Chapter Five: The Keigun Appears!
The morning eventually came, causing Soifon to wake up rather violently, the burning in her arm nearly unbearable. "Dammit!" she cursed loudly, startling the younger girl awake.
"S-soifon-sama…" Shira said, shifting slightly as her superior cradled her arm. "You need to rest." She finally said, moving and pushing her Captain down against the bed, placing the blankets carefully over her.
Sadly, her fever had not gone down, it only seemed to have gotten worse though the night. "C-call… Suzume… bachi.." Soifon rasped, flinching lightly as the blankets grazed her bandaged arm. Shira nodded and quickly got up making her way down stairs.
When she returned she had a glass of water for her Captain and a worried look on her face. "Suzumebachi-sama said she would be here in a few minutes. I brought this for you." She said, sitting Soifon up and allowing her to drink.
"Thanks…" Soifon said, frowning slightly as Shira helped her lay back down, pressing a cool wash cloth over her feverish brow. She stiffened slightly as Shira climbed back into bed with her, pulling her close. Though she understood this was to break her fever, she never really liked getting close to people, physically or emotionally
They sat in silence for a while before the door was pushed open and a frantic Suzumebachi was at her sister's side. "What happened to you?" She asked, as Soifon sat up against Shira's better judgment. Soifon shook her head for the time being and lifted her arm, taking the bandages from her purple and blue bruised arm.
"You brought it, right?" Soifon asked, and her sister nodded, lifting the bottle and a cotton swab. "Then do it. I don't have all day." The short haired girl said, frowning heavily. Suzumebachi opened the bottle of queer smelling liquid and dipped the cotton into it After which she began smearing the semi-thick liquid over her sister's wound, causing her to breathe in sharply.
"This should fix whatever poison that was." Suzumebachi said, finally finishing pushing the liquid into her sister's cut and placed the top back on the fowl concoction. "Who did this?" she asked finally, sitting back in a nearby chair, placing the bottle down.
"Ichimaru Gin" Soifon hissed, wrapping her wound again with Shira's help. "He's turned to his own side." She said, frowning heavily. He was a good asset to the Onmitsukido, but now he was threatening to go to the Keigun and tell them of their hideout.
Soifon related every word of her encounter with Gin, leaving the girl with a perplexed look on her face "Does he mean our hideout, or our home?" she asked after a moment, causing Soifon to shake her head slightly.
"I'm not sure… either way, just be very careful from now on." She warned, not wanting her sister to get hurt. "Now both of you should go to school." She finished, staring at the wall.
"I'm not going to leave you here, you have a fever!" Suzumebachi said. Soifon gave her a look, stormy silver eyes meeting cloudy gray.
"Just go. I'll be fine now. I'll see you later." And with that the argument, (and conversation) was over. It was nearly impossible for anyone to argue with Soifon when she used such a tone of finality.
"Fine… be careful." Suzumebachi said, finally standing and looking to Shira. "I'll wait for you downstairs." She said, turning to leave the room.
"Are you sure you'll be fine?" Shira asked after a moment, and Soifon nodded, her mouth falling into a frown causing the other girl to get up after a moment. "Have a good day, Soifon-sama… I hope you feel better. Feel free to stay as long as you need." She said, standing and leaving the room.
Soifon pulled the blankets over her shoulders, snuggling more into the warmth of the bed. She felt horrible for the moment, but she would be fine later. Suzumebachi knew what to do about school, and she would be fine with her mom later. The only thing she had to worry about was losing this fever, and how to deal with Ichimaru Gin.
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"Soifon-san?" The teacher said, later in the day doing role. No answer and she looked up to see both desks next to Shihouin Yoruichi empty once again. "No…? Suzume—" she was cut off by the door opening.
"Sorry I'm late, Shaolin is running a little behind. She forgot about this meeting she had today." Suzumebachi said, walking quickly to her seat. The teacher nodded, fixing the mark she'd just put down for the younger of the twins and continued on. "Sensei, may I use the restroom?" the long haired Fon asked after a moment. The teacher thought for a moment before nodding, allowing the girl to leave.
