Authors note: This FF takes place 30 years prior to the beginning of Bleach. WARNING!!! Major spoilers if you are watching the American version. Also note this is the beginning of a 3- 4 volume series. Please enjoy and review when done.
Disclaimer : I don't own Bleach, that honor goes to Kubo Tite.
Amaya Tawara ran for her apartment door. She grabbed the doorknob then stopped and ran back to the beat up dresser in the tiny living room. On top sat a picture of a man and a woman.
"Good morning, Kaasan! Tousan!" she said quickly then ran out the door.
"Ahhah! I'm late again!" She cried as she ran. Her class started in only a few minutes. She ran from the apartment building and cut across the street to the park. If she cut across the park and graveyard she could make it to class just in time.
The park was a simple field, so it took her no time to cross and soon she was in the graveyard. As she made her way through the graveyard she heard a large thunk come from behind her. Amaya stopped, turned and saw a large white dog on the ground. The dog was bleeding heavily and wasn't moving.
Amaya looked at the dog, unsure if she should try to help it. Everyone always taught her that you should never approach an injured dog. The dog noticed her hesitation and whined at her. Amaya couldn't take it anymore. She ran to the dog's side and sat beside it, running her hands through its fur searching for the source of its wounds. There were too many and they were large and deep.
Amaya picked the dog up. She had to get out of here and find a phone and call a vet. The dog whined again and licked her face. Amaya started to run. As she ran her foot caught on a broken head stone and the dog went flying. It was the last sight she saw before her head hit the other piece of the headstone. Then everything went black.
Amaya woke up a bit dazed. She looked around trying to remember what happened.
"The dog; where's that dog?" She looked around but didn't see any traces of the dog.
Amaya rubbed the back of her head. It hurt from where the rock hit her head. As she moved her arm back down, she got a glance of her watch.
"Shit! I missed the start of class!" she exclaimed. In fact almost a half hour passed by since she left her home.
Amaya stood up and brushed herself off. Still in disbelief that the dog would have just disappeared like that, she began to search for it. After a half hour she gave up the search and deciding she rather be absent then humiliated for being late, returned home.
The rest of the day was uneventful. She had returned to her empty home and decided to catch up on cleaning. Since the car accident two years ago that took the lives of her parents Amaya lived alone. She made by with what little they left her and money from the part time jobs she would do after classes and on the weekends. Of course this wasn't much, so she reluctantly pawned off anything that wasn't vital.
"What a weird day," she said to no one.
Amaya made her way through the empty apartment to the kitchen. She was feeling rather hungry. First she went to wash her hands. Amaya turned on the faucet but just a few drips came out, Amaya cursed at herself. She must have forgotten to pay the bills again and her landlord must have turned off the water.
In anger Amaya started to bang on the faucet
"I just want some freaking water!!!" She screamed and smacked the faucet again and water gushed out. Amaya jumped back in shock. Reveling in her luck she decided not to turn the faucet back off, incase the water may stop.
Amaya walked over to the stove.
"Now I just need to start a fire and. . ." But that was all she was able to say before a fire automatically started.
"Oohkay this is starting to get weird now. . ."she said as she backed from the oven.
Then she heard a noise like she had never heard before. Something was howling. But what was it? Amaya ran outside of the apartment building and looked around. She saw nothing, but it sounded as if the creature, what ever it was, was nearby. Amaya paused and had the thought that it might be a good idea that she return to the house and call the cops. But as she turned, she saw the owner of the howls on top of the building .
It had to have been the ugliest thing she saw in her life, but also the scariest. It resembled a snake, long and narrow with a whip-like tail , but had legs. The hind legs were, almost like a bird's legs, while it's front legs seemed hand-like. But the head resembled a man's. Amaya had no idea what this creature could possibly be. It had no feathers, no scales nor fur. It didn't even look like it had skin either. Instead it looked like its body was covered in large bone like plates. And its face looked as if it had a bone white mask.
Amaya was frightened. So much so that, no matter how much she told herself to, no matter how much she shook, her body was frozen in place. She held herself tightly and shook, tears started to fall. The creature was looking at her. Staring at her the same way a cat stares at the unsuspecting mouse before it pounces.
Then it moved. Almost slithering on the air at a high speed it made it's way to her. She tried to turn to run but half of her body was still frozen and she fell, with her hands out in front of her, face down onto the concrete.
But she never hit the concrete. Instead of falling on the concrete Amaya fell through it. It was as if she fell though a doorway. She was definitely no longer in her neighborhood. No it was somewhere else. Amaya hit the ground. But it was dirt not concrete. Her mind confused and scared, Amaya stood and wiped away the dirt off her self and started to wander.
The homes were an old Japanese style. It was quiet. No honking of horns or yelling or barking of dogs. Just quiet. Until the alarms went off.
There was a loud clacking of wood on wood as a man's voice echoed through the air.
"INTRUDER IN SEIREITEI, INTRUDER IN SEIREITEI. ALL GUARDSMEN TO ASSIGNED STATIONS! THIS IS NOT A DRILL" the man repeated over and over.
Soon enough Amaya heard many footsteps in her direction. About ten to twenty men and women (mainly men) came charging at Amaya. Each one wore a black hakama and held at their sides a katana. Amaya's eyes widened and she turned to run. But before she could even make it a foot another person was blocking her escape with a battle ready pose. She was surrounded.
"GO AWAY!! Amaya screamed loudly in fear and swung her arms from her body. In an instant wind picked up around her, surrounding her as if she was standing inside a weak tornado, blowing the armed men away from her.
"Run" A voice said in her head. But she didn't need any voice to tell her that and as soon as the wind died she ran.
Amaya hid behind a small building. Her breathing became quite fast and she held herself. The wind had since diminished and so had the voice in her head.
"Voice in my head. I must have hit my head really hard on that headstone." She said to herself.
She was still rubbing her arms shaking. She heard voices shouting of where they think she may have gone and footsteps running this way and that. Amaya closed her eyes and shook while she rubbed her arms.
"Thought you could get away from us huh?" said a man's voice.
Amaya looked up and saw a very muscular man standing before her. He was grinning and holding his katana over his shoulder.
"Well I guess I get the credit this time! Now they'll have to promote me to vice captain instead of that little brat!" he said boldly
Amaya just sat there frozen, huddled on the floor shaking and crying.
"Thanks girly for helping me get my promotion." He said and swung his blade down.
But the sword never touched her. Still shaking Amaya looked up to see a man standing in front of her with his back to her. He was moderately tall with long white hair. He too was wearing a black hakama, but was also wearing what seemed to be a white lab coat. At the top of the white coat was a diamond. Inside the diamond there was the number thirteen in kanji. The man had deflected the attacker's sword with his own. The other mans sword was broken. Only about 3 inches of the attacker's sword was still attached.
"Ukitake Taicho. . ."the attacker said in shock.
"Do you not realize who this person is?" Ukitake asked.
"No sir."
"The red and white hair, her reatsu, and the wind she used to blow the first team away? Within this girls soul lies the spirit of Amaterasu. She is untouchable." Ukitake explained.
He turned to Amaya and reached out his hand and smiled to the crying and frightened girl.
"It's okay. You are safe with me. I am Captain Ukitake Jushiro. No one will harm you now." Ukitake said. His face was soft and friendly towards her.
Amaya took his hand and stood.
"I am Tawara Amaya," She said and looked up at him. "How can I ever thank you for saving my life?"
Ukitake just smiled.
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