Warning: May or may not contain spoilers. May be offensive to some people, so I apologize. Rated T for possible coarse language and possible violence.

A/N: Main characters are Hitsugaya Toshiro and my OC. I placed the story after the Hueco Mundo Arc and after Amagai Shuusuke became the captain of the third division. I do not and never will own Bleach, all credit for characters and most plots belong solely to Tite Kubo. I own only Hachi Inayuki and Michio Okatashi. Thank you for taking your time to read this.

The large doors that led to the first division meeting room were slowly opened. The captains, split into two rows facing one another, stood quietly watching. The lieutenants stood behind their captains, also watching. Hisagi Shuuhei, lieutenant of the ninth division, and Momo Hinamori, lieutenant of the fifth division, stood behind the captain's row with no captain in front of them. Only a select few had actually met the new captain to the ninth division. The captain was rumored to be straight from the academy, having no experience with being a full fledged shinigami.

It was also rumored that she retained her memories from her living life, but this was not confirmed. No one dared approach her on this subject.

A young girl with brown hair tied back in a pony tail stood before the eleven captains. Her dark brown eyes were serious and set on the first division captain, awaiting his order. She seemed focused and well suited at first glance, but the captains of Thirteen Court Guard Squads knew better than to judge a book by it's cover.

"Come forth," Yamamoto, the first division captain and head commander of the Court Guard Squads, said. His voice echoed in the quiet room as the young, new captain stepped forward. She stood in the middle of the room and bowed.

"As you all know," the head commander started, "we have had two empty positions for captains left wide open. Amagai Shuusuke has replaced the spot for the third division captain, but we still need a captain for the fifth and ninth division."

"A teacher at the Shinigami Academy approached me about a young girl who had exceptional abilities that might be suitable for a captain's position. Yesterday, I, Yamamoto Genryuusai, along with three other captains examined the qualities of the potential captain, and found her skills and attitude to be acceptable."

"From now on, Hachi Inayuki, you shall be the newly appointed captain of the ninth division," he concluded at last. Everyone's eyes went to the young, new captain. Hachi Inayuki…

"I'm honored to accept. Thank you," Hachi said. Some of the captain's were having second thoughts about this new girl, but they could do nothing, as now she was a captain. Yamamoto nodded his head and called out,

"Dismissed!"

Hachi Inayuki quickly took a good look at the lieutenants, searching for hers. Many of the captains glanced at her before exiting the room. She didn't see her lieutenant anywhere.

"Excuse me, Captain," came a male voice from behind Hachi. The young brunette spun around to see a man talking to her. Like everyone else, he looked down on her because of her size. She was a few inches taller than Yachiru Kusajishi, lieutenant of the eleventh division, yet about two inches shorter than Hitsugaya Toshiro, captain of the tenth division.

Hachi saw the badge on his arm, which read 'ninth division.'

So this is my lieutenant, she pondered. He had three scars running down his face and a '69' tattooed on his left cheek. His hair was black and spiked, and he had a serious look plastered on his face.

"I'm Hisagi Shuuhei, your lieutenant," he announced. Hachi noted his name in her head and nodded her head towards him.

"Right," she said, "You mind showing me to the division?"

"Not at all."

The two left the room, Hisagi leading. There was pretty much silence as they walked along the maze like Seireitei. Hachi noted the way for future use, paying close attention to any signs that would be benchmarks to show the way.

"Captain Inayuki…" Hisagi started. Hachi focused her attention on the lieutenant.

"What?" she asked. Her voice was not cold or mean, but it had a firmness that said 'I'm in charge.'

"Please forgive me captain…but I won't be able to trust you like I did Tousen…The ninth division was betrayed, and a new captain might not be all that trusted among the division. Please excuse me and the division, but you'll have to earn our trust," Hisagi stated. He hung his head, almost in shame. He wasn't exactly the type to be 'rude' to a captain.

Hachi walked up beside the lieutenant.

"Isn't that how it's supposed to be? Just because someone has the title of a superior, I don't think anyone should have to give their trust to them right away. Trust should be earned in any situation, no exceptions. So I'm fine with that," the young captain declared. Hisagi stared down at his new captain. He hadn't been expecting that answer from her.

"That's the division house, right?" she suddenly asked him. Hisagi looked up to see the ninth division house. He nodded a 'yes' and Hachi inhaled deeply.

"Right. Time to meet the division," the brown eyed girl uttered.