Chapter 2: Soul Call
Last time Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach or Harry Potter
Also, the story behind Harry going back in time will be explained
The Unknown Captain: Soul Call
"Hello Harry, it's been a while," Dumbledore said, his eyes twinkling in the candlelight.
Arius scowled, "My name's not Harry, not anymore."
"Of course your name is Harry!" Said a shrill voice that carried an air of condescension, "That was what your parents named you and you have always answered to it, so of course it's your name!"
He turned his head slightly to face Molly Weasley, "I haven't answered to that name in over three-hundred years, so yes, I think I can safely say that it is no longer my name. So what do you want, Dumbledore? I have things to do that don't involve petty power plays and you are making it very difficult for me to do them by calling me here," he said in a cold voice unlike what they remembered of the slightly cheerful/ angsty teenager before his death in Hogsmeade.
"We need you to defeat Voldemort like the Prophecy says you will."
"If that is all you wanted to talk about then I will be leaving."
"Wait!"
The voice pierces through the noise and brings the Headmaster into silence.
The crowd parted to reveal a tear-faced Hermione Granger.
Arius turned cold eyes upon the bushy-haired teen, his eyes softened for a moment before resuming their usual harsh appearance.
"Granger." The one word sent her into another fit of tears as the other members of the Order frowned at him, upset at him for making her cry. His eyes swept over the magicals. "I have no desire to help you. Where were you when I needed help? Where were you when I was trapped at the Dursley's living in a cupboard? Where were you when I was forced to kill a basilisk? Where were you when I was attacked by Dementors? Where were you when I fought Voldemort in the Third Task? You have no right to call me, let alone use my birth name." He finished his rant with shaking limbs and a face filled with fury. He hadn't let loose like that since he was kicked out of the academy.
Order members were shocked at what they heard, lived in a cupboard! were the words that stuck out in Remus' mind, as he had no idea that he had had such a horrible childhood. He knew it was bad because James had always gone home for Christmas and Harry was always the first to sign up to stay. He only wished he had caught it sooner.
Severus, on the other hand, scoffed, He's probably just trying to get more attention, the little brat.
Ron was thinking similarly to Severus, still not quite over Harry being a better man than he was and having everything he wanted, The bastard probably deserved it.
Hermione, however, had covered her mouth with her hand and a fresh wave of tears burst forth, so shocked and feeling such pity for her best friend.
Arius, sensing the emotions rolling off the Order members in waves, scowled, "I have no need for pity. I like my life the way it is now and have no interest in changing that. So I will just destroy this body and be on my way."
Dumbledore and the others watched with wide eyes as he created a red ball of energy in his hand after shouting, "Hado 31: Shakkaho!" and was about to fire it only for it to be stopped by the appearance of a second gate that appeared just before it.
Hermione and several others sighed in relief, although Remus watched with narrowed eyes as the gateway opened, revealing several people dressed in similar attire but quite different from Harry's clothes.
There was a bald guy, a feathered guy, a busty female, a red-head that pulled the color off better than any Weasley, a guy a with completely red hair, a girl with black hair and a kid with a serious expression and really white hair. All of them had swords tied to their waists although the orange-haired teen had his attached to his back along with the kid. Carrot-top wore a white coat over over his black haori, and so did the white-haired elementary student.
Must be some kind of club, Remus thought as he watched them step calmly through the portal, or at least they were until the bald guy noticed people staring at his head and guessed (correctly this time) what they were thinking about.
"Alright, who wants to die first?" he asked, beginning to draw his sword from its scabbard. It was at that moment that (some) people realized that Harry had a blade attached to his waist as well.
Of course, the Order took it the wrong way (is that even possible?) and pulled out their wands to attack them when the kid thrust his arm out and yanked the bald guy down to his level.
"We are here on a mission, idiot! I don't care if they thought you were lacking body hair you won't attack them unless they attack you first! Are we clear?" the kid said in a surprising strong voice as he shook the tall man roughly.
Bald Guy nodded his head fearfully. Now, what the Order members didn't realize was that the new arrivals were talking in Japanese, because there were translation spells active in the room.
