-110 - Once Upon a Time

[hanabi]

This is set around a hundred years ago, in SS. I received permission from Gin to make such a big time change! I'd assume right before all that stuff with Shinji and company happened, when Seinosuke was still the 4th's Vice Capitan. Hanatarou is pretty young here, akin to a human in his young teens. If your character was around back then, feel free to drop in.

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Yamada Hanatarou was a virgin in every possible sense of the word; he had never left the Seireitei once in his life, he had no idea what the outside world was like. No experience with men or women, the only thing he knew was books. Stories and tales, myths and facts. Hanatarou had grown with books and that had helped his entering the Shinoreijutsuin on his first try at a young age.

Although his naturally timid personality and frame lead to a few older, larger boys picking and teasing, Hanatarou found himself in love with the Shinoreijutsuin. With its halls and classrooms, that only chastised and reprimanded him if he did not try his very hardest on papers and tests. Quite unlike his brother in many aspects.

[Rye Ukitake]

(Alright, this is going to have not much to do with the previous post, but i'm taking Urahara-dono's advice and getting in and doing stuff. Also, I'm gonna go ahead and say this is going on JUUUUUST before Gin joins fifth division. Woohoo.)

She always enjoyed watching the Shino Academy students train. It was always enjoyable to see what the next wave of graduates would bring to the Gotei 13... and, of course, it was aaaaaalways fun to try and figure out who would become seated officers, who would join what squads, and who would end up as captains one day.
Today, her eyes were particularly drawn to a tiny boy in the advanced classes... Taking down students twice his age and size with a wooden sword. incredibe. Rye thought. This kid would be powerful someday. Would probably surpass her and end up as a Vice-Captain before he'd reached her age. And frankly, that scared her; the slitted eyes and eerie smile on his face told her that power in his hands could mean danger for others.
"'scuse me," she whispered to a nearby instructor. "Who's that kid with the silver hair?"
"That's Ichimaru Gin, Ukitake-san," he whispered in response. "He's at the top of the class"
"Hmm..." she hummed quietly to herself. She hardly found that surprising. She'd have to tell Hirako Taicho about this kid.

(Ichimaru Taicho, Renji[as Shinji, of course], I've now involved you two! Hope you don't mind )