(Hime stumbles onstage with a wide-eyed deer caught in the headlights look)

Hime: Uhm hi there…uh LittleRed has graciously dictated her role of giving the disclaimer and explaining the situation to me. Because she's too much of a chicken shit to do it herself.

LittleRed:(off stage) HEY I resent that!

Hime: (rolls eyes) Whatever…So LittleRed said that she didn't know which plot she was going to do and that she was going to let you choose….she lied…

LittleRed: (o.s.) I DID NOT LIE! It was the truth at the time…if your gonna do this do it right Hime!

Hime: Anyway…she's decided to follow the plot line where my darling sister and I never left the Seireitei. Which I'm grateful for because dying seems to be painful….

LittleRed: (o.s.) HA! If you think you escaped death that easily you are SADLY mistaken PRINCESS!

Hime: (stares o.s. with a worried look) I really hope she's kidding. (Looks back to audience) She is deeply sorry for keeping you patient and lovely readers waiting for such a long time. But she promises that THIS is the plot she is sticking with…she swears on her own sister's grave…weird…so sit back relax and enjoy the show…

LittleRed: Uhmhm are you forgetting something?

Hime: Oh right. LittleRed does not own anything that you recognize from Bleach. That all belongs to Tite Kubo, who really needs to give her amazingly hot bishies some lovin…HEY! How did that get on the teleprompter?

LittleRed: Keep going!

Hime: She does however have joint custody of Hari and myself with her friend/sister/reinforce Kitty. HI KITTY! That is all….

Chapter 1: Curse of the Hari

The 6th Division

Renji strode down the hallway of the 6th's corridors towards the cell that Rukia had been put in. The red haired Lieutenant had an air of supreme self-confidence and power as he passed by the other division members not even bothering to look at them when they greeted him. As he entered Rukia's cell using the special key that only he and a Captain Kuchiki had he berated the unseated officer that was supposed to be keeping an eye on the prisoner for not being able to handle a hell butterfly.

"Oh Renji don't be so hard on the poor guy. If I remember correctly it took you a good while to get good at catching those things."

Renji frozen up at the familiar voice that was most defiantly not supposed to be there. Glancing towards the cell he found the owner of the voice, Himeko Ukitake standing there as if she belonged.

"Hime! What in the world are you doing here—wait a second…," Renji began glancing around frantically, "Where the hell is Har—,"

Before the name could even finish coming out of his mouth Renji found himself being thrown forward face first into the hard unforgiving hardwood floor. Insane giggling provided all he needed to know who the culprit was.

"HARI!"

"Hiya Renji! How ya doing down there?"

Growling Renji pushed himself up on his knees to see that Hariko Ukitake, Himeko's younger twin had now joined Himeko in front of Rukia's cell as if she had always been there.

"How the hell did you two get in here? Only Captain Kuchiki and I have the key," he turned his glare to the confused guy, "Did you let them in?"

"Wha—no, no, no! They were already in here when I got here for my watch. I swear Lieutenant Abarai!"

"Stop being such a jerkoff Pineapple head. The poor guy's telling the truth. He didn't know we were in here until he unlocked the door. Almost fainted when he saw us," Hari giggled slightly making the man in question blush in embarrassment, "Besides Hime and I have our ways of going where we wanna go. Right Hime?"

Himeko nodded as she twirled a piece of her long black hair around one slim finger, "Growing up in the Seireitei does have its advantages. We know ways to get around that I doubt even Gramps knows about, let alone Captain Kuchiki."

Renji huffed but didn't argue. He knew the twins had in fact been born in the Seireitei. So they probably did know their way around better than most Captains. Still it didn't give them the right to just sneak into whatever division they felt like. He'd have to deal with them later though. There was business to be dealt with first.

"Is the prisoner still insubordinate and difficult?" he asked the unseated officer with almost as weird of eyebrows as his own.

Rukia cast him a tiny glare over her shoulder, "I'm not insubordinate you jerk."

"Well if you're not insubordinate then why do you refuse to eat?"

"I dunno maybe I'm not hungry? Have you ever thought of that?"

"She's right you know," Himeko butted in with a completely serious face. Like she was there to be helpful and not an annoyance, "If she's not hungry then she doesn't have to eat."

"Shut up Hime you're not helping!"

"Hey! Don't tell my sister to shut up you cross-dressing freak!" Hari yelled getting as close to his face as her 5'3—5'4 frame would allow.

"What was that you midget? And I'm not a cross dresser!"

"Well ya could've fooled me with that girl's kimono you're wearing!"

"It is not a girl's kimono!"

"It's PINK with PINK flowers! I don't even wear stuff like that!"

"Well maybe then you're not a girl! Ever thought of that?"

"Oh so you're admitting that what you're wearing is what a girl wears."

"Yes!" Renji then realized the trap that he had just walked into. He growled in anger as Rukia and Himeko both began to chuckle under their breaths, "Shut up all of you and that's an order."

"Oh please you can't order us around. We're Lieutenants the same as you." Himeko countered sticking her tongue out at him.

