So this is the first Bleach fic I've ever written, but it is far from the last. It's gonna be ToshiroxOC, so if you don't like that...then I have no idea why you clicked it cause I put it in the summary to...

Anyways, I have about...(counts in head)...3 other stories planned out with this pairing. This one is and AU fic. The world is set in the time period that the soul society is in. The Seireitei is it's own village, surrounded by other villages, etc. I'll let you discover the rest of the world through the story. ^^

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I own nothing...unfortunately...

Toshiro sighed as he leaned against the outside of the shop his lieutenant was browsing. He frowned, just because they had completed their mission, it didn't mean that she could go shopping. He was so busy mentally ranting he didn't notice a tall, strawberry blonde woman exit the shop. She saw him and squealed as she shoved her shopping bags into his face.

"Captain! Look at all this cool stuff I got! It-"

"Matsumoto."

The energetic woman froze at her captain's cold voice and looked down at her superior. "We still have a three week journey before we reach the Seritei. Unless you plan on carrying all that, which I know you don't, you will return it right now." Toshiro said, expression blank.

Rangiku pouted. "But I was planning-"

"Matsumoto."

Rangiku huffed, then sighed in defeat. "Gin would let me keep it." She mumbled.

"Well he's not here." Toshiro said, crossing his arms over his chest. "And he's not your captain, I am." Rangiku sulked as she trudged back into the store. "Yes, sir."

Toshiro closed his eyes and shook his head; why was his lieutenant so difficult? He was shaken from his thought when he felt something collide with him. He opened his eyes and looked down to see a girl about his age sitting on the ground. He was startled by her appearance; she had lightly tanned skin and orange hair that come down to her elbows. She was covered in dirt and wore rags that were way to small, barely covering her mid-thigh. Her arms were bare and she was barefoot. Her eyes were the most startling; they were a deep brown, but they were blank. There was no emotion in her eyes, they were void of everything; but at the same time, there was a fear in them, as if she were scarred.

Mentally shaking himself, he reached out a hand to her. "Hey, are you alright?" he asked. The girl looked up at him, then at his hand, as if she didn't know what to make of it. She stood up, ignoring his hand, and bowed to him before turning and walking off.

Toshiro raised an eyebrow at her behavior. He jumped when a hand was waved in front of his face and turned to look behind him.

"Captain, what are you looking at?" Rangiku asked, wrapping her arms around his shoulders and placing her head on his. He shrugged her off and turned in the opposite direction of the girl. "It's nothing." He said. He began to walk away from the store, Rangiku following after a moment.

Kinda short, I know. But tis only the beginning! If you want more you have to review. If you don't it will probably be a VERY long time before I update. Just saying. ^^