"Oh thats a bother I wonder where it could be?"

This was the young slightly high voice of Seras Victoria. She was out walking around in the dead of night on the streets and back alleys of Karakura Town. It seemed like she was looking for something..but she couldn't seem to find what it was. Someone had left her a gift..but didn't say who it was from or why. All it said was to find a certain address and everything she found there would belong to her legally and effective immediately.

"It says it's on this street..but..all I see are houses. Did the person really give me a house!? oh how could I ever accept such a thing for a free gift!?"

She finally stopped as she found the address and put down the massive item that was covered with a blanket looking canvas off her back gently. Though the thing was massive and truely weighed a great deal it was little more than a plastic toy to Seras. This was the address alright. The letter said once she found the address and it's contents she needed to flip the page over. So she did.

"Whats..this? I can't even read all this!"

She exclaimed this as the back of her letter had tons of weird symbols on it that weren't from any language that Seras happened to be fluent in. First a house. Then these weird symbols!? What in the world is going on. it was bad enough the person who wrote the letter knew what Seras really was..but..this?

"Oh..bugger.. I can't make heads or tells of this.. I guess I'll just wait and see if anyone shows up to tell me whats going on.. besides..something about this doesn't seem right.. Why give me a house for free? I mean I don't even have to pay taxes on it even! thats insane!"

Little known to Seras..who couldn't sense energy on any level and used her physical senses to find and deal with people.. She had been pouring her reiatsu like a beacon to anyone who could sense energy this entire time. It wouldn't be a wonder if someone showed up simply because she was releasing her normal power like it was nothing..but because she can't sense energy..she has no way to realize such a thing without being told.

Parius had been standing on a building now, for almost 2 hours. He was wearing his usual clothes, and his coat, flapped in the wind. He didn't know why he had been told to work in Karakura Town. It had it's defenses. He sighed, before moving. He had to move, he was starting to get a little cold. He Shunpo'ed to the next building, before looking around again. He saw a small Hollow, and drew his blade. It moved, and Parius shot forward, splitting the mask in half. Parius sheathed his blade, and said. "I hate patrolling at night. There's probably more of these small Hollows. And I'll never see them." Well, try sensing them. "No. Only if I feel...." Parius turned his head. He felt power.

Parius landed on the street. He saw a woman, looking lost. She stopped at a house, and Parius looked harder. She had a piece of paper in her hand, and when she flipped it over, he heard most of what she said. He knew this was the person, with their Rietsu flaring about. He moved closer, before speaking. "You know, it might be a good idea to suppress your Rietsu. You have no idea what might show up. Like an Arrancar, or a Hinrechten." He didn't know if she knew what those were. Parius himself had just learned what Hinrechtens were capable of. He had fought one, in a forest. However, that was then, and this was now. He waited her response.

Gringo had just moved into his new house. He was a little nervous he had never been to a new school before. He really did not know what to expect. His mother told him to walk down to the store and pick up some bread. He dident want to she did not understand how he felt. He just wanted to stay inside and go to sleep. He walked down the street his shirt flipping in the wind. Opening the door to the store he saw in the reflection a women looking confused standing in front of a house. He turned and wondered what she was doing. He turned back around and walked into the store. He payed for the bread putting his wallet back up he saw the women still standing in the same place. "What the heck is she doing," he did not no for sure but she seemed to have the same look he did. Gringo walked out the door and started over to the women when to appear in front of his eye it seemed like a man in black but he was kind of blurry. Gringo ran up to the women to ask her if she was alright.

"Huh? Reiatsu? I don't think I understand.. what is that?"

Seras of course.. didn't know a thing about reiatsu..as she wasn't able to sense it at all. She did however know what hollows and hinrichtens were. she frowned when he said they'd show up. Hinrichten..by the reports of the committee..were not as mindless as hollow so they most likely wouldn't show up anyways.

"don't worry about me. I can handle hollows just fine. Haven't met one yet that could take me on."

She had ment that too. Very few hollow could handle Seras. Fewer still survived the encounter. She had been around for a very long time..she was a vampire.. a true nosferatu.. it was highly unlikely that anything was going to take her down without being outrageously powerful. Even her master had started being unable to "beat" her during their training of her powers..though he never lost the matches..he stopped being able to win as well.

She heard the other man coming long before he had started to do so..mainly because she had heard him mention her before going into the store. What was it with men and trying to talk to her tonight. Was something wrong? Did it have to do with this...reiatsu? thing? that the first man mentioned?

"No.. nothing is wrong. This man was just warning me about hollows. I was just telling him that I could defend myself just fine."

