Neb: I do not own Bleach, this is a fanfic.

Three Hollows emerged from from the forest in the outskirts of Karakura town. One had taken up the appearance of a snake. The second was that of a buffalo. The third was like a scorpion. They were chasing after a spirit of an eleven year old girl. She had black hair and brown eyes. She also had pail skin and freckles. She died the previous day from drowning in a pond. Her parents mourned for her, but she could not move on. Not until she knows her big brother Kimito can move on without her."

"Why do you run child?", the snake hissed. "Join us and become a Hollow!"

The buffalo Hollow laughed as he cut her off. They cornered her against a tree all grinning viciously.

The scorpion raised it's tale and then lunged it at her.

She closed her eyes not wanting to see what happens next. Much to her surprise she didn't feel a stabbing pain. Instead it sounded like his tail clanked against something else. She opened her eyes to see a young man with brown long hair and purple eyes wearing black robes carrying a katana was standing in front of her. He gritted his teeth as he forced the scorpion back.

"Dammit a Soul Reaper," the buffalo yelled.

"What's that?", the snake wondered.

"Oh right," the buffalo sighed. "You two are new Hollows. a Soul Reaper is a spirit with the power to fight creatures like us. They are very dangerous."

"Not as dangerous as you monsters are," the man yelled. "I won't stand for your insolence. Picking on innocent souls! How dare you?!"

She realized his Katana had a short blade. Shorter then Katana she's seen in the past. He pulled out a second one from his sleeves and crossed the short blades with each other.

"Bare your fangs, Okamitsuin!" He called out as the two blades transformed into hook shaped white blades with brown leather wrapped hilts. The hilts and blades had changed from a traditional Japanese style weapons into what looked like fang daggers.

"Your Zanpakto looks weak," the Buffalo laughed. "Their are three of us and only one of you Soul Reaper, you will die here."

"No," the Soul Reaper yelled. "I will not allow myself to die when an innocent child is in danger. "Prepare to face my wrath." He charged at the Hollows and cut the Scorpion tale clean off. The Snake charged, but was split in half with his next strike. Then he leaped in the air and jammed his blades in the back of the buffalo's head. He slammed his feet into the back of it's head and ripped his blades out, only to move back to the scorpion and cut off it's head.

"N-no," the buffalo spoke up as it grabbed onto the back of it's head. It was now the one cornered and it crawled away out of fear."Forgive me."

"No," the Soul Reaper responded coldly as he jammed his daggers into the monster's face. The Hollow's were dead and the spirit girl was safe.

"Hey kid," he spoke up. "What unfinished business do you have?"

She was hesitant to respond, still frightened by what she witness.

He sighed and the ran his hand along his hair after re sheathing his Zanpakto. "I'm not going to hurt you kid. My name is Nowane Matsuno. I am here to help."

"Why are you here?", she asked. "Why save me?"

"I'm here on a scouting mission," he explained. "I saved you, because I can't stand by and watch an innocent soul be turned Hollow." He knelt down in front of her. "Now please, let me help you."