Okay, so the last Chapter was pretty much all over the place. But I really couldn't see a good plot if Hisana and Byakuya were working in different places. So I had to rush along the story a lot. Please keep on supporting my story!

"Taicho, I don't think that I am still a still a waste of skin, now that Yamamoto Taicho has assigned me to be your Sixth Company Third Seat Officer, am I...?"

He only glared and told me to stand behind him.

"Do not fool yourself. The only reason why you became a seated officer in my Division was because my third seat was pregnant."

I snapped out of my flashback, and focused my attention back to my reflection in the clear little pond in the Sixth Company headquarters.

'I age much slower here than in the Human World. It's been six and a half years already...', I smiled, 'But I look like I'm still a fifteen year old, even though I'm actually twenty-one.'

"Youth and longevity maybe?", I giggled, and pulled back a falling strand of hair.

"Zabimaru!", Renji shouted, and shot my head over to the large field.

You see, both Renji and I had some sort of passion to defeat our Captain. I had wanted to spar Kuchiki Taicho on multiple occasions, but every time the spiky red haired Fukutaicho interfered, taking on the raven haired man before I could.

The spar ended in typically the same way, Kuchiki Taicho would shunpo out of the way before Renji's zanpakuto could graze him, and he unarmed Renji in a blink of an eye.

Even though Renji was a guy, Byakuya barely attacked him with the same amount of ruthlessness he used on me back in my fifth year at the Academy. Why was he so rough on me? I've always wanted to ask him that question, but I was always a little afraid of him and the answer itself.

"Damn...", Renji muttered and stood up to retrieve his zanpakuto. He was completely drenched in sweat, wiping his wild looking face as well as he could.

Kuchiki Taicho, on the other hand, did not look bothered, and had absolutely no trace of perspiration on his handsome face at all.

'Since I'm on the topic of their faces, I wonder who's better looking...?', I thought, 'I like Captain's black hair better, and I also like his eye brows and how angry they look. But he's so pale! Only girls should be fair skinned, which makes Renji's darker skin tone more attractive, but...his tattoos are so...noticeable! You know what? My old boyfriend will always be the coolest looking guy in the universe!'

I smiled at my decision, and sighed when I thought of my first love again.

It's been years since I've seen him. I can't remember his face distinctively anymore...but I remembered that he had the sweetest smile out of all the boys in our class. Most of the time his face was etched an angry mood, but it fit him well, and I liked angry looking nerds. He was one of the smartest men in our grade, but looked nothing like it. His jaw bones were hard and manly. He was taller than most of the guys, and always protected me whenever someone tried hurting anyone. Oh...and his hair...boy where they abstract...

"Sakamoto, it is unacceptable that a third seat officer should daydream when she is on duty.", a hard voice popped me out of my female fantasy. I looked up at the two looming figures above me. One of them looked like he was about to laugh, the other looked ready to fire me. I sighed and stood up.

"I'm sorry, Kuchiki Taicho."

"Next time-"

"I won't do that again in your presence."

"You will not commit that act at all."

"...Yes.", I looked down at his socks. I became used to this behavior since joining the Gotei 13. It didn't even bother me anymore. If there wasn't one thing he could criticize me in, there would always been something else.

"There have been Hollow sightings in the 5th District of Rukongai. The two of you will go with Ninth Lieutenant Hisagi and Third Seat Ikkaku to attend to this situation.", my Captain stated as I stood up from my seat on the bench. We bowed to him and ran off to get my zanpakuto.

"...As well, I will not tolerate failure, from seated officers.", he referred to both of us, but I knew he only meant me.

"Yes sir." I mumbled, recalling the last time I had injured myself and Renji.

We ran off to the gate, where the rest of our team was waiting. I secured the sheath of my katana on my sash, and breathed in.

"Don't take it too roughly Hisana."

I blinked, "What?"

"I mean with our Captain. I don't know why he's like that to you, but don't feel bad about yourself."

I smiled, "I know."

"Are you guys ready yet?", Ikkakku Madarame complained, and ran out the gates, "I could have sliced off heads by now."

"Right. Let's go.", I suggested, and we flash stepped towards the Hollow sighting.

When we arrive there, we saw that there were six Hollows harassing the spirits. I saw one that was hovering over three kids in a corner. Another one was squeezing the life out of a woman. Two others were charging at Ikkakku and Renji, and the last one chased around two other kids.

"Where did they all come from?", I shouted, and ran towards the Hollow in the corner, "Wakahiru-Sengen!"

I called out my Shikai, which was basically just a longer katana that could shift to different sides of the hilt. Thankfully, I had managed to stab the masked beast and pull the cut down to its lower back, making it howl and start chasing after me. Jumping up to the roof of a taller building, I jumped on the Hollow's face and plunge my zanpakuto into the center of its forehead.

I clumsily ran over to the Hollow holding the lady, the woman looking as if she'd pass out at any minute.

"Hya!", I screamed, and hit the Hollow's wrist. The force I applied wasn't enough to totally decapitate the hand, but it came close, allowing it to let go of the lady. Shuuhei-kun caught the lady in time, and placed her on the ground beside the three other orphans.

"Hisana!", he caught me in his arms when the Hollow slammed me backward, "Are you alright?"

"Mhm...Wait look out!", I cried, but it was too late. The Hollow held us in his palm, and started compressing our bodies.

"Don't...touch us!", Shuuhei declared, and sliced through the monsters fingers, and finished it off.

"Shuuhei-kun! I'll go after the last one!"

"Wait up!"

