Do I Belong? (Bleach)

I Didn't Do It! I Swear!

I was staring at the paperwork Rangiku was supposed to be filling out. Right now, she was sleeping on the couch, snoring softly. There wasn't much to do, and nothing exciting happens to me. Sure, I was replaced by a raygai at some point this year, but that happened to everyone. I did get to meet a fullbringer which I'm pretty happy about. I'm pretty close to Ichigo-I first met him when the Arrancars attacked Karakura Town. I battled an Arrancar, and I barely won. It's hard to win a battle without releasing shikai. And I'll explain that later.

The other reason I'm doing this paperwork is because I'm being punished for spying on the Captain's meeting. Sigh...

"Hmmm..."

"What is it Captain?" I asked, looking up, ready for excitement. He was staring at one of the many papers on his desk.

I twirled my one light blue strip of hair. The rest of it was purple.

"Some soul reapers have been disappearing," Captain Hitsugaya explained.

I looked at him surprised with my piercing blue eyes. "Really? Who's disappearing? And what's the Head Captain doing about it?"

"There are twelve missing soul reapers so far. They're all 6th seat officers from each squad," he paused. "Except ours."

I thought silently. It can't be a coincidence that all missing soul reapers are from the 6th seat. I used to be the 6th seat, until I was promoted to 3rd seat.

"The Head Captain has sent out The 3rd and 5th seats from Squad 11 to the districts surrounding the Seireitei to see if they went there. The lieutenants from Squad 6 and Squad 13 are in the World of the Living."

We fell into silence, wondering what it meant.

After a moment, I spoke, "Captain, I used to be the 6th seat. Do you think if I still was, I would disappear too?"

A startled look came across his face, like the thought disturbed him. "What do you mean?"

"Well," I answered, trying to put my thoughts into words. "Before I was adopted into the Shiba clan, I was a pretty miserable and rude person. Every 6th seat officer is rude. We all have piercing blue eyes. We've been the 6th seat at the same time. Well, until I became the 3rd seat." I wanted to add that I didn't have any memory from my life before Captain Shiba adopted me, and that it might have to do with the disappearances.

"That is pretty coincidental," Captain Hitsugaya said more to himself then to me. He continued scanning the paper, when suddenly his eyes widened.

"What is it?" I asked.

"I'll be right back," he stood up abruptly, avoiding my question. He left the room and flash stepped to who knows where.

Of course, that's when Rangiku decided to wake up. "Where's the Captain?" she asked, half-asleep, half-drunk.

I shrugged. "He didn't say."

She lied down and went back to sleep.

I tried filling out Rangiku's paperwork, but this time I couldn't do it. There was something off about those disappearances, and I couldn't help thinking that I was supposed to be a part of it.