Hasegawa Tsubaki [Shinigami, 11th division Lieutenant] (Approved)

-----The Human World------
When she first came into the world, the young girl was embraced by her family. She was now the youngest child of 5, having 4 older brothers of the age of 16, 14, 11 and 3. Her parents had been waiting on getting a girl before they'd stop having children, and now finally their wish had come true. Tsubaki's father was the founder of a famous kendo dojo, and he trained all his children there daily except for his youngest daughter. As she reached the tender age of 8, it was impossible for the young mind to grasp why her father didn't want anything to do with her. She didn't know that he just wanted her to grow up as a fine young lady and only engage in the gentle hobbies of the other girls her age. Determined to get her father's acknowledge, she begged of her brother that was closest to her age to help her out. Reluctant at first, he couldn't though ignore the blue, begging eyes of his beautiful little sister. She was by now starting to look like a little princess, with her long and smooth blue hair, her big, sky blue eyes and fair face and features.

At her school she was very popular both by the boys and girls, but none of that made her happy. In her heart she longed for something more, for more strength instead of just being a doll. Her mother didn't understand why her young daugther's face grew more solemn as each day passed. Why her sad eyes stared at the dojo whenever her father was there. It was only during night in which her oldest brother, Shin, practised with her. He was very much surprised at how naturally she was able to grasp everything he and his brothers had struggled to grasp. Her stance, rhythm, thrusts, it was all as if she had been taught naught but that. She also carried her brother's secret with her, that young girl. Only she knew that Shin, the pride of the family and the heir to the dojo since he was the only one that seemed to be able to surpass their father's training, was not as normal in his nature as others thought he was. He had discovered at the age of 13 that he was gay, to his true fright. It had all been but an accident that Hasegawa had come to know, as she had seen him when she was 12 years old when he was having an argument with his lover.

Shin had always been her hero, and so she of course didn't tell anyone when her brother begged her to do so with tears in his eyes. To think that the tall, strong and almost painfully beatiful brother which shared the same eye and hair color as his youngest sister, was someone that hid such a dark secret. In that time it was very much frowned upon to think of such things. Knowing she shared such an important role as the only one who knew, Hasegawa had become even more determined to become strong so that she could protect her brother. She got along with her other 3 brothers, but they didn't bond as well with her like Shin did, as they had all left their home and gotten married when of that age.

The years passed, Hasegawa became 16 years old. She was a stunning beauty that made her family proud, for she was also very intelligent and was number 1 in the school studies. She behaved properly, did as her parents told her to do, and gave everyone a hollow smile which they believed was an earnest one. At night she became someone else though, as she was still training under her strict brother. But all that came to end abruptly when one day Hasegawa came home and heard yelling from the kitchen. As she entered the room, she saw her strong brother crying while he knelt on the floor as her father towered over him with somewhat of a disgusted look on his face while he raised his hand to give Shin yet another blow. "FATHER, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Her voice made them both look at her with a surprise before she felt a hand on her arm. "M-mother? Her mother's light blue eyes were filled with tears. "Hasegawa, you should just go to your room." "NO WAY!" Her outburst made the people around her completely shocked as the obedient Hasegawa had never once raised her voice in that house. "What is going on? Why are you beating Shin, father?"

Her father's face grew cold, yet sorrow was all that was seen in his dark blue eyes. "Your brother, is a disgrace to his family. He was seen hugging another man in an inappropriate way." Her heart came to a stop as fear crawled down her spine, leaving her feel frozen. This could not be. Her eyes flew over to her sobbing brother on the floor, knowing that his life depended on her words now. "Father, do you really believe whomever said that? Who was it that spread such scandal about my beloved brother?" If their father had expected his young daughter to have spilled out some secret in fear, then he was very much wrong. A small hesitation seemed to wash over him as he looked away, giving a clear hint that there was indeed a reason to not believe whatever the source that had given those information. I only pray Shin wont say anything yet.. "Father.. I have never lied to you nor my honorable mother. And I would not start doing that now. You both know that I spend much time with my brother, and we are almost inseperable. And yet I have not noticed anything of this behavior you are speaking of now. Can this not have just been a misunderstanding, or the poisonous tongue of a jealous person?"

Shin glanced in a surprise at his sister as she so very calmly lied straight in the face of their father. His heart felt heavy, and yet he glanced a small hope. Never had he thought his sister truly loved him so much to take this step. Their father looked like he had gotten slapped, as he left the room in a hurry, only to be followed by the weeping mother. Now being left alone, the siblings fell into each other's arms and cried silently, knowing that if the lie would get out now then neither of them would escape.

