Katsu had awoken a bit earlier than usual and had done all of her current assignments so she decided to go see if her captain had anything he needed help with.
She walked up and softly knocked on Captain Hitsugaya's door.
"Come in." He sighed.
Katsu slowly opened the door.
"Umm..I'm finished with all my assignments you told me to there anything else you need me to do?" She asked.
Toshiro sighed "You can help me with all this damn refuses to do any of it and insists on getting drunk."
Katsu nodded walking in the rest of the way and closing the walked over and sat in a chair beside Toshiro's desk and began to work on the was silent; which was sort of unerving to Katsu. "Um..Captain..Is..is everything alright?" She asked wanting to know if something was wrong with her Captain.
Toshiro seemed a bit caught off guard by this question. " do you ask?
"Well..You seemed a bit quiet and I didn't know if you weren't feeling well or if I was bothering you or what.f I'm bothering you,I'll leave." She told him looking down annoyed everyone else she was cruel,rude and scary couldn't she act this way in front of him!
"No,It's not 's the 's getting on my very last nerve." He told her.
"Oh."Katsu said taking another piece of paper from the pile and working on it.
" a few weeks,we have a mission to the world of the living and I want to know If you'd like to go."
Katsu looked up at him shocked. "You'd let me go? But I only recently got added to the squad! I'm a noob!I-"
"You got scores of those close to a exceeded in every skill, Kido, sword stealth, .I want you to go to the world of the living with of the squad four members are coming with us just in case anything bad happens."
Katsu's eyes scored that high?
"T-Thank you!" She said was using all of her will not to jump up and hug blushed lightly at the thought.
"You should go rest.I'll finish these." Toshiro said taking Ktsu from her thoughts.
"No,it's fine.I..I don't sleep a lot so I'm good."
"What do you mean you don't sleep a lot?" Toshiro asked.
Katsu wasn't sure how to answer she tell him about the nightmares?
"It's nothing.I just mean that I can do just fine with a few less hours of sleep." She lied putting on a fake smile hoping Toshiro wouldn't realize it.
Toshiro couldn't help but wonder at knew she was keeping fake smile might have fooled a different captain but he saw right through was,in all honesty,worried for her.
"Well..Ok." He agreed nodded and helped him quickly finish up the paperwork.
"Thank you for your help." Toshiro said to Katsu as she headed towards the door.
"No problem." She said headed back to her Room and went to bed.
Katsu woke up and didn't have anything to do so she decided to go pay a visit to Yamea.
She headed over to the fourths and found Yamea just walking around.
"Hey! Yamea!" She yelled waving.
Yamea turned and saw Katsu.
"Katsu!" She yelled in thing Katsu knew she was tackled to the ground in a hug.
"Okay,Okay,I'm happy to see you can you please get off me?" She asked smiling.
"Oh my god! You're smiling! The world's going to end!"
Katsu laughed lightly " .Come on,We haven't gotten to hang out much,since we both have a free day today let's go do something."
Yamea smiled "I know the perfect thing!"
Katsu smiled as she was dragged away by her hand.
Yamea had brought Katsu to the cliff that she had been resting on that day they were assigned to sun was still a bit behind so it warmed their backsides as they sat down.
"I like is so peaceful."Yamea sighed as she closed her eyes.
Katsu smiled and did so as well.
The two sat there in silence for what seemed like years before Yamea spoke.
"Katsu?"
"Yeah?" Katsu asked sitting straighter and looking over at her had a worried expression.
"Since we're both soul reapers now...That means it's more dangerous..and one of us could get hurt.."
Katsu knew what Yamea meant what would happen if one of them were to die.
"Will you promise me?"
Katsu raised an eyebrow. "Promise what?"
"Promise me..Promise me that no matter what we'll always be best friends..forever."
Katsu smiled. "I 'll be best friends nothing will change that."
Yamea smiled as a small tear fell down her cheek.
Katsu hugged Yamea making Yamea go stiff.
"I promise that I won't let anyone hurt anyone here is going to die it's 're too good of a person to be tries to hurt you, I'll protect you."
Katsu said holding in tears of her own.
Yamea was shocked at first that Katsu had hugged her but smiled and hugged back and cried softly.
Katsu smiled and rubbed Yamea's back gently.
Katsu sat until she heard soft snoring and laughed lightly picking her carried her back to the fourth division barracks.
On the way back Katsu couldn't help but think of the 's not like she ever tried to kill she just thought of how much she would hurt Yamea if Yamea found out.
She wasn't watching where she was going and ran into someone
"Watch where you're going dumb ass!-" Katsu growled at whoever it was but stopped when she saw it was Captain Hitsugaya.
"Oh! Shit my bad,I'm sorry!" She said quickly and bowed slightly.
