A/N I thank anyone for reading. Much appreciated. :3
Undefined – I loved writing that part. X3
Dina Sana – Thankies~! :D
whitefyrefoxxy – And his new friends are the twin terrors. D: They shall see her... next chapter. ( -.-) And nope, you aren't. X3 I was actually writing the part when you reviewed. XD
DeathKnight KiraKira – Awesome! :D And you'll have to be even more patient, still trying to decide when to introduce her. DX Sorry.
PsychoIdiotLady – Yes, they shall. XD Sorry, next chapter for the sappy reunion with Riko. X[ And possibly, possibly! :D I was thinking about it. :D And they're my favorite, too. X3 Too cute. X3
dbzbnfan202 – They will be reuniting next chapter~! :D
Startime101 – Shinji is awesome. X3 Oh, man! D: Sorry, it's just that most people know who they are since Life is Full of Surprises. But I'll definitely put up descriptions next chapter. Can't do it now. Tired. DX
Luafua – Ah, studies. XP I'm gonna have to study next week. Got a mid-term comin' up. DX Don't' wanna do it! XP I missed the group! :D Absolutely missed 'em! X3 And I didn't even realize he matches Ichigo's hollow until you mentioned it. XD
Chibi-Onee-chan – I love that family. X3
xXStarburstNinjaXx – I loved the reunion, too! :D And there is, sadly, a reason he is acting like that. DX For one he's scared they'll attack him. XD
DreamingInThePast – I loved the reunion. X3 And it's not in character if Nojima got excited, and they all knew this. XD And maybe, maybe. :3 Maybe he does remember her, maybe not. But their reunion is gonna be eventful. XD And Shinji is definitely gonna get along with them. :D
CobusJoker – Ah, thank you so much! :D Glad someone enjoyed the talking. X3 And it's weird, but I just love Hijo. :D And wow. D: K.M.-sama? Man, thank you. :D
Pink is Manly – Love the name. XD And thank you for the kind words. :D
Wow! D: Thirteen reviews~! :D A record! X3 But that's probably 'cause I took my time. X[ At least it wasn't three weeks. :D I just had a whole lot of stuff going on. Had to do a paper, got stuck for a moment, and just recently, a couple hours in fact, one of the tenants here in the dorms was being dramatic.
She was using my kitchen, a kitchen she wasn't assigned to, because one of her friends was using the kitchen. Stupid. And her friend that is assigned to my kitchen is a total slob. Yuck. Doesn't clean up after herself, at all. Annoys the heck out of me. But, oh well, they wanna act immature, let 'em. XP
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Warning– Swearing.
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"I'm fine," Kaori grumbled, glaring ahead.
Mariko was fussing over her, repeatedly asking if she was okay. Positively okay. Riko and Kayo blinked, watching as Kaori's mother fussed over her, both glancing at each other before they started snickering. Kenta stared at his daughter with narrowed eyes, looking her over before he clenched his hands and sighed lightly. Kaori had to smirk when her mother stopped looking her over... and started looking over the snickering women, who stopped and froze as they were inspected.
"Are you two alright?" Mariko asked, looking over the two worriedly.
"F-Fine," Riko mumbled, scratching the back of her neck and looking away.
Kayo blushed and looked down, slowly nodding. Mariko smiled out of relief, standing up and letting out a small breath as she placed her hand on her stomach, which gained the attention of the women in the beds. They stared at it in wonder, never having seen a woman pregnant in the Soul Society. They slowly narrowed their eyes. How did women birth kids, anyway?
Such a naive question.
"So, um... how... how far along are you?" Riko asked, keeping her gaze on the woman's stomach.
"I am eight months," Mariko said, smiling gently down at the woman.
"O-Oh... okay... cool," Riko mumbled, looking away with a blush.
Kayo couldn't stop staring, her eyes wide with wonder. It was absolutely amazing how a woman can grow a person inside of them. She glanced at her stomach. How did women get pregnant, anyway? It was rare in the Soul Society, so... she had no clue. Kaori, however, knew how women got pregnant, which caused her to stare at her parents with a little disgust. Kenta let out a small sigh.
