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Hello and welcome to chapter 2 of Twin Souls! First of all, I want to thank everyone who read the first chapter and is now sticking around to read chapter 2! Well I've got nothing else to say, so I'll let you read now! Enjoy! And remember, constructive criticism is always welcome!

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or any of its characters. I only own my original characters.

Chapter 2: The Awakening

Unknown Man: "What the… Hey wait there's a person in that thing!"

Inside the large crystal, the Man was able to see a boy. He looked to be in his teens, somewhere between the ages of 16-18, but that's all he could tell since the crystal wasn't completely translucent.

Unknown Woman: "I-I can't believe it….. That boy…. He's wearing a Shihakusho!"

The Man turned to look at the Woman in disbelief and turned back to the mysterious boy in the crystal. His own eyes widened in shock as he saw a black kimono draped around the boy. He was indeed wearing a Shihakusho, the uniform of the Shinigami.

Random Shinigami: "H-hey! It's cracking! The crystal is cracking!"

Both the Man and the Woman were snapped away from their thoughts from this alarming report. They both turned to look at the crystal and could see minor fractures forming at the base of the crystal. However, all of the sudden a huge crack shot up from the base of the crystal to the top. At this moment all of the shinigami surrounding the crystal drew out their zanpaktou, some that were startled by the huge fracture even released their shikai.

Unknown Woman: "Careful! We don't know what we're dealing with here!" She says as she draws her own zanpaktou.

-?'s POV-

It felt like I was floating, drifting in nothingness. It was the strangest feeling, but at the same time it was comforting. It was dark wherever I was, I tried opening my eyes but all I saw was the same pitch black as if my eyes were closed, as a result I don't even know if I opened my eyes. As I was drifting I felt another presence, but what bothered me was that this presence felt familiar. Then, I heard her.

?: "Kagari? Can you hear me?"

Kagari? Is she referring to me?... Wait of course she is, I'm the only here… Anyway what does she even want with me? How did she even get in this place? And how does she know my name, if it's my name at all?

?: "I know you're listening Kagari, and if you're not talking 'cause you can't then I'll forgive you…. This time." She says with a slightly annoyed tone.

She's talking is if she knows me… like we're friends at the very least. Now that I think about… I don't know very much, hell I didn't even know my own name! My train of thought was derailed when she started speaking again.

?: "Anyway right now you have to wake up! They're surrounding you and if they get you… Well I'd rather not say anymore…"

Wake up? Am I dreaming? And who are "They"? Once again, as I'm pondering on this new information given to me, my train of thought is interrupted by her.

?: "I know you must have a lot of questions, but I don't have enough spiritual pressure to keep this connection stable. As -or w-o I am, Y-'ll f-n- o-t la-er"

I could barely make out what she said as her voice became quieter and staticier. Eventually I stopped hearing her all together. It was true I had a lot of questions, but the one that bothered me the most is what was going to happen to me…

-Outside the Crystal-

Unknown Woman: "What in the world is happening in there?! The spiritual pressure around the crystal is fluctuating insanely!" She says as she readies her zanpaktou. The Man next to her also readies his sword, both of them expecting the worst.

Suddenly, the crystal starts shining extremely brightly, practically blinding everyone around the crystal except for the few that were able to cover their eyes in time. Then, the sound of the crystal shattering rang throughout the area.

-Kagari's POV-

I was trying to process the information I had gained, when all of the sudden the pitch black space I was in was illuminated by a blinding white light. Before I was able to figure out what was happening, the white light enveloped me and my conscious slipped away.

When I awoke, I was greeted by a shade of brilliant blue with a few splashes of white. It took me a bit to actually realize I was looking at the sky with clouds. How nostalgic it felt… It was like I haven't seen the sky in years.

"They're surrounding you and if they get you… Well I'd rather not say anymore…"

Her words rang throughout my head, and I remembered. I was in danger. I quickly jumped to my feet, only to find out it was too late. I was surrounded by men and women clad in black kimonos, and to my surprise I was wearing similar clothing. The thing that wasn't similar though, was that they were holding katanas, and they were giving me a death stare…

"U-um" I said as I stepped forward. However, as soon as I stepped forward, a wall of pink bursted in front of me, causing me to fall backwards. Upon focusing on it I could see that it was made of many sakura petals.

Cold-looking Man: "Don't move ryoka*, every one of those petals are a piece of my blade, each one equally sharp as the blade itself"

I directed my gaze behind me to find the source of the voice. I was met with an extremely cold gaze, so cold that it sent chills all over my body. The person behind the gaze was a tall man, almost about six feet was my guess. He wore the black kimono like the others but he had a white sleeveless overcoat on top of it and also wore a white colored scarf around his neck. His hair was long, reaching to about his shoulders. He had 2 hair pieces, the first on top of his head that separated three strands of hair, the second being on the side, separating only two strands of hair. Most noticeable was his piercing slate gray eyes. It felt as if they just saw into your soul and bored into it.

Cold-looking Man: "Surrender now and we won't harm. Failure to comply with this term and I cannot guarantee your safety" He said in a calm but strong voice.

?: "You don't have a choice… You'll have to surrender Kagari"

It was her again, the same voice I heard when I was in the darkness! Albeit her voice was very quiet, I was able to make out that she wanted me to surrender. Well, not like I had a choice anyway being surrounded by people pointing their swords at you.

