"Are you sure that you are okay with staying with us?" Rukia asked, when we had gotten back.

"Yup! I'm perfectly okay with Ichi helping to take care of our little sisters!" I laughed.

"Well, okay," she said. We had gotten back to the Seireitei last night. A lot of people asked me what had happened and if I was really okay with staying here. And I had answered them all the same, "Yup! I like it here! And I know I can count on my little brother to watch over our sisters."

I have now been in the Seireitei for about two months and have met most of the captains and vice captains. This moring Rukia had wanted to show me around the place where I got into the Seireitei. That was where we were right now.

"By the way, Rukia. Where are we going?" I asked.

"I want to show you were Renji and I grew up!" Rukia said, smiling at me.

"Really! I can't wait!" I said as I started jumping and walking.

"Oh, where's Renji?" I asked when I noticed that he wasn't with us.

"He had a mission with Captain Kuchiki and won't be back for some time," Rukia said. "There it is! The very hut Renji and I, along our friends at the time, lived."

"No offense, but it is kinda small for that many people," I said.

"It wasn't just us, though. There were about twenty others that lived with us as well," Rukia said. I looked at her and it seemed like she was looking back on her memories of this place. I looked back at the hut and took a second look. Now that I took a close look, it was a little bigger than some of the huts we passed by on our way here. It looked run down.

Then, Rukia looked at her watch.

"Oh, it is almost dinner time. Come on, Soishi. Let's go," she said.

"Okay!" I said as I followed her back to the Seireitei.

"Hello, Soishi! How was your walk with Rukia?" Kyou asked when Rukia and I got into the dining room.

"It was really fun! Rukia showed all kinds of places that Renji and her used to go to before they were soul reapers!" I said.

"Still energetic even after the walk?" Gin asked from behind me. I thought I saw Rukia stiffen a little. But that was probably just my imagination.

"Yeah!" I said, smiling.

"That's good," he said. He then took a seat next to me and a pretty orange haired lady sat next to him.

"Oh, Soishi. Have you met Rangiku Matsumoto?" Gin asked me.

"No, I don't think I have," I said as I tried to think if I had met her before.

"Well, Rangiku, this is Soishi. The mysterious girl whom showed up one day and we didn't know where she came from. But I suppose now that we know," he said.

"Yup! I came from the living world! I was given a choice after I saw my family. And I chose to stay here!" I said smiling.

"Really? Well, that is certainly great news!" Gin said to me.

"Aw! Aren't you just the cutest thing!" Rangiku yelled as she jumped up, went around Gin's chair, and squeezed/hugged me.

"You are so small! Even smaller than Captain Hitsugaya!" she yelled.

"Who's that?" I asked.

"He was the white haired captain that you met when you first came here," Rukia explained.

"Oh! Toushi? He has a complicated last name!" I laughed. So did Rukia, Gin, and Rangiku.

"What's wrong with my last name?" a voice from behind asked. I struggled to look around. Rangiku still hadn't let go of me.

"Oh, hi Toushi! Nothing's wrong with it! It's just that your last name is very long!" I laughed at the last part.

"Oh, I guess that is understandable. Mastumoto, let her go. You're suffocating her," Toushi said.

"Okay!" she said. With that, I could breath again. Toushi then found a spot next to Rangiku after she sat down.

The food came once everyone was seated.

"This looks yummy!" I yelled. Today's food was a few slices of ham and some cheesy potatoes.

"You think all our food is yummy, Soishi," Gin said. That was true.

"So? I love food!" I yelled as I dug in.

"So, what division did the head commander tell you to go into, Soishi?" Kyou asked. Everyone looked at me.

"Well, he didn't really tell me to go into anything. Not yet anyway. He said that he wanted me to start training and that he will watch to see how skilled I am in fighting," I explained.

"Oh, well I guess that is understandable. When does your training start?" Kyou asked.

"He said I can start whenever I want. For the past two months I have just been getting to know the area and I want to start training really soon. Maybe even tomorrow!" I said as I stuffed my face with cheesy potatoes.

"That's cool! Well, if you ever need a training partner, you know you have a lot of people who would be glad to help."

I looked around to see a lot of people nodding their heads.

"That includes Renji!" Rukia said.

"Thanks!" I said beaming. Everyone laughed.

"What?" I asked. Why were they laughing? I was just trying to express my gratitude.

"You have some food in your teeth, dear," Rangiku said to me.

"Oh," then I laughed with the rest of them.

I heard a knocking on our door.

"Who could that be?" Rukia asked as she got up from her bed and I sat up in mine.

Rukia opened the door to reveal Kenpachi and his vice .

"Captain Zaraki? Lieutenant Kusajishi? What are you two doing here this early in the morning?" Rukia asked.

"Hey Kenpachi! Hey Yachiru!" I greeted sleepily.

"Hello Rukia, Soishi," Kenpachi said.

"Hello!" Yachiru yelled.

"We are here to take Soishi for her training," Kenpachi said.

"What? I thought that she would get to choose who she wanted to train with?" Rukia asked.

"She did. She chose us! Well, she chose Kenny anyway!" Yachiru said.

"Yeah, today it's me. Tomorrow I believe it is Ichimaru," Kenpachi explained.

"Oh, okay. Soishi, are you ready?" Rukia asked, looking back at me still sitting in bed. "I'll take that as a no. She will be ready shortly."

"Very well," Kenpachi said. Rukia closed the door gently so I could get privacy to change.

I got up and went to get my clothes.

"Are you sure you want him to train you? He is very ruff from what I've heard," Rukia whispered to me.

"Yeah, I know! And yeah I still want him to train me! How else can I get strong if people go easy on me?" I asked.

"That's true. Well, just don't wear yourself out too much, okay?" Rukia said. I was finished getting dressed.

"Okay, Rukia! I promise! See you later!" I said as I exited our room and followed Kenpachi and Yachiru to a training ground.

"You ready? Cuz I'm not gonna hold back!" Kenpachi yelled as he took out his zanpaktou.

"Yup!" I yelled as I took out mine. Mine, I eventually found out, was a long sword that felt heavy to others. But it wasn't heavy to me. It was also black with red flames on the bottom that spread to the middle of the sword.

Kenpachi ran at me and we began to fight.