Captain-Blue-Kitty: hello and welcome to Cat vs. Wolf I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter
Akara: I didn't
Captain-Blue-Kitty: yes I understand that, but let's move on
Yoruichi: whiner
Akara: loser
Captain-Blue-Kitty: knock it off! Now Akara do the disclaimers
Akara: Captain-Blue-Kitty does own bleach, just me and the enemies
Captain-Blue-Kitty: please enjoy ^_^
"Where are we" Akara asked as she and Yoruichi walked through another forest, only this one had much more light going through it and it wasn't as thick as the Shadowed forest.
"Well it should be obvious, we're in a forest" Yoruichi said sarcastically, this made Akara glare at her,
"I know that much, but I mean are we any closer to the Twin Rivers, we've been walking forever and my leg is starting to act up" Akara said as she gently massaged her wounded leg. Yoruichi rolled her amber eyes, this dog was starting to whine and it was getting on her nerves.
"Well I don't know how close we are, and I'm sorry your leg hurts, but you need to shut up, I'm getting a headache" Yoruichi said calmly but with a wide range of rudeness mixed in.
"I have a right to complain, it's your fault my leg hurts" Akara shot and Yoruichi winced. That had been a low blow, and it hurt a little bit, but not that much.
"But I still owe you a story" Akara said softly, and Yoruichi blinked in surprise before it quickly vanished.
"Unless you can't handle it and freak out again" Akara said eyeing Yoruichi suspiciously, but Yoruichi shook her head,
"No I'll be ok, go ahead" Yoruichi said and Akara cleared her throat.
"Right, well after I left Soifon with your friend, I didn't see her for a week, I got really worried, but something told me she was alright" Akara said as more memories began to flood her mind.
(Flash Back)
Akara had been worried sick about her new acquaintance Soifon. It had been a week since Soifon's accident, and Akara still hasn't seen her, though she had felt her reiatsu spike like mad during the week. Akara was currently going to the Second Division Captain, to try and ease Soifon's punishment, since she hadn't shown up at all. But once she had arrived, she saw that Soifon was already there and talking to the Captain. And by the sounds of it, things weren't going well.
"You disappear for an entire week, without any indication on your whereabouts and once you return you want to resume your position amoung your peers" the Captain yelled and Soifon said absolutely nothing, her eyes were dead and cold.
"Have you nothing to say, your family will be ashamed that one of their children was thrown out of the Omnitsukido" Akara's eyes widened,
"No, Captain please don't throw her out of the Omnitsukido" Akara yelled as she ran up next to Soifon. The Captain glared,
"Miss Kurokiba, Soifon has broken one of our rules, and you don't want me to throw her out" he yelling questioningly.
"That's right; the only reason why she didn't show up was because she was in recovery, and a friend's house, I know this, because I was the one who took her to get cared for" Akara said glaring back at the Captain.
"What was she doing that caused her to be that state" the Captain demanded. Akara silently stiffened; she didn't want to tell the Captain what really happened, because she figured that would guarantee Soifon's banishment. So she came up with a fool proof excuse.
"She was helping me with a Hollow" Akara said as coolly as possible, this made Soifon look at Akara with astonishment, she knew that wasn't the truth. Why was Akara, a person she had barely known, lying for her?
"A Hollow, why was I not informed about this Hollow" the Captain said shifting his eyesight from Akara to Soifon. Fearing Soifon would blow everything Akara spoke out again,
"It wasn't a major Hollow; it wasn't that much of a threat, but Soifon did an excellent job handling it" Akara smiled and the Captain hummed in thought.
"Very well then, Soifon, you will not be expelled, but you have a lot of training to catch up on" the Captain said. Soifon simply nodded and stood up to leave,
"I can help her, I've done some of your fighting styles before" Akara offered. The Captain nodded,
"Fine, you can both go, but Soifon, if you pull this act again, you will be expelled next time" the Captain said waving them off. Akara and Soifon filed out of the room. Once outside and out of the Captain's earshot range Akara exhaled in relief,
"Oh man that was close, I thought you were gonna be expelled" Soifon said nothing at first but Akara was alright with that.
"Wait a minute; Soifon was going to be expelled from the Omnitsukido" Yoruichi asked with wide eyes. Akara nodded,
"Yeah she was, but if I hadn't said what I did, she wouldn't be where she was now" Akara paused,
"But that was a small part of it, she became a Captain because of her determination, and her goal; though she did fail to achieve her goal" Akara said looking at Yoruichi, who wilted a little, she knew what Soifon's original goal was.
