I closed the door to my home while balancing two dog dishes in my hand. 6:30 in the freaking morning. Am I insane? I don't know, I ask my self this every day. I scoot up to the kennels and slide the food under the fence, with a quick scratch to both of their ears, before I headed back toward the house. I walk pass my unfinished pond that I'm constructing and down my elongated driveway, pulling my lengthy hair into a pony tail as I went. Dang, why did I make the driveway so long since I don't even own a car? Again, that is another unanswered question.

Strolling up to my mailbox, I set my electric bill in and put the flag up. I glance at my watch, 6:50, took me twenty minutes to walk down my driveway. School started at seven. I took off running, cursing myself for not being able to use flash step while I'm in my body. Sometimes being born as a hybrid sucked. I cleared the top of a moving truck. But then and again, it did have its advantages sometimes.

I rounded a corner, and jumped over another moving car. I see it! The tall brown building stands out a lot. I run up the steps and look at my watch again, 7:55, it read. Darn it! I need to improve my speed. Maybe if I wasn't carrying a seventy-five pound backpack, I could have moved faster. Normally I'm quite fast, I can cover three miles in twelve minutes. But I'm new to this town and had to ask directions quite a few times, and backtrack too. Can't blame myself. Well, actually I can. I didn't get up when the alarm clock went off.

I walk into the office and look around. No one is here. Hmm. Wonder were they are, probably an assembly. Wait, do they even have assemblies here? Beats me. Glancing around, I decided to try the hall on the right.

Walking the halls of the high school, I mentally yelled at myself again. Why didn't I leave earlier? Now I'm late and I cant find my stupid classroom. I have been walking down these stupid halls for forty-five freaking minutes! Where was a teacher when you actually need one? I passed the restrooms for the third time, and ended up at the office. Again, but someone was actually here this time. There was a woman standing next to a copy machine, she had a slightly hunched pose and a very plump figure. Also, I noted, she had black hair streaked with gray.

I used my most respectful voice and put on a false smile," Um miss," She looked up at me with a frown on her chubby face," I'm new here and I can't find my classroom." That sent a small twinkle of amusement to her dark black eyes.

The twinkle left almost as soon as it arrived," Call me . I noticed that you're new, because I have never seen you before. You know," She glanced at my wardrobe with a sneer," you're not wearing the school uniform, and take down your hood."

I looked at what I was wearing. Blue Levies, a black hooded vest half open, a silver shirt that said 'Bite Me' in big blue letters, and dark purple and silver tennis shoes. I looked at her and frowned, all politeness gone," Well I'm sorry but I don't like skirts and there for I wont wear them. I don't even own a skirt," I slipped my hood down and let my smile fade to a scowl," and F.Y.I. I don't like the colors so I wear what I feel is comfortable."

"I like you," she laughed," you remind me of me when I was your age. What was your name dear?"

I stared, "Luna, Luna Marie. Now can you show me to my class room?"

"No problem." She walked out from behind the copier and led me down the halls.

I made sure that I took note of where everything was so that I could remember it when I came again tomorrow. We walked for what seemed forever before stopped by a door. She prattled on about how lucky I was that I got here in time for my introduction to the class.

It was just before the classes returned to their homerooms so she pointed out some things, like the restroom down the hall, the fire extinguisher and other stuff. I heard the bell and pulled me into the custodians closet with her. I listened to the people walk by and I felt the presence of some strong reitsu, so I hid mine completely.

A high pitched voice sounded, this one had normal human reitsu," I'm serious, this test sounds hard!"

A deeper, slightly annoyed voice responded," Shut up Keigo." Both voices disappeared into the classroom. This one had high reitsu.

As we stepped out of the closet asked me to take off my coat I asked why but still did as asked. She took it and tossed it into the closet where we came from, with a mumbled excuse that it looked like something a hooligan would wear. She walked to the door and opened it, motioning for me to stay here.

