I stayed motionless, my mind working furiously. He came to recruit me. I’ve only been out of the academy for a few days. I was accepted into third division before I even graduated. Liz and Micah, too. I am a skilled fighter, yes, but not that good! I’m no good with Kido. Why does everybody want to go after me? It doesn’t make any sense.
“Donnelly-san?” Kira’s voice startled me out of my thoughts. “Are you okay?”
I smiled at him the best I could and hopped off the desk. “I’m fine!”
“What did you say?” He asked, tentatively.
“I said no, of course.”
He seemed slightly relieved. “Oh, good.”
I looked at him, curiously. “Why is it so good? I’m only good at zanjutsu and mediocre at hakudo.”
He looked at me and I could tell he was trying to find the right words. “You see, you graduated from the academy after only three years and you were one of the top zanjutsu fighters there. You have a lot of potential, so we wish to be the ones to help you reach your fullest. I wouldn’t be surprised if there were also those who were going after you sister, who scored high marks in stealth, kido and hakudo, and your cousin who was high scoring in almost all the areas and is very perceptive and smart.”
I nodded, still thinking. I had been one of the top fighters at the academy? But I had only sparred with a few people, the teacher included. I guessed that would be who marked me as such. I smiled remembering the fight we’d had.
I’d come to him after class and asked him to teach me more about sword fighting. We had met in the class and he requested that we just fight to see where I was at. After about five minutes, I landed a hit on him. After half an hour, I had small cuts from head to toe, but he had two deep gashes where I had accidently hit him too hard. He had won, of course, but he told me I was far above average and from then on I received special training. But above average would mean that I was only better than about 50% of the other students. That didn’t mean I was amazing or anything.
I excused myself, still lost in my thoughts. I wandered down the street to my room. Since I had barely graduated, my room was empty and lonely looking. I lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling. I took out the jug of sake I bought and drank a few cups. My mind had long since wandered from the words Hisagi had said to how he looked when he said them and, well, how he looked in general.
I’d be the first to admit that I was incredibly shallow when it came to guys. Although I would magnify even the slightest flaw, I would also magnify every good thing. Perhaps that was one of my so called ‘fatal flaws’ but truthfully, I didn’t much care. I figured that any guy who met my expectations would be pretty damn perfect. It may be conceited, but I wasn’t going to settle for any less than 90% perfect. Even with my high standards, Hisagi-san was 99% perfect aesthetically. His well-toned body, his spiky black hair, even his tattoos. He was beautiful to me. Of course, he was a fukutaichou and I was an eighth seat, but was that really important? Yes. But even if we were on even ground, I knew barely anything of his personality. Maybe I was shallow, but not that shallow.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Bleach Fanfic-Chapter one part four
“Oh, yes!” Micah sounded innocent, but I could’ve sworn she winked at me. “We were out late because we had graduated that day and we were celebrating. When we came back, there was nobody around and we were slightly confused, but we just headed back to our rooms. Or, we were when we ran into Tasuku-kun, here.” The way she used such an informal title for him made him flinch. “He told us there had been a murder and we needed to go back. My cousin, here,” She patted my shoulder, which was about as high as her eyes, “is slightly quick tempered. She was getting pissed off at Tasuku-kun,” (flinch), “and decided it would be a wonderful idea to make us even more suspicious by pointing her sword at him and saying…. What did you say?”
I laughed. “Something along the lines of ‘I don’t like you, I should kill you’?”
Micah rolled her eyes a bit, but smiles. “And then I calmed her down, but Tasuku let his guard down so I let her teach him a lesson. Without harming him, of course.”
Tasuku glared at the floor. I could tell there was something he wanted to say, but he was holding back. Iba must have sensed this, too because he asked Tasuku for his opinion.
“Well, I was pretty sure that if they were murderers, this, uh, Haase-san wouldn’t have stopped Donnelly-san from killing me. However, the fact that Donnelly-san pointed her sword at me makes her seem suspicious. And maybe Haase-san didn’t want more blood on her hands. But it doesn’t seem like that’s very likely.”
