Kisuke's POV

I was working with Isshin trying to cure the injured now that Aizen was trapped most of the soul reapers had gone home while others came through to protect the town from hollows while the others were recovering. I had been looking around for Ichimaru but was unable to find his body. I was pulled from my thoughts when I heard a beep in my pocket. I looked at my soul pager to see that the gate to and from the Sereitei was closing… fast. I sent an alert to all the people who were passing through then.

I looked up to see Yoruichi and Soi-Fon lying near each other. Neither of them were moving so I assumed that they both needed help. I began to walk over my clogs banging on the floor as I did so. Soi-Fon was the nearest so I went to pick her up first but froze when I heard…

"Don't touch her Kisuke"

I turned around to see Yoruichi lifting her head weakly, her limbs shaking as she tried desperately to move her body off the floor. She gasped out in pain and fell limply back down on the floor panting before trying again. Soi-Fon still wasn't moving and Yoruichi wasn't in a state to move her so I went to pick her up again. I heard the stern and broken voice again.

"I said don't touch her… Kisuke"

I looked up again to see Yoruichi giving me a death glare through her yellow eyes that made my blood run cold. She dragged herself over to Soi-Fon helpless torn body and got into an awkward sitting position next to it. She looked down at her, millions of emotions running through her tearful eyes, affection, concern; you could go on forever really. She moved one of her plaits out of her face and let a tear fall from her cheek onto Soi-Fon's face.

"Kisuke, you need to go. There are people who need your help more than us. The youngest captain is fatally injured and I can feel Rangiku and a spiritual pressure I don't recognise heading towards the Kurosaki clinic with him. His spiritual pressure is fading you need to go!"

Her eyes were pleading me to go, so I respected that and ran to the Kurosaki clinic to see the situation. Every time I saw Yoruichi Sama after a fight, she always somehow looked refreshed. She managed to never spill her blood on her clothes, so seeing her hair and clothes nearly red leaving only small patches of their original colour to be seen was distressing for me. Soi-Fon however was in a worse state. I don't even want to go in to detail.

Karin's POV

As I helped Rangiku carry Toshiro back to the clinic I couldn't help but fell heartbroken about the poor guy being in this much pain. I mean I have been running around town looking for all the injured but I only found one silver haired guy that insisted that he didn't deserve the help as he failed the girl he loved. Poor guy. Toshiro is heavier than he looks but I can't help but notice the trail of tears falling from Rangiku's eyes as we grow nearer to the clinic.

"He's gonna be fine Rangiku" I smiled softly at her

"It's all too much, I can't take all this. First Gin now my Taicho?"

I've heard a lot from Rangiku about Gin but I never actually met him. I hope to someday. But the way Rangiku is talking about him that seems unlikely. We were right on the street on the clinic, cue my dad running towards us and putting Toshiro on the stretcher that he brought with him. Kisuke grabbed the other end and they ran ahead. We ran the rest of the way. I ran up to my room and got my nurses outfit on something tells me they're gonna need me. It would be kinda awkward if Yuzu went in cos she can't actually see him. Rangiku was in the other room getting on her Gigai. I can hear her quiet sobs through the walls and met her in the hall, her eyes red and swollen from crying. She grabbed me into a hug. I didn't fight back we both needed it. I felt awful seeing the young captain this way, it breaks my heart. Not that he can ever know.

We were interrupted by my dad running, or jumping would be a better word, up the stairs.

"Karin we are gonna need you in theatre"

"THEATRE" Rangiku shouted before turning pale and collapsing.

My dad called Yuzu and pulled me into the room. I wasn't sure if I could do this, not to him.

"Relax Karin; you don't have to perform the surgery you just have to pass me the tools"

"Right, thanks dad"

He smiled. I really loved my dad when he is like this. He annoys me most of the time, acting like a child Kenpatchi… Wow I have spent way too much time with soul reapers lately. I foxed my gaze anywhere around the room except the operating table all the way through the surgery. Until my dad finally announced that he was done and moved him into recovery. Rangiku was through the doors as soon as we called her name and she was at the bedside of her Taicho and took his hand. Another two soul reapers followed her through the doors. I had never seen them before but one quite muscular with a shiny bald head and the other had shoulder length black hair with two coloured things coming off one eyebrow.

"Wow Rangiku's gone soft" The bald one announced

"Be quiet you insensitive moon head, why are you here anyway?"

"Well we need a place to stay so…"

"Sorry but this is a medical clinic we need beds for the injured and we can't accept anyone else. That includes you Rangiku… Sorry"

"That's fine I am staying at Orihime's anyway"

"That's not too far. You are more than welcome to visit at any time from 8:30 till 11:00 though."

"…Moon head?"

The other soul reaper looked at the bald one and rolled his eyes.

"I guess that means we are gonna have to go to Keigo's again! You like Keigo's don't you Madarame?"

"Yumichika!"

These guys were really starting to annoy me now.

"Look soul reapers" I said pointing at the two who gave me a shocked look.

"I don't care who you are but this is a medical centre and there are people recovering in here so stop making so much noise and clear off"

"Fine then"

"Goodbye and Rangiku? Wipe your eyes having red eyes is most unbeautiful"

I turned to Rangiku who again had tears rolling down her face and clutched Toshiro's hand in hers as if her life depended on it. His breathing pace then increased and I saw his beautiful turquoise eyes again. They were only open slightly but that was enough for me.