Woot I'm back! Sorry the story hasn't been interesting in the beginning but I just want to set everything up for the next few chapters. I hope you like it.

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Her yellow eyes open wide seeing bright banners and paper lanterns all around saying "Welcome!" There were tables full of food and drinks and in the middle was a giant bon fire burning brightly.

"Surprise Mizuki-chan!!!"

Surround all around her was the captains and vice-captains of the Gotei 13 squads along with a few members from their squads who want to go along too. Renji walked up behind the shocked girl and smiles.

"Hey, what do you think? It took me almost all evening to get everyone to come along. A few other people are coming later from the real world. Those are the ones I really want you to meet."

Mizuki smiles and looks up to him.

"Arigato onii-chan."

"No problem but just call me Renji-kun ok."

"Sure."

"WELCOME MIZUKI-CHAN!!!"

Out of no where a tall beautiful woman with strawberry blond hair appears and gives her the hug of death at her chest. Mizuki struggles to breathe and Renji walk towards were his Captain, Kuchiki Byakuya, was standing and watching.

"Oh Mizuki-chan when I heard Renji has a new sister I rushed over here immediately. My captain will be coming by later and you must meet him. He's busy with paperwork you know and..."

Mizuki tapped her shoulder weakly unable to speak and she lets go of her and collapse to the floor inhaling deep breaths.

"I'm so sorry. I have a habit of that with my breasts. My name is Rangiku Matsumoto vice-captain to squad ten. Let me introduce you to all the squads!"

Before Mizuki has the chance to speak she was whisk away to all the other guests. She first met the 11th squad Captain Zaraki Kenpachi. He was scary to look at with his wide grin and just the way he stares down at her.

"Heh, she's nothing but a little squirt."

He patted her head and starts to feel a little annoyed and slaps away his hand which surprises him slightly.

"Hey I maybe little compare to you but don't mock me you fool!"

He just stares at her for a long time and gives out a loud laugher that scares her. Everyone must be crazy since it was the second time someone laughs at her and he just pat her head again.

"I like you kid. You got spirit!"

Popping out from his shoulder was a little girl with pink hair and jumps down to meet her and looks all around her in every direction and giggles.

"I like you too!!! My name is Kusajishi Yachiru, vice-captain to Ken-chan!"

"Ehh...Ken-chan?"

She looks up to Zaraki-kun and dares not to call him that and looks over to two more people from his squad which Yachiru-chan introduces a tall man who is bald carrying his zanpakuto on his shoulder.

"This is cue-ball!!"

"I told you to never call me that!!"

"My my Ikkaku you certainly kept that ugly attitude of yours in front of a beautiful woman."

Coming up behind Yachiru is another man with black hair with feathers on his eyelashes and eyebrow. He certainly takes good care of his appearance.

"My name is Ayasegawa Yumichika. It is a pleasure to meet you Mizuki-chan."

"It's very nice to meet you too."

She smiles in reply and then looking over the fight with "cue-ball" and Yachiru-chan.

"Don't listen to her. It's Madarame Ikkaku and welcome..whatever."

He really doesn't care as he looks in another direction which has really annoyed her again for another time.

"Hey you I'm right here baldy! How dare you look away from me?"

"Did you just call me baldy?"

"Yeah I did! Are you bald and deaf too? I have such pity for you?" After that she pats him right on his shiny head.

"I'm gonna kill you and I don't give a shit you're a woman."

"Bring it punk!"

Already they were separated by Matsumoto and Yumichika as they continue to rant and curse at each other at a distance and Zaraki chuckles under his breath.

"What a wiry spark..."

Later on they've met Ukitake Jushiro who is the kindest person she has ever met. Next was Soi Fon of squad two and somehow it turned out to be a sparring match and not a conversation. She enjoys a light conversation with Kira Izuru and Hinamori Momo and everyone else. Renji was extremely happy to see her having a good time and then Matsumoto introduces to Renji's captain. Mizuki never looked at him in the eyes and bows deeply to him. The name Kuchiki was even heard at the Rukongai as one of the top noble houses in the Soul Society.

"It is an honor to meet you Captain Kuchiki."

He said nothing for a while and slightly nod his head forward in acknowledge of her manners.

