A/N I thank anyone who reads this.
La~!
Disclaimer – I do not own Bleach, but the OCs are mine.
Warning – Swearing.
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The Next Day...
"So you're supposed to be here?" Ikkaku questioned, staring at the large muscled man incredulously. "And you forgot to come back after you graduated?"
"Yep." Takeshi said, smirking down at the man with his arms crossed.
"WHO THE HELL FORGETS TO COME BACK?" Riko yelled, kicking the man's side with a snarl. "Not to mention one more thing!" She growled, pointing at the laughing man while he rubbed his side. "WHO THE HELL GROPES SOMEONE RIGHT AFTER THEY FIRST MEET? Dumbass! Jackass! Asshole! Jerk! Fat ass!"
"Okay, we get it." Ikkaku said, turning to send the woman a blank stare. "So why the hell decide to come back now?" He asked, sending the man a suspicious stare.
"I'll tell you if you give me ten thousand." Takeshi said, grinning widely at the bald man.
Ikkaku's eyes grew wide, his jaw falling open. Is this guy stupid? He doesn't have that kind of money of him! Or anyone else he knows! Well, Kuchiki might be rich enough. But is this guy seriously stupid? He wouldn't give him that kind of dough even if he had it on him! The Taicho glared at the giant from his desk, growling quietly. Yachiru grinned up at the man from the desk, blinking cutely. Yumichika sat on one of the couches with an amused smirk on his face. Ikkaku stood in front of the man, deciding to "interrogate" him. And Riko... she was glaring at him and muttering threats every once in a while.
"Like hell I will!" Ikkaku yelled, tugging the man down and glaring at him right in his face. "Just tell us why you didn't come back until now!"
"I forgot. It's as simple as that." Takeshi said, continuing to smirk.
"Nobody forgets to come back after graduating!" Ikkaku growled, grinning darkly at the man.
"I don't live in the past." Takeshi said, a wide, frightening grin crossing his face. "I only face forward in the future to try and find the best fights." He said, making everyone blink in the room.
"...I still don't like you." Riko said, sending the man a dark glare.
"Does that mean you like me if I fight?" Takeshi asked, wrapping his arm around the woman with a grin.
"SHUT UP!" Riko yelled, punching under the man's chin.
He rubbed his chin with a wide grin, stumbling back while the woman glared at him. What... a fucking perv! Riko struggled to jump him when Ikkaku restrained her, rolling his eyes with a scoff. She's getting mad over nothing. Well, not nothing. He did grope her. Takeshi continued smirking at the woman even when she tried kicking her legs out at him. They all turned their heads and stopped whatever they were doing when the Taicho stood up. Kenpachi frowned and sent the man a glare.
"Since you're late in joining," Kenpachi said, sending the man a dark grin. "You'll have to fight one of the high seats to stay, or else I'll kick your ass back into the academy."
"I choose to stay here." Takeshi said, giving a wide grin.
"Who'll you fight, then?" Riko asked, sending the man a dark glare.
Takeshi shrugged carelessly. It didn't really matter to him, as long as he got a good fight. He had to scowl when he heard the Taicho say he'll pair him up with the eighth seat, since he looked weak. He turned his head when he felt a dark gaze on him, seeing the woman with messy hair glaring up at him from sitting cross-legged on the back of the couch. A grin crossed his face, which made Riko narrow her eyes and her frown deepen, practically hissing when he drew closer.
"You have a seat, don't ya?" Takeshi asked, seeing the woman blink before nodding. "I knew it." He said, his eyes glinting.
"Don't get so smug just 'cause you figured I'm a seated shinigami!" Riko growled, tugging the man closer to glare in his face.
"Okay, okay!" Takeshi yelled, laughing when she punched his chest.
"We're leaving at the end of this week." Kenpachi said, seeing everyone glance at him. The giant blinked in confusion before he nodded and pointed to all the seated shinigami in the room, knowing this conversation didn't include him. "I'm gonna need you to get one of those trackers from Kurotsuchi." He said, looking at the woman.
