It's been two days since Ukitake took Amaya into the Seirite. He took her to meet the head captain. He didn't like her at first, but softened- very little- when she showed him her powers, and how well she could control it. He was impressed and assigned her to squad 13 as the new lieutenant. Seeing no need for Amaya to attend school since she could control her spiritual pressure so well. But on the one condition that someone teaches her how to fight, and use kido spells. Amaya happily agreed. Soon after, you moved into a small room, much like the one in your dream. There was a small bed, and a window. There was another room connected to her small room, which is where she'd do her paper work. There was a small wooden desk, and that was pretty much it. Amaya found her room to be comfortable, but something was bothering her. She kept having dreams lately, and it was always the same one. It was about a boy who's about as tall as her. He also has white hair, and beautiful blue/green eyes that she oddly loved.
'It's only a matter of time before that comes true too.' She thought to herself as she walked the streets of the Seirite.
"Amaya! What are you doing?" A tall women with red hair called to her.
'Rongiku' She thought grimly. "I wanted to introduce you to some people, but you always escape when you get the chance!"
"You know I hate meeting new people!" Amaya yelled, annoyed that she kept trying to get her to meet people.
"Tell me about! I couldn't get you to introduce yourself when we first met!"
'Yeah, 'cause you forced me against my will.' She thought, remembering when she went to the wrong squad for the third time, and needed to ask for directions. Rangiku wouldn't give her directions unless she introduced herself.
"Hey! What's up with the dark look?" Rongiku asked surprised by Amaya's sudden mood swing.
"Oh nothing." Amaya said smiling innocently.
"Okay." She said blowing the whole thing off. "So why won't you meet anyone?" Amaya looked at the ground, and the wall, anywhere else but at Rongiku. She hated making eye contact with people she didn't know very well. She shrugged.
"I don't know...I'm just not good talking to people. I'm too shy, and quite." Rongiku laughed.
"Oh, I've noticed." Amaya looked confused.
"How?" She asked suspiciously.
"Whenever you talk to me, you refuse to look me in the eye, and whenever you walk around you don't look at people. You just shut them out."
"Oh..." She replied, turning a little red. "I didn't think that it was that noticeable, and I can talk to people if I have too." Remembering back to Ichigo, Rukia and Renji. Rongiku looked at her sympathetically.
"Don't worry it will pass." She said with a smile. 'Man, I HATE it when people give me sympathy. I'm already distant and quite. I don't need people feeling bad for me on top of it.'
"If you say so." she said doubtingly. Rongiku suddenly grabbed Amaya's arm and towed her off to the 10th division. "Hey, where are we going?" Amaya asked frantically.
"I at least want to introduce you to my captain. If not anyone else." She said, smiling like there was nothing wrong. For her anyways. Amaya's eyes widened.
"No! I really don't want to meet anyone! What if I do something embarrassing? 'Cause I've done it before."
"Don't be so pessimistic! You'll be fine!" Rongiku said encouragingly. All of a sudden it started raining out. "We have to hurry up." Rongiku said, picking up her pace. Soon Amaya saw the lights of sqaud 10 looming ahead. Her stomach was in knots, as you started climbing the stairs to the captains office. Rongiku lightly knocked on the door and let herself in.
'I wonder if the captain will be the boy from my dream...?' She asked herself 'No! Of course not. Out of all people, what are the odds that the one boy happens to be the captain?' Amaya looked up and saw a small boy, with white hair and piled of paper surrounding him.
"Rongiku where have you been? I needed you to help me with files!" He said very frustrated. He even got a vein on his temple. Amaya unintentionally laughed, and the captain looked up and saw her. When you're eyes met, all you think was,
'Oh come on! Are you kidding? Of all people, why did the captain have to be the boy from my dreams? The one I just happen to like, so that makes everything worse!" Amaya's legs started shaking slightly, she looked down right away, her eyes burning a hole in the floor.
"Who's she?" He asked not really caring, but trying not to be rude. Rongiku smiled.
"This is Amaya." She said, shoving Amaya in front of her. Her heart started beating like crazy.
"Hi, I'm Amaya." She said very quietly, feeling like she was just making a bigger fool of herself. She tried really hard not to look him in the eye, knowing that if she did, she'd blush.
"She's the new lieutenant of sqaud 13. The one who can see into the future." Amaya looked at Rongiku thinking she was over doing it a little.
"Oh, I've heard of you." The boy said interested. "I'm Toshiro Hitsuguya by the way." He said nicely.
"Nice to meet you." She tried to give a convincing smile, but she thought he saw through it. Amaya looked over at the door, wondering if she could make up an excuse to leave.
"Is there somewhere you need to be?" Toshiro asked, noticing her eying the door.
'This is my chance.'
"Yeah, I have a few things I need to do before it get's too late." She said, happy she's always been a good liar.
"Maybe you should wait until the rain stops Amaya." Rongiku said worried.
Amaya giggled nervously.
"No It's okay. I love walking in the rain." She replied, heading for the door.
"Okay, see you later then..." Rongiku said disappointed she was leaving.
"Later guys." Amaya said, cheerfully stepping outside in the rain. "Hm..." She said, letting the rain soak her skin. "I am an idiot! I acted like...like a... a stupid person!" Amaya yelled at herself when she was far enough away.
'Do I really like him? I like his eyes, but do I really like him? No way, we just met, and I don't know anything about him. I'm probably just tired.'
Rongiku's POV
"Later guys." Amaya said stepping out into the rain.
'Poor girl.' Rangiku thought. 'She's so shy.'
"Sorry." She apologized for Amaya. "She's really shy around new people." Toshiro just nodded his head, too busy with his paper work to pay attention. Rangiku sighed, and sat down at her desk, working on student transfers she's been putting off. It wasn't too long before her mind started to wander.
'Wouldn't Toshiro and Amaya make a cute couple? They are the same height after all.' You laughed at the thought.
"What's so funny?" Toshiro asked, looking up from his paperwork.
"Oh nothing." She said turning her head to the side so he couldn't see you were lying.
"Is something bothering Amaya? She looked like she really wanted to leave."
"Is that why you let her leave?"
"Yeah." Toshiro thought for a moment. "There's something off about her."
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know. There's just something strange about her."
"She's better once you get to know her."
"Hm..." He said focusing on his paper work again.
Amaya's POV
Amaya just made it home, feeling exhausted. She kicked her shoes off and collapsed on a small couch. Soon after she fell asleep, her nightly visions came to haunt her. She dreamed there was a hollow near the front gates of the Seirite. It had a white mask, huge blue body and long claws. It was the hollow the murdered her! Amaya woke with a start. 'Hm... there's no way that's the same hollow. That boy Ichigo kill that?' She thought to herself. It was just a dream, but she couldn't get over this strange feeling. "Ugh, maybe if I just go see for myself it will calm my nerves." Amaya mumbled, stumbling around for her shoes. She then stepped outside in the cool night air, but it was heavy from the rain. Amaya headed towards the front gates with her zonpokto in a small loop on the side of her Kimono. Which was a nice change from the clothes she had a few days ago. There weren't many people out, but sge didn't care; less people looking at her. Amaya finally made it to the front gates and saw nothing. "See? All this walking for nothing." She said to herself, relieved. As she turned around to leave, standing before her, was the hollow. Looking exactly the same as before. But instead of being afraid, Amaya felt blood lust. She smiled deviously at the hollow. "Hehe, you took my life-" You unsheathed you're zonpokto. "Now I'm going to take yours!"