ZOMG yay! An actual Reveiw!!! -happy dance-
Viashino wizard: thanks for the reveiw and the detailed report x3 It helped lots.
Muhahaha! now on to the fun parts: captains and vice-captains -evil grin-
oh btw, pelase feel free to correct any of my Japanese mistakes, I know I will make them accidently some where.
...oh, and can someone tell me what vice-captain was in Japanese, I think captain is taijou (sp?) and vice captain had some prefix I can't remember...
Oh, and please excuse my spelling. this computer doesn't have microsoft word for some reason -glares at computer- and I cannot spell at all without spell check.
Sorry guys -sweatdrop-
Chapter 2
Niigata Axel, captain of the lucky number 13 squad, was lounging on a sturdy tree branch, cooling down with a bottle of sake. He took off his dark shades, wiping them with the corner of his white haori.
"You shouldn't do that, you know, it'll make your haori all dirty and then you'll have to wash it again." came a small female voice from below the leafy canopies of the tree in which he was perched. Axel grinned. It was his Vice-captain, Kirara. He waved a lazy greeting with the hand not holding the glasses. She usually only came by if there was something important going on. He snapped his glasses shut, sticking them securly into the edge of his yukata.
His green eyes glimmered with laughter. laughter that seemed to never leave his emerald cat-like eyes, as he pranced down from the tree, landing on the ground with the agility of a panther. His decent placed him directly in front of the short strawberry-blonde in an attempt to scare her. Which worked, of course.
"Eeeeep! Don't do that!" She said angrily, her cheeks all red and puffy with embaresment. Axel chuckled, running his hand through his short spikey black hair. Kirara crosed ehr arms in front of her chest, not at all happy.
"You know, this is the reason everyone calls you Rascal, Niigata-san." She said, still upset. He patted the short girl on the head lightly.
"Calm down, Ichi-kun." He said, using her nickname, a product of her dark strawberry blond hair and love for strawberries. "So what did you come here to tell me?" Kirara uncrossed her arms and reached into the inner pockets of her kimono, searching for something.
"Here it is!" she said gleefully, pulling out a parchement and holding it high over head, which due to her lack of height put the small roll of paper level with Axel's eyes. Axel took the scroll, untieing the red string. As he unrolled it, Kirara explained,
"It's a list of all the new Shinigami students! They're arranged by classes. They're all currently standing in the large courtyard getting a speech from Dia, so I thought you might want to go see them." He scaned down the list quickly. Three hundred incomings in all. He rolled the paper up, handing it back to the girl.
"I think I'll do just that." He said with a smile. He turned to go, then stopped, remembering something. He turned around again, an evilish look on his face.
"Oh, it's Fluffy-chan's bathtime..." Kirara's eyes widened horror.
"Can't you get one of the other memebrs to do it? Pleaaaase? I gave her a bath last time." Axel chuckled, letting the girl wallow in sorrow for a few more moments before remarking,
"Alright. Get Damien, the new guy, to do it. He's the only one who hasn't before. Stand by and watch him though. He'll probably need some instruction." His grin widened "He doesn't like cats." Kirara gasped. Axel nodded farewell to the shocked Strawberry-Girl, replacing his sunglasses and heading over to where the newbies would be lined up, Kirara slowly making her way back to the squad dorms, shaking her head in disbelief. Niigata-san accepted someone who didn't like cats? That was new. But he'd learn soon. Fluffy-chan would see to that.
Ichi-kun sighed. Though he'd probably get a few scratches first.
Her hair flew through the wind with each movement she made, three whip-like braids slashing around behind her. Her purple slitted eyes glanced to and fro, from one child to the next. The white haori she wore, though sleeveless and much shorter than usual, revealed her rank to be captain of the fourth squad, the healers; though she looked jsut as formidable as any, like a Bengal tiger about to spring.
She could see the sweat on the brows of the shinigami to be, each of them exicted to be there, as well as timid in the presense of a captain. She smiled, her thin lips parting slightly, reveal ingsparkling white teeth, teeth that seemed slightly more pointed than normal. Her purple forehead jewel glistened in the light.