She blinked before gawking. "What? But he's a jerk! The last time I went there for you to get something he challenged me in a game and beat my ass!" Riko growled, looking to the side and scowling when she remembered the smug look on the man's face, ignoring the blank stares she received. "Laughed at me, too."
"Doesn't matter. Go there." Kenpachi ordered, sending the woman a glare, seeing her pause before she gave a half-hearted salute.
"I'll come with you if you want." Takeshi said, sending the woman a wide grin.
"No way!"
"Nah, I'm serious." Takeshi said, looking out the window with a smirk. "I got a buddy over there that I haven't seen since I graduated."
Riko blinked before she scowled.
The twin third seats blinked before glancing at the small wide-eyed blonde and the two people standing beside her.
"Uh..."
"She fainted in the second division last night and I didn't know which division she was from." Rai said, sending the two a scowl. They glanced at each other. "Make sure this doesn't happen again." She said, sending the two a dark glare.
"Or else Onee-chan's going to get mad again." Satoru said, giving a wide smile.
"Shut up." Rai said, turning and nodding to the small woman. "See ya around."
Kayo gulped and waved shakily after the woman and her brother. She woke up in the morning only to see the smiling face of Rai's brother and the curious face of her little sister. Seriously, little. Her little sister was a little girl. A girl. A child. But she had screamed when she saw them.
Satoru and Anya jumped in surprise when the small blonde screamed. Quickly, the blue haired man glanced at the white haired girl.
"Anya-chan, what do we do?" Satoru asked, seeing the small girl glance at him.
"...Get Onee-chan."
He nodded and jumped up, turning and bolting for the door and down the hallway, yelling for "Onee-chan." Kayo was shaking with wide eyes, looking around the room quickly. Where was she? What did she do last night? Oh, god, she didn't drink with Matsumoto again, did she? She blinked and furrowed her eyebrows, staring at the small, serious looking girl.
"...Do you want some water?" Anya asked, seeing the woman blink before she hesitantly nodded. "I'll be right back." She said, getting up and heading for the door.
Kayo looked around the room once more, blinking and looking down. Her jaw fell when she saw she was wearing an ordinary sleeping kimono. Someone undressed her? She paled in thought before she blushed. What if that man dressed her? No! He probably didn't. Hopefully. She turned when she heard the door, seeing the small girl walking towards her and holding the cup out. She grabbed it and nodded gratefully. Anya's expression didn't change.
So serious.
She kind of reminded her of Hitsugaya.
She blinked while she was drinking the water, paling again. Oh, god! She had to work! What time was it? Before she could get up and start panicking the door slid open, in walking Satoru and Rai. The green haired woman crossed her arms and frowned when she saw the small blonde, seeing her eyes grow when their eyes connected. She snapped her fingers to get her attention when she looked away, scoffing when she saw the woman jump.
"You should thank me, kid." Rai said, seeing the small blonde blink. "I didn't know which division you live in so I brought you to my house."
"Oh, uh... thank you." Kayo murmured, making all three siblings blink.
"What?" Satoru asked, holding a hand up to his ear and leaning down. "I can't hear you."
Kayo furrowed her eyebrows and lowered her head. How mean. He was teasing her. She looked up when she heard the woman whistle, seeing her stare down at her blankly.
"He's not kidding." Rai said, motioning towards the blue haired man. "He's pretty much serious all the time. He doesn't understand social protocols."
Kayo blinked once more and glanced up at the blue haired man, seeing him smile widely when she looked at him. His eyes were squinted. She couldn't tell if he was staring at her or not. He bent down and leaned close, making the small blonde back away with large eyes. Doesn't he know personal space?
"...You're going to be late." Satoru said, giving a wide grin.
They all jumped in surprise when the small blonde jumped and screamed, rushing around the room and getting dressed. Rai covered both Satoru and Anya's eyes with a scowl. She removed her hands when the small blonde finished dressing and ran out of the room. Satoru quickly picked up the small girl before the two tall people ran outside, seeing the woman looking around the area and asking where the tenth division was.
