Hi and welcome all to my new Bleach fanfic. The story takes place after the war with Aizen and the Arrancar,which was won by the Shinigami. A new Shinigami,fresh from the academy joins one of the divisions and tries to survive in the crazy world of Seireitei.

Pairings involved: HitsuHina, IchiRuk, HanaIsane and YoruSoiOC, may add others later on.

Hope you enjoy this and plz review!

Chapter 1: The new recruit

"Well if everyone is present, we can't start this meeting.." commander Yamamoto exclaimed to the captains gathered before him. "The first topic on the agenda are the new recruits that will be joining the Gotei 13 as from today. I trust that you all sent your vice-captains to the announcement so that they can guide the new recruits to their assigned divisions?" The captains all answered with a silent nod, except for Hitsugaya who mumbled something that sounded like "If she's sober enough…".

"I made sure that every division got an equal amount of new recruits" Yamamoto continued, "but as you know there are some problems for third, fifth and ninth division since they have no captain anymore." There was a long pause as everyone reflected silently on Aizens betrayal and the war that had followed. Even though they won the war, it had caused more than enough pain and grief to everyone, including the Gotei 13.

"I hope that all of you will be so kind to lend a hand to these divisions if they require assistance." Yamamoto finally broke the silence.

"No problem." Zaraki Kenpachi, captain of 13th division, roared. "I'll test all those new runts in my division personally and I'll kick any weaklings to those poor cry-baby divisions."

"Hinamori isn't a cry-baby you insensitive bastard!" Hitsugaya shouted, reaching for zanpaktoh. He was stopped by Ukitake who hushed him to calm down.

"It may sound cruel, but I think Zaraki taichou has a good idea. I might try it out myself" Soi Fong said in her usual cold tone.

"Damn right it's a good idea!" Zaraki grinned, his voice echoing loudly through the meeting room.

"Well if you're handing out recruits, please don't forget about 12th division." Mayuri joined the conversation. "I'm always looking for interesting specimens or possible bombs."

"Any cute girls you got are more than welcome here!" Shunsui yelled, seeing an opportunity to create his own private harem. The argument continued till commander Yamamoto silenced his captains by stomping his cane so hard on the floor that a huge crack split the room in two.

"Stop this nonsense at once!!" The old captain shouted, sending a cold chill through every captain's spine. "This isn't some stupid Japanese trading card game!!! We are talking about living beings here!! Any captain that is caught handing out his recruits like leaflets will face the consequences, is that clear?"

The captains nodded nervously while making sure there was plenty of distance between them and commander Yamamoto. "Now then…" commander Yamamoto continued, "the next topic is…"

Yugo yawned as he listened to the list of names that were announced. He ran his hand through his short,chestnut brown hair and sighed loudly, his bright green eyes filled with boredom. He had been waiting for almost an hour now and his name still hadn't been called. He looked at the rows of Shinigami before, behind and next to him who were all anxiously waiting to find out which division they would join.

"I hope I'm in 10th division!" a girl two rows behind him squealed. "Please no 11th division, please no 11th division…" a boy four rows before him prayed. "Man, I really gotta go… I can't hold up any longer…" the boy to Yugo's right mumbled.

"Sometimes I wish I hadn't such good hearing… or smell." Yugo sighed while taking a few steps to the left. Personally he didn't care what division he would join. He didn't know anything about the captains anyway.

"Hey puppy dog, what division are you going to be in?" a familiar annoying voice yelled. Yugo looked over his shoulder and saw three boys grinning at him, about seven rows behind him. He knew them too well. Those three, who Yugo had named the Baka rangers, had been bullying him non stop in Shinigami academy. Yugo cursed his good hearing, smell and sight once more. He hoped that he never had to see those ugly mugs again.

"I bet he'll go to that fox captain of 7th division." The most annoying one of the three laughed. "Then they can sniff through the garbage together." The other two laughed like he had just made the world's best joke ever.

It was funny how people categorized others. Just because Yugo had the word dog in his family name, he was a dog. As a result he received various 'dog themed' nicknames (with puppy dog being the most popular) and 'dog themed' jokes ( like throwing him a treat when he scored good on tests at the academy). It was true that he liked dogs, he even had one as a pet, but to actually be one…

"It's not like I drink out of toilets or sniff other people's butts." Yugo mumbled to himself. Apparently he mumbled it a bit too loud, earning him some weird looks from the girl to his left. Yugo just grinned sheepishly and turned the other way. At the same time, something moved in his backpack that he always carried with him.

"Finally awake Tsume?" Yugo asked his backpack. The head of a little grey dog popped out and released a silent yawn. Yugo dug in his pocket and pulled out a cookie. He presented it to the little dog, who happily gulped it down. "We won't let those mean bullies bother us, huh Tsume?"

"Inugami Yugo, 2nd division" Yugo looked up when he heard his name. 2nd division huh? He wondered what it was like. At the same time, he heard one of the three Baka rangers burst out in laughter. "Puppy dog is in 2nd division! He better watch his tail there." The other two joined him in his retarded laughter.

"Idiots.." Yugo mumbled. "What the hell is so funny about 2nd division?"

"Oh you are in 2nd division?" Yugo jumped up in surprise. It seemed that the girl to his left had good hearing too.

"Uh so it seems yes. Do you know anything about it?" Yugo asked.

"A little. It's the Covert Ops division. They mainly do information gathering and other secret missions."

"And what about their captain?" Yugo continued.

"The captain is called Soi Fong, I think. She's a really strong and cold woman. I heard she rarely smiles, if she can smile at all." The girl explained while petting Tsume. He answered her gentle strokes by licking her hand.

"Why does Tsume always has such and effect on girls? That bastard gets more attention than I do."

"There is one more thing." The girl continued. "I heard Soi Fong taichou is really crazy about cats."

"Cats? No wonder those idiots were laughing. The dog has joined the cat loving division. Irony really is a bitch."

"Will all new recruits now please gather with the vice- captain of their assigned divisions?" The crowd started to move, scattering in all directions. Yugo slowly walked towards the 2nd division gathering point. "Well no point in going back now. It couldn't be that bad, could it?"

I hope you all enjoyed chapter 1 and plz review with any comments. I'm always open for constructive criticism.