A/N: Just to clarify something, I'm not saying anyone is stupid or anything like that but my OC is still called Akira, incase anyone gets confused why I've changed her name for now.

Akira's POV

I've been told repeatedly that my name is Mizuki, but it just doesn't seem to fit, it doesn't feel like it's mine. Apparently nothing will seem like mine because I have a serious case of amnesia, however even that doesn't seem real. It's been a few weeks since I woke up and I was now allowed outside as long as I had someone with me of course. I know there is so much that I'm forgetting but I can't seem to access any of my past memories, not without coming down with a migraine anyway, I've been told the names of my people that are authoritative figures as well as names of noble families. But… In the book they gave me, there was a page missing so it was bugging me that there was something they were hiding from me. Any questions I asked weren't answered properly either, it's like they're dodging certain subjects.

I later found out the woman caring for me was Retsu Unohana, the Captain of squad 4, which was otherwise known as the medical squad. It surprised me that the Captain herself would take care of someone, there seem to be many capable healers here that could've done the job easily. All this new information has been a lot to process and it's taking some time for me to remember it all, something else that bugs me is that no-one will tell me what caused my amnesia, only that I was in an accident of sorts which leaves a lot to the imagination. Still. Something about that boy the other day seemed familiar, but I can't figure out what it is. I just feel more like a prisoner than a patient here, I'm constantly being monitored, tested and taken to various places by an escort. All I can do on my own is sleep, eat and go to the bathroom, even then there's someone waiting nearby as if I'm going to make a run for it. "So how're you feeling today? You're looking pale" I looked up at the door to see Unohana stood there with her usual smile, this is the same routine as it's been since I woke up. "I'm fine. Just bored. When-" She held up her hand to stop me, so I did out of respect. "All in good time, just focus on recovering for now" I've been recovering for the past few weeks. I'm perfectly fine now aside from the obvious.

She left after a while, there wasn't much talking involved on my part while she was here but I had nothing to say. There was so much I wanted to know, so much I needed to know and I think that boy might know something. However given that I'm under surveillance almost 24/7 it'll be hard to escape. I could always climb out of the window and try finding him. What if he isn't actually a 'boy' at all, he could be a grown man for all I know, but his temper screams young adult or late teens so basically a boy. I moved my stool over to the window and peaked out of it a little, just enough to see if there were any patrols nearby or any at all, I'd have to sneak away at night if I want to be undetected. Thankfully I was given a sword, it might come in handy after all.

The afternoon droned on and all I was thinking about during my tests and examinations was how I was going to make my escape. It seems straightforward but I haven't considered that there could be additional guards at night, even outside the barracks, but not many people know I'm here aside from those that I've seen or that know me already. That's if I'm who they say I am. I still don't understand why I'm constantly being tested for the same thing everyday, the examinations are simply to see my combat abilities and my memory strength. That's it. The tests are all the same and the results are always the same, it's driving me crazy not knowing anything. But tonight I'll find out the truth. "You've been awfully quiet today, is everything alright?" I didn't even look at whoever was talking, I didn't feel like replying at the moment. But I thought it was reasonably obvious that I'm irritated beyond belief.

Finally it was time to retire, I didn't eat my dinner so unless they're all idiots it should be clear that there's something wrong, but I just couldn't stomach anything even though I was hungry and it looked quite appetising. I heard the door lock behind me and sighed, the familiar feeling of helplessness rising up but I leaned against the door to listen out for any voices closeby. There didn't seem to be anyone terribly close to me so I grabbed my zanpaktou, tying it onto my obi and stood on the stool to open the window. Peeking through a small opening to check it was all clear before opening it fully and climbing on the windowsill. I didn't realise how high up this room was until I was looking down at the ground, perhaps I could just wait… I was about to crawl back in when I heard the door open, now was not a good time. "Taichi! Get Captain Unohana! Mizuki, come back inside before you fall" Now I would like to have complied and saved myself the pain but that wasn't the case, before I knew it I was falling backwards and down to the ground. Although instead of the floor I landed on something softer. Opening my eyes a little I realised I'd landed on a passerby by accident, so of course I immediately scrambled off them. "I'm sorry! I fell from… You!" When they sat up I knew straight away that he was the boy from the other week. "What are you doing here!?" The sound of voices got closer and closer the long we were sat here, the boy just jumped up and threw me over his shoulder, not like a gentleman at all mind you. "Hey! Put me down this instance! You're very rude!" I started hitting his back when I saw people following behind us. "Faster! Can you run any slower!? Move it!" The incoming group quickly changed my tone, I didn't want to go back to being a prisoner for the rest of my life, however long that may be.

