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GEE REALLY.
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Sarana Ishtar: Ouch.
Yeah. Anyways...
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Chôyu glanced at the sun, huffing impatiently. Their Captain was supposed to have arrived over 3 hours ago. She grumbled incoherently to herself, wishing they were allowed to go through the Senkaimon by themselves.
"Hey, Chôyu," Rin said in a sing-song voice, "Why are we still here? Everybody else has left." Chôyu grunted.
"Because our Captain is a lazy ass, that's why." Chôyu muttered, half to herself. "If they had any self respect, they would ha-"
BOP!
"GODDAMMIT! THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!" Chôyu spun around, grasping her head where someone had smacked it. She opened her mouth to complain, but stopped short when she saw a tall man wearing a Captain's haori behind her. He grinned at her mischeviously, waving his wooden fan back and forth.
"Ah ah ah! No insulting the Captain!" he trilled, pulling his hat down over his eyes. "Now, allow me to introduce myself. I am Urahara Kisuke, Captain of Division X. And you three lovely ladies are?"
"Nakamura Airi." Airi bowed, her honey-blonde hair shining in the light of the setting sun. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Captain Urahara."
"Ooh! And I'm Tsuboike Rin! But you can call me Rin! I like your hat! Do you have a bankai? Can I see it? What's the world of the living like?" Rin grinned up at the much taller man. He laughed and ruffled her hair.
"Thank you, Rin-chan! Yes, I have a bankai, no you can't see it, and the world of the living is...well...a lot different than it is here." Captain Urahara replied, a jovial look on his face. He turned to look at Chôyu. "And what might your name be?" Chôyu glared at him, before scoffing and looking away.
"None of your business." she growled. "Now are we gonna go or not?"
"Oh, yes, of course!" Captain Urahara laughed before walking off towards the setting sun. "Come along, girls!" Airi and Rin eagerly picked up their things and darted after him. Chôyu followed them at a distance, muttering to herself. Rin and Airi ignored her, knowing she was just cranky because she hadn't gotten her nap yet.
The motley group stopped in front of a large pair of sliding doors. Captain Urahara smiled at them.
"Well, now we just need to wait for my Lieutenant to arrive. She should be here shortly." Chôyu groaned, resisting the urge to flop to the ground. How much longer were they going to be here? She was sleepy! Urahara smiled at her before continuing. "By the way, have any of you ladies achieved Shikai yet?"
"Ooh! Ooh! I have! I have my Shikai! Wanna see it?" Rin hopped up and down excitedly. Urahara laughed and ruffled the excited girl's hair.
"No, not yet, Rin-chan. Maybe tomorrow, okay? And what about you, Nakamura-san?" He smiled politely at Airi. She grinned and rubbed the back of her neck.
"Yes, Captain. We all have our Shikais. After all, it's a requirement for graduation now." Airi chuckled. Captain Urahara raised an eyebrow.
"Really? I had no idea. I guess I should stay more up to date on these kind of things, huh?" He laughed nervously, making Chôyu snort.
"Yah think?" she grumbled. Captain Urahara raised an eyebrow curiously, then chuckled, as though he were sharing some sort of private joke with himself. Chôyu rolled her eyes.
"Captain! Captain, I apologize for my tardiness!" Airi, Rin, and Chôyu turned to see two people running towards them. The first person was a petite, raven haired woman with white gloves similar to Airi's, and a Lieutenant's badge wrapped around her thin arm. The second person was a tall man with bright orange hair and a giant meat cleaver on his back.
"Sorry, Hat 'n Clogs." the man grumbled, obviously not very sorry. The woman rolled her eyes, before looking at the new recruits with a smile.
"Hello! I'm Lieutenant Kuchiki Rukia. This oaf," she motioned to the scowling man with her, "Is Kurosaki Ichigo. And you are?" she smiled at them politely. Airi stepped up to the Lieutenant with a similar smile.
"Greetings, Lieutenant. I am Nakamura Airi. These are my comrades Tsuboike Rin and Kiregawa Chôyu. It is a pleasure to meet you. And you as well, Kurosaki-san." Airi blushed lightly as she looked at Ichigo. Chôyu rolled her eyes at that.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's just get moving, alright?" she yawned, sending a pointed glare at the Captain. He smiled and motioned for them to follow him. With a sigh, Chôyu walked after the group, glad to finally be leaving.