Suddenly, she stopped her prancing, facing the newcomers directly.
"I am Dia, Captain of the Fourth squad of the Gaito." her voice was soft but exotic, like a cat's purrs, but strong, and easily heard, though it did not seem loud, nor quiet. She glanced about the crowd as she spoke, eyes targeting one after the other with her peircing purple gaze. "Welcome. Some of you came here to fufill your dreams. Some, to fuffil roles in society set down by the past. Others, to escape a miserable life and instead to trade it for one of honor." Her face was serious, her eyes demanding and certain.
"The road you have chosen is not an easy one. It wil be filled with hardship, sorrow, and for some, death." her voice seemed to magnify, each word striking hard into the minds of the students. But she smiled now,
"But it is a road that leads to great things. With courage you will prevail, rise to the ranks and maybe someday join a squad, become a vice captain, or maybe even join the members of the thirteen captains." She smiled once mroe, scanning the entire group.
"Your class assignments have been given. You will work with the same group of individuals until you join the 13 squads. Classes begin tomarow in the assigned areas. You are dissmissed." She arubtly exited the courtyard, her presence etched into the souls of the group.
From a rooftop nearby, Axel smiled. Dia was quite the speech giver. The breeze eargerly entangled intself in his slitted haori, the many parts fluttering through the wind like playful ribbons. He drew out his Zampaktu, watching the light gleam off the blade in a silver stream.
Enjoy the wind, Bloodlust.
It was only when she was alone in her office did Dia sigh, the gasp of air exiting her mouth softly. These newcomers were practically identical to the last bunch. She would not find her vice-captain here.
"Dia-sama, there's a message for you." came the matter-of-fact voice of Shiba Hikaru 3rd rank in her squad. Upon her hand there was perched a hell butterfly. Dia nodded. The butterfly flew across the room, landing softly on Dia's outstretched fingers. She held the butterfly up to her ears, listening intently. After a moment had passed and the message had concluded, she opened one of her many windows, releasing the butterfly out into the world. She returned to Hikaru.
"Many thanks." The girl gave a polite bow, then left the room. Once she was gone, Dia sighed again. She massaged the base of her temples. Maybe I should just pick someone from my current squad instead of waiting for someone to come along.
"Come here you ...cat!" He yelled in exaustion, gritting his teeth together. He knew cats hated water, but this was ridiculous!
"I'm sorry." Said Kirara, panting, "she's usually not this hard to catch. I think she senses your dislike of cats. Ooh." She winced as Damien ran into a supporting pillar in his mad dash to grab the cat. He rubbed the newly formed bump on his head, his dirty blonde hair brushed with his fingers. His grey blue eyes glared accusingly at the cat, who was perched upon a soft cushion, it's demeanor and expression mocking the new squad member. He groaned. How long had they been chasing this cat?
Then, an idea occured to him. He dug into his pockets, pulling out a fish shaped candy he had bought recently.He waved it in front of the kitty.
"If you come along peacefully and take your bath, I'll give you this." The cat stared at the fish-shaped sweet, looking as if he were pondering Damien's offer. Damein slowly walked over to the vat of water which had been prepared for the cat. The cat's eyes followed the candy as he moved. She looked undesive for a moment more, than leaped forward, springing and snatching the fish candy from Damien's clutches.
"Hey!" Damein said in astonishment as the cat went and sat on a tall shelf devouring the candy.
"Alright, you ate the candy, now come take a bath." The cat licked its lips, then softly pranced down into the large tank of water. Damien sighed with relief, hurrying to get the brush and the soap, muttering under his breath,
"I thought cat's gave themselves baths, licking themselves clean or something..."
Dang that is also a long chapter o.O
I was actually going to put in some more captain intros and some dorm stuff, but I don't want to drown everyone in a wall of text o.O
I'll plop in somemore tommarow x3
Note: Dia's name WILL change later in. She is a charachter I have as a teacher in one of my original stories, and I just couldn't remember her name, and my documents are all at home ;-;
Oh, and if anyone can give me Japanese versions of sword names (for example, Niigata's Bloodlust) or would be willing to do so in the future, please let me know!