Captain Hitsugaya glared at her but sighed. "It's fine." He said when he saw the troubled look in Katsu's eyes.
"Where have you been all day?" He asked.
"My apologies captain.I thought I had gotten all my assignments done and took a day to myself."
"Oh..Well..Ok."
Katsu watched as he went to walk away but wasn't thinking and reached out grabbing his haori.
"Wait Captain!" Katsu said but let go and went quiet as she realized what she just did.
"Yes?"
"N-Nevermind.."She said quietly.
"No,what is it you wanted."
"W-Well..I-I was..I was wondering if..If you'd take a walk with me.." She answered quietly trying to hide her embarrassment.
"Sure."
Katsu looked at him a bit surprised.
"Oh..um..th-thank you.."
Captain Hitsugaya smiled at Katsu.
Katsu smiled back but stayed silent as they walked.
" 's don't give me that fake smile again.I don't care if you don't smile just don't lie to me."
Katsu was caught off guard by Toshiro's sudden words.
"I..It's nothing.I'm fine-"
"What did I say about lying." Toshiro cut her off.
"It's just that...I'm worried that I won't be able to protect my 're on different squads and whenever I'm not near her..I worry that she's going to get hurt."
Toshiro sent her a soft smile. "I trust me,if she was able to become a soul reaper she is more than capable to protect herself."
Katsu looked down slightly taking his words into smiled and hugged him.
"Thank you.." She said before letting go and looking down again in embarrassment.
"You're let's head 's already getting dark."
Katsu nodded and they headed home.
Weeks followed and she and Toshiro had gotten and her had started to hang out more and hadn't cut in a while and she was eating again.
She smiled Today she went to the world of the living with else was coming too but she wasn't told who it was.
She got ready and made her way to the was already there.
"Hey Captain." She said smiling.
""Hey that you're here,All we have left to wait on is-"
"KATSU!"Katsu turned around and saw Yamea running towards her.
"Yamea?What are you doing?I'm going to the world of the living I-"
"I'm coming to! I wa assigned to be a medic in case of emergency.I hadn't realized they chose you!"
'Same here! I'm so glad we can-"
" you don't mind,we should get going,They're opening the senkaimon." Toshiro interrupted.
The two nodded and stood behind Toshiro as the senkaimon walked through and appeared in the world of the living.
Down below there was a tall male with bright orange hair and brown was in a soul reaper uniform but she had no idea who he was.
Then there was a small petitie girl with black hair and dark violet was rukia kuchiki,sibling to Byakuya Kuchiki.
"Oi! Toshiro!" The orange haired male called out.
Captain Hitsugaya frowned "It's Captain Hitsugaya to you!"
Katsu looked over at Yamea who in return shrugged as if saying,
'I dunno.'
Katsu looked over to Captain Hitsugaya who had jumped and Yamea followed.
Katsu waited while Captain Hitsugaya and the orange haired boy couldn't help but stare at Her captain. But Katsu knew it would never be anything more than a she still had hope that it might get past admired her captain for years,even before she was in the admired inspired her to become a soul reaper in the first after a few weeks of actually being on the squad,and the closer she became with the captain,the more the admiration turned into something else.
"You know Katsu." Yamea said breaking Katsu's thoughts. "For seeming to hate being on squad ten,you seem awfully chummy with the you keep staring at him..You have a crush on him don't you!" She said smiling.
Katsu's face went a shade of red that would rival a tomato.
"NO! I..I mean 's not like that! I..I just...No!" She exclaimed flustered.
Yamea's smile grew "You do! Oh my god! You have a-"
Katsu cut her off by covering her mouth as the captain came back.
"Come on." He told nodded and followed.
Yamea kept smirking at Katsu who in return gave glares.
They came to a small clinic.
"What are we doing here?" Katsu asked.
"This is Ichigo's will be our meeting spot."Captain Hitsugaya told her.
Katsu nodded as they walked in and up the stairs.
They entered a was a small bed in the corner,a desk,a the usual stff you'd see in a room.
Katsu and Yamea took a seat on the floor against the Hitsugaya sat on the window Rukia and the orange haired boy sat on the bed.
'That must be Ichigo.'
Katsu analyzed.
"Have either of you sensed anything from Aizen?" Hitsugaya asked.
"Not Aizen there have been quite an increase of hollows over the past few a few of the smaller arrancar." Rukia explained.
Katsu's eyes widened.
'Arrancars?!'
Katsu listened as the others continued to speak.
"Do you think that they're trying to gain information about something?" Captain Hitsugaya asked
"Maybe,but why send the weaker ones-"Ichigo started.
