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Title: Between Two Worlds

Summary: After finding herself in a different dimension, Sakura discovers that she has shinigami powers and feelings for two shinigami. When she is offered a chance to go home, will she take it? BleachNaruto crossover. Toushirou x Sakura x Hisagi

Yes, I know very well that the summary sucks ass. I might change it in the future if I come up with something better, but for now it's going to be that. Anyways, I read a couple of crossover stories and I really liked them, so I'm trying one of my own. If you do decide to comment on it, please be nice? It's my first crossover fic, and the characters are probably slightly more OOC.

This is a crossover fic between Bleach and Naruto. The pairing is Hitsugaya x Sakura. I've made Sakura slightly younger than usual. I just thought it would work better with the story since it's Whitey-chan she's paired up with. I hope you enjoy the story.

Her mission had gone horribly wrong. It sounded so simple- head out, gather information, and head back. Sakura never thought she'd ever run into the imfamous Itachi Uchiha, nor have to actually fight him. She knew she was in a hopeless situation- the most she could do was hide for now. It was pathetic, and cowardly in a sense, but she knew her limits. At the age of eighteen, she was a strong kunoichi, jounin level, and the Hokage's apprentice, but even then she knew she was no match for Itachi himself. Hell, he was in the ANBU when he was only a child! Trying to fight him would be suicide, and she was smart enough to know when to retreat.

She was already exhausted, having just fought with his partner, Kisame Hoshikagi. He was currently knocked out cold, thanks to one of her favourite genjutsus. Luckily for her, genjutsu had been Kisame's weakpoint- but it had taken her a while to capture him in one. She had used up most of her energy defending herself from that chakra-eating sword of his, and her super human strength was no match for his demon-like strength.

Too bad she wasn't having such luck with the Uchiha. She had been hiding from hours, masking her chakra expertly. There was no way she could fight him alone. She regretted accepting the mission. 'Make your way over to Sound, gather any information on Orochimaru, and report back to me immediately!' Tsunade had told her. It seemed easy enough, and she didn't have anything to do that week. The others had gone on missions as well, leaving Sakura in Konoha all on her lonesome.

Why didn't she just choose to stay in the hospital? It was easy work, considering that there weren't many patients. There were no wars going on- Orochimaru and the Akatsuki had been laying low lately, and there weren't any problems between the other countries. Sure, there was the occasional ninja, injured from a mission, but even that was rare. She would have been too bored, she had figured, when she had accepted then. She thought she'd be glad to have something occupying her time.

"Where are you, Sakura-chan? I will find you eventually, so come out of your hiding spot." Itachi exclaimed, emphasizing the 'chan'. Itachi was annoyed, angry, and irritated beyond belief. Not only had his partner been knocked out, but he had been chasing the kunoichi for hours now, and even with his sharingan, he still hadn't found her. His patience had already worn out, and he was ready to destroy the entire forest if it meant finding and killing the girl. If he wanted to have her dead, then she would be dead, because nobody had ever survived a real fight with Itachi.

She was going to die. He was much, much too strong for her. He had proven it to himself, and everybody in Konoha that he was powerful- after he had slaughtered his clan. They deserved to die, anyways. The entire clan was corrupted, and completely useless to him. All they cared about was the power and status they had over Konoha. In fact, the stupid village should have thanked him for getting rid of those pests instead of sending those damned hunter-nins after him. It didn't matter, though. Not to him. He was fully rid of the village, now.

And he was glad to be rid of them all. Glad to be rid Sasuke for the moment, who had been the only person he had ever showed mercy to. In his sick, twisted way, he wanted Sasuke to suffer. He wanted Sasuke grow to loathe him, hating him even more every day. He wanted Sasuke to hate Itachi so much that he would be the only one able to end Itachi's pathetic life once and for all. Itachi didn't have anything to live for- there was no purpose in him living, he figured. When he was recruited to Akatsuki, he hadn't joined because he wanted to dominate the world. No, he decided to join because he was powerful, and the organization had been able to recognize it.

He was glad to be rid of the damned village, of his father, who only cared about his career as a shinobi. That was all he cared about- the prodigy. Itachi wanted to scoff at the thought. He was the eldest son, the most skilled and smartest shinobi of the clan. It was all about status to father. It was more than pathetic, really. Hadn't his father seen the hurt in Sasuke's eyes as he was continuously ignored? Itachi had noticed, and it had made him angry. Humans were such ugly and greedy creatures. And then there was her mother, who never had an opinion. She was as useless as her father, considering she would never disagree with him. She went along with whatever he said, whatever he ordered to do, and it disgusted him. It seemed the woman didn't have a personality of her own.

Itachi had wanted them all dead. And he had made sure of it, too.

Oh yes. He would get everything he wanted. Itachi always did. He had wanted to test his power and wipe out his pathetic clan, so he killed them all himself. He wanted his death, so he made it absolutely sure Sasuke would train until he was able to overpower him. Itachi refused to kill himself. Death by suicide was not something fit for someone of his caliber. No, it had to be Sasuke. That's what he wanted, and that's what he was going to get.

Now, he wanted to kill the pink-haired kunoichi.

There was a faint rustle in the bushes, ffand a snap of a twig was heard. "Shit!" Sakura muttered, her cover already blown. She jumped out of the way just as four kunai rooted itself to where she had been just milliseconds before. She watched his feet carefully, making sure not to look into his activated sharingan. She had to think fast- defend or attack? She decided to defend, jumping back a few more meters and hopefully out of his reach.

"Mangekyou Sharingan." Itachi exclaimed, his Sharingan changing. Sakura couldn't help but look up and into his eyes. What she saw made her want to gasp. She had seen pictures of Mangekyou in a couple forbidden books, as well as seeing Kakashi's eyes itself, but Itachi's were completely different. It was, with lack of a better word, broken. She had studied the Sharingan, studied each ability, and she knew it wasn't supposed to look like that.

Instead of the three large, wave-like spikes, there was six smaller spikes surrounding the pupil, the edges more rounded probably from deterioration. Was this a new Sharingan? One that had never been discovered? Or was it really the Mangekyou, only worn down from overuse? It made sense- Itachi had always activated his Sharingan for long periods of time, causing great damage to his eyes. Sakura would know, she had to heal Kakashi's eyes constantly. If it hadn't been for the constant healing, Kakashi would most likely be blind- what did that say about Itachi, who was probably too proud to even consider seeing a medic?