"Are you alright?" He asked, glancing his daughter over.
"Fine," Kaori said, waving her hand dismissively. "...I was going to tell you-"
"When? When you were fully healed?" Kenta asked, crossing his arms and narrowing his eyes as he stared at his daughter with a hard look on his face. "We found out when your division sent us a letter." He closed his eyes and lightly shook his head. "Kaoru," He ignored the snap that wasn't her name. "I do not care how you got hurt," At this he stared at the dark haired woman, causing her to widen her eyes and lower her head. "but... you have to trust us more." He said, motioning to himself and his wife.
"...Didn't want you to worry," Kaori mumbled, looking at her hand with a frown. "...Not that serious, anyway."
"We were told you almost died," Kenta deadpanned, glaring at his daughter.
"...Coincidence,"
"What?" Kenta asked, scrunching up his face. "How is that—Never mind. Kaoru, I expect you to tell us everything that is going on with you."
"...Okay, I don't like being called Kaoru!" She snapped, pouting up at the man. "...But I just didn't want you guys to worry about this." She said, motioning towards her arm. "I get released tomorrow, anyways."
"So soon?" Mariko asked worriedly.
"I'm a shinigami, not a baby," Kaori said, scowling up at the woman. She held her hand out when her mother flinched. "N-Not getting mad!"
"I'll just feel better when you're fully healed," Mariko said, a warm smile crossing her face.
The three women widened their eyes when their faces grew hot, quickly looking away and silently questioning why they felt embarrassed. Mariko walked over to her daughter, wrapping her arms around her the best she could, since her stomach got in the way before saying she would wait outside. Walking over to her husband she pecked his cheek, causing him to frown and blush before nodding. Kaori started snickering, gaining her a halfhearted glare from her father.
"...I won't question why you went," Kenta said, causing the women to furrow their eyebrows and look down at their laps. "but I will say that you have to think before going into something like that." He said, giving the three a disappointed stare. "Promise me."
"W-What?" Riko asked, looking up and making a face. "I don't even know yo-"
"Promise me." Kenta said more firmly, giving the woman a hard stare.
"Uh... yeah... sure..." Riko said, nodding with wide eyes before she glanced at her friends to see them nodding with similar looks on their faces.
"...Visit us more often," Kenta said, seeing his daughter look at her lap once more and nod. "I will visit once more later on. I believe your mother is... getting a little exhausted." He said, motioning towards the door, where his wife was.
"Yep, a belly that size is probably weighing her down," Kaori said, snickering with a grin.
Kenta smiled and bowed his head, receiving bows from the women before they groaned in pain and sat back up. An amused and concerned look crossed his face before he walked towards the door. Once it closed behind him Riko glanced at Kaori, seeing the redhead frown in confusion at the flat look on the woman's face.
"...Your dad's intense," Riko said, snorting and crossing her arms.
"And yours isn't?" Kaori shot back, scowling at the woman.
"...I dunno, he was always nice to me," Riko said, shrugging lightly with a smirk. "...Not to other people, though." She said as she looked away with a frown.
"Wasn't he the tall one?" Kayo asked, furrowing her brows in confusion. "He... looks scary." She commented, remembering the man as she shivered.
"Not that scary," Riko said, blinking in confusion.
"...He's your dad... Of course you wouldn't see him as scary!" Kaori snapped, giving the woman a scowl. "If he punched someone would you be scared?"
"Maybe?"
"What if he got mad at you?"
Riko went quiet, her eyes growing wide as she thought about it. Kayo and Kaori glanced at one another and smiled in amusement, glancing back to see that their tall, tough friend had gone considerably pale. She didn't think he'd get mad at her, but she was picturing it in her mind. And it was a very scary image.
She gulped.
Sighs rang out in the room.
All eight people in the room, all men, smiled dumbly as they stood under the spray of warm water. Though one was scrubbing every inch of his body, including his long hair. He had been in the Maggot's Nest, after all, and the place was covered in dirt and rocks. So, these were showers. They continued to stand, all relaxed under the sprays, all continuing to smile.
