okie, so i'm introducing 4 new OCs in here! sorry if you can't remember them all by the end of this chapter, but eh... :] you will eventually. it's not like they're major characters or anything, but i don't want to go through the trouble of making up random squad members later on so i just did it now


Everybody squinted at the sky, watching the ball of light hit Syakonmaku, the barrier that protected Seireitei. "Will it break through?" Many questioned, but nobody answered. They all just stared at it in wonder. "It's coming towards us!"

All of a sudden, it turned from a bright blue light to the color of the sun, splitting into four different directions, then it disappeared.

"The Ryoka must've gotten separated."

"What should we do, Captain?" Someone asked.

Ukitake-Taichou turned around to face everyone in our division, "Kinomi-fukutaicho."

"Yes sir?"

"Take a few people with you. Everyone else, spread out into groups and look for the Ryoka. Capture them alive if you can, and bring them in for questioning. As for me... I have a killer headache..." he groaned.

We all sweat dropped as Kiyone and Sentaro fought over who got to help the Captain back to our division to get some needed rest, and eventually, they both went with him.

"Alright, 4th, 9th, 11th, and 17th seat, you're coming with me! And the rest of you, get in groups with no more than 6 people and spread out everywhere! Investigate around where the Ryoka landed and remember to capture them alive. Don't let the other squads get in your way and avoid conflict with them if you can. Got it?"

"Hai!"

They departed in a flash and I was left with the 4 individuals I selected.

"So what's the plan, short stuff?" 4th seat, Kimaru, asked lazily draping an arm on my head like an armrest. My fist made contact with his head as the other 3 cringed, "That's Lieutenant to you!"

"Ah geez, I've known you the longest from our squad and you still treat me like crap," he complained, rubbing his injured spot.

"Because you make up the stupidest names for me," I pointed out.

"What happened to our academy days when you were just a newbie and never raised your voice at anybody?!" he fake cried.

"Then I graduated and was placed into the 11th division," I chuckled.

Our 9th seat, Tsukiro, cleared his throat to catch our attention, "Speaking of 11th division, here they come." That was Tsukiro for you, always alert, quiet, and serious.

"Hey, you weaklings from the 13th squad! Move outta our way!"

"Yeah, get lost!"

"K-Kurosaki-Fukutaichou..." Hina, our 17th seat, whispered to me. She was a small girl, maybe no taller than the captain from the 10th division, and she's usually quiet most of the time.

Then there was 11th seat Makuno. Unlike Hina and Tsukiro, he's not quiet at all and not afraid to let someone know that he's annoyed.

"Yo! Did you hear me? I said: MOVE!" The 11th squad shouted again.

Beside me, Kimaru was rolling his eyes, Tsukiro had his closed, Hina was trying to not whimper, and Makuno had his arms crossed along with a 'get lost' expression.

"In case you haven't noticed, this part of Seireitei is one of the 13th division's assigned spots," I stated coldly, staring at the man who was leading. Not the best appealing man either. His uniform was exposing his hairy chest and he looked like his hasn't brushed his teeth in months. Not only that, his left eyebrow was gone too. But then again, that's how you tell most 11th squad members apart from the rest of the shinigami.

"Well missy, everything and everyplace belongs to the 11th squad when in combat!"

"Says who?" I demanded walking closer, as did he too.

"Says us!"

"Why don't you run home to Zaraki-Taichou and wait for your eyebrow to grow instead, eh?" I crossed my arms, smirking as some of his men were quietly snickering.

"Shut up! All of you!" he screamed. "And you!" he pointed at me. "How dare you say our Captain's name in that way?! You have no respect!" he shook his fist in my face, trying to seem intimidating. Which wasn't quiet working, anyone could tell that he probably wasn't a seated officer.

Makuno, who was fed up with all of this, stepped right up to his face before I could retort, "Hey, listen you bastard. This area belongs to the 13th division whether you like it or not. So get lost and look somewhere else cause there aren't any Ryoka here."

He bit his lip, unsure of what to do next. "You!" he boomed, pointing at me once again.

"What?" I groaned, tired of arguing with this guy.

He growled, "Who are you?!"

I raised an eyebrow. Oh, so now he asks who I am. A bit late isn't he?

"Kurosaki Kinomi, Lieutenant of the 13th squad and formerly 4th seat of the 11th squad."

"Y-You were in 11th?"

"Hey, that's why she looked familiar!" someone from his side said.

"I recognize her now!"

"Shut up and let's go!" he commanded running back to the direction he came from with his men following him.

Kimaru sighed in relief, "I thought they would never leave. Knowing 11th squad, they're probably running all over the place and causing half the damage that's happened so far just for the fun of it."

"Not everyone in 11th is as bad as him, they just like to fight a lot," I said.

"Um, Fukutaichou?" Hina said quietly.

"Yeah?"

"Why were you placed in 11th squad before?"

This caused Kimaru to chuckle, "You want to know? I'll tell you why."

About 1 year ago

Location: Shinou Academy

"Ki-no-mi-Chaaan!" a male voice sang, followed by a pair of hands covering my eyes.

"Kimaru, I already know it's you," I giggled as he sighed, "Ruin the fun will you?"

I rolled my eyes, "Idiot, you're the only one who does that to me. Plus, your voice gave it away."

He pouted, but then his smile returned, "I can't wait! Captains from the Gotei 13 are going to be watching us today while we spar and they'll be choosing who gets to be on which squad! Do you know how long I've been waiting for this?"

Before I could answer, he said it for me, "6 years!"

I chuckled, "Come on, save the excitement for when you're actually placed on a squad."

