Guard duty sucks! (Closed, PG-13, Hotaru/Natsumi)

[Natsumi Yoshimora]

It was a sunny day out in the Soul Society. The pavement lets off a hot and steamy heatwave for the young guard guarding the gates into the World of the living. There, carrying a long range melee pole is Natsumi Yoshimora. Young, confident, eager, and above all.... HIGHLY HOT! No, not that kind of hot dummy... She lets off sweat from her forehead, her bearing trying to handle the heat. She sticks her chest out with pride as she is a new and fresh shinigami of Squad 13, the Travel Operations. She keeps her head high and stares out with no one around but her. Today, she takes guard duty for herself because she feels she can handle it today.

"My, my... You seem bored, Natsumi," a voice in her head tells her. She rolls her eyes, setting the polearm to her side and lightly touches her sword, "You seem to be the bored one just chatting it up in my head, Kizuato!" she says out loud in the open. She looks crazy but she appears to be communicating with her zanpakuto. The area seems quiet but she hears another reply from her zanpakuto spirit, biting her teeth down from her partner saying something not nice. "Hey! That's a mean thing to say Kizuato! Don't be rude like that," she says... Her face blushes as she keeps her ground. She slowly pulls her hand away from the sword and grips the polearm once more, keeping firm. Though Kizuato is right, she is a little bored... She rolls her eyes as the heat just becomes harsh on the few who hates the heat. Luckily, Natsumi has the heart of confidence on her side so this heat doesn't bother her one bit!

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru Kuchiki, or Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao as she now goes by, was walking through Soul Society, making another one of her trips to the human world. She can't make the trips as often as she would like, because of her new captain duties, but she still had enough leeway time to visit her husband, when he wasn't visiting her here. Since their marriage and her captaincy, the time that they could spend together was few and far between. It was nice when they have some time off where either she could go to the human world, or she could bring him here.

This was one of the former times. She made it to the Thirteenth Division, waving to most shinigami she met. She had started to frequent the squad since Kagami also got a promotion to captaincy of this squad. He was her best friend, so she came over here often to visit with him and drink with him. Though, come to think of it, most visits ended in drinking. She then saw one of the shinigami talking out loud. The way she was talking reminded her of how she talked with Rivu~aiasan, especially when she touched her Zanpaktou. She straightened her captain haori and walked up to the girl. "Are you okay?"

[Natsumi Yoshimora]

Natsumi looks up quickly, holy snap... IT'S A CAPTAIN! And not only a captain but also a Kuchiki! She quickly panics, she looks around trying to adjust herself from seeing the captain approaching her. She finally settles down and gets herself straight up and so the captain asks the question... Is she okay? Wow... She was expecting something else like, 'stop acting like an idiot' or 'what do you think you're doing, freshy' she looks at her slowly with her eyes, keeping her bearing. There she got a better look at the captain, Hotaru Kuchiki.. She barely knew the captain but she's heard she just became a captain recently.

Natsumi slowly puts the polearm to her side, smiling at the captain, shaking a little, "Y-Yes, Captain Kuchiki... I was t-t-talking to Kizuato, my zanpakuto. He was being a bit rude while I was standing guard and he happened to make fun of me a little. He gets a little bored and expects me to do other things," she says feeling a little nervous with the fearsome captain's presence in front of her. She slowly puts her hand on her sword's handle, watching the captain say more stuff. She seems to be not showing aggressive acts but seems to communicate with her zanpakuto. She would then pull her hand off and grab the polearm and gets her bearing back, continuing a possible conversation with her while guarding.

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

When the girl looked up at her, she saw the panic on her face. Hotaru felt bad. She had walked up to the girl to talk to her, not make her fall into this kind of panicked mess. She waited for the girl to calm down and she did, but only a little bit. She watched her eyes slowly look up at her, keeping her balance with her polearm. Hotaru had never had this kind of reaction with someone before. She just assumed that the girl was new and meeting a captain for the first time freaked her out for a bit. Hotaru smiled warmly at her as she spoke.

