Revealed(Closed)

Jinzen, the only method to communicate with a Zapakutou spirit. A deep mediating state when the Shinigami is transported into the Spirit's world to communicate. Aoide Sato, Captain of Squad Four had always been good at Jinzen, her spirit were often on good terms and visiting the constantly shifting world of Yobirin was a normal occurance. Until recently, Aoide had graced a man by the name of Ikkaku with flirtatious affection, something that irritated Yobirin. Aoide wasn't quite sure which reason it was, that Yobirin didn't think that Ikkaku was strong enough or that she didn't like his Zanpakutou spirit. Aoide didn't know, she didn't have the ability to see what other spirits looked like unless Yobirin mimicked them and transformed into them during Bankai.

Aoide let out a sigh, opening her eyes as Yobirin hid from her once again. This was very fustrating, she ran a hand through her bangs and got to her feet. She was dressed in normal Shinigami robes, her sash was light blue today and as usual her white robe covered her hands. Her pigtails were tied back with blue bows as well a nice touch one of the females in her squad did. No matter about Yobirin, Aoide had other things to be concerned about, one was the season celebration her parents were hosting this year.

Her thoughts on the festival were detered when the door of the training area opened, Aoide smirked as she watched who walked in.

Ikkaku had been preparing for training today simply. As usual he was shirtless and wearing nothing on his feet. He did have his horai on though to signify what he was now, the interm captain of squad eleven. His warrior's paint today was longer and thicker than usual showing response and respect to the fact that he and Hozukimaru were to work on their bankai together and of course their reitsu control. That was not something he usually cared about, but with the title came responsibilities that he had to take care of and those included no recklessness.

He slowly pushed open the door to the training area that belong to squad eleven, but was of course known of by squads four and twelve. As he walked in he grinned seeing Aoide there with a smile on her face at seeing him first. Ikkaku slowly walked closing the door behind him, making sure it was locked. He had not intention of not diverting his training. It was quite possible now that he could trust her, but he had to be sure. Her brown eyes lit up as he got closer to her and he noticed the new addition, bows, to her ponytails.

Light blue was a wonderful color on her and he also noticed her sash was a different color. It seemed that she had come prepared to see him, yet he was in the dark about this meeting not that he wasn't glad it happened. He was a good four feet away from her before he smiled a flirty smile at her and nodded, "Aoide-Taichou. I like the changes." He looked at her wondering why she was here exactly and waited for a response.

Aoide tugged on one of her pigtails, her intelligent brown eyes wandering over Ikkaku's body. She wouldn't tell him for the sake of him bragging, that he did look good in that white robe, and she felt as though he was teasing her a bit by running around without a shirt on. She grinned up at him and tilted her head to the side, she rather liked the formal title he used with her name.

"Madarame-Taichou," she spoke to him looking slightly amused at the confused look. He was probably wondering what she was doing in his Squad barracks. Why she had glared at a many members of Squad 11 to deter them from entering the area. "You, have been hiding something from me," she spoke walking over to Ikkaku and poking him in the chest. "Bankai," she whispered waggling her eyebrows. "See, there has to be a reason why they bumped you up in rank. And it has to be bankai. Frankly, Ikka-chan, I'm disappointed you held back on me while we spared, making me believe that all that sexiness we shared afterwards was just a ploy to distract me. But, see, Yobirin, she can see your Zanpakuto spirit and she tells me things. So now," Aoide reached into the sleeve of her robe, her thumb releasing her blade from its sheath. She then did a playful horitionzal arch attack at Ikkaku's chest.

"I'm pissed," she growled.

He liked the way that his name rolled off of her tongue when she spoke to him formally. It was something about this woman that enticed him and made him want to do something better than what he did or rather was. She poked him int e chest quite hard and made him question what this punishment was for. She then spoke those two syllables that made his heart sink......bankai.

He looked down at her in her cute angry splendor and saw her reach into her sleeve. He knew that meant something, but honestly could not remember what exactly was going to happen with her and him. Then it came back to him. This was where she kept he mini zanpakuto and her smart way of attacking him. Ikkaku laughed and jumped back as the blade glided up from the very lowest part of his abs to the summit of his peck.

A glint as in his eyes as his red reitsu surrounded him. His eyes gained that hint of red luster and a smile crossed his lips They parted and teh light shone from his head as did his red aura as he whispered, "Bankai!" Here he held Hozukimaru above his head spinning the zanpakuto with great speed trying to get him to hurry and awaken for the battle. As he spun and the red dragon filled up his eyes showed that these actions meant he had the utmost respect for Aoide as a warrior and when the dragon was complete and glowing he grabbed the side blades and smiled. "Come on then Aoide! You said you wanted it!" His horai was now off leaving him shirtless staring at her smiling.

Aoide gave Ikkaku a pointed grin, her eyes flashing with yellow energy. Her blade hummed with energy, even in an angered state Yobirin couldn't say no to a fight. "Alright Aoi-chan, lets beat the shit outta this guy so you can see once and for all you're too good and too strong for him!" Yobirin shouted with glee.

"Sing, Yobirin Masurao!" Aoide yelled out her clothing and Zanpakuto transforming into her Shikai form. "You always jump the gun don't cha Ikkaku-chan," Aoide spoke, energy rushing around the two of them making the walls shake. "I'd hope that you don't rush other things," she teased sweetly before disappearing. The training area stilled for a moment, all sound disappearing. Aoide appeared above Ikkaku, spinning her Naginata around she aimed to hit his shoulder and drawn the blade down his chest.

