Gold in the Rough | Joint Training(Kimiko-Shizu)

[Shizuyoko Toraumi]

The classroom was abuzz. It was so close to graduation now that everyone was ecstatic. Shizu smiled softly as she watched her classmates chatting, speaking excitedly. It was the end of classes, they were essentially just waiting for exam results to come in. So for the time being, the staff let the students socialize and hang out in the unused classrooms for the time being. It was all very exciting.

Shizu paused when she realized she hadbeen spoken too, Ricky giving her a jab with his elbow as she gave a nervous little smile, clearing her throat before asking. "Sorry I...wasn't really paying attention. What did you say?" She asked, smiling nervously as Ricky puffed out his chest. "Ricky Does not repeat what he is saying! Hiza hold me back!" He demanded as he stepped forward, pausing at Hiza's half-assed attempt to hold him back.
"No, honey, hold me BACK." He muttered, attempting to put her arm on his shoudler, frowning as it flopped again, much to everyone's amusement as he gave her a slow shake of his head in disapproval.

Shizu couldn't help but smile at him. Ricky Spanish definitely counted as one of her best friends. Certainly she knew he considered her to be his. Until she'd come around he had been quite the troublemaker. A legendary boy of unspeakable acts. However, with that burning fire of positivity that was Shizu's light aura, her mere presence had had quite the effect on him. He'd stopped drinking as much, was no longer hooked on opiates and hadn't sexually assaulted a clipboard in over three weeks.

Looking around at all of the other students gathered around her she smiled, pleased that all of them were so used to her by now. They had gotten over the hollow smell very quickly, primarily due to Ricky explaining that sh ehad come from a very dangerous district where many hollows were. It was a smell that never really washed away and the excuse was widely accepted. It was actually the thing that had resulted in them becoming friends.

She smiled fondly at him before everyone in the room, her included, turned as Otaru skidded into the room, eyes wide with a mix of panic and excitement, and a very noticable boner.
"One of the Captains is coming!" He squeaked, immediately the entire room went into a flurry of motion. Students finding their seats, even though classes were not in session, in the span of a second they were all sitting down, pretending to study, having civil, totally not juvenile conversations as craps games, poker, shogi boards, and all manners of alcohol were suddenly stashed away. Everyone wanted to give a good impression.

Well...almost everyone. She was nervous. There were a lot of famous captains, but they were all famous for VERY different things. Sozen, the infamous man known for hating everything even mildly pertaining to hollows. Raion, famous for his parties. Hotaru, famous for her rad tits. Who was it that was visiting the class? As a precaution, she tried to hide her Light aura as much as she could, not wanting to draw attention to herself. Sadly it was not so easy to do, but she managed to keep that outflow of warmth to a light flooding. IT was the best she could do as she sat, and waited. She actually smiled when she noticed that Ricky was sitting very tall, hiding her from the door. What would she do without him?

[Kimiko Shihoin]

(Training For TTP)

Walking throughout the halls of the Shinigami academy was the short dark skinned Captain that bore the name of Shihoin. One of the three current Captains that belonged to the noble family of the Shihoin blood. One of the three princesses of the Shihoin family all of which held remarkable beauty and power. The hallways seemed to be void of others and Kimiko got the impression that the reason was simply her presence. Whether or not it was true it did put a damper on the reason why she was even her at the academy.

She was here so that she could wish all of the graduates of the academy this year luck on what squads that decided to join or got accepted into. How was she suppose to wish any of them luck when all of them seemed to be hiding from her. On top of all of that Kimiko didn't really know what rooms were for the graduates and what ones were for the regular students that were still undergoing lessons. She hadn't attended the academy so for the moment she was simply going throughout it all until she picked up on something that gave it away.

Rather a pain not being able to find even a single instructor that would be able to show her to the room. Everyone simply seemed to be gone. That was when she heard the sound of voices around a few corners. She began to make her way towards the location and as she neared it the scent of alcohol became pungent in the air. She grinned when the scent filled her nostrils and figured out that the location of everything was where she would find the no doubt partying graduates. As she turned around the corner though she caught sight of a student that seemed to freak out upon seeing her and run into a room.