Sakura figured that Itachi must be nearly blind, unless the Akatsuki had a medic-nin, which she highly doubted. From what she could tell, his eyes were damaged beyond repair. The Mangekyou he was using was a more worn down version- the effects would be much different than what was expected, though nonetheless very dangerous.

A moment after their eyes had connected, Sakura felt like she was being sucked into something. Suddenly everything went black. Something was pulling at her, squeezing her. She gasped for air, but her lungs refused to absorb the oxygen. There was an immense pain inside of her- something was eating at her from the inside, but she couldn't move, or summon any chakra. It felt like she was burning! She would have been writhing with the intense pain if she could. Her last thought before she was fully unconscious was an apology to everybody in Konoha.

I wasn't strong enough.

Itachi suddenly closed his eyes because of the sudden explosion of pain inside his head. When he opened his eyes again, Sakura Haruno was nowhere to be seen. Had he succeeded in killing her? He closed his eyes again, concentrating on any chakra that could be found in the area. When he felt none, he opened his eyes with a smirk on his face. With no trace of the kunoichi, and the fact that there was no possible way she could have survived the Mangekyou, Itachi came to a satisfying conclusion.

He had killed Sakura Haruno.

"Is she okay?" Shuuhei asked, hovering over Sakura. He had been taking a stroll and had come across a large crowd of officers. Curious, Shuuhei asked one of them what the commotion was. The reply one of the officers had given him was that a portal had somehow been opened in the sky, but instead of a hollow or captain, a pink-haired girl had fallen out. More curious than ever, he decided to head straight into the heart of the crowd and inspect the girl himself.

Suddenly Sakura's unconscious body started glowing green with chakra- she was healing herself subconsciously, but Shuuhei and the other shinigami didn't know that. They took a few cautious steps back, their weapons drawn just in case she suddenly attacked them. "Wh-what is this energy? It's not like ours." One of the officers exclaimed, deciding to bravely take a step towards her. He reached out to touch the girl but Shuuhei stopped him.

"When she wakes up, we'll ask questions." Shuuhei said, then ordered one of the oficers to head over to the fourth squad to ask for their assistance. A team of officers from the fourth squad arrived immediately after, transporting her to the infirmary. The fourth squad captain, Retsu Unohana, was immediately informed and had come down to see the strange girl right away. "Can you examine her, Unohana-taichou?" Shuuhei asked, watching curiously as the girl mumbled something incoherent as she slept. Unohana nodded, and began examing Sakura's body.

The green chakra had now subsided, and Sakura started twitching as she was poked and prodded. Unohana immediately stopped whenever she did so, making sure the girl did not wake. "She contains another energy, not too different from spirit energy. I've never seen anything quite like it before." Unohana stated, brushing a few strands from Sakura's face. Unohana's eyes softened as she noticed the furrowing of Sakura's eybrows. The girl was having a bad dream.

She checked her breathing and pulse, and even checked if she had a hollow hole anywhere on her body. She placed two fingers on Sakura's forehead, and closed her eyes in concentration. She started channelling some spirit energy, trying to find anything wrong with her. She was now healthy and in perfect condition. She was also... Alive. She wasn't a wandering soul or a shinigami, she was human. And she seemed to have some spirit energy within her as well. Her eyes widened. How was this possible?

"How come nobody invited me?"

Everybody turned around to see Matsumoto pouting childishly, a small bottle of sake in her hand. "I heard that something strange happened, and I wanted to know what was going on." She exclaimed, taking a swig of her drink. A few of the officers groaned. Matsumoto was sticking her nose into everything as usual. "So what's all the commotion about?" She asked, ignoring the exasperated groans meant for her.

"This girl fell-" Shuuhei was about to explain when all of a sudden Sakura started to awake, causing everybody to become silent and watch as she woke up. Her eyes started to widen slowly as she blinked a couple of times. When Sakura saw the large number of strange people crowded around her, she decided that maybe if she rubbed her eyes a little, everything would return to normal.

It didn't.

"What's going on?" She asked, sitting up. She looked down at her clothes, noticing that there was nothing missing, not even the few weapons she had left. Suddenly the thoughts of her fight with Itachi came rushing back into her head and she groaned in exasperation. "Am I dead? He killed me, didn't he?" She cried out in despair. "I'm probably in some kind of afterlife now, aren't I? How did I even get myself into this mess?" She would have gone into a full blown rant if it weren't for Unohana clearing her throat.

"Don't worry, dear. You're not dead." Unohana replied, smiling kindly. Sakura wasn't sure what was going on, and her instincts were telling her to make a run for it, but she decided to stay put and listen to the woman in front of her. "To clarify things, you are in Soul Society. A few of the officers here had claimed to see you fall out from a portal. I am Retsu Unohana, captain of the fourth squad."

Sakura could only nod. A portal? Soul society? It made a little sense to her, considering she had been caught in the Mangekyou. She could've been transported to another dimension because of the Mangekyou. "I... Oh." She felt like smacking her forehead. Couldn't she come up with something more intelligent to say? She sat there for a moment, trying to figure things out. "Uhm, Unohana-taichou, do you know how I'll be able to get back?"

"Sorry, but we haven't been able to figure that out yet. While you're here, would you mind explaining a few things to us? I am curious to know about your strange healing power. It is different than what we use here in Soul Society." Unohana replied, then asked if any of the officers would be kind enough to bring the girl a glass of water. Sakura coughed slightly, now noticing how dry her throat really was. She channelled some chakra into the area to soothe it.

"Oh, right. My name is Sakura Haruno from the Hidden Village of Leaf. And... Uhm... I'm the Hokage's apprentice, or well, I used to be." Sakura exclaimed, smiling at the last part. Tsunade had finally finished teaching her basically everything she knew, even a couple of forbidden jutsus, but nobody needed to know that. "I had been fighting Itachi Uchiha, a man from an organization that's bent on taking over the world, and when he used his Sharin- I mean, one of his powers on me, I guess I somehow got sent here." She replied, trying to word everything correctly. She didn't want to give away too much information or have to end up explaining too many things, either. "The 'healing power' you were talking about must have been my chakra. Chakra is used for many kinds of jutsu where I come from, including healing."

When all that replied to her was silence, she mentally sweat-dropped. They probably had never heard of Konoha, or who the Hokage was. She looked at their clothing- it was different. Strange. It was different than what Konoha-nin would wear, but still practical. If she wasn't in another dimension, then maybe the Mangekyou transported her to another part of the world. Maybe this place could have been another ninja village? What confused her was the name, 'Soul Society'. She had never heard of the place before- not even in the legends.