"Anyway, so after Soifon was able to return back to the Barracks, she told me what happened while she was at your friend's house, I was beyond angry with her, I told her there were better ways to handle your officer leaving then how she handled it" Akara said and Yoruichi sighed. This was almost too much to take in, but it could've been worse.
"Ok, where was I" Akara asked aloud, before she gave an "oh" as she remembered.
After a few days of vigorous training, Soifon had caught up with everyone, thanks to Akara's training sessions, and during those few days, Soifon had slowly began to warm up to the noble.
"So Soifon, your all caught up now, it's good to see you working again" Akara said as she and Soifon walked into the Second Division courtyard, they had to sweep up and fix up the gardens a bit as an afternoon chore. Soifon gave a loud hum in response, she hadn't spoken since her return the Second Division, but she communicated just as well as when she talked.
"So Soifon, what do you wanna do after we finish here" Akara asked as she picked up an innocent caterpillar crawling on the concrete walkway and putting it on a small branch. Soifon saw the gesture, but did not react to it, instead she gave Akara a fighting stance.
"Oh you want to train some more" Akara guessed and Soifon nodded curtly before sweeping up a few old leaves into a slowly growing leaf pile.
"You know Soifon, there's more to life then training, why don't you take a load off and go to the Rukon with me, I heard there's some kind of event going on" Akara said but Soifon shook her head,
"You don't want to, oh that's too bad, I think you would've had fun; but that's ok, oh I have an idea" Akara exclaimed and Soifon looked at her with mild interest,
"How about we go clean your room, I went in there once and it was worse than my room" Akara said jokingly. This made Soifon blush a little bit before a look a wave of emotion swept through her face, Akara saw embarrassment, shock, anger, but the last emotions landed on suspicion and questioning. Akara figured she knew what Soifon was trying to ask.
"Why I was in your room you ask, I'll tell you" Akara said before clearing her throat a bit. Soifon started in slight anticipation.
"I was worried about you, so I went to go check on you, but when I saw that you weren't in your room I got scared and went to find you" Akara said. Soifon looked at her with slight surprise, no one had worried about her in a long time.
"I'm sorry I trespassed though, I hate when people go into my room when I don't know about it" Akara apologized. Soifon raised a hand and shook it as a sign of acceptance. This made Akara smile,
"Well, let's hurry up here then; I love gardens as much as the next guy, but I've never had a green thumb" Akara joked, and Soifon rolled her eyes while hiding a small smile.
"We did clean her room and let me tell you, that girl had the most random stuff hiding in her room" Akara laughed and Yoruichi smiled. She found it kind of ironic; the Soifon she knew now was very clean and organized.
"So when did Soifon start talking again" Yoruichi asked as the two ducked under a large low hanging branch. Akara hummed in thought,
"I think it was about six months after you high tailed it" Akara deadpanned.
"No need to be crud about it" Yoruichi frowned, but Akara simply shrugged her shoulder's,
"I don't care really" she said with a tone of indifference. Yoruichi's feelings weren't exactly her current worry at the moment.
"Yeah, it was six months after you left and I remember the first sentence she uttered to me" Akara chuckled, as the fond memory slowly but gracefully swayed into her mind.
It had been six months for Soifon; she had lost her Captain, almost lost her place in the Omnitsukido and met Akara Kurokiba. Who to Soifon, had been a very good friend and trainer the entire time.
Today, Soifon had been assigned a solo mission, and she was giddy despite her new found cold demeanor. She was cold to everyone around her, except for Akara and her family, she had met them during her third month of meeting Akara; and she had to admit that, despite all her former Captain's sayings, the Kurokiba family were a very kind family.
"Well Soifon, I heard you have a solo mission today, I know you're going to do great" Akara grinned as she caught Soifon in her current state of thinking. Soifon silently blushed, and nodded. Akara patted her friend on the shoulder, then she caught a glint of nervousness in Soifon's eyes.
"Hey, I can tell you're nervous, but everyone does, heck I get worried when I have to do missions for my family, but I know I'll be fine, so I'm putting all my faith in you Bee Fon" Akara said before getting a gentle punch in the shoulder,
"Ow, what, you don't like that name" Akara asked smiling and Soifon silently huffed and glared. Akara got the hint quickly,
"Ok I won't call you Bee Fon, though it does sound cute" Akara chuckled.