Kimiko moved over towards the door yet waited and heard the sounds of the students all rushing throughout the room doing their best to no doubt hide whatever it was that they were doing. She didn't have any doubt that the student that had seen her had spoken about seeing a Captain and more than likely they were all doing the best they could to be presentable. Well presentable in a way that they believed one would have to be before the eyes of a Captain. Kimiko in all honesty didn't care if they celebrated so long as it was legal.

When everything quieted down Kimiko suddenly pulled the door open and stepped in looking over all of the students. They were all sitting in their desks trying the best they could to look like acceptable Shinigami. Kimiko walked into the center of the room and sat on the desk that no doubt was for the instructor. She looked over all of the students with her blue eyes and arms crossed under her immense bust. "No reason to put on such a poor show. There's no reason to act all stiff and proper around me. I'm here to meet you all so show me who you are not who you think I want to see." Kimiko grinned widely for a moment as her eyes locked on the eyes of a tiny blonde student.

[Shizuyoko Toraumi]

Shizu blinked, her eyes a bit wide when she saw who it was. The Seventh division captain? She was a bit astounded when she saw the woman. Otaru always had a boner, he was just weird like that. But who knew that he would have an actual reason. Everyone was a bit slack-jawed when the woman walked in. And of course she said the one thing that probably No captain should say to a group in which Ricky Spanish was included.

For just a moment, Shizu was....surprised. Seeing the woman seeming to stare right at her, through all the crowd, she suddenly felt a rush of pink on her cheeks as she realized she was being looked at. By the gorgeous captain. And then she realized what she had said. And her, along with EVERY single person i the classroom almost gasped, heads immediately snapping worried looks at Ricky. Who then decided to do as he had been asked.

"Dayum them's some fine-ass tiddies! You musta grown up on a farm girl cuz thems is som udders! Let ole spanish take a lookat ya. You got a number girl? Cuz you got 10 written all over y-" Shizuyoko grabbed him from behind and promptly all but choke-slammed him to the ground, and once he was down hidden by the other students, who promptly rose to their feet and as a group, as if reheaarsed (because honestly this was not the first time this had happened) and all said in unison
"Our sincerest Apologies Captain!"

Meanwhile, Shizu, behind all of her classmates, and out of sight, was silencing Ricky, her scaly tail slithering out from under her hakama to yank Ricky into a sleeper hold. Within moments he was gasping out, mouthing the words 'You bitch I'll kill you and snort cocaine off your de'. She then hit him with the full force of that light aura, and of course, everyone in the room was hit with it, Kimiko included as she forcibly calmed Ricky the fuck down. Her classmates of course, were very used to it, and simply remained in an apologetic bow for a few more moments before....slowly...they began pairing off and....a bit nervously, going back to what they had been doing.

Whew. Slowly standing up, with a snoozing Ricky at her feet she rubbed her eyes, ot even looking around the room as she shook her head down at Spanish. He was well known to have a thing for squad 11, where his attitude was a bit more...common. But lately he'd been expressing interest in following Shizu wherever she went, as a means of trying to....get past his tendencies. She honestly wasnt sure if that was a good or bad idea. sure she'd have to keep an eye on him, but well...without herwho knew what would happen to him.. Well she could worry about that later, for now she looked around, her tail slipping back into her hakama to wrap around her leg as she searched to see where the captain had gone.

[Kimiko Shihoin]

Kimiko sat on the desk that the instructor of the class without a doubt had used every day while teaching these students. After she had spoken it seemed that all of the students were rather surprised and struck with awe. She had noticed the same when she had actually walked in whether it was due to her ranking in Soul Society or just her appearance she didn't know nor did she really care all that much. In truth though she'd rather be known and strike awe in others for her personality not her rank or her appearance.

