In the main hall of the Shinigami headquarters, there stood Toushiro Hitsugaya, Captain of the 10th division, and Momo Hinamori, vice-captain of the 5th division.

"Ummmm… Toushiro-kun, are you busy right now?" Momo asked. The blue haired captain turned to stare at Momo impassively. A frown displayed evenly across his face.

"You know I don't like it when you call me by my first name Momo." With that said Toushiro continued to walk down the hall, aiming to reach the captains meeting in time.

"Are you busy or not?" Momo asked again. "I have to ask you an important question." Hitsugaya stopped and looked at Momo again. He hated going to the Captains meeting. Once every week, the captains would gather and talk about all the stuff happening around the Shinigami. It was completely boring in Toushiro's opinion so he decided to spare some time for Momo.

"What is it Momo?" Toushiro leaned up against the wall as he waited for the question.

"Well you see…" Momo began. She hesitated for a while but then continued. It seemed as if the young girl had build up enough courage to ask the question now. "Well this Saturday coming up, is the anniversary of when the Shinigami was first started as you should know Toushiro-kun. Well the party is going to be lots of fun and I heard lots of people are asking others to go with them. Well, I was wondering if you would like to go with me." Momo bowed her head, already knowing what to expect.

She was waiting for Captain Hitsugaya to reject her. She was waiting for the tears to run down her face. In truth, all she really could do was wait until she received an answer but she was prepared for any outcome. The only outcome she wasn't prepared for was the one that hit her.

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"Rangiku! Rangiku!"

From the front doors of the Shinigami headquarters, a light pink haired girl burst through the doors screaming for her elder ally. The little girl which looked like she was six had all the sense of a fully grown woman. Her brown orbs searched the courtyard as they finally set themselves upon the person whom she was looking for.

There under the cherry blossom tree, eyes closed, laid a lazy yet elegant Rangiku thinking over the events of what to come this Saturday. Unknowing to Rangiku the lieutenant of the 11th division was gaining on her location. Within a couple of seconds the lieutenant launched herself into the air and landed on Rangiku's stomach with an "oomph."

"Ran-chan! Ran-chan! Are you awake?" Rangiku sluggishly opened both of her eyes to spot Yachiru lying on top of her. Rangiku smiled at the little girl and sat up so now Yachiru was sitting in her lap.

"What is it Yachiru-chan. What's the emergency?" Rangiku yawned shortly after and stretched out her arms. Yachiru was always the hyperactive one in the Shinigami. She was so innocent and cute. Rangiku loved to hug her since she was so cuddly and small. To Rangiku, Yachiru was like the little sister she never had. She was born without a family and so did Yachiru. They both were lonely with no one so when they first met each other, they became best friends quickly.

"Do you know about the party this Saturday?" Yachiru beamed up at Rangiku with those soft brown eyes and Rangiku couldn't help but smile.

"Yes Yachiru-chan, I know about the party. Is that all you came to ask me?" answered Rangiku. She eyed Yachiru suspiciously and could tell there was indeed something she was hiding.

"Well actually no that's not all I wanted to ask you; I also wanted to know if you found someone to go to the party with yet." Yachiru rolled off of Rangiku's lap and onto the ground. Rangiku continued to eye Yachiru as the pink headed girl started to roll around on the soft grass.

"Why are you asking?" Rangiku raised a delicate brow, really curious as to where this conversation was heading.

"Cause Toushiro-chan has found a date!" With that said Rangiku froze. She was meaning to ask Hitsugaya to the party. Now that he has found a date, she has no one to go with. She was sure Toushiro would have said yes to go with her if she had asked him, but somebody had already beaten her to the punch. He was her captain, and one of her closest friends. Rangiku's playful smile faded as she looked towards the floor. Yachiru knew from the moment she stated that Hitsugaya had already found a date that, that would change the mood. She didn't want to be the bearer of bad news, especially to one of her closest friends, but she didn't want Rangiku looking like a fool asking Toushiro to the party either knowing that he has already found a date.

"So…" Rangiku murmured. "Who's the lucky girl?"

"It's Momo, Ran-chan. She asked out Toushiro-chan this morning." Yachiru continued to watch as the happiness faded from Rangiku's face. Her once joyful expression was now filled with sadness. Yachiru then crawled back up onto Rangiku's lap and gave her a whole heartedly hug. "Don't worry about it Ran-chan, I'll find you a date!" Rangiku could only smile at the little girl and hugged her back. Little did Rangiku know, Yachiru was being serious.

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Well, this starts the beginning of a new adventure. I believe my writing style has improved dramatically. Looking back at my old fics, I see massive improvement. Well anyway, here's the beginning to a whole new story. Tell me what ya think. Oh yeah, the pairing is Rangiku/Byakuya. If you hate this pair then you should stop reading. But if you wanna try something new and see how it works out, then I suggest you stay and let's continue with our story. Send me some feed back, so I'll know how to approach the next chapter. Until then, Bya/Ran forever.