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Post by Kita Miyamoto on Apr 3, 2024 20:56:19 GMT -6
Bleach Unrated: REBOOTEDCurrent Arc: RejectionEpisode 401 “Without a Shadow of a Doubt”: Kita and Gin, hand in hand, walked through the Gotei together, they talked and chuckled between themselves getting a few looks of confusion and a couple of disgust and displeasure. Though, Kita was shocked that Gin said nothing to these people, only gave them his signature smile, but that was enough to make the person cringe and walk the other way.
However, no matter how much pleasure Gin was getting tormenting the residents of the Gotei, she could tell he was on edge. He was worried about how this whole interview was going to work for her, and no matter how much Kita reassured him. Gin was still not convinced.
"I'll be fine," Kita told him for the 20th time that day as she gave his hand a gentle squeeze. |
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Post by Gin Ichimaru on Apr 3, 2024 22:13:14 GMT -6
Gin looked down to the light of his life, signature smirk for the public fading just a moment, before switching into something slightly more genuine but just as pointedly mischievous. “And we’ve been over this before, dearie. I won’t believe you until we’ve been through it. You’ll just have to live with that. You’ve become a bit too much like me to know where you’ll hurt for me to take your smile at face value here.”Kita giggled and stopped them both at the gates of the Thirteenth Division. “Well then, that doesn’t mean you get to threaten Juushiro. I trust him, and I know you do too.”
Gin huffed. “That’s for me to know and him to never find out. I may have told the shopkeeper that I would wait outside, but they don’t need to know how fast I’ll wreck this if it goes wrong.”Kita shook her head and much to the shock of everyone around, pulled the infamous Gin Ichimaru down for a kiss, smiling at him afterward. “And nothing will, so behave yourself.”
Gin was left with no other choice but to grin at her. “No promises, dearie~” He took her hand again and they walked past the gates, ignoring the hubbub their show had started. Moved
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Post by Lt. Izuru Kira on Apr 24, 2024 23:07:19 GMT -6
Bleach Unrated: REBOOTEDCurrent Arc: RejectionEpisode 417 "Penance": Lieutenant Izuru Kira was walking the streets of the Gotei back to his own division. It was after lunchtime, and he had ventured outside the barracks for lunch, stopping by one of his favorite teahouses and bringing his most recent draft of his manuscript for a poetry book he had been working on for some time. Haiku was still his favorite, but now he was challenging himself to write other styles of poetry. A current one he was refining was a sonnet that described each of the twelve months in groups of seasons. It was coming along nicely and was proving to be one of his favorites.
He adjusted the newly crafted hood of his shihakusho as a breeze blew it around. He had decided to change up his uniform as of recently, going with the same standard black outer layer, but with a light grey inner layer that had a hood that he could pull up and push back at his leisure. He was growing his hair out a little more on the one side, but kept the right side trimmed a little shorter. All in an effort to improve himself both as a person and as a Soul Reaper. His ideals as a writer tended to bleed into his real life; remaining stagnant was the death of one's ego. Not ego as in a sense of self importance, but the ego that dictated one's thoughts and actions. It was this ideal that pushed him still to achieve his bankai. He was getting close. He could feel it.
He was rounding a corner when he heard a commotion all of a sudden. There was screaming and yelling, shouting and cursing. Instinctively his muscles tightened, ready for a fight if need be. He looked down the pathway of walls and gates to see a group of five, three men and two women, surrounding a figure. He couldn't quite see who the figure was immediately, but whoever it was, the group was angry at them. The group was a mix of both civilians and Gotei members, as evidenced by the shihakusho and zanpakutos. Izuru pulled his hood up and side stepped into an alleyway. |
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Post by Kita Miyamoto on Apr 25, 2024 0:16:17 GMT -6
It was after Kita's appointment with Dr. Kusumoto, she was walking back to the Seireitei Senkaimon to return to the human realm and home. She had left the Fourth Division grounds, walking down the road from the East Gate taking her into the Fifth Division. She was following the same path she took to get to Dr. Kusumoto's office, she had no resistance when she walked it the first time so she figured it would be the same for her return.
She couldn't have been more wrong. Only halfway through the Fifth division, five individuals attacked her verbally. She did not stop in her path nor did she engage with them, but they followed her as she moved along. She was not sure what division the individuals who wore the shihakusho and zanpakutos belonged to, but she was sure of one thing. They had sharp tongues. There were two men and one woman who were members, the other two--a male and a female--in the mix who were civilians.
