Here's Chapter 1! Please review.
Disclaimer: Nope, don't own. I just own Miyuki... and the epic wall scroll of Byakuya that's hanging on my wall. What can I say, I dig the ever-stoic and emotionless ones! xD
Miyuki stood over the Fake Karakura town, standing in air. Beside her were two heavily beaten Kurosaki's, and her sword held weakly in her hand. She looked rather beaten herself, a large area of her abdomen soaked in blood. "We did it..." Ichigo said in disbelief.
"Yeah, we did... I almost forgot how good it was to fight with you, Miyuki." Isshin said with a grin, and Miyuki tiredly nodded, panting. "You shouldn't have used your powers, though. It's no wonder you're so exhausted."
"What exactly did you do, anyways?" Ichigo asked with a frown.
"Isshin... Explain. Too tired." Miyuki said between pants.
"She used her Bankai, as I'm sure you heard. She has the most powerful illusion Zanpakuto in all existence. The reason it's so powerful is because it can turn illusions into reality. So all she did was create an illusion of us killing Aizen, and made it a reality, so we won." Isshin explained, and Ichigo looked at the thouroughly exhausted Miyuki with startled eyes.
"Really? Well why did you do that from the start! We wouldn't have even gotten into the mess!" He growled, and Miyuki narrowed her eyes.
"I'm part of the Zero Division... I couldn't exactly leave at a whim to help out people when we didn't even know anything was going on until Yamamoto contacted the Division last month. By that I had orders to stay and guard the Royal Family with my life, and it wasn't until the last second that I was sent it." Miyuki growled between pants. "I would have come as soon as I heard if I could, but the King's word is absolute. I'd have been killed before I could even think of leaving."
"Damn it." Ichigo said, growling in irritation.
"Besides, Isshin... If my Zanpakuto really was as strong as it's made out to be, Gin wouldn't have been able to give me a near fatal wound... We're just lucky no one was killed in the cross fire, honestly." Miyuki panted.
"Nonsense. The only reason you got hurt is because you are miserable at combat." Isshin said, nudging Miyuki lightly with his elbow, causing her to stumble in her weak state.
"What are we going to do about all this, though..?" Ichigo asked, looking at the massive amount of injured and dead shinigami.
"I don't know... The Captain-Commander is dead... All the other captains who were here during the battle, and all the Vizard, are heavily wounded... I don't think Unohana alone will be able to save them all." Isshin said thoughtfully.
"She won't have to." Miyuki said as she raised her blade slightly.
"Miyuki, don't be stupid. You've already used it once, if you use it again it will hurt you ba-" Miyuki cut Isshin off with a glare.
"Shut up." She said icily. "I'll be careful with what I do... Only one person needs to be ressurected, the others just need to stop bleeding all over the damn place." She growled as she turned her blade in the air. "Bankai. Kontororu subete no kankaku, Mirarame." She murmured exhaustedly, the blade shimmering before it dissapeared completely. She created an illusion of Yamamoto being alive again, and the injured healed just enough that they wouldn't die in the next six hours, giving them plenty of time to return to Soul Society and get to the 4th Division. She closed her eyes, inhaling deeply before she used her Bankai to make the illusion become fact, and then promptly collapsed.
"Ack! Ow!" Miyuki cried out a week later when she woke up in Soul Society.
"Stop moving." Unohana scolded her gently.
"Sorry." Miyuki said calmly. "I'm just not used to these side effects."
"It's good to know that you don't make a habit of nearly killing yourself." Unohana said in monotone, and Miyuki smiled at her.
"Well, death is a dull, dreary affair. I tend to do my best to avoid it." She says with a small laugh that ended in her coughing heavily.
"Do you see now why I told you to stop moving? Now be quite as well." Unohana scolded as she continued her healing.
"Sorry." Miyuki coughed out.
"What did I just say?" Unohana asked in monotone, and Miyuki smiled weakly at her. "There." Unohana said several minutes later. She stood up, pulling her glowing hands away from Miyuki.
"Can I leave, then?" Miyuki asked as she sat up, feeling stronger.
"Yes. You are free to go. I suggest you go to the Captain-Commander immediatly. He worries over your presence. We're meeting in the meeting room shortly." Unohana said in monotone as Miyuki stood up.
"Wow. Now people worry just when I'm within 100km of them. Now I feel acomplished." Miyuki said dryly as she fastened her sheath to her left forearm tightly with small belts. She grabbed the belts with her teeth as she held the sheath in place with her hand and tugged until she was satisfied with the results. Miyuki rolled down her black sleeve, smiling at Unohana as she slipped her Zanpakuto into the sheath. "Thank you."
