Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:30:08 -0200
From: Wesley-Jade Wyngaard <mystories92@gmail.com>
Subject: Bleach: Sumiregusa chapter 1

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Author's Note: "Bleach" is my all time favorite anime series, so I decided
to try out my own little storyline to it. Tell me if it needs some work.
Send your Comments to mystories92@gmail.com.

Bleach: Sumiregusa

Glossary: Shinigami- Death God
          Zanpakutou- Souls slayer
          Taicho- Captain
	  Fukutaicho- Vice-captain
	  san- honorific added to the end of someone's name
          chan- honorific added to the end of someone's name
          dono- honorific added to the end of someone's name
	  kun- honorific added to the end of someone's name
	  sama- honorific added to the end of someone older or important
          Ohayo gozaimasu- Good morning.
          Nii-sama - Big brother
          Yama-jii- Grandpa

Please note: All character's names are written in the Japanese way, with
their last name/family name first and there first name last.


Chapter 1:

"Is he going to make it doctor?" said a crying woman from beside the bed.
She was a beautiful Japanese woman, with long blue-black hair and wild,
feral light brown eyes with long eyelashes. She gripped the boy's hand as
he lay silently in the hospital bed.

"I'm sorry Mrs Yasahiro. There is nothing we can do for him any longer..."
The doctor gave a sad smile and left the room.

Mrs Yasahiro cried softly. "My son, Shouhei, please don't leave me!"

I sat up straight from my bed. What was this dream about? Who was that
woman, and why was she calling my name? All these questions were going
through my mind right now. These dreams I've been having have started
recently. Why did it have to star now, during my last few days at the
Central Spirit Academy?

I sighed and got up out of bed. The sun was just starting to rise, so I
decided to get ready for my last day of official lessons. I put on my
clothes and went outside for a walk. The air was still cool this morning in
Seireitei (the Court of Pure Souls) and I could hear birds chirping all
around me.

Let me introduce myself. My name is Yashiro Shouhei. I don't know how old I
am. I have waist length blue-black hair and light brown eyes. I'm 6ft tall.
Come to think of it, I look somewhat like the woman from my dreams. And she
called me her son...

I live in Soul Society in a place called Seireitei. Soul Society is a place
where the souls of the dead come to live. Me, I'm a Shinigami in training.
Shinigami or Death Gods are souls trained in Martial arts and kidou (Demon
Art) as well as hakuda (hand to hand combat) and hohou (speed and agility).
They go down to the human world and give souls who haven't moved on a soul
burial and send them to Souls Society. Seireitei is where the Gotei 13
Protection squads live and work. All who become Shinigami live there in the
barracks. All normal souls stay in the surrounding area.

My sword was tied to my waist as I strolled. I took in the beauty of the
cherry blossoms in full bloom. I loved all things beautiful. I stopped and
sat on a bench under the cherry blossom tree and waited till the
appropriate time for me to get to my first class.

"Oi, Yasahiro-san! Dreaming again?" a boy called to my right. It was Senzo
Daichi, my friend at the Academy.

I smiled and nodded my greeting. He looked ruffled in his red and white
garb of the Academy. He had short spiky blond hair and brown eyes. He was a
little shorter than me and more muscled as well. He had a strong jaw and
sharp eyes. "Daichi-kun, I would have thought that you'd still be asleep
right now."

"Aw, pretty boy, you don't know me that well then," he replied as he
plonked himself down next to me.

I narrowed my eyes and gave a sneaky and looked at him, "Would you like
another bump to go with the one I gave you yesterday on your head?"

His eyes widened and he grinned, rubbing the spot I socked him in
yesterday.

"You know I don't like it when you call me that.," I said as I looked up at
the sky.

"I know, that's why I tease ya," he rumbled in his deep voice. "So we're
starting off with our last kidou class today and then we have one more
mission before we're finally finished with all the learning stuff," he said
again.

Yes, I thought. Then we graduate and get assigned to one of the thirteen
division squads.

"I hope we end up in the same squad," Daichi said after a few minutes of
silence.

"I hope so too. Which one would you like to be in?" I asked curiously.

He pursed his lips and rubbed his jaw in thought, "Hmm, I don't know about
you, but I like the eleventh squad. Strength is my forte and I'd fit in
perfectly there. Zaraki-taicho is so strong! But I don't see why he has
that little brat girl as his vice-captain. She doesn't look strong."

I chuckled lightly. "Appearances can be deceiving, Daichi-kun. And besides,
look at me. A pretty boy like me would never fit in there."

Daichi scowled and then put his hand on my shoulder. "I'm sorry about all
the pretty boy comments. I really don't mean anything bad by them..."

I waved my hand dismissively, "Enough, I know what you mean. You're my
friend. Now, if we don't get moving now, we'll be late, and we're supposed
to have a guest trainer today."

"Yeah, yeah, lead the way!"

We made our way to the field where we'd be practicing our Kidou.  When we
got there we didn't see our usual trainer. Instead, we were surprised to
see the vice-captain of the fifth squad, Hinamori Momo.

