With the entrance ceremony over, Hikaru made his way to the dorms and looked for his room.
"Dad said he lived alone until he meet uncle Shūhei. Wonder how it will be for me"
He reached the right room and walked inside were he found another male student who was unpacking a few things.
"Excuse me"
The guy looked up to reveal that he had dark hair and green eyes as well as glasses.
"Ah you must be my roommate"
He stood up and walked over to Hikaru.
"Nice to meet you
-I'm Makoto Kimura."
"Nice to meet you too.
-My name is Hikaru Ukitake"
"Wait, Ukitake. Does that mean you're related to the captain who spoke at the entrance cermony"
"That's my father"
"Wow. You know, I think you're the only student related to a captain"
"Really?"
"Yes. What I know, no one else in our year is related to any of the high ranking officers"
Hikaru got this slightly sad look at his face after hearing that.
"So she didn't get in huh"
"Who?"
"My friend Ichika really wanted to attend the academy too but she couldn't due to her family being one of the great noble clans"
"You... you have a friend among the noble families"
"Yeah. Her mom worked under my grandfather and then under dad until recently when she became a captain as well.
-Her dad is also a friend of my father and her uncle is dad's childhood friend"
"Wow, your family sure has a connection to them"
"Yes"
Hikaru then started to unpack the things he had with him and when he was done, the two walked outside since the students had the day to explore the school grounds.
"This place is so much bigger then I imagined"
"Yeah and this is not even the whole thing. The Zanjutsu training hall is a whole different building"
"I guess your dad told you that"
"Both he and grandfather. They also told me that there are times when captain comes to teach classes"
"Really?"
"Yes. Uncle Izuru teaches a Haiku class sometimes and has done since he was a lieutenant. Aunt Momo and Aunt Nanao come here and instruct advanced Kidō classes.
-Dad helped teach Zanjutsu back when he was a lieutenant"
"Izuru, Momo and Nanao?"
"Uncle Izuru is the 3rd division captain, aunt Momo is the lieutenant of the 5th and aunt Nanao is the 8th division captain"
"Wait! Captain Kira, Captain Ise and Lieutenant Hinamori!"
"Yes. They're good friends to my father and I've called them aunt and uncle since I was little"
"Wow. That you have such relations to the captains and lieutenants of the Gotei.
-But your dad is a captain so I guess you should know them quite well"
"They've all been very nice to me and my sister since we were very small and I've been around them my whole life so they're all like an extra family"
Makoto nodded understanding before looking to the side were he saw two guys.
"You know those two, Hikaru asked"
"Yes"
They then walked over to the two.
"Hey Makoto"
"Hi guys"
"Who's this guy you have with you?"
"This is my roommate Hikaru.
-Hikaru this is Yamato Sasaki and Takuya Minami. We grew up together in the same district"
Yamato had brown hair that reached his shoulder and blue eyes while Takuya was blond with grey eyes.
"So Hikaru are you from Rukongai as well, Takuya asked"
"No, I was born and raised here in the Seireitei"
"His dad was the captain who held that speech earlier, said Makoto"
"Really?!"
"Yes"
"That's cool"
The four of them talked for a while before they explored the school grounds.
The next day, classes began.
Hikaru and Makoto left their room and made their way to the classroom were they had their first class of the day, Seireitei history.
"This should be a class you're good at, Hikaru"
"Well, grandfather has told me a lot of stories from his time as a Soul Reaper so I know some things"
They entered the classroom and took their seats.
"Welcome students to your class in Seireitei History. I'm Rei Katsuki and I will be your teacher in this subject.
-As you can see, I've placed your books on your desks so open them up to page 20 and let's begin"
The students opened the books and Hikaru noticed that the page talked about the Quincy war from 1000 years ago.
"Well then. Over 1000 years ago, not long after the creation of the original Gotei 13, the Quincies appeared and attacked the Seireitei.
-Our first head-captain Shigekuni Genryūsai Yamamoto fought with their leader but it only managed to chase the Quincies away from the Soul Society"
As he spoke, their teacher wrote things on the board behind him.
"For 800 years, things were calm. But when Quincies were discovered in the world of the living, they were exterminated"
A student then raised his hand.
"Yes"
"Why did they kill the Quincies even though they weren't part of the group that attacked?"
"Because there were a slight fear that these Quincies may continue what their predecessors began so they took care of it before that could happen.
-Their ways of taking care of Hollows also threatned the balance between the world of the living and Soul Society. Could anyone tell me how?"
Hikaru raised his hand.
"Yes young man"
"When a Soul Reaper destroys a Hollow, they're cleansing them of their sins which allows them to enter Soul Society. Quincies completely extinguish Hollows so their souls are not able to return to Soul Society"
"Correct.
-If the Quincies had not been stopped from doing that, the number of souls in the world of the living had been so large that the Soul Society would spill over, mixing life with death. The ultimate result of that would have been the end of our worlds"
Their teacher kept talking about the was over 1000 years ago, asking questions now and then before class was over and they headed to their next one.
As Hikaru and Makoto were walking through the hall, a blond man with his hair in a ponytail and bangs covering his left eye walked past them.
Hikaru stopped walking and turned around to see that he was wearing an Haori.
"Wait a moment Makoto. I'll be right back"
Hikaru turned and ran after the man.
"Uncle Izuru!"
The man turned around and smiled when he saw him.
"Hi Hikaru"
"Why are you here uncle Izuru?"
"I may be a captain but I'm still holding my Haiku classes once a week for the older students.
-I'm on my way to the first class of the year with the 4th years"
"That means you might teachmy class one day"
"Maybe so.
-So how are you doing?"
"Good. I just had my first class, Seireitei history. We talked about the war 1000 years ago"
"Ah, the first time the Gotei faced the Quincies"
"Yes"
Izuru then noticed Makoto who had been standing a bit away.
"I guess that's a classmate of yours"
"Oh yes. Makoto this is Izuru Kira, captain of the 3rd.
-Uncle Izuru, this is my classmate Makoto who I also share room with"
"It's very nice to meet you sir"
"Same for you.
-I'm glad you made a friend already Hikaru"
"Me too"
"Well I have to go, I don't want to be late for the class I'm holding"
"We should get going too. We have Hakuda training now"
"Good luck then"
"Thanks"
They then split up and the two students walked through the school towards the dojo.
"So that's captain Kira of the 3rd division.
-He seems kinder than I thought"
"Uncle Izuru is always nice. People just believe he isn't by the way he used to look depressed when he was younger according to dad"
"I see.
-That's good to know since I might join the 3rd when I graduate"
"You wanna join the 3rd?"
"Either that or the 7th"
"You wanna work under Ichigo?"
"Of course, he's the hero of the Soul Society.
-What about you? What division do you want to join?"
"13th of course. I wanna keep my family name in that division.
-I'm hoping to become the captain when dad retires"
"That's a big dream"
"I know but grandfather always says that you shouldn't give up on your dreams"
"That's some good advice"
The two then entered the dojo were they were going to have their Hakuda training.
The rest of the day went very well and Hikaru was actually looking forward to the next day since it was now it fully begun, he was a step closer to be a Soul Reaper like his dad and grandfather