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Sakura looked around the large room she was in. She assumed it was large, but she could only make out a small circle of it where light touched. She could see shapes moving in the shadows just outside the light.

She steadied herself in a crouch as her captor dropped her onto the floor. She stood and straightened her outfit. She shot a glare at where the red haired man had been, but he was gone.

A shiver ran down her spine as she looked around more. She could hear whispering and laughing, but she couldn't pinpoint where it was coming from. 'Why is there such a strong Hollow presence?' She looked in front of her as she felt a different presence approach her. This one felt like Urahara and Yorichi. But at the same time, it didn't fell like them.

"Welcome, Sakura." Sakura took a step back as a man entered the circle of light. The room also seemed to be brightening up. "I hope your trip wasn't too uncomfortable." Sakura shivered as she met his cold brown eyes. The man scared her. "My name is Aizen Sosuke. I am the Lord of this castle, and these are my precious Espadas." Aizen spread his arms wide as the lit fully lit the room.

Sakura looked around her. There were at least ten people lined along the walls. Men, women, and even what looked like children. She frowned as she caught sight of the red haired man. She sent him a glare once he met her eyes.

"It's impolite to not introduce yourself when you first meet someone." Aizen had walked up to the girl and was standing in front of her.

Sakura nearly jumped when Aizen spoke. She took a step back and bowed to the man. "Sorry. My name is Suzumi Sakura."

"Suzumi? Do you not know who your parents are child?" Aizen smirked as she met his eyes with a confused look.

Sakura took another step back. "My parents are Naomi and Kirito Suzumi." She eyed the man suspiciously. Did he know?

Aizen chuckled at her response. "Do you know who your real parents are? Or has Urahara been keeping that a secret from you?"

"What do you mean?" Sakura held onto her necklace as she stared at the man. She didn't trust him, but he seemed to be hinting at something.

Aizen stepped closer to the girl. He reached out and held her face in his hand. "You are a very interesting person, Sakura. You have survived for quite a long time in a Gigai. Souls aren't meant to be in one unless they are attempting to become human."

Sakura couldn't help the disgusted feeling she had from having his hand touching her. It made her skin crawl and her stomach tighten and flip. But she was frozen in place, she didn't comprehend how she could feel scared by just being this close to someone. "Wha...what do you want from me?" Sakura whispered shakily under Aizen's gaze. This was worse than what Suzaku did to her, he was worse than Suzaku.

Aizen chuckled as he brought his face close to hers. "I want your power. The. I can rule everything. You are strong enough to rival even the former Soutaichou. I can tell just by touching you." Aizen pulled his face away and ran his hand through the girl's curly hair. It got caught a few times, but he just kept going. "Maybe you're even strong enough to rival Kurosaki Ichigo. But we won't know until we try. And you are a very valuable token as well." Aizen turned away from the girl and headed for the door. "Starrk, take her to her room. You are to haired her and make sure she remains untouched and unharmed."

"Yes, Aizen-sama." Sakura looked towards the deep voice that replied Aizen. It belonged to a man with wavy brown hair and a bored look on his face. He made his way over to the girl. "Come on."

Sakura followed the man out of the room. She glanced curiously at the child walking beside her. She had green hair and a helmet with a horn on it. She looked to be a child.

They walked in silence till they reached a door. Starrk turned to the girl as he pushed the door open. "This is your is next door and has a door attached to your room so I can keep an eye on you." He leaned against the door frame as the girl walked past him and into the room. "Your uniforms are in the closet. I suggest you change into one."

"Why does Aizen want me? It looks like he is already prepared to take control. Why am I so important?" Sakura looked around the room. A large bed was up against one wall with a door on either side of it. A single window was on another wall. And a single door was on the third wall. The room was white and light by the crescent moon that shone through the window.

Starrk shrugged at the girls question. "It might be because of who your parents are." Starrk didn't know who the girl was. He had just been told to babysit her. "Call me if you need anything or just knock on my door. But don't do it while I'm napping."

"I don't know your name." Sakura moved her gaze from the single closed door to the man standing in the open doorway.

"Coyote Starrk. But call me Starrk. And this is Lilynette, my partner." Starrk put a hand on Lilynette's head as he introduced her. "Get some rest Sakura, you look tired."

"We aren't that familiar with each other. It would be rude to call you by your name." Sakura shifted from one foot to another. There weren't many people that called her by her name. She wasn't close with many people.

Starrk gave Sakura a smirk. "I'm not that formal of a person. And don't worry about not being familiar. We'll see each other enough to be familiar with each other."

"HEY!" Sakura was as surprised as Starrk when Lilynette kicked him in the shin. "Don't make it sound so perverted!" Sakura couldn't help but laugh at the situation. Lilynette looked towards the laughing girl. "If he tries anything, kill him."

Sakura sweat dropped at the seriousness in the girl's tone. She sounded completely serious. "I'll keep that in mind."

"If you don't think you can, I will help." Sakura looked passed Starrk and Lilynette. A tall woman with dark skin and blond hair walked towards them.

"I don't think I'm the biggest threat, Tier." Starrk resumed his cool composure as the woman approached them. "You should be more worried about Grimmjow."

"Now are you picking on me?" Sakura had walked up to the door and saw a blue haired man walking down the hall. He gave her a wicked grin. "But she is a cutie."

"Then I will keep both of you in line." Tier glared at Grimmjow as he approached. "I don't see why Aizen-sama assigned you as her guard. Your more likely to be the one touching her than envy one else."

"Maybe he just trusts me more." Starrk let the insult slide. "Or maybe he thinks I will be the least likely person to let her escape. Or try to use her." He directed the last statement at Grimmjow.

"That was one time! And it was so I could fight Kurosaki again. And I never hurt the woman." Grimmjow crossed his arms and glared at Starrk.

Sakura looked between the four people. She could tell they were all Hollows, they all had pieces of their masks on them and they felt like Hollows. But she was surprisingly comfortable with them. "Thank you for your offer Tier-san." Sakura gave the woman a smile.

Tier looked towards the girl, she didn't seem scared of them. "Do not hesitate to come to me for help. And I'm sure Lilynette would also be available. Starrk can be hard to handle sometimes."

"I'm not that hard to deal with?" Starrk grumbled as the woman around him giggled.

"Says the lazy butt that refuses to get into any kind of argument." Lilynette gave Starrk a smirk. "Don't worry about him. If he does anything...just kick up him between his legs."

"Isn't that a little too cruel?" Sakura cringed a bit thinking of how painful that must be for a man.

"With him...it might be necessary. For both of them really." Tier chuckled as the two man exchanged worried looks. "just don't do anything that might lead her to use that against you both."

"Done." Grimmjow raised his hands in surrender.

Starrk just backed away from the women. "You're all devils."

Sakura gave Starrk a smile to try and lessen the threat. "Only when we need to be."

Sorry for taking so long to post this chapter. Finals have started and writers block kicked in. Please leave a comment or question.