A/N: Hey guys! This is my first bleach fic so it's appreciated if you could read the chapter and point out any mistakes, grammar, spelling etc. So please read and enjoy and please no flames!

14 year old Kage Okinawa woke up with a jolt of terror, sweat beading on his forehead and and glistening in his black hair. He had been having a bad dream, about that day when his life had changed. He shuddered, trying to get it out of its head. In order to distract himself from morbid thoughts he turned his head towards his window, staring out at the glowing street lamp. The night was warm and so the window of the room was open and even though school started in a few days, the weather was still surprisingly good. A warm breeze rolled in the window carrying with it the smells of the dark town. The night seemed calm but something was off, just not quite right.

He could hear it again, the tortured screams that only he noticed, floating on the calm night wind. He had been hearing them more and more recently, and he had even talked to his foster parents about it, wondering if there was something wrong with his hearing. But they just told him he was overreacting and it was probably just the wind. Lying back in his bed, he tied to convince himself that that was all it was, the wind. He shook himself, hoping he would be able to physically rid himself of the mental stress, and then curled up under the white sheets on his bed. He had just about convinced himself it was just the wind when he heard another roar, closer this time. The teen sat bolt upright in his bed and stared out the window, searching, the reflection of his bright blue eyes scaring him slightly before he realised they were his. There was a dense atmosphere in the air now, it felt like someone had placed a heavy duvet over his head and he couldn't seem to find a way to get out.

The teen continued to stare out of his window, fearful now. There was a slight shimmer in the air outside and out of pure instinct Kage flung himself off his bed, just as a huge crater was blasted in his wall and his bed crushed. It look as if it had been grabbed by a giant hand.

He knelt in the corner of his room trembling, utterly shocked. Something dripped down his cheek onto the floor and he noticed he had been cut by a stray shard of glass. It stung a little but he just wiped away the blood. It wasn't so much the pain that perturbed him though, it was the fact that he had been cut, that this was really happening.

"What the hell is going on" he asked himself, adrenaline pumping through his veins as he knelt on the floor of his room, surrounded by rubble. The pressure was so heavy now he was rooted to his hiding spot in the far corner of his room. And then there was a roar, right outside and another section of the wall collapsed. Kage was shaking now immobilized by this great pressure. He could see the outline of it now, a great hulking monster.

There was a knock on his door and it was opened a crack.

"Kage? Are you alright?" asked his 11 year old sister Sakura timidly. Kage went to shout to her to get away, to run from here and get as far away as possible but no sound came from his mouth. He tried to shout and scream, anything, any noise, just to let her know something was wrong bu no sound left his lips. She tip-toed into the room, weaving in and out of the rubble, her long black hair glinting in the moonlight, and located Kage.

"Kage, are you ok? What happened? What's going on" she asked , shocked by the sight of her brother cowering in fear in his destroyed room. How could she not feel it? That overwhelming, all consuming pressure that threatened to crush every fibre of his being.

"Run! Get away from here!" he mentally screamed. But she stayed kneeling beside Kage, shaking him and trying to break him from his trance. And then the air shimmered and Sakura was lifted off her feet and yanked from the room and out onto the street.

"AAAAAAHHHHH" she screamed, as she hung metres above the street below. "Kage help me!" she cried. It wrenched at Kage's heart, hearing his sister scream like that, seeing tears of fear drip down her cheeks. . It reminded him off that night, that dreadful night when everything changed.. His last blood relative, in danger just because he couldn't stand up. Just because he wasn't strong enough.

"Sakura!" he roared, pushing against the pressure. "Don't worry Sakura I'm coming" shouted the dark haired boy as he managed to get to his feet. He wouldn't let it happen again, wouldn't let another one of his loved ones go just because he was too weak. Knees quivering slightly he remained standing. Sweat from the exertion, dripping down his face, mixing with the blood from his cheek. He could see it clearer now, the monster. It was at least 6 metres tall and had four bulging arms, one of which was currently holding his sister above the street as it inspected his prey.

"No one, no thing treats my sister like that" he thought, filling with rage. Kage noticed his hunting knife lying in the rubble which he subsequently grabbed.

The monster had noticed him now and a second arm shot out and grabbed him. Kage flew though the air but he managed to stab the monsters hand and it let out a roar of pain and dropped him to the ground. Kage managed to haul himself back onto his feet and he began running towards the monster. His view of the monster was improving second by second and he was getting more used to the crushing pressure.

"What the hell is this thing" he thought fearfully. Then he caught sight of Sakura again and his fear was replaced by anger. "I've gotta save her". He reached the bottom of the monsters tree trunk sized leg and plunged his knife into it. He kept moving and stabbing, moving and stabbing. The tortured scream was constant now, becoming like background music to this play of blood and fear. And then the curtains were closed and Kage received a rib breaking kick from the monster, sending him flying back into the wall of his house.

"KAGE!" his sister screamed. The boy doubled over in pain, spitting up blood. He tried to stand but his legs gave way, a sharp pain shooting through his right leg. He could only watch in horror as the grey monster brought his sister towards its white face, opening its jaws wide, her black hair blowing in the wind.

"Sakura..." he whispered, his vision fading fast. And then the monster erupted in a cloud of its own blood and it evaporated into thin air. His sister fell, unconscious now, she had passed out from fear. An orange haired man caught her and laid her gently on the ground. He was dressed in black robes and held a giant sword the length of his body like it weighed nothing. He looked around 18 or 19 and had an air of power about him. Kage had seen him before, he just couldn't place him. The man disappeared and reappeared above Kage.

"What the...?" he thought, bewildered at how he moved like that.

"That was quite a fight you put up back there kid" he said, with a touch of mirth in his voice and a smirk on his face. "But its over now, she's safe and I'm gonna get you to a hospital, so let go and take a nap" he said kindly.

"A nap? That does sounds like a good idea" Kage thought happily. He was really tired now that he thought of it. "Thank you..." Kage managed to croak quietly, and then it all went black.

A/N: So thats the first chapter :) Thanks for taking the time to read it, and i hoped you enjoyed it :D I know it was kinda short but I felt that was a good place to end it. Please leave a review and more will be coming soon! Also if you're a fan of halo feel free to check out my other fic :) And please no flames!