Chapter 2! :) Enjoy!
Suddenly, the sun lit bright, me, asleep against the wall, and Rukia, asleep against the other. I heard a snip snip snipping in the morning, out the window in the bright day. I was only allowed two days after I became a squad member to relax and venture the Soul Society and today was my last. Tomorrow, I start work as a soul reaper, goody. I am excited, believe me, I am.
"First" I thought, as I woke up and stretched. "Find out what that snipping is…..." I stood up and looked out the window, and in surprise, almost fell out the window. The captain, that's right, the captain, Ukitake, was trimming bushes. I was staring at him in disbelief.
"Oh hi there. Up already?" He said with a smile.
"Y-y-yeah." I stammered amazed of how healthy he looked after his illness yesterday.
"Something wrong?" he asked, now in front of me looking at me.
"It's just…. How can you be so h-
""What a miracle naps can do!" Ukitake intersected my sentence. I sweatdropped and jumped out the window.
"So… You're fine?"
"Yep!" he said "Isn't today your last free day? I would get exploring too. There's quite a few more people to meet." I nodded.
"Yeah. I'll get going then."
"Before you do that, what's your name?"
"Patrina. Nice to meet you again captain." I smiled and looked up at him.
"Nice to meet you too again squad member." He shook my hand. "Now get going. You have lots of fun today."
"Okay captain." I flash stepped away. As I was walking in the Soul Society, I ran into annoying Shuhei again. Doing the same thing as the time I met him. "Knock. It. Off!" I yelled at him
"What, you're not doing anything about it." He said. I was at the end of my line with him. After the teasing was going on for a while, I lost my nerve.
"Hakudo number 39. Shakaho." I aimed for his head after I mumbled the words. I apparently hit him in the stomach instead though, must've misaimed. He fell on the ground, clutching his stomach.
"D-d-dang t-that h-h-hurt…" He stuttered.
"Yeah taught you a lesson huh?" I approached him. "Never challenge me, top of the class, I told you not to. You just don't listen."
"I see, not listening eh Shuhei?" I was surprised when Izuru flash stepped in front of me.
"What are you my personal stalker?" asked Shuhei.
"No, your friend idiot." Izuru was clearly offended by what Shuhei said.
"Nah, you are more of a stalker."
"Hey I saved you way back when so I don't wanna hear you talking!"
"Well I was only a high seat rank and not a lieutenant."
"Well I was top of the class! You're lucky Momo didn't want to leave you behind and Renji and I came!" I sweatdropped while they were bickering back and forth.
"Well you were lucky you guys didn't get in trouble!"
Shuhei would go, and Izuru would return with"Well at least I didn't get almost killed!"
"But that was a huge hollow!"
"You are still on the ground so shut up."
"No! I don't have to!" I was frustrated with the bickering, so I used Shakaho on Shuhei's face this time. Seriously, I had perfect aim, because he was on the ground.
"Ow! What was that for?"
"Shut up idiot." I said. I was just looking around me at the moment and saw something interesting on squad nine barracks. "Is that a guitar?"
"Yes and you're not allowed to touch it." Said Shuhei arrogantly.
"Too bad. Last time I checked, you were on the ground." I walked over and took it out of its case. I strummed one string at a time to make sure it was in tune, and then, started to play "Hey There Delilah" by the Plain White Ts. Izuru left Shuhei and sat beside me.
"You're good. Like really, really good."
"I've been playing guitar since I was little." I said, playing the guitar.
"It would sound better if you sing."
"No. I have never sung before. I bet I would sound horrible."
"No, your voice would probably be very good." He said and swiped my bangs behind my ears. Then, I paused from playing. "What's a matter?" Izuru asked.
"It wasn't me. Was it?"
"No. There is a little girl watching me play, she's right there…" I pointed out a girl with light pink hair, who looked very, very young. She jumped down.
"You're good." She said in her high pitched sweet voice.
"Uh…. Thanks."
"Yachiru, what are you doing here?" asked Shuhei. "You're not with Kenpachi, are you?"
"Nope! I heard the guitar playing and decided to come here. Kenny was too busy fighting the squad members to come."
"Oh….."
"Well, anyways….. Play again! Play again!" Yachiru cheered me on.