"Someone from the human world, eh? Have you met Ichigo Kurosaki before?" Matsumoto asked, surprising Sakura. Sakura looked up at her and her eyes widened. Large breasts, a bottle of sake in her hand- she reminded Sakura of Tsunade. She shook her head, saying she had never heard of him before. Sakura looked down at her hands in wonder. Speaking of Tsunade, did she even know Sakura was missing? What would they do? Would they try to find her? Sakura felt like sighing- she missed them already.

Suddenly Sakura's eyes widened as she came to a realisation. Did the lady just say 'human world'? She looked around again. What was this place? She basically implied that there was another world other than where humans resided in. "Uhm, if you don't mind me asking... What is this place? And what do you mean, human world?" Sakura asked, trying to sound as polite as she could. She wanted to get back home as soon as possible, but she needed some answers first.

"Soul Society. It's the spirit world, where souls come to once they die." Unohona started. "You are in Seireitei, the part where shinigami reside in. Outside the borders is a place called Rukongai, where the souls void of any spirit energy live. You seem to have spirit energy in you, but I could be wrong. We'll find out soon enough."

Sakura thought for a moment. She had heard of a shinigami before, after Sarutobi's death. She wasn't sure she believed the whole 'souls' thing just yet, but then again, getting trapped in another dimension through the Mangekyou and being perfectly fine was pretty unbelievable, too. "Shinigami?" Sakura asked, looking up at the two with a confused expression.

"Yes, we are all shinigami here, Sakura-san." Unohana replied. The officer sent for water finally game back, handing it to Unohana who placed it in Sakura's hand. She took a sip, downing almost half of it. She hadn't realized how thirsty she had become. Smiling, Sakura thanked her. "No problem. Anyways, shinigami duties are to fight and purify hollows as well as sending wandering souls on earth into Soul Society."

"Oh... I see." Sakura replied. "How can you tell if I have that... Uh... Spirit energy that you guys have?" She asked, somewhat curious. This place was strange, though not necessarily unpleasant. She wouldn't mind getting to know things about here later. It might come in handy if she were to ever return back to Konoha. Sakura looked around at the shinigami crowded around her. She laid her eyes on one of the men with a sixty-nine tattooed on his cheek and her inner leapt up, making cat calls.

'He's hot.' Sakura's inner exclaimed. Sakura mentally sighed in exasperation, though she had to agree. He was better-looking than Sasuke-kun, even. Sakura continued looking around at the other observers. She tried to hide the blush that was caused by her Inner's comments. Why did she have to appear now, of all the times? With all these unecessary comments, nonetheless.

"Oh! I know how you can find out!" Matsumoto exclaimed, taking out a candy dispenser from her pocket. "I think I have a couple left. Hitsugaya-taichou says I should keep them with me just in case we have to travel to the human world." She said, dispensing a small round candy into Sakura's hand. "Go on, eat it. It won't hurt you, really. Your body will release your soul, but that's basically it." Matsumoto urged. Sakura channelled some chakra through the object, and finding no poison in it, she popped it into her mouth and swallowed it. She didn't feel any different, and after a moment she got up, moving around.

"Uhm... Nothing happened..." Sakura stated, moving her arms up and legs to check if anything different occured. Matsumoto giggled, pointing behind her towards the small bed she had been laying in a moment before. When Sakura turned, she gasped, surprised. She, well, her body was sitting there, smiling. "Wh-what happened? Is this some kind of genjutsu?" She asked, panicking slightly. "Kai!" Her body was still sitting there. "Kai? ... Kai!"

'Hey, what's going on here?' Her Inner exclaimed inside her head. When Sakura closed her eyes, she was suddenly brought into another world, her own mind. 'You can come visit me, now? Woah. ' Her inner exclaimed, grinning. Sakura's eyes widened- she had never really seen what her inner self looked like. She looked exactly liked Sakura when she was still in the academy, except her eyes were a deep violet. 'What's wrong? Is there someth- Oh, right. You haven't actually seen me just yet.' Inner Sakura exclaimed, scratching her head sheepishly.

Sakura just stood there, gaping at her. 'But what... How...' She stuttered, pointing a finger at her Inner. Was she going crazy? Perhaps this was what happened with Naruto and Kyuubi? Inner Sakura rolled her eyes, demanding that Sakura calm herself down immediately. Sakura obeyed, shutting her mouth and nodding her head once. She was completely speechless.

'You know, after years of being together, you barely know much about me- so I'll tell you about myself! My name is Rosas. I am part of you, as you already do know. And, I'm not sure why myself, but in this place, I take the form of a sword. Crazy, eh? I don't mind, though. It seems I've been able to unlock some sort of energy, too.'Sakura's Inner exclaimed, grinning. Sakura had started gaping at her again, her expression incredulous. 'It's pretty cool, though. When you ate that candy I felt something open up inside of me- this new kind of energy. Not chakra, but something pretty close. It was exhilerating, really. You should eat that stuff more often.'

'Why haven't you told me your name before? And a new energy? Th-this is so much to take in! Do you know anymore things I probably should know?' Sakura asked, her hands on her hips. She was shocked, confused, and irritated all at the same time. Not only that, but she was already frustrated at being unable to reach Konoha at the moment.

'Meh. I don't know. I didn't think it was necessary. And, well, I'm not so sure about the power thing. I feel something kind of like chakra... Except different. And I feel so powerful, and strong. You should switch to this, uhm, new you more often. It's freaking awesome!' Rosas exclaimed, punching her fist into the air above her. Sakura groaned, completely exasperated. She had so many questions and barely any answers.

'Okay. Let's get everything we know straight. When I'm in my human form, you're inside my head. When I'm in my soul form, you're in a sword? Is that how it works? I didn't even see a sword.' Sakura said, sitting down. She glanced around at her surroundings- green grass, trees, a stream not far off, but the skies were gray and it looked as if it were about to rain. 'What's up with the weather?' Sakura decided to ask.

'The weather depends on your mood. It sucks, trust me. And yeah, I think your 'form' theory is right. I'm new to this, too, so don't go asking me any hard questions!' Rosas exclaimed, lifting her hands in the air defensively. 'Well you better get back out there. Time is different in your mind- kind of like how the Mangekyou works. Not even a second has gone by in your time, so when you open your eyes, to everybody around you it would only have seemed like you've blinked.'