All of the students though seemed to turn and look at a single male student. In the following moment the boy began to speak outlandishly referring to Kimiko's body. Specifically he was addressing how large her bust happened to be and wouldn't let it go. After a few moments though the entire group of students seemed to turn on him and bow in apologizes for his actions. While he was being taken care of by the blonde student Kimiko burst out with laughter.

Without a doubt it would be a shock to the students, but right when the boy had slipped into unconsciousness Kimiko finally stopped laughing and looked to the class filled with students. "Now now no reason to apologize. Well not really for you all. Everything was in his opinion. While he was without a doubt rude they were still complements." In the next moment Kimiko vanished though only to appear over Ricky across him from the blonde girl. Looking down at him she sneered for a moment. "Way to much like Grin for me to deal with though."

[Shizuyoko Toraumi]

Shizuyoko let out a soft smile, and....a look of surprise when the woman laughed, a bit amazed that she was so.....pleasant. And rolled with the things Ricky said. She couldn't help but admire the woman. Of course the very next instant she blinked, eyes wide as her eyes caught just the hint of movement, head turning to spot the woman who was now across from her, her eyes going a bit wide as she turned to see the captain standing across from her. Much shorter now that she was up close. Thank fully Shizu was fairly tall, otherwise she woudl have turned to see a facefull of that cleavage. Looking down at ricky she gave a nervous little smile and cleared her throat.

"He's really not all that bad a guy, He just....needs help is all." She murmured softly, her tail anxiously wringing her calf, thankfully hidden by her clothing as she lost a bit of control over that aura due to her nervousness, letting more of it out than she'd have liked as she swallowed and then bowed, realizing she hadn't formally greeted the woman. "Bye the way, welcome to our classroom Captain Shihouin." Of course she knew that there were several Captain Shihouin. But well, they weren't around, so she figured it would work for the time being.

Thankfully, with her head bowed, she didn't have to look at the obnoxiously attractive woman, closingh er eyes and taking a deep breath as she awaited the woman's response. She was very glad she'd chosen to knock Ricky out, as no doubt from this angle he'd probably have a lot more to say regarding Kimiko. Alas she had made the right decision. Slowly, she opened her eyes, glancing off to the side as she straightened herself back up, avoiding looking directly at the woman.

[Kimiko Shihoin]

Kimiko kept standing over the male student that apparently held the name of Ricky. Whether he knew it or not the only thing that Kimiko could think of when she saw him now was Grin. That wasn't something very good and Kimiko knew it. Now she wasn't so sure if she would never want him under her simply because it'd be like having to put up with her arrogant, annoying brother in law all the time. While his words didn't bother Kimiko simply because he was a male and most men had the same thoughts flowing throughout their mind when they saw her anyway. It was simply how similar he was to Grin that assured Kimiko it might not really be worth it.

In the next moment though she lifted her head up a bit when the blonde student across from the boy laying on the ground began to speak. It seemed that while this girl seemed shy or at least uncertain about being in the same room as a Captain she was the boys friend. Such a thing even after what he had said was one that showed her genuine personality as someone who cared and didn't lie to make themselves look better. At least so far that's what Kimiko picked up about her. "I have no doubt he's no entirely bad. All talk and very little evidence to back up all the words. No doubt he'll be falling into division Eleven soon."

Kimiko for some reason was feeling like the aura that this girl was giving off was either altering or intentional. One's aura Kimiko knew was something that was natural and shouldn't be altered without a purpose. What she picked up from the girl's aura was happiness and joy however it kept either getting super or weaker. Kimiko didn't really understand, but she bet the girl was willfully trying to make herself more presentable to her even after she had told her to be herself. She then bowed once again though and welcomed her to the classroom.

