DISCLAIMER:
I don't own Bleach or the characters, just this story line.
CHAPTER 1:
Leaping over the hole I landed gracefully whilst swinging my sword towards the hollow that had followed me here. As the hollow dissolved I started heading back to the house where I was receiving my payment for this month. As I walked I felt Hyourinmaru stirring slightly in the back of my mind. Stopping and ensuring that no one was around I knelt and focused on my inner world to see the great dragon flying restlessly across the sky, causing caught a snow storm. "Hyourinmaru, what is the matter?" shouting up to the dragon he flew down and I let the great dragon blow the steam into my face.
"You know why I am like this, if I didn't you inner world would melt with the presence of that sword," knowing full well what he meant I ignored him and found myself staring into the face of someone I hadn't seen in 10 years.
"Hello Captain," hearing Rangiku, my old lieutenant call me that I felt my eyebrow twitch.
"Don't call me that, I haven't been a captain since that night," brushing her aside I continued walking, knowing that she would follow me. In the ten years I hadn't seen her, the only thing to change was her spirit energy, position in the squad and her outfit, everything else had stayed the exact same.
"But you still have the haiori, how can I not call you Captain," stopping again she nearly ran into me, my head now at shoulder height of the older soul reaper.
"Was there something that you wanted Rangiku?" seeing her smile I realised that I must've sounded just like but then.
"I just got some time off and I wanted to come and see how you were doing, is that so wrong?" sighing in defeat I just walking, knowing that she wouldn't take no for an answer. After several hours of her following me everywhere we soon made it to my "home", if you could even call it that. It was a small shack that the village had given me in return for protecting them from the hollows. It was located in one of the worst sections of the Rukon district but I didn't mind, I disserved everything I got. Sitting down on the edge of my futon I took off the two swords that were strapped to my back and removed the clothes that helped keep my spirit pressure lowered. With Rangiku here no one would really noticed the sudden appearance of another spiritual pressure. Looking up I noticed that Rangiku was staring at me.
"What is it, you saw me in Squad 4 before I left so you should know the scars I have now are from that time," not meaning to shout I realised to late the ice had started to form around the room.
"I just wanted to know why you have Momo's sword, I thought that the Head Captain had taken it so that they could study it," at that I clamped my mouth shut, not looking anywhere but at the sword that had belonged to my closest friend before she threw her life away from someone totally unworthy of her care.