Disclaimer: Everything in the story belongs to Tite Kubo except for the storyline.

Alright, here's the next chapter. I feel kind of bad… no reviews. cries in emo corner - ahem sorry about that. Haha, actually I don't feel to bad, I guess school is starting about now so I understand.

I just started High School so it kind of occupied my mind. I'm getting a lot more homework xD Hahah, oh well, I couldn't think of a good name for my chapter and fight scene will be next chapter.

Chapter 7 – Little Captive

Rangiku panted, wondering why she yelled so loud. Her head hurt horribly and she kept having images of a boy, Hitsugaya-Taicho, her mind thought immediately as the boy appeared in her mind. He lay on he ground, surrounded in a pool of blood… un-moving. Why was he like that? What had happened to him, Rangiku found herself crying. She wanted her mama, where was she? What happened? The poor four year old didn't know what was going on, but somewhere in the back of her mind something stirred.

"Oto-san… Kaa-san…" Matsumoto said between sobs, tears slid down her face like a waterfall.

"Cryin' fer yer kaa-san eh?" Gin asked stepping into Rangiku's prison with a smirk, although inside he felt like holding her and telling her everything would be fine.

"W-Who a-are you?" Matsumoto asked, her voice high and filled with fear.

Gin smirked and took a step closer to little Ran-chan until he towered over her and his body blocked off the light from the hallway. Originally Gin planned on crushing the girls hopes but when he tried to open his mouth and say something his voice caught in his throat and nothing would come out. He frowned slightly and opened his eyes just a crack, hoping he would scare the girl. Oops… that was a mistake.

"Gin-kun?" Rangiku asked, she didn't know why she said 'Gin-kun'. Gin was much younger, he was definitely not this cold man… but… she felt very calm and peaceful near him and felt she had known this man for ages.

"What?" Gin replied, and then he quickly said something else to hide the shock, "So ya know my name huh? T' bad ya won't know it much longer Ran-ch-," Gin paused, should he say Ran-chan like normal? "Rangiku-san," he whispered near her ear at last and then he turned around and walked quickly out of the room trying to stop his heart from beating so quickly.

"…where am I…" Rangiku whispered, the face of Gin Ichimaru flashed through her head, the way he smiled, his red eyes… at first fear was felt when she imagined his face, but soon the fear was replaced by another feeling the girl didn't know of. Slowly, Rangiku fell asleep… and began to dream yet again, of the strange white-haired boy.

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Hitsugaya held the right side of his chest with his left hand, his free hand held Hyorinmaru, barely. The young captain was drenched in his own blood, his vision was blurry and the world seemed to spin when the boy opened his eyes, but he fought to control his urge to vomit on the spot.

"Hehe, so much for a shinigami captain! If all captains are like you, Aizen-sama should've taken over a long time ago!" giggled the other person in the circular dome room.

"Shut-up…" Hitsugaya murmured, his voice slurred, and it hurt to talk. He was surprised that his feet could even support his weight. Slowly the captain glanced at his opponent and tried to muster what looked like a death stare, but he couldn't. Instead his eyes just slanted slightly and that was the best he could do.

"hahaha, oh this is fun! I hope you're not DONE YET SHINIGAMI!" suddenly Hitsugaya's opponent disappeared. "Behind you!" and then the white-haired captain felt himself on the cold floor of Las Noches yet again. This time, he couldn't get it… his blood spilled in a pool around him. He could barely keep hold of Hyorinmaru, his zanpakuto called to him, his vision became blurry, slowly the captain closed his eyes. Toshiro! Toshiro!...wait… that wasn't Hyorinmaru's voice, Toshiro! Wake up, don't die… what about saving Matsumoto! Hitsugaya Taicho! Why couldn't they just let him sleep?

"He isn't waking up…" Ichigo mumbled feeling a heavy weight on his shoulders.

"You couldn't have done anything," Isshin commented.

"Shut up! I know I couldn't!" Ichigo replied angrily. He wasn't 15 anymore, he was a young adult, and he was in University, but seeing a dead comrade… it made him feel young and weak again.

"You really do have this saving people thing don't you?" Yoruichi said, and then she hit Ichigo hard on the head and walked away to think.