Kimiko smiled softly for a moment as the girl bowed and then began to raise back upwards. It seemed that she was in fact either incredibly shy or uncertain about speaking to one of the Captains. Kimiko unfolded her arms and placed her left hand on the girl's right shoulder gently. It was a constant trouble making sure that she kept her monstrous strength in check. She didn't want to scare the poor girl and Tsukuyomi had already needed a trip to the division four barracks earlier in the week. Kimiko was getting annoyed by how weak most of her division still was so when Tsukuyomi had proven himself again she had slapped his back in congratulations only to accidently fracture his spine. Thankfully he was ok now, but Kimiko had to be more careful.

"What did I tell you. Be yourself. If you keep shying away and trying to present yourself better than normal with that aura of yours how am I suppose to know what you're like normally?" Kimiko grinned softly for a moment as she took her hand away. She couldn't very well simply speak to one of the students. She had to get as many as she could to think about joining her division. She needed as many members as possible to keep the rest of the divisions in check and most of her current division was either still fighting for their right to be lazy or fighting through the struggle of getting back into proper physical shape.

[Shizuyoko Toraumi]

Shizu nodded slowly as the captain commented on Ricky. She paused, knowing that he probably would end up there....and yet she didn't want him there. She wanted him close by. He had been doing so well.....and she was afraid he'd go right back to how he used to be. She rubbed nervously at her neck for a moment before she let out a soft sight. "I supppose"

She then paused, glancing up when she felt that hand place on her shoulder, forced to look up at the Captain, that slight pink returning as the woman told her to be herself. And to stop with her aura.... Did she know? Did she mean to stop putting it out? Or to stop holding it back? IT took all her concentration just to bring it down to this level.... She decided to relax, noticably the nervousness escaped from her and her shoulder untensed. Immediately her aura was let out, not quite full force4, but certainly very high. Immediately the room chippered up.

Some of the students that were nervously looking at the captain now seemed much bolder, and even the unconscious Ricky was smiling. She gave a nervous little nod at Kimiko and cleared her throat softly. "I'm....sorry. I'm just used to having to try hard to hold it back. Some people get kindof weird when I just relax. They think I'm trying to coerce them." She confessed, thereby explaining what her actual problem was, and quite possibly proving Kimiko's own assumptions wrong as it was entirely possible that Kimiko thought she was TRYING to put out the aura.

In any case she paused, glancing at the hand as it left her shoulder, gently reaching up and rubbing the spot on her clavicle as the woman spoke. Shizu nodded softly, and simply fell silent. That's right, the Captain was probably looking to talk to the other students and she was eating up a rather large ammount of their time already. Lowering her head she nodded and then knelt down, picking Ricky up and setting him up against his seat before standing upright again, giving the Captain ample time to leave and talk to the other students.

[Kimiko Shihoin]

The girl still seemed incredibly shy and Kimiko wasn't really all that sure about how to help her get over such a restrictive attitude. In all truth Kimiko hadn't ever been shy about anything pertaining to herself so she didn't have any experience in what the girl was going through. So all she could do was continue to give her ample amounts of reinforcement until she more or less managed to find self confidence. However, one day wasn't going to be enough for something as remarkable and important as finding self confidence. Whether or not the girl choice to join her division or not Kimiko simply hoped that she would manage it in time.

When she stopped concentrating so much on holding her aura back and actually seemed to relax and the aura seemed to wash over the room. Kimiko could feel the pleasantness of it all and could hear and see the reactions of the other students. When the girl explained everything in a rather direct and quick way Kimiko simply nodded her head in acceptance of what she was being told. It made some sense yet at the same time all it did was further the proof that this girl was shy and didn't really want to stand out in the crowd.

She began to make her way around to the other students and spoke with the majority of them for about a minute each. So after about ten minutes of being in the room Kimiko returned to the front and sat at the edge of the desk again Overlooking the classroom and all of the students that she had just spoken to only a few of them seemed to question what division they were thinking of applying into. "Alright everyone I've got a question for you all. What squads need to be the overall strongest in Soul Society?"

