Ok I'm celebrating Just passed my Rich Media Communication exam today (Flash CS6)...now on to dreamweaver...
A day later Kasumi was in Karakura Town standing in front of a little candy shop.
"This is where I'm going to begin my training?" She asked skeptically when she was training with Yoru she had had wide open areas and had been a might destructive while trying to master certain moves.
"Why yes it is you don't need to worry about space you'll have plenty in the basement…" Urahara stated with a grin. He opened the door to the shop and Toshiro was surprised to see his girlfriend and 3rd seat Karin Kurosaki instead of his lieutenant.
"Karin where's Matsumoto? I thought she would be waiting here for us though I think you might be of more use in helping us assess and train Kasumi." Toshiro asked.
"She's chained to a desk taking care of the mountain of paperwork that she hadn't done before she left and then the other even bigger mountain on your desk. So in her stead I was sent to aid in training since I'm human and not a captain or lieutenant or a fighting nut from the 11th. By the way Yoruichi is waiting for us in the basement and you know how the goddess of Flash step doesn't like to be kept waiting." Karin replied "I'm Karin Kurosaki 3rd seat of Squad 10."
"Kasumi Reitoushin newbie to all things Shinigami…" she said taking the extended hand bringing a laugh from Karin.
Kasumi was then lead to the training ground where Urahara smacked her square in the forehead with the end of his cane before she could even take in the huge cavern she was in.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR!" Kasumi shouted rubbing her forehead before noticing a body that looked like her in Karin's arms and she was dressed like everyone else right down to the sword except hers was blue and white.
"It was to separate your soul from your body. You didn't think you could be trained to use your powers in your human body did you?" Urahara said.
"Maybe…I don't know I'm still new to this remember a couple weeks ago I was a normal tech working in a small urgent care clinic where I went to the doctor when I was little…now I'm in Japan and my soul is outside my body after being smacked billiards style in the forehead in a huge underground cavern…now how exactly do you expect me to know that I can't train inside my body?" she asked rubbing her forehead.
"My apologies I keep forgetting those little details. Anyway time to start training…Toshiro?" Urahara said with a grin.
"It's Captain Hitsugaya Urahara. Anyway Kasumi draw your Zanpakuto we'll have you spar with Karin first to see what you know." Toshiro stated moving back Karin was a fire type and as much as he loved his 3rd seat he didn't want to get in the way of her flames. Kasumi barely had time to draw her sword before meeting Karin's.
Using her own strength Kasumi pushed Karin back and attacked while she was off balance. A fierce battle ensued until Toshiro gave the signal to Karin to release her Shikai.
"Burn, Tenen!" She shouted as her blade turned to a molten whip.
"Summon my power Kasumi…show them what you've learned!" Yoru roared in the back of Kasumi's mind.
"Awaken and fall from the heavens, Hokkixyokuyoruken!" Kasumi shouted feeling the cold winds of her inner world swirling around her as claws and fangs formed.
Karin attacked with her molten fire whip Kasumi batted it away with her own whip of ice then sent a barrage of ice shards at Karin. Karin managed to dodge but her sleeve was shredded she then tried to come up behind Kasumi but Kasumi turned quickly and met Karin's attack with her blades of wind only to have them countered by Toshiro.
"I can see you're far stronger than we expected. I'll be your opponent now…Rein over the frosted heavens, Hyōrinmaru." He stated sending a stream of ice roaring towards Kasumi.
She threw up a wall of ice to block the attack and turned just in time to block Toshiro's sword as he attempted to slice her side. This battle was like nothing she'd ever experienced Kasumi seen battle conditions before but this was on a whole other level for each attack she blocked or barely dodged in time there was another waiting for her each attack she made was blocked or dodged but only just. Finally Kasumi was disarmed by Toshiro or so he thought she rolled away from his sword point and countered with a blade made of ice infused with her own reiatsu before Kasumi managed to get her sword back and the match continued until she fell to her knees from exhaustion.
"Captain Hitsugaya that's enough she's exhausted and you both need your injuries tended even if they are minor scrapes and cuts." Yoruichi said flash stepping to Kasumi's side "Kurosaki could Kasumi stay with you and your family for the time being? She put up an admirable fight but she still must rest quite a bit before she can fight at one hundred percent and Kasumi will never get that if she stays here at the shop."
"I'm sure beardo wouldn't mind. She could squeeze in with me and Yuzu…Toshiro you can have your usual room…" Karin stated slipping into her body "I'll go give my family the heads up while you get Kasumi and Toshiro put back together."
"I'm fine…I just need to sit a few minutes and maybe drink some water." Kasumi said trying and failing to convince anyone including herself.
"Drink this it'll help you feel some better…" Yoruichi said softly handing Kasumi a bottle of water and tossing Toshiro a similar bottle.
