Hi! This is a story from the point of view of an original character. The story isn't going to be strictly about Renji and Rukia's romance, but about the developing of the OC, the friendship between the OC and Renji, her feelings about him, but don't worry! There will be RenRuki romance!
CHAPTER 1
It was meant to be. I'll leave it at that. Trust me, you'll see what I mean.
I'm Shina Hotaru, or "the New Girl", to squad 6. I had mentioned my name when I first joined the squad, but most people on the squad forgot it soon after. Perhaps because my voice had been so quiet when I said it. Maybe there were times when people asked for it again, but my shyness got the better of me any time someone tried to engage with me. Then I met him. Oh yeah, and her.
It all started when I joined up with squad 6. You'd think I'd be excited to join up with an elite squad like the sixth, but to be completely honest, I wanted to die. Or perhaps disappear. Whichever was easier and less painful. The thing was, I had just graduated from the Soul Reaper Academy, and everyone had been so impressed with my skills that I was to be placed immediately on one of the Gotei 13. One of the most praised squads at that. I was a bit excited, I guess, leading up to it, but the morning I was to start on the squad, I honestly thought I was going to collapse and perish. I spent about 10 minutes that morning staring up at the ceiling. Shina, you can't spend forever staring up there… or could you? And there went my brain, giving me those tempting possibilities.
I eventually forced myself to get up. It was a painful process, since "getting out of bed" was something that I grimaced even at the thought of. It certainly wasn't something that made "Shina's Top One Million Priorities". My parents used threaten to get a crowbar to force me out of bed. Ah, those days were the days. But, the parents were gone now, taken down by an Arrancar a long time ago. They were just doing their duties as Soul Reapers, I guess. It was their job. Now listen, I never said I didn't miss them, no. But you see, in my opinion there was no point in dwelling on the past. I had become a soul reaper for my parents, a dumb memento for two people who would never know I did this for them.
I pulled on my Soul Reaper uniform and took a quick glance in the mirror. Yep. Just as I'd suspected. Same old, plain old me. I looked ragged. My sandy ringlet curls were frizzy, and there were deep lines under my chocolate brown eyes due to my horrific sleepless night. I tried to push away the curl that hung right over my right eye. As always, it didn't work. It was a wonder I even tried anymore. Looking into the mirror, I thought for a moment. They were having a squad meeting all for me, so that I could get introduced to squad six and such. Should I feel flattered? Well, I probably should have, but that anxious feeling of I'm-so-nervous-I-could-wet-my-pants-right-here-right-now was the overriding feeling at the time. I ran over all the information I knew about my new squad (which was pretty much zero). Wait, I'd heard of the captain. His name was Captain… umm… crap. I couldn't remember. It starts with a K, right? A "K" sounded right. Uhhh… I had no idea.
It was time to head out. I let a smile dance on my lips as I looked into the mirror. The grin was fleeting. It wavered and disappeared. Another day, another dawn, another tedious morning come and gone. But, this wasn't just another day. It was the day. The day that really changed a lot of things for me.