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Clouds gather of the soul society as a breeze of cold air blows bringing rough weather. The clouds are heavy with rain and are waiting for the right time to unleash their rain. The people of the seireitei are spreading the rumors of war and in turn the young shinigami pick up on it and spread it through their ranks like a wildfire.

As the shinigami wake to their morning, deep within Las Noches Aizen begins to gather his forces. The message he will spread is unknown yet the tense feeling in the air is making the lower ranked Arrancer nervous.

Rain pours from the sky creating deep puddles and the loud sound of rain hitting the roof of the squad buildings. In the west, the large gate slowly begins to open, The image of a shinigami is visible but the rain is not allowing anyone to see who he is. Friend Or Foe?

Kenshin turns from the window towards Sasuke. "Are you sure sir? It's raining pretty hard outside. Wouldn't' that risk ruining your papers." said Kenshin as he watched his captain shuffle through the papers.

The shinigami began to walk into the soul society from the west gate. As he became a few feet away from the gate it slowly closed behind him making a low moan as well as a vibration. His blue hair, wet from the rain covered most of his face as water dripped from his facial hair. The hilt of a red zanpakuto is poked through his old and torn captains haori. He seemed to be heading to the Squad one building.

Kenshin grabbed the box from Sasuke. "Thanks captain, I will get them right away." With that he left the offices and went out side. Ugh, man its really pouring now. I better hurry He thought to himself. He started stepped into the rain and then took off running. As he ran through the empty streets he noticed a single shinigami in the distance headed towards the squad 1 barracks. Probably someone else who has to run errands in the rain. Thinking nothing of it. Shortly after Kenshini arrived the office of squad 8. He knocked on the door and walked in. "Here you go these are from Captain Shouta. Now if you would excuse me I must take my leave." With that Kenshin left the office no sooner than he entered. As he was headed back he looked towards division 1 again. This time it seemed as if that shinigami that he had seen before hadn't even moved. He kept heading towards his division. Maybe its just my imagination playing tricks on me. It looked like he had a captains haori on, but then again its raining. It could've been a sheet or something. A captain wouldn't be caught dead in a rain like this. He thought to himself as he entered the office. "I'm back sir and the papers have been delivered." He said as he took his seat next to the window.

He stopped and took a look around the buildings. Much had changed sence he had been to the soul society. The way the buildings stood as well as the gates where much diffrent. He took a look behind him, noticing the activity of another shinigami. He was standing right in front of the squad 6 building and did not seem to be in a rush as he slowly began to make his way again.

(If you need to know who it is. Go for it!)

Akino ran to where she felt the reiatsu. She suppressed her reiatsu. She did not shunpo'd to the destination for she knew it wasn't far from where she was. After a while she stopped not far from the stranger that was walking to the Ichibantai Quarters. She gripped the parasol's handle tightly then asked in a gentle and kind manner. "Who are you?"

(the suspense is killing me. xB)

As the captain passed him and the pressure was taken away he looked to Akino, His eyes still wide. "Kurosaki....Isshin" Those would be his last words before his face hit the mud. He was out of energy and the riatsu seemed to pull everything he had left out of him.

She sighed hopelessly then followed. "Ikkaku?" she wondered, stopping beside him. "I thought your resting, what are you doing here?" She asked, tilting her head a little to the right. She gasped when Ikkaku fainted, she was too late to catch him. She lowered down then turned Ikkaku's body to face her, placing his head on her lap. "Kurosaki, Isshin?" she murmured, her sweat dropped as she saw ikkaku's face painted with mud. "I can't carry him he's heavy." She thought then sighed, still kneeling down on the wet ground.

She noticed the katakana written on the haori. She cleared her throat. "I believe we have our own squad 3 captain!" she said louder. Making it a little comic relief, it's as if the man did not noticed her. The wind blew randomly as a leaf passed in front of her. ". . . " a vein popped then stared at ikkaku. "Your head is really as heavy as a bowling ball." She shrugged.