I listened to the muffled words, not understanding a single one. I finally had time to think to myself. How can I keep running like a coward? Should I just face my fate like my mother did? NO. I wont give up, I cant, I'm not a coward and Cole would help keep me alive darn it. I need to get stronger if I want to-

"Alright" The booming voice of sounded through the door," We have a new student! She has been moving a lot so lets all welcome her with open arms!"

I opened the door and stepped in. I glanced around the room and the first thing that attracted my attention was bright orange hair and some snow-white hair, like my own.

"All right little lady," Ms.B began, "go ahead and tell us about yourself."

Turning back to the class, I let my reitsu flair around me a bit to ease my tension, before I actual started to speak, "Well, my name is Luna Marie," I glance back and Ms.B gives me a 'go on' look, and I sigh," Um, that's it I guess."

I raise my reitsu a little higher, just so that the others who can sense it feel uncomfortable. It worked, and now I know who has the ability to sense my reitsu because they are squirming in their seats. Well almost all of them anyway, the dude with orange hair and the midget with white hair just look board.

"All right, anyone have questions for ?"

Tons of hands raised, and bombarded me with questions. I calmly took a breath to answer a few," Ok, this is my natural hair color, yes I'm strait, no I do not have a current relationship, no I'm not looking for one, and NO, I do not wear contacts, and YES I am aware that I'm not in a school uniform." I finished my statement with my normal scowl.

"Well, miss Marie, please take a seat next to Hitsugaya and Kurosaki please. And boys," she quirked an eyebrow with a creepy wink," behave yourselves. Oh, dear, if you don't know, they are the ones with white and orange spiked hair." Her words gave me the impression that they were players. I bet they aren't.

I nodded, made my way down the row and took a between the two. I glanced at the midget, then the taller one. God, I felt so strange between the two. I just tried to ignore them, and focus on the algebra the teacher had on the board.

Then she told us to pull out our books and go to page 109 and do problems one through ninety-five. I could feel the two of them watching me as I scrawled down answers. Feeling a little self conscious, I raised my reitsu and watched as the short kid's eyes widened and he suddenly turned and started to write. I growled lowly when I still felt the orange head watching me still.

I remained quiet and finished my math. Thirty minutes till lunch break. I reach back and let my hair down, and allow it to pool around my chair. I flip my hair back into place, lean forward, and fold my arms on my desk. I yawn and lay my head down, to muse on my thoughts. As I'm thinking, I slip off to sleep…

I twirl in circles with Cole and the trashcan frogs, singing some random song that popped into my head as I went. We finally got to the rave music when my dreaming was disturbed.

Poke.

"Is she awake yet?"

Poke.

"I don't think so."

Poke.

"How about now?"

Poke.

"Nope."

Poke. Poke. Poke. Poke.

I slap at the finger poking at me, "Quit poking me!" I sit up and glower at the group.

Some bald guy complained, "Well if you would wake up, we wouldn't have to poke you."

The woman with huge breasts grabbed me into a smothering, bone-crushing hug, "Oh your adorable! I like you, lets be friends!" I couldent breath, but she seemed nice enough. I just need to be careful of her killer hugs.

"Cant…breath!" I wheezed.

She immediately let go, "Sorry! I forgot you're not used to my hugs." She smiled at me as I gasped for air.

I straighten up and jerk my lunch out of my bag, "Well if you will excuse me," I start walking towards the door," I'm going to go eat my lunch."

"Why don't you eat with us? We don't bite, well, most of us anyway."

I look back at them from the door, "I'm not social, if you haven't noticed, but thanks anyway." I walked as fast as I could out that door and to the stairs.

Surprisingly they followed me, as I went up to the rooftops and sat down. Usually when I introduce people to my colder side, they leave me alone. But apparently these people aren't going to. I scowled lazily at them as they sat around me; someone with frigid skin touched my arm. I flared my reitsu and stood up.

Looking back, I saw that Hitsugaya kid sit were I was and look at me with cold teal eyes. I move and sit on a cement block a little ways away, his eyes following me at all times. I scowled at him. "You do know it's rude to stare right?"

He looked down quickly and flushed, "Sure what ever." Truthfully, now that I think about it, his skin isn't uncomfortably cold just a surprise when you aren't expecting it.