The rest of the students assembled in rows in front of targets.

"Ohayo gozaimasu!" she greeted. She was shorter in person and her eyes were
so sad. I knew it was because of the loss of her captain Aizen Sousuke. He
was a traitor and caused much chaos throughout Seireitei before he escaped
to the Hueco Mondo, the Hollow world.

"Ohayo gozaimasu, Hinamori-fukutaicho!" We all greeted in return.

"Today we will only be practicing the spells you've all learnt," she said
in her light voice. "You will aim at the targets. Once you've completed the
spell, move to the back of the line where you will rotate to the front
again. Is that all understood. I will guide where necessary."

"Yes, Hinamori-fukutaicho!"

"Begin!" She commanded.

I was in front of my line of students and Daichi was in the one next to
me. I started with a strong spell first. It needed an incantation first. I
took my stance and began.

"O lord, mask of flesh and bone, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who
bears the name of man, truth and temperance, upon this sinless wall of
dreams, unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws! Hadou number 33,
Soukatsui!"

A big blue ball of spiritual energy came out of my hand and flew at the
target I aimed at. I had perfect precision and it hit the target right on.

"You can do that spell perfectly?" Daichi asked, slack jawed.

"Of course I can!" I grinned and went to the back of the line.

"What is your name?" said a voice from behind me. I startled me and I
turned around quickly to see the vice-captain.

"Hinamori-fukutaicho! You scared me," I stuttered.

She laughed. It was a bright laugh and it took a little sadness away from
her eyes. "Sorry", she said. "What is your name?" she asked again.

I smiled, "Yasahiro Shouhei," I said.

"That was a powerful spell you displayed there. You seem to be good with
Kidou." She nodded to the other students who I saw were not nearly as good
as me. I rubbed the back of my head bashfully.

"It was nothing, fukutaicho, just a lot of practice."

"Yes, and all of them practice just as much as you do. I only know of three
other people excluding myself, who are extremely good at Kidou," she
praised.

I knew she was telling the truth about herself. She was one of the best
kidou users in Soul Society.

"Please, fukutaicho, you praise me too much."

She shook her head and smiled. She moved away and we continued with the
rest of class.

Later after a brief break, all the students met in a field outside of
Seireitei. Our instructor told us that we would be tested in real battle
situations. He told us that device would be used to attract Hollows to this
field, where we would have to battle and destroy them. There would be no
interference from instructors, which basically meant we were on our own.

Hollows were dangerous monsters that came from Hueco Mondo. Hollow are
basically human souls that turned evil or were evil when they were alive. A
soul can turn into a hollow if they are not taken to Soul Society in
time. They devour the souls of humans as well as other souls. Every Hollow
has two things in common. They wear a hideous mask and they have a hole
right through their bodies.

"Everyone stand at attention. The mission will now begin. Draw your
Zanpakutou!" the instructor shouted.

A Zanpakutou is a soul slayer. It is basically the Shinigami's katana or
sword that they use. Each Zanpakutou is different. But in order for it to
be so, and not just an Asauchi (nameless Zanpakutou), you have to find its
name. When the Shinigami has found the Zanpakutou's name and gains his
cooperation, the Shinigami comes into even more power. I haven't discovered
mine yet...

The instructor activated the machine and we waited, gripping our Zanpakutou
tightly and tensed up for battle. Nothing happened at first and we were all
getting nervous. Then were heard it. It sounded like a loud tear and it
looked like a piece of the sky was ripping open. It was dark behind the
tear. Then there was the howling. We knew those were the Hollows. Finally
we saw them appearing one by one sporadically throughout the field. Then
chaos ensued as we attacked them. The only way to kill a Hollow was to
break its mask. But there were many hollows appearing, all with varying
degrees of power. This was no game, this was life or death.

I saw a fellow student being cornered by two vicious looking Hollow and I
used shunpo (flash step) to get to him and help him. I jumped up behind the
biggest hollow, raised my arms up high and slashed down onto its head. It
screamed and crumbled into nothingness.

"Are you okay?" I asked the guy.

"Yes, thank you Yasahiro-chan." He huffed as he knelt to the ground.

I saw another hollow come up fast behind him and had to think fast. "Hadou
number 31, Shakkahou!" A destructive blast erupted from my hand and
impacted with the oncoming hollow. It flew back and disintegrated with a
scream.

But something was wrong. I could feel it. The breeze had died down and
there was no other sound except for the fighting and screaming. Hours had
passed already. Shouldn't the mission be over already?

I looked around for the instructor and found him kneeling next to the
machine. I rushed over to him to find out why it was taking so long.

"We have a big problem," he cried. "The machine is not working to stop the
attraction. It must be broken!"

"What? Then how are we supposed to stop them from coming?" I asked, looking
around at the carnage. I was startled to see that some of my classmates
were falling to the Hollow. No! I wondered if Daichi was alright.

