Alright chapter 3 is up! Plz enjoy it and review!

Note: I would appreciate it if any Japanese speaking people could check if the name of Yugo's zanpaktoh is translated tell me if I made a mistake and post the correct translation (review or message).

Chapter 3: The Ice starts to melt

"Uhm, Omaeda fukutaichou do you still need us?" A shinigami behind Omaeda asked.

"No it's okay, nobody hurt here. You can go back to 4th division." Omaeda replied. The shinigami from 4th division had already turned to leave when Omaeda stopped them.

"No wait! I just got a great idea." Omaeda said triumphantly. "Take this guy with you and put him in a hospital room."

"But I'm not sick…" Yugo protested.

"Don't whine, at least you'll have a place to stay then." Omaeda explained. "And knowing taichou, it would be best if you already got a room in the hospital."

"Maybe you're right. Ok, I'll move to 4th division for the time being." Yugo agreed.

"Wait a minute, we can't bring in a healthy person just because he has no place to stay. That's against the rules." The shinigami from fourth division interrupted.

. "That's a shame. I really thought I had a good idea for once." Omaeda sighed disappointed.

"You didn't let me finish." The shinigami continued. "Normally we wouldn't allow but I guess we could make an exception… for the right price."

"WHAT!? How dare you…" Omaeda was about to crush the shinigami from 4th with his bare hands when Yugo stopped him.

"Please leave this to me Omaeda fukutaichou, there's no need for violence." Yugo said while reaching for his zanpaktoh. The shinigami from 4th division backed away in fear.

"Hey wait, I thought you said no violence!"'

"I did." Yugo held up his zanpaktoh. "Crush their spirit, 'jaaku na mabushisa' ( 'Evil glare' ).

Yugo's zanpaktoh dissolved into black smoke that started to float around his arms. The smoke attached itself to Yugo's arms and formed two vicously clawed, dark gauntlets. He held up his right arm, the back of his hand facing the trembling shinigami.

"Now watch the birdie…" Suddenly a dark red eye opened on the back of his hand, releasing a bright flash. The shinigami from 4th division screamed as the light struck them, engulfing the entire hallway. As soon as the light had faded, Yugo quickly sealed his shikai and sheathed his zanpaktoh.

"What the hell was that noise!?" The door of the office slammed open and Soi Fong appeared.

"Nothing taichou." Yugo smiled innocently. "Omaeda fukutaichou just showed me his impression of a dying hollow."

Soi Fong glared at her baffled vice-captain. "Why the hell are you fooling around here if you still got work to do?"

"I-I'm sorry taichou." Omaeda grinned sheepishly.

"And you, I told you to leave didn't I?" Soi Fong turned to Yugo. She looked past him and noticed the shinigami from 4th division. They all had an empty look in their eyes, blankly staring into space.

"What's wrong with them?" Soi Fong asked Omaeda.

"W-well my dying hollow impression was so realistic that they all went into shock taichou." Omaeda stammered. "You know how weak those cry-babies from 4th division are."

"I see. Make sure they get home safe." Soi Fong replied annoyed. She went back to her office, slamming the door closed behind her.

"That was close…" Omaeda released a sigh of relief. "But what exactly did you do? Was that your shikai?" Yugo nodded. "I achieved it just before I graduated from the academy. I still don't know what all its abilities are though."

"Wait a second. If you achieved shikai, why did they place you with the newbies? They should have made you a ranked officer." Omaeda asked confused.

"Actually, you're the first one to see my shikai." Yugo replied, walking towards the shinigami of 4th division. "I would appreciate it if you kept it a secret Omaeda fukutaichou."

'O-of course I will but I bet if you told taichou she might forgive you. We can always use strong and capable officers in 2nd division." Omaeda suggested.

"Maybe but I wouldn't want it that way. I've always preferred that people liked me for who I am rather than for my strength. Pretty lame huh?" Yugo smiled shyly.

"Very lame if you ask me." Omaeda stated dryly. "If you're planning on impressing taichou with your personality you didn't make a very good start today."

"I guess so…" Yugo mumbled. "But I won't give up! There has to be a way to make taichou like me. Err… In a non romantic way of course." Yugo blushed by the thought of him and Soi Fong as a couple.

"So what did you do with those guys anyway?" Omaeda asked, bringing back Yugo to reality.

"Oh I just made them my puppets." Yugo replied smiling. "I'll have them take me to the hospital and afterwards I'll sent them to some distant corner of Seireitei till the effect wears of. They won't remember a thing."

