I am giving this old Bleach story a try. I wrote this a while ago. It's complete, so I can get this whole story up pretty reasonable (the chapters just need some editing of course). I thought it would be an interesting idea to write something discussing Izuru's lesser noble status and giving him a small reason to trusting Gin.

Captured

It was a typical Wednesday for the academy sophomores Renji, Izuru and Momo. It was a sunny morning and they planned to meet up for their traditional breakfast get together before heading to the academy. Renji and Izuru had already meet up and were heading to the restaurant where they would meet up with Momo.

"Renji! Izuru!" Momo called out, waving a hand to signal her location to her classmates and friends. "Good morning."

"Good morning Momo." Izuru greeted, pulling up a chair.

"Morning." Renji sighed, copying Izuru's gesture. "Are you guys ready for the exam today?"

"Yeah." Momo and Izuru replied in sync as they all opened their menus.

"How about you?" Izuru asked. "Did you study or are you just going to wing it?"

"You know me."

"Winging it then?"

"Yep."

There was a moment of silence as they looked over their menus, allowing themselves to really review it. Once they placed their orders, they began to converse once more.

"Would you guys mind if we made a quick stop somewhere on the way to the academy?" Izuru asked.

"I don't mind." Renji replied.

"What for?" Momo asked.

"I just wanted to visit my parents' gravesite."

Momo gave a nod, while Renji sensed something. It was just a minor suspicion, but it caught his attention. He couldn't think about the slight bother long since the waitress brought them their order. They thanked her, before eating. Renji could still vaguely sense something in the background, but he didn't give it much attention.

They conversed about simple topics as they ate. Once they had finished, they paid for their respected meals and split the tip.

Izuru lead Momo and Renji to the little shrine belonging to his parents. It was a bit of a shock to Momo since she only recently learned that his parents had died towards the end of their freshman year. It was even less of a surprise for Renji since he had ran into the gravesite on their first day of their freshman year. Izuru quickly paid his respects, not wanting to take too long. Renji and Momo paid their respects in silence.

They started to make their way to the academy when Renji got another sense of a presence. It was the same one from before and it troubled him. Momo took note of his shift, catching up to him since he was a stride or two ahead of them.

"Something wrong Renji?" Momo asked.

"It's weird. I feel a presence." Renji stated. "Like we're being followed."

"What makes you say that?"

"I felt something back at the restaurant and just now. I didn't acknowledge it then, but it's odd that the same presence is back."

"Oh."

They continued to converse, changing the subject, while Izuru trotted behind them wondering what they were discussing. Unbeknownst to him, Izuru just picked up on the presence that Renji was sensing, and it was getting closer. Izuru looked around, trying to find what he was sensing.

Izuru let out a terrified yell, catching Renji and Momo's attention. They quickly turned around, a gasp escaping Momo's mouth. Izuru had been grabbed by a cloaked man, and the man didn't show a sign of letting go.

"Izuru!" Renji called, ready to attack.

Realizing that he had been caught, the cloaked man instantly vanished with Izuru. Momo let out a scream.

"We need to get help." Renji stated.

He grabbed Momo's hand and started running. 'That's what I was sensing.' Renji finally realized. 'But who was that?' Still yanking Momo along, he got them both to the academy. He burst through the headmaster's office.

"Sensei!" Renji yelled.

"What is it now?" The headmaster asked, feeling like this was just another small complaint courtesy of Renji.

"It's Izuru! He's been abducted!"

I apologize if this isn't perfect. It's just a basic set up.