Bleach Fan Fiction ❯ Destructive Paths ❯ Azami's Story ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: Bleach Characters are courtesy of Tite Kubo. Kirotsuchi Azami is my own creation.

 

 

Ichigo's POV

 

I looked the girl over, she had some of the features of the Shinigami I saw earlier, a grimace came over my lips and I knew she had noticed it; she wasn't normal, I could tell that much. I grumbled.

 

I didn't know if this was the girl I had seen killing that hollow earlier or not; the difference of them was their faces, this girl held a face structure like Rukia's…the Shinigami had one slightly like Yoruichi. I didn't know what was going on!

 

`It's driving me insane!!' I cried out into my mind, I was searching desperately for Zangetsu, I needed him! I found the link I was searching for and forced Zangetsu into my mind to listen, I began telling him everything, I knew he already knew it all; but I needed to know if it was the same girl, he gave me one short reply, “No.”

 

Then he was gone from my mind. I took in a breath, it was lunch time, and I stood up and headed out of the room and up to the roof where I knew Inoue, Tatsuki, Sado, Ishida, and the others were.

 

When I reached our normal place, I found that the new girl was already seated and in the center of the group basically, Keigo was hitting on her, like he always does with new transfer girls.

 

I found myself wanting to punch him upside the head, but held back, I knew that was Shirosaki wanting to “play.” I shook my head and sat down, my hair had grown rapidly since we had defeated two of the Bount's; it now hung slightly against my temples in smooth strands, I needed to get it cut soon.

 

I sighed as I heard the girl tell small stories of “dreams” she'd had, I had gotten better at controlling Shirosaki; but right now he was becoming a nuisance. I heard what was her “cell phone” going off and she stood quickly, then I heard it, the scream of a hollow.

 

I stood also and raced after her, with my height it was slightly a challenge to keep up with her, but I managed. She had removed herself from her faux body, it was the Shinigami!

 

She looked at me, and then smiled sadly, taking to the rooftops and toward the hollow. I growled. I wasn't going to let her have all the fun!

 

I touched the substitute Shinigami license on my belt, and my body fell to the ground; I took off after her quickly, due to Shirosaki's eagerness for battle, I drew Zangetsu quickly as the hollow's tentacle shot out for Azami.

 

Moving in front of her, I blocked the attack then swung Zangetsu toward the hollow a Getsuga Tensho left the blade of Zangetsu and smashed into the hollows white bone-like mask, the hollow then disintegrated.

 

“Arigato” I heard Azami say, I watched her turn to leave and when she moved to go, I caught her wrist.

 

“How did you become a Shinigami?” I heard myself ask, and saw her turn around and look at me with hatred in her eyes. In those beautiful ice-blue eyes I saw a deep depression, one that even hit Shirosaki; and he surfaced in my mind with a worried expression on that insanely pale face.

 

I shook my head, pushing him from my thoughts and waited for her answer; and I got it, her eyes were slightly teary as she looked toward me, “I was born with my own Shinigami powers, they were never awakened. To protect my brother, I thrust Ichinose Maki's Zanpakuto through my chest; he poured his powers into me, the strain of the powers settling was enough to kill me after I destroyed the hollow trying to kill my brother. I've yet to see Ichinose Maki since then…” I heard her trail off, and I was slightly taken aback; was her life so much like mine?

 

“I couldn't save my brother…either, we died an hour apart from each other. I died instantly after slaying the hollow, from the immense strain the reiatsu put on me. Once I reached Soul Society, I was immediately accepted into the School and put through training. Needless to say, I passed with flying colors…I've been through so many squads, it's not funny. Fourth squad under the command of Unohana-taichou, Thirteenth Squad under the gentle yet firm command of Ukitake-taichou, Sixth Squad under the never-easing firm grasps of Kuchiki Byakuya-taichou…and now, I'm in Thirteenth Squad again…” I heard her trail off, why was she telling me all of this?

 

All I wanted to know was how she became a Shinigami. I sighed softly as Shirosaki appeared in my minds eye once more, it was so annoying how he did that, `Nani Ichigo, you're making me anxious, are we going to have fun with her or are we not?' I didn't know what he meant by that, so I shoved him out of my mind once more.