NEW STORY

A kind of AU story. Set is still in Soul Society, same characters. Maybe some I make up. A Yoru/Soi

Story. Basically it's the same, just cooler outfits & animal noble houses.

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New people in Soul Society:

It was a whole day before Soi woke up. As soon as they had gotten into the Seireitei gates they headed straight for the Captain-Commanders. But by the time they got there Soi's shock had finally caught up with her….she passed out.

When Soi did wake up the first two things she noticed was 1: she was in an unfamiliar room, and 2: she wasn't the only one in the room.

She felt something warm move against her front. She looked down and saw Jack sleeping. He was curled up and twitching a bit.

Soi lifted her head and looked around. The walls and floor were plain. She looked up and saw another futon bedding. She could see a little bit of blonde hair, and wondered if it was Kise for a second. She looked to the middle of the room. A fire was burning brightly there. Covering the room in an orange glow.

This was what caught Soi's attention the most. Sitting in front of the fire was someone Soi couldn't make out. She knew it wasn't her Papa. The hair was purple and messy. Granted her Papa never combed her hair, but it wasn't this messy. Soi noticed that the person had on a short white vest. It came down to about the end of the persons rib cage. It had the symbol for number 1 on it back. Suddenly the shadow stiffened and turned to face her.

"I see your up." The person smiled warmly at her. Soi saw this person had warm…golden(?) eyes. She noticed the person also had dark skin. The person suddenly scratched the back of their head sheepishly. "Hahaha….where are my manner?" The person turned to her fully. Soi saw this person was covered in scars, but because of the dull lighting she couldn't make out how bad they were.

"My name is Yoruichi Sohma Jr.". The person bowed her head in formality. "My older cousin has the same name as I do, so everyone calls me Jr. or Ichi. Though I heard from my Pop that's what your father is called. So I guess it's just Jr. then." Jr. chuckled a little. "Oh….I forgot to ask your name." Jr. looked to Soi expectantly.

Soi's eyes widened for a moment, then she blushed and looked away. "I'm Soi Fong." She said quietly. She had blushed because she noticed she was staring.

Jr.'s eyes widened, "Then your from the monkey clan? And you're my cousin's bodyguards relative?" Soi looked back at Jr. "What?"

Jr. smile widened. 'So cute' Jr. thought. "My cousin has a bodyguard that has the same name as you. You look just like her….but with longer hair." Jr. then reached and touched the bang that had beads threaded through it. Jr. ran her thumb across the gold medallion. "She doesn't have this either."

Soi blushed again. Then a very good question popped into her head. "Um…are you a boy or a girl?" To Soi's surprise Jr. didn't seem offended by the question at all. Jr. just smiled at her and answered, "Girl." She removed her hand from Soi's hair. "I get it all the time. It's because of the scars. Anything that was there isn't anymore." Jr. laughed quietly to herself.

Soi's blush remained in place until, "Wait…how did you know I'm from the Monkey clan?" She just remembered Jr.'s first question. Jr. looked surprised and pointed over at the other futon. "Kise got here an hour after you did. Seems like the animal clans with power were attacked." Jr. scratched the back of her head again.

Soi's eyes widened and she sat up all the way. She had figured it was him. "All the other clans were attacked too?" She didn't look at Jr. as she asked. Jr. nodded, "Whatever it was attacked my clan 2 years ago. The only ones left were Okami and I. You and Kise were lucky, you had someone left to look after you." Jr. looked thoughtful for a moment, "Well I've got Pops now….so I guess that's just as good."

Soi looked back to Jr., "How old are you and how do you know Kise?" Curiosity obvious on her face and in her voice.

"He's my cousins best friends little brother. His older brothers name is Kisuke." She answered Soi's unspoken question. "I don't like him. Always with his science. I know he's going to get my cousin into trouble with it." Jr. now looked upset.

Soi figured she would ask what she was talking about, after all…everything was happening so fast. "Who's your cousin?" Jr. looked at her, "Yoruichi Shihoin, she's the captain of the second division, and commander of the secret mobile corps, and corps commander of the correction corps, as well as the 22nd head of her clan. She's actually the first female to be borne into her family." Jr. got a thoughtful look again.

Soi cocked her head gently to the side, "How come?" Jr. looked back to her. "How come what?" "How come she's the first girl?"