"You are welcome." Unohana smiled, though her words were still in monotone. Miyuki nodded another thank you before she turned and left. Immediatly, she started flash stepping towards the 1st Division, looking around and taking in everything in sight. As she flash stepped, she touched the beautiful amethyst butterfly on her chest. Her deep blue eyes narrowed with sadness before all expression was wiped clean off her face as she reached the 1st Division's chambers.
Ignoring the curious looks, she strode through the building and straight to the Captain's meeting room. She wasn't surprised to see Yamamoto, Hitsugaya, Shunsui, and Ukitake there already. Ignoring them, she walked right past them and straight to Yamamoto. "Glad to see you're alive, Yamamoto-sama." She greeted him formally, bowing as she stepped in front of him.
"I suppose you are the one to thank for that." Yamamoto said gruffly, and Miyuki straightened up.
"I suppose so. I hear you want to speak with me." Miyuki said in a slightly questioning manner.
"Yes... However, we will speak when the rest of the Captains arrive." Yamamoto said, and Miyuki bowed again. She turned on her heel, yet again blatantly ignoring everyone else, and walked to the end of the room. She turned around once more so she was facing Yamamoto, standing directly in front of him a good distance away. Twelve minutes later, all of the captains were in their places. Glad to see everyone's alive... Miyuki thought, her eyes scanning over them all. She paused a moment when her eyes met Byakuya's, but returned to scanning. "As I'm sure you've all noticed, Miyuki is standing with us once more."
And if they haven't, then you did a bad job of healing them. Mirarame murmured softly in Miyuki's mind.
"Everyone has been safely returned, much of it thanks to Miyuki's Zanpakuto... Which brings us to the reason behind this meeting. Miyuki, why are you here?" Yamamoto asked gruffly, and Miyuki narrowed her deep blue eyes, her face free of any emotion.
"I was ordered by the Reiou to help you all clean up the Aizen mess. They sent me specifically for the simple fact that I was the only one currently alive who could counter his abilities." Miyuki said coldly, her voice stern.
"That doesn't explain why you're still here." Mayuri commented, and Miyuki looked at him with an almost disgusted expression before she returned to looking at Yamamoto, her face a void once more.
"He gave me direct orders to then station myself within Soul Society." Miyuki stated calmly, and Yamamoto opened one eye a slit to gaze at her.
"For what reason?" He demanded sternly.
"Did you honestly believe this incident would hold no ill effects other then Aizen?" Miyuki asked, raising an eyebrow at him. "Seven people were turned into Hollows, and the three people who tried to help them were blamed and sentence to death and exile all because of an illusion. The ones who guarded the gates around Seireitei betrayed you all, except for one. Three Captains betray Seireitei, leaving Soul Society vunerable. And then the worse of them all, Central 46... The very group of people created by the Reiou himself to govern over the laws... Were single handedly destroyed." Miyuki said, narrowing her eyes. "Unacceptable, in the the eyes of the Reiou."
"So then you are here to pick up the peices?" Yamamoto guessed, and Miyuki's eyebrows shot up.
"Good heavens no. I'm just his guard. No, I'm here to help you pick up the peices. Basically, I've been permanently reassigned to Soul Society to act as a liason between dimensions." Miyuki explained.
"If you are just a guard, then why would they give you such a position?" Ukitake asked curiously, and Miyuki blinked slowly, her expression colder then an angry Byakuya's.
"Because I'm the weakest of the guard." She said simply. "My power lies within my blade, and even so, my true power has ghastly side effects on me and I can rarely use it. In fact, if it weren't for Unohana-taicho's immediate assistance, I would likely have died from using it twice in such a short time span. I was simply the one guard who could be spared, and therefore I was assigned this duty." Miyuki explained icily.
"What do you want to do about Central 46's ruling on the Vizards, Urahara Kisuke, Shihoin Yoruichi, and Tsukabishi Tessai?" Shunsui asked, leaning forward slightly. Miyuki snapped her deep blue eyes to him.
"Simple. Central 46 rulled that the Vizards were Hollows, and as such were to be dealt with like Hollows. However, we have all seen that they are not hollows, therefore the order is void. They are half-hollow, for lack of a better term, and will remain exiled and nothing more. As for the other three, the Reiou only has one specific order." She said, pausing to look at Yamamoto. "Tsukabishi Tessai used forbidden techniques. This is fact. Shihoin Yoruichi disobeyed a direct order and broke the law when she helped him and Urahara Kisuke escape. However, Urahara Kisuke did nothing. He broke no law what-so-ever, and there for the Reiou's orders are to lift the order of exile that was set upon him."
