White Flower
Chapter 5
Author's Note: Hola! Okay guys! Here is chapter 5! You guys don't even know how obsessed I've been with this series! And no matter how few reviews I've had so far, I still appreciate all the comments I have had so far! They keep me motivated to keep going along with my love with for writing. So I request of you to look at my writing and review for constructive criticism. Oh, and before I forget, I want to give an official shout out to one of my very first reviewers! Hylla! She gives me great advice on my stories and how to go about it! Thank you!
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A quick recap:
Lily panted as she flash stepped as far away as she could. She felt herself about to fall away into the darkness that was unconsciousness. But she couldn't. She still had not found Sousuke…
She still had not gotten her revenge…
She still hadn't…
Silent tears fell as darkness soon overcame her.
Almost 100 years later
Time…
Time seemed to past so slowly…
Though to her, it seemed like that the days seemed to repeat itself.
Or maybe it was just she kept reliving that day over and over in her head…
"How many days has it been? Or has it been weeks, months… years?" she thought is her head.
She seemed to have lost track of time.
The girl let a sigh come through her lips. She looked up towards the blue sky. So much has changed in her life that she could hardly keep up.
She took some time to study her surroundings. Well for one, her environment has definitely changed. Everything was so much different here than it was there. For one, the buildings were more like skyscrapers than anything. Only the important buildings were like that back home. Clothing you could say….was very eccentric. Back where she was from, everyone more or less wore the same thing. Here, there was a lot more variety in the garb that was worn here. Not one clothing that she saw was the same!
She has slowly gotten used to the change here. Well, I guess you could say she has had more than enough time to settle into her new home since it's been almost 100 years! Any normal person who doesn't know the situation would either think this was a spelling error or there was something seriously wrong with this girl. Well that's for her to know and for no one else to find out…
There was constant chatter around her as she walked about the crowded street. The girl sighed in annoyance.
"What is so important to shop for? It seems like this mall is open 24 hours! Don't these people know that there are more important things to worry about?" she thought.
It's been so long since she's been out of her apartment. She rarely came out because she felt no need to. She tried to have the least amount of contact with humanity as possible. After all, there was nothing here for her.
She only came out for one reason. That was to see a certain man. She rarely saw this man. She felt it was only necessary to see him when it was for her benefit. Besides him, there was no one else that she felt could help her in what she was looking for.
Finally, she got to a secluded part of town. She went through an alleyway and turned the corner and came to her destination. It was a small convenient store with the words "Urahara Shop" at the top.
She stared at the store passively. "It's been almost three months since I've seen this place."
Slowly walking up to the door, she was put out her hand to open the door when it swung open to show a short redheaded boy with a scowl on his face. He stared up at her in shock then scowled at her and said, "Oh, it's you! What are you doing here? Now go on, scram-"
His sentence was interrupted by a large hand hitting him squarely on the top of the head. The young boy dropped to his knees and held his hands over his wounded head as a little bump started to appear.
"Ow! Ow! Tessai what the heck was that for?!"
"You were being rude to a guest. You need to learn some manners, Jinta."
A familiar face was then revealed to the girl. A man with a large mustache that came off his face and curled bizarrely at the end. He had tan skin and his hair was still in cornrows except there were no horns at the top of his head.
The girl bowed respectfully. "Tessai, it's been a long time."
Tessai bowed back. "Yes it has, Miss Akari. How have you been?"
"Just fine. Where's Kisuke?" she said bluntly.
He nodded then turned and walked inside the store. The girl, Akari, followed him. Jinta, whose was still trying to treat his sore head, got up and followed them inside.
Akari looked around the store curiously. "This place hasn't changed one bit."
"OH! Look who it is! Akari Hinagiku! It's been a while! What do I owe this visit?"
Akari looked at the man walking out of the back of the store.
"Hello Kisuke. It seems you haven't changed a bit. Though I don't know whether to call that good or bad."
Kisuke was a strange looking man, so to say. He had on a green striped hat shaped like a bucket. He had on perfectly normal clothes with a green cape over them. He also had on some tall wooden sandals that clanked loudly when he walked. For someone who had first met him, they would've thought he was an idiot. Though in a way, he was.
Kisuke held out fan, which literally came out from nowhere, in front of his face.
"Well then, that's not very nice at all! I was just showing some simple hospitality."
Akari sweat dropped then said, "Kisuke! Quit acting like an idiot and just tell me what I want to know!"
In an instant, the mood around him changed. His hat was low enough that it made a shadow around his eyes. It made him look absolutely serious. He closed his fan.
"Ah, I thought that was what you were here for. Follow me."