[Shizuyoko Toraumi]

Shizu paused, noticing that the captain seemed to be regarding her in a strange way. She paused, wondering what it was that was going through the woman's mind, trying her best not to stare, until at long last the Captain went back to going around the room. A smile of releif escaping her as immediately she smiled to the other students, immediately chatting along with them. With Kimiko no longer directly infront of her. She certainly didn't seem shy anymore.

They discussed Ricky for a moment, keeping an eye on him as he remained unconscious for the time being. In particular, some talk was being made about the presence of the Captain. Would other Captains be showing up or was the Shihouin a special case? The idea of Squad Seven was that of law upholding. Making sure that things wereupheld and generally, they were more internal. The students who wanted to go to the real world were not too interested, since Squad Seven rarely went there.

And those that wanted to engage in the enemy were also wary since Squad Seven didn't handle deployments either. They were in an odd little group. They dealt with internal affairs. A job they shared with both Squads 2, Squad 6,  and the Omnitsukidou. Of course Squad 6 had the Famous Sozen Kuchiki. Squad 2 had the Special operations. and the Omnitsukido had even deeper special operations roots. Which left Squad Seven as sortof the Mall Cops of the situation. The Mildest of the internal affairs squads.

However this conversation was cut short when the Captain asked them a question. Of course many of them understood it in...different ways. Shizu immediately recognized it as a means of finding out both what they knew of the squads, as well as what some of them were favoring. Of course, immediately a few answers meekly were called out.
"Squad Eleven!"
"Squad Ten!"
"Squad One!"

Of course, none of them compared to that ever-familiar voice that rang out, which hushed everyone else. "You're all IDIOTS! Where's my booze?!" Ricky grunted, rising to his feet before shaking his head, rubbing at his neck for a moment before composing himself. "You're all being ridiculous. The strongest squad has to be Squad Four. Sure, the other squads have to be strong, but not every enemy can be fought with strength alone. Strength doesn't always get you what you want...." He murmured.....knowingly. His attention then shifted to Shizu and he smiled softly.

"Squad Four makes sure that when the other squads fall, that they can get back up. And learn from their mistakes. Therefore they have to be the strongest. To make sure we don't lose the other squads." He stated, still smiling at Shizu, causing her to blink. Was he talking about her? She confessed she did support him a lot.... The entire room was silent now, everyone surprised by Ricky's response. It seemed that in Shizu's unhindered aura, his attitude improved considerably.

[Kimiko Shihoin]

Kimiko continuing to sit on the desk of the instructor watched as the students all thought over what she had said and then seemed to rush in with the wide variety of division that the majority of individuals felt were the most powerful. Kimiko wasn't surprised at all with the divisions that she heard being shouted out. Then though that student that seemed to just be a younger version of her brother in law awoke and began to complain, insult and voice his own belief on the answer.

While he was speaking Kimiko listened no showing any change in the expression she had on her face as it was now only that of something intently listening with her eyes closed. When he was finished though Kimiko's eyes opened revealing the look of a stern authority figure that was either displeased or disappointed in some way. Only a moment after the boy had finished speaking did Kimiko look over the entire class and knew more than likely that they would belief what he just said to be correct.

"You see this is why it's important to LISTEN. I didn't ask what division is the most IMPORTANT. I asked which one is the STRONGEST. You're correct in your belief on the fourth division, but they don't need to hold power. They hold one of the three most essential roles meaning they're one of the three most important. Let me rephrase my question for you all. If all of the divisions were part of a body which two parts of the body are the most important."

[Shizuyoko Toraumi]

The room went silent at that. Admittedly they had already answered the prior question, and Ricky seemed not particularly perturbed by the fact that his answer had been deemed wrong, Shizu's hand placing itself on his shoulder, assuring him that his answer was not discarded as the Captain had. Though for the time being the Class seemed unwilling to respond to the question.