"What about the others?" Soifon cut in immediatly, and Miyuki sighed softly.
"He says that is for you to decide." She said without any emotion.
"Well, none of it would have occured if it weren't for Aizen's crimes and deception. If anything, Tessai and Yoruichi were in the right. I don't believe they should continue to be punished for that." Hitsugaya cut in.
"I must agree." Unohana said in monotone.
"I do as well." Komamura added with a thoughtful look.
"...As do I." Byakuya said after a moment, and Miyuki tensed at the sound of his voice.
"Same with myself." Shunsui said with a lazy shrug.
"As far as I can tell, they did only what they had to in an attempt to ensure Seireitei's safety..." Ukitake mused thoughtfully. "I agree, they were not the ones in the wrong."
"Well, then... Their exile orders will be lifted, and they are free to return here if they so please." Yamamoto said before Soifon, Zaraki, or Mayuri could voice their opinions. Even if all three of them were against it, they were outnumbered.
"Glad that's settled... Onto the next issue at hand. Any suggestions on the replacements for the Captains?" Miyuki asked, scanning everyone's faces once more.
"There's Renji... He has achieved Bankai, and as far as I know he's the only one to have." Shunsui said thoughtfully.
"He's hotheaded... However he is capable." Byakuya said icily.
"I agree. A few months and he'll become used to the duties. He'd be a fine Captain with a little experience." Ukitake inputted with a smile.
"Hm... He is capable, and skilled... But I worry about him being too hot-headed." Komamura mused with a frown.
"He isn't careless, if that is what you are implying." Hitsugaya cut in, stoic as ever. "I've seen him fight, and he handles himself rather well. It's his level of strength that I worry about."
"He isn't reckless, no... I believe him to be a good choice." Unohana said in monotone, a gentle smile on her face.
"Hell yeah." Zaraki said simply, and Miyuki resisted the urge to roll her eyes at the barbaric man.
"I agree, he is a good choice." Soifon said stoicly. When did the Gotei 13 lose all its emotions? Miyuki thought in irritation as she noticed how many of the Captains showed none.
Same time you did, sweet cheeks. Mirarame chirped in her mind.
I merely hide my emotions. Though I suppose that's what they are doing... Only I simply do it during serious times like these. Miyuki snapped back.
Tomato, tomoto.
"Then Renji shall be appointed the Captain of the Fifth Division." Yamamoto declared, and Miyuki frowned slightly.
"And the other two? Third and Ninth division are still open, and as of now the only person in Soul Society with Bankai, who isn't a Captain already, is me." Miyuki said, and Yamamoto frowned at her. "And I'm not making that mistake again!" She clarified immediatly, and Shunsui barked a laugh.
"You are lazier then myself, sometimes." Shunsui laughed, and Miyuki frowned at him.
"Impossible." She said simply before looking back at Yamamoto. "We could offer Urahara and Yoruichi positions again." Miyuki suggested stoicly.
"I doubt they would accept..." Ukitake said hesitantly.
"Absolutely not!" Mayuri immediatly shouted, and Miyuki looked disgusted again for a split second before she was expressionless again. Obviously she didn't like Mayuri. "I will not agree with having that lunatic in Seireitei!"
"And I suppose you have a better idea?" Miyuki snapped, her voice venomous despite her lack of expression.
"I suggest that we only ask-" Miyuki cut Mayuri off.
"Yoruichi wouldn't come unless Urahara did as well. You know that. So it's either you get..." She paused, reigning in her emotions and turned to look at Yamamoto with a calm expression, her voice equally calm as she spoke again. "It's either both of them, or we find others to fill the positions. Since none of us seem to know of anyone else qualified, I don't see another option."
"We will send word to Urahara Kisuke and Shihoin Yoruichi offering them their positions." Yamamoto said gruffly before anyone else could get a word in. "If they deny, then we will come up with another solution. In the mean time, where will you be setting up your residence, Miyuki?"
"My family estate. I assume it's still in one peice?" Miyuki raised an eyebrow questioningly.
"Yes, it is." Yamamoto said gruffly. "Now then... That is all. Dismissed." Yamamoto said before he quickly flash stepped away. As soon as he was gone, Miyuki's shoulders drooped and she dropped to a kneel on the ground.
"Miyuki!" Ukitake called in alarm as he crouched down beside her.