Renji was clearly getting frustrated, "Why don't you two go do something useful. Don't you have duties you should be attending too or something?"

The twins looked at each other before answering in unison,

"Nope,"

"Hime, Hari, as much as I love you guys and I appreciate you coming to see me I do think it would be better if you left," Rukia suddenly said, all teasing was gone from her voice.

Himeko and Hari gapped at their comrade in shock.

"What do you mean Rukia?"

"If my brother finds you two in here you'll both be in serious trouble just because of me." Rukia turned in her seat slightly to give the twins a reassuring smile, "I'll be fine I promise. Go tell Captain Ukitake that I'm ok. Please?"

Himeko sighed crossing her arms under her chest. She turned her best 'big sister' stare on to the younger Soul Reaper, "Do you promise to eat something?"

Rukia nodded, "I promise."

"Ok then…we'll go. But we're coming back. Byakuya may be Captain but we are technically older than him. We know things that he most defiantly does not want floating around the Seireitei."

Renji glowered at Hari, "You wouldn't dare."

Hari smirked, "Watch me eyebrows."

"Why you little—,"

"We'll just show ourselves out," Himeko interrupted whatever threat Renji was going to make as she latched onto her sister's wrist. Pushing Hari through the doorway she glanced over her shoulder to Renji, "Don't forget about our Lieutenant meeting that we have later and remember to wear your badge too. You have it for a reason." She then gave Rukia a small smile, "Bye Rukia…remember your promise."

Rukia gave her friend a smile in return, "I will."

The short raven haired girl eyed her for a moment. It was a habit that she had, ever since she was little she had noticed the small little tics that people made when they were being untruthful. It was just a natural ability of hers to pick up on those small facial changes or personality deviations they made. Her godfather had nicknamed her 'The Living Lie Detector'. When she was satisfied that Rukia was giving he the truth she nodded softly before following her twin out the door shutting it behind her.

Outside in the Seireitei

"Well there goes our entertainment for the day. What the hell are we supposed to do now?" Hari complained kicking at the ground as she and Himeko wondered aimlessly through the Soul Society.

Himeko shrugged, "Maybe go see if daddy needs us to do something."

Hari huffed, "We finished all of our duties as Lieutenant AND what daddy needed to get done before we went to visit Rukia. That was the only way we could get out of the division without Kiyone or Sentarō freaking out on us."

"Hmm…what about going and visiting Gramps? Maybe we can charm some information on Rukia's punishment out of him."

"Ha! That is an amazing idea my brilliant secretly evil sister! Gramps has never been able to resist my inability to say no and your patented puppy dog eyes." Hari clapped with a devious glint in her brown eyes.

Himeko rolled her eyes at the 'secretly evil' part but other than that made no move to correct her sister. Hari was under the firm belief that the people you really needed to worry about being homicidal maniacs were the ones who were always happy. This meant by default that Captain Ichimaru, Captain Unohana, Captain Aizen, Lieutenant Kotetsu, Lieutenant Kusajishi, and even her own twin sister were on Hari's 'People to Watch List'. Their father and godfather were conveniently left off of this list because 'it's out of character for them to do bad things to people'. Himeko had learned long ago to just tune her younger sister out when she was on a rant.

Heading for 1st Division the twins walked in rare but comfortable silence. There were very few times that either sister was completely silent. Hari just seemed to lack the ability all together while Himeko was the mellower of the two, yet still able to be just as rambunctious and random as her sister. Though high levels of sugar were usually the reason for that which the twins had easy access to considering their father had an almost never ending supply of candy.

Their silence was more than likely connected to the fact that both were worried deeply, though they hadn't said anything out loud to anyone, including each other. They both knew that what Rukia had done was what the living called illegal. She had broken a law and by ordinance she had to pay the penalty. What that penalty would be was what had the twins worried. Unlike the Living World there wasn't a set punishment for certain crimes. It was all up to Central 46 and their sentences always varied but the one thing they had in common was that they normally bordered on the drastic side.

If this were a normal case they probably wouldn't be as worried. With her status as a member of the noble Kuchiki clan it would only seem natural for her older brother, the head of the clan, and the Captain of the 6th to ask for more lenience with her case. Unfortunately this was not normal. Though Rukia never complained or even spoke of the way that Byakuya treated her, the twins could see. The nobleman was cold, indifferent, and basically ignorant of the person that he called sister. If this were because of the fact that she was not a Kuchiki by blood they didn't know, but that didn't make any sense. Rukia didn't ask to be adopted, she had been doing just fine on her own. Byakuya had come to her. So why did he treat her so?

It was a question that both sisters had wondered about since Rukia had joined the 13th almost forty years ago. Yet they never asked Rukia or Byakuya. They were above them socially in the noble hierarchy and Byakuya was, even though younger than the twins, a Captain, and asking such a personal question would be disrespectful. But mainly it was because Himeko always threatened to tie Hari up and let Captain Kurotsuchi dissect her like he's been wanting too since he was the 3rd seat of the 12th almost over 100 years ago.

