Author's note: Hey guys! What's up? Well, sorry for the generally slow updates. I hope I'm not upsetting too many of you. I've been busy with my own, personal life and I also have an amv (animated music video) promise to my youtube fans as well. So don't be too upset.

Within the news and stuff, I made a Soul Eater story, if you haven't read that yet. There's only one chapter but I'll update on it when I can….the big words are "WHEN I CAN."

Another piece of news is that my FMA oneshot/story is 50% done. Once again, I've been busy with life so it's hard to stay constant on that.

Lastly, I've been making amvs for fanfictions that I personally think is totally cool. If you think your fanfiction deserves an amv, just PM me. Rules are on my profile. Yes, I do have rules. ^_^

Oh, and quick note: I've decided not to name my chapters anymore. _ I never seem to have a name for each one…so…for this chapter, there is no name as well as the upcoming chapters…

Chapter 16:

"Taicho, do you think Hikari is alright?" Matsumoto asked. Hikari has been acting strange since that arrancar/traitor came last night. To be honest, I wasn't sure. But of course, I'm not telling Matsumoto that.

"Of course she is." I replied.

"Huff, but it's obvious that something is in her head. We need to at least talk to her…."

"It's probably not a good time to talk to her about that. Anyways, we have other things to worry about, Matsumoto." I walked towards the screen that was centered in Inoue's room. "Captain-Commander is going to call us soon."

"Oh, if that's the case, shouldn't we call Hikari?"

I shrugged. "Do what you want."

Rangiku walked out as I stared out the window.

"Hikari…."

XxXxX

I was busy writing the report when I heard my cell. It was Rangiku, since I gave Rangiku a specific ringtone. I looked at the phone for a little bit, picked it up, and answered.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Hikari, Captain-Commander is going to call us for something."

"And I should give a care….how?"

"What?"

"Look, I'm writing the report. Just….tell me what happened."

"Wait, shouldn't Taicho be the one to write the report?"

"So? I'll do it for him."

"That's nice and all but—"

"Matsumoto, Captain-Commander is on. C'mon." I heard Hitsugaya call out. Rangiku was silent for a moment.

"It's alright, Rangiku. I'll talk to you later."

Rangiku was about to speak again, but I hung up before she could say another word. I was silent for a moment, looking at the cell. I sighed and put it back beside my soul candy. I felt the same fiery presence again.

"What's your problem?" YasSuzume asked. I twitched.

"Look, I'm just not in the mood. Does that not seem to get in your head?"

She let out a sigh of frustration. "You've been so quiet lately and now you're writing a report for Captain-Commander which is supposed to Hitsugaya's job? I mean, c'mon! That's not you!"

"Well, people change."

"….Is this about Akemi?"

"No."

"Well, that was an immediate answer."

"Cause I made up my mind." I dropped my pen and stood up. "Akemi is the enemy. She is part of Aizen's army now…and you know what that means."

YasuSuzume smirked and brought her hands behind her head. "We get to kick her sorry little butt?"
"Exactly." I let out a small smile and sat back down. "Anyways, I need to finish this."

"Still…it's weird that you're doing this."

"Well, let's just say that I owe Hitsugaya…"

XxXxX

A few minutes later, I had finished writing that f-ing thing you call a report and folded it into my bag. There was no way I was going to keep it into my possession. I'm going to let Hitsugaya keep it and worry about it so then if HE loses it, then I can blame HIM instead of him blaming ME. I grabbed my shoes and walked out of the hotel.

XxXxX

I arrived at Inoue's street minutes later when I saw Inoue run out of her house. I quickly stopped her.

"Orihime, what's wrong?" I asked.

"I have to go find Kurosaki-kun." She responded.

"Why?"

Suddenly, Orihime told me what Captain-Commander had told Hitsugaya, Matsumoto, and herself. As I listened, I began to think. That's Aizen's plan…to make the Royal key and that would mean destroying Karakura Town and the citizens that resides in it. After Orihime finished and leave, I ran inside the house and saw Rangiku walk out.