It was at this time she went over about 4 steps and picked up and put on the straps to her giant item that was still covered. However..the wind blew fiercely and her canvas covering the item was torn off. Showing a very huge twin gunned canon station attached to her back by those straps..as if it was just a backpack.

"Oh bloody hell.. I lost it again! Hey could one of you go fetch that for me? I have to figure out this paper and how to get into this house. the letter says the house is for me..but I can't seem to get in and I can't read the back of the paper at all.."

Sorahana Satoru was on leave from his Shinigami duties. Wandering through the dark streets of Karakura Town, he was soaking up the history, the rich background of the place that had seen so many major events. Clad in a pale, silvery grey kimono, which had the Sorahana Crest emblazoned in black on the left chest, he had left his uniform in Soul Society. Being off duty, he had no need for it, and the only thing that identified him as a Shinigami was the Zanpakutô that rested at his hip.

He walked slowly through the town centre, looking around at the few people that were on a night out, enjoying themselves whilst they were young.

These humans... So innocent of the world in which they live. They have so much potential. Such capacity for both good and bad.

He remembered much of his human life, which was unusual for a Shinigami, especially one of his immense age. He had lived in a time where there was little resemblance to this world. Where the reality of life was a harsh one. As he started to reply to Kajinarashi's comments, he felt a beacon of power emanating from a street a little way away. Unsure of what he might find, he leapt to the roof of the nearest building, and made towards the source of the Reiatsu.

Arriving, he stared down into the street at the young woman that was giving off the power. As he watched, his own squad's Third Seat, Parius Chitose, made his way towards her. He could not hear what was said, but knew that she would be safe with them both there. Dropping silently to the ground, Satoru deliberately muffled the sound of his feet, so as not to alarm the young lady unnecessarily. As he approached, another figure ran towards the girl, asking after her welfare. He too was special in some way, and appeared to be able to see Parius. He might look harmless enough, appearing as a young boy, perhaps in his mid-teens, but there was something about him.

As the girl assured the newcomer that she was alright, looking confident in every word, and asserting that she was perfectly able to defend herself against hollows, Satoru moved closer. Suddenly, the wind picked up, and blew the canvas from the contraption on her back towards Satoru, who deftly caught it, and handed it to her, smiling.

"Here you are, miss. My name is Satoru. Are you sure you are alright? It is unsafe to walk the streets alone, whilst giving out such power." He spoke softly and calmly, sincerity in every word. He caught Parius's eye and nodded in greeting. "It is good to see you, sir. I trust your patrol is going well?"

Parius looked at the guy, who had just arrived. "Rietsu is like...energy. And your putting off alot. And I meant no disrespect, when I mentioned the Hollows, and Hinrechten. I just ask that, to Humans. Just wanted to make sure you knew what they were." He looked back at the woman. "I don't think we should stay unintroduced. I am Parius Chitose, a" He paused, wondering if he should say what he really is. "I am a Vizard." He moved a bit closer, to where more light was. "And you both are?" He asked, when the wind picked up, and the canvas blew off of her back, revealing a very huge twin gunned canon. Parius's eyes widened, and he smiled. "So, that how you take care of Hollows?"

Parius turned, only to see Satoru. "Hey. I thought you were off duty? Or do you intend to fight Hollows, in a kimono." He said, teasing the guy a little. "Anyway, I think she needs help, with that piece of paper. I was never good, at paperwork." Parius sat there, waiting to see what would happen next.

Standing from a distance a bounto stood alone and unnoticed; she had her eyes locked onto the blonde haired women. Her presence was strange for a human and yet she wasn’t really human at all. Looking at the other three, she took in well there appearances; war was going to start and she was going to learn each and every one of her foes by the time it starts.

Bounts are living beings similar to the Quincy, the difference being they have a special component that is encompassed by a Human soul. Bounts have the unique ability to absorb Human souls, making them their own. It is as a result of this ability, that have named Bounts at various times in Human history as "vampires". As the accidental creations of a Shinigami scientist, they were once affiliated with Soul Society. Unfortunately there weren’t too many of them now and most importantly she knew that whatever the blonde girl was, she was not human nor a bount.

Keeping her distance she decided that she was going to observe them a little more before appearing before them. She was quite curious as to what the blonde girl was and if she observed them long enough she might have gotten a response.

Gringo stopped feeling others that had power near by. Gringo hadent been able to do this for very long but he was on his way to mastering it. He stopped and looked at the man in the black telling him his name. "yea my name is gringo, Gringo Resh". He was not very sure why he told the man his name but he figured it was to late not to. All of the powers near gringo made the mark on gringo's neck pore black out. "Damit not right now no one needs to see this." Gringo put his hand over his mark on his neck asking the man what his name was as well.

"Energy..? ..i don't know what you are talking about.. Sorry!"

