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Reaching Out
Part 3The next morning, Selene woke to feeling a bit sore down below. It took her a few seconds to focus before the memories returned to her. Her eyes widened, heart going into overtime. She didn’t… did she… Her heart then froze as she felt the bed shift. Sitting up in a hurry, she looked to her left to see Kenpachi beside her, sound asleep. Looking down at herself, there was no denying the fact she was naked and it was easy to see he was too since their clothes were scattered all over the floor. It was a very easy conclusion to make, as it was the very reason why she was sore down below, the two had sex and she wasn’t used to having sex anymore and not used to his size.
“Oh my god,” she blurted, finding her voice.
Her cheeks flamed in complete embarrassment. Never in her life or even wildest dreams had she ever had hate sex with nearly a total stranger. Worse part of it was though, now that she could remember every second of it, she couldn’t bring herself into hating herself for doing it. She was the one who put on the first move and just from his move alone; it was painfully obvious he wanted it just as badly as she did. They had spent the entire day, having nothing but instinctive passionate sex. Luckily for her though, yesterday was a day off for her. In fact she had an entire week off. All the horses were not in the stables as their owners had picked them up, taking them to a festival.
“What is it, woman?” asked a groggy Kenpachi. “I was having a good dream.” His one eye opened to look at her bareback. “Although, waking up to the site I’m looking at is quite appealing.”
She gasped once again, turning to look at him again. “You’re awake!” she squeaked.
“It doesn’t take much when you blurt out first thing in the morning before taking into consideration that I might still be asleep.” Rolling over, he gave her a good view of his naked chest. On his shoulders, she could see her scratch marks caused from her nails from their activities.
She was quick to turn her head, not wanting to believe how wild she was with him. “Ummm… I guess I should get breakfast started.”
Grinning, he turned his head over towards a wall where a mirror stood beside the bed. Curving his back, he took a look, finding more scratch marks. “Man, woman! Are you ever brutal? I don’t think I’ve ever had a woman as wild as you.”
Catching on to what he meant, Selene turned 10 shades of red. She herself couldn’t believe what she did. She never had done that to someone before.
“Yeah… well…” she pulled the blankets off her, taking the sheet instead and wrapping it around herself as she got up off the bed. “I’m going to take a quick shower and then get dressed before having breakfast.”
“Sure you don’t want another go in the shower?” he smirked, now teasing.
“No!” she snapped, still vibrantly red. She was quick to rush into the bathroom, locking the door behind her, preventing him from entering.
Kenpachi laid back on the bed, putting his arms behind his head, laughing. He hadn’t felt this relaxed since…since the day he became Captain of Squad 11. His laughter died as more memories came to him. This time he was remembering his partners Ikkaku and Yumichika who were with Captain Hitsugaya searching for more clues about the Arrancars.
“Damn it!” Kenpachi cursed. “They don’t know where I am.”
He now remembered everything. He was a Soul Reaper. That was the one vital important information he was forgetting. And Soul Reapers lived in the Soul Society governing the Rukon District where people from Earth came to live after dying. And if they have high enough spiritual power as a Rukon resident, they had the ability to become a Soul Reaper. Even he was once a Rukongai resident. Along with Ikkaku, Yumichika and Yachiru, his Lieutenant.
Now that explained everything with his clothes, why he carried a sword and why Selene could see him and no one else could. Selene possessed high amounts of spirit energy, which meant she’d be able to see Arrancars as well. He had to tell her the truth and tell her he had to leave the minute he was fully healed.
-
“Do you have anything to report?” asked Toshiro as he, along with Yumichika and Ikkaku were the only ones in the room.
A month ago the quiet report was out about Kenpachi’s disappearance, since then Orihime disappeared too only to learn she went to the Soul Society with Rukia to train for the winter showdown. That left Rangiku and Toshiro staying at her home by themselves.
“Nothing,” Ikkaku sighed as he plopped down on Orihime’s sofa. “We’ve looked everywhere. Including where he was last reported. There’s nothing but remains of three Arrancars.”