The five individuals were mad, and Kita believed even a little intoxicated, and their hostility was aimed directly at her. They were being cruel and calling her hateful names, belittling her and even yelling at her trying to provoke her into a fight. Finally, they surrounded her causing her to stop walking. She looked at the five that encircled her--watching and waiting for the worst. She could not attack them and she wouldn't attack them, it was what they wanted. They wanted to prove she was as evil as the rumors said.
"I thought they kicked your ass out of here?!" One of the male members growled.
"It seems the Commander like murderers," the female commented.
"I don't want any trouble, please. Just let me pass." Kita pleaded, trying to remain calm, but it did not help as they continued to badger her.
"Him and the rest of the captives. Everyone that was a captive of Aizen's sees her as innocent, and she is nothing but a killer."
One of the male members laughed, "I bet you the Commander is fucking her, that's why he still lets her walk around in the Gotei freely."
One of the girls giggled, "Sounds like Kyoraku. I don't think there is a skirt in the Seireitei he has not chased."
Kita bit her tongue with the last statement. "You had better be counting your lucky stars. Because if my husband were here--"
"Your old man!? No one's scared of your old man." One of the guys exclaimed cutting her off.
The group laughed shaking their heads, only causing Kita to growl under her breath. She started walking once more. She was done and she was not standing there taking more of their bullshit. Walking past one of the men he grabbed her arm causing Kita to become enraged.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!!"
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Post by Lt. Izuru Kira on Apr 25, 2024 0:42:46 GMT -6
Izuru felt her before he saw her. It was Kita. He recognized that reiatsu anywhere. His eyes narrowed and he stuck his manuscript into his shihakusho, stepping out of the alleyway, he shunpo'ed up behind the group, his blue eyes flashed with reiatsu as his gaze bore holes into the backs of their heads.
"You think we're fucking scared of that snake?! He ain't been a captain in decades! I'd like to see him try taking us on!"
"The Gotei ain't the same no more! We ain't taking none of anyone's shit! We protect our own! And that includes making sure filth like you stay out of--"
"Oh, is that so?" Izuru's voice spoke low octave. He saw the group flinch as he unsheathed his zanpakuto. He laid it on the shoulder of one of the men, blade pointed at his throat. "You see, that 'snake' was my captain. And I assure you, he is no pushover, even after being gone from the Gotei." He pulled his hood down. "And that 'snake' trained me personally. So how about you repeat what you just said to the young lady to Wabisuke here, and we'll let him be the judge, jury and executioner."
Izuru's sword grew and snapped in half then in half again, forming a hook around the man's throat. He looked over the man's shoulder at Kita and gave her a somber smirk. "Afternoon, Kita. I apologize on behalf of these officers and their friends here. Speaking of which," he turned back to the group, tapping Wabisuke on the whimpering man's shoulder. "I don't think I caught your names and ranks."
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Post by Kita Miyamoto on Apr 25, 2024 1:03:59 GMT -6
Kita smiled at Izuru, it had been awhile since she saw him last and after living with him in Las Noches for 7+ years she missed having him around. "Hello Lieutenant Kira, it's good to see you again, and I was doing wonderfully until I came across the hostiles." She stepped past him so not be in his way will reprimanding his fellow Gotei members.
"You don't have to worry about this lot. They will be dealt with appropriately for their transgressions," Izuru removed Wabisuke, the sword snapping back to its sealed form. He sheathed his sword and gave each of them a pointed look. "I won't ask again. Names and ranks. Now."
One of the guys growled and glared at the lieutenant as the female spoke up. Her head hung low.
"Takahashi, Sakana. Second division, 10th seat, Lieutenant Kira." She folded her hands in front of her.
Izuru looked over his shoulder towards Second Division. "Tsukiro's division, huh? You're right next door. What makes you think he's not on his way right now? If I felt Kita's reiatsu, you can be sure he did. And he will be even less kind than I have been." He looked to the two men. "And you two? Out with it."
"Ube, Masato, 12th Seat of Fifth Division," the other man scowled, lowering his head. A cold sweat beaded on the back of his neck as he thought of his own captain.
"Hage, Yomitsu, Zaraki Division!" The first man's glare did not let up. He smirked at Izuru. "I'll take whatever 'punishment' my captain throws at me."
Izuru scoffed and shook his head, crossing his arms. "You, Hage, I'm not surprised. How very like Captain Zaraki's Division members to come all the way across Seireitei just to pick a fight. "He looked towards the other two. "You two I'm disappointed in. You both should know better. Especially you Takahashi."
