Thump thump thump!

The loud knocking of fists against the wooden door of the small shop caused the place to shake a bit, waking the shopkeeper from his futon.

THUMP THUMP!

Kisuke Urahara sat up, looking at his clock. 4 Am. He rubbed the back of his head, yawning, just as the woman next to him shift and let out a tired sigh. "Who, what…where?" said Yoruichi rubbing her eyes as she sat up slowly.

Kisuke didn't reply to Yoruichi in his usual sarcastic way. Instead he just stood up, a serious look on his face; hoping for the impossibility of her not sensing what he did.

THUMP THUMP THUMP!

"Kisuke!" yelled Yoruichi, shooting up from the futon. She tried to make a run for the door hearing the desperation of the knocks, however Kisuke grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her back causing her to shoot a death glare at him.

thump…

"What are you doing? Let me go!" she snapped at him, pulling her hand back only for it to be grabbed again. "KISUKE!" she yelled out in anger until the whole building shook with a very powerful reiastu. Yoruichi's eyes grew wide.

A loud screeching roar came from outside the door, causing the two kids from the shop to poke their heads out from their rooms. "A hollow at this hour?" asked Jinta starring at Urahara's back in the hallway.

"Get back inside and prepare as many futons as you can find" Urahara demanded to both kids, knowing Uyruu was listening as well.

The shop shook as a figure came crashing through the roof, landing hard on the ground right in front of him and Yoruichi. He subconsciously wrapped his arms around her waist, hugging her closer to him as the smoke from the debris cleared out.

On the ground was a man of the special forces of the gotei. A second division member. Dead.

"Soi fon!" cried out Yoruichi pushing Kitsuke away and shunpoing out through the hole in the roof, coming to stand in midair just above the shop. All around were members of the 2nd squad, attacking and retreating. Most of them were falling like flies from the sky, hitting the ground around the shop. Yoruichi grew more nervous.

"SOI FON!" she yelled out again.

"Shunkou!" shouted the young 2nd division captain, as she sped across the skies to attack the giant insect. A flash of white engulfed the hollow, but did no damage. Tch, damn this thing. Why now of all times, Soi thought grinding her teeth and clutching her shirt in the chest. She panted heavily.

The hollow roared again, attacking with its poisonous stinger at the woman. Soi, to exhausted, could barely dodge the main stinger, causing it to scrap her entire right side and send her flying towards the ground.

Yoruichi did not hesitate at all, catching the injured Soi in her arms in midair.

Soi Fon clutched her hands to Yoruichi's night shirt for dear life, panting. Her face was covered in thick sweat and was extremely pale, except for her cheeks which were bright red. She closed her eyes tight, wincing with incredible pain. "Forgive me... Yoruichi…sama..." she said through her pants, easing her grip off the shirt, "for…distu..."

"Shhh" Yoruichi cut her off, knowing already what the girl was going to say. She tried to crack a smile to assure the girl, even though inside, her heart was racing. "You didn't disturb anyone silly bee." Yoruichi landed on the ground with Soi in arms, trying to be as gentle as possible with the girl. Soifon's blood was dripping from her side around Yoruichi's arm, and not at a slow rate either. "Now let's fix that scratch, eh Soi?" she said with a nervous tone as Soi's pants turned more and more desperate. "Don't want to leave a scar after all."

When the hollow let out another screech, Soi clutched down on Yoruichi's shirt once again. She cried a loud sob and placed her face to Yoruichi's shoulder to null out her cries. Her body felt like it was being crushed in half.

"Soi fon!" Yoruichi now more scared than ever at the breathless sobbing woman in her arms." You stay with me ok? You hear me? You stay with me!"

Soi Fon let out a scream, unintentionally biting down on Yoruichi's shoulder while she stabbed herself with her own shikai on the leg to counter the poison in her system. The dark woman winced slightly at the unexpected pain, but her adrenaline was too high to feel any discomfort from the bite at the moment. She moved Soi's head away from her chest to see the girl's face even more red. She then noticed Soifon's skin felt really hot.

"Yoru..ichi..sama…" Soi Fon tried to speak through gasps.

"Soi you're burning up!" Yoruichi cut her off putting her cheek to the girl's sweat ridden head and gasped with her eyes. Soifon's fever must have at least been over 103. Bare minimum.

Soi Fon had raised her hand to point out the bite on Yoruichi's shoulder, which wasn't even bleeding. "I'm…sorry..Yoru..ichi..sama."

"It's ok Soi. It doesn't even hurt. It's ok."

Soi turned away, to ashamed that she hurt her. She could tell Yoruichi was close to tears. She knew everything about the woman. However, that fact made Soi Fon even more ashamed. Not only did she hurt her physically, but emotionally as well.

"Soi look at me. Soi! Look at-"

The hollow screeched causing a giant wave of reiastu to fly towards them. Soi Fon arched her back and let out a terrifying scream. Yoruichi embraced Soi even tighter, hugging her close as Urahara did her at times. The embrace did not stop Soi's cries, and each and every one of them stung Yoruichi's heart.

"Soi what's wrong? What's the matter?"

Soi Fon could not answer, locking her jaw down in pain, her fists clenching onto Yoruichi's clothing. She wanted to speak, but she couldn't even breathe. And then she lost control.

The wind circled them, as Soi Fon's body began glowing. Her shunkou was activating on its own.

"AHHHHHH!"

"Soi! Dammit it!" Yoruichi embraced Soi Fon even tighter before she herself began activating her own shunkou, to cancel out Soi's. It worked, but not without a blast, attracting the nearby scorpion hollow who charged at them soon after. Yoruichi covered Soi's body with her own, embracing for impact.

"Cry, Benihime."

Urahara's shikai blast, sliced through the hollow's midsection. Black blood spilled out of the insect however it survived, turning its attention to the man. Urahara's eyes widened in shock as he came to the realization to what that hollow was.

Getting ready for another attack towards it Urahara raised his blade over his head. A blast of kidou coming from inside the shop suppressing the hollow in place, as Urahara swung his sword down, cutting it once more and killing it for good.

Tessai walked out of the shop with a look of confusion. "Was that a-"

".. a Hive Hollow." Urahara finished Tessai's sentence.

"But how did a Hive Hollow get out, let alone end up here?" Tessai looked at Urahara, whose attention was all over the dark toned woman picking up an unconscious and torn up 2nd division captain bridal style.

"I haven't a clue," Urahara responded, his eyes still on Yoruichi who ran past him in the speed to much for him to keep up. "We need to find out though."

"Should I call Ichigo?"

"Hai. Make sure the girl comes as well."

"Understood."