“Three?” Toshiro’s cerulean eyes widened. “He was attacked by Arrancars before we even arrived? This is not good.”
“However,” Yumichika added. “We did find at least something there. It is our belief Captain Zaraki defeated the Arrancars and must have been severely wounded to the point he hasn’t been able to contact anymore. We haven’t stopped searching in that area, but it does get a little difficult when humans keep coming around.”
“You’ve been searching in your Gigais?” Toshiro was amazed by this revelation.
Ikkaku snarled. “Only because of that woman.”
“What woman?” Toshiro was now getting a bit confused. He crossed his arms, giving the commanding look of tell or else. “May I remind you that you are here under my leadership?” he asked.
“What Ikkaku is trying to refer to, is the woman we are staying with. She has a major infatuation with him and it often gets on his nerves.”
“That wouldn’t be the same woman who made you take me and the others into performing at that school tournament all because someone backed out at the last minute, would it?”
“That would be the one,” Ikkaku sighed. “She’s the sister of one of Ichigo’s friends who can see our true selves. Apparently during the Bount attack, he was attacked and Lieutenant Kira happened to help and save his life. Since then, he’s been able to see Soul Reapers.”
“But she can’t?”
“Not that we’ve able to tell, no,” Yumichika answered. “As far as I can see she’s just a typical human teenager who just goes nuts over guys and other human things. Reminds me a lot of Rangiku. Except the guys she loves chasing after are those with no hair.”
Toshiro sighed, shaking his head. This was not the type of report he wanted to hear. He now was wishing for Rangiku not to meet up with this woman.
“The only good thing between Rangiku and this crazy woman is Rangiku don’t like her. She finds her very snobbish.”
“Rangiku has met her?” Just great, more annoying news.
“Yes, but the two haven’t seen each other since,” Ikkaku finished.
“You know Ikkaku where she is at school right now and we’re here, this would give us the perfect opportunity to give that area another search and this time we can search properly.” Yumichika smirked before producing a soul candy and swallowing it. In an instant, there were two Yumichikas. One dressed as a Soul Reaper and one now host to a soul candy in the faux body.
Ikkaku grinned. “I like that idea and for once we can be away from that annoying woman, though there will be hell to pay when we get back.” He produced his own soul candy and soon there were two of him as well.
“Good luck,” Toshiro said, as the two were quick to jump out the opened window. He shook his head, deciding it was best to check in on Rangiku who was currently patrolling the neighbourhood.
-
Flash stepping as quickly as they could, Ikkaku and Yumichika soon were at the location where the remains of the Arrancars still were. Ikkaku was quite grateful for the change of pace. He gave a content sigh, knowing he wouldn’t see that woman.
“This is much better,” he commented, gaining the attention of his friend.
“Ikkaku, even though she’s annoying pining over you all the time, you have to admit she is a good cook and quite the exceptional hostess.”
“I don’t care,” he snapped. “She’s an ungrateful ingrate. She has no idea what she has and takes every bit of advantage to it. She could be killed in an instant for her foolishness by a Hollow.”
“That may be so,” Yumichika agreed as he began his search, trying to find anything that could lead to their Captain’s whereabouts. “But isn’t that beauty of low reitsu humans? Since she has no spirit energy, she’s currently not a direct target unless ends up in the cross fire.”
His thoughts trailed off as something caught his attention. Wanting a better assessment, Yumichika bent down to get a further inspection. His action caught Ikkaku’s attention.
“What? You see something?”
“I believe I have,” he answered. “From the looks of this, it looks like blood.”
“Blood?” Ikkaku was quick to be at his friend’s side and took a further peek of it. He looked at it for several moments until turning to look at his friend. “No doubt about it and from where those Arrancar bodies are to this blood, it would have to be the Captain’s.”
“And from the angle of the blood, he sustained a head injury, which could explain the lack of communication from him. If he’s wounded, his spirit levels won’t be detectable until he was getting better.”
