General Pov
No one had made a move as the girl stood in front of them. Now in clear view Rukia could spot the changes on Yashiro's clothing after she had released her Bankai. Her robes had gotten shorter now passing a little over her knee. The white straps that were around her waist had turned blue in colour similar to her eyes.
Yashiro was shocked to say the least. Toshiro wore a similarly hard stare as he looked at Yashiro.
To his knowledge she was a reaper in the Fourth Squad Barracks and she was not even a seated officer. "Did you defeat the Menos grande. " Byakuya's voice was void of any emotion and his face stoic as had never seen this girl before but it had seemed that everyone else did yet they gave her weary looks. "I-I... " She felt totally helpless how had the situation turned like this.
"R-Rukia I-I.-"
"Were you working with Aizen. " Rukia asked coldly her violet eyes showed hurt. Yashiro lowered her head.
"If that is what you think, then we were never truly friends. "Yashiro stated bluntly.
Jushiro sighed taking a step forward stopping right in front of Yashiro.
"I believe in you. " the white haired male voiced as he placed a hand on her head patting her gently.
She looked up in awe as he gave her a closed eyed smile. Tears streamed down her face as she looked up at him body trembling. He pulled her into a hug rubbing her head soothingly.
"It's alright Yashiro-san it seems you've suffered a great deal of pain because of this power, am I right. "
She merely buried her face deeper into his chest gripping the front of his robes tightly.
Rukia stared at the scene before her.
"How could I have never sensed this power from her before? " Her thoughts were jumbled as she looked at the girl she thought she once knew.
~Head Captain's Meeting~
All the Captains present stood firm listening as Head Captain Yamamoto spoke.
"The occurrences have been more frequent and we still have no idea where the spiritual pressure originates from Captain Hitsugaya and Kuchiki left along with Captain Ukitake at the most recent location we have yet to receive feedback. " Unohana stated.
The sound of the door flying open caused the standing Captains to turn their attention to the frazzled looking subordinate.
"I-I apologize for interrupting Head Captain but a Menos Grande was spotted in the Rukon district. " The present Captains eyes to widened. "That's impossible there are hardly ever attacks in that area much less a Menos. " Komamura explained hastily.
"You don't have to worry about that it has been dealt with. "
Hitsugaya appeared behind the frightened reaper. Byakuya walked in not far behind along with Rukia, Ichigo, Jushiro and Yashiro. The subordinate gave a bow before excusing himself as he closed the door.
The other Captains looked down at the orange haired female's appearance as they finally caught a feel of her spiritual pressure.
" Head Captain it seems that I have been responsible for the unusual amount of hollow appearances lately. " Yashiro confessed.
Unohana looked shocked along with a handful of the other Captains. Kenpachi stared at the girl having recently encountered the female, she had been barely been able to stand in his presence and now she was releasing reiatsu that surpassed that off a Captain.
"If you will allow me I will thoroughly explain my situation. " The Head Captain nodded as she stood before him.
"Very well I will give you a chance to speak. "
Yashiro released a sigh.
"I-I was born with an usual amount of spiritual pressure."
"My father was a Soul Reaper, my mother was merely a soul that resided in the Rukon District. My father possessed an unusual amount of spiritual pressure, when I was born my parents both dreaded that I would inherit the same abilities that he had so they spent years hiding to stay safe." Everyone in the room was listening intently and Yashiro was about to continue when Captain Mayuri stopped her.
"What exactly are these abilities I'd love to run some test. "
Her blue eyes hardened and her reiatsu raised startling the standing Captains.
"It's that very reason I was always taught to hide my abilities. " She snapped coldly clenching her fist as Mayuri gave a bored sigh at her look.
" My father sealed up as much of my reiatsu as he could before he was found and killed. He had refused to let them use him as a pawn in horrible experiments . Not long after my mother was eaten by a hollow in the Rukon district, I had not gotten back from the academy in time to help her. " Her eyes lowered as she tried to keep an even tone.
"Yashiro-san... "
Rukia stared at her sadly as the orange haired female gave a sad smile.
