.Kitty: hello my loyal readers of Cat vs. Wolf and welcome I'm your host captain kitty
Yoruichi: and I'm Yoruichi. . . . I MISS MY LITTLE BEE T_T
.Kitty: yes I know, oh and congratulations to our first five reviewers, I hope you enjoyed your cookies
Yoruichi: I made them special for you
.Kitty: yes she did,
Yoruichi: And I didn't explode anything *secretly shifts eyes*
.Kitty: also I want to apologize; the epic fighting won't happen until the next two chapters so I messed up and I hope you all can forgive a forgetful cat, Yoruichi disclaimers please
Yoruichi: Captain Kitty does not own bleach or me, just that stupid dog and the new enemies
.Kitty: Enjoy
(Yoruichi's P.O.V)
I was beginning to worry; it had been hours since Soifon had left for her mission, and Soifon said she would be back soon. I had been sitting in my cat form waiting for Soifon outside. I was sitting on the edge of the wooden cat walk looking up at the moon. Thankfully it was full, so I could see everything with the gentle light.
"Soifon where are you" I mumbled to myself. Then a thought flashed through my head, well actually a few and most of them weren't good except for two. My first thought was that Soifon had successfully accomplished her mission but she was exhausted so half way home she was ambushed and killed by thugs. That sent a shiver over me. But then I remembered this is Soifon we're talking about, even if she's tired she can still kick some butt.
"Well that sends most of those scenarios away" I said standing up to stretch.
"Of course she could be back already and visiting Akara" I hissed bitterly, just saying her name gave me a bad taste in my mouth. Sighing, I quietly made my way to the fourth Division to see if Soifon was there.
(Normal P.O.V)
After a not so relaxing trip to the Fourth Division, Yoruichi snuck into the infirmary, it was surprisingly empty except for Akara was currently sleeping and Unohana was checking her over. Unohana raised hand over Akara's stomach and began to use her healing Kido. Akara was groaning quietly as the healing process was performed, but after a moment she stopped. Yoruichi had been ashamed of what she did to the Wolf. Akara was just telling her what had happened and she overreacted.
"What brings you here this late Yoruichi" Unohana said not taking her eyes off of Akara. Yoruichi padded in closer and leapt gracefully onto a hospital bed next to Akara.
"I was coming to see if Soifon had come in to check on Akara after her mission, but it appears she isn't here" Yoruichi said with a bit of joy in her voice. Unohana looked at Yoruichi with slight confusion.
"Mission, I didn't know Captain Soifon had a mission tonight" Yoruichi shrugged,
"Yes, she told me Commander Yamamoto sent her to the Western part of the Rukon to handle a disturbance, but she hasn't returned yet" Yoruichi said with obvious worry for her former pupil.
"Well I'm sure she'll be back at own her own time, she is a grown woman who can take care of herself" Unohana said with her usual gentle tone. Yoruichi's tail began to sway slightly,
"I know, but I'm still worried, she's been gone for hours and I don't know where she is other than the Western part of the Rukon" Yoruichi sighed as her ears flattened in worry.
"Well some missions take longer than others, so why don't you head to bed, its late; but I'm sure Soifon will be back by morning" Unohana said assuringly. Yoruichi nodded in understanding. She leapt off the bed and thanked Unohana before leaving.
"Oh bee, I wish you were back already" Yoruichi sighed in her cattish monotone voice. She was only a few minutes away from Soifon's Quarters, since she didn't want to sleep in a tree like she used too. When she had finally arrived to Soifon's Quarters she pawed the door open and shut it when she was inside. She strolled through the kitchen, past the living room and into Soifon's room. She then leapt up into her bed and slowly curled up on the spot that smelled the most like Soifon. Yoruichi snuggled her head into Soifon's pillow and lightly breathed in her scent, which was honey, which Yoruichi silently smiled at and daffodils. After about ten minutes of doing this, Yoruichi had fallen asleep.
The next morning Yoruichi woke up rather early, which was strange for her. Her golden eyes slowly scanned the room and sadly Soifon was not anywhere. Sighing Yoruichi transformed back and went to Soifon's closet, grabbed another thing of clothes that Soifon had apparently purchased at one point in time and got dressed. When she left Soifon's room she scanned the rest of the residence but still, Soifon was not there.
