Chapter 2

*Tori's Point of View*

Suddenly I'm awake, fresh air fills my aching lungs that haven't taken a breath in years and my body filling with a warmth that hasn't been there in forever. I can hear confused mutters and weapons being drawn. I'm filled with fear until they are told to hold back the attack but my nerves don't settle. My hand is gently taken into another one and I'm helped to the ground, feeling cold stone on my bare feet until I fall to the ground, my legs still asleep. The same person helps me stand again until I can do so on my own. The woman reaches for my veil and all too quickly takes it off; I let out a small cry as the light floods into my eyes and I quickly cover them.

"Shhhh, it's okay, take your time and adjust. It must have been a long time since you've seen light." She soothes, wrapping an arm around my shoulders and leading me away from the brighter lights. I nod and try to wipe my eyes as they had become wet and stunned from the sudden exposure. I rose my head high and slowly blinked my eyes open as they adjusted to the light. I look up and see very unfamiliar faces staring at me intensely; I stare back into their eyes and refuse to cringe under their glare.

"We need to get you to the Medical Division so we can give you a full examination and make sue you're healthy. Do you understand?" She asks softly. I grimace a little at how childishly I'm being treated but nod. She smiles and leads me outside; people bustling about but stopping to bow at the woman and address her as Captain. I look around at the large buildings and am filled with curiosity, all of this way too surreal for me. I heard multiple foot falls behind me and looked; several people with the same cloaks the woman had were following us. I tugged on her sleeve and drew her attention to them. "I'm sorry everyone but could you please give us some time alone until I say it's okay for you to see her, we're exposing her to too much all at once." She says; they hesitate and back off. We make it to a large white building and am lead to a small white room. She tells me to change from my old kimono into a fresh shitagi and leaves me alone to get dressed. As I undress my attention is brought to my tattoo, the black butterfly seeming to flutter as I breathe in and out and my heart beats loud. I trace the slightly raised skin when a knock at the door startles me. The door is locked when the person tries to open it; I get dressed quickly and open it, the female Captain holding medical tools.

"My name is Captain Unohana, I'm the head of this division and will be your doctor today, please relax and I promise it will be over soon and you can leave with the person they decide to let you stay with." I nod in understanding and allow her to examine me. An hour passes and she is done. "You seem very normal both mentally and physically; you do have some emotional trauma it seems but seeing as what you have been through it's understandable but will be monitored. Wait here while I go see who will be your care taker." I gulp nervously but smile softly, still unsure of what is fully happening but since when has anything ever been explained to me?

*Captain Hitsugaya Point of View

After several minute of arguing it was decided by the Captains that I would be the girl's caretaker even after Captain Aizen had fought so hard for custody, I would be observing her behavior and making sure nothing goes wrong. I wait at the entrance to the Captains hall until Unohana had come and told me she was ready. We flash-step to the 4th Division and I am escorted to the room; I'm told I can only go alone, too many people could frighten her. I knock and gently open the door; she sits against the wall on the bed with her head on her knees as they press against her chest.

"Sorry if I'm intruding...I'll be watching over you from now on, be on your best behavior and it will cause less trouble for me." I say as I take a chair and sit across from her. "Let's start with names; I'm Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya of the 10th Division and I will only accept being called Captain Hitsugaya, clear? Now what's your name?" I ask her, she looks up from her knees, ice blue eyes filled with curiosity and a pale face with light freckles dotting the nose framed with long raven black hair peeks up at me. She points at her throat and shakes her head "no" meaning that she can't speak. I take a pen and pad from the bedside table and hand it to her, she immediately scrawls onto the first sheet of paper and holds it out for me to see.

Toriko Masami, I prefer Tori however.

"Toriko it is then." I mutter, holding back an amused smile as she glares. "How did you get in that box?" Her eyes suddenly fill with fear and sadness and she looks away from me and writes another note.

I'm a bad person...or so I was told...I needed to be put away before I could hurt people...I would never though, I swear I've never hurt someone. I was only a five...

I read it as she looked close to tears. Five years old? She looked about my age now...So many years without contact from people. I try not to let this keep my guard down however, I was given a task and I was not going to let a sob story stray me away. "Come now, I have important matters to attend to in my office and I'd rather not stay up late doing them so please don't distract me." I say to her, she nods and gets off the bed, following me to the 10th Division for awhile until we run into Momo.

"Shiro-chan~" She calls out, I grimace at the nickname and turn to scold her but I feel something tug on my cloak. Toriko hides behind me while clutching the fabric; peeking around me at Momo. I frown at her in disapproval which causes her to come out of her hiding spot. "Is this the girl you found in Aoi-chie? She seems too young to be a threat...I wonder why Captain Aizen would want to take care of her so bad-Oh! But no offense!" She fusses, I roll my eyes.

"Toriko, This is Hinamori. Please greet her properly and stop being so shy." I scold. She nods and bows at Momo until Momo scoops her into a hug which catches her off guard and surely frightens her. What caught me off guard however was the smile she had not even a minute after and hugged Momo back before taking her hand and tracing "innocent" on it. What did that mean?

"Aww she's sweet too, I hope we can become friends. I'll tell you all the stories from when Shiro-chan and I were kids sometime okay?" Momo says, I'm about to say something when I hear a small and quiet laugh escape Toriko. I growl and grab her arm, dragging her away as they say silent goodbyes. Hopefully this job won't be filled with too many headaches.