With this said, Sakura returned to reality. "Hey! She has a zanpaktou of her own!" Matsumoto exclaimed, grinning. The pink-haired girl was adorable, and around the same height as her captain. If she played her cards right, she might be able to make a match! Shiro-chan desperately needed a girlfriend, she figured. He always seemed so unhappy and serious. "If she gets placed into a squad anytime soon, I call dibs!"

"I believe that's for me to decide, Matsumoto. Aren't you supposed to be doing paperwork right now?" Toushirou demanded, sounding somewhat irritated. Everybody turned around to see the captain who had just entered. Matsumoto laughed sheepishly, saying that she'd get on it right away, and immediately ran out the door, grinning at her new and brilliant idea. Toushirou shook his head in disapproval and headed over to the center of the crowd. He examined Sakura's new sword and furrowed his eyebrows. "It's already in Shikai form." He stated, and looked up at Sakura questioningly. She cringed at the intensity of his stare. Had she done something wrong? Toushirou spoke up again. "Do you know your zanpaktou's name?"

Sakura rose an eyebrow- how could her sword have a name? Suddenly she remembered what her Inner had told her. "Oh, yeah, it's Rosas." Sakura replied. She took it into her hands, examining it. The blade was long, silver, and thin. The handle was wrapped in green ribbons. The bottom of the handle had two ribbons protruding from it. Sakura ran her fingers along the edge of the blade. "This is pretty cool." She murmured to herself. She had never owned a weapon that looked as elegant as this, before.

'I look pretty awesome, eh?'

'Yes, you do, actually. And how come I can hear you in my head if you're really this sword?' Sakura asked, turning the sword over to admire it some more. She was glad she had asked Tenten for some lessons on weaponry. After a couple months of intense sessions with Tenten, she really wasn't that bad. She may not have the experience as Tenten, but at least she knew how to handle weapons. Besides, she could always ask someone here for tips if she really wanted to, hopefully.

'I'm still a part of you, that's why. On a more important matter, what do you think of that white-haired guy? He's wearing a uniform like Unohana-taichou, which means he's a captain, too, right? I think he's pretty cute.' Inner Sakura exclaimed, causing Sakura to blush. Sakura mentally slapped her forehead- now was not the time to be thinking such thoughts!

"I have informed the other captains about this... Situation." Toushirou stated. He then asked Unohana and Shuuhei about the information they had gathered from the girl. The two told him everything that had happened so far, including the officers' claims to have seen her falling. Suddenly a hell butterfly fluttered in, daintily landing on Toushirou's finger. The message relayed to them was that the girl be brought to Shigekuni immediately. Toushirou sighed. He had so much paperwork to do, and now this girl had to be taken care of. "What's your name?" He asked Sakura, who was still blushing slightly.

"Sakura Haruno." She replied, trying to force her blush away. Rosas laughed at her attempt, but Sakura simply ignored her. She had to be completely serious about the current situation. Toushirou stated that Sakura had to come with him to meet another captain that would decide what she would do during her stay in Soul Society. Sakura nodded, wondering if she would have to fight. She summoned some chakra into her fingers, but noticed it was mixed with another type of energy.

"What are you doing?" Toushirou asked, sounding somewhat suspicious. Sakura replied, telling him she was testing her chakra, but that there was also something wrong with it. She tried separating the energy, and after a long moment of extreme concentration she finally had. She channeled normal chakra into her right hand, forming a circular shape. In her left hand, was the other energy.

"What is this other energy? It's different than my usual chakra..." She asked, staring at her left hand. Instead of the light-blue or green chakra she usually had, it was a dark, almost black colour. She dispersed her chakra and channelled the strange energy into her other hand as well, swirling it around in her hand, and making other shapes. She always did things like that to practice her chakra control. The strange energy wasn't shaping exactly like she wanted to, but it was close enough.

"Spirit energy." Unohana replied. Sakura looked up at her, eyes widening. Didn't that mean she had the potential to be a shinigami? Sakura stared at the energy swirling in her hand, then cut it off, finished playing around with it. She wondered if the energy was used for things like ninjutsu and genjutsu. She knew it could be used for healing, since Unohona-taichou had said so.

Toushirou sighed in exasperation, urging her to hurry along. "What about my body?" Sakura asked, looking over at her body that was sitting quietly and smiling. Toushirou told her that it would have to come, too. 'Posessed Sakura', as Rosas decided to called her, stood up and walked to their sides obediently. Sakura nodded her head and followed Toushirou out of the building.

When they stepped into the outside, Sakura gasped- the skies were bright blue. It was a beautiful day. She sighed, wondering where she could put her sword for a moment. She looked at Toushirou, who was walking a few feet away from her and noticed that he had his strapped onto his back. Sakura looked down at her clothes, and instead of seeing her usual ninja gear, she found she was wearing a shinigami's outfit. How come she hadn't noticed this before? She found a sheath tucked underneath a white obi sash she was wearing and carefully placed her sword in it.

When they reached a small building, Toushirou opened the door and motioned her to step in first. Sakura said her thanks and stepped in with her body following close behind. "She's pretty cute." Shunsui exclaimed, causing Sakura to blush and Shigekuni to clear his throat, saying that now wasn't the time for such comments. Sakura did a quick glance around the room, noticing that there were only a couple of people there.

Shigekuni, Shunsui, Toushirou, Byakuya, Kenpachi, and Kurotsuchi. The rest of the captains had either been busy or didn't deem the situation important enough for their presence. Sakura smiled nervously at their intense scrutiny. If it had been a different situation, she most likely would have been irritated at the unwanted attention. "Uhm..." She said, after a moment. Nobody had spoken up, so she figured they might have been expecting her to say something first.

"Hitsugaya, will you please relay to us the information about this woman?" Shigekuni exclaimed, interrupting her. Sakura clenched her fist, irritated that she had just been ignored, but she let it go. The man looked very old, and was apparently the highest rank among the others here as he was seated in the very center. She would have to act as polite as she could for now.

"Her name is Sakura Haruno, and according to the witnesses, she had fallen from a portal that had appeared in the sky. She claims to be from a place called 'Konoha' and seems to have spirit energy, as well as another energy that I have never seen." Toushirou replied. Shigekuni nodded, and beckoned Sakura to him. Sakura felt slightly intimidated by everybody, and paused for a moment before she finally reacted.

Sakura hesitantly and reluctantly stepped foreward, until she was about four feet from the man. To her surprise, he was actually quite muscular despite his old age. "Please demonstrate the spirit energy and the other that Hitsugaya claims you have." Shigekuni exclaimed. Sakura nodded, and summoned both her chakra and spirit energy into her hands once again. Her chakra was swirling around in her hand neatly, while the other energy seemed to be floating around her hand.