A girl with violet eyes turned to me, "My name is Rukia Kuchuki," She had a fake cheery voice that would eventually grow tiresome," this is Ichigo Kurosaki, Rangiku, Chad, Toshiro Hitsugaya, Ikkaku, Uryu Ishida, Orihime Inoue, and Renji Abarai. Pleased to meet you Marie!"

"Sure," I mumbled, "Nice to meet you to. And please, call me Luna."

The now named Toshiro turned back to me, "Now are you going to tell me why you kept flaring your reitsu during class?"

I opened my bag and pulled out a sandwich, "Nope." I take a bite and attempt to ignore the drop in temperature, "I don't feel like telling you yet." I opened up part of my sandwich and pulled out a disgusting tomato slice, and set it on the wrapper.

Suddenly they went still and their phones went off. I felt it approach, but stayed were I was and acted like I didn't feel it. I took another bite and swallowed as everyone but Ichigo, Uryu, Chad, and Orihime, took out some candy and ate it. I watched their soul reaper forms pop from their bodies and the mod souls continue eating, acting like 'normal'.

Ichigo moved from his seat near them and took up a seat next to me as I finished my sandwich. He looked at me for a moment, as if not sure what to do, before he said, "So will you tell me why you raised your reitsu? Since it seams you don't like Toshiro. "He quirked an eyebrow," Or tomatoes, I thought you might tell me."

I gave him a skeptical look and said, "I don't mind him, and it's just that he is kinda creepy. " He gives me a mystified look; "He stares at me like I have the plague or something. I don't really mind it, because I always get those looks from everyone," I receive a sympathetic look this time;" but someone can only take so much before they snap you know." I give him a defiant look. "But just because I'm telling you this doesn't mean I like you."

He huffed and scowled at me, "I didn't ask you too." His face lightened up after he finally considered my words. "I get teased all the time because I have bright orange hair, don't worry about it." His face returns to a scowl and he looks toward the others, "if they bother you, just have one of us handle it. So will you tell me now?"

I think for a bit. Its way to public during the day, so I could get him to meet me here later. YEA, that will work, I forged a sighed, "Are you sure you want to know?" I received a nod from Ichigo as an answer because the rest weren't paying attention, and as mod souls they never pay attention.

I decided to play dirty. So I leaned over, put my mouth next to his ear and sighed once more, before saying, "Well then, meet me up here two days from today, at midnight. I will tell you then." I breathed warmly into his ear, earning a shiver from him. I smiled as I pulled back and got up.

I started walking away, but I turned my head back and called, " Hey Ichigo, do bring Toshiro with you!" I winked and took off running down the stairs, careful not to fall down them as I checked my watch. I gasped and bolted, down the last steps, towards the classroom.

I vaguely listened to the teachers lecture on history, as I was drawing more intricate pictures of some people in the class while listening to 'Dance With The Devil' by Breaking Benjamin. I have already drawn Orihime, Ishida, Renji, Rukia, and Toshiro. I got this odd feeling to draw Ichigo, Toshiro, Cole, this albino version of Ichigo and me. So I did. But it came out kinda funky.

Since I drew this one with my eyes closed using my reitsu to caress both my classmates and to get a good look at them, it came out with Cole and me sitting on the grass with white Ichigo's, Ichigo's and Toshiro with their arms wrapped around us. We were all in soul reaper outfits, well except for Cole and the albino. They were in the same outfits except in reverse colorings. In the background was this huge ice dragon partially surrounding us. I flipped through and put my signatures on all of my pictures.

I grabbed some colored pencils and started to fill in the colors correctly to what I saw. The albino's eyes turned out kinda like a hollow's except that they were kinder, everyone else looked exactly like I pictured them. I felt Ichigo and Toshiro's eyes on me and my picture as I did so.

I looked at my watch. YES! One minute and three seconds till class got out. I tore the picture out and lay it on my desk as I turned around to put everything away in my backpack.

I listened to the paper rustle, as Ichigo picked it up. He tapped my shoulder; I turned around again and gave him a perplexed look.

