"Challenge accepted!" I yelled cheerily.
"This is gonna be fun... C'mon, Kitsune," he smirked, walking a short distance away from us with his Fraccion before resuming their training session.
I wasn't able to see much before I was pulled aside by a certain master.
"Tell me... What was going through your mind when you said that?" a cold breath whispered in my ear. For that second, my body froze.
I shook my head lightly, snapping out of my daze. "He was taunting you. Like hell is he gonna get away with it."
"Do you even know how to use your Ressureccion?" he asked.
"...No...?" I answered hesitantly. "But we can work on that, right?"
"Where is your Zanpakuto?" he questioned after glancing down briefly.
"...In my room? I don't know..."
"...You're hopeless."
Those words stung horribly. The one thing I couldn't stand was being told I was no good. I don't care if people call me dumb or irritating, but 'hopeless'... It hurt.
"I may be disobedient, lazy and stupid, but I am NOT hopeless!" I shouted on the verge of crying, unknowingly grabbing the attention of Grimmjow and Kitsune.
"Your Fraccion already fucked up?" Grimmjow grinned.
"Yes, I did, because I'm 'hopeless'," I said, venom dripping from every word. Ulquiorra-sama stared at me blankly. If only he knew how much those words had really hurt me.
"Don't worry, Chie-chan, you're not hopeless," Kitsune smiled, placing a hand on my shoulder in a comforting manner. It helped a little.
"KITSUNE! She's the enemy!" Grimmjow yelled. He strolled back to where they were training before. Her hand lifted from my shoulder immediately. "Get back over here!"
"Bye," she waved kindly as she ran towards Grimmjow. I lifted a hand and waved back to her, smiling.
My smile faded as she met with Grimmjow and resumed her training.
"Forget your sword."
"Huh? But Ulquiorra-sama, how will you teach me without it?" I asked both curiously and shocked.
"I'll teach you the basics; like bala, for example. We can also train your sonido and ceros, and I'll even teach you to use a garganta," he explained. "We'll learn your Ressureccion tomorrow."
"Okay, what's first?" I questioned enthusiastically.
The red blasts flew at me swiftly, only by millimetres would I successfully sonido out of the paths of each Bala that came my way.
I was getting tired. Lucky bastard Kitsune, Grimmjow stopped to watch me suffer so you got a break!
"When- will- this- be- over?" I asked between dodging.
"Soon." Otherwise known as, the moment I pass out.
"Oh Ulqui-kuuun! Grimm-kittyyy!" a familiar voice sang. I stopped abruptly and found my butt planted in the sand, pain shooting through my chest.
I clutched my chest tightly for a few seconds before deciding the injury was too minor to worry about. I lifted myself to my feet and grinned menacingly to myself as I saw it was Gin who was skipping towards us like a little schoolgirl.
Grimmjow and Kitsune both perked up instantly at his arrival. The plan is working... Wait, Kitsune's a cat too! I forgot!
I sonido'd behind her and clasped my hands over her nose tightly to prevent her from smelling the catnip I had planted inside Gin's pants. Heh heh.
She writhed and struggled to escape my grasp.
I whispered to her in attempt to calm her, "Stop it! I put catnip in Gin's pants, the little revenge for Grimmjow... But I sorta forgot you were a cat too, so..." I trailed off.
The wriggling stopped after my small explanation and she asked a question, "This is the revenge you had planned?"
"Exactly... But it seems there's a small flaw in the plan... Can you resist it or...?"
"I'll...be...okay..."
I released her, allowing her to shield her own nose from the alluring scent of catnip. She backed away from Gin slowly.
Meanwhile, Grimmjow was zeroing in on Gin. I could see he was attempting to resist the temptation, but it was useless.
"Hmm? Ya seem uncomfta'ble, Grimm-kitty..." Gin said, watching carefully, hand on sword and ready to block if Grimmjow was considering attacking.
Grimmjow paced closer to Gin and brushed up against his leg... purring? Wow, this plan went better than expected.
I stifled my laughter, if only I could say the same for Kitsune... She burst out in a fit of giggles, Ulquiorra-sama stared at them blankly. Secretly he's amused. I just know it.
Gin began unsheathing his sword slowly and cautiously, still watching the blue-haired feline.
"Chikara..." Ulquiorra-sama whispered.
I gazed at him, worry evident in my orbs. I could feel his eyes boring into mine. I had to answer. "...Alright fine. I put super-catnip that I got from Szayel into Gin's pants... Got a camera?"
"Chikara..." he repeated.
"...What?" I asked nervously.
