Kimi, as in you.

One – Prologue

Tap, tap, tap. Hitsugaya travelled swiftly and softly, his feet tapping ever-so-lightly on the rooftops. The Captain Commander had given him a special mission, and he had to finish it fast. A flash of reiatsu – he could feel it, strong but gentle, not far away from his current position. Hurry! His internal voice commanded and he quickened his pace, the reiatsu was drawing close.

Lightning flashed, furiously splitting the sky into two. Thunder crashed, as if roaring out cries of pain. A light drizzle was starting to form. Pitter patter, pitter patter.

"Hikari o kesu, Kagerui." The words were whispered so softly they could barely be heard in the incessant rain. Hitsugaya swore he had never heard such a calm way of releasing one's Zanpakuto. An orb of light was sent floating above the caster, and it was then that Hitsugaya was able to get a glimpse of the mysterious figure. Her deep blue hair rustled messily in the night breeze, and her silver eyes seemed to contain so much hidden emotions. Her Zanpakuto, which seemed to be a blade of black shadow, was clasped tightly with her two hands. The Hollow in front of her swarmed and let out a horrible cry. It was only then when Hitsugaya noticed that the shadow from her blade was seeping into the ground, disappearing and moving silently, quietly towards the target. The ground had cracked open, with the shadow splitting into countless numbers of tiny blades, piercing, stabbing and strangling the Hollow. It was a slow, painful death. The light had been used to cast a shadow in the night, and it also served as a distraction, misleading unintelligent hollows into thinking that the light was the main offensive. Then they would be proved wrong – by dying. Pitter patter, pitter patter. It was pouring now. The sky was crying – crying for the Hollow, crying for the cruelty of death, crying for the harshness of reality.

"Who are you?" The words escaped his mouth as he glanced at the Shinigami. She whipped her head around to look at him, at first hostile, but when she took in his appearance, her expression grew softer, but still alert and wary. She seemed to recognize that he was a Shinigami of high status, a Captain, to be exact.

"Kimi." She replied. "Iie, my name is Kimi, Taicho-san." She seemed as if she was used to people always misunderstanding the meaning of her name. "Then, Taicho-san, why are you here?"

"It's obvious, isn't it? I'm here to get you to Soul Society."

"Naze?"

"We have no record of you as a Shinigami, and your motive is unknown to us. Soul Society has deemed you as a possible threat, and therefore you shall be brought back for investigation. You're a soul, aren't you? You're supposed to go to Soul Society anyway." Hitsugaya stated.

When no reply came, he commanded, "Follow me."

Kimi followed him wordlessly – her thoughts were unknown to him, to him, she just looked like a child who lost something important to herself… Her face almost seemed emotionless, other than those eyes of sadness and fear.

"Taicho-san?" She suddenly spoke.

"What?" Hitsugaya had to shout over the noise of the rain.

"What is my purpose in living?"

Hitsugaya stopped walking. Without looking back, he replied, "I can't answer that question."

"I'm sorry. I asked a strange question." Her voice sounded even sadder than before, and Hitsugaya could not help but ask, "So then, what do you think your purpose in living is?"

"I don't know."

"Then find one. Find your purpose in living, and then you'll have the courage to live on and cherish your life."

Her eyes seemed to have lifted up as he spoke those words, and a small sparkle was regained. "Taichou-san, what is your name?"

"Hitsugaya Toushirou, but that's Hitsugaya-taicho to you."

-End of Chapter One, Prologue

Definitions:

Kimi – you *therefore in this situation her name is like a pun, when she says she's kimi, if you actually translate it, it's like saying "I'm you." And yes, Kimi is her name xD

Hikari o kesu, Kagerui – roughly translates to something like 'Kill the light, Shadowshine'

Iie – no

Naze – why

Author's Note:

Hello! I'm back to bleach fanfictioning. You know, this is probably quite similar to my other Bleach fanfiction, which I somehow completely lost inspiration to write about. I'm considering deleting that fanfiction, but maybe another time.

Yeah I'd really appreciate reviews thanks. You probably don't understand anything right now, but I'll explain things further in the next few chapters.