SILENT CRIES OF DESTINY

Part three of our tale

As always, I do not own anything. Tite Kubo does.

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It was late in the morning by the time Unohana came out to let Byakuya know of Hanataro's condition. Byakuya had stayed in the main lobby the entire night on one of the building's seats, despite the protests of the staff who kept insisting he should leave to get rest and he'd be the first to know when there was any word. He gave them a glare he normally gave to hollows before defeating them and the rest of the night he wasn't bothered again, except when Renji and Rukia both came in to report they had captured all the men and were currently being held in the Squad 6 jails.

Rukia tried as well to get Byakuya to leave noting to him that the chairs here were uncomfortable and he still had Hanataro's blood on him. The look he gave her shut her up and she left, coming back ten minutes later with a clean uniform. She then plopped herself down on the chair next to him to wait. She had been sleeping on Byakuya's shoulder when he gently nudged her awake.

"So, how is he?" Byakuya looked into Unohana's tired but relieved looking eyes. In all his years of knowing the Squad 4 captain, he had never seen the woman look this worn, even after patching up most the captains and vice captains following the dreaded Winter War. Her hair was in shambles, her uniform was splotched with blood, and her whole body was slumped. She looked up and smiled at him. "He'll live. It was touch and go for a while. Most of his body is bandaged up and he has casts on his left arm and leg. His right ankle is just sprained and his right arm just had some small muscle tears. He broke three ribs and has a slight concussion as well as some damage around his right eye. His left hand and wrist was shattered and it will take some time to heal but I believe he'll make a full recovery."

Unohana sighed. "Byakuya, to be honest, those injuries should have killed him. As I was healing him, his reiatsu began to confuse me. It seems like its stronger somehow. I don't know how it got stronger in such a short period of time. You know as well as I do that building up reiatsu takes several years." Byakuya grimaced. "Retsu, when I found him, he was conscious and even trying to talk to me, even though my reiatsu was flaring. The first time I began noticing him was on the bridge to the Repentance Cell and he was having trouble staying awake due to it. I think by constantly being near people with strong reiatsu, his is getting stronger too."

Unohana gasped a little. "I never even thought of that. He does seem to have made quite a lot of strong friends. That's good." "Um, Captain Unohana, when can we see him?" Rukia quietly asked. "Soon. He's still unconscious from the drugs we gave him and we need to wait for a while in case his condition changes." Plus we need to let the Head Captain know about this and maybe called an emergency meeting to see what needs to be done." Byakuya turned to leave. "Rukia, get Renji and head to 1st division. Captain Yamamoto will need to hear both of your reports as well." "I'll go change and check on Hanataro before coming." Unohana began walking back into the interior of the hospital.

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Rukia gulped as she made her way into the Head Captain's office. She had never been here before and it was making her nervous. She composed herself quickly as she faced the Head Captain. "Captain Kuchiki, Captain Unohana, I understand there is a matter at hand that must be discussed."

"Yes Head Captain. Last night, around two in the morning, there was a strange number of reiatsu coming from a supply building in my squad. I went to investigate along with Vice Captain Abarai and 13th division squad member Rukia Kuchiki. As we neared the building, several men fled and I ordered Abarai and Kuchiki to apprehend them as I checked out the building. When I entered, I found a severely beaten Squad 4 Seventh Seat Hanataro Yamada and another man who was dead with a sharp object in his heart. After checking the injuries of Yamada, I concluded that he was beaten and raped severely and the death of the man was accidental due to Yamada using self defense. He himself told me he tried to save the man but was unable to do so, on account of his hands being bound by reiatsu binding cuffs. I then carried him to Squad 4 where Captain Unohana and Vice Captain Isane Kotetsu took over his treatment. Abarai, Kuchiki, please tell the Head Captain about the men."

Rukia took a breath. " There were twelve men in all. Eleven Abarai and I caught plus the one still in the building. After taking them to the Squad 6 jails, we were able to determine four of them were from Squad 11, three were from Squad 6, two were from Squad 13 with the deceased man being from there as well, and two were from Squad 12. As per Captain Kuchiki's orders, the men have been triple guarded since their capture."

"The men began waking up around 6 this morning. From their mannerisms, and the way they smelled, I believe they had been drinking. They protested they did nothing wrong and continued to say they were innocent. The men from Squad 6 even tried to bribe their way out. I left the 3rd seat in charge while I came to make my report." Renji finished.

Unohana then stepped up. "Yamada's injuries were quite severe but due to his increase in reiatsu as of late, he will make a full recovery. His increase is due to what Captain Kuchiki and I believe is gaining friends who have higher reiatsu than his own and his body is strengthening his to keep up. Had it not been at the level is it now, his injuries would have killed him. He will be in recovery for a while, however, despite all this. And I also agree with Captain Kuchiki. Yamada has a quiet, serene nature to him. I have noticed he gets bullied quite often and I feel that there should be no harsh action taken for the man who died. It was self defense and was an accident, plus the fact that he tried to heal him."

Yamamoto looked at the four of them then cleared his throat. "In the matter of Hanataro Yamada and all I have heard, I have decided no punishment will befall Yamada as knowing the boy's nature, it was self defense on his part. The Captains of the men in the Squad 6 jails will be notified with the notion of a severe punishment to befall them, which may or may not include death. And Captain Unohana..." The Head Captain stood up and walked over to the woman. "I hope he gets better soon. I know how you feel about him." he said as he hugged her. "Captain Kuchiki, you must stay. I have to talk to you about something. Rukia Kuchiki, you are to inform Captain Ukitake as well as the Shiba family and our allies in Karakura Town about Yamada's condition. Abarai, you are to inform Captains Zaraki and Kurotsuchi and then go back to your squad to await your captain."

Once the others had left, Yamamoto turned to Byakuya. "We need to discuss an important matter Captain Kuchiki about a request you made to me some time ago. After reading and listening to the reports as well as seeing her in action, I think you need to renounce your decision in your sister not having a seated position. She is easily a Vice Captain level and if you were not aware, she is the reason Captain Ukitake keeps refusing to have one. He wants her to fill it because he believes she is the only person he trusts to have that position. I'll give you a day to think about it and I do hope you do what's right."

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Well, this is done.

It was kinda hard to write the formal way of speaking that I'm sure they talk to the Head Captain in. This chapter because of it gave me a headache to write.

Anyway, next chapter will be up soon.

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