@Kita Miyamoto:

Tsukiro smiled as he watched Kita fall asleep at last, several life stories later. He stood up and walked over to her. Quietly and carefully he picked her up and carried her off to bed. He tucked her in and quietly closed her door behind him, heading to his own room for the night.

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

She looked up into his eyes and smiled the best she could. "Thank you, Tsukiro. I am honored you call me friend and allow me to call you friend as well." She pulled up her legs in front of her wrapping her arms around them. "Tell whatever you wish. I want to know everything about my new found friend."

She listened intently as he told her about his childhood. Finally, and not out of boredom Kita yawned widely her eyes starting to close as her head rested to her knees. Her ears still perked and listening to Tsukiro talk as her body fell asleep her mind soon following behind.

@Kita Miyamoto:

Tsukiro couldn't think of anything to say that would calm her guilt, so instead he just smiled at her and said, "well, now you have a friend in me too. And I'll always be here when you need me."

He tilted his head at her slightly. "Anything else you want to know about me?"

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kita smiled warmly. "I am jealous of your friendship with everyone, Tsukiro. I have never had the privilege of making friends. I don;t know what it is like to have a real friend. Well... Until Toshiro." Kita hung her head again. "And then I betrayed him."

@Kita Miyamoto:

"Oh no. Kisuke and I were really close. He just made an easy target."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kita giggled softly wringing her hands. "Did you really? You must have really hate Kisuke back then."

@Kita Miyamoto:

"Okay," Tsukiro nodded and thought for a moment. "When I was about six or seven in human years, whenever Yoruichi would take me to the Squad Two barracks,and i got bored, I would draw funny pictures of Kisuke and post them up all over the barracks."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

"Anything but..." She looked away then back quickly at Tsukiro. "Something about you. Tell me something you think I don't know."

@Kita Miyamoto:

Tsukiro nodded. "Of course." He sat them down at the kotatsu. "What do you want to talk about?"

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kita hugged him back with a sniffle. "I don't want to take your zanpakuto from you, but thank you that is very sweet." She pulled back from the hug and looked at him. "Will you just sit and talk with me until I am ready to go to bed?"

@Kita Miyamoto:

Tsukiro shook head and hugged her. "It was not your fault. You couldn't have planned for or prepared yourself for what Aizen did to you. You just have to be strong for him and for yourself."

He pulled back and grinned at her. "If you have bad dreams, Kotaishi is good for chasing them off. I could lend him to you."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

"Good night Kisuke." Kita told him again watching him walk from the room. Looking to Tsukiro, Kita nodded slightly. "I am just not ready to close my eyes yet. Too much on my mind and when I do close my eyes all I see is Toshiro's eyes screaming at me. WHY?!"

Kita lowered her head again. "What was this all for anyway? Why did I think I could do this? Now because of my stupidity. Toshiro is gone."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kisuke nodded to Kita. "Alright then. You know where I am if you need me." Kisuke turned and left the two alone in the room.

@Kita Miyamoto:

Tsukiro rolled his eyes at Kisuke but said nothing. Instead he walked up to Kita.

"Are you alright?"

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kita nodded to both of them and gave a small giggle as she dried her eyes at what Kisuke said about Tsukiro and his preaching. When he stood Kita shook her head.

"I will head to bed here in a bit. You go ahead, Kisuke. Good night and I will see you in the morning."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kisuke nodded looking at Kita. "He is right." He then looked to Tsukiro. "To bad we can't get him to practice what he preaches." Kisuke gave a half laugh giving Kita's hand a gentle squeeze.

He then stood from the table. "Come on. I am sure you are exhausted. Lets get you to bed. Tomorrow you will feel better and we can go get you some clothes that fit you."

@Kita Miyamoto:

"Kita,"Tsukiro said. "Trust in hitsugaya taicho. But most importantly, trust in yourself. Focus on becoming stronger, that way you can fight for him. That way his death won't have been in vain. Instead of wallowing in regret, stand tall and fight for him."

@Urahara Kisuke:

"My heart don't feel that way. It aches daily with what I have done. Toshiro will never trust me again. I messed up so bad in doing this."

Tears streamed down her cheeks as she gripped Kisuke's hands in hers.

@Kita Miyamoto:

Kisuke reached across the table taking her hands from over her face and held them in his. "You can't let that weigh on you, Kita. Toshiro will understand why you had to get out of there. The last thing he would want is you getting yourself killed."

@Urahara Kisuke:

"What's to know." Kita said lowering her head. "I sealed Toshiro, but the way my heart feels. I may as well have killed him." She shook her head drawing her hands to her face. "The look in his eyes are forever burned into my memory..." She paused. "And now. Now all this will be in vain because I can't fulfill the reason it was done for."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

"You're right there, but this is not going to be an easy fight for any of us." Kisuke looked from Tsukiro to Kita as she sat down. "We need to talk about what happen in the cave that day."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kita giggled softly as she hobbled over to the table. "Thank you Tsukiro."

Looking to Kisuke when she sat down she asked him. "Why did you bring that out of the cave with you?"

@Kita Miyamoto:

Tsukiro smiled at Kita. "It's alright. You look good in my clothes." He laughed slightly. "Who knew?"