"I am unsure who had killed my father, at first I had thought it was Sousuke Aizen but I believe it is someone else."
All the Captains eyes widen at the news.
"How are you sure that it is not in fact Aizen." Hitsugaya questioned.
"When the Hyogoku was removed from Rukia I felt it, the same exact spiritual pressure that was present when I watched them strike my father, I-I wasn't...I couldn't save him. But it did not belong to Aizen. At the very beginning my parents had me hidden so I wouldn't become a target. Aizen would not have left without confronting me." she took a shaky breath.
Unohana nodded. "That's true he would have at least made an effort to take you, it would have been easy for him."
Yashiro steadied her breathing. "Because of that released power I have been struggling to contain my leaking spiritual pressure, which has been the reason for all the hollow appearances lately. "
Yashiro pulled out her sword and bowed in front of the Head Captain
"I will take any punishment you see fit Head Captain. "
Rukia gave her a ludicrous look.
"Yashiro yo-"
Byakuya placed a hand on Rukia's shoulder stopping her from moving forward she turned in his direction with wide eyes. "Ni-san! " he shook his head dismissively.
"Stand up Kubeyashi-san you have committed no crime, you have protected others as a lower seat with no recognition on how powerful you truly are" Yashiro's eyes widened in disbelief
"I-I...thank you Head Captain. "
"You have yet to explain exactly your abilities are. " Captain Komamura asked curiously.
Yashiro blinked. "I- of course, I apologize."
" I can imitate spiritual pressure from anyone friend or foe and use it to my advantage. However I can only sustain it for a short amount of time before I lose control of it.. My body is not use to containing the foreign reiatsu therefore, it is difficult to maintain."
"Why did you cower when I approached you earlier, you could have easily fought with me. " Kenpachi said with his usual creepy grin.
She turned to him.
"My body absorbs spiritual pressure. I was taught at a young age to control it otherwise I would have injured many. My abilities have been sealed for a long time, now that they have been released it's taking me time to control it when I encounter someone with remarkable reiatsu, it becomes a little more challenging for me to contain such a high resolution of power all at once. "
Unohana gave a nod in understanding.
"I'm usually able to copy it from a short distance but I have a stronger connection if I make contact with the person or object."
"I see. "
"Kenpachi grinned wickedly " Then we can fight!"
Yashiro sweat dropped. " I'm afraid not."
Yashiro turned in Rukia's direction eyes zeroing on the orange hair male that stood beside her. She hadn't heard him speak the entire time they were there, just realizing his presence.
"Who are I've never seen you around the squad barra-" her words were cut short when she suddenly felt his spiritual pressure, she staggered forward her eyes wide yelling in pain as she fell to the ground.
"Yashiro! " Rukia yelled panicked as she rushed to her side along with Unohana and Jushiro.
"Stay back! " Yashiro demanded startling the onlookers.
Ichigo looked at her in shock as her eyes we're being consumed by black the same way his did whenever his hollowfication got out control.
"Calm down... " she whispered internally clenching her eyes tightly before her heavy breathing had come back down to a regular pace. Opening her eyes the black was no longer there but a layer of sweat had gathered on her forehead as she let out slightly labored breathes.
"I apologize... " she said getting to her feet slowly as she stared at Ichigo wearily. "Your reaitsu is very dangerous... your Ichigo Kurosaki aren't you. "
The confused strawberry gave her a look before nodding.
"I didn't think it was possible for a reaper to have hollow reaitsu also, I felt it... almost malicious. How is he maintaining that in his body. " She looked down at her palm flexing her fingers. " There was something...else there."
"Are you alright Yashiro-san? " Jushiro asked placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.
She blushed at the contact before nodding. "I'm fine. "
"It's seems we have a mutual enemy, these strange appearances have yet to be discovered. We cannot allow whoever this is to continue. Since Aizen is no longer a suspect in this situation, our focus will be to apprehend whoever is drawing these hollows. This meeting is dismissed."
With that the Captains had left shortly after. Unohana had insisted on taking a look to make sure Yashiro was fine which she reluctantly agreed to Rukia and Ichigo following behind.