"So, you did come." Rangiku said and added a small laugh. I rolled my eyes.

"I'm just a little late." I responded. As Rangiku nodded and leave, I heard her say:

"As always."

I ignored that statement and walked into the room that Rangiku came out of. I saw Hitsugaya talking to Hinamori. Hinamori's eyes brightened when I came in while Hitsugaya's eyes widened.

"Hikari, what are you—" Hitsugaya started but didn't finish when Hinamori started talking.

"Hikari-chan, I'm glad to see you." Hinamori said. I smiled.

"Heh, you took my line." Hinamori laughed and I continued. "I'm just glad that you're ok."

I noticed that Hinamori's eyes were a little bit red. She was probably crying a while ago. I shifted my eyes to Hitsugaya and he probably read my mind because he looked away. I sighed and looked back at Hinamori.

"Isn't it a bit too soon for you to wake up, though?" I asked.

"It is…but….um…." Hinamori looked down. Hitsugaya and I looked at her, our concern and worry rose. "Hitsugaya-kun….Hikari-chan….are you two going to kill Aizen-taicho?"

When Hinamori said that, I could feel the tension rise 10 fold.

"Hinamori…!" Hitsugaya and I said under out breath at the same time, with the same intensity.

"I know!" Hinamori said suddenly. "Aizen-taicho was tricked by Ichimaru-taicho to—"

Suddenly, Captain-Commander put his hand in front of Hinamori's eyes, causing her to black out.

"I'm sorry, Hitsugaya-taicho, 3rd seat Kaori, it seems that it is too soon." He said as the Lieutenant quickly grabbed her before she fell. To a change of quick topic, I always forget his name; maybe because I don't see him very often.

I nodded solemnly and Hitsugaya bowed. "Thank you Captain-Commander."

"Hitsugaya-taicho.." But before Captain-Commander could finish, his image disappeared. There was a silence between us.

"Hitsugaya-kun…" I murmured. But Hitsugaya didn't seem to hear and made a fist.

"Aizen…."

I stared at him, worried. Since I decided not to say anything more, I left him as it is. I was about to leave, but Hitsugaya-kun stopped me.

"Hikari, do you have the report?" He asked. I was surprised how he changed his mood, but it's Toushiro Hitsugaya. He's ALWAYS surprising. I looked into my bag and took out the folded report.

"There. I don't get how you do it. It kills your fingers!"

"That's because you're not used to it." He scanned the report. "Did you rush this?"

"Eh? Of course not!"

"Ahem… 'Two arrancars arrived and attacked Kaori Hikari, 3rd seat of Squad 10, who has no relationship with the two.' Do you really want to put that in a report to Captain-Commander?"

"Well, I don't want him to think something's up…"

"You really are that stupid, aren't you?"

"Shut up."

Hitsugaya smirked, walked to a desk and took out another sheet of paper. "I'm gonna re-write this."

"Eh?! C'mon! I put all my hard work on that cruddy piece of paper! If you're re-writing it, my work just went down the drain!"

"And I should care….how?"

"Cause I'm you're third seat—"

"Matsumoto is my lieutenant and I have to re-write her 'hard work'"

"And I'm your girlfriend! Ha! Beat that, Hitsugaya!"

"Boyfriends don't have to always listen to their girlfriend's complaints."

"Gr….You suck!"

Hitsugaya ignored the statement and started writing. I wanted to retort me, believe me. But since it would lead to no avail on my side…I decided to give up. Besides, I had other things to worry about.

"Well, I better get going. I need to start on my training…"

"Hikari, you need to stay here." I stopped at the door and turned. Hitsugaya didn't look up from his paper, but he stopped writing for this moment.

"Why? I'm capable of being by myself."

"Look, if Akemi or her friend comes back, you…." He paused. "Might not be able to keep yourself from danger."

