Chapter 3: True Form

Ugh my head…
Not only did Kaya have a headache, she a had a pain in the ass.
The pain took the form of the squad ten captain.

"What are you starin' at short ass?"

The boy looked around at her, with a look of extreme irritation.

That obviously hit a nerve.

"Watch who's calling who short ass" he replied.
Kaya could tell he was holding back his obvious irritation at her attitude, but she was used to it. Basically, she was trying to piss the guy off, so he'd challenge her again, she was itching for a rematch.

At this rate, I'm going to have to come up with something much better than these insults.

The sheer nerve of this girl…

Toshiro was getting sick of the girls' taunting and name calling, that's all she'd done since opening her eyes.

"I didn't need your help"

He looked up at the girl. Instead of looking grateful, she looked… annoyed.
"Oh yeah? Well the smoldering log says something different" Toshiro nodded in the direction of what was left of a… hideout? Well, whatever it was, all that remained was ash.

He couldn't help but smile at her facial expression, a look of sheer desperation crossed her face.

Unfortunately, Toshiro missed the grin that appeared after he'd looked away. "At least I didn't get beaten by a girl"
Bulls eye!

Kaya felt something a lot like satisfaction when the boy captain jumped to his feet, sword unsheathed and with a look that would scare most people. But lucky for me, I'm not most people.
The satisfaction grew when she felt Nenshōtori in her hands again.

"Oh, sorry. Did I say something to insult you?"
Being sarcastic and annoying were two of Kaya's favourite activities, as well as this, she had a very short temper and almost no patience. Toshiro had witnessed all of this first hand, and now he was about to find out just how mean she could get.

"That's enough thief! I've had it with all this immature name calling, you ungrateful little pest!"

Now she's going to feel just how cold ice can be.

"Bankai. Daiguren, Hyourinmaru!"
My sudden release of Bankai must have surprised her.
Surprised her it had. The girl's eyes widened as she looked over his Bankai.

"Again, I have to say your Zanpakutō is impressive, little boy"
Toshiro felt his eyes narrow at the last comment. "Can a little boy do this?" he asked as he flung an ice dragon at her.

No way…
Toshiro watched as his dragon, one of his most powerful attacks, was completely consumed by a… phoenix.
"You know, I never did show you the true form of my Bankai, did I?"
He felt his teeth clench together. What is this power? She said she was a prodigy, but what exactly did she mean?

"So that bird was your Bankai?"

He saw a smirk cross her face.
"You bet, now watch, little boy, as it's fire melts your ice!"
She swung her wing shaped sword, and a bird swooped towards Toshiro.

I've got him this time.

Kaya was confident in herself and Nenshōtori, as a team, they could beat this puny pain in the ass.
As the flames died down, she could just make out the shape of the squad ten captain. She walked over, unconcerned by the smoldering grass surrounding the unconscious boy. He's certainly strong, but he has a long way to go before…
No, now wasn't the time to think about that. She pulled the white haired captain up from the ground, slung him over her shoulder and made for a new place, Soul Reapers would start to swarm, after feeling the spiritual pressure of them both.

This will do.
She looked around the clearing before gently placing the boy on a green patch of grass, a rarity in this area. I'm going to have to heal him. I can't take him in this condition to… Her thoughts cut off as a small whimper made it's way from the boy captain's lips. He was in a pretty bad condition, his Shihakushō and Haori were badly burned, as well as many parts of his skin. Maybe I was too rough... Pfft, no way, he wouldn't have gone easy on me. She pulled off his Haori and Kosode, both were badly singed. His Hakama, luckily was unaffected. Undressing an unconscious person, especially a guy, was uncomfortable. Kaya felt her cheeks burn, and she began treating his chest wounds.

"Ah, done!"
Kaya looked over her work with a smile. She'd treated all of the kid captain's burns, and managed to repair the burned material, although, she'd had to trim the edges that were singed, so if the boy asked as to why his Haori was shorter, she'd play dumb.

I don't even know his first name…

The thought caught Kaya by surprise. She hadn't really gone into details with this guy. She knew he was Captain Hitsugaya, but that was only because she'd heard the other Soul Reapers call him that. "But is he the right one?"

"The right one for what?"

Kaya felt her eyes widen.

Looking at the boy, his eyes were open, he hadn't moved otherwise.
His eyes… They're so…
"Never mind, just get back to sleep, idiot"

Toshiro had woken up, lying on his back, shirtless, and had no idea where he was.

He looked up to see the girl sitting next to him, she seemed to be deep in thought. That image had been interrupted by "But is he the right one?"
Is she talking about me?

His mouth had moved before he could stop the words
"The right one for what?"

She looked at him, her red eyes focused on him.
"Never mind, just get back to sleep idiot"

Great, now she's calling me idiot

He went to sit up, but a warm hand pushed him back down onto the grass.

"Don't push yourself short ass"
That's even worse than idiot…

"Can you quit it with the insults and name calling? How old are you, five?"

His sudden outburst obviously surprised her.

"Whatever… Just don't move around to much, you'll hurt yourself"

Kaya was intrigued, and extremely curious. She'd never really come into much contact with other people. But even she knew that this guy stood out.
Well yeah, he has pure white hair and weird teal green eyes.

"You never told me your name"
The kid looked at her, one white eyebrow raised.
"I hope you didn't assume it was something like short ass or idiot"
"You never know, it could have been…"

"My name's Toshiro Hitsugaya" He said, eyes narrowing.
"Well alright, Toshiro Hitsugaya. It's time for us to talk"