Standing, Yumichika closed his eyes, searching out for any high spiritual levels. He was able to pick up faint levels in various locations, all belonging to humans who all had low levels but there were two levels he was able to make out, stronger than any others around. One of the two was even stronger. While Yumichika tried to hone in on any spiritual levels, Ikkaku continued his exploration on the ground.
“He’s alive!” he announced suddenly. “And someone’s with him, or at least nearby him.”
“And I just found more blood,” Ikkaku pointed out. “There’s a trail and it looks like blood drips from a weapon.”
“The Captain’s sword perhaps?” suggested Yumichika. “Let’s go! But first let’s deal with the remains of these before any humans possibly might find them.”
“Good idea.”
For an hour the two dealt with the bodies of the Arrancars before leaving, heading in the direction of the blood drops; in the hopes the blood drops would lead them to where their leader was. With it being the first time being able to properly hunt for their Captain without causing questions to their hostess, this was the best lead for them to follow. Taking a couple hours, the two soon they came upon a ranch and the blood drops stopped at the barn doors of empty stables.
“No doubt about it,” Ikkaku smiled. “He’s here.”
“And he’s not alone,” Yumichika threw in. “We best be cautious about this. It’s a good bet whoever this human is, can see him as by the feel of his spirit energy, it’s stronger. And with the wounds he no doubt had, he probably would have died without any medical attention.”
“They are in that house,” Ikkaku pointed. He then began to make his way towards the house.
-
Sitting at the table, finishing with lunch, Selene noticed Kenpachi had been quiet since breakfast, too quiet for her liking. “Earth to Kenpachi,” she called, reaching over, waving a hand in front of his face.
Her hand was swiftly snatched the instant she waved. “I’m not deaf or blind,” he retorted before blinking, turning his gaze towards her for the first time, not letting go of her wrist.
“Then what’s with the far off look?” she asked, wanting to pull her hand back but his grip was too strong for her.
“What’s it to you?” he asked, annoyed. For a moment he closed his eye before releasing her hand and then looked back at her. “I have something important to speak about and have been thinking about how to explain it.”
Selene raised a brow before getting the clue. “You remember everything!”
“I do,” he answered. He leaned back, crossing his arms. “And now I must leave. Well when I’m healed enough.”
His words were quick to sink in at the idea he was going to leave. She leaned back in her seat. “And I suppose you’ll never see me again.”
“That is a good bet,” he answered. “I’ve told you more than I should have.” He paused, contemplating in telling her the rest. What was the harm? “I’m known as a Soul Reaper, which is why you can see me. Soul Reapers help the dead pass on to the Soul Society and to destroy hollows.”
“But why does that allow me to see you?” she asked, slightly nervous by the idea of him being a ‘Soul Reaper’.
“Soul Reapers are spirits. Some are born in the Soul Society while others, like myself, were once humans of this world and died only to live in the Soul Society.”
Not knowing what to say, Selene stood from the table, going over to the sink, leaning her hands on the counter. This was not what she was expecting to be his answer. And what was worse, she had sex with man who was actually a spirit.
Kenpachi watched her move over to the sink, remaining silent. He knew this was going to be tough, but she had to deal with it. He didn’t have time to baby-sit a human who couldn’t handle the truth.. Getting tired of the silence after several minutes, he stood.
“Look woman,” he remarked. “Do you think if I had known I was a Soul Reaper, I would have allowed myself to have sex with you?”
“That’s all it was to you, wasn’t it?” she finally said. “Just a day of nothing but passion.”
“Don’t try and put the guilt trip on me,” he started, getting defensive. “You were the one who came onto me, egging me on. So don’t you dare think what we had was only one sided, because it wasn’t. You wanted it just as badly as I did. And I have to say. You were one hell of a woman.”
Her cheeks flared, knowing what he meant by that. “So what, I’m just another floozy you can just toy around with?” Just with his words alone, she knew he had many one-night stands and most were just probably like yesterday was.