"...I can't tell if I stink," Renzo said, looking down at himself. "Smell me." He said, turning to the next stall.
Ichirou glared at him. "If ya think I'm gonna do that, ya got another thing comin'." He rolled his eyes when the twins started snickering. "Two years and you two are still annoyin'."
"But you love us, Ichirou-nii~!" Reizo said, turning to stare at the man with large, shining eyes.
"Don't call me that."
"...We love you, Ichirou-nii~!" Renzo yelled, giving a wide grin.
Ichirou reached over and tried to grab him, scowling when he moved to the other side of the stall with a snicker. Rolling his eyes with a scoff he went back to stand under the spray, closing his eyes as he sighed. Shiko stared at them, letting out a small chuckle. Both Renzo and Reizo's stalls were next to one another, obviously, and he was right next to Reizo. Zenaku was on the other side of him and just on the other side of him was Nojima, who was amazingly relaxed.
And next to him were Nikito and Tetsuya, who were in separate stalls.
Tetsuya was still scrubbing his head.
"Let's talk seriously for a moment," Shiko said, gaining everyone's attention.
"When are we ever serious?" Reizo asked, giving a wide grin when the brunette sent him a bland stare.
"And we're gonna talk serious when we're all naked?" Renzo added, giggling when they received a light glare from the man.
"Shut up, you two," Shiko said, clearing his throat, and ignoring the snickering. "What would we even do? If we come out? People will certainly not approve of this." He said, glancing at the others in the room.
"Why would we even care what they think?" Zenaku drawled, looking so very relaxed under the spray, his eyes closed as he stood still in the stall.
"Because most see us as criminals, Zenaku. Please follow," Shiko said, seeing the man open his eyes and send him a glare. "While I do not care for what people think of us... I'm a little worried about Hijoshikina." He said, raising his eyebrows slightly while everyone else frowned. "When he gets here... what will we do?"
"Beat him up?" Zenaku asked, frowning in confusion.
Shiko sent him a flat stare. "Yes... we will do that... but I seem to remember he works for one person." He said, causing everyone to look up. "And that person is..." He trailed off, looking pointedly towards the tallest person.
Tetsuya... was still scrubbing his head.
They all frowned and looked down in thought, not realizing the door to the room slid open. Only when they caught movement from their peripheral vision did they look up. And when they did their eyes snapped wide, all their jaws dropping open. Renzo and Reizo raised their hands, covering Rina's "private parts" from their vision. The blonde woman smiled, causing everyone to blush profusely when they saw she was only in a towel.
"R-Rina?!" Ichirou yelled, staring wide-eyed at the woman. "W-What're you doing in here?!"
"Well, Ichirou, I was feeling so lonely in the other room," Rina said, pouting as she sighed before smiling. "So, I thought I would come in here."
"T-This is for the men!" Zenaku yelled, quickly looking away with wide eyes. "L-Look, Ichirou! Not looking! Ain't lookin' at her!" He even reached up and covered his eyes.
Rina chuckled, walking further into the room, causing every man to quickly look in another part of the room. Nikito only closed his eyes and lightly shook his head with a sigh. Tetsuya... was still scrubbing his hair. He had a lot of hair, after all. She walked into the empty stall next to Ichirou's, which caused his face to start burning bright red. Damn woman! Why the hell was she in there?! All of them tried not to look, they swear to god. But Renzo and Reizo couldn't help as their eyes slowly made a bee-line for Rina.
Only to be met with Ichirou's enraged face.
"O-Oh, look! Shampoo! I wonder what that's for?!" Renzo yelled, holding up the bottle with a nervous grin on his face.
"I-I don't know, Renzo!" Reizo yelled, laughing nervously and loudly.
"You put it in your hair," Nojima said, who couldn't tell if their question was real or not.
They sent him flat looks.
"...Oh, you are a minx, Rina," Shiko said, chuckling lightly as he turned to smirk at the woman.
Rina smirked in return, everyone immediately averting their eyes when her towel dropped. She turned on the shower, squealing when cold water came spraying out. After a few seconds she figured it out, letting out a content sigh when warm water sprayed down on her. She ran her hands through her hair, smiling to herself as she stopped to think what they were going to do while they were out.