"Bee Fon" Yoruichi snorted, Akara grinned slightly,
"Yeah, I thought it was pretty cute, but she didn't like me calling her that, so I kept trying out names, and for some reason she liked China Bee better so I started to call her that" Akara explained. Yoruichi hummed in thought, she had never thought of the nickname Bee Fon, it did sound kind of cute, but it wasn't a name she would use anytime soon.
As the duo walked through the forest, back at the stronghold, Soifon was doing a work out to keep herself fit. At the moment she was laying on her back, with her legs standing straight against the wall, she was currently doing crunches.
"Five hundred sixty four, five hundred sixty five" Soifon said as she slowly came up and back down. She knew that the best way to build muscles was to do the exercises slowly. So for the past few hours she had done fifteen hundred pushups, eight hundred diamond pushups and two hundred pull ups. She had to use her chains, but they made a decent substitute.
"Wow Captain, you look really good in sweat" Hiroka's sickenly sweet voice purred. Soifon paused and looked at Hiroka from an upside down kind of view before rolling her stormy eyes.
"Well don't get used to it, I'm done" Soifon said as she arched her back and curled her toes before doing a somewhat impossible flip back to her nimble feet, before swiping away the barely visible sheen of sweat on her forehead.
"What do you want from me Hiroka" Soifon asked irritated. Hiroka giggled,
"Well as of now nothing, but unfortunately I have to chain you back up, master didn't like the act that I let you have that ounce of freedom" Hiroka sighed. And before Soifon could say a thing, Hiroka flashed in chained Soifon up once again and flashed back to her spot as if she had never left.
"You're very fast I'll admit that, but the only reason you can still do what you did is because you compressed my reiatsu so that I can't use it" Soifon said, though she didn't mention her impeccable martial arts skills. A sudden memory flashed into her mind. It was something Hiroka said to her yesterday.
"I've been watching you for quite awhile now, I've learned a lot" Soifon shuddered as the memory.
"Thank you Captain, I'll take your compliment to heart, but I'm well aware about your excellent fighting skills. I'm surprised you haven't used them yet, I wonder why" Hiroka said smiled wickedly. Soifon smirked,
"For all you know, I could just be waiting for the right opportunity" this made Hiroka laugh.
"I love how you talk Captain, it's very. . . . . .Invigorating" Hiroka purred. Soifon quietly shuddered. She really needed to escape, and soon. Suddenly Kuto appeared in a sapphire flame.
"Ah, Kuto what brings you by" Hiroka grinned and Kuto returned the expression.
"Well, I've gotten news from one of our spies" Kuto said and Hiroka looked at him in mock interest,
"Oh really, what did they say" Hiroka asked glancing in Soifon's direction. Soifon glared at the two people talking in front of her. She didn't appreciate the fact that they were talking like she wasn't there.
"Well, from they said, we should be expecting our "special guest" very soon, maybe tomorrow or the next day" Kuto said also glancing at Soifon, who was keeping a stone face. But on the inside she was freaking out.
"No" Soifon screamed in her head.
"She can't come here; she'll probably die if she does" Soifon thought in silent fear.
"And I was also told another woman was accompanying her" Kuto said breaking Soifon from her frantic thoughts. This news made Hiroka make a straight face, and Soifon think in confusion. Who else would be with Akara? The last person who saw Soifon before she was kidnapped and possibly knew she was gone was. . . . . . . . . Then Soifon paled,
"Yoruichi" Soifon accidently said out loud and Hiroka heard this and the moment she did she snorted.
"Yoruichi you say, I've heard about her; wasn't she that noble woman who ditched Soul Society to help her lover escape some kind of punishment or something" Hiroka guffawed. Hearing that made Soifon's heart become heavy, she didn't want to hear them talk about Yoruichi.
"Yes, I believe it was something like that, and I also heard she is well known for being the fastest shinigami in all of the Soul Society" Kuto said, and Hiroka raised an eyebrow in interest.
"Oh is she now, well I doubt she's as fast as me, but we'll have to see when she arrives wont we" Hiroka said.
"Indeed we will, well I have to go brush up on my fighting, it's been so long since I've had a decent fight. And now that you know that they're coming, you know your new job Hiroka" Kuto said sternly before vanishing into the Azure flames. Moments after Kuto left Hiroka sighed and looked at Soifon, who in return glared daggers. This made Hiroka chuckle breathlessly.
"What" Soifon asked with a guarded tone. Hiroka sighed,
"Well Captain, before I came down here to see you I was talking to my master, and it appears his plans for you have changed" Hiroka said with a shockingly serious tone.
