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Yamamoto looked up at the young woman who had effectively engaged in the meditative state of Jinzen. Her body had sustained multiple wounds that weren't very serious at the moment. Choujiro had come back with tea when he walso noticed.

"Do you think she'll be alright sir?" he questioned.

The Old Captain nodded, sipping his tea. "She will be fine."

At that moment, Shunsui and Sanji appeared. The flamboyantly dressed captain flashed a trademark smile. "Hey there Yama-ji." He greeted, waving some papers.

While the captains spoke, Sanji watched Kuuri in interest. She was bleeding in various places and it honestly had him concerned. Of course he'd used Jinzen before and had more or less similar injuries.

"I hope you're okay."

Kuuri [Inner World]

"Welcome Shinigami." said a voice.

Kuuri was on guard,her body tense. Where had that voice come from? Was it the voice of the Zanpakuto spirit?

"Who's there?!" she questioned.

The laugh came again and this time, it seemed a bit closer. Kuuri ignored the cold that nipped at her and drew her sword.

"You draw my blade and yet you do not know my name? How disrespectful!"

Kuuri looked around to find the voice but to no avail. Was this who she thought it was? The voice was so taunting and yet she couldn't find it believable. She had to calm herself if she wanted to win this. From nowhere she felt a sort of numbing chill across her back. Then a sudden presence piqued her senses.

Before her, a figure appeared. It walked toward her and the wind blew harder as the cold became more harsh, turning into a blizzard. The figure disappeared into the storm and now she was cornered. Her grip tightened on the blade as she prepared for an attack. The figure appeared before her, a figure dressed in white. Kuuri was taken back by her beauty.

"You do not deserve to wield me if you cannot remember my name!"

Just as the beautiful figure said that, Kuuri realized that her sword had vanished from her hands and that she'd been stabbed in the shoulder. Her lilac eyes stared at the blade that pierced her. It was her own sword. She jumped back, grabbing her bleeding shoulder as she hissed in pain. She squirmed as the pain burned from the cold air. The beauty before her stared down at her with cold eyes. Though they were cold, anger and bitterness shone through. Was that bitterness directed toward her? She couldn't begin to think of anything that she might've done.

"You betrayed me!"

And with those words, the Shinigami was hit with yet another slash, this time to her chest. The attack ripped her uniform as the force sent her flying deeper into the abyss, a scream ripping from her lungs. The pain was numbed by the cold yet it stung at the same time. As she went to get up, she thought about how she was to combat her, this frosty maiden. Without a sword, she was just about as useless as a low ranking member of the 4th.

If only she could remember what she'd learned so far. Basic combat was always useful when one is unable to use your sword. Rangiku taught her that. Centering herself, kuuri took a stance and braced herself. The blizzard picked up again, this time more ferocious and frigid as she could feel her body tense with the cold, numbing sensation. In truth, she didn't know how much more of this she could take.

"Why don't you come out and face me?" Kuuri taunted, "I didn't come here to play hide and seek."

The same slender feminine figure appeared before her. Her auburn eyes were burning with rage. This shinigami had the nerve to toy with her and to taunt her with such arrogance. A white, blue-hued aura surrounded her.

"Do not spout arrogance! Do not refer to this as a petty child's game! I will get my revenge!"

The bits of snow turned into tiny razor sharp blades and cut her from all directions. She withstood it, the numbed pain and the chill. Still kuuri did not understand what this woman meant. She was speaking in rhythms and they didn't make sense.

"I don't understand."she said, "What revenge and betrayal are you talking about?"

"You honestly don't know?" she questioned, "You don't know?!"

The woman came again, wielding the Same blade that disappeared from her very hands. With haste, she quickly drew the second blade. The blades clashed but they seemed to push away from each other, forcing the two away from one another. Kuuri withstood her ground and braced herself.

"You cast me aide and abandoned me, Shinigami!" raged the unnamed woman, crossing blades with her so called master.

Kuuri was surprised but felt sympathetic. Her own Zanpakuto absolutely hated her. How could such a beautiful creature hate anything?

"You must understand. I never abandoned you." she said, "I-."

The woman laughed in a mocking tone. "Then you have the audacity to lie to me!"

Kuuri jumped back in anticipation of the spirit's attack as she closed in. At the last moment, she drew her wakizashi blade to block. The spirit brought her sword down, making her lose her grip which sent the blade sliding away from her.

"Damn it." she muttered, turning toward the blade.

