"Let me try to get this straight..." Hikari said scratching his head as he sat in the captain's office of the squad 2 barracks, now wearing his captain's robe which is sleeveless like Soi-Fon's was. "If I'm the captain now...then why are you in my office?" he asked Soi-Fon who was sitting behind the desk doing the paperwork.

"Because I know that if I left you alone to do all this paperwork it would never get done" she said not even looking at him as she worked.

"You are basically calling me incompetent..." he said feeling a bit hurt as he sat down on the couch he had brought into the office earlier that day.

"In a sense, yes I am, I don't want you do behave like Omaeda and shirk your work and make the rest of the squad look bad" she said explained.

"This job is too much pressure...I'm not sure I'm cut out for it" he sighed as he laid down across the couch. He napped for awhile until a messenger brought in a letter for him, waking him up. "Damn... and I was hoping to get some sleep" he groaned as he sat up and read the letter as the messenger left as quickly as he arrived. "Captain Hikari Okami and Lieutenant Marechiyo Omaeda are to report to the 65 Rukon district yada yada yada...settle the riots?" he said as he read the message aloud with a tone of confusion.

"Riots in the Rukon? Sounds like you actually have to do some actual work now" Soi-Fon teased.

"Damn it...I hate going to the Rukon...and why does it have to be district 56?" he complained as he stood up. "I guess I have no choice in the matter" he grumbled. "OMAEDA!" he yelled loudly, released some of his spiritual pressure in the process causing his lieutenant to run through the door of the office and stand at attention.

"Yes captain!" he said nervous and slightly sweating at the sudden burst of spiritual pressure released by Hikari.

"Get your things, we are going to the Rukon to stop some riots" he ordered as he began to leave the office.

"J-just the two of us? Won't we need backup?" Omaeda questioned as his new captain passed him.

"No, we are all that is necessary" Hikari replied as he grabbed his zanpakuto from the wall. "I'll be back in a bit captain" he said as he waved to Soi-Fon as he and Omaeda left in a hurry.

"Idiot, I'm not your captain anymore" she grumbled.

It took almost an hour for the two to get to district 56 since they had to maintain a low profile the whole time. As soon as they arrived they found the whole district in chaos as people were burning and looting everything in sight. "This looks worse than i thought it would...come on, I gotta check on something before we get to work" he said as he ran in one direction with Omaeda trying to keep up. Soon the two arrived at a larger than average house in the center of the district which had two large guard posted out front. They had managed to hold off looters, seeing as how there were unconscious bodies all over the ground and minor damage to the walls of the house.

"Um, what are we doing here?" Omaeda asked as Hikari approached the house, stepping over the unconscious bodies of the looters. the two guard stood at the ready but eased up when Hikari said something too them. Omaeda saw that it was safe to approach and he stayed close behind Hikari as the two of them went inside.

"My my, to be visited by a captain of the 13 Court Guard Squads, it is truly an honor" an older woman with bright blonde hair said as she sat on a cushion on the far end of the room drinking tea. She was very petite and had several wrinkled on her face. She wore a fancy Kimono which looked like something from a noble house. "What brings you two all the way to my home?" she asked smiling at Hikari.

"Hello mother, I'm sorry i haven't been by to visit in awhile" Hikari said as he sat down on the cushion across from her.

'This old lady is Captain Okami's mother?' Omaeda thought to himself as he sat on a cushion out of the way of the mother and son.

"I don't blame you for not visiting, I know how much you hate the Rukon Districts" she said as she sipped her tea.

"I just wanted to stop by to make sure you were alright, also you wouldn't happen to know what all of this chaos is about?" he asked.

"I have heard that there is a group of men preaching of revolution and that all souls shall be made equal. Complete and total nonsense" she sighed.

"Captain, are you sure we shouldn't call for backup now?" Omaeda asked a bit concerned by the screams and explosions outside.

"We need to recon first, trying to hide a large group of people would be far more difficult than just the two of us" Hikari replied as his mother held something out to him wrapped in bandages. He unwrapped it to see a golden metal bracer with a crest on the center which consisted of two wolves forming the Yin and Yang in a calligraphy stile etching into the metal. It looked extremely valuable and had high level of detail in the crest etching with the vine like patterns carved around it. His eyes went wide when he saw what it was. "M-Mother I can't possibly accept this! This is the family bracer, only the head of the house should have this!" he said handing it back to her only to have her shake her head at him.

"I am an old woman Hikari...you are still young and have so much potential, you should bear that bracer, make the Okami Family proud my son" she smiled at him.

"Wait, Captain does she mean the former noble Okami Family?" Omaeda said a bit surprised.

"Indeed I do young man" she said to him. "I am Namina Okami, my husband was Shinzei Okami the 7th head of the Okami Family" she explained to him.

'All this time I would mock and make fun of Hikari for being lower class but he is actually a noble all this time!?' Omaeda yelled in his head. He looked nervously at his Captain who fastened the bracer to his left forearm. it went from his elbow to his wrist and had an extra metal piece on it that attached to the back of his hand by a strong fabric ring (similar to Byakuya's Tekko). It covered the under side of his forearm with two leather straps and a light gray fabric under the leather straps which looked very luxurious itself.

"It's a bit flashy...but I can make it work" he said standing up which prompted Omaeda to stand as well. "I must be leaving now mother, I will bring an end to these riots soon, so they will not trouble you anymore" he said bowing to her as he turned and left with Omaeda behind him.