"Sorry." Miyuki said apologetically, her long purple hair shrouding her face slightly. "I'll probably be exhausted for some time..." She said, looking stressfully at her trembling hand.
"Rangiku, how are you possibly still so lazy?" Miyuki asked the red head curiously. They were sitting in the 10th Division's Captain office, Rangiku splayed out on the sofa while Miyuki sat on the floor with the back of her head against Rangiku's calf.
"It takes alot of work." Matsumoto replied, and Miyuki laughed lightly.
"Of course. Doing no work must be so much work." Miyuki laughed.
"It made more sense in my head." Matsumoto grunted a reply.
"Imagine that." Miyuki remarked dryly. "It's been quite some time, hasn't it?"
"Fifty-five years." Matsumoto said with a sigh.
"Yeah... I'm sorry that I left so abruptly. You probably never even knew the truth about where I went." Miyuki sighed herself.
"No, Ukitake-taicho told me. He said you wouldn't want me to worry about you." She said with a small laugh.
"That's true. You and I were pretty good friends back then... You were a great lieutenant... Minus the being drunk almost constantly, and the whole deserting your duties part." Miyuki teased, and Matsumoto laughed softly. "All right, what's wrong?" Miyuki asked, narrowing her eyes.
"What do you mean?" Matsumoto asked, looking at her curiously.
"You're sad. Why?" Miyuki asked, frowning.
"I'm... I'm just still a little upset over Gin's betrayal." Matsumoto sighed. "What happened to him? No one knew the details, only that he died..."
"I killed him." Miyuki answered honestly, and Matsumoto blinked at her. "He was ordered by Aizen to kill me because I cancelled out Aizen's Zanpakuto, so we fought... and I won. Though I wouldn't have if it weren't for my illusions. It really irritated me that Aizen kept messing them all up." Miyuki scowled in anger at the memory.
"Well, you definately got him back for it." Matsumoto said with a laugh, and Miyuki joined in on her laughter.
"Yeah, I guess I did, didn't I?" Miyuki laughed, her laughter dissapearing when Hitsugaya walked into the office. "Speaking of.." Miyuki said, though her next words had nothing what-so-ever to do with what they were talking about previously. "I'm still glad that you of all people became Captain." She said, smiling at Hitsugaya.
"Why are you on my floor?" Was his only response. Miyuki pouted at him, and Matsumoto did the same.
"It used to be my floor too, you know." Miyuki pouted.
"It's mine now. Why are you on it?" Hitsugaya asked again.
"Well, you see Taicho, Miyuki wasn't feeling very happy so she came to visit me. I was just trying to cheer her up!" Matsumoto wailed, and Miyuki and Hitsugaya both rolled their eyes.
"Matsumoto, why isn't your paperwork done!" Hitsugaya demanded as he looked back at his lieutenant only to find she had ran away, and Miyuki was still sitting on the floor.
"She's quick for someone with such huge breasts." Miyuki commented, and Hitsugaya sighed.
"She needs to learn to do her job." He growled in irritation, and Miyuki looked at him with a calm expression.
"I'll help you out. I've got nothing better to do." Miyuki said as she stood, her body still trembling almost unnoticably from the aftereffects of using her Bankai. She sat down at Matsumoto's desk while Hitsugaya sat at his, and began scribbling on the papers quickly. "...Toushiro, how's Byakuya been?" Miyuki asked after a long silence. She was probably one of the only people Hitsugaya ever let call him by his first name. He was only okay with it because she used to be his mentor, and was technically still higher ranking then him since she was still part of the Royal Guard.
"Hard to say. Five years after you left, Hisana died. A year after that, Byakuya adopted her sister into the Kuchiki Clan. Rukia." Hitsugaya said emotionlessly as he worked as well. "During Aizen's defection, he set Rukia up to be executed. Byakuya fought against the people who were trying to save her, but eventually took a blow to save Rukia's life. It would have been fatal if Unohana wasn't there, and he was already heavily wounded... After that, he seems to be less up tight as before, but it's hard to tell. He almost never shows his emotions anymore. In fact, I've never seen him show any emotion." Hitsugaya noted as he wrote.
"...In fact, he even helped Rukia and Renji disobey direct orders and go to Hueco Mundo, then followed and helped them." Hitsugaya said with a frown.
"Perhaps he is more like the old him, then..." Miyuki sighed, and Hitsugaya raised his head to look at her questioningly, but she had bent her head and was scribbling away.
Oh? What's this? Miyuki knew Byakuya before she joined the Guard? =) Review! 3