"We need to destroy all of them and seal the tear up in the sky, but we'd
need a high-level power blast to do that!"

I groaned and turned around. We needed to rally the rest of the students.

"Everyone regroup!" I shouted. "Work together and concentrate on killing
all the Hollow in the area!"

I ran all the way to the area where the tear was. It was up in the sky. I
wondered if a high level Kidou spell could close it up.

I concentrated on focusing my spirit energy in my hands and aimed it at the
tear. I began chanting, "O lord, mask of flesh and bone, all creation,
flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of man, truth and temperance, upon
this sinless wall of dreams, unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws!
Hadou number 33, Sou..."

Before I could finish the incantation, I was hit from behind and flung a
few feet away. I groaned from the pain and struggled to sit up. The hollow
that attacked me was huge and fearsome. Then it spoke to me... I knew
hollows could speak, but only ones of higher power. I was in trouble if I
couldn't get up. I quickly looked around for help, but there was no one. I
saw Daichi in the distance and it looked like he had his hands full too.

I looked back at the Hollow.

"Ah, a tasty Shinigami just for me. Mmmm, you look and smell so good. I'm
going to enjoy killing you," it cackled as it raised it claws to cut me.

What do you think you're doing?

I heard someone speak but I couldn't see them. "Who's speaking?" I said
softly, knowing it wasn't the Hollow.  Sigh... Shouhei, why do you not hear
me?

"Um, I'm kind of in the middle of a battle hear and about to die!" I said
angrily. The Hollow was really close now and I something didn't happen now,
I was dead.

If you'd hear me sooner, this would have been over.

There was a flash and suddenly I was sitting in a meadow. I was beautiful
and filled with flowers in bloom. Most abundant were the wild violets in
different hues of purple. There was no one else around and the wind rustled
warmly around me. I ran my fingers through my hair to get it out of my
face. Where was I?

This is your inner world, Shouhei, said the voice again. It was a male
voice and sounded young and boyish.

"Who are you, show yourself!" I said, peering into the distance.

Can't you see me, Nii-sama? I'm right behind you.

Big brother? I had no brothers. I turned around quickly and nearly
gasped. A boy stood in the middle of the beautiful meadow. He was as
beautiful as the meadow, almost feminine. He had shoulder length purple
hair that glowed in the sunlight. His eyes were a brilliant green and he
had a bright smile on his face.

You finally see me, he said, but his lips didn't move.

"Who are you?" I asked again.

His smile dimmed a bit. Nii-sama, you know who I am. I have been with you
the whole time.

He walked closer. He had a tight pair of green leggings on and he was bare
foot. He wore nothing else and his smooth and defined chest was bare. He
had a purple violet tucked into the side of his ear. Call out my name, and
I will help you.

My eyes widened in surprise. He was my Zanpakutou! A peaceful smile
appeared on both our faces. I know felt like I knew him... like brothers
knew each other. "You are beautiful..." I stood up and walked to him.

Tears formed in his eyes and he rushed into my arms, Nii-sama! Finally,
you're here. He cried into my arms.

I hugged him tightly. I felt one with him. He was my Zanpakutou. He was
beautiful. I love all beautiful things.

Say my name, he said, nestling his face against my chest.

"You will help me?" I asked as I stroked his soft hair.

For my big brother, I will always be there, he said. I nodded and kissed
the top of his head.

"We are reunited," I murmured unknowingly. "Come, let us go and do away
with the monsters that seek to destroy all that is beautiful. Come... Bloom
and make everything beautiful, Sumiregusa!"

My eyes snapped open back in the field. I looked at the Hollow right in
front of me. "You will not have me, Hollow!" I exclaimed. I was strangely
calm. I gripped my Zanpakutou in my hand and lifted it up, "Bloom and make
everything beautiful, Sumiregusa!"

There was a flash and the Hollow flew back. I stood up and held my
Zanpakutou in its shi-kai released form. It was a daishi style katana,
which meant it was two katana. It had the normal katana called the daito
and a second, slightly shorter katana called the Wakizashi. The blades were
clear and beautiful, the handle had violet ribbon wound around it and hung
down at the end below my hand. The guard was a plain bronze and looked like
it could connect with the Wakizashi's guard as well, sticking the two
katana together. There was an engraving of a wild violet just above the
hilt on the blade. I didn't feel tired anymore. I knew that it was because
of Sumiregusa's healing capabilities.

The Hollow stood up again and charged me. "You will pay for that!" it
roared.

I don't think so, I thought. Gripping Sumiregusa with both hands, I used
shunpo to move myself directly in front of it. The Hollow blinked,
stumbling a little. But before it had a chance to react I swung and slashed
in an upward motion, slicing it clean in half. It disintegrated before I
even finished the swing.

I turned to look at the tear. I needed to get it closed. I wanted to use
kidou but the incantation took too long. I was going to risk it and skip
the incantation. I aimed and concentrated. "Hadou number 33, Soukatsui!"

