I had always lived a normal life. Yep. I was a normal High School Girl, with normal classes, normal teachers, and somewhat normal friends. Life was boring, but I was happy. Then, it happened. The day...

The girl in black robes came.

My friend, Miranda and I had been walking to her house from a nearby park, chattering away carelessly, unaware of the strange adventure that lie ahead. Suddenly, a loud roar erupted, and SHE appeared.
She would have been passed off as normal, if not for the strange black kimono robes she wore. She was about as tall as Miranda, with shoulder length black, curly hair and crystal blue eyes.
Those eyes fell on Miranda and held her gaze, if only for a moment.
Miranda froze, a stunned look painted across her wide-eyed face. "K-Kirby? Kirby!" She called.
The girl, presumably "Kirby" gazed in awe at Miranda. "Miranda? You can see me?!"
The roar erupted once again, louder this time, and a huge, red-and-white masked monster tore around the corner of the street.
Kirby's eyes flashed over to me. "You! Take this and get yourself and Miranda out of here!" She called. With one swift movement, she flung a small, glistening object at me and tore off toward the monster, drawing a long katana and yelling, "BANKAI!"
I peered into my hand to see that Kirby had thrown a small crystal amulet at me. It glistened softly, and when I looked close, I could see what looked like a small candle flame burning inside of it.
"KIRBY!" Miranda screamed. She began to run after her, but I reached out and grabbed her shirttail, knowing that running after Kirby meant running after the monster as well.
"Miranda! Don't be stupid; do you have a death wish or something?!" I yelled at her.
She turned back and gazed at me with an empty, lost look in her eyes, full of huge tears. "Hayley! Let me go, that's my SISTER over there!" She yelled.
I gasped. "I thought your only sister was Kelly!" I yelled.
"I- What the hell?!" She yelled, looking at my hand. The amulet had now erupted into a large fire that engulfed my entire hand. Strangely enough, though, it didn't hurt, and the fire was white, with a bit of a blue glow to it. Suddenly, there was a bright flash of light, and the flame leaped, spinning and dancing in circles around the two of us, Miranda and me. It spun faster, inching and scooting closer and closer, and finally closing in on us, and then, the world was dark.

Darkness. All I could see was a vast abyss of darkness. I was Falling, spiraling, falling into the endless darkness. I normally liked the dark; it was comforting in a way, but now, I was scared. I screamed "HELP!"
There was a small glimmer of light, right in front of me, and a warm hand came over mine. I looked a little closer at the light, and realized that it was a reflection... from a pair of eyes. "Who are you?!" I called.
"Hayley? Hayley, wake up!" Miranda's voice called. The eyes closed in front of me and mine opened.
"What did you DO?" Miranda yelled.
"Wha?" I mumbled.
"Where did that... thing bring us?" Miranda asked.
I looked around and asked myself the same thing. Then, a loud voice rang out.
"MATSUMOTO!!!" it called.
Suddenly, a red-haired, large breasted woman walked into the room where we had landed. "NOOO! TAICHOU!" She yelled. Then she saw us.
We stared at her.
She stared at us.
"Ummm... Taichou? Do we have guests?" She called.
"No. Why?" said an approaching voice.
In walked a young boy, no younger than Miranda and I, Walked in. He had wild, spiky white hair and stunning turquoise eyes. I couldn't help but blush when he looked over at me.
"Who are you?" He asked sternly.
I gasped. "You're wearing the same clothes as that girl!" I yelled.
"Answer the question." The woman said.
"Wait, Matsumoto." The boy said. He kneeled down so he was inches away at eye level from me. "What girl?" He asked.
"The girl who gave me this..." I said, resting a hand on the amulet, which now hung around my neck.
The boy's eyes widened. "That amulet..."
Miranda leaped up. "PLEASE! Do you know a girl named Kirby?!" She asked, pulling on the boy's shirt.
Matsumoto piped in. "She's the new shinigami in the 6th division! Renji told me about her. Real sweetie, funny, really sarcastic."
"Yes, I know her." The boy said. He looked back over to me. "Do you know what that is?" He asked, a quiet, menacing tone in his voice.
"N...no... I just know it brought us here." I replied, looking at the crystal amulet, who's flame was now a like tiny, calm candle.
"It's called a Mayoke. It taps into your spiritual energy and uses it to teleport the user. Only after years of training will you be able to control where it takes you, though." He said.
"Mayoke..." I repeated.
Miranda grabbed the boy once more. "I don't care! Where's my sister?!" she yelled.
"Keep your hands off me!" He said, slapping her.
It was silent. The air was still. Miranda was on the floor, holding her injured cheek.
Finally, the boy spoke. "You two aren't from the Soul Society, are you? If you were, you'd know better than to even lay a finger on a captain. If you were shinigami, I probably would have-"
"Shut the hell up!" Miranda yelled.
"M-Miranda..." I trailed off.
"I know, I said not to be mean to people who are mean to you, but physical injury is ENTIRELY different!" She said, lunging at the boy.
By reflex, I caught her and held her from attacking the boy.
He sighed. "Matsumoto, get either Kuchiki-taichou or Abarai-fuku-taichou here immediately." He said.
"I-I am Hayley... Smith." I said, lying about my last name. " This is Miranda, my cousin." I said.
"I am Hitsugaya Toushiro. You will refer to me as Taichou, or Hitsugaya-kun. Understood?"
"Yes sir." I replied.
Suddenly, a man with long, spiky red hair walked in, wearing another one of those black kimonos. His hair was in a high ponytail, making him look a bit like a red pineapple. There were tribal tattoos across his forehead, and he wore a white headband, almost completely concealing them.
"Hitsugaya-taichou, you wished to see me?" He asked.
"Renji, has Kirby-chan ever mentioned a "Miranda?"" Hitsugaya asked.
"Miranda is Kirby's sis-" Renji paused. His gaze fell upon Miranda. "Kirby? Did you get a haircu- Hey, WAIT A SEC! You're Miranda!!!" He yelled, pointing at Miranda.
"Where is my sister? Please, just tell me!" Miranda cried.
"She's out on a mission. It'll take her a few weeks, she has to travel across different dimensions to complete it." Renji replied. "It's a test to see how strong she is. It's a mission worthy of a captain."
"Different... dimensions?" Miranda squeaked.
"Hey, maybe we can follow her." I said.
Renji laughed. "Not Possible! You'd need a Ma... is that a Mayoke?"
"Kirby gave it to us." I said.
"Okay, you know how to work it, right?" Renji asked.
"N-not really..." I replied.
"The usage of a certain word or phrase activates its power. For now, if you activate it, it'll probably just move you around randomly. Hell, ya' might even just end up across the room!" Renji laughed.
"I-I think it might be-" I started.
"Wait!" Miranda called. She stood up slowly and took my arm. "Renji, stand over there. We don't want you caught up in this."
Renji moved without protest.
I looked at Miranda, and she nodded. " ... it's SISTER." I said.
The Flame leaped out of the Mayoke, and once more began to dance and swirl in that strange, beautiful circle around us.
"Be careful!" Renji called.
"Try not to pass out this time." Hitsugaya said.
"BYEEE~!" Yelled a now drunken Matsumoto.
"BYE!" Miranda and I called back.
Now, on to the next adventure!