Heya, here is the second chapter to my story. I know this is a really short one and i'm sorry about that but the next one will be longer i promise.
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Chapter 2
My heart was beating a thousand miles a minute, my breathing was going rapidly and my ears could not function any sound. I thought that the hard part was over but I was completely wrong, this was the hardest part that I had to go through. I did the examination for the Captain position for the squad 3 and surprisingly I did very well, but I didn't really doubt my skills too much for me to think that I could never do it.
My examination was watched by Captain Zararki who seemed to be bored the entire time he was there and never looked at what I did. Also I watched by Captain Hitsugaya as well which was nice because he did in fact watch me and was very impressed with the achievement of my skills and also my Zanpakuto, well most people are impressed with that.
So I got the position, which I'm happy about but this is all new to me and I'm not sure how I'm going to handle a entire squad by myself and how will the squad take to me. They have been doing fine by themselves for so long that they have their own ways of doing things. Also how are they going to take to the fact that a woman is going to be leading the squad, hopefully that they will be nicer about it than my previous one?
With all that, that's not the thing that is making me feel this way, it's the fact that I'm waiting outside the main doors of where the Head Captain and the rest of the Captains of each squad waiting inside so I can be introduced and to except my position as the new Captain of squad 3.
I took in a deep breath and breathed out again to get me to calm my nerves. But it's not helping, like I said I hate being the centre of attention and I don't think that will change but why would me walking into a room full of people make me nervous, well it's obvious really, it's my previous Captain…Byakuya Kuchiki.
He didn't even know that I was taking this exam till possibly today when one of the others would have told him but the thing is that because I never told him myself and that might make it so much harder to look at him in the eye, well he never really did that before but still the tension will be there. Plus I was a member of his squad and he didn't recommend be for this position so his thoughts of me might be much more less that what it had been before.
Maybe after this was done I will introduce myself to my new squad and then head off for some drink, yeh I think that sounds perfect. But wait wont I have a different living quarters now that my squad has changed so…maybe I'll see my new squad, move then get some drink…perfect!
"You may enter Michiko Nakamura!" I could hear the Head Captain beam through the doors, it made me jump as it got me out of my thoughts and my heart started beat faster. I took in another deep breath and swallowed hard before I opened the doors to my new future.
Once I opened the doors I could feel everyone's reiatsu and it was immense plus I could hardly contain my footing as I was trying to walk forward. I surpassed a little of my own to help me gain some balance and stepped through the doors and walked slowly down the long walkway towards the Head Captain. Each eyes were fixated on me and I could feel glares that were some of friendly, some envious…why I didn't know and one I could feel was disappointment. I could only guess who that was but I didn't turn to face him that would make it seem that I was scared of him. Ok I was but he didn't need to know that. So I let him have a wave of proud reiatsu and carried on walking forward. I found that the little reiatsu I gave off connected with each of the other Captains because I could see that Captain Kyoraku and Ukitake gave a brief smile and nodded. Well at least they like me which was good I because I could always talk to them.
As I got to the front I bowed down before the Head Captain and then got back up again. "Michiko Nakamura previous squad member of squad 6 do you take the full responsibility of taking on squad 3 and being their new Captain" I bowed my head "I will" I said loudly so everyone else could hear.
"Then to the whole Seireitei I make you the new Captain of squad 3, Captain Nakamura!" he raised his arms in the air to announce of my new position. When he said my name like that it felt kind of weird, I was so used to be called as 'hey you' or 'oi get out of my way little girl' but 'Captain Nakamura' sounds like I have now achieved something and it made me smile. "Thank you Head Captain!" I bowed once again and turned around to head of back through the doors of once I came through not mare minutes ago.
That was it just a few simple words and I was a Captain, ok well I had to show off my skills first but that was the thing I wasn't so nervous about and even the reiatsu I got from Captain Kuchiki didn't faze me…much. So why was I so worked up to begin with over something as simple as that, I will never know. I can be over reactive at times, but now that has to stop I have to be assertive and strong minded for me to look after an entire squad.
I sighed for the final time I hoped for the rest of the day and walked down the hallway heading off to my new squad barracks and see the shinigami's that are now under my command. Command sounds like a strong word for me but that's what they are going to be, I'll give the orders and they are going to listen to what I say. This sounds so weird!
As I was heading down to the Barracks of squad 3 I could feel a familiar reiatsu coming my way, I stopped and turned around but no one could be seen. I kept my guard up and as the pressure came closer and closer I quickly Flash Stepped out of the way before the full force hit me dead on. As I was over the other side of corridor in a flash I noticed that Rangiku was now in the place of where I once was.
"Aww that's not fair Michiko you're not playing nice" She pouted to me and stood and stared in my direction. I Flash Stepped back right in front of her and she gave a little yelp not realising that I could move that fast.
"That's Captain Nakamura to you, Matsumoto!" I smirked at her and I could see that now she had just gone to realise what I just said. I next thing I knew I was completely covered in a hug that I could full well die here because her chest was now in my face suffocating me. As I was like nearly a foot shorter then her my face was in the right place for me to die this way, now I know how Captain Hitsugaya feels all the time…poor guy.
"Rangiku get off your killing me!" I muffed between her oversized breasts. She released me and muttered a sorry and stood back a little. "Geez you don't need a Zanpakuto you can just use those to kill your enemy" I said while regaining some air and posture. With that comment she just chuckled and smirked back at me. "You know what I have never thought of that, maybe next time I'll try it!" I just faced palmed knowing that she was even considering that sort of thing even though I said it as a joke but it wouldn't surprise me if she did.
"I can't believe you passed the exam, I'm so happy for you. Actually I was on my way to find you anyway to ask you how it went!"
"It went really well and it was surprisingly easy but I'm still nervous about all this, it's different to what I'm used to" I looked at the floor in a nervous way but then my head was dragged back up by her to look in her eyes. "You'll be fine Michiko or should I say Captain Nakamura. Really you'll do great just be yourself and use all what you have taught yourself to your fellow squad and they will come to realise that you'll be a perfect Captain" I smiled at my friend at her reinsured words of wisdom, which doesn't happen very often with her but they seemed genuine and reassuring.
"Thanks Rangiku. You can call me Michiko; I'm in to that all formal stuff." She smiled. "Sure thing, I'll see you for a drink later with the others. But have to go now I think I can feel the Captain coming this way and it's not a nice vibe, I guess he's just got back to masses of paperwork that I'm not going to do" with that she Flash Stepped through the doors away from the raging cold reiatsu I could feel not too far away and a scream of "RANGIKU GET BACK HERE AND DO YOUR PAPERWORK!". I chuckled at them two and their relationship and continued down the corridor before I was blasted with cold ice from Captain Hitsugaya's reistsu.
A/N: Sorry for the spelling mistakes that might be in this chapter. I did read it over a few times but there might be more, sorry for that.
Next chapter will be longer :) Please review 3
