Flashback

"I failed didn't I? Is that why you didn't take me with you? Why you wouldn't let me help you?" Muttered a lone young woman, standing on the edge of a a high hill in West Rukongai.

"I'm sure, what other reason is there?" At this point she was crying, the tears rolling down her face. The tears dropped onto the grass infront of her, her zanpakuto on her back shaking as if to tell it's master to stop.

Before she jumped she ran a list through her head of the people she cared for, more tears flowing when she realized just how small the list really was.

Lady Yoruichi, you left me here but I still love you, you taught me everything I know so thank you.

Urahara, I think you're a sloth, annoying, but still you were the closest one to Lady Yoruichi so I'm sure there has to be some redeeming quality about you.

Grandmother, I saw you as a stern woman who wouldn't take no for an answer, and didn't take any shit but I saw your true feelings when you looked at my brothers and me, thank you.

Brothers, has it been that long, that I must think so hard to remember your faces, even your names? Sora, the youngest of us, I still remember the look on your face when you realized that you were named after a girl.

Rein, you were soft at times and at others hard and relentless, just like your namesake.

Kyuu, I hate to say but you didn't belong in the Secnd Division, you hated fighting and your offensive type zanpakuto but you never complained.

Sobou, you fit in with the Second Division better than any of us, you were always ready to go, always eager for a mission, however despite the meaning behind your name you were always there for me and I'll remember that.

And finally the oldest brother, Tadashi. You were the strongest of us, and I know if you were still around you would be at Urahara's level. God I still remember the look on Lady Yoruichi's faces when she came back from the mission without the five of you, I didn't leave my room three weeks.

That's all? Eight people? How sad my life has been, but that'll end soon, I'll see you guys soon, brothers of mine.

She jumped, the feeling of the wind rushing through her hair almost seemed to put her at ease. Of course she knew that the fall itself wouldn't kill her, which is why she pulled out her zanpakuto, hoping to land on it.

She closed her eyes and just then felt the wind stop. Her right arm hanging above her head almost painfully. She opened her eyes and gasped at what she saw. Hanging halfway off the edge was a young man, looking to be the same age as her. He had short curly red hair and was only slightly taller than her, wearing the regular shinigami garb.

"For one such as you to atempt suicide, its almost unthinkable." Soifon's eyes widened even more so and she then noticed that he was holding her with both his hands, gripping her hand and the blade of her zanpakuto.

"Seriously though, Sofion of Squad Two, what would cause you to fall into such desperation?"

Soifon's surprise faded and she tried desperately to pulled out of his grasp, "Let me go! I want this!"

"You're stupid, a fool even." He pulled her up and threw her on the ground, "Moronic girl, do you really believe that suicide is the answer?"

Soifon growled, hating being thrown like a sack of flour, "Don't patronize me! Don't think you can lecture me because you thought you saved me!"

Red-Haired laughed, "Accept the truth, you are a idiotic fool, a pitiful being really. If you really want to get back at your previous Captain then train, train and when you meet her again, kick her ass."

He turned to leave but was stopped by Soifon's hand on his shoulder. He turned his head to see her back to him, her hand trailing down his arm until it met his hand, her thumb brushing against the gash from holding onto her zanpakuto.

"Your name?"

"Tadashi Takeshi, newly transfered member of Squad Two, previous Third Seat of Squad Eleven."

"Ah, I am Soifon of Squad Two, acting Captain, let's go treat that hand."


Present

"Lieutenant Tadashi, will you become the Captain of Squad Five?"

Soifon frowned, clenching her hands at her side unnoticed by the three men in the room. Tadashi's mouth was hanging open and his fingers were twitching. Tadashi closed his mouth and gulped.

A Captain? Why would they try to make me a Captain? I have no talent compared to some of them, Soifon's faster than me, than anyone. Mayuri is smarter than me. Kenpaichi has more brute force than anyone. And Unohana's skill in kido surpasses anyone up to date. How could I possibly be able to be like them?

He frowned and opened his mouth, ready to say no when pictures flew through his mind.

Of his mother, her long dark red hair tied into a high ponytail, a small scar on her chin in the shape of a cross, her bright amber eyes, waving goodbye as she left to never come back.

His father, yelling at him to get stronger and being rude and hostile at times, sparing a smile, the only smile he would ever give his son, as he left the house to be killed.

Saburo, his little brother, smiling with Ginrairyu against his shoulder as he left, missing an arm and the light in his eyes fading slowly.

Ichirou, his ol-enemy, enveloped in darkness as he disappeared with the other traitors.

Soifon, his best friend, crying with Matsuri while looking at a picture of him, for days.

"I accept, I Lieutenant Tadashi Takeshi accept to take the Captain Test."

Soifon smiled, looking up at him and nodding in understanding, "I approve and I personally recommend him."

The Captain Commander nodded, "Which test would you prefer? I hear that you have a Bankai, is this correct?"

Tadashi refrained from gasping at someone other than Soifon knowing that but he nodded.

"Then I shall watch over your test, along with Captain Hitsugaya and Captain Kuchiki, in five days. For now you are dismissed."

Tadashi and Sofion left the room, shunpoing as fast as they could back to the division barracks to tell everyone the good news.


"Whaaaaa? You're going to be a CAPTAIN?"

Matsuri was currently screaming into Tadashi's face, shaking him by the collar, "Why're you leaving us Tadashi? Don't you love Soifon? Why are you leaving her?" Soifon had the decency to hide her blush, Tadashi couldn't however. "Did you do something bad with her and wanted to leave because of it?" The other division members, mainly Ken and Lee, were noding their heads in sympathy, "You better not be leaving because you got her pregnant!"

Tadashi blushed even more now, "MATSURI!"

He turned his head to get some help from Soifon when he saw her, wobbling as she struggled to stand straight, her whole body red.

"Soifon? Soifonnnn?" His eyes widened, "Holy crap, someone catch Soi!" Needless to say the Second Division was chaotic that day.


The next day Tadashi could be seen on top of the very same hill he met Soifon on, tapping his zanpakuto against his shoulders. He ran his left hand through his hair and turned to see Soifon pulling her zanpakuto out and brandishing it in her right hand.

"It's been a while since we've played like this, Tadashi." She smiled at him and her tone held something new to it, something soft, and it set Tadashi's cheeks aflame.

"It has hasn't it? So, should we play serious here?"

Soifon nodded, "Of course, yes to Shikai and Bankai. You're going to be a Captain soon so we won't have much time for this anymore. I'm going to missing this."

Tadashi nodded sadly, "Yeah, if our enemy wasn't Ichirou I wouldn't even want to be a Captain. I enjoyed being by your side all these years Soi, so let's make this count."

She nodded and pointed her zanpakuto to the side, "Sting all enemies to death, Suzumebachi!" Her zanpakuto glowed and shrunk until it formed just over her right arm, the stinger appeared on her right middle finger.

"Shift in the night, Shoushikaen!" His sword glowed black and shrunk until it was only four feet long, the fur becoming black, the hilt being black with red diamonds, and blade becoming black in color.

"Let's go!" They cried in unison and charged.

The very air shook as they collided.