AN: So this idea just popped in my head. It's obviously an au so if people don't enjoy that you can go now. Hope you enjoy.

As the sun rose, showing its first colours of dawn, Toshiro Hitsugaya woke up out of his futon getting ready for his patrol around the empire.

He had only recently become a high ranking member of his division but his authority and responsibility were like second nature to him. No one was surprised when he got the spot as lieutenant despite his young age. In fact everybody had expected it and respected him for it.

He briskly changed out of his sleeping wear. Stripping from the baby blue fabric and into his standard uniform, a Shihakushō. Grabbing his lieutenant badge and strapping it securely around his upping arm. The corners of his mouth curved slightly as he felt a sense of pride wash over him.

Hastily he walked over to his katana and tied it sturdily, with turquoise material, around him. The action becoming almost a habit.

One thing any assassins brought with them was a weapon. It never really mattered what kind but it was almost always a katana.

Walking out the room quietly he didn't really expect to see anyone but when he opened the door he was surprised with the entrance of the third seat of his division, Rangiku Matsumoto. His eyes widened slightly when seeing her with her usual bubbly radiant smile. Although having tired looking eyes she seemed to be in a very good mood. But his shock quickly disappeared. When Toshiro looked down he noticed a plate of watermelon in her hands.

"What are you doing up so early, Matsumoto?" He questioned. One thing Rangiku didn't like was early mornings. You would learn that after many late nights of parting and early morning hangovers.

"I came here to congratulate you!" She said still perky. "Today's you're first day out on patrol as a lieutenant! And I knew you wouldn't get any breakfast because you're always in a hurry."

"I'm not hungry." He answered. "Besides last night I had enough of a celebration." When he said those words he recalled how much of a disaster it was. It was supposed to be a quiet little party giving congratulation to the newly ranked lieutenant but when Matsumoto got out her secret stash of saka the entire division got extremely wasted. Matasumoto had kept on insisting him to drink. But he didn't want to get intoxicated or do something he would regret the next day.

He recalled a particular moment when when his captain Isshin Kurosaki had been dared to jump into a lake naked. The haunting image wouldn't ever be erased from his mind.

Rangiku pouted slightly at hearing his words. "But you didn't have a drop of alcohol last night. You always manage to be a party pooper." However in an instant she was able to get her smile back. "Anyways I'm positive you'd like a slice of watermelon." She said waving the plate of fruit slightly in his face. "Considering it is your favorite."

"Look I'm not hungry, okay?" He told irratation dusting his features. "And I need to go to the fifth division quickly to meet up with Kurosaki." Toshiro answered more calmly. Without another word Toshiro brushed passed Rangiku heading to the fifth division.

Turning around Rangiku looked at Toshiro her face now showing a frown. His walked leaked with authority and he looked much older that he actually was. She sighed deeply. Toshiro was completely different from when he started. He started out as an innocent young boy and became corrupted with the way of the Gotei 13. But even so she still sometimes saw that little boy with the stubborn attitude.

Stepping away from his room she gripped the plate of goods a little tighter. She knew he would eat it eventually. It was his favorite fruit after all. He would be back in no time anyway, Toshiro wasn't one to mess around when it came to anything.

Sometimes Rangiku wished he would become a child once more so she could teach him everything all over again. So she could train with him, fight on equal terms instead of him overpowering her. So she could laugh at him when he stuffed his face with candy and he would shout irritated while blushing embarrassed.

To be honest she just wanted some private time with him; see how he was doing. Talk to him, it had certainly been a long time since that had happened.

In her humble opinion he was growing up too fast Toshiro was only a pre-teens and pre-teens didn't have the responsibilities of adults. She felt like he was still immature and naive to be dealing with the problem he had. But Toshiro hadn't realised how Rangiku felt and was always too busy. Rangiku was closer than he knew and she needed to keep it that way. Sighing anther time Rangiku walked deeper into the division.

In no time Toshiro had arrived in the fifth division. And he noticed the orange haired captain standing outside waiting for him, his haori waving lightly in the breeze. A stern look indenting his face, his arms crossed and his body ridged. Only turning just, he gave Toshiro a disapproving looked.

"Be quicker next time." Ichigo told him bearly any emotion in his voice.

