My Name Is Trouble
Chapter 2- Your Biggest Fan
It was early in the morning. Training should be starting anytime now. He decided to sit at the top of a hill and wait. Two seated officers walked out of the 13th division's barracks followed by a number of new recruits. He could barely see any faces but could easily pick out the raven-haired shinigami out of the crowd. There she is, time to go. He quickly got up from his spot and shunpo-ed down the hill.
"Oy,
Kiyone, Sentaro, I'm taking one of your recruits, all right"
"Yes,
Vice-Captain" the two said almost in unison. It was kind of
chilling.
"Hey, Kuchiki!" the girl jumped out of shock,
"you're coming with me." The girl looked a bit scared.
"Don't worry, it's just training. It's not like I'm going to
hurt you...intentionally." Her eyes grew wider. "Oy, I was
just kidding," he said as he nervously rubbed the back of his
head. "Well, come on, let's go!"
"Y-yes
Vice-Captain Shiba." Kaien shivered, he hated when people
addressed him formally. He began to walk away and noticed she wasn't
following him. He turned around and noticed that everyone was staring
at her, almost enviously. Oy! How could I
forget? They all think she's getting special privileges because she's
a Kuchiki.
"What the fuck, Kuchiki,
don't you listen?" he grabbed the top of her head and pulled her
towards him, "I said we're going. Now come with me or I'll make
you do extra training!" He took his hand off her head and almost
laughed.
"Yes, Vice-Captain Shiba." There was that
shiver again. She was so fragile. She wasn't moving. He figured she
was too shocked to move, so he picked her up and shunpo-ed her away
from the group. He didn't stop until they were in a secluded area.
"Sorry
about that, Kuchiki." He put her down, grinning from ear to ear.
"I didn't want everyone to think I was giving you special
treatment because you're a Kuchiki. I honestly couldn't care less if
you were."
"Then why are you training with me?" She
was so timid. Part of Kaien just wanted to put her up on a shelf.
"I
like you Kuchiki. I think you have potential and there's no way I'm
letting those idiots ruin that. Don't get me wrong, they're all
right, I just wouldn't trust them with watching anything important.
Plus, who can train you better than I?" He didn't want to tell
her he had taken a special interest in her because she was different.
Not now at least. He figured she wanted to fit and for now he will
give her what she wants. She laughed.
"So where are we?"
She asked in a flattered tone.
"Koifushi Mountain, the
northern edge of West Rukongai's 3rd District. Beautiful, ain't it?"
She gave a nod of approval. "This is my secret spot, my sanctum,
so don't tell anyone about it all right." She nodded again,
obviously amazed by the scenery. "All right Kuchiki, today's
just going to be basic training. I don't want to go too tough on
you." He pulled two kendo sticks out of his bag and threw one at
her. She gave him a confused look.
"Vice-Captain," there
goes that shiver again, "shouldn't we be-"
"Ah,
Kuchiki, it's too early to use real zanpakutos baka!" He gave
her a huge grin. "I just want to know your current abilities, so
I can help you improve."
"Yes, Vice-Captain Shiba"
"STOP
CALLING ME THAT!" She jumped back. "Oh, I'm sorry." He
nervously brushed the hairs on the back of his head. "I just
don't like when people address me formally. Call me Kaien or
something, anything but that!"
"Yes, Kaien-Dono!"
It made him uncomfortable, but it was a start.
"Ok, Kuchiki,
take your stance." She did and he charged at her.
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He
delivered his final blow; he didn't mean for it to be so hard. She
fell down.
"Sorry, Kuchiki. I didn't mean to...I'm sorry."
He quickly offered her a hand and helped her up. She's
a rookie, dumbass! You're supposed to go somewhat easy on her
"I-it's
ok Vice-I mean-Kaien-Dono." She looked down and realized that
she was still grabbing onto his hand. She quickly removed her grip
and blushed a slight shade of red. All Kaien could do was smile.
"We
should be going. Do you know your way around West Rukongai?" She
shook her head. "All right, then I'll walk you back to the
mansion."
"Thank you." She was obviously still
embarrassed.
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"Well,
this is as far as I go." Kaien said once they had gotten to the
outside gates.
"But, Kaien-Dono, you're exhausted. You should
come in and rest for a while."
"No thanks, Kuchiki."
He hesitated. "Your, er, brother and I don't really get along
too well. I'd rather not bother him." Well, he wasn't really
lying, though 'don't get along' may be describing the situation a
little lightly. "From now on, let's meet right here in the
morning. That way I won't have to embarrass you in front of the
entire squad everyday."
"Yes, Kaien-Dono."
"See
you tomorrow, Kuchiki." He said as he walked away and gave her a
little wave. The girl slowly opened the gate and walked towards the
mansion...
A/N: Nothing much to say about this. I'm actually updating at a faster rate than I usually would (mehuge procrastinator).
