Illusion of Destruction

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach!

A/N: God, finally, I found my notebook! Someone in my SADD chapter decided to steal it. So yes, I'm back…Thank god. Remind me to write seven copies of the info and then type it up…Just in case. Also, the last chapter, I was trying to refer to everyone by their first names. However, as you may have noticed, that did not work out. Therefore, it will not happen here. I will just do what I need to and call everyone what I must.

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Chapter 2

The Gate of the Flower

Kajisasa slipped outside, having heard the mail 'truck'—it seemed more like a van or some sort of SUV—pass by. She walked to the end of the driveway, opening her mailbox and peeking inside. Upon seeing the contents, she pulled them out of the mailbox and walked back to her front door. She never spent much time outside. Her practiced roll-step made no noise as she locked the door out of habit. She sighed internally, walking along the narrow hallway. Despite the house being of decent size, she found that her sisters didn't bother to make renovations for the hall to be wider. She soon entered the room that was at the end of the hall, throwing open the door unceremoniously and kicking it shut. She plopped down on the black leather couch and gazed around at the room.

It was a good-sized room. The TV—a 20-inch flat-screen—was hanging on the wall that the couch faced. Of course, the couch was pushed somewhere between the center and the wall. A leather chair sat perpendicular to either arm, set up so that a small, round table was in the small corner made by the arms of both touching. The walls were a peach color, and bright paintings of flowers and other such things gave a few accents to the walls. The mantel above the brick fireplace was dark, and on it sat some large crystals with an image carved within. Those were on the wall behind the couch. As Kajisasa sat, she noted that bookshelves lined the wall to her left and around until they reached the TV or the fireplace. To her right, she looked to find her older sisters—dark-haired twins—at one of the two computer desks on either side of the door. The other desk was her own, she knew. The hardwood floor had a single rug, and it was black to match the neutral color scheme.

"Mail call," Kaji said to her sisters. They immediately took a seat in either of the armchairs. Kaji began to sort through it. "Bills," she said as she set those in front of one of the twins. The more responsible one, Faeryn. And then, the magazines and catalogues. She handed those to the more outspoken of her sisters, Shine. She sat back, three letters in her hand. One was her pen pal from Japan, the other her pen pal from Mexico. Then there was the last one…Bleach University. It was a three-hour car ride to get there and her sisters worked there. She held her breath unconsciously as she reached for the letter-opener. It was an expensive one, as it was silver. The handle was carved in the pattern of a dragon with smoothed rubies positioned for its eyes. She opened the letter nervously, ears not hearing the ripping of her letter opener.

Of course, Shine and Faeryn noticed Kaji's change in demeanor and exchanged a glance as they looked at the girl. Kaji fumbled to pull the paper from inside. She took a deep breath and began to read. After reading it at least twice, she gained a wide grin. She nodded to her sisters, and Shine jumped up excitedly. "Are they even paying you for being a student and assistant?" At the received nod, Shine smirked. "Let's celebrate! Ishiban sounds good about now…Kaji-Chan, go get packed. It's a long trip and we still need to get your textbooks. You see, this is the perfect day to go because you can spend tonight getting ready and meet the teachers a week in advance tomorrow," her sister explained. Faeryn nodded. "Many students just come in tomorrow and settle in so that they can scope the grounds the next day," she said.

Just then, the phone rang. Kajisasa sighed and got up to answer it. "Hello?"

"Hi, this is Kanamei Tousen from Bleach University. I'm calling on official business…"

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"It has come to my attention that a plus has made its way into Team Arrancar," Yamamoto said in a loud voice that echoed throughout the room. Everyone involved in Team Shinigami was there, along with three people from Team Arrancar and the few people who needed to be there. Aizen sipped his tea calmly. "Well, this is the first time. It may end up being a good thing. Besides, under my wing, I believe she will be safe. Team Shinigami doesn't pick fights," he pointed out. Of course, there were murmurs of agreement from Team Shinigami. Yamamoto looked at the man, studying the piercing gaze that was returned to him. He sighed. "What of Team Arrancar? It has been known of them to pick fights within their own team."

"This is why she will be protected directly by myself and Gin," Aizen informed. Gin nodded, his grin in place. "Yes, Mista' Aizen's righ'. I'll protect 'em." However, his thick drawl didn't manage to do anything but lower people's confidence in that statement. Aizen, who had been sitting calmly, decided to sip his tea. He wouldn't let go of the hope that it was, indeed, the one he needed. He closed his eyes. Yamamoto spoke again. "Very well. However, she has also offered to assist with the work in class. This would require her being taught at least one day ahead. Therefore, you all will have to sacrifice some of your time in the evenings. I will also be asking for weekly reports on how she is doing within the classes and how the assisting is working. Is this accepted?"

Unanimous approval. Yamamoto pushed two stacks of manila folders where they could be retrieved. Byakuya took the ones closest to him, while Aizen took the other stack. He held a cordial smile on his face. This was the dismissal so that he could easily look over the information on his students this year. He dropped them on his desk and sat down to read over the files. They would start with the Freshman and go all the way to the Seniors. He leaned back and picked up the files—or rather, file—on the Freshman class. He saw the name on the file and he smiled largely with excitement. His plan would work!