Immediately the blue ball of energy flew to the tear and crashed into
it. There was a little smoke and when it cleared I was distressed that it
was still there. I was lucky I didn't explode myself when I used the spell
like that. But it must not have been enough.

Can you do it? I thought as I looked at Sumiregusa in my hands.

Yes, Nii-sama. Same principle, but not a spell.

Right, I thought. I could do this. I lifted Sumiregusa and connected the
two swords with a click. There was about an inch of space between the two
blades. I gripped both handles tightly and concentrated.

Because I am life, I am able to wield the elements, he told me in my mind.

I concentrated on a lightning strike. I felt the power drain from me as it
went through the sword. It started at the base between the two blades. The
blue lightning zigzagged between the two blades quickly to the tips and
fired out powerfully toward the tear. It collided and there was a rumble as
it continually struck the tear. I could see it close and stopped the flow
when it was completely closed.

Sumiregusa reverted to its normal one katana state and I sagged to the
ground, exhausted. Training was definitely needed to build up strength and
endurance.

"Shouhei, Shouhei! Are you okay?" Daichi asked as he knelt next to me.

"You dare call me by my first name?" I joked.

"Oi, you're my friend. You gave me quite a scare there with that display of
power."

"Will you shut up and get me up!" I laughed.

Just then I felt a powerful reiatsu (spirit pressure) in the area. Daichi
and I frowned from the pressure. It was stifling. A captain was
approaching...

Daichi helped me to the centre of the field where the captain level reiatsu
could be felt. I tried to see who everyone was surrounding. I was stunned
to see that it was none other than the boy captain, Hitsugaya Toushirou,
captain of the 10th division. This incident must have been really serious
if a captain was required to come investigate.

Daichi helped me hobble closer. Who knew using a blast like that could wipe
you out so quickly. We heard talking and then most of the students pointed
toward me. Oh, no. Did I do something wrong?

They parted and the captain approached me. He was shorter than me, and he
had white spiky hair and ocean blue eyes. He wore the standard captain's
white haori (jacket) with the symbol of his squad on the back over the
standard Shinigami robe. He looked intense, but I supposed he always looked
like that, with him being the youngest captain in existence.

Next to him was his vice-captain, a beautiful woman with long
blondish-reddish hair and an ample bosom. She reeked of beauty and some of
the guys couldn't help but stair at her. It was Matsumoto Rangiku. She had
a pink scarf around her shoulders and draped down the sides of her large
breasts.

I managed to stand on my own and salute, "Hitsugaya-taicho,
Matsumoto-fukutaicho!"

"At ease," Hitsugaya said. I relaxed. His voice certainly didn't sound all
that boyish.

"Ah, Captain, looky here, isn't he just sexy!" Matsumoto said, leaning in
closer to inspect me. I blushed and could feel my cheeks heat up.

The captain looked irritated and he shut his eyes and folded his
arms. "Matsumoto, will you behave!" he grumbled.

She smiled and stood back, "Such a spoilsport..." she huffed.

"What is your name and what happened here?" he asked a little gruffly.

I stuttered a little when he turned those intense eyes on me. "Uh, Yasahiro
Shouhei, Sir! All I know is that we were doing our mission here and I saw
that the Hollows didn't stop coming, and the tear didn't close. The
instructor told me he thought the machine was broken. So I knew I had to
close the portal from the Hollow world."

"Oh and how were you able to do that?" Matsumoto asked, flicking her hair
back over her shoulders and looking at me.

"Um... well..." I stuttered.

"He called out his Zanpakutou, Captain!" Daichi exclaimed next to me. I
elbowed him in the ribs and he grunted.

"It was... nothing," I mumbled.

The captain raised his eyebrows and looked at me. I blushed harder and
noticed that everyone's attention was now on me. The captain then lowered
his gaze to my Zanpakutou. "I'm afraid closing a portal is not... nothing,
Yasahiro Shouhei-san, it takes power to do that, and you are the only one
in your class who is able to call out their Zanpakutou. What is your
Zanpakutou called?"

"He's name is Sumiregusa," I mumbled, although in my mind I was really
proud.

He raised his eyebrow again. "That is enough for now, thank you. You may
all return to your dormitories. You will all be evaluated by the
Captain-commander and a few other captains as well, since the Central 46
has been murdered," he said to everyone.

Everyone nodded solemnly. We all knew that the Central 46 were murdered by
Hinamori-fukutaicho's captain, Aizen Sousuke. It was a very dark time for
Soul Society. Now Soul Society was being run by the captains and the one in
charge of them, Captain-commander Yamamoto Genryuusai Shigekuni, the
founder of the Central Spirit Academy.

Captain Hitsugaya left and we all returned to the dormitories.

"May I come in, Yasahiro-san?" Daichi asked me as we arrived at my room. I
was exhausted but I said yes. What I needed now was a hot bath and sleep.

"Do you mind if we go to the bathhouse though? I feel dirty," I told him as
I entered my room.