Don't look. Don't look. Ichirou closed his eyes and scowled.
"Oh, hello, Rina. When did you get here?" Tetsuya asked, smiling brightly at the woman.
Everyone hung their heads and sighed.
"So training... how are they going to do that?" Ichigo asked, arms crossed with a scowl. "'Cause they can't go against your subordinates, right?"
"Hmm..." Everyone frowned and started thinking to themselves. Well, they obviously can't have that happening. It wouldn't be professional. They can go against one another, but it would be moot if they got injured while training. Kurotsuchi's eyes lit up, letting a frightening grin cross his face before he walked towards the middle of the room, raising his finger in the process. His hologram came up, blank before he spoke.
Appearing on the screen was a lab, and a very tired looking man in it. He looked up, eyes wide and red, blinking several times before he tiredly smiled.
"Kurotsuchi Taicho," Satoru greeted, bowing his head respectfully. "I just need at least four more days installing the other eight... defence systems."
"...When was the last time you slept, Fukazawa?" Kurotsuchi asked, glaring at the screen.
"Um... the night before the... enemies got here and started... that thing..." Satoru said, furrowing his eyebrows as he continued to smile, rubbing the back of his head. "W-What do you need, Kurtosuchi Taicho?"
So he's been up for three days straight. "I have a project for you, Fukazawa. It shouldn't even take half a day." Kurotsuchi said, crossing his arms and frowning. "And after you are finished that project, you are to go to bed. That is an order." He said, seeing the man blink and slowly nod.
"Whoa, Mayuri goin' all maternal?" Shinji asked, quirking a brow as he and the other Taichos stared at the scientist in wonder. "Now I've seen everythin'."
Kurotsuchi turned to glare at him before looking back. "I need you to build a simulator," He said, seeing his subordinate blink while everyone else behind him made confused sounds. "Download every hollow into it, including every shinigami, and I need you to put it in a courtyard that isn't used, but is big enough to hold a hollow that is as big as... Yammy, for example." He ordered, seeing the blue haired man blink once more.
Satoru's eyes started growing and shining. "A-A simulator? Downloading?! Y-Yes, I can do that!" He said, smiling brightly as he stood straight and started pacing his lab. "F-First, I would need... and then... Oh, yes! One of those...! Oh! I would need to make it easy enough for anyone to understand... And..." He continued pacing before he turned and saluted with a bright smile. "Yes, sir! I'll start on it right away! If you need a fully detailed one I'll be finished by tomorrow after lunch! Even with a full night of rest~!"
"Good, get started on it," Kurotsuchi said, seeing his subordinate jumping in place from excitement. "And you better sleep, Fukazawa. I am not joking around."
"Yes, sir~!"
The hologram fizzled out. "There. Problem solved." Kurotsuchi said, turning to smirk at the other Taichos.
"Huh... He was cute," Shinji said, snickering as he grinned and the other Taichos rolled his eyes at his statement.
"H-Hold on, what?" Kensei asked, frowning in confusion. "Simulator?"
"Yes, a simulation," Kurotsuchi sighed, rolling his eyes when he realized he would have to explain it. "A very 'futuristic' simulator, I suppose you can say. It will allow anyone inside the chosen area to attack one of the simulations, and the simulations themselves can attack them in return. To the person inside the chosen area it will be very lifelike."
"Wow... futuristic indeed," Ichigo mumbled, scratching the back of his head with a frown. "B-But wait, that guy said he can finish it by tomorrow afternoon! Shouldn't something like this take... years?"
"Don't be foolish, boy," Kurotsuchi scoffed, staring at the man flatly. "We happen to be much more advanced than humans."
"Yet you don't know what coffee is," Ichigo murmured, rolling his eyes with a frown.
"Luckily for that foolish group," This caused many of the Taichos to smirk. "Fukazawa is going to be making a fully detailed simulator. The simulations will be able to fire kido and cero at them when it is finished."
"R-Really?!" Ichigo asked, gawking with wide eyes. "Wait, you said download? What did you mean by that?"