"You're in trouble."
"But...but...fine," I surrendered.
"What's wrong with Grimm-kitty?" Gin questioned.
As if by magic, Grimmjow snapped out of his catnip-trance.
"YOU'RE GOING TO REGRET LAUGHING, KITSUNE!" he shouted.
"Oh no..." she murmured, running off with Grimmjow following closely behind.
"Oh, he's back t' normal again... Anyway, I came t' tell ya tha' there's anotha' meetin' in like... Ten minutes.. Espada-only. Bye bye now," he waved as he left the scene.
"Espada-only..." I repeated.
"Meaning; you cannot attend."
"...YES!" I yelled excitedly, earning a confused look from Ulquiorra-sama.
"That does not mean you can run around freely. Although I will not be with you, I can promise you that I'll be watching to make sure that you do not cause any trouble," he said, walking towards Las Noches. "You shall stay in your room until the meeting is over, afterwards we shall continue your training."
"But...but..."
"Consider it a break."
"But I'm not tired!" I whined, following him into Las Noches anyway.
"I do not care. You will stay there until I say otherwise, regardless of whether or not you want to."
"...Fine," I huffed.
"Stay. If I discover you've attempted to leave the room without my saying so, you will be punished."
"Okidoke," I nodded.
After he shut the door, I slumped down against it lazily. What do I do for the next hour now? I can't sleep, I've still got too much energy.
I sighed miserably. I'm so-hey, what's that?
I crawled over to my bed and pulled out the shiny object that lay underneath it; my Zanpakuto.
Lightbulb! I've got an idea.
I shall learn my Ressureccion's name!
...How the hell do I do that?
Sigh, I am hopeless... I don't even know my Ressureccion's name, or it's calling for that matter.
I leant up against the bed tiredly, racking my brain to try and remember the name.
I unsheathed the sword and eyed it carefully before throwing it into the wall like a dart. "Why...? Why can't I remember your damn name?"
If only weapons could talk. Maybe then I wouldn't look like such a crazy person talking to myself.
I lifted myself up and climbed into my bed, sighing softly. I stared at the ceiling for a while before deciding that it was equally boring to everything else that happened in the last five minutes.
Random thought. This room could use a couple plushies or something. Maybe some Chappy drawings on the wall, too. And a TV in the corner.
Well, until I can gain access to those items, I suppose I could just stare blankly into space, chanting about how bored I am until I get some idea of how I could escape.
Sounds like a plan.
(POV Switch, Ulquiorra)
She lay sprawled across the large white bed for what felt like forever, most likely chanting how 'bored' she was.
How do I know this?
I am able to take out my eye at will, therefore allowing me to watch her during the meeting.
At last, she lifted herself from her position and sat up.
"I'm so bored... I'm gonna go find Lilinette," she said. I am not sure, though. I cannot hear her from here so I am merely guessing by following the movement of her lips.
She brought herself to her feet before striding to the exit. She fiddled with the lock until it broke, giving her access to the rest of Las Noches.
"My deepest apologies, Aizen-sama, but please excuse me for a moment. I have some important business to tend to immediately," I said in my usual monotone, standing up from where I was comfortably seated and leaving to tend to my Fraccion.
"Yes, Ulquiorra," he nodded.
"What? Concerning your babyish Fraccion?" Grimmjow questioned.
"Are you implying that my Fraccion is a mere infant?" I raised an eyebrow quizzically to the Sexta.
"What are you, deaf? That's exactly what I said, idiot!"
"My hearing is perfect, trash. If you are seeking a fight, ask Nnoitra, for I do not have the time for such trash," and with that, I took my leave.
"You're just jealous that my new Fraccion is smarter, stronger, AND hotter than yours." You could hear the grin in his tone.
"Grimmjow, please.." Aizen-sama said.
"I am not 'jealous', I know no such feeling. Now, I must leave. Farewell, trash."
Before another retort was made, I has left the meeting room. I sonido'd to my troublesome Fraccion's room and caught her standing outside of the room, eyes closed, fingers pressed up against forehead and focusing deeply.
Pesquisa, I assume. To detect Lilinette.
When she cracked an eye open, a quiet "Oh shit" escaped her mouth.
"I-it's not what it looks like!" she stuttered nervously.
"Oh really? Because it looks like you were attempting to escape," I said.
She stammered out something incoherent before admitting, "Fine, then it's exactly what it looks like."
I took a brief moment to ponder.
"I will let you off this time, but don't think I won't punish you the next time I catch you disobeying my orders."
As I turned around to return to the meeting room, she spoke up.
