Chapter 1 © Mampf
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the one OC
White.
Everything around me is white.
I'm surrounded by warm air, something brushes lightly against my cheek.
"Am I in heaven?", I think, feeling protected and safe.
"Open your eyes" a soft voice whispers. I obey.
I'm lying in a huge room, filled with lots of beds. Looks to me like a hospital.
The strange thing is, I'm obviously the only patient.
Then I notice the two people standing at my bed.
They're both female, the taller one has rather short white hair, while the other's hair is quite long, black and woven into a thick braid.
"Um....who are you? Where am I?", I ask, quite confused looking.
"I'm Retsu Unohana, Captain of the 4th squad", the braid-woman introduces herself.
Squad? Am I in some kind of military institution?
They must have noticed the sheepish look on my face, because they both start to chuckle.
"We're gonna explain everything. But first of all, my name is Isane Kotetsu, vice-captain of the 4th squad", the other one tells me.
"You're in Soul Society", Retsu explains, "This creature that attacked you was a so-called hollow. They eat human souls"
Human ...souls?
"So I'm dead after all?"
"Dead in human terms, yes.", Isane continues, "When a human dies, his soul detaches itself from his body. If the soul lingers too long in the human world, it becomes a hollow. Souls have to be sent to soul society, that is the job of us, the shinigami."
Slowly I start to understand.
"This surely is a bit confusing for you. Try to sleep a bit. After all you're injured."
I follow their advice, close my eyes and drift off into a deep, dreamless sleep.