The voices were all blurred and muddled up in Hitsugaya's mind. Ichigo… Yoruichi… Kira… who were these people? Light blinded him as the captain opened his eyes. He couldn't move his hands to shield his eyes, he felt tears. He felt stupid. He felt utterly powerless, this feeling, he hated it. Never had anyone bested him in a battle, never had anyone defeated him, not until today. Who was that amazingly strong arrancar? Was it a new espada? He, or it, seemed different though.

"I think he's coming to," Kira's wimpy voice cut through Hitsugaya's hazy thoughts and replaced them with a urge to whack the man in the head.

"Here you go," Isshin mumbled, lifting Hitsugaya gently into a sitting position. The captain nearly fainted again, but then he felt something enter his mouth and he sat up immediately! Herbal tea, one of the most nasty tasting things Hitsugaya had ever tasted! It was the most vile… the most… "GET THAT AWAY FROM ME!" Hitsugaya yelled angrily. Yoruichi grinned and poured the contents of the cup onto the ground here it seemed to sizzle a bit like acid, much to Hitsugaya's horror.

"Alright, now could you tell us your story of the battle? We leave you alone for 30 minutes and then we feel you die… what is with that?" Isshin said, trying to make the situation seem lighter then it really was.

Hitsugaya was silent, he looked at the ground, he could just imagine the disappointment, in his mind he could imagine a dead Hinamori, skewered by a spear of some kind. His fists clenched and then he breathed and began to tell his tale of his battle against Aizen's new, number 9 espada. (A/N - Story will appear next chapter)

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Ran-chan lay awake in her empty cell, thinking about random things. Twice she felt someone outside her door, and twice they walked away without saying anything or even entering the room. She didn't know how she felt the person, she just did. Reiatsu, the little girl really wished that voice in her head would be quiet. It scared her, how that voice seemed to know so much about this place Las Noches…. She clamed her hands over her ears and whimpered slightly, a great feeling of homesickness overtook her, even though her mama and papa didn't treat her as nice as she liked, the girl still missed her parents, her home, her toys, and everything back in Karakura dearly.

"Kaa-san… Oto-san…" whimpered the little girl, she wiped her eyes quickly and tried to become calm when she felt the same presence near her door of the cell yet again. How she wished she was tall enough to se through the window at the top of the door, the only source of light the room had.

Everything was still for quite a while, the presence was there and Ran-chan could feel it, she waited, feeling fear pound through her body. Yet unlike a normal four year old, who would have bawled her eyes out, she stood her ground and stared daggers at the door. Daring the person out there to enter. Her hand absently trailed around to grip a zanpakuto which wasn't there and when she gripped empty air, real fear seemed to enter her body. It seems that 'little Ran-chan' had disappeared and instead, a older, more mature person had appeared.

Gin stood outside the door, he had come here many times already, he had wanted to crush the little girls dreams, make her cry and yell in fear, but he couldn't. When his hands touched the doorknob he would feel a pounding fear in his heart, fear or guilt? I feel like a pedophile… he thought grimly, being in love with a little girl wasn't right. Even if she did harbor the spirit of the most wonderful woman ever.

"Hahaha, ah… that little shinigami stood no chance!" cackled a espada who turned the corner. He glanced up and spotted Gin and a cruel smile appeared on the espada's face.

"Gin-sama," he said solemly.

"Biji-san! Care to join me for some tormentin'?" Gin asked, while his mind screamed and screamed the words DON'T LET HIM TOUCH HER!

"Why sure there Gin-sama!" the espada named Biji replied, grinning devilishly, showing rows or razor sharp teeth.

Rangiku caught her breath as she felt a more ominous present approach, but she didn't let fear master her. The actual little Rangiku, the spirit of the little girl, was locked deep away in her heart. Little fists clenched together and she waited, she stood no chance but it was possible she could piss these two people off so they would never see her again.

The door opened a crack, the girl held her breath, it seemed to take ages for the door to open. When she saw Gin at the door, she felt like running to this man and hugging him, she felt like crying her heart out to him… she felt… she felt so many things! Hate, love, happiness, fear, wariness, and then she felt a claw at her throat. "Ain't you a pretty little girl?" and then blood stained her clothes.

Fight Scene, next chapter-oh and this won't be a Ichigo gains uber power-up and pwns all story. In fact, I'll just let this out – Aizen's new Espada crew could probably wipe out the whole SS or at least take on 2-3 captains at a time :D

Updating will DEFINITLY be A LOT slower sadly, school sucks, damn High School and extra curricular things.

-Until Next Time-