The Kido Witch

The following day, Miko had her very first lesson in spell casting. Here in the soul society this skill is known as Kido. This was the only day she turned up to a lesson on time seeing as all this talk about magic was getting the entire class excited. Everyone stood outside behind a large wall with a few peeping slots to watch a demonstration. Kaige pounded his way to the front and watched through the best view to see exactly what was happening. Miko wasn't as fussed as him, but he let her look through the same hole but continuously looked away when she looked over to him.

Usually, these safety precautions don't need to be held, but the events in the past have made the captain commander very wary about Kido. A blonde woman stood alone in the middle of a small clearing of trees a few meters away from the class. She pushed her glassed more towards her face to keep them from slipping and tightened her hair bands to keep her long ponytail from getting in the way. Then, she held up her hand towards a target covered in armour.

[Teacher] "Ok everyone, here I will demonstrate a powerful Kido known as the shakkaho. It's under the category known as Hado because?"

[???] "Shakkaho is a fire element attack that explodes on contact. Hado is offensive magic and Bakudo is binding or defensive. Some types of Kido are uncategorised including most healing and forbidden spells. Shakkaho fits the Hado category for its renowned destructive force"

[Teacher] "Hmm…I didn't expect anybody to get that one. Can I get your name miss?"

[Orochi] "It's just Orochi"

A girl beside Miko answered the teacher's questions without even being told this information. She had a strange style that seemed to match that of a very young schoolgirl but kept the theme through to the academy. She had blood red hair that's tied up into pig tails with golden coloured bands. However, these two trails of hair seemed to hang down to her hips in length; a very peculiar hair style for a teenage looking girl. Her attitude completely differed to her looks. She stared straight at the teacher as if to scan her very soul. This made the teacher a bit uneasy, but she smiled and turned away.

[Teacher] "Now then, brace your eyes because this may be bright"

She held one hand onto her glasses to hold them in place with the other still firmly positioned towards the target. She began to utter some words to herself for a short while before swinging her arm back and thrusting it forwards again.

[Teacher] "Hado Thirty One, Shakkaho!"

A sphere of red flames burst from her hands and soared at an angle towards the target. Like the pattern of a pitched base ball, it curved round towards the target and smashed into it heavily. The sphere then exploded causing the targets armour to fall to pieces and be launched into the air plus setting the wooden parts alight. The class all gasped at the explosion and some looked away. Orochi however, simply stared. Miko looked at her a few times during the talk and couldn't figure out what she was thinking. Then, she stood up and walked over to the teacher who wasn't pleased to see her wander out of the barricade.

[Teacher] "Hey Orochi! All because I've stopped doesn't mean you can walk over here. Get back behind the wall or ill make you go back"

Orochi ignored her orders and held out her hand. Her palm faced the direction of yet another target slightly more equipped than the last. She didn't utter anything under her breath. Instead:

[Orochi] "Hado Thirty One, Shakkaho!"

The same sphere of red energy shot out of the girl's hand. It soared straight into the target at a blinding speed and pierced straight through it without exploding. Then, once it had hit the wall a few meters behind the target, the entire structure shook from the echoed blast. Half the wall fell to the ground and the target shot out of its pedestal where the teacher grabbed it in one hand just as it passed her waist. A group of Shinigami ran through the wreckage and began looking at the damage with worried faces.

[Shinigami Guy] "Who the hell did this?"

[Teacher] "Er…. I guess I didn't aim it that well"

[Orochi] "…"

[Teacher] "You can sit back down Orochi. This wasn't necessary"

[Shinigami Guy] "What wasn't?"

[Orochi] "Nothing… nothing at all…"

Kaige looked at Orochi as she slowly wandered back over. He looked very angry due to what he had just seen. Just like the other day when the other teacher told him about learning Zanpakutou powers. He stood up and walked over to her as she sat back down.

[Kaige] "Hey! How did you learn that without even being in this lesson before?"

[Orochi] "…"

[Kaige] "Hey… I'm asking you a question!"

Orochi didn't reply. She merely slammed Kaige in the gut, stood back up and walked into the academy building. Kaige fell to the floor clutching his stomach before starting to pound the dirt.

[Kaige] "Damn it!"

Miko was quick to react and ran over to his side. The rest of the class stared at Orochi as she left before looking over to Kaige.

[Miko] "Hey Kaige, are you alright?"

[Kaige] "Huh?"

Kaige looked up at Miko who was obviously worried about his health. He smiled but quickly rubbed his grin off his face. His cheeks started to blush and he quickly turned away.

[Kaige] "Er… y…yeah I am… thanks"

[Miko] "Oh thank goodness. She's a real work of art isn't she? Blowing up a wall"

[Kaige] "Heh…er…y…yeah…"

[Miko] "Why are you stuttering so much?"

[Kaige] "Am I? Sorry"

[Miko] "You're apologising again!"

[Kaige] "Sorry"

Miko hauled him back onto his feet and smiled towards him. Instead, she was given a look of disappointment back. Kaige wasn't acting how he usually does. His mind was set on something. He gazed at the corridor Orochi was walking down and clenched his fist.

[Kaige] "I'll learn that… and I'll do better…"

[Teacher] "What a tiring day"