@Juushiro Ukitake:

*thought it WAS finished...*

Ah well. I'd better get to editing and posting.

@Juushiro Ukitake:

but... WHY DID YOU GUYS ADD MORE???!!!!! AAAGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!! *dead*

@Juushiro Ukitake:

no need. It's already done

@Juushiro Ukitake:

"Toshiro has it. I believe there is a tracking device in the bell, or at least that is what I believe it is. I can't remove it to examine it fully." Kisuke replied looking to Juushiro.

@Yoruichi Shihoin:

Tsukiro glanced at Yoruichi with one eye. She was giving him what he would usually call her "listen to your mother" look. It was calm and soothing, but he knew she meant for him to just stop and listen. But his mother was dead, so surely what she meant was "listen to me, I know what's best for you."

He nodded slightly and covered his face again, too tired and emotional to argue any longer. It was all he could do not to completely loose it to the emotions he had suppressed for so long.

What am I even doing here in the first place?

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Yoruichi gave Tsukiro a long look before kneeling down next ti him. "Alright then. We will. But promise me that you'll at least wait until morning."

@Yoruichi Shihoin:

Everything in Tsukiro just snapped. Words fell from his lips without even being thought through.

"I can't wait! That's not good enough! There's something wrong with my captain, Sumi is alone with him somewhere, they need help, Aizen is head hunting for her, and I'm stuck here in bed! Ever since Mother and Ryushiro were killed, Father has told me to grow up to succeed and surpass him so I don't have to fail the people I love. Well now I see that he's right. I've thrown away my desire for revenge. You know I can take whatever you dish out to me! I can't just sit here while--"

Tsukiro slammed his fist onto the floor, causing the whole room to jump and his chest to tighten. The breath was sucked out of him for a moment and he fell back into the futon, gasping for air. He buried his face in the pillow.

"I could have protected them..." his voice wavered. "I was strong enough. I could take down anyone three times my size and five times my age, but I couldn't save them... I couldn't even avenge their deaths... I'm useless and pathetic and I never should have stuck my nose where it didn't belong. This is my fault..."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Tsukiro... Aoitsuki and Ryushiro wouldn't be ashamed or disgusted of you. You've been through more than what someone your age should ever have ti go through. Take time and rest. Wait untill you're strong enough.

@Juushiro Ukitake:

Kisuke nodded to Juushiro and handed him the bottle, "I will hold you to that. Just so you know." Kisuke grinned from under his hat.

"Yoruichi-sensei. I want to start my training now. I can't wait any longer. That's what I came here for in the first place. I know if I hadn't picked up that choker I would probably be training right now. However, in a way, speaking with Sumi has only made me more eager to regain my strength."

He knew she was going to object--put it off till morning--but he kept speaking, not giving her a chance to tell him no.

"Please. I need this. If Mother and Ryushiro could see me now they'd be disgusted with me! They'd be ashamed of me! Hell, I'm ashamed of me! I can't let what happened to them happen to anyone else!"

@Urahara Kisuke:

"Or," Tsukiro interupted, pushing himself up into a sitting position at last without Kisuke or anyone pushing him back down. "You could stay back at the Squad Thirteen barracks, Captain, and I could be of more help." He glanced away and out the window. "If only I could get myself back to the way I was before."

If that's even possible.

"I know I could, if I can just stop endangering myself and everyone else by being weak. I'm a burden now, but I won't once I've gotten my training back."

@Juushiro Ukitake:

"You rest as well. We are going to need you in this fight to keep the seraph away from Aizen." Kisuke waited for his reply before handing him the bottle.

@Juushiro Ukitake:

"You're pushing yourself too hard." Kisuke got to his feet and left the room. Then returned with a new bottle of cough medicine. He extended his hand to Juushiro that was holding the bottle then pulled it back as Juushiro reached for it. "You get this one condition."

@Juushiro Ukitake:

Yoruichi rushed to his side resting her hand to his shoulder, "Ukitake, are you alright." She looked quickly to Kisuke.

@Yoruichi Shihoin:

"here we go again. just like old times." Tsukiro rolked his eyes.

@Urahara Kisuke:

Yoruichi huffed crossing her arms over her chest, "Like you had nothing to do with his raising?" She watched as Urahara shook his head slightly.

@Juushiro Ukitake:

Kisuke adjusted his hat over his eyes placing blame on the only lady in the room, "She did it all."

@Juushiro Ukitake:

"Yes, and Kisuke knows me as well... I knew them bothas a child."

@Juushiro Ukitake:

Here it comes...

@Urahara Kisuke:

Yoruichi chuckled softly looking from Tsukiro and Tessai, "Then you had better chain him to the bed, Tessai. Then there is still no guarantee he will stay put."

@Urahara Kisuke:

Tsukiro tried to growl at Kisukeo, but he only succeeded in making his chest hurt.

(sorry i meant Tessai)

@Juushiro Ukitake:

Tessai looked to Juushiro with his usual bright smile, "He is doing better, Captain Ukitake." He then looked back to Tsukiro and scowled at him speaking in a gruff tone, "If he would lay still and let me heal him that is."

