In Soul Society, the 13 Court Guard Squads were thrown into utter chaos as soon as the next day came by after Aizen's betrayal. 3 Captains were missing (You can already guess who they are), and a lot of paperwork was piling up for all the Captains. This day was a literal hell for Soul Society. Shigekuni Genryusai Yamamoto was reading through some paper work, seeing who might be worthy to be a Captain of Squads 3, 5, and 9. So far, no one in the Academy or Squads had fit the qualifications. Little did anyone know that one other person in Soul Society had achieved Bankai. This person's name was Negai Nagareboshi. He was the 5th Seat of Squad 5. Yamamoto sent a Hell Butterfly to find Negai.

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A black haired person who appeared to be 15 years old from Squad 5 had been wandering around the base, looking around. This black haired teenager had a Zanpaku-to strapped onto his back (Like Toushiro). This Zanpaku-to had a pure white sheath, meanwhile the hilt of it was black with several white stars imprinted on it. The hilt guard was shaped in the shape of a 8-pointed star. The blade of his Zanpaku-to was part white, and part black. The eyes of the teenager had pitch black isis, and of course the usual white sclera. This teenager was the 5th seat of Squad Five, and his name was Negai Nagareboshi. His usual preferences were that he would look up at the sky at night to watch the stars, and was also a bit more of a child prodigy compated to Toushiro.

The Hell Butterfly sent by Yamamoto descended in front of him, right in the way of his sight.

Negai looked at the Hell Butterfly and moved his arm up so that the Hell Butterfly could land on his arm. "A message from Yamamoto… Report to the Head Captain office…" Negai translated for himself. Negai wondered why the Head Captain would be calling for him. He began to walk towards the Head Captain's office, pondering upon why he was being called on. Negai was a 15 year old orphan, he had joined Soul Society Academy at the age of 8 and developed his Shikai pretty early at the age of 10. His Bankai had taken him 2 years to learn, which was pretty much not a usual record. Also at the age of 14 was when he learned to fully master it, and began performing his Shuukei. Even at his age, he is still working on it. The Shuukei is incomplete and not usable. Negai has a sickness that makes his heart stop, causing him to cough blood uncontrollably for about 5 seconds. Negai arrived in front of the Squad 1 base. "Time to see what the old man wants…" he sighed and walked in, heading for the Head Captain's office. He walked into the office "You called for me, Head Captain, sir?"

"Yes." Yamamoto replied

"What is it, sir?" Negai asked

"We're considering you for Captain of Squad 5." Yamamoto answered.

"What? Why?" Negai seemed confused.

"Because you seem nearly qualified, but the problem is, you can't become a Captain unless you have a Bankai, or defeat the previous Captain, which obviously you can't do, or become recommended by at least 3 Captains." Yamamoto replied.

"How would I get a Captain's recommendation?" Negai seemed to wonder.

"I call in all the Captains, the remaining ones, and we'll see how they think of you. If they see that you're fit to be the 5th Squad Captain." Yamamoto answered.

Negai tilted his head, thinking: "What kind of mess did I just get myself into? I don't think the Captains will recommend me… They probably wouldn't dare to make me a Captain since I might be likely to betray them." Yamamoto sent out 9 other Hell Butterflies so that the other Captains would get the message to gather up.

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For what was about a half hour wait, all of the Captains gathered and took their positions with Negai in the middle. Negai felt weird for just standing between so many honorable people; The Captains of the 13 Court Guard Squads… He thought: "I can feel their spiritual pressure… It kinda feels like it'll crush me if I don't keep on my feet…"

"Captains. I've gathered you all here because I am considering this child here as Captain of Squad 5, Negai Nagareboshi." the Head Captain announced. All of the Captains looked at Negai, some of their faces looking like they didn't even want him to become their rank. Jushiro looked like he would recommend him as Captain, as well as Byakuya . Both Byakuya Kuchiki and Jushiro Ukitake have seen Negai's skills, so they knew that he had a Bankai, though they swore to never tell not even the wind about the fact that he had a Bankai and was currently working on a Shuukei. "Introduce yourself, Negai. Do not feel intimidated." the Head Captain told him.

"Uh… Hello. My name is Negai Nagareboshi. The name of my Zanpaku-to is called Ebisuhoshi (Note: It means Savage Star in Japanese.) I am currently the 5th seat of Squad 5..." Negai said shakily. All of the Captains were looking at him still.

"He is being considered for Captain, but he requires the recommendation of at least 3 Captains." Yamamoto said. Byakuya and Jushiro raised their hands, showing that they recommended him. Sadly, 2 recommendations wasn't enough.

Soi Fon stood at attention "Head Captain, I cannot make a decision unless I have seen this boy in battle. I think all of the other Captains would agree with me on this as well. We've never seen how this boy fares in battle." she stated.

The Head Captain nodded his head "It is decided then, he shall have a mock battle with one of the Captains. Who will be Negai's opponent?" he looked around. Negai gulped, feeling sick to the stomach of even imagining his fight against a Captain. Toushiro raised his hand, showing that he would be the opponent.

"I'll test the boy's skills. If he can defeat me in this mock battle, then he can be the Captain like Yamamoto said." he replied. Negai felt like he was going to faint. He was going to be up against one of the youngest Captains in the 13 Court Guard Squads. His stomach squirmed and twisted, unsure of if he'd win against a Captain like Toushiro Hitsugaya and his Zanpaku-to; Hyourinmaru… "Do you accept? Or do you not?" Toushiro asked calmly, looking at Negai.

Negai stood at attention and bowed "Sir, it would be an honor to meet you in combat and possibly beat you." he smirked to himself.

"Good… Lets hope that you will be good enough to become Captain… If not… Then maybe you might be spared the spot of Vice-Captain." Toushiro responded.

"I hope you give me a good fight, Captain Toushiro Hitsugaya. I hear you're good at combat, well here's something. So am I." Negai smirked.

Kenpachi thought: "If this kid is good enough to defeat Captain Hitsugaya, the Frost-Type Shinigami… Then maybe he will be worth a try to fight." Negai on the outside seemed afraid, but inside, he wasn't truly afraid. What he was really shaking from was the anticipation to fight a strong opponent such as the Captain of Squad 10...

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Author Note: Please be brutal. This is my first Bleach Fan Fic. I need to know if I did a good job, or a bad job at it… I really hope I did good… Well… Later!

Disclaimer: If I owned Bleach, then this freaking Fan Fic would be in the damn anime! So currently: I do not even own it.