Today was the day. I am finally a Soul Reaper, away from my so-called parents and I can train to get stronger. I headed to the mess hall where the tour was supposed to start. Right after breakfast that is.
Breakfast was so different here than in the Rukon District. If I was lucky, I got a slice of bread and some berries but here, oh boy was this a sight. A bowl of rice, miso soup and a tamagoyaki! Right here, in front of me, waiting for me to dig in. So of course, I dug in.
The meal was nothing like I tasted before. In a way, it was fireworks in my mouth. By the time I was finished I, was, stuffed. Never once in my life have I felt this full. Everyone else from the Rukon District had the same look on my face. Our captain cleared his throat to have our attention.
"Good morning Squad 10. As you may already know, I am Toshiro Hitsugaya. Captain of this squad. All missions and reports go to me. Rangiku Matsumoto, the lieutenant, will take over from here" introduced the captain. He sat down taking his own bite from his breakfast. He is an odd one our captain. His hair is white like snow and his eyes are a colour I have never seen before. He kind of gives me the chills.
"Alright! I assume that all of you are stuffed with this wonderful breakfast. Am I right?" asked Lieutenant Matsumoto. There was a collect yes and a few groans of pleasure.
"Okay so today all of you will get a tour around the Soul Society with me as your tour guide!" cheered Lieutenant Matsumoto. There was a group of guys behind who all cheered with her.
"Just don't get in trouble" said the Captain. Rangiku replied with a quick 'I won't captain!' before skipping towards the exit. Just before she and the group left Captain Hisugaya yelled something.
"You know you still have to do your paperwork right Rangiku?" said the captain as he got up to what I assume he's going to his office. Meanwhile Rangiku face fell as she mumbled an 'aw'.
The tour itself wasn't at all very interesting. All the things I wanted to know were showed first and well, I kind of ditched the tour and wandered around a bit by myself. I know it sounds lonely but I'm quite used to it. Being isolated all my life. As I walked around, I found out that I may or may not have been lost.
Looking around franticly, I tried to look at something I might recognize. But it all goes for nothing because I don't recognize anything here.
"Lost?" said a voice behind me. I jumped and turn around and... my breath hitched. The one person I hoped not to be here was standing in front of me. Captain Hitsugaya was standing here, right in front of me with a very pissed off face.
"Umm, hello Captain Hitsugaya" I said weakly.
"You didn't answer my question" he stated bluntly. Question? What question!? Oh, how am I going to get out of this one!
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear your question because you startled me" I said while rubbing the back of my neck. The captain sighed as he turned around and gestured me to follow him which I did.
I followed him to the training grounds. The place itself wasn't very eye caching to say the very least. I was concrete floors with wood walls around it with that symbol at the back of Captain Hitsugaya's coat all around them.
"Take out your Zanpukuto" ordered the Captain. Doing what he says, I take out my Zanpukuto just like he said.
"Now, show me what you got" and with that he attacked. I know that he was going easy on me but I could barely keep up. I tried to make at least a small scratch on him but it was no use. He blocked every attack I shot at him. And when he attacked, I could barely keep up. Then it hit me. At the academy, the students there are nothing compared to a captain. Their movements are slow and predictable but a captain, you will need not only skill but fast reflexes and a fool proof plan.
While I was lost in thought, the captain somehow flicked my sword away from my hand using his Zanpukuto.
"Not bad with a Zanpukto Haya" said the captain. How does he know my name?
"You were the best swordsman at the academy so of course I know your name" great. He can read minds too.
"For a beginner, not bad. No wonder you got top scores at the academy. It makes me feel proud that they decided to put you inside my squad" said Captain Hitsugaya. I will be honest, I'm flattered. I mean, I just been complimented by my captain. You don't get compliments by someone of high rankings everyday, not to mention their first day. Then something hits me, again.
"Why didn't you get mad at me before?" I asked reflecting on the past. Captain Hitsugaya looked up to the sky which was pretty cloudy.
"I guess you remind me a lot of Captain Kuchiki of Squad 6" he replied.
"You should head back to the mess hall for lunch and after that, I need to speak with you" said the Captain before he flash stepped away.
It took me a good ten minutes to find the mess hall. Luckily, just when I came, the tour group was back from what I guess, touring the Soul Society.
"Haya! Where were you!" asked Rangiku while holding my shoulders. The sudden stop from when she was running made her melons bounce up and down. I looked over at Captain Hitsugaya who put a finger to his lips.
"Uh, I kind of got lost" I said as my lie. Which at some point was true. Good thing she dropped the topic because she let go of my shoulders to go sit at her seat next to the Captain to eat her lunch.
As promised, after lunch I head over to Captain Hitsugaya's office for the thing he needed to talk to me about. After knocking a few times I heard a 'come in' and walked through the doors.
"Haya I was wondering" started the Captain as he continued his paperwork before I cut in.
"How did you know it was me?" I asked until I realized I just blurted out when he was talking. "Sorry" I apologized.
"Anyways, I was thinking of making you my disciple until you unlock your Shikai. Because if you do, I feel like you can become very powerful" so of course I agreed to this idea. Heck in my mind, I was thinking of the exact same thing. Only without him training me.
So we decided that when he has time, he would train me. On the outside, it was my usual bored expression but on the inside, I was happier than a little girl at Christmas.
Sorry for the author's note and I promise there won't be a lot of them for this story but I was just wondering that if you have any ideas for this story please tell me because I would love to hear them. Also reviews would be nice so I know how I'm doing. BYEE