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Chapter 14: Karakura Town

The next morning, Saki, Amina, and Hanako arrived at the Eleventh Squad's barracks and were greeted by the Shinigami with the mohawk. He gave them a critical glare before beckoning them. "This way."

"Where's your captain?" Amina asked as they followed the guy to the outdoor training field.

"Captain Zaraki and Lieutenant Kusajishi are out buying candy," he answered shortly.

Amina burst out laughing while Hanako covered her mouth. Saki looked slightly amused seeing that her green eyes weren't as cold and hard as before. The mohawk guy looked really ticked off, but didn't say anything.

When they finally arrived outside, the three captains saw that a large group of aggressive (and ugly)-looking Shinigami waiting for them. The only 11th Division members that weren't there were the 3rd Seat and 5th Seat, Madarame Ikkaku and Ayasegawa Yumichika. They believed that the others were being stupid, seeing as the three Kuroichis managed to at least hold their own against captains without too much trouble.

Sure enough, it only took Saki, Amina, and Hanako about twenty seconds to disarm the other side. The captains probably would've stayed longer if it wasn't for the Hell Butterflies that approached them, informing them of a mandatory captains' meeting in ten minutes.

Yamamoto thumped his cane on the ground once all the captains were in their positions. "The captians' meeting will now commence," he declared and began to drone on and on about Aizen and the threat of Arrancar. A few of the captains (Kyouraku, Zaraki, Kurotsuchi) started spacing out within ten seconds. Saki's eyes were closed, making it seem as though she wasn't listening. Actually, she was one of the captains who were paying the closest attention to Yamamoto's words. Soifon was too busy glaring at Saki to pay much attention to the Head Captain. After a while, Yamamoto realized that practically no one was listening to him and cleared his throat loudly. His suspicions were confirmed when half of the room's occupants jumped and turned to stare at him.

Yamamoto was furious, but he decided not to say anything. "I will be sending a captain over to the World of the Living to speak with Urahara Kisuke on the Arrancar threat."

All eyes (except for Saki and Byakuya) were on Yamamoto now since all the captains were curious as to which captain was going to be sent.

Yamamoto turned to his choice captain. "Kuroichi Saki."

The Third Squad's captain opened for her eyes by a fraction. "Yes, sir."

The Head Captain nodded in approval. "You will leave immediately. Inform Urahara Kisuke and Shihouin Yoruchi on everything we've learned and see what information you can gather in return."

"Understood," Saki replied and vanished from her spot.

"Everyone else is to search for clues as to Aizen's plans," Yamamoto ordered, "Dismissed."

The other eleven captains quickly left the room, leaving Yamamoto alone to decide on the captains' punishment for daydreaming in the middle of the meeting. He pondered his choices for a while before settling with handing out extra paperwork. After all, he knew exactly which captains hadn't been paying attention...

When Saki stepped out of the Senkaimon and into the World of the Living, she was immediately greeted by two people. One of them was a man with pale blonde hair and gray eyes. He wore a brown coat over his green shirt and pants, wooden sandals on his feet, and a green-and-white-striped bucket hat on his head. He carried a cane in his right hand and a fan in the other, which he fanned himself with, grinning at the black-haired captain.

The second person was a woman with dark skin and golden eyes. Her long, purple hair was pulled up into a ponytail. She wore an orange over-shirt on top of a black undershirt and black pants. A large, beige sash was tied around her waist and she wore a pair of lightweight brown shoes on her feet.

"Hey, there!" the man waved, "You must be Kuroichi Saki-san!"

"Just Saki is fine," the captain said as she stood in front of them, "Are you Urahara Kisuke and Shihouin Yoruichi?"

"Yup, yup!" Urahara confirmed, "I see the Head Captain already informed you about us. Please come this way. We will talk at my shop."

"You own a shop?" Saki asked with mild interest as the three of them began to walk in the direction that Urahara indicated.

"Oh, yes," Urahara said in his happy-go-lucky tone of voice, "It's called Urahara's Shop. Creative, isn't it?"

"...Sure..."

Yoruichi turned to the black-haired captain. "He sells all kinds of candy and sweets as well as things for Shinigami, like Gigais and Soul Candy."

"I'm assuming that I will need a Gigai since I am staying in the World of the Living for a few days."

"That's right~!" Urahara sang, "I've already prepared one for you, and it's of the highest quality!"

The trio arrived at the small, dingy Urahara's Shop. Upon entering, Saki was introduced to Tessai, Ururu, and Jinta. Then, she was led to a small room at the back of the shop, where Tessai served the adults tea, leaving Ururu and Jinta to tend to the store.

"Here's your Gigai, Saki," Urahara announced, pulling said object towards the black-haired captain. The Gigai-Saki was lying on her back with her eyes closed. She was dressed in a red shirt and jeans, with a pair of high-heeled shoes on her feet. Her hair was tied back in a braid, just like the real Saki, except the braid was held in place by a hair-tie and not decorated with Jikan to Kuukan's handle.

"Give it a try," Urahara encouraged, "Let me know if you would like any changes made."

Saki obliged, entering her Gigai somewhat cautiously. Once she was inside, she sat up, testing out her Gigai's joints and flexing her fingers. "It's fine," she concluded, "Thank you, Urahara-san."

"No problem, no problem!" Urahara waved his fan in front of his face, "Now, here's your Soul Candy." He handed Saki the little Soul Candy container that had the head of a cobra on top. "This is the Soul Candy called Diana," he explained, "Just push down on top of its head and the pill will pop out. Swallow the pill and you should be able to leave the Gigai, and the Mod Soul in the pill will take control of it."

Saki pressed the cobra's head, making its mouth open. The round pill popped out and landed in Saki's mouth, which she swallowed. She was immediately pushed out of the Gigai, back to wearing her Shihakusho and captain's haori.

"Oh, goody! It works perfectly," Urahara noted lightly, grinning from behind his fan, "And if you need to get back in, just go in and the Soul Candy will be pushed out."

Saki was about to try going back in when the sudden appearance of two high-leveled reiatsu made everyone stop in their tracks.

Next chapter: Ulquiorra and Yammy