Noise.....
Rumblings of a packed dojo.
"HAH!....." shouts and breaths.
WOOSH~
The sound of shaped wood cutting through air.
"THAT'S IT! IF YOU'RE PALMS AREN'T SWEATING YOUR NOT PUTTING IN THE EFFORT!!" The shout of an overzealous man reverberated throughout the entire dojo.
"Uuuuurghhhhhhh~...." And those were the groans of his victims putting out plus ultra on following the overzealous man's directive.
"Sigh...atleast we're learning....." Itto says to his swinging partner.
"Don't say that! You'll make him more passionate!!" Rin quickly put an end to his friends loud mouth. "Damn zanjutsu nut sensei-" Rin muttered before he was rudely cut off.
"LESS YAPPING MORE WRIST MOVEMENTS. REMEMBER! YOUR HANDS SHOULD BE TIGHT ENOUGH TO GRIP YOUR SWORD STEAD FAST BUT NOT SO TIGHT THAT IT BECOMES RIGID AND LOSE ITS FLEXABILITY!! I WANNA SEE SHARP AND FAST SWINGS FROM ALL OF YOU!!" That same overzealous man shouts with unbelievable proud reckless abandon.
"Yes kanda-sensei!...." The whole class musters out with eyes twitching across the board except for a few crazies.....towards their zanjutsu instructor kanda subaki!
"KIRA RIKUJO! YOU ARE SLIPPING!!!" Kanda-sensei shouts while he walks up to the offending party with hands folded and his presence protruding weight upon the general vicinity causing some breaths nearby to be taken away...
....he released some of his reiatsu didn't he.....
"HAHAHA! Worry not sensei! I'm merely resting my hands a bit in preparation to go full force when the timing is right, that's the way that makes any tale as bright as the sun on summer afternoon~" The legend himself kira rikujo says it!
"IDIOT!!!" That was the entire class admonishment of such stupidity.
Kanda-sensei expression went blank....and reiatsu receded too....."That so? Well I guess we can spar so you can showcase that bright shining full power or whatever of yours then." Sensei states like he is remarking on the weather.
'H-hes done for!' We all had the same collective thought.
"Sure!" Rikujo answers without a care in the world.
'Don't agree to it!!!' our minds exploded in in the same thought process-well....
"Oh! sensei can I join as well this is getting too boring!" That sweet voice CAME FROM THE HARBINGER OF THE ZARAKI DISTRICT
"Bokken isn't cutting it for me anymore can we use actual blades instead!" Her words were borderline threatening, even throwing down the bokken like its trash. Such is Azashiro Shirakami....What an adoption pick she is...
We were absolutely sweating our balls.....and coochies off, even rikujo managed to read the room this time, no matter what way you spin this it'll always end poorly-
"pfft-HAHAHAHAHAHAH-" We hear laugh that vibrates the entire dojo "I'M ABSOLUTELY ELLATED YOU HAVE SUCH PASSION LITTLE GIRL BUT YOUR GONNA HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR FOR LIVE BLADE DUELS!! THOSE ARE THE RULES IM FORCED TO OBEY!! AND TELL YOU WHAT I'LL PUT IN WORD FOR YOU AT MY SQUAD, SQUAD 11! OVER THERE YOU CAN HAVE AS MANY LIVE BLADE DUELS YOU WANT ONCE YOUR ACCEPTED!! WE CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH STRONG DUELISTS!!!" Kanda-sensei continued with passion.
Rin did an absolute spit take at that 'Ofcourse this weirdo is from squad 11...I wonder if captain zaraki has ever met shirakami before barging into the seireitei one day?
"Ah a shame...OH! I thankyou! That sounds like the best squad!" At first shirakami's enthusiasm died at having to wait a whole year for live blade duels but when she heard that squad 11 would allow it whenever she please and that sensei would put in a good word for her, her eyes lit up in glee....and restrained bloodlust.
"That girl is strange-" Rin hears shichi amiya making a comment and cuts her off.
"Whatever you two do, stay clear of her and protect yourself!" Rin quickly utters.
"Oh. Right!" amiya replies.
"Noted." Kihitora simply acknowledges.
The both of them were still swinging the bokkens....with steady and somehow majestic looking arcs...like they're royalty taught from birth how to swing with grace....
Rins eye twitched at that "That goes for you too itto...and idiot-kujo!" Rin mocked at the ended.
kyouraku itto just gave a shrug and a chuckle.
"Hey, no need for such wild names that misrepresent my very persona!" Rikujo clapped back.
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Snore~
"..........."
"Hado#4.....byakurai!" The voice fell and a pale blue energy beam emerges from where the voice came from.....only to miss its target...
!!!
No it was dodged....expertly! like precognition was a skill the target had.
........
There was silence in the room.....
If one were to watch the faces of the spectators you would see expressions frozen in weird states like as if they were choking on whole apples....or more like a laugh was about to come out but the shocking turn of events caused it to be swallowed back down violently-
"Yaaaaawwnn~" The target spoke as if they weren't just attacked in broad daylight. "What was that for? I was really reaally paying attention you know~"
"...Whatever, just keep your eyes open next time!" The attacker spoke with a slight tinge of venom and a crease in her brow before calming and was in the middle of turning.....until they heard a muttering.