Toshiro gave a nod responding with "Sorry for the inconvenience."

Not responding Ichigo started walk and he followed behind. The captain of the fifth division was not one to fuss around. He didn't like chit chat, he didn't like people being goofy (like his father) and he definitely didn't like people being late.

This attitude wasn't a surprise though.

Ever since he was little he was bullied for his hair colour and people just assumed he was weak. That always seemed to get him irritated but he never got upset enough to get rid of his smile. His mother had been there for him through the rough times being his sunshine in his life of darkness and when she passed away it crushed him.

After that he learned to stand up for himself to be strong and not to burden his family with problems. But when his sisters Yuzu and Karin were kidnapped it really hit the nail on the head. He became more distant and cold putting a barrier around him just so he wouldn't feel that kind of pain again. Before he had a temper, before Ichigo was rash and a brute but now he was a lifeless shell of his former self.

Everyday since then he trained harder and harder. Becoming stronger everyday just so he could protect his father if he ever needed it. Deep down inside Ichigo knew his father was strong and deadly. Still though, he would be there by his side if he ever needed him because he was family and he did care about him deeply despite his crazy antics.

Soon enough they arrived to the gate. That single gate blocked out the harmless citizen from dangerous assassins. The one guarding the gate named Jidanbō Ikkanzaka.

"Ikkanzaka." Ichigo called. Jidanbō immediately gave them his full attention.

"Captain Kurosaki, lieutenant Hitsugaya are you out for another patrol?" He questioned.

Ichigo gave a confirming yes and the bulky man lifted up the gate giving a grunt at how heavy the gate was.

Ichigo and Toshiro then walked passed him and into the land. Most of the people were still sleeping at this early of a time there were the few odd that were setting up stalls getting ready for the flood of people that were bound to come.

The place they patrolled was the large village seeing if anything was suspicious and everything was in check. No one tried to attack them or threaten them that would just be a death sentence and most of the people here wasn't taking the risk of death. No matter how much they wanted to stand up to them.

So they started with just that. Ichigo went and search the south and west part of the village while Toshiro took the north and east.

While Toshiro walked down the dusty path he took mental notes of everything analysing what was there and checking the environment properly. All the houses were relatively clean, they were all made from wood as it would be too expensive for there to be any made of brick. Nothing seemed suspicious or out of place. But something felt out of place to him. Of all people Toshiro would know, he had been in this part of the village a hundred times. It felt as if something was watching him, and very closely.

Glancing to his left side he noticed a figure they must've seen him watching because they ran away quickly.

Being quick on his feet he unsheathed his katana running towards the speeding figure. It surprised him how fast they were on their feet.

Endlessly he chased them. They kept making sudden turns and their speed was phenomenal. They ran down in between the houses their movement rapid and fluid. It was hard for him to keep up because his speed wasn't at that level. As they made another turn he was finally able to corner them. Who ever it was, they ended up running themselves to a wall. There was nowhere to go and nowhere to run.

"Who are you?" He demanded pointing his weapon to the shadey person.

As the figure turned around Toshiro was shocked with the image he saw. "It's you." he said barely above a whisper. The figure smirk widely.

"Get him." They said with a tone you could tell that meant you lost. As she said those words he felt a shard pain in his head before collapsing to the ground. 'Shit' he thought 'it was a trap.' Before he could say any more everything turn black.

Waiting patiently Ichigo had just finished his patrol and everything seemed to be fine. Right now though he was waiting for Toshiro who was taking an unusually long time. When Ichigo had had enough of waiting he decided that he would go looking for Toshiro and have a word with him about his tardiness.

He started to walk in the direction Toshiro had. Nothing was out of the ordinary in his eyes. Everything was fine so where was he? Ichigo thought. When he was finished patrolling the village he decided to go into the forest.

Nothing, he had been searching for was seemed like an eternity. After he decided to head back coming to the conclusion that maybe he left without him. It made no sense to him that he would leave and it made no sense that he would just disappear. A moment passed as he thought of what to do. He decided that he would report this incident later and get back now.

But all of a sudden a he heard a rustle in the trees. There was no wind and there was barley a breeze in the air.

"Who's there?!" He yelled loud and hoarse.

