Chapter 1: Ren, a Captive, a Masked Stanger and Urahara's Niece 'this' means Hichigo is talking to Ichigo in his mind
Uryu sat down, not expecting anything unusual to happen. Then she walked in. Long ginger hair hung over thin shoulders, long legs that were made to seem longer by the socks that disappeared under her skirt. Allowing his eyes to move up, Uryu noticed that she had nice breasts, not to big, but not too small either. A small silver key hung just above her shirt, then he saw her eyes. They were a beautiful turquoise. "Class we have a new student. This is Renora Takina." Renora smiled politely. "Is there anything you prefer to be called?" "Ren." Her voice was lovely. She sat next to Uryu and smiled, "I'm Ren." "Uryu Ishida. It's a pleasure to meet you." "Say you wouldn't happen to know if this place has a crafts club, would you?" "You're talking to the president." "No way. Seriously?" "Yeah. In fact we're having a meeting after school today." "Alright. Where should I meet you?" "Right here at 2:30." "I'll be there."
Toshiro Hitsugaya sat on the roof of Orihime's apartment, staring at the clouds that passed by. Hearing a cry he pulled out his soul candy and left to investigate. He saw a small girl running across a field, then he saw what she was running from. Arrancar. Jumping in front of her, he blocked the sword that was going to come down on her shoulder. It was a lower arrancar and it didn't take much to kill him. Turning to the girl he offered her his hand to help her up. She flinched back. "I'm not going to hurt you. I'll help you." Slowly extending her hand, she allowed him to help her up. "Who are you?" "Rina. Who are you?" "Tenth division captain Toshiro Hitsugaya." "You're from the Soul Society?" "Yes." She threw her arms around him, "Thank you for saving me!" She exclaimed. "Not a problem. Why was he chasing you?" "Because I ran away. I escaped." She began to shake, "But he didn't bring me back. He'll send one of the others now. Now that he knows you saved me." "Who?" "Aizen." "You escaped Hueco Mundo?" "Yes. But he'll kill me for sure this time." "Come with me Rina."
"Hey Ichigo, hey Orihime." Ichigo looked up, "Hey Stella." Ichigo really had no idea why Stella insisted on eating lunch with him and his friends every day. She had been doing it for two weeks now, since she had moved to Karakura Town. She was a nice person and all, just had the tendancy to get on his nerves sometimes. 'Don't whine about it King. I mean c'mon, look at that ass.' "Who's that talking to Uryu?" she asked motioning to Ren. "New girl. Her name's Ren." "Looks like they have a lot in common." "Yeah." "I gotta go, see you later Ichigo."
After school ended, Ichigo found Renji waiting for him. "You have to come over to Urahara's. Captain Hitsugaya has to tell us something. Opening the door to the shop, neither Renji of Ichigo were expecting the loud thud and shouted "OW!" Stepping inside, Renji and Ichigo stared at the blonde girl sitting on the floor. Jumping up, she grabbed Renji by the collar of his shirt, "Watch where you're flinging doors open into!" Narrowing his eyes, Renji growled, "Let go of me now or you won't like what happens to you." The girl returned his glare, "Oh really?" "Yeah." She lifted her fist and went to punch him. Urahara caught her hand, "Cass, what are you doing?" "Uncle Kisuke!" she shouted tackling him in a hug. Renji and Ichigo slowly turned towards each other, "Uncle?" "Yes, boys, this is my niece Casseopia. But we just call her Cass for short. Cass this is Ichigo and Renji." "They're both Soul Reapers." "Yes." "How did you know that?" "Zero and Locke told me." "Who?" "Let me show you." They watched as she closed her eyes and two boys materialized on either side of her. The one on her left was wearing a school uniform and the one on her right was dressed in punk rocker style. Motioning to the one on her left she said, "This is Zero and the punk is Locke. They're my spirit guardines. Zero specializes in healing and defense and Locke is complete offense." "Alright. So what are you doing here?" "Cass is moving in."
