Chapter 7

"Thinking"

"Zanpakto"

"Specking"

"Attacks/kido"

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Rukia was awakened by a knocking at her dorm door. She had an off period so she went back for a nap. She got up, wearing a bra and panties, as she thought it was Momo, who forget her key that morning, coming in. she open the door to find two noble men standing there. To say she was embarrassed was an understatement.

"I hope that's not how you greet everyone that's at your door." The tall one said.

"My name is Byakuya Kuchiki, Head of the Kuchiki Clan and Captain of the 6th Division. I have come here today with an offer." He said. Rukia, still in her underwear looked at him.

"Can you give me some time to put on some clothes?" she asked.

"That will be aloud, take as much time as you need to look… proper." Byakuya said. She closed the door and ran to her room. She threw on her uniform and ran back to the door to let the noble men in.

"Ok, what kind of an offer do you want, I'm not a street whore so if this is about sex, you can forget about it now." Rukia told them.

"This has nothing to do with those kinds of acts." Byakuya said, still keeping his face as hard as a rock.

"I have come to adopt you into the Kuchiki clan." Rukia nearly fell over when he stated that, he wants to adopt her!

"Really? You want me in your clan?" he nodded. Rukia didn't know what to do.

"Can you give me some time to think this over?"

"Very well, I will be back at the end of the week for you answer, good day to you." He said as he and his servant departed. Her mind was race over the thought of being a noble, she only snapped out of it when Momo came into the room.

"Hey Rukia, you seem happy, did something good happen?" She asked the petite shinigami in training.

"Oh it's nothing." Rukia hastily said. Momo nodded and went into her room.

'I'm going to keep this a secret.' She thought as she got ready for her next class…

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Toshiro was shocked. There he was, sitting before the Central 46, with Sojiro Kusaka. A few days ago, the pair had something that no one was supposed to have; the same Zanpakto.

Flashback one week ago…

Kusaka and Toshiro trained hard for hours. They were at the top of the class for their year. They have found a cave to talk to their Zanpakto.

"I'll take this side, you that side." Kusaka told him. Toshiro nodded and went down into the cave. After meditating for some time, Toshiro enter his inner world.

"Hello? Are you here?" he asked.

"I'm here child, have you come to wield me?" a voice called out. Then a dragon made of ice came down from the clouds.

"I am Hyorinmaru, tell me child, do you have what it takes to be my master?" the dragon asked. Toshiro didn't know what to say. But he than made up his mind.

"Yes! I am your new master, come to me, Hyorinmaru!" at his declaration, the dragon let out a roar then turned into a sword. Coming out of his inner world, he was met with the sight of Kusaka running up to him.

"I got it! I learned its name! Let's say the name of our zanpaktos at the same time." He said as he drew his Zanpakto. But they didn't think about what they did.

"Reign over the frosted heavens, Hyorinmaru!" they called all, stunned that it was the same…

End Flashback…

"A dual must be fought over which shinigami gets to wield Hyorinmaru." One of members of the 46 rang out.

"Yes, you must kill one or the other, the winner keeps the Zanpakto." There was a murmur over the decision, and then many yes votes came down. Toshiro mentally blacked out, only to find himself in a fight with Kusaka.

"Hyorinmaru is mine!" he yelled, swinging it down on Toshiro, who blocked.

"Kusaka stop, if I have to kill you or any of my friends for a Zanpakto, then to hell with it then!" Toshiro yelled. But, Kusaka was not listening to him. The two top students clashed as the fight for Hyorinmaru went on. They were evenly matched and the fight was only way the two can settle it, that until the 46 made another decision. Within seconds, Stealth Force members filled the arena. One of them looked very familiar to Toshiro.

"It is the will of the 46 that Toshiro Hitsugaya will have Hyorinmaru. Sojiro Kusaka, you are now too be executed." They then drew their swords and stabbed him repeatedly; one of the members came up to Toshiro.

"You should leave now, Toshiro." He said the short shinigami.

