Peace

It's been 2 and 1/2 years since Coge's death. Many things have changed since then. The Soul Society has been in a state of peace since then. The surface of the water in the canals was calm and tranquil. A second later, however, waves crashed against the sides as something flew across the surface with amazing speed! The residents of the Rukon District looked on as a man soared past them. The man had a tail with small wings attached to the end and carried a saddle on his back that had a set of huge jet black wings extended out that were controlled by a small device that read his mind. Atop this saddle was his passenger and young friend. His friend wore a typical captains uniform, but on top of it was a light set of armor and a helmet with a mask over the face. They did a flip over the canal before shooting up towards the sky. In the clouds they flew with grace and confidence, barley touching some parts of the clouds. The warm sunlight shined and glowed with radiance upon them as they turned upside down and then dove straight down. After only a whole second of falling, the wings opened again and they headed straight up. They spun around and around continuously as they climbed up through the clouds. The sun once again shined on them when they cleared the clouds. The deep black eyes of the saiyan prince opened as he smiled and roared joyously as he let himself fall backwards. He opened his wings as they crashed through the clouds beneath them. A minute later he straightened himself out and glided calmly in the heavens. His passenger decided now was a good time to test a new piece of equipment out on his saddle.

?: "Whadda think, big guy? Wanna give it a try?"

The saiyan prince groaned. He wasn't so sure of this.

?: "Vegeta! It'll be fine!"

The young man on the saiyan's back tilted the stirrups into place and the tail fins opened up. He then pulled a lever next to the left stirrup back and a click sound was heard. The young man removed his feet from the stirrups and just sat there.

?: "Ready?"

The saiyan gave a grunt and waited. And just like that, his passenger slightly tilted over and fell off of him. The youngster plummeted head first and the saiyan followed pursuit. The tail wings controlled the majority of the steering. Without them, the saiyan could not turn quickly. The huge saiyan rejoined his friend as they fell side by side, facing each other. The saiyan looked at his young friend with a big, happy, toothy smile. The one thing this man loved more than fighting, was flying. His young friend then unsheathed his sword.

?: "Bankai!"

Giant ice wings and a tail quickly formed on the young man.

?: "Daiguren Hyorinmaru!"

The ice wings caught the wind and the captain flew back. Just seconds later, the saiyan opened his wings and he shot back as well! Once stabilized, they glided across the sky together. The test was successful. The tail fins had locked into place so the saiyan could fly on his own for a little while.

?: "Yes! It works!"

And with that, both captain and second lieutenant headed home. At the Squad 10 barracks, the saiyan Goku stood waiting for the two with the Squad 9 captain, Levi. For the last year now, he has been spending most of his free-time in the Seireitei. Particularly at the squad he was at now. He had a good reason. A few months back, Yamamoto, King Yemma, and the Kai's had a meeting. When it was over, they received the news from Yamamoto himself. When the time came for Goku and the rest of the Z-Fighters and their families to pass on, they would come to the Soul Society where they would join the 13 Court Guard Squads. So Goku was spending as much time as he could with Squad 10 since the captain he knew well. But it was also because of the squad's second lieutenant. So when Goku looked up and saw the saiyan and captain returning, he smiled. After all, Vegeta was the connection between the two worlds. And said saiyan landed right in front of Goku and Levi.

Goku: "Hey! So did it work?"

The captain removed his helmet and mask and then fixed his snow white hair that shined in the sunlight. Toushiro Hitsugaya was still a boy, but not quite anymore. Since the wish that brought him back after dying while protecting Trunks from Coge, Toushiro has gone through a lot of changes. Some of those changes include a different hairstyle now, and a little bit more muscle on his arms. He replaced the sash that held his sword on his back with a chain and now wore the old sash as a scarf. But the biggest change was that he was now taller. He was slowly becoming a man.

Toushiro: "You'll see Gin before me so tell him... He's gonna have a hard time topping this!"

Goku: "Sweet! And I see you apparently enjoyed yourself, Vegeta."

Vegeta: "Heh-heh-heh. I've haven't flown with that much joy since I was a teenager!"

Levi: "Next upgrade and I'm the one who gets to test it, alright Toushiro?!"

Toushiro: "Sure thing, Levi! By then I might be too big for him anyway, ha-ha!"

Vegeta sneezed.

Goku: "Goodness, where'd that come from?"

Levi: "If memory serves he sometimes sneezes like that when he's either getting hungry or trouble is on its way."

And then a stomach growled.

Levi: "And I'm leaning towards hunger."

Toushiro: "It is lunch time. Why don't we get something to eat, I'm a bit peckish. Levi?"

Levi: "I could eat."

Toushiro: "I know I don't need to but I'm gonna ask anyway- Goku?"

Goku: "Of course!"