Eventually he put me down somewhere I'd never been before, it certainly looked like squad barracks but these were unfamiliar to me. "Hey- Where are we?" I turned to look at him curiously, only to receive an icy glare in return which made me shiver. Literally. "What I'd like to know is why you landed on me, it doesn't matter where we are for now" I feel like I know him from somewhere but where I can't recall. The longer I look at him the more painful my headache gets trying to remember. "Well I- I was escaping… Look. You were at the medical squad a few weeks ago, I know it for a fact, who were you trying to find?" He frowned at me, turning away entirely to look out of the window, I could see a tear forming but it never fell. Something tells me it's a sensitive subject but I must know. "I was looking for a good friend of mine" By the protests and language he used I'd say more than a good friend. "I feel like I know you. You know something about me don't you? Please… I have to remember, I know everything I've been told is a lie but I have no idea who I really am. You have to help me" I jumped back when he suddenly turned to look at me, I'd seen that expression before, the sadness on his face and the hurt in his eyes made me feel like my heart was breaking. "If you'll trust me. I might be able to help you" Trust someone I literally just met to possibly get my memories back, it could be worse, it could be much worse.

"Fine. You try anything and I'll kill you, got it?" He smirked at me, grabbing what looked like a cape and put it round my shoulders, covering my head with the hood. "I'd like to see you try, keep this on until I tell you it's safe, or else you'll be taken back to squad 4 without what you came for. Now wouldn't that be a shame?" I pouted, ready to kick him already but followed along behind him. I'd never really seen the seireitei at this time of night, it was pretty, lights everywhere with lanterns and candle down the residential and market streets. Everything was so peaceful. Unfortunately it didn't stay that way, the two of us had to be very cautious while going… Wherever we were going… It then hit me that I had no idea where this person was taking me, nor did I really know a thing about him, just that he knows something about me and could help me remember. Talk about stranger danger. "Oi! Who are you and why are you out this late?" I turned around enough to see two soul reapers coming this way, I glanced at the boy who just remained calm and stood in front of me. "Oh sorry… We weren't sure who it was, my apologies Lieutenant Kuchiki, you haven't seen a girl running by here have you?" Kuchiki? I hadn't heard that name before… Perhaps that's what the missing page said and why I'd not heard of the squad 6 Lieutenant before. But why hide it from me in the first place? "I haven't, if you'll excuse me, I have to take my friend home since it's getting late. Perhaps you'll find her, good luck" He pushed me forwards lightly and we walked at a reasonable pace rather than running, after all that's unbelievably suspicious.

Once we were a safe distance away from them I shoved him against the wall and pull my hood off. "You're a Lieutenant?! Why didn't you say anything?!" What shocked me is that he didn't even look fazed by the fact I'm shouting nor that I pushed him, ordinarily I'd be threatened or something. "I didn't think it was necessary. I'm surprised you were never told to be honest. Weren't you eventually going to be released back into a squad? Unless they're making sure you never remember by restricting the information you're given. No wonder you're curious, now if you're finished with your little temper tantrum shall we go? I cannot guarantee that we'll have time or that it'll be very easy otherwise" I simply nodded in agreement, my head was starting to hurt more the longer I spent with him.

A little while later we came to what looked like a nobles house, the name beside the gate read 'Kuchiki', yet another thing I was not aware of. From what I can tell, this family is in charge of the 6th squad but why I wasn't told and why their name was taken from the book still irritates me. The boy took my hand and lead me through a maze of hallways, through the garden and to a room on the far-side of the house. "Stay here, do not make any noise, the staff here aren't exactly deaf. I'll be back momentarily" I wanted to protest but it probably wasn't a good idea, instead I sat on the desk and surveyed the room for any clues as to who this boy really was. I know that he's a Lieutenant, a noble and that he's not much older than myself, other than that I'm at a loss. Around the room there were various paintings of people, flowers and sceneries, I had to look again at one of the portraits because… It looked exactly like me. The desk had different inks, paints and pencils scattered around with a pile of paper at the side so I can safely assume he's creative, with very nice handwriting at that, however despite the creative flair the room was organised. To an extent. I hopped off the desk to look at the shelves, however here I found a couple of pictures, one was a man and the other a woman. There were no names inscribed or even written anywhere but the boy had an uncanny resemblance to this man, now I'm assuming these are his mother and father.

"Trying to figure out who I am?" I jumped, covering my mouth so not to make a sound. "You- Yes… Who are these people?" I looked at his hands because one held some sort of box while the other was clenched in a fist. "My parents. If you want to remember, take this, it'll hopefully save you from trying to decipher anymore" He held out the box to me, his hands were grazed so it mustn't have been easy to apprehend. In the box was a bracelet, black woven rope with a small pendant on it, it looked very familiar and I had a brief flashback where someone was wearing it. The boy took the bracelet and held out his hand so I gave him mine and he fastened the bracelet around my wrist. By this point I had severe pains in my head. I was surprised once more when he put his arms around me, "My name is Byakuya" As soon as I heard his name my mind went blank.