So, she knew at least her last name. It seemed that they shared the same idea of knowing officers in the Gotei Thirteen like she did when she first graduated from the academy. She was talking with her zanpaktou. Hotaru was glad she wasn't the only one that randomly talked with their zanpaktou spirit. She was patient with her while she spoke. Hearing someone call her captain Kuchiki was weird, but it did have a nice ring to it. She knelt down to be eye level with this shinigami. She put her right hand on her shoulder. "You don't have to be so nervous. Let's introduce ourselves. I'm Hotaru Kuchiki, Captain of the Tenth Division. What is your name?"

[Natsumi Yoshimora]

She felt her warm hand touch her shoulder. Dang it was scary because the captain seemed very calm and yet... Fearsome in her eyes! She slightly smiled, trying to not be scared. "I know you from the academy madam Kuchiki, well not personally, but I've been told stuff about members of the Kuchiki family and all... I'm Natsumi Yoshimora, unseated of Squad 13, at your service madam!" and she quickly slams the polearm in front of her and bows to one knee in respect for the Kuchiki captain. It was said to always be polite and have manners to noble family members. They are usually the most powerful.

She slowly raised herself up, "I'm actually kinda new here... I ugh, just got my first assignment from a squad member. Guarding like an awesome person! Yeh' know?" she said, giggling a little bit. At least now she's feeling more comfy with the captain. Earlier she was freaking about because of the captain status on her and her last name being a big deal. She's dirt garbage compared to this captain and she was accepting for it too. She's a soft hearted person and likes to show her respect to her higher ups. "So, madam Kuchiki... Are you here to pass through the gate? If so, I'm ordered to escort people in the dark tunnel if may be," she explains to the captain. Kinda silly to tell a CAPTAIN that but it's her orders.

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru listened to the girl speak to her with a smile on her face. She was told stuff about members of her family, was she? She could only imagine what she had been told or about which members of the family she was told about. More than likely, she was told at least about Sozen. Sozen was definitely an interesting man. She didn't know too much about him, but did know that he would do anything for his family. She assumed that most people wouldn't know this and just base everything they say off of his fighting prowess, which was mighty, but he was more than that.

When she said her name, Hotaru nodded in acknowledgment. She was going to remember her name and try her best to look less menacing. She had no idea why this girl was so afraid of her, when it seemed like no one else was. She assumed that she must be fresh from the academy. She then said that she was new, which completely made sense. She was happy that she took pride in her work and when she asked if she was going to pass through the gate, Hotaru thought about it. She was, but she would wait. "I am, but I would like to stay and talk with you if you don't mind."

[Natsumi Yoshimora]

A captain wants to stay with her?! Wow! This was an offer she felt honored to have. She smirked, feeling content for the captain staying here with her. "No! I would not mind that at all, ma'am! Please, if you wish to stay here you're welcome too. You are a captain after all!" she said, laughing in a nervous way for saying it like that. She slowly rests her polearm against the wall, focuses with the captain. "Since you know who I am... I guess I can ask you a question. Have you seen captain Kagami anywhere?" she asks the captain. It was a weird question to ask but she has a connection with this captain.

She slightly rubs the back of her head, nervous to ask such a question. "I haven't seen him yet... I remember he went missing and that's why I actually joined the Academy was to find him when I got out... Sure enough though he returned! Now I'm a shinigami!" she says laughing a little. She was so friendly to the captain that she felt it was nice to show her kind side to the captain. She actually doesn't have a hard spot on her. At least...... She thinks there's no hard spot on her. She smiles, awaiting the captain's reply.