"What changed" Soifon asked warily, whatever it was, it didn't sound good, but Soi was sure she could handle whatever Hiroka was about to tell her.
"Well for one, I have to bring some of your Reiatsu back, but that comes after your torture session tomorrow" Hiroka said with what sounded like regret. Soifon snorted, she had been through some hard core training growing up, and to top it off she had lost her reason of living; and she had suffered for a very painful century. So whatever torture Hiroka had in store for would probably be less painful then what she went through.
"Bring it on" Soifon said with as much venom as possible. Hiroka gave her a look before flashing away.
Back with the two animorphs, Yoruichi and Akara had finally arrived at the Twin Rivers. The rivers were maybe half a mile long horizontally. They were quite interesting, they were parallel to each other, and there was a foot of land that separated the water trails. But was peculiar about these rivers, was that they flowed in two different directions and one was clear while the other was murky and eerie. This sight had highly impressed the Kurokiba princess.
"These rivers are so awesome, we should swim across" Akara said excitedly but Yoruichi shook her head and glared at the excited wolf child.
"You moron, your fractured leg will make you even slower in the water then you already are on land" she growled but Akara waved it off.
"You know I have three extra legs to swim with, so I doubt it'll be a problem" Akara said shrugging as she went to dip her hand into the clear water. It was cold, much like any river, but something seemed strange about the water also, but Akara couldn't explain it.
"What's wrong with you" Yoruichi asked as she approached the currently still Kurokiba.
"Something about this water seems strange, but I can't place it for some reason" Akara mumbled as she extracted her hand from the water. Suddenly the water glowed before rising into a liquid pillar. This caused Akara to fall back and Yoruichi go into a fighting stance, if there was an enemy blocking her way of getting to Soifon faster, then this enemy had picked the wrong fight.
"What is that" Akara asked as she jumped up and got into her fighting stance as well. Suddenly the pillar divided into thirds and braided, just before it arched over and crashed onto the land. A thin light had begun to glow in the center of the braided water, but in a flash it got bigger and began to take a form.
"What is that" Yoruichi asked. Akara shook her head, she did know. Finally the form was taken and the braided river had finally broken, and in its place was a very large koi fish. It was a beautiful koi fish, its scales were as blue as the water it came from, and it glowed in the sun light. Its tail was transparent, but it had small fish swimming freely on its tail. Its fins were slowly rotating like a regular fish would do when it was swimming. Its eyes were as sandy as the bottom of the river and they were currently focused on the two women in front of it.
"WHO DARES COME NEAR MY RIVERS" its low alto voice boomed. Akara was about to say something, but she suddenly developed a massive throb in her head. She clutched it and let out a loud cry before falling on her knees and hunching over shaking rapidly just before going still. She had passed out. Yoruichi was shocked at what had just happened.
"What did you do to her" Yoruichi demanded from the large fish. The fish simply shook its head.
"I have done nothing to the spirit wielder, now I ask again why have you come to my home" he asked. Yoruichi glared she didn't want to explain her and Akara's current situation but she didn't have time to be interrogated by an oversized pond fish.
"Look, we are on a mission to retrieve one of the Captains of the Seireitei, and it's very important we get her" Yoruichi said with a hint of urgency. The fish blinked at the ex-princess,
"How do I know you are not deceiving me" the fish asked with suspicion. Yoruichi glared daggers at the fish, how could a fish she just met consider a liar, especially since she had been telling the truth.
"Why would I lie about something like this" Yoruichi shouted outraged. The fish began to levitate towards Yoruichi and Akara, and when it was close enough it began to circle around them. This continued for a few minutes before he stopped and floated back to his original spot.
"Hmm, Yoruichi Shihouin you certainly have done many thing in your life haven't' you" the fish asked accusingly. Yoruichi stared at the fish with obvious astonishment before it changed into unreadable look. The fish chuckled at the cat woman.
"From what your spirit looks like, you left someone you loved and you have missed them terribly, and from what else I saw they don't. ." but he was cut off by Yoruichi's extremely loud scream of shut up.
"What is the matter child" he asked, but before either of them spoke again, Akara stirred and rose from her spot. But something seemed different, her aura and eyes had changed. Instead of dark blue, they were a golden brown. She grinned ferally at the blue koi fish before speaking in a deep feminine, yet threatening tone, it was deeper then Akara's voice by a lot.
