Just can't get away from her ~Closed~

Snopy walked through the streets of Rukongai. He had been dealing with his squad members all day and, honestly, just needed to get away from some of them. Snopy wasn't one to be annoyed, but he couldn't focus on anything with people constantly breathing down his neck. At this point Rukongai was about the only place he could think of. That or the wastelands, but with his luck today a Vasto Lorde would show up. He had no intention of dying so he steered clear of that minefield.

Snopy appeared as he usually did. He was of medium height, and a lean build. That didn't make him a very large person, but he wasn't small either. His right eye was a deep hue of purple while his left was a vibrant pink. His hair was medium length, down to his shoulders, and was a bright blonde. For the most part his outfit was that of a standard Shinigami. One part that was different was his left sleeve. After being damaged by a spell launched by Kanna, he had ripped off what remained of his left sleeve. He hadn't gotten it replaced, and actually had no intention of replacing it. He felt it showed something, progress made. It also helped that it was a lot easier to swing his sword without his sleeve getting in the way. Of course, he did just like the way it looked. To his right was his sheathed Zanpakutō, due to him being left handed. Actually he was ambidextrous but he had initially been left handed, so he preferred that as his sword arm. To his right was his canteen of water, freshly filled with water.

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He walked through Rukongai to find a nice peaceful area, where he wouldn't be disturbed by Rukongai's less pleasant citizens. He walked through a small forest until he came across an area he thought was nice. To the east was a large rushing river. On the south and west were the trees of a forest. To the north was a clearing leading to a lake. The area he stood in was also a large clearing, most certainly large enough for training, should that tickle his fancy. However at this moment he moved his gaze to the river.

Snopy had an affinity for water. He didn't know why, he just liked it. He always enjoyed heavy rainstorms and lightning storms. He initially wasn't a fan of rivers and lakes, but over time he grew to like them. The rushing water or a river was relaxing. The gentle movement on a lake was calming. And in almost any situation, the feeling of cool water on the skin felt great, at least in Snopy's eyes. He walked over and sat next to the river as he let his mind drift. Listening to the sound of the water and a few nearby birds was a luxury he missed. It was only recently he had the ability to indulge in such things.

He thought about his current life as a Shinigami and how different it was. This time around his current lack of strength was the last thing on his mind. His mind drifted to his past days with his friends and family. He thought about his sweet and gentle mother. If there was one person he missed, it was her. She had a way of cheering up just about anyone in an instant. He thought a bit about the goof he called a father. Snopy laughed as he knew that man could never take anything seriously. Yet somehow, he always felt that his father was more competent than he acted. He thought about his little sister, whom he had always been kind of attached to. She wasn't much younger, but the two of them didn't fight like most siblings.

Finally his mind drifted to his friends and comrades. He went down their various personalities one by one and laughed about each of them, as he reminisced about days past. There was one person in particular he remembered. Yuka, the happy perky girl who spent a lot of time around him. In his lifetime, he usually had some happy perky girl who was always around. He couldn't get away from them. That hadn't, however, happened in awhile. In fact, quite the opposite. He had met a cold and serious person. He laughed a little about it. It would be nice to have time to himself. Seeing as someone as cold and serious as Kanna wouldn't show up like that. At least he didn't think she would. He pulled out his canteen of water and took a sip, while observing the rivers flow.

Snopy had thought he sensed someone in the lake, but Snopy shrugged it off. He had thought, "What were the odds someone was actually at the bottom of a lake?" Normally he wouldn't blow something like this off as nothing, but he was just trying to ignore it. However, soon enough, he saw Kanna emerge from the water. Of all places he could have picked it had to be the one Kanna was at. Wait please, I take it back. I prefer the overly energetic girls! It wasn't that Snopy disliked Kanna, that was quite the opposite of how he felt. She was just a lot to deal with. He listened to Kanna's question as he sat. Nothing like that. It is just a coincidence that I showed up here. Snopy's glance returned to the river. Kanna's state of clothing was of no concern to him. He didn't even notice Kanna's warning glance as his eyes gazed back over the river he had initially been watching.

Even as she stepped back out fully dressed, he didn't look over. His mind had once again wandered. Though not very far. Kanna's presence was still at the forefront of his mind. Snopy wondered why exactly they were meeting like this. It was just too much to be a coincidence, though he wished it was. He didn't know how to respond to the situation. He hadn't been sure if he even planned on training. And trying to relax seemed like it might be difficult at this point. Either way, he was at a loss of what to do. So he decided to ask a simple question. Am I interrupting something? I can go if you'd like. Snopy kinda expected her to say she wanted him to go. So he was mentally prepared to get up and leave.