Kita just shook her head at the three members, they were young and impressionable. She then looked at the two civilians who were trying to sneak off while the lieutenant tended to the Gotei members. She was just about to point them out to Izuru when she felt a familiar reiatsu join them. Someone she was not too sure if she was ready to see.
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Post by Captain Tsukiro Ashimitsu on Apr 25, 2024 1:37:44 GMT -6
Tsukiro had rushed out of the Second Division barracks the second he felt Kita's reiatsu flare up from the next district over. He didn't care that it was Shinji's jurisdiction. It was close enough to Second that he wasn't going to just ignore it, regardless of how much Kairo cautioned him to choose his words and actions carefully. He knew when Kita was in trouble and when she was just angry. And this time he could tell it was both. He wasn't going to just leave her to the wolves in a realm full of people who may or may not have wanted her head. At the very least he could see if she was okay. He owed her that much.
As he arrived on scene, he saw Izuru dealing with a group who had been harassing Kita. Three shinigami and two civilians. Izuru was dealing with the officers, and among them he noticed one of his own. He growled, grinding his teeth in anger. Officers harassing Kita was one thing, but members of his own division? That irked him more than he cared to admit.
Tsukiro caught the two civilians as they tried to sneak off. "And where the hell do you two think you're going?" Tsukiro spoke slowly and with ire. "Don't think you're off the hook just because you're civilians." He pointed over to one side of the path. "Sit. Now. You leave before we're done here and I'll make sure your friends rat you out." As the two civilians scurried back, Tsukiro approached Izuru and Kita, nodding to the both of them. "Lieutenant Kira. Kita." He looked to his Tenth Seat with a piercing stare. "Sakana Takahashi." The girl's face flushed scarlet and she whimpered.
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Post by Lt. Izuru Kira on Apr 25, 2024 1:46:24 GMT -6
"Lieutenant Kira, huh?" Izuru chuckled, shrugging and shaking his head at Tsukiro. "We not on a first name basis anymore?"
Tsukiro gave a half-hearted grin. "Come on, I gotta keep up some air of decorum and authority." He looked to the group. "So, care to fill me on the situation?"
"Nothing worth repeating. That is unless they want me to," Izuru returned to gazing at the group with a piercing stare.
"N-no, please!" Takahashi shook her head, the girl nearly in tears. She took a giant step forward towards her captain and reached out for his haori. "Please, Captain Ashimitsu! W-we didn't mean anything by it! Honest! We were just upset! Things have been so hard for--"
"Silence," Tsukiro snatched her hand out of the air firmly before she could manage to touch him. "Not another word. You know better than this. You are an officer of the Gotei and of my division. Your duty is to protect the people of the Soul Society as well as any visitors. That includes Kita Miyamoto, whether you like it or not. Besides," Tsukiro's nose scrunched up as he released her hand. "Your breath reeks of sake. If you cannot control yourself while drunk then you have no business drinking."
"That goes for the two of you as well," Izuru nodded. He turned to Tsukiro. "I'll leave your own in your care, Captain. These other two I'll deal with myself and make sure they make it back to their respective divisions. As well as the civilians."
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Post by Kita Miyamoto on Apr 25, 2024 1:56:28 GMT -6
As Izuru stepped away and up to the two civilians, Kita looked over at Tsukiro who was reprimanding his division officer. She stepped up to the two of them silently and stood next to Tsukiro as she looked on at the young girl. Tsukiro was not going easy on her. She understood the whole order of command and the idea behind how an officer should present themselves, but Kita could not help but feel bad for her.
Kita cleared her throat softly, "excuse me Captain Ashimitsu."
Tsukiro blinked and turned around slowly. To be frank he was blindsided by her using his formal title. He couldn't remember her ever using it. He knew why she said it, but that didn't make it sting any less. "Yes, Mrs. Ich--" He stopped himself before the first syllable came out completely. It would have been too petty of him. Besides that, he would rather cut out his tongue than call her by that man's name. "... Mrs. Miyamoto." It tasted foul in his mouth, but not as foul as calling her that man's name would have.
Kita gave Tsukiro a soft smile, she could see it was hard for him to address her as he was, but it was hard for her as well. She still cared for him deeply, but being with her was not where he belonged. "I am truly sorry for interrupting and you know I would never try to undermine you in your job." She looked at the young girl as she spoke. Her words were said to the girl and Tsukiro. "I know she is hurting and I think she understands what she did was wrong," she looked up at Tsukiro, "I think you have opened her eyes. Don't you?"
