"Why?" I ask.

"You're leading an average life, and you're going to give it away without a reason. You're just doing this out of boredom, and I won't accept it."

"Why do you know what I'm feeling? I ask curiously.

"Because I'm your zanpaku-to," The guy answers tonelessly.

"What's your name?" I asked curiously.

"You'll know when the time is ready," He answers before he disappears. The world I'm on turns completely dark, and I find myself waking up. I look around me and I noticed I was completely alone. I slowly got out of bed. I noticed there was a door on the far corner of the room. I curiously walked toward the door, and opened it. Inside was the biggest bathroom you could imagine. I stared wide-eyed. I noticed there was a soul reaper outfit near the sink, which if you didn't know is completely black. I took a quick shower, washing all the dirt of my hair, and put on the outfit. It was surprisingly comfortable. I thought it would be troublesome to have to wear it. I left the bathroom and walked out of my room. I didn't need to walk 5 steps before someone started talking to me.

"Karin! I believe it's time for you to start the basics," Gin appeared behind me. "Are you up for it?"

"Yes, I believe I'm," I confidently said. What was I going to be taught?

"Follow me then," He said as he led be past some corridors. We walked past photos of young women, and men who had sad expressions in their eyes. Why were they sad? Gin suddenly stopped and I almost ran into him. I look at him and I notice he himself had a sad expression. Weird he is always smiling. He suddenly broke into a smile and knocked on the door that was in front of him. We waited for a while, and then the door open and a man with white looking sunglasses opened the door.

"Kaname it's time to teach Karin here today's lesson," Gin said with his smile still intact.

"You know we aren't friends so why do you insist on calling me Kaname?" Kaname asks.

"Kaname is a cool name," Gin says as he walks away. That was plain weird. Then again I have seen weirder.

"Get in," Kaname says as he moves out of the way to let me in. I did as I was told. The room was elegant, it looked like it would be a waste to destroy the room by fighting, since there was a lot of delicate vases, and paintings.

"Are we training in here?" I ask as we walk toward the center of the room.

"No," He says as he removes the floor tile from the floor. It reminds me of Urahara's underground training area. "Follow me."

"Okay," I said as I followed him. I thought it was going to be a ladder down, but instead there was a spiral staircase. We kept going down for who knows how long. The walls were dark and covered in mold, lights were on the walls leading the way. I have an eerie feeling. It feels like were going down to an underground facility. It's not a good feeling.

"Here we are," Kaname says as I see a door in front of him. He pulls out a card from his pocket and swipes it on the card swiper that is above the doorknob.

"Why so secretive?" I joked. I notice him shake his head as if he was speaking to a little kid. If I was ever annoyed I am now.

"Isn't it obvious why," Kaname answers.

"Can't you take a joke," I snap. The room was exactly like Urahara's. There were a bunch of rocks all over the place.

"You shouldn't be trying to get your teacher angry," Kaname says as he walks into the room. I don't know how deep in we went, but all I know is when I looked back I couldn't tell where the door was.

"What am I exactly going to be doing today?" I ask.

"You are going to try and become a shinigami, and that requires you to go into your soul. First I have to get you into your soul form, and then you have to get in a meditating position, and concentrate," Kaname explains. I look at him confused.

"How do I get into my soul form? I mean don't I have to die for that to be possible?" I ask.

"I'll get you out, and be careful you have a time limit," Kaname answers. I look at him confused.

"Time limit? I have a time limit!" I asked surprised.

"Yeah, this is going to be exactly like how your brother got his shinigami powers. You have to get your zanpaku-to before your hollow side gains control of your body and soul. By the way hint look for the color red," Kaname says as he draws out his sword. I stare at him confused. What does he mean by my hollow side? Why does he want me to look for the color red? Why is he drawing out his sword? WAIT! Is he going to do what I think he is going to do? He swings his sword, so that it was in front of my chest. Might I say the sword's hilt was facing away from me. My eyes go wide as the sword painfully goes into my chest, through my heart, and out my back.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I scream violently. The pain was too much, I felt like I was going to die any second, and I was losing a lot of blood. Maybe this is how it felt when Ichi-nee became a shinigami. It must have hurt a lot.

Suddenly my body felt lighter and I felt myself being pulled out of my body. I open my eyes to see the soul chain in my chest to be broken. Not connecting to my body as it should be.

"What do I do?" I ask.

"Concentrate before your soul chain is completely gone and a hollow takes over you," Kaname explains with few words. Does he always talk like that? What's with the limited amount of answers?