A week has passed. Nothing has come so far from our Heroin's encounter with Ichinose... untill today. Kenpachi has since been barred from entering the Academy for soliciting a student.

Rainbow Eyes
Chapter 3: Death and Destruction

Theme Song: The Catalyst - Linkin Park

Kenpachi paced outside the Academy for the seventh time this week. It was the day that Nokana would find out if she'd be placed early. He wanted to be there and make sure no one messed with her. He'd already claimed her as his, and no one was going to hurt her. Not Ichinose, not Hioshi, not ANYONE. To do so would mean instant death.

"K-Kenpachi-san, you're not supposed to be here!" Renji ran up to him. "Look, I know you care about Nokana-chan, but she wouldn't want you to get in even more trouble because of her." Kenpachi laughed and shook his head.

"Renji, trouble is my middle name. I can't help it. And I'm gonna be here no matter what. I wanna make sure she's not messed with." The younger man sighed.

"At least we agree on one thing." Renji looked thoughtful. "Nokana's strong... and she's definitely not stupid. She's gonna get placed today for sure." Just then, said person came barreling out and hid behind Kenpachi.

"Nokana? Geez, what's wrong?"

"I-It's him!" Kenpachi was on guard instantly.

"Where is the bastard?" She pointed to Captain Banshura standing in the Academy courtyard, walking towards her.

"Nokana, my dear. I've been worried sick about you. I thought I'd lost you and wasted a good 5 thousand ryu." He eyed Kenpachi and Renji. "You two, I own the wretch behind you, so move aside." Kenpachi growled. There was no way in hell he'd move.

"What... There's no way to own a person! You can't own Nokana! She's free!" Ichinose appeared from behind him.

"Acctually, he bought her from the pub owner the night you found her, when she escaped from him. So technically she belongs to him. Besides, she's been placed in 11th company now, so she can't run. Not anymore." He seemed to cringe at the look of horror and disgust Nokana gave him. "D-Don't look at me like that! It was your choice to be with that man before he sold you, so-"

"NO IT WASN'T! YOU IGNORANT BASTARD!" Nokana shook with a mix of fear and rage. "My parents sold me so that my sorry excuse of a brother could have a free ride to be a shinigami. He didn't even take the entrance exam! They paid cash and he got in!" At that Maki's face blanched.

"N-no... C-captain... I think we should leave this woman..."

"What? You're acting strange all of a sudden, Ichinose."

"She... She's my sister... My parents sold her to get me in since I was too old to take the entrance exam..." Nokana looked at him, then snarled in rage.

"You? You changed your surname after they sold me to get you in?" He looked away, ashamed.

"I... I didn't want to be associated with people like that. So yes, I changed my surname. I hoped that maybe I could forget what had happened." Maki didn't look at her. "The night he bought you was my first day as Leutenant."

"So now can you just stand by to let your captain rape your sister? Or are you just gonna look away? No matter what she's still your blood!" Renji snarled at Ichinose. But Kenpachi knew. Ichinose turned his back and flash-stepped away from the scene.

"Che. Coward."

"Kenpachi, you can't stop me. I'm your captain."

"Not if I challenge you, and hell yeah, I'm challenging you. If I win, I become captain and you can't touch Nokana, or even look at her. You win, then I'll be dead most likely, and she'll be helpless unless Abari wants a shot." Kenpachi looked at the red head.

"I'll die before this bastard touches Nokana." Hioshi laughed at them.

"Well, Kenpachi, you're making this too easy on me... I accept. And I'll make sure to take good care of Nokana when you die." He grabbed Nokana's arm and dragged her away to 11th company headquarters. The 200 squad members were there as they arrived. Renji was not allowed, since he was still an Academy student. Nokana was tied to a wooden pole and left where everyone could see her. Then the fight started.

Nokana could not hold back her tears. Not only had her own parent's sold her, but her own brother, the reason she'd been sold for, even gave her up to a man who wanted only to use her. She prayed with everything that was her that Kenpachi would win. She didn't want to see her friend die because of her, and she really didn't want to be with that idiot that was the 11th captain.

But his technique was flawless. Kenpachi's blood soon was spilling from all over, and he hadn't even laid a scratch on Hioshi. It seemed as if he was as good as dead. But yet... he was smilling. And his reiatsu... it was off the charts. In one instant he flash-stepped out of Hioshi's killing blow and ran him through with his own Zanpakuto.

"Arrrggghh!" Ichinose appeared and rushed Kenpachi. "Y-you monster! YOU KILLED MY CAPTAIN!" The other men stopped him, telling him that it was fair and Kenpachi was now the Captain. His fight drained when his eyes fell on Nokana. He fell to his knees.

Kenpachi starred at Ichinose.

"Why? M-my sister... is worthless... why did you save her?" Ichinose looked at him. "Why did Hioshi have to die?"

"I saved Nokana because I value her... as a person." Kenpachi sheathed his blade. "Hioshi had to die because he wanted to hurt her... Now... ENOUGH OF THIS CRAP! WE'RE GONNA DO THINGS MY WAY! SO IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU CAN LEAVE!" He walked over to Nokana and untied her.

"K-Kenpachi-san... Thank you..." He smirked down at her. One of his hands came up and brushed away her tears.

"Stop crying. You don't need to be afraid of him anymore." Her tears were already gone before he finished. Yachiru ran up and scolded him.

"Ken-chan! You know you shouldn't have killed Banban-baka! It's not nice!" He shrugged.

"He was gonna hurt Nokana-chan. I couldn't let him do it." She blinked and looked at Nokana.

"Why would anyone wanna hurt Rain-chan? She's so nice." The little pink-haired girl ran to Nokana and glomped her. "If you were saving Rain-chan, I guess it's okay."

"Good, cause you're my Leutenant now, Yachiru." Kenpachi ruffled the girls hair. "'Cause Ichinose's gonna leave. He won't follow the man who killed his beloved captain." They all looked to him. He rose and starred at Kenpachi.

"You are correct in assuming that... I plan to leave this company." he began to leave, but Nokana rose and walked to him.

"Maki, wait right there." He turned just as she got to him and she slapped him across the face. "That's for being an ass of a brother. My parents sold me to get you in here and this is how you repay me? By letting your sorry excuse of a captain try to fuck me? Is that all you think I can do? Thank god Kenpachi is here, otherwise I'd be screwed now." He made to draw his Zanpakuto, but her's was at his throat. "Get. Kenpachi won't kill you with out a reason, I can tell. I already have two."

"Nokana, relax. It's over." Kenpachi could tell Nokana meant business. She'd fit in perfectly with the rest of squad 11. "Ichinose, you heard the woman. And knowing your sister, she really means to kill you." The man didn't need to be told twice. He took off at the speed of light. Kenpachi grunted as Nokana turned to him.

"Thank you Kenpachi. I... I don't think I'd wanna get into it with my own brother. Not really." She smiled at him.

"Well, since I'm the new Captain, I'd better get cleaned up and see the new recruits." He put his arm around her shoulders. "And of course... I'm probably gonna need to seat a few..."

A/N: I promise, the pre-Bleach arc is almost done! Just one more chapter of what happened before! I pwomize! Rate and review plz!