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Post by Captain Tsukiro Ashimitsu on Apr 25, 2024 16:30:58 GMT -6
Tsukiro looked back and forth between Kita and his Tenth Seat. He sighed heavily and shook his head. Giving Takahashi a stern look, he pointed at her. "I want a hand written apology on my desk by the end of the day. Consider yourself lucky that Kita Miyamoto is the most merciful woman I have ever met in my life. Not many would afford you the same mercy. I expect better out of you, or there will be consequences. Do I make myself clear?"
The girl nodded quickly, her breathing frantic with relief. "Y-yes sir. I understand."
"Then get out of my sight and don't waste your second chance," Tsukiro huffed at her, waving her off with a flick of his wrist. Once she was gone he turned to Kita. He took a breath to speak, but unsure of what to say, he hesitated. He eventually came out with, "Would you like an escort to the Senkaimon? I can take you there myself or find another if you'd prefer. I'd rather not risk someone else getting a hairbrained idea or not even your mercy will be enough to convince me otherwise."
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Post by Kita Miyamoto on Apr 25, 2024 17:15:07 GMT -6
Kita smiled warmly at Tsukiro, it amused her to see him asserting his authority as a captain. She knew Tsukiro was a force to be reckoned with when he was mad, but she knew how he was under that hard shell he was portraying.
Her head nodded slowly, smile in place as she looked up into his ocean blue eyes. "If it will not interfere with your duties. I know you're busy and I don't want you to miss a deadline or an appointment because you were dealing with me."
They needed to talk anyway, if, she could bring herself to start the conversation. Things needed to be settled between them. At least within herself, even if Tsukiro had already forgiven her, she had not forgiven herself for what took place between them all these years. She needed this, but was not sure if she was ready yet.
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Post by Captain Tsukiro Ashimitsu on Apr 25, 2024 17:19:43 GMT -6
"If it's for you, I have time," Tsukiro responded without thinking. Immediately a twist of anxiety burrowed its way into his chest. He fought a grimace, turning away from her briefly to orient himself towards the direction of the Senkaimon. "I'd rather you be safe," he added. Even if I really don't want to talk right now.
He nodded down the road. "You ready to go? Or do you have other business in Soul Society you need to see to first?"
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Post by Kita Miyamoto on Apr 25, 2024 17:29:38 GMT -6
Kita's head shook, "no, my day in Soul Society is complete. I don't have to be back until next week, Tuesday at 10:30." She started her path once more to the Senkaimon as she walked past Tsukiro who was standing in place.
"So how is Kairo? I hope well." She looked over at Tsukiro as he quickly stepped up to her. "I saw his girl in now the lieutenant of division four." Kita smiled and looked forward again. "I bet he his very proud of her."
She was trying to make small talk to avoid what was bubbling up inside of her, she was not ready and the building anxiety was proof of that.
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Post by Captain Tsukiro Ashimitsu on Apr 25, 2024 17:40:07 GMT -6
Tsukiro chuckled when he thought of his best friend and Naomi. "Yeah, they're two peas in a pod. And now he gets to see her every lieutenant's meeting too. I pity the others for having to deal with them both. Especially Izuru and Shuhei with them always groaning about still being single."
He smirked and looked over at Kita as they turned onto the main road that headed south from Divisions One and Five. "Though if you ask me, I think Izuru will get a girl before Shuhei will, even with as glum as he can be. I'm sure there's some girl out there who appreciates the moody raincloud with a bad boy edge type like Izuru. Shuhei on the other hand is just... I think I heard Ichigo call him a 'himbo' once. Whatever that means."
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Post by Kita Miyamoto on Apr 25, 2024 18:09:21 GMT -6
Kita could not help but giggle, "Hisagi will find a girl in time. It's just going to take the right girl. She is out there somewhere." She looked over at Tsukiro with a wide smile and before she could stop her next question it spilled out of her mouth.
"Speaking of couples, how are you and Kaori doing?"
Kita's heart clenched as she jerked her look from Tsukiro her hand lifting in a tight fist as she held it to her chest, Why did that hurt so much?
Tsukiro was better off with Kaori, that's how it was in the beginning and that's how it should have stayed, he was better off. She just wish it had come about in a different manner. She picked up her pace some, putting her a few steps in the lead. Her eyes started to sting. She took a deep breath and pushed them down before they spilled over.
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