We returned to the Seiretei a couple of days later, bruised and in Ikkaku's case irate. Sakiba had somehow managed to keep on breaking out of his rope bundings, and everytime he'd go after one of us, generally though it was me and Ikkaku.

I can now say that that man hates me more now than he ever did- in other words I've signed my death warrant. It took awhile bit after his fourth try of beating us to death, I finally managed to convince Ikkaku and Yumchika to let me use a sealing kido. The only reason I won the argument was because I could guarantee that he wouldn't be able to escape, his reaitsu would be suppressed and he wouldn't cause any more trouble. This meant that by the time we returned I was barely able to stand I was so tired. Maintaining multiple kidos at once drains you. After handing over the snoring Sakiba, a kido done by yours truly, we made our way to eleventh division. The walk felt like hours and when we finally walked through the gates I fell to the ground.

Sleep had never been sweeter.

I don't know how long I was out but when I woke I was in my room, an certain pink haired child leaning over my face. "Wakey, wakey Kuro-chan!"

I scowled up at the all too cheerful girl, forgetting momentarily that she was my fukitaichou.

"Ken-chan said to he was going to wake you up himself, if you didn't get up and come!"

I jerked, "I'm up I'm up!" and jumped out of bed, only to groan in pain as stiff muscles and bruises made themselves known. Trying to move quickly, I washed off my body decideing that my hair could wait for an hour. Throwing on my now clean, uniform i pulled on the silver chain choker.

"Which way?" I asked as Yachirru jumped onto my shoulder. The kid's probably faster than I am, so I have no idea why she does that. She pointed and I began walking, "Neh! Neh! We gotta hurry! Ken-chan's waiting!"

I sighed and began to run, "Turn!" I nearly gave myself whiplash at the sudden command, but did as I was ordered. We had been running around for what must have been hours and it wasn't until we nearly ran into the wall that I realized that Kenpachi was on the otherside of the Seiretei.

I mentally groaned, and shunpoed to his location.

"WAH! Sugoi sugoi!" Yachirru yelled, jumping off my shoulder, "You were pretty fast!"

Looking at Yachirru I watched as she lept up onto Kenpachi's shoulder. I bowed, to his turned back. "Taichou."

"Oi. Why'd you miss fighting yesterday?"

"I was sleeping sir."

He turned, and manicle amber eyes zeroed on me. "Let me see your power."

"e-eh?" I backed up a step. "W-w-w-what are you talking about?"

"That Sakiba guy. Ikkaku said he was strong. You gotta have learned something from him. I know it wasn't those healing skills of yours." He stepped forward, a grin begining to streatch across his face.

"Yay! Kenny's gunna get to have some fun!" Yachirru slid off Kenpachi's shoulder and dashed off, that did not help my situation one bit.

Kenpachi stepped foreward and I coppied with a step backwards.

"N-no, sir. He didn't!" I waved my hands in front of me. "Honest!"

"Show me." Slowly he began to slide out his zanpakto, his grin spreading.

"T-t-taichou, really, you have the completely wrong idea."

Zaraki Kenpachi lungned foreward, and I screamed.