"Oh, sure, then I'll just run along to my room and join you there." He left
and I quickly got myself a towel. I strolled to the bathhouse in the
twilight and when I got there I could see steam rising from the hot
springs. I entered and found it deserted except of Daichi, who was slowly
disrobing himself. My breath hitched at the sight. The robe spilled to the
ground and revealed his pale smooth and muscled skin underneath. He faced
away from me and I could see his firm bubble butt. I suppressed a groan. He
wrapped a towel around his waist and turned around.

"Oh, Yasahiro-san, I didn't hear you come in," he grinned. I took a deep
breath and smiled.

"It's okay," I said. I turned around and took off my robe as well. Somehow
I could feel his eyes bore into me from behind and I hoped my hair coved my
ass sufficiently. I didn't dare turn around to confirm my suspicions. I
quickly wrapped the towel around my waist and then tied my hair up. We got
into the hot spring together and sat down with a sigh. I looked up at the
night sky. Millions of stars twinkled and winked at us.

"How did you do it?" Daichi asked me, sinking so that his head remained
above the water.

"He was calling to me... he was calling the whole time, and I didn't even
hear him," I said, thinking back to when I first heard him.

"It took the danger of the situation for me to hear him. One minute I was
staring at the ugly Hollow and the next I was in this beautiful meadow full
of wild violets. I turned around and there he was. You should see him,
Daichi! He's beautiful..." I heard a little cough from Daichi and turned to
look at him. "You okay?"

"Uh-huh, fine, just got a little water in my mouth," he said. His voice
sounded a little pinched. "Describe him."

I looked up and put my hands behind my head, "He young, boyish and
feminine. He has shoulder length Violet hair and bright green eyes. He was
smiling when I first saw him. He was only wearing a pair of green
leggings. He calls me big brother," I finished and turned to him. He was
staring at me intently. "What?" I asked.

"You look beautiful too, Shouhei," he said huskily. What? I thought. Where
was this coming from all of a sudden? "When you describe him, your eyes
light up and you have the sweetest smile on your face."

I could feel my cheeks burn up as he moved closer and I felt his hand touch
my arm. "Daichi, where is this coming from?" I was feeling light headed and
nervous. I'd never thought of Daichi that way before. And now that I
did... I couldn't help but feel the attraction. He was sexy in his
masculinity, his sharp eyes gazed intently into mine and his jaw was
tensed, as if he was holding something back.

"Shouhei, have you been blind all along?" he said with wonder. "I've wanted
to be with you since I first laid my eyes on you."

He loosened my hair and it cascaded down my back and into the water. Then
he ran his hands through it, "I've wanted to so that for a long time now."

"And... how was it?" I managed to breathe out. Why now? Why did this have
to happen now? Why couldn't I have seen it earlier? Because I was too busy
admiring the beauty of the world.

"It was everything I imagined it to be, as soft as the breeze in the
air..."

"I'm going to kiss you now," he told me as he wrapped his thick arms around
me. I shuddered. The only things between us were the wet towels wrapped
around our waist.

"What are you waiting for?" I whispered.

Then he took my mouth. The kiss was hot, and savage. He'd been restraining
himself. It only made me want him more. I sailed my hand up and down his
back delicately. He then twisted so I was straddling him. I could feel his
manhood rubbing against my butt, and fire burned in my eyes. I'd never had
feeling this intense before, and it amazed me. Daichi ripped the towels
away between us and I gasped at the total skin on skin contact. The spring
water was totally clear and I could see my arousal pointing straight
up. Daichi gripped my rigid shaft and I moaned. He pumped up and down twice
and kissed me again. His tongue was probing my mouth earnestly and I was
reciprocating.  I moved back a little so I could look at his erection. It
was long and thick and as pale as the rest of his skin, except for the
head, which was a light shade of pink. I wrapped my hand around it and he
groaned out loud. "Shouhei, I need you."

In response I lifted myself up and positioned his penis at my entrance. I
relaxed by body and slowly sat down. Daichi gripped my waist tightly and
clenched his teeth as I sunk lower. I bit my lower lip at the burning
sensation, but continued to slide down. He felt even bigger as he entered
me and I could feel it spasming. Daichi's breathing had become shallow and
his eyes were shut.

"Look at me, Daichi," I moaned. His eyes shot open immediately as I said it
and he looked at me lovingly. Was that what it was? Love? I didn't really
know.

I finally hit bottom and relaxed while I adjusted. A minute later I began
the slow oscillating motion and gasped when he touched something deep
within me. I was like a shock, much more mentally debilitating than a Kidou
spell. Daichi thrust up as I came down and we kissed again, savoring the
pleasure we were giving one another. A moment later Daichi turned us around
and my back was against the side of the natural pool. He continued to grip
my waist and his thrust became more powerful, stabbing that button which
caused me to give of a soft continuous moan. Daichi was grunting every time
he thrust completely in me. I held onto his neck as we gazed into each
other's eyes. His brown eyes were burning, just as mine were.

