010: Family Outing
I got back home after my stay at the hospital.
I entered my room, spotless thanks to my brother help.
I should make an apple pie to thank him.
Mom insisted on me to stay in bed, I needed some rest.
So, I took advantage of my time "alone" and I questioned Senbonzakura about what the hell happened. And I was not disappointed.
Senbon-san explained to me what happened.
It seems I have some kind of powers.
I will be honest, that is absolutely good news for me.
This world is anything but pacific, especially for the common people.
«So, I have reiatsu? » I asked to Senbon-san.
He nodded and shook his head.
It seems that my bleach knowledge is very superficial, so Senbon-san had to make things clear for me.
«Reishi are the spiritual particles that exist in reality. Just like atoms, they "make" the fabric of our reality.
Reryoku, also called spiritual power is the spiritual energy that each individual has. Making an analogy with dragon ball, Reryoku is the quantity of "Ki" that someone has.
And reiatsu, also called as spiritual pressure, is Reryoku divided by time. It is the "output" of spiritual power (Reryoku) by time. » Senbonzakura said.
«In this way someone can lower his output of spiritual power, reducing his spiritual pressure making his reiatsu "smaller" and more undetectable. » sen-san continued.
He also explained me that most of the time, reiatsu and Reryoku are too similar and can be used interchangeably.
Mehh, easier for me to remember.
«Soo... can I learn Kido? » I asked Senbonzakura, making the best puppy eyes that I could master.
Sam Winchester should be proud to see my majestic puppy eyes.
Kido is literally magic; I still remembered the first time I saw it in the anime. But reality is often... disappointing.
«No» said Senbonzakura.
It may be my imagination, but I could feel a subtle smirk behind his mask. I spend too much time with him to understand some of his quirks.
'Silly kid' thought Senbonzakura.
'If only it was that easy'.
And he went on to explain me that I am not a Shinigami, I am a human with a stronger soul and for that I cannot use Shinigami arts.
Kido is exclusive for Shinigami, nothing more, nothing less.
He could train me in hakuda (pure fists) and zanjutsu (art of the sword) because while some moves use reiatsu (I will use the word reiatsu from now on because I am lazy, sue me).
I can learn most of it and add my own reiatsu when I have more.
«But wait, how can I have more reiatsu? » I asked sen-san. That was a really good question.
«You did not notice? » asked Senbonzakura.
«Notice what?!» I asked. Really man, spill the tea or the beans, but do it quickly.
«Your singing» answered Senbonzakura.
And... It seems that when I sing for the livings or for the deaths, my reiatsu increase.
Damn that is some OP power.
Well, not that "OP", he said how I need to "shake" their souls with an emotion.
A good one or a bad one, it doesn't matter.
And while I sing, I can evoke memories, feelings, sensations that I want.
'So, my career as a @isney princess has begun!'
I tried to cheer myself up. Damn, I need to sacrifice something for power.
At least I don't need to sell my soul to some extradimensional entity, or burn my soul for power, like some mangas that I read in my previous life.
Senbonzakura is an absolute trove of knowledge.
«How do you know everything? » I asked, genuinely puzzled.
Senbonzakura looked at me and spoke.
«Experience» he said.
And damn, it is true. He was Byakuya's partner, a Shinigami with a lot of experience. He could easily detect, infer and know this about this.
I also got to know why he was the first spirit that I met.
In the same way that someone can lose a sense (like the smell sense) and only strong smells can be detected, is the same way I could detect him first.
When my reiatsu grew, my "Sensibility" towards the spirits increased.
«So now what? Do I have powers or not? » I asked.
He said: «Now, you will take a good rest and after that you will start singing again.
With fewer people of course, so that you don't faint»
Well, acquiring too much reiatsu in such a little time was the reason for me to faint.
"Knock Knock" someone knocked on my door.
«Honey! Lunch is ready, come down to eat. » mom said. She was happy for the recovery of her son.
«I will be there in a minute! » I said.
I went outside my room and took the stairs. Dad and nii-san where already sited.
Dad looked at me with an inquiring gaze.
He asked me how I was.
«I am good dad, thank you for asking. I feel much better» I answered, because it is true, I felt better than ever.
«Good. After lunch we will go to the lake to test you. » dad said.
Mom already told everything to dad, nothing really surprising.
I am sure that he should see how strong my "illusions" are for me to enter to the ninja academy.
Of course, I will refuse, but I will need a good reason.
Being a shinobi is not in my plans, and the only one who knows about reiatsu and could teach me is Senbonzakura.
So yeah, no thanks.
«Okey father» I said with a smile. I need to increase my reiatsu after all, and doing it without no one knowing it would be hard and stupid.
They are ninjas, they are trained, lying to them is a big No No. That is why telling them a "part of the true" is not that bad.
Of course, they will know that something is fishy, but hey, what should I say?
'Hello, I reincarnated in this life? and know I know how to use an energy that is not chakra and I also can talk to the dead? No, no.' I thought
*walking sound*
Mom came to the dining room with a big bowl of rice, some side dishes and fried fish.
This will be delicious.
«Itadakimasu»x4.
And we started eating.
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We were done with lunch, and the whole family went to the training site by the lake.
