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A Shifting of Life	By : Strailo Category: Bleach > General Views: 20784 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Title: A Shifting of Life
Fandom: Bleach
Part: 46
Series: A Shifting World
Characters/Pairings: Byakuya, Ichigo, Ikkaku, Unohana, Aizen, Gin, Various
Warnings:
Word count: 1620
AN: Reposted 7/18/20

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Gathering in the newly decorated conference room, everyone settled into their chairs around the large table, Unohana sitting at the head as she shuffled through her papers. Ichigo was to her right, reading a book as Ulquiorra sat next to him and Kira sat to her left. The two males were going over their information packets, comparing them with their own notes. Grimmjow and Starrk were just waiting for the meeting to start, Harribel reading her packet. Eventually, Unohana looked up and frowned at them.

She looked to Byakuya. “Byakuya-taicho, it has been found that Kukichi Rukia wrote several journals worth of information and that they have gone through, right?” she asked. Byakuya nodded his head.

“She did. It seems that she started with her earliest memories. The entries were filled with observations and what could be innocence,” he started, tapping his fingers. “But even than it seems as if she was perfecting the mask she was to wear for the rest of her life.”

“What did she do with that mask?” Ichigo asked as she put her book down onto the table. Her face was pensive.

“It seems as if she wasn’t above using her body to get what she wanted once she had hit puberty,” Byakuya stated. “Her journals speak of how she had sex with whoever she thought she could get away with for whatever reason. She tried it with you and your friends, Ichigo-chan. Though, it seems because you don’t like women in general as a male, and Sado-san and Ishida-san are becoming close, it didn’t work.” He shifted. “Ioune-san at the time was also very focused on you.”

“I like women, I’m just weird about male on female sex because of my dad,” Ichigo groaned, rubbing at his face.

Ikakku snorted. “So, why did she help spread the rumor that Ichigo-chan wasn’t looking for a relationship?” he asked, shifting to look down the table.

“From the entries, it seems as if she thought it would keep others away while she tried to get him into her bed. She hoped that by sleeping with him, he would be manipulated easier,” Byukya answered. His eyes showed his obvious displeasure at her actions. “Obviously, it didn’t work seeing as Ichigo-chan never got the hint, even when she stayed in her closet.”

“I can tell you right now that when she was in my closet, she was annoying. Especially when she decided to pop out whenever I was doing something to relax,” Ichigo said, crossing her arms under her breasts.

“Something to relax?” Ikakku leered. He got a dry look from the young woman before she rolled her eyes.

“Not that, you pervert,” she said. A smattering of laughter filled the air around them, breaking the tension. “When did she start to lose her mind though? That’s what I want to know.”

“It was long before she even met you, to be truthful. It was around the time that she was old enough physically to experience puberty,” Byakuya said, reading over his notes on the journals. “Just before I took her in. It just came to a point where she couldn’t hide it any more when she went to the Bounts to help them get in and take out Ichigo-chan. Apparently when Szayel turned Ichigo-chan into a female for the purpose of strong children, that was all that Rukia could take mentally.”

“Which brings us to the next part of this meeting, The Bounts. Shusui was able to get his target to surrender and give us more information on his fellow Bounts,” Unohana said. She laced her fingers together and rested them before her.

“Were we able to get any useful information from him?” Ichigo asked as she flipped through the packet, scanning over the contents.

“The information that he gave us included where they got their Dolls. The device was given to them by a man by Ran’Tao. He believes the man is dead. He’s not quite sure as to what triggers a Bount to awaken, but he does know that the more souls that they absorb over a short time, the faster that they age,” Unohana said. “He went over what he knows of Jin’s Doll and what the Doll’s abilities are, along with Jin’s abilities and skills. Byakuya-san, Ichigo-san, you will be going up against him. I want you to go all out when you do face him. He will be the most difficult to take out.”

“Yes, Unohana-sou-taicho,” Byakuya and Ichigo said together, sharing amused looks between the two of them.

“You two are so weird,” Yumichika said from his place, smiling as Ikakku gave him a smirking look himself.

“Unohana-sama, this Kariya Jin, can you tell us his abilities?” Harribel asked, trying to get the conversation back on track before it could derail.