Micah and Liz exchanged glances and I raised my eyebrow. “Very well. We may call you back and your names aren’t entirely cleared, but you are off the hook for now.” Iba said, clearly dismissing us.
We all left, and I headed back to the third division barracks. Liz turned the other way to get to ninth division, and Micah walked with me until she reached her division.
“See you!” I called, as Micah turned down the road to the fifth division. She waved back at me.
I walked to the third division to Ichimaru-taichou’s office. I raised my hand to knock on the office door when I heard raised voices.
“Izuru, what are you saying?” Came a deep male voice I was sure I had heard somewhere before.
“Don’t you dare say things like that to Ichimaru-taichou!” Kira shouted back.
“Now now, Izuru.” Came the voice of Ichimaru-taichou. “Calm down. Hisagi-san was only tryin’ ta be helpful.”
“Please, Ichimaru-taichou,” Said the first person, who I guessed was Hisagi Shuuhei, fukutaichou of division nine. “Let me talk to her.”
“I’ll let ya. Don’t worry.” Ichimaru-taichou replied. “In fact, she’s already here.”
I blinked and dropped to my knees in a bow as the door was opened. Kira, Hisagi and Ichimaru all looked at me. “I’m sorry, Ichimaru-taichou!” I said, “I heard you speaking loudly and I-“
“It’s alright.” Ichimaru said, smiling at me. I could feel a blush spread across my face and I kept my head down.
“Donnelly Cate, eighth seat of division three,” Hisagi said, “may I please speak with you privately?”
“M-me?” I looked up, surprised. “Sure…. I mean, yes sir!”
Ichimaru chuckled as Hisagi turned to Kira. “May we use your office?” He asked.
Kira gave consent, so I followed Hisagi into the small office. I sat on the desk and looked him in the eyes. “What do you need to speak with me about, Hisagi-san?”
“No need to be formal. I come here as a friend.” He smiled slightly and I immediately grew suspicious. I had never spoken directly to him before. How could he be here as a friend?
He continued, most likely aware of my suspicions. “Please listen to me in entirety before giving me your answer. I am here to recruit you to the ninth division.”
I was momentarily in shock, but then I found words again. “Why me?”
“As you know, ninth division is in charge of the news that goes around seretei but it is also a major part of the defense unit. I have heard from your sister that you are an exceptional fighter. If you are as good as she says, you can rise through the ranks quickly and have more of a challenge than you would in third division.”
“No.” I said, catching him off guard. “If you have been speaking about me with my sister then you should also know how devoted to Ichimaru-taichou I am. I will serve him as long as I am alive.”
There was a moment of silence and he nodded. “I see. I just thought I should give you the opportunity.” And he turned and left.
I laughed. “Something along the lines of ‘I don’t like you, I should kill you’?”
Micah rolled her eyes a bit, but smiles. “And then I calmed her down, but Tasuku let his guard down so I let her teach him a lesson. Without harming him, of course.”
Tasuku glared at the floor. I could tell there was something he wanted to say, but he was holding back. Iba must have sensed this, too because he asked Tasuku for his opinion.
“Well, I was pretty sure that if they were murderers, this, uh, Haase-san wouldn’t have stopped Donnelly-san from killing me. However, the fact that Donnelly-san pointed her sword at me makes her seem suspicious. And maybe Haase-san didn’t want more blood on her hands. But it doesn’t seem like that’s very likely.”
Micah and Liz exchanged glances and I raised my eyebrow. “Very well. We may call you back and your names aren’t entirely cleared, but you are off the hook for now.” Iba said, clearly dismissing us.
We all left, and I headed back to the third division barracks. Liz turned the other way to get to ninth division, and Micah walked with me until she reached her division.
“See you!” I called, as Micah turned down the road to the fifth division. She waved back at me.
I walked to the third division to Ichimaru-taichou’s office. I raised my hand to knock on the office door when I heard raised voices.
