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Damien and Momo were walking around the training areas when they saw one of them was occupied. Interested they flash stepped closer, Damien stopping when he recognised who it was who were fighting. Momo stopped behind him, gasping as she saw the blonde headed lieutenant duelling his brown haired captain.

Apparently, Amy had decided it would be a good idea to test her new found lieutenant's abilities to fight. Damien figured that, if he knew Amy and she was acting how he thought she would, she had merely wanted to have some fun. He doubted it was anything to do with her not trusting his abilities; the blonde seemed to be keeping up with her well, neither of them yet in shikai. He was impressed with the boy's skill as it took an awful lot to keep up with her.

The duel was interrupted however by the arrival of Kenpachi who laughed his evil sounding laugh as he sprinted quickly towards them. Amy looked at Kira with a panicked expression that was mirrored in his own.

"Captain?" he asked, his voice shaking slightly at the impending Kenpachi. Amy gulped before replying.

"Run." She stated simply. Kira nodded and the pair were soon flash stepping away, Amy slowing to a pace Kira could keep up with and Kenpachi racing after them; a laughing Yachiru perched on his shoulder. Damien's gaze met Momo's before they continued their tour, nothing about the incident they had witnessed said.

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"A hell butterfly came from the head captain while you were out sir. There will be a demonstration to see what kind of power the new captains have." Matsumoto told Toushiro as he walked through the door. She had been carrying papers over to his desk with a slightly disgruntled look on her face. He guessed it was because she was doing work which was a surprising thing in itself; especially when he wasn't there to supervise.

"Oh?" he asked in interest. That will be interesting. He thought in amusement as he sat down at his desk and started on the pile of papers that was now staked there. Matsumoto nodded.

"Yup. All the captains and lieutenants are invited to watch. They will have to show their combat abilities, kido abilities and their Zampacto's shikai." She explained to her captain, telling him everything that had been in the message. Toushiro looked up.

"Not bankai?" he asked. His lieutenant shook her head.

"It doesn't seem so. Apparently they want to keep that secret." She said with a shrug. Toushiro frowned before going back to his work. There were a few minutes of silence; the only sound being the scribble of Toushiro's pen. Matsumoto shuffled in her seat for a moment before turning back to her captain. "Captain?" she asked, her voice thoughtful. Toushiro looked back up at her with a frown.

"Yes Matsumoto?" he asked impatiently. The blonde looked at him for a moment with serious eyes.

"When Amy was changing I couldn't help but notice a strange tattoo of a rose on her chest. It looked like some sort of seal but…I didn't think it was possible to put a seal like that on inside the soul society?" she asked him, her eyes boring into his as she waited for an answer. Toushiro's frown deepened. He had seen the same kind of thing on the chests of both Damien and Aiedail; just above their hearts.

"I don't know Matsumoto." He replied with a sigh. This was something he would have to look into.

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Amy and Kira didn't stop until they got back to their barracks office, both gasping for breath. As their breathing went back to normal they looked at each other, Amy's face splitting into a grin before her giggles began to erupt out of her throat and Kira began to grin back. They were both in contagious fits when there was a knock at the door. Willing herself to calm down, Amy eyed the door in front of her before walking over to open it. Kira had also calmed and was now following Amy towards the door and taking up his rightful position by his side. Anyone would have said it looked a little odd seeing as Kira was several centimetres taller than his captain. The door opened to show Damien and Momo, both supporting wide grins.

"We thought this might be where you were hiding." Damien told them cheekily before letting himself in. "We were watching you battling when that manic appeared. I must admit I was disappointed; you were doing very well Isuzu." The new fifth captain complimented causing Kira to blush slightly. Damien smiled at the boy before grinning back at Amy who was looking at him in slight confusion. Most likely abut the fact I knew his name he thought with a mental laugh. Momo had told him the names of all the captains and lieutenants; he was very good with names.

"Thank you captain." He mumbled, the pink tinge still in his face. Amy sighed slightly then frowned as she saw what the other captain had in his hand. It was a rose. Rolling her eyes she raised an eyebrow at him. He grinned slightly before holding it out to her.

"I know you are already as beautiful but please take this rose-" he started before she scowled at him slightly and, using a quick flash step to get behind him, whacked him over the head with the hilt of his own sword.

"Ouch! Was that really necessary?" he complained as he rubbed his head gently. Amy grunted.

"Very. Now take your womanising self and clear off. Would you like any tea Momo?" she asked, smiling at the girl who smiled tentatively back before shaking her head.

"No thank you captain. We haven't finished our tour yet." She replied politely. Amy nodded before frowning at Damien, swapping the rose in his hand for his Zampacto and turning to walk further into the room where she sat on the sofa with her back to the captain. Damien shrugged slightly before leaving, Momo following behind. Kira turned to look at his captain, a small furrow in his brow as he watched her twirl the rose in her fingers.

"Not to pry captain, but why did you hit the other captain if you were going to take the rose anyway?" he asked curiously. Amy looked at him in surprise before grinning.

"Roses are my favourite flowers. Why waste it?" she replied, throwing the rose at Kira who caught it nimbly in his hand before turning his eyes back to the captain in question. She shrugged. "A present from me to you. It must be hard to accept me as your captain when you know next to nothing about me. I do believe we will become good friends though. Or I hope we will at least." She explained, her voice unable to conceal the loneliness she felt after leaving almost all her friends behind. Kira's eyes narrowed before he nodded and smiled, his expression becoming slightly different as he began to open up.

Amy smiled. It was going well indeed.

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Aiedail sipped his second cup of tea rhythmically. Shuhei had forced him to drink them following Amy's helpful information and the pair were now pottering round the ninth squad barracks, saying hello to various people in the corridors as they passed. Shuhei was also making sure his captain knew his way around the place. He was very thankful for Captain Jones's instructions; they had defiantly calmed his captain down.

"Good morning captain! Lieutenant Hisagi." A shinigami greeted, bowing to them as they passed. Aiedail blinked at him before smiling.

"Good morning." He replied before continuing by. Shuhei nodded at the shinigami before following the captain. "Wow, people here are so nice!" Aiedail said, turning back to his expressionless lieutenant. Shuhei looked at him in confusion for a minute before nodding. Had it really been any different in the English soul society? Shuhei's thoughts were cut off by an irritated looking Toushiro. He wondered what Matsumoto had done this time.

"Aiedail; no, captain Darkshade." The young captain greeted, stopping the pair in the middle of the hall.

"Yes Toushiro? Or should I call you captain Hitsugaya now?" Aiedail asked, noting the annoyance that passed across the white haired captain's face when he said 'Toushiro'.

"Captain Hitsugaya." He replied before sighing slightly and looking up at the taller captain. "Tomorrow, there will be a demonstration of your power. I hope you will be looking forward to it." He explained, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. Aiedail grinned. Oh, I am.

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That was a pants ending… but hey. I still hope the characters are ok. I generally find that I get more into the characters and how they would react when I write more and more about them so I'm sorry if some of them vary in character somewhat… obviously, some are easier to portray than others… ^_^

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