"Alright" I said, raising my hands up in a gesture of compliancy "I surrender."

-A few minutes later-

Well he kept his promise and they didn't hurt me, but I still ended up in cage…. Great…. It was a rather large cell in my opinion. It was wider than long but it's still the size of a train car and it had bars made out of metal, so there's definitely no way I could get out. Except cutting it maybe? No there's no way that'd work. I then noticed a mirror on the other side of the cell and decided to see what I looked after what has happened. I had medium length black hair that was disheveled, but it looked right for some reason. My body looked skinny, but if you focused on it for a second it was very toned. My height looked to be around 5'6", I don't think I looked that tall but when I think about it, I was taller than at least half of the people outside. The most noticeable thing about me however...was my eyes. They were a deep crimson-red color, and it almost seemed like there was a fire in them. I was drawn from my thoughts by a cough.

?: "Ahem"

I looked to see a tall man; a little over six feet would be my guess, with long white hair that reached to his waist. He had a similar getup to the cold-eyed man but minus the scarf. He had brown eyes that… looked comforting actually; it made me feel like I could talk to this man without worry.

"Oh um, yes?"

Ukitake: "Hello there, my name is Jushiro Ukitake but you can call me Ukitake. I guess you could say I'm here to interrogate you" He said with a sly smile while rubbing the back of his head with his hand.

I smiled back "Go ahead; ask any question you need to."

Ukitake: "Wait you're okay with it?" He said, giving me a surprised look.

"Well… it's not like I have anything to lose at this point" I said while scratching the back of my head.

Ukitake: "Well that makes this easier then." He dragged up a chair and I sat on the lone chair in the cell.

Ukitake: "Alright first of all, what's your name?"

"It's Kagari"

Ukitake: "No surname?"

I shook my head "Not that I know of."

Ukitake: "Alright, well then Kagari can you tell me why you're here?"

"Well… I don't even know how I got here, much less why."

Ukitake: "Hmmm… I guess you don't know how or why you have those clothes either then?"

I shook my head.

-Ukitake's Pov-

This boy… This boy is definitely not normal. He's emitting enough spiritual pressure to rival a captain, and he's not even trying. Plus the fact that he has a shihakusho….this boy must have soul reaper powers. I should report this to the Captain-Commander.

"Thank you for your cooperation Kagari, that's all I need to ask you for now."

Kagari: "It's not a problem at all. So I guess I'm staying here then?"

"Yes, at least for now anyway."

Kagari: "Well if you ever have any more questions, you'll know where to find me."

With that I took my leave and headed for squad one's barracks.

-Meeting hall at squad one's barracks-

I pushed open the doors to see the all of the captains assembled. I took my place in the line of captains and waited for Captain-Commander Yamamoto to begin the meeting.

Yamamoto: "Now that all the captains are assembled, let us begin the meeting. First, Captain Ukitake, will you share with us the information you have gained from the ryoka?"

"Of course. The ryoka goes by the name of Kagari with no surname. He has come to the Soul Society alone, but he does not know how or why he is here, nor does he know why he has a shihakusho. Also, he is able to emit enough spiritual pressure to rival that of a captain's, yet he does not seem to notice it himself. However the strangest part about the ryoka…is that I sense two souls from him, one of them is his own; the other one however belongs to a female."

As I said this, some of the captains looked at me as if I was insane; the others were looking down at their feet and processing the information that was given.

"I have come to conclude that this ryoka knows nothing of this world, and, in my personal opinion, if he was to become our ally or even a part of the 13 Squads, we will have gained a powerful ally to our side. That concludes my findings." I stepped back into line as I concluded my report.

Yamamoto: "I see…well then if what you say is true Captain Ukitake, I hereby assign you the task of recruiting Kagari into squad 13."

I was slightly surprised to see that Yamamoto actually wanted to recruit the ryoka, and it seems I wasn't alone as both the captains of squad 2, Soi-Fon and the captain of squad 10, Toshiro Hitsugaya stepped out of line.

Soi-Fon: "With all due respect Captain-Commander, I am opposed to recruiting this ryoka."

Hitsugaya: "I agree with Captain Soi-Fon Captain-Commander, how do we know this ryoka is telling the truth?"

Captain-Commander looked to me, pretty much telling me to go and defend his decision. So, taking the cue, I stepped out of line.

"Well Soi-Fon, I was planning on asking you to have a few members of the Covert Ops to watch over the ryoka, just in case. Also Captain Hitsugaya, I felt as if there was no reason for the ryoka to lie. The ryoka said it himself, he has nothing to lose, meaning, that in a sense, he wants to gain favor with us."

It seems that my explanation worked since both of them returned to the line with nothing else to say, and with that I took back to my own place in the line.

Yamamoto: "Well, now that we are all in agreement, we are to attempt to recruit the ryoka Kagari. That is all, this meeting is adjourned."

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Thank you so much for reading chapter 2! As promised it was much longer than chapter 1 with a whopping 2,142 word count compared to the measly 342 word count of chapter 1. Also, I am going to try to update this story weekly, so yay for more writing! As always please leave a review if you can, as constructive criticism is always welcome! Also if you like the story, don't forget to hit that follow button (wherever it is) to be notified whenever a new chapter is released!

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-TheSoloSwordsman