Chapter Rating: T
Chapter Warning: Timeskip in the middle of story. It is necessary!
" Where... Am I?" Toushiro asked. She had fell asleep early at night and found herself in an icy plain. Snow fell down on a sparkling, blue dragon sitting before her with gleaming red eye glaring at her.
" I am the one who possesses great powers for my master." Toushiro frowned.
" What do you mean? And why am I here?" The dragon only responded with silence and the girl found herself full of even more questions.
" At least tell me your name?" She needed to know.
" My name is..."
It's always been like this.
Toushiro sat up, cold sweat trickling down her forehead. It's been two months since she has lived with Granny and Hinamori. While that dream continued to replay itself, her grandmother had been getting sick lately. Hinamori is always leaving for the Academy so Toushiro had been working very hard to support her weak grandmother. She had a great suspicion that it was her fault but she didn't know how it was possible.
Seeing that it was early in the morning, Toushiro decided to get groceries earlier before the village could fill up. Plus, she would be home all day to tend to her caretaker.
Grabbing money out of the savings jar, she quietly set out. Over the weeks, Toushiro really found her self at home. Sure, there were some people who talked behind her back, but most others became fond of her. Toushiro found it strange to find the same group of boys she asked directions from before, always met her at a store or on the way home. She got along well with them and would sometimes even go to the bay with the. Watermelon also became the white-haired girl's favorite snack to eat. When it came to the juicy fruit, most of the basket is empty.
It's always amused Hinamori when it came to eating Watermelons.
Toushiro found a food market and decided she didn't need to buy much. Just enough to support her grandmother for a week.
After all, she is the one who took me in.
" Whaddya want girl?" The salesman's gruff voice spoke out. He had a grumpy look and Toushiro could tell he was looking her over. It's not once you see someone with natural white hair walking around.
" Not much." Once she picked out the food, she placed the estimated amount of money on the counter, expecting change. The man counted it before taking out the change and Toushiro put her hand out, only for the money to be placed on the counter.
" ... Sir, my hand is right here."
" So? Don't want to catch diseases now do I?" Toushiro's eyes narrowed.
" What's that supposed to mean?"
" Beat it and don't cause trouble." The girl scowled but took the money, not wanting to stick around. She's dealt with rude people but a blunt one really made it hard for her not to cause trouble. Toushiro turned around and took a step forward, only finding herself bounced back to the ground.
" O-ow..."
" Oi! How dare you mistreat the young lady!" Toushiro opened her eyes and looked up to see those familiar large breasts. The woman faced her sharply, in which Toushiro flinched back when th bosom bounced dangerously in her direction. " And you! Submitting to him like a dog is unforgivable, now you're making him feel even more superior when you're crying!"
" I'm not crying! Your large chest hit me in the face!" The girl yelled back before getting away, ignoring the calls from the other woman. She pissed off and just wanted to be left alone. All that drama. Just for a couple of potatoes? She didn't want to see that stupid red-head or the storekeeper anymore. Just stay in her isolated room with the comfort of her grandmother.
Toushiro stopped her tracks, looking down.
' I want to go home.'
She hadn't noticed the grass beneath her feet turning into ice.
Granny and Toushiro made their way to the school gates but stopped once they were close. The younger female had her schedule and bag of materials for school and had her required student uniform. Here, she was about to go to the school her older sister had. The school to become a shinigami.
The old woman turned to face her adopted grandchild and gave a very loving smile. She would miss her little Shiro-Chan very much, but she knew she would always visit whenever she could.
" Are you ready for your first day Toushiro?" The white-haired girl glanced at the enormous building before looking down with an uneasy look.
No.
" Yes ma'am." Granny nodded her head, noticing that look.
" I know you can make it there. You are a very strong and intelligent young girl. Please, do this for you grandmother."
The girl looked up at her grandmother with big emerald-green eyes when she had heard those encouraging words and smiled.
" *sigh* Alright."
" That's my girl. And make sure to stop by any time. I'll have those yummy beans ready."
" I will."
And with that, the old woman gently patted the boy's shoulder and nudged him forward.
