A/N I thank anyone for reading. Much appreciated. :3
PsychoIdiotLady – I had to keep rereading it to see if I made mistakes, and the smile would not leave my face! XD Zenaku could try to do it, but he'd probably kill him in the process. XD I wuv the both of 'em. X3 I couldn't help but include Hijo is this~! :D
whitefyrefoxxy – She'll have to keep nagging him until he agrees. :D Until then, he's gonna keep saying no, because as Renzo said, he can't teach a rock to stay. He doesn't know how to teach kido to anyone. XD I wouldn't know, maybe a journey? An adventure? Most likely the second, but I still don't know. XD
DeathKnight KiraKira – YES! YOU JUST MADE ME HAPPY! She will appear when Hijo appears! :D Which... won't be for about ten chapters. DX Darn you, me. XD And yes... Riko's family is very awesome. X3
StarTime101 – Comedy is my thing! :D I loves comedy. X3
CCaptain43 – Shiko's awesome! :D
Undefined – I loved the chapter, too~! X3 Her mouth is as bad as Riko's only when she is mad, and she happens to be very mad with Byakuya. DX There will be more Kaori and Zenaku since she won't stop pestering him until he gives in. XD And happy belated Valentines. Sorry I took my time. DX
Dina Sana – Thankies~! X3
CobusJoker – Aw, you didn't like it the reunion? D: Oh, well. X3
Chibi-Onee-chan – I loved the reunion. :3 Oh! :D And this is stupid, since I should've found out earlier, you might've told me and I just forgot, but I found out you're Kuchiki-Torii! :D
DreamingInThePast – I can't help but keep looking at your profile picture. XD It's awesome. And yes, they're doing it very, very bad. They're smothering the girls! DX Subtlety is definitely not Kenpachi's profession. XD Yes, they can. :D All Satoru needs to do in download their consciousness into the machine, if they're willing. :3 Thing is... Riko, Kaori, and Kayo went in! :D They're in the simulator, as well~! :D Oh, yes, I look forward to when Ichirou finally remembers Kenpachi. Ah, man! I'm getting all giddy about it! XD And yeah, he can be cute when he wants to. X3 But most of the time he's... aaaah! DX Crazy! :D
Hah ha! :D Up to chapter twenty-one! :D YAY~! :D
Is this chapter we find out how Hijo knows Nojima! D: GASP! XD Anyway, if you want to know how Hijo looks, you can look at my deviantart~! The link is on my page. X3 :D Which is why I haven't been updating. I've been drawing. It's been fun. X3 Anyway, I'm doing a little comic, or doujinshi, about a certain crazy person~! :D It shows when he first comes to the Soul Society. X3
I is sorry. :(
This chapter is probably not that good. XD
Disclaimer – I do not own Bleach.
Warning – Swearing.
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"...If ya think I'm wearing that ya got another thing fuckin' comin'."
The group stared at the piles of shihakusho on the desk of the Soutaicho, all folded up neatly. They were all frowning, slowly glancing at the Taichos to see if they were serious before looking back. Tetsuya was the only one who was smiling, grabbing the one for him and holding the top half against him to see if it would fit. Zenaku kept scoffing, glaring at the articles of clothing. After how many years they expect them to put this back on?
"Yer gonna hafta beat me down an' put it on me," Zenaku said, crossing his arms and curling his upper lip. "There is no way I'm puttin' that on."
"How 'bout for a muffin?" Shinji asked, giving a wide grin.
"The hell's a muffin?"
The blonde man scowled. Okay, that ruined the joke.
"Now, let's not be difficult," Ukitake said, holding up his hands with a nervous smile on his face. "We do not want to..." He paused. "Excite you any further."
At this the group frowned in confusion, oblivious to the fact that they were a little... too much. Shiko grabbed the one for him, holding it up with a bland look on his face before he let out a small sigh. Grabbing his pile he turned and walked away, gaining curious stares from his comrades before they scoffed and grabbed theirs. Zenaku was the only one who didn't.
