"We finally made it!" Shinji said proudly to his buddy, Daihai. Shinji and Daihai had just become part of the Gotai 13 after four long years of school. They were happy to be there, but a bit nervous since they had graduated two years earlier than others normally do. They both had the highest scores in their class.

"What squad are you assigned to?" Shinji asked.

"Thirteenth. You?"

"Tenth."

Daihai laughed, "Sucks that we didn't get the same squad, huh?"

Shinji laughed too, "Yea!" But then Shinji got a chill down his spine. He felt eyes on his back. He quickly turned around to see a girl leaning against a wall staring at him in a daze. When the girl realized that Shinji was looking back at her, which was about a second after he looked back at her, she quickly turned around the corner next to her. She had dirty blond hair that went a little past her shoulders. She had a small pig tail on each side of her head, the top made into a mini bun that was tied together by red string with beads at the end. Her uniform was the regular Shinigami uniform. Her eyes were grayish blue.

"What's wrong?" Daihai asked.

"Huh? Oh, it's nothing." Shinji answered and continued walking.

Shinji was warmly welcomed into his squad. Everyone was nice and supportive. Shinji had even gotten to be 7th seat. Shinji had now been in squad 13 for almost a month, a short time for a shinigami. Almost everyday he found that girl spying on him. Sometimes from behind walls, sometimes shunpoing by, sometimes she was sitting on roofs looking down on him. He had noticed that she sometimes wore a different uniform. Sometimes she wore the regular uniform, other times she wore a more kimono like uniform (basically like Nemu's), but most of the time she had a different one on. The top was like the regular uniform, but the bottom was short like the kimono one but looked like the pants of the regular uniform (basically Lisa's skirt from when she was in Squad 8). Instead of the white sash it would be a white one like the one on her kimono uniform with a red string tied around it and tied in a fancy way in the front. Her Zanpakuto was always by her side.

One day Shinji had finally had enough. When he felt her watching him from behind he quickly turned around and before she got away he grabbed her arms, "What do you want?" he asked, "You've been stalking me for a really long time, do you have a problem with me?"

The girl looked a little shocked, and scared, but answered firmly, "I-I ..... I was told to...."

"By who?"

"By....by Captain Namani...."

"Huh?"

"C-Captain Namani! She's captain of...squad 5...."
"Ok, so why did she have you stalk me?"

"I wasn't really stalking you, you see, Squad 5 needs a vice-captain right now....and Captain Namani thought that you might be suitable, so I followed you around to see if you were....and...she wanted me to ask you if you would become Squad 5's vice-captain, but I was too nervous to ask you....so I just kept following you around...."

"Why didn't she just ask for herself?"

"W-Well, Captain Namani isn't very good at asking those types of questions.....she gets really nervous and doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings for not getting picked......so.....would you please accept the part of being the 5th squad's new vice-captain?"

Shinji thought about it for a while, "Sure, why not. I mean, who wouldn't accept this? What's your name again?"

"My name.... is Kosuki...it's nice to meet you Shinji!"

"That's Hirako-san, but soon it'll be Vice Captain Hirako."

"I'll keep that in mind......just stop by her office anytime after tomorrow to fill out the paperwork, and soon you'll be her new vice-captain!" Kosuki waved good-bye and quickly shunpo'd away.

"So, it's okay to make Shinji my vice-captain?"

"Yes." Yamamoto replied.

"Thank you!"

Two days had passed after Shinji had talked to Kosuki when he arrived at the office of his new captain. He knocked on the door, "It's Hirako." and opened the door.

Inside Kosuki sitting the desk, her chest laying on the desk and her arms stretched out in front of her. Her lips were pursed as if making a 'boo' sound and her eyelids were low ( -3- )

"Excuse me, I must have the wrong room..."

"No...you have the right room..." Kosuki muttered.

"So.....you're the Captian? You're ........Captain Namani?!"

"Haaaaaaaaiiii!" Kosuki replied.

Shinji stood there for a moment before going and standing in front of her, "Then why aren't you doing the paperwork?!"

There was a mid-big pile of papers on her desk.

"I'm on my break....I can't handle all of this work alone!"

