• Hi! I'm Naoko Yamano. I just found out I'm a Soul Reaper. It was Monday, June 1, 2009 when I saw a Hell Butterfly. I asked my friends if they saw the mysterious black butterfly, but they said no. I was so confused! I saw them every day, every night, and in my dreams. I didn’t know what to think of them at first, but I got used to them. Until one night I was doing my nightly jog down my street. There was a big crash and a weird howl. Then people in black robes with a white trim and sash ran past me. Some had sleeveless white robes over their black ones. There was Japanese numbers on the back of the white robes were numbers. Ranks, class, groups? I was even more confused!!!
    “Who are you people?” I asked one that was short, silver haired, and looked like an elementary school student.
    “Naoko Yamano! We’ve sent multiple Hell Butterflies to you! Where have you been!?” he replied like he knew me.
    “How do you know my name!? Who are you!?” I was scared now. Someone I’ve never meet before knew my name! My whole name! Now I’m really freaked out!
    “No time to chat! Just fallow me!” the stranger commanded.
    “Why!? I don’t know you! Tell me what’s going on!” I was really scared now. If I saw a ghost I wouldn’t be as scared as I was then.
    “You won’t fallow until I tell you something right?” he asked. I nodded. “Fine,” he sighed “I’ll tell you this: I’m what you call a Soul Reaper. Your one too, but it seems like you parents didn’t tell you that. I’m Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya of the tenth Company. Now hurry!”
    “Okay Toshiro!” I replied.
    “That’s Captain Hitsugaya to you!” Toshiro shouted.
    “Sorry Captain! How am I going to help you with that thing?” I asked. I could tell he was annoyed so I said, “Never mind. I’ll just watch and you can tell me later.”