“Izuru, what are you saying?” Came a deep male voice I was sure I had heard somewhere before.
“Don’t you dare say things like that to Ichimaru-taichou!” Kira shouted back.
“Now now, Izuru.” Came the voice of Ichimaru-taichou. “Calm down. Hisagi-san was only tryin’ ta be helpful.”
“Please, Ichimaru-taichou,” Said the first person, who I guessed was Hisagi Shuuhei, fukutaichou of division nine. “Let me talk to her.”
“I’ll let ya. Don’t worry.” Ichimaru-taichou replied. “In fact, she’s already here.”
I blinked and dropped to my knees in a bow as the door was opened. Kira, Hisagi and Ichimaru all looked at me. “I’m sorry, Ichimaru-taichou!” I said, “I heard you speaking loudly and I-“
“It’s alright.” Ichimaru said, smiling at me. I could feel a blush spread across my face and I kept my head down.
“Donnelly Cate, eighth seat of division three,” Hisagi said, “may I please speak with you privately?”
“M-me?” I looked up, surprised. “Sure…. I mean, yes sir!”
Ichimaru chuckled as Hisagi turned to Kira. “May we use your office?” He asked.
Kira gave consent, so I followed Hisagi into the small office. I sat on the desk and looked him in the eyes. “What do you need to speak with me about, Hisagi-san?”
“No need to be formal. I come here as a friend.” He smiled slightly and I immediately grew suspicious. I had never spoken directly to him before. How could he be here as a friend?
He continued, most likely aware of my suspicions. “Please listen to me in entirety before giving me your answer. I am here to recruit you to the ninth division.”
I was momentarily in shock, but then I found words again. “Why me?”
“As you know, ninth division is in charge of the news that goes around seretei but it is also a major part of the defense unit. I have heard from your sister that you are an exceptional fighter. If you are as good as she says, you can rise through the ranks quickly and have more of a challenge than you would in third division.”
“No.” I said, catching him off guard. “If you have been speaking about me with my sister then you should also know how devoted to Ichimaru-taichou I am. I will serve him as long as I am alive.”
There was a moment of silence and he nodded. “I see. I just thought I should give you the opportunity.” And he turned and left.
Bleach Fanfic-Chapter one part three
He saw me and froze, mid step, then unsheathed his sword. We made eye contact and I grinned. Another shinigami noticed and unsheathed her zanpakuto.
“What is it, Tasuku-san?” she asked, glancing at me.
“Someone I met on patrol duty a few nights ago.” He replied.
Her eyes narrowed. “The murderer?”
I laughed. Tasuku narrowed his eyes. “I don’t think so. If she were the killer I’d already be dead.”
Tasuku and the female shinigami approached me warily, one hand on their zanpakuto. I stood still, swinging my sword and watching them with what I was sure was a look of patronizing amusement on my face.
“What do you want?” Tasuku asked me once he was close enough.
I tilted my head. “Just passing by. That isn’t a crime, is it?”
“Well, I need to talk to you. That night I wasn’t… Ah…” He hesitated, searching for the right word.
“Thinking?”
“The point is, I will need you and your friends to come in for questioning. Will you please give me the names of the other two who were with you?”
“Micah Haase, division 5 9th seat. Elizabeth Donnelly, division 9 10th seat.” He seemed slightly taken aback by my straightforwardness. “Who do I talk to?”
He hesitated for a moment and then told the female shinigami to take me to Iba-san, the fukutaichou of division seven. He went to get Liz and Micah.
She led me down the road to Iba’s office, a large and professional looking building. Her hand slammed the knocker down several times.
“Come in!” called a strong sounding male voice from inside.
The female shinigami opened the doors and entered with me following close behind. She knelt down. “Twelfth seat, Norika Makoto reporting in. Two nights ago, unranked officer Teru Tasuku encountered this shinigami and two of her friends while on his patrol duty.”
“Thank you, Makoto-san.” Iba examined me for a moment. “What’s your name?”
“Catherine Donnelly, 8th of division 3.”
