Disclaimer: I don't own BLEACH! There are too many things I would add and change in it if I did own it…

As the Hell Butterfly fluttered over to the only flower that was perky, for the rest were withering and old, a young girl not known by many in Seireitei was sleeping in a twin sized bed with pure white sheets unevenly laying over her body in a cold, dark room.

Chapter 1

After Effects and… Engagements?!?!

Wait! That's not a girl's name!?!…

Not much time had passed since the ryoka had attacked Seireitei, yet they had become allies with the shinigami already. The damage that happened was still unbelievable, and there were some who were completely and utterly shocked.

All of the ryoka had gone back to the real world, all of them except for one… It had been a few weeks since they left, but the one person they left behind was still injured. Ichigo, Inoue, Sado (Chad), and Ishida did not know of what was going to become of the person they left behind, but Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihouin did.

"Taichou! The SouTaichou requests you in his division…" A happy blonde said.

"Requests?" A confused genius boy asked as if the word had never existed, "Doesn't he usually send Hell Butterflies out in order to call a Captain meeting, and aren't those mandatory…?"

"Well, Taichou, it's not a Captain meeting… He only wants you to come…"

"This can't be good," the young Taichou mumbled as he started walking to the 1st division with thoughts of why the SouTaichou (Captain Commander) might want to see him. The only reasons he could think of were a demotion, a 'vacation', or worse…

"Ah, so you've come, Hitsugaya-Taichou…?" The old man said as the young boy walked through the large doors of the 1st division barracks.

"Of course, isn't it always mandatory to come when asked by the SouTaichou?"

"Actually, for once, it was not… Did Matsumoto Fuku-Taichou tell you why I wanted you to come…?"

"No, all she said was, "Taichou! The SouTaichou requests you in his division…," nothing more, nothing less…"

"Well, that's good; she kept it a secret…" He murmured to himself, but the genius was able to hear him slightly.

"What?"

"Nothing…" Yamamoto had an immediate change in attitude, "Well, down to business…"

"So what is it that you wanted to talk to me, and only me, about…?"

"Well, it's an important, somewhat private matter, not even my fukutaichou is here…" The old Yamamoto said in a serious tone.

"What do you mean by 'private'?" Yamamoto didn't hear the young Taichou though, for he is old and when you age to his years, you loose your hearing.

"Well, I expect you to remember the ryoka; it wasn't that long ago after all."

"Yes, of course I do, why?"

"Because of what happened, some of the noble families think that the way it ended is not the way is should end and…," the old man paused as he thought of how to explain the news to Hitsugaya, "and they believe that there has to be some sort of arrangement between the ryoka and Seireitei…"

"Then, isn't this a matter for all of the Taichous?" he may be a genius, but in this case Hitsugaya's a little slow… or maybe he knows what's going on, just doesn't want to admit it to anyone including himself?

"No, this is for you to know first… The noble families, including the Kuchiki family and the Fon house, believe that everything should be settled with a…"

"What…?"

"An arranged marriage… And, since you are the youngest Taichou, it is thought that you would fit the person the ryoka have decided upon…"

"Please tell me it's not that redhead girl with the hair clips… I don't need another Matsumoto…"

"It's not…"

"Also, that Yoruichi ladies too old…"

"It's not her either…"

"Who's left…?"

"Well the ryoka's name is…" the bearded man paused, not to add effect, but because he wasn't sure about how the white haired boy would react.

"What?"

"Ichigo…" Hitsugaya was about to pass out until Yamamoto continued, "Ichigo, is that you…? Oh wait, that's just my imagination… Well, the name of the ryoka is… Akiyo Fuyuki"

"What?!?! Wait! That's not a girl's name!?!"

"I know…" Yamamoto started to grin in a way Hitsugaya thought he never would, especially since he usually looked like a kind old man, except at meetings and at during a fight.

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