Title:Suzumebachi

Author: Sensetei

Disclaimer:characters not mine don't sue Rating:PG

"Is that all you got little bee?",Suzumebachi sneers at me.Her words sting me like rubbing alcohol on an open sore. How dare she use Yoruichi's pet name on me! She lunges herself at me with tremendous speed.

"Did you think she would love you, little bee?" Suzumebachi slashes her sword at me.

"You are too weak that is why she left, nothing but a burden." I deflect her attack with my sword.

"She was toying with you the whole time like a cat with a mouse." I slash she dodges easily my vision is flooded with tears.

"Emotions besides rage are useless." She kicks me so hard I fall back onto the rocky ground.

Flashback

We see Yoruichi and Soi Fon walking side by side both in correction corps uniforms with their zanpaktous sheathed at their waists.

"Yoruichi-sama what are zampaktou's supposed to look like?"Soi Fon questions her sempai

Yoruichi puts a finger to her chin as if pondering how to answer.

"Soi Fon, it varies from shinigami to shinigami-- afterall, a zanpaktou is part of your soul. It can be an animal, a human and sometimes, though very rarely, it takes the likeness of someone you loved dearly," Yoruichi answers thoughtfully.

"Which type is your zampaktou, Yoruichi?" Soi Fong asks curiously.

"Mine is a large cat who is stubborn and never content to stay in one place for long-- Who would have thought?" Yoruichi chuckles.

End Flashback

I brace my hands on the hard cool rock and lift myself up.

Suzumebachi is almost the spitting image of Yoruichi as much as I hate to think it.

"Why ! must you sound and look like Yoruichi-sama!".I scream even though in my heart I already know the answer.

"She is your weakness and your strength.You took up arms to protect her but in the end you only ended up hurting yourself with feelings".Suzumebachi answers without a doubt in her voice.

"You must fight me and win ,sting me little bee,sting me because you hurt,sting me with venomous rage then and only then can your heart be hardened enough to reach bankai"Suzumebachi states in a monotone voice.

I pick up my unreleased zanpaktou and go into my stance for release.

"Sting all enemies to death Suzumebachi",It glows and affixes itself to my arm.

"Now that you truly know why you want to reach bankai we can begin",Suzumebachi smiles

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