I'm killing myself updating for you guys, so you people better like this chapter! But I'm sorry for the late update, I just haven't been in the mood to do any updating, and I guess that's no excuse…. Anyhow, thank-you to everyone who's stuck with me and reviewed and supported me! Big hugs! Uh you know what I realized, that I killed Aizen off earlier in the story…let's just pretend that he used an illusion to fake his death, mmkay?

Disclaimer: Of course, if I owned Bleach I'd be in a dilemma as to what to make of it.

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Reborn Love

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Chapter 11 – We Stand Strong

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Suzuyo was at first confused but then she got angry. What made the upper levels think that they were able to change a person's life like that!? Didn't they realize that they were throwing away the good guy? Mizuki on the other hand, was relieved that she got let off so easily. No death, no pain, just losing her home; nothing too serious. She could feel the anger rise from Suzuyo beside her. She was about to warn her about blowing up, but she was a little late. "Exiled? Mizuki, who fought for us when she could've killed me or anyone else for that matter, is being exiled. What kind of justice is that?!" She yelled angrily.

"She had been a spy at one point, who knows what she could have done." Yamamoto replied calmly.

"Well screw your rules! If she's being exiled, then so will I!"

"So be it then. Though it is a shame to lose a helping hand."

"You mean two helping hands." Suzuyo said quietly and stormed out. She couldn't believe what she just heard, or said. Had she really challenged the most powerful Shinigami? 'Wow' she thought, 'I'm crazier than I thought!' She laughed slightly at her thought and went to sit down by the sun (or what could be seen of it). The morning haze started to clear, but Suzuyo was still dazing and still upset. She didn't hear footsteps coming up from behind her. "Hey Suzuyo, what's wrong?" Turning around, Suzuyo saw Kira, a little bandaged up but seemed okay.

"Hey…nothing. They decided to exile Mizuki, and I'm going with her."

"What!? You're not serious are you? Once you're gone, you're never coming back; I don't think that's a good idea."

"Neither is losing Mizuki." Kira sighed and sat down beside Suzuyo. There was silence between the two, both in their own thoughts. Finally Kira got up and said bye to Suzuyo, deciding that it was best to leave her on her own. Suzuyo couldn't figure out what to do and got up to leave as well. While she was walking mindlessly, she saw her captain talking with Matsumoto. "…she's strong." A feminine voice commented.

"Did she really?" A cold voice replied.

"Yep, she could probably be able to take on a mission."

"Not at the moment with Aizen and them recently attacking most of the people will be here."

"True, but don't you find it strange that she's a first year student and that she could take on Gin all by herself?"

"She had Mizuki to help her out." At the mention of the name, Suzuyo turned around and walked away, barely realizing that she was hiding her reiatsu the whole time. She had really gotten good at that. She went out to train and take her mind off the coming events. 

She thought about what she had heard, and never realized that she was doing better than first year students, but obviously he was holding back. But even so if that was it, then why did they both seem so impressed? There was no one else they could be talking about after all. She decided to continue training and forget about it.

When she finally got back to her room, Mizuki was there playing with her sword. "Hey Mizuki, you seem bothered."

"I say that's an understatement."

"You know Mizuki." Suzuyo went to sit down beside her. "You're a great friend, and you've got me pretty far and I feel like I finally fit in."

"That's pretty cheesy coming from you, but I'll take it as a compliment." Suzuyo smiled and knew at that moment, she had made the right decision.

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Hitsugaya watched Suzuyo the next few days, checking how she handled her sword, her kidou, and even the way she acted. He noted that Mizuki was usually there to help her train and time her. You could say that it would be pretty creepy and nerve-breaking if Suzuyo knew, but she didn't and Matsumoto didn't either. In fact, no one did, he did this observation all on his own.

"Hey Mizuki, you only have another two days left eh?" Suzuyo said one day to Mizuki while they were on break from training.

"That would mean you only have two days too."

"So what do you plan on doing for the next two days, wanna hold a party?"
"Nah, it would have a depressing feeling to it and that wouldn't be very fair. Anyways, it'll be just like every other day we've had so far."

"Awh man, that means more training!" She pouted and they both laughed. Mizuki hadn't felt so thankful for a friend like Suzuyo for a long time. They sat their in silence for a while, until Mizuki remembered a topic that they've been avoiding for some time. "Hey Suzuyo, remember when I told you how I died and all that?"

"Uh…yeah, why?"

"Just making sure." She shook her head and continued to think quietly. Suzuyo felt a little uneasy while she was sitting there and finally she sighed. "You know Mizuki; I haven't been completely honest with you."

"What do you mean?"

"As in, I do remember my past, and I was just uncomfortable to tell you."

"Oh…."

"I use to live with someone in Rukongai. She was someone really special; she saved me from a group of gang members and took me in. I usually just called her grandmother, but her real name was Atsui Yuujou. She passed away a while ago, that's when I decided to become a Shinigami."

"…I'm sorry…to hear." Mizuki managed to say. She realized that her story she told Suzuyo was incomplete too. She never knew how sad Suzuyo's life was, and that was just part of it all, she really didn't know anything about her friend.

Hitsugaya stared at the two girls after hearing their conversation. Suzuyo had to be it; she had to be the girl that Hinamori saved those many years ago. They had alike stories (those kind of stories don't come by everyday) but how come her version was a little different? There could only be two answers, either she was someone different or she completely forgot about Hinamori. Hitsugaya felt his heart tug at the thought of Hinamori and he pushed back his happy memories of her. He sighed inwardly and continued to watch them. He realized that he might have seemed like a stalker, but Suzuyo was interesting. And it wasn't like there was anything wrong with checking his squad.



They didn't do much after their talk; in fact, they sat there silently for what seemed like forever but it was only ten minutes. Finally Suzuyo got up and suggested to train some more. For the next few hours, that's what they did, train then break then train then break then train then eat then digest then train.

Suzuyo was drained by the time they were done. She headed for the hot springs while Mizuki went for a walk. Of course, Hitsugaya had his manners and didn't watch, but he constantly wondered about Suzuyo's past. He was sitting on a tree branch, thinking so hard he didn't notice he started to slip. Only when it was too late did he realize and…THUMP! He landed on the ground. Startled Suzuyo quickly ducked under water where only her face was above the surface. "Wh—who's there?" She stuttered, utterly shocked and embarrassed. There was a few rustles in the bushes but no reply came. After a few minutes, Suzuyo decided that it was safe and started to relax.

Hitsugaya on the other hand, was not relaxed and bolted far away with his face burning red. Suzuyo didn't know, but he caught a glimpse of her and boy was he embarrassed. He decided then that he was going to stop spying on her. 'And anyways,' he thought, 'it's not like I learned too much. She's just good training methods that I could probably get Matsumoto to teach the new members.' He continued to run back to his room, not stopping once to glance back.

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I figured I really ought to post this up, but I really was going to make this longer! I just didn't want to make people wait…too long, so this isn't that long. But I'll probably update soon…probably not actually, but hey, who knows?! So thank-you all very much for helping me and supporting me, all greatly appreciated!