“And what were you doing out so late?”
“I graduated from the academy that day with my sister and our cousin, sir, so I was out in the Rukongai celebrating.”
“And the shinigami with you are your sister and your cousin?”
“Yes.”
“What are their names?”
“Micah Haase, 9th seat of division 5, and Elizabeth Donnelly, 10th seat of division 9.”
“So you three are the prodigious shinigami who graduated in three years and received ranks in divisions before graduation?”
I smirked. “Yes, sir.”
He turned to Makoto. “Is someone going to get her family?”
“Yes, sir.” She replied. “Teru Tasuku.”
“Alright.” He returned his gaze to me. At least, I thought he did; it was hard to see his eyes through the sun glasses. “Will you describe the encounter with Tasuku-san?”
I let a laugh escape and Iba-san looked at me, confused. “Well, I’ll tell ya, but you should know that it’s gonna make me look suspicious. I didn’t do it ‘cuz I’m a killer, I did it ‘cuz he was pissin’ me off. You know, it might be better if Micah of Liz explained it.”
Iba started to say something, but another knock on the door drowned out his words. Makoto opened the door to reveal Tasuku with Micah and Liz. He stepped forward, bowed and presented himself. Micah followed suit, but Liz stood back, looking wary and taking in every detail.
“Great timing.” Iba said to Tasuku. “Catherine was just telling me it would be better if one of these two told the story.”
Micah ignored the implications and spoke to me, instead. “I see you’re feeling better.”
“Much!” I smiled, “I can’t believe that hollow was able to cut me. It was very low level.”
“The smaller the hollows, the faster.” Micah commented. “Although, no hollow should be small enough to be that fast. I mean, it was able to get past you and you’re pretty fast.”
I was about to reply, but Iba cleared his throat loudly. Micah looked at him, expectantly. “Will you please tell me about the night you encountered Tasuku-san here?”
“What is it, Tasuku-san?” she asked, glancing at me.
“Someone I met on patrol duty a few nights ago.” He replied.
Her eyes narrowed. “The murderer?”
I laughed. Tasuku narrowed his eyes. “I don’t think so. If she were the killer I’d already be dead.”
Tasuku and the female shinigami approached me warily, one hand on their zanpakuto. I stood still, swinging my sword and watching them with what I was sure was a look of patronizing amusement on my face.
“What do you want?” Tasuku asked me once he was close enough.
I tilted my head. “Just passing by. That isn’t a crime, is it?”
“Well, I need to talk to you. That night I wasn’t… Ah…” He hesitated, searching for the right word.
“Thinking?”
“The point is, I will need you and your friends to come in for questioning. Will you please give me the names of the other two who were with you?”
“Micah Haase, division 5 9th seat. Elizabeth Donnelly, division 9 10th seat.” He seemed slightly taken aback by my straightforwardness. “Who do I talk to?”
He hesitated for a moment and then told the female shinigami to take me to Iba-san, the fukutaichou of division seven. He went to get Liz and Micah.
She led me down the road to Iba’s office, a large and professional looking building. Her hand slammed the knocker down several times.
“Come in!” called a strong sounding male voice from inside.
The female shinigami opened the doors and entered with me following close behind. She knelt down. “Twelfth seat, Norika Makoto reporting in. Two nights ago, unranked officer Teru Tasuku encountered this shinigami and two of her friends while on his patrol duty.”
“Thank you, Makoto-san.” Iba examined me for a moment. “What’s your name?”
“Catherine Donnelly, 8th of division 3.”
“And what were you doing out so late?”
“I graduated from the academy that day with my sister and our cousin, sir, so I was out in the Rukongai celebrating.”
“And the shinigami with you are your sister and your cousin?”
“Yes.”
“What are their names?”
“Micah Haase, 9th seat of division 5, and Elizabeth Donnelly, 10th seat of division 9.”
“So you three are the prodigious shinigami who graduated in three years and received ranks in divisions before graduation?”
I smirked. “Yes, sir.”