Mom brought a picnic basket filled with snacks.
She took advantage of the situation to have a family outing.
We took a sit at the shade of a tree, and dad said:
«Your mother told me that you can create illusions when you sing. I need to test you and see for myself your "abilities"»
Of course, I realized why we were here. Not that I could blame him.
As the patriarch's son I had privileges and responsibilities, and having a trump card in times of need was a good thing.
«But Fugaku, Sora just got discharged from the hospital in the morning. I don't think it is a good idea» mom said.
«It doesn't matter. My son is strong and can handle it». He sure had high expectations for me. I felt warm inside.
This guy had a tough exterior but had a tofu heart.
«Yes dad, I can do It! » I said with conviction. He trusted me and I trusted him.
Also, Sen-san told me that I should sing but with less audience.
«Mom, can you give me the guitar? » she bought it some time ago when I asked for instruments.
I told her to bring it with her for me to sing.
Dad was not surprised by this, he already noticed that I knew that he would ask me to play.
I found a blind spot from my mother and I made an obvious wink at dad.
A signal that only a man could understand. Being a wingman for my dad felt weird
And I started (Galaway girl from Ed Sheeran ladies and gentleman, with a twist for this world):
«She played the fiddle in a Konoha band
But she fell in love with an Uchiha man
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
Said, "Baby, I just want to dance"»
Mom was surprised and dad finally realized my intentions.
I could feel dad´s thumb up for me.
He made a sweet smile to mom, while extending his hand.
He was inviting her to dance.
I continued:
«I met her on Tanzaku street right outside of the bar
She shared a cigarette with me while her brother played the guitar
She asked me what does it mean, the weird tattoo on your arm?
Said it was one of my friend's songs, do you want to drink on? »
Their surrounding changed into a bar with unknown people.
They could feel the music and each other. Mikoto smiled and also blushed a little.
She was ready to punish little sora for singing about party, cigarettes and alcohol, but Fugaku's initiative took her by surprise.
«She took Jamie as a chaser, Jack for the fun
She got Arthur on the table with Johnny riding a shotgun
Chatted some more, one more drink at the bar
Then put Van on the jukebox, got up to dance
You know, she played the fiddle in an Konoha band
But she fell in love with an Uchiha man
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
Said, "Baby, I just want to dance"
With my pretty little Konoha Girl
You're my pretty little Konoha Girl
You know she beat me at darts and then she beat me at pool
And then she kissed me like there was nobody else in the room
As last orders were called was when she stood on the stool
After dancing and singing to trad tunes
I never heard bards ever sang so sweet
A Capella in the bar using her feet for a beat
Oh, I could have that voice playing on repeat for a week
And in this packed-out room swear she was singing to me
You know, she played the fiddle in an Konoha band
But she fell in love with an Uchiha man
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
Said, "Baby, I just want to dance"
My pretty little Konoha Girl
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Konoha Girl
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Konoha Girl
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Konoha Girl»
Their surroundings changed to a land of snow at night. They were near a frozen lake, that shined thanks to the moon's light.
They could feel the cold outside, and the warm feeling inside them.
Was it love? Maybe not.
But affection and trust could be felt.
«And now we've outstayed our welcome and it's closing time
I was holding her hand; her hand was holding mine
Our coats both smell of smoke, whisky and sake
As we fill up our lungs with the cold air of the night
I walked her home then she took me inside
To finish some onigiri and another bottle of sake
I swear I'm gonna put you in a song that I write
About a Konoha Girl and a perfect night
She played the fiddle in a Konoha band
But she fell in love with an Uchiha man
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
Said, "Baby, I just want to dance"
My pretty little Konoha Girl
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Konoha Girl
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Konoha Girl
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Konoha Girl»
And at last, at the end of the song, Mikoto kissed Fugaku in a passionate way.
I was done with the song and I could see their last kiss.
I blushed a little and I try to ignore them. I looked aside and I could see how nii-san had a little blush, while hidings his eyes using his hands with no success whatsoever.
They recovered after a long kiss, they regretted showing us such a "shameful side of them".
"Cough cough" dad coughed to get away of his embarrassment while separating from mom.
«You did well sora» dad said while making a small wink.
' I got your back old man' I thought
And we finally started our picnic for real.
It was a great day for the family, I showed dad my illusion, I increased my reiatsu and we played with nii-san by the lake.
Of course, when nii-san and I were playing, they took advantage of the situation and started making out. But hey, they are husband and wife, nothing to be ashamed of.
Maybe I should ask the old man for some money the next time, or for a little sister.
I always wanted to have a little sister to spoil.
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A/N: I have plans for more fights, situations, powers, world, but I need to do it step by step.
It gets frustrating because I want to get to the juicy parts, but I can´t, not yet.
I don't like the fanfics where they are OP beasts at the start without any explanation, so I will try not to do that.
Everything will be explained in time. I will make him OP and I will explain how (or at least I will try)
This is the longest chapter that I wrote (Of course, the song makes it longer) but hey, sora will be a @isney princess.
A small price to pay for "power".
What kind of powers do you think I will give him?
I left some clues over the chapter, not too obvious, but is part of bleach power system.
Byeee.