He turned and walked towards the back of the store. Akari was following quietly while observing her surroundings. They ended up heading into another sliding door. It opened to reveal a cozy room. There was a little shelf in the corner of the room. In the middle of the room, was a table with mats all around it made for sitting.
"It seems we have a visitor."
Akari was startled by the deep masculine voice that interrupted her thoughts. She looked around. She knew that it wasn't Kisuke's voice. She finally saw a black cat sitting in the corner of the room. Akari relaxed her body.
"Oh. It's just you Yoruichi. You scared me"
The cat chuckled. "I noticed. It's been a while Akari."
"It has." Akari nodded. Kisuke then cleared his throat.
"Shall we sit?"
Kisuke and Akari sat around the table. There was a tense silence for a while. No one said a word. Yoruichi finally spoke up.
"So, I'm guessing you are here for information?"
Akari never replied, but that was all the answer the cat needed. She was here for information about what could be happening in Soul Society. What has happened to him? Kisuke cleared his throat once again, then he started to speak.
"A lot has changed since we left. From the information I've received from some of my contacts, a lot of new captains have been added to the 13 Court Guard Squads. The First Division Captain of course, still is Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto."
Akari wasn't surprised. "Of course. When is that guy ever going to die? Isn't he like two million years old?"
She was broken out of her thoughts by Kisuke. "The Second Division Captain is now Soifon." Yoruichi's ears perked up slightly at that. "Third Division Captain is… Gin Ichimaru." A shiver went through her body at that name.
"I know… that smile though." Yoruichi chuckled as a shiver also went through Kisuke.
"Fourth Division Captain is still Retsu Unohana." Then there was a tense pause for a second that didn't go unnoticed by Akari.
"Sixth Division is led by Byakuya Kuchiki."
"Aw, it's little Byakuya" purred Yoruichi which sounded strange coming from him… or was it her? The world will never know.
"I wonder if he's still a pompous little-"
Akari loudly cleared her throat. "Are you two done yet? I didn't come for a comedy show."
"Now, now. Don't be mean!" Kisuke whined. He then put up a serious face.
"Seventh Division Captain is Soujin Komamura. He's a very… interesting one, to say the least." Akari was confused, but didn't question him.
"Eighth Division Captain is still Shunsui Kyoraku. Ninth Division Captain is now Kaname Tousen" Akari scowled. "Tenth Division is Toshiro Hitsugaya. Eleventh Division is Kenpachi Zaraki. Twelfth Division Captain is Mayuri Kurotsuchi, and finally, Thirteenth Division Captain is still Juushiro Ukitake. And those, Miss Akari Hinagiku, are your captains of the 13 Court Guard Squads!"
Akari, however, said nothing in return. She knew what was happening. He was hiding something from her, and she didn't like it.
"Kisuke… I know you skipped one of the captains."
The room was deathly quiet. Even everything outside had gone silent. Kisuke sighed. "I knew I couldn't hide it from her. I don't even know why I try." He thought.
"Go ahead. Just tell me. I already have a good idea who you're trying to hide from me."
Kisuke glanced over at Yoruichi. The cat stared back at him, then gave a brief nod. He looked back over at Akari, his hat making a shadow over his eyes.
"The Fifth Division Captain…. Sousuke Aizen."
Silence filled the room. No one spoke a word. No one dared to break the silence. To do so felt forbidden. Everyone was wrapped up in their thoughts. Kisuke was wondering at how the girl in front of him would react to the news he just gave her. He knew how much that person meant to her.
Yoruichi was wondering the same thing. The cat knew that ever since that event happened that she has become more closed off to the world. She rarely spoke unless spoken to, and almost to never came to visit them anymore. The sleek black feline stared at Akari cautiously.
Akari…well… no one truly knew what was going on in her head. She stared ahead towards the wall behind Kisuke blankly. There were no emotions inside of her eyes. There was nothing to feel.
The tense silence was broken when Akari stood up. She bowed her head in thanks, yet it didn't seem genuine.
"Thank you Kisuke, for the information. I'll be going now."
Nothing else was said as she walked out the door in a haste. Kisuke looked over at Yoruichi.
"How do you think she took it?"
The cat gave a purring sigh. "I don't know. I don't read minds."
More silence came upon them. Kisuke sighed.
"She used to be so different back in the day. So sweet, gentle, yet stern."
"After what happened with him, anyone would change."
Kisuke stared into space for a moment. "Well, I hope things will get better for you… Lily."
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Author's Note: HEY EVERYONE! Well I hope you liked Chapter 5! I have no idea why it took me so long to upload it! It's just been so many things going on in my life! School…school…..school. HAHAHA. Yeah basically that! So I'll try to have the next one as soon as I can! So keep reading and reviewing! Love you guys!
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