"Welcome Abarai Mizuki."

She stands and smiles while Matsumoto drags her away to the table of foods. Captain Byakuya looks over to Renji with his cold expression on his face.

"Renji, why did you adopt her?"

"Captain, I have my reasons for...but you also know why as well."

"Yes I know...she reminds me a little of you though and so I wonder how you will feel later on."

Without saying a word he walked away towards were Mizuki and Matsumoto are at and ask if he can spend some time with her and she did walking away with a bottle of sake in her hand joining the party. Renji and Mizuki walked away from the noise to get some peace and quiet even for a little while and then Mizuki looks up at him.

"Renji-kun, why did you adopt me in the first place?"

He looks at her suddenly.

"I notice that the spare room you had at home was the cleanest one there was. Where you planning to do so in the beginning?"

He then looks away and sits on the grass just looking at the Seretei in front of him and takes in a deep sigh.

"You...remind me of myself in a way. When I was a boy I was in the same District as you were...I was stealing food...and surviving in any possible way. You also remind me of someone else. Her name is Kuchiki Rukia."

"Kuchiki?!"

"Yeah, my captain's adopted sister. I was a punk but she was strong, courageous, and pretty I had to admit. I see the both of us in you. Not only that but you had such spiritual pressure it was a little unbearable to walk by. I don't want anyone to go through what we have. We lost friends over the years, our family. You didn't have one but it was the same loneliness still in the end."

Mizuki looks down and away wrapping her arms around herself tightly then she herself sat on the grass having distance away from him.

"That loneliness grows but you have to do something about it. After everyone was gone Rukia and I became shinigami. She was adopted and I became a vice-captain. You can do something too. You will be a shinigami as well."

"I am?" She said in surprise.

"Yes. You will be strong like me!' Renji said being cocky about himself.

"Yeah right I'm going to surpass you onii-chan. Just watch!"

She said with all determination in her gleaming yellow eyes and Renji just has to smile about it thinking about what Captain Kuchiki said and he stands up at the same time with her.

"Let's see if you really can. We have to go back to the party."

"I want to go home and get out of this stupid thing."

"Shut up! I spend a lot of money on that thing so enjoy it."

"Whatever...I can tell why you're alone. You don't know what to buy for a girl."

Mizuki just walks away leaving Renji behind and goes off.

At the party...

"CAPTAIN!!!"

Matsumoto had too many to drink and is now all over her captain, Toushiro Hitsugaya, who is exhausted from doing paperwork and his vice-captains' as well since she has left early to come to here.

"Enough! Now get off of me Matsumoto you left me with all the work for this."

"But captain it's to welcome Renji's little sister. You have to meet her! She is so cute. Like a little me!"

"Oh alright. She must be tough to live with Abarai."

"Look look she's over there now!"

Matsumoto pushes him a little too hard to which he was almost close to the bon fire and he sees through the fire Mizuki talking to Soi Fon. He smiles looking at her laughing and was mesmerize by her yellow eyes. She doesn't seem to be so tall seeing she is a little shorter than Soi Fon and he makes his way to see her and straightens his captain's coat and tapped her shoulder and turns around to see him.

"Hello I am Toushirou Hitsugaya captain of the 10th squad. You must have met Matsu-"

She stood paralyze just starring deep into his teal eyes of his. How cold they look and how nostalgic it is. Her body shivers and her held on to her chest feeling her heart and left arm getting ice cold as the memories are poured and stabbed at her heart over and over. It's being unbearable to stand and all Toushirou can do is just watch in fright.

"Mizuki what's wrong?"

He tries to walk closer but she just screams out loud and shivers. Everyone looks over to them and it was silence.

"Get away from me. Get away! Don't...don't look at me! I hate you!!!"

Her last scream was at her highest tone and fell unconscious falling back. Renji used shunpo and caught her in his arms. Toushirou was stun unable to move or to say anything. All he can do is see her in Renji's arms calling her name over and over trying to wake up and Captain Unohana is with him seeing what she can do. Renji looks up to him so furious and confuse to the point he was crying tears holding her cold body close mumbling only 'why'.

"Damn you bastard! What did you do?!"

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Gasp! What happen to Mizuki? If you want to know just keep on reading. Ja ne!