Chapter 1
"It's getting late Captain."
"You want to call it a night already?" Kenpachi Zaraki sneered at his subordinate.
"We've been at it for 4 hours," she stood, relaxing from the defensive position she had been in.
He sighed.
"The sun will be up soon and unlike you I actually have to work during the day."
She was teasing him, something not many dared to do.
He liked Arya Kuchiki, she was different, and nothing at all like her father unless she had to be.
He watched her put her training sword back in its place on the wall.
She was young for a soul reaper although there were others who were younger. She had a few years on Squad Ten Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya.
What made Arya unusual was not her age but the immense amount of power she possessed.
He did his best to hide it but their late night training sessions were almost too much for him. As it was he and the Head-Captain were the only people she trained with and she could give him a run for his money any day.
"You know Squad Six has an open lieutenant seat." He watched her closely. "You should think about it."
"Working under Byakuya? No thanks." She laughed at the thought of serving under her father. "Besides, I thought that position was supposed to go to Renji?"
He shrugged and she rolled her eyes.
Kenpachi knew she should hold a seat position or even a captaincy but so far he hadn't had any openings in his own squad for her to move up. Arya also didn't seem the least bit concerned with her rank but coming from a noble family she knew she had a reputation to uphold.
"Everything will work out when it's meant to," she said with a wave as she headed for the barracks.
"Sometimes you would think she was a clone of him," he murmured, watching her go. "Other times I'd think they couldn't possibly be related."