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Kajisasa sighed as she walked into the book store. She knew which books she needed, and Shine and Faeryn had decided to wait in the car. She remembered her limit on her credit card and nodded to herself before she searched for the textbooks. Before she knew what was happening, there was some shouting and something heavy collided with the back of her head. She fell to the ground and heard someone saying, "Oh my god, are you alright?!" She grunted, unable to think enough to understand the sentence as she had landed on her armful of books. She rolled off the books, sitting up and blinking repeatedly. She rubbed her head gingerly, a sharp pain ringing through her mind with that. She looked up and saw a man with spiky red hair and tattoos dressed…oddly. A man with short, orange hair was beside him. They both stared at her as the dark-haired girl kneeling next to her tried to make sure she was alright.

Kaji blinked at her. "Yeah…I'm fine. My name's Kajisasa."

"Ah! I'm Rukia. And this is Renji,"—the red-head—"and Ichigo." The orange-haired one. Kaji nodded to both in turn. Renji rubbed the back of his head nervously. "Sorry! Ichigo and I got into an argument and a book the blockhead threw hit you."

"What? You're the one who threw it!"

"Why, you—!" They went at it again. Kaji sighed, gathering her books. "Are they always like this?" Rukia nodded in response. Kaji nodded in acknowledgement. "I'd best go before my sisters worry about where I am. See ya'."

"Right. Bye!" Rukia exclaimed, waving cheerily. Kaji waved back and snuck past the fighting males. She paid for her books quickly, rubbing her head with a sigh as she felt the pain fading away. Damn, that was a thick book! As soon as she had reached the car, and slipped in, she was assaulted by shouts of concern from Shine while Faeryn sighed. Rubbing the bridge of her nose, she responded calmly. "Someone hit me in the head with a book on accident, so I spoke with a friend of theirs for a while."

"Ohhh…Was he hot?" Kaji sighed at Shine's dreamy look. "No," she informed dryly as she leaned back in her seat. She felt her cell phone vibrate and immediately remembered what Tousen had told her…She would be getting some phone calls. Probably the teachers to organize when she would be meeting them and learning what she needed to learn first in the classes. She pulled out her phone, noting that it was a cell phone number. "Hello?" She answered. Her sisters were chatting casually in the front, not hearing her phone conversation. She listened to a light chuckle. "You sound like the quiet type. I am your teacher for the third class of your day, Sousuke Aizen. I'm arranging our meeting time. When will you be arriving?"

"I should be arriving in an hour or so. I hoped to spend tonight resting."

"Ah, right. Understandable. Well then, I shall introduce myself tonight—I heard you were in the Team Arrancar dorm? I supervise Team Arrancar so you and I would have to meet anyway."

"Oh…Yeah, I'm in Team Arrancar…Well, Mister Aizen, if that's all?"

"Yes, we'll talk more when you arrive. Goodbye."

"Right, bye…" She heard his line click and the dial tone. Damn, his voice sounded really good! She couldn't quite remember what he taught, though. She supposed she would find out tomorrow. The phone rang again and she noticed a new cell phone number. She answered this call as well. "Hello?"

"Hiya~! Aizen-San told me tha' yer arrivin' tanigh'?"

"Yes, I am."

"Good, good! How 'bout yo' an' I talk at firs' period. I'm the Foreign Language teacher," the tenor on the other end of the line sang. He seemed rather…Cheerful. Kaji nodded to herself. "Right. Of course, sir. Tomorrow during the normal first period time."

"Good! Bye bye~!"

"Um, bye…" She hung up as she heard the click again. She shook her head, saving the numbers calmly under their respective names. She leaned back, closing her eyes to hopefully get a nap.

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The arrival at Bleach University placed lead in Kajisasa's stomach. It was dark, but the girls were allowed in because they were part of the staff. Kajisasa groaned lightly as she slipped out of the car, shutting the door with a small 'thud' ringing out. She opened the trunk of the car and dragged out two of her five suitcases. She really didn't want to go to her home unless necessary, and Faeryn had set up the mail forwarding. It was going to be better for her mood to stay here, she knew. A sigh escaped her as her sisters helped her drag in the luggage. She attempted to convince herself that there was nothing to fear. "Shine, Faeryn?" She questioned. The two looked at her as she set down the luggage. They set the rest beside it. "Stay out of my room, please." Faeryn nodded and Shine pouted. "Fiiiiiiine…" She conceded. The two left and Kaji sighed. She started unpacking. While she was placing her folded 'unmentionables' in a drawer in the black dresser, she heard the door open. "Shine, Faeryn, I told you to stay out of my…Oh, sorry! Hello, sir!" As she had looked midsentence, she noticed that the person in her doorway was not her twin sisters. Instead, it was a man who had a scholarly look to him. His dark brown hair held lighter brown highlights, and his chocolate eyes held kindness, patience, and amusement. She noticed his dark glasses with a square frame and whistled internally.