Granted they had answers, however it had become apparent that Kimiko perhaps was not actually looking for any specific answer, but was simply awaiting the opportunity to give them her answer. So they remained silent and waited for it. Shizu herself pausing a bit. She knew Ricky hadn't given that great of a first impression, even so she noticed a very distinct shift in the Captain's attitude.

She supposed that having two faces was Squad Seven's job she supposed....would the captain always be like that? Acting chummy or friendly, only to turn things around? She had already been apprehensive about Squad Seven, but well. She fell silent. She considered prying into the woman. Using her light aura to sense the woman's intentions. The captain's strength would be meaningless. It wasn't a matter of strength. It was a matter of understanding. And she always found herself understanding the motives if she focused hard enough.

But....she wasn't sure she wanted to know Kimiko's motives. She was gorgeous yes, but she didn't actually know the woman. And well....if she started prying into the woman in the middle of a crowded clssroom, and if the captain noticed, she might bring attention to it. So.....she lowered her head, making herself....small, and waited with everyone else.

[Kimiko Shihoin]

Sighing for a moment as she looked around the room to see the eyes of all the nervous students looking at her. It was painfully obvious that the mellow moo that the students had been able to retrieve from the entrance was now gone again. Kimiko wasn't really happy to see that her words fell so deafly on all of the students. They weren't being themselves and weren't being open something that Kimiko wasn't happy about simply because she already told them to be themselves and speak freely. Perhaps the manner in which she was speaking now made them forget that and only looked to her as her position.

Whether it be that or not after she had finished her disappointed sigh she looked back up at the class and all of the students. Her expression was slightly softer as she willed herself to be more open and forgiving. All of them were fresh and had no experience so she couldn't expect much from them if anything. "Alright well how about I give you all an example of how I see it. Most of you probably want to join divisions Ten, Two or Eleven." She looked around the class again making eye contact with all of the students and surveying the expressions that ran across their faces.

"Now the reason most if not all of you think of these squads is simple. You want some kind of excitement all the time. Ten goes to the world of the living. Two are for those gifted with stealth and precision. Eleven is for . . well all of you that just love to swing your zanpakuto. My point is all of these divisions grab your attention for one reason or another that normally overshadows the other divisions. Eleven for example if its a section of the body is more or less the finger nails and muscles. The weapons of the body. Going back to my question though and remember be yourselves and be open. I'm not going to be angry if someone says something wrong. Which two divisions need to be the strongest in order for the body to function."

[Shizuyoko Toraumi]

They gave pause as she sighed. Shizu, and likely everyone could feel the sting of that exasperated sigh. Some day off this had turned out to be Even so, there were....some looks of familiarity in the students gathered. A few students here and there seemed to hold recognition in what she said about those three squads. But there were some who seemed conflicted. Clearly, those were not the only squads in consideration. Not all of the students were about what was 'cool'.

They had hopes.

They had Dreams.

They had Traditions.

She felt them. Her classmates inner emotions that spilled along the surface of their consciousness. She felt a dozen different reasons. I want to make my father proud. I want to help people get better. If only I could get closer to -est shinigami there ever wa- -try to understand.. It was almost too much. But she paused, noticing that the captain was again, asking them the question, in a different format. She paused, thinking it over.

She imagined the heart and the brain. The brain made her think of either squad 1 or squad 12. And the heart? She wasn't actually sure. What was the heart of the soul society? She thought it over before she cleared her throat. " The heart and the brain..... The brain would be...Squad 1 right?" She offered, making it a bit obvious she wasn't sure about which would be the heart. And so....she reached out.

That powerful aura shifted, from exuding emotion, to reading it. Kimiko would suddenly feel much less coming from Shizu, as the student focused on reading the woman's own intentions. And she....paused. She could feel it. Kimiko was trying to make it toward a point. She was....frustrated...but was being patient. That sensation of contained frustration was.....unusual. But she kept it to herself, keeping her energy low so there was no chance of the captain sensing her poking around. Instead she waited for them to react to her answer.

