Author's Note:

Sorry this one's kinda short but I felt like that was a good place to end this chapter. Next one will be longer, I promise! All right! My 2nd chapter! I hope you guys review though. This story's got 1 alert and 1 faves and I am SO incredibly happy but I want to hear what you guys think of this! Now read! I command you! Sorry just had to do that...

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Meeting Hitsugaya-taichou

"Arigato, Hisagi-fukutaichou! This is a great home! Okay, I guess I'll start organizing now, thanks again for your guide and for telling me of all the captains and lieutenants!" Shiyou bowed low and smiled widely. Hisagi grinned a little and made to go as he said "Sure, kid. Good luck on your 'organizing'" and left.

The entire living quarters were quite large. It had walls the color of lavender and cherry-colored wooden floors. In the bedroom, there was a large window on the wall which was on the other side of the door at the place diagonally across the door. It reached from the floor right to the ceiling. There was a bed right beside the window. As far as kitchens go, this one seemed pretty normal. A counter stood to the left-hand side of the door which was connected to the bedroom and the stove and over were beside it. A sink was to the right and there was a small table in the middle. The bathroom had a door in the bedroom. All in all, it was a small but cozy place to live. Shiyou had decided to put a large blue orchid-colored rug in the center of the bedroom and a small bookshelf next to the sliding doors. She then put some of her favorite books in the bookshelf. Placing her zanpakutou beside her, she lay down on the rug and examined the room, feeling quite pleased with herself.

After a while, Shiyou became kind of bored of looking around her newly presented room, so she decided to go out and take a walk, familiarizing herself with her new division. Tying her dark purple hair into a low ponytail with a baby blue ribbon, she rubbed her shiny, reflective eyes and left.

"This seems like quite a peaceful division… I think sensei was right, I have a feeling that I'll fit in well here." Shiyou mused to herself as she walked about. She decided to go to the captain and vice-captain's office to see what Hisagi was up too. Probably paperwork Shiyou thought. It wasn't very far from where she was. As she neared the said building, an unfamiliar reiatsu could be felt and it felt extremely powerful. The owner of this supposedly powerful reiatsu, however, was keeping it low, so low that she could barely detect it but she'd only felt it momentarily because it had been a tiny bit higher. With her interest perked, Shiyou hurried towards the office (that's where she felt it). Just as she was about to rush through the sliding doors, she quickly knelt down, remembering her position, and knocked.

"Hisagi-fukutaichou, it's Shiyou Yazue."

"Yazue? Sure, come in."

Shiyou slid aside the door and walked into the 9th division office. Once inside, she noticed a young captain with white hair and bright turquoise-colored eyes. From the looks of his haori, Shiyou figured that he was the captain of the 10th division. For some strange reason, he seemed oddly familiar, like she'd known him since she was a child. Of course, that thought was just impossible since she had no idea who he was! Well, Hisagi did mention that the captain of the 10th division's name was Toushirou Hitsugaya and she'd had an odd feeling about it, but the notion of it was absurd.

"Ne, Hisagi-fukutaichou, is he captain of the 10th division? Yesterday fukutaichou said that the 10th division's captain's name was…ummmmm… Toushirou…… Hitsugaya…?"

She watched as Hisagi cocked an eyebrow at Hitsugaya who shrugged, then said "Yes, Yazue, the captain of the 10th division, Hitsugaya-taichou. He was just handing me some paperwork. Did you need anything?"

Hitsugaya stared for a brief moment and then inquired to Shiyou "Who are you? Hisagi's new recruit?"

As she offered a small grin, Shiyou bounced up to Hitsugaya and bowed low, then rushed through her introduction so fast and with a voice sounding so high-pitched and so very excited-sounding that you could've sworn she was a 5-year-old just about to go to her first carnival. "Hai. I've just graduated from the Academy. My name is Shiyou Yazue! It's a pleasure to meet you, Hitsugaya-taichou!"

"Wow, Hisagi, she seems more like your sister than a recruit. She kinda reminds me of Hinamo…" he faltered in the middle of his sentence and sighed loudly, making it obvious to other's that something was wrong. "Y'know what, never mind. I have to go now. Who knows what Matsumoto's up to? For all I know, she'll be drinking bottles and bottles of that sake stash she's got hidden in the office." Hitsugaya finished with a small growl and turned to go leave.

"Wait!"

Hisagi and Hitsugaya both turned to the owner of the voice, with belonged to Shiyou, and cocked an eyebrow.

"What do you want?" came Hitsugaya's annoyed voice. "I have paperwork to be getting on with."

"Ummm… N-nothing! I was just…uh… being bored! Yeah! I'm so sorry Hitsugaya-taichou! So sorry! Please forgive me!" Shiyou bowed, and to all of their shock, a tear or two escaped past her tightly shut eyelids. She gasped in surprise and stood up, hastily wiping them away with the back of her hand and looking at Hitsugaya with a face of… sadness? Regret? Or was it confuse? Her dark orbs reflected in the light with liquid still in them and Shiyou quietly strolled past Hitsugaya with her head low, whispering something for only two pairs of ears to hear.

"Gomenasai"

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