Aythor's note: Here is the first chapter of the parallel story of There and back again.

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach.

Enjoy x-)

1. Baby-sitting quest and the beginning of an unexpected adventure.

Zaraki Kenpachi was sitting in his office with a really serious look on his face. Something unusual for him. He had a problem and he needed a solution. The upcoming weekend he had a date. He had finally managed to invite Unohana Retsu for a dinner. But he had to make sure that Yachiru would be kept by someone. He couldn't leave the little pink haired girl alone. For a strange reason Unohana had suggested him to find someone to take care of her. He didn't also want to have her following him in his date.

"I suppose I can ask Yumichika and Ikkaku to do it, they probably won't have something to do then." He thought and left to ask them immediately.

"What! Baby-sit the vice-captain?" bellowed the two officers.

"Yes, I have some business to attend and it's impossible to have her with me."

"I'm afraid that this is impossible Taichou. This weekend we have to attend an important social event." exclaimed Yumichika "Don't we Ikkaku?"

"He is right Taichou." He agreed and then they used shunpo to get away. Zaraki standed there utterly confused.

"Do they think that it's that a big trouble to look after a child?"

What Zaraki didn't know was that the certain child wasn't the average child you would meet at the streets. That child was Kusajishi Yachiru. The hyper sugar addicted vice-captain of the 11th division. Someone who shouldn't be taken lightly.

He then decided to ask the rest of the vice-captains if they could do it. It was in vain. Everyone replied that he had to go to a social event. When he asked Matsumoto he discovered that the social event was a drinking party that she had organized because her captain was in a mission.

Outside the 12th division was a label with the following message: Do NOT dare distrub! with some scalls beside.

Saturday morning arrived and Zaraki Kenpachi was in his office sighing in despair. Something extremely rare for him. All his hard work to caught Unohana's attention was wasted because some bloody idiots refused to watch over a little girl. He needed a miracle.

Then a knock was heard in the door.

"COME IN." He shouted angrily. Propably another idiot with paperwork had come. It opened quickly and a small girl with black hair appeared in the doorstep.

"Ano? Zaraki-taichou.. I have heard that you need someone to take care of your vice-captain today." She told while shivering a little. Zaraki looked at her with obvious surprise. He had forgotten that the 13th division had a new vice-captain Hinamori Momo.

Yachiru had told him something about a peach-girl but he was busy then and didn't pay much attention. He got up and approached the girl. He couldn't lose this last chance; he had to be nice to her in order to accept.

"Yes Hinamori fuku-taichou you heard well. If you don't have to do anything this afternoon I would really appreciate it." he replied calmly and made an effort to smile reassuligly.

Hinamori looked at him confused.

"OMG. He must be really desperate, to ask me in a such an uncharacteristic way for him."

"Well it will be my pleasure to help you Zaraki-taichou."

The tall,scary captain of the 11th division was flying in seven heaven and wanted to hug that little angel who came to offer services.

"Eh? Really Ken-chan you have work to do this time of the day?" asked Yachiru who was standing in his office.

"Yes, Yachiru. A really important job."

"And how comes that I can't come with you Ken-chan?"

"It's something that's my responsibility as a captain."

"Whoa! Ken-chan you really are an exembler of a captain."

"Listen up Yachiru I have arranged things so that Hinamori will come to keep an eye on you and don't feel lonely. I want you to be nice to her. Understood?"

"Peach-girl is going to come? Yahoo!"

Later

"Ne says peach-girl! We're going to spend the rest of the day together right?" asked the little girl with a face which shined from excitement.

"That's right Yachiru-san."

"So why not to go to the party that bururun (Matsumoto's nickname) organized?" Hinamori looked at the little girl curiously and told her seriously.

"I'm afraid I can't allow that."

"Why not?" bellowed the pink-haired girl with frustration all over her face.

"Because it's a party where they drink too much alcohol and it's not going to help you grow if you adopt such bad habits now."

"Oh! I had never thought of that! So have you thought to do something?"

"Actually I had. Why don't we bake some cookies?"

"Yeah! That's a brilliant idea peach-girl. Let's do some with chocolate." She exclaimed happily and left for the kitchen.

"Look at them peach-girl! they are so many and in so many different shapes. They look delicious!" commented Yachiru with a lame face.

"Yes, they are indeed." Admitted Hinamori. Suddenly strange noises where heard and the two girls looked at each other.

"Did you hear that?" asked Yachiru seriously.

"Yes, I did." replied the other girl surprised.

"Maybe they are some of my division's members. They are used to get drunk and cause ruckus. Let's go check it."

"I'm behind you Yachiru-san."

The girls abandoned the room and went to search for the source of the noise. Silent spread in the room for a while. Then the door open and a dark silhouette entered.

"I'm so lucky those brainless members of the 11th division have left those supplies of food here. How convenient hum hum. Now I can try my new experiment on them." the man ended his poison filled sentence and he walked toward the table. But fate wasn't kind to him, he sudenly tripped in his cloak and fall down. The test tube he was holding was spilled in a bag which was in the floor.

"NOOO!" exclaimed the man desperatly."My briliant experiment was ruined." The intruder pikced up the broken glasses and left the room while mournig.

Soon the two girls returned and put the cookies to be baked. After they were done they eat some with tea and Yachiru kept the rest in her special do-not-touch box for candies.

Little they knew that their life would soon turn to be even more adventurous.

Author's note: Next chapter is gonna be called Hinamori and Yachiru in wonderland.

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