He turned to Makoto. “Is someone going to get her family?”
“Yes, sir.” She replied. “Teru Tasuku.”
“Alright.” He returned his gaze to me. At least, I thought he did; it was hard to see his eyes through the sun glasses. “Will you describe the encounter with Tasuku-san?”
I let a laugh escape and Iba-san looked at me, confused. “Well, I’ll tell ya, but you should know that it’s gonna make me look suspicious. I didn’t do it ‘cuz I’m a killer, I did it ‘cuz he was pissin’ me off. You know, it might be better if Micah of Liz explained it.”
Iba started to say something, but another knock on the door drowned out his words. Makoto opened the door to reveal Tasuku with Micah and Liz. He stepped forward, bowed and presented himself. Micah followed suit, but Liz stood back, looking wary and taking in every detail.
“Great timing.” Iba said to Tasuku. “Catherine was just telling me it would be better if one of these two told the story.”
Micah ignored the implications and spoke to me, instead. “I see you’re feeling better.”
“Much!” I smiled, “I can’t believe that hollow was able to cut me. It was very low level.”
“The smaller the hollows, the faster.” Micah commented. “Although, no hollow should be small enough to be that fast. I mean, it was able to get past you and you’re pretty fast.”
I was about to reply, but Iba cleared his throat loudly. Micah looked at him, expectantly. “Will you please tell me about the night you encountered Tasuku-san here?”
Bleach Fanfic-Chapter one part two
When my eyes fluttered open, I could see healers working over me furiously.
“Get more bandages!” One cried. “And you, heat up the water!” He looked down at me and realized I had awoken. He called for some sleeping pills, and I was forced to take them before I could even ask what was happening.
I awoke again. At first, everything was fuzzy but my eyes slowly adjusted. I was in one of the rooms for patients in the division four healing center. This time I didn’t have healers working over me. I sat up, wincing a bit as I tested my shoulder. The room was empty except for me.
I used my left arm to pull myself into a standing position. I immediately felt dizzy when I finally pulled myself up, so I gripped onto the wall for support. I closed my eyes and took a few deep breaths.
I opened my eyes again and the world stopped spinning. I took my hand off the wall, tentatively and walked a few steps.
The door behind me opened suddenly and I spun around to see who it was. It was just a fourth division member coming in with more bandages.
“Oh!” She exclaimed when she saw me. “You’re awake!”
“Yeah….” I muttered.
She led me gently over to the bed, where I sat while she dressed my wounds, talking while she did so. “The poison that hollow had was quite troublesome. It kept dissolving our bandages and we had troubles drawing it out.”
“You mean… Drawing it out with a needle?” I looked at her, wide-eyed.
“Well, yeah.”
A shudder ran through my body. Needles were the one thing that I was afraid of. I would laugh in the face of death, but when presented with a needle I would run for it. Stab me with as many swords as you like and I’d be fine, but stab me with a needle and I’d probably cry. I’d had a bad childhood memory with needles.
The healer noticed and said, “Oh, its okay. It was only about this long.” She held her fingers an inch and a half apart. I looked down and shuddered again.
“I don’t like needles.” I whisper.
“Okay, okay. Just stay still and I’ll fix your bandages. Luckily, you don’t need any more needles for this.”
I did as she told me, and she was able to dress the wounds quickly. She helped me stand and regain my balance then left. I wandered around my room for a bit, but quickly got bored. I leaned against the wall.
Maybe I should check out. I thought. I hate not being able to go places.
I thought about it for a second more and then slid open the door. I wandered through the halls until I found a nurse. She checked up on me and when she decided I was well enough to leave she checked me out.
I wandered through Seretei towards the third division barracks. I’d have to report back in and tell
Ichimaru-sama that I was able to work again. As I passed the road to the seventh division, I noticed the shinigami man from two nights ago. I smiled and took out my zanpakuto and swung it casually.
“Get more bandages!” One cried. “And you, heat up the water!” He looked down at me and realized I had awoken. He called for some sleeping pills, and I was forced to take them before I could even ask what was happening.
