Byakuya Kuchiki x Reader

Chapter Eleven

You lie in bed, unable to even close your eyes.

*No! How could this happen, I can't have feelings for my captain. I need to focus on my goal. I have to track HIM down*

Your thoughts are interrupted with a memory. You cower in a corner, at your family's extravagant mansion, but it feels dark, filled with shadows. Your older sister, still a child, lays sprawled out in front of you, blood pools from her body.

A man in a shihakusho stands over her grinning viciously down at you. His zanpakto glows through bloodstains, as you see the last specs of reiatsu drain from your sister, absorbed into that damn blade. The man laughs as he raises his sword. Everything goes dark, and you feel the pain as if you were really cut.

You sit up in bed, you must have fallen asleep. You feel the pain fade from your shoulder quickly.
The moonlight shines through the window, illuminating a scar that stretches from your right shoulder down through your chest.
You take a deep breath, filled with determination to find him... and kill him.

Everything else, your goals, your career, your feelings. They're all insignificant compared to your hatred of that man you once called brother.

Byakuya awakes as the sun rises through his window. He had been so distracted being so close to you yesterday, that it wasn't until he gained some distance that he managed to think clearly.

Your abilities didn't make sense, you were too strong to only be third seat, in fact the only thing between you and a position as captain was bankai. But even without it you could go toe to toe with some other captains. And the way you changed when you were going all out, he was too curious.

Before he had left his home a hell butterfly flew over, landing on his finger.

It was a message from the head captain, it was vague, asking him to come to his office.
Byakuya assumed it was going to be a mission, so he finished getting dressed and headed towards the division one barracks.

He stood before the head captain.
"It's seems to be a particularly strong hollow.." the head captain explains.
"We haven't heard or seen from the scouting mission for a week, and we can't seem to detect any of their spiritual pressure. You should take your strongest"
"Yes head captain, I'll bring lieutenant Abarai and third seat Y/N"
"Good, I'll have the senkaimon prepared by midday"
"Yes head captain"
"How is your new third seat going by the way?"

Byakuya is taken by surprise at this question, it's unusual for the head captain to take any interest in non-captain soul reapers, unless they have piqued his interest somehow.

"She's fitting in well Head Captain, why do you ask?"
"She's quite interesting, I'd like you to keep me updated on her progress"
"Uh.. of course Head Captain, may I ask why you are interested in her?"
"You may not ask"
Byakuya's eyes narrow.

"Head captain, if you ask me to keep tabs on one of my subordinates, you could at least tell me why"
"That's enough Byakuya, just follow your orders"

Byakuya bows and leaves the office, his head spinning. What could this mean, what is he so interested about? He wonders, racking his brain for any abnormalities he can find, but nothing seems to strike him, apart from the fact you are very talented.

But there have been many soul reapers much more talented than that, none of which were so interesting to the head captain.
Byakuya arrives at his office, and sends off two hell butterflies, one for Renji and one for you.