I whispered, "Yes Ichigo?"

He gave me a look of awe. Then he mumbled. "You're a wonderful artist." He gave me a pleading look," Would you mind if I kept this? It makes me curious who the people in it are."

I smiled at him, a genuine smile, " Not at all, Ichigo. Bring it with you when we meet and I will explain something about it." I listened to the bell ring and I bolted up and started for the door, calling over my shoulder as I went, "Oh and Ichigo, don't forget to bring Toshiro with you. He might want to know as well. Sadly." I frowned.

The school days were going slowly for me. I didn't sleep at all, I haven't slept for about a week now, and I don't expect to anytime soon. The same things happen every time, and you just start to expect it. Well minus the fact that I don't eat with the whole group, much to my pleasure, every thing is the same. I have even stopped scowling at Ichigo and Toshiro. It seems that Toshiro, and Ichigo have kinda grown attached to me since they both sit with me during lunch. I managed to make Toshiro chuckle when I hit one of Ichigo's pressure point in his shoulder then stepped on his foot, causing him to hop around holding one foot and the other arm flopping uselessly at his side all because he stole my mp4 and wouldn't give it back. I released the pressure point later after I received my mp4.

These are the first soul reapers I have ever trusted. Its funny, I never thought that it would be those two that would sit with me. I figured that it would be Orihime or Rukia, but that show what I know. I do know that both girls don't seem to like me very well; they seem to have the impression that ' I'm stealing their strawberry'. I laughed at that.

Rangiku didn't seem to mind the fact that I was with Toshiro at lunch due to the fact that he was looking happier then she had ever seen him. But Renji and Ikakku weren't too happy with it. Both 'manly' men came out and accused me of stealing their Capitan, and I ignored them until one of them said something like 'I don't know why Captain Hitsugaya sits with this weakling' and that set me off. They were met with a boot to the head, due to the fact that I decided to wear shoes that are easy on and easy off, and I poured my cup of juice on both of their heads. I was given apologies from both after I smashed their heads together.

I reached out and put more food in for my canine companions, stroking their fur as I went. Megan and Cato, my two German shepherds. One male, one female. They are my breeding pair, but they have yet to breed. Maybe when all of this ends, they will. I hope that I can stop running from them. Alas, I doubt I will be able to without some carnage. I remember my last horrible bloodbath. The day I lost everything. A day I never want to relive again.

It was midnight, and I decided to try to use flash step in my body. It should be possible since I'm not carrying any extra weight. Oh this is going to be fun… Hopping from roof to roof is easy but as I come to the school, I can't figure out how to stop. I can see Ichigo and Toshiro there. Oh well, I can use them I guess. I really hope this doesn't backfire on me.

"Look out!" I shrieked.

To late. I ended up smashing into Toshiro, and both of us rolling into Ichigo. We rolled for maybe thirty or so feet before we stopped. I groaned, then both guys groaned. I found myself smashed between the two. Ichigo draped over me, and myself draped over Toshiro. Wintry skin on the bottom, normal temperature in the middle, covered by hot flesh on top. Like some sort of screwed up sandwich.

I opened my eyes and was met with those same teal eyes that were usually cold, but not now. They looked alarmed. I realized that my hands were on his chest and the lower part of my body was in an inappropriate place. One leg was between Ichigo's legs and wrapped around his right leg. I also found out that one of Ichigo's hands was trapped under Toshiro's back, with the other on my stomach, and that his…um… manhood was pressed up against my backside. Our legs were kind of tangled up with each other's legs. But by far the one who would get out the easiest would be Ichigo.

Said pumpkin head realized how he was positioned and hurriedly scrambled off. I slid off to the side and Toshiro got up. I stretched only to hear some bones pop. I could hear a muffled 'warn us before you do that' and what not as they both brushed off.

I turned back to them, "Sorry about that, I need to work on stopping with my regular flash step." I hopped up but found out that was a bad mistake because I lurched and started to fall forward.

I felt the same cold skin I had a few moments ago, along with the same hotter flesh. I felt hands hold my arms up as I fought to catch my balance. Both said in sync, "Are you all right?"

