It's been about three day since that battle and I don't know how, but everyone knows about me and my father. Like how a group of unseated members of Squad 10 came up to me to hand me some papers to give to the Captain said "Third Seat Kuchiki" instead of "Third Seat Nishimura." I'm not quite used to the name Kuchiki yet but it definitely fits better than Nishimura.

Since I've been told of my true family, I lived in the Kuchiki manor. It's bigger than remember. When I walked to my room for the first time in such a long time, I could see that everything was the same except for the bed. Father said that he immediately installed the bed the first night I stayed.

Looking at my baby photos, unlike everyone else who'd get embarrassed looking at them, I felt pretty happy. Some of the photos had just me, me and my mother and me and father.

I also met my aunt, Rukia. Apparently she was adopted into the family but was mother's biological sister. And since mother married father, doesn't it make Rukia father's sister-in-law? And doesn't that also mean that when she was adopted, she was already apart of the family but still got adopted anyways? It's really confusing.

Some of elders of the Kuchiki family seems to dislike me for some reason and others seems to like me. I wonder what's up with that.

"Hey Rukia!" I called out. Rukia turned around and greeted me with a smile. I was taller than her by about 12 cm which makes me 156 cm (5"1').

"Hi Haya how do you like the new lifestyle or getting used to this lifestyle again?"asked Rukia.

"Um, well I can't say it's not better than my old living conditions but I can get used to this easily" I replied.

"Say, Haya, do you want to visit Squad 13?" asked Rukia. I never been to Squad 13 before but I heard good things about them so I agreed.

As we left to go visit Squad 13, I heard someone calling me.

"Haya!" I turned around to see a girl with long black hair and bright blue eyes running towards me and Rukia. When she caught up with us, she took a breather before saying something.

"Is it really you Haya. As in Haya Kuchiki not Nishimura?" asked the girl. I nodded and she smiled.

"I don't know if you remember me but I'm-"

"Yugana Sizushima. Yeah, my memories came back" I blurted out. She smiled and I returned the smile. I haven't smiled in such a long time but it felt nice and foreign at the same time.

"Third Seat Sizushima would you like to come with us to visit Squad 13?" asked Rukia.

"Oh drop the formalities and yes I would love to tag along" replied Yugana. We walked to Squad 13 as a trio and up until the doors to the Captain's office, the walk was nice and peaceful.

"No, Captain Ukitake has to have the leaves removed from his tea!" yelled one voice.

"That's why I told you to use the tea bag that we got from the world of the living!" yelled another. What in the world is going on? Rukia opened the door to see a girl with short orange hair and a guy with a somewhat spiky hair arguing.

"Haya this is Kiyone Kotetsu and Sentaro Kotsubaki, our third seats"introduced Rukia. I heard Squad 13 was the only squad with two third seats and no lieutenants.

The two stopped their arguing to look at me and Yugana.

"Hello Third Seat Kuchiki and Third Seat Sizushima!" the both of them greeted with their hand to their foreheads like they're saluting.

"Haya is fine" I said. Like I said, I'm not used to the name Kuchiki.

"Good morning Captain Ukitake" greeted Yugana. I nodded my head for my greeting. We started talking for awhile, sometimes on missions and problems. sometimes telling funny stories or memories and sometimes sitting in silence until someone thought of a good topic to talk about. It was about an hour before someone came into the room.

"Hey uncle, I have some papers from the Head Captain for you" said the guy. I look up to see my old classmate Kyoto.

"Kyoto what have I said about calling me Captain and not uncle when you're at the barracks. At home you can call me uncle but here you have to call me Captain. Also we have visitors" said Captain Ukitake. Kyoto looked around the room until he spotted me.

"Well if it isn't Haya Nishimura" said Kyoto with a smile. He still looks the same as he did before. Same blue hair and black eyes.

"Actually it's Kuchiki, not Nishimura anymore" I corrected. He put his hands up in defeat.

"Sorry Lady Kuchiki" he said. I sighed shaking my head. Then I felt someone rubbing the top of my head.

"I was only teasing you Haya" he said. I rolled my eyes. Eventually, Kyoto joined the group and we talked till about five. We all went our separate ways. Yugana to the Squad 6 barracks, me to the Squad 10's and Rukia decided to go to the world of the living to visit Ichigo.

As I was walking back, the sky was turning into a light pink and orange. The clouds were still white though. As I walk to Captain Hitsugaya's office I could hear Rangiku and him arguing about something.

"But Captain, I was injured really badly when we fought Akumanome!" whined Rangiku.

"That battle was three days ago! And you were only unconscious with a few minor injuries that healed the next day!" yelled Captain Hitsugaya. It's the typical Captain and Lieutenant relationship at the Squad 10's barracks. Walking to the training grounds I decided to train.

As I pull out my Zanpukuto, I heard a voice behind me.

"Training?" I turned around to see Yugana.

"What are you doing here" I asked with no change in expression.

"You don't want me here?" Yugana mocked hurt. But she quickly laughed it off as she pull out her own Zanpukuto.

"Let's see which Third Seat is stronger. Will it be the amazing Squad 6's or the lame Squad 10's?" she said.

"Hey!" I complained. Squad 10 isn't lame.

"Just kidding!" she said. I took that moment as an opportunity to strike. I did my favourite trick which was to fake an attack in the front before flash stepping behind them and as they turn around flash step again to their front and striking them. If that doesn't work repeating it again would work too.

When I did it, Yugana fell for it. Well that's what I thought because when I flash stepped behind her, she blocked with her sword behind her.

"You are tricky Haya" She said as she lifted her Zanpukuto up which made mine slide up. She then struck me many times. Every time that she attacks, she makes it look easy, and graceful at the same time.

"Stop going easy on me" I said. Yugana just smiled and attacked once more. We fought for a while before a Hell Butterfly came.

"There is a Ryoka in the Soul Society. Head to the four Rukon gates immediately!" said the Head Captain's voice that came from the Hell Butterfly. After the message, the butterfly flew away to send the message to someone else.

"Ryoka? We haven't had one since the Ichigo incident" mumbled Yugana.

"We better head off to the gates" I said. Yugana nodded and the two of us ran to the gate where Rukon District 80 was.