[Kimiko Shihoin]

Sitting there was starting to get boring something that even now Kimiko had difficulty fighting off. She kept looking over the classroom full of students to see if anyone was going to speak up and voice their opinion on the question. She didn't want to have members in her division that couldn't think for themselves. Such individuals were normally nothing more than fodder or slaves and wouldn't ever amount to much. It was from this belief that Kimiko was constantly trying to do her best to instill the courage in others to change themselves into those that can make a difference.

In that following moment though Kimiko heard the sound of someone clearer their throat and knew that one of them was finally going to be brave and voice what they believed to be correct. When the voice came though and Kimiko's head turned towards the direction it was obvious that the one speaking was in fact that blonde student who Kimiko had spoken to first. It was a welcome sight to see her speaking up though especially based on what she believed to be correct. Kimiko waited until after she finished to speak.

However, right when she was about to speak she felt the aura of the girl change once again. Kimiko's expression didn't change at all for she didn't want the students to react poorly. Although her gaze went straight to the girl and for a moment when the girl was trying to look deep into Kimiko and figure out more about her the gaze of the Captain became incredibly stern. As if a parent had just found their child stealing or disobeying what they had been told. It was there for a brief moment and then gone replaced by one of warmth.

"Yes you are correct. The brain is division one and it's the most unique division. Simply because it doesn't only need to be one of the strongest, but it's also one of the three most important. Now as for the heart being a division sadly your mistaken. Not in a bad way though I was hoping one of you would bring it up. The heart in fact isn't a single division. The heart of Soul Society is." Kimiko took her right hand and moved it in front of her pointing to every student and then back at herself. "All of us. So long as a Shinigami still stands the Heart and Soul of Soul Society will survive."

[Shizuyoko Toraumi]

She relaxed, allowing herself to simply...feel the way Kimiko was. She listened, taking in the woman's words, her head tilting for a moment before she smiled, and softly, mimiced the words. 'All of us'. It was....a nice sentiment. A lovely one. She noticed the other students starting to relax, and Shizu was somewhat....intrigued as to the answer presented to the class.

Looks of relief from many of them, and of course, several of them were raising their hands now. Speaking up with answers of their own. But....well.....those noises....the sound of them answering. The sound of Kimiko responding to them...all sort of.....faded off for Shizu, as her own thoughts fell to an internal musing. The heart of soul society was it's reapers. The mind was squad one. She had been worried for a long time about the different squads. What it meant to be in certain ones.

Was t hat a mistake? Maybe no matter what squad she wound up in. She could still...maybe....be happy anyway. It might not be as dangerous as she imagined. And that thought was....encouraging. Smiling softly to herself, she settled down, the bodies of her fellow students raising their hands, sitting up straight, kept her hidden for now as she just smiled. She heard them talking, as well as Kimiko, but it was a far-off sound by now.

And then the sound of the bell. It was time for dinner. There was a brief pause, as the students would obviously wait for Kimiko to dismiss them. And obviously, Kimiko would, eventually do so. Shizu would sit quietly, watching as, eventually when allowed to do so, the others would file off. ricky gave her a  look, questioning before she simply smiled to him, and nodded him to go with the others. He left with them, smiling. And Shizu....well she got up and started heading for a different door. As some of the others had. She wasn't all that hungry, and she immediately thought of a place she did want to go.


Not really paying attention as to wether or not she was being followed, she made her way outside, heading out into the sun, and toward a certain grove of trees. Stopping just short of the place, she knelt at one of the trunks, and smiled as she retrieved a small package. Her own dinner. One she'd made special for herself......to have on the day before graduation. Smiling, she let her tail spill out, coiling into her lap as she took a seat and opened the package up, smiling down at the sandwich. Susanoo had loved her ham sandwiches....

He'd be proud of her now.....wouldn't he? Seeing her becoming a shinigami. Like he'd been. She closed her eyes, thinking to the last time she'd seen him. So very very long ago. Surely.....wherever he was. She hoped he was enjoying dinner as well.