Just as they were passing the gates of the 5th they began to open. Pausing, because it was protocol to properly greet the Captains, both gave Captain Sōsuke Aizen bows that spoke of their noble heritage. Not too high, not too low, perfectly balanced.

"Good afternoon Captain Aizen," both girls chorused in unison. A strange natural talent they had since the first began to speak.

"Ah Himeko, Hari, it's been a while since I've last seen you. Please, please stand up,"

Slowly Himeko and Hari straightened their spines to look up at the brunette Captain that most female Soul Reapers loved to fantasize about. Or at least that's what Rangiku told them at their last Lieutenants meeting a few weeks ago. The curvaceous 10th Division Lieutenant loved to make Himeko (and Hari on rare occasions) blush, since she believed that Jushiro 'sheltered' them too much. Neither girl had the heart to tell her that if their father was sheltering them from anything he would've never allowed them to speak to her without 'adult' supervision.

Aizen, as always, was smiling, "How are you enjoying being Lieutenants now?"

Hari shrugged with a bored look on her face.

"It's really not all that different from what we were doing before. Just a little more paperwork to fill out and meetings we have to attend," Himeko said after sending her sister a tiny glare for being rude.

"Good. I'm glad you two have adjusted so quickly. I know it was a lot to take on, especially after what happened to Lieutenant Shiba." He laid a hand on Himeko's shoulder giving it a gentle squeeze, "If you or your father ever need assistance of any kind don't hesitate to ask either me or Lieutenant Hinamori. She's very fond of both of you."

"Sure she is…,"

Himeko sent another glare to Hari before looking up at Aizen with a kind smile, "Thank you Captain Aizen. We really appreciate that."

"Good," Aizen stepped away releasing Himeko's shoulder. Heading the opposite direction he called over his shoulder, "You should visit sometimes. I miss it when you use too."

"Oh puhleeze, we haven't visited since—,"

"Don't go there Hari."

Hari wrinkled her nose as she turned to Himeko, "Come on Hime don't tell me that you actually buy his goody-too-shoes act? There is something seriously wrong with that guy."

Himeko rolled her eyes, "You say the same thing about a lot of people for no reason Hari so why should I believe you?"

"Oh uhm I dunno let's see here. 1. I'm your twin. When have I ever been wrong?"

"Last Friday at 1:30 pm when you told Yumichika that he was gay."

"…He only kissed you to save his own ass or he'd be the laughing stock of the 11th and you know it. There is no way that a straight man can be that vain."

"Better come up with a better reason Hari."

"Ok. 2. He's always smiling! ALWAYS! There is no reason in either world that a person should be happy 24/7!"

"Well then I guess we should watch out for Daddy, Uncle Shunsui, and Captain Unohana, oh and Yachiru since their pretty much always happy AND have never done anything to anyone to deserve being treated with suspicion. JUST like Aizen. You're on a roll Hari."

Frustrated Hari jumped in front of Himeko blocking her path. Hands on her hips she narrowed her eyes at her twin, "Alright how about this one for a good reason. Not even his previous captain trusted him."

Himeko's face paled, "Hari,"

"Think about it for a second Hime. Never, not once, did he ever leave us alone with Aizen—,"

"Hari…,"

"In fact he was always saying that we should stay away from him. Why would he do that hmm?"

"Hariko…,"

"Because he didn't trust him, that's why! And why wouldn't a captain trust his own Lieutenant? Because there is something twistingly wrong with him that's why! Shinji of all people could see it—,"

"ENOUGH!"

Hari frozen up. Himeko rarely ever screamed but when she did it meant that she was at her breaking point. Her normally bright face was set into a scowl of disapproval and the eyes that both she and Hari had inherited from their father were darkened to the point of almost blackness, a clear sign that she was beyond mad. And she had every reason to be. Hari had crossed a line that neither sister dared touch without even realizing it until it was too late. And instantly she regretted it.

"I'm sorry Hime…forget I said anything ok?" Hari muttered looking at the ground.

Himeko didn't reply verbally. With purposeful steps and her head held high she pushed past her sister and continued on to the 1st Division.

Hari watched after her with a sorrowful look. It had been almost one hundred and ten years exact since they had last seen Shinji and the others yet for the twins the wounds of their death were still as fresh as they had been the day Aizen had come to Ugendo to tell them. And though Hari had lost people she loved the same as Himeko she did not lose the one person that she loved with all her heart and soul. Himeko did. Not that anyone other than Hari knew that for a fact. Shinji and her relationship had been very secretive. Not just because he was a Captain and she was, at the time, a mere seated officer, still young to the Gotei 13, but because he had watched her grow up running around the Seireitei causing as much mischief as both she and Hari could physically stand. Neither had been sure where her father (and numerous adopted Uncles and a very protective 'Grandfather') would stand on such an unprecedented relationship, even if they did honestly love each other.

Glancing up at the sky she let out a heavy sigh, "God I wish you were still here…,"

Review please! Ideas/feedback and even just questions are always appreciated…just don't get upset if I can't answer all your questions right away. Something's are just meant to be kept secret. :3