Sorry for the late update. School is very detrimental to my updating schedule. Because really, I just don't have the energy to write my stories when I have to write a paper every week.
Thank you to those who read and reviewed the last chapter. I really appreciate it.
Note: I've decided that Ichigo has his powers in this story. I didn't want to have him as the main character in this story, but I didn't want to write him out completely either.
Fun Times
Chapter 2: Enter the New Captain
Hisagi walked a few steps behind his new captain as they walked toward the 9th division barracks. The short woman (standing only three inches taller than Suì-Fēng) seemed to be incredibly unhappy with her current predicament. 'I don't doubt her abilities, not after what I saw at her test yesterday,' Hisagi thought, 'but how are we supposed to follow someone who doesn't want to lead?'
"Hisagi," Nya said, snapping him out of his musings. She had stopped suddenly, and Hisagi just managed not to crash into her.
"Yes, Captain?"
"Nope," she shrugged, although Hisagi expected it was to hide a shudder, "still not use to that." Nya turned to face her lieutenant, biting her lip lightly.
'Is she nervous?' That wasn't like the woman he remembered from the few times he had met her. She'd always been confident in her dedication to her duties, a complete contrast from her best friend, Rangiku. The dark haired lieutenant didn't think he'd ever understand that one.
"Hisagi, what do I say to them?"
"To…the squad?"
She nodded lightly. "You know them better than I do. What do they need to hear from me?"
The lieutenant hadn't really thought about that. He paused for a moment, contemplating his answer. "Well, I suppose they'll want to know if any of their duties or rules will change mostly. They'll probably also want to know what kind of person you are. You weren't here for the Winter War, so many of them will be questioning your abilities."
She sighed softly. "I had not planned to change any of the duties, but you'd better fill me in on the rules before this welcome party."
"Uh," Hisagi managed to mutter as Nya began walking again. "How'd you know about that?"
"Word of advice," she said as she glanced over her shoulder, the confident smirk Hisagi remembered in place, "if you want to keep something from me, don't tell Rangiku."
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"As it stands I see no reason to change the duties of Squad 9. As for the rules of the barracks, I will oversee a training session tomorrow. Depending on what I see there depends on what will be changed. But, for tonight, we should all enjoy this party you have so graciously set up for me. I ask that you be patient with me as I learn about this squad."
Nya sighed as she sat down after her speech. "So, lieutenant, how'd I do?"
"I'd say you made a good first impression, but they'll be anxious to see what you do tomorrow."
"Well, they should have expected something like that to happen. How am I supposed to effectively run this squad if I don't know what they are capable of?"
Hisagi found his response cut off by the arrival of a rather loud Shinigami, another trailing behind him, apologizing to those the first had knocked over.
The lieutenant began to rise but Nya sighed and motioned for him to sit back down. "Should have known he'd show up sooner or later. Let them through," she said to the Shinigami trying to stop them from reaching the table where Nya and Hisagi sat with the other ranked officers.
"Captain?" Hisagi questioned, looking between her and the two intruders.
The first Shinigami laughed loudly, reaching Nya's side as soon as she stood. "I'm so proud of you!" he shouted, picking the short woman up and pulling her into a bone crushing hug. He was a good eighteen inches taller than her, so when he picked her up she hung a good foot off the ground.
"Father, I don't think she can breathe," the second Shinigami said softly, a hint of laughter in his voice.
"Hun?" the larger Shinigami questioned, looking back to the woman in his grasp. "You should have said somethin', Nyaian!" He finally placed the new captain down, the woman gasping for breath.
"Um, Captain, who is this?" Hisagi asked, he and the other officers having risen from their seats.
"This giant lug is the fourth seat of Squad 11."
"And her father!" he added in his booming voice. "Just call me Arakaki!"
"Your father?" one of the officers behind Hisagi questioned, voicing all their surprise. This giant man looked and acted nothing like their captain. It was hard to fathom how they could be related.
"The quiet one is Mene, my younger brother."
"A pleasure to meet you," Mene said with a slight bow to the officers.
Arakaki let out another booming laugh as he sat down at the officer's table. "Let's get this party started!"
Hisagi stared at Nya as she sighed. "He's more trouble than it's worth to remove."
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Hisagi quickly discovered that Nya did not like being awake in the morning. He didn't even have time to say 'good morning' as she stalked down the halls to the training grounds, Hisagi once again falling in step behind her.
She seemed to calm slightly when she saw that all the squad members were already waiting. "All right, Hisagi, let's get started."
"Right," Hisagi nodded. "All right, let's show the captain what we can do!" he shouted the rest of the squad.
And so began Hisagi first day with a new captain.
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I know I said this one would be longer, but I'm tired. It's bed time. There won't be much of Arakaki and Mene; they just showed up to set up some background for Nya. I know not much happened in this chapter, but now that all that is out of the way the next chapter will get into the main plot. (You'll also get a first look at Nya's fighting abilities.)
For anyone who is interested here's some of Nya's character info. I'll post parts of it in segments after each chapter.
Name: Nyaian "Nya" Arakaki
Gender: Female
Rank: Captain, formerly 3rd seat
Squad: 9th, formerly 1st (3rd), formerly 2nd (unseated)
Basic Character Data:
Birthday: November 30
Height: 5'2", 157 cm(5'5", 165 cm with her shoes on)
Weight: 111lbs., 50kg
Zanpakutō Name: Shugoichi (Protective One)
Release Command: "Control, Shugoichi."
Coat Lining: Blue violet
Hobby: Video games
Special Skill: Sewing
Food: Likes – anything Italian, Dislikes – chocolate
How she spends her days off: Playing cards and sampling beer with Chōjirō.
Age of Appearance: Early 20s
Real Age: Somewhere between 300-400. She forgot to keep track.
Age at Death: 17
Eye Color: Light blue gray
Hair Color/Style: Dark brown with barely visible red highlights
Skin Tone: fair skin tone, slightly tanned face and arms, pale legs (she tries to keep them covered to hide her ankles)
Body: Nya is just slightly taller than Soifon, with a large bustline (not as large as Rangiku). Her face is rounded, and she believes her nose is too large for it (it isn't). Her legs and arms are both slightly muscular from years of hand-to-hand combat training.