It was at this moment that carrot-top patted the kid on the shoulder and motioned to the gaping group before them. Releasing the man's uniform, he cleared his throat and said, "Greetings, my name is Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya, and I am in charge of this group. We are Soul Reapers here to assist in the destruction of the man you know of as Voldemort. We would appreciate any information you have on the matter."
Dumbledore was quick to present himself before the Shinigami, trying to cement himself in their eyes as the leader of the resistance. "Hello, and welcome to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. It is an honor to have those of the Soul Society aid us in our fight for peace."
Arius scoffed, drawing everyone's attention back to him, "Peace? Since when have you ever wanted peace? You were fully prepared to send an eleven-year-old off to fight a fully-trained wizard and had no problem sending me off to face dragons and immortal wizards. So don't you dare preach about how you're fighting for peace."
Of course, Toshiro noticed something that the others did not, and that was that not only was he not wearing the standard uniform for Shinigami, he also seemed extremely familiar in an aggravating sort of way.
"Have I seen you before?" he finally asked.
Arius smirked, which resulted in several witches and both female Shinigami's heartbeats to speed up. And, it seemed he wasn't going to answer his question directly as he said, "So how's that practice sword I gave you?"
Hitsugaya looked at him with confusion in his eyes until he figured it out and then his eyes widened dramatically. "It was you!"
Busty Female looked back and forth between her captain and the unknown swordsmen with question marks hovering over her head, "Captain, what do you mean? Do you know him?"
Hitsugaya turned to face her, his eyes in the same position, "Matsumoto, do you remember me telling you about the practice sword that a stranger gave to me shortly before I joined the Academy?" The now-named Matsumoto nodded her head, "Well, he was the one who gave it to me."
Her eyes widened, "You mean he's responsible for you joining the 13 Court Guard Squads!" (A/N: For the sake of my hands, I will simply write Gotei 13 from now on.)
Moody looked at the group, suspicion clouding his lone eye, "Why should we trust you? You came out of a magical doorway, you could be spies sent by Voldemort!"
Remus shook his head in exasperation, "Moody, if they were sent by Voldemort, they wouldn't be this obvious about it. Plus, the Soul Society doesn't tend to work with people who cheat death, so they're clean," he turned his head toward the Shinigami, "My apologies for my colleague, he is just being overly cautious."
Hitsugaya chuckled, "That's okay, I suppose it wouldn't hurt to introduce ourselves."
Matsumoto stepped forward and bowed, "Vice-captain Rangiku Matsumoto of Squad 10." Many of the males in the room didn't hear her name as their eyes were fixated on her bouncing cleavage.
The red-haired one stepped forward and bowed, "Vice-captain Renji Abarai of Squad 6." For some reason, Snape felt a kinship with him, but also wanted to hit him over the head. He puzzled over why he had such conflicting emotions.
Baldy stepped forward now, "Ikkaku Madarame, third seat of Squad 11." His bald spot glinted right at that moment, blinding Moody's magical eye, causing him to curse loudly and get smacked upside the head by Molly Weasley, who was silently cursing the man as well.
Feathers now, "Yumichika Ayasegawa, holder of the beautiful fifth seat of Squad 11." Now, many were wondering why he emphasized the word beautiful, but that wasn't the only thing, as many of them were wondering if he thought he was a girl, due to his overly feminine appearance. For some reason, Yumichika felt oddly flattered.
Now Carrot-top, "Ichigo Kurosaki, captain of Squad 3." Everyone in the Order felt on edge with him, and with his giant sword strapped to his back, it didn't lessen the feeling. In fact, Fred and George didn't feel the slightest inclination to tease him.
And finally, Black-haired girl, "Vice-captain Rukia Kuchiki of Squad 13." Now, while normally she would have garnered some appreciative looks, Ichigo was glaring fiercely at them, daring them to ogle her.
With that the Order promptly introduced themselves as well, albeit Moody did so reluctantly.
"Alright, now that that is out of the way I think I will be off."
Everyone stared at Arius as he promptly opened a portal back to the Seireitei. Of course, before he could go through it, someone else stepped through it, someone Rangiku thought she would never see again.
"Gin? Gin Ichimaru?"
Tell me what you think! This story is inspired by When his world turns over by Juud. I highly recommend you read it. This story is similar but quite different as to where it goes. Thanks for reading! ^_^