"I'm close, Shouhei. Are you with me?" he said huskily.

"Yes, Daichi, lets finish together," I purred back. He then gripped my long
hair and pulled my head back a little roughly and then his mouth was on my
neck, nibbling gently.

That was it for me. I shuddered and moaned and felt my cock, spasming in
the warm water. I could feel my ass clenching in Daichi's cock and he
groaned as I felt his cock thicken even more and start pulsing within
me. My name was the last thing on his lips before he relaxed. I stroked his
face and kissed him one more time before we separated. We just wrapped our
towels around our waists when we heard someone come in.

"Well, well, what do we have here?" said the person. We turned saw who it
was. It was Abarai Renji, the vice captain of one of the most well known
squads in the Court of Pure Souls, the 6th squad. He was tall and had long
red hair that was tied up. He had tattoos inked in on his eyebrows and it
gave him a fierce look. His brown eyes were piercing. He was the
vice-captain to the head of one of the famous noble families, Kuchiki
Byakuya.

"Abarai-fukutaicho!" We greeted. He smiled, though it looked more like a
smirk, and sat down opposite us.

"Beautiful evening, hey?" he said his rough voice.

"Yes, it is," I agreed, folding my hands in my lap and looking up.

"Hey, you're the one that saved those students on the Hollow mission!" he
said enthusiastically. News sure travelled fast in Seireitei.

"I wouldn't say that," I mumbled.

"Yasahiro-san, you're being modest," Daichi said, punching my arm lightly.

"I that your name?" Abarai said.

"Yes," I replied, "Yasahiro Shouhei."

"You were excellent, I'm told," he smirked. "Maybe I could put in a good
word with Kuchiki-taicho..." My eyes widened. "After we see your
evaluation, of course."

Right... evaluation.

						***

"Shouhei's... dead?" said a little boy. He had tears in his eyes as he
looked at his mother.

"Y-yes, Masashi," his mother said.

Masashi rubbed his eyes, but the tears still came. "No, Nii-sama... he
can't be gone!" He ran to his room and slammed the door shut.

Masashi's mother cried silently, not knowing what to do. "Oh, Shouhei, I
hope you're safe wherever you are?"

I sat up in bed again, shaking from the intensity of the dream. That woman
must have been my mother, and the little boy... must have been my brother.


I shook the dream off and got out of bed. Today was the day. I would be
evaluated and assigned to a squad. I was nervous, but not overly so. I
remembered all I learnt from the Academy, so it wasn't really a
problem. The only thing was, I didn't know how they were going to do
that. Daichi had his turn the day before and I hadn't gotten a chance to
speak to him afterwards, so I didn't know which squad he got assigned to.

Today we were required to wear the standard Shinigami robe with a white obi
belt. I looked at my reflection in the mirror. Should I leave my hair loose
or tie it up? I wondered. Once students became fully fledged Shinigami,
their character usually came out. They'd show it either through an
additional piece of clothing or their hairstyle changed to suit their
needs. But most Shinigami didn't bother. Me on the other hand, I wanted to
be beautiful, attractive. I didn't want to hide anymore.

If Daichi got into the 11th squad, that was all well and good. But I would
certainly not fit in there. That squad prided itself in brute strength and
the glory of the battle. Definitely not me. I sighed and decided to tie my
hair up. I left the dormitory and made my way quickly to the building where
I would be evaluated.

When I arrive I immediately went in. It was a little gloomy inside and I
could immediately feel many incredibly strong reiatsu in the building. It
wasn't as debilitating as when I met Captain Hitsugaya, but it was still
enough to intimidate those who were weaker. I entered the main room and
inhaled quickly. I broke out into a sweat. Oh boy! This was not good for
me. As far as I knew only a few captains would oversee the evaluation as
well as the captain-commander. But in front of me, in two rows on opposite
sides of the room stood all the ten captains of Seireitei, minus the three
traitorous captains and Captain-commander Yamamoto Genryuusai Shigekuni was
at the head, seated. Not only were the captains there, but the vice
captain's as well! Why were they all here for me?

I slowly walked to the centre and I saw Vice-captain Matsumoto Rangiku wink
and smile at me. Her captain looked as serious as always. There were
captains here that I had heard of, but never seen before.