I awoke again. At first, everything was fuzzy but my eyes slowly adjusted. I was in one of the rooms for patients in the division four healing center. This time I didn’t have healers working over me. I sat up, wincing a bit as I tested my shoulder. The room was empty except for me.
I used my left arm to pull myself into a standing position. I immediately felt dizzy when I finally pulled myself up, so I gripped onto the wall for support. I closed my eyes and took a few deep breaths.
I opened my eyes again and the world stopped spinning. I took my hand off the wall, tentatively and walked a few steps.
The door behind me opened suddenly and I spun around to see who it was. It was just a fourth division member coming in with more bandages.
“Oh!” She exclaimed when she saw me. “You’re awake!”
“Yeah….” I muttered.
She led me gently over to the bed, where I sat while she dressed my wounds, talking while she did so. “The poison that hollow had was quite troublesome. It kept dissolving our bandages and we had troubles drawing it out.”
“You mean… Drawing it out with a needle?” I looked at her, wide-eyed.
“Well, yeah.”
A shudder ran through my body. Needles were the one thing that I was afraid of. I would laugh in the face of death, but when presented with a needle I would run for it. Stab me with as many swords as you like and I’d be fine, but stab me with a needle and I’d probably cry. I’d had a bad childhood memory with needles.
The healer noticed and said, “Oh, its okay. It was only about this long.” She held her fingers an inch and a half apart. I looked down and shuddered again.
“I don’t like needles.” I whisper.
“Okay, okay. Just stay still and I’ll fix your bandages. Luckily, you don’t need any more needles for this.”
I did as she told me, and she was able to dress the wounds quickly. She helped me stand and regain my balance then left. I wandered around my room for a bit, but quickly got bored. I leaned against the wall.
Maybe I should check out. I thought. I hate not being able to go places.
I thought about it for a second more and then slid open the door. I wandered through the halls until I found a nurse. She checked up on me and when she decided I was well enough to leave she checked me out.
I wandered through Seretei towards the third division barracks. I’d have to report back in and tell
Ichimaru-sama that I was able to work again. As I passed the road to the seventh division, I noticed the shinigami man from two nights ago. I smiled and took out my zanpakuto and swung it casually.
Bleach Fanfic-Chapter one part one
The light seeped through my closed lids and I rolled over. Sunrise meant I had to get up, which was the last thing I wanted to do at that moment. A sudden realization came over me, and I sat up.
I had to get up because I had to report in today.
I swore and scrambled into my robes, grabbed an apple on the way out and pulled my sandals on quickly before walking quickly down the road to Ichimaru-taichou’s office.
My fist connected with the heavy wooden doors a few times before I heard Ichimaru-taichou telling me to enter. I did so and as I did I bowed.
“Hello, Ichimaru-taichou. I’m so sorry for being late.” I said, smiling.
“It’s quite alright, Cate-san.” He replied, using my first name.
I felt my cheeks grow warm and I tried to keep from blushing. “I look forward to serving you.” I said, trying to distract myself.
“I look forward ta havin’ ya un’er me. Now, I was jus’ tellin’ Izuru an’ tha rest that today y’all are gonna be huntin’ hollows ‘round the Rukongai Districts. Yer gonna be in a team with Izuru.”
I bowed again. “Yes, taichou.”
We broke into our groups, which were all very small. I was with Kira and a three other shinigami. One was a large man with a squished looking face named Inose. The second was a short female shinigami who looked quick and agile named Rima. The third was a male that looked, in every sense of the word, average named Okeriyashi. We headed to the Southern Rukongai districts.
During the trip, we stayed in the woods around the district, killing any hollows we came across. Around noon, we ate at a small restaurant at the very outskirts of the district, and then we headed back into the woods.
After downing a snake-like hollow, I leaned against a tree. That one had been smaller than normal, and much faster. It had even given me a small cut on my shoulder before I had given it a sword in the skull. I steadied my breath and wiped the blood from my shoulder.
