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Hikari had practiced with her reiatsu immensely and, unbeknownst to her, was ready to call her shikai. She took in a deep breath and began channeling that twisting mass of reiatsu right where she wanted it. She'd seen shunpo used plenty of times, but the technique was only glanced over in the book Nagi gave her. She doesn't know how, exactly, it works. Licking her lips, she figures it's about time to give it a try. She springs off towards the tree line.

From the start, Hikari's actually concerting her reiatsu to enhance her speed. That's, perhaps, the difference between her and the other students present. She had a greater understanding of her reiatsu, and more of it when compared to nearly all the students. She doesn't disappear like she'd seen the senseis when they used shunpo, but she was able to cover more distance a bit quicker then students at her level at least, possibly showing she's progressed above some others.

"Haruko-chan.. It is me who should say I am sorry. Which I am doing, right now. You never did anything wrong through my perspective. You simply unleashed the power within you! And I deserved that treatment you thought of me as an enemy and you won! You did good and nothing less!" he hoped his little speech sheerd her up, since he had already made one person hurt.

Although Hito had been there pretty much the whole time, she was... asleep. Despite being generally known as a light sleeper, she slept through a lot. Pretty much everything... then she was eventually jolted awake by the thundering of many feet against the ground she was laying upon. "Unh, what the-?" She stared blankly at the numbers of people moving.

She spotted the only face she remotely knew and ran towards her. "Haruko! Haruko! What the hell is going on here?" She asked, not paying attention to the fact Haruko was already involved in another conversation... and not really caring about that fact in the first place. "Oh man, and you wouldn't believe the crazy dream I was having either. I coulda swore it was real... except for the penguins... I'm pretty sure those were fake..." She trailed off a bit then shook her head. "Anyways..." She looked around a bit "What the hell is going on??"

"Snapdoggies..." Hito looked down, almost looking pensive... if such a thing were even conceivable. "Alright, one o' thems?" She asked, pointing to two women clad as Haruko had weakly described. She didn't really wait for an answer but marched up towards them. When she was in front of them she made an amiable wave although there was something about them that kinda bothered her. Perhaps it was some sort of nervousness? Not likely, Hito was never nervous, although there was the fact that these people seemed rather authoritative and she had been... well... slacking.

She shook her head and looked at them pointedly. "I'm Akisaka Hito, and..." she paused wondering how she could put this to avoid that issue. She pointed down at Haruko "-she told me you could tell me what's going on?" She tried to put on an 'innocent act' and smile nicely, but it didn't work so she stopped and stared blankly.

Haruko sighed, hiding her inward rage towards Hito for trying to pass off some of the blame on her. She had already let anger control her to much... She turned towards Shin to apologize for the interuption, only to find he had run off to talk to someone else. It was starting to seem to Haruko that to be a shinigami you didn't really need manners...

It took Haruko a short moment to realise the voice was talking to her. After all, people usually didn't just walk up and start talking to her. But then again, she had never really been in a situation where that would happen. It wouldn't hurt to make some freinds, right? Haruko turned to the person who had spoke, put her hands at her side and bowed her head a little. "I... I'm Kadota Haruko. May... may I ask your name?" Once again she spoke in her weak, quiet voice. She wished she could talk louder, its just she got nervous easy around people she didn't know. Haruko was grateful for one thing though, and that was that she hadn't tied her pale green hair up into a ponytail for the lesson yet, because it was covering her ears, which from the warmth they were giving off she was sure they were beet red, the coloration caused by her delayed response.

"Um... yeah..." Haruko said, hesitating a moment before accepting the Kaosu's handshake. He seemed positive... and energetic. Much nicer than Hito, atleast.

Hikari just watches as everybody goes about doing whatever. She can still feel her heat in her legs, which tells her she's not exactly up to speed with the other technique required for shunpo. She sighs. She's guessing its the technique the class is meant to study, hohou. She rubs her calves as she looks to her zanpakutou. "I wonder if I'm ready to hear your name yet." She hears a familiar giggle and smiles. "Maybe you are, and we're just waiting for the right occasion to tell you." Despite the mock insult, she still wears a bright smile on her face. "Well I hope to hear soon." She looks up, wondering what that 'occasion' might be. They probably have an idea that right now might not be the best time. She smiles and leans back once again. "Neh. Luna-chan. Artemis-chan. Tell me about bankai?" There is a long silence. "Not yet, child." Hikari simply nods. "I understand."