Silence

Jr. looked angry now. "Because my uncle and aunt are bastards who think they're better than everyone else. That's why my old man moved us outside Seireitei. So our eyes would stay clear." She looked sad when she mentioned her father.

"Huh?" Now Soi was confused. What was a 'bastard' and what did it have to do with Jr.'s cousin being a girl.

Jr. sighed, "I really don't know why she's the first. But the only females who came into the family before her were married in." the angry look came back. "My uncle was the whole reason we left. My old man didn't like the way he did things so she moved us." 'she?' Soi thought, 'Her 'old man' must be like my Papa.' "Uh….if your 'old man' is a she….why do you call her man?" Soi asked. What!? It's a good question.

Jr. looked surprised for a moment, then she laughed. "Good question! I don't know. I've been doing that since I started calling the Captain-Commander here Pop." Jr. silenced herself after a minute or so of laughing. Then she just stared at Soi.

Soi felt her face over heat. She looked away. "So what did your uncle do anyway?" She didn't like being stared at.

Jr. grinned at her and shrugged, "You would have to meet him to know how much of a horse ass he can be."

"You really don't like them do you?" Soi didn't look at her as she asked. She was still blushing.

Jr. huffed, "Why should I? They don't do anything for me. My cousin's okay, she's nice to me….but the others….they don't like me very much, or Okami for that matter."

"Who's Okami?" "Huh?" Soi held her laughter at Jr. face. "You keep saying Okami. Who's that?" Jr.'s eyes went wide, "Oh! He's my companion." She motioned to the corner just a few feet from Kise's sleeping body.

A black wolf pup was curled up there. Soi saw white fang-like markings just below his eyes. She looked back to Jr. and noticed the same markings there for the first time.

"You obviously notice our makings." Jr. stated. Soi nodded. Jr. motioned to Soi's face, "You have them to." It was a question and a statement. Soi had red markings that followed below her eyes. (think of the bone guy Rock Lee fought, they look like that)

Jr. then motioned to the sleeping monkey now at Soi's hip who was still twitching. "So does he." She then looked at Kise. "He has red circles beside his eyes." (the side closest to the ear) "And so does his little 'bunny'." Jr. made hand gestures when she said bunny.

Jr. finally stood. She was getting a major cramp in her legs and back from sitting so long. She gave a roan of approval as she stretched her aching joints and muscles. When she finished she held out her hand for Soi to take.

"Come on. I'll show you around then take you to see Pop." Her warm smile was back in place. Soi reached for the offered hand then pulled back.

"What about Kise and Jack?" She asked looking from Jack to Kise. "And his bunny and Okami?" She then looked to the sleeping pup and finally back up to Jr.

Her smile remained, "They'll be fine. My Pop will send someone once they wake up." Soi still hesitated. "I promise." Jr. stated with a serious face. Soi stared into Jr.'s gold eyes. She nodded and took the offered hand.

Jr. gently pulled Soi to her feet. Soi looked back down at Jack. He was till asleep….and twitching. "How old are you anyway?" Jr. asked suddenly. She had forgotten to ask earlier.

Soi looked back up at her, "Five, why?" Jr. shook her head, "Just curious." Soi narrowed her eyes at this.

"How old are you?" She asked suspiciously. Jr. looked surprised as she looked down at Soi. "Eight, why….how old did you think I was?" She was ready to be offended. People always thought she was older than eight because she looked so much like her cousin.

Soi shook her head as they walked to the door. "Never mind….it's not important." She said with a small smile. Now Jr. looked suspicious. But brushed it off for a question to ask later.

Jr. slid the door open.

Soi squinted and blinked at the sudden burst of light. As soon as her eyes adjusted she gasped in amazement. She had never seen anything this incredible ever. Besides her old home of course.

Jr. gently pulled her hand and led Soi to their left. "Come on, the sun will set soon. I have to show you around as much as I can for today." Soi nodded. "Oh…I totally forgot. Your training will start as soon as your settled."

Soi didn't look at her as she asked, "Training for what?" Jr. chuckled softly, "To become a Soul Reaper. And I asked permission from Pop….I get to personally train you and Kise." She had asked her the Captain-Commander hours ago if she could. He had said yes. Soi nodded happily as they continued to walk.

Far down the hall to the right of the room they had come out of, Ichi suddenly snapped awake. She laid there for a moment then spoke quietly to herself, "Something horrible just happened."