She said it in a sincere and kind tone while rubbing the back of her head and looking a bit childish. She didn't know about reiatsu at all..and this man was saying she had it and was releasing it in mass quantities that is dangerous? But then why does no one else ever bother her before now?

"A..vizard..? whats that?" She sniffed at him a few times and looked like she was thinking..she even had her head in one hand with that arm being held by the other hand at the elbow, "You smell like a shinigami to me.. a funky one..but you smell like one all the same. Are you related?"

It was at this point yet ANOTHER man showed up and handed her the canvas to her Harkonnen Cannons. Which she folded up so many times it was palm held and then stuffed it into her pocket.

"I'm fine..for the hundredth time.. I swear I am.."

She smelled someone far off. She could hear their heartbeat..it wasn't afraid..but it was cautious..as if its owner was carefully studying something. Seras glanced in the direction of the sound of the heartbeat and scent..but otherwise ignored it. Let the sneak come. She could handle anyone at anytime if the need arose.

"Thank you for getting my canvas.. it's such a nuisance." She did a quick bow and then smiled when someone mentioned helping her with her paper, "It's in some kind of language that I don't understand..it looks like chicken scratches to me.." She held the back up and it seemed to glow blue..but otherwise did nothing except die back down to normal.

She hoped no more men showed up. It was beginning to get a little weird.. I mean several men suddenly showing up to check on one lone girl? Talk about gang rape fear coming to life!? She tensed a little upon thinking that..but then remembered she was not the same as she was centuries ago..She was a true nosferatu now..a true vampire..none were mightier than she..

As Satoru handed her the canvas, the girl folded it up and put it away, assuring him that she was alright. He shrugged, his brown eyes scrutinising her carefully. She seemed to be very powerful, and there was something strange about her, though he could not quite put his finger on it.

"Alright, I just wanted to be sure." He said, wary of annoying her. She certainly seemed no stranger to violence, and he thought it would be unwise to provoke her, even if she wouldn't attack. But she thanked him and smiled, giving him a bow, and he felt his tension seep away slowly.

As Parius teased him, Satoru smiled slightly, distracted by the girl, and replied in kind. "Well I am sure that I could defeat more than you could in your shihakushô." His eyes twinkled with amusement, and his gentle mocking showed his relaxed nature. He glanced at the paper, but was equally as baffled as Parius. "I am sorry, I have no idea what those symbols mean."

He rested his hand casually on his sword as Seras seemed to tense, glancing at something in the distance, that he could not see. But she seemed to dismiss it, and he calmed a little, though he did not remove his hand from the snowy white hilt of Kajinarashi.

Parius laughed, as Satoru shot back. "I'm sure you could. A Vizard, is a Shinigami, who has gained Hollow powers. I am one. I can show you, if you wish." Parius looked at the other one, Gringo, as he put his hand on his neck. "You ok?" Parius had seen Satoru put his hand on his blade, and Parius grew tense. "What is it?" He asked Satoru. He shook his head, before Shunpo'ing up to the top of the building. He looked around, but couldn't see anythinng. Shrugging his shoulders, he decided to stay up here. If anytheing came, he would be able to see it, and warn the people below.

The blonde girl seemed a bit tensed, although seeing as though she was surrounded by men she understood why. Walking out from where she was, she let herself be noticeable as she walked directly up to the blonde headed girl and bowed her head. “Excuse me for bothering, but are you new? I’m from the committee, my name is Winx.” She said as she lifted back up to face the girl’s bright blue eyes.

This girl seemed pretty strange; she was a bit amazed that the vizard had to explain to her what he was, but since not everyone was cautious about the different races she didn’t linger on the thought as she looked at Satori hand on his blade. “I suggest you put your hand down, there will be no fighting unless an enemy is near.” She said to him and then looked up at Parius; she wasn’t sure what he was looking at, but nor did she care unless it was an enemy.

Looking back at goldy locks she spoke again, in a calm and soft tone of voice. “Your linking out your reistu, you really should suppress it for despite the fact that you can take on any enemy it isn’t wise to just openly invite an enemy into this small town. Innocent lives could be harmed.” She reasoned as she caught sight of the symbols on the piece of paper. She recognized the words for it was written in Japanese.

“It’s written in Japanese, would you like me to translate it for you?” she asked lending a fellow comrade a hand since known of these guys could speak or read Japanese.

Gringo was not sure what was going on. He just sat and watched the man jump to the top of the buildin in front of him. Gringo wondered if the man was worrried about something. Because jumping up on a roof for no reason is a little weird. Gringo jumped to the top to see what he was doing. (hum excuse me but is something wrong you jumped up hear mighty fast) gringo waited for an answer while looking down getting a little sick.