"Itami-sama, you really shouldn't have gone out to look for the Ryoka by yourself."

"Shut up, Kyofu, I don't need to be lectured by you right now. Besides, it was a pretty interesting experience. That Ichigo guy is pretty weird." I chuckled lightly.

"Hey, Itami-chan, I brought you some snacks!" I looked up from the book I was reading. "They're mitarashi dango dumplings! I also brought some of that tea you like." I smiled at her. "Oh, hi, Kyofu no Genso." She waved at my zanpaku-to.

"Hello, Hana-sama. It is an honor to see you again." He bowed.

"Aw, cut the crap, Kyofu. We all know that you're an immature jerk. You can't trick us." I snorted, then turned to my blonde friend. "Thank you so much for the gift, Hana."

"No problem. Anyway, I need to get back to work. I'll try to visit you later!" She trotted out of the room.

"Ah, Hana is so sweet." I smiled as I got a whiff of the tea that Kyofu was brewing. "That smells good, Kyofu." He just bowed. I saw the door open again.

"I heard that you left to look for the Ryoka before you recovered, Itami." I froze.

"C-captain! What a surprise to see you!" I stammered, feeling a my cheeks redden slightly. Kyofu chuckled, and I sent a murderous look at him. "Anyway, what can I do for yo-"

"Who is he?" My captain pointed at my zanpaku-to.

"Oh, that's Kyofu no Genso, my zanpaku-to." I explained as he handed me a cup of tea. "You want some?" He shook his head. "Anyway, what brings you here, Captain?"

"Nothing really, just checking up to make sure you didn't suddenly die or anything." The short- I mean, 'fun-sized' captain turned his head slightly, but not before I saw his face flush slightly.

"Nope, I'm still alive and kickin'!" I grinned. "But I really do hope that I will be let out soon. I'm super bored!" Now it was my captain's turned to smile.

"Well, you just concentrate on getting better. Then you can get out sooner."

"Yes, Captain Hitsugaya!" I grinned broadly, and we both laughed.

"Well, I have to get going. Try not to cause anymore trouble!"

"Yes! I'm allowed outside!" I stretched out in the bright sun. I grinned. "Now all I have to do is find someone to keep me company!" I looked around me, trying to find someone that I recognized.

"Ah, Hinamori-san!" I waved at 5th Company's Lieutenant.

"Itami-san, I heard that you were confined to your room!" I pouted.

"Who told you that?"

"Shiro-chan told me."

"Who's Shiro-chan?" I snorted at the sound of it.

"That's what I would call Toshiro when we were kids." Hinamori smiled. I felt jealous of her.

"You seem really close to the captain." I sighed enviously.

"No! I mean, we're childhood friends, but he's more like a brother to me!" She put her hand on my shoulder. "I'm going to do everything in my power to get you and Shiro-chan together!"

"EH?"

~~~~~~~(Time skip to when Toshiro finds Central 46 dead)~~~~~~

"C-captain, what happened here?" I stood slightly behind Toshiro. "They're all dead." I felt faint. Who could have done this? I stumbled slightly. "But, why?" The world as I knew it was coming to an end.

"They've been murdered!" I trembled at the fury in his voice. I turned to look around, and saw the last person that I expected to see.

"Lieutenant Kira!" I shouted at the blond lieutenant. "Don't tell me that you did this..." I felt my legs give, and fell to my knees. "But you were such a nice person, always so nice to me and Hinamori-san! Why would you do this?" As tears pricked my eyes, I saw him run out of the room, with my captain following.

As soon as I was able to, I got up, and left just in time to see Hinamori-san following Captain Ichimaru. I followed them, making sure that I wasn't seen, then saw the two of them enter a building. Peeking in, I saw Hinamori-san hugging Captain Aizen. Wasn't Captain Aizen dead? I saw him stab Hinamori-san.

"What are you-" I was silenced by a hand covering my mouth.

"Hey, Captain Aizen! Ah found someone eavesdropping!" It was Captain Ichimaru.

"Kill her." This couldn't be Captain Aizen. Not the Captain Aizen who was always so kind and helpful. Unless it was all an act. I never really did like Captain Aizen. He was too nice, too perfect. I thought that it was all an act. And I was right. Mustering all of the strength I had, I grabbed the hand on my mouth and yanked, trying to flip him.

"Woah!" I heard Captain Ichimaru laugh as I threw him off. I unsheathed my sword and turned to Captain Aizen.

"How could you?" I hissed at the brown haired man. "How could you? Hinamori-san thought of you as a god, and you just trample all over that, as if her feelings were nothing more than ants." I pointed my katana towards the ground. "Lash out, Kyofu no Genso!" My sword was replaced by a large scythe. "What you did was despicable, and now you will pay for what you've done." My head was throbbing slightly. A memory flashed.

110 Years ago

"Why are all of these people lying in red water?" a young me looked up at someone who resembled Captain Aizen. I felt a searing pain, and saw that the me I was watching had gotten stabbed. Then, slowly, I saw white liquid seep from her mouth. Soon, the stuff completely engulfed her face, and formed a Hollow mask.

"What the..." I just stood there, watching as the girl's body transformed into a fairy-like Hollow.

~Present~

I was in intense pain. Let me out! A voice that sounded like mine underwater hissed at me. I was transported to my inner world. I gazed out at the barren, windy plains that made my inner world. I felt an odd Spiritual Pressure behind me, and I whirled around, coming face to face with a girl who looked exactly like me, except practically everything about her was white.

"Who are you?" I snarled at her. "And where's Kyofu?"

"Eh? I'm right here, baka!" The person crowed. She pulled out a white sword. "See?" I was shocked at the sight of a pure white copy of my sword.

"Kyofu no Genso and I are one with you. While life reigns, flesh covers bones. But, when death is in power, the bones become exposed. So, obviously, I, death, have become stronger than Kyofu, life. And since you've been using me so much, I can easily take ov-" I stabbed her in the gut.

"Shut up." I hissed as I yanked out my sword. "You will never take me over. Never."

I sighed in relief as I felt the pain leave my body. I slowly opened my eyes to the sight in front of me, finally remembering all of the horrors that I had witnessed that night over 100 years ago. The night that I had been taken away from the Soul Society, because there was an order to kill all of the people who had been hollowfied.

"You." I said that one syllable with all of the hatred and loathing that came from him injuring Hinamori-san and from what he had done all of those years ago. "You ruined my life, and the lives of the people who you used for your experiments." I raised my scythe. "Fujin no Kuro Shokan[1]." A storm stirred around us. "Grovel before the god of wind-"

"Skewer that punk, Shinso." The wind around us dissipated as I collapsed to the ground.

"Damn you..." I coughed, holding my hand to the stab wound that was just inflicted. Everything started going black. The last thing that I heard was the enraged voice of my captain.

"I'm so sorry, Captain." I murmured before I passed out.

[1]Wind God's Black Redemption