Make A Little Birdhouse In Your Soul

“Hope” is the thing with feathers— That perches in the soul— And sings the tune without the words— And never stops—at all— - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Takanashi Suzume 4th Seat of the 13th Division Independent Bleach OC

[prisonblade-deactivated20160804]

“ye-yeah …!!” uses her sleeves to wipe away her tears because oh soul king, she’s a mess right now.

[thecheerfulsparrow]

“I’m proud of you! You’ve been working really hard! If you keep it up, you’ll get your shikai down in no time!”

[prisonblade-deactivated20160804]

cue a certain jittery shinigami come crashing through with her zanpakuto in hand.

“I-ITS NAME …!! I-IT TOLD M-ME I-ITS NAME!!”

[thecheerfulsparrow]

“Really? Congratulations, Yuka-san! You’ve made even more progress building a relationship with your zanpakuto!”

[namitokaminari-blog]

“Next week would be good, so long as my health isn’t an issue! We’ll have them writing your name correctly in no time.”

[thecheerfulsparrow]

“Awesome!! Do you want me to make fliers for the event? I have plenty of free time!”

[namitokaminari-blog]

“Food is a good idea, however we’re likely to lure in Kusajishi-fukutaichou as well. I’ll have to make sure there’s plenty of spare ohagi, she has quite the appetite for someone her size!”

[thecheerfulsparrow]

“That’s a good idea! I can get the beverages so it’s less of a hassle to get everything! When do you think we should have the class?”

[namitokaminari-blog]

“We could have a squad writing class to teach all the seated officers how to get everyone’s names right.”

[thecheerfulsparrow]

“That’s a great idea! I don’t know if many people would be interested, but we could always offer free food! That always draws people in!”

[thecheerfulsparrow]

“Are we talking about name problems? Because I’ve been in this division for over 300 years and some of the officers still don’t use the right characters when they write my name.”

[prisonblade-deactivated20160804]

nojima blinked a few times, dazed in her own amazement over the interval that her superior ran to retrieve the wooden swords and the time she returned with them. “ a-ah, right … !! ” she trotted after the woman towards the training grounds, briefly wondering when was the last time she trained in the fields.

“ um … would … would everything be a little excessive … ?? ”

[thecheerfulsparrow]

“Not at all! I was going to have you run through everything anyway!” Suzume glanced back at the other officer and gave her an encouraging smile. She didn’t know what type of teachers Yuka had had before, but she hoped they had treated her well. One of the worst thing that could happen to a shinigami was to be stuck being taught by someone who didn’t treat them well.

Once they reached the training fields, Suzume set the wooden swords down on the ground. “Before we start, we need to do some warm-ups. Sword-fighting places a bunch of strain on your tendons and joints so it’s important to keep them limber!” she said. “Let’s get started!”

Around ten minutes later, they were finished. She grabbed the bokuto and held one out for Yuka to take. “Alright, show me how you hold your sword!”

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“ re-really … ?? ” she cast a small glance at her zanpakuto, noting the slight rattle she felt at her hip. she returned to looking at suzume, wiping the small hints of moisture and salt out of her eyes, nodding. “ o-okay … ”

[thecheerfulsparrow]

“Really! Just let me step into the supply room real quick to get some bokuto!” Suzume didn’t give Yuka a chance to respond before she darted away. She returned in a flash, two wooden swords in hand. “Okay, I think we have everything we need! Just follow me!” she chirped, beginning to make her way to the training field. 

“Was there something in particular you wanted to work on?”

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“ i-i’m sorry that this is s-s-so out of the blue but !!! please he-help me fight with my zanpakuto, just in ge-general … !!! ”

[thecheerfulsparrow]

Suzume’s swordfighting skills were among the best in the division. She had worked hard for them. But she had worked even harder to be a decent teacher. “You’re in luck I was just heading to the training grounds! Why don’t you join me?”

[thelovelessmonster-deactivated2]

[s]

where is the superb owl

I want to see him

[prisonblade-deactivated20160804]

“ uuu … i know i’ve ta-talked to my zanpakuto more than that … wait so you’re zanpakuto i-is a bird … ?? ” she likes birds. “ um … it said so-something about how it li-likes ho-how determined i am to get its na-name but … tha-that i still wasn’t ready to ge-get its name … ” she pouts at this. despite everything, she’s happy that she’s finally gotten some progress!

[thecheerfulsparrow]

A sheepish smile spread across her face. “Well, it’s complicated...Sometimes she appears as a flock of sparrows and sometimes she appears as a lone sparrow. When she fights me or she wants to have a serious conversation with me, she appears as a human.” It was a little embarrassing to talk about. Talking about her zanpakuto felt a lot like talking about the parts of herself she preferred to keep hidden.

“That’s great though! It sounds to me like you’re a step ahead of most people trying to get to know their zanpakuto if they’re complimenting you right off the bat.” She couldn’t even begin to count the number of times she had heard about shinigami whose zanpakuto spirit had acted antagonistically towards them from day one.

[thecheerfulsparrow]

prisonblade:

the brunette follows after the other, matching her pace.

“ a-ah … well it’s not like it was my fi-first time talking to it bu-but since this is the first ti-time i’ve ever understood them in-instead of hearing garbled static … it’s weird … !! ”

A soft chuckle escaped her lips. “It is pretty weird! The first couple of times Saezurutori talked to me, she spoke through to me using sparrow calls! Around the third or fourth time, she finally switched to speaking in a way I could understand her better,” she replied in a voice colored with nostalgia and affection. “What did they say to you, if you don’t mind me asking?”

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[prisonblade-deactivated20160804]

“ that so-sounds yummy !! let’s go … !! ”

[thecheerfulsparrow]

“It’s decided then!” Suzume began to walk at a leisurely pace, waiting for Yuka to catch up with her. “So, what was it like talking to your zanpakuto for the first time?”

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                                       I’ve come this far, and I won’t ever stop,                                        pretending to be something I’m not. I’m                                        willing to do whatever I can to keep the                                              secret of WHAT I REALLY AM. 

                             NO ONE CAN KNOW WHAT I REALLY AM.

                                        ( indie Yoshikage Kira roleplay blog )

[prisonblade-deactivated20160804]

“ sweets !! ”

well, that was a bit of a quick answer. ah, well, nojima was still a child, after all.

[thecheerfulsparrow]

Suzume could have tried to suggest a healthier option, but she didn’t want to ruin the fun. This was a celebration for Yuka after all!

“There’s a great Vietnamese bakery near here! How’s that sound?”