The Weather Channel. (open)

[hizoku]

Hizoku was staring out at the lake. Trying to find her ground and what she should do next. She knew she had to go to this... school. And do whatever she was told to do there. But she did feel quite empty still. Alittle abandoned and somewhat angry. Hizzy frowned. She sounded like the weather channel. A slight chance of abandonment followed by a short period of anger and later on some emptiness. She had to laugh at herself. Hizoku began to think of her life with the scientists. Already missing her false environment. She felt welcomed there (not exactly 'welcome' but that was a place where she knew she had a place in the world). Here in the real world, she was the weather channel.

"Remember Hizoku? When I told you never to like to me?" A man had said to her, back at home.
"Yeah." Replied a ten year old Hizoku.
Sometimes. In the world beyond. There comes a time when you will be forced to lie. To keep you safe. Cause there are bad people who will want to kill you because of what you are."
She nodded at him.

A distant memory of hers. One she will remember though. Hizoku often thought of them. The people who created her. Who fed her and gave her meaning to some extent. She never knew their names though. Only one, the one who had gave her this advice. His name was Jesse. Hizoku smiled and shifted herself on the rock she was sitting on. Thinking about her incident two weeks ago when she was sent on a mission. To erase someone.

"Stupid girl! Tell me where he is!" cried an angry male voice, then slapping Hizoku. She winced at the blow. Then replied calmly,
"Well...I don't know where he's not." He looked at her.
"You're telling me you don't know where Chad is?"
Chad Malky, a drug lord whom she so happily took away his life.
"It wouldn't be inaccurate to assume that I couldn't exactly not say that it is or isn't almost partially incorrect." She said with a smile. Which earned her another smack across the face.
"So you do know where he is!!" he yelled at her.
"On the contrary. I'm possibly more or less not definitely rejecting the idea that in no way with any amount of uncertainty that I undeniably do or do not know where he shouldn't probably be, if that indeed wasn't where he isn't. Even if he wasn't at where I knew he was..." Hizoku rambled on. Using 'Lawyer Speak' as she learned later on when she returned to Jesse to tell him that she lied to save her existence.
"That'd mean I'd really have to know where he wasn't." She finished with a smile. The man drew out a gun and pressed it to her forehead.
"You better tell me right now. Where he is." He said in a threatening voice.

Suddenly, Hizoku's memory was interrupted by a sudden howling of a wolf. And it didn't sound too far away. Hizoku frowned. It was getting dark and she knew she had to get to this school before anything.... interesting happened that she knew would get her in trouble.

A slight breeze swept up her hair and around her face.
"Geh!" She said quietly and moved her hair. Goosebumps appeared on her skin, she was only wearing a blue t-shirt and a white skirt (like in her picture ^-^). Hizoku didn't feel cold though. Which was kind of odd. It was almost winter. Odd huh?

[Ayame]

"Oh, come on!" she complained, glaring at her opponent. The elk-sized wolf turned to face her, flexing mighty, draconic wings. "Lemme try again, one more time, Aisuichi! I can do it, I know it!"
"Can you, really?" sniffed the she-wolf dismissively. "I'm getting bored of your skills. All you do is try to drain my energy with small cuts—that's never going to work on the very weapon you're trying to wield. We're through for today."

Up until now, Kaite had been training for access to the bankai release of her zanpakuto. To access that prestigious level of achievement, one must beat that zanpakuto into submission in battle in the "real" world, as opposed to the "inner" world where the zanpakuto normally resides. Kaite had already achieved manifestation—bringing the zanpakuto into the "real" world had been easy—but Aisuichi was an incredibly difficult opponent. She had the dexterity and speed of... well, of a giant flying wolf with power over ice. Evidently, Kaite needed to lean to rely less on Aisuichi's abilities as a piece of black frosty metal and more on her own abilities. After all, it couldn't be a good sign that Aisuichi had just simply broken off the battle to howl for no obvious reason.

With a sigh, the Lieutenant sheathed her sword and waved goodbye to the wolf, who nodded courteously as she vanished back to her own world of glaciers and mountaintops. Now alone, she shook her head blandly as she made her way back the way she'd come, cursing herself mentally and wishing she could just win the fight already. Captain Hitsugaya had managed it years ago—and they had been classmates, both graduating at the top of the advanced class—why hadn't she managed to even come close yet?
Another sigh escaped her as she exited the forest on the bank of the lake, arms folded as per her custom. Stupid of her, comparing herself to her Captain. After all, he was a genius, wasn't he? Only reason he'd even taken the full six year to graduate was because he'd insisted on "serving the full term," as he'd put it. And the previous 10th Squad Lieutenant had taken twice as long just to get to the point of manifestation.
Patience really is key, isn't it? she said to herself as she took a seat near the water, watching the glassy surface ripple in the breeze. I just need to step up my game, that's all....