Kurotsuchi stood up, his eyes wide with wonder. He had to examine her. "Can I use her as a test subject?" He asked. His curiosity was growing each second. This was something never before seen. If only he could just run some tests on her. This pink-haired girl was a magnificent discovery! He watched amusedly when Sakura clenched her fists and gritted her teeth in anger. Touchy, eh? He'd be able to fix that with a few changes to her brain.

Shigekuni seemed to ponder for a moment, causing Sakura to forget her anger and panic slightly. She took a step back, summoning chakra into her hands. She refused to be anybody's experiment! She wasn't going down without a fight if they tried to take her. "Hold her still, please." Shigekuni ordered. Kurotsuchi volunteered to do so, grinning.

When he reached out to grab her arm, Sakura slapped it away. "Don't touch me." She hissed, stepping back into a fighting position. The other captains looked at each other, quite surprised. So she knew how to fight? They wondered what was going through the small girl's head- did she have any clue who they were? Kurotsuchi suddenly laughed, saying that she couldn't do anything about it. She glared at him, saying, "Like hell I'd ever let some sick bastard like you touch me."

"So I'm a sick bastard now?" Kurotsuchi asked, raising an eyebrow. He laughed, reaching for her arm again. When Sakura slapped it away again, he sighed, somewhat annoyed, now. "You wouldn't want to fight me, Haruno-san." Kurotsuchi stated. Sakura glared at him, stating that if she had to, she would. Kurotsuchi looked over at Shigekuni, who seemed to think about it for a while.

He figured Kurotsuchi wouldn't injure her too much, considering he wanted to use her an experiment. What good was she to him if she was dead? It would be a good way to determine how strong and powerful she was as well. He noted that she seemed to have been trained as a fighter by her current stance. Shigekuni nodded slightly, approving of the fight that was about to take place. Sakura furrowed her eyebrows, even more irritated.

Kurotsuchi lunged at Sakura, who easily dodged. She knew what they were thinking, what they wanted. They wanted to see her power, what she was capable of- and so she'd let them. But only slightly. She didn't want them to know everything about her. She quickly did some hand-signs and exclaimed, "Kage-bunshin no jutsu!" effectively creating five more copies of herself. She mentally let out a sigh of relief at being able to perform jutsu in her soul form. She was still slightly confused about the whole 'energy' situation.

"Amazing!" Kurotsuchi exclaimed, clapping. He grinned, excitement flowing though his veins. He needed to be able to experiment on her. "Experimenting on you will be extremely enjoyable." He said, causing Sakura to growl in fury. Who did he, or any of them think they were? Who did they think she was? She wasn't the weak girl that cried over little crushes and silly words about her forehead. She may not have been strong enough to avoid Mangekyou Sharingan, but she was going to do everything possible to avoid being some test subject!

Her five clones charged at Kurotsuchi, who by now had released his Zanpaktou into its Shikai form. "I'm going to have to finish this fast." Kurotsuchi said, grinning madly. He wanted to start experimenting right away- that is, if Shigekuni let him. He lunged towards a clone, sword drawn, and stabbed it through its stomach. The clone popped and the other four continued to try and fight him.

Sakura watched as Kurotsuchi destroyed two more clones before Shigekuni ordered both to stop immediately. Sakura reluctantly dispelled the clones that were currently attacking Kurotsuchi and looked up at Shigekuni with a confused expression. "We will take this outside on the training grounds." Shigekuni exclaimed, leading them outside. He made sure that neither Sakura nor Kurotsuchi attacked each other on the way. Once they reached the large expanse of land, he declared that the fight continue.

"Kage-bunshin no jutsu!" Sakura exclaimed, and five clones appeared again. Instead of simply watching them fight, she charged in, landing a punch at Kurotsuchi's face. She hadn't summoned any chakra for the punch but he was thrown back a couple of feet before he finally stopped. He chuckled, getting up and rubbing his cheek. Sakura stepped back slightly- she didn't know what the man was capable of, so she had to be as careful as she could.

"I think I'm going to have to end this quickly." Kurotsuchi muttered, raising his sword to a more upright position. "Rip." He exclaimed, and watched in glee as his zanpaktou spewed the paralyzing poison. Sakura quickly leapt back- she hadn't been expecting poison. She quickly made some hand seals. "Katon: Karyuu Endan no Jutsu!" She exclaimed, blowing a stream of fire at Kurotsuchi. The poison was blown away by the intensity and the heat of the jutsu, and had managed to burn Kurotsuchi.

Sakura smirked to herself, glad she had been able to master Fire, Earth, and Water. She was having difficulty mastering the other elements, but even Kakashi didn't know all of them, so she figured it was acceptable. Kurotsuchi's eyes widened, somewhat surprised at the strange power. It was similar to kido, though completely different. He had underestimated the girl. "Just to be safe..." He started, a dark glint in his eyes. He looked up at Shigekuni, who nodded again. Grinning maliciously, Kurotsuchi released his zanpaktou into it's bankai form.

"Wh-what the hell is that?" Sakura exclaimed incredulously at the large caterpillar-like monster in front of her. How was she expected to fight something like that? It didn't matter, though. She had to try, no matter how hopeless it seemed, now. She clenched her fist, determination running through her. She wasn't going to give up. She had already figured out a couple things about the people here so far. The man she was fighting, for one, was a captain, and if he was capable of this kind of attack an power, then so must the others. She was outnumbered, and by a lot. They probably wouldn't let her kill him even if she tried. And if they wanted her dead, then she would be. She thought about her situation and decided that there wasn't much to lose, considering that she might not ever be able to see her friends, anyways.

"That? That's my bankai." Kurotsuchi exclaimed, his grin widening at the expression on Sakura's face. He was surprised, none of his test subjects had ever been able to force him to use bankai, although in this case he wasn't exactly forced. He was only being cautious- he had already underestimated one of Ichigo's friends. Making the same mistake was unacceptable. "Attack." he exclaimed, pointing his sword towards Sakura. The caterpillar-like zanpaktou charged towards her.

She had no choice. She had to use it. Sakura sighed as she channelled her chakra into her fist and punched the ground, causing it to break and crumble underneath her enhanced strength. The monster, although extremely large, stumbled as the earth beneath it shook like she had expected it to. The rest of the captains watched with awe. Before the two could continue their battle any further, Shigekuni demanded the two stop.

