"Hey, Itami-chan!" I looked up from the paperwork that I was helping(aka: doing) Matsumoto with.
"Yes, Lieutenant Matsumoto?" I saw that she was now lying on the couch that was in her office, and that the stack of paperwork that she was supposed to be doing hadn't changed for the last 30 minutes.
"Come on, I told you to call me Rangiku! I mean, since we're friends and all." I just quietly nodded, which she took as a sign to continue. "I think that we should have a party for all of the new recruits!"
"That would be fine, but shouldn't we finish our work first, Matsumoto-san?"
"Well, I'll go talk to the Captain about it really quickly, okay?" I nodded again. Matsumoto ran out of the room shouting for the Captain. I kept working, until five minutes later, I heard the door open and my captain shout.
"MATSUMOTO!" He was fuming. "YOU NEED TO DO YOUR OWN WORK, AND NOT JUST PILE IT ON YOUR SUBORDINATES! THIS DOES NOT COUNT AS HAVING YOUR WORK FINISHED!"
"But Captain, she offered to do it!" Matsumoto defended herself, "Right, Itami-chan?" I nodded.
"I'm fine, Captain. I really did offer to help her with it." I said in a quiet voice. Toshiro sighed.
"Fine, you can have your party, but you have to finish your work." Toshiro looked irritated at the taller woman as he walked out.
"Yay!" she grabbed me in a hug, with me suffocating in her large chest. "We get to have a party!" Finally she let go of me. "Itami-chan, since you've finished your work, how about you go and inform the captains?"
"But-"
"You'll be fine, don't worry. Besides, I'm sure that you'll make a few new friends on the way." I smiled at my friend gratefully.
As I was walking out of the room, I nearly ran into my Academy friend, Hana, now 4th seat of Squad 13. "Hey, Itami-chan!" She grinned. "I saw your captain! Looks like you're still the shortest!"
"Meany!" I laughed at our joke of how no matter where I went, I was always going to be the shortest person. "Hey, Hana-chan, I'm going to inform the captains about a party we're having, and I was wondering if you wanted to come with me."
"A party? Awesome!" She grinned. "I would love to help you!"
"Then let's head to the 11th Squads barracks." I tried to smile, but Hana knew that I really wasn't looking forward to visiting the 11th and 12th Squads. She nodded, and we quickly walked towards my personal hells.
We walked up to the huge doors to the Squad 11's barracks, and were greeted by two men, who were obviously taller than me. "If they make a comment on my height, can I kill them?" I whispered to my blond friend, who giggled, knowing about my sensitivity about my height, and nodded. Seeing this sign of encouragement, I cleared my throat. "Um, excuse me?" This got their attention, and they stared at me.
"What is it, midget?" The taller one, who was bald, sneered at me. I could feel a vein in my head throbbing as I clenched my fists in an act of restraint.
"Come on, Ikkaku." The one with the weird feathers looked at me closely, "You don't have to be so mean. She is kind of pretty."
"What, I'm just being honest, Yumichika." The one apparently named Ikkaku glared at his companion. "She's short, thats all there is to it."
"Uh, Itami-chan? Are you okay?" My friend glanced at me.
"No, I really want to kill the pinball head right now." I gritted my teeth.
"Who're you calling pinball head, Midget?" Now I was mad.
"Why you..." I flash-stepped in front ofhis face, and punched him squarely on the nose.
"You little-"
"DON'T CALL ME LITTLE!" I roared as I knocked him to the ground. I dug my heel into the back of his head. "Call me little, small, shorty, midget, shrimp, or anything along those lines, and I'll beat you till all your bones turn to mush!" I finally finished venting my anger and gave his head one last stomp before stepping off, only to run into something hard. I felt my feet leave the ground as I was lifted off the ground by the back of my uniform.
"Not bad, not bad at all." It was the captain of Squad 11, Kenpachi Zaraki. The last person that I ever wanted to deal with.
"Ah, um, I'm really sorry, Captain Zaraki, for what I've done to your subordinate!" I tried my hardest to bow, which was pretty hard to do, considering the fact that I was half choking on my own clothing. Then I saw a little girl with bright pink hair pop up from his shoulders.
"Yay! Kenny found a new playmate!" She looked ecstatic. Then I remembered what I was here for. Of course, I was now having a hard time breathing, but thankfully, Hana stepped in to save me.
"Excuse me, Captain Zaraki, but I think that you're choking her." He put me down, and my friend ran over to where I was sitting, gasping and coughing. "Also, I am here to inform you that Squad 10 is holding a party for the new recruits, and that they would like to invite you." I sighed slightly. I was hoping that they would refuse, but it was the exact opposite.
"That sound like fun! Lets go, Kenny!" I mentally cursed the pink-haired girl. I really wasn't looking forward to this.