"Sorry about them. They take it upon themselves to scare the new kids whenever one joins. I'm Akira by the way, I forgot to ask your name last night"

"Byakuya. So you protect the new students?"

"If I don't no-one else will. Besides, I can hold my own against them any day, come on, I'll show you to class. I thought you might be the new kid when I saw you yesterday, it's not everyday I see new faces around here"

"Hey! Fancy coming to the park?"

"Not really…"

"Then I hereby proclaim you Boring Byakuya. Unless you come to the park~"

"Fine! You're so demanding…"

"What are you going to do after high school? You don't talk about it very much"

"I'm not sure yet, what about you? You seem to know what you want to do"

"I want to become a scientist, there are things out there that we can't see and I want to know why and how they came to be. Things we don't know yet, like space travel, different dimensions, things like that… It's stupid though. I'm not smart enough"

"You're so hard on yourself, you've got a while before you need to decide and in that time you'll learn things"

"There's something I need to tell you. But I'm afraid you'll be upset if I do"

"Just tell me. We're friends aren't we? So what if I get upset? I'm a teenage girl so I'll cry over almost everything sometimes"

"Alright. To put it plainly… I'm leaving. I didn't want to tell you because…"

"Byakuya. I know what you're trying to say. It's only been about 6 months and it may sound strange but I know how you feel. I also know that despite what I want you can't stay if you have to leave. You'll always be my best friend and my first real crush, take comfort in that and don't worry about me. Plus you have my number so you can call me if you want to. We'll meet again sometime, in this life or the next, trust me"

"Just don't forget about me will you? There's nothing worse than being forgotten by someone you care about"

"I won't. I couldn't even if I wanted to. I best take you home, it's getting dark-"

"Can't we stay out a little longer? After all, this may be the last time I get to see you, I propose a compromise. In return for leaving me, we go to the festival and have fun, I need at least one nice picture of you~"

"Fine. It's a deal. If I get one of you? Then I'll postpone hometime until 11:30"

"Goodbye Akira. Here, I made this for you, so you definitely can't forget me"

But I forgot. Or… I was made to forget. My name is Akira`Kasumi, I'm 18 years old, I was a student but now… I'm a soul reaper. I remember everything. I was right, Byakuya was able to help me, even without knowing who he was I knew it was possible. Maybe now he won't look so sad when he looks at me, when I eventually wake up that is. Even though all I could see was black, I could hear a faint voice calling my name, the more I tried to listen the clearer it became and along with it a whole world began to appear. It was almost like a forest in winter, covered in snow and ice but it was warm rather than cold. At first I thought I was dreaming but then there was a woman not far in front of me, she looked strangely like me as well… "It about time you heard me. Do you know who I am?" Due to my shocked state all I did was shake my head. "I'm the soul of your zanpaktou to put it simply. I'm surprised a soul reaper doesn't know a zanpaktou when she sees one, especially one with the amount of power you have. Now, I want to see if you're worthy of being my master, in front of you there are three pillars, one of which has your zanpaktou inside. If you really are my master then you'll hear me calling to you from inside it, therefore you should find it without a problem. If not, I will not fight with you. Choose wisely Akira" I walked towards the pillars, looking at each of them for some indication as to which I should choose but they were all identical, so I sat down and tuned everything out. Trying to find her voice among the sounds, strangely enough I could hear my name being called, it was faint but I could hear it. "It seems you're wanted elsewhere master, perhaps that boy can give you some help since he's already managed to find his zanpaktou".

I opened my eyes lazily, looking around at my surroundings to find I was in someone's bedroom, then everything came flooding back. I was in Byakuya's room, I sat up and immediately noticed I'd had my clothes changed as well as been put to bed, after a moment of adjustment I snuck over to where he was sitting and kicked him in the back. Which made him fall forwards out the door to my amusement. "Pervert! You-" I yelped when he took out my legs and climbed on top of me, covering my mouth with his hand. "Be quiet. I for one don't want to be caught hiding you nor do I want you to be found here for your sake. Now, I'll get off and let you go, if you don't overreact. Understand?" I nodded my head, instantly blushing when I realised we were in a rather compromising position. "Plus I didn't change your clothes, I asked Kaiya to do so, I only put you to bed. It interests me how you've managed to hear your zanpaktou already, do you know her name yet?" I shook my head. Curious as to know he knew about that. "I was told you already found yours, does that mean you have a shikai?" Byakuya nodded, pointing to where his zanpaktou was rested. "I found out about you from him, he has a habit of wandering off so be careful if you decide to talk to yours again. Now then, if you're hungry I can get you something to eat and you can take a bath which is through that door. It's good to have you back Akira" I smiled, watching him leave before I laid back to take in everything.