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru smiled as the shinigami answered her. It seemed that she was extremely surprised that a captain would stop and stay with a regular shinigami. Hotaru liked to think of herself as still being the way she always was, just with a bigger title and more power than most shinigami had access too. Now, don't get it confused, if someone managed to piss her off, they would feel her wrath easily. But, besides those times, she liked to think of herself as approachable and open to anyone who wanted to talk. She never thought of herself as above others, since she had always tried to help people.

It was one of the reasons why being a captain was still a weird experience for her. She loved that she was finally able to achieve the rank, but she was treated differently as she walked around Soul Society. The ones that knew her still smiled and waved. They would still come up and talk to her. Others that didn't, however, would salute or, like she was now, be extremely nervous if she was walking their way, almost trying to run because she might do something to them. She had no idea why her now being a captain made people think that she was scary.

She saw her relax a little, which helped Hotaru out. She then asked about Kagami, if she had seen him. She hadn't seen him today, she had been busy with her duties. She then continued, saying she joined the academy to find Kagami and when she got out, he was found. She also mentioned that she hadn't seen him yet. Hotaru had no idea that it was that much common knowledge that Kagami had gone missing. Though, she did focus more on her squad now then actual rumors around Soul Society. "Well, I haven't seen Kagami-senpai today, but I'm sure he's busy with squad duties. Also, I had no idea that his disappearance was well known throughout Soul Society..."

[Natsumi Yoshimora]

Natsumi finds it rather odd this would be big enough to be around the whole Soul Society. She just knew because she received a letter for friends and family that stated he went M.I.A. She shrugged it off in her head, "I'm not too sure myself. I just got a letter for personal people he knew was all. You see he was always kinda like a big brother to me... He found me several years after the Hiroshima atomic bomb bombing, whatever thingy," she explains to the captain. Suddenly, it hits her. Her head starts to hurt slightly as she rubs her head, kinda chuckling to hide her pain.

"You see... I was only a little toddler when he found me. I was being chased down by this big hollow that teased me and ended up toying with me and than he comes... Slaying this giant hollow right in front of me. I was scared out of my mind! I thought I was going to be eaten. I even offered the hollow my loving care because being a child I was, I tried to be a lover. At the end he helped me back here in the Soul Society and that's oddly where my eyes change into these purple eyes I have now," she explains once more to the captain. She'd rub her head more, feeling a surge of pain going through her head. 

She lets her arm fall down and looks at the captain, "I'm sorry my story is probably a bit boring. I just figured I'd explain how I knew him... Sure miss seeing him, you know," she tells the captain. Her brain continued to hurt but she gave the captain a friendly smile once more, covering tracks of her pain.

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

When Natsumi said that she got a letter about Kagami's disappearance, Hotaru breathed a sigh of relief. So, it wasn't really known around Soul Society. She figured that it wouldn't be. When she told her that he was like a big brother to her, Hotaru was actually surprised. Kagami had never really mentioned that he was like that to anyone, but then again, they had never really talked about their lives before. They did talk, but mostly about relationships and Soul Society. She never pried into a lot of his back story and he never did with her.

Hotaru heard about the Hiroshima bombing from the history books she had read. It was a pretty horrible thing for humans to do to other humans. But, it honestly was the way of things. Things like this always happened it seemed and it would never change. But, she was glad that Kagami was the one that found her and brought her here. When she mentioned the purple eyes, that was when Hotaru actually noticed that their color. She wanted to explain how she knew him and said that she missing seeing him. Hotaru nodded. "I'm glad that Kagami-senpai did find you to take care of you. When I got here, my hair changed to the hue of purple that you see. Though, I miss him too and are you okay? You seem to be rubbing your head a lot."

[Natsumi Yoshimora]

She smiled as she hears the captain say she misses him too and how she's glad he found her too. She then hears the 'are you okay' question. She blushes as she's made it too obvious. She sighed and looked up at her, "I-I... got migraines really bad... I don't know why but I usually get them everyday. I'm sorry I'm making this look too obvious. I'll ignore it though!" she says with a smile. In reality her head actually hurts bad because she can sense a few things around her. Her energy sensory is actively on, she can see through a lot of things and can see all the people around. The Captain happens to be the strongest. She doesn't quite know what to say but she brings Kagami up anyways, "So, are you two friends?" she asked with a smile.


