Prolouge

A boy had collasped in battle against an Arrancar. One would say he was on the verge of death. Blood has stained and matted his pure silvery white hair. He couldn't remain standing on his feet. The arrancar had a smile that showed it's entire killing intent as it brought down its sword. He was shocked when a black haired figure stood infront of him, blocking the attack that would've surely killed him.

"You just stay put Captain Hitsugaya. We wouldn't you to die" The figure said, The boy realizing it was a woman who had saved him.

He watched the girl and the Arrancar got at it for a long time before the girl finally used her Zanpakuto to defeat it and walked toward him. He finally got a glimpse of the girl's face.. Her violet eyes... Her pale complexion... Her raven black hair, all of it. His eyes widened as he saw the girl smile. He instantly reached up to touch her face, to pull her in and... "Thank her"

"It's good to see that you're okay Captain Hitsugaya" The girl said, before he could touch the girl's face or even call out her name...

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Toshiro Hitsugaya, Captain of the Tenth Division, woke up with a start. He looked around, cold sweat making him more startled. He looked around for a moment and paused... Why was he in the Fourth Division Barracks? He continued to look around, trying to fit some pieces together.

"Oh! Captain Hitsugaya! You're awake!" Captain Unohana smiled as she entered the room, seeming a bit suprised when he turned to look at her like a frightened animal.

"Why am I here?" The boy asked.

"You've been asleep for an great amount of time, Toshiro. You've been asleep for well over a month"

"A MONTH?"

Unohara nodded,"A month, we were starting to think you wouldn't make it"

"What happened?"

"I don't know the details.. You'll have to ask the one who brought you here"

"Who brought me here?"

That's when the raven haired, violet eyed, petite, Shinigami who had saved him in his dream stepped into the room. "Hello Captain Hitsugaya. It's nice to know that you came back to us"

The young Captain stared at the girl,"Kuchiki? You brought me here" It sounded more like a question,"What happened? Why was I asleep for so long?"

"Well, you were doing some recon in the world of the living and so the Head-Captain sent me to assist you for some reason I still do not know. Anyways, when I arrived you were about to faint from the loss of blood and as the Arrancar striked, I had stopped it before it could finish you"

Unohana nodded once,"When the two of you arrived she was injured badly but not as badly as you were"

Rukia nodded, agreeing with the mother-like figure. "When I went to help you up, you grabbed my hair and muttered something before falling unconscious. I managed to get you close enough to the Fourth Division someone was able to get to us before I lost consciousness as well"

Unohana thought back for a minute,"Rukia woke up in half the time you did" The Captain decided to leave out the parts of how concerned Rukia was, asking about him on a constant basis, visiting him often, bringing him things, making sure his overall being was alright. This made the mother-like women think that wasn't exactly all that had happened.

Toshiro was still suprised that this small girl managed to defeat the arrancar that caught him off guard and get the two of them to the Fourth Division Barracks while injured. "I... See"

Rukia nodded once before remembering something the Head-Captain had told her to do. "Oh, and when you recover enough... We're suppose to train together... And, if you want, I'll help you catch up with your paperwork"

Toshiro closed his eyes and shook his head slightly,"No. I'll do it myself while I'm recovering"

Rukia did a slight bow, taking that as dismissal, and turned on her heel, ready to walk out.

"Kuchiki"

Rukia stopped and looked over her shoulder at him.

"... T-thank you..."

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Rukia was shocked at the fact that Captain Hitsugaya had thanked her. He never thanked anyone, or at least from what she could recall. She thought this over as she walked back toward her own barracks. She was trying to be excited for the upcoming war to end and her promotion but her mind drifted to the young white haired boy.

She didn't know why but for some reason she wanted to go back to the Fourth Division Barracks and take care of him. The girl went to Captain Ukitake's office, apparently he wanted to discuss something with her, but she didn't know what.

"Come in, Rukia" Captain Ukitake's voice was welcoming and acted before she got a chance to do anything but stand there.

She opened the screen and closed it when she was in. There was a seemingly long silence. "You called me here?"

"Yes, I'm sorry, I was thinking about something" Captain Ukitake closed his eyes,"Are you excited for you're promotion?"

Rukia gave her superior a big smile,"I am! I thought my brother would never approve of me taking an Officer Seat let alone me becoming a lieutenant!"

"Well, that's great! I'm happy you're so excited, Rukia, but that's not all I asked you here for"

"Oh?" The girl sounded frightened.

"I wanted to ask how Toshiro is doing?"

"He's fine. Captain Hitsugaya finally woke up today"

"Really? That's great!"

"Yes, I just came from his room"

"Do you plan to go back tomorrow?"

This question made a deep dark blush rise upon Rukia's face. The thought of seeing Toshiro somehow made her heart swell. She didn't know how this happened, but from the moment she woke up she wanted to be near Toshiro. She forced the blush back, shaking away the thoughts.

"I did"

"Hmm.. Well, I was just wondering.. Bring him something from me tomorrow" Captain Ukitake handed her a basket and a bag of sweets.

The girl looked at the things he handed her with wide eyes,"Okay, Captain"

After being dismissed she went to the Kuchiki estate, carrying all Captain Histugaya's goodies from Captain Ukitake. She put them in a closet in her room before leaving to her garden. She sat infront of the koi pond, watching them swim around. She smiled, this was relaxing her as she closed her eyes she felt serene.

Then, there was a giggle which startled the young Kuchiki enought to make her look around franticly. When she saw no one was there she went back to staring at the koi swimming around the pond. The giggle appeared again, making the girl frantic once again.

The girl shook her head and sighed,'I need some sleep' She thought to herself. 'After all, I have a lonnnngggggg day tomorrow'