"I ain't puttin' it on." Zenaku said, glaring at the other tall man when he had sent him a pointed look.
"I'll force you." Ichirou warned, facing the scarred man with a scowl.
"I'd like ta see ya try." Zenaku said, facing him with a wide grin on his face, holding his hands out eagerly.
Why was he taking up a fighting stance...? Everyone in the room blinked, seeing Ichirou throw his clothes onto the floor before he walked towards the scarred man. Zenaku stayed where he was, narrowing his eyes when Ichirou leaned in close towards his face. The taller man smirked widely and narrowed his eyes.
"You're a little coward if ya don't wanna put that on." Ichirou taunted, his smirk growing when he saw the man flinch.
"WHAT?!" Zenaku roared, glaring at the man dangerously. "I'll show ya a fuckin' coward!"
He grabbed the uniform, making everyone's eyes go abnormally wide when he shed off the white kimono, and started to dress hastily. He slipped when he tried to put the pants on, letting out a curse before he stood up and started jumping to get them on. He grabbed the others and put them on, his eyes wide with rage before he turned to grin at the taller man, faltering when he saw Ichirou smirking widely.
"...Fuck," Zenaku cursed, at the same time his pants slid down. "Shit!"
He pulled them up and tried to tie it, scowling when he couldn't quite get it. He was starting to get frustrated, since his growling was getting louder. Rina rushed over to him and tied it for him, chiding him on not to react so strongly towards teasing. He only scoffed and crossed his arms, looking down when she finished. Glancing at the top half of the shihakusho showed that it was inside out, the man growling before he took it off and fixed it. He grabbed the socks, bending down and putting them on, pausing and looking up to see everyone staring at him.
"What?" Zenaku asked, frowning at the stares.
"...That's more than I ever wanted to see of your family, Riko." Kaori mumbled, turning to stare flatly at her friend.
"Me, too." Riko muttered back, a very disgusted look on her face.
Kayo's eyes were still wide.
"Nobody look~!" Shiko called out, shedding off his clothes, as well, before he began to dress.
The twins glanced at one another and shrugged before deciding to dress in the office, as well. Which had everyone closing their eyes and lightly shaking their heads as if to get the images out of their heads. Kayo turned around and covered her eyes, blushing profusely. Had they no shame?! Once they were done they fixed their uniforms before turning to smirk at the others.
Zenaku crossed his arms and snorted.
"I don't know about you," Renzo said, giving a wide grin. "But I think I make this look good." He said, running a hand through his hair.
His brother started snickering while the others rolled their eyes.
"If you don't mind," Everyone turned towards Kyoraku, seeing him lift his hat and smile. "can you answer a question?" The group glanced at one another and shrugged before nodding. "You said that... Hijoshikina fellow found you."
Frowns crossed all their faces as they tensed at the name.
"Why?"
They all stayed silent, all glancing at one another before their gazes fell on Nojima, who had his eyes closed with a frown on his face. Tetsuya's back was turned to everyone, still inspecting the clothes. Nikito, however, almost smiled when he found out that he was holding one of his old uniforms. Wow, they kept them. He ignored the conversation, turning away and almost tripping when he accidentally stepped on the uniform that was on the floor.
"He was looking for Joshi's brother," Nojima answered, opening his eyes to stare at the Taicho. "He encountered me on the way."
"Hmm... He didn't hurt you, did he?" Kyoraku asked, furrowing his brows in concern.
Nojima's eyes hardened, making the Taicho shiver. "...He..."
Nojima walked down the hallway, letting out a small sigh. Riko was still a baby, but that did not mean she needed to pig out whenever she wanted to. Ichirou had just found her in the kitchen and started yelling when he saw her covered in flour, and eating fruit. Now that she could crawl she went anywhere she pleased. Not to mention the fact that Joshi's brother was there, once again demanding for the reiatsu. He lightly shook his head, deciding to head to his room to work on some other kido. He stopped and widened his eyes when he felt pressure on his shoulders, turning to look in the direction of the exit.
Whose reiatsu...?
