"Be happy, Byakuya. Be happy even if I'm no longer here." It drained her last remaining strength but even so she remained smiling as a tear fell on her pale cheek.

Sakura petals fall down along with the last breathe of Hisana Kuchiki.

It was the last time Byakuya Kuchiki knew what love was.

2 centuries; nobody has seen any flicker of emotion on his face for 2 centuries. It has always been this way. And it always will be. He was sure of it.

*Human World* *Flashback*

You are running away from a strange creature. You could see them; sometime small, sometimes big but they all have something in common: masks. You hoped you would see one of THEM; those who wear these black attire with swords strap to their waist, they would know how to kill this goddamn creature. You heard them call it hollows.

You were cornered, you've ended up at a dead end. You heard the piercing scream of the monster, "Shit," you muttered to yourself. But cursing won't do you any good; this has to be your worse luck ever. You will die. Today.

But death doesn't scare you much at all. You have been searching for it. It was your way of escape from your day to day life; your family doesn't really give a shit about you, you don't have that many friends, you don't really like school, and all those crap. You don't really know what you're doing with your life.

Then there it was, that ugly monster, running towards you. In those moments, you thought what's it like to be reincarnated. You wanted to be a star; yes, being a star would be pretty cool.

You felt it. A huge slash on your chest brought you back to reality, blood flows out your body as you fall down to the ground. It's warm, you thought. You're losing consciousness; a thousand memories flashed through you. Before the hollow could dealt you with a finishing blow, you closed your eyes engulfing you with darkness. Black has never been this comforting.

*Rukongai**Flashback*

You woke up to the feel of someone poking your face, you groaned. Wait a sec.

"Taro! Stop that! She needs to rest!" a girl with short brown hair, pale green eyes and tattered clothes came barging in. This Taro guy backs up as he heard the girl, "She's been out for 7 days! She HAS to wake up!" the boy has the same brown hair like the girl but shorter of course and he has a darker shade of green in his eyes. They both look so young.

'I'm alive?!' You shot up suddenly making the two persons jump up. You suddenly felt pain and you were lying down again. "Oh my god I really am alive," you said as you look at your hand that was covered with bandages.

"SIS! SHE'S AWAKE!" the boy said, pointing at you. You look around the room, it was not the type of room the rich and famous would want to live in but it's enough to call home, you guessed. A voice disturbed your musings.

"I can see that Taro no need to shout." The girl sat next to you as if examining you. "Hello, I'm Sora and this is my brother, Taro."Sora said with a smile while Taro just stared at you, still shocked.

"I'm alive…"

"Yes, you are alive. We found your body near the forest and you were unconscious so we took you here and took care of you."

You scanned the room again, this place does not strike you as familiar. "Thank you… I- where is this place?" your voice was weak, you lack energy. But you have to know, why didn't they just leave you off at a hospital or something.

"You're here in Rukongai." The boy finally spoke up. Where the hell is this Rukongai? You've never heard of it before. Is this some kind of province you never knew? You look at Taro like he was crazy because there's no way that there is a place near your house called Rukongai.

You tried to sit carefully, avoiding feeling that striking pain you felt when you suddenly sat up. Sora gently assisted you, you muttered a 'thank you'. "No problem, would you tell us what happened to you?"

Would they understand it when you tell them you were being chased by hollows? Do know what hollows were? But more pressing matters came to your mind, you need to go home.

"Uhm, I was being chased by… something." You tell them. As much as you're thankful for them for saving you, you can't stay here. You have to go home, come up an excuse for returning late and go on through the day.

But they don't think you're telling the whole story, Taro looked skeptic. "What was it?" he pressed on. Guess you have to tell them, "Hollows. Ugly ones."

They didn't look at you weirdly like they think that you're from an asylum. It seems that they DO know. A flash of concern was plastered on Sora's features and Taro looked like he was going through shock again but it was quickly replaced with a grin.

"WOAH! YOU FOUGHT A HOLLOW?! THEN YOU'RE A VERY POWERFUL SOUL REAPER!" You could literally see the sparkle in his eyes; it was your time to get shocked, "No, I was-"

"Taro, calm down. You're scaring her." Sora stated calmly, but she too looked like she was excited to hear your story.

What? Soul Reaper? WHAAT? Where you in another dimension or something?

"WAIT." You look at them both, making them focus on you. "I can't follow with some of the things you said. I'm not a soul reaper, and I don't know what the hell that is. I don't know where this Rukongai is. I need to go home, mom's gonna kill me."

"But you were wearing a shihakusho and you were holding a sword when we found you! And you fought a hollow! You're a soul reaper!" Taro exclaimed, too excited for your own good. Sora stepped in before Taro could ram you with words.

"My brother's right. You were wearing this," she handed you the black attire that you have seen before; it's the same with those who killed hollows, 'No way this is happening right now.' Sora continued, "Here's your sword, it's pretty sealed tight so I can't unsheathe it. And as for Rukongai, it is located in Soul Society, home of the souls."

Soul Society? Home of the souls? Like heck you're gonna believe that.

"No, no, no. I don't know what you're talking about. I don't own these stuffs." You stand up, limping as you started looking for the exit. You can't stay here. This is insane. This whole thing is insane.

"Wait!" Sora followed you as went outside.

The blast of sunshine that welcomed you as you stepped outside made your eyes turn to slits as you re-focus your vision, and you hope that your eyes was just playing tricks on you. This place was VERY different from what you're used to living in, it looked like a freaking Edo era; far from the cemented buildings you always see in your town.

People didn't noticed you. They would just passed by like nothing's wrong. 'I've gone crazy'

Sora gently pulls you back to the house, "Calm down, we can explain this to you if you're feeling confused. Maybe you lost your memory…"

"I'm human." You suddenly blurt out.

"Well that makes sense." Taro appears. You were dead, you're sure of it. But now you're here, being claimed as a Soul Reaper. What in the hell happened? All this thoughts made your head spin.

"What's your name?" Sora asks.

"Hisana… Hisana Koizumi." Darkness embraces you yet again.

*PRESENT*

3 years had passed since that incident. Some part of your memory of that has become hazy that it's pretty hard to remember. You remember Sora and Taro; they always helped and cared for you. They were the ones who suggested you go to the Academy for soul reapers, that maybe you could find your answer there.

1 year was all you needed for you to finish that course, you were advanced apparently and even though you already possessed a zanpakuto, that's what they call swords, you had another. Making your classmates think you're superior or powerful. Classes and training made you forget the troubles you had back home and you have come to accept the life you have here in Soul society.

Now you are a full pledged Soul Reaper. But you still don't belong to any divisions yet, they say you have to pass an exam for you to be able to join a division.

You made up your mind. 'No harm in trying.'