"Ah, Koi tamashī it's so nice to see you again" Akara purred at the floating aquamarine animal. Koi Tamashī glared at Akara,
"Maiko, who of the Kurokiba have you decided to plague this generation" Koi Tamashī demanded, and "Maiko" laughed wildly.
"Why Tamashī, why would you ever say such a cruel thing, but I'll answer your accusation anyway, I have decided to reside in this young lady's body" Maiko said gesturing to herself. Yoruichi, who had been quiet through this entire scene just watched. She couldn't find the words to speak at the moment. Maiko turned to the currently speechless Shihouin noble and smirked,
"My my, if it isn't the love struck kitten of the mighty Shihouins" Maiko said mockingly and this made Yoruichi snap out of her mute moment.
"Whats with you Akara" Yoruichi asked, clearly the scene from the past few minutes had not registered into her usually quick mind.
"Surely you've heard of me Ms. Shihouin; I've gone down in all of the four noble family's history. But that doesn't matter now, what matters is that you and my companion here have a mission to accomplish" Maiko said. Then Maiko turned to the koi and smiled, revealing extremely sharp canine teeth,
"Well Tamashī, unfortunately I have to go for now, Akara is starting to make a fuss, but please let these lovely ladies through, they truly are on a mission" and after that Maiko closed her eyes. A few seconds later she opened her eyes and they were midnight blue once again.
"What happened" Akara said blinking furiously before shaking her head. She then looked at the koi and Yoruichi.
"Whoa, that fish so pretty" Akara said in awe, and Yoruichi rolled her eyes.
"Nice to have you back dog breath, now let's get back to the real matter at hand" then Yoruichi turned curtly and spoke to Tamashī,
"Please let us through, we're in a major hurry, and I would hate to bring one of the best Captain's in the Seireitei," but Yoruichi couldn't bear to finish her sentence; she just couldn't speak the words. She bowed her head and began to shake it slowly. Koi Tamashī stared deeply into Yoruichi and let out a smile,
"Ah, you seem to care deeply about this Captain, your spirit is absolutely glowing, your words must be true, please follow me" Koi Tamashī said before turning around and heading back to the water. Akara ran after the fish and Yoruichi walked behind them.
"All right you two, in order to get cross my rivers without any harm you must answer one of my questions truthfully" Koi Tamashī said sagely. Both of them nodded and waited for their question.
"Miss Kurokiba, you are first, miss Shihouin please step about a thousand yard, you are not allowed to hear this question" Koi Tamashī said. Yoruichi nodded and flashed away.
"Now Akara, this question is very personal and I sincerely hope you can answer this with your honesty otherwise you can never cross" Koi Tamashī said and Akara nodded in understanding.
"Very well then, Akara Kurokiba, third child of the great Kurokiba clan, what are your intentions for when you go to rescue the Captain" the large fish asked expectantly. Akara took in a deep breath and sighed,
"My true intentions for when we go rescue the Captain who also happens to be my best friend, is that I'm going to defeat her captor and return her home" Akara said. The fish looked at her,
"Something tells me that isn't all, now please finish" the fish said patiently. Akara rubbed the back of her head in embarrassment and blush appeared on her lightly tanned skin.
"Well, I was also going to tell her how I felt about her" the koi fish nodded and started to swirl his long flowing tail, and within a minute a water platform had appeared in front of her.
"Take this platform and go across, I shall send your friend soon after" the fish said as Akara stepped on the platform and started towards the water.
"Actually Mr. Tamashī she isn't my friend" Akara corrected but the words had fallen on deaf ears, soon she was drifting quickly across the water. When she was barely visible the fish called Yoruichi back.
"Well that was shorter ten I expected" Yoruichi joked.
"Enough of your joking Miss Shihouin you must answer your question now, and if you don't answer truthfully then you shall never cross and you won't be able to save your beloved Captain" the koi fish said seriously. Yoruichi sighed,
"Alright lay it on me then since we don't have all day"
"As you wish" the Koi fish said then he cleared his throat a bit.
"Do you love this Captain" the fish asked bluntly. Yoruichi chocked on nothing,
"E-Excuse me" she gasped. The fish glared,
"You heard me, do you love this Captain" Koi Tamashī said harshly.
"I do" Yoruichi said unashamed. She knew she had loved Soifon for the longest time and it wasn't going to change anytime soon.
"I thought as much, now if you will allow me to ask one more question, if you were going to confess to your Captain and she refused your confession what would you do" the Koi fish asked with a much more gentle tone. Yoruichi laughed breathlessly as the scenario played in her head.
