Sonia Bond [WIP]

Her Grandmother always used to say that foresight was one of the most important abilities that the Bond family had ever learned.

Sonia's family escaped the massacre brought down upon them by the Shinigami on what most would call a hunch, and yet others would call cowardice. But Sonia's Grandmother, Lily, would always tell the good and bad of any given situation. She didn't leave out the grimy, unsettling details because it made her or her family look bad, oh no. She wanted Sonia to learn a skill that she deemed more important than any others; to look at both sides of any given conflict and empathize. To know motivations and understand, because with understanding comes better knowledge in bringing down any given foe.

Lilly told Sonia of Gestaph, a man with much conviction and pride as any other Quincy, begging any of those that would listen of the impending conflict and doom their actions were bringing those around them. Their methods were tipping the balance, and the Shinigami had warmed them. And while their truce had worked for a time, that 'Quincy Pride', reared the ugly side of it's head, with most of the Quincy believing that the Shinigami simply were not doing a good enough job. Gestaph was one of the few that knew they were heading in the wrong direction and begged the Elders to stop. When his cries went unheeded, he simply took his family and fled.

They ended up in America where it was relatively quiet. Years passed without much incident. Any Hollow that made their way to the area they'd settled (New Orleans) was quickly dispatched by the Bond family, though Hollow attacks were so few and far between it was hardly relevant in the grand scheme of things. Instead the family decided that the next best thing for them to do was establish their new life and find something to do that would make themselves a better part of the community. And so, Sonia's Great-great grandparents became farmers, something they did until the day they died. They only had one daughter, Lily, who was trained in the ways of the Quincy by her parents.

Lily was more ambitious that her parents, who never begrudged the fact that their daughter had grander visions of her life than living on a farm, just as Lily never took for granted the morals and skills she needed to make it in the world. She was a hard worker, dedicated and strong. She went to school and pioneered her way through higher education doing what she loved; clothes. Lily had been taking to fashion ever since she was a small girl and had never lost sight of that goal. She went on to be a very sought after adviser to more and more people, even celebrities seeking her for her unique and flattering designs.

It was on a trip to Japan that she met a man by the name of Bakin Akito, a slick young man with a eye for talent and a hunger to make it in the fashion industry as his mother before him. A single child with only one parent, Bakin would tell people years later that he almost instantly fell in love with Lily on sight and would try for the entire week she was in Japan to simply get her name. She eventually gave in, though it was on her last day in Japan and she figured it would make him happy. Little did she know just how determined he was, though she soon found out when Bakin showed up on her doorstep a month later with tickets in his hand to see her exhibition later on that evening.

Bakin sadly passed away almost fifty years later, though his life was full and rich. He only had awe for the family he had married into when he was told and shown about the Quincy heritage and took their secret to the grave with him. They bore one son, Akira Bond (Bakin having taken his wife's last name after realizing just how important her name was to her), who took after his mother in just about all manners, including what was now the family business. Bond Industries had taken off under the guidance of Lily and Bakin, with Akira growing up in the business and having a passion for it. He also learned of his legacy as a Quincy and embraced it with the same passion as his love for his family's business.

Akira never thought he'd have time for a family, despite his mother and father's hints and pushes in that general direction. He believed he would never have time as he was always so busy but, alas, life is what happens when you're looking the other way. Gwendoline Royce was an aspiring model that took Akira completely off guard in all aspects of her personality. Akira had been around models his whole life but none were as brash, rough and tough as Gwendoline Royce. Her no-nonsense attitude and rough speech (when she wasn't acting for the cameras) immediately caught Akira's attention. And while Gwendoline only agreed to date him because of his connections and his status under his mother, she would later come to love everything about Akira. Their union was a powerhouse for the family and the business, with Akira taking over for his parents and his wife becoming the face of the industry.

Gwendoline took the Quincy Legacy in stride, though a art of her never quite believed it. It seemed like a fairy tale to her, even when shown proof by Akira and Lily. She knew it was a coping mechanism, one used to deal with information that was far too grand for her brain to assimilate. But in truth she was scared, scared because she knew the life she had growing inside of her would be apart of that world whether she wanted it or not. Akira and Lily were strong people with intense personalities. And while Akira would move Heaven and Earth for his wife, the only time he was stern with her to the point of boiling anger was when she asked him not to teach their child the Quincy Ways. After that she knew just how important to not only Akira, but Lily as well.

Sonia Bond was born January 1st and was, according to the doctors, an extremely quiet baby. She hardly cried, her eyes were inquisitive and took in her surroundings with much interest. Through most of her childhood that was the one thing most people commented on; just how quiet she was. Akira was never a quiet child, something that Lily pointed out every time she got the chance, and Gwendoline's own parents would claim that their daughter was just the roughest, meanest tomboy you could ever hope to have. Sonia hardly ever cried and hardly ever spoke above a whisper until she was older and more in control of her voice. Even then, her tone was calm, even. Akira would often joke that she sounded more like an adult than most adults, though Gwendoline would often agree.

Her training started when she was five, but only on the insistence of her Grandmother. Akira thought that any form of training could wait until she was at least ten, but Lily convinced her son with with a vision; she told him of dark skies and hellfire brimming up from cracks in the Earth. She told him of violent weather and the souls of the living being torn asunder as if they never existed. And while Akira thought that sounded like madness he could only agree, as his mother had never lead him wrong before and her advice was always sound.

