Hello, everyone! This is the first time for me to write a fanfic, I'm so excited! It kind of creeps me a bit that I ended up making a story with a beginning that's so...how should I put it? Scary? Depressing? Just so we're clear, I am not an emo person got it?

Please enjoy the chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own bleach.

Chapter 1

The cell they're keeping her in was actually more comfortable than that retched place she used to call home, even if there weren't that much difference. There were no lights except for the small streams coming from the high window that's far above her head. The only sound that her ears could detect was the sound of water dropping from the ceiling. The floor of the cell was cold and rough, especially painful towards her injured skin.

Her gaze was to the ground and her purple orbs carried absolutely no emotion. Her hands were both chained by the wrist to the wall. Her clothes were ragged, and they were covered by her own dry blood. Fresh blood was still dripping from her arm and abdomen; her wrists were also turning red because of the tight chain wrapped around it. Every so often the shinigami were supposed to check on her condition, and sometimes bring medical support to bandage her open wounds.

The doors of the dark cell slowly open and soft footsteps could be heard approaching the girl's body. She didn't bother to look up; the person's shadow was already covering her. "Good morning, Nakamura-san" the familiar voice of one of the 4th division member who always comes and check her wounds echoed through the walls of her cell. "Your wounds reopened again! How can they keep opening like that? Did some of the guards treat you roughly or something?"

She shook her head. The female shinigami placed her hand on the girl's abdomen to check on it, "I'm beginning to wonder if it's an inner wound. What do you think, Nakamura-san?" She shook her head again in reply. The shinigami sighed before she began pulling out some of her medical equipment.

It wasn't clear how much time she spent to bandage the girl, plus the time she spent chatting and asking her things that is not outside the personal topic. She always talked whenever she comes there, and her voice was erasing the peace and quiet of the girl's cell. She likes talking to her about anything, but the girl would never come to a reply more than a simple nod. "Nakamura-san, I've been wondering…and I know this is also a very personal thing, and your cell isn't exactly the best place to ask this but…" She waited for the woman to finishes her sentence, "…Why were you jailed in the first place?"

She didn't answer or respond in anyway. Her gaze turned harder as her body stiffened, but she kept her mouth sealed. She didn't have to answer though, because right as she was about to ask again…the doors to her cell opened. "Have you finished yet?" The male shinigami's voice was hard and cold, he really doesn't like looking after this girl.

"Oh! Yes, hold on" The woman answered before she began packing back her things. She stood up and walked towards the door. The quiet girl lifted her head a bit, enough to see the female shinigami bow and smiled to her before leaving, and more than enough to see the scowl on the other shinigami's face. The doors shut close, but she could still see the long shadow of the shinigami hovering over her and blocking every bit of light from shining over her.

"There was an order from the soutaichou" His voice was filled with bitterness. "You're going to the captains meeting this afternoon, got it? There will be other shinigami coming here to help you with your clothes and stuff" She looked up a bit and looked at him from underneath her dark bangs, "No. I don't know why they're calling you. I'm only here to tell you and nothing more"

She nodded before looking back to the ground under her feet. The ground surrounding her was still a bit red because of her earlier blood. "Hey, girl" She looked up again and saw the serious look on the man's face; he walked further into the cell and stopped right in front of her. He kneeled down so his face was the same level as hers, "Exactly why were you sentenced here in the first place?"

-In the Captains Meeting-

"She has been living in that dungeon for a very long time, and within that time we managed to seal off most of her powers" Yamamoto stated while gazing to the rows of captain. "Though if her seal was to be removed, her powers can easily match that of a captain"

"And why do you suddenly decided to let her go?"

"Calm yourself, Soi Fon-taichou. There is a perfectly good reason as to why I'm letting that criminal go and assigning her to one of the Gotei 13 division" Yamamoto's voice rise a little. "Lately, her reiatsu has been reacting in an odd way and has become a bit too unpredictable, but enough to cause troubles. If we don't try and control it, it might become a threat to Soul Society"

"So…we're going to try to control it by being friends with her?" Kyoraku asked with just the slightest bit of interest in his tone while tipping the edge of his hat.

"Not exactly, we need to know if she is willing to stay as a shinigami and not cause any more harm-"

"Why can't we just kill her?"

Yamamoto sighed in annoyance, "Because, Zaraki… We do not know the outcome of such a reckless action. All we know right now is the fact that her reiatsu is acting up and we need to monitor it. We cannot take such a large risk of endangering all of seireitei in this" The large captain merely grunted, "And I wasn't expecting any volunteers to take her in, that's why I've picked the division she will be staying in myself"

"WHAAT?" Almost all the captains jumped at the idea, though some of their reactions are not as wild as some of the others.

"What if she sneaks out at night and decides to slaughter our members?"

"Soi Fon-taichou, I don't think she is capable of doing that in her current state"

"What if she wonders around my division and disrupted my experiments? Who knows what might happen!"

"Kurotsuchi-taichou, I doubt she'll actually understand any of your experiments"

"EXACTLY! Do you know the risk of that?"

"I'm not usually one to complain but I cannot have any more problems in my division…the 11th division has given my division enough troubles as it is"

"…You are excused for that, Unohana-taichou"

"I wouldn't mind inviting another girl in my division!"

"I don't think that's a good idea"

"Don't even think about sending a worthless chick into my division"

"What did you just say, Zaraki? Why don't say that to my face!"

"Now, now. I'm sure there's a reasonable way to solve this"

"Stay out of this!"

