A small, ragged girl run on a dark street, lamp sets flickering before the lights went out as white smoke breathed out of her panting lips.

She stopped for a minute to look behind her before turning back in front with fast footsteps.

A loud growl, similar to a carnivorous beast, rang into the empty night and the child yelped in fear as she tightly closed her eyes and ran as fast as her feet could bring her.

Hearing loud crashes behind her, the girl looks back at her and her eyes widen in fear as she saw a large bug-like gorilla monster with a skull like face and large as it roared at her, its horrendous and putrid smell of death engulfing her senses like darkness.

She screamed in pure terrify before she ran again, hoping to lose the monster. But to no avail, the monster ran after her on four limbs, destroying the vehicles and trees as it followed her outside the park.

The child soon run into a dark wall and fell back to her rear, looking at the wall in fear. Then she heard low, intimidating growls from behind her, making her stiffen up in fear.

She turned around and saw the monster raising its claws at her, and she screamed in terror, shutting her eyes tightly as she waited for the pain to come.

Few moments passed and there was nothing that had strike her. Only the sounds of a blade slicing through flesh.

Confused and bewildered, she looked up in time to see a man in black kimono, carrying a katana at his hand as the body of the monster lied dead on the ground in front of him.

The girl flinched when the black garbed man turned to her direction, walking towards her as she took a step back. "Do not be afraid, little soul." The man spoke in a soothing tone, instantly calming down the child.

"I-is it... dead...?" She questioned shakily, still fearing that the creature might stand up again and devoured her or the man again.

"Yes. But that is not important of now, you're not supposed to be wandering around here again." He said. "E-Eh? Then where will I go...?" The child asked in a weak and teary voice.

"Do not worry." The man reassured. Then he patted the child's head gently as he kneeled to the child's height. "I will take your soul to the Soul Society."

The girl's blue eyes widen in fear as she heard the familiar name. She had heard from a few souls around and they had told her that to be send to Soul Society will be very painful.

Whether the stories were true or not, the girl slightly trembled. "Will it hurt?" She whispered in anxiety as she fumbled her clothes.

"No, not at all." The man replied with a smile from his voice. Then he lifted his katana by the butt and hit the child's forehead with it. Almost immediately, the girl felt sleepy and closed her eyes, succumbing to exhaustion.

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The scent of something floral, sweet and herbal tickled and wafted into her nose, making the girl opened her eyes and saw that she was in a middle of a forest, somehow at the center or at least, at the heart. "Where... am I...?" The child whispered in confusion.

Somehow the place looks very lonely and quiet, creating a lonesome feeling at the girl's chest. She wrapped her arms around her legs like the little girl she is, and stifled a sob as tears formed at her eyes.

"W-Waaah!" A voice exclaimed out of nowhere, followed by a body slamming into the ground. The noise surprised the little girl and she whirled around to see a strange man down on the ground, laughing nervously as he sat back up.

"Oops, I tripped again..." he muttered sheepishly as he rubbed his head with a smile. "U-Um...?" The child muttered in confusion and bewilderment.

"Nice to meet you, little one! My name is Clyde. I am a preacher, it's nice to meet you, again!" He chirped, shaking the child's arm up and down wildly with a wide smile.

"U-Uh, well...nice to meet you, too." The girl replied with a small smile. "My name is-"

The girl stopped right in the middle of her words, only realizing then the most important thing a person needs.

"What's wrong, little one?" Clyde asked with a blink. "I...I don't know..." the girl whispered in disappointment, her eyes covered by her bangs.

The little soul continued, oblivious to the man's surprise. "When I died, I didn't remember what happened before or who am I... or how I died." She whispered with a forlorn expression.

"I'm sorry." She finally whispered, slumping her frame slightly with disappointment. She waited for the man's reply, but did not expected a gentle yet a comforting hand at her shoulder.

When she looked up, there the man stood above her with a smile of kindness and sincerity. "It is not your fault nor do you need to apologize for not remembering what you cannot remember. You can only wait until you find out on your own path." He said with a soft smile.

The girl could only stand there, eyes slightly widen in bewilderment but Clyde did not mind it. "Now then..." the man started with a cheerful smile. "Shall I give you your new name?" He asked with a beam.

"Eh?" The girl asked in surprise, her bright blue eyes widen. Again, the man did not mind her reaction and began to think of a name for the young soul.

"Hmmm... what should I name you? A name is very important, as it reflects the person itself." He hummed thoughtfully. Then he blinked in realization before snapping his fingers with a delighted smile.

"That name is very splendid! A perfect match, if I say!" He exclaimed with a happy clap of his hands. "U-Um...?" The girl whispered in confusion.

But th en she was taken by surprise when he kneeled to her height, laying his comforting hand to her head.

"From here on, your name will be Mihono."

Harmonious beauty...

The girl nodded with a big smile, as if she liked the name. "My name is Mihono. Pleased to meet you, Clyde-san!"

