They say once you lost something it is hard and sometimes even impossible to regain. Things as pride and honor. Losing this gives place for shame. In time you will lose your mind trying desperately to get this back. This is how people turn into hollows. That is what they told me, back when I became a soul reaper. Once you become a hollow there is no turning back and you will become the enemy. But right now, I'd rather turn into a hollow then to live with this shame...

1 Runaway

It is late at night in Karakura town as a senkaimon opens high in the sky. A young soul reaper jumps out and lands on the ground near a lake. The rain falling from the sky touch her face as she watches the senkaimon close and vanish. She grips the zanpakuto hanging on her side tight and makes her way through the rain into the dark forest.

Another day is about to begin for Ichigo Kurosaki. He opens his eyes and yawns before sitting up straight.

'Good morning sleeping beauty. I hope you had enough rest.'

The yellow lion jumps on Ichigo's lab, but he grabs his head and throws him to the other side of the room.

'Back off Kon. I'm not in the mood for you right now.'

'Oh so just because you're not in the mood you throw me like I'm some kind of garbage. Some friend you are.'

Ichigo ignores Kon and gets dressed to go to school. Another ordinary day, same old same old. Nothing new. On his way to school he meets up with his friends and goes to class. During class he stares out the window, leaning on his arm. He looks at the clouds in the sky passing over the building, then turns his attention to the school yard where out of nowhere a huge hollow appear. Damn. He stands up, not losing the hollow out of his sight when suddenly a soul reaper appears and slashes the hollow in half. He looks at the brown haired soul reaper, surprised a girl that size canntake out a huge hollow just like that. She puts back her zanpakuto and looks up the building at Ichigo with no expression on her face. She turns around and walks away, leaving nothing but a few rose petals behind. Who was that..?

'Is something wrong Ichigo?' the teacher says.

'N-no, nothing.'

He sits back down, looking back at the yard, his mind trying to figure out who that girl was. Without noticing Orihime walks towards him and leans on his desk.

'Are you alright Ichigo?'

He looks at her worried face.

'I'm fine. It's nothing.'

'If you say so. Wanna come with us for lunch?'

He stands up and walks by her.

'Sorry, but there's something I need to do.'

Orihime stares at him as he walks out of the classroom, wondering what's up.

Ichigo walks to the yard where he saw then mysterious soul reaper earlier. He looks around, but there's no trace of her. Even the rose petals she left behind vanished.

'Weird...'

'What's weird?'

He looks behind him and sees Renji Abarai standing right behind him.

'Renji?! What the hell are you doing here? And don't sneak up on me like that.'

'Sorry, I forgot you where a chicken. And for your information, I'm here on official business.'

'Is that so? Wasn't there anyone better available? '

'DON'T MOCK ME!'

Ichigo looks at Renji amused by his anger.

'So what is this 'official business' you're here for.'

'I'm looking for someone. A soul reaper who ran away from the soul society last night. I have to bring her back, captains orders.'

'A soul reaper?'

'Yeah. It's important she is brought back to the soul society. Have you seen her?'

'How about a description?'

'Smartass...'

'What was that?!'

'Nothing. She has brown hair. Seen her?'

He thinks back to the soul reaper he saw before. She had brown hair, didn't she? But what do they need her for?

'No, I haven't seen any soul reaper besides your ugly face.'

Renji turnes around to hide his anger and walks away.

'If you do stumble into her let me know.'

'Sure.'

He watches Renji walking away. Was it smart to lie? He walked back inside the school, his attention still at the mysterious soul reaper and what she did that the soul society wants her back so bad.