"What? Are you saying that I'm weak? Is that it?"
"No, you idiot. You're overreacting. Just for now, until we get some clues, I need you to stay either through my supervision or Matsumoto's…"

"Look, like I said before, I can keep myself from danger. And this time," I took out my soul candy from my pocket. "I'm prepared. I'm not an idiot."

He sighed. "I'm just trying to protect you…"

That's when I knew what he was thinking: "Because I couldn't protect Hinamori." I looked down, starting to feel guilty of what had happened. I looked at Hitsugaya.

"I understand. But don't worry, Hitsugaya-kun." I walked over to where he is and kissed him on the forehead. "I've gotten stronger."

Hitsugaya looked up, startled and as fast as it came, it was replaced with calm demure and he smiled. "I can see that, Hikari."

I smiled back and walked out of the house, grateful that the guilt began to fade away.

XxXxX

"Aw, how cute." YasuSuzume said. I scoffed.

"Quiet."

"You kissed him on the forehead and gave him a positive comment and all in all, it was so adorable!"

"Ugh, will you be quiet for a minute!"

"Bleh, you should just be lucky that I didn't appear suddenly during you and Hitsugaya's adorable conversation and went 'aw' and stuff."

"….."

"That's right." I rolled my eyes and continued walking. Yeah, it was cute. Not my kind of thing. But who gives a crud. I was just being kind…

XxXxX

"Akemi-sama, I'm so sorry…" I said.

"Lita…I have another mission." Akemi-sama responded. I looked up.

"M-Ma'am?"

"Don't make me repeat myself again, you have another mission. But this time…" Akemi-sama turned to face me. "I suggest you not fail."

Something in Akemi's eyes made me feel uncomfortable. She turned back around and walked down the hallway. When she left, I stood there, trying to regain my composure. Whatever the case may be, I must not fail.

I looked out the window. Hueco Mundo was such a depressing place. It's pretty much like hell without the fires. I heard footsteps coming towards me, so I turned my head. It was Apache….

"Well, well, well…look who I found." Apache taunted.

"Don't make me cut you alive." I replied. Apache smirked.

"Please, Lita. Don't make me laugh! You got your butt kicked by a third seat shinigami!"

"I just went easy on her."

"Oh really?"

"I didn't activate my resurreccion." I responded, my patience decreasing and my anger rising.

"Ha! Maybe you should have!" Apache walked closer. I glared at her.

"Are you…saying something, Apache?"

"I don't know…what do you think I'm saying, Lita?"

By then, Apache was right in front of me, face to face. We stared at each other as our hands started to move towards our zanpakuto. Finally, before both of us could lash at each other, we felt a strong spiritual pressure. We turned and saw 5th espada, Jiruga Nnoitra. He saw us and laughed.

"Well, well, well, looks like I arrived at a perfect time. A b*tch fight was about to start!" He laughed again. "Well? Aren't you going to start?"

We both looked at each other. Suddenly, we felt another spiritual pressure, one I recognized immediately. I mentally smirked.

"What are you doing here, Nnoitra?" Akemi-sama said; her voice cool yet had a strong bang into it. Nnoitra frowned and turned to face Akemi-sama. I noticed that she was wearing a white coat, but the sleeves were completely black.

"Oh, just walking around when I saw your fraccion and Hailabel's fraccion almost start a fight."

"I see…." Akemi-sama let out a small sigh. "Thank you for telling me. Lita, come. I need you."

"Y-Yes ma'am." I quickly walked towards Akemi-sama, mentally thanking her for getting me out of that situation. She turned, started walking away and I followed.

"Lita, report." Akemi-sama said when we turned to the next hallway.

"Um, well, Apache, 3rd Espada Hailabel's fraccion, came and started taunting me about the mission. I don't know how they know about it…but nevertheless…I fell for the taunt and almost drew out my zanpakuto when 5th espada Nnoitra came and he seemed to taunt us as well, wanting us to fight until you came."

Akemi-sama nodded. "I see. Thank you, Lita."

