To Undo it All

Chapter 7: The Espada

At the sound of knocking, I opened the front door, and a deep glare settled on my face. I cut off the well-dressed man right as he opened his mouth.

"Fuck off. If you want to actually get to know me, ditch the bribe." The couple looked appalled.

"Bribery? What do you take us for, criminals? We simply heard of the new addition to the Soul Society, and wanted to introduce ourselves." The woman lied. "We learned you were under Unohana-taicho's care, and so we thought of bringing a gift."

"Like hell, that bottle you're holding is worth more than a normal lieutenant makes in a decade. I'm in a bad mood, so make your decision before I throw you out."

"I understand your definition of a gift may be-" I slammed the door in their faces, before retreating for the kitchen to continue waiting for the pot of coffee to finish.

"I didn't realize you were so well acquainted with the wine of the Soul Society." Unohana mentioned from the kitchen table, a cup of tea in her hands.

"I'm friends with Kyoraku, and Byakuya is surprisingly just as disgusted as I am with other nobles. They taught me a lot about the worth of wine and how to decipher the actions of nobles."

"My, how kind of them."

"Yeah, if it weren't for them, I would have gotten roped into a whole load of shit." The coffee finished, so I poured a cup and joined my nurse at the table. Two plates were waiting, a full meal for her and a couple spoonfuls of rice for me.

"Wonderful. So, what is the agenda for today?" The raven haired medic asked. I sipped my drink.

"After we confirm it with Yamamoto, you and I are gonna go to Hueco Mundo and recruit-slash-eliminate the arrancar. We're gonna round up the Espada that are nice and/or willing to side with us, and take out the rest. We don't need to worry about anyone else, arrancar, like hollows, follow whoever is strongest. There will be a few that are loyal enough to Aizen to fight back, but they're not strong enough to do much."

"You understand this will make two days straight where I am unable to do paperwork. It builds to quite immense amounts if left unchecked, especially in the 4th." I waved it off.

"Its fine, when things were slow, I helped out on paperwork for the divisions I frequented. We can start when we get back, or we can bring some for after we finish."

"I will have Isane-chan prepare us some papers to take with us, then." The First Kenpachi rested her tea cup on the table before lifting her finger for a Hell Butterfly to land on. I once asked where Hell Butterflies came from, and how they were always a moment away when someone needed to send a message. I've yet to receive a straight answer. My running theory is that Kurotsuchi made them, and they were so useful that no one wanted to question how he made them. I finished my breakfast just as Unohana finished her message. The butterfly flew away, and we watched it just to preserve the comfortable silence.

"I can only assume the purpose of going to Yamamoto-soutaicho is more a warning of what we're going to do rather than an asking of permission." She accused.

"Yup." I confirmed.

"How are we going to Hueco Mundo, then? We have yet to invent a way to travel there outside of following hollows through Gargantas."

"I'm part hollow, remember? I can make my own Gargantas." My gaze was still out the window, but that doesn't mean I didn't feel hers snap to me. There was a moment of stunned silence from her.

"...why am I surprised?" She whispered.

"You aren't used to me yet. I do a lot of impossible stuff." Sure, her question was rhetorical, but that didn't mean it wasn't in need of an answer. "Ready to go?" It took a couple seconds for her to recover, but that was much faster than anyone else would be able to.