Kurotsuchi gave a somewhat exhausted sigh. "Downloading the consciousness of every shinigami we've asked to come in and every hollow we caught. It doesn't take much for my subordinates and I to know." He said, looking to the side blankly. "But we have our solution on how to train the fools."
"Great~!" Shinji said, giving a wide grin. "Let's call 'em back in here. Without the cuffs, of course. Those were tickin' me off."
Everyone sighed out of frustration when someone walked in to say the Taichos summoned them, all walking out of the stalls, though looking away when Rina stepped out. They finished drying themselves off, glad that they weren't given the cuffs again, and all slowly filed out after they dressed in the standard white kimono every prisoner was given. Only Zenaku and Nikito remained behind, dressing up.
"...Nikito," Zenaku said, his back towards towards the smaller man.
"Yes?" Nikito asked, fixing the collar of his kimono.
"Why do you have bandages on your wrists?"
That question caused Nikito to freeze, widening his eyes and quickly looking away. He didn't see them before when they had the cuffs on—But he was careful! When could he have seen them? He swallowed and patted down his clothing, hesitating before turning to see Zenaku staring down at him with narrowed eyes. He briefly glanced at his eye, the eye he had ruined so long ago before staring back at the floor.
"...I..." Nikito looked to the side.
Zenaku rolled his eyes and groaned. "Fine, don't tell me. I have a pretty good idea." He nodded his head towards his arms. "Should try ta hide those before Joshi spots 'em." He said, motioning towards the man's wrists.
Nikito looked up in surprise before slowly nodding. They walked out of the room, Nikito trailing behind everyone silently as he tried hiding his wrists inside his sleeves, letting out a small sigh. Tetsuya walked ahead of the group, blinking when he noticed some people staring at them in confusion. Having no idea what to do he settled for waving with a bright smile. The people that were staring hesitated before waving back, watching as the group walked down the hallway. They made it to the office, all walking in and shivering as the light breeze hit their still damp skin.
"...Wow!" Shiko smiled brightly.
"What?" Zenaku grunted, walking into the room with a yawn.
"...I just realized Ukitake, Unohana, Kyoraku are still here," Shiko said, grinning widely as he snickered, making the three frown. "Imagine how old they are..." He murmured, raising his eyebrows as he stood next to the scarred man.
"Probably ancient," Zenaku said, making the easily humoured of the group to start snickering.
"We have your training planned," Yamamoto announced, ceasing the talking from the group. They hummed and raised their eyebrows slightly, acknowledging the announcement. "Right now... we plan on only releasing a quarter of your restrained reiatsu." He said, ignoring the groans of annoyance from the group. "At the moment, you cannot be trusted."
"No shit," Ichirou grunted, rolling his eyes with a frown.
"So, you're gonna hafta wait 'til tomorrow before ya start anythin'," Shinji said, grinning widely at the group.
"Yes!" Renzo yelled, both he and his brother raising their arms above their heads, gaining very confused stares. "Day off!"
"We didn't even start anything," Nojima said, send the two a flat stare.
"Who cares?! Anyone knows that if you get a day off... you celebrate~!" Reizo said, grinning widely as he and his brother snickered. "Let's start by drinking! That's what everyone does!" He said, jumping in spot excitedly.
"No," The group said, sending the twins flat stares.
They deflated and pouted, slumping forward. It wasn't fair! Turning, their eyes grew wide and watery, which caused the group to frown and narrow their eyes. They weren't going to give in. The twins started whimpering, tears threatening to spill over as their stares intensified. Zenaku and Ichirou narrowed their eyes dangerously, both stepping towards them. They jumped back with wide grins on their faces, holding their hands up.
"Fakers," Zenaku scoffed, rolling his eyes before facing the Taichos. "So what? We're done now?"
"Yep, guess so," Shinji said, shrugging with a grin. "Oh! Before you go we have someone ya need ta meet~!"
They looked exasperated before nodding.
"Meet... Kurosaki Ichigo," Shinji said, holding his arm out towards the substitute shinigami, who grinned nervously at being the centre of attention. "Savior of the Soul Society many, many times." He said while smirking at the group.
