Wandering -closed-

Kaminari had come to visit the village where her life was completely changed. It had been a few years since then. She visited here often, but not often enough with all of the work she had to do. It also didn't help with the missions. She just did not seem to find enough time in her busy life to visit the one place that she had grown up in. Even though this place was filled with horrifying memories, it was also filled with memories she loved and would never want to forget. About a mile outside of this place was where she met her best friend, got to know her best friend, and then killed her best friend. In that same place, she learned her shikai with someone that later died as well. This was also the same place that she and Kuro, her Lieutenant and Fiance, had come and gotten to know each other more. Definitely a bittersweet place to be.

Kaminari had just gotten done with taking a short bath in a lake that she and her late best friend had found. From what she could tell, it was still their secret. Nothing had changed. There was still a path there that she and her old friend made to walk on, instead of harming the nature around. Everything was going good so far and now she was heading back to the village. She had her Zanpakutō on her back, her hair was still wet and fell down to her mid back. Usually she had it up in a ponytail, but because of the bath, this time she did not. Wearing the usual Squad Uniform for the Gotei, she began her journey back to the village.

As she walked, something caught her eye. Her head turned. Her eyes widened. Her heart skipped a beat. It was him. The same man that she had joined the Gotei because of. The man that saved her life and made her want to become stronger. It was because of him that everything in her life had gotten better. "Shunsui... Kyoraku..." her powerful voice trembled as it was used in such a quiet whisper. She almost forgot that she was unable to speak without hurting people. He was walking towards her village. She wanted to call out, but an extreme fit of nervousness stopped her. She was excited, but dreaded the feeling of him not remembering her. She had no idea that he had kept tabs on her and doubted that he would even remember her face. She decided she had to and hurried forward, running towards him as he sat down by a tree.

Suddenly she stopped running about seven feet away from him. "What am I doing... He won't remember me... And it's not like I can talk anyway... Probably better not to bother him..." Saddened... she turned around and began walking the other way, her heart practically breaking.

Kaminari was literally stopped in her tracks. Hearing him actually speak to her, much like he had when they first met, she turned to him. Her eyes were wide, stunned by his very presence. She didn't know what to say or to do. She was stuck, staring at him. Finally, she came up with some guts to actually speak to him, forgetting about one key detail. "I didn't think that you would remember me...." she spoke normally, staring up at this tall man as she turned fully to him. The thought of her voice hurting him completely left her mind, but once her sentence was done, she smacked her hands over her mouth in horror, watching him for a reaction. "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh! What did I just do!" she thought as she began to tear up a bit. With how close they were, he wasn't going to feel very much of it. He'd maybe feel a bit lightheaded and slightly dizzy, but not much. It was just the fact that she did it that upset her enough to make her want to cry. She felt like she had just assaulted one that she had looked up to for years.

Kaminari practically reverted back to her childish and innocent nature while in the presence of Shunsui. Since he had such a large impact on her life, although their first meeting was short, she felt as if she owed him something. As his hand was set on her head and she was reassured, she couldn't help but 'charge' forward and hug him tightly. At first she wanted to cry, but then she just smiled, trying to hold back an innocent giggle that threatened to come out and invade his very energy. She refused to hurt him like she had once before. His faking okay was sweet, but she knew different. The moment he was effected, she could sense his spiritual pressure alter just enough. That was her power after all; the disruption of energy.

It upset her to know that after all this time, all of her training... she was still unable to talk to him. A single mistake in judgement cost her all control. And now, she doubted she could ever go back. It felt like everything had been ruined. When she met him again, she wanted to show him that she could take care of herself, that she was on a good path, but now.... "I'm... back at start... I can't even tell him how much I appreciate what he had done for me..." she thought, still hugging him tightly since this was the only way she could show her appreciation at the moment. A soft sigh left her lips, but then she just smiled and looked back up to him. She took his hand and began walking back towards the village that they had first met at.

Kaminari nodded to him as she continued walking towards the village. It was to be sure that they could find some paper there. As they walked through, almost everyone was able to recognize her. She got a few hugs from children, but was so excited that she was with Shunsui, that she sorta quickened her greetings and tapped on her throat. Once she did that, a lot of them understood where she was coming from. "Uh-oh... Kamikami can't speak no mores, again..." a little girl, no more than three years in age said. Kaminari nodded and then waved bye. She came to a small hut, the same hut she used to live in, and walked inside. Everything was the same, although much dustier. She walked over to a small basket and pulled out an old dirty book. She dusted it off and then opened it up. She smiled when she saw that a pen was inside. This was her diary after all. It had not been moved since she had left. She looked back to Shunsui and held it up. She was going to be using this as her paper, obviously.

So then... she began to write. When she was writing, she stuck her tongue out as if she were super serious and had an excited look in her eyes. Once she finished she excitedly held the book out to him to the page allowing him to read what she had written. The tone of the letter was of a happy child-like girl that was excited to see her friend again. As he read, her eyes would be wide, bright with happiness.

"Captain Shunsui Kyoraku! I am so, so, so, so happy to finally see you again! First time we met I couldn't talk, just like now, but your squad had come to save this village from a major hollow attack! You saved me that day! Yes, you. THE SHUNSUI KYORAKU! When I saw you in the forest, I honestly felt like time had stopped!! I joined the Gotei 13 because of you! I wanted to be able to meet you again, but the time I joined, you had retired from your position... I was sad, but I told myself I was going to meet you! And look! Here you are! I am so happy!"

Kaminari kept an innocent, child-like smile on her face the entire time he was reading. It was almost like she couldn't take her eyes off of him. The excitement of a child meeting her long lost hero. It was truly a sight to see. Never before had she been this excited about something. Then something took her off guard. His words about something "acting up". There was only one thing that it could mean. Her entire demeanor changed from overly excited, to complete confusion and wonder. She brought her hand up to her throat, staring at him. She blinked a few times and then brought the book back to her so she could write. Just like before, once she was finished writing, she held the book out to him so he could read it. This time, she didn't seem as excited, but instead more curious.

Note: I don't understand. How do you know about it? The only thing I can think of you referring to would be my voice... but how would you know? I don't understand. It's been years since we have even seen each other, so... How did you find out Captain Kyoraku? She didn't even pay any mind that she was calling him Captain. In her eyes, he would always be her superior, her Captain. Even if he was not a Captain anymore and was even out of the Gotei, it made her proud to call him that. She didn't know how he'd feel about it though. Having retired, he might want to just be called by his name, but she didn't know if she could do that.