"....people actually fight with this, how do they not fall asleep half way through the incantation....just run up and hit them before they finish the cast...kido specialists....can't possible be much..." It was unclear whether the mutterings were on purpose or not but-
The attacker froze and slowly turned back around....
'.....he's done it now!...its over....' This was the collective thought of an entire classroom of students.
"TRY AND RUN UP ON ME WITH THIS BRAT! BAKUDO#9 HORIN!!" That same attacker as if a vendetta was made activated a binding spell for the purposes of teaching a grave lesson
"WOAH! CALM DOWN TSUREZU-SENSEI HE DIDNT MEAN IT!!" a figure jumped out in front of the surprised target, shielding him and ending up taking the spell instead of its intended target. "Wah!" A mass of energy wrapped him up tight
"Hey itto! thanks for being a body guard!" The intended target proceeded to jump on itto's head.....using him as a spring board boosting forwards towards the caster.....
"argh! If this what I get for saving you, I'm not guarding for you again. You hear me riiin~!" Grumbling came from itto after that.
"Here! I ran up on you sensei~ byeeee~" Rin who used itto as a sacrifice proceeded to run up and lightly tapped the surprised tsurezu-sensei on the shoulder before skipping out of the room as if to escape.
The aforementioned tsurezu-sensei finally got over her stupor, cancelled her spell and proceeded to give chase "Don't look down on your sensei!!! Accept your punishment!!! Carriage of Thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six! BAKUDO#61 RIKUJOKORO!!!..." from the classroom tsurezu-sensei could be heard lecturing before proceeding to chant another bakudo spell after the offensive student down the hall until the voices fade out into silence.....
.........
"Pf-hahahahaha!" A laugh was heard in the silent classroom
All eyes turned to the source.
"He played her good, now we get a free period thanks to his sacrifice hahahaha!" It was none other than Rikujo who erupted, unable to hold it in anymore.
"BWAHAHAHAH!" that was the whole class erupting now.
"We have to give a small prayer for that guy. let his name be known!" A student echoed and a group hummed in agreement.
"Pf! Honestly he-" Amiya was in the middle of chuckling out a sentence but halted immediately.
The whole class followed her gaze landing on the classroom entrance.......
White hair done in a bob cut, black as charcoal eyes, wearing the regular shihakusho....a face marred by a dark expression.....Tsurezu-sensei has returned earlier than expected!
The whole class hitched!
"He......disappeared...." The words bled out of tsurezu-sensei's mouth.
"EEEEEEEEHHHH!!!" The whole class erupted in disbelief.
"H-h-how did he escape sensei's eyes!?"
"I don't know!"
students were mumbling about with equal shock.
"QUIET!" Tsurezu-sensei's arrested back the class's order. "The lecture continues." she finishes, still with the dark gloomy expression.
The whole class nearly did a faceplant 'So much for free period...' Were the inner thoughts of the collective
Tsurezu-sensei was about to get back into the thick of it when she froze-"Wait...." She did a mental headcount.
"ANOTHER ONE DESSERTED DAMNIT!!!" She exploded again.
"W-what!?" That was the whole class....
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"..........So what are you doing in my perfect hiding spot? why aren't you in class???" A sweating green haired kid asks innocently, voice alit with trepidation.
"Kido sucks. I'd rather stab people!" The green haired kid received an innocent answer from a smiling figure with a swath of white-silverish hair
"Hrm-sigh~" the green haired kid was about to retort but stopped thinking it wouldn't be worth the effort. Who was he to tell the girl who suddenly appeared by his hidden lounging spot like a silent wraith to go back to the very same class he successfully escaped.
"You know what I agree that kido sucks, you can go find your own lounge spot though!" He instead replied with something reasonable.
"But golden spots like this can be shared nemu~! or so the guy I shared a cave with once said........he didn't live very long though." That white haired girl started to reminisce as if she was an old man remembering his good years. plopped down, sitting cross legged like a legendary person of an era.
Rin felt the restlessness tingle......he unconsciously sits up straighter, still trying to salvage this situation!
"Don't call me nemu! I'll feel like someone else and I totally disagree! If the golden spot is held by more than 1 person then it loses it's value severely. Surely the great azashiro shirakami can find another majestic spot easily right!" Rin tried to plead his case but his case would only follow through if the other party actually cared to listen to his reason!
"If the golden spot loses its value when more holds it like you say then isn't it a better idea to compete over it. Winner survives and keeps the spot!" Shirakami is the perfect example of a person being ignorant on purpose to get their way.
"NOOOOO!" Rin shouted "THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS-" Rin was about to make another attempt but-
"Winner takes all~!" shirakami says with a broadening cute smile, head tilted upwards, her hand kneads the blade strapped to her waist!
"The golden spot can be shared." Rin smiles back and says in deadpan.....back moisturized with sweat. He just gave up, didn't even bother reaching for his own sword.
