to make sure you didn't do anything reckless," Jushiro answered with a strict tone and squinted, serious eyes. A quick glance to the eleventh Captain, Kenny was seen looking off to the side out of boredom.
"Oh Captain Ukitake, I've changed,~" Kisaki took her hat off and giggled to herself, her one bad eye remained shut but she closed her good one. Her fan got tucked away within the cloth of her kimono and her act instantly dropped. "I just want to prove myself, is all. I miss my Gothic shop so much and I would love to re-open it again sometime.~" she paused and opened her eye to her own feet, giving a sad smile. "I miss the old man, truly... His teachings, his wise guidance, his unconditional love he had for me long ago. He felt like a father I never got to have," she explained with a softer, sweeter tone as she looked back on the good memories she had with him. Raising her eye to them again, that sweet and sad smile remained. "I... Am terrible sorry for all the trouble I caused," After she said that, all of the soul reapers around her lowered their blades ever so slightly.
Ukitake's expression softened, the look on her face and her act dropping instantaneously, he could tell she really has changed. A friendly smile formed on his lips when he took note of it, though Kenpachi was still uninterested... "It'll take time for everyone to forgive you. Siblings, siblings of siblings, family, even friends, were all apart of those deaths that was in your path. It will take long time, Kisaki," He frowned and sighed with a quick close of his eyes. "Come, we'll take you to the Head Captain," with that, he turned.
He and Kenpachi both turned to leave. The escorts were waved off by Jushiro's hand and a simple thank you, reassured them that they had it from there. As they walked, Rukia and Nemu both followed along behind the duo before them. Miss Kuchiki noticed the depressed look in her one eye while the vampire was gazing down at the passing ground beneath her feet.
~Le time skip! Brought to you by: Kaiorin pulling Ayzuko to their training grounds by a leash and him flailing around for dear life.~
A knock occurred when Yama was about to write something on a piece of paper. Without even lifting his eye, he answered. "Who is it?" He waited, until a familiar voice rang from behind the doors.
"You requested my assistance, Head Captain?~" A delighted voice sounded and caught Yama's attention. His eye widened for only a second, before recomposing. His attention went from the papers to the sliding doors and his strict expression softened a little more than normal. "You may come in..." With that said, she did. Though it wasn't just her, it was Reicon too, along with Rukia, Nemu, Ukitake and Kenpachi. Kenny and Ukitake had to stay outside of the office though, to keep an eye on Reicon just in case Kisaki had secret plans of her own regarding the cyborg.
Closing the doors behind them, Kisaki, Rukia, and Nemu stood before the Head Captain. Hands clasped together in front, Kisaki sat on her knees and gave a deep, honest, and truthful bow of respect. She was trying everything she could think of, to show how sorry she was. "Aurora..." Yama's eye softened at her deeply bowing sight. He knew her, he knew how she'd act when she was upset.
Training her ages ago when she was younger, he knew enough that when she's depressed or upset, that she'd become dramatic about her actions. That would include trying to prove her guilt and regrets... Everyone's eyes widened at the sudden formality, even Kisaki's. That soft voice of the old man's that she missed so much, almost made her tear up; fortunately she kept herself composed after her quick gasp.
"There is no need for such a dramatic bow, Aurora. You may stand..." His eye watched her do so and he saw her one eye wavering with a bit of surprise. They both locked eyes and her posture loosened up, but only her sweet smile was what broke the intense atmosphere.
"I'm sorry... For all the pain I've caused, for all of the deaths... I only wish that I could turn back time and speak to myself, convince myself to not continue with my plans long ago... I used people, I killed, I hurt others... I..." she trailed off and frowned. The image of Haro being released, the level of his insanity in his eyes when she saw it. Maiya, who she thought she mentally broke, all of the people she used in the past and broke. The thought made her want to puke, it made her want to scream and berate herself for such terrible things she did.
She tried to hold back tears that threatened to fall but just those few words from Yama...made her break down.
"I forgive you," His usual strict voice grew soft when he said that and next thing he knew, he saw her break down into cries of sorrow. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she fell to her knees and closed her one eye. Her clawed fingers held her face as she cried, Rukia felt sympathy for her and even her blue eyes showed wavering emotion from the Vampire's tears.
Reicon's head jerked to the side and he was about to barge in, when Ukitake placed a hand on his arm. The cyborg looked at him from his height, then watched as the white haired man shook his head. Nodding, he returned to his spot then used his scanner to examine his beloved as to why she was crying. The scanner indicated that she was emotional, regardless though he figured she'd call him if she needed him.
After a while of crying, she was in a bit of a daze when Yama spoke up. "I doubt others will easily forgive, however... I forgive you, only because you were like a daughter to me... This assistance, you will help Captain Kurotsuchi with his machine. Help bring Captain Madarame and Donieri back to this dimension! If you prove to me and to the council that you can be trusted again, then you will be given permission to wander the soul society once more. However, if you so much as harm a single hair on anyone while your here then you will not be given another chance! It would mean certain execution!" Despite how he felt about Kisaki, he didn't want to show too much softness towards her.