Levi: "Tsk, typical."

Goku just slapped Levi on the back of the head in a friendly manner. The soldier paid little attention and just rubbed his head as he, Goku, Toushiro and Vegeta went to get some lunch. The four of them stopped at their favorite restaurant for a bite to eat, a little place but with good food. But above all, they were used to a saiyan's appetite. And that came in handy when two walked in. Toushiro and party were so regular that they even had their own table, one big enough to hold the countless plates that came with the territory of feeding two saiyans.

Goku: (Cheeks and mouth stuffed) "Aw! This is great!"

As Goku stuffed mouthfuls of food into his mouth, Levi just looked on with both bewilderment and disgust. Bewilderment because even though it's been at least three years now since he met them, the soldier still wasn't used to seeing this kind of thing. As for disgust, when you consider Levi's a clean freak, it was self explanatory. He just shook his head as he continued to watch the spectacle and giving Toushiro a lot of amusement. Goku swallowed a huge mouthful, that did it.

Levi: "How can you swallow that amount of food and not choke!?"

Toushiro buried his head into the table and laughed. Goku just shrugged and went back to eating. After he stuffed his mouth again-

Goku: (Full mouth) "So, Levi, how are your-"

Levi: (Groans with disgust) "Ugh, swallow before you start talking, Goku! Please!"

Still amused, Toushiro just continued laughing. Goku swallowed his mouthful before talking again.

Levi: "Thank you."

Goku: "You're welcome- so how are your two new 3rd Seats doing, Levi, hm? Have they adjusted to this new life away from Titans and no longer being dead?"

Levi: "When you say 'adjust', what exactly do you mean? Because with you people, that can be a barrage of things."

Toushiro: "He's got a point."

Goku: "Welcome to my life."

And Goku just glanced at Vegeta.

Vegeta: "What? How do I fit into this?"

Goku: "You define strange."

Vegeta: "Saiyans define strange, it's not just me. Or you."

Goku: "This is true."

Toushiro: "So how are Farlan and Isabel adjusting, Levi?"

Levi: "Well... Farlan's doing fine, its Isabel that's got me worried."

Toushiro: "How so?"

Levi: "Eren's my Second Lieutenant- i.e one of my second in command, Isabel is one of my 3rd Seat Officers and both can be hotheads. You figure it out."

Toushiro: "But they both respect you. Can't you just say stop and they'll get down on their paws with tails tucked between their legs and beg for forgiveness?"

Levi: "Funny, but yes. That is until Mikasa comes into the picture."

Toushiro: "Ohh... I don't need anymore."

Levi: "Yeah I figured that'd be enough."

Toushiro: "Yikes, wow. Those two together make Val almost normal. Almost."

Goku: "Mm, changing the subject, when's the next Dragon Orbs Race?"

Toushiro: "Here in a few weeks. Why?"

Goku: "No reason. Just wondering. Goten's going through that faze in life where he tends to forget things from time to time."

Vegeta: "Tell me about it, Trunks is going through the same thing and it's getting weird."

Levi: "Ah the pleasures and curses of parenthood!"

Goku: "Speaking of, have you thought about having kids, Levi?"

Levi: "None of your business, Goku."

Vegeta: "Down boys, let's behave."

And suddenly, Vegeta sneezed again. This kinda shocked the others.

Goku: "... Maybe it's allergies or something."

Toushiro: "As far as I know he's not allergic to anything."

Levi: "Well it is the middle of spring. Pollen, dust and such are everywhere. I'm not allergic to anything yet I sneeze a lot around this time of year."

Toushiro: "I'd believe you if it weren't the first time he's ever sneezed like this around this time of year."

Goku: "Are you sure it's because trouble is on the way?"

Toushiro: "Sneezed before Kenpachi and Byakuya got into a fight."

Levi: "Sneezed before Yamamoto returned early to find the first race with Once Silent-Not So Silent Anymore Lee's chickens about to start."

Toushiro: "Sneezed before Rohku showed up.-"

Goku: "Ok ok, I get it. Well we've been at peace for a while now. Longer than we normally are. I'd say it's about time."

Toushiro: "Yamcha didn't say anything about the peaceful times, did he?"

Goku: "Thank god no."

Levi: "What's this with Yamcha?"

Goku: "Lately Yamcha has um, how do I put this?... Lately whatever he says in regards to a situation, wether an individuals or a groups, about how that situation isn't in the worst case scenario... right after he says that, it gets worse."

Vegeta: "Hence why Toushiro sometimes calls him a walking jinx."

Toushiro: "Because he is! Don't make me list all the times it's happened cuz that'll take forever!"

All of them laughed.

Goku: "Well... We'll just have to wait and see."

Levi: "Tomorrow's always a new day."