Seeing as he was the closest to the exit he walked towards it, grabbing his zanpakuto on the way. The manor was concealed with kido, so no one should be able to see it on the outside. Some of the people staying in the manor looked at him curiously as he stalked by, his eyes narrowed and mouth in a firm line. Once he made it to the door he slid it open and stepped out, immediately freezing and looking to the right to see a man standing about ten meters away.
His head was tilted upwards, holding a sword loosely in his hand and with his hair shielding his eyes and face. He was wearing a plain white kimono, which was amazingly clean white. Strange. The place was covered in dirt, so one would think someone wearing completely white would be dirty.
"Excuse me," Nojima called, sliding the door shut behind himself, standing straight as he stared at the man. "May I help you?"
He didn't respond, continuing to look upwards.
He... was standing right next to the wall to the manor. Nojima's eyes grew colder, his mouth tightening. He took a step towards the man, seeing him turn his head slightly to look towards him. Yellow irises met blue, both their eyes widening slightly. The blonde man's breath hitched, feeling a sudden fear hit him when his eyes connected with the other.
Nojima was always known to be serious, only sighing during comical moments. He was rarely scared by anyone or anything. If a job needed to be done, killing hollows, he did it without question. He did not even care how big or how strong the hollow was, he would do it because Joshi would entrust that job to him. So for this man to scare him...
"How did you find this place?" He asked after a moment. "What are you doing here?" Nojima asked as he stepped forward.
"...How did I find this place?" The other man asked, the corners of his mouth curling upwards. His eyes grew wide, grinning widely. "I just saw it..."
Nojima frowned in confusion. Saw it...? It's invisible to everyone, how can he—? His eyes grew wide when the man lifted his hand and touched the wall, the kido rippling before the building was revealed. Parting his lips in shock Nojima could only turn to look at the building in shock before his eyes snapped towards the man, unsheathing his sword.
No ordinary soul can dispel kido.
"I'm looking for someone," He said, giving a wide smile. "Perhaps you heard of him... I heard his name is Reta Tadashi..."
Joshi's brother? Nojima narrowed his eyes and frowned. Why would he be looking for him? The man's yellow eyes were trained onto him, quickly following his movements even if he moved a mere inch. Slowly, his eyes looked downwards to stare at the blonde's sword, that smile on his face growing. He looked back up, giving a wide grin.
"You like to play?" He asked.
Play?
"I do not understand what you speak of," Nojima said, glaring at the man. "Leave, now."
"You look like me," He said, tilting his head as he grinned. "Let's play."
"I don't—"
Nojima held up his sword, his eyes growing wide when blades connected together, looking up to see the stranger staring wide-eyed down at him with a frightening grin across his face. Raising his sword, Nojima struggled to block the next dozens of attacks, gritting his teeth and jumping back. He didn't master in Zanjutsu, but... Looking up, his eyes started glowing red, holding up his hand.
The mystery man quickly moved to the side when kido shot from his hand, causing the serious man to widen his eyes.
"Scream..." Nojima frowned. "Scream for me." He murmured, looking up with a wide grin. "...What is your name?" He asked, tilting his head with a smile.
Nojima stayed quiet, his eyes growing hard when the man let out a giggle.
"My name..." He looked up, that smile growing across his face. "is Hijoshikina."
Insane? Nojima frowned in confusion before his eyes grew wide, looking to the side when blood spurted from his shoulder. He let out a pained yell, gripping his arm and gritting his teeth. Hijoshikina, as he called himself, paused and widened his eyes slightly. Nojima looked up, feeling fear grip him when a childlike look of innocence crossed the man's face.
"...Scream again," Hijoshikina said, giving a wide grin. "Scream for me."
Before Nojima could jump back Hijoshikina grabbed his shoulder and smashed him into the ground, rubble flying into the air made by the crater. He did as he wanted, letting out a pained scream. A deranged grin crossed the man's face, digging his hand into the wound, causing more screams to fill the air. Nojima gritted his teeth before he smashed his hand against the ground.