I allowed them to move me over to the railing before I spoke, "Yea, I'm fine. I found out that when you flash step several miles in ten seconds, you tend to feel like you left some organs behind." I swayed a bit, "Or, in my case, the last bit of balance I have."

They both took a seat on the railing, and I soon followed. I decided to let them ask the questions. It was silent for a moment before Toshiro decided to speak up. "So do you know what we are?"

I gave him a look that said 'that's too easy'. "Yes I do. Ichigo is a substitute soul reaper, and you Toshiro, are Toshiro Hitsugaya Capitan Of The Tenth Division In The Thirteen Quart-Guard Squads. Wow, you have a long title."

He grunted at me, "Yes I do, and I prefer that you call me Capitan Hitsugaya. Now will you tell me why you raised your reitsu?"

" I'm not part of your squad so there for I don't have to call you Capitan. As for the reitsu thing, sure, I don't see why not. Well, I felt a little self conscious with everyone staring at me." I gave slight flush, "I'm just not one who likes attention much."

Both men nodded; Ichigo took his turn to say something, as he pulled out a familiar piece of paper and offered it to me. "So what were you going to tell us about this picture?"

I sighed and took it. Both men scooted closer and looked over my shoulders as I pointed things out, "I knew you would be the one to ask. Well, as you can see, both of you and me are in it. But the thing that may confuse you is the fact that there is an opposite version of Ichigo and me, no? Well, the other version of me is my, um, hollow side I guess. And the other version of you, Ichigo, is the hollow part of you. And the dragon is Hyourinmaru right Shiro? "I took a breath and listened to Toshiro growl. "Well, if my sight is correct, this picture is a part in our life's that will come to pass after a time of great violence between the entire soul society and a band of brave soul reapers standing up for their beliefs in judgment."

"How do you know it's after a period of mayhem?"

"I know because this battle flashes through my head every time I fall asleep. The only time I evade it is at school."

"May I ask how you drew it with your eyes closed, and how you know what my inner hollow looks like?"

"I don't see why not since I'm pretty much answering everything. Well, I can use me reitsu to feel were people are, and how they look. As for your hollow, I have met him in my dreams. He visits Cole and me sometimes, when we sleep. He is welcome in our dreams cause he banishes the nightmares, as long as he stays."

I froze up, as I knew the next question Toshiro was going to ask. "How do you know about soul reapers?"

I knew my voice would quiver with unshed tears, but I had to say it. "Well, have you heard the legend that two lovers who cross the line that divides them, shall have one who shall ether unite or destroy both sides?"

I earned an eager nod from both of them. I folded my hands in my lap and looked towards the full moon, "My mother is a vizard. My father, so I was told, was a soul reaper captain. I don't remember which of the thirteen-quart guard squad captains he was though. I'm sure you have heard the stories of the Capitan who betrayed the soul society for love right?"

"Nope."

Toshiro gave Ichigo a skeptical glance, "Yes. The old Capitan of the thirteenth division, Jax, betrayed the soul society for a mortal woman, Elerrina. He was told to forget the woman and go back to his duties, but he refused saying that love is worth more then death its self."

He paused for a moment, " When they told him that they were going to ban him from leaving to the mortal world, he said 'I would rather die then leave my beloved'. He fled through the society with every soul reaper looking for him. He reached the gates on sheer will power and love, they say, before he was caught trying to pry the gates open. He was put to death for his treason on the spot. Then they sought out the woman and had her killed. They say there was a daughter too. And that she was slain along with her mother."

"So many things were lies, and yet so many were true. The woman survived, no, thrived is the word I needed. She fled, and hid. Her and her daughter both survived. The mother wasn't a mortal she was a vizard." My voice became muffled by my unshed tears, and I had to fight them back. "The daughter was young when her mother was taken by the soul society. The daughter was in such a rage that she activated bankai and swore revenge on two specific captains. I should know."