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A month passed right after Clyde took in Mihono into his own home. Of course, Mihono thought it was unfair of being given a great act of sincerity and kindness so she handles all of the household chores. She had nothing to worry about shopping for fruits and herbs, since Clyde had told her that he has a garden of fruits and vegetables.

She had nothing to worry about, except the fact that Clyde was a CLUMSY man. She almost had a heart attack twice when he got home, with bruises and cuts all over his tattered and dirty robes.

But of course, being the innocent soul Mihono is, she forgives him for almost killing her heart.

So now, Mihono went out to relax after cleaning the hut and looked around. And soon enough, she spotted a nearby bird on the ground with a spot of blood at its left wing.

"Hello, little bird." She whispered softly, getting closer to the bird. The small animal seemed to be frightened, as it twittered softly in fright and tried to fly away when it soon plummeted to the ground.

"Please don't hurt yourself. I'm not going to hurt you." she cooed softly in reassurance. She carefully elevated the small creature to her hands, eying its wound to her eye level.

"It seems to be a small scratch, but you can't fly for a few hours." Mihono whispered with a soft frown. Then she tore a clean piece of her tattered kimono and gently wrapped it around the bird's wing.

"I hope it'll heal soon." She whispered with concern and hope. As if it understand her words, the bird hopped out of her palm and onto her shoulder. Then it pecked her cheek in affection, making the girl giggled in reply.

"Why, you're quite welcome!" She chirped happily, leaning against a thick tree's trunk. The bird twitted as it hopped on her head before nestling itself in comfort.

"It is a very warm day, isn't it?" She said to herself with a smile. Then she gazed (with care, since the bird is at the top of her head) above the tree, her eyes slightly wincing at the warmth and brightness of the sun.

But soon enough, she felt her exhaustion overcoming her self-control and closed her eyes to slumber.

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When she came to, she can hear voices that sounded near to her. Groaning softly softly, Mihono rubbed her eyes and her vision cleared up.

"Oi, bedwetter Momo! Is she alive?"

"Stop saying that, Shiro! She's just asleep."

Mihono blinked in confusion, her eyes settled on the two people in front of her. One is a very pretty girl, with brown eyes and black hair tied at her back in two pigtails, arguing with a boy just two inches taller than Mihono.

She also noticed that the boy strangely (in a good way) has white spike hair and alluring teal green eyes. Just then, the pretty girl noticed that she woke up.

"Oh, hello!" The pretty girl beamed as she walked up (with Toshiro walking behind her) to Mihono. "Sorry. Shiro-chan and I were passing by when we saw you sleeping under this tree."

"It's not Shiro-chan, it's Toshiro!" The white-haired boy snapped annoyingly.

"Oh..." Mihono murmured with slow realization. 'That's right. I was sleeping under this tree right after...-!' she immediately remembered the injured bird.

Mihono batted her head gently, trying to see if she can still feel it sleeping at her head. 'It's gone. I guess it's all better now.' Mihono thought with a soft relieved smile.

"...Oh yeah!" The pretty girl's voice brought Mihono back to Earth, and she turned her attention to the pretty girl. "I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Momo Hinamori." The pretty girl said with a smile.

"I see." Mihono said with a smile. "I'm Mihono. Nice to meet you, Momo-chan, Shiro-chan!" On cue, the white-haired boy twitched his left eyebrow in an irksome way.

"It's Toshiro, damn it! Toshiro Hitsugaya! Get it through your thick skull!" He snapped angrily, but Mihono laughed in amusement. "Okay, okay..." she giggled.

Then she turned her head to the skies, making a noise of surprise and alarm. "What is it, Mihono-chan?" Momo asked, noticing the surprised noise of the younger girl besides her.

"It's raining..." Mihono mumbled, eyes widening in alarm.

"Eh?"

On cue, droplets of rain fell from the skies and begins to fell to the ground at a fast rate. "Oh no! At this rate, we'll be drenched to the bone!" Momo exclaimed in alarm, already trying to cover herself from the rain.

"Shiro-chan, let's head back home now! Mihono-chan, you can come with us!" Momo exclaimed, already running all with Toshiro and Mihono behind her.

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"Awww, the rain's not clearing up at all." Mihono mumbled with a sad frown, snuggling closely to her towel. Momo had given her and Toshiro each a towel but left to check up on Toshiro's grandmother and to get them something hot to drink.

"I hope Clyde-san is alright..." she whispered in worry, clenching her towel with slight strength. "Clyde?" Toshiro asked in curiosity, raising his eyebrow.

"He's my guardian and a preacher." Mihono replied with a cheerful smile, looking at Toshiro while she does so. "He is a very nice man who took me into his care when I arrived here."

"But he's really clumsy, always making me every time he went home with many wounds. I always have to treat his injuries all of the time and do the chores around the house, since he is horrible at it." She continued with a good-natured smile.

Then she giggled as she continued her story, "I remembered one time, he almost put me to sleep when I tried his homemade food. At first, I thought it was tasty because it really looks like it, but as soon as I swallowed it down my throat, I ended up bedridden for a whole week."

