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Chapter 6: Results
The Day Seika and Miaka fell through the portal….
It was a stormy night. The rain pelted heavily against the windows of Seika's bedroom. She was sitting by the wooden door leading out into the hallway, silently and tensely listening to her parents fighting, again.
Her father was yelling at her mother, who in turn, yelled back. There were a few crashes and thuds and Seika flinched at the sound of them on top of the screaming.
She sat silently and unmoving, loathing her parents for always fighting with each other the way they did, it tormented her because there was nothing she could do and she knew it.
It wasn't until she heard her name being called over her mother's pained moan, that she had no choice but to move. She opened the door and felt the wave of the heavy atmosphere from downstairs hit her. It was suffocating, but she ignored it and went downstairs.
"I need you to go get some things for me at the store," her father said in a strained tone, letting her know instantly that he was trying to control himself in front of her. He handed her a list and some money and let her grab her keys and purse before quickly shooing her out the door.
"I'll be back soon," she forced herself to say calmly, and left. Finally, she was out of that suffocating prison, even if for a short amount of time.
When she returned home, Seika noticed that her father wasn't home. She first figured that he got so angry that he had left, but when she got out of the car, she could tell something was wrong.
Lightning struck as she made her way inside. She cautiously made her way through the house, and when she entered the living room, her parent's door was shut, and she only heard silence.
She knocked on the door and when she got no reply, Seika hesitantly placed her hand on the knob and opened the door slowly.
What she saw froze her to the spot. The walls, bed and floor were splattered with blood, and her mother's still body lay on the floor facing away from her. She fell to her knees at the sight before her and crawled to her mother's side.
"…..M……mama…?" she asked, as her voice caught in her throat. Tears began to form in her eyes, but she didn't let them fall. "Mama?" she asked again, but no sound came out. She reached out, her hand shaking, and touched her mother's cheek. It was stone cold, and when she pulled it back, it was covered in blood. Seika fell back and without hesitation, she ran from the house and left.
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She arrived at Miaka's house in record time, and pounded on the door.
"Seika? What's wrong?" Miaka asked at her friend's sudden arrival. Good thing her parents weren't home. Then she saw her hand. "Oh my god, did you hurt yourself again?!"
Seika only shook her head in reply.
"Come inside, you're drenched. What happened? You look fear stricken, which might I add is very rare for you," Miaka said and pulled her inside.
Miaka led her into the living room where she handed Seika a towel to dry off and sat her on the couch. She kneeled in front of her so that she could see her face. It was then that Miaka noticed Seika's eyes. They were dark brown much like her own instead of their normal emerald green. "Seika?! What the hell happened? You're eyes are brown, and that indicates only one thing. Something very bad happened."
Seika looked at her and it was then that she let the tears flow. "Miaka……my mother…was…murdered…."
Miaka's face went ash white at her words. "What do you mean?"
"My father….killed her…," Seika choked out as lightning struck once more outside as if confirming Seika's words.
Miaka gasped as the all went black and Seika stood up.
"Seika?" Miaka asked seeing her walk over to the windows.
"I feel something," Seika said and looked into the field.
Miaka forgot for a moment what Seika had just told her and felt around with her powers. Seika was right.
Seika opened the door, and saw a dark figure in the field below and when the lightning struck again, she saw clearly who it was. "Mom!" she whispered.
"Seika, what are you doing?! It's pouring out there, and it's dangerous! We're 20 feet above the ground, so close the door!" Miaka said.
"Mom!" Seika yelled out over the raging storm.
"What?!" Miaka asked and came to her side. She looked out and saw Seika's mother standing in the middle of the field looking straight at them.
A thump was heard above them and they jumped. They shared a look before turning to go upstairs, but in doing so, Seika slipped and fell off the edge.
"Seika!" Miaka yelled and grabbed her arm and the doorframe.
"Miaka…" Seika said and looked up at her friend.
"Hang on! I've got you!" Miaka said through gritted teeth.
Lightning struck again and a loud rip noise was heard.
Seika looked down to see a swirling circle of mist.