"Well, this meeting has certainly turned more interesting"

"…"

All of the captains began bickering into their own random conversation, some friendlier than others. The only ones to not make any further comments was Hitsugaya-taichou and the usual, Kuchiki-taichou. Yamamoto slammed his wooden staff to the floor, causing all the captains to stop. "Enough! Before you start jumping into any conclusions to this girl, you might like to meet her in person" The captains began standing back in their own places in lines, "You may come in"

The doors of the meeting room slowly opened, catching all the captains' attention. Two guards were opening the door without stepping into the room, as a girl made her way pass both of them. She was wearing a normal shinigami uniform with a dark purple fabric tied around her waist. Her long dark hair was tied into a ponytail while some of her dark bangs were covering her left eye. The only thing noticeable about this girl was the fact that she didn't have any sword with her and even though the room wasn't that bright, her skin looked awfully pale. She stopped in front of the two rows of captain before bowing.

"It's nice of you to join us" She stood straight and looked at Yamamoto with an empty look. Yamamoto looked back at the row of captains, "This is the girl you were all bickering about earlier. I've already decided that during her time in Gotei 13, she will be staying with the-" All the captains narrowed their eyes and listened carefully to his words, hoping in their heart that it won't be them who have to take care of this girl. "10th division" Yamamoto turned his gaze towards Hitsugaya, "I hope you'll be able to handle this girl, Hitsugaya-taichou. I'm sure she might be a great help in your division"

Hitsugaya felt the need to sigh, but forced his brain to deny the idea. "Yes, sir"

"Now then…" He looked back towards the girl. She was still standing motionlessly, and her face didn't show any sign of emotion. "Hitsugaya-taichou will be giving you a nameless sword later on. I'm sure you understand that even if we have decided to let you have a bit of freedom…" Yamamoto opened his eyes a bit to give the girl a warning look, "We still have no full faith in your controls. There for, your sword will remain sealed and kept away from you, is that understood?" The girl met his gaze and seemed to be unfazed by it. She nodded in reply, "Very well. The rest will be explained by Hitsugaya-taichou later on, you are dismissed" The girl bowed before turning around. The two guards opened the door and began escorting her again.

"Well…" Ukitake was the first to break the silence. "She's quite an 'interesting' one, isn't she?"

"If by 'interesting' you mean awfully 'quiet', then I'd agree" Komamura responded.

"Has she always been that way?"

"Yes, actually" Yamamoto began explaining her situation. "Before she became a prisoner, she wasn't much of a talker either not that she could be" Yamamoto didn't see the slight questioning looks he was receiving. "Though after her stay in the dungeon, she became less violent and now her soul has become quite…fragile, if you'd put it"

"You mean she turned soft?"

"Yes, Zaraki. She turned soft"

Ukitake furrowed his eyebrows before talking again, "She seems almost…harmless. If it wasn't for you telling us she was a criminal, I'd never thought such an innocent looking girl would ever dare to even hurt a fly"

"Yes, well, appearances can be deceiving… Hear that, Zaraki?"

"Yeah, yeah, I heard you"

The others decided to just let the two have their little fight. Hitsugaya looked at Yamamoto with a hard gaze, "Soutaichou, exactly what am I supposed to do with that girl?"

"It's quite simple actually. All you have to do is try to get closer to her and observe her. I want to know how much she's changed after the last time I saw her in duty" The air in that room suddenly became more suspense, "She used to be an assassin, a blood thirsty demon. It happened such a long time ago, but I could remember of how she was hired to try and steal the King's Seal…and nearly succeeded" All sounds disappeared from that room and the only thing left to be heard was Yamamoto's voice. "If I hadn't stopped her myself, she would've completed her mission and placing all of Soul Society in danger"

"She was that good?"

"Yes" The suspense didn't die down until… "But, we never really knew her personality. So all I can give you is a good luck and hope that she doesn't somehow manages to destroy your division in the process"

"What?"

"Meeting dismissed!"

-In the 10th Division-

The girl gazed straight ahead to the closed window of the office, not bothering the strange gaze she was receiving from others in the office. The two guards has left her in the office in the hands of the 3rd seat to wait until Hitsugaya-taichou and Matsumoto-fukutaichou returns from the meeting. News spread as fast as light around seireitei. And a news of how a criminal who was supposed to spent a lifetime in prison to suddenly be released and placed in the 10th division, that kind of news spreads even faster than light.

All eyes were looking at the girl and examining her from top to bottom. Aside from all the stories they've all heard about her, there was nothing scary or threatening about this girl's appearance. In fact, she looked amazing. She has long dark hair that was tied up but seemed to be long enough to reach the middle of her back, it fell nicely down her back. Her skin was as pale as snow, probably because of lack of sunshine during her stay in the dungeon, but it complemented her eyes perfectly. They couldn't get to see her from front but, her eyes was something easy to catch even from the side. The were a beautiful color of purple, even if they were empty, the sun's light was reflected in her orbs clearly. She was quite small, probably as small as Hitsugaya-taichou, and her frame was flawless. People would probably imagine this girl to be taller but, if she puts on an innocent look...she'd look adorable!

The girl blinked a couple of times before turning her head and looking towards the crowd of people gathered behind the slightly open door of the office. They all panicked a bit before closing the door shut and escaping the girl's heart melting gaze. There was only one word in her head, 'Idiots'

Hey, there! So in case you haven't notice, Nakamura-san is the type of girl who has a really great appearance, but couldn't careless about it. And she's also the cold and quiet type. Plus, there's a reason why she's always so quiet. Don't worry! I'll get her to talk later... Isn't that right, Nakamura-san? *looks at the girl with a wide smile

*nod

*sweat dropped

Anyway... Please review! Please! Anyone who reviews will be count as my favorites! :)