"Sakura Haruno. You have proven yourself quite strong. In the future, I would like to ask you some questions and gain some information about that intriguing power you have. I speak for all the captains present when I say that we are all impressed at your strength and would be honored to train you in the way of the shinigami. I must say that it is surprising you are able to fight without using your zanpaktou even once." Shigekuni exclaimed. Sakura, without taking her eyes off of Kurotsuchi, nodded, saying that she wouldn't mind being taught about about her 'zankpaktou' and a couple of other things here in Soul Society.

If they thought she was strong, they should see Naruto and Kakashi. Those two were absolutely amazing! The thought sent a pang of homesickness through her, and she immediately frowned. Had they even noticed that she was missing? She was expected to come back to the village at any time, now. And Itachi, what had happened to his eyes when she was sent to Soul Society? Had it damaged his eyes even further and caused him to go completely blind? She hoped it had.

"Can I still study her?" Kurotsuchi asked, still hopeful. Before Sakura could open her mouth and tell him off, Shigekuni shook his head, saying that it was up to her. Sakura smirked at him, fighting the urge to stick out her tongue. Kurotsuchi glared at Sakura, extremely disappointed he wasn't able to run tests on her. If it weren't for Shigekuni's word, he would've gone ahead and experimented on her right away.

"Is there a captain here willing to admit Sakura into their squad?" Shigekuni asked, looking at the captains. Kenpachi volunteered, grinning madly. He stated that he would love to have someone with such destructive power on his squad, and Sakura grinned sheepishly. To be honest, the man was very intimidating. He was quite tall, with a nasty scar on his face. He was scary-looking.

Shinsui, Toushirou and Byakuya stated that they wouldn't mind, either, and Sakura suddenly remembered what the Tsunade-look-alike had said. She seemed friendly enough, but who's squad was she in, again? Sakura didn't even know her name. "I suggest that maybe she should stay with someone she has become familiar with." Shigekuni exclaimed, looking over at Toushirou.

"I'll take her in, then." Toushirou said with a slightly exasperated sounding sigh. Sakura thanked him, smiling slightly. With this decision, the captains dispersed, heading back towards their appointed offices. Sakura and her body stayed with Toushirou, who was wondering what exactly he was supposed to do with her. "Well... I guess I'm going to have to teach you about a few things, first of all." Toushirou started. He explained what the shinigami were supposed to do, and what the ranks were. He also told her about the arts of kido, and the other things they taught in the academy.

Sakura could only nod as she took all the information in. When he finally came upon the topic of zanpaktou, Sakura's Inner cheered. 'Shut up, I'm trying to listen.' Sakura mentally shouted. Rosas stuck out her tongue but nonetheless did what was told and shut up. Toushirou started explaining about 'shikai', stating that her zanpaktou was currently a type that was always released like Zaraki-taichou's. He was the one who wanted her in his squad because of her 'destructive power'.

When Toushirou started explaining what bankai was, Sakura couldn't help but feel curious as to what Rosas would look like in that form, but first she had to find out what she did during her Shikai form. She took out her sword, and mentally asked Rosas what she could do. 'That's what I'm trying to figure out!' Her Inner exclaimed, almost exasperatedly. Sakura mentally slapped her forehead again- she was being of no help at all. 'Try swinging me around a bit, maybe something will happen.'Sakura decided to try, but nothing happened.

'Maybe you're just an ordinary, lame sword.' Sakura mentally muttered to Rosas. Rosas immediately disagreed, stating that she had to be able to do something cool. The creepy guy wanting to use her as an experiment had a crazy ability, so Rosas figured she had to have one, too. 'Can't you feel anything? Power? Some sort of energy flowing through you?' Sakura asked her Inner. Rosas replied, saying she didn't feel any energy when Sakura was in her human form, but when she was released into her soul form, she could feel it. 'Too bad you weren't something easier to handle like kunai, then I'd'

Suddenly her sword flashed brightly and instead of one sword, a pair of kunai was now in Sakura's hands. "Woah... Was that...? Awesome!" Sakura exclaimed, twirling the kunai around her fingers. Toushirou watched in little amusement as Sakura played around with her newly discovered zanpaktou. She acted somewhat child-like. She was unable to control her emotions, and now, she was simply toying with her zanpaktou's shikai form. Sakura grinned as she willed Rosas to change into different weapons as well as other objects. "Tenten would've loved this!" Sakura exclaimed. She tried willing Rosas to change into a puppy, but nothing happened. 'So I guess it's just stationary, non-living objects, eh?'

Sakura started wondering about what her newly appointed captain had said. She needed to have a good relationship with the sword- and she was sure she did. Would she be able to take her zanpaktou up another level? Her Inner urged her to try, saying that there wasn't anything to lose, and that she wanted to see what else she could do. "Bankai!" She exclaimed, and suddenly Rosas appeared in front of her as a giant, white bird. "So this is bankai?" She asked, looking at Toushirou, who rose an eyebrow. He nodded, completely speechless.

It seemed that her zankpaktou was what contained most of the spirit energy- which surprised him. Her reiatsu had grown higher when she had released her bankai, he noted to himself. To be honest, the fact that she had been able to release her bankai so easily baffled him. It seemed that she had known about it and communicated with it all her life- which was a strange idea to him, although with the discovery of this girl, he figured there was probably many other things possible.

'Can I still change the sword? Come on, Rosas, shuriken!' Sakura thought to herself. Unfortunately, nothing happened and the sword remained the same. She shrugged- it was still a pretty good weapon. "Hey, Rosas... Since you're out here, now, does that mean you're not in my head anymore?" Sakura asked. Rosas turned to her and shrugged.

'Testing, testing, one-two-three. Did it work?' Rosas mentally exclaimed, just as she usually did. Sakura's eyes widened- she could still hear her. She asked how it was possible, and Rosas shrugged again, mentally saying that it probably had to do with permanently being a part of her. Sakura asked if Rosas could speak out loud, and when Rosas tried, she found out she couldn't. Not even a chirp, or a tweet. She shook her head, sadly. 'Nope. I can't speak except through this way.'

"So what can you do?" Sakura asked. Her Inner, who wasn't really inside her anymore, shrugged. "Maybe it's like your shikai form... Try transforming into something, like a fox." Sakura exclaimed. Rosas closed her eyes and like her sword, flashed, but when the quick light had gone, Rosas looked exactly the same. "Okay, maybe it's you that's lame, not the sword. C'mon, try something!"