"Goodbye." Satoru said, waving the woman with a smile on his face.
Kayo waved back, a smile spreading across her lips. He was nice. She jumped when the twins wrapped an arm each around her shoulders and leaned down until they could see her, both raising their eyebrows slightly. She blinked and looked at the two of them. They continued to stare at her with unreadable expressions, making her furrow her eyebrows.
"...Do you have new best friends?" They asked, stepping away from her with tears welling up in their eyes.
Kayo jumped.
"How could you, Kayo-chan!" Renta yelled, turning away and covering his face, sobbing loudly.
"I thought you loved us!" Seika yelled, also turning away.
Kayo turned and walked away, used to them overacting. She had to run when they turned and yelled where she was going.
"Hey, Kenshin." Kaori said, smirking at the white and black haired man.
He rolled his eyes when she regarded him, which made her frown and scoff. Fine. He wants to be like that, he can! He paused when she suddenly climbed on his back, blinking with a scowl. He was trying to deliver paperwork. Besides, they weren't even close for her to try and get a piggy back. He snorted before he continued on; ignoring the baffled stares they received. The redhead closed her eyes. Oh, she was starting to get tired.
"Will you get off?" Kenshin asked, turning to send the woman a glare over his shoulder.
He had to double take when he saw that she... was sleeping. She was sleeping on his back! Hell, he thought she stopped sleeping in any random spot. He rolled his eyes and snorted before he walked into the office. The Taicho and fukutaicho of the sixth division looked up, both immediately looking on the woman on his back. He stayed near the door with an uncomfortable look on his face, trying to ignore the glare the Taicho sent him and the questioning stare Renji gave him. He cleared his throat and walked over to the desk, unconsciously reaching back and hoisting the woman up so she wouldn't slip off.
"She, uh... she fell asleep... while I gave her a piggy back." Kenshin murmured, turning around to head to the door.
"Bring her to her room." Byakuya ordered coldly, seeing the man freeze and nod before he rushed out.
Kenshin growled while he stomped down the hallway. Dammit! He thought they were past the days where she would embarrass him in front of people! He reached back and tried to slap her awake, paling and shuddering when he accidentally smacked her ass. She scowled in her sleep. He growled at her to wake up, reaching over his shoulder and ruffling her hair. She only smiled.
"Goddamn it, wake up!" Kenshin growled, rolling his eyes with a snort. "Where's your room?" He asked, seeing the redhead's eyes open slightly.
"...Right." Kaori murmured, looking to the right with a blank look on her face.
He stopped and scowled when she went back to sleep, on his back... not giving directions. He rolled his eyes with a snort, turning around to head back to the office. Why did the Taicho even give him orders to bring her back to her room when he didn't even know where her room was? Forget this. He was going to get the fukutaicho to bring her back.
Renji had to smirk when the third seat walked back into the office after fifteen minutes, seeing him glare at him as if he knew what he was thinking. He told the Taicho he'd be back, grabbing the redhead and holding her bridal style. Ah, man. She was like a kid when she would sleep. He cringed when he saw drool dripping out of her mouth. Gross! Yep, definitely a kid. He honestly could not see what anyone would see in her romantically.
He slid her door open with his foot, walking into the room and setting her on her futon. Ah, reminded him of the days when she was a recruit. Weird days for him. He rolled his eyes with a smirk before he rubbed her head and stood up to walk out the room. He slid the door behind him and walked down the hallway. He wasn't as close to her as her two little friends were, but he was one of her closest friends at the sixth division. One of the first she made, actually. No... he was the first that befriended her when she was a recruit.
He smiled dumbly at the realization.
She was a little scary when he met her, since she looked outright grumpy when tired, but after getting used to her and finding out she was kind of clumsy she was actually kind of funny. And tolerable. She was a bitch to any nobles.
He was glad that he wasn't a noble.
Otherwise, she would've been a bitch to him, too.
"Oi, Kurotsuchi Taicho!"
