THE PROMISE

This is a choose-your-own adventure story, where you help guide the character you are playing by deciding the choices they make and ultimately determine their fate in the story. For those who are not familiar with this type of story telling, start with chapter 1 and follow the instructions at the end of the page. If you try to read this story chronologically, nothing will make sense.

Special thanks to my Beta Reader, Sapphire.

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You are Sui Feng, Captain of the 2nd Division and Commander-in-Chief of Onmitsukido. Trained as an assassin at an early age, you are amongst the deadliest fighters in Gotei 13 since no one living can match or exceed your speed in combat, except for one other.

It's night-time at the 2nd Division compound and you are still sitting in your office, hunched over your desk finishing off the last of your paperwork when you hear a playful knock at your door.

"Come in." You answered, having a good idea of who it might be just by the sound of the knock.

The shoji slides open to reveal your former captain and mentor as she walks in.

"Yoruichi-sama," You welcome her with a rare smile, as you put down your pen.

"Sui Feng," The golden eyed woman smiles back. "Why do I always find you behind your desk buried in paperwork?"

"Because the papers can't sign themselves yet," You replied honestly before gesturing to her. "Have a seat, Yoruichi-sama. It's good to see you again."

Taking a seat, your former captain looks at you. "It's good to see you too. How have you been?"

You paused slightly before answering with a lie. "I'm fine, Yoruichi-sama."

Not surprisingly the woman sitting across from you doesn't believe your answer. She must be able to see the bags under your eyes. "Be honest, Sui Feng, you look exhausted. You know you can talk to me."

You shake your head, not liking to talk about your weaknesses but your former mentor is the only one you can open up to and not feel shame.

"I'm having… nightmares of Barragan," You start, looking at your new left arm that was regenerated for you after he touched it. "In my dreams I still see him chasing me and reaching for me with his rotting touch."

"Sui Feng, maybe you should get some help." Yoruichi suggests to you. "Just talk to someone."

You manage to give her a slight smile. "I'm talking to you right now."

"I mean someone like Unohana, someone who knows how to help. I just have good intentions."

"I'll think about it," You chuckle, not wanting for this conversation to be about you anymore. "Since we're sharing would you mind telling me what keeps you up at nights?"

"There was one but thankfully he's imprisoned now."

You nod, knowing who. "You mean Aizen."

"Yeah."

You stare at your desk, brooding. Imprisonment for 2000 years is not good enough for him and the damage he had done. "Bastard!"

"Agreed."

The two of you grow quiet for a minute when Yoruichi finally stands up. "Would you like to go for a walk? The night air might do both of us some good."

You look around at you office and decide you've had enough of these fours walls for the night. "I would like that very much Yoruichi-sama."

Elsewhere, six shadowy figures move through Seireitei undetected. Their mission complete, they successfully penetrated the Gotei 13 stronghold and they now head home with their prize in their possession. They just have to escape the city undetected.

The bright moon in the night sky was occasionally obscured by the thin cloud cover overhead. Around you the lights of the Seireitei illuminate the grand city itself.

"We have done well rebuilding after the war against Aizen but we're still fighting to have a budget increased to help strengthen our divisions," you say to Yoruichi as the two of you walk along a raised causeway just outside the 2nd Division compound. "If anything, Aizen showed the price of not being prepared."

"Speaking of being unprepared, there's Omaeda," You sigh warily. "I swear for everything he does right, he manages to do ten things wrong."

"Sui Feng," Yoruichi interrupts you. "Can we talk about something other than your job?"

"What else is there, Yoruichi-sama. This is all I have." you say to her honestly.

The taller woman looks at you, almost sorrowfully. She starts to say something but stops.

"What is it?" You ask, curious of her hesitation. It's not like her.

Slowly, you watch as she paces for a bit before facing you again. "This is not easy but I wish to apologize to you Sui Feng."

"Apologize for what Yoruichi-sama?" You laugh aloud.

"For ignoring you."

You shake your head in confusion. "I don't understand."

"In the past, you made three attempts to confess or show your love for me which I played ignorant to until you finally gave up or literally ran away in embarrassment. You remember the box of chocolates you tried to give to me on Valentines Day but I deliberately turned into a cat before you could give them to me. I knew what you were planning but I decided to at least stall it before you could start anything."

You listen and you start to feel a little angry that she could do this to you. "Why Yoruichi-sama? You actually knew how I felt and you played with me?"

"I didn't do it out of cruelty Sui Feng. Please believe me. I did it because I had too much on my mind with the threat of Aizen. I didn't need the distraction but now that he's gone I wish to make it up to you."

"You could have told me and I would have understood."

"You are right," Yoruichi admits. "I'm a master on the battlefield but with relationships I behave sometimes like a novice. Do you forgive me?"

Do you:

Forgive her? Go to 2

Not so forgiving? Go to 3