(Sorry it was short, I ran out of shit to say lol) 

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

Hotaru was a little troubled that she had migraines every day, fairly badly. It can't be good for her health. When she said that she would ignore them, Hotaru glanced at her and then looked down. She didn't want to give any weird looks to her for fear she might take them the wrong way. "If these migraines are as bad as you say, you should get checked out at the Fourth Division. They might be able to help you." She gave her a stern look with that, hoping she would take her advice. When she asked if her and Kagami are friends, Hotaru smiled.

"Yes, Natsumi-san, we are friends. He's actually my best friend and I like to think that I'm his best friend too. He knows the most about me outside of my family. I trust him with my life and know that if I really needed him, he would be there for me. So yes, we are friends. He was my Vice Captain once I left the Academy, I started in the First. He helped to train me and after that training session, we became good friends. But, have you been able to see him since you got here? I'm sure that he would like to know that you're safe since he was the one that saved you."

[Natsumi Yoshimora]

She saw her look when she told her to get it checked out. She quickly had her face turn pale, this was scary... "I-I-I... I had it... c-c-checked out in the a-a-academy but th-they explained that this was because of my high senses in energy-" suddenly she looked up in the air. She was hearing something, inside her head. She looked down at her, "Please... It's nothing to worry about.." and then Hotaru goes with her story about Kagami and her being close friends. She smiled though and her face cleared up. "That's good! I'm glad he's making friends, I haven-" and suddenly she stops. She looks up with her eyeballs and she was actually getting annoyed by something.

She bites her teeth down, "Dang it, Kizuato! You're being a meanie head again!" she yells out loud. She's getting annoyed by her Zanpakuto again and this time she takes action. She slowly unties her sheath's straps and removes her sword from her hip. She walks over to the wall behind her and gently and softly puts it against the wall, "Someone needs a timeout! You know laughing at me isn't nice! Sometimes, you need to be nice!" and she just stares at her sword. Suddenly, the sword just falls over. Nothing spiritually caused it to fall over, it just happened to fall over.

She gasps as it hits the ground, "I'm sorry!" and quickly pulls her sword back up against the wall. "Stop yelling, you're not gonna appreciate me ignoring you," she arguably tells her zanpakuto spirit. She turns around, giving a pouty face. Yes, her and her zanpakuto are very close together. She actually just found out she had her own spirit but the captain wouldn't know that. She looked at the captain with a shocking look, her face getting pale, "Oh! I-I'm sorry! Kizuato was being a meanie and I had to show him that being mean can sometimes hurt himself," she explained to the captain. Her zanpakuto seemed rather rude but that was oddly the opposite of Natsumi herself.

[Hotaru Kuchiki-Masurao]

It seemed that she had already been checked out while she was in the Academy and she got them due to high energy sensing. Hotaru had no idea how high energy sensing could effect the body, since hers wasn't very high at all. She then stopped, looked at Hotaru and told her not to worry. She would make a note to tell Kagami about her migraines so he would be on the lookout for it. It was his division after all, he needed to know these things. When she told her story about how her and Kagami were, she said that she was happy he was making friends.

When she stopped talking, Hotaru took a good look at her. She spoke, using her zanpaktou's name. It seemed that her zanpaktou spirit was picking on her again, which made Hotaru smile slightly. She watched everything that unfolded between them. She put the zanpaktou on the wall, giving it a 'timeout' so it would be nicer to her. When the sword fell over, she ran over apologizing, telling it to stop yelling at her. It was then looked at Hotaru, shocked, saying that her zanpaktou was being mean and show him a lesson. Hotaru chuckled. "It's okay. Though, I have to say that Rivu~aiasan and myself never had that kind of problem before."