Oh, god. Kurotsuchi had to roll his eyes when he heard the loud voice. Once a month she would go there for something small, like challenging him to a game. He could beat her in any game they played, which was most likely the reason she kept going back. He turned to tell her to get out, blinking when he saw someone accompanying her. He ignored it and turned to send her a glare, seeing her grin when she saw the irritation shining in his eyes. If she was a part of his division he would've punished her for that. She should feel lucky.
"What is it?" Kurotsuchi snapped, seeing the woman glare at the tall man when he said he was going to look for his buddy.
"Yeah, just get lost already!" Riko growled, rolling her eyes with a snort before she smirked at the terrifying looking Taicho. "Anyway, Zaraki Taicho sent me to get a tracker from you. We're going hunting." She said gleefully, feeling a little giddy at the thought of fighting hollows.
Y'know, ones that won't kill her.
Kurotsuchi rolled his eyes. "So you need a tracker. Anything else? If you can't see I am clearly busy."
"...But... you're only looking at the computer... thingy... crap-a-majig." Riko said, pointing at the machine with a quirked eyebrow.
The Taicho sent the woman a bland stare. It was official. She and the other buffoons at the eleventh division would never make it a day in his division. He was looking at data. He turned and motioned for her to follow, which she quickly did, not noticing when she took something out of her sleeve. The data he was looking at was related to her family. He had been observing their reiatsu, which was most confusing. It was true it enhanced their skills and raised their reiatsu that rivaled even a Taicho... but it seemed there was one purpose to this reiatsu.
A purpose he still had yet to figure out.
That Taicho of the second division interrogated the nine people and continually asked where the rest of the manors they built in the Rukongai. They gave up the information quite easily when they were being interrogated. From what she learned they built over a hundred manors all over the Rukongai. But considering how long they faked their "deaths" it wasn't that surprising. Since they arrested over six hundred people two years back it wouldn't take that long to build one building.
He grabbed a tracker and put it on, turning around to explain to the woman how to work it so he can kick her out.
He looked down and stared at the stack of cards spread out in front of him.
"Pick a card!" Riko said, sending him a wide grin.
Kurotsuchi sent her a flat stare before he rolled his eyes with a scoff. He grabbed a card to amuse her, hoping that it would mean she would leave already. He stared at the queen of diamonds, hearing the woman tell him to put it back without her seeing it. He did as she said, watching as she shuffled the deck with a tongue sticking out in concentration. She held out card out with a grin.
"Is this your card?" Riko asked, practically shaking in spot with anticipation.
He stared at the five of hearts.
"No."
"Dammit! How the hell did Ikkaku do it?" Riko murmured, shuffling the cards once more. She held out another card. "Is this it?"
"No."
"Damn!"
"Do you know how to work the tracker?" Kurotsuchi asked, holding the little machine out towards the woman.
"'Course I do, Yumichika showed me how." Riko said, giving a wide smirk.
"Good, get out."
Riko sagged before she turned, making the Taicho sigh out of relief. He had to scowl when she turned and asked him if the card she held out was his. He stared at it and shook his head, making the woman curse out once more before she stomped towards the exit. Finally. Now he can get back to work.
"You... fainted?" Hitsugaya asked, staring at the small blonde with a blank look on his face.
"I'm so sorry, Hitsugaya Taicho." Kayo said, bowing lowly towards the man.
And this bow wasn't just bending over; she was on all fours like she was praying to a god or something. He shook his head lightly with a small sigh escaping his mouth. Whoever she encountered must have been scary for her to faint. He told her to get up, seeing her nod and sit up only to get tugged into a tight hug from his fukutaicho. He scowled when he saw Matsumoto holding the woman tightly with a bright smile on her face. She's going to kill her.
"Matsumoto, release her." Hitsugaya ordered, seeing the woman pout before she nodded and set the small woman down.