The group stayed silent, observing the orange haired man, which was starting to unnerve him. That was until Zenaku snickered and grinned.
"That's a pretty cute name there," He commented, causing the man to flinch.
"What?!" Ichigo snapped, glaring at the scarred man.
"Yeah, who names their boy Strawberry?" Ichirou asked, crossing his arms and giving a lazy smirk.
"My name stands for number one guardian, not Strawberry!" Ichigo snapped, glaring darkly at the two snickering man.
"Eh?" Both Ichirou and Zenaku narrowed their eyes, stalking towards the man in lazy strides.
Only when they drew closer... did Ichigo finally see how tall they were. His eyes grew wide, slowly looking upwards the closer they got. Standing in front of him, they glared down at him, narrowing their eyes and they leaned down. Scoffing, Ichigo glared right back, not intimidated at all. If he can fight evenly with Kenpachi he can take anything on in life. Both tall people narrowed their eyes and opened their mouths, letting out surprised grunts when the twins jumped on their backs and leaned over them, grinning down at the orange haired man.
"Hi~!" Renzo yelled, seeing the man blink with wide, stunned eyes. "...You have very orange hair~!"
"How did you do that?!" Reizo gasped, gawking as he stared on top of the substitute shinigami's head.
"Get the hell off!" Ichirou growled, standing up and knocking the younger twin off.
Reizo gasped, staring wide-eyed at the tall man before tears filled his eyes, causing the man to flinch. Zenaku rolled his eyes, reaching back and grasping the back or Renzo's robes, standing straight while the blonde man hung in the air like a kitten. Ichigo blinked and glanced at the Taichos, seeing some of them shrug when they saw his stare. Reizo wiped his eyes, continuing to stare at Ichirou with tear filled eyes before they spilled over and ran down his cheeks.
"Son of a bitch... I'm sorry, okay!" Ichirou snapped, glaring down at the man.
"Okay~!" Reizo yelled, standing up with a wide grin on his face.
Ukitake closed his eyes and furrowed his eyebrows, smiling gently. "You two haven't changed."
Renzo and Reizo glanced at him, their eyebrows raised before they grinned widely and snickered. Nojima stood still, his head lowered with his eyes closed and a relaxed look on his face. He truthfully didn't care who this Kurosaki Ichigo was. Shiko and Rina walked towards him, both smirking lightly as Ichigo turned his attention towards them. They held out their hands.
"Hello, my name is Nakamura Shiko," The brunette said, giving a wide grin.
"And my name is Kawano Rina, it's a pleasure to meet you," She said, her smile growing when the substitute shinigami shook hands.
"Yeah, as Hirako said, I'm Kurosaki Ichigo," He said, nodding when the two smiled.
"And how old are you?" Shiko asked, smirking at the man.
He told them. Which caused the group to stop whatever they were doing, both Reizo and Renzo hanging off of Ichirou and pulling at his ponytail like little children. And Ichirou stopped with his hands over his head, trying to reach for the two to pull off. They all soon gawked at him, which had Ichigo frowning in confusion. Tetsuya... had finally zoned out, which was why he didn't go greet the man. Nikito was beside him. And Nojima didn't care.
"...You're just a baby!" Renzo yelled, both he and his brother laughing out loud.
Ichigo scowled. "No, I'm not! How old are you?!" He snapped, glaring at the blonde man.
Renzo blinked and looked up in thought, holding up his fingers as he counted. Ichirou rolled his eyes before he turned and walked away, with the twins still on his back. Shiko and Rina bowed to Ichigo, both turning and walking away while Zenaku remained. He scrutinized Ichigo, his eyes narrowed as he frowned.
"How strong are ya?" Zenaku asked, the corners of his mouth curling upwards as he narrowed his eyes dangerously.
The group flinched before Ichirou turned and stalked back, grabbing the scarred man by his shoulder before pulling him away. Zenaku started complaining that he didn't do anything, yet. Ichigo couldn't help but shiver. That look on his face kind of reminded him of... He slowly looked towards Kenpachi, seeing him look towards him when he felt his gaze on him. Kenpachi frowned at his look.
