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Isane Kotetsu's POV

It was time for another check up. Kurosaki Karin's check up. Ah, yes, another little check up in a place like Fourth Squad sounds innocent enough, does it not? But just what is a check up?

A check up is actually just a chance for us to see if the patient is still alive. And most of the time, they're not.

Now, it's not like the Fourth Squad doesn't like taking care of people. The truth is, we do, and we're really happy to help anyone who's sick or injured. But we hate doing "check ups". Because we already know. This person was not going to be living for much longer.

Of course, Captain Unohana doesn't know any of this, or at least, pretends not to. That's a good thing, because no one likes discussing it.

"Kotetsu-fukutaicho. Please report to Room 406 for the next check up. Patient number 10034…" It came from the loudspeaker.

Sometimes, the loudspeaker is useful. Other times, it's just plain annoying.

"Arigato," I muttered, hurrying down the hall.

I took in the slim figure on the bed. She was so pale, and somehow the sharp contrast between her pale complexion and her ebony-colored hair made her seem even more beautiful than usual.

I hurried towards Karin's bed, wanting to know if Karin was alright.

First, I tried finding her pulse. I could definitely feel my heart beating fast.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

I frowned in concentration. Then I checked her neck.

Nothing.

I gasped. Absolutely no movements, no breaths, no heartbeat…

"Kurosaki-san?! Kurosaki-san!" I said urgently. I started shaking her, but her eyes remained closed, and her body limp.

"Kurosaki-san? Wake up, Kurosaki-san!" I yelled. Her head was bobbing back and force, I was shaking her so hard. I didn't care. Karin Kurosaki is a death god. One of the strongest ones I know. She couldn't just die. Besides, I am not ready to accept it if one of my patients die.

"She isn't going to wake up."

I whirled around, finding Unohana-taicho in the doorway.

"Taicho-san…" I murmured.

She walked over, placing her hand in Karin's.

"Yes…I expected this, Isane. It was poison in her bloodstream, and this particular one had absolutely no cures or antidotes. We have never seen one like it before. We could have sucked out the poisoned blood, but it was already too late. She would've died from blood loss. The poison had already spread out, so it was only a matter of time," Unohana smiled sadly, pulling Karin's blanket up over her still body.

I stepped back, trying to hold in the tears. We deal with this all the time, so why…

But I've always really like Kurosaki Karin. She's always been so kind, and she helped everyone a lot, especially Hanataro and me.

Taicho stepped back suddenly. "It's time," she said quietly.

I bit my lip. "H-hai, Taicho."

"From this moment on, I proclaim that Kurosaki Karin, Third seat officer of Tenth company of the Gotei Thirteen, has left this world. She is truly in a better place…"

The rest, I've already heard about a million times. Unohana-taicho was so solemn, she sounded so serious when she gives a parting speech, that I didn't know how people couldn't tell that this was just another memorized speech, written especially for departed shinigami. I cried silently to myself, feeling like an idiot for not being able to save Karin-san. What's going to happen to her family now, I wonder?

Gomen. Sorry it took so long. So sorry for the extremely short chappy. I'll try to update as fast as I can! I'm trying my best…Please forgive me!