"What happened to your eye?" she inquired curiously.
"...Nothing," I mumbled.
"No, it's not nothing... Let me see." Before I had a chance to respond, she had sonido'd in front of me, with her hand softly caressing my cheek, her bright eyes staring into my one open one.
"What did you do to it? Can you open it?" she asked, concerned, standing on her toes to get a better look.
How should I respond to this? If I push her off, she'll be offended and I'll have to deal with a crybaby. If I tell her the truth, she might scream or faint. The latter might be the better option, because at least then she'd be unconscious.
I attempted to turn my head away, she lightly pushed against me, but with enough force to make me turn to face her. Her gentle hand glided across my cheek in a soothing manner.
"I am able to remove my eye at will and that is what I have done to quite literally 'keep an eye on you'," I explained.
Instead of screaming or fainting like I had expected, she removed her hand from my face and sunk back down on her feet.
I must admit, I miss the warmth of her touch already.
"Where is it then?"
"I cannot reveal that until the meeting ends. Now stay in your room, otherwise you will be punished."
"...Fine," she sighed.
I escorted her the short way back to her room, and confirmed with her several times that she was going to stay before I returned to Aizen-sama's meeting.
(Chie's POV now)
Escape plan failed. How did he know? And how is it possible to remove your eye from it's socket?
I slid my sword out of the wall and into it's sheathe, slipping it into my black belt. I sat up against the wall as I heard the door click open. Pigtails had entered my room.
"Oh, Chie-chaaan!" she called out.
"I don't remember saying you could enter," I narrowed my eyes at the unusually cheery girl.
She looked around suspiciously. Once deciding it was 'safe', whatever that meant, she pulled me up by my hair. Once on my feet, she grabbed me tightly by the neck and lifted me about a foot off the ground.
"Let me go!" I groaned. Her grip wasn't strong, I guess she's only playing right now. I seized her arm with both of mine, grasping tightly in order to weaken her.
"No way! The fun's only just beginning!" she shouted excitedly, tightening her grip and slamming me against the wall.
"S-stop...stop it..." I murmured, she clenched so tightly that it was cutting off my air supply.
"Why should I? Once I get rid of you, Ulqui-kun will have one less bitch to worry about," she said with a smirk, bringing me away from the wall just to pound me into it again before throwing me aside into another wall.
The impact seriously injured my head, my vision began blurring and my head thumped. I looked to see my master standing in the doorway before passing out.
I saw trees, the large white trunks stretching up to the heavens. Something's coming out from behind that tree. The curly-toed creature was dressed in a long black gown, lacking arms. I gazed up to its face, which was nothing more than a plain white mask with a ridiculously long nose.
I reached for my blade as what I guessed to be a Menos charged up a bright red cero, aimed at me.
I drew it from its black scabbard, the silver blade gleaming in what little light there was.
There was a bright flash as the exact words I had been looking for escaped my mouth...
I jolted up in shock, viewing my surroundings curiously. Apparently my injury was hospital-worthy. Nobody was in the room with me, and when I looked out of the window, the artificial sun had gone down too. They're probably all sleeping.
I unravelled the bandage that was tied tightly around my head and dropped it lazily. I hate having bandages and the like wrapped around me. It makes me feel weak, and they get uncomfortable or caught on things. I observed my surroundings a little more. Finally, I found my Zanpakuto.
Unsteadily, I stood up and grabbed the sword, attempting to regain my balance as I limped out of the room and out to the training grounds.
"I hope this actually works..."
I drew the sword from its sheathe and called it by the words used in my dream.
"Shine, Tenshi no Kagayaki!"
(YEAH! That's the length of like two chapters! Tenshi no Kagayaki means "Glow of an Angel" When activated, it emits a bright light, hence why her dream ended like that. I'll explain what she looks like in the next chapter, but for this one, I thought I could explain a little about her fighting style.
She mainly fights from a distance with Ceros; her strongest attack. Her Ceros are by far more powerful than most of the espada. Her speed is her only defence, because her Hierro "breaks." (Or, holds out for a short while before it stops working, allowing even the weakest attacks to leave a mark.) Only when she REALLY, URGENTLY needs to, she'll fight melee. She isn't that strong in close-up fighting.
A little secret~ her regeneration is abnormally fast and powerful too, she can even regenerate lost organs, but it costs a lot of reiatsu. Also, she can absorb Ceros and use them to heal herself.
I shall reveal her Ressureccion's abilities within the next few chapters.
Here's le piccy I promised (remember to delete spaces or link won't work):
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Bye bye now~
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