With Open Wings [Rachel, Kyu]

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The expression on her face; it was priceless. He knew how she acted; she was never unnerved... unless there was a question on his presence. In reality, he was relaxing inside of the shadows nearby to her, on a plane that she could not sense, a different plane of existence that was not quite the one that she was used to. It was how he often appeared from seemingly nowhere; even his spiritual existence and his connection to the networks of the world were cut, leaving him as merely a fact. He was inside of the shadows near her; that was all there was to his existence, a fact that could observe what was happening around it.

"Teddy, Stand up."

Was all that emerged from his lips as a figure strode towards the pair, his eyes hidden by the hair that hovered around his eyes. The reality was, he had been in synchronization with his Sueki nature to hide within the shadows; and now, he was simply dealing with the shadiness of his reappearance, as he became completely online once again. As the dress casual attired male stopped before them, a gust of wind catching his tie and blowing it about slightly as he looked at them behind his bangs, a cigarette in his mouth letting out smoke as he looked down at the teddy bear before him.

Without warning, something happened within the bear. It simply stepped forwards, and its parts walked together, falling into one another as the space that had become missing began to be filled, a strange phenomenon occurring as the space that had been empty began to be filled with Ted once more, restoring the bear in its entirety as it came fully back online, its eyes shining as Kyu looked directly at the girl now, the bloodlust coursing through his body most likely terrifying the young child. It was honed bloodlust, seeking to get her away from the things that he cared about, and the things that Crystal cared about; she had already attempted the assault on their beloved creation; he would allow no further trespass.

"Encountered a little over a year ago... Abducted by the male known as Doctor Kabuto Hebi, Krishna Kurup, or Kabuto Yakushi. Adopted finally by one James; should be in school at this very moment and yet here. Likely cause; based on the damage to Ted and the suddenness of the appearance, improper usage of reality warping." He let out, the entire analysis flowing from his lips as fact after fact about the pink haired girl before them left his lips.

"You are within the Seireitei without permission, please place your back to the wall." Was all he said, one hand holding that sheathed blade that was always at his side, making it rather obvious in addition to the prepared aggression what would happen if she should even attempt to do something that would harm the ones he cared about. "And Crystal... calm yourself." He stated, almost certain that Crystal would have on some level flipped out over the situation; either about what happened to Ted, how it had recovered, Kyu's appearance or the way he handled his job towards the young girl. [color#333399]"I don't mean you harm. But that's protocol."[/color] He stated to the girl, his bloodlust dropping. It simply was no longer there, as long as she did what he requested and backed away from them. He didn't know what was going to happen now... but he could only guess.

Still smiling as she had earlier to Ted, there wasn't any particular reason the day would go astray and become more complicated than it ought to be. Regardless, in the back of her head she had that eerie, and slightly annoying feeling she got when one of the members of her squad slacked. It troubled her, and it annoyed her. For the most part, Crystal was a highly cognizant individual and extremely aware of her surroundings. Even more so than some of the Captains she had known. However, her position as Head of The Research Department called for certain qualities which included a careful and watching eye over most things. Immediately noticing the abnormal occurrence by her side, she made no real attempt to stop the chain of events, even if she might have come to regret it later. Instead making use of her natural observation she would witness the arrival of some child, or a midget perhaps, as it appeared not far from her, one of her legs through Ted. Crystal was used to stressful situations and for the most part held her composure. Whether she was upset in the inside or not was a different and very stupid question, but at least, in the exterior, she merely batted an eyelash. Just a second after the near-midget girl would kick Ted away with a certain degree of strength enough to cause substantial damage to the unit. Without thinking or even trying hard to do so, a set of three holographic screens appeared just to the right of Crystal, almost as in reflex. She made no real movements to attack other than glance back at the teddy bear, mauled as it was, left on the floor unable to move. Whatever it was that had happened had triggered something in Crystal. She knew already, whatever action that were to befall she would be in the right. The creation of Ted had been an arduous process and the 12th Squad had been given permission to test it and from it begin production of specialized units for the other divisions to best fit their individual needs. Thus, the reckless actions of the pink-haired midget affected not only Crystal but the whole Gotei 13. In essence, what she could do to the midget was practically limitless, and she would hardly be punished for it. Heck, at this point in time, even if she was, she truly did not care.

