Chapter 1

"Good morning Byakuya-taicho" a perky voice chirped in his office this morning.

"Who are you?" the calm and cold captain asked.

"I'm the new recruit that was assigned to your squad yesterday. Kohana Kiyouhamura, reporting for duty", she saluted to the high and mighty captain. Dropping all her paperwork in the process.

"Sorry, sorry. I'll have this cleaned up in no time. Oohh, I just had this stuff in order too", the scurrying girl said to no one in particular.

The cold captain just stared at her.

When she finally had collected all of the falling papers and put them back in order, she placed them firmly on his desk.

Byakuya looked up when she did and just said, "You may leave now".

But the girl didn't leave. In fact, she stood there huffing at him. Seeing as how she wasn't going to leave and he was getting annoyed(and curious as to why she was still standing there) he sighed and stared her straight in the eye, "What?"

"'What?' Is that all you have to say? How about 'thank you' or 'I appreciate you for picking up those papers' or even helping?" she steamed with her hand on her hip and her foot tapping. Loudly he might add.

"How about good day and get out of my office?" he looked down at his paperwork ignoring her persistent tantrum.

"No", she replied curtly.

"What did you just say?" he looked up at her again as he stood above her.

She was somewhat short for her age he noticed. Yet she was still taller than Rukia. She came just short of his chin. She had long flaming red hair that stopped just before the small of her back. Although lighter than Renji's with hints of goldish-orange flowing throughout. She had the most mysterious eyes he had ever seen. They were emerald with a hint of gold glazed over with gray like how a mist or fog spread over the ground.

He could tell she had curves. (not that he was looking) He could just tell by the way she was standing. He legs appeared to be long and slender. Her arms were slender and smooth. He even noticed some muscles forming under her delicate and smooth skin. And her hands, they were so . . . dainty . . . and so . . . perfect.

"Are you in there? Helllloooo?!" she waved a hand across his face. He grabbed it before he went dizzy and fainted.

"I would prefer it if you didn't do that. Now, why won't you leave my office like I asked you to?" he looked her up and down sordidly (with distaste).

"First of all, you didn't ask me to, you told me to leave. And secondly" she said pulling her hand from his grip, "I won't leave until I have said all that I have to say."

"Which is?" he asked more curiously than he wanted to sound

"That when someone drops their papers on the floor, you are supposed to help. When someone says 'Good Morning' you are suppose to say it back. And when someone has picked up said papers they dropped and they hand them to you, you are supposed to say thank you. Or are you too high and mighty for such feeble things to care?"

Byakuya was actually shocked at how much she said in breath. Well, if she did breathe, he hadn't noticed.

She stood there panting and fanning herself. Byakuya was . . . dare he say it . . . in awe.

"Is that all?" he said instead of telling her what he thought.

"Yes" she said rather hoarsely.

"Then you may leave".

"Are you asking me to leave or are you telling me?" she said while still panting.

"Yes. I am asking you to leave this time".

"Okay" she shrugged and turned to leave. "See you tomorrow. Bye." She called from down the hallway.

Byakuya didn't understand. He was quite baffled

She was mad at him for not saying thank you or helping her pick up those papers or properly asking her to leave, but as soon as he asked her, she just shrugged, smiled, and left. I guess she got what she wanted and wasn't mad anymore. Women, I'll never understand them.

"Good morning" she chirped even louder than yesterday.

"You may leave now. And I'm asking, not telling" he glanced up at her then returned to his paperwork.

"No, not that. Say it" she chirped closer to his face than he would have liked.

He could smell lavender and some kind of fruit coming from her hair. Which was spilling onto his paperwork. Is that apricot? An unusual scent to mix with lavender? He thought.

He looked up at her mysterious golden emerald mist eyes and sighed, "Say what?"

"What are you supposed to say when someone says 'Good morning'?" she asked talking to him like he were a silly little child.

He didn't want to say it back. He didn't want to give in to her silly little childish whims, but if he didn't, he knew she would never leave him alone. Or just leave period.

Seeing no way around it, he sighed, and said, "Good morning". But barely above a whisper.

"What was that? I couldn't hear you", she smirked cupping one hand behind her ear, taking a few strands of flaming red locks off his desk.

He knew damn well she heard him. She was just teasing him. Seeing that he was cornered, yet again, he sighed and spoke a little louder this time, "Good morning."

"See, that wasn't so bad?" she smiled and patted his arm. He grimaced.

"Bye. See you tomorrow" she called while skipping out of his office. Actually skipping.

I'll really never understand women now. Especially this one.

When he went back to finishing his paperwork, he noticed a small black butterfly burette lying on his desk.

Oh great! She left this here.

I don't quite remember her wearing one.

Oh well, I can't just leave this here and not give it back to her?

She'll be back tomorrow. I'll give it to her then.

But what if she returns looking for it and I'm not here to give it to her?

I don't want her fussing me out saying I stole it or something.

No. I will go find out where she is and return it to her. Right now.

I don't want to have to look at this thing and be reminded of her or think about her. otherwise, I'll never get any paperwork done.

So Byakuya picked up the small black butterfly burette and put it in his pocket. Then he grabbed his zanpakuto and set out to find the red haired girl who he couldn't stop thinking about. And didn't know if he wanted to.

Sorry if that ending sucked or left off too many details. Don't worry. You'll know what happens soon enough in the next chapter! Please review and tell me what you think. This is my first BLEACH fanfic featuring Byakuya. Bye.