Chapter 1 Mission to the world of the living

Disclaimer : I do not own Bleach or its characters.

Yasutora Sado also known as Chad was going about his normal daily routine when there was a knock at his door. Chad answered it and was met by a tall women with grey eye, silver hair with strands styled in a braid on the right side of her head that reached her shoulder and thin red dangling earings. Chad recognized her as a soul reaper but she wearing normal clothes.

"Hello Mr. Sado you probably don't remember me but my name is Isane Kotetsu."

"Yes I know you, you're the lieutenant of squad four."

"Oh well I'm glad you remember me then, may I speak with you?"

"Yes of course."

Chad let Isane in and directed her to the living room while he went to get them some tea.

"Thank you." The tall woman said taking her cup from him.

"So what did you need to talk about?" Chad asked sitting down at the table with the soul reaper.

"Well I needed to ask you if maybe..." Isane said.

Chad look confused about what could be so hard for her to ask.

"May I stay here for a few days?" Isane asked blushing

Chad had a confused look on his face from what he had been asked. "Could I ask why you need to stay here?"

Isane took a moment to think.

"The best way to explain that would be to start at the beginning."

Three days earlier at the Squad One barracks

All thirteen Captains of the Court Guard Squads were assembled for a meeting when Captain Yamamoto took his place at the head of the room.

"I will now call this meeting to order, Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi please step forward and inform us of your discovery." Said the Head Captain.

The squad Twelve Captain stepped forward and began his report.

"Several months ago while doing a sweep of the world of the living our scanners detected a Hollow, immediately I sent out a team to eliminate it but when it was time to report in there was no response upon investigation it reveled they had been killed."

"The Hollow wiped them out?" Jushiro Ukitake asked shocked.

"How could one Hollow do that to a whole team?" Kensei Muguruma the reappointed Captain of Squad Nine asked confused.

"During the autopsy, we discovered the cause of death was not their wounds but a number of poisons." Mayuri answered.

"Where is this Hollow now?" Asked Toshiro Hitsugaya.

"That is the interesting thing, it disappeared from our scanners completely."

"How could it do that." Asked Shunsui Kyoraku.

"I belive this Hollow has the ability to hide its spirit energy but it has recently appeared in the vicinity of Karakura town, which is why I recommend that my lieutenant and I go to the world of the living to capture it."

"Given your report Captain Kurotsuchi this Hollow is a menace that must be dealt with!" Said the Head Captain.

"I agree, but I belive someone else should go to Karakura." Said Retsu Unohanna.

"Why is that?" Mayuri said with a hiss.

"Because you and your squad are very reckless while in the world of the living, and given that the Hollow uses poisons it would be best to have a healer on this mission which is why I recommend my lieutenant be sent instead." The Squad Four Captain said.

"Out of the question it is my subject!" Kurotsuchi said angrily

"The decision is not your's it is the Head Captain's." Unohanna replied.

"Captain Unohanna is right and I agree with it being her lieutenant sent to Karakura town."

"Thank you Head Captain." Unohanna said while Kurotsuchi growled angrily.

"Captain Unohanna inform Lieutenant Kotesu of the mission." Ordered Yamamoto.

Unohanna gave a nod.

"Meeting ajerned!" Yamamoto said hitting his cane against the floor.

The captains began to leave when Mayuri came up to Retsu. "I'll get you for this!" Mayuri said with venom in his tone.

"We'll see." Unohanna said calm as could be with her usual smile.

As Mayuri stormed off Captain Sajin Komamura walked up to Unohanna with a worried look. "Retsu are you sure Isane will be alright taking on this assignment."

Komamura had become very good friends with Isane being that she was one of the first few people he felt comfortable around with his mask off, she would often join him on walks with his dog Goro and in private he would even allow Isane to scratch him behind his ears, Komamura greatly valued her friendship and would always lookout for her just as he was now knowing Isane was not use to going on missions to the world of the living.

"Yes it will be good for her to get out a bit more often and I am sure Isane will be happy to take on this mission."

Squad four barracks Retsu Unohanna's office

"What!" Isane said in total shock after hearing what her captain had volunteered her for.

"But Captain I never go on missions to the world of the living."

"I know and that is why I belive this will be a good learning experience for you, and I have full confidence that you will complete the mission.

"I'm not sure I can captain." Isane said hanging her head low.

"Please do this for me Isane." Unohanna said sweetly with a smile.

"But Captain." Isane whined.

"Please do this for me Isane." Unohanna said this time much more intimidating but with the same smile.

"Alright." Isane said frightened.

"Wonderful, now you will report to the Senkaimon in three days so be prepared, and thank you Isane." Retsu said becoming sweet again.

"Yes Captain of course." Isane said still shaking with fear.

Secret base of the Shinigami Women's Association inside the Kuchiki estate

"The world of the living, how did you get so lucky?" Kiyone Kotesu asked her older sister.

"I don't think getting a mission to track down a Hollow in a place I am unfamiliar with is very lucky." Isane anserwed

"You need to look on the bright side Sis, Rukia and Rangiku always talk about how much fun stuff there is to do in Karakura town." Kiyone said excitedly.

"Kiyone I'm not going there to have fun, I'm going to complete the mission I was given."

"Yeah but you won't find that Hollow right away, you'll be there a while so you should at least make use of your free time." Kiyone replied.