“Mainly wind manipulation,” Unohana stated. She looked up when the door to the conference room slid open to admit two more guests. “Aizen-san. Gin-san. What a pleasure to see the two of you,” she greeted.

“And a pleasure to see you too, Unohana-sama. Were you going over the last Bount’s power?” Aizen asked as Gin waved, smile stretching over thin lips.

“Yes. We were going over Kariya’s powers,” Unohana said, waving a hand to two of the seats. “His Doll’s name is Messer and when it is sealed, it looks much like a card holder,” Unohana stated, continuing with the meeting as Gin and Aizen took seats. Packets of information were passed down to them. “He can use Messer quite well. From what we have been told, the Doll looks much like a Pata sword, to control wind in various ways. The deadliest attack is one called Windestane. That translates from German to Wind Dance.”

“So, should he try to do something, try and disrupt the wind?” Ichigo asked as she folded the top paper of her packet into a swan.

“If at all possible, yes. You know that both Utsusemi and Hanaki from Yourichi-san, yes?” Unohana asked. Ichigo nodded as she continued to fold, surprising those who hadn’t known she could do origami. “Those two should hopefully be able to help. Byakuya can hopefully help back you up with his own abilities. A sweep of power would also help in the long run.” She looked up and ran her eyes over the group. “Your backup in this case shall be Aizen-san, Gin-san, Starrk-san, Ulquiorra-san, Harribel-san, and Kira-san. We luckily have three days before we need to worry about him arriving, so I suggest that you take those three days to train and rest. Get used to working together,” she said. “Is there anything else?”

“Yeah, actually. I just had a thought,” Ichigo said, placing the swan down and turning to Byakuya. “You said earlier that Rukia’s mental issues looked to start around the time of her puberty starting, right?” she asked.

“Yes. Because she didn’t die after her teenage years as a human, when she was old enough to be considered a teen here, she went through it. I believe that her puberty truly started around the time that her and Renji-fukutaicho’s friend died.” He looked down at his notes. “Excuse me, the second friend to pass.”

Sending Renji a sympathetic look, getting a smile back, Ichigo sat back, resting her chin on her hand as she thought. “There is every chance that she had...has, a mental disorder that was exaggerated by the sudden flood of hormones that most feel during the time of puberty.

“Can someone explain what that is? Not all of us understood the anatomy classes that we took. Or grew up with doctors for fathers,” Shunsui teased. Ichigo smiled sheepishly.

“Alright, so the run down is this: We all know that teens are some of the most volatile people around. The reason is because of hormones that come from growing up,” she said, leaning forward. “They start to flood the body in preparation to, well, mate and procreate. They give that last growth push and set the libido going. It’s all instinctual that has been evolving with humans before they look like humans as we are now.”

“So it’s being hit with the hormones on top of a previously unknown mental unbalance that started this off?” Grimmjow asked, looking rather curious.

“That initial rush of hormones could have very well tripped the switch. She would have been labeled a psychopath at least once upon a time,” Ichigo admitted. “She doesn’t care about anything but her own desires, wants and needs. If she had died after puberty, it’s likely she wouldn’t have been so bad. If you ended up with those hormones doing their job here, as I’ve discovered, they hit harder because of the power that floats around us all the time.”

“Would medication help correct her mental state? And do you think it’s added to by a hormonal imbalance?” Byakuya asked. Ichigo shrugged one shoulder.

“Not a clue. It could be that the hormones tripped it for her, but it could also be that she was already having mental fuckery,” Ichigo replied. “I just have some basic knowledge on mental problems, and only that from what I was able to research.”

“We’ll look into this possible line. Thank you, Ichigo-san,” Unohana said, nodding her head to the young Shinigami. “For now, let us finish the meeting. We are free.” With those words, everyone was quick to pack their things up and leave as Aizen and Gin moved over to speak with Unohana about things. Kira, Ulquiorra and Ichigo headed for Kira’s home, the fukutaicho having invited them to dinner.

The two could feel how much tension Ichigo was carry and they shared a planning look before Kira smiled and opened the door to his house.
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