Chapter 6
Two years had passed since the Hollow incident. Yuki and Genji had just become third year students. It had been a tough time for the both of them, but they'd made it through.
They were on their way to their first class of the day. It was a double class, sword fighting and Kidou. Only the top students were chosen for this class. It was two dangerous for those who weren't advanced enough in both techniques,
"I'm so excited about this new class!" Genji exclamied.
Yuki nodded in agreement. She'd had trouble sleeping since she saw Rin die. She was always tired. Her attitude had gone from happy and carefree, to melancholy and serious.
They continued walking toward their class when a first year student slammed into Yuki, knocking her to the floor. She stopped,
"Oh! I'm so sorry! Are you okay?!"
She helped Yuki back to her feet. Yuki glared a little,
"I'm fine…What're you running for anyway…?"
"A Taichou came for a surprise visit! Everyone's going to see!" She bowed quickly, then continued on her way.
Genji looked down at Yuki, "We'd better check this out too."
She nodded.
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They joined the large group of students gathered at the front of the school and pushed their way to the front,
"Hey?" Genji asked another student, "Who is it?"
"It's Hitsugaya-Taichou."
Yuki's eyes widened, "Uh Oh…"
She tried to back up into the crowd, but Genji wouldn't budge.
The crowd started to mutter as he got closer. She tried to look away as he walked by, but it was no use. He stopped directly in front of her,
"Yuki?"
She sighed and looked up at him, "Toushiro…"
The whole crowd went into an uproar after a moment of complete, dead silence,
"Huh? Taichou? What's going on?"
"Not now Matsumoto."
She glared, "Yes now."
She grabbed them both by the wrists and dragged them along. The students stood around muttering amongst themselves for another moment, then snuck off after them.
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She dragged them both to an out of the way area behind the school and walked around them in a circle,
"Hmm, what could it be.."
She examined them both a little closer,
"Well, in looks you're nearly identical. Yuki, that is your name, yes? Is a little shorter…and a tad more feminine of course." She put her hand on her chin.
Yuki's eyes twiched at the "shorter" comment,
"I know!" Matsumoto exclaimed. She pointed at them with an accusing finger, "You're twins!"
Yuki blushed bright red and looked away. Toushiro simply stayed silent. Matsumoto lowered her finger,
"Wait, am I right? I was only kidding…"
Yuki turned to walk away, "I've had enough of this…"
Toushiro grabbed her arm and she turned to look at him,
"Regardless of what you may think…or what others may think…It is good to see you."
She cracked the tiniest hint of a smile, then walked away.
"That was kind of rude." Matsumoto remarked.
"I understand though…" He turned to her and smirked, "Should we go watch her class?"
Matsumoto grinned, "Yeah!"
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Toushiro walked down the main hall of the school with the Headmaster, Matsumoto trailing along behind,
"So you want to see Yuki's class, eh?"
"I do, what class is it?"
"It is one of the most advanced classes here at the academy. It teaches them how to use a mixture of sword techniques and kidou in battle. It's really quite something to see."
"It certainly sounds that way."
"Shall we then?"
"Yes." They walked off toward the class, Matsumoto hopping happily along after them.
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Yuki walked into the large classroom. It was the size of a full dojo with mats in the center of the room. The second she walked in, the entire class went silent and simply watched her. She tried to ignore them and quickly found a place to sit down.
A moment later Genji walked in and sat down next to her, not saying a word,
"You're not mad at me now too…."
"Well…I was…At first. But only because you didn't tell me."
"I didn't tell anyone. I thought it would be better that way."
"Don't worry about it. Everyone'll forgive you soon enough."
She smiled, "You're probably right."
A moment later the instructor walked in, followed by Toushiro and Matsumoto. All the male attention in the room instantly turned to her. Their instructor was a tall and thin woman with shoulder length light brown hair and blue eyes,
"Hello students. I am miss Midori. I will be your instructor for this class. First things first. You were put into this class because you are the best of the best. I am not here to teach you anything new, but to help you perfect these arts. For the remainder of this class, you will have no other classes during your days except this one. I garuntee that by the end of this first class you'll barely be able to get back to your dorms." She paused, "Secondly, Hitsugaya Taichou and Matsumoto Fukutaichou will be observing our class. Be sure you do your best!"
"Yes, Sensei."
She took a clip board off of the shelf behind her and looked it over,
"For our first class, we're going to have a Tournament of sorts. I want to see how well you can do with your skills at this moment." She glanced down at the clip board, "First up, Matsuda Genji Versus Hitsugaya Yuki."
The two of them stood, grabbed two bokken from the large rack of them, and made their way to the center of the mat,
"Alright, the rules are as follows. This is single elimination, first one to either be knocked down for five seconds, or knocked unconsious loses. Show me what you've got!" She put her arm up, "Ready?" She swung it down, "Fight!"
They stood for a moment just staring at eachother, trying to feel out what the other was thinking. Genji smirked,
"Hadou Number 31…"
Yuki's eyes widened, "Shit."
"Shakkahou!"
In a moment of panic she held up her sword, "Ah! Kyoumon!"
A shiny mirrored barrier grew up from the ground and shot up toward the celing. The large red fireball bounced off of it and back toward Genji. He ducked and it crashed through the wall behind him.
