It was another quiet day at Seireitei, with no disruptions or battles. The Captain's were in their offices, doing the day's paper work. Captain Commander of Gotei 13, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto stood in the first division head quarters talking to a certain shinigami.
"You understand, Michiko?" He asked the shinigami.
"Yes." She said, her lips hinting a smile, as she walked out of the room, and waited for further instructions.
Toshiro Hitsugaya, well this got to be quite interesting. She thought to herself, with an amused smirk.
Toshiro Hitsugaya shut his eyes and sighed, leaning back in his chair. It was quiet and peaceful, and Rangiku Matsumoto was nowhere to be seen. He looked at the stack of paperwork on his desk; he had been working in his office for the past few days. There had been no attacks or any missions lately. There was no news of Sosuke Aizen, or the Arrancar.
Such a peaceful day, he thought.
"Oh Captain!" Toshiro opened his eyes to see Matsumoto poking her head through the door, grinning.
Toshiro sighed in annoyance; his quiet time was now over.
"What is it, Matsumoto?" He asked, sitting up.
Matsumoto walked over to his desk and smiled.
"Yamamoto wishes to see you, immediately". She said with a mocking smile he ignored.
Toshiro stood up quickly and headed towards the first division head quarters where the Captain-commander awaited.
Two soul reapers waited by the door and greeted him as he entered the great room where the old, but very powerful Yamamoto stood.
"Hitsugaya Toshiro. I would like you to meet someone. Come forth Michiko."
A shinigami walked into the great room, from the opposing door. She had long, wavy dark hair that fell gracefully to her waist. She was pale and was small in size. She raised her head and met his teal eyes. Her eyes were a mesmerizing blue; they held his gaze, she gave him a small smile.
"Hitsugaya-taicho, this is Michiko. Michiko, this is your Captain Hitsugaya. You are to be part of the tenth division, under his command. Hitsugaya-taichou, Michiko is a special case, keep an eye on her and keep her from any possible harm, she has powers that cannot be doubted."
Toshiro stood confused."But, I -"
"Hitsugaya Toshiro, you will follow my commands, no further discussion. Do you understand?" Yamamoto fixed his gaze on Toshiro, daring him to reject.
Toshiro cursed under his breath, but nodded in full understanding.
"You may leave now, but remember and mark my words" He said in a tone that made Toshiro hurry out, with Michiko following behind.
Toshiro flash-stepped to his division and entered his office.
When he entered the door followed by Michiko, he heard Matsumoto squeal.
"Captain, what have you brought back, a girl?" She asked, astonished.
"This is Michiko; she will be in my division".
Matsumoto gave him a blank stare. He sighed in annoyance.
"Those were Yamamoto's orders". He explained.
Matsumoto turned to the girl and gave her a warm smile.
"Hey, I'm Rangiku Matsumoto, pleased to meet you".
Michiko bowed her head and said "It's a pleasure to meet you, Matsumoto."
Matsumoto blushed in embarrassment, and giggled. "You don't have to bow, aha and just call me Rangiku" she said waving her hand.
Michiko lifted her head and smiled slightly. She turned to her Captain, who was seated in his chair, working on his paperwork.
"Can I help?" She asked.
"No, today is your first day, you don't need to," he said, without lifting his head.
"Thank you, Hitsugaya-taichou. But, I was wondering…" She paused midway, causing him to look up from his work, even Matsumoto seemed interested. "I …uh… where can I stay?" She asked.
"Matsumoto will show you." He said, as he looked down and proceeded with his paperwork.
"Come with me, Michiko." Matsumoto said, in a cheerful voice, as she dragged the small girl away.
Matsumoto walked out of the building. "Do you want a tour? I could show you the training grounds, and introduce you to the people here. Don't worry they are not all grumps like Captain." She said, smirking.
"Sorry, but I was hoping to just settle in a place first. But thank you for asking."
"Oh alright, but make sure to look around sometime. As for where you're staying, there are rooms in the barracks, since you don't have a place to stay, you can stay there. You will be given your own room, here we are." She said, as stopped in front of the tenth division barracks.
They walked in, and walked down a narrow hall, with many doors on each side. Matsumoto stopped in front of a closed door, and motioned to Michiko to come closer.
"This is your room." She said gesturing towards the door. Michiko nodded and smiled, opening the door.
The room was plain. It had a window on the left corner with black curtains draping over it. Across the room, there was one bed with white sheets and one large pillow. There was a dresser along with a chair in front of it. Above that was a large mirror that hung on the wall.
"It's not that special-"
"No, it's great. I like it. I don't like fancy stuff. Thank you." She said.
Matsumoto's eyes softened as she looked at the happy girl. "Well, I'm glad you like it, now how about that tour?" She asked, in an excited voice.
"Sure thing," she said in a voice, matching to Matsumoto's excitement.
Alright, Toshiro Hitsugaya prepare your-self, the fun is just about to begin. She thought to herself, with a smirk, as she followed Matsumoto out the door.