I hesitated for a moment, then took my zanpakuto to my sleeve and cut it off. I had to strain my neck, but I could see the cut was much deeper than I had initially thought. I tried to lift my arm, but I couldn’t. The hollow had, most likely, cut my shoulder muscle. I cursed and swung my sword in my left hand. It felt off, but it was better than not being able to fight at all.
Kira came into the small clearing I had made while chasing the hollow. He took one look at my arm and he said, “I’ve seen worse, but I won’t be able to treat it. It’s been too long. We’ll have to get you back to the fourth division healing center.”
“I’m fine!” I protested. When he insisted I said, “Fine, but you all should stay here and continue the job. I’ll be fine on my own if you just bandage it up real quickly.”
He did so, and I wandered off towards seretei. My head started spinning as I reached the entrance, and I leaned against the wall. “Shit….” I whispered.
I stayed there, leaning against the wall for support, for a few minutes. Eventually I decided that it wasn’t going to get any better and it would be better to move on quickly. I opened my eyes, and the world seemed to spin faster than usual, forming strange swirly patterns. I tried to focus and stay upright, but I fell to my knees. My left hand found my shoulder. The bandages had dissolved.
“Poison….”
Then I blacked out.
I had to get up because I had to report in today.
I swore and scrambled into my robes, grabbed an apple on the way out and pulled my sandals on quickly before walking quickly down the road to Ichimaru-taichou’s office.
My fist connected with the heavy wooden doors a few times before I heard Ichimaru-taichou telling me to enter. I did so and as I did I bowed.
“Hello, Ichimaru-taichou. I’m so sorry for being late.” I said, smiling.
“It’s quite alright, Cate-san.” He replied, using my first name.
I felt my cheeks grow warm and I tried to keep from blushing. “I look forward to serving you.” I said, trying to distract myself.
“I look forward ta havin’ ya un’er me. Now, I was jus’ tellin’ Izuru an’ tha rest that today y’all are gonna be huntin’ hollows ‘round the Rukongai Districts. Yer gonna be in a team with Izuru.”
I bowed again. “Yes, taichou.”
We broke into our groups, which were all very small. I was with Kira and a three other shinigami. One was a large man with a squished looking face named Inose. The second was a short female shinigami who looked quick and agile named Rima. The third was a male that looked, in every sense of the word, average named Okeriyashi. We headed to the Southern Rukongai districts.
During the trip, we stayed in the woods around the district, killing any hollows we came across. Around noon, we ate at a small restaurant at the very outskirts of the district, and then we headed back into the woods.
After downing a snake-like hollow, I leaned against a tree. That one had been smaller than normal, and much faster. It had even given me a small cut on my shoulder before I had given it a sword in the skull. I steadied my breath and wiped the blood from my shoulder.
I hesitated for a moment, then took my zanpakuto to my sleeve and cut it off. I had to strain my neck, but I could see the cut was much deeper than I had initially thought. I tried to lift my arm, but I couldn’t. The hollow had, most likely, cut my shoulder muscle. I cursed and swung my sword in my left hand. It felt off, but it was better than not being able to fight at all.
Kira came into the small clearing I had made while chasing the hollow. He took one look at my arm and he said, “I’ve seen worse, but I won’t be able to treat it. It’s been too long. We’ll have to get you back to the fourth division healing center.”
“I’m fine!” I protested. When he insisted I said, “Fine, but you all should stay here and continue the job. I’ll be fine on my own if you just bandage it up real quickly.”
He did so, and I wandered off towards seretei. My head started spinning as I reached the entrance, and I leaned against the wall. “Shit….” I whispered.
I stayed there, leaning against the wall for support, for a few minutes. Eventually I decided that it wasn’t going to get any better and it would be better to move on quickly. I opened my eyes, and the world seemed to spin faster than usual, forming strange swirly patterns. I tried to focus and stay upright, but I fell to my knees. My left hand found my shoulder. The bandages had dissolved.
“Poison….”
Then I blacked out.
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