I'm so sorry last weeks chapter was so short! Hopefully, this chapter will make up for that. Not much to really say about this chapter.

Hitomi sighed and looked out the window. She had done all of her paperwork for the day and she missed her Hitsugaya terribly. She sighed again and got up. She wandered out of her small office and decided to go visit her best friend. As she walked, she looked up towards the sky. She was never sure why, but she always felt sad when she looked up into the sky.

"Blue-chan!!"

Hitomi squeaked as she was tackled to the ground by a blur of pink. "Hi, Pink-chan!"

Yachiru allowed Hitomi to sit up. She grinned widely at her. "So, what do you want to do today, Blue-chan?"

Hitomi thought for a few seconds and then grinned. "Let's go see what Ikkaku is doing."

The two girls linked arms and skipped happily through Soul Society, trying to find the bald hothead. Yachiru and Hitomi had become close since they were the youngest shinigami in Soul Society. The two were constantly getting into trouble.

Yachiru began waving her arms around wildly. "There he is!"

The two girls spotted Ikkaku walking along casually. They ran at him and tackled him to the ground. Hitomi smiled down at Ikkaku's furious face. "Hi, Ikkaku-chan."

Ikkaku growled and sat up, knocking the two girls off of him. "Why the hell can't you two find someone else to bother!?"

Yachiru and Hitomi pouted. "But we love you, Ikkaku-chan."

Ikkaku rubbed his forehead in frustration. "Go bother Renji or something, Hitomi. Yachiru-fukutaicho, Kenpachi-taicho was looking for you."

Hitomi pouted as she waved goodbye to Yachiru. She began wandering aimlessly again. She climbed onto a roof a continued staring up at the sky. The blue sky matched her hair and eyes and Hitomi wondered if the joke Renji and some of the other shinigami shared was true; that she was a small piece of the sky that fell to the earth.

"Ah, so this is where you've been hidin'."

Hitomi winced at the voice beside her but bowed politely. "Were you looking for me, Ichimaru-taicho?"

Gin smiled eerily at the small girl. "I wasn't. Tousen ain't happy with ya runnin' off so I jus' decided to give ya a fair warnin'."

Hitomi rolled her eyes. "I finished all my stupid paperwork. What does he want?"

"I need you to deliver some papers to the 13th division."

Hitomi jumped when her Taicho appeared in front of her. She laughed sheepishly. "I'll do that right away, Taicho."

She bowed and quickly ran off, leaving the two captains behind her. She hopped from roof to roof, finally landing in front of the door to Ukitake's office. She went in without knocking. "I have some papers for you, Ukitake-chan!"

Ukitake looked up from his desk and smiled. "Ah, thank you, Hitomi-chan."

Hitomi handed him the papers and looked around. "When is Rukia-neechan coming home?"

Ukitake's eyes lowered. "Kuchiki-taicho and Abarai-fukutaicho were sent to go retrieve her. She'll be back soon."

Hitomi clapped her hands together. "Yay! Rukia-neechan promised she'd play with me when she got back!" She bowed to Ukitake. "I better get back or Taicho will freak out again. Bye, Ukitake-chan!"

Hitomi left the 13th division and decided to make a quick stop by the 10th division to see Hitsugaya. She got to his office and cautiously opened the door. She smiled when she saw Hitsugaya diligently at work. "Hi, Daddy!"

Hitsugaya looked up. "What are you doing here, Hitomi? Shouldn't you be doing your work?"

Hitomi grinned proudly. "I finished all my paperwork and I just delivered papers to Ukitake-chan."

Hitsugaya looked down at his paperwork. He only had a few more to sign, he could take a break. He stood up and walked around his desk. "Let's go get something to eat, Hitomi."

Hitomi squealed. She reached out to take Hitsugaya's hand but faltered. She remembered how he had told her she couldn't hold his hand anymore. Reluctantly, Hitomi put her hand back down and walked beside Hitsugaya in silence.

Hitsugaya reached down and took Hitomi's hand. "It's okay when we're not working."

Hitomi smiled brightly and squeezed Hitsugaya's hand. "Thanks Daddy."

The two went to a small restaurant. They ate in silence for the first few minutes before Hitomi looked up. "Are you proud of me, Daddy?"

Hitsugaya took a drink of his tea and slowly put it down. "Do you think I should be proud?" He gave Hitomi one of his sternest looks. "You're constantly goofing off, you play pranks on everyone, your head is always in the clouds, and you never take your training seriously." He sighed when Hitomi hung her head. "However, you are one of the youngest shinigami here, you're a seated officer on your squad, and you get your work done more promptly than Matsumoto. So, yes, I am proud of you, Hitomi."

Hitomi lifted her head up and grinned. She jumped across the table knocking dishes and food off. "Thank you, Daddy!"

"Hitomi, get off!"

"Ah, there you are, Taicho!" Matsumoto ran into the restaurant. "They've brought Kuchiki Rukia back. She's being held in squad 6's holding cells."

Hitomi blinked and let go of Hitsugaya. "Did Rukia-neechan do something wrong?"

Hitsugaya sat up. "It doesn't concern you, Hitomi. Go back to your barracks."

Hitomi reluctantly left the restaurant. Instead of going to her barracks, she made a mad dash for the 6th division. She snuck in and cautiously made her way down to the holding cells. She peered into each one until she found Rukia. "Rukia-neechan!"

Rukia glanced over her shoulder and smiled when she saw Hitomi standing in front of the bars. "What are you doing here, Hitomi-chan?"

"You promised you'd play with me when you got back. Why are you in jail?"

Rukia's smile softened. "I broke the law and now I'll be punished for it."

"What law did you break?"

Rukia sighed and stood up from her chair. She knelt in front of the bars and reached through, placing her hand on top of Hitomi's head. "I went to the Human World and gave my powers to a human."

Hitomi's eyes widened. "What are they gonna do for your punishment?"

Rukia's eyes saddened. "I'll probably be killed."

"What!? They can't kill Rukia-neechan! Why do you have such a harsh punishment!?"

Rukia smiled and patted Hitomi on the head affectionately. "Don't worry about me, Hitomi. You should get back to your barracks before you get in trouble."

Hitomi gripped Rukia's hand before Rukia could go back to her chair. "I'll find a way to save you, Rukia-neechan." Hitomi let go and quickly ran out of the holding cell area, avoiding all the shinigami on patrol. She quietly snuck back into her barracks, relieved that she hadn't been spotted.

"And where have you been, Hitomi?"

Hitomi winced as her captain's voice pierced through her. "I went to go see Rukia-neechan."

Tousen frowned. "You are not allowed to enter another squad's holding cell area, Hitomi. You know better than that."

Hitomi kicked her sandaled foot on the ground. "I know, but, I wanted to see Rukia-neechan. Are they really gonna kill her, Kaname-taicho?"

"More than likely, yes."

"Can you ask them not to? You're a captain so they'll listen to you."

"Justice must be dispensed, Hitomi. Go to your barrack."

Hitomi's eyes saddened and she shuffled off to her room. She collapsed onto her bed and gripped her pillow tightly. She looked out her window at the black night sky, staring at all the bright stars. She made a promise to the stars then, and to herself; she would find a way to save Rukia, even if it meant betraying Soul Society, making her father lose his pride in her, and even if it meant doing it all alone.

There ya go guys! Next chapter will start following the manga so look forward to that. Please review! It makes me very happy!