Hijoshikina barely had time to escape before something hit his side and knocked him a few meters away.
Gasping, Nojima pulled himself up, gripping his arm. He was losing too much blood... His vision started to blur, forcing himself to stand up on his feet and turning to glare at the man to see that he had wounded his side. He was still grinning. Strange. He didn't have that look in his eyes that suggested he lusted for battle... Eyes glowing red, Nojima glared at him before raising his arm, narrowing his eyes dangerously.
"Hado thirty-three, Sokatsui!" Nojima said, blue light gathering at the tips of his fingers before it fired.
It was powerful, firing on for a mile or two before it finally dissipated. Nojima looked ahead, eyes wide, seeing Ichirou standing in front of him with his sword connected with Hijoshikina's. The white haired man blinked curiously, having almost attacked Nojima. The tall man was growling menacingly, his eyes wide with rage.
He dodged his attack...
How...?
Nojima groaned and fell forward, blinking when he found the twins holding him up, both glaring at the white haired man.
"Who the fuck are you?" Ichirou growled, curling his upper lip in a snarl.
"Hijoshikina," He answered, tilting his head and smiling. "Is Reta Tadashi here?" He asked conversationally.
"Nojima!" Zenaku yelled, running outside, glancing at the manor momentarily before grabbing the blonde man. "Idiot! Should've had one of us with you!" He growled, turning to head inside.
"No."
Everyone stopped, turning towards the white haired man to see him staring at Zenaku and Nojima, his eyes slightly wide and a small frown on his face. Ichirou growled and looked towards the scarred man, seeing him nod and turn towards the house. Looking back towards the stranger, Ichirou widened his eyes when he saw the absolutely livid look in the man's eyes.
"Don't take away my playmate..." He murmured, glaring after the man. "Don't take him..." He was ignored. "I said don't take him!" He roared, his reiatsu sky-rocketing.
They all froze, all widening their eyes when they felt the pressure hitting their shoulders. Before Ichirou could stop him he jumped towards Zenaku and Nojima quickly, moving too fast. Before he could even grab Nojima his wrist was caught, making him blink before looking up. Tetsuya was glaring down at him, his eyes narrowed dangerously as he towered over the shorter man. Yellow eyes stared into an endless void of black, while black stared into shining yellow.
Hijoshikina let out a squeal when he was thrown, twisting and skidding against the ground with a grin.
Tetsuya frowned. This man...
"That was fun~!" Hijoshikina yelled, jumping up and down with a grin. "Let's do it again~!" He started clapping, which made the group frown.
"Who is that?" Shiko asked, frowning and glaring at the man.
"Nojima," The name coming from his mouth caused said man to freeze and widen his eyes. "Nojima... Nojima...! Nojima! Nojima~!" He started cackling. "Nojima! Come back and play with me!" He yelled, grinning widely and gripping his sword with a grin. "Scream for me, Nojima! I want to hear you scream!" The group frowned and held their swords tightly, glaring at the man.
"Who are you?"
The cold voice stopped the man, making him tilt his head. Tadashi stepped out, his eyes narrowed dangerously as he glared at the man. Behind him Rei, Aoi, and Teru stepped out, looking at the man curiously. Hijoshikina tilted his head and blinked before smiling brightly. He pointed at the man, giving a wide grin.
"Reta Tadashi!" He yelled, causing the man to frown. "...I want to speak to you~!"
Tadashi widened his eyes and froze, seeing the man standing directly in front of him. Hijoshikina gave a wide grin when everyone froze, all instantly turning towards him. Every sword was pointed towards him in less than a second, causing him to blink and tilt his head. Staring at the sword that was directly in front of his face made him go quiet... until a smile spread across his face. His tongue came out, licking the tip of the sword.
Tadashi widened his eyes and removed his zanpakuto, seeing the man licking his lips.
"Aw," He furrowed his brows. "You didn't kill anyone recently."
"Get the hell out of here!" Ichirou growled, glaring down at the man. "How the hell did you find this place?!"