She was being surprisingly pleasant compared to what Snopy had expected. Her voice and expression were what they usually were, but the words coming out were surprisingly polite. The part that had caught his attention was her use of the word unless. She'd be heading back unless he was here to train. Did that mean if he was training she would stay and help? Snopy knew a little something about context and that was about the only reasoning he could come up with.

Part of him felt it was a blessing, as it would certainly help him grow stronger. The other part, however, really didn't feel like doing the intense training he knew she would put him through. He listened to her as she asked him what he was doing. He thought about it before he answered. He went against his intuition and decided to just speak the truth, despite his subconscious screaming at him not to.

Nothing really important really. I couldn't focus on anything with the more immature members of my squad around so I came out here to relax and maybe train if the urge should so hit me. He almost leaned back but as he noticed she was right there and immediately pulled back into a sitting position. If he had chosen to lie down it could've been very awkward. As he sat back up he looked back over the river once again. He had started to think about it, and he really didn't care what happened at this point. She was hard to deal with, but not so much that he couldn't be around her.

He sighed heavily upon hearing her words. Thats what I thought. Despite her attitude, he stood up rather casually. He had no intention of rushing himself. He wondered if she planned on attacking him then and there, seeing as she had kicked her wet cloths aside. Either way, he didn't feel worried. She seemed determined to train him, though why remained a mystery. She was the type who placed the same lack of trust on anyone she met. She treated everyone equally in this sense, but for some reason she was willing to go this far to train him. This intrigued him, and he wanted to find out the answer. Her appearance her, or his running into her which would be a more politically correct statement, may have actually been a good thing. He had gone from disappointment in his loss of alone time, to being somewhat excited. Though when he got excited, he didn't let out any sign of it.

Snopy simply observed as Kanna raised her hand and fired a rather large Sokatsui blast across the lake. The water under it was forced down from the sheer pressure, causing a dent in the surface for a short time before the water rushed back. From where the Sokatsui blast had traveled waves had moved out from its location, before slowly returning to the water. Snopy's and Kanna's hair had been blowing back from the sheer force, causing his hair to fall over his eyes. It didn't bother him though, his perception was strong enough. Technically he could fight using just his other senses if he needed, at least for a short while.

He let out a long whistle, the sound of which noted how impressed he was. Vice Captain lady has some power. Hope you aren't expecting me to match it. Unfortunately due to the strength level he was at, he could only preform low level spells. He had memorized the incantations and everything about all spells up to 80, but his power and the fact he was trained in a Squad that specialized in Kidō allowed him up to spells numbered 20.

He raised his finger, it was the strongest Hadō he knew that would go more than 20 feet. It was one he used quite often. Hadō #4, Byakurai. He raised his hand, pointed his finger, and launched the beam across the lake. It was nowhere near the power of the spell Kanna had used. However, there was no denying it was more powerful than it was during their previous encounter. It was slightly larger, it moved a little faster, and it packed more heat. Even the Reiatsu in the spell was noticeably larger. There was a small amount of pressure around the beam. The water rippled a bit beneath the spell's trajectory. As he finished off the spell he didn't speak a word, only waited for a response from Kanna.

He listened to her story about Squad 4 and her personal fighting preferences. He actually saw things like that a lot. Though how often he saw it didn't make it any less impressive. He agreed with her on the subject of hand to hand. His specialty had always been ranged, but he was perfectly fine with using a sword. Not that he was an expert at it, he was used to blowing hollow to kingdom come from an extremely long distance.

Snopy listened as she asked him if there was anything else he wanted to train. You seem very fond of Shunpo, very well. She may have been asking him what he wanted to do, but she seemed more like she was asking him to demonstrate his Shunpo. He figured he may as well as he had gotten faster. He took a deep breath and activated his Shunpo, going further and faster than before. When he stopped he ended up some distance away. He stretched a bit before returning. So how was that? Her opinion didn't really matter to him. It would've been nice to get a compliment, but he really didn't give a f*** if he got one. His main goal was to find out why she was so determined to train him. He simply stood waited for Kanna to begin training, aka attack him.