I was surprised that someone had found my sanctuary and had not brought an angry mob with them. When I took a closer look at who was in my personal area, it was Toshiro Hitsuguya! Cursing, I back flipped a few feet away from him. He looked like he was thinking about something, probably how to kill me. I hissed "Come to finish the Demon, huh?"

"Take it easy, Kurohime. You haven't even heard what he wants to say yet," protested Shirobarakaze

He snapped back, aware of that I had a katana and was not afraid to use it on him. He said something, but I wasn't paying much attention. Toshiro looked like he didn't want to hurt me.

***

Toshiro turned around quickly. A few feet away in front of him was the girl he had fought during class. He noticed that that she was slowly inching away from him as if he were a threat to her survival. When he looked at her closer, he couldn't see why anyone would call her a demon. She actually looked beautiful with that deathly pale face and her exotic purple-red eyes.

"Come to finish off the Demon, huh?" That statement had brought him back to reality. "Uh . . . no, I didn't. I felt a strong reiatsu around here. Was that you?" Eventually, she lowered her katana and put it back in her sheath. She didn't answer his question, but just stared at the sky.

"MASTER," bellowed Hyorinmaru. "Are you ok?"

"Yes, why do you ask?" Honestly, Toshiro thought his zanpaktou was awesome, but at times like this he was just plain overprotective, and his head was spinning by the impact of Hyorinmaru's voice.

"That girl, was she the one who tried to hurt you?!?!"

Toshiro sighed, "No, it was just a simple misunderstanding, Hyorinmaru."

"She is not like the others , I sense something unnatural about her reiatsu, best to keep a look out for her, boy. What is her name?"

A voice rang out, "Are you going to stand there all day or leave," said the girl.

Toshiro was pulled out of his inner world. Trying to collect his thoughts, he said nothing and walked out of the clearing. Then, that beautiful voice sang loud and clear again, like a lonely siren in the wind.

"Kurohime Hinamoto, why Hyorinmaru?"

There was no response, but that voice said it all.