"How?" Hijoshikina asked, giving a wide smile. "...I just saw it in the distance... and came to investigate." He giggled, causing everyone to shiver and frown.
"He spoke to Joshi's brother and then left," Nojima said, glaring at the city before looking back at the Taichos, seeing them all frown. "The next time we saw him he was accompanying Joshi's brother, but somehow he had him under control. He hadn't attempted to attack me since."
Riko, Kaori, and Kayo's eyes were wide, all swallowing visibly when they remembered that man. The way he stared at them, the way he laughed, the way he smiled... They shivered and glanced at one another while everyone in the room frowned at the news. Riko quickly muttered to Kaori why she was still wearing her cast when her arm was mobile now.
Kaori's response was that she didn't know how to take it off.
"Didn't stop him from trying to talk to you," Shiko said, turning to smile at the man. "And as I recall Renzo and Reizo were always with you when he was there."
"Yeah!" Renzo yelled, wrapping an arm around the blonde's neck with a scowl. "Nojima's our friend, not that crazy son of a bitch! Right?" He grinned down at the man.
"Release me."
"See?!" Renzo's grin widened.
"Don't worry, Nojima!" Reizo yelled, patting the shorter man's back with a grin. "The next time that bastard comes we'll beat him into oblivion! Then we'll feed his carcass to the bears." He said, holding his hands up and smiling.
Nojima blinked flatly.
"Release me."
"Aw, Nojima, you kidder, you," Renzo pulled him close and gave him a noogie, which made him start to struggle. He let out a grunt when he was punched in the side, moving away and groaning. "Okay, no teasing." He said, seeing the man glare at him before he walked away.
"So, he's... obsessed with you?" Hitsugaya concluded, looking at the blonde man with a frown. "Why you?"
"I am not sure," Nojima said, turning to stare at the prodigy. "All I know is that he keeps telling me we are the same. I do not know what he means by that."
"Alright, enough with this damn talking!" Zenaku growled, glaring at everyone before a wide grin crossed his face. "I wanna check what that thing does!" By 'thing' they assumed he meant the simulator. "So let's go!"
"You're just angry because it took you five hours to heal Nojima after that incident."
"Shuddap, Shiko!"
"Ah~! You're back!" Satoru looked up and smiled, seeing the group nod. "And you're dressed!"
They frowned at that. Just because they showed up in white kimonos the first time doesn't mean they weren't proper. Though, it was weird walking around with no sandals. Shinji, who was walking next to the twins, telling them jokes, couldn't help but notice that the Shiko fellow's sandals... were tied messily. He raised an eyebrow curiously. They were all dressed and proper, all wearing shihakusho, looking much better than wearing ordinary kimonos.
"Ah, man!" Reizo groaned loudly. "I never thought I'd dress like this again." He said, holding his arms apart.
"It's not that bad, Reizo," Tetsuya said, raising his hand and resting it on the blonde's head, giving a bright smile. "This brings back memories." He said, opening his eyes to smile gently down at the shorter man.
Reizo pouted and slowly nodded. Riko, Kaori, and Kayo looked around the area in confusion, glancing at each other only to shrug. They had no idea what this stuff was. But seeing the seats made them frown in confusion. Okay? Turning, they blinked in surprise when they saw Satoru, walking over towards him.
"Satoru!" Kaori yelled, seeing the man jump before he turned to face them. He tilted his head before smiling at them. "Watcha doing here?" She asked, giving a wide grin.
"I made this," Satoru said, holding his arm out towards the machine, gaining confused stares from the women. "It's a simulator." He explained, giving a wide smile.
The confused stares remained.
While he tried to explain to them what it was, the twins snuck over to the machine, staring at it curiously before they glanced at one another and grinned widely. Before they could even touch it Ichirou grabbed them and lifted them in the air, sending them a stern stare. They pouted and hung in the air like kittens. He carried them away from the machine, earning amused stares from Ukitake and Kyoraku.
"They function well together." Ukitake commented, smiling and seeing his oldest friend nod.
