Disclaimer: I own NOTHING of Bleach, only Aikio
They say you're days at the Academy are suppose to be ones of discipline, respect and hard work. I guess it's true, but a lot of people still have a fun time, making friends, exceeding expectations and such. Not for me, I'm not the best, I'm at the bottom of the advance class, but I'm not bad enough to be in the regular classes like everyone else, I don't know if that's a good thing or not. Right now I'm in my sixth year, and so far my years here at the academy to become a soul reaper haven't been the best days.
Oh, I'm sorry, I'm being rude aren't I? My name is Aikio Shiimakida, sometimes to get on my nerves people call me Kio, which I only let them slide by, but it seems like everyone's just called me that so there's really no use on arguing. Anyway, I have light, ice blue eyes, and short pieced black hair with violet bangs that scatter over my eyes. Nothing real special. I'm pretty lucky to be in the academy, as the teachers say, since I'm from the lower districts. I've practically lived on my own since my mother died and dad left before she was even placed in the ground.
The kids in the academy, most of them are in higher districts, so I'm not the most popular kid. I've guess I made a friend, he's in my year but already he's gotten a seat in the Court Guard Squad before he's graduated, even though he failed the entry exams twice, that's why he's in my year, at least that's what he tells me. His name is Shuuhei Hisagi. He has spiked dark hair and dark gray eyes, and a tattoo of '69' on his left cheek.
I've complicated on how we became friends. He isn't from the highest nobility family, but he's certainly not on the lowest district like I am, and I've fought that maybe he became friends with me because of pity, a bet, or he's one of the few good kids in this academy. Shuuhei looks like a punk in my point of view, but unlike his looks, his personality is very calm and collective, he's very mature, maybe that's why I can put of with him.
But that's enough of rambling now isn't it? You're probably tired of my talking, that's not what you came here for was it? No, not at all. You came here to read about my time in the academy and surprisingly my days in the Court Guard Squad. (That story is pretty funny.) But I'll say one more thing before I go, this excerpt, it was reality, it was the time in my life that I was so naïve and I knew I had to buckle down. And you're about to see why.