What he hadn't expected to see was a petit girl come out the trees. Her hair was raven black and she had rose cheeks.

"Hello mister." She said softly and dull. Ichigo narrowed his eyes slightly.

"What are you doing in the woods?" He demanded more than asked. Seeing the girl in more detail he did feel some sympathy for her. Who wouldn't she was wearing tatty clothes and it seemed like she hadn't eaten in days from how skinny she was. "I'll ask you one more time." This time speaking more gentle. "What are you doing here?

"I'm here to capture you." While she said that the little girl had kicked him directly in the stomach sending him flying and crashing into a tree, causing it to crack. He felt a strange stinging sensation in his abdomen it felt like a swarm of bugs invading his body. Abruptly he gasped. It was crazy how strong she was, unnatural almost. For a few seconds his body was still in shock. How could a girl, so young and so thin, be that strong? But he wasn't the captain of the fifth division for nothing.

He stood up dusting himself and prepared for the battle. This time his guard was up, the girl had surprised his at first but now he wouldn't let any of her tricks fool him, this time.

Standing in a fighting stance he waited for her to make a move. Nothing seemed to happen at first. The tension in the air was strong.

Making her move she jumped up causing a small tremor and leaving an indentation in the ground. Her face was blank and focused as she speeded towards Ichigo.

Just when she was close enough he stepped aside. The little girl slammed into the ground strongly, leaving another crater. Ichigo was not planning to kill the girl he needed to trap her and get some answers out of her. Everything about this situation was bizzare a girl attacking him out of the blue, what had he ever done to the people here? Though capturing the youth seemed to be out of Ichigo's capabilities considering just how strong she was.

Another jump she slammed her leg into the ground. At this moment Ichigo's eye began to go blurry and mild dizziness had struck him surprisingly. The earth trembled at the force of the kick and Ichigo was losing his balance. She saw this and came bolting towards him at a lightning speed aiming for a punch in his face.

He saw the bolting girl however and straightened his stance quickly. Centimeters away from hitting him Ichigo swiftly raised his katana. The sharp weapon slicing down her arm this caused her arm to bleed profusely.

As swiftly as he had taken out his weapon he snatched the girl by the collar; slamming her against the ground. His katana now aiming directly for her heart.

"Did you think you would actually capture me?" The venom soaking in his words was deadly. "Do you know who I am!" He yelled.

"Yes." She said seemingly in a trance it was horrifying how calm she was in this situation. "Your Ichigo Kurosaki captain of the fifth division and brother to Yuzu and Karin Kurosaki. And I must capture you." His gripped tightened when she mention his sisters he hadn't seen them since they were five. How did this outsider know about her? How would she know something that most of his squad didn't even know?

"How do you know about my sisters?" He questioned.

"I know alot mister." She said simply. Ichigo gritted his teeth a sudden rage burning inside him.

"ANWSER ME!" He yelled at the top of his voice. Swinging his katana back and lunging it towards her. He screamed mightily in doing so letting out his rage. In his mind he was going to kill this girl. And nothing was stopping him from doing so.

But when he was closing in on the the girl something didn't feel right. His body started to stiffen and his limbs had completely stopped working. An arm that was about to kill, just millimeter away from the girl's throat. Now quivering without explanation. And his legs that once stood strong now jelly like and unable to stand firm. His body wobbled until it fell helplessly. The once lethal katana falling from his grip; clattering to the ground away from him. The tightened hand on the girl's collar was no longer there.

It had appeared as if it was over. Like she had won as he layed on the ground. But he refused it; he refused that he had just been beaten by a little girl. So he painfully stood up. His legs trembling ever so slightly. But this was no used and a waste of his energy. Just a second later he was going to attempt it again but the dizziness had come back and attacked him by ten fold. Things were blurry for a second until he fell unconscious.

"Mission complete." Mumbled the little girl.

AN: So I decided to write another fanfic. I have no idea when I'm updating maybe in a couple of weeks if enough people like it I suppose I'll update earlier. Warning I'm slow at updating. Anyway I would like to know if you would like anything to happen in this story. For example if you want a certain couple to be together or you want something specific to happen you can PM me or put it in your review. Anyway, hope you enjoyed! ^-^ Also sorry for any spelling or grammar errors. I'm not the best at editing.