"Huh. Sounds like someone I know..." Toshiro muttered, as Mihono looked over at his direction. Her mind went blank after seeing Toshiro's frame.

As strange as it sounds, Mihono could feel something cold emitting from him... yet at the same time, gentle warmth covers her chest like a blanket as Mihono could finally get a good look at Toshiro.

'He's really cold...but at the same time, he's really pretty.' The thought whirling inside her head makes her smile.

Toshiro felt her gaze at him, and he narrowed his eyes in suspicion when he saw her smiling at his direction. "What are you looking at me for?" He snapped.

"I was looking at you because you look really pretty!" Mihono chirped with a bright smile.

"P-Pretty?! Stop lying! W-What do you think I am, a girl?!" Toshiro spluttered in embarrassment and surprise as he turned away from her so quickly he almost thought he had a whiplash.

"But Clyde-san said it's bad to lie!" Mihono exclaimed with a frown before replacing with a bright close-eyed smile.

"Besides, it's true! There's a nice and cold air around you! I really like it!" Mihono chirped with a smile. Toshiro choked quietly in his throat and sneaked a peek at Mihono's direction, just to see that honest close-eyed smile.

"W-Whatever!" He huffed grouchily. Mihono laughed in response, thinking his tsundere's personality is cute.

"I'm back!" Momo's voice voice flooded into the living room as she got back with a towel on her shoulders. "I can't make something hot to drink, so instead I brought some watermelons for all of us." She said carrying three huge slices of watermelons.

"Watermelons!" Mihono and Toshiro screamed in unison while having the same smiles. In a flash, both of them had grabbed one watermelon and immediately chomped a giant bite out of it.

"Mihono-chan, do you like watermelons?" Momo asked with a giggle, noticing Mihono's delightful face is splattered with watermelon juices and seeds.

"Yep! I definitely love them! I always plant them at our garden everyday!" Mihono replied cheerfully, swallowing. "I make almost everything with them! But Clyde-san always complain about having too much watermelon juices for snacks!" She huffed, biting into her watermelon in cute rage.

"He always makes fun of my height, even though I eat watermelons everyday!" She continued, spitting out a seed.

"Makes sense, since you acts so childish." Toshiro mumbled while chewing his watermelon. "I don't need to hear that from someone who has white hair and so small!" Mihono retorted, spitting a seed at Toshiro's cheek.

Toshiro twitched before slowly turning his head to Mihono and spitting seeds back at her in rapid fire. Mihono squeaked in surprise, shoving her arm in front of her to block some of the seeds.

"Shiro-chan, that was mean!" Momo reprimanded with a scolding tone, biting into her watermelon. "Yeah, Toshiro! Don't go spitting seeds at me!" Mihono said, backing up Momo.

"It's your fault for starting it." Toshiro retorted, huffing at Mihono (who pouted childishly in return). Then he turned to Momo and spit seeds at her face, catching her in surprise. "And stop calling me Shiro-chan!"

"Aiming at an unarmed player is a coward's play, Toshiro!" Mihono exclaimed, shooting seeds back at Toshiro.

"Now, now, Mihono-chan. It's alright." Momo said as she wipes away the seeds. Just then, her eyes followed outside the porched and her eyes beamed. "Mihono-chan, Shiro-chan, look!"

Said two stopped their playful banter and followed Momo's eye to see the rain had already stopped, and a rainbow was in full view.

"Wow!" Mihono exclaimed in awe and disbelief. "It's beautiful!" Momo exclaimed with an awestruck smile. "Just like Toshiro!" Mihono exclaimed, jumping up and down with a bright smile.

"WHAT?!" Said boy exclaimed in horror, Momo at his side with a face of surprise and amusement. "J-Just like Shiro-chan?" Momo asked with a stifled giggle behind her hand.

"Yep! The rainbow reminded me about Toshiro, since they're both really pretty! Ah, although Toshiro is more better than the rainbow-" Mihono's sentence was immediately cut off when a hand puts itself over to her mouth.

"Just stop what you're saying!" Toshiro exclaimed with an extremely red face. "Huh? Hat's hrong with my sentenf, Toshiho?" Mihono asked, looking up to Toshiro with blinking and innocent eyes.

"You mean you don't know what you are saying?!" Toshiro exclaimed in disbelief. Mihono pulled his hand away from her mouth to reply, "Of course! I was just saying that Toshiro look more prettier than the rain-"

"JUST STOP RIGHT THERE, YOU IDIOT!" Toshiro shouted to the skies, covering her mouth with both hands. Of course, Momo was very much amused and laughed heartedly at an embarrassed white-haired boy and the heavily-densed blonde haired girl.

Author's Note: So how is my first Bleach story? I was planning on making the series on a second story of A Song of Storm and Ice in the future. Like or even comment ranging you like. Excluding negative comments, PLEASE. OR ELSE I'LL COME OVER THERE AND SLIT YOUR THROAT AND GOUGE BOTH OF YOUR EYES OUT SO YOU WON'T BE SEEING OR SPEAKING ANYMORE.

Okay, BYE~! ^×^