Ikkaku smiled as she made a joke at his expense and released her zanpakuto. She was fast like this and that was a problem of his. He lacked speed like this, but his power could more than make up for it. She reappeared above him and he did not know whether to go smart or hard. this tome he planned to prove his mental capacity more than his physical or rather he was going to show both off in one display.

His right sword hit the ground throwing up a boulder to block her slash while his left spun because right lifted him into the air. Aoide was not yet touching the ground so it would be impossible for her to avoid this in shikai. His blade was above her head ready to come down full force to show his power. He was barely warmed up and wanted her to give him a reason to go all out.

"Come on baby! Show me why they made you a captain!" He was honestly having a great time and it was heard on his voice.

As the boulder flew up into the air, Aoide sliced through it. Then her hand shot out grabbing onto one of the edges, using the momenteum, Aoide threw herself out of the way of Ikkaku's other blade. She landed on the ground skiding back a few steps, a little dust being kicked up. She was faster then Ikkaku, she knew more kido and had more Spiritual Energy control. Behind her what was left of the boulder crashed down filling the area with dust and rock particles.

From the edge of her blade, a sonic explosion flicked to life, the Naganita hummed from in her fingers. "Sing," she spoke swinging her blade in Ikkaku's direction. Her cheeks flushed a little as she charged forward, disappearing, reappearing, disappearing, then reappearing around Ikkaku each time trying to take out a chunk of flesh from his body.

She grinned jumping backwards spinning her Naganita, "I prefer to hold out a little longer. See Yobirin has been having a fit that you're not strong enough to be with me. So I have see how strong you really are Ikkaku Madarame."

Ikkaku saw her speaking and shunpoed grabbing her arm. "Believe it or not Aoide you nor your zanpakuto have any idea of my true strength." He smiled releasing a bit of his spiritual pressure and swung his zanpakuto at her left arm, which he was holding tightly. There was no way, but bankai to get away from this.

He then thought to himself if this was right to do to her or not. To put her in this predicament. He had barely blocked each of her disappearing attacks using the spinning effect of his zanpakuto to his fullest advantage. He had barely clipped her naginata several times breaking a chip from her zanpakuto with each block. he was being smart this time, halfway into the slash he used his reitsu and focused it into both hands .

This would increase his grip and strength meaning that she had no litteral escape other than to go bankai or chop his reitsu enhanced hand off. He was sure she could not do it because of his training and the reitsu lining it. It was a tad bit like hierro, but he held fast wanting to see her real power.

His large hand encirlced her small arm, squeezing down to the point it hurt. Aoide struggled against it, this was a flaw of hers, when matched with a male of equal or greater power they would always have the upper hand when it came to strength. This was nothing new, from handling huge weapons, to carrying out the trash men had the upper body strength that women lacked. In response to him releasing some of his Reaitsu, Aoide realeased her own, the red and the yellow mixing and fighting into a pale orange color.

His nails dug into her arm as he continued to latch onto her. But she was flexable, and unwilling to go Bankai. Aoide popped her left arm out of her socket, giving her enough room to move up against Ikkaku's chest to just avoid his attack. Tears swam in her eyes as she switched hands, she was amadexerious, something Ikkaku wouldn't have known. She brought the blade up, aiming to dig it into Ikkaku's stomach while he was still surprised by her movements.

He watched his blade come down things seeming to go into a slow motion type effect. She pooped her arm out of place and folded herself against his chest switching weapon hands proving she was ambidexterous, one of the things he loved and hated. He watched as his blade hit the ground clashing causing a dark brown smoke to fill the room. Before it had covered them in it's veil he saw something.

She was crying there from the pain of his grip adn her evasive actions. Ikkaku was no fool and he was no pushover, but he could not hurt someone he...........cared for dearly. His grip loosened and his bankai shifted back to his zanpakuto strapped to his waist and then it happened. Her naginata went right through his stomach and then his eyes got wide. He coughed and a tad of his blood went over her head hitting the floor.

He slid it from him and sighed holding the bleeding wound. "I apologize Aoide. i didn't mean to hurt you..." His voice showed he cared more for her than himself and his injury that he was sure pierced an organ or two seeing as she was shorter than him.

Aoide stepped away from Ikkaku, more as a defense then anything as she let out a small scream as she popped her own arm back into it's socket. Aoide Sato, double jointed, and had at least popped most of her joints out of place and return them in her lifetime, was use to this type of pain. Green Reiatsu covered her hand as she took away the soreness in her shoulder. The bruises left from Ikkaku's fingers healed as well. Aoide looked up as Ikkaku spoke to her, was he apologizing for hurting her, in a sparring match, when she had just speared him in the stomach. How odd, she ran a hand through her bangs, her soul wanting to help Ikkaku, her body still in a fighting mode that made her weary of him.

"Tch, baka," she finally spoke bounding over to him, gathering healing energy in her lips. Her lips connected with his, her body pulling Ikkaku down to her height, hunching him over. One arm wrapped around the back of his head, the other around his waist spreading the healing Reiatsu through his body. Aoide let out a small groan, it had been a while since she had kissed him, a week or two. She pulled away from him, her eyes sparkling a little as she licked her lips. "Better, Ikka-chan?' she asked him huskily, the healing energy had strained her throat a little. "Or does it hurt anywhere else?" she teased.