Yoruichi walked into the room at that moment, "Cass, I thought I heard you in here. Hey Zero, hey Locke." "Hello Ms. Yoruichi." "S'up sexy?" "Not much moron," Yoruichi answered Locke, flicking him in the forehead. "Hey Ms. Yourichi," Cass said hugging her. "So Kisuke, did I just hear you right? Cass is moving in?" "Yes you did." "Why?" "Mom died." "You don't seem to upset about it," Renji noted. "My mom was a drunk and beat me constantly. I'd been begging her for months to let me move in with my uncle. And now since he's my only living relative, I can live with him now." Rukia, stuck her head in the doorway, "Get in here you morons before Captain Hitsugaya has a fit. Oh hey Cass." "Hey Rukia. So what's goin' on?" Cass was answered by a shout of, "Get in here and you'll find out!" "Alright, alright! We're coming!"
Walking into the room they were greeted by an unamused Captain Hitsugaya. And sitting next to him was a small girl that no one there had seen before. "Toshiro, who's that girl next to you?" "Her name is Rina, she's the reason I called you here. And it's Captain Hitsugaya." Smacking Ichigo in the back of the head, Rukia told him to shut up. "I saved her earlier from an arrancar and now have orders form the Head Captain that we are to protect her." "Why were the arrancar after her?" Cass questioned. "Because she escaped from Hueco Mundo." "Well why was she there in the first place?" "Aizen is interested in her abilities, she however has no idea what he means. From what Rina's told me though, we can expect him to try to get her back." "So where is she going to stay Captain?" "She'll be staying with Rangiku and I." Focusing her green eyes on Rina, Cass glanced at Toshiro long enough to say, "Bring her over here." Rina flinched back and clutched at Toshiro's arm at the harshness of Cass's tone. "It's alright," Toshiro assured her. Cass jerked on the shoulders of Rina's oversized kimono, pulling it down over her back. Rina shivered at the sudden rush of cool air on her back. "Sit down," Cass murmered softly. Turning away, Cass adressed Zero, "Do what you can for her Zero, but be careful, she's scared and in a lot of pain." "Yes Cass." Zero replied kneeling next to Rina and giving her a kind smile. "I can imagine that she's in a lot of pain, I mean I would be too if I was that beat up." Zero sighed, "Please do be quiet Locke, I'm trying to concentrate." Yoruichi administered a quick smack to the back of Locke's head to make him shut up. I'll take her to get some clothes that actually fit her when Zero is done, if it's okay with you of course Captain Hitsugaya." Toshiro nodded in approval, "Why don't you take Rangiku with you as well." "Alright." Seeing that Zero was done, Cass offered her hand to the smaller girl, "C'mon I think I may have something for you to wear just for now." After seeing that Rina was out of hearing range, Zero turned to Toshiro, "We need to talk Captain." "About what?" "The girl. While I was healing Rina Cass had asked me to look for anything peculiar." "And I'm guessing you found something?" "Yes, some very strange markings along her shoulder blades. I believe that the marks I saw restrict her powers." "What powers exactly?" "I'm not sure, but I believe that not only do they restrict her powers, but any memories she has of ever using her powers." "What did the markings look like?" "Let me show you." Zero said, placing his fingertips to Toshiro's forehead. Closing his eyes, Toshiro saw the marks that started at her left shoulder blade, directly behind where her heart was and spreading across her back the the same place on her other shoulder blade. Opening his eyes, Toshiro frowned, "I believe you may be right."
Sitting on his bed that night with the window open, Ichigo thought about what Toshiro had said. Aizen was after her. She looked so scared. 'Something on your mind king?' "Go away." 'Can't, I'm a part of you remember?' "Then shut up." "You're no fun king.' Just as Ichigo was about to say something back, he was hit with one hundred and ten pounds of masked girl that had just flown through his window. Ichigo glared at the masked girl, "Who are you and what do you want?" 'King, that's a hollow mask she's wearing.' "You may call me the girl in the mask and as for what I want, well I want you to pay more attention to your surroundings." "Why?" "Because you could get hurt if you don't." Just as Ichigo lunged for her to pull the mask off, she jumped back out the window. Ichigo watched her jump across the rooftops, debating wether or not he should go after her. Deciding against it, he sat back down on his bed. 'Pretty cute, if you ask me.' "Well I didn't ask you." 'I wonder what she looks like without that mask on.' Trying to ignore his hollow self, Ichigo sighed. 'Cute ass too, almost as cute as Stella's ass.' "Shut up!" 'It's the truth!' Hichigo defended. "Why?!" 'Why what king?' "Why do I have to put up with you?" 'Because I'm a part of you.' Ichigo sighed and layed down, tired and annoyed with Hichigo.
