My names Aiko Itami. I'm not like other people. My father was a shinigami and my mother was human. But something wrong happened at birth that disabled me. I can't use my right arm for some reason. I can feel pain in it but I can't move it. Even doctors don't know why. But my parents died when I was 4 so I was alone in my home. I went insane. Anyone that came I either killed them or just scared them away. At that time I was 7. Then a shinigami named William T. Spears found me. He saw my unstable condition and brought me to the Shinigami Library. They gave me some drugs so that I would calm down.
"Stay here." William said. All I was able to do was stare at him. I couldn't remember how to speak English anymore. I could understand them but not speak.
About an hour later he came back.
"You can live." He said.
I stared blankly at a wall.
"Do you understand me." I didn't reply. He sighed and said to somebody, "This is no use. She can't understand us."
"Well then we teach her. She will eventually understand us."
"Fine." I heard footsteps walking away.
William walked in and sat in a chair. "Can you understand me?" I nodded. "Can you speak?" I shook my head. He scratched his head and sighed. "Try to say something… like… Hello."
I nodded." H-h-h…h-h-h-hee…. H-h-h-Hellll…h- hello."
"Good. Now try my name. William."
"W-w-wi. W-wi-wiiiii."
"William." He said trying to help."Take it slow"
"Wil-wil-wili. ."
"Now try to say your name. Do you remember it?" I nodded."Try to say it."
"A-ai-aiko."
"Easy?" I nodded.
"Wiiillllliam!" Somebody said, bursting through the door.
"What do you want Grell?" William said pushing up his glasses.
"I couldn't find you and… Who's this?" Grell asked looking at me.
"A-Aiko." I said.
"Aiko. " He repeated. Then looked over at William.
"What do you want Grell?" William asked.
"Oh, they need you in the Dispatch management."
William put his head in his hands and sighed.
"Tell them to just go without me for a little bit."
"Why? I could take care of her. What are you doing anyway?" Grell said.
"I'm teaching her how to talk-"
"What!" Grell said interrupting what William was about to say. "She looks like she should be able to talk! How old is she?"
"Seven, bu-"
"She should be able to speak! She said her name!"
"If you would let me finish." William said sternly with a cold edge to his voice.
"Sorry." Grell mumbled.
"Good. She's forgotten how to talk. I'm just helping her remember. So, do you still want to stay here and do it?"
Grell hesitated before answering."They want you in Dispatch Management."
William sighed. "Fine. I'll go." He looked over at me. "Aiko, I'm going to go for a little bit." He started to leave but I jumped up and grabbed him with my hand that worked.
"Wi-Willii-William." I choked out.
"Huh?" He turned around. "I have to go." He bent down and patted me on the head. "You understand that right?" I didn't reply but instead hugged him.
"Eh? Why is she only using one arm?" Grell asked.
"One of her arm's don't work" William quickly replied.
"Oh."
"Well I'm going to go now." William said peeling me off of him. And before he went out of the door he said, "And Aiko. You can just call me Will. For now." And then he left me with Grell.