"They get along very well. I remember when Rina-chan was my subordinate," Kyoraku sighed and looked in the direction of the woman, seeing her smile as she spoke with Shiko. "that she used to isolate herself, always thinking people were using her just for her looks." He let out a small sigh and smiled. "But she's gained a lot more confidence these long years."
"Renzo and Reizo," Ukitake murmured, looking towards the twins, seeing them backing away from the tall man with wide grins as they snickered. "They absolutely hated it when people would call one by the others' name. They're just so identical people couldn't help but mix the two." He smiled, seeing the twins grin up at the sighing man. "But they seem to have gotten happier."
"The others... Their Taichos are no longer around," Kyoraku murmured, lifting his hat to stare at the other people of the group, seeing them speaking to one another while they waited for Kurotsuchi's subordinate to finish. "So we have no idea how they were before they left."
"Probably sticks up their arses," Shinji answered, making the two jump, which made him grin. "But, eh, it's not like they care what we think, right? They already established that when they said they don't remember us." He said with a pout.
"They remember us just fine." Kyoraku said, motioning to himself and his friend.
"That's 'cause yer old."
That made them frown.
"Now!" Satoru announced, turning to grin at the group. "Who would like to go first?"
"Me!" Renzo yelled, jumping and waving his arm with a grin. "Me, me! Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me! Pick me! Pick me!"
Ichirou grabbed him roughly by the back of his robes, making everyone's eyes snap wide open when he threw... Renzo over the railing and into the courtyard. Everyone gawked, all staring at the tall man in shock. He turned, scoffed and looked back to see the blonde man pick himself up and wave happily with a grin, like he hadn't just been thrown into the air. Ukitake chuckled lightly and smiled, staring at his former subordinate.
He was still the same, yet at the same time so different.
"Watch me, Riko!" Renzo yelled, pointing at himself with a smirk. "I'll kick whatever's ass comes onto the courtyard in a snap!"
"Don't get so full of yerself, dumbass!"
"You're a dumbass!"
"WHAT?!"
"I love you~!" Renzo yelled, giving a wide grin.
"Say that again, ya little shit!"
"I love-"
"SHUDDAP!"
Renzo started snickering, blinking and turning around when he heard something 'zap,' widening his eyes when he saw electricity forming in one spot before a hollow formed. His eyes shined, gasping lightly as he grinned. He started hopping from one foot to the other. Riko, Kaori, and Kayo's eyes snapped wide open, running towards the railing and gawking at the hollow.
"What the hell?!" Riko raised an eyebrow. "Is that real?"
"No, it's simulated," Satoru answered, giving a bright smile. "It's not real."
"Seriously?" Kaori asked, eyes still wide. "It looks... so real."
"It's huge," Kayo commented, furrowing her brows worriedly. "Is he going to be okay?"
"He'll be fine!" Shiko said, startling the small blonde. He chuckled lightly. "Sorry. But Renzo will be fine. When he fights..." He let out a somewhat exhausted sigh. "He just doesn't know when to stop. The same with his brother." He said, turning to stare flatly at the grinning twin.
"...What 'bout his zanpakuto?" Zenaku murmured to Ichirou, quirking a brow curiously.
"Shit," Shinji turned and ran to get the bag Komamura was carrying. Digging through it he pulled out an Asauchi. "Ya'll know we don't trust ya, but I find ya guys hilarious and alright," He said truthfully with a smirk, which gained confused stares at the first word. "so, yer gonna hafta settle for Asauchi till ya gain our trust."
Shinji walked towards the railing, ignoring the groans, yelling at the twin. Looking back, Renzo blinked, giving a wide grin when he saw the sword. He managed to grab it, instantly pouting when he realized it wasn't his zanpakuto. An Asauchi. Oh, well. Turning, he gave another wide grin, watching as the hollow stared at him. From on the upper level Satoru smiled, reaching towards the machine and flipping a switch.
The hollow immediately roared.
