Chapter 1: Introduction
I do not own anything but Miyuki Kobayashi.
(A/N if someone wants to be my beta, pm me and I may or may not accept. All I'm looking for is someone who is good at being a beta! :D)
I sit in Squad 10's barracks waiting to meet the captain for my first day as a Soul Reaper. I feel nervous but I sense that I have an unknown destiny waiting for me. The door opens. I quickly make my expression neutral.
"You must be Miyuki Kobayashi," Squad 10 Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya says. He closes the door and walks forward. He stops two feet away from me. He looks over me, my wavy auburn hair that reaches below my rib cage, my large emerald eyes, my slender, lean body, and my nice height of five feet six inches. "I am Captain Hitsugaya."
"Thank you for accepting me into your squad. I will do my best." I declare boldly.
"Good." Captain Hitsugaya replies.
"Yoohoo! Captain!" A mysterious female voice thunders behind the door. The door slides open and a mysterious woman enters. "You must be the new recruit! How cute!"
"Rangiku! I told you to finish up the paperwork in the office for me!"
"All of it? I though you just meant that one sheet of paper!" Rangiku whines. Rangiku walks towards me and shakes my hand... hard... "I'm lieutenant Motsumoto! Nice to meet ya!"
She doesn't act like a Lieutenant... I say to myself."Miyuki Kobayashi."
"Today is your first day of training, Miyuki." Captain Hitsugaya announces. "I've decided it best to see how you fight against me rather than the rest of the squad."
"Right." I reply.
He leads me to an open field. I see a few soul reapers training. I recognize Rangiku training with what looks like new recruits. Captain Hitsugaya leads me past them to a nice sized strip of grass. He stops in the middle and takes out his zanpakuto.
"I am going to come at you. Block me if you can." He charges at me before finishing his sentence. I calmly take out my zanpakuto and get in a good defensive stance. Our swords come into contact. I am sent backwards, but I land on my feet in the same position as before.
"That was good. Now you attack me."
I dash towards my Captain. I slash at his right side. He sidesteps to the left and tries to hit me in the gut with the hilt of his sword. I quickly get my footing and block the attack. I then get my zanpakuto ready and charge again. This time, I catch him off guard by strafeing to the right. Just as I am about to attack, he lunges and cuts my shoulder. I parry and barely graze his chest.
"Good work Miyuki. I'm impressed. Not many new recruits can graze me. Tomorrow we will keep training, but you will train with Rangiku and the others." He turns to find everyone watching us. When I turn to look at them, they smile and give me "good work's" and "congratulations". I just watch them, with a slight bored expression, and narrow my eyes just a bit at their foolishness.
"Get back to work, all of you!" Captain Hitsugaya commands. "Miyuki, come with me to my office. I will heal you shoulder."
"Yes, Captain,"
We walk for a bit. Neither of us is talking; the silence is noticeable but comforting. As we round the corner, I can see Squad 10's barracks in full view for the first time. It's very impressive. It has many rooms and hallways that look like they crisscross. I better be careful not to lose my way in the future. Captain Hitsugaya leads me through a few of the rooms; most looking the same as the others. He then takes me through a few hallways and stops at a final door.
"This will be your room," Captain Hitsugaya verbalizes. He then proceeds opening the door. It isn't much. It's just a standard room with absolutely no furniture. "I am sorry to say, but we ran out of furniture for your room. We ordered them as soon as we found out, but I'm afraid you will have to sleep on the floor until it arrives."
I sigh. I give a slight glare at the room, cross my arms, and say, "I appreciate what you have done. I am rather annoyed by the lack of furniture. Your squad should regularly check the supplies beforehand." I uncross my arms and slightly narrow my eyes.
Captain Hitsugaya nods his head once. He looks me directly in the eye. Without a word, he turns and proceeds forward with a signal for me to follow. I stand there dumbfounded. I was expecting him to comment, but all he did was agree to what I said. I regain my composition and resume following him.
Captain Hitsugaya and I reach his office. He strides right in and opens a drawer. He pulls something out and returns to me. He quickly dresses my shoulder wound and motions for me to sit down on the sofa.
"You did really well today for your first day of training," Captain Hitsugaya praises. "Tomorrow, you will continue training. For now, get something to eat and then go back outside and train with the other recruits."
"Yes, sir!"