"Then it is settled" Captain Commander Yamamoto began "The human ryoka girls with the unnatural powers to control the elements will be watched by Ichigo Kurasaki in the world of the living until further notice." The other 12 captains in attendance nodded since that was all they could really do. As head captain Yamamoto was the strongest and the most powerful. It didn't matter how old and frail he looked and It didn't matter that it was Central 46 that passed down laws and decided the fate of those residing in the Soul Society, because it was he they all feared.
Ichigo Kurosaki, the tall skinny orange haired kid with chocolate brown eyes was standing in the center of the room, he was a substitute soul reaper from the world of the living. He cleared his throat and began rocking back and forth on his heels. "I don't think, you understood me Yamamoto." Yamamoto raised one eye brow as if to remind the Kurosaki kid of his place but said nothing. "These ryoka girls as you call them are extremely powerful together. Individually they could do damage but together they could destroy a city."
"Ichigo Kurasaki how do you know this." A captain standing to his left with long flowing black hair and grey eyes spoke. He was the brother of one Ichigo's best friends.
"I know because of Urahara, Byakuya" Byakuya's eyes narrowed at the sound of his first name rolling off the teenagers tongue like they were long time drinking buddies. "Anyway the sisters don't know the measure of their powers, and could become extremely dangerous if they are not properly taught" he cleared his throat more loudly this time "according to Urahara"
"May I suggest something Head Capain" A captain standing to Ichigo's right spoke up. He had brown wavy hair and brown eyes that were slightly hidden behind black square glasses. He spoke calmly and he had a slight smirk on his face. "If the sisters could cause massive destruction, we shouldn't just have them watched, we should have them guided, and trained...without their knowledge of course" Yamamoto looked as if he was pondering the idea.
"Then it is settled" he slammed his cane down once, his long beard swayed, from the sudden jolt to his frail looking body. "Captain Aizen, you will be in charge of this task, and you will report to me, on the progress. We cannot allow these girls to continue there chaos and destruction." He took one last glance at the captains and turned his eyes to the orange haired teen "Ichigo Kurosaki, you are to return to the world of living, your part in this is over." The teen nodded his head and bowed before turning and walking out of the squad one meeting chambers.
"Well that went just as planned..." Gin Ichimaru was standing in the office of the squad five captain Sosuke Aizen. He was standing across the room from the captain's desk, messing around with some books on a book shelf. He pulled a leather bound book slightly out from the shelf to look at the title The Art of War by Sun Tzu "that's appropriate" he thought. He paused for a moment before walking over to the sliding doors, he rested his back on the adjacent wall sliding his hands into the pockets of his soul reaper shihakusho pants. He lowered his head and spoke "The old man played right into your hands, he's so controllable wouldn't you agree Captain Aizen...it was like child's play" He chuckled to himself.
"We can't get careless now Gin" Sosuke Aizen was sitting at his desk, signing papers that were left for him by his Lieutenant Momo Hinamori. He look unenthused at the moment.
"Oh that's not what I meant Captain Aizen..." a knock at the door interrupted the silver haired captain of the the third squad.
"Come in" Aizen said without taking his eyes off of his papers. Ichigo Kurosaki walked in. He had a huge grin on his face, and a glimmer of mischief in his eyes. He was wearing his traditional soul reaper shihakusho with his zanpakuto rested on his back. Aizen looked up and with his left eyebrow raised and his voice unwavering he spoke "Still in that form I see...you may drop the pretense now Surreal." There was a flash of bright light and it radiated across the room.
"Oh but I so like looking like a boy...did I do well Lord Aizen." In Ichigo Kurosaki placed stood a young woman in her early to mid twenties. She had golden blond curly hair that reached to the small of her back. Her eyes were sea blue and there was a pink tint to her soft cheek bones, her pink full lips were in a soft smile that showed her upper white teeth. She began to bounce back and forth on her heels swaying her satin white dress that came down to her knees. Her dress appeared to be in layers, the top layer began at her bust it was laced with intricate designs, it hugged the top of her body and complemented her small curves but began to flare down towards the hem, the lower layer was solid satin and strapless. She had on white ballet slippers and wore a white daffodil in her hair. She stopped bouncing when she realized that Aizen was giving her the look.
Aizen rested his cheek on his left fist and he glared at Surreal. "You did fine child, but your job is not nearly done. You still have to deliver them to me." She cocked her head to the side "I want you to be the one to watch them and guide them, but I don't want them to know of the soul society not just yet, I will let Gin make that introduction, besides we can't have anyone finding out about you."
"Lord Aizen" Surreal began to speak but Aizen raised his hand to quiet her.