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"So, we have to do what now?" Chôyu asked incredulously. Captain Urahara sighed.
"As I said, Kiregawa-san, you, Nakamura-san, and Rin-chan will be posing as high school students. That means that you will be accomanying Ichigo and Rukia, alond with another one of our division members, to the local high school every day. Your mission there will be to learn as much as you can about the World of the Living. As you know, Division X was created to mantain a peaceful relationship between the Soul Society and the World of the Living. In order to effectively do so, you must learn to blend in with humans."
"...Uh..." Captain Urahara facepalmed. The Lieutenant cleared her throat.
"Allow me to explain." she pulled out a sketch pad and a marker.
"Rukia, the last thing they need is your version of an explanation. Hell, you'll probably just make her more confused." Ichigo rolled his eyes, expertly dodging the notepad as Rukia threw it at him. He sat down in front of Chôyu and sighed. "Let me make this a little clearer. Division X was made with three purposes in mind. The first is to keep regular humans from learning about the Soul Society. The second is to keep the Soul Society from standing out too much in the World of the Living. The third reason is to find, educate and recruit those humans who have high spiritual pressures that may pose a threat to the Soul Society. Now, in order to accomlish these tasks, you need to learn how to to talk, look, and act like living person. After all, it would be hard to kep a secret if those keeping it stood out. Are you following me?" Chôyu nodded empatically.
"So, basically we learn to hide ourselves in plain sight." Chôyu said, yawning. Ichigo nodded.
"Yeah. After all, could you imagine what it would be like if everyone knew about the Soul Society? Death would no longer be an obstacle. After all, if you get to move on to the next life once you die, you don't need to be afraid of anything. And if there's one thing we should all fear, it is those who fear nothing. After all, if you have no fears, then you essentially become a madman- unafraid of even the most dangerous actions."
"That was deep." Chôyu said, her eyes lidded. Ichigo glowered at her, unsure if she was being sarcastic or not.
"Well, now that that is over," Captain Urahara said cheerfully, "We should get you into your gigai. Rukia, would you take her to Shi-chan?" Rukia nodded and stood up, motioning for Chôyu to follow her. They walked upstairs to where Airi and Rin had gone about 30 minutes beforehand. Up there, they found a young woman with long black hair pulled into a loose ponytail. She was humming to herself as she searched through racks of clothes for something. She turned around when Rukia cleared her throat.
"Oh, hello Lieutenant. This must be the third recruit, yes?" Rukia nodded.
"Shinobu, this is Kiregawa Chôyu. Kiregawa, this is Hatarou Shinobu. She is here for a gigai." Shinobu nodded and pulled out a measuring tape from her pocket. She took some basic measurements, and dashed off to go find something. She returned a moment later with what appeared to be a Chôyu sized, featureless doll wearing a white yukata.
"Now, all you need to do is touch the doll. Then we'll make some final adjustments and get you some properly fitting clothing, okay?" Shinobu said warmly. Chôyu nodded and reached out her hand to touch the doll. There was a slight tugging sensation, and then Chôyu found herself looking at the direction in which she came from. She rolled her shoulders and stretched a bit, wincing when she found herself less flexible than before. That would take some getting used to. Shinobu nodded in acknowledgement. "Now just wait a moment while I fetch you some clothes." She returned a few moments later with several items. She explained to Chôyu how to put the items on, and ushered Chôyu to a seperate room to put the items on. After a fifteen minute struggle with the strange clothing, Chôyu was finally dressed. She looked at herself in the mirror, taking a moment to admire her reflection.
She stepped out of the room, only to find herself being thrown to the floor by a small bundle of hyperactivity.
"Chôyu! You're alive! I totally thought you were dead which would suck seeing as how we just got here and I expected you to at least make it through dinner but that doesn't matter because you're alive!" Rin cried comically, squeezing the air out of Chôyu.
"Rin, I think she needs to breathe." Rukia chuckled, before going over to help Airi pry the energetic girl off of Chôyu.
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