Rosas started flapping her wings and rose into the air, flying around in small circles. "How come you're a bird, anyways?" Sakura asked. Rosas replied, saying that it was probably her bankai form. Sakura started analyzing her, taking note of Rosas' appearance. She didn't look too bad, actually. Her tail and wing feathers were all long, elegant. She was completely white, with her beak a shining yellow. Her eye color was the only thing that was similar to what Sakura had seen when she travelled into her mind- violet.

She called Rosas down and asked if she could hop on her back. The large bird was big enough for at least three full grown men to sit on its back. Rosas nodded, and waited patiently for Sakura to climb on. Once firmly in place, Rosas took off again, causing Sakura to grab onto Rosas' feathers. Luckily, she barely felt it, and continued flying higher. "Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit..." Sakura muttered, scared and unused to the height. "I'm going to need some practice getting used to this! Rosas, take me down, please!" She exclaimed, her whole boddy pressed onto its back.

'Sakura... Can we stop for today? I'm not used to this... I'm starting to get dizzy.' Inner exclaimed. And although Sakura wanted to continue testing her zanpaktou out, she also knew she needed to respect Inner's wishes and needs. She was a part of her, and she couldn't ignore that fact. Sakura willed Rosas back into her shikai form, and then she sheathed the sword. She walked up to her body, wondering how she would be able to get back in. She simply stepped into it and felt herself being pulled back into her human form.

"Haruno-san, do you know how to suppress your reiatsu?" Toushirou asked. Her reiatsu hadn't completely disappeared when she returned to her human body, though it had lessened quite a lot. Sakura shook her head, so Toushirou explained the instructions to suppressing it properly. Sakura did what was told, following every instruction carefully. She was glad she'd been able to handle everything so far. All that intense training in Konoha had really paid off, in more ways than she could ever imagine.

Suddenly Sakura's stomach grumbled loudly, causing her to blush furiously. Toushirou looked at her with a smirk on his lips and motioned her to follow him. Sakura did as was told, still very embarassed. He lead her back from the training grounds to his squad's division. Matsumoto was the first to greet them, and she gave Sakura a huge hug as she walked in. Sakura was gasping for air when the hug had finally ended. Her face had been smothered by Matsumoto's 'assets'.

"Now we have another kid in our squad! Just like you, ne, Shiro-chan?" Matsumoto exclaimed, winking at Toushirou. She couldn't help but grin widely when she noticed the two huff at her statement. Sakura, for one, was not a kid. She was eighteen! She may have been quite petite for her age, but things like that shouldn't matter when it comes to real power. Toushirou, on the other hand, hated being called a child- he was hundreds of years old!

"What?" Sakura and Toushirou exclaimed at the same time. "I'm not a kid!"

At this, the two looked at each other incredulously but then back at Matsumoto with irritation evident in both their expressions. "You two are so perfect for each other! Saying the same things, at the same time- you can probably finish each others sentences too!" Matsumoto gushed, her grin widening as the two turned a deep red. Sakura looked embarassed whereas Toushirou looked extremely irritated. "Well, I have lots of paperwork to do. I guess I'll be seeing you two later!" She exclaimed, quickly rushing away before her captain could yell at her again.

"I'm eighteen!" Sakura muttered to herself, angrily. Toushirou sighed exasperatedly, telling Sakura to simply ignore Matsumoto. "Good idea, thanks. Oh- Matsumoto? That's her name...?" Sakura asked. She hadn't been properly introduced to her yet, and she had been wondering for a while who she was exactly. Toushirou replied, stating that her full name was Rangiku Matsumoto, and that she was lieutenant. "Ah, I see. If she's a lieutenant, what am I?"

"I'm appointing you third seat. You have quite a lot of power, Haruno-san." Toushirou exclaimed, leading Sakura inside to where most of the officers ate. Not only did she have power, but he needed to keep an eye on her just in case. He grabbed an apple and tossed it to Sakura, who immediately took a bite out of it. It would satisfy her hunger for now. "As a captain, it is part of my duty to get to know the rest of my squad," Toushirou started, and Sakura immediately swallowed the chunk of apple she was chewing.

"And you need to ask me some questions? Okay. And you don't need to be so formal, Hitsugaya-taichou. Call me Sakura." Sakura replied, smiling at him. He was surprised she had suggested it. He decided to ask her about what she remembered about what happened to her before she fell through the portal. "Well... I had been going back to my village from a mission when I ran into Itachi Uchiha, and his partner Kisame Hoshikagi. They're two notorious criminals that are known everywhere where I live. Itachi massacred his entire clan save for his one brother, who believes his sole purpose is to take revenge for his clan and kill Itachi." Sakura started, taking another bite from her apple.

She told Toushirou the fight that had taken place, and about the Sharingan eye. She told him about Orochimaru and Sound, as well as the Akatsuki, an organization dedicated to taking over the world with bijuu. Toushirou was fascinated to say the least- the things the humans were capable of in Sakura's world was much different than Ichigo Kurosaki's and Soul Society. There must have been another dimension, a completely different world. The second thing he asked about was what the strange energy she had been able to use during her battle with Kurotsuchi was.

Sakura told him about the basics, and about how it was used for many things. She explained ninjutsu and genjutsu, as well as how she was able to heal and enhance her strength with chakra as well. She even went into detail and told him about the natural elements of chakra. Hers had been earth, and she'd been able to master fire and water . She figured she could trust Toushirou with the information- besides, its not like they could actually do anything with it. They didn't have chakra, only their spirit energy.

Toushirou decided that maybe he should start asking some more personal questions. He didn't want it to seem like he was only interrogating her, although that was the whole point in the conversation. He needed to seem approachable, trustable- he needed information about her. "How was your life like before you came to Soul Society?" He asked, but immediately regretted it when Sakura looked down with homesickness evident in her expression. It was obvious that the girl missed her home- reminding her that there was no possible way to go back at the moment was a very bad move.

"It was great, actually. There weren't any wars happening, the Akatsuki haven't been bothering us lately. And Sasuke... Naruto and Sai and I were so close to finding him. I wanted to bring him back to Konoha so badly. I mean, Naruto even promised to me we'd get him back, and Naruto... Naruto never breaks his promises." Sakura started, though her voice was starting to become hoarse.

