Reborn: Bleach Edition

1.4

Hajime entered his personal quarters in the barracks. The room consisted of two rooms, his sleeping quarters and an extra room. When someone entered Hajime's extra room, there was his desk resting against the left wall with one zabuton. In the far right corner there was a low table with more zabuton surrounding it. It was a very barren. On the right wall was sliding doors that led to his sleeping quarters.

Hajime was at his desk late that night. He was all prepared for bed, he just needed to fill these last reports out before retiring. Hajime continued to fill out the paperwork when he sensed someone at his doors.

"Shuhei," he says, startling his lieutenant, "is there something you need?" Hajime asks as he continues to write.

The doors slides open to reveal Shuhei, still in his shuhakusho, "Apologies, Captain, but may I speak with you?"

Hajime's eyes flicker over to one of the pillows behind him inside the room. Shuhei, understanding the message, welcomes himself in and sits on the zabuton.

"Are you concerned about Abarai?" Hajime gets straight to the point.

"Yes, Captain. I heard what happened from Lieutenant Kira and Lieutenant Momo." Shuhei replies.

Hajime sighed before finishing his letter. Setting his brush down, he turned around to face Shuhei while the ink dried. "Kuchiki wanted Abarai discharged," Hajime rubbed his temple as he recalled the meeting. It was so damn loud.

Shuhei seemed to straighten up further, clearly worried about his friend losing his rank. However, he calmed down when he heard what Hajime said next.

"There were many objections, so Kuchiki had to back down."

"If I may ask," Shuhei paused, careful how he worded his next question, "who were the Captains that objected?"

Hajime glances at Shuhei before turning back around to his desk. The ink was dry. "Almost all of the Captains, including myself, objected." Hajime half answered as he folded up his report. "Many recognize that he's an excellent officer." Tying it to keep it closed, Hajime turned to Shuhei. "Now, deliver this to Squad 1 tomorrow," he says as he tosses the pieces of papers at Shuhei's face.

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The next morning, Hajime's attention shifted to the feet jumping over his barracks. Following the sound, he watched Hinamori rush in the direction of Squad 1's barracks.

'If I recall correctly, Aizen should have faked his death today. I should go watch it.'

Hajime gets dressed, draping his Captain's cloak over his shuhakusho before finally adding his blue haori over it. Stepping out his quarters and shunpoing to the scene of the crime, Hajime stops on top of a nearby building. He made it just in time to hear the ear-piercing scream of Hinamori's. Hajime finally turned to look at the scene Aizen had worked hard at.

Aizen's body was several meters up, only staying there with the help of his zanpakuto impaling the body to the wall. Blood splattered his face and glasses, leaving an emotionless face with his eyes open. The blood from the wound dripped down the wall; occasionally, a drop of blood would drip of his zanpakuto and hit the tiles of a lower building's roof. It was a horrifying scene for his lieutenant to witness.

Minutes laters, four Lieutenants came rushing out. There was a Lieutenant's meeting scheduled today. The Lieutenants that ran out were Kira of Squad 3, Matsumoto of Squad 10, Iba of Squad 7, and Shuhei. Hopefully, Shuhei turned in Hajime's report. The four rushed up to Hinamori, Kira being the one to confront her.

"CAPTAIN AIZEN!!!" Hinamori screamed in anguish. She fell to her knees and began to cry.

Turning to his left, Hajime saw Ichimaru enter the scene. He was pushing all the correct buttons, triggering the memories of Hinamori's. Aizen has all of them dancing in the palm of his hands.

After a brief staring context between the two, Hinamori loses it. She charges at the Captain as she draws her zanpakuto, only to be stopped by Kira, being the ever-so-faithful Lieutenant. Ichimaru releases a little laugh before he walks away; Kira still standing his ground and preventing Hinamori's attacks. Kira and Hinamori go off into a fit of yelling at each other before Hinamori raises her zanpakuto again. The other Lieutenants stand aside, knowing isn't not their business yet.

"Snap, Tobiume!" Hinamori activates her shikai. Her zanpakuto's blade straightens, becoming double-edged, and produces multiple jutte-like prongs along its length at various intervals.

She uses her special attack, releasing a fireball straight at Kira that explodes upon impact, creating a cloud of billowing smoke. Once the smoke clears, Hajime takes notice that Hitsugaya has appeared, standing next to him on the roof of the building. Hajime glances at the younger Captain. "I'll handle it," Hajime soothes to his friend.

Hitsugaya just nods as they watch Hinamori releases another fireball aimed at Ichimaru. It's swerves before hitting the building's wall; the same building Hajime and Hitsugaya are resting on. Kira crouches and jumps into the sky, his reiatsu starting to rise.

"Raise your head, Wabisuke." His zanpakuto's blade loses its curve and straightens, and where a normal katana would end, the blade makes two 90 degree angles, forming three sides of a square, reminiscent of a hook and has its cutting edge on the inside of the angles.

As Kira uses gravity to his advantage, Hajime decides this is where he jumps in. Just as the two's blades are about to met, Hajime shunpos between them. His larger blade clashed with Kira's while his back foot was on Hinamori's, breaking the wood under his foot. Hajime could feel the weight of his blade double from the impact.

"C-Captain Saito!" Kira stutters once he saw who stopped his attack.

"Captain?!"

Hajime disregards them, "Place these two under arrest." Hajime's eyes flicker to the Lieutenants.

They both nod before Matsumoto and Ida grab Hinamori; Shuhei copies their acts with Kira. Hitsugaya drops down from the building and joins Hajime's sides, flashing a glare at Hinamori.

"Toshiro!"

Hitsugaya turns to look at Hinamori, "Momo! At a time like this you take up arms against your own?" Disappointed in his childhood friend, Hitsugaya turns away.

Hajime glances at the two, "The first priority should have been to remove the body." Hajime turns, his robes fluttering, "I will report this to Captain Yamamoto."

"Thank you, Squad 9 Captain," Ichimaru spoke up. "Sorry you had to waste your time on one of mine." Kira lowers his head when he hears his captain's words.

Hajime glances at Ichimaru before turning to Hitsugaya, "I trust this will be taken care of?"

"I'll handle it." Hitsugaya waves his hand at Hajime telling him he can leave.

Taking one last glance at Shuhei and nodding, Hajime shunpos to old man Yama's office.

Standing in front of the towering double doors, Hajime waits for them to open. The doors groan as they slowly open, old man Yama having already sensed Hajime outside. Hajime steps inside and is greeted with the Head Captain playing chess at his desk with his lieutenant.

"Captain Aizen has been murdered. Lieutenant Hinamori of Squad 5 and Lieutenant Kira of Squad 3 are under arrest. Lieutenant Hinamori attempted to attack Captain Ichimaru and fought Lieutenant Kira."

"Hmm," old man Yama moves a piece, "the murder of a Captain and the loss of two more of our Lieutenants. Thank you, Hajime. Dismissed."