Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or any of its characters...
RECAP
Koyumi fell from the sky; her wings shattered and fell like shimmering dust particles. She landed gently in the arms of her captain who had flash stepped to catch her.
"Taichou, my apologies for troubling you," the girl said before slipping from reality.
The cold captain gazed down at the pale and dying girl in his arms and quickly hurried back to the fourth division.
'I've seen this girl before, I'm sure of it…'
Story Start...
As the 'emotionless' captain flash stepped to the fourth division, he noticed that the girl's body had been growing colder and colder. Though the blue marks on her face had receded, she was having difficulties breathing and a wound on her right leg had opened up again and was slowly dripping a trail of blood as the captain carried her.
Her eyes were sad, filled with longing and sorrow. He wanted to make her happy, to see her smile, even though he didn't know why… It was as if he had once seen her smile before…He was almost positive he had seen the girl before, that they had met many years ago... When he ate with her for the past few months he often noticed her glancing at him with those sad eyes as if she wanted to say something, but she would just stare back down at her food. What made this girl so sad? What was she always thinking about?
Everyone stared at the expressionless captain, his white haori drenched with the scarlet red blood of the pale girl he carried.
"Kuchiki-taichou, what happened to Toriku-san!?"
"Are you injured as well!?"
"No, take care of the girl." he said simply in his cold and monotonous voice.
Several squad members quickly took the motionless girl to an operating room to be examined and healed by the 4th division's captain. After about 15 minutes, the calm female captain walked out of the room, a somewhat worried look on her face.
"Is she alright?"
"Her physical injuries have been healed, but what worries me is her mental state of mind. Something during the battle appears to have triggered something within her mind. She is awake now, so you may visit her Kuchiki-taichou, but I do not think she will say much…"
"Hn…" The stoic captain did not say much. As he entered the faded and lifeless room, he saw a girl sitting in a small bed. He could not tell who the girl was or whether she was dead or alive. The sign on the door read 'Toriku Koyumi' but the person in front of him could not possibly be Koyumi. She no longer looked sad, but neither did she look happy. No emotion could be detected at all, her eyes were a blank, faded blue and her hair was silvery white, not one strand of violet or lilac could be seen. She stared straight forward, not focusing on anything in particular.
"Koyumi…" the captain muttered as he sat down in a wooden chair beside the bed. No reply came from the girl.
Koyumi POV
'Where am I? Am I dead? So dark…'
"Koyumi…"
'Who was that? That voice… it sounded like Kuchiki-taichou…'
"Yes that was your beloved captain whom you won't remember!"
'Wait, who is this? Stop it, stop interfering with my life!'
"You'll find out soon enough! But first, I'll be taking a few 'things' or should I say, memories, from you…"
"No wait, don't!!!!"
The voice was fading and before I knew it, I was alone again in the darkness…
Normal POV
"Ugh, where am I? My head hurts…"
A young girl with waist long white hair and crystal blue eyes sat in a hospital bed, staring at a distant man who sat in the cold room beside the bed.
"Koyumi…"
"Who are you!? And how do you know my name!!!???"
The captain's eyes widened as he stared at the girl.
"I'm the captain of the 6th division in the 13 court guard squads and you are my third seat."
"Third seat? 13 court guard squads? That can't be right! I should be with nii-san and Katsu right now! Where arethey?"
"Katsu?"
"Yes! He's my friend! We've been training together for a few years now!"
'She appears to have lost her memories…' "I do not know who Katsu is, but it is possible he is on a mission as well."
"Oh, how about my brother? His name is Keisei Saito. Oh, but you probably don't know him, he's not a shinigami." she stated the last half of her sentence rather sadly. "We live in the 2nd district of Rukongai; can you stop joking now and please return me back home 6th captain-san?"
"This is not a joke."
"Ok, so can you tell me why I'm here and where 'here' is, Kuchiki-taichou?" The girl stared in amazement.
"How did you know to call me Kuchiki-taichou?"
"I-I don't know… It just happened, like natural instinct…"
'There's a chance she still retains some memories'
"You are currently in the fourth division as you were severely injured in a battle with several Menos Grande."
"Menos Grande? You must be joking! I could never defeat a Menos! Are you sure you know what you're talking about?"
"Look at your leg."
"Wow, how did I get such a big wound?"
"That was from the Menos."
The girl stared at her leg, then at the captain, with a confused expression on her face.
"Then, what's going on?"
'I should not tell her the truth. Whatever she has kept hidden from me before must have had something to do with this. It may be better for her not to know until I can determine what has happened…'
"Several weeks after you were put under my command, we were sent out on an investigation and you were injured. That is why you are here now."
"So I'm really a third seat in the 6th division?"
"Yes."
"I have a question."
"What is it?"
"Why do you have such a cold expression on your face all the time Kuchiki-taichou?" The girl inquired curiously, undaunted by the presence of the noble captain.
"That is none of your concern."
'Cold? What is she implying?'
"Ok!" The girl replied cheerfully, as if she were a child again.
'She's so happy now, how can she be the same person who was entered my division? I can't let her live in the division quarters. I have to keep this a secret from everyone until I can learn how to return her memories…'
"Koyumi."
"Yes?" The girl was staring out the window now.
"You will be living in the Kuchiki manor in the following period of time and you will not be allowed to leave without my permission."
"Ehh!? But, aren't I your third seat? I have to work, don't I? And why can't I go home!?"
"Because, I'm your captain and subordinates must obey their captains." He stated with an icy glare which the girl noticed, so she decided to comply, to avoid angering her so-called 'captain'.
"Alright, Kuchiki-taichou."
"Then I will pack your belongings for you and arrange for you to leave the 4th division."
"Belongings?"
"Stay here." With that, the captain left the room.
'This is just too weird! What will nii-san think when he finds out I'm suddenly the third seat of the 6th division? *sigh* And besides that now I have to go live in my captain's house!? Could this get any stranger?' thought the girl. Little did she know, her life would soon become further entangled in uncontrollable confusion…
Hope you enjoyed the chapter, please review! Any comments or criticism are welcome! (The story will get more interesting from here on, I hope! :) )