"I already know what you are about to ask...I will keep up my end of the deal if you keep up yours." Aizen turned to Gin who was now standing next to Surreal at her right. "You don't have a problem doing what I've asked of you...I know that you have an attraction to one of them." Aizen's brown eyes were calm as he sat back in his chair resting his elbows on the arm rest and folding his hands in front of him. He studied Ichimaru's face and his body language as he answered him.
"Oh course not Captain Aizen...I'm attracted to a lot of girls ne" His grin still present his eyes securely closed, his body didn't shift his voice didn't waver. Aizen found his response satisfactory...for the moment.
Four Months Later...
"Oh my God, that was awesome" Alex yelled, she had her drumsticks in the air tapping them together like she was about to start a song. "You know the crowd just loved me..hmm, but I'm not so sure about the minor earthquake." She turned her eyes towards Cheyenne. Who had her earphones on bobbing her head to the beat playing. She looked up to notice her sisters staring at her. She popped one of the earbuds out of her ear.
"What, what are you staring at." She honestly had no idea why they were looking at her.
"Hime, do you think that shaking the stage was such a good idea." Denae was always the voice of reason. She was changing into her customary Golden Iris labeled navy blue shorts, white t-shirt and white and blue Nikes. This was there first tour without one of their parents escorting them and she wanted it to end as perfectly as it began. They had been on tour for the past four months. They toured The United States and Europe and had decided to end the tour in the city they now called home Karakura Town. The girls sold out the forty thousand seat arena, as well as over half the other venues on their tour. Needless to say they were all on cloud nine. The show ended that night with the girls singing their hit song Elemental.
At my core, I'm just so basic
rock solid and animalistic
fire burning, just corrupt me
no longer pure, but oh so perfect
Let's shake the ground
making, love making sounds
take my air no need to breathe
when your inside of me
let's start an earthquake
let's start an earthquake
During the earthquaking part of the song Cheyenne thought it was a good idea to make the stage shake. The audience went crazy, and no one suspected a thing but that wasn't the point. "You know, I didn't mean to do it the first time I kind of just lost myself in the song." Denae gave her the look, something she had mastered from their mom. "Okay so maybe the second time was all me...but the crowd loved it."
"In her defense" Mitchie began she was taking her stilettoes off. "I think we did good this tour we didn't have that many incidents...and Hime only caused three earthquakes."
"Four" Alex began "I don't care what Hime says, just because she got a weird vibe from a building doesn't give her the right to demolish it." She too was undressing she slipped off her leather studded shorts and slipped on black yoga pants with the words KISS IT on the butt followed by a white tank top and flip flops.
"Okay in all fairness, that building was asking for it besides.." Cheyenne was cut off by a knock at the door. Denae cracked the door to see who was there, her face brightened.
"Surreal I don't know why you knock it's not like anyone can see you." Denae opened the door wider, she gestured to the golden blonde haired woman to enter.
"I saw your show tonight, you girls did an amazing job, but I'm not sure that the mini earthquake was such a good idea." Everyone's gaze shifted to Cheyenne, she rolled her jade green eyes and flipped her hands through her auburn hair. "Although no one suspected anything, you four should always be mindful, of your surroundings you never know who is watching you, and who might try to use you." Surreal said the last part with a slight smirk on her face.
"Thanks Surreal, you are always looking out for us, it's so awesome for us to have our own guardian angel" Mitchie had already changed out of her stage clothes and into black skinny jeans and a red and white boyfriend shirt.
"Looking out for us, if that's what you want to call this shit, I am still waiting for my message from God, YO Surreal, I haven't learned shit." Alex never liked Surreal and she certainly didn't trust her. Mainly because she believed all angels should have wings, and until Surreal they had never seen or heard of angels.
"Alex, seriously not every angel is like the ones on Touched by An Angel." Cheyenne had too slipped into something more comfortable, navy blue jeans, and a red and white corset, complemented by red open toed heels.
"Look I get it that not every angel could be the same, but all this time we've been able to see spirits and monsters, and now we are seeing angels, that don't have halos or wings, hello can't I get at least half a wing." Alex turned to look at Surreal, who had her eyes narrowed like she was about to say something but softened her gaze when there was another knock at the door. It was the girls manager Draco Potter, he was telling them that it was time to go and their limo was waiting for them outside the arena to take them home. "Sooo" Alex began "you got any parting words for us angel...no didn't think so..laters." She walked out the door. The other three sisters waved at their guardian angel as they left the backstage green room to head home.
"It's not like Rob, to not be here waiting for us when we come out, I am starting to worry." Mitchie stood on the curb looking both ways in search of their missing limo driver/bodyguard. Rob was 6'5" and was about 300 pounds of pure muscle. He had chocolate colored skin and a bald head. He loved to wear what he called his angry face but deep down he was nothing but a huge teddy bear. Mitchie was right he never was late, he was always prompt, he also knew about the girls secret, which was why he never liked to leave them alone for too long especially a short tempered Alex.