The council concluded that if the second chance were to get squandered, they would kill her without so much as a last word before her death. No final words, no reluctance, it would be quick and out of the way. "I understand..." Aurora spoke lowly, not once moving her dazed eye to the old man.
"Good. You are dismissed," As if on cue, his eye closed and they all soon left his office. Kisaki, though, lingered in the doorway a bit longer than the two girls with an appreciative, sad smile.
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Mira Shusho, the girl that was helping Isane heal and take to the fourth squad barracks, was seen carrying a large man over her shoulder. She was following Kotetsu from behind and didn't seem all that fast with her shunpo.
Heavy breaths started to leave her lips but what stopped her from walking, was when she started to gag for air. The unconscious male soul reaper fell off of her shoulder after she slouched over, using her hand to grasp both sides of her neck. Next, she fell on her knees, harshly gagging for air as though there wasn't any there to breathe.
Isane looked over her shoulder and gasped, before quickly placing the person she carried on the ground and raced over to the girl. On one knee she knelt, worriedly rubbing her back and trying to look into her deep blue eyes. "Shusho, are you alright?!" Terribly shocked and concerned for the girl, she saw how her expression hardly changed at all yet, her actions said otherwise.
"C-Can't... Breathe..." Mira's emotionless, soft voice, rang out the best it could and her eyelids started to droop.
"Let me see! Take your hands off of your neck!" Pure worry filled her eyes and voice when she exclaimed. Her hands pulled harshly at the girl's own hand, but Mira was reluctant in her actions. The girl kept jerking away from her and acted as though she didn't want her to see something. "Come on, I can't help you if you don't tell me what's wrong," As easily as she could, she tried convincing the girl to explain but got nowhere...
Instead, with shaky hands, Mira lowered her hands while she lightly peeled off a thinly layered piece of skin from both sides of her neck and... What was revealed, was shocking to say the least. Isane couldn't believe her eyes! Before her, on Mira's neck, laid two curved shapes that resembled gills and they seemed to be red from irritation. The Lieutenant gasped at the sight, only to raise her mic from her shirt to contact her Captain.
"Captain! We need backup, we need someone or some healers to take our place for a moment! Mira needs a break!" Exclaiming over the mic with urgency, Isane's eyes darted back to the girl who was nearly passing out. "Hang in there!" she pleaded and tried supporting her weight by helping her stand.
"D-Don't... Tell..." Shusho, despite her emotionless expression, begged the Lieutenant to not say anything about the new discovery. She found herself being lifted and getting propped up by Kotetsu's backside, only to have them both disappear within seconds.
As fast as Isane could, she raced through the pathways of the Seireitei, rushed over walls and hurried over to the women's hot springs. "Is she a fish?! If she is then why is she on land?! Let alone a Soul Reaper?!" Exclaiming, the Lieutenant could hear the girl on her back gasping faintly and loosing air. Without even thinking, she barged into the hot springs and thanked the heavens that no one was there right now. Knowing that, she quickly tossed the girl into the water, causing a large splash to occur.
Panting, staring wide-eyed at the hot water, she hoped what she did was right... She heard of merfolk in the Soul Society before but they were extremely rare. "Is she, okay...?" mentally questioning the sudden occurrence, Mira had not surfaced but instead... Isane fell on to her butt and gasped, when she saw the very girl swim above the water.
As though fresh air entered her lungs, she felt so much better now. Flipping her light blue hair out of the way and panting, a long tail slowly rose and fell in the hot spring's water. Her deep blue eyes gazed into nothingness as she tried to catch her breath, until they fell upon the Lieutenant's. Ever so emotionless, her expression never changed; only the tone of her voice did and it sounded relieved. "Thank you... Please don't tell anyone, they might kick me out..." her voice muttered out. Lifting higher, her shihakusho top could be seen but it seemed her tail that just formed, ripped the bottoms apart and made it look like some sort of torn-up skirt.
"D-Don't worry, I won't," Isane's reassuring words sounded. She couldn't break her stare from the girl, the only thing running through her mind was that... "This is what they look like?" Asking in her mind, she took notice of her long, blue tail that swayed gently under the water.
A simple nod came from Mira, then she rose from the water and crawled out. The gills on her neck looked irritated and red before, but now it didn't. Once her fish-tail touched the surface they turned into feet, albeit it took a while to do so... Now rising to her 5'5 height, she looked up at Isane with her expressionless face and her shihakusho bottoms waved beneath her like a skirt.
"How is this possible...? How're you a mermaid?" questioning the girl, she nearly slapped herself in her head for asking that. It sounded like such a stupid question. Utter shock, disbelief on her face, even though Mira was living proof she began to wonder if her mind was playing tricks on her.
"I'm not a mermaid..." Simply replying in her monotonous voice, Shusho walked past the tall woman and was about to leave, until she looked over her shoulder at her. "I'm half Siren..." Her words made the Lieutenant grow uneasy at hearing that, she knew exactly what the differences were and it nearly dumbfounded her...
"Mermaids aren't hostile creatures and they help people but..." Kotatsu mentally spoke and lightly gulped in her pause. "Sirens lure in their prey... Then they eat them," adding to her thoughts, very slowly she looked over at her from the side and gawked; she saw Mira leave the hot springs all dripping wet and as usual, emotionless.