"To be honest, I would probably be miserable for the rest of my life, I mean I love her so much, I don't know what I would do without her" Yoruichi said with true depression in her voice.
"Come now child, don't be so sad, you have to go rescue your Captain, that and I can't stand seeing people in love cry, it's a very hard experience; now come" he said making another water platform for Yoruichi to cross with. Once Yoruichi was on the water Koi Tamashī called to her,
"Do not let your fear hold you back" then he disappeared into the river with a quiet splash, which caused a small wave to push through the water.
"I'll try" Yoruichi whispered. Then she focused on getting across the rivers.
Within an hour of catching up to each other and drifting side by side, Akara and Yoruichi had made to the opposite shore. Unfortunately their shoes were completely soaked, but that didn't matter. They were finally close to the enemy's hideout, and nothing was going to get in their way.
"Do you think you can run a run for a bit" Yoruichi asked and Akara nodded,
"Race ya, finish line is the end of two miles" Akara grinned before disappearing into nothing. Yoruichi scoffed,
"Cheater" then she to disappeared into thin air. Within maybe ten minutes Yoruichi had won the race even with Akara's head start.
"Darn, I thought I had you that time" Akara said without any loss of breath. Yoruichi gave her a catty grin,
"No one is faster than me, it's a proven fact" Yoruichi bragged as they began to walk on a new found path. They had found more forest ground so they ad cover if needed.
"Alright, when we start to get closer we need to formulate a plan" Yoruichi stated and Akara nodded.
"I agree, but for now let's just keep walking and see how close we get" Akara said. And for the rest of the day the duo walked and walked, with the occasional race when they felt like they weren't getting any closer.
Soon the twilight sky had found them again, but the sky light didn't faze them. They were focused on their mission.
"I think we're close" Yoruichi said as she slowed her pace. Akara raised an eyebrow, and Yoruichi gestured to their surroundings. A few of the stumped trees seemed to be perfectly cut through, and the path seemed man made.
"I'm gonna scout ahead, I'll be back soon" Yoruichi said before Shunpoing away leaving Akara to her own thoughts. Noticing a small patch of flowers Akara settled herself near them and began to make some flower bracelets. It was when Akara had run out of flowers that Yoruichi returned.
"How close" Akara asked looking up to Yoruichi.
"About three miles out not counting the huge gorge surrounding the stronghold, which by the way is huge" Yoruichi said professionally. Akara nodded,
"Alright then, we should camp out about a quarter mile away and plan Soi's escape there, then tomorrow we strike" Akara said grinning and Yoruichi nodded in agreement.
"That sounds legit, but I think you should check out their stronghold, it's pretty big" Yoruichi insisted.
"Fine I'll see the stupid building" Akara said getting up. Then once again, they shunpoed off towards their goal. Once they stopped at the quarter mile mark where they were going to stay, Yoruichi stopped Akara and gestured her to the top of the tree before she starting too bound up the tree. Akara nodded and jumped onto the branches after her. Once they reached the desired branch, they both crouched down and Yoruichi pushed one of the branches away. Akara's eyes widened, Yoruichi had been correct, the strong hold was huge. And the gorge was no different.
The building itself was about half the size of the Seireitei. There was a massive wall surrounding the plateau, but since Yoruichi and Akara had a bird's eye view, they could see what resided inside the wall. Inside was a huge castle that looked like it was from the European Middle Ages mixed with Feudal Japan. It was maybe four stories high with many open hallways on each story. The courtyard on the ground level was divided into three sections all around the castle. The front section seemed to be the opening where people came and exited. The right there was a large garden with a pond the size of a small pool. And surrounding it were trees of all kinds and flowers. It was beautiful in all honesty.
While to the left, seemed to be a training ground, there were a few people with multicolored uniforms and hair sparing with each other.
"Looks like we might have to fight" Akara whispered as the branch was slowly put back in place. The two slowly slipped down the tree and quietly touched the ground.
"Well we made it, now we just have to work on our game plan and tomorrow we claim our Captain and i'm willing to fight for her" Yoruichi grinned.
Captain-blue-Kitty: I'm so sorry this chapter is late; I was grounded so I was banished from the computer, but I'm back!
Yoruichi: So close yet so far away, SOIFON! *cries*
Captain-Blue-Kitty: Yoruichi! Focus you'll get her back later
Yoruichi: I want her now!
Akara: we hope you enjoyed the chapter
Captain-Blue-Kitty: please review and see you later!