A/N: I gave up on my Naruto fic, and now it's being written by my friend. This is my first Bleach story and I'm not that far into Bleach so if I get anything wrong or mess up on something, please tell me. ^^ Thank you. This is a little short so I apologize.
Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach.
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Namida's POV
'Another loser.' I thought as I sidestepped the flailing body coming towards me. I quickly lashed around and cut the idiot's stomach with my dagger, it was the only thing I could afford because I was alone. He groaned and came at me again. I have to admit, he has some courage. 'But that's not enough,' I thought darkly as a threw my fist at the cut in his stomach. My fist went through his stomach and he screamed in pain.
I pulled out my hand and stared at it with disgust as his body fell down in front of me. I took off his blood stained shirt and wiped my fist off, then threw it on his body and walked away, not noticing the pair of eyes following me.
"Isn't there anyone strong out here?!" I screamed angrily.
"Hello there." A woman dressed as a soul reaper with HUGE breasts said walking past a couple of trees and crouching down in front of me.
I got really angry. "You don't need to crouch!" I shouted at her, grabbing the front of her shirt and pulling her up forcibly.
She looked at me, surprised, then grinned and said, "You're perfect!" She grabbed me and I barely had time to react before she hugged me and I was knocked out from lack of air.
When I woke up, I was lying in a bed, which felt strange because I have never even seen one, let alone laid in one. I got up and looked around, trying to figure out where I was.
"Oh! Captain Unohana, she's awake." A woman with gray hair and eyes said walking in the room with another woman with a large braid down her front who I assumed was Captain Unohana.
"Yes, I see that Isane." she said chuckling. "How do you feel?"
"I'm fine." I replied stiffly, facing the window. "Where am I?"
"You are in Soul Society. The 4th Division more specifically." Isane said.
"Why am I here? Take me home!" I asked turning around and grabbing for my dagger. 'My dagger, it's gone!' I thought, desperately looking for it. "What did you do with my dagger?!" I asked, glaring at them and feeling defenseless.
"Your dagger is right there." Unohana said calmly, pointing to a table on the side of the bed. I quickly grabbed it and put it in the belt on my hip. "As to why you are here, Matsumoto accidentally squished you too hard and you lost consciousness."
"I know that. But why did she bring me here? Why did she talk to me in the first place?" I asked.
"The 10th division needs a 3rd seat. Captain Hitsugaya didn't think that any of their members would be right for that position, so he sent Matsumoto to the Rukon District to find a skilled soul. I'm guessing that is you." Unohana smiled warmly.
"I don't want to be 3rd seat, I want to go back." I crossed my arms. I didn't want to be chained down here.
Unohana sighed and said, "If you wish, we can take you back, but this is a good position. Can you just think about for a few days?"
"I'll think about it." I said slowly. "But not here. Take me back."
"Isane, can you get a soul reaper who doesn't have anything to do and have them escort her back to the Rukon District?" Unohana asked.
"Yes, Captain Unohana." She bowed then left.
"I don't need a soul reaper, I can go by myself." I glared.
"It's just precautionary." Unohana assured. "Are you sure you don't want this position?"
"Positive." I replied, playing with my knife.
"Can you, at least, see the 10th division and talk with Captain Hitsugaya and Lieutenant Matsumoto?" Unohana asked.
I thought for a moment and was about to say no, when she looked at me with the saddest eyes I have ever seen. "Fine." I mumbled.
"Great!" She said just as Isane came back with another soul reaper. "Isane, change of plans. You are going to show... What's your name?" She asked, realizing she didn't know it.
"Namida Hayashi." I said reluctantly.
"You are going to show Namida around the 10th Division!" She said smiling.
"She agreed?" Isane asked wide-eyed.
"No. I'm just going to look around. That's it." I glared at them both, while the other soul reaper left.
"Okay, let's go." Isane grabbed my arm and started pulling me in the direction of the door.
"I can walk by myself." I glared up at her, pulling away from her grip.
"Right! Sorry." Isane apologized.
We walked out of the 4th division and I looked around. It was weird here. I wasn't used to this at all. There were soul reapers everywhere, some talking, some fighting, and some even making out. We kept walking, until we reached a gate that said, '10th division'. "Here you go! The Captain's building is right there. Go on in, talk and if you still don't want to be a 3rd seat, ask to go home. I have some important things to do, so see ya!" Isane explained, walking away and waving.
I walked through the gates and avoided stares as I walked into the building. I looked around and saw Matsumoto talking with a guy that had a '69' on his face. She looked up, saw me, and squealed. "Your okay! I thought I killed you! I'm so happy!" She said, squishing me again.