"Its official, something happened" Yoruichi stated as she exited the apartment like home and went back to the fourth.
"She still isn't back yet Unohana, I think something happened to her" Yoruichi said as she and Unohana spoke in her office, Unohana hummed in thought.
"Very well I believe an emergency Captains meeting is in order, I'll go inform Commander Yamamoto, but you'll have to stay here until I get back" Unohana said before Shunpoing away. Yoruichi began to pace around in worry and undeniable fear. After fifteen minutes of pacing and the possibility of sore feet Yoruichi had stopped as she heard Unohana come in.
"Well" Yoruichi asked in clear fret.
"The meeting is going to start soon, the butterflies have been sent out, and the Commander wants you there, seeing as you were the last one to talk with Captain Soifon" Unohana said. Yoruichi nodded,
"Very well, then please follow me" Unohana said turning around and leaving once again, only with an extremely worried cat behind her.
In the First Division, already almost everyone had arrived and stood in their spots, well except for Soifon and Unohana. But she and Yoruichi had just arrived as the doors began to close. Once she and Yoruichi were in Unohana's spot the meeting began.
"I have just been informed that our Second Squad Captain has not returned from her mission" Yamamoto boomed with his deep tenor voice.
"What is she being a slacker or something, and what's golden eyes doing here" Zaraki Kenpachi said being the first to speak out.
"You of all people should know Captain Soifon does not slack off, and I can't answer the second part of your question" Hitsuguya said calmly looking at the towering man next to him before looking at Yoruichi who had a serious face, which was unusual for her. Zaraki scoffed and said nothing else. Soon the whole room began to throw out their theories about why Soifon had not returned and Yoruichi's presence, but Yamamoto silenced them all with his usual thundering shout.
"SILENCE, Captain Unohana came to me earlier and told me that Captain Soifon had not come back from the mission that I had sent her on last night, but I hadn't sent her on any kind of mission" Yamamoto said. Then he turned to Unohana, who simply nodded and took a few steps out so that everyone could see her better,
"From what Yoruichi had told me, Soifon was sent to the Western part of the Rukon district to investigate a disturbance, but she hasn't returned" Unohana said looking Yoruichi's way.
"So you believe that Captain Soifon was kidnapped by someone" Yamamoto asked.
"I'm certain she was" Yoruichi said walking out of her place,
"Soifon has never taken this long on any mission and she would've sent some kind of notice if she knew it wouldn't take that long" Yoruichi said as her voice started to rise. Unohana put a hand on Yoruichi's shoulder to calm her down, and Yoruichi reluctantly did so.
"Well who do you think took our lovely Captain Soifon" Kyoraku said, and the room went silent. No one had a clue on why someone would kidnap Soifon. And everyone thought that they were crazy for trying, but they wouldn't admit it out loud, but they were impressed that they had been successful, which meant that the potential enemy was strong and cunning.
"I think I can shed some light on this situation" a voice said. Everyone looked around but saw no one. Suddenly blue light sparked in the middle of the room causing Yoruichi and Unohana to jump back. The sparks turned into a sapphire flame the size of an average person, and when the flame died, a man with blue green hair stood front and center. Everyone immediately drew their weapons and took their battle stance but the man raised his hand.
"Please, I mean you no harm but I have some news that might benefit you all" everyone but the man looked at Yamamoto. He sat there for a moment before saying
"Lower your weapons and let him speak" everyone complied with a certain level of edginess and the man continued.
"Thank you sir, well for starters I apologize for interrupting your meeting" he said bowing.
"State your business or be killed" Yamamoto said demandingly and the azure haired man kept going.
"Well, my name is Kuto, and I have come on behalf of my master to tell you were your Captain and our current "guest" is being held" Yoruichi growled and again Unohana put a hand on her shoulder and shook head as if to say, if you hurt him you'll never find her, so Yoruichi just stared at him with a death glare.
"On with it then, my patience is wearing thin" Yamamoto grumbled.
"Your captain is currently being held at our stronghold in the far Eastern part of Soul Society all you have to do is go through the Shadowed forest, through the Twin rivers and over a small ledge where our Stronghold sits, but that's all my master has allowed me to say, but if you want her back, I suggest you send someone fast, Hiroka is getting rather . . . . . attached to your Captain" Kuto said smirking. And that was enough to make Yoruichi see red, but before she could do anything; the doors burst open and Akara, in wolf form, ran in and lunged at Kuto, when she hit him he landed flat on his back. Akara was snarling and her claws were on his throat.