I heard Toshiro gasp, and felt Ichigo stiffen next to me. I listened to their breathing as mine threatened to speed up, I tried to match it to theirs but I could tell that it wouldn't work. I don't want to cry in front of them. Or let them see the water in my eyes. So I bowed my head.

"How do we know your telling the truth?" Toshiro's cold tone told me that he didn't believe me at all. His teal gaze burned into the side of my head.

"I guess you don't know." I could feel Cole growling in my head. She wasn't happy with Toshiro. She wants to come out and teach him a lesson. Should I let her? No, she would cause more damage then I can allow.

"I'm sorry." I whispered, "I need to go."

I felt Toshiro's cool hand grasp mine, as I got up to go, and Ichigo's warm voice say, "Wait, Luna, please. Will you stay please?"

I started to shake and put my hand on the railing behind me to keep my balance. "I'm sorry, but for your safety," I hissed and gritted my teeth. Cole is fighting to get me to collapse now, "I must go."

I swiftly pulled my hand out of his grasp and dashed across the rooftop. I could feel the tears that I had long forgotten, leaving their cold salty trail down my face as my feet pounded across the roof. My body may be naturally warm, and normally tears are warm like the body, but when I cry my tears are like liquid ice. When my tears hit the ground they freeze solid.

When I try to talk about this, why do I always end up crying? Never once have I tried to talk about it after the first time. But now, I talk freely? Another thing I want to know is; why did Cole do this to me? She always does it. Makes me stay up for weeks on end then makes me collapse in random places, always when I have one strong emotion. Once she kept me up for a month and a half, and then made me pass out in the middle of class. I woke up about an hour later, in a hospital. I was asked questions bout when I last slept, and I answered truthfully. I was given a strong sedative, but I didn't sleep. I puzzled doctors to no end, but they were forced to release me. Cole kept me up for about a week after that before my body couldent take it anymore and I collapsed and slept for three days.

I flung myself over the rail and flashed across the roofs until I came to the woods. Even then I flashed blindly through the trees until I couldent do it anymore. I stumbled to a tree and collapsed. I felt the familiar evil energy of a hollow and tried to pay it no mind. I could see the city lights. But I was several miles away. I knew that I needed to get to my house, because I went the wrong way again, but my energy was exhausting fast.

I started to shake even worse. My body felt colder then ice and I couldent move. I saw it appear in little grove I'm in, just a few feet away from me. It was an Adjuchas class. It looked like a cross between a man, cobra, and cat.

"Easy prey. Oh my, you have the feel of a soul reaper. A female one at that. How delightful!" It gave me a creepy sadistic grin, with lust filled eyes. "Now I can have fun killing you." He, I figured it was a he since he was giving me perverse vibes, bunched op to spring towards me, bearing his cobra like fangs as he did. Finally he sprang and my tears stopped flowing.

I summoned every last but if energy to try and jump out of his way. I managed to move his path from my neck, to my leg. His fangs sank in; I felt the poison flow into me as my body jerked into action. I kicked his mask with my good leg and made a mad dash, as soon as he let go, back towards the lights.

I kept tripping and scrambling to get up, with my blood splattering all over the place, every time I took a step. My body was going numb but I kept pushing myself. I made it about a mile I think with that thing stalking me, before that same feeling of coldness took over. I staggered to an old cherry blossom tree and fell against it. I knew that this would be the end. The thing lumbered out, with a crack on its mask. Good, I landed a nice kick. I felt two comforting reitsu's near, and that was enough to give me the courage to be a smart mouth.

"You really shouldn't have done that little soul reaper. It could have been easier for you… I mean for me, since you practically are dead now."

I coughed and ground out, "I'm not a soul reaper."

He gave me a quizzical look. "Then what are you little girl? A hollow?"

I looked away, with tears threatening to overflow once more. "I'm not a hollow." I turned back and scowled, "Why should I tell you?"

He shrugged. "You don't have to. I was just letting you buy yourself some time before I killed you. But my tolerance has run out."

I watched him stalk over again. I tried to get up and run but I couldent move my legs. The hollow raised it cat-like claws, and I clamped my eyes shut with my crystalline tears trailing freely again...I knew this was the end for me.