Steel Lies Chp. 2

Gin Ichimaru walked into the big empty room and looked up at Lord Sosuke Aizen, who was gazing at a hologram in front of him. It depicted a girl with long brown hair and dark brown eyes, she sent a kidou straight at a hollow making it dissolve completely.
Gin smiled at Aizen, "We spying on little children now are we?"
Aizen did not even look at him, "She is my daughter."
Gin's smile faded and he turned to look at his master, "I did not see that one coming I must say."
"Do you remember Fuyona?"
Gin smirked "That girl who was obsessed with you, she was annoying she was!"
"But she had useful connections, after a while she began to see past my illusions, she followed us once and found out our plans. So of course I threatened her, she told me she was pregnant but I had no use for a child so I almost killed her. I would have actually destroyed her but I figured she may come in useful  later on. Naturally she fled to the human world and had this child; I assume she would be in a geigai."
Gin cocked his head at the hologram "So either you're stalking her or you believe she may be useful?"
"She may be, she grasped the concept and made a powerful Kidou on her second try," he said expressionlessly. He then turned to Gin, "I will need someone to go to the World of the Living and find out if she is worth it or not."
"Ulquiorra?" thought Gin out loud. "No he would most likely kill everyone. Not Tousen, he would most likely chop everyone's arms off, Grimmjow would go after Kurosaki."
"You," said Aizen, looking at him.
Gin looked up in surprise, "Who me? Going off to school with all those little children and interacting with them like I was human?"
"Do I detect excitement Gin?" asked Aizen, raising his eyebrow.
"Well let's just say, I will be having a little bit of fun," he said, his smile growing wider.


Sakura walked into school the next morning, more eager than she would have expected for her second day. Ichigo, Rukia and the other transfer students who she now knew were Soul Reapers, and Orihime, Uryu and Chad were all standing by the windows as per usual. She put her bag on her desk and walked over a little shyly.
Orihime turned to smile at her, "Hi there Sakura! Rukia and Ichigo filled us in on what happened last night. You must have some amazing powers!"
She blushed and returned the smile "Thanks Orihime."
Ichigo turned to look at her "Hey Sakura, we want you to meet everyone here," he said, indicating the transfer students.
Rukia put her hand out and pointed to the bald guy and the guy next to him with short black hair and strangely coloured eyebrow decorations. "That's Ikkaku and Yumichika, they're the 3rd and 5th seat of squad 11." She moved her hand to the red spikey haired guy with tattoos and the girl with a very curvaceous figure next to him, "That's Renji, lieutenant of squad 6, my brother Byakuya's squad, and Rangiku, lieutenant of squad 10." She then pointed at the small silver haired boy, "And that's Toshiro, he's captain of squad 10."
Toshiro glared "That's Captain Hitsuguya to you," he snapped.
Sakura blinked "What are the squads?" she asked.
Rangiku grinned at her "There are 13 court guard squads in the soul society, to be a captain of one means you're the best of the best, to be a lieutenant means you're the second best of the best, and that's me!" she laughed, throwing her arm around Sakura's shoulder.
Renji rolled his eyes, "Don't be so cocky Rangiku."
"I personally don't think we should be telling her any of this," muttered Ikkaku.
Toshiro glared at him, "I will decide that."
Just then their teacher bounced into the room "Hello class! Today we have another transfer student, there are so many its just so exciting!" she exclaimed. Everyone looked up at her. "Now please welcome Gin Ichimaru!"
"WHAT?!" cried the "Ichigo group", as Sakura now called them.
Everyone else looked in shock at the tall man, smiling through his silvery hair and raising his arm in greeting.
"I see some of you already know each other, that is fantastic!" said their teacher. "Then again Ichigo, you do tend to know every transfer student, it's a little odd in fact," she mused, then shrugged and sat down. "I will give you all few minutes to get acquainted."
"Who is that?" muttered Tatsuki to Orihime, noticing her expression. The girl just shook her head in disbelief.
Keigo looked at the new guy and the "Ichigo Group" and back again, his head moving so fast he could barely see. How come they knew him? Why did Ichigo know so many people, it wasn't fair! He turned to complain to Mizuiro but he was not there.
Gin smiled at them and walked forward to the group, "Hello there, long time no see everybody," he said, turning to look at Rangiku through slitted eyes.
She took a deep breath and glared at him but before she could say anything Toshiro interrupted.
"What is the meaning of this Gin, I assume you're not here to learn anything?"
Gin just smiled, "You could almost say I'm here for the fun of it, and you all know how much I like fun."
Ikkaku grabbed his wooden sword, "Just say the word and we'll gladly transform and go finish this now."
Toshiro looked at him sharply, "Ikkaku don't be reckless, this is Ichimaru we're talking about."
"My my Toshiro, it does seem I've lost my rank already, and in such a small space of time too, how sad," said Gin.
Toshiro glared, "While you may have lost your rank I have not and you will still refer to me as Captain Hitsuguya!"
"Don't get so worked up I was only joking," he said, shaking his head. "Besides, I really haven't come here for a fight, there's no way we can fight in this town at captain level without destroying it in the process," his smile became wider. "As to why I am here, you will just have to find out for yourselves.
He then turned to look at Sakura, "Now who is this, I don't believe I have had the pleasure of meeting a pretty little thing like you?"
She froze, the moment she looked at him she completely froze. She could not say how or why, but it felt like a snake was wrapping itself around her, pulling her in, she could not breath or hear or even see, all she could was his smiling face, and cold, slitted eyes, and his slippery voice, cutting through her like a knife, through every crack in her body until it was inside her.
"Alright class," said the teacher, tapping the board with her hand, pulling Sakura out of her trance. "Everyone sit down there will be more time for introductions later. Gin, there is a spare seat next to Sakura, it seems that Mizuiro is away today so you can sit there for now."
"My how convenient," murmured Gin, and he turned around and walked to the seat.  "I guess we will get to know each other than hmm Sakura?" he said, looking at her.
She sat down shakily, how did he know her name? The teacher may have said it but surely he would not have known it was her. Who was he anyway? No one had explained to her, at lunch she would ask them, but one thing was for sure, if he was not a captain anymore, and by the reactions on everyone's faces, he had either been kicked out of his position, or left. Whatever it was, he did not look like good news.
For the rest of class she kept her eyes averted from there right where he was sitting and concentrated on the teacher, although it was hard, she could hear all the others with spiritual pressure fidgeting nervously. It was an unbearable lesson.

