A/N

Hello and welcome back to another epi- I mean chapter of Twin Souls! First of all I'd like to apologize if this comes out late because…..well I was busy.

Kagari: "He was playing a visual novel guys, I tried to stop him but to no avail."

"Hey stop invading my Author's Note and go back to your cell!"

Ahem, anyway I'll let you read now so enjoy!

Chapter 3: Recruitment

It wasn't long I waited in the cell, maybe about an hour or so, when Ukitake came back.

Ukitake: "Hello again Kagari, how have you been?"

"Pretty good I guess, besides being bored and stuck in a cage." He smiled a bit as I said this.

Ukitake: "I see, well I have good news for you then. It has been decided that we won't hurt you; instead we want you to join our ranks."

I practically froze when he said that. Me, joining them, with god knows what they're doing….well it couldn't be too bad right? I mean, I have literally nothing to lose, besides maybe my life…which I'll probably lose if I don't accept anyway so yeah.

"Well…why me?"

Ukitake: "You don't know it, but you have so much untapped power that it would be a waste to let you go, also there is no need to worry about the other scary captains since you will be under my command."

"Well, if you put it like that….I mean is it fine, for me, a complete stranger to join?"

Ukitake: "Well it will definitely cause an uproar amongst the men, but they'll do nothing to you, otherwise they'll have to face the wrath of the Captain-Commander."

"C-Captain-Commander?"

Ukitake: "Yes, he's a scary man when he's angry, so be careful not to upset him if you meet him." I nodded.

Ukitake: "Well how about that offer then? You do want to get out of that cage don't you?" He holds up a key to the cage as he says this.

"Well…" I sigh "I suppose I have no choice then, very well I'll accept your offer."

Ukitake: "Good choice and it'll be a pleasure to work with you" He said smiling.

He unlocked the cage and I walked out. He then walked to the door and gestured for me to follow. I did of course, partly because there were two armed guards behind me, but for some reason…I felt as if this was the right decision to make.

-A few minutes later-

After walking for a few minutes we came upon a beige colored building with a triangular roof that was lined with red-orange tiles. At the top of the building there was an emblem that was a plus with three horizontal lines under it.

Ukitake: "Well here we are, the barracks of squad 13."

"I'm assuming that emblem there means thirteen?"

Ukitake: "You are correct, now how about we get started then?"

"How so?"

Ukitake: "Well first off, we need you to summon your sword, or as we call it here your zanpaktou."

"Oh you mean those katanas that everyone has?"

Ukitake: "Yes, now follow me to the training grounds." He said as he opened a trap door, behind the chair in the barracks.

-In the training grounds-

"Wow...to think there was a place this big under the barracks."

We were in a giant underground box that had a painted sky, which actually provided light, with the landscaping of a desert. This room however, was absolutely huge, like at the very least it was a mile in every direction. As I looked around I was able to see craters; it seems this place is used quite frequently. Then, all of the sudden, a tower of ice shot up from the ground to ceiling. While I stood with my mouth gaping and looking like an idiot, Ukitake seemed to smile as if this was going to go better than planned.

Ukitake: "Ahhh just the person I was looking for." He said as he clapped his hands together.

Ukitake: "Come, follow me, there is someone that I'd like you to meet, and I'm sure she'd be a great help in your training."

I simply nodded and closed my mouth in the process. We made our way to the base of the tower to see a girl that was breathing heavily. She was relatively short, as she looked as if she was only 4'8", however she carries herself with a confident stance. She had black hair that went a little bit past her shoulders with a few strands going over her face. Her eyes were a beautiful dark purple that I seemed to be transfixed on until I was able to snap myself out of it. As we walked into her field of view, she sheaths her katana and walks towards Ukitake.

Ukitake: "Hello Rukia, training hard I see?"

Rukia: "Hello Captain Ukitake, yes it seems I'm going to be deployed to a place named Karakura town in a week so I'm making sure I'm in top shape when I leave."

Ukitake: "Ah I see, well I was hoping you could help train our new recruit Kagari here, while I go do his paper work." He said as he gestured to me.

Rukia: "Well I don't see any...wait a second..." Her eyes widened.

Rukia: "Wait isn't this the ryoka we captured earlier?!" As she said this her arm reached for her sword.

Ukitake: "Now, now Rukia, there's no need to get so uppidy. It has been decided bythe Captain-Commander that Squad 13 will be taking him in as a new member." As he said this, Rukia's mouth seemed to drop by a mile.

Rukia: "C-Captain you can't be serious here..."

Ukitake: "Oh but I am! Kagari, this is the lieutenant of Squad 13, Rukia Kuchiki, and as of today she will be your mentor." After he finished speaking, he disappeared, leaving a small cloud of dust where he used to be standing.

That fact that was he was able to suddenly disappear like that is really cool, but scary. I then turned to a bewildered Rukia who was trying to asses the situation. After a few minutes of an awkward silence, she turned to face me.

Rukia: "Well then ryo- I mean Kagari, it seems that the Captain entrusted you to me for your training so I'll do just that, but just because the Captain trusts you doesn't mean I will got it?"

"Well that's fair enough I suppose. So how exactly am I supposed to train without a weapon?"

Rukia: "Ah I see, so don't have your zanpaktou yet. Well I hope you're a fast runner then."

"Wait what do you me-?!"

She lunged at me with her sword drawn, and somehow I was able to throw my body away in time to dodge her lightning fast movement.