We continued walking in silence. That's when I realized: I have no clue where Akemi-sama's espada tattoo is as well as her hollow hole. When I was assigned to be the fraccion of the 7th espada, I was so excited that I didn't care about those details. Now, I'm curious where those were.

"Ma'am…" I said, breaking the strange silence. "May I ask you a question?"

Though Akemi-sama was cruel and mean to enemies, heck, she even kicked me in the face (which by the way, still hurts), but she was kind behind the scenes.

"Yes." She responded. I took a deep breath.

"I haven't seen your espada tattoo and your hollow hole…"

"And you wish to see it?" She finished my sentence before I could finish it. I waited as she pondered. She stopped in her tracks, as did I.

"Of course." She turned her head. "It's not fair for me to not show these two important things to my fraccion."

For a brief moment, I thought I saw Akemi-sama smile. Yes, smile! But as fast and sudden as it came, the same quantity was the same as it left. I nodded as we walked into her office. She took off her coat and signaled me to come close. I walked closer and she told me to lock the door and pull the blinds. I was curious why this was such a secret, but then again, the majority of the men here can be a bit…..well, immoral so wherever her hollow hole and her tattoo may be, it must be in a place where…well, never mind. Ignore that. Anyways, When I had done so, Akemi-sama then pulled up her shirt just a bit so I could see her tattoo, which was on her right side that showed number 7. Then, she took off both of her boots and I noticed that both of her knees had a hollow hole, which was very unusual. I noticed that her face went dark when she saw her hollow hole. After a moment, she put it back on.

"Are you alright, ma'am?" I asked, worried. She let out a sighed, and looked up.

"Of course not, Lita." She turned around and pushed the blinds away. She stared outside for a while until she continued speaking. "Every day, when I wake up and look out the window, I wonder 'who's side should we be following?' and I would ponder this question constantly. Then…I would remember….things." She put her hand on her forehead. "It's so hard to describe…what I think at these times."

"Akemi-sama…if I may ask, do you know anything of your past life? When…well, you were alive?"

She removed her hand from her forehead and looked up. "Maybe another time, Lita. But for now…" She turned to face me. "You must be getting ready for the mission. After the whole Apache incident, I'm guessing you are a bit tired."

I let out a small chuckle. "Indeed."

"I shall take care of that. Now go on. You need the rest."

I smiled, nodded, and walked out.

XxXxXx

I stood there, looking out the window. The reasons as to why I couldn't tell Lita were obvious. If anyone aside from Aizen, Ichimaru, and Tousen knew that I was a former shinigami, they would look down on me. They would think I am a traitor. I looked down.

"Hikari…I gave you a chance to get out of this mess…" I said to myself. "Now look what's happening to you. You're heading to hell if you don't…." I closed my eyes. Hikari, my proud little pupil, was going into hell. I can't let that happen…but the only way is to force her into safety.

Suddenly, I heard a knock on the door. This caught me by surprise, but for only a mere second. As a former lieutenant of Squad 2, I knew surprise and how to react to it. I regained my composure and turned to face the door.

"Come in." I called. The door opened and Tia Hailabel came inside. Tia became a good friend of mine after I became 7th espada.

"Good evening, Usagi-san." Tia said. I smiled.

"Good evening, Tia-san. How are things?"

"As always, fine. Well, except for what happened with Apache and your fraccion."

I motioned her to sit. "I understand. I don't know what those two have. Some invisible rivalry I suppose."

"That's what I thought. But I want to give my dearest apologies for her actions."

"Oh, no, it's ok. I wish to give you my dearest apology myself. If those two started a fight, it would very horrible upon them…and upon ourselves."

"Yes. I'm glad you stopped it in time."

"Actually, Nnoitra did."

Hailabel looked at me, a bit confused. "Impossible. You are talking about 5th espada Nnoitra?"

I nodded. "Apparently, he had come before something happened. The girls were probably scared…I wouldn't be surprised."

"Hm, he was probably going to get the girls to fight then he would use that to bring our ranks down. He's always been that way."

"I noticed. Does he have an issue with girls being part of the Espada ranks?"

