Meeting the captain (Kao)

The squad seven barracks where unfamiliar territory for Bishamon. He was very anxious to say the least, he was pacing up and down the corridor, his appointment with the captain of squad seven was in about ten minutes; it was very out of character for Bishamon to be early...for anything, he had a reputation for being late, also he is usually calm and composed, this time however he was nervous, so nervous that he couldn't stay still, a number of thoughts and concerns were in his mind. He then stopped, and took a few deep breathes in and out, getting all flustered like this isn't doing me any good, i need to be calm.

He looked around the barracks, this could possibly be his new home; it would make sense for him to have a little wonder around, he then turned down the nearest corridor and took a few more turns until he was quite deep into the place, he found the place peaceful, not many people around, not much noise, he liked it, this would be his ideal place to live, he smiled, he finally felt relaxed. he took another turning and came across a beautiful garden, it wasn’t too big or too small, it had two small well kept trees on opposite sides and a small pond in the middle of it surrounded by varies flowers and other vegetation, he took a seat on a bench, and clenched his fist, that settles it i am going to be accepted, and with that he made his way towards the captains office. However it seems he got slightly lost, he began feeling the nerves again, as he ran down every turning he could see, after about five minutes he managed to get back to the starting point.

He then stopped as he approached the office, he took another deep breath and then knocked in the door, and the proceeded to opening it; he didn't know what to expect, he had never seen a captain in person before, would he be aggressive or kind-hearted, before he had time to think about anything else the door was open, he quickly bowed his head and said "my name is Bishamon Saitou, i am here regarding my application to join your squad, captain" he kept his head bowed for a good five seconds until raising it.

Exhausted. This was the best term to describe Kaoseu at that point in time. With interviews, preparations to become Captain officially, paperwork, and the training drills he conducted daily, his mind and body were frazzled. So, it would have come as no surprise when his Vice Captain came into his office and found Kaoseu asleep at his desk, a few unfinished bits of paperwork yet to be done.

He had sat down to finish when there was a knock at the door, and, not wanting to wake up his tired Captain, the man had looked at the small tack board Kaoseu kept, and saw an appointment for that very time had been set up. He sighed, and before the door could be rattled again, he opened up, and looked down in silence, as, while it was opening, a student had already bowed their head and introduced themselves.

He remained silent, unsure of what to say, until the child looked up. He reacted as he normally would; instinctively. He pressed a finger to his lips and waved him inside. He motioned him to the center of the room, directly in front of Kaoseu's desk, and, without warning, slammed the door with as much force as possible.

Kaoseu reacted; He awoke and had Flash Stepped, one blade drawn and directed at the first closest thing in the room, which, as it just so happened to be, was Bishamon. He stopped the blade, the tip directly between the Student's eyes, touching the flesh, but not cutting him.

The narrowed, animal eyes lightened as he saw that he wasn't facing an intruder, but rather the very person he was waiting to meet; His first actual recruit since he had changed the squad. No one had joined really since he had taken control, but now, things were getting better, or he hoped they would, and this singular student would be the star of it all.

Kaoseu grinned and tucked his blade away, rubbing the back of is head nervously. "My apologies, Bishamon, I must have fallen asleep. Loud noises kinda spook me." he said, looking over to Niban with as threatening an eye as he could while still maintaining a joking face. "Kaoseu Enjel, Acting Captain of squad 7. It's great to finally meet you. Come, take a walk with me, tell me about yourself, and why you chose to apply to Squad 7." Kaoseu said as he opened his door and headed through, waiting just outside for the new recruit to follow.

Once Bishamon raised his head he was waved in, and also signalled to stay quiet, he wasn't sure why, but he complied, he managed to see the sleeping man, is that the captain? he thought, and then the door slammed as loud as it possibly could, and before he had chance to flinch from the loud noise from the door, a blade was pressed on his skin right in-between his eyes, he couldn't think, he was sure that he was going to die, but the blade was quickly sheathed again.

It was the captain's blade, then he started speaking, still in shock he couldn’t hear half the words he was saying, however he wasn’t nervous anymore, more terrified, he saw the captain open the door, and stood there waiting for him, he slowly jogged over to him.

He was walking to the side of him, he was thinking of what to say, he had to be careful about what he was saying, "well, there isn't much to tell really, i graduated the shinigami academy, i have done a few patrols in the world of the living, i also have had a few encounters with hollow's, but nothing that’s too remarkable, as for wanting to join your squad..." he knew what to say, he had been practising his answers, the truth to it is none of the other squads suited him, but he would have to give a better reason than that "well I’m interested to see what direction this squad takes, i realise that there isn't too many members of this squad, so i was kind of hoping to get the ball rolling somewhat." He glanced over to the captain to see if he was still listening, but quickly turned away when their eyes met "also i believe this squad suits my personality and abilities quite well" Bishamon then took a deep breath and waited for the captain’s response, hoping his answers were sufficient.