The entire class stared up at Yuki. Even Toushiro looked shocked,
"That's an extremely high class sheild…I don't think I've ever even seen one."
The instructor smiled. Genji stood with is mouth agape.
Yuki looked around as the class started to whisper to eachother, she blushed a little,
"Shall we continue?" Genji asked.
Yuki's expression got quite a bit more serious,
"Sure."
She lightly poked her finger into the back of the shield and it shattered into a million tiny pieces, desintegrating before they hit the floor.
She held out her hand, "Forgive me, hm?"
She closed her eyes and quietly began to chant, "Wall of Iron Sand, Pagoda of Priestly form…"
The room started to shake a bit. Genji's eyes darted around the room nervously,
"Shimmering fireflies of Iron…Fill until the silent end….Bakudou number 75, Gochuutekkan!"
Five iron pillars surrounded him, along with a chain that wrapped around them, holding him fast. She walked up to him, her sword resting on her shoulder,
"I win…" She jammed it into his shoulder, causing him to topple over onto the floor.
The instructor nodded, "Winner of round one, Hitsugaya Yuki."
The iron pillars disappeared, releasing Genji. Yuki held her hand out to him. He reluctantly took it and got back to his feet,
"Nice job…"
She smiled, "You too."
He nodded and went back to his place on th floor next to the mat,
"Aliright…" the Instructor continued, "Next…."
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A couple of hours later Yuki had defeated most of the rest of the class, and was really getting into it. The rest of the class that remained to fight refused to even try against her. Toushiro removed his Hayori and handed it over to Matsumoto,
"If no one else wants to try, I'll go for it."
Yuki looked a little shocked,
"Why would you want to fight me..? You're a Taichou…"
"I wouldn't give up the oppurtunity to fight you. You're very talented."
She looked down, "Well…" She looked back up, a smirk on her face, "I suppose I have no choice."
Toushiro picked up a wooden Bokken as well.
The instructor made a quick note on her clip board then looked back up,
"Go on ahead, whenever you're ready."
Toushiro charged toward Yuki, but she almost immediately disappeared. Suddenly a large tear appeared on the side of his robes. He spun around.
"Damn, I missed."
"How did you get that close to me?"
"Speed, I've been practicing."
"But you tore my robe so easily with a wooden blade."
Yuki shrugged.
Toushiro lowered his sword,
"You're good," He smiled, "But I should be going. I was supposed to meet with the head master…" He check the clock on the wall and his eyes widened, "An hour ago!"
Yuki bowed, "It was good to see you."
"You too, Yuki."
He slipped his Hayori back on and rushed from the room, followed closely by Matsumoto, who had to wade her way through a crowd of male students to get out.
The second he left Yuki fell onto her hands and knees.
Genji crawled over to her, "You alright?"
"Tired…"
"I told you," The instructor started, "I'm surprised you lasted this long." She made a quick note, "Anyway, class is dismissed. You should all go and rest."
Genji helped Yuki to her feet, "C'mon, let's get you to your room, hm?"
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Genji left Yuki in her room, then went back to his own. Yuki slumped into bed and pulled the blanket up over herself, immediately falling alseep.
After a short while a loud purring filled her ears,
"Hello my dearrrrrrr…" A voice whispered.
Suddenly two large yellow cat eyes peered through the darkness,
"Who…are you..?" Yuki's voice echoed.
"Well now, that isssssss what you musssssst dissssscover."
"Me?"
"Yessssss."
"But how?"
"It will come to you in time. A huge pointy toothed smile joined the two eyes,
"Trussssssst me….We will meet sssssssoon."
Suddenly Yuki shot awake. She sat up,
"What the hell was that?"
She let out a long sigh that revealed itself in a foggy cloud,
"Wha…?"
She suddenly realized just how cold it was in her room. She looked around, noticing a light coating of ice on the wall and floor nearest her bed. Large sized chunks of ice covered her blanket. She jumped outo f bed and ran across to the other side of the room.
A sudden loud bang on the door made her jump backward into a table and onto the floor. She slowly stood up as the knock came again. She walked to the door and slowly opened it, finding the Headmaster standing there,
"Oh…Um…hello sir."
"Are you alright? You don't look well."
"Oh, yes, I'm fine." She stepped back, opening the door, "Won't you come in."
"Certainly." He stepped in and immediately wrapped his arms around himself, "Wow, it's cold in here."
"Sorry about that…"
"No matter. We have important business to discuss."
"We do?"
"Oh yes." He sat down in a nearby chair. he was an older man with short white hair. He was a bit overweight and was on the shorter side.
He cleared his throat loudly before continuing to speak,
"You have been accepted into a division in Seireitei."
"I…what? You can't be serious…"
"Hitsugaya Taichou was very impressed with your skill."
"Wha…Which…"
"The ninth division. They recently lost their third seat in some type of accident, and you were accepted as his replacement."
Yuki slowly sat down, "Third seat? Wow…"
"You are to leave tomorrow morning. They want you to get started as soon as possible." He stood up, "Someone from Seireitei will be by in the morning to bring you your robes, and then take you back with them."
Yuki just stared at the floor, unsure of what to say or do,
"I must be going now, things to do. Enjoy your new life." He opened the door and slipped out,
"This is so sudden…" She sighed, "I should probably tell Genji at least…"
She stood up and walked out the door.
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Last complete chapter for now, but I should have more up soon.
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