Hailabel shrugged. "I am not sure, but it's a possibility." There was a brief silence until she started again. "There has been something bothering you. Is there something wrong?"

"No, not at all." I forced a smile. "Besides, we are getting ready for a war, soon…aren't we? Against those shinigami?"

"Yes."

"What is your opinion on that?"

"Honestly, whatever Aizen-sama says, I shall agree upon."

I looked down, smirking. "Heh…you know, we could be walking to our deaths…"

"Possibly."

"And that still won't change your opinion?"

"No. I will be risking my life to a person who could overthrow the Royal Squad…he could become a God."

I sighed. "Great…"

"Is there something wrong about that, Usagi?"

"No…no…nothing. Nothing at all."

"You seem unsure of that."

A silence fell upon us.

"I don't know what to feel about all of this, Tia." I responded slowly. "Honestly, I never planned on being an espada in the first place."

"Then why are you one?"

"…Aizen-sama gave me this rank because…." I looked down. "Because he knew my power could be used in 'better ways'"

"So why didn't you decline this offer?"

"I…don't know."

But truthfully, I knew why. I did know. Another silence fell upon the room, but it was very strange. I closed my eyes and tried to remember when I first met Aizen in Hueco Mundo.

-flashback-

I was traveling in the sand, my zanpakuto still at my side.

"That man should go through d*nmnation." I mumbled to myself. I had fought against Aizen but was killed in a flash. I rememberd what he said to me as I feel to the ground:

'This is the lieutenant of Squad 2, Akemi Usagi. The fastest and strongest lieutenant Soul Society has to offer. And now….she's gone.'

'Aizen…you son of a….'

I couldn't even finish my dang sentence. I stopped walking and sat in the sand, my stamina drained. Hueco Mundo was a really dreadful place. I could hardly stand it.

"Hikari…please be ok." I thought. The poor girl. She's so young and she was going to fight against this man that Soul Society has no hope in winning. Suddenly, I collapsed, my vision turning black. My stamina must have been really drained. Crap…

XxXxX

I woke up again, when I felt someone nudge at me. I opened my eyes and saw a dog. Then I noticed, it was an ordinary dog. I shot up quickly. I was in a large room, pillars of different sizes around the room. It was unusually dark at the top of the pillar and it was also unusual that the only lighting was towards me. I was still in my shinigami uniform, thank god. My zanpakuto was also beside me.

"It's good that you woke up, Lieutenant Akemi." Suddenly, I turned around and was facing the new Aizen, Ichimaru, and Tousen. Aizen was sitting in the front, looking down at me. I glared, grabbed my zanpakuto, and shunpoed towards him. By the time I reached him, I had my zanpakuto at his throat but Ichimaru and Tousen also made it at the same time I did, for their zanpakuto tip was at my torso, ready to pierce me when I pierce Aizen. My grip was steady and I didn't falter. I could kill him, right now.

"Do you know where you are?" Aizen asked.

"Hueco Mundo. I'm not a fool."

"No, I mean…" He smirked. "Do you know where you are?"

He had repeated the question. I was about to respond and give the same answer, but then I noticed what he meant. I looked around. I hated to admit it, but I didn't know where I was.

"Where am I, Aizen?" I asked, adding extra hardness in my voice.

"Welcome to Las Noches, Lieutenant Akemi."

I glared and my grip grew harder.

"If you did anything to my squad captain or to Kaori, I swear that I will kill you right now."

"Of course not. I haven't done anything to them…at least, yet."

My rage increased as the tip of the sword touched Aizen's neck. But at the same time, I felt the tip of Ichimaru and Tousen's sword.

"Now, now, don't get too aggravated. I have a proposition for you, Lieutenant."

I looked at him carefully, making sure he wasn't lying.

"And what would that be, Aizen?" I asked slowly.

"If you decide to drop all alliances to Soul Society and be part of my arrancar army-"

"DO YOU WANT ME TO KILL YOU RIGHT HERE ON THE SPOT, AIZEN?!" I yelled.