Kayo took a deep breath and held her throat with wide eyes, which made Matsumoto huff when she thought she was overacting. Which she was not. She was serious when she took a big breath of air. Even after knowing the fukutaicho for a while she never got used to the hugs. They were suffocating. She stared at the two strongest people of the tenth division, seeing them bickering with each other. She furrowed her eyebrows and looked down. She would never get as strong as a Taicho, or even a fukutaicho. It would take years of hard work.
She had the twelfth seat, but... compared to everyone she knew she felt weak. Weak, like her "family" kept calling her.
"Shigeko, you should get something to eat." Hitsugaya said, pointing at the door, seeing the woman look up from the floor. "It's already lunch."
"You should eat, too, Taicho~!" Matsumoto yelled, giving the man a firm stare. "You'll never grow if you don't eat properly."
Kayo giggled before she covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes wide, seeing the Taicho giving his fukutaicho a glare. She inched towards the door before they could notice, sneaking out of the room just in time when their voices started raising. She had to smile when she heard them arguing about the Taicho's height. She jumped and blushed when she heard the stomach growl, looking down and placing her hands on her flat stomach before she turned to head for the mess hall.
Ah, young love~!
Tekisenko!
She almost screamed when she heard his voice, reaching up and placing a hand over her chest. He always scared her when he spoke up out of nowhere. It was over two years and she still never got used to it. She walked down the hallway, blinking when she saw the twins skidding around the corner, running down the hallway and past her. Her eyes were wide at how fast they were running, turning around to stare after them incredulously.
Seika slid the door to the office open, making the Taicho and fukutaicho jump at the sudden intrusion, both staring blankly when they saw the two panting heavily.
"Who..." Renta took a deep breath. "Who won?" He asked, staring at the confused Taicho.
"Excuse me?"
"Who won the race around the Seireitei?" Renta asked, motioning between the two.
"...You two ran around the Seireitei?" Hitsugaya asked, receiving two blank stares before they collapsed. "Get off the floor and get to work. I won't have you two lounging around."
"Devil... he's the devil..."
"We ran... for nothing... ugh... I..."
Hitsugaya scowled when he saw the two pass out, most likely from running too far for a long period of time.
Kaori let out a grunt when she tripped and landed on her face. Agh, dammit! That hurt! She pushed herself up and rubbed her face, glad she didn't cut her face off accidentally. Would she never get good with a sword? She stared at her blade with slightly furrowed eyebrows. She let out a sigh and looked up to stare at the sky. She didn't help at all two years before when they took Riko. She couldn't do anything.
And no matter how much she trained...
"I just can't get good!" Kaori growled, throwing the sword across the training grounds with a scowl.
Renji screamed when the sword went past him, his eyes remaining wide.
Kaori's jaw fell, seeing her sword hit the ground just several feet from the fukutaicho. Holy hell! She almost decapitated the fukutaicho! She blinked and gave a nervous grin when he turned to send her a glare. He stomped towards her and punched the top of her head, smirking when she let out a pained yell and gripped her head with tears pricking the sides of her eyes.
"You almost killed me!" Renji yelled, turning to point at her forgotten sword.
"I'm sorry... didn't see you." Kaori said, writhing on the ground while continuing to hold her head. "...You punched too hard!" She whined, turning to send the scowling fukutaicho puppy-dog eyes.
"It was required." Renji said, sitting down next to the woman. "So? What's got your panties in a bunch?" At the confused stare he sent her a flat stare. "Saw you looking all sad before you threw your sword towards me."
"...I said I was sorry." Kaori murmured, closing her eyes with a small frown on her face before she pushed herself up and looked at the ground. "It's just... I've been training with you for almost three years... and my skills are still crap." She said, holding her arms out towards herself. "I couldn't do anything two years before, and I doubt I would be able to do anything else if that happened again."
"It's not like they can break out." Renji said, shrugging lightly. "And don't worry about your skills. You'll improve with time." He said, sending the woman a warm smile. "You still have plenty of years until something like that happens again.
"...Maybe." Kaori murmured, lowering her head and letting out a soft sigh.