"Wha...what the hell?! Are you trying to kill me?!

She simply said nothing and lunged towards me again. This time however, I wasn't fast enough and she cut into my side, sending me rolling on the floor in the direction where I was trying to go to in order to dodge her attack. I was bleeding, it wasn't a very deep cut but it still stung. When I stopped rolling I saw her about 10 feet above me, sword pointing down, ready to stab into my heart. Before she landed on top of me, I was able to roll away to see her sword stab into the ground where I used to be. Taking this chance, I quickly stood up, wincing from the pain in the process, and ran away to hide behind some rocks. I sat down with the giant boulder to my back and looked at my wound only to find myself shocked. The wound had already turned into a scab and I wasn't bleeding anymore. I wasn't able to ponder on this for long though as I heard the sound of something large falling behind me, and when I turned around, I saw that he boulder behind me was cut diagonally in half. I turned around to try and get up, only to see Rukia in front of my with her sword raised, ready to end me. I am so dead. I closed my eyes in hope to block myself from the pain that I knew would be coming soon. Then, I heard them.

Male voice: "Well it looks like you're in some trouble."

Female voice: "It looks like you're lucky though, since we'd get in trouble if you died now."

Both voices: "So, we'll lend you our powers."

I heard the sound of metal clashing on metal, and when I opened my eyes I saw that in my hands were two katanas, that were blocking Rukia's sword from cutting into me. When I looked at her, her eyes were wide with surprise and disbelief. After a little bit, she sheathed her sword.

Rukia: "I don't believe it, this amazing!"

"Huh? What is?"

Rukia: "You are wielding two zanpaktous you fool! That is an extremely rare trait in Soul Society! You're the third shinigami in the Soul Society to be dual wielding zanpaktous."

"Wow so I'm only the third….who's the other two?"

Rukia: "Captain Kyoraku of Squad 8 and our own captain."

"I see…"

At this time, I was getting a good look at the zanpaktous I was wielding. The first zanpaktou I was wielding, which was in my left hand, had a diamond shaped cross guard with the braid on the hilt being a light blue color. The other zanpaktou that I was wielding, which was in my right hand, had an oval shaped cross guard with the braid on the hilt being an orange-red color. I then, looked to my side to see two scabbards that matched the hilt color for their respected sword. I then slipped my swords back into their respected scabbards and got up to my feet.

"Well…what do we do now?"

Rukia: "We keep training of course." She says as she ready her zanpaktou.

"Alright, it's not like I have anything else to do, and well you are my mentor." I say as I drew my own zanpaktous.

-A few hours later-

Rukia: "Alright…..let's call it for today…." She says as she's breathing heavily.

"Yeah….god your definition of training is insane." I say as I lie down on the sandy floor.

Rukia: "Oh please, today was nothing, tomorrow is when training really gets started."

"Well that will be…..fun."

Rukia: "Well shall we head back to the barracks?"

"Yeah let's go."

We make our way up the ladder to the barracks. When I pushed open the trapdoor however, I saw something that I wasn't expecting.

A bunch of people: "Welcome to Squad 13!" After that phrase was said, a few of the people shot off some firecrackers.

I climb out onto the floor of the barracks and help Rukia out, and it seems she wasn't expecting this either as her eyes went wide.

"Whoa what's all this?" I ask as I look around to see the barracks decorated with paper clippings and multiple banners that said "Welcome to Squad 13!" or "Congratulations!"

Ukitake: "Congratulations Kagari! And welcome to Squad 13!"

"This party is for me?"

Ukitake: "Of course it is! Now go! Have fun!" He said with a happy-nonchalant tone that confused me.

Upon closer inspection, I noticed that Ukitake had a wooden bowl in his hand and his face was slightly red. I can't believe it, the first person I met, the captain of my new squad, was drunk. The party went on for a while and I mingled with everyone that was in Squad 13, learning names, and making acquaintances.

After about 2 hours the party ended and everyone went their separate ways. I was able to find Rukia when the party ended though and she lead me to the sleeping quarters where I was supposed to stay, but we ran into a problem.

Ukitake: "Ahahahaha ahh yes I forget to tell you about that. It seems that the squad's sleeping quarters are full, and I was actually hoping he could stay with you Rukia."

It seems Rukia wasn't too happy about the news as she clonked our Captain on the head and dragged me out of the barracks.

Rukia: "It seems that we have no choice." She says as she sighs.

Rukia: "I'll go ask Nii-sama* and you're coming with me."

I simply nodded as I followed Rukia to her house. When we arrived, I was pretty sure my mouth had dropped because Rukia had scolded me to close it. Her house was a literal mansion, like it had walls and everything. She opened the door and when I followed, I was met with the scene of a beautiful koi fish garden with a very traditional Japanese styled mansion sitting near it. She then led me to a paper door, which I presumed to be her guardian's room.

Rukia: "Excuse me Nii-sama, but there is a matter I must consult to you about."

Rukia's Guardian: "Very well, enter."

My eyes went wide when I heard his voce, because this man was the cold-looking man from the very beginning.

A/N

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed this chapter! So yeah, this chapter is a little bit shorter than the last, but it's because I was in a rush. Anyway if you enjoyed, please leave a review as constructive criticism is always appreciated! Also if you wanna keep track of any updates for this story, make sure to click that follow button!

Well until next time!

-TheSoloSwordsman

*Nii-sama is the respectful way to say older brother