"Where is she" she yelled, her fur had risen to the highest point and she was quaking with anger.
"I-I already told them" he said breathing heavily from Akara's weight. Yoruichi ran to Akara and kicked her (not very hard) off of Kuto and she grabbed him and picked him up. When Kuto had steadied himself Yoruichi punched him back to the ground.
"Hey I'm only the representative, don't kill me" then he snapped his fingers and disappeared with another blue flame. Yoruichi growled then she was about to turn when Akara jumped her causing Yoruichi to fall since she had let her guard down at the moment.
"Why did you let him go" Akara yelled and Yoruichi pushed her off and stood back up.
"He isn't the threat, he's a messenger, and if it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have gotten the location on where Soifon is" Yoruichi yelled back. Akara snapped her teeth angrily,
"Well if you hadn't had let Soifon go alone then we wouldn't be in this situation" Akara said jumping onto her back legs and swiping a paw at Yoruichi. But being faster, Yoruichi moved to the left and grabbed the massive dog's paw before swinging her at the door. Akara rebounded off the door, but before she got close enough to Yoruichi, Yamamoto released his Reiatsu which caused her, Yoruichi and a few other Captains to fall and kneel.
"ENOUGH, BOTH OF YOU" Yamamoto thundered, Yoruichi and Akara turned to Yamamoto as he spoke again.
"You two are the children of two of the most powerful families in all of Soul Society, but you are acting like children" Yoruichi glared at the ground and Akara looked away.
"I am going to send two Captains to retrieve Captain Fon and" but before he could finish Yoruichi shouted,
"What, no I want to go get her, and I'll fight anyone who gets in my way" Yoruichi threatened as her Shunko began to spark to life. Akara snapped her head back to Yamamoto and she said,
"She's my best friend Commander, please let me go" then she sat down and bowed her head. Yamamoto hummed in thought seeing the two nobles' reaction to the situation. After a moment Yoruichi's Shunko had faded and she stood with a face of indifference, either way she was going to go get her little bee, and no one was fast enough to tell her otherwise.
"Very well, if you wish to so get our Captain you may" Yamamoto started to say then Akara jumped up and bounded around the room excitedly.
"BUT, you must both go together" he finished and Akara froze, and Yoruichi had a look of horror and outrage.
"What, you expect me to so save Soifon with this stupid cat" Akara shouted pointing a paw at a shocked Yoruichi. When she heard this Yoruichi glared,
"And you can't expect me to strategize a working escape plan with a massive throw rug, look at her she's a giant wolf" Yoruichi said throwing an accusing finger back at the dog.
"I've heard enough, you two have done nothing but fight since Akara arrived, and now that one of our own is in danger and you can't set aside your petty differences to go save her, such disgraces" Yamamoto boomed.
"Whatever" Yoruichi muttered as she turned around to leave and Akara apologized to the Commander.
"We're leaving in an hour you stupid mutt" Yoruichi called over her shoulder as she shunpoed away. Akara bowed before she padded out of the meeting room. Once she was gone Kyoraku spoke out.
"Well that was fun" then everyone shot him a dirty look, afterwards the meeting was dismissed.
In the second Division, Yoruichi was raiding the weapons chamber. So far she had collected maybe a few dozen Kunai and shuriken and placed them in various and easy to get to places. She didn't plan on using them, but if anything as being a former Omnitsukido Captain has taught her, it's that you should never underestimate your enemy, and you should be prepared.
Meanwhile Akara had gone back home to tell her mother of the incident, and immediately Akari freaked out. Akari had loved Soifon like her own daughter and now she had been taken.
"Momma its ok, Yoruichi and I are going to get her and bring her home" Akara said in not so assuring tone. Akari looked at Akara with a look of shock,
"Yoruichi Shihouin" Akara nodded,
"Yeah, Commander Yamamoto said that we didn't work together, then he would send to Captains to get Soifon, and I didn't want them getting hurt" Akara said, it was true, she would rather be in harm's way instead of one of the Captains of the Court.