"Shit!" Miaka yelled as she felt herself slipping.
"We're gonna fall!" Seika yelled as Miaka fell forward, and they both fell into the mist.
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Meanwhile…
The espada were gathered at a long white table. Sosuke looked over them before starting the meeting.
"Szayel, do you have the results of out guests?" he asked almost eagerly.
"Yes, Lord Aizen," Szayel replied.
Sosuke gave him a hand signal to continue.
A hologram of Miaka and her physical and mental exam results appeared. Above the table for all of the espada to see. "From what I found out from Miaka's physical exam, she is not entirely strong, but strong enough to fight admirably well. She has the speed of a Vasto Lordes arrancar, and the strength of about a Gillian leveled arrancar. As for her mental exam, I have discovered that she has high leveled abilities that she can use now. More than likely, the more we hone her skills, she will be able to awaken any and possibly, all, of her dormant powers. Of course, we can only do that with care. Overall, she will be a great asset. We should focus on training her strength and mental abilities before we use her. It shouldn't take too long to do that," Szayel explained and the images changed to Seika's before he continued.
"As for Seika, her physical revealed that she is stronger than a Vasto Lordes, and quicker than a Gillian. Although, she may look weak and fragile, I'd say that I'd have to agree with the saying 'don't judge a book by it's cover'. From what I saw in the exam, she has a very powerful right kick. Her left leg alone has the strength of a Gillian, and there is no chance of changing that without training her properly. Moving on to her mental exam, you can see that her abilities are off the charts. She has hidden potential and abilities that she is unaware of, as well as dormant abilities that she doesn't seem to want to use. The most intriguing one I found is where she can create something out of thin air, and turn something into nothing at all," Szayel finished.
Sosuke smirked at this knowledge and dismissed them.
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Seika awoke with a start. She gasped for air, and noticed that she was panting.
'Miaka?' she asked opening the link.
'Yeah?'
'Do you have any questions for me?'
'No, not really, but when I do, I'll let you know,' came Miaka's reply.
'Ok,' she said and cut the link as a knock came to her door.
"Yeah? Who is it?" she asked.
The door opened and Gin Ichimaru stepped in. "Lord Aizen wishes to see you."
Seika inwardly groaned but got up to follow Gin nonetheless.
"Ah, Seika, how nice of you to join me. Please, sit. Let's have some tea," Sosuke said sitting at a small white table.
Seika hesitantly sat down as Gin left her in the room with Sosuke. Another frail female arrancar served them tea before bowing and left her with him, alone.
They sat in silence and Seika looked at the tea skeptically, before taking a sip. It was herbal tea with a hint of mint. She had to hand it to Sosuke, he knew how to choose his tea.
"So what did you want to see me about?" she asked.
"Would you like to join my army?"
"No," she replied instantly.
"I can teach you how to use your powers and also make you stronger," Sosuke said.
"I'm sorry, but my answer is no, and always will be no, so please stop trying to get me to join," she replied.
Sosuke looked at her without saying anything. He watched her for a few moments before, a knock came to the door.
"Yes?" Sosuke asked.
"Lord Aizen, I've brought Lady Miaka," a lowly male arrancar replied as he opened the door bowing.
"Miaka, you will start training today. Please follow this boy to the training room where you will start your lessons with Szayel," Sosuke said.
Seika noticed that at his words, Miaka's face lit up just a bit. Unnoticeable to all but her.
"Yes sir!" Miaka said and the two of them left.
"Please reconsider joining me, Seika," Sosuke said before dismissing her.
Seika walked through the halls cursing in her head. She sighed and walked up to the training room, where Ulquiorra came up to her.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
" To the training room to train," she replied and moved around him to go inside.
"I'm afraid that's not possible," Ulquiorra replied and stood before her, blocking her path.
"And why is that?" she asked.
"Under orders of Lord Aizen, you are not allowed inside the training room to train. Please leave before I have to force you to," Ulquiorra said.
Seika looked up at him and opened her mouth to say something……
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What do you think will happen next? Find out in the next exciting chapter of Unexpected Love, chapter 7!!