"Xiang! Wake up! Hurry!"
With this, a little boy known only by the name of Xiang woke up, surrounded by the crates he used to cover himself while he slept in a desolate alley located in Soul Society's Rukongai district. Getting up, the little boy came to a staggering upright position, revealing medium length brown hair, large blue eyes and scraggly/torn clothes.
"There's two men out front wishing to speak to you. They're tall and scary, but they said they mean no harm. It's supposedly very important, and they've come all the way from the Seiretei in search of you."
Confused, and still reminiscing on the dream he had just experienced, Xiang followed his friend with long, blonde hair to meet these two men.
"You alright there, Xiang?" The other boy asked.
"Well..." Xiang responded, "I keep having this weird dream about a boy with spikey orange hair, and every time I have it, it ends in a red blur. I don't know. It's just... Odd. I'll be fine."
Upon reaching the end of the alley, Xiang came up to them, both wearing black kimono's and wielding swords. One man had spikey dark hair, while the other had long white hair, and he seemed to be wielding two blades. The man with the white hair was the first to speak.
"Ah, Xiang. We've been meaning to speak with you. We at the Seiretei have noticed a large amount of reiatsu, or spiritual energy emitting from this area and were just now able to determine who it was coming from. See, Xiang, you have a lot of untapped power inside of you, and we at the Seiretei can help you hone that power and turn you in to a mighty shinigami. What do you say?"
Without any hesitation, Xiang joined the men and jumped on the opportunity to join the Gotei 13. Ever since he arrived in Rukongai, Xiang dreamed of joining the ranks of shinigami, using their abilities to defeat evil. He knew that with some hard work and many years of training, Xiang could become the greatest shinigami to ever pass through Seiretei's walls.
Not much was said on the journey to the Seiretei gates. The men mainly just chit-chatted about happenings around the Seiretei occasionally asking Xiang random questions. It seemed almost as if these beings as "Hollows" were the main topic of discussion the whole way there.
After a seemingly endless walk, Xiang finally came up to the walls of Seiretei. Standing there before him and the two men, was Jidanbou, the Seiretei's gatekeeper. He immediately allowed the two men and Xiang through, where they led Xiang to the Shinigami Academy, where he would register to become a trainee and get all the schooling and experience he would need to become a great shinigami.
"Xiang, before we enter the academy, we should probably introduce ourselves, huh? Well, my name's Ukitake Joshiro, and I'm Captain of Squad 13. This is my subordinate and lieutenant, Shiba Kaien. Unfortunately, we will be going now, but I hope to see you in a few years when you become strong enough to join our ranks."
With that, both men disappeared in the matter of the blink of an eye. Xiang continued inside, registered with the lady at the front counter and was shown to his room. For the most of the remaining evening and night, he sat around staring at his trainee robes, and his trainee practice sword. Eventually, after fatigue slowly came over him, he folded up his robes, sheathed his practice sword, and both items under his bed.
"Well, I guess it's time for bed," he muttered to himself as he crawled in to his bunk.
"I've got a long first day ahead of me tomorrow. The lady at the front desk said I should report to the testing area right away for qualifications. It'll determine where at in my class I will be placed."
And with that, Xiang almost instantly fell asleep.