Kaoseu was one to hang on every word a person said. In his own opinion, you could tell almost everything about a person by the words they spoke. As Kaoseu looked into the young student's eyes, he could see the tiny shifts of his pupils as he thought of what to say.

"You know, I enjoy it when a man's prepared for anything, but in this situation, as a Squad is one's home, why don't you give an answer from the top of your head. . It's more from the heart and what you're truly thinking, an honest answer, the you gave me as to why you chose Squad 7 is no doubt honest as well, but far too formal. So, elaborate as well, if you don't mind. What part suits you, what attracts you? What abilities and aspect of your personality is it that make it so? And you say you've had experience with Hollows eh? So you've got battle experience, something I can work with. I love it. Met any friendly ones yet?"

It was a lot to digest. Kaoseu watched the student meet his eyes, and avert them almost immediately. "And don't be afraid to look a man in the eye. Averting one's gaze is a sign of weakness, and weakness is something that will get you killed in true combat."

It was odd, or at least Bishamon thought it was odd that any shinigami would ask about friendly hollow's, never mind a captain, however he did have an experience with a friendly hollow, but he was hesitant to tell, befriending a hollow is surely breaking some sort of law he thought, but this man smart; he could probably tell whether or not he was lying, Bishamon wasn't a good liar anyhow so he thought it best to tell.

This time he looked into the eyes of the captain and tried not to look away, despite how hard this was "well, i have actually had an experience with a friendly hollow, it was quite surprising i didn't really think such a thing could exist, but what was it name?" Bishamon was terrible with names, even though he had met this hollow on more than one occasion, he thought about it for a moment "Ren!" he realised he shouted it a bit too loud and he turned his voice to more of a hush "sorry, its name was Ren, it looked like a large cat, but had a hollow mask...however i have had a few experiences with some nasty hollow's" he let out a nervous chuckle.


He kept eye contacted with the captain, at this point he was starting to relax "well if i’m going to be honest, i'm not one to go out of my way to get into a fight, so squad eleven was out of the question, spending my time doing experiments and research does not interest me in the slightest so squad twelve was also out of the question, and well, squad four seem to incredibly busy every day and i am not really cut out for that amount of work, and as for picking squad seven" he knew what he was going to say, but it sounded a bit cliché, however the captain did tell him to be truthful "well as for joining squad seven, well your skill is highly respected throughout the seireitei and i was hoping that i could learn from you" he then gave the captain a large grin "considering we do have a few similarities" Bishamon then placed his hand gently over his two zanpakuto's.

Bishamon was starting to relax more. Kaoseu could tell as they walked, noting how he actually looked him in the eye now when he spoke, and his words flowed at a more normal pace. He started internally a bit as Bishamon made mention of his meeting a catlike Hollow named Ren.

"Ren, eh? Nice girl, strong willed, but a bit different, if I say so myself." he said, grinning, and putting a finger to his lips, showing that was to be their little secret. Befriending a Hollow was against all kinds of Laws within Seireitei. "Logical, and quick minded. Good combination to be. And as for learning from me, well, I could teach you a bit, but with blades that short, you'll have a rough time getting close to me, mind you." He replied, grinning.

At this point, they were passing the entryway into the central commons of the barracks, the garden area. It always reminded Kaoseu of his Zanpakutou spirits, so he came here often. He inhaled deeply and looked about him. The commons were deserted, and a stray breeze was blowing through, creating a wonderful updraft of the cherry blossoms that littered the ground. Kaoseu's lips curled up into a wicked grin as he turned to face Bishamon once more.

"Let's play a game, shall we? You're going to attack me, with everything you've got, using both blades, Kidou, and any and all other things you can think of. I'll only use my hands. If you lay a scratch on me, you win. However, if I get a knockdown, I win." offered the white-haired captain. In truth, this wasn't a game as much as it was a way to test Bishamon's abilities thus far, to see where he needed improvement, or where he didn't.

So he knew Ren, not too surprising considering she does spend most of her time in the world of the living instead of hueco mundo, what was really surprising was the fact that the captain didn't kill her, i thought captain's where extremely strict about rules, but it was good to know that they are not all cold blooded killers.

He kept eye contact with the captain, as he listened to his proposal. Bishamon's jaw dropped, he couldn't be serious, he knew he was; this was probably a way to test his skills, even with the handicap over the captain it seemed next to impossible to even scratch him, however he was in no position to turn down his offer, and with that he sighed and stepped foot onto the grass of the garden.

