Bright as Dawn

Summary:

Dawn Phillips was your ordinary Canadian teenager. Hung out with her friends every Friday, went on shopping sprees on summer vacation, had an annoying younger sister and more. But when walking home from the last day of school she gets attacked by a Hollow. This Hollow was no ordinary soul-eater creeper though; it has the ability to shift time and space. It goes by the name, Taimutsuisutā. Taimutsuisutā was created by Mayuri Kurotsuchi ten years prior, but escaped from his laboratory, never to be seen since. When Taimutsuisutā escaped, she fell into the Human World – not the World of the Living, but a whole different world all together. Now she has sent Dawn and her six friends, Jean Everns, Selena Jones, Kayla Roberts, Brianna Harris, Lilly Wright and Laura Scott, to the Soul Society to fend for themselves. Will the seven friends be able to stay alive?

Chapter One: Impossible

{Dawn's P.O.V.}

I walked along the sidewalk, heading home from Walker High for the last time this year. School was finally out for two months, and I was ready to have the best time of my life with my six friends, Jean, or "Princess", Selena, or "Skittles", Kayla, or "Kay", Brianna, or "Bri", Lilly, or "Lil", and Laura, or "Locket".

I met Jean and Lilly in kindergarten, Brianna and Kayla in first grade, and Selena in sixth grade. We had been inseparable ever since. We had given each other nicknames once our group of seven had formed, and we had kept them throughout all these years. My nickname was "Sunshine", because of my name – as were Kayla's, Brianna's and Lilly's. Jean was nicknamed "Princess" because she ruled over the group – me being in second command. Selena was nicknamed "Skittles" due to her sweet tooth, and Laura was nicknamed "Locket" since she always wore one, and she always kept any secret you told her.

Jean had wavy white/blonde hair that went to her waist and hazel eyes, while Selena had straight black hair with a single blonde highlight on the right side, which went to her hips, and green eyes. Kayla had messy red/brown hair down to her chin, and blue eyes. Brianna had brown eyes with green flecks and straight chocolate brown hair that went to her shoulders when down, but she almost always had it in a ponytail. Lilly sported black hair that went down to her shoulder blades in a series of waves, and hazel eyes, while Laura had curly light brown hair that fell just above her shoulders and blue eyes.

I was the one that stood out the most in the group. I had golden blonde hair with orange highlights and chocolate brown tips that matched my chocolate brown eyes. My hair was cut in a pixie cut that barely covered my ears, and had my bangs falling diagonally in between my eyes.

I ran my fingers through my punk-looking hair and pulled out my orange cell phone, checking for any messages from my parents.

You have one unread message:

'Hi Dawn dearest! It's just me! I wanted to let you know that your father, Maya and I are going out to celebrate Maya's graduation from kindergarten! We knew you wouldn't want to come, so we left already. We'll be back around seven! Don't do anything stupid!'

End of message.

I rolled my eyes and put my phone back into the pocket of my black skinny jeans. Even though it was summer, it wasn't warm enough for shorts yet – curse this Canadian weather. It had been raining a lot this year, which was weird but no one questioned it. I pulled out my sport earpieces – you know, the kind that go around your ear so they won't fall off when you're running – and iPod, placing the earpieces on properly and turning up the volume of my iPod as my favourite song – You Make Me Feel, by Cobra Starship and Sabi – came through the speakers.

I stuffed my hands into my pockets, back slouched, as I walked. Checking both ways before I crossed the street – my parents had taught me well – I noticed something black in the distance.

Curiosity got the better of me, and I changed directions, walking towards whatever it was.

As I got closer, I noticed it had form, instead of just being some weird sort of blob or something. I jumped in surprise when it moved, turning around to face me.

The… whatever it was… had black skin, long white claws on all of its 'hands' and 'feet'. Covering its face was a white mask shaped like a diamond.

My eyes grew wide. A white mask…?

The over-all design off the creature look somewhat familiar. I hadn't seen it before – that I was certain of – but something like it…

A large black hand came towards me, and I screamed when the creature picked me up, nearly crushing me in its grip.

"Let go of me, you fat ass monster!" I yelled, pounding on its large hand – though I knew it wasn't doing anything.

"Hmm… A spiritually aware soul… You should be very tasty!" The monster chuckled. Its voice was feminine, though it had a male undertone to it.

"Like hell I'll let you eat me, you bitch – or son of a bitch! Whatever gender you are!" I managed to free one arm, and reached behind me, grabbing my floor hockey stick from my backpack. "Eat wood!" I swung the stick, hitting the monster in the face. The stick splintered and broke. "…Oh shit…"

The monster screamed in pain when a splinter got into its eye, causing black blood to fall down its face. It dropped me, clutching its face with both hands. "You little brat! I'll kill you for that!"

I screamed as I fell through the air. "I'm going to die from this fall, you retarded freak!" I pulled out my cell phone, averting my gaze from the rapidly approaching ground, sending a text message to all of my six friends:

S.O.S.! I'M GOING TO DIE!

I hit the 'Send' button, clutching my cell phone to my chest, trying to protect it from the impact that was to come soon – I would need my phone if my friend's replied. When I hit the ground, I rolled, trying to lessen the pain.

"Oh. My. Damn! It hurts!" I yelled, holding my left arm – which I was pretty sure, had broken.

"Well, since it hurts so much, LET ME END YOUR SUFFERING!" The monster screeched, opening its mouth and summoning a ball of multicoloured energy, before firing it in my direction.

"Holy chit! What the hell was that?" I yelped, leaping out of the attack's range. "Better yet, just who the hell are you?"

The monster chuckled darkly. "I am a Hollow that has been given the name, Taimutsuisutā, human." It – Taimutsuisutā – replied.

"Well, Taimutsuisutā, I don't plan on dying today!"

"Silly human, you don't have a choice! You may be able to see me, but you are no match for my powers!"

I narrowed my eyes. "I'm not going to die."

"Say what you will – but I will bring your death!" Taimutsuisutā summoned another ball of energy – this time larger. I prepared myself to jump out of the way, when I heard voices.

"Dawn!"

"What's going on?"

"Are you okay?"

"What the hell is that thing?"

"It's huge!"

"What's it doing?"

Jean, Selena, Kayla, Brianna, Lilly and Laura all ran down the street, coming to stand alongside me, facing the Hollow, Taimutsuisutā.

"That's the Hollow, Taimutsuisutā and –" I was interrupted.

"Hollow?"

"You mean like from Bleach?"

"No way!"

"Guys! I don't know if it's like the ones from Bleach or not! All I know is that it can kill us! We have to get out of here!"

"It's too late for that, pitiful human fools!"

The seven of us turned to look at Taimutsuisutā, only to see a huge ball of multicoloured energy flying towards us.

"Oh shit!"

All of my friends and I screamed, before being hit by the ball of energy, and enveloped in it. The world was nothing but bright lights of different colours, before even those faded into a black nothingness…