Hello everyone! ^^

Jadda here.

This will be my first Bleach story. :3

Well, not my first, I've written one before, but It was so terrible when I found it in my closet, I immediately said no. But, it was a HitsuHina story, just like this one will be.

A warning to all who read this story:

I do not actively watch Bleach. I do not keep up with the manga. Sometimes, I get confused with characters and have to look them up, along with their zanpaktou, the commands to release it, and so forth. Upon writing this story, I am using my creative freedoms. Rant and Rave how something didn't happen in the anime, it's happening here 'cause it's my story. But if I did misspell something, or got a part of the actual universe wrong, please message or tell me in the reviews, but politely Or else I'll just take the correction and say eff you. Nnkay? Cha, I thought so.

This story will be between the Arrancar Arc (where Orihime gets taken and such) and after Aizen's betrayal. Gives me room to create my own nemesis and such.

Thanks for understanding :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach. At all.

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Prologue…

(Forewarning, chapter will be relatively short…but it's a prologue.)

The morning sun beamed through the window, signaling another day in the Seireitei. The light cast on Momo Hinamori's face, causing her to blink a few times. She sat up and yawned, stretching her arms in the process.

'I'm still so sore…' She gazed out the window. 'All this extensive training and weird tasks have me sore each day…I wonder why I'm doing all of it though…'

Rolling out of her futon like an expert, she leapt up in a swift, singular motion and shun-po'ed to her bathroom. She turned on the bath and went to the mirror to put it in a loose bun momentarily.

She took off her robes and slowly inched into the bath, hissing as the hot water soothed her aching muscles. After fully submerging herself in the water, she reached for a cloth and began to wash her arms.

'Aizen-taichou has been gone for almost a year now…So have Renji-kun and Ran-chan…and…'

She paused as she took her bun down and let her raven locks fall to the water. "Shiro-chan…" She whispered.

'Will he ever forgive me? I turned on him…I feel terrible still…'

She submersed herself under the water. 'When will I see you again Shiro-chan?' She came up and took in a deep breath of air.

After dressing into her robes she walked outside her room to see a folded parchment on the floor with her name on it. She bent over and picked it up, looking around. "Hmm…" She opened it carefully.

"Summons…? To Yamamoto-sou-taichou!" She exclaimed, her voice going up. 'Mou…what did I do wrong?' Momo gasped as the papers shaking brought her attention to it. It burst into flames. "Weird…"

Her now mid-back long hair swayed in the wind. "I suppose I should go." She quickly shun-po'ed once halfway, then twice the rest. She stood infront of the large white building and breathed a heavy sigh. Slowly the doors opened before her and she walked in head, high. As the doors closed behind her she got to her knees and bowed before the depleted Gotei 13.

"Hello Yamamoto-sou-taichou." Momo offered politely. "Rise fukutaichou." He called to her, not a yell, but authorative and clear all the same so it reached her ears. She slowly stood up and stared straight ahead, the other captains staring at her in her peripheral vision. "Come forth."

Momo's panic skyrocketed, but she kept a straight face as she walked toward the opposite side of the room. The closer she got, the more she shrunk under their gaze. She came to a stop about 6 feet from him. "I am sure you are confused a sto why you are here?" She nodded, knowing nothing else to say.

"And you've kept your recent training confidential, correct?" He asked opening a single eye. "No sir." "And neither Hisagi-fukutaichou, nor Kira-fukutaichou has told you of theirs?" Surprise glitter in Hinamori's eyes and her stance relaxed slightly.

Momo felt his spiritual pressure rise but she stood firm as it climbed. He closed an eye and the fiery feeling ceased altogether.

"You have complied with all our commands. Are there any captains who disagree with my verdict?" Momo fought the urge to look over her shoulder and kept her eyes trained on the elderly man infront of her.

"Taichou…what's going,"

"Momo Hinamori. As of Today, you are Captain of Squad five."