Bishamon didn't have much hope of doing anything that would even faze the captain, he was more concerned about how badly beat up he was going to get. However he was interested to see just how strong a captain is. Well the only way i am going to have a chance of winning this game is using the element of surprise, so he pointed his hand towards the captain; this might hold him for a second if i'm lucky "Heaven release the embodiment of your fairness and leave this one to recive their punishment...Bakudo 16! Yonoshiroibou!" four white parallel stakes where launched towards him aiming for his neck, he quickly followed up by drawing his zanpakuto's and dashing towards him, whilst preparing to swipe from left to right with his right blade; aiming for his chest.

Kaoseu listened as Bishamon started off. The breath to gain control over himself, the sound of him getting his footing, and then he began to speak, casting his Kidou. His voice was powerful, confident, and sure of himself all the way through. The Kidou clasped tightly around Kaoseu's neck, locking it in place. He attempted a nod, and felt the restraints. For a lower rank, it was a fairly good Kidou, but it lacked a bit of oomph.

He now focused on Bishamon's approach, from how he drew his blades to the amount of speed and power he used. His balance was good, and he readied his blades quickly, an advantage of having shorter blades. As Bishamon drew closer, Kaoseu flared his Reiatsu, shattering the Kidou, and then reigned it back in, all an one motion, and leaned back into a bridge-up, which he finished off with a kick up from his left foot, aimed at disarming the blade from the recruit's right hand and carried him back into a standing position.

The quick surge of Reiatsu that was released by the captain was impressive, it was enough to rattle Bishamon, he quickly recomposed himself and continued his attack, the surge of Reiatsu managed to shatter his kidou with the slightest of ease; it was too late to stop his attack now, he would just have to continue it and hope for the best.

The captain was already in the process of a counter attack, as he kicked his left foot aiming for Bishamon's right hand in attempts to disarm him of one of his blades; Bishamon was slightly off balance due to his previous attack, so there wasn't any hope of dodging. The captains foot smashed into Bishamon's right hand as his blade flew out of his hand, he quickly lashed out with his left blade; just a simple left to right swing, it's intention wasn't to hit the captain but to ensure he wouldn't follow up with another strike. He swiftly jumped back too re-establish the distance between them. Well that wasn't too surprising, he's strong, really strong; this isn't going to be easy.


He tightened the grip on his left blade. He glanced around and he saw his other blade on the ground quite close to the captain, it would be extremely difficult to get that back. I guess one blade will have to do, he tightened his grip on the blade with his left hand and once again dashed towards him, then started a swing with his left, downwards; aiming for the captains right shoulder, but he quickly flicked his wrist and released his zanapkuto, and then quickly caught it with his right hand, he then followed by performing a jab with the blade aiming for his throat.

His reflexes are good, reactions are careful, and adaptability is great... Kaoseu thought to himself. He had readied himself back into a standing position, but immediately after, Bishamon, being off balance, had used that to his advantage and made an immediate counter action to reestablish his balance and keep Kaoseu at bay, swinging his left blade across, just before hopping back. Kaoseu leaned to the left and backwards, blade inches from his face, as a smile lit up his features darkly.

Bishamon's unattended blade lay on the ground a little ways in front of him, and Kaoseu could see the student eye it for a brief moment. He grinned, and awaited the next phase of attacks as Bishamon rushed him.

"C'mon, it's gonna take more than rushing me to even cut me!" Kaoseu said. Apparently, he had spoken too soon.

Bishamon came in with a downward slash from Kaoseu's right, so naturally, he dodged left, however, with a deft flick of the wrist, the strike began to come from Kaoseu's left. At this point he was leaning too far in it, and he was far too close to the wall, so he did the only thing left to do; He stepped into the strike as it zoomed past his neck, placing his left foot over his right as he continued to lean left, causing him to turn. As he did so, he grabbed hold of the student's arm and used his own leverage and momentum against him as he thrust back and up with his hips and hoisted Bishamon up and over his shoulder, backing the judo-style throw with a bit of Reiatsu to try and close the distance to the wall. He had to admit, the strike was close, and any other enemy could very well have found themselves dead.


OOC: Bisha, if you could either italicize, color, or even do both with your thoughts and words, it'd help everyone a lot, as well as use quotation marks. Just a bit of advice. Cheers!

The strike was good and Bishamon had timed it perfectly or, at least that’s what he thought, the captain managed to yet again avoid the strike. But now the captain had his back to Bishamon, a sly grin grew on his face as he prepared a strike with his free arm, but then stopped realising he had been disarmed, what now? Should i do a simple punch, would that work? His thought's where immediately cut short, as the captain grabbed hold of his arm and quickly threw him over his shoulder.