"O-okay….." I started to play one more song for them. Yachiru swayed with the music, Shuhei wasn't thrilled, but was listening anyways, and Izuru, sitting next to me, was watching me with his caring eyes.
When I finished, Izuru greeted me after I put the guitar away. He put his hand on my head and said "I still think it would be better if you sang too."
"I know Izuru I know. But honestly, I've never sung before. Not in my life! I really think I'll be bad at it."
"You never know Patrina,"
"I guess…. Well, see ya!" I said, and walked away. I walked until I reached the tenth squad barracks. Tired from walking, I sat down.
"My my, a strander I see."
I looked up. "Huh?"
"Hey you're that Patrina girl aren't you?"
"What? Oh. Yeah? So?"
"I heard about you from Shuhei and Izuru. You know them, right?"
"Yeah, I was with them a few seconds ago too….." How could I forget Izuru and Shuhei? The first two main people besides my squad members I met.
"So, why are you just sitting there?" asked the orange haired girl. "Come on in! I'm sure the captain wouldn't mind."
"Okay" I said and followed her in.
"I'm Rangiku Matsumoto by the way. My captain is Toshiro Hitsugaya. He's quite the hothead though!"
"Oh."
"Captain I'm back!"
"Rangiku it's about time! I had to do all these papers by myself!" I couldn't see the captain, behind the papers. There were tons of papers stacked here and there on the desk. Behind them, I could finally see a puny little midget sitting there.
"And who is this?" He asked with an attitude.
"Excuse me Mr. Attitude Midget" I said.
"What did you just call me?"
"Attitude Midget."
"Now listen you! My name is Toshiro Hitsugaya. Not Attitude Midget."
"Whatever." I started to walk away.
"Hey don't just leave like that!"
"Later Rangiku. Bye Attitude Midget."
"Later" responded Rangiku. Hitsugaya just scowled. I walked out, laughing at Toshiro's angry face. I was walking back to the squad barracks, I heard something weird coming from squad twelve.
"My my, another new being to dissect?" the strange captain was glaring at me. I turned around and ran really fast, scared out of my mind. I heard him laughing behind me. Finally after running miles back, I ran into squad six….. Playing kickball? I mean it, they were playing kickball. Izuru, Shuhei, and other people. They were actually playing kickball. I stood there, watching them play, cheering each other on when they got to a base. I never knew the Soul Society played these games from the world of the living! Some bald guy was kicking next. He kicked the ball, and it flew towards me and out of bounds.
"That's a-"said the spikey haired guy. His hair was red.
"Foul" I said, and caught the ball. I walked on the field.
"Patrina!" said Izuru and Shuhei at the same time.
"Huh?" said the red haired guy.
"So this is who the little brats been going on and on to Zaraki about… Huh." said the baldy.
"Yes and she is quite pretty. Not as beautiful as me though." A person with feathers on his eye said.
"Hey" I winked. "Can I play?"
"Sure…" said the spikey haired guy. "On our team" he stated.
"Seriously?" asked the purple head. "We get the girl?"
"Hey!" I said.
"She shouldn't be underestimated. I learned the hard way." mentioned Shuhei. I giggled.
"He did."
"Fine. I still think this is a bad idea." Purple hair feathers said.
"Guess it's time for me to prove you wrong" I smirked at him. "Yo Spikey, Baldy, time to continue!"
"Spikey?" The red head said.
"Now listen here! My name is Ikkaku Madarame from squad eleven, don't call me what that hyper little brat calls me. And you'll have to remember my name when I defeat you." Angrily said Ikkaku.
"Okay then. Just start already!" I said, annoyed. Spikey pitched the ball over and Ikkaku kicked it. Looking like it would fly over me, the ball was shining with brightness of getting past me. With my navigation and spring of step, I caught that ball midair.
"Out." I said.
Ikkaku, Shuhei, and Izuru were staring at me in disbelief, so was Spikey and feather boy.
"Was that really that surprising?" I thought.
"Perhaps having her was a good thing after all." Feather boy said.
"Yeah." said spikey hair. The game kept going on until noontime, and at the end, we ended up winning.
"Wow, you're good." Feather boy said.
"Thanks uh… Uh….. Um….."
"Yumichika." He finally told me his name.
