[1ST DANCE] - Displaced

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

[Shirayuki has been spending a lot of time outside now that the snow has fallen. The wildlife doesn't seem pleased about it and all the birds she's come into contact with have done nothing but squawk irritably over it. It makes sense, she supposes, if it's not supposed to be this cold here. But she is very much enjoying it. It reminds her of home...

But even so, her situation is rather peculiar, and still she's not fully sure what to make of it. There are, at minimum, at least three other shinigami here, and their zanpakuto have not been separated from them. None at all. Only her. Why her? What made her special?

Maybe it was because it was possible with her. She had been unglued from Rukia before. Maybe it was simply just not possible with the others. Those bonds had never been severed as hers and Rukia's had. Maybe that's all the reason there was...

Shirayuki couldn't be sure. She was still bothered by it none the less, and she was dealing with that on top of various sources of guilt and the compulsive need to protect her master, even when they were separated like this.

She rest her face in one hand. She was getting a headache.]

...Perhaps a vacation from all of that fighting and worrying will do me some good.

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[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

You're looking tense.

[Hands in his pockets, scarf around his neck, idk where the fuck he got it]

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

I am just... over-thinking, I suppose. A bad habit, I admit, but I can't seem to help it.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

Over-thinking what?

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

Everything, I suppose. Primarily why I'm the only one of my kind who was separated from my master upon arrival.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

...That is odd.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

When it was just one other, I thought it might be a coincidence, but with at least three... Something about my being separated from Rukia-sama seems very amiss... But I can't find any logic behind it.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

Considering myself and Shiba-san, I wouldn't dwell on trying to find logic.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

I am doing my best not to add the two of you into my over-thinking. I have enough in front of me as is to try and tackle that mystery.

Not that you aren't pleasant company and all.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

I rather just chalk it up to this "Lady Eureka" that brought us here.
Don't stress yourself out.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

That I can accept, but still... Why me? What makes me different from the other three zanpakuto here, that I had to be summoned separately?

The only thing that I can come up with is that I've been separated from Rukia-sama before.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

Maybe she just likes you more.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

....How would she know anything about me?

Though I suppose any of us could ask that.

[emptyguardian.insanejournal.com]

[shrugs]
[He really is a lot more chill than Ichigo about things]

Though I'm wondering...can Rukia still use her zanpakutoh abilities?

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

[Overhearing the voice, the boy stays as quiet as he can as he approaches the stranger.]

Um, are you okay?

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

[She looks over, and then down at him, a bit startled by his presence. She smiles and nods.]

I am all right. Concerned about things, but all right. Just over-thinking.

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

[He fiddles with his fingers nervously.]

...You're a fighter too?

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

I am a sword.

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

Oh, no I'm sorry! I-I meant that you are used for fighting. I'm sorry.

[He averts his eyes 'cause now he's all embarrassed.]

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

[She tilts her head to the side, rather confused by his panicking.]

Yes.. I am used to fight. My purpose is to protect my master, be it by offering her advice and guidance, or standing beside her in battle.

Why do you apologize? There is no shame in my purpose.

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

[He refocuses on her, quite surprised he was talking to a sword. But, maybe in this place, this was normal.] Who is your master?

...Its just that...I don't like fighting very much.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

My master is Kuchiki Rukia.

[This is a fact she seems very proud of.]

She is a shinigami, and quite a fine one at that. We have come a long way together.

[She smiles, crouching down so she is closer to his height.]

There is nothing wrong with seeking to avoid violence. If I could, I would keep Rukia-sama away from fights, and anything that could hurt her. But it is not my place to make her decisions for her, so the best I can do is advise, and protect.

But peace is a wonderful thing, and it is noble to desire it.

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

A shinigami?

Oh. I want to do the same for those I care about.

[...] I know its not that simple, though.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

We protect the dead. We send spirits who have died to Soul Society, and purify hollows.

You are a good child. Very wise for someone your age. Most your age are blind in their idealism...

[watersprout.insanejournal.com]

[It takes him a minute to absorb that.] Spirits of the dead are taken to Soul Society? Is it a resting ground?

I...used to only want to help accomplish a goal..but after seeing the result of it, I realized that I wanted something different. I guess that's when I wanted to change my view of the world.

[thebravestbird.insanejournal.com]

I suppose you could call it that. I don't know how to describe it well as I've never actually seen it. This is my first time being outside of someone and not being dormant.

[She gives a very calm, gentle smile.]

That is how we all learn, and become stronger.