"Ok, ok, but what about your captain's haiyori?! Why aren't you wearing it?! And why didn't you wear it when you were stalking me?!"

"I forgot where I put it.....then AND now......."

"But..." Shinji sweat dropped as he spotted it on the chair she was sitting on, "Isn't it on your chair?"

"Huh?" Kosuki looked behind her, "Oh! There it is!" She stood up full of energy now, "Thanks Shinji!" and she put it on.

"Oh yea!" she grabbed some papers, "Here's your paperwork! I hope you fill it out soon! I can't wait for you to start being my vice captain! I'm so happy!" she giggled.

"Y-Yea..."

"You really have a lot of talent, I'm glad you accepted the job!"

"It would have been easier if you had just asked me directly though and pretended not to be a captain."

"Hahaha...." She giggled nervously, "Well.....I just didn't know how to ask...."

"Here." Shinji held out the papers she had just given him.

"You have to fill them out before you give them back...."

"I just filled them out. It wasn't very hard."

"Wow, that was fast....well, welcome to Squad 5, Vice Captain Shinji!" Kosuki jogged over to her desk, grabbed the fuku-taicho arm badge for Squad 5, and gave it to Shinji.

"I'll be right back, I have to give these to Yamamoto.......do you think you could maybe begin helping me with the paperwork...?" She asked nervously, not sure if it was right to make him start working right when he had just been promoted.

"Sure." And he walked over to the empty desk that was now his and took some papers from his Captains desk.

Kosuki smiled warmly at him, "Thanks....Shinji....I'll be right back!" and she rushed out of the room.

Kosuki was taking her time going back to her office after she had delivered the paperwork. Shinji was now officially her new Vice Captain.

"Isn't that great, Amatsu?" She asked her Zanpakuto, calling her by her shortened name, "Shinji's so nice and smart and strong, he'll be a great Vice Captain! I'm sure of it! We'll be the most reliable ones in the Gotai 13! Well, not the most reliable.....but reliable!" She smiled, looking down at Amatsu Senpuudenkou (Imperial Whirlwind Lightning).

'Yes,' Amatsu Senpuudenkou replied her her usual calm voice, 'that is good. Remember to gain his trust more, I can tell he didn't like how you didn't tell him that you were really a captain.'

"I know...but I was so nervous...you know I hate asking those kinds of questions..."

'Yes, I know. Well, at least you can show him your true self. Maybe you will eventually be able to tell him about your research.'

"Oh!" Kosuki remembered, "They have strawberries in the cafeteria today! I think I'll go and get some! I'll even get some for Shinji!"

'I'm sure he'll appreciate it.'

Kosuki closed her eyes and began skipping down the hall towards the cafeteria.

"Strawberry strawberry, sweet sweet strawberries!" she sang. But right as she turned the corner she bumped into somebody.

"Well well, Kosuki-chan!" Kyoraku-Taicho said in his usual way, "Talking to Amatsu Senpuudenkou again?" he laughed, "Heading to the cafeteria I'm guessing? They do have strawberries, and we know you love those!"

"Yes," Ukitake joined in, "They weren't picked too long ago, either."

"AH! Jushiro, Shunsui!" she was good friends with the two much older captains, "Yes, I am heading to get some strawberries! I'm also getting some for Shinji! He's my new Vice Captain!"

The two others laughed, "So you finally had the courage to ask, huh? You've had your eyes on him since you saw him at the academy when you went to visit, haven't you?"

Kosuki giggled uneasily, "Well, it seemed like he had a lot of talent and, well, he also seemed friendly...I like him, I'm sure he'll do great at his job!"

"Just make sure he doesn't slack off like this guy," Ukitake pointed to Kyoraku. Shunsui laughed and continued walking with Ukitake, waving behind him at Kosuki, "See you later, Kosuki-chan!"

"Yep! See you, Shunsui, Jushiro!" Kosuki giggled, "Shall we go again, Amatsu?"

'Yes, lets.'

Yay~ Two chapters up in one day~! I hope this one is better than the last one~ Kinda boring, but I like this chapter~ Kosuki always forgets her Captain's hiyori so she usually goes around without it, lol XP