Warnings: language/bullying

Noboru (Climb)

Shuhei Hisagi watched as she walked into the room. He had heard about her. She was supposed to be a prodogy. Even more amazing than Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya, or she was supposed to be.

She didn't seem like much to him.

She was pretty. With her long white hair and the thin blue braids throughout the long, wavy strands. She looked down at the ground as if she was shy when she walked into the room. All eyes were on her, because class had already started and Captain Ukitake was at her side.

"Who is that?" One of his classmates whispered to him.

"How am I supposed to know?" He whispered back.

The teacher stopped speaking and bowed his head to the Captain.

"Captain Ukitake." He greeted him. "How lovely to see you. How may I help you today?"

"This is Gina Keianna." Ukitake said, loud enough for everyone to hear. "She's new here. She started out in the First Class as a Freshman. But her abilities are extrordinary and she has been moved up into the Sixth Class. She was highly trained by a former Captain of the 12th Division."

Hisagi tried to hide his smirk at the distaste on her face as he said all this, but was surprised when she touched his arm. He stopped talking and looked down at her. He looked at her for a second before rolling his eyes.

Appearantly, she had just told him something somehow.

"Well, since Gina doesn't like me bragging about her, I'll just get to the point." Ukitake grinned. "I expect you to show Gina the same respect you show all your other classmates. Great things are expected of her, and we need her to stay here. Is that clear?"

"Yes, sir." The room echoed.

"Thank you." Ukitake grinned. "Bye bye!"

He turned around and promptly walked out the door.

Gina was left standing there, wondering what she was supposed to do now. Yet again, Hisagi resisted the urge to laugh.

"Miss Keianna, you can take a seat next to Hikaru." The teacher told her.

"Yes, sir." She bowed her head and went to sit where he had motioned.

Everyone was staring at her, Hisagi noticed. Hell, he was staring at her. But he couldn't help it. She was just so...intimidating.

At that moment, she turned around and faced him, her eyes emotionless. She bowed her head at him before a smirk crossed her lips.

He shook his head to clear it as she turned back to where the teacher was now talking. She was screwing up his brain and it was pissing him off.

Hisagi turned his attention back to the teacher reluctantly.

Well, damn. Gina thought. I'm cornered.

"You think you're so special, huh?" One of the guys said.

There was two guys, one tiny and one average size. And three girls with snotty looks on thier ditzy faces. Gina was in no way shape or form going to used her power to fight these guys off, but they looked angry just because she had that power.

Gina looked down at the ground as one of the girls approached.

"You're not special!" She slapped Gina right across the face.

"You'll never be as good as us!" The little guy yelled.

Both the guys and all three of the girls jumped on her. She felt the slight pain of fists hitting her, nails cutting her, but she didn't care. She just hoped it would stop soon.

"Hey!" A voice called.

Suddenly, the girls were backing up and the two guys were being pulled off by someone else. Gina still had her eyes closed from the attack and her face hidden behind her arms.

"Back off." The same voice demanded.

No one seemed to move.

"You can leave now!" He yelled again.

Five pairs of feet could be heard stumbling down the hall.

"Hey?" The voice asked as Gina felt a hand touch her shoulder. "Are you okay?"

She winced at the touch. She probably had a bruise there. She lifted her head up and to look at him. It was that guy who had been staring at her during class. Well, the only one she noticed.

"What's your name?" She asked quietly.

"Hisagi. Shuhei Hisagi." He told her. "No offense, but you look like shit."

Gina breathed a laugh. "Thanks. I try my best. Oh, dear..."

Gina looked down and noticed that one of those stupid girls had ripped off the shoulder of her uniform. And now she had to hold it up to prevent it from completly falling down. And that would be very bad.

"Oh."

Gina was surprised to see Hisagi blush, which made her laugh.

"It's okay." She smiled. "I have another one in my room."

"Let me help you up." He said, holding out a hand to her.

She took it and held her shirt as she stood.

"Thank you." She said. "For helping me."

"No problem." He grinned. "Can I walk you to your room?"

"You don't have to..." She looked down at the ground, ashamed. "But would you mind?"

"Of course not." He said. "You lead the way."

She beamed before walking down the hallway towards her room.

"I heard about you." She told him. "Renji Abarai said he had to save you one time."

"Ha." Hisagi rolled his eyes. "Barely. An actual Hollow snuck into a training exercise I was leading for the freshman by hiding it's spiritual pressure. Renji, Momo and Kira just happened to not listen to my order-"

"And save your life." Gina nodded. "Yep. I know the story. He makes a point of bragging about it."

"Yeah, well, he seems to do that a lot." Hisagi rolled his eyes. "Especially around pretty girls."

"Well, thank you." Gina beamed. "But I do think you're just saying that because my shirt is about to fall off."

"Uhh...I..." He studdered, trying his very best not to look at her torn shirt. "No. Nope. Not it."

"Yeah, sure." Gina hit his shoulder playfully. "I'm just kidding."

Hisagi grimaced at her.

"What was your name again?" She asked.

"Shuhei Hisagi." He said.

"How about 69?" She raised an eyebrow. "It's much easier to remember and it's prominant on your face if I forget."

Hisagi laughed. "Sure. Sixty-Nine it is. And your name was?"

"You can call me Gina." She smiled. "I'm Gina Keianna."

"Well, nice to meet you Gina." He grinned.

"This is it." She stopped in front of her room.

"Hey, why don't you go change and meet me back out here." He said. "Me and Renji are going into the moutains tonight. You should come."

"Oh, sure." Gina looked excited. "Just let me change."

Comments:

Academy: Yes, it is true, I really don't know how the Academy works or if you can skip from 1st year to 6th year, but we're doing it for the sake of the story!

Hisagi and the freshman training operation: it's true that Renji, Momo and Kira did save him from a Hollow about to kill him. Him and some classmates were directing a training operation in the living world when there was CONVENIANTLY (**cough cough** Captain **cough** Aizen!!! **cough**) about 20 or 15 reiatsu-hiding Hollows.

Moutains: the moutains in Rukongai, fyi. :)