"Well, now that we've got that over an' done with, ya can go back ta ya room~!" Shinji said, giving a wide grin. "Jus' don't come out, some people don't know that yer out."
The group nodded, Tetsuya snapping out of it at the same time, all turning to head for the door. Ichigo let out a whoosh of breath when they stepped out, glancing at the Taichos.
"Boy... Do I feel sorry for you guys," Ichigo said.
"...What for?" Kyoraku asked, frowning in confusion.
"You have to deal with them."
That evening, the Soutaicho had gone to Central Forty-six to announce he had successfully gotten them out and were waiting further orders. He waited until the doors opened before walking in, heading down the stairs to head for the meeting room. It did not take long to get there, but that did not mean he was in a hurry to meet with them. They were obviously being controlled, yet they continued to insist that they were in the right of mind.
"Soutaicho," One announced when he walked in. "Have you news for us?"
"Yes," Yamamoto said, standing in the middle of the room. "The prisoners you requested to be released are out and are resting in the first division."
"Good."
"Do you have... other orders?" Yamamoto asked, opening his eyes to stare at the closest person.
Instantly, all their eyes started glowing gold, all frowning slightly before blinking and shaking their heads lightly. They frowned in confusion before their eyes glowed once more, making the Soutaicho frown when they remained silent. The closest person to his right spoke up.
"What do you plan to do with them?" He asked.
"We are planning on having them train," Yamamoto said, remaining calm in the room.
"...Then they shall train until the upcoming fight!" Another yelled, having paused for a moment. "This is how it must be!"
Yamamoto frowned when several more of the council members yelled out the same sentence. He nodded, hearing them say they wanted to prisoners to be as comfortable as possible. Elsewhere, in the Soul Society, in the south districts of the Rukongai, sat a man.
His eyes were closed, his sword laid out across his legs. But soon the corners of his mouth tilted upwards, opening his eyes as he grinned savagely. The people in the field flinched and widened their eyes, leaning towards one another when the man started laughing maniacally. He bent over, continuing to laugh loud, and hard, ignoring everyone that yelled at him to be quiet.
Hijo looked up, his eyes wide as he grinned. "They're out...!"
"What the hell is he laughing about?" Asked the largest man, glaring at the mentally ill person. Reiji was his name, but to his frustration everyone called him Rei, for short. "Bastard's scarin' everyone."
"He should shut up," Aoi said, glaring at the white haired man. "He almost ruined everything back in the Seireitei."
"How did it go?" Rei asked, glancing at the smaller man with a frown.
"How do you think? He does whatever he does best," Aoi said, turning to sneer at the man. "He cut down everything in sight."
"That's disturbing," Rei said, turning to glare at the man. He growled lightly before opening his mouth. "Hijo, shuddap!"
He did, causing many people to freeze that he actually listened. Turning, his golden orbs locked onto Rei's, causing the large man's blood to run cold with he smiled widely. His back was to the moon, which was casting a shadow over his front, making him much more ominous. Despite how "cheery" he was, he was a loner when he was with his "friends." They ignored him, so he ignored them in return.
After all, since he "played" with his last friend they've all been wary of him.
Rei's eyes grew wide, letting out a choked sound when Hijo was right in front of him in less than a second, having been about twenty meters away. He freaked him out whenever he moved like that. Hijo let out a little giggle, narrowing his eyes as he grinned, talking several step forward. The group tried not moving, but they eventually shuffled backwards from the man. Hijo reached up, touching his lip lightly as he gave a savage smile.
"They're out," Hijo said, letting out another giggle. "They're out~! They're gonna play with us~!" He clapped his hands and started cackling.
"What?!" Teru asked, standing up with wide eyes. "You mean they actually let them out?!" He asked, shocked.
Hijo stopped laughing, turning to frown at the man. "Don't underestimate my sword's ability, Teru," He said so seriously it made the field go quiet. He started giggling. "That's not very nice, after all~!"
"W-Wait, go back! They let them out, so now what? We go and attack tomorrow?" Teru asked, glancing at everyone in confusion.