" Take care." Toushiro exhaled and began to walk forward towards the gate, while her grandma watched her go. The girl cracked it open, and turned around to wave to the old woman, who smiled back and once she was inside, Granny began to make her way back home.
The first thing Toushiro noticed when she walked into the school building, was that there were at least a couple hundred kids and teens walking in the halls, chatting with friends, or having a drink together.
Not knowing what to do, she leaned against a corner and watched as another child came in and went to the right side wall, picking up the pen attached the clip board that was glued to the wall and wrote his name out.
Toushiro blinked and looked both ways before heading to the board as well once the kid left.
She picked up the pen and looked at all the names and signatures, hers was not there. She was about to leave until he noticed more papers under it. It seemed the names were in alphabetical order and she began looking for the 'H'. Moments later, her eyes fell upon her printed name and next to it, was a box that read 'student signature'.
Signing, she put the pen back down just in time to hear the bell ring loud in the halls, indicating for school to begin.
However, an announcement was made over the speakers.
/Will all new students head down to the Zanjutsu training hall for entrance exams./
Guess that meant her as well. Luckily, she and Hinamori had been practicing on some moves together whenever the older girl came down to visit from the academy. Hopefully all that play fighting would get her somewhere.
The Zanjutsu Training Hall wasn't too complicated to find since there were signs to direct her to the building. She walked in and saw that there weren't a lot of new people to begin with. Mainly because she and the others had just started around October when school started two months ago. Some of them looked scared, even a grown man had the same scared expression.
Toushiro followed the man's shaking eyes and looked at the administrators watching some of the trainees show some kido and others with swords used kendo.
The girl didn't have a sword and she probably couldn't even go against someone else in martial arts.
Oh geez, why did she agree to come to this academy anyways?
Oh yes, now she knew why. It was because of that big-chested annoying woman. It seemed that she had a large amount of uncontrolled reistu that was unstable enough to almost kill her grandmother in her sleep. Like she had said, this type of power could be used as a shinigami. At first she didn't want to be one, but with her grandmother's life at stake, she just couldn't sit down and wait for results.
However, Granny had said she was a smart and intelligent young lady right? But what could she do in a situation like this?
Oh how she had wished she could've just gone back home with her loving grandmother.
" Hitsugaya Toushiro!" She blinked from her thoughts and looked up to see a woman holding a door open with a clipboard in her hand.
Nervously, she walked up and the woman smiled.
" No need to worry, you're a new student, am I correct?" Toushiro hesitantly nodded and the woman motioned for someone to come over. The icy girl looked over as well and her heart raced nervously when a tall, raven-haired teen walked over.
" This is Sojiro Kusaka, hour escort. He will show you around the school, your dorm, and the classes you'll be attending by tomorrow. Kusaka." The woman left and the boy, Kusaka, gave a crooked smile while holding out his hand.
" Hi there. Nice to meet you. What's your name?" Toushiro quickly looked down and took the hand. The room hd gotten hotter all of a sudden. She also couldn't help but notice how her hand fit into the male's palm snuggly.
" ... Toushiro. Toushiro Hitsugaya." The male smiled again and held her hand, walking her out the door so they reached the grass fields. Students were all over the fields, some under trees studying, others playing sports or hanging out in groups.
" Winter huh? That's a pretty name, suits you." The white-haired female blushed while trying to focus on a butterfly flapping aimlessly before them.
" I-I guess. Where to first?" Kusaka pointed over at the left with his free hand.
" Over there. I figured we should start in the back and work our way up."
" Lead the way I suppose."
" One question though." Toushiro looked up with a raised eyebrow.
" What is it?" Kusaka rubbed the back of his head.
" Can I call you Shiro-chan instead? It's shorter and more cute-"
" You will not!" Toushiro retorted angrily. The boy only laughed, much to her disappointment and she yelped when she was nudged towards their destination.
" Come on, let's not waste time." The female gave an angry pout but followed along. Her first thought of this guy is 'annoying'.
Somehow in the end, they became friends.
My only friend.