"Good job Patrina." Said Spikey.
"Thanks Spikey."
"Renji. It's Renji. I'm lieutenant of this squad."
"Oh." I laughed.
"Great job team!" I shouted with joy and the team gathered around for a three person group hug. Then, we all parted. Izuru walked with me.
"Good game." He said.
"Yeah. Though we won by nineteen points." I stuck my tongue out at him.
"Now you be quiet." He punched my arm playfully. We both laughed. Soon, we approached his barracks. He invited me in, and we sat and chatted for a while. After we chatted, he left to make us tea. I found myself dozing off from exhaustion. Very quickly after, I was passed out in a deep sleep. Izuru walked out to find me sleeping with a stuffed bunny. He laughed and grabbed a blanket and covered me. He sat beside me.
"Heh, you have a good rest now." When I woke up from my hour nap, I found Izuru asleep next to me. I picked up the blanket and covered him with it. I left after that. Outside in the sunset, I saw a shadowish figure looking over at… at me! I walked toward it, but then it started to run on the rooftops and jump from one to the other. I couldn't make up if it was a boy or a girl, but I noticed on one hand, the pointer finger was very pointy and looked sharp. I chased it all the way to where it entered, squad two barracks. I went to enter after it and then I got attacked by a girl. She had a pointy yellowish-goldish colored thing on her finger. I'm sure that the girl was the shadowy figure I saw. The pointy pointer finger thing was pointed to my neck.
"W-wha?"
"What business do you have here?" she said with a stone cold mean voice.
"N-nothing! Really!" I cringed as she pressed the sharp thing closer to my neck.
"Then what are you doing here" she asked.
"I was following you because I was curious! I swear on it!" I stammered, scared that she would cut me.
"Okay." She said and turned away.
"Sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable or scared you. Wanted to make sure you weren't a spy. You're not, are you?" she asked.
"No. I'm not. And it's okay." I responded
. "I'm Soi Fon, the captain."
"Oh"
"Yeah. What squad."
"Oh, thirteen."
"Hmm… So you're with Ukitake huh?"
"Yeah."
"I would get walking, it's a long distance."
"Mhm. Bye." I walked out. "She's welcoming." I sarcastically thought. I started to think tunes of songs in my head. The tunes came out of my mouth, as a squeak in a hum. At least that's what I thought. It turned out to be an actual note. An actual note. "Wow I really can sing." I thought and arrived near squad twelve barracks.
"Back again I see." Said the really creepy captain. I just kept on walking. He was right behind me now. "Be aware of your surroundings or you'll end up as one of my experiment guinea pig." Just then, I ran at a full speed with the captain laughing behind me. When I arrived at squad thirteen barracks I was panting, and I passed out. Meanwhile, Ukitake finished his bonsai and was walking inside and he tripped on me and faceplanted on the floor.
"Ow! W-Oh my god!" he stood back up. "Patrina!" he yelled. He picked me up and carried me to my room.
"Will you watch her please?" he asked Rukia.
"Sure." Rukia said.
"Come and get me when she wakes up." He ordered.
"Yes sir." She said, and sat there and watched me. Five hours later, I finally woke up, with Rukia watching me like a hawk. "Bout time you came to!"
"How long has it been?"
"Five hours." I looked at Rukia with a surprised look. Captain Ukitake ran in.
"Patrina!" He said.
"Ukitake! What happened?" I asked.
"I should be asking you that." Ukitake glared at me with concern.
"Well you see… I was walking back from the second squad barracks and I reached the twelfth squad barracks and the captain chased me and at the end I passed out on the stairs…. I guess it was exhaustion." I shrugged. "I don't like that Captain…."
"Yeah, Captain Kurostuchi is a strange one."
"Mhm…"
"Well, better sleep. It's your first day on the job tomorrow."
"Yeah. G'night then captain."
"Good night." Ukitake left the room.
"You should get going too." I said to Rukia.
"Yeah. Good luck tomorrow." She said.
"You're not gonna be there?" I asked.
"No, going back to the World of the Living." Rukia mentioned.
"Oh. Bye then."
"Bye" she said and left.
"My first day as a soul reaper….." I thought. "This will be interesting." I closed my eyes and went to sleep.
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