"Ino and I had also been planning to go shopping for the Christmas festival. She's one of my best friends back in Konoha- we did everything together. Like this one time we-" Sakura paused for a moment. "Actually, nevermind. It's a long story. I miss her a lot, though." Sakura said, her voice cracking up slightly at the last part. "I was also supposed to go eat at Ichiraku's with Sai and Naruto like we usually did every week. We always have a fun time. And of course, Kakashi would show up, late a-as usual. He'd m-make some really l-lame excuse and- and- and I miss everybody so much."

By now, Sakura had suddenly and fully burst into tears. Her emotions were so overwhelming, and after all of today's events, she really needed a good cry. "I-I'm sorry Hitsugaya-t-taichou. I j-just can't h-help it. I want t-to see them again." Sakura exclaimed, looking away as she continued to let the tears drip down her cheek. Toushirou had no idea what to do. After a small moment, he decided to try comforting her like how he'd other people comfort Hinamori.

Hesitantly, and very awkwardly, he gave Sakura a hug, patting her back at the same time. He was surprised to find that she was slightly shorter than him. The girl was quite small for a eighteen year old. "You shouldn't think about it too much, Harun- Sakura." At his simple gesture, Sakura immediately latched onto him, causing both of them to stumble to the floor with an 'oof'. She needed something to hold, some source of comfort, and when Toushirou presented himself as one, Sakura immediately took the chance.

She only started sobbing even more, much to Toushirou's dismay. She told him, through sobs and hiccups, that she couldn't stop thinking about them, even for just a second. "We'll... We'll find a way to get you back." Toushirou suddenly blurted. He was usually very collected and calm, but with her practically tackling him to the ground, something must have happened to cause him to lose focus. He felt like smacking himself in the forehead for even suggesting such an idea, for giving her false hope.

He had no idea if a portal to her world would be found and opened. He hadn't been thinking when he had said that, but now he had to go along with it. The girl was already in so much pain, and he couldn't cause her any more of it. He looked at her expression- it was the same as Hinamori's when Aizen had left. He felt the anger wash over him at the thought but he pushed it back down. What would Hinamori do? She was almost like a sister to him, so he figured that maybe he could go ask her for some advice on how to deal with his situation another time.

Sakura's sobbing lightened considerably at his words. She was convinced that he wouldn't lie to her. "Y-you really think so?" She asked, obviously hopeful. Toushirou mentally groaned to himself- there was no way in getting out of this tight spot. He told her not to get her hopes up too high, but there was a small chance if she had been able to come here in the first place. "Well i-if there's even the s-slightest chance, I-I'll take it." Sakura replied, her crying dying down to mere hiccups.

When Sakura noticed the position they were in, she felt the heat rise to her cheeks. "Sorry, Hitsugaya-taichou. I, uhm, I kind of- I'll just get off you, now." She said, turning away embarassed. Hitsugaya looked at her quizzically and realisation struck him. He felt the heat rise to his cheeks. His heart started beating faster and he wondered silently why he was having such a reaction. He had dealed with situations like this, before. She had been asking for comfort, and he had given it to her. He was just being a good captain to one of his officers.

"Hn. I'm your captain- I should be able to handle these kinds of problems and watch for your well-being." Toushirou stated, causing Sakura to nod. "I will allow you to become acquainted with Matsumoto and she will show you where you work." Toushirou exclaimed, leading her out of the room. Sakura's half-eaten apple lay forgotten on the table top.

He led Sakura to Matsumoto's office, where she was actually doing paperwork. "Why, isn't it the captain and Sakura!" Matsumoto exclaimed, grinning at the two. Sakura mentally sweatdropped. She may have a similar body shape and similar drinking habits, but the lady in front of her was much different than the always irritable Tsunade. "What do you need from me, Shiro-chan?"

"I told you to stop calling me that!" Toushirou exclaimed, aggravated in an instant. It sounded too childish for a captain like he was, as well as the fact that it sounded so embarassing. Hinamori, Ukitake, and Matsumoto always seemed to enjoy annoying him considering the fact that Toushirou had told them on numerous occasions not to call him 'Shiro-chan', and what did they do? They called him Shiro-chan. "Show Sakura here her new workplace." He growled out.

"Hai, taichou!" Matsumoto replied happily, ignoring the deathly glare directed at her. Sakura couldn't help but smile a bit at Matsumoto's obliviousness- it was quite amusing, really. Toushirou noticed the smile on her face and felt somewhat relaxed now that she was in a happier mood. At least he had done one thing right and had gotten her to cheer up, even if it was only slightly. He remembered feeling enraged at seeing the hurt on Hinamori's face- seeing Sakura's reminded him of her, and he figured the two would get along well if they were to ever meet.

"Well, I have some matters to attend to." Toushirou muttered, stepping out of Matsumoto's office and closing the door immediately behind him. He walked back to his office and sat down at his desk, rubbing his temples. He hated paperwork, but finishing it was one of his duties as captain, so he had no choice but to do it anyways. There was so much of it, too. Suddenly a knock was heard on the door. He sighed, getting up to go answer it. To his surprise, he found Sakura standing in front of him, looking nervous.

"Hitsugaya-taichou?" Sakura asked, sounding almost reluctant. She was going to go through with it, though. She was going to thank him properly for comforting her, for treating her so nicely and actually trying to get to know her. She was so grateful to him for everything he had done- it meant a lot to her considering she was now stuck in a strange, unfamiliar world. He had been able to convince her that she wasn't alone, and it had lifted her spirits considerably.

"Yes, Sakura?"

"Thanks." Sakura murmured, giving him a quick peck on the cheek. Toushirou stood there, quite shocked as Sakura quickly darted towards Matsumoto's office. Nobody had ever dared to peck him on the cheek- ever. Not even Hinamori- was this girl crazy? Toushirou slowly brought his hand to the spot her lips had touched and in his shock, he murmured to himself,

"You're welcome."

End of chapter! I hope you enjoyed it. Sorry there's not much romance in it. There will be within the next couple of chapters, hopefully.

Crazy pairing, I know, but I've read a couple of fics on it and they were really good. Sorry if my bleach writing skills suck, since I usually read Naruto fics. Please bear with me! And if you can, tell me some tips of how everything works in Soul Society. I've seen all the episodes up to date and I'm still pretty clueless on how everything works. If I get the names wrong, please tell me, too. I am pretty retarded, after watching most of the episodes in Bleach, I still don't know all their names. And err, I completely forgot how Ichigo usually returned to his human body, so I made it up. And I'm sorry if any of the characters are too OOC.

EDIT: I redid this chapter. Not too much has changed, I think, but it would probably make more sense in the next chapters if you do bother to read it again.