She bowed with an apologetic frown, and Aizen approached her. "It's alright, Kajisasa-Kun. I am Sousuke Aizen. We spoke earlier tonight?" Kaji looked up at him, recognizing the voice with ease. "Ah, yes. You wished to set up a time for us to talk tomorrow, I believe…"

"Yes. As I will be busy towards the later times with student arrivals, it would be best to keep it at our normal class time. Would the third period bell time work?"

"So far, it would…" She nodded and kicked her suitcase closed, realizing that it was open and her panties—neatly folded—were quite visible. She then shoved the drawer shut. This would definitely be a long, long day. Aizen smiled warmly at her, eyes lit with amusement. "Would you like some tea? There are a few things I should discuss with you about Team Arrancar."

"Oh…Umm…Certainly, Mister Aizen." She nodded her head, following him. She studied what we wore as he turned his back to walk with her. A black coat, and it was shining like silk would. She nodded slightly, then her gaze travelled down. From behind, she could see his black slacks and dress shoes. Did he like black? Obviously so. She found herself outside of a door, which was probably his office, and he turned to her. She studied his plain white dress shirt, which was buttoned up, except for the top two buttons. This, of course, exposed his collarbones and a decent amount of his tanned skin. His smile grew when he caught her staring with a light blush.

Kajisasa slipped into the room as Aizen held the door courteously. She looked around at the room, studying it with an unreadable expression. She noted the peach-colored walls and dark red rug. A black leather sofa sat near a fireplace, along with a single leather armchair. A granite coffee table was in the center—or rather, corner—of the armchair and sofa. There was no fire in the fireplace, which let the room stay at a nice, cool temperature. Her thoughts turned into a different direction. I wonder how many women have gotten the pleasure of gracing that couch…God, that came out wrong…Her gaze started to travel over the room again. A folding door was on the wall to her left, and she wondered about what was past it. Three large bookshelves—filled to the brim with books and tomes—were against one wall, taking it up. Another armchair and couch were facing each other in the center of the room with a glass table between them. A bit further into the room, she could see a digital piano, as it wasn't a grand nor upright piano.

Aizen slipped past her, shutting his office door behind him. He walked into the room and sat on the armchair near the fireplace. Kajisasa followed, sitting on the couch. She finished her observation of his office by looking across the room at the two windows that filtered in moonlight to show a dark wood desk with a brown, armless swivel chair behind it and two comfortable-looking black chairs across from it. A black clock graced the wall beside the desk. Aizen looked around the room as Kaji finally looked at him. He decided to light the fire instead of turning on lamps. He preferred the fire to light bulbs anyway. As soon as the fire was shining light onto the area, he sat in a the chair and leaned back. "I can ask for a tea service if you would like."

"No thank you. You needed to talk to me about Team Arrancar?"

"Ah, yes. I'd best explain now before I forget…" His deep voice sent a few shivers down Kajisasa's spine. She hoped he didn't notice her slight shudders, but she could have sworn that his smile grew just a bit. "Well, you are what is called…A 'plus'…And most of the pluses go to Team Shinigami. Therefore, I, as well as most of the staff, worry for your safety. Team Arrancar is rather…Violent against the pluses."

"I can hold my own," Kaji replied indignantly. Well, she knew karate and she had a few tricks that she could use should she need to. She glared at him, a bit angry at him seeming to think that she was too weak to take care of herself. Well, more than just a bit. Aizen's quiet chuckling helped her to settle down. He nodded to her. "Right. You can. I'm sorry for insinuating otherwise. Kajisasa-Kun, I would just like to know that you can come to me whenever you need to. I am free most of the time, either in here, in my classroom, or in that room there. You don't even have to knock, just walk right on in if you feel like it. I've offered to the other teachers to protect you and that's what I'll do." Seeing Kaji's blush, a faint smirk formed on his lips. Kajisasa nodded. "Thank you, Mister Aizen…If that's all?"

"Yes, that's all. Good night."

Kaji rose from her seat and bowed to the man, who nodded in response. Kajisasa walked out of the office, shutting the door and trudging back to her dorm room tiredly. As she was the only freshman, she got a whole floor to herself. Each year, apparently, got its own floor. She felt lucky. Four years on her own floor? Wasn't that fun…?

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Kajisasa awoke early. She had arranged, throughout the rest of her night, that she would go to the different classes by what her bell schedule was. Any classes she didn't have today, she'd take care of tomorrow. Actually, she had music class every day. Therefore, she'd talk to the teacher every day for that one. She picked up her schedule, walking out with class materials—five binders, five notebooks, five folders, and her laptop. Not to mention her multitude of pens, pencils, and highlighters in the front zipper of her backpack. She found the classroom for Foreign Language, thankfully, and opened the door to peek in. She noted that it was Japanese themed. Was that the first language they were working with? A voice rather suddenly whispered directly into her ear. "Ohayo…"

A/N: Who's that Teacher-Mon? Okay, ignore the bad—make that horrible—pun there. So, who's the teacher? Guess at will~! Until the next chapter…