It was our end of the second year; Aerio and I had been bumped up and were now supposedly graduating. It sucked though, because we would have to split up. I honestly don't know how I managed to pass with my brother. I suck at Kido, listening to rules, and just about everything that wasn't fighting with swords and fists. Well, I was okay at herbology, and I could cook like one of those fancy chefs from France or Italy, so say my classmates and brother. My brother acceded at everything, and to tell you the truth, I was envious of him for that...

We were currently sitting in the waiting room thing, kneeling with our swords strapped to their proper places. Mine were currently strapped across my back in an X-shaped place, and brother's was in the common place along side his hip like the rest of our classmates.

"All right graduates!" Juhano shouted, calling all quite conversations to an abrupt hault, "Your captains will come around and collect you so don't leave your position."

I sighed and looked to my brother as all the captains filed in and began looking for their new subordinates. One looked missing though… Hmm. He was looking for his captain, but looked towards me as I said something to him, "Hey Aerio, who do you think we'll get for captains?" I flopped down so that my ass hit the wooden floor with a smack, only to be drowned out by useless chatter.

"Well," he started, "I would like to have captain Ukitake for my captain, but I will most likely be put into captain Unohana's or captain Kyoraku's squad. I wouldn't mind ether. But for you?" he looked thoughtful for a moment, "You would be perfect for eleventh, though girls never get placed there, or you would fit in perfectly with tenth or twelfth."

I gasped and smacked him upside the head, "You know that freaky twelfth captain scares the undead shit out of me! How dare you say that to your own kin, you dumb ass!"

He laughed and smiled at me, "I'm sure no one is mean enough to have placed you in there."

I laughed a bit, and then motioned to the guy in the pink coat. He was flirting with a lot of the women he came into contact with, "I really hope," I said, " that I don't have that guy for my captain. I think I would end up insane if I had to deal with that for the rest of eternity." Aerio cracked up laughing, gaining some worried looks from some of our classmates.

I laughed along side him for a moment, until a shadow fell over us. We pulled a twin sync moment, and turned at the exact same moment, mimicking each other's movements. Speak of pinky and he shall arrive. There before us was a man in the pink flowery coat draped over his captain's coat. He had a funky beard, long brown hair like everyone else here, and a wavy piece of hair over his kind looking face. He had a hat atop his head, and a stern looking woman behind him.

The lady looked constipated. That's all I can say about her face. She carried a heavy looking book, was dressed in the usual soul reaper attire, though she had a lieutenants badge on her arm. Her long black hair was up in a bun. God, she looked like a bitch, I had hopped she hadn't been my lieutenant.

"Aerio Mustang Corvette?" Asked he man. "I'm Captain Shunsui Kyoraku of the eighth division, your captain."

I sighed and got up with my brothers help. As I was dusting my butt off, I looked pointedly at my brother who said, "That's me! Its nice to meet you captain Kyoraku."

The constipated lady looked at Aerio, and said, "I am Nanao Ise. Please follow me so I may explain some details." With that, Nanao turned and walked off with my brother.

I looked to the man who was staring at me. I said something before he could do anything, "Hey, Mister Captain dude." I tucked my hands into my sleeves and rocked onto the pads of my feet, " don't go all pervy on me, lest I make a fool of myself for attempting to kick your ass."

Kyoraku just laughed heartily and clapped me on the back roughly, "Feisty! Your okay kid, your okay."

"I'm not a kid!" I had protested loudly.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Woman is more likely. You're my new subordinates Sister, correct?"

"Yeah," I said as I slipped a couple steps away from him, "I'm Mercedes Nova Corvette. Nice to meet you, I guess."

He grinned at me, "Nice to meet you too. Now, I assume you know your captain already?"

I sighed, and looked to everyone filing out. Almost all of them had been found, or had found their captains. "Nope. Haven't been fetched by one yet…" Aerio came over and scooped up his bag, and followed Nanao out.

"Ah." He said and turned, calling over his shoulder as he went, "You'll be found eventually. Its not like you weren't picked for a division."

I sighed and yelled out as I flopped down, "You didn't say good bye to me, you dumb shit! Bye Aerio!"

I settled down to wait. And I waited and waited. Eventually, there was no one left but me. I sighed and flopped onto my side, using my duffle bag to pillow my head, as my swords thrummed in empathy. I hadn't talked to them yet, however, they would send me emotions, little tickling feelings, and occasionally pictures of things.

'Hello?' I thought out to them.

'Hello.' Said a cheery voice. I looked around for the person who said it, 'No, you stupid girl, were in your head!'

'In my head?'

'Yes, hello.' Thought a acidic lady.

I realized then it was two different voices. Two female voices. 'You can talk?'

'Yes.' The voices melded as one. Interesting combo if you ask me. 'So can you.' Ah ha! A couple of sardonic sword spirits.

'So… you gonna tell me your names or do I have to fight you like all the other people and Aerio did?' I thought to them as I looked at the clock ticking. The damn thing was mocking me, I swear.

'You wont have to fight me, though my sister I'm not sure. I will give you a riddle; you are to find my name from within it… Seeing ether tendril thriving, select every silver unnatural nocturnal animal. Who am I?'

What the hell is that? Gibberish? I turned my inner voice to the other, 'And your challenge?'

'A riddle will do for me as well. I am a friendly face from your past. Eyes of the forest, skin sun kissed, hair of the brightest flame with attitude to match. Reverse the name to find mine. That is your task.'

Oh boy… I sat up and began to think. What could they mean? Lets start with the 'friendly face' riddle. I had a fair few friends, twenty at most. Most were red headed, so that singles it out to roughly eight. Seven out of those eight had freckles. Two had green eyes. One had a temper… Nichole.

'Your name is Nichole?'

'Not quite.'

Counting it off and spelling it reversed, I said, 'N-I-C-H-O-L-E…E-L-O-H-C-I-N. Elohcin?'

'Yes, girl. Yes. Now, you will have to answer my sisters before you may gain any of our power.'

I reached back to scratch my ear. From within it, aye? Telsa? No… maybe one from each word… I spent the next couple hours passing my time proposing names to her. Damn she was picky. Combinations didn't seem to work! Seeing ether tendril thriving, select every silver unnatural nocturnal animal… Complete rubbish! Wait… Seeing Ether Tendril Thriving, Select Unnatural Nocturnal Animal. S-E-T-T-S-U-N-A. Settsuna!

I giggled happily, as I felt a shadow loom over me, though, I stilled. I heard a bubbly voice and turned to look at the mountain of a beast who stood there with a bubble gum pink blob of hair sticking over his shoulder, "Kenny! Lookie Kenny I found her!"

I gulped slightly as he smirked. "Funny, I figured she would look more like a man to get into my division."

I stood quickly, my height roughly coming to his chin, "What?"

His booming voice would have shook my very soul if I weren't on defensive, as he said, "Welcome, brat, to the eleventh division. I am Zaraki Kenpachi, and I am your captain."

The little ball of bubble gum hopped down from his shoulder to look at me. It turned out, it was a little girl, "And I'm Lieutenant Yachiru Kusajishi!"