She did as ordered and definitely felt better not good enough to spar again but she could stand to move around again without having to will herself to stay upright and her limbs didn't feel like they were made of solid lead so that was the good news.
"The effects of the water will wear off in a couple of hours so go to the Kurosaki's eat and be ready to fall asleep shortly after. You are mine tomorrow we'll be focusing on hand to hand combat as well as flash step to make sure you can keep up with the others." Yoruichi said leading Kasumi to her body.
She slipped into it as though nothing happened except for the sore muscles from her intense sparring matches. Kasumi was escorted to the Kuorsaki house by Toshiro, Yoruichi, and Renji but since she was tired enough and had no clue of where she was going Kasumi decided not to put up a fight but that didn't mean she wasn't going to ask why.
"Just out of curiosity why do I need to have no less than three escorts whenever I'm moving around?" Kasumi asked "I'm not complaining but it's been years since I've faced a situation where I have to be accompanied everywhere."
"Right now because of your incredible reiatsu coupled with the fact that you're still weak from that week long jinzen state and you're a walking meal for some stupid hollow." Renji stated.
"That makes sense…" Kasumi said a soft grin dancing around the edges of her mouth 'Finally my soul feels whole…I feel whole and I feel happier than I've ever felt before…' she thought to herself.
When they arrived at the Kurosaki residence Kasumi was immediately set upon by Karin's father shouting that his new daughter was home before getting kicked into the nearest wall by Karin he then jumped up only to plaster himself against a giant poster that Karin said was her mother complaining of how cold their daughter was to him.
"Dinner is ready follow me we'll get you settled in after we eat." Karin said leading the way to the dining room "by the way for supposedly never having fought with a sword before you were amazing you held your own against a captain-class Shinigami…they're the strongest of the strong."
"Thanks I never fought with a sword before that little sojourn in my inner world but I never said I wasn't trained to fight…" Kasumi stated with a grin.
Laughing at the stunned look on Karin's face Kasumi accepted a bowl of rice and some stir fry from Karin's twin Yuzu thanking her profusely for the meal and allowing Kasumi to stay with them on such short notice. Kasumi got up from the table to head to the room she was to share with Karin and Yuzu when she dropped to her hands and knees. Everyone rushed to Kasumi's side to see if she was ok which Kasumi was she just couldn't seem to find the energy to get back up and instead sank into the peaceful black of unconsciousness.
"She's out cold the healing water Yoruichi gave her should have lasted longer than this unless she was already to the brink of collapse before she drank it…" Toshiro said concerned lifting her unconscious form from the floor into his arms "Karin you call Urahara's and let them know about this and we'll move her futon to my room I want to keep an eye on her personally to make sure there will be no further ill effects or the Captain-commander will have my head."
"Right Yuzu could you move Kasumi's bedding while I call Urahara's shop…" Karin said grabbing the nearest phone. No sooner had Yuzu finished laying the futon out for Kasumi in Toshiro's room than Toshiro deposited her on it.
"I'll turn in early and keep an eye on her…I hope this isn't going to be a problem the longer it takes for her to get trained in the basics the greater the chance of more powerful hollows and arrancar coming…" Toshiro said gently laying some blankets over Kasumi.
"I'm sure everything will be fine in the morning Toshiro if it's not then Yoruichi and Urahara will be here in the morning with something they think might help." Karin said walking in to the room with a ragged stuffed arctic wolf she had fished out of Kasumi's bags she placed the stuffed wolf in her hands at Kasumi's fingertips taking note of how she curled around the little wolf pulling it to her chest with a small innocent child-like smile gracing her lips "see she's already out of unconsciousness and peacefully sleeping."
Kasumi woke to the sun's early rays forcing her eyes open from years of being a habitual early riser she saw Toshiro passed out on the bed next to her without any covers. She took one of the blankets she had been sleeping under and gently draped it over him smiling as he mumbled something unintelligible before rolling over. Selecting her favorite jogging suit Kasumi dressed for her usual morning run forgetting that she didn't know where the hell she was going. Within fifteen minutes Kasumi was hopelessly lost and what was worse she felt what she now knew to be the reiatsu of a hollow coming towards her.
"Damn…" she muttered to herself "at least I had the brains to bring that pez thing Toshiro gave me…he said to pop one in my mouth and swallow it…" Kasumi popped one of the strange little candies in her mouth and instantly was outside of her body but unlike last time her body hadn't crumpled to the ground. "What the hell is that stuff?" she wondered.
"Finally I get a body!" Kasumi heard her body say as it started to run off on its own.
"Oh hell no…Get back here!" she shouted summoning her ice whip Kasumi used it as a lasso tying her body to a bench.
Suddenly Kasumi felt the hollow appear right behind her.