At lunch time, the "Ichigo Group" were sitting at their usual place on top of the roof, discussing the events.
"What would he be doing here?" asked Ichigo, slouching against the railings.
Rukia looked down "Whatever the reason it can't be good."
"And he already knows us Soul Reapers from head to toe so he wouldn't be here to check us out," muttered Yumichika.
"Is he here to scope out Ichigo, Orihime, Uryu and Chad maybe?" asked Renji.
"No," said Uryu, pushing his glasses up. "That Ulquiorra already did that; there would be no reason to send the right-hand-man here for that."
"Then what?" asked Ichigo, slamming his head into his bento.
"It is obvious he doesn't want to fight," said Toshiro, looking out over the school-yard. "He wouldn't need to come to school for that." He turned his head to look at Rangiku, normally the most talkative of them all, she was standing with her arms crossed, staring into space.
"My my," came an all too familiar voice. "Are we all talking about me? I must say I'm flattered." They all turned to look as Gin walked into the area with his hands in his pockets. "I must say that I think I am doing a very good job blending in with the rest of the humans, the uniform isn't so bad either," he said with a smirk.
Rangiku looked at him, she had to admit he had a very good body and the uniform suited him almost too well. She turned her head away, it was unsettling.
Just then Keigo came bounding up the staircase. "Ahah, I thought I would find you all here!" he exclaimed.
"Oh great," muttered Ichigo, rubbing his neck exhaustedly.
"And with the new kid, I must say Ichigo you do well making new friends, and you hardly even talk to them! WHY CAN'T I DO THAT?!"  He complained, rushing over to them carrying his bento.
Gin looked at him with slight interest, "Who is this?"
Keigo looked at him in shock, "How can you not know who I am Mr Ichimaru? I am the one and only KEIGO!" he jumped up in front of him.
Gin, for once, stopped smiling and looked around him at the others, "Is he always like this?"
Ichigo sighed, "Just never give him sugar," he said.
Gin smiled again, "I'll remember that."
Keigo grinned exuberantly, "So this Gin here came the day after the lovely Sakura, I wonder if the two are related! Do you know her?" he asked peering into his face.
The Soul Reapers all looked up at the mention of this, frowning slightly.
Keigo turned around suddenly, "Why speak of the devil, here is the lovely lady in person!"
Sakura walked into the group and looked at him, "You were talking about me?"
"Why wouldn't we be!" he exclaimed.
"Hmm," she said, frowning at him slightly.
"I was just asking if you knew Mr New-guy here!" he said.
She turned her attention up to Gin, who was very tall, with a very good body. She shook her head slightly and looked at him.
Gin's slitted eyes opened slightly, her eyes, they were the same as Aizen's. It was an unsettling similarity, they were both warm and cold at the same time. He closed her eyes fully again and smiled.
"No," she said. "I've never met him before."
"That's true," said Gin. "It was just a coincidence, however I know everyone here very well, I would be interested to get to know you."
She turned away, she did not like the sound of that.
"Hey!" exclaimed Keigo. "You don't know me!"
"To be honest, I'm not entirely sure I want to," he replied.
Keigo's mouth fell open, "I can't believe these people are being so mean to me!"
Gin looked at the bento the younger boy was holding, "Hmm, it seems I forgot to bring my lunch," he said and snatched the box out of his hands, opened it and began eating before anyone could move.
"HEY!" he exclaimed. He turned to Ichigo, "IIICCHIIGGOOO aren't you going to defend me here?"
Ichigo sighed, "I don't think I could do much about it even if I wanted to."
Gin turned around and began walking away, "That is very correct Ichigo, keep that in mind." He said as he disappeared down the staircase.