"That's pretty cool…" A wicked grin appeared on Omaeda face. "Do you think you could use it on taichou too?"

"I doubt it. It doesn't work on people with a higher reiatsu than me. I couldn't use it on you or taichou even if I wanted ." Yugo explained, wondering what Omaeda had in mind for his captain. "Anyway I should get going. We don't want taichou angrier than she already is."

"Good luck Yugo." Omaeda yelled as Yugo left with the shinigami from 4th division.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Seireitei

Hitsugaya and Hinamori walked side by side through the quiet narrow streets of was already late and the street was completely deserted. The moon shined brightly, casting its light on the two shinigami below.

"You know, normally it's the man that walks the lady home and not the other way around." Hitsugaya said to Hinamori.

"True but your still too small to be a man Shiro-chan." Hinamori laughed. Her laugh soon disappeared as she noticed Hitsugaya's angry stare. "It was just a joke Shiro-chan." she quickly apoligized. "O-of course you are…"

"You called me Shiro-chan." Hitsugaya interrupted her.

"Oh, I'm sorry Hitsugaya-kun. I'll try to be more careful newt time." Hinamori replied.

"You better."

"And I didn't mean what I said about you being a child too." Hinamori continued hastily. "You're very mature for your age. I was really impressed by the way you handled those new recruits."

"It was nothing."

"No really it was great. And I appreciate it that you didn't scare them away." Hinamori praised her white-haired friend.

"You're welcome." Hitsugaya mumbled. "Although I would have liked to put some of those jerks on ice…"

Hitsugaya grinded his teeth as he recalled the images of the briefing. A long line of incompetent newbies, stupidly laughing and joking . Commander Yamamoto claimed that he had divided the recruits equally among the divisions but clearly he had put all the garbage in 5th division. If this continued, they might as well remove 5th division. Perhaps he should talk to commander Yamamoto about it.

"Oh Hitsugaya-kun look at the sky!" Hinamori squealed, pointing to the sky. The sky was filled with stars and in the centre shined a bright full moon. "Isn't it beautiful?" Hinamori sighed.

When Hitsugaya looked up he did see something beautiful but it wasn't the sky. He stared at Hinamori's face, lit up by the moonlight. He had never realized how beautiful she was until now. He forget everything around him and gazed at Hinamori with a faint blush on his cheeks.

"Are you okay Hitsugaya-kun?" Hinamori suddenly asked worried. Hitsugaya snapped back to reality and stared at the ground, desperately trying to hide his blushing face.

"I-I'm fine… don't worry about me." He quickly answered. "Oh god I hope she didn't see me blush…"

Oh okay, I was worried cause you spaced out for a moment." Hinamori replied relieved. "Was he blushing? No it couldn't be…"

They continued the rest of their walk in silence until they arrived at the 10th division headquarters.

"I guess this is my stop." Hitsugaya smiled nervously, still hiding his red face.

"I'll see you tomorrow Shiro-chan! Have a good night'" Hinamori waved as she headed back to her division.

"It's Hitsugaya taichou, not Shir…" Hitsugaya didn't finish his sentence. Shiro-chan actually sounded pretty nice. It brought back memories from the old days when he and Hinamori were just two normal people. He wished that he could go back to those days, acting freely without the tiring obligations of being a captain. He entered his office sighing and switched on the light. On his desk he found a drunk Matsumoto, fast asleep. Empty bottles of sake were scattered on the floor, mixed with unfinished paperwork. Hitsugaya angrily slammed his fist on the desk ,waking up his intoxicated vice-captain.

"Who the hell dares… taichou!" Matsumoto startled.

"I trust you had a nice day?" Hitsugaya asked annoyed.

"Well you know same as usual…" Matsumoto replied, trying to avoid her captain's angry look.

"So it seems. Please tell me that you at least briefed the new recruits?"

"Of course taichou! I would never forget something important like that!" Matsumoto smiled confidently.

Outside, 10th divisions main square,

"You think someone's still going to come?" A tall shinigami asked his companion. He looked around him, examining the tired faces of his fellow Shinigami.

"I'm sure someone will." His friend replied. "I mean, they can't let us stand here all night right?"

"I sure hope you're right…" The first one sighed.

"It looks like it's going to rain…" A third one announced, looking at the sky.

K that's it for now,hope you liked it and stay tuned for the next chapter: Circus Yachiru