"Girls, there your are." It was Rob he had a deep husky voice, he was jogging up to them. He opened the passenger side back door of the limo for the girls to pile in. He cleared his throat "Alright girls off to the house, I know your dying to get home." He smiled at the last comment and started bouncing back and forth on his heels.
The girls were seated in the back of the limo they had been on the road for the past half hour. Denae was on the phone with their mother Tasha telling, her how the last show was amazing and "No mom, nothing exciting happened I swear" she cut a glance to Cheyenne. Cheyenne rolled her eyes. It was Alex who noticed the obvious detour to their house.
"Hey yo Rob where the hell are you taking us." She was looking out the window as they were approaching the Karakura Bridge. "Yo Rob, I know we are like family, but now would be a good time to answer...anytime." The limo screeched to a halt. Alex was about to yell at Rob again before she realized that outside her window on the driver's side a group of people were gathered looking over the side of the bridge, there was hole in the bridge's metal frame. She whispered "What the hell" under her breath before getting out of the car.
"Lex what, where are you going." Mitchie said jumping out of the limo to follow her sister. Cheyenne pulled her earbuds out and gave a questioning glance to Denae before she followed suit.
"Mom something is going on, I will have to call you back." Denae hung up her phone and got out of the limo. She looked to her right and noticed that Rob was still sitting in the limo, looking straight forward. His expression was cold and unfeeling. She didn't think much of it, her only focus was to her sisters and the rest of the group that was gathered at the bridge. They were shouting and pointing at something. Then she heard it the blood curdling scream of a child, no children. She rushed to the side of the bridge and looked over and her body went cold. There it was partially submerged; front first a black SUV about 20 feet down from the bridge in the water below. The river wasn't calm today and of all day's today it had to be wild. The current was strong and with every crash of water that hit the SUV it sank lower. There was another scream and before Denae could ask if anyone called for help, she saw Alex jump over the side of the bridge "Alex no God dammit what are you doing." But it was too late Alex had floated down to the water and was now fighting the rapids. "Mitchie.." She didn't have to finish her sentence Mitchie was already calming the water around Alex to allow her to swim out to the car.
"Denny, I can't hold it." Mitchie nose was bleeding, she was beginning to shake. On her best days she could control a small amount of water. But a raging river was just asking to much. "I think if I was in the water with her maybe I could control it better." Denae knew that Mitchie was right she nodded. She yelled down to Alex who had made it to the SUV.
"Hey hang on to something Lex, Chiquita is coming to help you." Alex looked up to her and yelled back.
"Oh yeah let me get right on that, Hey Hime how about you give me something to break this window." The girls couldn't see Alex's face but knew she was rolling her eyes. She had her right hand outstretched towards Cheyenne waiting for her, while her left hand, grabbed onto the rails on the roof of the SUV. The girls knew they had an audience but they didn't care. If keeping their secret meant letting a family die, then they didn't deserve their powers. Cheyenne looked over the edge of the bridge looking for the river bank she knew was there. She felt the earth beneath her, she was always connected to earth and could feel it even if she couldn't see it. She knew there was a cliff there. She summoned her power within her body and sent a rock flying in the air towards Alex's awaiting hand. Mitchie had already jumped in and was swimming towards Alex. When she got to the car she looked through the window and saw a little boy with black hair and tear filled brown eyes. He had to be about four years old he was securely strapped into his booster seat. She spoked to him in a soft voice through the small crack in the window.
"Okay sweetie we are going to help you, but I need you to cover your eyes." The little boy whimpered and nodded his head before doing what she had instructed. Alex raised the rock and with a swift motion she broke the glass. The glass broke and fell over the little boys face and body he let out a small cry, but relaxed when he heard Mitchie speak again "It's okay, we are going to help you." Alex crawled into the car through the window. Inside the car she noticed that there was a man and a woman sitting in the front. She was about to check their pulse when she heard the baby girl cry and her heart dropped.
"Oh my God Chiquita, this baby can't be more than a year old." She began tugging at the restraints of the car seat. But they wouldn't budge. She then turned to the the four year old boy, and began tugging at his seat belt but again nothing. The back seat was already half way submerged and the children's restraints were under water; she imagined that was the reason why she couldn't get them free. She turned to Mitchie "The seat belts are stuck, what should we do."
Mitchie looked back up at the bridge to her two older sisters "We can't get the seat belts undone, they are stuck in the car." Denae didn't hesitate she jumped into the river. Leaving Mitchie to try to calm the rapids around the car as well as Denae, it was just too much and she was beginning to feel light headed. In a matter of minutes Denae had reached the car, as Alex was climbing back out. She looked in and spoke calmly.