“Hell no,” he snapped out. “What happened yesterday was a complete fluke. Normally I’m drunker than a skunk when I take women to bed. This was different. I was fully sober and was in my right mind in what I was doing.”
She finally turned around, facing him. “And now you’re going to leave, which makes yesterday just a big fling in the hay.”
“Don’t put the blame on me woman,” he snapped.
“Will you stop calling me woman!” she yelled. “I have a name, use it!” She was literally getting sick and tired of him calling her by her gender. It was very annoying and sounded very sexiest like men were better or something.
“I’ll call you whatever I damn well please,” he growled back, grinning, loving the idea of provoking her anger. That was what caused their roll in the hay in the first place.
“Damn you!” she screamed before storming out of the kitchen, heading out to cool off. She was quick to slam the door open just as two strange men approached her porch. Her eyes were hard set on anger but the moment her eyes fell on the two men all color drained from her face. Her legs felt like jello as she leaned onto one of the porch pillars, taking a seat on the steps, staring at them. They were dressed like Kenpachi with swords.
“I wasn’t finished talking to you…” Kenpachi came storming out, growling but the second his one eye fell on his men, his words died. A wide grin formed as he stared at the men. “Ikkaku. Yumichika.”
Selene gasped at the two names. Those were the same names, she heard him call out in his sleep. Her heart sank further at the realization. They were searching for him and now finally found him.
The two men smiled at the Captain.
“Mission accomplished!” Ikkaku yelled out with a grin.
“It is good to see you again Captain,” Yumichika smiled, staring at the woman who obviously was able to see them. “And it would seem you have been in good company with a good looking woman, I might add.”
Ikkaku stopped his cheering as he noticed his Captain was walking with a limp. “You’re still wounded.”
“And just this morning, finally remembered everything. Dealing with a concussion and forgetting everything but your own name isn’t exactly what I call fun.”
“So that’s what happened.” Yumichika turned from the paled woman to the tall man beside her. “In town there’s a member of Squad 4. He arrived shortly after Orihime was said to have gone to the Soul Society to train.” Judging from the woman’s face and their Captain, it was easy to deduce she knew what was going on.
“I see.” Kenpachi remained stationed on the porch steps, standing beside Selene. He looked down at her for a moment. “I would like to introduce you to my 3rd and 5th seats Ikkaku and Yumichika. Men, this is Selene. She’s been caring for me since I found myself in her barn.”
“Explains the blood trial ending at that structure,” Yumichika said.
Kenpachi blinked, surprised. “You found me by my blood trail? How the hell did you come up with that idea?”
Grinning, Yumichika folded his arms. “It’s not that hard Captain. You love to fight and probably a great fight with those Arrancars since it was three to one. After defeating them, you had left the battle field, heading off for some help and since, as you said, couldn’t remember, you just kept travelling until coming here.”
Kenpachi snorted. “Never pegged you guys to do something like that.” He looked down at Selene once again. “Selene, is there enough to feed my men? They probably have been searching for quite awhile.”
Hearing her name be called once again, she shook her head, fighting off the dizzy spell. “Ah… yeah…” she answered, slowly getting to her feet. “There’s leftovers from lunch.”
“Good.” Kenpachi turned away from his men, heading back inside. He knew the others would follow.
Yumichika saw Selene looked a little lightheaded. As he stepped up the steps, after Ikkaku who followed the Captain inside, Yumichika touched Selene’s shoulder.
“Will you be alright?” he asked in slight concern.
Selene wanted to recoil from his touch, but found herself not having the energy to do so. She looked at him; still shocked that everything Kenpachi said to her was the truth. “Yeah… I think so. Just a little overwhelmed.”
“I suppose us arriving here, wasn’t exactly what you would call a conventional means of first contact with Soul Reapers. But then again humans who can see us are often freak out.”