Renzo shot forward, unsheathing the sword and jumping off the ground, swinging the sword with a wide grin on his face. The hollow roared and opened its mouth, a cero forming in its mouth. It did not deter Renzo. Instead, he threw away the sheath and held up his hand, kido forming in his palm before it shot off and connected with the cero, creating an explosion. Landing on the ground he shot forward once more, swinging the sword and cutting off the leg.
"Whoa!" Kaori leaned forward and grinned.
Shiko glanced at her and smirked, glancing back.
Renzo flipped back, performing many somersaults before landing on his feet, holding his hand forward and shouting a kido spell. In connected, hitting the hollow before it roared once more and took off for him. Renzo grinned before his eyes grew wide in a comical way, seeing the hollow running towards him. Muttering a small "uh-oh" he turned and bolted away, glancing back to see that it was using its two arms and one leg to run.
"Friggin' restraint!" Renzo yelled, continuing to run around the courtyard.
"Kill it already!" Zenaku yelled, giving a wide grin and he leaned forward.
"Not as easy as it looks!"
"Renzo!" The blonde blinked and turned, seeing his brother standing on the railing with a wide grin stretched across his face. "Its' left shoulder!" Reizo yelled, giving a wide grin.
He didn't question it, all he did was turn and jump towards the hollow's shoulder, flipping and bringing his leg down, grinning when he heard a loud 'crack.' Reizo started jumping, letting out a whoop as the hollow roared. Some of the Taichos glanced at the man in bewilderment. How did he know that the shoulder was...? Ah, who cared.
It was then that Renzo brought the sword through the hollow's head when it was brought down.
Reizo jumped and whooped once more while the others smirked in amusement.
"Point for Kobayashi Renzo!"
Said man yelped and started looking around in confusion, blinking and looking upwards. His eyes grew wide, staring at the screen in the middle of the courtyard that hovered high enough to be seen by a couple streets. What the hell was that? Hesitating for a moment he walked towards the crowd, jumping up the wall and over the railing.
"You do know that there's stairs?" Kaori said, turning to point at said stairs with a frown.
"But it's fun jumping high again~!" Renzo said, grinning widely at the woman. "Who's next?!" He yelled, hopping down from the railing.
Zenaku stepped onto the railing, holding an Asauchi over his shoulder, looking up with a grin. He jumped off the railing and into the courtyard, striding further into the large area. Unsheathing the sword he threw the sheath aside, causing the Taichos to frown when he stood there. Kaori was practically hopping in place from excitement, a wide grin stretched across her face. How did this guy fight?
"Unohana Taicho!"
Everyone blinked and turned, just when a hollow appeared in the courtyard. Zenaku glanced back and shrugged before looking back with a smirk. All he cared about was feeling that wonderful thrill when he would fight, not if anyone was watching. Haku ran into the courtyard, looking around briefly in confusion before he grinned at the woman, making her blink and face him. Running towards her he bowed down and straightened back up, so much excitement on his face.
"Kenshin's up!" Haku said, making the Komamura widen his eyes slightly and the redhead to gasp. "He woke up just half an hour ago!"
"He is?!" Kaori asked, stepping forward with a bright smile on her face.
"Yeah!" Haku was still grinning, so much happiness in his eyes.
Shiko blinked. "...Who?" He murmured.
"Dunno." Reizo answered, shrugging lightly.
The turned in time to see Zenaku ripping off one of the limbs, making them widen their eyes and cringe before they chuckled lightly. Zenaku... Their ever loving battle crazed friend. Unohana nodded to the other Taichos before she turned to head for the fourth division, telling Haku he would have to wait until she assessed the injured third seat. Haku deflated but bowed his head at the order. Unohana sent him a smile before continuing on her way. The black and red haired man sighed and turned, clapping his hands and looking around the area with a grin.
"Alright, what's going on?" Haku asked, regaining his cheerful attitude.
It caused Riko to smirk. "We're watching fights with this sim... u... ter?" She frowned in confusion. "Simuter?" What was it called again?