"Hmm... Nope~!" Hijo turned and started twirling in place, a wide smile across his face.
"W-What do you mean no?" Aoi asked, standing up and giving the man a firm stare. "That isn't your call to make, Hijo!"
"It isn't yours, either~!" Hijo said, looking at his hands with raised eyebrows. "It's the shinigami's."
"What do you mean?" Rei asked, frowning as he towered over the mentally insane person.
Hijo held out two fingers, causing everyone to move back from the sudden action. "Two years... Two years they have been gone. Inside. Trapped. Unable to fight," He let out a defeated sigh and furrowed his eyebrows as he pouted. "Two years... They're not as good as two years ago," He said, giving a wide, frightening grin. "...I want to fight them when they're at their best."
"Fight?" Rei scoffed. "When do you ever fight?"
"Since now~!"
"And as I said, Hijo, that's not your call to make!" Aoi snapped, stepping forward with a scowl. "Beating them now when they're at their worst will get this over and done wit-"
"Aoi... I would watch your mouth if I were you..." Hijo turned and gave the man a wide smile, his eyes wide as he stared at the man. "...Reta is here~!"
They all froze, all turning to see the one person they hated. They narrowed their eyes, seeing Tadashi making his way towards them, threading through the large crowd. Hijo started giggling, jumping and waving his arm at the man. Of course, the noble ignored him, too wary of him to acknowledge him. Only when he made it to the group did he nod to everyone.
"...I heard your announcement, Hijoshikina," Tadashi said, seeing the man grin widely. "They are out?"
"Yep~!" Hijo gave a wide grin. "In the first division~! Under protection~! It won't be smart to go now~!"
"Why?" Tadashi asked, narrowing his eyes as he stood straight.
Hijo raised his hands and connected his fingertips. "Shinigami have strengthen their guards... Shinigami have guards at every gate... Shinigami... are getting ready~!" He sang, looking at his hands as he intertwined them. "Shinigami are getting Tetsuya-kun and his group together."
"Don't call him that!" Tadashi snapped, causing every person in the field to freeze.
"...Why?" Hijo asked, tilting his curiously.
"Watch yourself, Hijoshikina," Tadashi said, walking up to the man and narrowing his eyes as he stared straight into his. "You may push me to the end of my patience."
Hijo blinked, his face strangely calm. "Perhaps you should watch yourself, Reta," He said, causing everyone to hold their breath. He narrowed his eyes and smiled. "Because when this is all over... you shall find my sword... deep inside your body..." He said, walking closer to the man, his mouth right next to his neck. Tadashi shivered, clenching his hands. "While I listen... to every scream... that escapes your body." He giggled maniacally.
He stood back, grinning widely at the grey haired man. Tadashi narrowed his eyes.
"We shall wait until my brother and his followers finish training," Tadashi said, keeping his eyes trained onto the mentally ill man. "Until then, you better keep yourself in check, Hijoshikina. If I find out you went and did something... against my orders..."
"Yep~! I know!" Hijo gave a wide grin.
Tadashi gave him one last glare before he turned and walked away, everyone still holding their breath until he was a safe distance away. Hijo started giggling, turning and skipping away. Rei frowned and glared after the man. Jeez, so carefree, that guy... So cheerful, yet so... malicious.
Once Hijo was by himself he looked at the moon with a bright smile on his face, holding his sword in his hand. He started jumping in place and clapped his hands together, feeling excitement bubbling inside of him. He ignored the people around him, those that were cuddled close together for body warmth, many using blankets to warm themselves.
"Nojima..."
Hijo's eyes grew wide, that savage grin crossing his face once more as he thought about the stoic man... that got away from him. The man that made him happy. The man that had the same effect he had on people as he does.
The man... whose screams were... perfect.
"I want to hear you scream again, Nojima..." Hijo murmured, his tongue coming out and making its way across his upper lip as he giggled. "I was to see you once more, Nojima." He gave a wide grin. "I want... you... Nojima."
Just so we're clear, I'm not crazy. XD But I can't help it, for some reason Hijo just interests me~! :D
February 12, 2013