"Your right, you are always right." With that, Toshiro walked away, feeling like his world was falling all around him…

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Deion's inner world…

Deion once again has found his way into his inner world, but it was not the same as before. This time it was a field of flowers with a beautiful woman sitting in the middle on a rock, next to her was a huge shield.

"Oh, looks like you founded me, young one, it has been awhile." She said in a loving voice. He looked confused.

"Wait, last time I was in a castle, and a man's voice called out to me. Now I'm in a field with you, what happened?" he asked the smiling woman.

"That voice is still around, but now on to important things. You are not ready to hear my name, the only way you will it is to be something you are not." She said.

"What do you mean?" Deion asked her. She smiled once more.

"In time, you will know. Until then, we will meet again." Once again, Deion's vision became black…

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The sound of the dorm door opening brought him out of his blackout. He got up to see who was coming in, only to find Toshiro sitting on the floor, back against the door, with tears streaming down his face.

"They killed him… they killed him over a god damn sword that both of us have, but they killed him anyways!" he cried. Looking at the state of his best friend, Deion sat next to him and put his arm around him.

"What happened was not your fault. The 46 his always been hard set in the old ways and they will change." Deion told him. Toshiro stared at the floor, until he felt something pick him up, that something was Deion. He opened the door and place Toshiro on his back.

"Where are we going?" Toshiro asked as they headed down the hall.

"To see the girls, they can help you better than I can." Was the reply. They walked to the girl dorm house next door. Sneaking in, Deion found Momo and Rukia's room. Rias and Akeno have moved in a few weeks before. He knocked on the door, waited for someone to open it. Momo was the one who answered it.

"Deion-Chan? What are you doing…?" she stopped when she saw Toshiro on his back.

"What happened to Toshiro!?" she yelled. Deion took this time explain what he was told by the white haired boy. The girls were shocked that this happened without any of them or the others knowing about it. They took turns hugging him and healing his wounds. Akeno noticed that Deion was off to himself.

"What's on your mind?" she asked him, he looked and sighed.

"I didn't do anything to help him, when he needed me, I was not there for him, and I abandoned Toshiro." He said solemnly. Akeno just look at before calling over the others.

"This one needs some cheering up too!" the girls, along with toshiro, came over to him and gave him the same treatment of hugs. Soon, the boys were heading back to their dorm.

"The 46 has also told me that I will graduate early." Toshiro said.

"Really, when?"

"Tomorrow…"

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A few days later…

Renji, Momo, and Deion were on their way to Momo's dorm to see where Rukia has been all day. They arrived to see two men leaving the room, one who Deion recognized at once.

"Byakuya!? What are you doing here?" He asked the noble.

"That is none of your concern. What business do you and your friends have here?" he said in a monotone voice.

'What happened to him?' Deion thought to himself as Momo answered the captain.

"You see, I live in this dorm with Rukia and two other girls. She didn't show up to any of her class today, we came to check on her."

"That will not be needed, miss Hinamoir, Rukia Kuchiki will no longer be attending this academy, and she is now a shinigami and a noble. She no longer has time to deal with the likes of you commoners." He said as he walked away from the three. A few seconds later, Rukia came out of the room with her bag packed.

"Oh! Hey guys, you coming in?" she asked sadly.

"Rukia, you're leaving us, why?" Renji Demanded. She looked down and a tear came down her face. She looked from Renji, to Momo, and then to Deion.

"I'm sorry." She said before she ran off. In less than two weeks, two of the closes people to Deion, left him.

"Just like before." He said softly before walking off to be alone…

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AN: what a sad chapter, but it's always dark before the light.

Hint: I'm planning on starting on one of the AU crossovers soon. There is a hint in upcoming chapters that will be small. I will give you one hint now, there is already a Bleach crossover that deals with the same thing, and it is not a Naruto crossover, so look for that crossover and you will know what the story is partly about.

Timeline: in this chapter, we are about 47 years from canon, last chapter was one and a half years ago.

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