There was no need for waiting on that though, as just a week after this had happened, Hasegawa found her brother where he had committed suicide. Next to his body was a note with her name on, and while crying she had read it. Her beloved brother had gotten betrayed by his lover, making him feel desperate and also afraid that his secret would now come out in the open. He apologized to his sister, as he asked her not to hate him for being this weak. With sorrow in her heart, she had burned the note, being determined to never let anyone find out what had happened truly. Her family became cold now, her father seemed to disappear into a shell while her mother almost drove Hasegawa crazy with her affection towards her only daughter. But their daughter started to slowly change, soon after the funeral of Shin. She stopped smiling completely, started skipping school and hanging with the wrong people. No matter how much her father screamed, her mother cried dramatically... Hasegawa refused to become their little good girl again. She started loathing boys, remembering that it had been a male that destroyed her brother's life. And like that, 2 slow years passed.

The day Hasegawa died, was a day filled with rain. She had been hanging with her delinquent friends, a group that consisted mostly of girls, and they were racing on their motorcycles. Hasegawa, of course, had demanded to be let drive one of the motorcycles and she was speeding down the road, driving the vehicle as fast as it could possibly go while not giving a single care to the rain and wind that blinded her and made the road slippery. Her mind was as always, clouded by anger and sadness towards her family. She was now beyond the point of caring if the things she did were dangerous, and so she sped the motorcycle up even more just before she came to a small hill. Her breath caught in her throat, her blue eyes went wide and her heart skipped a few beats, as while she came over the hill she saw in front of her a car that had gone partway off the road. It was -right- in her way. Is this...it? Closing her eyes, she pulled to the side, while knowing she was going too fast. The people that were there, surrounding the car, barely had time to notice the motorcycle before they saw it swing to the side just in time before it hit the rear end of the car. It started sliding, moving violently from side to side before it toppled over and threw Hasegawa in the air. Everything happened so fast, and yet for her it felt like she had been in the air for at least 2 minutes before her body slammed down into the road. Searing pain entered her head, she could feel her right arm snap, there was a crashing sound, scream...then everything went black.

The cops that had been helping out the people that had been in the car ran towards where the petite body lay on the road, completely still. The helmet was broken to pieces, her long blue hair lay smeared in blood and water against the ground. Her whole body was twisted in a gruesome way, while her head lay to the side in way that showed clearly that her neck had snapped.

She wandered around the same place in which she had died for a few years, always feeling drawn back to that same spot with sadness and regret in her heart. But one day, a shinigami appeared in front of her and with a few gentle words she was sent to Soul Society so that she could start her new "life" there.


------ In Soul Society ------

She had felt bored, it was as simple as that. It was also somewhat hard for the girl that had not yet accepted her death to fit into this new world. There was no one that she saw which seemed to understand this struggling of hers. Hasegawa had also been wanting to keep up the training she had once received from the dojo, so the blue haired girl had wandered around aimlessly for a few years, always felt though drawn towards that place where the captains and shinigamis lived and trained. Perhaps I should become one of those shinigamis. She had thought to herself, and then finally tried it out. Like always, it seemed like people were gonna be avoiding her. But when the time passed by, the girls at the academy were starting to like this blue haired and violent girl that beat up the men that were chasing them around. Every guy that was trying to be perverted got a -special- treatment from Hasegawa, that resulted in some hospital staying for that man.

After graduating from the academy, Hasegawa hadn't been sure what squad she should join. But one day she had seen a woman that was simply captivating. At first Hasegawa had just watched from distance, feeling somewhat surprised at her thoughts about this particular woman. And then one day she had heard that this was the captain of the 11th division. This is going to be my captain. I will see with my own eyes if she is as strong as she is beautiful. Although the determined girl wouldn't really consider herself a lesbian, then she seemed to have only eyes for that specific captain. She felt somewhat weird and uncomfortable when guys hit on her, and yet she didn't like any girls as anything more than just friends. So was it really a surprise if she was a little bewildered at her thoughts about Tsukihana Kirisame?

Hasegawa managed to get the name of her Zanpakuto after some struggling, and after that she was quick in climbing up the power-ladder. To her pleasant surprise she was accepted into the 11th division, and began now to work her way up fast and very quickly earned the friendship of her beloved captain along with getting the seat of the lieutenant.