[hizoku]

Hizoku was looking at the lake. The sky was deepening into a navy-ish color. She took a deep breath, tasting the air. Hizoku stood up quickly. Almost fluidly. She started walking down to the beach. Hizoku sighed contently. She felt free. Kinda cheesy almost, but being locked up for most of your life like a prisoner makes you appreciate things a little bit more. She stood and then took off her shoes and wiggled her toes in the sand. She giggled at the sensation and started walking down the beach.

Hizzy stopped and looked around. She didn't see anyone around so she threw her shoes to the side and feel to her knees. She was breathing heavily and she shifted into her other form. She looked like a demon, a devil. She didn't seem to have any eyes, but she saw perfectly. Saliva dripped from her jaws. Hizoku was almost six feet tall in her Alien form.
She stood and sniffed the air. The wind shifted and she smelt someone else, further down the beach from her. She hissed quietly, wondering if they were hostile. Though if they were, they wouldn't be hard for her to eliminate. Though part of her wanted a good fight... Humans were way too fragile for her.

[Ayame]

Quite suddenly, it seemed, a knife seemed to slice though and shatter the tranquility of the cool winter evening. Kaite was on her feet in a flash, staring for the source of the disturbance. Damn, what was it with this school and evil-tempered reiatsu?! Hollows, beast rage, random flares of aggression as bullies exercised their power over those they deemed weak! And now this—an alien malevolence, saturated with vehemence and innate hostility. The strength of the spiritual pressure alone would have been enough to immobilize some of the weaker Soul Reapers completely, leaving them nearly unconscious. Fortunately, a Lieutenant had far more strength and resilience—while powerful, it served only to warn her of the potential threat of whoever it belonged to.

There, the source was up the beach from her, unmoving. But what should she do about it? Just because it was dangerous did not mean she needed to kill it, whatever it was. Vampires had a vaguely similar texture, and she didn't run around killing them. Indeed, her sword was really meant to be aimed at Hollows, not random possible threats. Kaite watched the top of the hill with cautious expectation as if waiting for it to show itself, deciding on the spur of the moment to wait and see what they did—if it attacked her, she would destroy it; if not, it would not be a problem. Yes, that was right, keep it simple....

[hizoku]

OOC// man i have this great idea for her now but she sadly cant talk in her other form xD lol oh well..
and id there is a lot of big words in that post... AND my post might be a bit short considering you didn't give me much to work with...

BIC// Hizzy lifted her head. She started to walk across the beach and into the forest. She smelled something instresting. Its energy was... great in a way. Powerful. Oh so very powerful. No surprise she was curious. Hizoku made her way into the cool forest. Little critters fleeing from her presence. So strange and unnatural. Hizoku felt a surge of dominance flood through her. Hizoku walked through the forest. The dry leaves were being crushed under her weight. Making it a little difficult to be stealthy and so very ninja. Oh well.

Hizoku stopped though, waiting. Stiff as a statue. Something was nearing her. Or she neared it she wasn't sure. But whatever it was, it let out a low growl. Then a wolf, just a normal one, leaped from the shadows and opened its jaws and snapped at Hizoku, which in turn let out a screech making birds take flight. The wolf backed away from her and growled viciously. Hizoku just hissed and the wolf sprang again. This time, a howl of pain and whines split through the air. Hizoku's spiked tail was clean through the wolfs body. Blood was dripping off the end. She let the body drop to the ground with a thud. She looked at the body curiously. Then bent down, ready to feast upon her kill.

[Ayame]

Several minutes passed, and then the silence was rent in two by an inhuman scream, birds rising from the trees with sudden panic. Seconds later, a wolf's pained cry cause the birds further chaos, only to be cut short as its life was brought to an abrupt and painful end.
This new, audio information served only to confuse the Lieutenant—the sound the entity had made, while hair-raising, was anything but Hollow-like, and it had attacked and killed one of the wolves that lived in the forest; somehow, she'd expected it to do something more befitting its dangerous spiritual pressure. For this reason, Kaite was hesitant to move in its general direction, let alone to outright approach it. But a reiatsu like that could not go unacknowledged, and it seemed to be ignoring her (assuming it was even aware of her presence, that is). What should she do?
After a moment's continued inactivity, Kaite, growing restless, shook her head quickly as if to clear it of any doubt and strode purposefully up the hill, heading for the place she thought the reiatsu must have originated.

[hizoku]

The other presence that Hizoku sensed earlier was moving towards the beach. She wondered if she should approach whatever it was. She looked at the wolf. And back to where she had come from. She was caught between a meal and towards that energy. Hizoku suddenly wondered... 'What if they created another one like me?' Her curiosity grew. 'Maybe. Im not alone.' She then walked through the trees. Closer to the beach. She saw glimpses through the tree. She hurried a little more. It was so strong now. She stopped. Watching through the trees, hesitant.

She paused. Thinking if she should or not. Then she shook all worries from her head and stepped out. Whatever it was, she can fight it off. She was confident. Looking around and sniffing the air. Waiting, watching. Hizoku was growing impatient.

A moment passed and she let out a cry, similar to before. She had to, all the pressure and nervousness grew too high within her. 'Come on! Show yourself!' She thought angrily. 'If you don't, I'll draw you out myself!'