Author: OrangeFuu
Title: Welcome
Characters: the Captains
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Word Count: 377
Disclaimer: I don't own any character that appears.
Summary: The beginning is established.
"Congratulations, Soi Fon. You are the new Captain of the Second Division and Head of the Special Forces." Captain Commander Yamamoto held out the symbolic white robe in his wrinkled hands. "Wear this robe with pride and integrity. I expect the best of you."
"Yes, Captain Commander," she replied, bowing low before accepting the folded cloth into her hands. "I will not disappoint you."
Yamamoto nodded at her statement, then looked over the top of her head at the gathered Captains that stood behind her. "Soi Fon, turn around and meet your new colleagues."
She obeyed him and rotated on her heel to scan over the faces of her new acquaintances. She recognized them all, and a sense of awe rushed over her. She was now on the same plane as these great fighters; exemplary men and woman to shinigami everywhere. She was humbled to be considered in the same league as these extraordinary leaders and she revered them all. Especially one in particular.
Her eyes drifted across his face as she looked him over, his wonderfully sculpted features holding her gaze. He didn't seem to notice her gawking at him, but her temporary sight of heaven ended when Yamamoto called her name. "Congratulations, Captain Soi. You may now go to your squad quarters and move your things in."
She bowed again and departed the group of the still congregated Captains. When she reached her new dwelling, she saw her surroundings in a new way, as if her eyes had been replaced by someone else's. Sure, she had been in these rooms before, walked down the halls, but a certain detachment kept her at bay when she was an obedient subordinate. These weren't her rooms and hallways back then, but since they are now a feeling of ownership came to her. All the colors looked a little brighter, the paintings that hung on the walls seemed a little more detailed, the couches and beds seemed a bit softer.
It was hers now.
She was the presiding force of the Second Squad now. Every shinigami under her was at her mercy. And she was up to the responsibility. She would prove her worth. To herself, to her mentor, to her superior in Captain Commander Yamamoto... and to him.