OK! I dedicate this chapter to .Angel for being my first reviwer! Also, because i'm so happy about it, i'm going ahead and posting chapter 5.

Thanks again .Angel! Enjoy!

Warnings: This is the chapter where the T rating comes in, mostly just cause of... well, you'll see.

Disclaimer: I still don't own Bleach... or the characters... or even my own characters name (Nojiko) which comes from One Piece.

Part 5: "Please don't die!"

There was no one there. Kisuke and Yoruichi had arrived at the Urahara shop, but it was completely abandoned. The uneasiness in Kisuke grew. Just then, a scream pierced through the night. Yoruichi watched the color drain from Kisuke's face. It was Ururu's scream. He took off in the direction of the scream, Yoruichi right behind him. The sight they saw before them was right from a nightmare. Buildings were crushed, and the ground was destroyed. Mr. Tesai was unconscious, trapped under the rubble of a fallen building. Jinta was struggling to get to Ururu. Kuroiookami had Ururu backed into a dead end, and was raising his sword to cut her down. Jinta tried to get to her, but his foot was stuck in all the debris. He tried to destroy the rocks standing between him and his friend, but he wasn't strong enough. He reached out to her.

"URURU!"

She looked over at Jinta, tears forming in her eyes. The evil spirit had kept her from moving by keeping her feet down with several hundred pounds of stone, and could only watch as this dark sprit raised his sword to end her life. It seemed like slow motion as his arm moved to bring the sword down. She closed her eyes, waiting to feel the final blow come.

Nothing... She did not feel anything. She did not feel any pain; but then, she heard Jinta gasp.

"NO..."

She opened her eyes. She saw blood; lots of blood, but it wasn't hers. Time seemed to stop, as she looked up to see the source of the blood. She Gasped. Standing in between her and the sword, was the man who had taken her into his shop and treated her like family. Tears began to run down her face.

"K-Kisuke..."

Kisuke had arrived just as Kuroiookami was driving his sword towards Ururu. Yoruichi had attempted to stop him, but he had brought up some kind of barrier that blocked the attack. With no time left, he did the only thing he could to save her; he got in between them, holding back a cry of pain as the sword pierced his chest and continued through to the other side. Kuroiookami grinned in satisfaction as he tore the blade from his victim's chest. Blood flew everywhere; Kisuke gasped in pain as he fell to his knees, coughing up blood in the process. He held his chest where the blade had entered, trying to hold on to as much blood as possible, but he was failing. He tried to breathe, sucking in several lungful of air, but the blade had made a small hole in his lung, and deep breathes only resulted in more blood filled coughs. His vision had already begun to blur; he was fading fast, and he knew it. He struggled to stay conscious; his sword was the only thing holding him on his knees. He heard Ururu's voice trying to get through to him. He saw Jinta's terrified look as he continued to fight against unconsciousness. He saw the look of anger and terror in Yoruichi's face as she attacked Kuroiookami. As Ichigo and the others began to arrive and assist in the fight, Kisuke had lost all of his energy and fell the rest of the way to the ground. He heard people calling his name, but he was too tired to tell who they were. Ururu had gotten down on her knees and was now trying to free herself in order to reach her injured friend. He lay still, gasping for air. His head was turned where he could see Ururu's face. She was crying and talking to him, but he couldn't hear her. His eyes became heavy, and it became a struggle just to keep them open. He thought of Nojiko; he thought of everyone and the danger they were in. He couldn't die yet. But his eyes drifted shut, as the darkness took him.

Being greatly out numbered, Kuroiookami retreated. With the danger gone, everyone raced towards their injured friend. Ichigo and Chad went to assist Jinta and the unconscious Mr. Tesai. Yoruichi ran to the large hole in the ground where Ururu and Kisuke were. The sight before her almost made her panic, but she quickly composed herself knowing she would not be able to help if she were distracted by fear. Ururu had been freed once Kuroiookami retreated and she had rushed over, turned Kisuke over onto his back and was applying pressure to his wound in attempt to stop the bleeding. She was trembling; There was soo much blood, and she was kneeling in it. Yoruichi appeared behind her along with Rukia, and made Ururu step back. Rukia quickly assessed their friend's condition. He was unconscious and pale; his breathing was coming in slow shallow rasps, and blood was still flowing freely from his wound. Knowing he did not have much time, she began healing him with as much power as she could give. After a few seconds, she let out a faint gasp. Worried ,Yoruichi looked from her friend to Rukia. Ichigo and Chad joined them. Tesai was now free and conscious along with Jinta. Jinta went over to try and comfort Ururu, who seemed to be shaking uncontrollably. Tesai joined Rukia and attempted to heal his wounded friend. Ichigo just watched as his comrades tried to heal Kisuke. He had never seen him injured, and he was always the one who seemed to be able to save the day while walking away without a scratch. But this was different. He saved Ururu, but was now lying on the ground... dying. Noticing his condition wasn't improving, Ichigo looked at Yoruichi.

"What's happening? Why isn't he healing?"

The fear was now obvious in her face.

"It's the dark aura from Kuroiookami's sword. It's infected his body, and is preventing their energy from healing his wound. Even Orihime's ability would not work."

Fear was present on everyone's face. Jinta stood.

"So your saying were just gonna let him die?" Tesai gave him a stern look.

"What kind of question is that? Of course not, but were also in a bad situation. Healing him isn't working, and no human treatment can help him. If we can at least slow down the bleeding, we will have more time to figure out our options." Yoruichi looked at Tesai and Rukia.

"Is it possible to do that if we all contributed some of our energy?"

"I don't know, but we have to try. Everyone come over here and place a hand on ours. Focus your energy into stopping the bleeding." On command, everyone including Ururu and Jinta walked over and did what they were told. The light coming from the healing spell became brighter, and sure enough the bleeding seemed to slow down but that's all that improved. He still had a gaping hole in his chest and his breathing was still coming in short rasps. Tesai pulled out his first aid kit, and began bandaging the wound to help keep the bleeding contained and keep much dirt out as possible. He felt useless; he couldn't even close up the hole in Kisuke's lung. If they didn't figure something out soon, he will die from suffocating on his own blood.

"Please..." It was barely audible, but Ururu's plea was heard by everyone.

"Please don't die..." The only thing they could do now was try and think of a way to remove the dark aura from Kisuke's body, before it was too late.

They decided that the safest place would be at Urahara's shop; Tesai gently picked up Kisuke's limp body and carried him. Once they reached the shop, he set his body down onto a bed and made sure he was lying in a way that made breathing a bit easier. Tesai checked his wound, and then went to the front of the shop to put up a barrier. Everyone was seated in the main room of the shop. Kisuke's room door was closed, but they were close enough were they could easily get to him if anything went wrong. Ururu was sitting by Kisuke's side, silently pleading for a sign of recovery. But none came. She listened to his painful breathes, and it only made her feel worse. She blamed herself for his condition; after all it is her he saved when he was stabbed. Tears began falling down her face again as she watched her dying friend. Outside the room, Yoruichi and the others were pouring over method after method of removing the dark aura from Kisuke's body, but they could not seem to find one that would work. Kisuke's chances of survival were looking even slimmer. At his rate, he could die from one of two things; he suffocates on the blood pooling in his lung, or the dark aura eats his soul from the inside out.

So theres chappie number 5. I hope you liked it! Reviews are always welcome, and i'll dedicate my next chapter to anyone that reviews. But this one was special cause it was for my first reviewer which made me very happy! I hope no one gets creeped out by all this... happieness... yeah, anywho, see you all in the next chappie!

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