"Can't breathe." I reminded her and she let go.
"So did Captain Unohana explain why you are here?" Matsumoto asked while the guy with the '69' on his face walked over to us.
"Yes." I said.
"Great! We'll get you a uniform! By the way, this is Hisagi. He isn't from our division he is from the 9th Division! He is a lieutenant like me." She talked really fast.
"I'm not going to be your 3rd seat. I'm just here to look around and talk to you and Hitsugaya." I explained.
"It's Captain Hitsugaya." A voice said from behind me.
I turned around, surprised at his height and how he looked so familiar, and said, "I am not a part of this place. I'm not a part of Soul Society. I do not have to call you Captain." I said icily, trying to figure out why he looked familiar.
"See? Don't you like her Captain?" Matsumoto asked, hugging me from behind.
"Get off me!" I pulled away from her and glared.
"Hn." Hitsugaya glared at me and started walking down the hall and disappeared into a room. I followed reluctantly and heard Matsumoto tell Hisagi goodbye and follow after me. I walked in, and saw that Hitsugaya was seated behind a desk and was working on papers. "Sit down." He ordered me. I sat down on the floor while Matsumoto sat in a chair. "I can't see you. Sit in that chair." He pointed to a chair by Matsumoto.
"I'd rather sit on the floor." I frowned.
"I told you to sit in a chair." He said, turning a bit red from anger.
"You better do what he says, he isn't in a good mood today." Matsumoto whispered to me.
"I heard that!" Hitsugaya said, angry tick marks appearing on his forehead. I got up and sat in the chair beside Matsumoto. "Why don't you want to be 3rd seat?" He asked.
"I don't take orders very well and tend to kill anyone in my way." I said simply.
"I can tell." He rolled his eyes.
"Why are you so coldhearted? Is everyone that's short as coldhearted as you and Captain?" Matsumoto wondered.
Me and Hitsugaya both got angry tick marks on our foreheads. "I AM NOT A MIDGET!" We both shouted, then looked at each other in surprise. 'How do I know him?' I asked myself angrily.
"You guys are like twins!" Matsumoto said excitedly.
"I am nothing like him/her." We said at the same time again.
"See!" Matsumoto pointed out giggling.
"Okay. I'm done talking. Take me back to where you found me. I have a fight scheduled today." I said turning around, only to see, WATERMELON.
"Here you go Captain Hitsugaya, the watermelon you ordered." A guy said pushing the cart with the wonderful watermelons on it inside the room. I jumped up, snatched a watermelon, and ate it all in ten seconds. The guy looked at me, scared and Matsumoto looked at me excitedly while Hitsugaya looked at me angrily.
"Did I say you could eat my watermelon?" He asked scarily. Scarily is NOT a word. (I know that! Haha my beta wrote that XD)
"Ah. I'm sorry, I get crazy over watermelon." I blushed, licking the juice of my face. The guy left, leaving the cart behind and Matsumoto and Hitsugaya looked at me weirdly. "What?" I asked.
"You apologized." Hitsugaya said.
"So?" I asked, trying to avoid looking at the watermelon.
"You don't seem like the type to apologize." Matsumoto said.
"I'm not. I only apologize if I do something, weird." I said. Hitsugaya got up and took a watermelon. I looked in my lap as he cut it. I could hear the magnificent sounds of it breaking apart. I couldn't help myself; I grabbed a piece of water melon and ate it quickly.
"Remind me to never eat watermelon around you." He said as he took a bite. A line of juice fell down his chin and was going down his neck, before I launched myself at him and licked the trail up to his mouth, where it came out.
"I'm so sorry!" I shrieked, blushing and hurrying back to my seat. I looked up through my bangs and saw that Hitsugaya was staring at me, shocked. Matsumoto looked the same.
"I told you I'm crazy near watermelon." They kept staring at me. "I'm just going to go now." I said awkwardly, getting up and moving towards the door when Matsumoto grabbed me. "What are you doing?" I squirmed, trying to get free.
"You have to be our 3rd seat! No one has been able to even touch Captain without his permission! You licked him and survived!" Matsumoto explained.
"That's only because I shocked him so bad." I glanced at the still shocked Hitsugaya.
"Captain, say something!" She dragged me back to my seat then waved a hand in front of his face. "I think you broke him." She giggled.
Hitsugaya shook his head fiercely and stared at me with cold eyes. "If you do that again, you won't live to see another day."
"You want to bet on that?" I asked glaring at him.
"You could never beat me in a battle." He said, clearly underestimating me.