Yoruichi watched silently as the girl left and moments later Soifon came through the door, looking slightly worse for wear. The Shihouin's eyes widened at the sight of the girl before she frowned. That wasn't Soifon.
"Perhaps you should go to the clinic." The teacher suggested, frowning slightly at the sickly state of Soifon. The teen nodded in thanks.
"I'll take her there." Yoruichi volunteered, raising her hand "It would be bad if she were to collapse in the hallway and never get there." She continued. The teacher nodded in agreement, and told them both to hurry.
"I can go by myself." 'Soifon' said as they walked down the hallway.
"Who are you fooling, Suzumebachi-san." Yoruichi said in a hushed voice, thinking that both of the Fons could get into trouble if the younger were caught. For some reason, the thought of Soifon getting into trouble didn't sit well with the Shihouin.
Suzumebachi grabbed Yoruichi's vest, pressing her against a wall. "Shush," She said quietly, looking up into goldenrod eyes. "Do you want Shaolin to get into trouble?" She asked, silver eyes glinting, so much like hers.
"…No…" Yoruichi answered after a moment, still not sure why she cared.
"Good, then just tell the teacher she was told to go home." She said, letting the taller girl go. "She'll get into trouble with our mom if she finds out." She continued, leaving it at that before walking away, unbraiding her hair as she went into a bathroom door.
Yoruichi watched for a moment before going back into the room and relaying the message that Suzumebachi had told her, unsure of how she'd get around the fact that the School doctor had to tell the teacher that they'd sent Soifon home as well.
A few minutes later Suzumebachi returned to the classroom, and the day continued on as normal, though something just didn't sit well with Yoruichi.
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"What's wrong?" Kuukaku said though a mouth full of food, swallowing the large bite with a drink of water before taking another from her sandwich.
"Nothing, what makes you think something's wrong?" Yoruichi replied distractedly, only idly picking at her food as her eyes scanned the horizon of the city. Kuukaku snorted as she swallowed at the girl's reply.
"You really think I wouldn't know if something was up?" The Shida asked, tilting her head against the Shihouin's shoulder. "I'm a better friend than that." She continued before shifting, pressing her lips against the fabric on the tan young woman's shoulder.
Yoruichi chuckled knowingly before scooting away. "Come on now, if you're such a good friend you wouldn't try nearly every moment to romance me." She playfully chided causing the older girl to grumble slightly, but smile.
"What can I say," She shrugged with a laugh and left it at that before she continued to eat, leaving Yoruichi to go back to her faraway look, studying the horizon.
Ten more minutes of this passed, silence where it would normally have talking and Kuukaku frowned once again. "What?" Yoruichi finally asked, noticing the girl's expression.
"Seriously, what's going on?" Kuukaku asked, scratching the back of her head. "Your 'worldly wisdom' look is weirding me out." She said, studying the tanned girl with her ice blue eyes.
"I'm just… preoccupied by thought." Yoruichi supplied, leaving her answer vague before she leaned in and kissed the Shida's nose. "Don't think too much in to it." She said with a smile before standing.
Kuukaku sat there for moments more before laughing at the younger woman's antics and followed her, throwing her garbage into the trash.
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"So clubs this afternoon… which one are you and your sister in?" Yoruichi asked absentmindedly as she sat next to Suzumebachi that afternoon during English period.
"Music." Suzumebachi answered shortly, frowning as she attempted to write what was on the board down.
"Oh…" Yoruichi nodded, scribbling the foreign words down in the notebook before her. "…What do you both play?"
"Why is it your business?" Suzumebachi asked irritably. The Shihouin barely knew her for more than a day and she was already being inquisitive.