Haku nodded, blinking when he saw unfamiliar faces... or wait... familiar faces. Frowning in confusion he focused on the two identical men, seeing them tilt their heads when they saw him staring at them head on. They grinned widely, making the man frown before he took a step closer, squinting his eyes. Why the hell did they look so familiar? Well, they were twins, that much was obvious but—His eyes snapped wide open with realization.
"You're the two bastards that beat me up two years ago!" Haku yelled, pointing at them and causing everyone to blink in surprise.
They blinked.
"I'm the third seat of the ninth division!"
They blinked once more.
"The... The guy with red and black hair...!"
More confused stares.
"I... I tried to fight you," Haku said, trying to explain to him who he was. "Y-You remember?"
"Hmm..." Reizo pretended to think before giving a wide grin. "Nope~!"
Haku slumped and sent them a flat stare, apparently forgetting his anger. The twins gave wide grins, making the third seat sigh before he turned his head... just in time to see Zenaku throw the hollow across the courtyard. His eyes grew wide, letting his jaw drop as he gazed at the man. Zenaku laughed, letting grin cross his face when the hollow disappeared, turning to head back for the crowd. Kaori let out a groan and slumped her shoulders.
"Aw, man! I missed it!" Kaori said, lowering her head and pouting.
"Eh... it wasn't that impressive," Shiko said, waving his hand dismissively with a smirk. He yelped when the scarred man slapped the back of his head. "I-I mean, it was so... so amazing! So amazing it was almost beautiful!" He said, turning to grin up at the man.
Zenaku rolled his eyes.
"So you know what you must do?" Ukitake asked, smiling at the group, seeing them all turn to stare at them.
"Yep, train, eat, sleep." Ichirou said, shrugging lightly with a frown. "...I still wanna think I'm dreaming." He said, glancing at the others to see them nod. "But yeah, we got it, Ukitake Taicho." He said, which made the others frown.
"...Why do you call him by his title?" Shinji asked, frowning at the man.
"He deserves it," Ichirou said, narrowing his eyes and frowning as he stared at the other Taichos. "I don't know you. Don't care about you. Don't give a flying fuck 'bout all your accomplishments in life. Don't even care if you can kill me right now with a simple swing of your zanpakuto." He let out a scoff. "I ain't callin' ya by your title unless you prove you deserve it."
He turned and walked away with a flat look on his face, not reacting when the twins jumped up and clung to his shoulders, heading towards Satoru to ask what kind of hollows he can make appear. The Taichos frowned, glaring after the man. Prove they deserve it? Shinji scoffed loudly and stuck out his tongue. Ah, who cared what that giant thought? He was perfectly happy watching them make fools of themselves as they try to train with only a quarter of their reiatsu.
"I apologize for him," Rina said, giving a bright smile. "But we just don't feel comfortable being out in the open. Especially since some people do not approve of us being out." She said, tilting her head and smirking. "Have a nice day, Taichos." She said, turning and walking away.
"Oh, boy, boy..." Shiko closed his eyes and smiled as he furrowed his brows. "I apologize for all of them." He said, bowing towards the Taichos and standing up with a smirk. "They just don't know how to show respect to amazing people." He said with a chuckle.
Kensei narrowed his eyes and smirked. "Ass kissin' ain't gonna do shit for ya."
Shiko narrowed his eyes and smiled. "I can always try." He chuckled and turned, waving with a backwards glance. "Good day, Taichos. I hope you have a pleasant afternoon."
Most of the Taichos left, some staying behind to watch the training, like Shinji. Who went to sit in one of the many seats and started whooping and raising his arms above his head. The twins stared at him before they started snickering. They liked this guy. Haku did the same as the Taicho, sitting in a seat to watch until he would go see Kenshin. The other Taichos happened to be the three the women were avoiding, all trying to speak to them. But they were brushing them off with narrowed eyes and flat looks, telling them to leave.
This gained a curious stare from Rina.
"Hmm..."
More of our favourite... split... couples next chapter! :D
Anyway, what helped me finish this chapter... was "Nya Nya Dance." XD
But there will be more family fun next chapter! :D
February 17, 2013