"Oh yeah? Let's have one then. Right now. You can't use your sword's power though. I only have a dagger." I said, unsheathing my dagger.
"Fine. Follow me." He got up and walked out of the room.
"Are you sure you want to do this? Captain is really tough." Matsumoto said as we walked outside.
"Yes." I faced Hitsugaya and got ready to fight. Matsumoto backed up and said, "Start!"
Hitsugaya jumped into the air above my head, raising his sword, and slashing it where I used to be. I appeared behind him and barely grazed his uniform because he turned around and grabbed my hand. He brought down his sword, still holding my wrist with a tight grip. Before he could bring it down on me, I jumped over him, taking his hand with me and pushing it hard against his back. He swung his sword to right and behind him where I was. I blocked it with my dagger. My hands were busy, but my legs weren't. I kicked him really hard in the back of his knee and it buckled, causing him to fall forward, me sitting on his back.
"Captain!" Matsumoto shouted, surprised. She ran over to where we were and bent over to see Hitsugaya who looked pissed.
"Get off of me." He said gritting his teeth. I got off him and didn't say anything. "You're strong. I can see why Matsumoto recruited you. Truce?" He asked, holding out his hand.
"Truce." I agreed, shaking it. I felt a spark of remembrance, but it went away before I could grab it. "I know you." I said.
Hitsugaya looked surprised. "I've felt like I know you too."
"Ooh! This is just like one of my romance novels!" Matsumoto grinned.
"Shut up!" Hitsugaya shouted while I jumped away from him, angry tick marks on our foreheads.
"Aw, but Captain." Matsumoto whined.
"Can I go home now? It's getting dark." I asked looking at the sky.
"You're right! It is getting dark! Too dark for someone to leave! You should stay the night!" Matsumoto said grinning.
"No." Hitsugaya and I said at the same time. I glared at him and said, "You know what? I changed my mind. I'll stay here tonight." I said just to piss him off.
"Yay!" Matsumoto cheered, squishing me in a hug. She suddenly stopped. "We don't know your name!" She gasped.
"It's Namida. Namida Hayashi." I said then saw Hitsugaya's eyes widen. "What?" I glared.
"Nothing." He said turning around. "Matsumoto, she is going to sleep in your room tonight. You're responsible for her."
"I'm not a dog." I said angrily, crossing my arms as he disappeared into the building.
"Let's go Namida!" Matsumoto grinned happily, grabbing my arm and pulling me into the building, down a hall, and into a room.
"You didn't have to drag me!" I shouted.
"Sorry." Matsumoto apologized, looking sheepish.
I sighed. "So where am I going to sleep?"
"Well you could always sleep with me, but I don't think you would like that." Matsumoto said. "You can sleep wherever you want, I guess." She shrugged.
"Okay. I'll just sleep on the floor." I said.
"Do you want some blankets or a pillow?" She asked.
"No. I'm used to sleeping on the floor." I said, laying down.
"Okay." Matsumoto said, getting some clothes out and changing in front of me. I shielded my eyes and didn't complain, this is her room she was nice enough to let me stay here, she can do whatever she wants. "Do you want some pajamas?" She asked, turning off the lights.
"No thanks. I just wear these clothes all day." I replied.
"Don't you have someone? Someone who cares about you?" Matsumoto asked.
"Everyone either ignores me or criticizes me. I have been alone ever since I was a toddler." I said not feeling sad for myself.
"I'm sorry." Matsumoto said hugging me.
"No it's fine. If someone had watched over me, I wouldn't be here right now." I said, smiling big for her so she would let me go.
"Are you sure you don't want to be our 3rd seat?" Matsumoto asked.
"Well, I might reconsider it." I was being truthful, it was a good offer. One that would let me protect the small and defenseless.
"Really?! Yay! I think you would look so cute in the uniform!" Matsumoto said squeezing me. While she rambled on I asked, "What's your name?"
"Didn't anyone tell you?" Matsumoto looked at me disbelievingly.
"They told me your last name, but I want to know your first name." I explained.
"Aw! You're so sweet! It's Rangiku." She said, continuing her squishing.
"What's Hitsugaya's first name?" I asked quietly. She stopped squishing me. "You like him don't you?" She asked in a teasing voice. "No!" I shouted backing away from her.
"Yes you do! You're blushing! You like the Captain. You like the Captain." She sang with a stupid grin on her face.
"I'm sorry I asked." I muttered turning on my side and curling up.
"Goodnight." Matsumoto giggled, getting into her bed.
"Night." I whispered, falling asleep.