"Never mind… It's not…" Yoruichi defended, throwing her hands in front of her face before attending to her work again. Suzumebachi had five whole minutes of silence before the Shihouin decided to speak again. "You know I used to play the piano—"
She was cut off by the slamming of a pen to paper and an agitated glare worthy of even Soifon. This caused the woman to quiet down for the remainder of the period, and finally when the last bell rang, Suzumebachi was up and off before the Shihouin could begin talking again.
"Well… I was just trying to get to know my classmates…" She sighed before slowly packing her stuff up and slinging her bag over her shoulder.
"I can tell you more about those two, Yoruichi-sama~" a fangirl said, flaunting her nosiness to the tanned woman.
"No thank you. I'd rather not hear some gossip tripe anyway. I prefer to learn about people through those people." She said, a heated glare burning a hole though her fangirl's retinas. With a quiet huff the brunette walked away, leaving Yoruichi alone in the room, that is until Kuukaku appeared.
"Oh my, what are you doing to your fan club girls now?" she asked with a toothy grin, leaning on the door frame as Yoruichi turned in surprise.
"You know I don't respect those fangirls." She said, frowning heavily. "They're not worth the time… they don't like me for me." She continued, looking mildly phased by it but shook the thought with a shrug. "Time for club?" the Shihouin asked after a moment, walking up to her taller friend.
Kuukaku nodded, and threw an arm around Yoruichi's shoulders, giving her a small hug "Someday you'll have people who don't think you're awesome just because you've got cash." She said, giving a smile down at her friend. Yoruichi nodded, feeling slightly better and sighed.
"Sometimes, I forget you're smart under all that 'dumb-assery'." She said with a smirk, gaining a playful smack on the back of her head.
"I'm smart all the time." Kuukaku boasted, standing proudly. It was a few minutes of silence that caused her to open her eyes and realize that Yoruichi had left her standing alone. 'Dumb ass' echoed though the hall as she quickly shot out of the first year classroom. "Damn bitch!" she cursed before running after the tanned goddess of a girl.
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"Shaolin!" Suzumebachi called as she entered the run-down building they called their hideout, ducking under old beams and other various debris. "Are you here?"
"Shh." Soifon said, shifting slightly on the couch towards the back in a more stable part of the building. "You're being loud." She continued, cracking an eye through her parted fingers over her face. "You know that damn stuff gives me a headache."
"But it works." Suzumebachi countered with a grin, lost on the older twin as she closed her eyes again. The longer haired twin did have quite a knack for cooking up remedies that many could never think of. "There's something I want to tell you." She said, sitting on the couch, causing Soifon to give her the attention she deserved.
"This must be important. You're being serious." Soifon said in a slightly blank voice though it was meant to be playful. She wasn't feeling all that great though, so the extra effort to have expression wasn't there.
"Shihouin saw past me today." She said quietly, only loud enough for her sister to hear. Soifon's eyes widened slightly, despite the light that caused her headache to throb.
"You're serious?" she asked, shifting now to look at her sister. Worry was now thumping in her chest at the thought of one of her—probably her greatest enemy to be able to tell the two apart.
"I wouldn't be telling you like this if I weren't." Suzumebachi said, frowning heavily, an expression that didn't suit her very well. "Somehow she knows you… and I can't figure out why." She continued, placing her fingers to her lips as she pondered. "Then she started asking mundane questions about us."
"Questions?" Soifon asked, her hand gripping the old couch slightly as she studied the face of her sister.
"Like what kind of club we're in, and what instruments we play… stuff like that." Soifon frowned at the thought… was her enemy trying to find out stuff about her so she was more easily targetable? She knew not.
"I don't want you talking to her any more." Soifon said, staring at her sister for a long moment to make it set in before she sat back once more, placing her hand back over her face to block out the extra light streaming in.
"I brought your school uniform. Don't forget to change." Suzumebachi said before standing. "I'll see you in a little bit… Then we can go home." The cheery girl said, happy that her sister was no longer looking as bad as she did this morning. Soifon grunted in acknowledgment before her sister was off making her way back though the gauntlet of debris.
