Who am I? I'm Haya Nishimura. I live in Rukon District 80 in a shabby house near a forest. My adoptive parents are idiots. Always arguing and always looking down on me. Honestly, I would've been better without them. How did they become my parents? I don't remember, it's like all my memories from before are all wiped away, never to be seen again.

No one in the town likes me. They too look down at me. To them, I look like a little girl who bathes in filth. That's sort of true. My clothes are ripped and torn from the countless beatings I took from my dad. My mom hates the little strand of hair that runs down the middle of my face. Not to mention my short hair.

If you were to ask me what is my most distinctive trait in my appearance I would say my eyes. They are a deep purple that one can get lost in. With my jet black hair framing my face, you can see a hint a grey in them. Some say that my eyes are message from hell. Like how if someone looks into my eyes for too long, they'll end up in hell.

Because of that, everyone tried not to look me in the eye. But that's not true. That's just some rumour that goes around because there isn't enough gossip around town. But that doesn't stop anyone from turning their gaze from me.

"Mom, dad, I'm joining the Soul Reaper Academy" I announce at dinner. It was nothing special. Like every other night , we have cold water with some vegetables. If we can't get any vegetables, then there won't be any dinner.

"No" replied father. I look at him with wide eyes.

"Your father is right. Do you want to be one of those freaks?" My mother spat at me. Why are my parents like this? Going to the academy meant a break from them. I was sick and tired of them.

"I thought I was being nice telling you that I was attending. You know I didn't have to tell any of you and just disappear. You aren't my real parents anyway and I have no idea why I didn't leave earlier" I said gritting my teeth. I finished the rest of my dinner and headed out.

The night was breezy and the moon was glistening. I walked towards my favourite tree and climbed it. At the very top, I could see to whole district and a little bit beyond that. That 'little beyond' was where the soul reaper worked. I must've sat there for awhile because soon I fell asleep on the tree. Don't worry the tree's branches supports my unconscious body.

When I woke up, the sun has already risen. I head down to get ready for the first day of the Soul Reaper Academy. Wait. I'LL BE LATE! I hurry down and head into the house to grab something to eat. Shoving some bread into my mouth I run to the academy. I hope that I can make it since I am a pretty fast runner.

When I make it, the entrance exam just started. The test determines which class you're in. The exam is a sword fighting exam, a kido exam and a intelligence test. We pick lots to see what place you're in to do the exam. My number is 34, which means I'll be in the third group because every 10 people go in to test.

Then, it comes too soon for me when I hear the head of the academy say "numbers 30-40 come in to start the test."

For the sword fighting, we were matched up against another academy member. The person I'm fighting is a girl with really long hair pulled up into a bun ponytail kind of updo.

Next for the kido exam, we are taught a kido and all you have to do is perform the kido and hit the target.

And for the intelligence exam all you needed to do is a written exam. What was it about? Soul Reapers. What they do, what's their purpose, that kind of stuff.

Once we were done, we had to wait in the back for the results. It takes almost an hour for everyone to be tested and another 20 minutes to pick the academy members and post them.

When they were posted, there were two lists. One was what class you were in and the other was the top 10 students. I got to say, I was really surprise when my name was at the top. The name under mine in second place was Kyoto Ukitake. Ukitake, where did I hear that name? Anyways I'm the advanced class.

A few months has gone by and there was news that a captain was going to visit. The visit was going to be tomorrow. I'm excited but not at the same time. Like, won't we see the captains when we graduate and become soul reapers. The captain was the talk of the school.

Soon the day came when the captain was going to visit. Students lined the pathway, hoping to catch a glimpse of the captain. But me, I was at a tree near the back, with no view of the pathway. I was going to go sleep since the night before I didn't sleep very well when someone sat down next to me.

"You're not going to see the captain?" said the voice. I turn my head to see Kyoto Ukitake looking at me. His dark blue hair and black eyes are a very odd combination.

"No" I replied hoping he would shut up. But nooo, he kept talking.

"Why not?" he asked.

"Because if I were to graduate, I'll see him someday" he chuckled at my answer.

"So what?" he asks

"Well then, why don't you see him?" I asked because he seems happy about the captain.

"That's because the captain is my uncle. He came over yesterday for dinner so I know how he is"

"Oh" was all I could manage. His uncle must be Jushiro Ukitake then. Captain of Squad 13. He went on about how he was going to join his uncle's squad since it was the best. to be honest, I couldn't care less about which squad I'll be in. Scratch that, I couldn't care less about which squad I jpin except Squad 12. I so don't want to be in the Research and Development squad.

It wasn't long until the teachers all told us to head back to class. I bid my farewell to Kyoto and head over to my next class. After all, the academy ends in four months.

*Time Skip*

"Congratulations students. You have now graduated from the Soul Reaper Academy and is now going to be apart of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads. These are your uniforms. In my office, you will be assigned to squad and tomorrow will be your first day as a Soul Reaper" said Head Captain Yamamoto. In the room were all the graduates. It was only me, a really smart girl named Mirai, a kido master boy named Tora and Kyoto from my year.

We were given our uniforms and we all went to our dorms to change into them. Once I finished changing, I go straight to the Head Captain's office to be assigned to my squad.

The door of the office was open so I walk right in. There was no one inside so I assumed I was early. I stood right in front of the Head Captain's desk and waited for him to speak. My heart is beating really fast at that moment.

"Haya Nishimura. Correct?" asked the Head Captain. I nodded.

"You have the top score for sword fighting, fifth best score for kido and fourteenth score for intelligence" continued the Head Captain as he looked through some papers before writing something down.

"Haya Nishimura, you will be joining Squad 10 under the captain Toshiro Hitsugaya" said the Head Captain as he handed me a piece of paper. It was the schedule for Squad 10. Tomorrow is going to be an interesting day.