Hello again everybody, I'm back. I'm having a lot of fun making this for you guys, so I promise to keep pumping out the chapters as fast as I can.
This chapter will continue Arthur's training with the Captains and it will also introduce him to some more of the characters from the canon.
Also, you may be wondering, why all the white? That will be explained in either this chapter, or the next.
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**"Talking"**
**Thinking**
**"Zanpakuto/Hollow Talking"**
**Zanpakuto/Hollow Thinking**
Arthur slowly opened his eyes and winced as the sunlight shined in his eyes. He sat up slowly, rubbing his eyes and looking around to find out where he was. After spotting some familiar items, he realized that he was in his own room. He noticed that there was one thing different. Leaning on the wall next to his bed, was a very beautiful looking sword. Arthur smiled and got out of bed, walking over to the weapon.
He grabbed the sword as the past day's events surfaced in his mind. He drew it from the scabbard and starred at its long, steel blade. As he was going to take a few test swings, he noticed a figure out of the corner of his eyes. There, sleeping in a chair at the far side of the room, was Isane. How long has she been sitting there? Sheathing his sword, Arthur went and stood by her. She looks pretty cute, wait a second. Looking down, he noticed that he wearing new clothes, the standard Shinigami robes to be exact. I know I wasn't wearing these when I was with Captain Ukitake, but that means… Arthur faces turned red as he realized what might have happened.
"Isane-chan, time to wake up." Arthur whispered, slowly shook Isane's arm.
"Huh?" Isane's eyes fluttered open, looking at who woke her up. A blush appeared on her face when she saw the smiling face of her patient looking at her. "Come on sleepy head." Arthur took a step back and let her stand up.
"H-how long have you been awake?" Isane looked down and waited for Arthur to answer. "Not that long, about 5 or 10 minutes." He answered, trying to get his sword to stay at his hip. Isane couldn't help but giggle as he got more and more frustrated. "Here, let me help you." Gently taking the sword out of his hands, Isane placed the sword at Arthur's hip, "Now slowly channel your reiatsu around our robes and it will stay."
Closing his eyes, Arthur did as he was told until he felt it catch. Arthur looked up with a grateful smile. "Thank you, that would have taken me forever to figure out." The gratitude caused her blush even further. "So, what do I do now?" She picked he head up to see Arthur waiting for an answer. "W-well, Captain Soi-fon told me to tell you that you are to report to the 2nd Division the moment you were to awaken."
"Alright, I'll see you around, Third Seat." As he was about to walk out, Isane called out, "Actually, it's Lieutenant now." Arthur stopped and turned around, "Really, you got promoted?"
"Yes, my mission was a success, and the position was open. So I-AH!"
She was interrupted as Arthur hugged her and spun them around. "That's fantastic, congratulations!" He looked so happy that Isane couldn't stop herself from giggling. "We need to celebrate." Arthur put her down and looked at her. "Well, some of the other Lieutenants invited for some drinks at the bar, you're welcome to join me." As the last words left her mouth, her face was redder than before. "That sounds great, when should and where do I meet you?" "Come to the entrance to the Rukongai at 8:00." Arthur walked out the door and called over his shoulder, "Meet you then. Later Isane-chan."
She let out a dreamy sigh as she watched him go. I can't wait till tonight, was the thought running through both their heads.
**Time Skip 2nd Division**
"Hello?" Arthur had been walking around the area for 15 minutes and had no idea why it was so empty. The wind seemed to shift for a moment behind him, but when he turned around, there was no one there. However he did notice that some dust had been kicked up from a movement and kept his senses sharp.
"At your 4 o'clock. Duck."
Though startled at the sudden noise of the voice, Arthur listened and ducked, sending a punch upward as well. His hand hit thin air as his assailant seemed to disappear from, well, thin air.
"Not bad, that punch was pretty slow, but we can work on that." Turning around, Arthur gazed at the 2nd Division Captain with a look of curiosity on his face. "How did you do that?" Her look was one of amusement as she responded, "Nothing you need to worry about right now." Arthur was getting annoyed with her look and that "I'm better than you" vibe he was getting. "What am I gonna be learning today?"
Soi-fon dropped her smug look and gave Arthur a level look. "Today, I'll be teaching you how to better control your power." "Well, what are we waiting for?" Soi-fon gave a tired sigh as she approached him. "Alright then, let's begin."
**Time Skip; A Few Hours Later; 4th Division Barracks**
Arthur let out a sigh of relief as the hot water from the shower landed on his beaten and bruised body. It seemed that Soi-fon's idea of "teaching" was to keep attacking him until he could at least call up his powers at will. Now he just needed to control how much he put out. He checked the clock that was on the bathroom wall, "Guess I gotta get ready."
**Entrance to the Rukongai**
Isane waited patiently for Arthur, standing by the gate in her Shinigami robes.
"Hey." She looked to her right to see Arthur walking towards her, wearing the same robes as she was. "Ready to go?" She gave him a silent nod and began to walk to the bar together.
"So, how was your day?" Arthur asked, deciding to break the ice. "I-it was pretty good, though the paperwork was insane." Arthur looked at her with a shocked expression, "You guys have to do paperwork?" He let out a long whistle when he saw her nod. "Man that sucks. Where are we supposed to be going anyway?" "It's right around this corner." Sure enough, around the corner was bar with a sign in the window that read "RESERVED." They walked inside to see the other Lieutenants talking and drinking without a care in the world. That stopped when they walked in. One with the number 69 tattooed on his face walked up and greeted them with a welcoming smile. "Hey there Isane, glad you could make it." Before he could ask who Arthur was, a woman with blonde hair and a large chest got right in his face. "And who is your cute friend?"
Isane gave a sigh as she answered them both, "Hello Hisagi and thank you for the invite." She turned to the blonde, "And Rangiku, this Arthur Richards. Arthur, Rangiku Matsumoto, the Lieutenant of the 10th Division and Hisagi Shuhei, Lieutenant of the 9th Division. Arthur gave them both "hellos" and sat down next to Isane.
"So, you're the new soul that has all the Captains so excited." Arthur turned to look at a small girl with brown hair that was done up in a bun. "Uh yeah, that's me, though if I may, who are you?" The girl gave a smile with a small amount of smugness in it, "Momo Hinamori, Lieutenant of the 5th Division."
Arthur smiled and exchanged pleasantries. "He had a nice time that night, but one thing was for sure, tomorrow would be a tough day.
And there you have it. Chapter 4 is completed.
I'll try and upload a new chapter tomorrow. Please leave a like and make some reviews people.
The next chapter will be time skip and it will be a milestone. Tune n for the next one.
Reaper, over and out.