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Yoruichi wiped her brow after the practice that day, changing into different clothes before she met up with Kuukaku at the front gate. "You're always earlier than I am." She said, tapping the toe of her shoe.
Kuukaku grinned, "I know." She said, grabbing the bag from the Shihouin's arm which had been hurt today during club activities.
"I can hold that you know." She said, frowning at the fact that the Shida was treating her like a little girl.
"I know," Kuukaku said, holding tight to the bag, frowning at the horizon. It was getting dark. The Keigun would be gathering soon… then they'd go out to bring justice upon those who didn't follow the rules. That was why they were the Secret Police.
"I wonder—" Yoruichi began but stopped herself, shaking her head. "…nevermind." She continued, smiling wistfully as she lightly tended to her arm that was going to be bruised in the next few days.
Kuukaku gave her a look before ignoring her, knowing that's what her Captain would want her to do. "Do you wanna stop by my house first and take care of that before we go to the meeting?" she asked, shifting the two bags she held from one shoulder to the other.
"I would like that." Yoruichi said, giving her arm another little workout before she sighed, placing her hands into the pockets of her skirt and walked on slowly beside her friend.
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"Captain!" a member of the Keigun said, running up to her and saluting. "We have a mission tonight." They continued.
Yoruichi looked up at Kuukaku before nodding. "Then have Knite and Suichi go." She ordered, but her subordinate shook her head.
"The employer wants you to go. She said you may bring along one helper, but they better be damn good." She informed, bowing in apology.
Yoruichi frowned at the thought before sighing. "Fine." She said, walking to the back of the place they stayed in under the bridge. "Kuukaku, please get ready." She asked, grabbing her gun holsters off of the wall, and her guns from the safe she kept them in. They were priceless family heirlooms from her great grandfather's age.
The raven haired woman nodded, watching Yoruichi as she checked the ammo in the magazines her gold and black guns held before clicking them into place and sliding them into their holsters. "I'm ready when you are." Kuukaku said as Yoruichi turned around, placing a sleek black semi-automatic into the waist of her pants she'd changed into at the low of her back.
"Let's get going then. I don't want to be out all night." Yoruichi said, sliding her black coat on over her shoulders before walking to the latter that led to the outside world.
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"Hi there girlies…" A hooded man said, walking toward Yoruichi and Kuukaku who were alone late at night in a deserted alley way. Just where their employer said he'd be. "You look like you're lost?" he continued, placing his hand inside his coat pocket. Kuukaku tensed slightly, and Yoruichi readied herself to grab her left pistol if need be. "I got something to help you find your way right here." He continued, pulling out a bag of crushed white powder.
"Ah," Kuukaku said, her hand going into her pocket and pulling out her wallet. "Now what caliber is that?" she asked, flipping through fake bills, though the prey didn't know that.
"It's some nice stuff for you and your friend to have a really good night." He said, smirking lightly as he turned, motioning for the two to follow. "You see these folks?" he asked, opening a door, allowing a peek into something that should've been totally private, but if someone were to take this, they probably wouldn't care.
"That good, huh?" she asked, wrapping an arm around Yoruichi's waist,, fingers playing at the sash on her jacket. "What do you think babe, wanna try it?" she asked, smirking.
"Sounds like a lot of fun." Yoruichi answered, putting her hand into her jacket, "Let me help pay for that." She said before she pulled out her gun, pointing it at the man, Kuukaku quickly doing the same.
"Ah!" the man said, raising his finger, causing the two women to stiffen as they felt cold steel pressed to the back of their necks. "I got a nice little birdy who told me to watch my ass, and exactly who to look for." He said, smirking, two of his teeth missing from his mouth.
Yoruichi grimaced her fingers holding tight to her gun for the time being. Could it have been Soifon who told this man who she was? It couldn't have been… she wasn't like that… was she? "Take the weapons." The man ordered and his lackies began to search through the girl's clothes, enjoying it too much as they felt up their breasts, their guns pressed hard against the back of their necks as a constant reminder of the situation they were in.
