burning dragons

Oh man, these fuckers were awfully loud for it being... noon. Damn, was it noon already? Jingu looked up to the Sun above and saw it at peak level in the sky. Huh. Twisting a pinky finger in her ear, she walked toward the commotion that seemed to be coming from one solitary boy. The men watching from the sides snickered and made occasional insults. Standing behind them without their knowing, the fiery-haired Captain tried to peer around them to see what was going on.

"T-Taichou!" one of the unsuspecting Shinigami shouted.

The group instantly backed away and allowed a hole for her to get through. At this moment, the poor sap was hacking away at his dummy. She sighed. Winding her way around, Jingu appeared behind Sasuga as he exclaimed his feelings in such...vigor. Jingu cocked an eyebrow. "They're not scared of a jackass like you, ya idiot. They just don't want to pay the price of having to beg for forgiveness for harming daddy's little boy." Jingu folded her arms behind her head and grinned. "But shucks, we're lucky to have a noble, ne?

Kenpachi-taichou, Kenpachi-taichou. That's all she ever heard. This taichou bullshit was getting on her nerves. She wasn't a Captain. She wasn't a leader. She was Motherfucking Kenpachi. What was the Japanese for that? She flipped her hair over her shoulder and stared with growing apathy at Sasuga.

"You gonna do to me what ya did to that dummy?" Her eyebrows raised in amusement once more. Jingu wasn't the smartest of the Captains, but where her booksmarts and linguistics lacked, her street intelligence and battle wit made up. It was probably why she had no chance of fitting in anywhere else other than the Juichibantai. "Alright."

Jingu stepped back and put her hands on her hips, not even bothering to withdraw her zanpakutao. "Come at me, then."

There were different levels of pathetic, and this guy just took the cake on all of them. Kenpachi felt a tickle of wind as Sasuga slashed down on Kenpachi's shoulder. Her Captain's haori wasn't even dirtied. It really was a nuisance having weakling like this in her guild. She glanced back to look at the other cackling members of her squad. She would have joined them too if she were in the mood for public jeering.

"Him? Huh?" Jingu stared quizzically at the boy who seemed so self-consumed with angst that even if he did possess a decent amount of power, it wouldn't have mattered. How is this possible? I'll tell you how. You're a shitty Shinigami. Kenpachi rolled her eyes. "I'm underestimating you because I can sense your spiritual pressure, or lack thereof." The redhead walked forward and reached a hand out to grab him by the face. "Don't ever fuckin' compare me to no one, you got that? I know my dick is bigger than your's, but I ain't no him. I ain't even a her. I'm Kenpachi, and I ain't got no qualms running over a pipsqueak like you. Now get your hands fixed before the other squads see how pathetic you look and start thinkin' they can join too."

Did I black out? Kenpachi mused as Sasuga spoke. She must have missed an integral part of the conversation. What sympathy did she give him? Was her saying 'My dick is bigger than yours' a notion of appreciation? Standing in utter confusion, Kenpachi stirred from her thoughts when Sasuga's zanpakuto started doing something funky.

"Make her doom? Is this a fucking anime?" Kenpachi was completely disgusted at this kid's whack-ass Shikai release phrase. She rolled her eyes and let her arms drape at her sides, still not bothering to withdraw her zanpakuto. Though the situation was becoming increasingly boring, it wasn't to others. Jeers and cackles quieted as Sasuga completely disrespected his superior. They thought she would kill him on the spot. She could see it in their eyes. They didn't know how her system of respect worked, though. You have to earn it, and she was like Sasuga in that she disrespected anyone she didn't respect. It was that black and white to her.

"How do you expect to fight me when you can't even scratch me?"

"Did I fuckin' stutter, rich boy?" This kid was grating on her nerves now. It was no longer fun messing with him. Kenpachi mentally scratched her chin. Would hurting the kid provoke Itada into fighting her? After all, since Sasuga was being so disrespectful and adamant about attacking her, she had every right to cut through him. She knew Hinaai would only give her a slap on the wrist. Any Shinigami proving to be insubordinate was allowed to be punished by the Taichou that was present. A grin spread across her lips.

She withdrew Kuīnkuma and held it at her side, not bothering with putting up a defense. She would be too fast for Sasuga as is, so she allowed him all possible handicaps. "Good. It's no longer murder, then. It's self-defense." She rolled her shoulders back until they cracked.

As the kid lost control, Kenpachi slid out of the way of his untrained slash. A disgusted look crossed her face at how unskilled and childlike this boy was. He truly was a stain that needed to be rid of. How the hell did he even get into the Gotei 13 with moves like that? Seething in abhorrence, Kenpachi gripped her zanpakuto and quickly moved to thrust the tip of her blade into Sasuga's chest.

Oh man. Oh man! Ohhhh man. This day was about to get pretty fucking awesome in the span of two short seconds. One minute, Kenpachi was intent on slaying down an aggravating nuisance, and the next she was met blade to blade with her long-acquired nemesis.

Itada was everything she was not. He was reserved, strict, stoic, and furthermore law-abiding. He came from some great line of nobility that made everyone shit their pants. On the other end of the spectrum was Kenpachi, a woman raised by naked neanderthals outside the grittiest Rukongai lands.

She had been waiting for this moment. "You should be proud to have such a skilled swordsman carrying your name around." A smirk crept onto her lips. She pulled back her zanpakuto from Itada's finger and began twirling the weapon around her fingers. "No, really. He shows some real promise." Jingu watched as the boy high-tailed his way home, and her face lost a bit of humor. "I'd really appreciate it if you didn't intervene while I am punishing an insubordinate child next time, Itada-kun~" she teased.