"Well if it means getting Soifon back, I'd probably work with one of those Shihouins too" Akari said with a sigh. Akara smiled at her mother,
"Well I have to go prepare, something tells me this is gonna be a wild ride" Akara said turning to leave, but her mother stopped her.
"Akara" her mother said softly, Akara turned back around to face her mom,
"Yes?" she asked her mom gave her a worried look and Akara knew what it meant.
"Akara, you know it's almost time for . . . that to happen" her mother said and Akara looked down.
"I-I know momma, I know" she whispered before leaving the manor. Akari silently cried she knew the days were going by fast, and the rampage was coming, but she did not fear for the people that were going to be hurt, well not as scared for them. But she feared for Akara the most. Every few generations the one Kurokiba that possessed the wolf spirit would go insane after their rampage because they couldn't handle what they did. And Akara was always a kind child; Akari remembered when Akara had accidently stepped on her dog's tail. She cried the whole day and apologized so many times. Akari chuckled slightly at the memory. Such days were never going to happen, and she was scared.
"Please be careful dear" Akari whispered as she turned to go check on her sons. Back in the Second Division Yoruichi was at the training grounds currently beating the stuffing out of a training dummy. All her fear was currently swirling with her burning anger and causing her to through an invisible barrage of punches, and with a final battle cry she unknowingly used Shunko and disintegrated the training dummy.
"Geez, you didn't have to kill it" Yoruichi heard. She turned around and saw Akara in her human form putting her Zanpakuto around her hip.
"Well that's the idea" Yoruichi said kicking the remains of the dummy which was the charred stick it was sitting on before. Akara shrugged it off,
"Very well, since we have maybe twenty minutes, so I'm going to go meditate in the courtyard" Akara said before making a one eighty turn. "I think you should too, your stress is going to cause you to get wrinkles" Akara called over her shoulder laughing. Yoruichi glared, she ripped the currently ember covered pole and chucked it at Akara, but having the same senses, Akara knew it was coming, so she turned around and punched it causing it to splinter in half. Then she turned around and walked away.
"Stupid wolf, I outta make a floor rug with your freaking hide" Yoruichi muttered as she moved on to the next training dummy. Once Akara was gone Yoruichi sighed
"Oh Soi, I miss you" suddenly the wind gently blew around Yoruichi as if to give her some kind of comfort. Yoruichi embraced the breeze just before it went away.
"Thank you I guess" Yoruichi said staring at the sky. Eventually twenty minutes flew by and Akara and Yoruichi were too met up at the Northern Gate of the Seireitei. Akara and Yoruichi made it to the gate, but they were surprised on who was there waiting for them. The entire Second Squad had shown up an Omaeda was standing in front of them all with Yamamoto.
"Whats all this for" Yoruichi asked and Yamamoto spoke first,
"You understand that this mission is very important, you two must retrieve our Second Division Captain and bring her back to us in one piece" then he paused before he finished,
"Dead or alive" this made Yoruichi and Akara shudder at the thought of Soifon being brought home dead which actually fueled their determination to bring her home alive.
"I assure you Soifon will be alive and our enemies shall be vanquished when we return" Akara said and Yoruichi nodded. There was no way she was going to bury her little bee.
"Very well, now I believe the Second Division had wanted to say something before their departure" Yamamoto said standing aside as Omaeda came up to them. Akara glared at him but he seemed to ignore it, he was surprisingly serious.
"Please, bring our Captain home, she has always inspired us to try our best and bring out our better sides" Omaeda said before kneeling. Yoruichi looked up and saw that the entire Division was kneeling also. This made Yoruichi smile; they all respected and loved their Captain, which was something they had in common.
"Alright, get up, we'll be back soon" Yoruichi said patting the large man's back. Omaeda got up and thanked them. Then the second division all said thank you at the same time before they all disappeared in a large gust of wind. Once they were gone Yamamoto waved them off and returned to his Division. Operation Rescue Soifon had just begun.
.Cat.94: once again I'm sorry that this wasn't the chapter you were waiting for, but it's coming soon I promise * bows in apology*
Yoruichi: I can't wait to kick some butt
.cat.94: well I just hope I don't get my butt kicked for this
Akara: well I'm sure they'll forgive you
Yoruichi: yeah. Anyway thank you for reading and please review, remember the more reviews the quicker the next chapter comes :D
Akara: Bye now
.Cat.94: Don't kill me!