Walking in a tunnel filled with nothing but empty darkness I squeeze the hand that I was holding tightly. Looking up I see a small smile form on her face.

"Don't worry we're almost there." She said.

I nodded my head and kept my eyes on the endless darkness. We walked until we could see a bright light at the end of the tunnel.
Shielding the light from my eyes with my free hand I feel my body being pulled by the person taking me somewhere. Opening my eyes I see we are in a small village with people from children to adults bustling all around shopping and showing off their goods.

Yet I still had no memory of what was going on who even who I was.

Looking up at the person holding my hand she said,

"Just a bit longer"

For some reason I trusted this person even though I did not know her name. Her head was covered by a head wrap but some parts of her purple hair showed. Her golden eyes and dark skin were the only things showing.

I followed her to a house where she explained that it was destroyed in a fire and that everyone that lived there was killed. She had me sit down by the door, scooping up some soot she pressed some against my cheeks and forehead. Moving down she covered my plain black yukata with some more soot then moved on to messing up my black hair with dirty hands.

"There was a small family living and working here a few days ago. There was a mother and father who died here. They will be your parents who died here protecting you from the flames."

Looking up at her with a curious and troubled look she bent down and cupped my cheeks in her names.

"Remember these names, Ukitake Jushiro and Kyoraku Shunsui. Trust them and only them. Repeat them to me."

"Ukitake Jushiro and Kyoraku Shunsui"

Under the head wrap I could feel her smiling at me. Turning her head to her back she took out two swords. Leaning them against the burnt out house.

"These are yours never let anyone take them away from you, ok?" she asked.

Nodding my head I looked at the two swords that were given to me.

Why was I given these and why do I feel like I have been here?

I more I thought about it the more my head started hurting.

Wincing at the pain in my head I looked up to see a hand on my head ruffling my hair.

"Everything will be answered in good time just rest your head in your lap and close your eyes. I'll be here until someone comes to get you."

Closing my eyes I placed my head on top of my knees and slowly drifted to slumber as a person who I didn't know but somehow trusted stroked my head in her hands.

The cloaked woman waited until she could hear the slow breathing of the little girl she was trusted with.

Looking around she waited until she could see two man in white robes walking into the village looking around at the shops.

The cloaked woman stood up and started to walk away from the girl and two cloaked woman, turning around she watched from afar as the two men with cheerful faces change the moment they came closer to the girl she was tasked with.

The two men were looking around at the stalls in the village for what one man with a straw hat and pink kimono called hairpins. They were about to come to the stall where he was a frequent customer when they both stood up straight and turned their expression to serious.

A man with long white hair whispered,

"Do you feel that?"

The man in the straw hat and pink haori nodded his head, abandoning the hairpin he was there for the two men looked for the owner of the strong reiatsu they were feeling.

Both man inched their way until their senses brought them to me resting by the burnt house. The man with long white hair bent down and shook the girl's shoulder. I peered out from the crack of my disheveled hair. Staring at them with my dark brown eyes at the man who showed was faint smile.

"Hello there little one, what are you doing here on the ground?" he asked.

I shrugged my shoulders looking back at the burnt house I wondered if the woman who brought me here was with was telling the truth of my parent's death. The two men looked at the burnt house that was barely standing. A strong breeze could knock down the house hurting or killing those around it. The men's attention moved from the house and back at me.

"Did you live here with someone?" The man in the straw hat and pink kimono asked.

"Mommy and daddy" I answered in a low voice.

Both the men looked at each other, they both knew the answer to what happened to them so they didn't ask.

"Do you know your name?" The man with long white hair asked.

I looked at them with a questionable look cocking my head to side trying to figure out why they would ask me that question.
With no memory of who I was or what I was made both men were uneasy. Moving their line of sight to the two swords resting against the house both blades peered from the holders showing one black blade and one white blade, the man with long white hair asked,

"Are these yours?"

I nodded my head before resting it back in my lap.

"My head hurts." I said.

The two men didn't know what to do with her they didn't want to live her there especially since it looked like I could be used for and against the Souls Society with the strong reiatsu but they couldn't really take me without permission from the Captain Commander.
The man with long white hair didn't want to leave me, standing back up he bent over and reached his hand out to me.
I looked up at the man once again confused.

The man with long white hair spoke softly to me,

"My name is Ukitake and this man with me is my friend Shunsui we are part of the Gotei 13. Now do not be alarmed but we are going to take you to somewhere to get some help and maybe help you regain your memories. I know you are frighten right now but due trust us we are not going to hurt you."

I widen my eyes. The two men looked at each other and nodded. While they were doing this my focus moved to the cloaked woman that was still watching me from afar, she nodded her head and gestured to me to go to them.

Grabbing the two swords beside me I threw them over her back, grabbing Ukitake's hand I let them lead me to the Gotei 13. Both men knew they were about to enter the dragon's lair with me but for some reason neither men cared because somewhere deep in their subconscious they were happy to see me.

The girl with no name but two swords on her back was given the name Akari Katsugari as they entered the Gotei 13.