Sonia took to her Quincy training like she took to anything else in her life; with ease and much dedication and intensity. As she grew older and the teachings of her Grandmother became more violent and complex, Sonia took it all in stride. She was never angry with her Grandmother when she was hurt and never cried when she couldn't get a technique down just right. While her Grandmother wanted her to perfect everything that was thrown at her, Sonia knew such a thing was impossible and would instead strive to please her Grandmother, then move on.

If she wanted perfection, Sonia would achieve it on her own time.

She was the type of girl that most other girls hated; beautiful, wealthy and attracted a lot of attention. Bond Industries, by this point, had branched out into the world of business and handled a lot more than just the fashion world. Everything from technology to cars to the Pace Program, Bond Industries was a household name and Sonia was next in line to take over the business. But as she grew older her parents began to realize that perhaps their daughter wasn't the best to take over. While her studies never faltered, her attitude and outlook on life made them think she simply didn't care.

And, in a way, she didn't.

But Sonia would do anything for her family, and regardless of who they chose to take over the business Sonia wouldn't mind. In truth the blond was very much bored with everyday life and even the occasional Hollow attack did nothing for her past the first few dozen times any actually showed up. She hardly even had to lift a finger, what with her Grandmother being exceptionally talented and her father able to shoot his bow from over a mile away with concentrated arrows that could tear several Hollows to pieces...and that was just by grazing them. But after she few times she'd taken them down with her simple little spirit bow she'd lost all luster for the fight.

Even her accomplishments in her training didn't do much for her. She kept training because she was dedicated to being strong like her Grandmother and father, but even that started to become more of a chore everyday. Any of the training she did under other instructors, from martial arts to yoga to acrobatics were mundane. Which left her with an unfamiliar feeling; frustration. It was during this period of her life that her mother suggested that Sonia use all that charm and wit to go find herself a nice young man, someone she could spend time with. Maybe, she suggested when Sonia brought this problem to her, she just needed someone to chain up like she'd done to Akira.

It was a joke, of course, but Sonia took it to heart. And while she would take that advice, what really drove her was that her Grandmother showed her a Quincy Relic, called the Sanrei Glove, that would take her training to the next level. But with all the raging emotions that Sonia had inside of her, Lily told her that under no circumstances could she continue unless she dealt with them. The amount of concentration and willpower needed to master the Sanrei Glove was out of her reach at that point, and as many would later learn there was nothing. nothing, that motivated Sonia more than a good challenge.

Sonia wasn't all clinical with her search. She heeded her mother's advice and started to hang out with her friends more, much to their surprise. But it was hard to dislike someone like Sonia, someone so laid back and chill. With the free time she got from not training with her Grandmother Sonia now spent doing what she liked doing best; nothing.

Well, more or less. She did hang out with friends and did things that any normal kid would do. She never truly stopped training, she just did it on her own time. She still attended school and was already getting offers from various colleges. But Sonia liked the ability to do nothing best, often sleeping the day away if allowed or simply bumming around the mall with her friends. There was no shortage of things to do in New Orleans, after all. And it was on a particularly rowdy Mardi Gras that Sonia found the one, the person that could help her.

She didn't know how, but she'd heard the stories on how her Grandmother met her husband, and how her Father had met her Mom. They just knew, and is was in this manner that Sonia knew the woman before her was the one. Maybe it wasn't the best of ways, as she was participating in the traditional use of the Mardi Gras beads and flashing a group o college boys to get more, but that hardly mattered to Sonia. She was the vision of lovely, with dark skin and a body that rivaled her own. Her hair was dyed red and her eyes a sparkling green that captured the young blond and held her tight.

Her name was Donna McKnight, and she was Sonia's first love.

Their romance was short lived but passionate, and it was in her that Sonia found something else she could pursue; girls. Her parents hardly cared and her Grandmother was far too open minded to be concerned with it, but that did leave Sonia with somewhat of a vice. And while she still continued to function properly in every day life, Sonia found herself thinking of more and more ways she could experience the women she saw all around her in as many ways as possible. Donna had spoiled her; the dark-skinned beauty was well traveled and had much experience in the ways of making love. She taught Sonia everything she knew and like the apt pupil she was, Sonia absorbed that knowledge and ran with it.

Up until she first entered college at the age of nineteen, Sonia bound from girl to girl, just as happy with one as the other. Her Grandmother deemed her worthy to undertake the challenge of the Sanrei Glove when she saw just how even and balanced her Granddaughter was. She didn't know exactly how she'd gotten there but it was enough. Sonia didn't pass with test with the Sanrei Glove with flying colors as she did most things, but she learned later that that was the point. You had to be strong enough, to make the glove accept you. And accept her it did.

It was Lily's suggestion that Sonia go to Japan for her higher education, as any school in America paled in comparison to those in Japan. Akira and Gwendoline were loath to let their only daughter grow but both knew it would probably be for the best. Secretly, it was Lily who asked Sonia to go, as japan was the epicenter of everything wrong in the spiritual world. Hollow attacks were more frequent and Sonia could almost taste the danger in the air. She didn't want to leave her family behind, but Lily simply snorted at the implication that they would ever be in trouble. They were Quincy, after all. And Quincy Pride would never let something as weak as Hollow kill them.

And so Sonia Bond went to Japan to continue her education, and to find more information on the evil her and her Grandmother were sensing everyday grow stronger and stronger.

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