Mamoko's POV

I ran outside and down the street. How do I find my parents in such a big area? I turned a corner and bumped into someone. I fell backwards on my butt.

"Someone's in a hurry." I looked up. A bald guy with a smug look on his face look down on me, a sword resting on his shoulder. Behind him, a feminine guy with feathers on his face.

"Who are you?" I asked, standing up. He laughed. I took a step back. What is wrong with these people?

"You're funny, Mamoko!" I punched the man in the nose, earning a laugh from the other guy. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? ! ? ! ? !" he shouted, holding his bloody nose. I ran off.

"Leave me alone!" All of a sudden, I got this strange feeling. But it felt...familiar. Suddenly, that same boy appeared in front of me. He was...he was the Captain.

"Mamoko, are you alright?" he asked me. I didn't answer. I studied his face. Sympathy? No. Worry? Some of that...but...theres more. What is it? He held out his hand. "Come with me, to Squad 10. Don't you trust me?" I shook my head.

"Not enough to hold your hand. However...following you is going somewhere...at least I won't be running in circles." he smiled.

"It's a start." we walked through the...Seireitei was it?

"So what's your name?" I asked.

"I'm Toshiro Hitsugaya. Captain of Squad 10. You, Mamoko, are my 5th Seat." my eyes widened.

"Whats a 5th Seat?"

"That means you're 5th in command. However, since there are no 3rd or 4th position, technically your word is as good as 3rd Seat."

"So you're saying...I'm like...in command, but your word is law compared to mine, which would be more like asking rather than telling."

"Basically."

"So who's your 2nd Seat?"

"That would be Rangiku Matsumoto, my Lieutenant. She was the lady in that room with you."

"The one with a huge boobs?"

"Thats her." we stopped in front of a large gate. Engraved in the top: '10th Division'. "We're here. Want me to show me your room? Loka Luha's already in there."

"Who's Loka Luha?"

"Your zanpakuto?"

"Zan-pack-what?" he chuckled. Why was he chuckling? Does everyone here laugh when people are confused?

"Zanpakuto. It's your sword." my eyes widened. Is he saying that I have a sword of my own? Like those other people I saw?

"What does it do?" he smirked.

"That you have to find out for yourself." he opened a door. "I'll be waiting in Squad 10 training grounds. Come whenever you're waiting." I nodded and he disappeared.

"Woah...how...?" I shook my head and walked inside. It was cozy, and made a smile appear on my face. Don't really know why...it just...feels right. Like home, almost. I also had that same comforting feeling I had when Captain Hitsugaya appeared. What does it mean? I turned, and on the bed, a sheathed sword. Is that...Loka Luha? Somehow, I knew it was. I felt it. What was it called again?

"Zan...zanpakuto..." I sat and placed it on my lap. The hilt was a dark purple, the guard shaped like a diamond. A butterfly symbol was on either side of the hilt. I smiled. A butterfly...

? POV

"How did the attack go?"

"Unfortunately, the Menos just weren't enough. The raid was a failure."

"Damn it...anything at all positive?"

"Actually, I did hear something that might be of some use."

"Oh?"

"There's a girl whose lost her memory. Got hit just a bit too hard on the head."

"I see...I do believe I could use this to my advantage...what's her name?"

"Mamoko Hirosan."

Toshiro's POV

I trained in Squad 10 training ground as I waited for Mamoko. I stabbed and slashed the wooden dummy, thinking. How do I get Mamoko back to normal? She seems so confused about everything...I wonder if they told her that she's-that we're-dead. It must be pretty weird for her.

"Excuse me...Captain?" at first, I didn't know who was talking to me. I turned.

"Hello Mamoko." she never calls me by my title. "I wanted to ask, if you have any other questions." she sat down under a cherry blossom tree.

"I want to know where my parents are." she responded stubbornly. She was the same old Mamoko. I smiled lightly, but it soon disappeared at the sight of her hopeful, desperate expression. I sighed as I ran my fingers through my hair.

"Let me explain. The Rukon District is where souls rest. There are 360 districts. 80 in the west, east, north, and south. It would take months before we search all the sections. Also, there is a possibility that they have died again, being reborn in the World of the Living."

"So you're saying that my parents could've died AGAIN?" I nodded.

"I'm afraid that is the cold truth."

"B-but...I have to find them...I swore I would..." I tried to put a hand o her shoulder, but she jumped back. "You're lying to me!" I was hurt. It hurt so much to know that I loved her...and she no longer loved me back. "My parents are out there somewhere! I know they are! I-I..." she turned and ran again. Izuru, Momo, and Rangiku flash-stepped in front of her.

"It's about time we found you!" Rangiku said, hand on her hips. "You really need to stop running off!" Mamoko took a step back.

"Why won't you people just leave me the hell alone?"