"Clear, boss." One said, tossing the sleek black gun to the ground that Kuukaku had held, as well as the two gold and black ones the Shihouin had.
"That should get us enough to buy a whole bunch of that." The other said, nodding at the expensive guns that Yoruichi had once held.
Suddenly two gunshots sounded causing the drug dealer to duck as well as the two women, who thought that they had been shot. Surprisingly enough though the two men who were behind them fell to the ground, blood spattering the wall behind them. "The fuck!" the dealer said, raising his weapon. In one quick moment the gun was kicked to the ground, a black figure standing between him and the tanned woman, more so than the raven haired woman.
"Who…?"
"Run!" the figure said, silvery eyes glinting back at the pair. Yoruichi stood paralyzed… was she really seeing who she was seeing right now, or were her eyes playing tricks on her.
"Yoruichi!" Kuukaku said, grabbing her shoulder, but that still did not shake her from her revere.
"Get the fuck away!" the figure said, turning her full body toward Yoruichi now, and her thoughts were confirmed as strong hands took hold of her and Kuukaku's shoulder, shoving her forward heavily as another crack of a gun went off.
The sound shook Yoruichi finally and she and Kuukaku began running, not paying much attention to the figure that had saved them. Kuukaku had only worried about protecting the Shihouin, more so than killing the target with her non-existent weapon at the moment. Two more bangs sounded before they stopped, finally remembering their heavily finger-print coated weapons and ran back to get them.
As they got there, their weapons had been wiped clean, free of prints, as well as the whole alley worked over, as a professional might, cleaning up all of the bullets and any of the debris that might've been left by them. "Onmitsukido." Yoruichi said, frowning slightly. Not understanding why they would help. They were, after all, enemies.
"Whatever let's just get the hell out of here." Kuukaku said, lifting her gun, as well as Yoruichi's and grabbing the younger woman's hand, dragging her along. Yoruichi nodded before following after, not noticing the shadowed figure making it's way back into the alley to clean up whatever the mess they may've made walking back into it.
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"Welcome back!" Suzumebachi said, lifting the window for her sister, frowning at the fact that Soifon had asked for any help at all.
"Thanks." The older twin said shortly before walking into the bathroom. Suzumebachi frowned as the older of the two began shedding her clothes.
"What happened?" she asked, not questioning about the scars, or the bruises that covered her sister's body, but the bleeding hole that resided in her right shoulder.
"I got sloppy… must be the after effects of that poison." She said quietly, glaring at the mirror before taking her braids out with one hand, the other turning on the faucet as though there were no wound in her shoulder. "I'll be okay." She said, turning slightly to look back at her sister with a weary smile on her lips.
"Mine went fine tonight." Suzumebachi said, sitting on her bed as her sister stepped into the hot stream of water, gasping as it burned at her shoulder. "That dealer won't be around anymore." She said, leaning back on her bed.
"Good." Soifon said, though she grimaced. She hated her little sister having to kill… she really didn't need to participate, though she insisted she did.
"See you in the morning." Suzumebachi said, shifting quietly, and pulled the blankets over her shoulder, allowing her sister the privacy she wanted.
Soifon raised her hand, running a finger over the swelling under her eye, frowning lightly. It wasn't something she could easily cover up. "Good night" she breathed slightly, brows furrowing before she let whatever she was feeling go and continued to wash up after her crazy night.
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AN: So, this is chapter five… Sorry it took so long to update… it's just Bleach has been… bleh… and I haven't really been able to get motivated, not to mention I now have a job and stuffs to do, so I don't get to write as often and all that. I hope you enjoyed this time around… maybe I'll have some actual KeigunVSOnmitsukido sometime soon? They are, after all, enemies. And I DO want to get into some ACTUAL YoruSoi her e sometime soon… so we'll see what happens.
I hope I can get the next chapter up sooner than I did this one… but I would expect one (hopefully) every month from now on? Thanks for reading, I hope you continue to enjoy
~Bishimimou