"I think I can burn the top part of the restraints." she crawled into the car through the window. She snapped her fingers and lit the seat belt on fire to the four year olds seat. He had stopped whimpering but he had steady tears falling down his face. He was staring at Mitchie. He didn't even notice Denae lifting him out of his booster seat. She tried to pass him to Alex through the window, but his outstretched arms were reaching for Mitchie so she passed him to her. "Do you think you can handle this." She made a gesture with her hands circling the top part of her head. Pointing out the fact that the only reason the car wasn't completely submerged was because she was controlling the water.
Mitchie nodded "Do I have a choice" She began to swim away with the boy clutching firmly to her neck. Denae went to the infant. Who was still screaming at the top of her lungs. She began to rub her index finger up and down the side of the baby's face in an attempt to soothe her. But she wasn't having it. She knew she was in danger, and she continued to scream louder. Denae grabbed the restraints to the car seat in the palms of both of her hands and disintegrated them. The baby stopped crying for a second as if to say "what the hell" but then started whimpering. Denae lifted the baby out of her car seat and passed her off to Alex through the window.
"What are you going to do about the parents Denny." She looked worried and she was no longer joking. She was barely holding on to the side of the car and the baby. As the once calmed waves started crashing into the SUV again. Which only could have meant Mitchie had lost control.
"Just go Alex, I will figure out what to do, just get the baby to safety." Alex nodded she held the baby close to her chest and began to swim away. Denae watched her till she could no longer see her. She then turned her attention to the parents. She went for the man who was in the driver's seat. The front end of the car was completely smashed in and he was trapped. She knew there was no way to get him out. But she checked his pulse anyway. There wasn't one. She then turned to the woman, who was pinned in the passenger seat by the door and the dashboard. She checked her pulse but there wasn't one. Denae turned to the shattered window to leave but before she could exit, a huge rapid crashed into the SUV jerking it violently, and sending Denae's head crashing into the opposite window with overwhelming force. She tried to collect herself but the driver's seat smashed down on her right foot, sending a jolt of pain up her leg. She screamed in agony, or at least she thought she did. She was now dazed and confused, and unable to free herself from the sinking car. The SUV jolted again, and sank faster into the raging river. Water began gushing through the broken window with tremendous force. Denae tried to free her leg, but the pressure from the water and the dizziness that was now taking over her senses weakened her. She fought with the seat trying to lift it off her foot, trying to twist her ankle, before SNAP "Aaaggh" she screamed, her ankle broke, the pain made her body limp. She wasn't going to make it out in time. Her body was cold and fear had finally set in. The inside of the car was now completely submerged. "It's o.k, they'll be alright, they have each other, you're tired so rest now." A voice inside her spoke "just rest now". She glanced down to her wrist and saw her charm bracelet. She didn't remember his name, she vaguely remembered his face. But he gave her the bracelet and told her when the time came he would be there. "Did he mean today? Did he mean this moment?" she thought. Her body relaxed and she let the final breath she was holding onto go, and her mind went blank.
Mitchie saw the cliff before her. Her body was exhausted she was tired. The rapids were too much and she wasn't sure how much more she could take. But she knew if she lost it her sisters would never be able to fight the rapids alone. She swam on, with the little boy clutching at her neck tighter and tighter. "Sweetie, you have to loosen your grip, I can't breathe." But the little boy was scared he was trembling all over. The water was freezing cold, and he had cuts and bruises all over his body. He clutched at Mitchie tighter. She felt her body loosening and realized it was because she let go of her hold on the water "Oh no" Mitchie gasped she tried to regain control of the water, but the little boy she was holding onto began to gulp down to much water, he started choking and his brown eyes grew wide, he wasn't scared anymore he was terrified. He clutched at her neck now in pure desperation strangling Mitchie. She could see the cliff. If she could just make it there she could put the boy down and regain control of the water. But air was escaping her and her vision was turning black. Then she saw Surreal; she had appeared on the cliffs. Mitchie was relieved she, knew her guardian angel would help her, but something was off. Surreal was smiling, no she was laughing. Mitchie stopped swimming and looked up at Surreal and mouthed the words "help me, help me angel" but Surreal laughed harder and shook her head no. Mitchie no longer able to withstand the lack of oxygen from the boy strangling her, succumbed to the darkness, her body grew limp and she let go of boy in her arms. He tried to hang onto her but the rapids were strong, it hit them with alarming force separating their bodies. He floundered in the water, for only seconds before he too went limp. The rapids swept up Mitchie's body sending it towards the cliffs. Mitchie's head slammed into a jagged edge, but she didn't scream as the blood gushed from her head. Her limp body finally rested on a lower ledge broken, bruised and bleeding. Surreal cocked her head to the side and walked over to Mitchie. she placed her foot on Mitchie's head and pushed her back into the water, whispering under her breath.
"Silly girl there's no such thing as angels"