Renji slowly frowned. "Hey, lighten up. It's not like you'll die from not learning how to use a sword in battle." He frowned and glared to the side. "Well, you would die if you fight without Zanjutsu, but... you still have plenty of time to learn."
"Yeah." Kaori said, nodding slowly. She took a deep breath before she turned to grin cheekily at the fukutaicho. "So? Why're you trying so hard to cheer me up? Not falling for me, are you?" She asked, nudging the man's side with a snicker.
"Screw that! Who'd be dumb enough to fall for an idiot like you?" Renji asked, wrapping his arm around the woman's neck and giving her a noogie with a wide grin on his face.
Kaori flailed her arms wildly and tried pushing her fellow redhead away, making the fukutaicho snicker when she started crying out for help. Sure, a lot of people knew how to use a sword, but many people were still learning. Kaori was no different. It would take years for her to become a professional but it was a dumb reason for her to have a mid-life crisis. Hell, it took him a while to get as good as he was now.
He didn't become a fukutaicho for nothing.
He smirked to himself, feeling a little smug, not realizing... he was kind of choking the redhead. He let out a yelp when she bit his arm, quickly jumping away when he let go. She held her neck and took a deep breath, turning to send the fukutaicho a glare. He shrugged with a grin. She crossed her arms with a scowl.
"So friends choke each other now?" Kaori asked, pausing and looking to the side, thinking of her tall friend. "Or... do they?"
Renji's tattooed eyebrows raised in surprise.
"Of course they don't! What gave you that idea?"
"Riko."
Renji's baffled expression remained.
The giant standing at the gate yawned tiredly and shook his head lightly. Should almost be time to go clock out and go to bed. He looked around the area to see that everyone was heading home to go to sleep. He should leave now and go to bed; there was no one around, anyway. The gate guardian was about to stand up to do just that before he blinked and frowned, sensing a slight raise in reiatsu before he turned his head. He waited a few moments, blinking when he saw three women walk around the corner, stumbling for a moment before they straightened and walked towards the gate.
Oh, late comers.
He nodded to the three smiling shinigami, seeing them nod back respectfully.
He didn't see their eyes glow white when they walked through the gate, all narrowing their eyes slightly. The person watching from the roof smirked and narrowed his eyes. Tadashi looked at the Seireitei, snorting lightly. He heard his brother's little pet, that little brat he had been watching, had run away a few days after she disappeared from his brother's manor. Of course he didn't really care. He had heard she left with two women that had been staying there.
And the little interesting thing he heard... those three little girls that ran away had become shinigami.
He smirked darkly.
This might entertain him for a little while. If they love their... Taichos as everyone was telling him then maybe a little test on their "relationship" would be fun. He didn't know them, but if they were connected to his brother then making them miserable would make him extremely happy. Tadashi raised his hand and touched his chin, giving a dark grin before he turned and hopped off the building.
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Author's Note
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Uh-oh, what's going on? D: Not that anyone cares or anything, but I thought I'd just include them. X3 Trying to stay away from bringing my favorite group out too early. And Tadashi has ears all over the Rukongai. X3 Has all kinds of information. XP
Man, what happened to my cheerful attitude? :o Oh, well. But... I THANK YOU THREE FOR REVIEWING~! :D Makes me so very happy. X3 Gotta tell you, not replying to anyone is weird. 0.o Oh, yeah, should mention one tiny little thing.
Those four new OCs(Anya's a new OC), they're kind of like from another AU story... on my deviantart. But I decided to include them in my story 'cause I love 'em. X3 They're awesome.
Chibi-Onee-chan – Rai was very scary to her. X3 And yes! :D I'm excited for her new mission~! X3
Black Cat Angel – XD Yes, it would!
Luafua – Yes, she is. And I love her for that. X3
Oh, yeah! A little thing, for those few reading this~! Would anyone mind if I... upped the maturity on this? Nudge, nudge, wink, wink? Still, almost two years since I wrote that degrading little piece for Love Finally Known. XP Yuck. At least I think it was close to two years?
July 18, 2012