"Hey, don't give up too quick! We could of done something fun~!" If a bystander heard shirakami's words they would really have a tremendous misunderstanding......until she opened her mouth again....."We could of killed each other~, woulda called dibs on the first slash-"
"I have another fun idea!" Rin interrupts in panic "I find a new spot, you keep this one-" before his words fully fell his body was already flickering until-
Shup!
DISAPEARED
That's right, shunpo!
A high speed movement technique utilized by any competent shinigami.
The average Shinigami's get out of jail free card, one seemingly on its way to be abused by our great nemure rinkai.......for escape purposes!-
"Hihi-HAHAHAHAHA!! SO THE NEW GAME IS TAG, THIS ONE IS MY FAVOURATE, DONT LET ME CATCH YOU~!!!" Shirakami had the face of a predator one emboldened by absolute excitement-
Shup!
That one was shirakami, she would also become one of the shunpo's many abusers.......TO CHASE HER TARGETS WITH!!!
A bizarre scene took shape throughout campus.
a fleeing shinigami hopeful being chased around by another shinigami hopeful like a game of tag...with a blade!?
Ping!
that was the sound of a clash of 2 blades.
'She caught up quick!?' Rin inwardly shouted as he desperately deflected shirakami blade strikes with a struggle.
The 2 could be seen shunpo'ing all over the place after each clash of the blade, a dangerous high speed dance-
Ping!
Shup!
Pang!
shup!
Shing!
shup!
Clang!
Shup!
The two were neck and neck in the use of shunpo......one to run, one to catch up instantly.
Pang!
"Ngh!" Rin slid his zanpakuto off hers shifting to the left in order to get off a horizontal swing to force her away. But unfortunately there was a massive experience gap between him and the crazy one he is fighting.....
Shirakami's hand was predatorily swift as her zanpakuto flew to her left side easily parrying rin's move. She quickly steps in with an absurdly quick counter thrust that would of ended the fight immediately if it landed true.
But luckily rin saved himself by twisting out of the way at the very last moment as if he was operating off of some precognitive ability. 'SHIT-' sweat was glistening on rin's face.
"Oooooh! You dodged that?~ I'm enjoying this more and more!!" Shirakami mimed as if she was a borne predator, funnily enough not going all out for this. But that isn't strange as if one tastes a scrumptious meal it is only natural to slow down to savor all of it and make it last as long as possible.
Rin heard the rapid excitement flowing off her in droves and decided he didn't want more of this!
He went for a forward swing which she blocked again and she followed up with a lightning fast diagonal chop from the right which caught his blade but he used that force to push himself away!
Gaining space he jumped-high! Landing on the roof of a campus building and sprinted like a bolt of lightning! a trail of shunpo's in his wake
"Hey! more tag is it~?" She also jumped up and dashed with insane speed-
Pang!
Caught mid shunpo in the air "C-can we play something different or something!?" Rin went for another case of pleading but he was met with more blade flashes while still in the air he quickly deflected a few and shunpo'd again onto another roof.
"Hm~? We are having so much fun though! I wanna see your blood splatter~! Don't worry I'll clean you up properly, you'll make a fine art piece! I cant wait~." Shirakami...gave a dreadful answer.
Rin's neck tingled after that one 'I'd rather find myself the nearest blitzing fast river to dive in and drown!!!' He was about to shunpo again when-
Shing~
A lightning fast blade cut him on the thigh disrupting his movement for that instant "geh!?" He yelped in surprise and pain, tumbling over "Wha-" He looked back and his eyes were met with A SMALL DAGGER EMBEDDED IN THE ROOFING WHERE HE'D JUST BEEN!?
"YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING-" Rin was cut off as a weight crampled down on him forcing him immobile on his front "NGH!?" It was shirakami!
With blade raised! "There's something special on the inside of you! I just know it! I really wanna see it, I wonder~....If I cut deep enough will it appear! Lets find out~" Shirakami's words blind sided Rin as the implications of that were astronomical if what he guessed was true....though he may not survive to figure it out himself one day....the blade descends!
"Wait!-" Rin screams with horror as the blade gets closer and closer!
Until-
PANG!
Another blade appears...blocking shirakami's steadily.
'I'm saved!!!' Rin was about to celebrate but then he heard a voice he least wanted to hear right now....
"Please don't commit such violent acts to your fellow students. It would not be great to lose promise so early." A man sounded out in soft tone, a sheepish but steady expression on his face. "Can you please spare him for me?" He continued.
Both shirakami and rinkai froze!....but for entirely different reasons!
"Cheeee~! Don't interrupt me I was getting to a good part!!" Shirakami literally pouted.......like a toy being removed from her hands.
Rin went completely silent, did not look up at all! completely beside himself with his own thoughts 'no....because why was he the one to show up here!?'
Brown hair, fair complexion........a casual smile and glasses that seemed to hide alot of unanswered mysteries.........
Rin screamed on the inside. 'SOSUKE AIZEN!?'
I'm sorry I took so long for this one I was unfortunately hit by a terrible storm. That storm really put all my activities on hold for a long while but everything is now back in full working order and I should be able to start cranking out more chapters for this and my other naruto fanfic as well. Hope you enjoyed it, I'll see you next chapter!