@Juushiro Ukitake:

Yoruichi nodded to Juushiro with a soft smile when he and Kisuke entered the room. "Hello Captain Ukitake."

@Urahara Kisuke:

Tsukiro looked to the doorway expectantly. When Captain Ukitake walked in and saw him, Tsukiro gave him a sheepish grin that was half wince. "Sorry, Captain. I had to. Guess it didn't go so well."

@Juushiro Ukitake:

Nodding to Juushiro as he adjusted his hat, Kisuke turned gesturing for Juushiro to enter the shop. "He's not, but he is on the recovery." He pointed to the back where Juushiro could find the others.

@Juushiro Ukitake:

Kisuke rose to his feet to go great Juushiro. "You lay back down!" Kisuke said looking to Tsukiro. His eyes then moved to Tessai, "Keep up the great, Tessai."

"Yes, boss."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Yoruichi snickered at her student. "Be nice, Tsuki."

Tsukiro trying sitting up again looking to Ichigo, "No you baka. It's Juushiro."

@Kurosaki Ichigo:

Yoruichi shook her head. "No. Captain Ukitake."

@Juushiro Ukitake:

Resting against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest Ichigo lifted, "Bad news?"

Kisuke still resting at Tsukiro side looked to Yoruichi, "We have company."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

You always have to make a fuss before you agree to something," Yoruichi sighed while smiling.

@Urahara Kisuke:

Tsukiro sighed in relief and settled back down, allowing Tessai to do his job.

"Thank you."

Kisuke settled down next to Tsukiro nodding to Tessai, "Do as he says or he will get out of this bed if we want him to or not."

Tessai looked to Kisuke, "I will do my best, Boss."

@Kita Miyamoto:

Tsukiro shook his head swiftly as he lay to the pillow, “Sumi! Sumi! I can’t see you. Sumi, where are you?” The connection was broken with her last words. He opened his eyes quickly and looked to Tessai, “Heal me faster! Something is wrong with Sumi and Hitsugaya-taicho is in trouble. I have to get better now!” Tsukiro urged.

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kisuke looked at Tsukiro when the name Sumi slipped between his lips, "Sumi?" He whispered to himself.

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kita was sitting in the cave, Toshiro’s head still on her lap. Her cheeks stained from her falling tears when she heard Tsukiro call her name. She closed her eyes slowly and could see the pain rushing through his body, “Tsukiro, rest now. I do not know where we are, but a cave trapped behind a barrier that is very strong so no one can find us, but Toshiro said we will be safe here. I just worry for him now. He is not doing well at all. I wish I knew where we were.” A tear trickled down her cheek once more and she felt her connection with Tsukiro fading once more. “Tsukiro. Tsuki,” She felt the connection level out once more, “please rest and get better. For yours and your captains sake. She looked down at Toshiro still in the coma, "he needs the help of the Soul Society. I cannot help any longer."

@Urahara Kisuke:

"I'll rest for now. But afterwards, after Yoruichi trains me, I'm helping, no matter what you say." Tsukiro followed Kisuke’s led in laying back down. He winced again, but became restful quickly. He could feel Kita once more. He closed his eyes, and there once more Kita stood before him, but there was something different. Something about her, but what he could not get a grasp on. “Sumi,” he called to her aloud.

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kisuke placed his hand on Tsukiro's shoulder and gently pushed him back to his pillow, "Yoruichi is right, Kiyo. You need to rest and get well. You can't help him in the shape you're in now. I am sure Toshiro gave us a good sized window before Aizen can or will act on anything. That is IF he has Kita with him."

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Don't you worry. We'll take care of this. He'll get help. You rest.

Yoruichi was adamant.

@Urahara Kisuke:

Tsukiro went to push himself upward, "He's my captain. If he needs help. I'll be the one to give it to him. I know we can save them both." He winced as he sat up.

@Urahara Kisuke:

Kisuke's right. You need to heal fully.

@Tsukiro Ashimitsu:

Kisuke looked down at Tsukiro, "That can wait. First you need to get better."

Tsukiro started to stir as Tessai ran out and got the others. Walking quickly back in the room they heard Tsukiro speak.

“I know how to help, Hitsugaya-taicho.” His voice weak and scratchy as he lay to the bed.

@Urahara Kisuke:

"Well yeah I knew that, Yoruichi, but a GOD!? Really!? Come on?!" Ichigo sat down with Urahara at the table his voice more sincere, "So he is in big trouble with the disguise you gave him?"

@Kurosaki Ichigo:

Kisuke sat down at the table in the backroom, "I hope we hear from Toshiro soon. He will need help. Not only with keeping Kita safe, but we need to reverse the arrancar effects on him. I am worried they might try taking over on him. If that happens Toshiro will turn arrancar on us."

@Kurosaki Ichigo:

Like Kita, he is also reborn. The guardian is reborn every 1000 years.

@Urahara Kisuke:

"WHAAATTTT?!" Ichigo's eyes widened, "Toshiro! A GOD! When did this happen?!"

