Here's Chapter 2! Hope you guys like it
Chapter 2: Conspiracy
"Taichou…Are you crazy…..What were you thinking?" said a concerned Omaeda as she rushed his captain as she lay on a medical stretcher towards the infirmary.
"Why did you have to try to take your own life? WHY? This squad needs you….Sereitei needs you..."
After falling, Soi Fon sustained major injuries, mainly lots of broken bones and a fractured skull. Suffering from a massive loss of blood as well, it was a miracle that she had survived the fall. Fortunately for her, Omaeda had followed his captain all the way to Thunder-rock cliff after sensing that something wasn't right after the way she left Sereitei without saying a word. However, he couldn't keep up with her and he arrived at the peak of the cliff just in time to see his captain make the plunge. Omaeda stared at Soi Fon's unmoving body, praying that she would be alright in the end.
"Unohana taichou! Please do something!"
"I've heard about what has happened," replied Unohana. "Here, let my assistants take over."
"Please save her Unohana- taichou!"
"I'll do what I can," Unohana feigned a smile trying to reassure Omaeda thay everything was going to be okay, knowing all too well that Soi Fon's injuries may have been far too severe for the 4th division captain to save her.
"You go take care of your squad, I'll let you know if anything happens."
"Al….alright…..please Soi Fon taichou….pull through…."
Later at the Captain's meeting….
"Kuchiki Taichou! Report!" said a stern looking Yamamoto.
"The ryoka situation is being dealt with Sir."
"What of Soi Fon taichou?"
"She's being treated in the infirmary as we speak….."
"Any clues as to why she attempted suicide?"
"Don't mind me Sir," Mayuri interrupted. "Omaeda, vice-captain to Soi Fon, found a letter addressed to her. Apparently, it was an apology letter ny the ryoka, Shihoin Yoruichi. We figured that Soi Fon had an epiphany and couldn't forgive herself for killing Yoruichi, and thus decided to take her own life."
"Suicide by a shinigami…..the first time in all of Sereitei's history has this happened. We'll have to place her under rehabilitation to ensure she doesn't try it again once she reovers."
"Understood."
2 months later…..
Despite making steady progress in her recovery, Soi Fon had been in a coma ever since the incident. Omaeda had never left her side, constantly sitting by her, hoping and praying that she would soon wake up.
"Omaeda….I've got some news….."
"What is it Unohana-taichou?"
"Her broken and fractured bones have more or less been completely healed thanks to a new technique I came up with by fusing recovery kido spells with high grade medicine."
"That's great! But when will she wake up…..?"
"That's the thing. She shows no signs of doing so yet and when we did a scan on her, it revealed that the flow of her brainwaves have been disrupted making them less than ideal…."
"What does that mean….exactly?"
"I can only speculate that when…..or if she wakes up, that she may suffer from severe memory loss, or even worse still….become mentally and psychologically unstable….."
"I….see…."
"No use fretting about it now…but rest assure that we'll be on it when the time comes."
"Alright….thank you taichou…."
"You're welcomed. Now go and get some rest okay?"
"Alright…."
Leaving the infirmary to head back to his quarters to get some rest as instructed, Omaeda couldn't help but fear for the worst. He did, after all, have a reputation in Sereitei for being overly pessimistic. Still, he deeply cared for his captain, despite all the times Soi Fon had told him about how much she hated him, about how he was a good for nothing son of a bitch.
Three weeks later….
"Omaeda, we'll be taking our leave now, be sure to call us if anything happens alright?"
"Understood, Unohana taichou…."
With him and Soi Fon being the only two people left in the infirmary, he paced up and down about the room, hoping that his captain would wake up. Soon, he was about to get his wish. Hearing a soft grunt coming from the medical bed a few minutes later, Omaeda turned his head and was overjoyed as he witnessed his captain sitting up on the bed.
"TAICHOU!" screamed Omaeda who was filled with glee.
"Omaeda…." Soi Fon struggled to say as she tried to get a sense of her bearings. "Where am I?"
"You're in the infirmary…..I'd better call Unohana-taichou right now and let her know about the good news!"
"Please don't….escort me back to my quarters…."
Overjoyed by his captain's recovery, Omaeda totally ignored the 4th division captains instructions and did what his captain told him too. Oblivious to the fact that Soi Fon had remained silent throughout the walk back and that she had ignored all her subordinates greetings to her, they finally reached their destination as Omaeda ushered Soi Fon into her room.
"Soi Fon taichou! It's great to have you back! Do you need anything?"
Suddenly, a deadly silence filled the room. With her back facing Omaeda, Soi Fon remained quiet and deliberately chose not to answer her 2nd seat. Finally sensing that something wasn't quite right, Omaeda finally spoke up.
"Taichou…..are you alright?"
"Omaeda….where's Yoruichi-sama?"
"Taichou…..don't you remember what happened?
"Where is she? I'm not going to ask again….."
"Taichou! You've got to remember! You…."
Before he could finish, the next thing Omaeda knew was that he was spitting out blood. Soi Fon had shunpoed right in front of him and had used her zanpaktou to stab him right through the heart.
"Taichou….why….."
Pulling out her blade, Soi Fon gave her vice-captain a death stare as he fell to the floor dying from the attack.
"Traitor….."
Alerted to the sound of Omaeda collapsing, the guards protecting the entrance to Soi Fon's quarters rushed in to see what the ruckus was about. Upon entering, they were overcomed with fear as they saw their second in command lying in a pool of blood. Furthermore, they were horrified to see the bloodied blade of their captain's weapon that was still in her hand and that Soi Fon now dawned a crimson red mask.
"TAICHOU! WHAT DID YOU DO!"
Attempting to disarm their captain, the guards tried to coordinate a simultaneous attack. However, with her superior skills, Soi Fon had incapacitated them in mere seconds, taking all of them out with a sudden burst of shunko before she ensured that they too, suffered the same fate as Omaeda.
"Traitors….all of you….If you don't want to tell me where she is, I'll find out for myself….Yoruichi-sama…..I will find and rescue you."
With that, Soi Fon made haste for the exit gates of Sereitei.
That's that for Chapter 2! Thanks for reading