From afar and in the exterior, Crystal was a model Captain that was admired by others, specially her elders. She had even received praised and recognition from the Captain Commander, Tsubasa himself. However, though it was unbeknownst to all, albeit not a real problematic fact, Crystal had a crazier wilder side more fitting to an angry psychopath, Unlike the playful and fun personality she always chose to repress due to her duties save for when Kyu did his best to help her get out of her inner misery, her psychotic persona was one she barely knew herself. She just never had a reason to resort to it. However, when she truly became upset, regardless the strength of her opponent, she was one not to mess with. Nearly speechless for a second or two she looked at Ted before looking back at the midget-sized girl with a glare that, had it been a weapon, it would have sliced her throat and dropped her head and the bad imitation of Crystal's hair. As she turned back once again, the energy she sensed could only belong to one person. Emerging from the shadows, Kyu had made himself possible. Trying to connect her eyes with his, she tried to search out his sight. Had he looked into her eyes, one would think he would have been afraid, or at the very least quite troubled. If she was some sort of animal, there would be steam coming out of her nostrils and her sight would likely turn people into stone. Though she lacked the snakes on her head. The bad hairstyle seemed to have instead been bested upon the midget behind her. She had a very vague idea. It was possible that Kyu could restore Ted. Though she had seen him perform the process on himself countless of times she hadn't quite seen him attempt to do so in one of her creations.

Following his words, Ted would get up as his small body had been reconstructed completely to the way it had once been before, and showing no signs it had ever been harmed in the first place. As soon as it was stable, the teddy had walked over to Crystal as it stood just beside her left leg. Everything seemed to be working properly. The exterior was undamaged, and the inner mechanics seemed to be without flaw as well, and specially the order coding mechanism seemed to be in top form as Ted had resumed its current mission. It was safe to say, Ted was back to speed as if the incident had never happened. But alas, it had, and though Ted was alright, Crystal sure wasn't. "I don't care who you are" she smoke the midget-sized lady as soon as Kyu had been done speaking, "And if you didn't hear him, hands against the wall!" As soon as her words came to fruition, the ring finger and the index finger on her right hand did random motions atop one of the holographic boards, and as her left hand prepared to push and shove the midget hard against a wall, just to the side of her right hands, a pair of rudimentary but extremely tough looking handcuffs created from her own special material had been configured as the edges has been encircled with extra tough reiatsu from her own energy pool. Resistance was futile. Should the lady do as she was told she would merely get shoved, though with quite a degree of strength, face first against the wall. Regardless of the results Kyu had acquired from his ability, the fact was that the ignorant lady before them had damaged and nearly destroyed vital property from the 12th Division that was of extreme importance to the Gotei 13 as whole. Regardless who she was or who she knew, she was on her hands now, and the situation would only get worse for her if she did not cooperate with them.

"He may not mean you harm," she said speaking to the girl with a firm and assertive tone, displease clearly embedded in her words. "However as for me... give me trouble you little shrimp and I'll freaking break you." She was not joking. Crystal could not stand anyone messing with experiments of her, specially some random midget with a head that looked like a worn out pink duster. Not only was Ted vital to the Gotei 13, but it was also the first creation that Kyu and Crystal had made together. It had a symbolic meaning besides the potential benefits that would come from the advances in the familiar project. If the lady did not resist and followed their commands, worst case scenario, she would be escorted to the 12th Squad area where she would be forced to help them run some experiments in some of their latest gadgets for a considerable amount of time. As well as a written penalty being sent to the higher ups as well as whoever took care of her. However, if she decided to be difficult and cause more trouble, which judging by her looks wouldn't be too rare, Crystal was fully capable and ready of dealing with her to whatever extent and doing anything she had to do to teach her a lesson. Kyu knew her very well. He knew she had her fun side but that it was a tough and a bad idea getting Crystal mad. The sight was rare enough but still there were buttons that were better left untouched. He could speak and guide her as he wished, but if the lady persisted on her foolish endeavors and he got in her way and sided with the midget instead of her, she would show no satisfaction and no hesitation to have a finite change of ideas in his disposition and her view of him in her mind.