Shiina Fuko [WIP]

her life before death
Like many other lives began, Shiina was born into a loving farming family in good health. It was in the 1800s that she lived where the times weren't the easiest, but her life was a happy one for the most part. She was the firstborn of the five children, so by the time she was ten, the girl already had much responsibility in her family. From about when she was ten till thirteen, Shiina often helped her mother out with her siblings. Once she turned fourteen however, she found herself helping out her father more than anything. While her mother mainly took care of the children, her father was a farmer, working in the fields.

At the time she lived in, farming was still done with equipment you'd find from the 1800s. Thus, farming demanded hard work that took much time to complete. Shiina was very fond of the draft horses they had to pull the plow, and so she learned that job to help out her father. By the age of fifteen, the girl was able to work a plow herself, as well as drive and ride horses. Spending much of her time working with her father, Shiina never had many friends. This didn't really bother her though, considering she wasn't a really social person. No, she actually preferred to be out working with her father to help support the family she cared so much about. She was very hard working and skilled at the job she took on. Though she lacked physical strength, Shiina had good endurance. That combined with her hard-working personality made the girl a good worker.

Sometimes, working too hard was a bad thing though. At least, that was the case for Shiina in the end. The year she was seventeen, it seemed the year started off badly for farming right away. Thus, there was more work than ever to do, and it was hard to keep up in order to get things done in time. This led her to work hours into the night on a few days in order to help keep up. Though her father said she didn't need to do so much, Shiina argued otherwise. The decision was a bad one in the end, sadly. Under the night's sky, something in the distance spooked her horses while she was plowing. In her efforts to regain control over the frightened horses, Shiina was thrown under the plow. Such a simple accident it was, but it cost the girl her life. It took a few minutes for her to realize her death, and once that happened Shiina regretted the stupid decision of working so late. There was nothing she could do about it now though, and it wasn't long till a shinigami found her. Luckily it was a kind shinigami who found the poor girl, and after a long talk she was able to come to amends with the short life she had lived. The shinigami then sent her to the rukongai, where her new life began.

in the rukongai
Upon arriving in the rukongai, Shiina's memories began to fade immediately, with her earliest ones to leave first. That simple, yet mostly happy life she had lived would now be put in the past for good. Maybe it was best that way? Anyways now she was in the rukongai, where she knew no one and very little of anything. With a quick and smart mind though, the girl soon made a life for herself there. District 17 is where she then lived. Shiina did a few different jobs throughout her time in the rukongai, and made a couple of close friends as well. Her district wasn't a completely peaceful place as she would've liked it to be. Conflict and minor thefts would arise, but the helpless girl couldn't do a thing about them. One time a friend of hers got mixed up in one of the dangerous situations, and her friend's life was lost. Thus, Shiina sought to be more powerful in order to help bring justice to such unjust happenings. She vowed to take revenge for her friend.

The girl then tried to train herself to become strong enough to protect her friends, and reach her goal of revenge. It was impossible to learn the art of any kind of combat alone though. Luckily Shiina found a friend who helped improve her skills. She then learned how to wield a sword, and she was surprisingly good at it. Though she wasn't very strong, Shiina was quick minded, agile, and she also had good endurance. About a year passed before she made enough improvement to accomplish her goal. The first few encounters with her enemy were unsuccessful, but on the fourth time they fought, Shiina managed to claim the victory she sought. The girl thought her actions were just, and she had a vile little grin on her face for the first time as she defeated her opponent. Was it really just though? Maybe, or maybe not. She was at peace afterwards though, and there would now be one less troublemaker in her district. So she simply moved on then, since no one claimed her to be in the wrong.

About a month after that incident, Shiina learned about the gotei 13 from a friend who suggested she try to get into it. She didn't think her abilities would be nearly enough to get into the academy, but her few friends suggested otherwise. After awhile, it soon became the girl's goal to get into the academy and leave the life she had in the rukongai. Though she was content with the simple life, she wasn't truly happy. The thought of becoming a shinigami and being able to protect even more people sounded good to her in the end. Not long after she was determined to get into the academy, that goal was reached.

entering the academy
Shiina entered the academy with potential, however she was no gifted student in the slightest. No, if anything, she was merely average compared to the other students. Without natural skills to rely on, she had to work hard at improving her abilities. So, she did just that. Putting in hard work and determination, the girl kept at that goal of hers. To get into the gotei and become stronger was now her dream, along with a few others. Progress was made, but it was at a slower pace than she would've liked it to be. Though she tended to be an overachiever, and expected much of herself deep inside, Shiina took her time in the academy. After all, things would only get harder!