There wasn't much Bishamon could do, well he couldn't think of anything to do except just fly through the air, his back smashed into the wall with tremendous force, he let out a painful groan, he managed to stick his arms out and place them on the ground, he was doing a hand stand for a split second and the and then kicked his legs off the wall, and somehow landed on his feet. He was disoriented for a few seconds as he stood there; he had no idea what he was doing or why he was here. Quickly he snapped back into action,this isn't possible, i timed that last attack perfectly, all i have left is kidou, but i have already used my most powerful Bakudo, and he easily broke it, hell i might just get lucky. Bishamon grabbed his blade with his right hand; he still only had one blade, but trying to get the other one could prove to be a fatal mistake.

Bishamon then began to charge at the captain, doing zigzags in the process, he then jumped over Kaoseu, now they where back to back, he then fully extended his right arm, also pointing the tip of the blade to the right, and then preformed a 180 turn to his right, leading with his blade.

Kaoseu's eyes followed the movement of the student through the air as he collided with the wall. He could tell Bishamon was a bit dizzy as he put his hands down to stop his head from hitting the ground, and then bounced back to a standing position where he swayed slightly. When Bishamon regained his composure, he held for a moment, apparently trying to formulate a plan of attack. Kaoseu's grin became wicked as the student then rushed at him, and jumped suddenly. Kaoseu's body turned as quick as a whip, and he saw something in the air next to him.

Faster than most eyes could follow, he whipped his hand out and caught what was falling from the air with his right hand and at the same time brought his left hand across his chest, easily stopping Bishamon's rotation and movement as he latched onto the wrist with an iron grip. He smiled as he felt what was in his hand, and he relaxed his grip.

"Congratulations," he began, as he held up two fingers showing the droplets of blood that had been forced from the cut on his neck as he had turned. "You pass. You're pretty good with those blades of yours, I must say. Close combat's gonna be great fun for you, I can promise you that." he said. He touched the place on his neck where he had been cut, and found a small bit of blood. So the wound was small, but, it was a cut. He couldn't help but feel pleasure at the fact he had someone in his squad that could get to him as he had.

"Bishamon Saitou, Welcome to the 7th Squad." he pronounced, and then went into standby as he awaited any questions or comments he may have, and silently, used his feet to knock Bishamon's blade up into the air directly between the two, so as Bishamon could catch it.

Bishamon's arm was caught in the middle of his strike, damn, well that was my last chance, heh, i guess i can't even land one strike on a captain, he was ready to take a strike from the captain; the grip on his arm was strong, too strong for him to break out in time to evade a blow.

Suddenly the tight grip, turned into a relaxed one, Bishamon didn't pull his arm away, still unsure why the captain let go of his arm he looked at the captain as he held up two fingers, a small droplet of blood was on them. Bishamon stood there for a moment trying to comprehend it, impossible, when?, he was too caught up in the fight to realise, however he didn't care all too much. The captain then flicked up Bishamon's blade with his foot; he was still shocked that he managed to cut him that he nearly missed it; he managed to just catch it before it hit the ground.

He let out a relieved laugh, and then gathered his breath; it felt like he won a huge battle, but all he done was land the most minuscule of strikes, but he didn't care.

His joy was then further enhanced as the captain confirmed that he was now a member of the 7th squad. He had no idea what to say or ask, he stood there in silence for a moment, until he realised that the captain was waiting for him to say something. He bowed his head "Thank you captain, i won't let you down!" He lifted his head and threw a thankful grin to Kaoseu, "so what happens now?" Probably not the question the captain was expecting, but Bishamon had no idea what did happen now, he sheathed his blades and waited for the captain’s response.

Kaoseu could see the plain elation spread across Bishamon's face, right after he was over the initial shock of what he had done. After all, Kaoseu wasn't invincible. He grinned, the new Squad 7 member's happiness infectious, and shrugged his shoulders back, relaxing, as he sheathed his blades. He inhaled deeply, breathing in the heavily floral scent.

"Well, now," The captain began, only to be cut off by an angry growl from the depths of his stomach, "Now, we eat. C'mon, it's on me, and we can talk about some training and maybe work out a schedule for you." he offered. He smiled and began a little whistle as he made his way past Bishamon, waiting to hear the footsteps keeping pace with his own.

Bishamon whipped the sweat from his forehead, as he finally caught his breath, food? He had worked up quite the appetite fighting the captain, he smiled at Kaoseu "sure, that sounds great" he slowly jogged a few paces forward to get alongside the captain. Bishamon would usually eat alone being as he is, but he wasn't going to turn down his new captain's offer, he was hoping to see the man's more personal side; however it didn't appear that he was putting on any sort of act, usually you can tell all you need to know from fighting someone, but Bishamon didn't really see that as a fight, so hopefully he could find out more about the captain.

He glanced around "so, were we going?" He continued to look around, until he caught a glimpse of the captain's neck were he cut him, he let out a quiet chuckle; you couldn't even tell that was a cut, it appeared to be a speck of dirt, but that didn't bother him in the slightest, he was surprised he could even do that.