"He's driving up a Cero!", Renji shouted.

"No worries!" Ikkakku ran ahead of me, and was about to take another step, but was blown back, and knocked into me.

"Ikkakku! You're too heavy! Get off! Get off!", I cried when I felt his elbow push into my ribs. His head was getting really hazy, and didn't jump off of me when I told him to.

"Zabimaru! Hah!"

Once that was all over, the Shuuhei tried pulling Ikkakku off of me. But that was not really an easy job.

"Man! You're heavy!" Shuuhei grunted as Ikkakku got up on his feet again.

"...It's not over yet...", I told them, looking up at the tear in the sky, where hollows began centering around it.

"It's coming.", Renji gripped his blade tightly, and I ran up beside him, panting a little, trying to get the proper air proportion back in my lungs.

I laughed wearily,"Look, there's three of them.".

"You ready?", our leader, Shuuhei asked us as Ikkakku roughly told the civilians to get out of here and as far as they can.

Renji smirked, "Even if we aren't, they would still come at us anyway."

"Charge!", Ikkakku screamed, and we all looked at him unbelievability.

"NO!", Shuuhei shouted, and ran after him.

"Let's go, Hisana!" , Renji shouted. I complied silently.

'If Shuuhei-kun is going into Shikai mod...then we're dealing with a lot of trouble...'

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"Hya!", Ikkakku shouted, trying to cut at the Menos Grande's legs, but he just bounced off.

"Zabimaru!"

"Ikkakku! Are you alright?"

"I'm fine! Just go after It!", he said to me.

I gripped the hilt of Wakahiru, and stabbed it into the ground.

"Amaterasu! The Seireitei will! Heir of the will! Free us from the darkness that lurks! Power! Listen to the prayers of your child! Envelope the disease that plagues the time! Bakudo number 92! Gold diamond!", I screamed and immediately, boulders raced up from the ground and circled around one of the Menos. They pointed their sharp jags at it, and headed straight into the upper body of the black figure.

"I got it...", I sighed. Indeed, the binding spell DID hold the monster in place for a while, but he broke free from it after a few seconds. I

I gasped, "Bakudo number 63! Pale Lightning!"

"Rawr!", the Menos shouted, and looked at me, pushing of Renji and Shuuhei, "You little wench, I'll eat you first, and then deal with your other Shinigami friends later!"

"Hado number 7-!", I dodged a swoop from his large feet.

"Oh no...I don't think I'll let you do another incantation spell.", he took my left angle and dangled me above his eyes.

"Hado number 77! Shakkaho!", Shuuhei shouted, a beam of red hitting the Menos' wrist. I didn't work at all.

"Hisana!"

"Dammit! The other one is attacking Renji!"

"Go after that one! Don't worry about me! I'll take care of this one!", I told them, looking as persuasive as possible, "Just go!"

'I don't know if I'm going to make it...', I thought to myself.

"Heh heh heh...I know what you're thinking, you should have told them to free you from me...but you Shinigami always place duty over your own lives...that's why you'll die by my wrath wench!"

"..."

"Have nothing to say? You've given me a lot of trouble. But at least your strong reiatsu will be worth it. Now! Prepare to die!"

I closed my eyes, my memories going back to the day those Hollows I thought were Grim Reapers attacked me in the Human World. 'Taicho...I really AM a waste of skin...'

"Scatter, Senbonzakura."

I smiled, my eyes still closed, 'Yeah...I remember those words he used that day too...he was so mesmerizing.'

My eyes shot open to hear the Menos scream with all its might. And, in front of me, was the man that has nearly killed me once, but now saved me twice. In all his strength and glory, he stood on top of wrist Menos used to hold me up, his zanpakuto transforming into little pedal like blades that cut through the flesh of the Hollow.

All I could do was look at my Taicho, eyes glistening, holding onto my Wakahiru which had long ago returned back to its dormant form.

"Sakamoto..."

"Y-yes, sir?"

"Did I not tell you that I would not tolerate failure and indiscipline from you anymore?"

"..."

"Well?"

"You did."

""Of course."

"And I am sorry."

"...Stay there. Senbonzakura."

"Agggggggggggg!", and with Byakuya Taicho's zanpakuto, he easily slaughtered the oversized Hollow.

He pulled me out of the grasp of falling hand of Menos, and brought me to ground level, where the three other men and Onmitsukido recruits ran towards us."

He let go of me instantly, and turned around. I saw the beautiful fabric of his heirloom scarf blow in the cold wind.

"Hmph. This is unacceptable, Sakamoto."

"Taicho! She's new-", Shuuhei tried to defend me, but I placed a hand on his arm, saying that is was alright.

It was pretty silent between the four of us that were originally on this mission. The Onmitsukido spoke to my Captain, informing him of details of this case. I looked up at the sky, which closed up the two large rips in the sky from the two Menos Grande, and started to snow. I placed a hand on my chest, trying to calm down my panicking heart.

"Sakamoto.", Kuchiki Taicho started.

I looked back up at him, "Yes sir?"

"Do not disappoint me one more time. Or you really ARE a waste of skin."

I just looked at him, and he looked back at me with his steely hard orbs. The heart that I was trying to clam down, sped up again, and I clutched at the black fabric covering my chest.

And I whispered, almost shyly, "...I know...I won't make you cross with me again."

-TBC-

I just wanted to show that Byakuya isn't too much of a cold hearted jerk. And the incantation spell Hisana did was totally made up. So I am sorry if it sounded lame.

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-Tammy Sakamoto