Years were spent in the academy, and there isn't much to tell about them. Eventually Shiina polished off her basic abilities enough to be content with them. Also, she was finally good enough to gradguate as well.

joining the gotei 13
Upon entering the gotei 13 Shiina started out at the bottom of the ranks like anyone else would. Simple jobs were given to her, and she still filled much of her time with training. Now, moving up in the ranks was one major thing she would aim for. The first few years of her life in the gotei 13 were nothing much. Those days were filled with your usual training and jobs. It wasn't until about 10 years after she was in the gotei 13 that the first major event of her life happened, you could say.

It was a time where there was an incident in the world of the living occoured. Shiina was one of the few shinigami sent there to handle the situation, which was a simple one at first. There were just a few hollows to defeat, easy right? That was just what the few shinigami and their leader who were sent there thought. For some reason though, there were many more hollows there than what was reported to be. Despite the bad luck of having more than they could handle, the few shinigami tried to fight off the hollows themselves. It would be hard, but doable, right? Oh how wrong that was in the end.

Their leader took on the hardest bunch of hollows they faced, but he fell to the last one. Indeed, their leader had died, leaving a few hollows left for the few to face. There were a few shinigami left injured, with mainly Shiina in the best health to fight. So what did she do? Being the determined friend that she was, the girl tried to finish the job, as well as save everyone. They were her friends after all, right? Well, a few of them were, at least. Saving the injured and fighting off the enemies was too much for her to take on in the end, sadly. Shiina was defeated by the hollows, but not killed. The others that were with her however, all died, and she could do nothing about it. That was the first time she had to watch her comrades die like that. Despite the words of her injured friends to forget them, she couldn't of done that. Because of her decision to try and save everyone though, more died. Was she wrong to not leave the weak behind? Before she could answer that, Shiina passed out. Luckily other shinigami came to back them up and finish off the hollows.

Shiina woke up back in the seireitei, and had her injuries treated. During that time, she thought alot about the choices she made back during that battle. She concluded that it was best to leave the injured behind, as they only made matters worse. That was just what happened to her, right? Though it pained her, Shiina forced herself to move on and simply learn from the past incident. Life was never perfect, after all. Things like this happened, and she knew it would be the last time she would be faced with a hard situation. This life as a shinigami was something she then grew more used to over the years, and up the ranks the girl went.

Eventually, Shiina found herself in squad two, considering it fit her quite well. After awhile, she learned to leave most of her emotions behind. It was easier that way. In squad two, she also was able to put her strategic mind and speed to good use. Her personality gradually changed from the old cheery and friendly girl she was. Though she still remains friendly, Shiina grew colder, more emotionless, and quiet. Basically, her qualities began to fit those of what squad two usually looked for. Assassination and undercover operations were squad two's specialty, weren't they? Well, Shiina was quite capable of such things then. It was then, within squad two that she fit in, and she worked hard to rise higher within the squad's ranks.

a new achievement
Lieutenant soon became the rank she desired, and Shiina worked harder than ever to obtain it. Luckily she had good patience, and so the girl took her time with such a large goal. Whenever an opportunity came for her to prove herself, she did the best she could. Decades of her life were spent as the fourth seat, and during that time she worked hard at improving, and she eventually achieved her shikai. Not long after she began perfecting the shikai ability of hers, the lieutenant position became vacant. There was only the third seat of her squad who was a potential choice to fill the position as well. Shiina was the one to claim the lieutenant position in the end, after revealing that the third seat had been using a forbidden power. This left her to be the one fit for lieutenant, and of course she accepted it. After that, Shiina continued to work at her shikai, as well as her new position. Presently, she still continues her duties as the lieutenant of squad two, and though she has accomplished much, there are still many things she still has to learn.

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