Breath of Life
Blocked~
The members of research and development hurried around trying to locate Mayuri's escaped experiment. Akon glanced over a data sheet from the living world. "There is record of a gate opening up in the living world, but whoever went through it hid their reiatsu. However, they released their reiatsu near the gate shortly afterwords. The reiatsu then disappeared somewhere near the substitute shinigami's home."
Mayuri paced back and forth muttering to himself. "I can't believe my experiment escaped. I removed the ability to have free will, so he shouldn't have run off like he did." The man stopped in his tracks suddenly and glanced up. "What do you mean the reiatsu disappeared around the substitute shinigami's home?"
"Just what I said." Akon stated.
"You mean to tell me that the subject could very well be under the protection of the substitute soul reaper?" The man felt his eye suddenly twitch.
"It's not as if the substitute shinigami knows who the subject happens to be." Hiyosu spoke up.
"Who is the subject?" Rin blinked a couple of times in confusion, only to have Mayuri glare at him. He suddenly found himself glancing down.
"The subject doesn't have a name."
"But..."
Akon shook his head at Hiyosu. "We aren't to confuse the subject with that person, they are two different people. Just like Kurotsuchi Nemu is not the taicho."
The green faced division member leaned close. "He's going to get us in trouble again."
"I'm not going to argue with him. All we can do is counter him with more paperwork." Akon whispered.
"Are you acting on your own again Akon?" Mayuri glared at the dark haired assistant.
"No, I'm not." The man moved towards some paperwork just as a small figure came to the door way.
"What's going on?" The small taicho of the tenth division spoke up, the corner of his mouth twisting up. His bright teal eyes darted around as if he suspected something was up.
"What are you doing here?" Mayuri snapped his words out.
"Hitsugaya Taicho is here because he's here for a limiter so he can head to the living world." Akon spoke up as he skimmed the list.
"What are you going to the world of the living for?" Mayuri snapped the words out. "Captains aren't supposed to be going to the world of the living that often. Yet you've been going a lot more often compared to how you used to go."
"The reason I'm going to the living world isn't any of your business. Plus, I've already filled out the necessary paperwork and it has been approved." Two bright teal eyes glared at the man and the small taicho's lips curled up as he narrowed his eyes in disgust.
"Well, I'm revoking the approval." Mayuri blurted out.
"You can't do that!" Toshiro's small hands twisted up into fists.
"Want to try me?" The twelfth division taicho lowered his face so it was right in front of the small taicho's. "I'll remind you that my division is in charge of the passage way between our world and the world of the living."
One small hand reached up to plug a small nose. "You're breath stinks. I would appreciate it if you wouldn't breathe right in my face."
"You are a rude little brat. This doesn't change the fact you can't go through unless you have permission to go through and going through without said permission is illegal." Mayuri poked the small taicho in the chest while the boy glared at him.
"I'm going to speak to Yamamotto about this. You can't just revoke the approval I got like that." Toshiro folded his arms across his chest.
"So you're going to be a tattletale?" The man continued to poke the small taicho's ego.
"Why is it adults have to be so childish?" Two bright teal eyes glared at the man.
"Well I am heading over to the head captain's office right now." Mayuri grabbed an entire file and headed away.
Toshiro glared about him. "Hold on! What about the fact I am supposed to be heading to the living world? Are you going to ignore me? You can't just veto the approval like that."
"I can and I will." Mayuri continued. "Plus, you know full well that you won't be able to get a limiter unless I say you can."
Two small feet followed behind the captain of the twelfth division and the man could feel the boy's eyes glaring into his back. He arrived at the first division and asked the fukutaicho to see the captain. The tenth division captain followed close on his heals. The twelfth division taicho simply remained quite for a bit, then turned his head towards the child taicho. "Don't you have something to do first?"
"I'm simply waiting for you to stop this nonsense about revoking the approval I received to go to the living world. I don't have all day to wait as that means less time I'm allowed to stay in the living world."
"I'm going to ask why you revoked Hitsugaya Taicho's approval. I remember personally approving it."
"In case it has escaped the notice of the head taicho, the taicho of the tenth division has been going to the living world a bit more often then he should ever since the events of the Winter War. I asked what kept him going as often as he has and he refused to answer." Mayuri glared at Toshiro.
"I told you it was none of your business."
"Is it something you can't discuss Hitsugaya Taicho?" Yamamotto raised an eyebrow.
"I..." The small taicho suddenly clamped his mouth shut and his cheeks suddenly turned red. "I'm not doing anything wrong."
"I say otherwise." Mayuri marched over to Yamamotto's desk and dropped a file onto his desk. "If you'll look at that you'll find out exactly what the small taicho has been up to."
"Do you have anything to say about this?" The head taicho looked straight at Toshiro.
The boy fidgeted and glanced to the side. "I told you... I'm not doing anything wrong."
"If you weren't doing anything wrong you could just speak up." Mayuri rubbed his fingers together due to boredom. "I have better things to do."
"It seems like you're up to something." Toshiro's eyes glared right at the man.
"What do you mean I'm up to something?"
"You haven't ever brought this up before and restricting my movements means there is something in the living world you don't want a captain to be finding out about."
"That is an accusation you can't back up." Mayuri snapped the words out.
Yamamotto then spoke up. "Hitsugaya, I am afraid you'll have to cancel your leave to the living world." The man watched as the small taicho gave him a rather hurt look. "You can go after I've arranged for someone to head to the living world to take a look around. In case it is an emergency, it is best that we not send a captain as even with a limiter it can be problematic."
"I can easily send someone from my own division."
"No... I think I'll let Hitsugaya Taicho pick the person who will be heading to the world of the living. Now, I am quite sure the two of you have other things you could be doing."
The two taicho left, both glaring at each other as they left the office.