With a nod, she took a step forward but nearly fell if not for Yumichika. He could see she was overly distracted by their arrival. Then again, from the way she appeared on the porch, angered, she was just arguing with Kenpachi. But there was something else, something he could tell with the two of them. It was something he couldn’t put his finger on it and wasn’t sure if he really wanted to know.
“Thank you,” she whispered. “Mr…”
“Yumichika,” he answered. “And you don’t need the honorifics. My first name will suffice. Shall we accompany the Captain inside?”
She nodded and took a careful step inside. Luckily for her, Yumichika remained at her side until she reached the kitchen, taking a seat while he, like Ikkaku, helped himself to the leftovers on the stove from lunch.
-
When evening approached, Kenpachi’s two men had yet to leave the ranch, not sure if they should and return back to their duty or wait until Kenpachi was fully healed. The man was walking with a limp, but was on the mend. For Selene, she remained quiet most of the day. Too overwhelmed by everything that was going on. Kenpachi was soon going to leave and two of his men had been out looking for him and finally found him after a month of searching.
She quietly listened as the three men chattered about their current mission and how a Captain Yamamoto had ordered a Captain Hitsugaya to send the two of them out to find their missing Captain without causing alarm to Aizen or his men. Hearing the names of the other Captains, confused Selene to the point she decided to finally leave the room, going to her room where the evidence still remained of their entire day of sex. There she rested until Kenpachi found her staring at the bed like a zombie.
“Are you thinking the bed will jump out and attack you?” asked Kenpachi as he broke the silence in the room.
Selene, not realizing he was there, jumped, falling right into his arms. “Kenpachi!” she gasped, cheeks flaming. “What are you…”
“You and I have some unfinished business to deal with,” he answered. “My men just left back for town to inform the others of where I’m at. Tomorrow I’ll be leaving since they will send someone here to help heal the rest of my wounds.”
“Tomorrow…” she blinked, not wanting to believe it.
“Do you really want to know the truth?” he suddenly asked as he stared into her eyes. “Fine. I’ll admit. What happened in here yesterday was truly amazing and I’ll never forget it… at least not as long as I have my memories. But we both know it shouldn’t have happened. But I’m not going to dwell on it because it did and I don’t regret it.”
She quietly gasped again. “You don’t?”
“If you were in the Soul Society, I would have you in my bed every night, but we both know that can never happen. You’re a human. I’m not. I haven’t been a human for at least 300 years or more. I don’t know. I don’t remember too much of my life in the Rukon District except for the last several years before becoming a Soul Reaper. ”
She casted her eyes down, averting from looking at him at the prospect he wanted to sleep with her again but they both knew that shouldn’t happen.
“I should also warn you I’m a fighter. I live to fight. Life is very boring with the glorious of a good battle. As for the boy Ichigo, yes, we were talking about the same Ichigo. He can cross over to the Soul Society and he and I had a great battle, which he won. The more I fight, the happier I am. That’s what Squad 11 is all about. We are the strongest fighting Squad in the whole 13 Court Guard Squads and I don’t fear dying.”
Selene stepped back away from the large man, taking in his words. “You’re a fighter…”
“I will kill those in my way. Including other Captains. I even killed my former Captain, just to take his position. I will kill in cold blood. I’m no saint nor do I want to be.” He stepped toward her, cupping her face in his large hand. “But there’s something that I can’t shake.”
Selene took a gulp of air, trying to will her heart to stop pounding so hard. Just his one hand alone, he could snap her neck in two, but he was a Soul Reaper, Soul Reapers killed Hollows and protect humans. She opened her mouth to speak but nothing would come out.
“I’m leaving here not because I want to, but because I have to. Humans and Soul Reapers aren’t really supposed to interact together and what we did yesterday is totally against the law, which could get me killed.” He then snorted. “I like to see them try.”
One of his fingers slid up her chin, tracing her check to her jaw. “This will be our little secret. Something I will treasure. No woman will ever be able to hold a candle to the flame you lit within.”
