Arkangel145: hi everyone. I hate the fact I can't finish any of my original fanfics. Well actually I can't finish one of them. Anyways here is my first attempt on a BLEACH fanfic…so be nice plz.

Disclaimer: I do not own bleach in any way, shape, form, or fashion. That goes to the guy who crated bleach. I give my thanks to him for creating such an awesome anime. NOW ON WITH THE STORY

Chapter 1: New Captains

Things began to calm down at the Soul Society, ever since Aizen's Army. Head captain Yamamoto called all remaining captains to discuss the replacements to the other captains. Early as always, Squad 10 captain Toshiro Hitsugaya entered the meeting room to see a past enemy and old friend in Ichigo Kurosaki. Sort of shocked, Hitsugaya takes his spot. As the other captains arrive, he notices that Momo Hinamori, and Kira Izuru entering the chambers. After each captain enters, Hitsugaya noticed a short, young shinigami girl. She was about his hight and had the same icy blue eyes as him. The only true difference between the two was that she had long black hair in two braided pigtails. Head captain Yamamoto finally called the meeting to order.

"Captains, as you all know, since the betrayel of captians, Ichimaru, Aizen, and Tosen, squad 12 captain Mayuri Kurostuschi's leave for our science department, and Shuhei Hisagi's own decision to stand down as captian, we must finally come to the issue of selecting new captains."

Soifon of squad 2 looked beside her and at the two lutientents "I'm gonna guess that Izuru and Himamori are going to replace their former captians place?"

"Yes that is correct. Momo Hinamori and myself are now captains." Izuru said with confidence.

Yamamoto soon turned to Ichigo. " As you can tell, our ex-enemy and vizard Ichigo Kurosaki is here. He is here because I asked him to be here. Everyone, he is the new captian of squad 12." As everyone clapped for Ichigo, he turned to Yamamoto.

"Master Yamamoto, without any disrespect for your choice, why did you choose me to become captain? What about Kurostuschi's former lutientent?"

"She couldnt master bankai. Unlike you who mastered it in three days, she can barely master her swords first form. She becamse lutientent because he asked for her to become one." Yamamoto delcared. "Now, I think you all have also noticed that there is a new young girl in here. Which one of you knows her?" Everyone looked puzzled. Until Byakuya Kuchki stepped up.

"She was one of my unseated officers." captain Kuchki said.

"Then explain to all of us how she got to be a captain. Wait she is a captain right?" squad 11 captain Kenpachi Zaraki asked in confusion to the small girls place.

"Yes, I am. I got to captain because like your beloved "boy genius", I too am a prodigy." the young girl's cold blue eyes stared dead at Hitsugaya.

Captain Kuchki looked at Yamamoto, as if he was asking for approval of something. Yamamoto nodded, knowing what it was that Byakuya wanted to do. He stepped to the end of the room and turned around. In one sentence before leaving, he spoke. "Allow me to intoduce the new squad 9 captain, Usagi Hikago. "

As the captains meeting ended, Usagi was escorted to the squad 9 area by her new lutientent. There were strange qualitly's about Usagi. One strange thing about her is her name. When she applied at the shinigami academy, she was asked what the meaning of ther full name was. Her full name was Usagi Lynn Hikago. Being part english, she adapted the engilsh meaning of her middle name. She told them that her full names meaning was "The fire guardian rabbit of the waterfalls." It didnt make much sense to her, but that's what it was. It matched her zanpak-to "Hiwatari" very well though.

Another strange fact about Usagi, was that though she appeared cold and heartless, she was actually quite nice and sort of nieve. Though she was quite young, she was respected well among those is the 45th district. A very skinny girl who knew how to throw a guy around. She was declared the toughest girl in the 45th district.

As Usagi entered her quarters, she pulled out a blue and red necklace and stared at it. tears began to fill her eyes. She soon looked outside at the sun. She had always loved the sun. She soon saw a member of squad 6 appear in the courtyard. She grabbed her zanpak-to and ran to the court.

This is my first crack at a bleach story...honsetly, i dont like how this chapter went, but at least now you have a little bit better understanding of Usagi. I think this chappy was really short, but anywayz...plz r&r. and read some of my other stories if you get the chance. love lots.