She was lying in a pool of her own blood she didn't feel it pouring out of her anymore but that surely meant that she was about to die. Her men were safe in squad four's hands though so she could rest easy knowing that they at least would be alright. She closed her eyes only to have them snap back open at the sound of someone calling the captain.
"Captain Unohana! Come quick I think I found the leader of the group she's in a really bad way though."
The next thing she saw with her fading vision was Captain Unohana peering down at her a slightly concerned look on her face.
"We will have to do primary treatment on this one while we are still here." Unohana said turning to her subordinate.
She passed out and the next thing she knew she was in the squad four barracks under the healing spell of lieutenant Isane. "Oh good your awake!"
She blinked a couple of times not really sure why the lieutenant looked so relieved. She tried to move which brought a frown to the lieutenant's face. "Oh no I don't think you'll be able to do that for a while yet but I do think you should be able to speak which of course Head captain Yamamoto will be very glad of, he is demanding a full report considering none of your men were able to tell us anything. She turned her head and at the door were Captain Unohana and Head Captain Yamamoto.
"I will assume you can tell us something of your attackers?" Yamamoto said staring solemnly down at her.
"Perhaps she should start with her name and squad? She has to be at least a little disoriented at the moment." Unohana suggested smiling down at her in that way that could comfort as well as frighten.
Yamamoto nodded and looked down at her expectantly.
She cleared her throat and in a voice that sounded like delicate crystal she said "Higawa Aki I'm not sure what you mean by squad that I'm in but I suppose you could say that I don't belong to any squad." She took a slow breath and then opening a pair of violet ice eyes continued "As for the ones who attacked us they were shadowy I didn't really get a great look at them but my zanpakuto might be able to help she cut one of the shadows and probably still has some blood on it you could analyze."
"What do you mean you don't belong to one of the squads? All shinigami belong to one of the 13 court guard squads." Yamamoto was looking at Aki with suspicion now.
"Well you see captain I was left behind in Hueco Mundo by a squadron of men from the 5th squad about two centuries ago." Yamamoto opened an eye in surprise. "I do not remember Shinji Hirako getting permission for an expedition into Hueco Mundo two centuries ago."
"Yea that was something I really wasn't supposed to tell you but you know considering that was so many years ago I don't think it will have much of an effect now especially since I heard from those current squad 5 members that Captain Hirako was banished from the soul society about a century ago." Aki said cringing as Isane wrapped bandages around her barely healed wounds.
"Sorry." Isane said tying it off causing Aki to cringe again.
Aki looked at Isane as if she was insane "What are you saying sorry for? I should be the sorry one for taking up one of your beds but now that you've closed me up I'll go with Yamamoto Sama so he can finish his interrogation in a more comfortable environment." She got up slowly much to the shock of both Isane and Unohana.
"You really shouldn't be doing that." Isane said trying to get her to lie down again by pressing on her chest gently. Aki swatted her hand away
"Don't worry about me I should be fine by tomorrow now that my wounds have been closed."
She then hopped off the bed and walked up to the head captain barely coming up to his chest. "You can take me to your office if you like Sama." Aki said.
"I don't think that will be an option." Unohana said gesturing to the door which then simmered slightly with the essence of a kido spell.
"Oh I completely understand Aki said sitting back down on the bed "You wouldn't want to possibly put the soul society in jeopardy by letting a possible ryoka into the head captain's office alone with him."
The Head Captain then proceeded with the questions. "You said that your zanpakuto might have some blood or DNA of your attackers on it." Aki nodded "Where is your zanpakuto right now?" She put her finger on her nose and bowed her head in thought for a moment.
"The last time I saw my zanpakuto was while I was trying to fight off the shadowy enemies I think before I passed out the first time I saw it fall next to me. And before you ask, yes I passed out the first time right where you found me."
The headmaster turned his head and a messenger came knelt before him awaiting instruction "Go to the Onmitsukido and see if they recovered any zanpakuto when they first got to the site."
"Yes Head Captain Sama." The man said before shunpoing away to fetch Aki's Zanpakuto
"For now Aki Higawa I will detain you here and you may leave only on my order." Yamamoto left without looking back passing through the barrier with ease his spiritual pressure pushing it aside without a problem.
"Impressive" Aki said pressing her hand on the thin but strong barrier. "A kido that blocks only specific reshi types from passing through."
She turned back to the two medics and half smiled at their expressions. She walked over to the bed and sat down. "Well Lieutenant Isane I can tell your brimming with questions that you really want to ask what's up."
Isane couldn't control herself she blurted the first question that came to mind "How come you're so short?"
She immediately gasped and put her hand over her mouth in horror at her own rudeness. "I'm so sorry that was an incredibly rude question for me to ask you don't have any obligation to answer at all."
Aki blinked once and threw her head back in laughter "You have nothing to be sorry for; I completely understand I've had a lot of people ask me that." Aki Leaned against the pillows and began "My height if 4'1" and yes I know that it is extremely short. My parents were both very short people or at least that is how I imagined it after being dead for about a century. There you go anything else?"
Isane Bit her lip and said "What is your zanpakuto's name?"
Without a moment of hesitation Aki replied, "Yoi no myojo."
"Well Isane I think you and I should leave Higawa to her own devices for now; we can probably come back tomorrow."Unohana said as she left through the barrier.
"Perhaps I'll see you tomorrow Higawa." Isane said as she passed through the barrier.
Aki smiled to herself and sat on the bed crossed her legs and began to meditate.
First things first, I DO NOT OWN BLEACH I repeat I DO NOT OWN BLEACH. Now that that is out of the way, i just want to say thanks for reading the first chapter of my first Fan Fic! Please feel free to rate and review and have an amazing day!