@Kurosaki Ichigo:

Toshiro is the Prodigy. The heavenly guardian.

@Kurosaki Ichigo:

Ah. The realm of the gods. I knew it existed, I just didn't know the name of it.

@Kurosaki Ichigo:

Looking to Ichigo Kisuke grinned widely, "Toshiro is just as much godly as Kita is."

@Urahara Kisuke:

Ichigo looked to Yoruichi confused, "I thought all soul reapers knew of the Realm of Heavenly Kings." He looked to Kisuke, "That would be a reach, Urahara how would he get them both in there. Kita yeah, I can see that one, but Toshiro? He is nobody to them."

@Urahara Kisuke:

What is that?

@Kurosaki Ichigo:

Kisuke sighed, "Kokudo no Tenteira."

@Urahara Kisuke:

"Which would be?"

@Kurosaki Ichigo:

"The bell in the choker had a tracking device in it. I tried to remove it, but I can't. If Toshiro has that choker he is as good as found." Kisuke stopped and looked at Yoruichi, "there is only one place he could take her that not only Aizen could not touch her, but we of the soul society could not reach her either. And that would be reaching if I were to say that's where they went."

@Urahara Kisuke:

"But knowing Toshiro, he won't have taken her somewhere wgere Aizen can easily get to her."

@Urahara Kisuke:

Ichigo turned a quickly followed Kisuke, "What do you mean Aizen has a direct link to her?!"

@Kurosaki Ichigo:

Kisuke sat down on the floor with a sigh as he adjusted his hat. He looked to Ichigo and Yoruichi. "Lets just say my hunch is right and Toshiro has Kita. On top of having Kita he has her choker. That choker was given to her by her master, which is Ulquiorra." Kisuke stood up turning to look at them. "Aizen has a direct link to Kita's where abouts." Kisuke walked past them and out of the room.

@Urahara Kisuke:

"Is the choker definitely not here now? If so, then we have to sssume that was it."

@Urahara Kisuke:

Ichigo drew his hand to the back of his head and rubbed, "I can't say, Urahara. It was dark in the room. Sorry I couldn't be of more help."

@Urahara Kisuke:

Yoruichi looked at Ichigo expectantly

@Kurosaki Ichigo:

"Was it the choker?" Kisuke asked in urgency in his tone.

@Urahara Kisuke:

"I saw Toshiro take something from Tsukiro's hand and put it in his pocket. Yeah." Ichigo told her looking at Yoruichi and then Kisuke.

@Urahara Kisuke:

Yoruichi looked to Ichigo. Didn't you see him pocketing something?

Kisuke turned and left the room. Once in his lab storage room he let his eyes search the room carefully. Then it dawned on him. Quickly he went to the counter moving things around. "Where is the choker?" He questioned himself. He turned and quickly went back to the other room. Walking over to Tsukiro he started to pat down his person in search of the choker not looking Yoruichi or Ichigo's way he asked, "Did either of you see a black and white choker with a gold bell in his possession?"

@Urahara Kisuke:

The hallway.next to the shelves.

@Yoruichi Shihoin:

Kisuke looked between the two, "Aizen and one of his espada were here as well." He looked to Tsukiro then to Yoruichi, "What romm was he found in?"

@Kurosaki Ichigo:

@ Kisuke Urahara

Then she must have made contact with him. But what would be strong enough to allow a connection?

@Urahara Kisuke:

"What are you getting at, Hat and Clogs? what else are you sensing?" Ichigo pushed off the wall and walked toward him.

@Kurosaki Ichigo:

Kisuke looked to Ichigo rubbing his chin, "and thats all you feel hanging around here?"

@Urahara Kisuke:

Ichigo looked over to Kisuke standing next to Yoruichi, "Kita? I did not see her with him. I didn't feel her around here either, but now that you mention it, there are slight traces of her still hanging around."

@Yoruichi Shihoin:

Kisuke and Tessai walk in the room as Tessai goes to Tsukrio's side kneeling beside him. He starts healing him immediately. Adjusting his hand with a sigh, Kisuke looked to Yoruichi.

“He was not the only one here. The seraph was here as well. Do you know if she was with him?”

@Urahara Kisuke:

Ichigo said that Captain Hitsugaya was here, kneeling over him while he was unconscious in a pool of his own blood. Other than that, I have no idea what happened. However, I feel we have to assume that the captain did this.

*Tsukiro lies on the futon, barely conscious*

*follows Yoruichi to the back with Tessai*

@Urahara Kisuke:

He's in the room in the far back! Hurry, he's fading! *leads them back*

Sup, Yoruichi. Say, in your time "away," do you know there whereabouts of my lieutenant? Damn girl must be hiding somewhere...

(((She's more talented than your other student Ichigo??))) Looking forward to seeing more of you, kitty... *smirks*

I am coming! *flash steps into the room Tessai fast behind* Sorry we are late. Where is Tsukiro?

*senses Yoruichi nearby* Yoruichi... Sensei...

@captainofsquad10:

*Smiles* Thank you Hitsugaya. I'm sure I will.

Welcome Yoruichi-San. I hope you enjoy it here.