The next day, everyone sat gathered at Urahara's shop. Ichigo had just finished telling them about the mysterious masked girl he had seen last night. "That is a real mystery," Urahara mused. "What did her spiritual pressure feel like Ichigo?" "Like an arrancar, she was wearing a hollow mask too." Rina whimpered and clung to Toshiro. "Don't worry Rina, if this person was sent to capture you I won't let them." He said, placing his arm around her shoulders. "That's the thing," Ichigo said, "I don't think that masked girl was after Rina." "Hmmmm, well if you see her again try to capture her. Then we'll find out what this girl is really here for." "Alright. So Cass, will we see you in school on Monday?" "Nope." "Why not?" "I already graduated." "How old are you?" "Sixteen." "You graduated already and you're only sixteen?" "Yeah. I graduated last year, I have a genious IQ." "Oh." "Yup, that means I'll be hear most of the time. So if you need anything you know where to find me." "Great," Renji scoffed, "I'm stuck here with you all the time." "Yeah and is there a problem with that?" "Yeah, there is! You're a pain in the ass and I really don't wanna put up with you!" "Yeah well you ain't no walk in the park either! You're the biggest pain in the ass that I've ever met!" Renji caught her wrist as she tried to punch him. "Owwww!" She wailed, "Let go! You're hurting me!" "Please, there's no way I'm hurting you. I'm hardly applying any pressure." Cass punched Renji in the stomach. "When a woman tells you to let her go because you're hurting her, you let her go or end up hurt jackass." Cass tugged the sleeve of her shirt back down so it half covered her hand. "Brat," Renji hissed as she walked away. Turning back to him Cass growled, "What was that?" Jerking him to his feet by his collar, Cass stared Renji down. Sliding a hand into his pocket she pulled out his Soul Candy. Dropping him and then throwing the small container in his hand Cass growled. "C'mon. We're gonna settle this right now." "Please, you honestly wanna fight me? You must have a death wish." "Eat your damn Soul Candy or I'll force it down your throat." Jumping to their feet, Locke and Zero grabbed Cass's arms, trying to restrain her. "Please Cass, not only is he a Soul Reaper, but he's a vice captain. Don't do this." "Zero, Locke. Let go of me now." She hissed out slowly. Flinching away at the danger in her voice, the boys did as they were commanded. Turning back to Renji, she smiled, "Good, you're ready." Cass drew out a small container. Pulling a piece of candy out of it, she put it in her mouth and swallowed. The human body stumbled back as Cass stood in front of Renji. But she was a Soul Reaper now. "How are you a Soul Reaper?" "If you win, I'll tell you everything." "Then I'll make sure to win."
Author's note: I will write more soon. But you have to wait to find out how this fight goes. So later for now.
Cass's note: Hello, I'm sure you all know that I'm Urahara's niece. Well, turns out I've also been asinged to be your guide through this story. So when a lot happens I'll be here to explain it. So just to recap, today we met Ren, who is new in Karakura Town and has a lot in common with Uryu. Maybe even more than he's aware. Then we met Rina, the sweet little amnesiac that Aizen is after. And somehow there's something there that they just aren't seeing. Then we met Stella who likes to get on Ichigo's nerves. Maybe Ichigo's instinct is trying to tell him something. Then you met me when Renji threw a door open into me and knocked me over, which my ass still hurts from that. Then that night Ichigo was attacked or saved, by a mysterious girl wearing a hollow mask. And is it just Hichigo or is there some reason he complemented Stella and the masked girl on the same thing? Maybe, maybe not. But whatever, I have a redhead to beat up so later.