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kita walked from the bathroom. The gray slim cut jeans were bunched up around her legs at the bottom because they were so long on her and the navy blue t-shirt fit her snug around the chest pulling in the center. She looked at Tsukiro and smiled.

"I think your shirt might be a little out of shape when you get it back."

She started her hobble over to the table again. On her way she noticed the sheath on the table.

"Kisuke?" She said in a questioning tone.

@Urahara Kisuke:

"So long as one of us is breathing, he can forget about it. He may be able to break her body, but he cannot break her spirit and the bonds she has with her friends."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kisuke grinned. "I figured she explained it to you since you're not trying to kill her." He looked over at Tsukiro. "There are just some people Aizen cannot control. She happens to be one of them. He might get his fangs deep enough for a short time hold, but he will never completely control her." He paused. "This is why Kita suffers when she is in Las Noches. Aizen is determined to break her and make her his."

@Urahara Kisuke:

"You're only going to hear this once, so enjoy it. You were right. Kita did have a reason."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

"Good. I am going to start with her tomorrow first thing in the morning. The sooner she is strong enough to defend herself the better I will feel about her being alone." Kisuke got to his feet walking from the room. After a few minutes, he returned sitting back at the table once more. The sheath to the dagger that took Toshiro's life was now sitting on the table in front of him.

@Urahara Kisuke:

Tsukiro nodded. "I'm all for it. Keeps me busy, and from going insane around here."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kisuke looked at Tsukiro as he leaned against the wall. "We keep her hid. From everyone. Human, God, Soul Reaper and Hollow alike." Kisuke looked across the room in thought. "If she will let me I want to train her. Make her stronger. Maybe even if we are lucky we can find a few hidden powers she has." He looked back at Tsukiro. "Think you're up to helping me out?"

@Urahara Kisuke:

Tsukiro shook his head and sighed. No pleasing or getting past her, is there?

As Kita closed the bathroom door, Tsukiro stepped forward and leaned against the wall next to the door, that way if there was a thud, he could get in there and help her.

"I didn't give her any choice," Tsukiro laughed, answering Kisuke's question. "So," he said to him. "Where do we go from here?"

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kisuke shook his head with a silent laugh. Once Kita was out of the room he looked to Tsukiro. "How did you get her to follow you?"

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kita giggled. "But I thought I had a hard head?" She stopped, looked back at Tsukiro and winked then disappeared down the hall.

@Kita Miyamoto:

Tsukiro gave a small smile. "If I hear any sort of thud, I'm rushing in there to make sure you didn't crack your head open on something."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

"Thank you Tsukiro. I am sure they will be fine." Kita gave him a warm smile and stood. She wavered a little then got her balance. "I am going to go put them on. If you hear a loud thud. Don't worry. It is only me." Kita gave a small laugh and hobble to the bathroom.

@Kita Miyamoto:

Tsukiro nodded and stood up. "I'm sure I have something. I'm pretty skinny, so some of my clothes might fit her."

Tsukiro went into the back where his room was and pulled out a navy blue t-shirt and a pair of gray slim cut jeans, along with a pair of anklet socks. He returned and set them in Kita's lap, folded up neatly. "Sorry if they're somewhat big."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kisuke sighed adjusting his hat over his eyes. "I can only imagine how badly you were, and I know he needs no reason to be an asshole. So I am not even going to ask why he did it." Kisuke set his hand to the top of Kita's hand. "I am glad Orihime was there for you." He looked at her uniform. "You need clothes."

He looked to Tsukiro. "You got anything that might fit her?" He looked around the room. "I would ask Yoruichi, but as you can see she is no where to be found."

@Kita Miyamoto:

Tsukiro sat down in a nearby chair. Just hearing Kita explain what had been done to her was enough to make him feel sick.

If Hitsugaya-taicho truly cares about Kita, he would set aside his anger, knowing how badly Aizen beat Kita. Kita should be more important than his anger towards her. I would know.

@Urahara Kisuke:

Kita took a deep breath and exhaled. "He had me chained. Both arms and both legs."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

"If Kita is not in Ulquiorra or his hip pocket he is always looking for her." He entered the shop calling out for Tessai. "Kita is home. You know what to do."

Tessai appeared for a brief second, nodded, announced. "Welcome home Miss Kita." Then disappeared.

Kisuke walked to the backroom gently sitting Kita to the floor next to the table. "I don't know if I want to ask this. But how did Aizen dislocate your left knee and left shoulder."

He then motioned to Tsukiro and Orihime to have a seat.

@Urahara Kisuke:

"Dislocated it along with my left shoulder." Kita told him.

@Urahara Kisuke:

Tsukiro nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. "So am I. But Aizen will be looking for her, so we have to keep a close watch over her."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kisuke nodded and looked to Kita. "So that's why your can't walk. He brake out your knee?" His words then moved to Tsukiro. "I am glad you were able to help."

@Urahara Kisuke:

Tsukiro rushed forward and threw the shop doors open, standing back to let Kisuke walk in with Kita.

"Aizen beat her senseless. Orihime was trying to heal her, but Aizen came after them. Kita called for me and I got them out of there," he explained to Kisuke.

Kisuke grabbed Kita up and walked toward the door. "Get the door, Tsukiro."