"Oh no!" Isane cried as a look of worry crossed her face.

"What's wrong?" Kiyone asked.

"I just realised I have no idea where I'll stay while I'm there?" Isane said starting to panic.

"Calm down Sis, why don't you just stay with Orihime Inoue, that's what Rangiku does." Kiyone suggested.

"I don't think that would work, Rangiku told me about her cooking and I don't know if I could stomach something so unusual." Isane said looking sick.

"Alright, what about Kisuke Urahara?"

"No if I stay there I'll be labeled a freeloader like Renji."

"Well where do Ikkaku and Yumichika stay when they go on a mission?" Kiyone asked.

"I don't know and I don't even want to think about living with someone crazy enough to let those two live with them. Isane complained

"Come on Sis you don't have to many options." Kiyone whined not liking how picky her sister was being.

"Maybe Ichigo Kurosaki then." Isane said.

"Nope he never lets anyone stay at his house even Rukia doesn't stay there anymore." Kiyone said with a sigh.

"Oh, what am I going to do?" Isane asked Kiyone.

The Kotesu sisters sat in silence for a few moments.

"I got it you could stay with Chad!" Kiyone said finally getting an idea.

"Chad?" Isane said confused.

"Yeah, you know he's Ichigo's friend, the big guy." Kiyone continued.

"Oh you mean Yasutora Sado." Isane said understanding what her sister ment.

"Yeah that's him but Rukia said everyone calls him Chad, she also said he is a really nice guy kind of quite but I'm sure he will let you stay with him." Kiyone explained.

"I don't know." Isane said.

"Do you really have a chose?" Kiyone asked.

Isane quickly realised her sister was right she didn't have much of a chose. "Alright Sado it is then."

Present day Chad's apartment

"And that's basically it." Isane finished her explanation.

"So you need to stay here to look for a Hollow." said Chad.

"Yes, I understand if you can't accommodate me." Isane said respectfully.

"It's no trouble at all, you're welcome to stay as long as you need." Chad replied.

"Oh, thank you very much." Isane said bowing slightly.

"Do you need any help bringing your things in?" Chad asked his new guest.

"Well that is a problem, I don't come to the world of the living very often so I don't have any necessities." Isane replied.

"I can take you to the shopping district to get what you need." Chad suggested.

"Oh no I couldn't ask you to do that, I don't wish to bother you more than I already have." Isane said feeling guilty.

"Your not being a bother Isane I'll gladly help you in any way I can while your here." Chad said sincerely.

Isane was surprised by the fact that Sado was willing to help someone he hardly knew but decide it was a good thing. "Thank you, I will gratefully accept your help." Isane said feeling a little better about her situation

Karakura shopping district

"This place certainly is lively." Isane looked at the dozens of stores around her and the people going from one to another.

"It gets pretty busy around the summer time so this is normal." Chad explained

While she was listening Isane noticed that people were staring in her direction, this easily depressed Isane who was very sensitive about her hight and how she was usally the tallest person in a room but then realised that Sado was actually taller than her. While she was not sure why, she did enjoy walking with someone who was taller than she was.

Going into a clothing store Isane immediately became depress again seeing the store filled with short petite women making her remember that while there were men taller then her, there were few women that even came close to her hight.

"Is everything alright?" Chad asked hearing Isane groan. "Oh yes I'm fine, I'll just go try to find a few outfits." She told him before going to look through the racks.

Just as she had expected Isane was have problems finding anything that would fit her. "Can I help you ma'am?" A woman who worked at the store asked seeing Isane was having problems. Oh, yes thank you, I can't seem to find anything that would fit me. "Not a problem, follow me." The woman took Isane to a section of the store ment for taller people. While Isane was disappointed about her hight once again being an issue she was at least relived the store had things in her size.

After finding several outfit Isane went to the dressing room and began to try them on. One item of clothing the Squad Four Lieutenant picked was a sundress with a snowflake pattern on it. While she had liked it when she picked it out once she had put it on and saw herself in the mirror she became a little uncertain. Do to her hight the color of her hair and the fact she used a snow and ice type zanpakto Isane was often called a polar bear, a nickname she was not very fond of and the white dress with snowflakes made Isane worry about looking even more like an arctic bear. Isane stepped out of her dressing room to try and find another dress but found Chad waiting outside for her.

"Oh Sado it's you!" Isane said surprised to see him standing there. "Yes I came to see if everything was going alright." Chad explained. "Everything is fine, I'm just not sure about how I look in this dress." Isane said turning slightly to show more of the dress. "Well if you don't mind me saying I think you look lovely." Chad said with a smile. Isane's eyes widened hearing what Chad had said. "You really think so?" Isane asked surprised. "Yes, you have very beautiful features and that dress really helps show them." Chad said sincerely. This brought a smile to Isane's face. "Thank you, uhhh just let me get changed and then we can go." Isane said stepping back into the dressing after Chad gave her a nod.

"He said I looked lovely and I had beautiful features." Isane thought to herself as she changed her clothes and looked in the mirror to see she was blushing. Isane also noticed that this had been the first time she had seen Chad smile. "He has a very nice smile."

After Isane had changed and left the store with Chad she was begining to think this mission might not be so bad.

I came up with this pairing because I liked both Chad and Isane then I thought about them and saw they had some similarities between them and then I thought they could make a nice couple.

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