As Rangiku and I were strolling through the soul society, I notice someone very familiar.
"Hinamori-chan!" I yelled. The girl turned around and when she saw me, her eyes grew wide.
"Kaori-chan, I didn't know you were…." She stopped in her sentence after I glomped on her.
"Hinamori, it's wonderful to finally see you after all these years!" I said. Hinamori laughed and we both got up. We both talked a little bit longer then said goodbye and left. As Rangiku explained everything about the area, my gaze was staring at the area we passed. I never thought that the Soul Society looked so grand and elegant. I see no reason why adults back in the Rukongai district where so afraid of shinigami. I shook the thought away, scared about why they think that way. After Rangiku had showed me the area, we returned to the squad ten building where Toshiro was still sitting in his desk, quietly doing paper work.
"Matsumoto, did you show Kaori where she will be sleeping?" Toshiro asked. There was an awkward silence and Rangiku snapped her fingers.
"I knew I forgot something! Thank you, taicho. Hikari let me show you where you will be staying." She grabbed my wrist and dragged me out the room. We then arrived at the Squad ten barracks.
"Seems like you forgot something so small, huh?" I asked as we approached the barracks.
"Oh, by quiet." She said quickly and once we entered, she turned right on the hallway and after more walking through the hallway, we reached a door at the end of the hallway.
"This will be your room, Hikari." She said as she opened the door. We stepped inside and I took a look around. The room was normal sized bedroom to me. There was a small bed, a table, a cushion, and two other doors, one if the bathroom and the other is the closet. I didn't really have anything personal with me at the moment, so we didn't spend much time in the barracks. So, we left the building and we back the administration room again. Toshiro had stacks of paper on his desk, but he wasn't sitting on his chair.
"Kaori, Matsumoto, begin doing the paper work." Toshiro said in a stern voice. I moaned.
"Aw….but it's my first day….can't I-"
"No. Don't even think about it." He said, as he walked out of the room and closed the door behind him.
"Dang it. Now I have to find a way to get rid of all this paper work." I thought. Matsumoto yawned and lied down on the sofa.
"What are you doing, Rangiku?" I asked.
"Hm? Oh, don't worry, I'm just going to take a nap. I'll finish those soon after I finish my nap. Would you like to join me?"
"Well...a nap does sound relaxing….ok, sure." So, I lied down on the other sofa, closed my eyes, and soon, I was fast asleep.
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I suddenly woke up by a hard slap across my face.
"What the crap?" I mumbled as I slowly arose from the sofa. Toshiro was walking away, but I noticed he had a notebook in his hand. I twitched with anger.\
"DUDE! WHAT THE CRAP?! YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO SLAP ME WITH A BOOK!" I yelled.
"I had to. That was the only way I could get you to wake up. C'mon, you still have to finish the papers."
I rubbed my head in disdain.
"Why can't you do them? You did the last stack. Why should Rangiku and I do the work?"
"Because I commanded it." He said this while looking at some folders. I sighed and walked to where Rangiku was.
"Oi, Rangiku-san, wake up." I said, shaking her slowly. I saw her eyes flicker open.
"Ugh….huh? Taicho? Is that you?"
I smiled a little.
"Yes, yes it is." I said, bringing my voice to match Toshiro's.
"Oh, taicho…ugh…When did you have long, black ha-" Then, Rangiku's eyes burst open. "Hikari!"
I dropped to the floor, laughing.
"Hahahaha! You should have seen your face, Rangiku-san! It was pure art! Hahaha!" Rangiku got up, and sighed.
"You were always such a trouble-maker." She said. I stopped laughing, but I was still smiling. Then, the doors flew open. A young Shinigami came inside and he seemed to be in a rush.
"Hitsugaya-taicho, we have been informed that a group of hollows has been seen around Rukongai district 3! We have gotten orders to eliminate them at once. Do you have anyone that you would want to send out for this mission, sir?"
Toshiro thought for a minute then looked up at the boy.
"Yes, I have some people from my squad that will be perfect for this mission." He started. Then, his gaze set upon me. "Kaori Hikari will go on this mission by herself."
The boy's eyes grew wide with shock.
"But….But sir, this mission should require two people on this mission. One person alone can't win against so many hollows except for a lieutenant and a Captain like you and Matsumoto-san. B-But this 3rd seat newbie can't survive"
I made a fist and tackled the boy with fire in my eyes.
"DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT I CAN'T SURVIVE A SIMPLE MISSION LIKE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING? I WILL SURVIVE, AND I WILL PROVE IT TO YOU!!" I picked him up and threw him to the other side of the room. From behind me, I could sense that Toshiro was smirking and Rangiku smiling, but shaking her head.
"Kaori, you heard the mission. This will be your first mission, so don't you dare fail this mission." Toshiro said and continued to read the files. Rangiku gave me a thumbs-up.
"Good luck!"
I nodded, turned around, and walked out of the room, ready for whatever waits behind the doors of the Soul Society.