They were all here, for me. The 2nd squad captain, a woman named Soi Fong;
Vice-captain of the 3rd squad, a young looking, blond-haired man called
Kira Izuru stood in for one of the bad captains. I felt sorry for
him... also here was Captain Unohana Retsu, Female captain of the 4th squad
and her Vice-captain Kotetsu Isane; Vice-captain Hinamori Momo stood in for
Aizen Sousuke; Captain Kuchiki Byakuya and his Vice-captain Abarai Renji,
who grinned at me was here; 7th squad captain Komamura Sajin was
here. Instead of a normal head, he had the head of a wolf, and it was
fierce looking. His Vice-captain, Iba Testuzaemon, was looking nonchalant
in sunglasses. The Captain that managed to make me smile was the 8th
squads, Captain Kyouraku Shunsui. He wore a pink haori with flowers printed
on it. He gave me an encouraging smile and I was somewhat relaxed. His
serious looking female Vice-captain Ise Nanao stood resolutely behind
him. Vice-captain of the 9th Hisagi Shuuhei stood in for Captain Tousen
Kaname. Then it was Captain Hitsugaya and Matsumoto Rangiku. Next was the
captain of the 11th squad, the one Daichi wanted to get into. This man
looked brutish and wild. He had an eye patch on and his black hair was made
into long spikes with little bells jingling at the end. His Vice-captain
was a cute little girl with pink hair called Yachiro. There was definitely
irony in this picture. She smiled at me. Next was a scary looking captain
called Kurotsuchi Mayuri, captain of the 12th squad, along with his female
Vice-captain Kurotsuchi Nemu. Was she his wife? Last but not least was the
captain of the 13th squad, Ukitake Juushirou. My heart beat just a little
bit faster and I could feel my cheeks redden. He was very attractive, with
long white hair, the same color as Captain Hitsugaya's. He looked a little
frail but I still admired him a bit more than the others. He smiled at me
too and I sighed silently. Next to him I was a little surprised to see
another member of the Kuchiki family, Kuchiki Rukia. She was Captain
Kuchiki's sister in law, or so I heard. She looked solemn next to her
captain. She wasn't the vice-captain though. I heard he had died a long
time ago. She looked at me with her dark blue eyes but remained still.

I stopped and faced the Captain-commander and bowed. "Captain-commander,
sir!"

He grunted and looked down at me. He sat in a wooden chair, his haori was
draped over his shoulders and he held a wooden can in front of him. He was
bald and had a long white beard. He as a really old man, but I knew that he
was anything but weak. "Yasahiro Shouhei, you are here today to be
evaluated by the captains of the Court of Pure Souls. Do you have any
questions?" His voice was slow, like that of an old person, but his words
were firm and confident.

"If I may, Captain-commander, I was under the impression that only a few
captains would be present..." I said with all the respect I could muster.

"That was the case with all other students, but you are a special case,
Yasahiro Shouhei. Out of everyone in your class, you are the only one who
has obtained the cooperation of their Zanpakutou and is able to use its
shi-kai form. All the captains will watch your evaluation and we will
decide which squad to place you in."

"How will I be evaluated?" I asked, knowing it could be anything.

"You will fight 3rd seat of the 11th division Madarame Ikkaku. You will
make use of everything you have learnt at the Central Spirit Academy. Is
that clear?" he grunted.

I nearly balked. I was to fight a 3rd seat! This officer in a division was
the third in command. I was only a student and they were putting me up
against someone of that strength? And he was from the 11th squad. Goodness,
I'd need to pull out all the stops.

"Prepare yourself!" the Captain-commander said.

The door opened again and I saw two more Shinigami enter. One of them held
their sword in their hand over his shoulder. He was bald and his head was
shining. He looked fierce and battle ready. He wore the Shinigami garb but
didn't have any socks on with his sandals. The other Shinigami was really
cut and young looking. He had jaw-length black hair and what looked like
feathers attached to his top eyelashes and eyebrows of his left eye. Bells
were going off in my mind about that one.

"Madarame Ikkaku, are you ready?" the Captain-commander asked the bald one.

"Yes, Captain-commander, sir!" he said. His eyes narrowed and his voice was
rough. He smirked as he looked at me, but I was watching the other
Shinigami. He looked too soft to be part of the 11th squad. He had no hint
of muscle on him; he was too pretty for that division. But I guess
appearances were deceiving. When he saw me, his eyes sort of widened and
then narrowed again. He looked at everything else as if it were ugly. He's
name suddenly came to me, Ayasegawa Yumichika.

"Take your positions!" the Captain-commander barked.

"Heh! I have to fight this flower?" he sneered.

My indignation showed on my face. Such talk just took away from everything
that was beautiful. I faced him and drew my Zanpakutou. "Please, talk like
that takes the beauty away from everything," I told him calmly.

"Oh, you sound just like Yumichika!" He laughed.

"Oi, Ikkaku," Yumichika said, flicking his hair. He had a frown on his
face. "He's right, you know."

"Shut up, pretty boy!" He shot at Yumichika.

"Enough!" the Captain-commander ordered. "Begin!"

I had just enough time to block Ikkaku's first attack. He was fast! He had
his sword in one hand and the scabbard in the other and he was attack with
both. It took much of my skill to block. I saw an opening and sliced
downward from his left. He switched the sword and scabbard between his
hands, which momentarily confused me, and blocked. So he was able to use
his sword with both hands. I used shunpo and moved behind him to attack,
but he saw this coming and blocked. He retaliated with a swipe from the
scabbard, which knocked me back a few feet. I rushed him and made to attack
from the side but quickly feigned to his back and kicked him. He flew
forward but managed to retain his balance.

