Author's Note:
I apologise for not updating for a little while. I have been coming across some difficulties in life.
This was part of the last chapter, but I felt that the two points of view made the chapter too long
This chapter will cover Nakahara Ayaka's point of view while in the Soul Society; there are no episodes her part follows yet.
This fanfiction is rated M because it may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content and/or strong language.
Bleach © Tite Kubo
All of the inserted, non-canon characters are © me
"Ehhh, Hayate-kun!" Ayaka whimpered a bit as she carried a mountain of filed papers down a street of the Seireitei. Beside her walked a taller man in an identical wardrobe. His grey-blue hair was pulled back into a loose ponytail, hanging past his waist. In his arms was a significantly smaller amount of papers. "Why are there so many forms?"
Hayate chuckled and his green eyes glanced over to Ayaka and her large pile. "I told you I'd lend a hand if you needed help. Believe me, you need it."
Ayaka snapped her load away from Hayate before he could grab some. "And I said I could handle it!" Suddenly, she found herself tripping forward. She landed face-down, arms spread, and papers flying everywhere. Her nose and chest hurt from the fall, but it was only her nose that she rubbed as she pushed herself up. "I-itai~!"
"Here, let me help," Hayate took her momentary pause to tend a wound as an advantage to take half of her papers.
"Stop it!" Ayaka stood up, and stomped a foot. "I don't want any help!" She got back down on her knees and hurried to grab more papers than Hayate. Before she finished, she slowed down and sighed. "I'm just tired of doing these errands." Her violet eyes glistened when she added: "I want to be out on the field, fighting Hollows!" Her mood went back to calm and reserved. "But I'm stuck here doing this crap."
"You have to work your way to bigger assignments, Ayaka-chan," Hayate informed her.
She sighed. "I know." Ayaka retired her fight against her orders to deliver the papers. For now, there were no missions for a Shinigami of her level to do. Her wakizashi zanpakutou - two, one tied to either side of her waist - bounced slightly against her hips as she walked. Their light blue samegawa (the wrapping around the handle) matched the band holding some of her hair to the left of her face. The tsuba of both, four-leaved clover-shaped, glittered in the sunlight. Ayaka could feel their weight, despite them being a lighter weapon than a katana. "Eh!" Her face lit up and she started to run when she caught sight of Koji. "Koji-kun~!" The young man smiled and waved to her from his spot. "I've got some stuff for you! Ahh!" Ayaka tripped again, but fell into Koji instead of to the ground. He caught her by the elbows, and the papers managed to stay in place.
"You have to be careful, Nakahara-san," he said.
"I'm sorry!" She got off of Koji and handed him the papers. "Ukitake-taichou wanted to hand these over to the 12th Division! Reports and stuff that might be helpful!"
Koji grinned. "Thank you."
There was an odd pause before anything happened next. The three of them just stood outside, listening to the wind. Ayaka broke the silence, however. "Ano... I'll be on my way back, then!" She turned, waved good-bye to Hayate and Koji, and then started running back to her division headquarters. Though she should have delivered the papers herself, she did not want to. The 12th Division gave her the creeps. She had all the love and respect for Koji as a sister and comrade, but she questioned his reasons for joining that division. When she was far enough away, she slowed to a walk and hung her head. "I'm tired of being an errand-runner," she moped. A rumbling sound and manly cries caught her attention. Heading toward her was a large beige cloud. She spotted someone with a mustache and scared-for-his-life expression at the front, and behind him was a bob of pink hair. Immediately, she called out, "Yachiru-fukutaichou!" Her hand waved high in the air as she stood in place, trying to get the lieutenant's attention.
The small lieutenant paused her giggling and chasing of the poor man to glance toward who called her. "Aya-chan~!" she gasped and diverged her path. Yachiru was closer than originally thought, which meant the one she chased was able to stop and rest a foot away from the two girls. "Aya-chan! Want to play with us? We're playing tag!" With Yachiru holding on to Ayame's pants with a big grin and giggling innocently, Ayaka found herself giggling and grinning nervously and glancing over at the other 11th Division member. He looked like he was about to pass out. "We can play something else?" Ayaka asked with genuine sincerity, aware of Yachiru's nature. The small lieutenant happily agreed to the game change, though. It would be hide-and-seek now. Ayaka was the first to go seek the hiders. Aramake Makizou was the first to be found, and easiest. He vigorously thanked Ayaka for finding him first, and then bolted away to move his ass as far away from Yachiru as he could.
"Ya-chi-ru~"
Ayaka wanted any kind of excuse to get out of peon work. If the lieutenant of 11th Division wanted to play with her, Ayaka knew that her 13th Division captain would not be too hard to persuade to say it was fine. She used this as a chance to travel to the 11th Division Barracks.
"Ya-chi-ru~"
If she did not chant the lieutenant's name too often, the other Shinigami would come up and question her reasons for being there. Ayaka could feel Yachiru suppressing her reiatsu for the sake of the game, but it did not help. Yachiru was found hiding behind a potted plant in the courtyard. "Found you, Yachiru-chan!"
"Yay~!"
A looming monster cast a shadow over the two of them before a deep voice said, "What's going on here? Why is a 13th Division kid here?"
Yachiru's face lit up brighter than a firework show when she saw the 11th Division captain Zaraki Kenpachi. She leaped from her spot behind the plant, used Ayaka's shoulder as a stepping stone, and attached herself to Zaraki. The second she made contact, she squirmed until she was on his back an dlooking over his shoulder. "Ken-chan! Aya-chan and I were playing hide-and-seek!" Ayaka took a deep breath and turned around to face the captain. She did not want to show any fear, of course. Her fear was actually mistaken quite frequently when Zaraki was around. She had seen a lot of Shinigami who did not rank as captain or lieutenant shake or stare when Zaraki was around. Ayaka had a lot of respect for the 11th Division captain and lieutenant, and envied those who were members of the division. She managed a smile and nodded her head. "Playing around!"
"Is that so?" He gave a disapproving frown as he stared down at Ayaka's small figure.
"Hey, Ken-chan. Want to join us? It's my turn to seek because Ayaka-chan found me!" She tugged a little at his robes and gave him big eyes. "It's no fun with only two people!"
Zaraki's shoulders relaxed, he dropped his head slightly, and sighed. "I guess I'll do it."
"Hurray~!" Yachiru exclaimed.
"But," Zaraki stopped her cheering short, "we're going to add a twist to it." His mouth curled into a sinister grin.
Ayaka felt something crack inside, and felt a bit of fear seep through.
A/N:
My apologies for making this so long! I just wanted to make up for the days I did not update. ^_^;;
Next chapter will only be Nakahara Ayame.
As much as I despise writing alternating point of views in separate chapters (like, chapter one is A and chapter two is B, repeating that pattern), I will have to do that for now.