And…*drum roll*…Chapter 4!
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(Italics – English)
(Bold – our little telepathic thing we have going)
(Bold italics – zanpaku-tou)
(Normal – Japanese)
"OK! Guess what girls! I've decided to start training you!" Kisuke randomly appeared one early Saturday morning. Ageha was already awake, and doing something on her computer, which we found a makeshift desk for, and she was exited for something to do. All I did, though, was roll over irritably and wave my hand in the air as if swatting flies. Ageha knew what that meant, that I was not to be disturbed, but Kisuke, on the other hand, was still ignorant to my hand signals. "Oh, come on, Kenichi, if what you said is true, then we don't have too long before Kuchiki comes!" He walked over to where I was lying on the floor, and nudged me with his foot. I waved my hand again, and again he nudged me. The next thing he, or Ageha, knew, he was sitting dazed after sliding down the wall he crashed into. I immediately fell back asleep.
Two hours later, I woke up and, not seeing Ageha, searched for her presence. I finally sensed her excitement under the store. After a short search, I found and climbed down the ladder to the training grounds. There, Kisuke, Tessai, Ururu, Jinta, Ageha, and a familiar black cat were waiting. They were all sitting in a circle, with a space left for me next to Ageha and Ururu. As I stepped and sat cross-legged into the gap, Kisuke began talking about detecting spiritual pressure. Feeling a lot like I was in school on a weekend, I started not paying attention. That is, until I heard a certain pattern, a beat, to what Kisuke was saying. He spoke normally and naturally, but there was almost a musical quality to how he was talking. I actually started paying attention to him, the closest thing to paying attention to a teacher I had done in years. Ageha noticed. She didn't say anything, not wanting to interrupt Kisuke, but, just like in the classroom, she stored this newfound interest in her mind for later.
After a long explanation, and a short practice session, Ageha and I were both able to sense spiritual pressure very well. I needed none, but Kisuke and Ururu started training Ageha in hand-to-hand, while Tessai and Jinta started training me in swordsmanship. Meanwhile, Yoruichi snuck back to the Soul Society. We trained for hours, and when we finally finished, and where let upstairs, it was around eleven thirty at night. Kisuke crashed immediately. Ageha and I, having recently had a huge contest with all of our friends to see who could pull the most consecutive all-nighters, stayed up until two in the morning. I wondered if my favorite chat site still worked, even though we where technically not even in the same world anymore. The next morning, I woke from an uninterrupted sleep, and we trained again. This continued every weekend, until one Saturday, when Kisuke announced something important.
"Guess what! I have trained you both to the point where you can easily finish your training in ten days! So, now all we have to do is to wait!"
"When does the series start?"
"Hmm? Oh! Mid-May, I think."
"Do you think that it'll be the anime or the manga?
"I dunno, maybe it'll be a mix? I guess we'll find out."
This is kind of a shorter chapter, and kinda rushed, but at least I got two up in two days, right? I'll start the actual Bleach storyline next chapter!
I had this written before Pastry Queen reviewed, so the next chapter will be longer, I promise!
Anyway, unless I get writer's block, which it very possible, expect the next chapter somewhere between later today and this Saturday.