"My, it seems your temper has increased ever since you died." Ichimaru responded with a sigh. I turned to face him.

"You better be quiet, Ichimaru! After what you did to Rangiku, I wouldn't be talking!"

Ichimaru opened his eyes, allowing me to see his red pupils. I thought for a second he was going to kill me, since his eyes showed that intent. But he closed his eyes instead and smirked.

"Feisty, I see…" Ichimaru responded. There was a quick silence until Aizen continued.

"You didn't let me finish, Lieutenant. As I was saying, If you decide to drop all alliances to Soul Society and be part of my arrancar army…I will not harm your precious pupil and give you immense power that is unexplainable."

My eyes widened. Then, Aizen added, "Of course, unless you call the action. If you wish for me to hurt your pupil, then I-"

"I would never do that! Kaori is my best pupil I ever taught!"

"Then will you accept to those terms?"

"Thought Hikari is my favorite pupil….She is one person. Out of the entire Soul Society, there are more lives at stake."

"I see…So, let's say I go ahead and kill your old friend. I think his name was Masahiko Kagawa."

My eyes grew flames. "You wouldn't dare hurt Masahiko!"

"Now why wouldn't I? He's the lieutenant of squad one. And if I know your Captain-Commander correctly…I'm betting that he's going to bring his lieutenant to this battle as well. Without a doubt, your boyfriend is going to die."

From there, my arm started to shake. I glared at Aizen.

"HE DIDN'T DO ANYTING TO YOU! H*LL, HE WAS NEVER PART OF YOUR PLAN!"

"As a lieutenant of squad one, more over a shinigami, he is part of my plan."

I began to hyperventilate. I felt tears coming to my eyes.

"Well, lieutenant of squad two…what do you say to those means? If you don't release all alliance to Soul Society and be part of my arrancar army, you will not only lose your chance to gain power…but you will lose two of your dearest friends."

I bit my lip. The shinigami side of me wanted to say no; she was strong and had confidence. The normal person in me was on her knees, saying yes over and over. There was a long, scary silence. Then, I made my choice. I moved my zanpakuto away from Aizen's neck and dropped it. Ichimaru and Tousen slowly moved their zanpakuto away from my torso.

"I accept those terms, Ai-"

"If you do, you must call him Aizen-sama." Tousen responded, adding the honorific. I winced but continued to be strong.

"I accept those terms, Aizen-sama." The last part came out hard, bitter, and disgusted. But it was subtle, that only Aizen noticed it. But he didn't frown. Instead, he smiled.

"Ichimaru, show our new ally to the hollowification room."

"Sure thing, Aizen-taicho." Ichimaru said and turned. I gave Aizen one last glare, turned, and followed Ichimaru.

"I can't believe this is happening…" I thought. "What have I done? Stupid, Stupid, Stupid…."

"Hey, ya do know that you're dead back at Soul Society, right?" Ichimaru said, interrupting my thoughts. I looked up.

"Yeah, I know. Aizen killed me." I responded bluntly. Ichimaru sighed.

"If you're gonna be here, and be more like an ally, you gotta at least call him Aizen-sama. You were always an idiot when it came to adding honorifics."

"Don't tempt me, Ichimaru."

"What ya gonna do? You don't got your zanpakuto with ya."

"Remember, I was part of squad two. I know how to use shunko."

"Eh? Really? Is it perfected?"

"Took me my entire free time, which was a lot…in other words, it took maybe 50 years to get it perfected."

'"I thought Taichos could only use that."

"You underestimate me, Gin." I paused for a brief moment when he stopped walking. "I may just be a lieutenant, but I am the niece of—"

Suddenly, we heard footsteps. I turned my head and saw two figures running towards us. With their speed, I thought they were going to pass us. But instead, they stopped when they saw me.

"A SHINIGAMI!" One of the figures yelled. Before it lashed at me, Ichimaru used his shinso to slice the two figures. My eyes widened.