"Heh, you act like you're so great. Just because it only took you a year to get to where you are now. Like that Shiba Kaien guy who use to be Lieutenant of the 13th squad," he scoffed.

I walked behind him and pushed him all the way to our class, "Just shut up and go already. We're going to be late and that won't make us look good."

We quickly ran to our seats next to everyone else on the floor. The room we use to spar is humongous. The floor was just plain wood while the walls were made up regular bricks, covered in white paint. Our 2 teachers of this class were standing at the front while we, the students, sat in a straight line. Then across from us on the other side were (surprisingly) all 13 Captains.

One of our Senseis cleared his throat, "Students, as most of you already know, we will be pairing you up with another for a small match. The captains here will be watching closely and will decide which squad you will be placed in, but only if we think you're qualified to graduate. Now, let's begin!"

"Hey Kinomi, check out the 10th squad captain!" Kimaru whispered to me, just as the first match started.

"What about him?"

"He's that prodigy kid! I guess they allow short people in the 13 Protecion Squads after all."

I elbowed him in the ribs and he held back a yelp of pain. "Shush! He'll hear you! Captains have all these fancy weird tricks where they know and hear everything you do."

"Come on, you're just being paranoid," he chuckled, but froze when the Captain took his eyes off the match and looked at Kimaru.

"See, I told you!"

"Whatever!"

Matches flew by quickly and before we knew it, it was Kimaru's turn. I saw a trickle of sweat run down his face while his opponent stood up. But yet Kimaru was just sitting there like a terrified little puppy, hands shaking and eyes widened.

"What happened to all that excitement and energy you had earlier?" I snickered. "Don't tell me that was all just a show and you're scared." I teased.

"I am not scared!" he stated, finally getting up with his sword in hand. He was gripping it so tightly, his fingers were white and I thought the sword would just crumble up in his hands.

He looked back at me. "Just do your best!" I mouthed, giving him a thumbs up.

He stared intently at his opponent, without faltering his gaze. Probably giving himself a pep talk inside his head. His match was over in less than 10 minutes, with Kimaru giving the other guy a final hit to the head.

"Don't you think that was a bit harsh? You could've given him brain damage," I said as he took his seat next to me.

"His fault for having a bad defense," he shrugged, not really caring and just glad that it was over. "I wonder which Captain took interest in me...?" he wondered.

"It's really hard to tell since they keep their expression the same most of the time. Except for the 11th squad Captain. Every time someone gets hit, he tries to suppress his smirk."

"Yeah, the 11th squad is violent. That's the one squad I know you won't be in for sure."

I laughed quietly, "Well don't think I'm some goody two-shoes who's afraid to get her hands dirty once in a while."

Our conversation soon ended as I was called up next, "Kurosaki Kinomi; Shira Hitaru, you're up! It's the last match, make it worth watching!"

Finally!

Shira Hitaru was one of the top 10 students this year, while I was only in the top 20. Now let's see how strong he really is.

We continued staring, daring each other to make the first move. "Lady's first," he smirked. "Thanks, but I think I'll pass," I gripped my sword tightly with my right hand, while my left was loosely placed around it, just incase I needed to use Kidou. [I'm not gonna go into details, but it ended as a tie with both Kinomi and Hitaru panting and bleeding. But there weren't serious injuries.]

"Now that's a fight!" our Sensei cheered, popping up behind me, making me jump. He handed both of us white towels, which were soon stained red.

The rest of the students stood up, stretching their muscles from sitting so long and scattered around talking with their friends. Some of them even went over and started chatting with the Captains who didn't have a 'come-as-close-as-two-meters-and-I'll-hurt-you' look.

"Hey, girl!" someone said.

I wheeled around to see the 11th squad Captain, Zaraki Kenpachi. Man, he looks like he's about to eat me or something. And now that he's closer, I noticed that he was also very tall.

"Y-Yes?" I gulped.

"What's your name?"

"Kurosaki Kinomi, sir," I bowed just a teensy bit, it wasn't really noticeable.

He only smirked, "I like the way you fight. You're going to be in my squad."

"Huh?"

"And that's how it happened..." Kimaru finished. "The reason Kinomi was in 11th division was because Kenpachi likes the way she fights and he was so scary and demanding that she couldn't say no. The End!"

"Eh?! That's so boring, Kimaru-Senpai!" Hina exclaimed.

He got an irk mark, "Well why don't you try telling it better than I did!"

I slapped him on the head, "Shut up and let's go. We need to sta-" But I was interrupted by a scream.

'Yumichika?!'

Sure enough, there was the bob-haired man in the air, screaming his ass off. Then a few seconds later, a firework exploded, replacing where Yumichika was.

"What the heck just happened?..." Makuno looked confused, still staring at the firework.

"My guess is it's one of the Ryoka," Tsukiro said softly, closing his eyes.

"Let's go then," I motioned for them to follow me.

okay, more stuff to tell you :]

i know a lot of people, including me, hate it when writers put too many japanese words in their stories so i'm not gonna do that. I'll just use the ones that most people know already and if you don't, well now you do :) I'll be using:

Taichou= Captain/Commanding officer

Fukutaichou= Vice Captain/Lieutenant

Hai= Yes/Okay/etc...etc.. :P

and of course names :] once in a while i might put "boke" or "baka" which means idiot for those who didn't know yet. it's all simple right? right!

be grateful that i'm not one of those people who put random japanese words in the middle of an english sentence. like that girl who was trying to tell me off on youtube... heh idiot :P lol i'm editing the next chapter in a few minutes... after i take care of those 50 something notifications i've been getting on facebook... .