"If I may interrupt." Katsu said politely. "It seems that Aizen may be using the lesser arrancars as a diversion trying to direct our attention towards them whilst he goes after what he's really he were trying to get Information,he'd send one of the espada, but instead he sent one of the lower arrancar. He's obviously trying to get past our defences by trying to confuse us.I believe he may try to throw us off the trail if he realizes we know that the arrancars as a diversion so our best plan is to go along with what Aizen wants us to also stay on high alert for any other information."
Ichigo,Rukia,and Yamea stared at her in shock that she'd know that much and would be able to create that plan.
"That' that's what we'll Aizen is after something,we better just make him believe we don't know or realize he may try to throw us off his trail and confuse us more." Captain Hitsugaya confirmed.
Ichigo and the others were still speechless.
Katsu smirked.
"YOU NEVER TOLD ME YOU WERE THAT SMART!" Yamea yelled at her.
Katsu huffed and rolled her eyes."You never asked."
"SO I HAVE TO ASK?!" Yamea whined
"YES! OTHERWISE HOW IN HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW YOU WANT TO KNOW! ARE YOU SERIOUSLY THAT AIRHEADED?!"
"I AM NOT AIRHEADED! YOU'RE JUST A MEANY!"
Captain Hitsugaya mentally face palmed while Ichigo and Rukia just stared at them with confused looks as they continued to argue.
"KATSU! YAMEA! Shut up will you!" Captain Hitsugaya stated agitatedly.
Katsu and Yamea immediately stopped and returned to their normal composure.
"Hey,Toshiro,Where are you guys going to stay?"
"It doesn't matter to you."
"It does to me!" Yamea whined earning a bonk on the head from Katsu.
"Shut up and stop complaining Yamea." Katsu mumbled.
"Yamea and Katsu can stay in Yuzu and Karin's over at a friends house for a few days so it's fine."
Katsu huffed "Thanks but no thanks."
Yamea let out a whine. "Awe! Come on! Pwease! If you don't i'm going to tell!-"
"FINE! Just shut up already!" Katsu growled covering Yamea's mouth.
"Then It's Toshiro-"
"I'm 's just hurry up and get some rest."
They all nodded and left to sleep.
Katsu was walking through the streets,the only light source being the dim streetlights which flickered every now and then. Suddenly the bulbs busted simultaneously. Katsu gasped and something grabbed her leg and pulled her down, she felt like she was being dragged under muddy water as she struggled to get back to the surface. the air her lungs needed badly was not coming to her. a dark clouded figure smirked and then spoke in a raspy voice.
"Alone you will stand abandoned by all, rebuild burnt bridges or to the depths you will fall."
Katsu shot up and gasped as she woke from another nightmare.
She looked over to see if she had woken Yamea up and was glad to see she hadn' no intention of going back to sleep she climbed out of the window and onto the roof.
She hadn't noticed Captain Hitsugaya on the other one and sat down at the top looking up at the smiled as the stars twinkled.
Katsu heard footsteps and turned to see Toshiro standing behind her.
Katsu smiled at him " Hitsugaya?"
"Yes?" He replied raising an eyebrow questioningly
"Why aren't you resting?"
"I should ask you the same question."
"I asked you first!" Katsu argued.
"I'm just keeping it's your turn to tell me."
Katsu looked down. "It's nothing.."
Captain Hitsugaya frowned at her. "Tell me."
Katsu sighed. "It's just...Every now and then I'll have these nightmares..But it's fine.I'm use to them by now."
"How long have you been having these nightmares?"
"Ever since I can remember i've had nightmares.I haven't known why or what exctly i've learned to deal with doesn't know...Please don't tell her." Katsu said quietly.
Captain Hitsugaya smiled warmly "I promise."
Katsu nodded and smiled turned around to leave.
"Wait! Captain..Could you sit out here with me?"
Hitsugaya smiled and nodded "Sure."
Katsu smiled at him as he sat beside her.
"So you and Yamea are good friends?" Hitsugaya asked.
" 've been friends since the beginning.I usually didn't like either thought i was rude and cruel or was afraid of Yamea came ignored all my attempts to get her away and she succeeded in becoming my friend,My best else avoids then again I wanted them to."
"You don't seem cold and 've been nothing but respectful and friendly to me."
"That's because you're a captain." Katsu said looking down.
"You were rude to Captain Kuchiki."
"Yeah but that's because I don't like him,He thinks he's better than everyone else and it just pisses me off."
Hitsugaya chuckled a few minutes they sat in silence.
Katsu yawned as she grew felt her eyes grow heavier as she tried to fight them to stay she gave in and fell asleep,not realizing she had leaned against Hitsugaya's shoulder.
Hitsugaya smiled and rubbed his fingers gently through her lifted her up slowly and brought her back into the room laying her smiled softly.
"Goodnight Katsu.." He whispered softly before leaving the room through the window.
Told you it'd be longer!