She gasped once again. He was confessing his feelings, although not the usual means but she didn’t have to have those three little words to tell her, his whispered words was enough.
Before she was able to utter a word back, his lips pushed against hers as was her body until her legs banged against the bed and she fell on top of the blankets with him on top of her. There was no time for her react as he was pulling her clothes off, sending her body back to the heights it was at during their love nest of yesterday. For hours the two worshipped one another until falling asleep in one another’s arms.
-
With the new day and as Ikkaku and Yumichika promised a member of Squad 4 was at the ranch, healing the rest of Kenpachi’s wounds, allowing him the ability to leave and head back to the Soul Society where he would make a very long report omitting one important detail… having sex and falling for a human woman.
It was a sad day for Selene. For an entire month, she wanted to get rid of the man but now she didn’t want him to leave but he had no choice. He had other obligations to deal with, namely protecting the World of the Living from Aizen.
Once Kenpachi was healed, the Squad 4 member was quick to make his leave, heading back to town as he was ordered to an emergency from Captain Hitsugaya, leaving the three members of Squad 11 with the human woman.
“Well its time,” Kenpachi announced an hour after he was fully healed.
“Yes,” agreed Yumichika, as he stood from the chair he was sitting on. For the past hour he had been watching his Captain and finally caught on to what was really going on. But he wasn’t about to say anything because then it would get his Captain into a lot of trouble and that was something he would not and could not afford. Both his Captain and Selene were on the sofa while he and Ikkaku occupied two matching chairs to the sofa. Ikkaku had no desire to know what was going on, he had his own problems with women to deal with.
“Good,” Ikkaku grinned, but then his smile faded. “Damn, that woman is going to get on my nerves again.”
“Just be glad she gives you good food,” Kenpachi said as he pulled on a fresh haori over his shihakusho. “The food served at the barracks is pathetic compared to human food cooked by humble women.”
Selene blushed at his compliment. “I’m glad you enjoyed my food. As I told you, not many do.”
“Well I for one, enjoyed it as well,” Yumichika answered.
The four stood and walked to the door. Selene stopped on the front porch as three stepped down. Kenpachi stopped at the bottom as his two men continued several feet and stopped and slightly turned to him, waiting.
“Thank you for everything,” Kenpachi said quietly so the other two wouldn’t hear. “I’ll stop by the next time I’m in Karakura Town.”
“I’ll miss you,” she said slowly.
He turned away and looked at his men. “I don’t need an audience!” he snapped at them. “Now move!”
Yumichika shook his head slowly as Kenpachi approached them. When he reached the two, they turned back facing the path and began to make their way down leading to the stables with their Captain. Ikkaku had his sword resting over his shoulder, while Kenpachi’s haori blew in the breeze that whirled around them.
Selene watched them leave, tears streaming down her face, hoping Kenpachi would turn and look at her one more time. As they reached the stables, Kenpachi stopped for a moment, turning to look at her. She caught his eye and stared at him for several seconds before she raised a shaky hand, giving him a small wave goodbye.
“I love you…” she whispered as Kenpachi turned back, meeting up with his men.
“You didn’t use the memory replacement on her,” Yumichika pointed as they approached the barn. Ikkaku looked to see it was true.
“She’ll never see me again, I don’t think, so why make her forget?” shrugged Kenpachi.
“You like her?” Yumichika remarked.
“Are you serious!” squeaked Ikkaku.
“Will you two shut up,” groaned their Captain. “I don’t need be patronized by the likes of the two of you.”
Selene watched as the three disappeared behind the bard before returning back into the house and trying to move on with her life, never thinking there could be more to Kenpachi leaving her memories in tacked. It never once crossed her mind that it would be possible to happen between someone from another world, but as fate would have it, several months later, Selene was given the best gift of all. A gift that only Kenpachi would have been able to give to her. A child.
Fini!
Author’s Notes: I may or may not do a continuation as the OC was not mine but the lady who commissioned it.
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