Training

"So, we're training at Tama's dojo today then?" Rangiku asked.

"Today I asked father if we can reserve it for my friends." Tama said.

They all got to Tama's dojo within a few minutes. "So, are we going to train as Soul Reapers today?" Yuji asked.

"I was hoping to learn my release form as well." Kirino said.

"It takes a while to learn them," Captain Hitsugaya said.

Kirino swallows her Soul Candy and becomes a Soul Reaper. "I'm ready for my training." Kirino said.

We all walk in the dojo. Kirino is in her Soul Reaper form and her gigai is following her. "I asked father not to come in today as well." Tama said.

"Tama," Yuji said. "Would you like to train with me today?"

"Sure." Tama said. Tama and Yuji swallowed a Soul Candy.

"Well at least this gives me a break from training Tama." Ikkaku thought.

Tama and Yuji start training and hit their Zanpaku-to's against each other's. "Do you want me to release my Zanpaku-to?" Tama asked.

"How about a little later?" Yuji asked.

"You just don't want to be beaten by it, huh?" Ikkaku asked.

"Alright then Tama, you may release your Zanpaku-to." Yuji said.

"Twin Mira!" Tama said when they stopped hitting their swords together.

"Come at me with everything you got Tama." Yuji said.

Tama and her double run in a crisscross direction to confuse Yuji. Yuji is trying his hardest to figure which Tama is the real Tama. "Gotchya," Tama said when she put her Zanpaku-to up to his neck and the double Tama did the same. They made a crisscross direction with their Zanpaku-to's.

"Tama," Yuji said. "Could you take it a little easier on me?"

"Sure," Tama said while backing up.

Yuji felt relieved when Tama took her swords back. "Thanks." Yuji said.

"You afraid of Tama's Zanpaku-to?" Ikkaku asked.

"Who asked you anyways?" Yuji said while facing Ikkaku.

"Who wants to train with me?" Kirino asked.

"I guess I will." Rangiku said. "First things first, you have to become like one with your Zanpaku-to to be able to use your techniques."

"That's all?" Kirino asked.

"It's a little harder than you think." Rangiku said. "You have to concentrate on your Zanpaku-to."

"I see." Kirino said. "Concentrate Kirino." Kirino thought.

"It takes time, Kirino." Rangiku said.

Kirino is closing her eyes to concentrate on her Zanpaku-to. Her Zanpaku-to bent downward. "Is this supposed to happen?" Kirino asked when she opened her eyes. Then her Zanpaku-to went back to normal.

"I don't think so." Rangiku said.

"Is your sword supposed to malfunction?" Kirino asked.

"Not that I know of," Rangiku said.

"It feels like something's talking to me in my mind." Kirino thought. "Spread apart Shiruba Nenrei." Kirino's Zanpaku-to is now able to bend in all sort of ways. Her Zanpaku-to means Silver Age.

"You mean that's your release form?" Rangiku asked. "You can make your Zanpaku-to bend? I don't think you'll be able to attack with that release form." Rangiku almost laughed but held it back.

Kirino's Zanpaku-to is now bent downward and has straightened it out. Kirino goes after Rangiku and hits each other's Zanpaku-to's together. Kirino backs up. "That's not all my sword can do." Kirino said.

"Wait…don't tell me you can make other Zanpaku-to's bend too." Rangiku said.

"That's right." Kirino said. "It can make other Zanpaku-to's weak or heavy and with the weak part of it, it can bend."

"Roar, Haineko." Rangiku said. Rangiku's Zanpaku-to turned into ash for her release form.

I don't think Rangiku heard me, oh well. "That won't work much." Kirino said. "My Zanpaku-to can also make the release form of others bend the way you don't want it to since it can make others weak and heavy."

"What?" Rangiku asked. "Didn't you say something about that earlier?"

"So, you did hear me. If you want to attack me head on, the attack will bend when it comes up to me because it's weak." Kirino said. "The chance of a head on attack is little. You have to measure your attack quite well but even then it can still bend more."

"So, I guess your attack isn't quite useless after all." Rangiku said. "Return." Rangiku's release form came back as a Zanpaku-to but it was still bent.

"I'll make your sword back to normal." Kirino said. Kirino stretched her arm out to touch her tip on Rangiku's Zanpaku-to to turn it back to normal.

"Thanks," Rangiku said. "But do you have to touch each other's Zanpaku-to's together each time to turn it back to normal?"

"I really don't know." Kirino said. "Once I get better at it I'm sure I can figure a way about that."

"Yeah," Rangiku said. "For some reason your Zanpaku-to reminds me of Izuru's."

"It doesn't have the same principle though." Ikkaku said. "Izuru's can just make things heavy while Kirino's can make things weak which forces the Zanpaku-to's to bend and then it can also make the other Zanpaku-to's heavy but just the Zanpaku-to's.

"Could we take a break before going back to training?" Yuji asked.

"That sounds like a good idea." Ichigo said.

"You haven't done any training yet." Ikkaku said.

"I don't need training," Ichigo said. "I've been a Soul Reaper for a long time now."

"Sure," Ikkaku said.

"We can rest in the house." Tam said. After that bit of everyone who were in their Soul Reaper forms went back into their bodies and everyone went in Tama's house.