"Bastard! You'll pay for that," he sneered. He rushed me and attacked with
his sword. He nearly nicked my arm, but I managed to lean to the left and
block the blow. We separated and looked at each other again. "Not bad, for
a flower."

He didn't know how dangerous this flower was. Time to up the scale. I
attacked again and we exchanged a few blows. He was starting to lose his
bluster when he saw that I was managing to hold my own against him. I few
blows later and I had my chance to inflict a deadly wound to him. He saw
this and raised his hand and connected the base of his sword and scabbard.

"Grow, Hoozukimaru (Ogre Lamp)!" he cried and his Zanpakutou transformed
into a halberd. It effectively blocked my attack and I flew backwards with
his force.

I managed to land on my foot and one knee. The sure took a lot out of
me. But now he called out his Zanpakutou, which meant I was finished unless
I called mine out too.

"Heh, I actually had to call my Zanpakutou out," he said as if it was the
strangest thing to ever happen. His Zanpakutou was basically a long wooden
spear with led feather attached just below the blade and at the base.

I remained silent and rushed in to attack again. It was blocked when he
raised his weapon. Then I heard a click, "Heh, your dead now... Split!" he
cried. Everything happened in slow motion and I could see his spear split
into three linked parts, making it a nunchaku. Both end parts were heading
for my head.

Think quickly!

Nii-sama, what are you waiting for? Sumiregusa said anxiously.

He was right. "Bloom and make everything beautiful, Sumiregusa (Wild
Violet)!" My Zanpakutou split in two and I gripped them tightly, moved them
sideways to block his double attack. The force created a gust which
separated us. We stood a few feet apart, breathing heavily.

There were gasps coming from most of the people present and I wondered why.

"Stop!" the Captain-commander ordered. We obeyed, but Ikkaku frowned. His
eyes were wide as if he wasn't expecting me to have blocked his attack, let
alone call out my Zanpakutou.

"How is this possible?" Captain Ukitake said, stepping forward.

I still clutched Sumiregusa in my hand.

"Hmm, this is quite surprising," the captain-commander said, stroking his
jaw. His vice-captain stood ramrod straight next to him.

"I thought there were only two twin Zanpakutous in existence, yours,
Ukitake-taicho, and yours, Kyouraku-taicho," Captain Hitsugaya exclaimed.

This was news to me. I had no idea that my Zanpakutou might be so special.

"This is quite strange..." said Captain Kyouraku, rubbing his chin.

"In any case," the Captain-commander stated, "Yasahiro Shouhei-dono has
passed his evaluation by holding his own against one of superior power. Now
we must decide which division to allocate him to. Yasahiro Shouhei, please
wait outside until we call for you."

I did as the Captain-commander instructed and closed the door behind me as
I left.

(Inside the room...)

"Who would like to volunteer their division to take him in?" the
Captain-commander said in his gravelly voice.

"Certainly not mine!" Captain Zaraki said, the bells on his hair jingling
softly. "He will not fit in with my squad." He glanced at Ikkaku with
something akin to disappointment on his face. Ikkaku gripped his Zanpakutou
tightly in his hand. Yumichika steadied him, but had a look of guilt on his
face.

The Captain-commander merely grunted. "Kuchiki-taicho, what of your
division? Will he be molded into a good Shinigami under your supervision?"

Captain Kuchiki's face was emotionless as he looked at nothing in
particular. "I have no interest in him. He has not proved himself worthy to
the noble house of Kuchiki," he said coldly, his voice was expressionless,
and Kuchiki Rukia looked at her brother a little sadly.

"I will take him in," said Captain Ukitake.

"But Taicho, will you have enough strength to mentor him?" Rukia said,
touching her captains arm loyally.

He smiled and patted Rukia's hand, "Don't worry, Kuchiki-san. You will help
me of course." Rukia had a doubtful smile on her face.

"Very well, Ukitake-taicho. He will be enlisted in your
division. Ayasegawa-dono, please allow Yasahiro into the room," the
Captain-commander rasped.

"Yes, Captain-commander, sir!"

As Yumichika went to get Shouhei, Captain Kyouraku stepped
forward. "Yama-jii," he said, referring to the Captain-commander. He and
Captain Ukitake as well as Captain Unohana Retsu were among the original
captains along with the Captain-commander and he was like a father to
Kyouraku and Ukitake. "I will help Ukitake-san in Yasahiro-san's
instruction. I feel if he were to gain the knowledge and experience from
the both of us, he would learn at faster pace as well as give him the
wisdom he needs to bare twin Zanpakutou."

"Very well," the Captain-commander said as Shouhei stepped back into the
room.

"Yasahiro Shouhei, you have been assigned to the 13th division under
Ukitake Juushirou-taicho. You are to move to their barracks immediately,"
the Captain-commander announced.

I was surprised and a little happy that I was being assigned to this
squad. I liked the captain, I'd heard he was kind and gentle with all his
subordinates. I hoped this was true and that my life under him would be
good.