"Alex! Somebody's here to see you!" I heard Mom call from the front entryway as I finished another episode of my favorite anime, Bleach.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7C8Tfnd8A
I closed my laptop and started walking toward her. "Who is it?" I asked her.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWNOb8xerS
"He says that his name is 'Toshiro Hitsugaya'," she replied. "Do you know him?"893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdppY0aIH7
I froze. Toshiro Hitsugaya, Captain of Squad Ten? Why would he be here? Most of all, how could he be here? He's only a fictional character.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgIkz7SfK3
"Um...yeah, I do," I replied, continuing on my way to the front door, freezing when I saw a head of silvery-white hair that was slightly spiked in a style I know too well. "You can go finish what you were doing, it's okay," I told Mom, still stunned as she walked away. He wasn't in his shihakusho, but was instead wearing a black, long-sleeved shirt and normal blue jeans, but I could tell that it was Toshiro anyway.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXeM5hEXgV
"Wha-What are you doing here?" I demanded. "I thought you existed only in the anime!"893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbEQLUr8ma
He shrugged. "The producers of the show noticed your dedication, so they sent me to thank you and spend the day with you," he explained casually. "So, what's on the agenda?"893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hSAAULM87
Still stunned, it took a few seconds for the question to sink in. "Um...let's just go for a walk so that I can clear my head," I suggested.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXz23v2sBJ
He nodded. "Sure, I'm game," he replied, so I let my mother know that I would be gone all day before we walked out, walking down a path beside the river. "So, how long have you been watching Bleach?" he asked me.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSadT17HCY
I shrugged, counting the time. "About...a few months. I'll find one site that has the video from a reliable source for a few episodes, then I'd have to spend a few more days looking for a new site, and the process would repeat itself," I explained.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULb0BfLq1w
His eyes widened suddenly at a memory. "Oh, yeah, I forgot. I'm supposed to give you this," he told me, holding out a card, similar to a gift card. "Enter this code at the original site for Bleach, and you'll get unlimited access to all episodes and a complete digital library of all the manga."893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvgcIHKgrU
My eyes grew to the size of coins as I pocketed the card. "Thank you so much, you've no idea what this means to me," I told him.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsZ3Uo6igu
He shrugged. "It's no problem. So, what next?" he began to ask me when a pebble flew in from out of nowhere and struck me on the side of the head, stinging painfully.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDb0mvNKwR
"Oh, look who it is!" a dreadfully familiar voice called from ahead of us. We looked toward the source and found three large kids, all my age, on skateboards. The one that launched the pebble was the leader of the bullies, holding a slingshot in his hand. "It's the little nerd who couldn't!"893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOPkMgOZat
"Who're they?" Toshiro asked me.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJX3sFwOJB
I frowned. "Bullies. I never learned their names, but they always mess with me when I come this way. I forgot about them," I explained.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4swWkdTn8
"Aw, he even has a little friend with him!" the leader exclaimed.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpJqFmXV5T
"Looks like he dyed his hair white or something," one of the guys behind him said.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraZl77JKYG
"Wow, he's short. He looks like he could still be in elementary school," another hissed.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMRf4jR3p4
"Well, it looks like we'll have to teach his little friend to fear us," the leader added, grabbing another rock and launching it at Toshiro. In the blink of an eye, though, he caught the pebble.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxasfRFggW
"What big words for somebody so weak," Toshiro muttered, turning to me. "Would you like me to take care of them?"893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKpd31XzRZ
I nodded. "S-Sure," I replied, startled.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYACbg2Ma9T
He nodded back at me and turned toward the bullies, cracking his knuckles.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLDMFxIFRe
"Aw, the little kid is gonna try and beat us up!" the leader said in a voice you'd use to talk to babies.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Yyov1lgVg
Toshiro glared at them. "I." He kicked one of them in the gut. "Am." Punched another one in the face. "Not." Crushes the skateboards with his bare hands. "A." Chases down the leader. "KID!!!!!" He knocks out the leader, sending the others running before he returned to my side.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ780dfPg2FA
"That was...awesome!" I yelled excitedly as the bullies ran away.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJnCF8iuRh
Toshiro simply shrugged. "It wasn't that good," he told me.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEtQgV4mSR
I raised an eyebrow at him. "Seriously? You were the only person to ever fight back against them," I told them.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiWcr4WJrd
He shrugged again. "Whatever. Anyway, what now?" he asked me.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKBOcar4gR
Caught by his act, I was filled with sudden courage. "I want you to teach me how to fight!" I told him, saying it before the courage left me.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBaKUzpDMn
He raised an eyebrow at me. "Why do you want to learn how to fight?" he asked me.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyc6ndVKxEi
I gulped nervously. "I...I'm always bullied at school," I explained. "I want to be able to stand up for myself so that I won't spend the rest of my time in high school in fear of bullies."893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xnAIJk4QG
He nodded undertandingly. "That's a good reason to learn how to fight, to protect yourself," he muttered. "Okay, I will teach you as much as I can in the time I am here," he told me. "Is there a place where we can do this without disruption?" he asked me.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByi1MPVQOj
I nodded, turning toward the park. "Yeah, follow me," I told him, walking into the park's small forest. I spent most of the time that I wasn't at school or watching Bleach wandering the forest, learning all the trails. I also found a few good clearings to just sit in and relax. I led him to one such place, where he taught me how to take a proper fighting stance.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtRd27xjfv
"Now, try to attack me," Toshiro told me.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMkJiqPQxO
I nodded and brought up memories of every fight he had been in, and all of the tactics he used. I tried to convert it into my own fighting stlye, so I ended up jumping at his left side, swinging at his chest. He just ducked under the attack and used my momentum to send me flying.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYsyuddRVs
"When you're fighting somebody that is larger than you, use their size to your advantage," he told me as I rose to my feet and leaped at him. He simply repeated the technique, although I latched onto his wrist. He stayed standing, though, so I used it to my advantage, keeping my body upright and using my grip on him to try to punch him in the face, but he quickly jerked his hand from my grip by twisting it behind my back in a flash, causing me to step back.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVNcJptU7w
We spent the next few hours fighting back and forth. I began using techniques he used, although he continued to beat me repeatedly.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywTvPglR9s
"You've gotten much better," Toshiro complimented when we stopped. I was almost dripping with sweat, but he looked fine. "Against a less powerful opponent, you may have won."893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjATQt3oYlU
I nodded, accepting the compliment. "Thanks," I replied, sitting on the grass to rest momentarily.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmxMzBbz95
"Here, let me help you," Toshiro stated, placing a hand on my shoulder and using healing energy, healing any aches and refilling my energy reserves.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPG4wfLOdv
"Thanks," I replied. "C'mon, let's get some lunch," I told him, for it was only noon.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpzX3ITbvk
He nodded and I led him to a nearby food truck that serves amazing food. I ordered a few burgers and some bottles of water as Toshiro waited at a nearby picnic table.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAArNlB48Tv
"Here you go," I told him a few minutes later, walking up to him with some burgers and bottles of water. I set one of the burgers and bottles in front of him and sat down with my own.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3Cq9IaHSd
"This isn't half bad for human food," he commented as he ate the burger.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89PInsZmoB
I nodded. "Yeah, this place has the best burgers ever," I replied as I drank my bottle of water.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCIH01DJ87
"So, what would you like to do after this?" he asked me. "We still have roughly eighteen hours left."893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1M41uSh4E
I shrugged. "I don't know, what do you want to do?" I asked him.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyYVGsFedW
He shrugged as well. "I haven't trained in a while," he muttered.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrX1p4LIOv
My eyes brightened with an idea. "That's it! You can show me your Shikai and Bankai in real life!" I told him. "I've always been interested in your Zanpakuto."893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwoiO6BEbS
He shrugged. "Sure, follow me," he said once we finished eating. We took care of the bottles of water and returned to the learing in the forest, when he left his Gigai and drew his Zanpakuto.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuW7fgVjGz
"Stand back," he told me before holding his Zanpakuto in front of him. "Reign over the Frosted Heavens, Hyorinmaru!" he commanded, an ice dragon erupting from the tip of his sword as a hooked blade became attached to the end via a chain. He began launching numerous ice attacks into the empty air before focusing. "Ban...kai!" he roared, erupting in a fountain of energy. When it faded, his right arm was encased in a dragon's head, and ice wings had sprouted from his back while three purple ice flowers appeared behind him.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjhUp19cVD
"So cool..." I whispered in awe as he landed in front of me. The grass he stepped upon became coated in frost.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsb9Y7v0zof
He nodded and began launching attacks at numerous imaginitive enemies for a full hour before he dropped to the ground, back to normal. "Satisfied?" he asked me.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUPz2DCAI2
I nodded, dumbstruck by the show of pure power. "Um...yeah," I whispered before pulling myself together. "I wish I could be that strong," I muttered as I approached him. "Now, how about we hang out at the beach and talk?" I told him.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADJ8XwVFlv
He nodded, so we returned to my house, where I changed into swimming trunks and gave Toshiro a pair that would fit him before we went to the beach, setting out towels to sit on.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMt99n5kDCs
"So, what did you want to talk about?" he asked me.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JxgP7wt9I
I shrugged. "What's it like, being a Captain and having so much power?" I asked him.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKHyGBSTCx
He shrugged. "Kinda boring. There's a bunch of paperwork that needs to be filled out, and I always have to deal with Rangiku's antics as well as everything that goes on," he explained. "Plus, there are a bunch of regulations I need to follow, and I have to do my best to be a role model for my Squad."893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWTUlFhSIa
I nodded and asked him a few more questions, like why he became a Captain, his favorite part of being a Captain, his opinion on some of the other characters, and what he thinks of the other Captains.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9X7lMwTCP
"What do you think of Ichigo Kurosaki?" I asked him. "After all, he saved the Soul Society, like, a bunch of times."893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlumyUpzFjS
He shrugged. "Ichigo Kurosaki shows a blatant lack of respect for authority, referring to everyone by their last names and Captain Yamamoto as 'Old Man'. However, he is very powerful, and I respect that aspect," he replied.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ddwiVlWwm
I nodded in understanding and proceeded in my Q & A with him, asking whichever questions came to mind.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwJ601agjL
"Well, I should probably get going," I told him at the end of the day, after too many questions to count, a swimming race (which he won, of course), and some beach volleyball against another pair of guys that challenged us. Thanks to Toshiro, we crushed them. "It's getting late," I added as we walked back to the house.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKB9xIqKEZc
He nodded. "Today has been a nice day," he replied.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxMTIYPhow
I nodded. "Thank you for today, it's been awesome," I told him. "I wish we could do this again."893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWIRSW7Eon
He shook his head. "Sorry, but this is a one-time-only sort of thing. Don't forget about that card, though, and we'll see each other soon," he added before fading away outside the door to my house.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMw2hdcPIT
"Hey, how was your day?" Mom asked as I walked in.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79zh5YbNCM
I smiled. "Good, thanks," I replied.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrkUZDf9bh
"Your friend looks like a nice guy, when will you get to hang out with him again?" she asked me.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlQXpvBr4a
I grinned. "Soon," I stated simply as I walked up to my room and powered on my laptop, entering the code given to me and opening the next episode for Bleach.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33YaHFcpNH
In that episode, I swear I saw Toshiro look at me and wave.893Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gJopNTrQw
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