"It's best if no one knows you're here." Ichimaru said. "Ya know how to conceal your spiritual pressure?"

"Yeah."

"I suggest you do that before more of those come."

XxXxXx

I stared at the room. It was generally empty, almost the same as the other room except the pillars were square and there was nothing in the middle except for the…

"THE HOGYOKU!" I yelled. I was about to run to it, but Ichimaru stopped me.

"Remember those terms, Usagi."

"Hm, seems like you caught me."

We both walked towards the stone.

"The power to dissolve the boundaries of shinigami and hollow…also known as the orb of distortion. Amazing stone." I looked up and saw Aizen walk towards the stone. He nodded at Ichimaru, who in turn left the room.

"You're going to turn me into a hollow, aren't you?" I asked. Aizen smirked.

"No, but close. I shall turn you into an arrancar, merely a different type of hollow. You did agree to be part of my arrancar army. It would be foolish for you to be a shinigami."

"But you're a shinigami yourself, Aizen. You BETRAYED your own people."

"To seek the power that's needed to survive and rule this universe, Lieutenant."

"There are other ways to get through that…"

"If there were such tactics, then they are invalid."

He took the stone and looked at me.

"Lieutenant, I assume you are ready to give up your old life."

I took a deep breath. "Will I be able to remember everything from Soul Society?"

"Yes."

"….Then so be it." I stared at Aizen, this time, with a new kind of fire. Not rage, but courage. "To protect the people I love the most, then I will form the alliance."

In a flash, I felt a surge of pain stream through my veins. I didn't scream, but I will not lie that I was screaming in my head. The pain was close to unbearable. I collapsed on the floor. Memories from the time I arrived to Soul Society and suddenly became part of the Noble Family then moved to where I graduated Academy, then to where I became lieutenant of Squad 2 under Soifon. Then when I met Masahiko and soon fell in love. It was the most blissful moment I had ever felt. For a minute, the pain I felt dyed away. But just for a minute. Suddenly, more memories stormed in. When I met my pupil, Hikari, then to when I learned about Aizen's true intentions and what he really was, to where I died trying to foil his plans. It was like all those memories were stored in a huge memory box and kept in the back of my head. When the pain finally stopped, I felt like a new person…but in a really bad way. My shinigami uniform was close to being completely torn, I had two hollow holes, a number "7" tattoo on my side, and I had a hollow mask fragment around my neck, like a necklace. I looked up. Aizen was looking down at me, the smirk still on his face. Strangely, I didn't feel like attacking him. Usually, I would yet I didn't.

"I can now officially welcome you to my army, Lieutenant or better yet….7th Espada, Akemi Usagi."

I stood up and bowed.

"Thank you, Aizen-sama." That sentence came out a lot different. I would usually hold a grudge, especially to this man. Yet when I said that sentence, I sounded formal, and worse, grateful.

"What did he do to me?!" I thought. Yet my face was monotonous the entire time.

"You will be greeted to the other espadas later as well as get your fraccion. Tousen will show your room. I hope you enjoy your time."

-End Flashback-

Last Author Note!

Well, if you noticed….Akemi is the 7th espada! Well, guess what? I have taken out the 7th espada, Zommari Leroux. Y'know, the dude who fought Byakuya? Well, I find him…well, um…I just don't think he will be needed. SO just a little spoiler thing: Akemi shall replace the Zommari dude! ^_^ I hope that doesn't agitate anyone….

Also, another notice, is that I took out the lieutenant of squad one…Does anyone know that dude's name? Cause, I forgot. He's just….well, he pretty much never appears. So, I deem him as a small character. xD Besides, if the time comes that the lieutenant actually has some good use in him…then I'll give him a place. Don't worry. But since I thought that he wasn't much use, I used this chance to add in my own character. ^_^ So yeah, there are currently 4 OC's!

And whoop whoop! It's getting interesting, isn't it? I may end up giving an alternate ending, if needed. SO I HOPE YOU GUYS AREN'T MAD AT MEEE! Pleae review! ^_^ Thanks!