Beeeeeeeep…beeeeeeeeeep…beeeeeeeeeep…

I slowly woke up to the sound of my Soul Pager going off frantically. I lazily picked it up and looked at the caller ID. It was Rangiku. I jerked awake and hastily opened the Soul Pager.

"What is it? What happened?!" I asked worriedly.

"Taicho's gone missing!" Rangiku shouted on the other end of the phone.

"What?! Why? What happened?" I asked, holding the phone closer to my ear.

"We were attacked before we could reach the location. Taicho went to check on the King's Seal, and ran off after he fought with someone wearing a mask. I don't know where he is." She explained, worry nearly visible in her voice.

"I don't believe this…"I whispered, "I'm coming to the human world to help look for him."

I quickly hung up my soul pager and got dressed. I put on my haori, and immediately left the squad building. I opened my soul pager and quickly punched in Toushirou's soul pager number. It only continuously rang. I hung up and silently cursed him for not answering the damn thing. I rushed to the Senkaimon and stopped in front of it. Damn it! I needed a Hell Butterfly to get through!

I reached forward and pushed open the door. As I did, a freaking Hell Butterfly appeared. Why didn't they tell me the important details of things like this? I ran through the gate as fast as I could. Why did it have to take so long to get to the Human World?! Wait…why didn't I just use flash step? Wouldn't that make the trip faster?

Oh, man, was I so gonna get it for not seeing Yama-sama before I left for the human world. I just hope it's not gonna be the same event as what happened last time…then a thought hit me. I was gonna need some help to find him. Damn! I should've brought Izuru! I whipped out my soul pager again then stopped. I couldn't drag Izuru into this mess.

I needed one of Ichigo's friends to help me. He wasn't very good at finding reiatsu, but, which of them was? The Quincy! He was amazing at finding reiatsu! It's a good thing I got everyone's number before they left after Aizen's betrayal to Soul Society.



I quickly dialed his number and waited impatiently for him to pick up. Stupid Quincy…fast in everything else but picking up the damn phone! Finally, after what seemed like forever, he picked up.

"Hello?" he said.

"Uryu! It's Aleshi. I need your help!" I begged.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"Toushirou's gone missing! Could you track his reiatsu for me? I know you're good at that." I said.

"Hitsugaya-taicho is missing? I'll see what I can do." He answered quickly.

"Thanks, Uryu! You're the best! When you find him, call me please!" I said, hastily hanging up the Soul Pager.

I finally arrived in the human world, not too long after I talked to Uryu. I stepped out into the middle of a road, and quickly headed towards a large forest. It felt like there was a barrier there. It was definatly a shinigami's reiatsu. I just couldn't figure out who's…maybe it was Toushirou's? No, they would've been able to find him.

I stopped right outside the barrier and huffed. I hated these things. I unsheathed my Ginryu and cut the barrier in three spots, which created a doorway. I stepped inside and gasped. Everywhere there were the bodies of the souls who had tried to transport the King's Seal. Many of them were members of the Tenth Squad, ones I recognized.

I was suddenly surrounded by men who all looked like they were from the Stealth Force. I put Ginryu back in its sheath and held up my hands quickly. They stepped closer, hands on the hilts of their zanpaku-to.

"Whoa! Easy! I'm Aleshi Iwadoshi, Captain of Squad Three! Really!" I stated, waving my hands frantically.

A few of them started to stand to the side as if to let someone through. It was Soi Fon.

"Stand down. It's really her." She said.



They all immediately sheathed their zanpaku-to and stepped away. I put my hands down and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I appreciate the extra security, but don't they know a normal captain from an imposter?" I asked.

"Just making sure. We had a visit from the Substitute Shinigami earlier." Soi Fon explained.

"Ichigo? When was he here?"

"Not too long ago actually. But, I can't talk now, Aleshi. We need to finish investigating what happened here."

Soi Fon did a few hand signals and the barrier shattered, leaving me in the middle of the forest again. I sighed and stretched. This was so not fair. I wish she had told me more, and if she had heard anything about Toushirou.

Beeeeeeeeeep…beeeeeeeep…beeeeeeeep…

I quickly took out my Soul Pager and looked at the caller ID. It was Uryu. I opened it quickly to answer.

"Have you found him yet?" I immediately asked.

"Yes. Kurosaki is taking him to his house." Uryu replied calmly.

"Oh, thank God. Is he alright?"

"No. He's badly injured. He's lost a significant amount of blood as well."

I felt a knot rise in my throat. Toushirou was badly injured? Hadn't I told him to be careful? Hadn't I told him not to go? He never listened to me.

"Alright then. Please tell Ichigo I'm coming over to see him." I said as calmly as I could.

"I will. Iwadoshi-san?"

"Nani?"

"I'm sorry."

I smiled a little. I may've been a Shinigami, but Uryu was still kind. It might've just been because I was a girl. Oh well.



"Nah. It's not your fault." I smiled.

I quickly shut my Soul Pager so he couldn't retort. I wiped a few tears away from my eyes and sighed. At least they had found Toushirou. I'm glad I called Uryu to go out and look for him. He might be dead by now. Thank heaven for Quincies!

I looked around the forest for a moment and started in the direction of Ichigo's house. Thankfully, I remembered where it was. I got there just when it got dark. I knocked on the front door, and then went inside.

"Ichigo! It's Aleshi!" I shouted.

"I'm right here! No need to shout!" Ichigo replied grumpily, coming from the kitchen.

"Gomenasai. Uryu told you I was coming, right?" I asked.

"Yeah, he did. Toushirou's in my room, but he hasn't woken up yet." He explained.

"Oh, alright. Is there anything I can do around here while we wait for him to wake up?" I offered.

"Nah. I was just about to go check on him." He shrugged.

"Well, if he is awake, and you finish talking to him, can I see him?

"No need to ask that. I'm sure he'd be happy to see you at least."

"Arigatou, Ichigo."