10th Division

Toshirou was looking over some reports in the administrative office. Although it was uncharacteristic of her, Rangiku was also engaged in paperwork. The Fuku-taiichou was reading through some reports that had been handed in by some squad members after a mission they'd had. She found something quite odd about it.

"Captain." she said, standing to her feet.

The prodigy looked up at her as she walked over to his desk. She handed him the papers and he looked over them to see anything out of the ordinary. This particular report was about the happenings of what happened in Rukongai. Division 6 had investigated but their findings proved somewhat helpful.

"Does this mean…?" Rangiku questioned.

Toshiro narrowed his eyes. "Lets not hope so."

1st Division

As Shunsui and Yamamoto spoke about the written report he'd submitted, Chojiro's mind seemed to wander. When this young woman regained her Zanpakuto, would she remain as the 2nd Lieutenant of the 10th? Or would she be promoted to a different Division? His captain would surely assess her powers before making another decision on her placement. He wouldn't be surprised if it went through Central 46 first.

Kuuri

Kuuri took in a ragged breath. It was getting hard to breath and she wanted to get this over with. She closed her eyes and strange visions came to her. These visions showed her images of herself as well as this spirit. Opening her eyes, she focused on the woman in front of her.

"Fuyo no Tsuki…", she said, "So that's your name?"

The woman's aura changed from bluish white to dark red in color, her eyes glowing in an equal shade. She rushed forward and knocked the shinigami into the frozen ice. She broke through the ice and was plunged into the frozen watery depths. If anything, she was glad she could breath.

'It must be a special effect in this world.' she thought to herself.

As she fell to a watery grave, Kuuri could feel hypothermia setting in. This might have been her zanpakuto's inner world but there was no way to block the cold. The spirit followed in after her and threw out her hand. Kuuri looked towards the bottom of the abyss to see something coming toward her. That something coiled itself around her and squeezed tightly. The young woman looked down to see an ice dragon. Screams of pain were squeezed from her as the ice dragon constricted around its body around her.

"Don't you see?" the spirit said, venom seeping into her voice, "We waited patiently and faithfully for you to summon us but you never did. We were by your side ever since you attended the academy. So why did you abandon us?!"

Kuuri opened her eyes, vision blurred. Though she could barely see, she could make out two figures before her. One of the them was the spirit she'd been fighting but the other she did not recognize. Both of them, whoever they were, had this in their heads that she had abandoned them and left them behind.

"I'm...sorry..." she choked out, blood seeping from her mouth.

The force around her seemed to close in as it crushed her. She was sure her arms were going to break from the pressure.

"What was that Shinigami?" taunted the second spirit.

Kuuri coughed, stuggling to look up at them. Her eyes burned with pain and aggravation but sympathy and regret shone through. "I...apologize." she struggled, "I never meant to..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she lost consciousness and was released from her inner world.

Hinamori

Momo had arrived to a peaceful atmosphere. No fighting, No yelling and definitely nothing blowing up. She'd returned from delivering paperwork to the 11th Division. Hopefully Yachiru had given it to Zaraki and not gone off and lost it. Then again, Yumichika probably made sure of it. Now that she thought about it, he'd acted somewhat odd.

Flashback

Hinamori turned on her heel to leave the grounds when someone grabbed her arm. She looked back to see Yumichika. She opened her mouth to speak but he beat her to it.

"Can I talk to you?" he questioned, "….In private?"

The young woman nodded slowly, trying to think of a reason he'd want to speak with her. Momo nodded anyway, a smile on her face.

"Sure." She said, "Come by this afternoon."

End Flashback

Even now, as she entered the office, she couldn't begin to fathom what he might talk about. When she looked up, her happy demeanor was diminished when she saw the state of her office. Her lieutenant was nowhere to be found and nether was her 3rd seat. Papers were scattered everywhere! What had gone on in here? Her eyes went to the clock and it was nearly time for Yumichika to be arriving.

"Tobiume." She said softly.

The Zanpakuto manifested herself right next to her master. " I need you to help me straighten up."

Together, the two went to work. The scattered papers were slowly accumulating into large stacks on the table. What had Eiji been doing while she was gone? She was beginning to regret her choice that day he had been appointed as her lieutenant. Then all of a sudden, a hell butterfly appeared.

"All squad Captain's are to report to the 1st Division's barracks immediately for an emergency captain's meeting." Said the voice of the commander-general.

'What could this mean?'

Sasakibe & Sanji

Lieutenant Sasakibe went to Kuuri's side and immediately checked for a pulse. It was weak but it was more or less there. Her shallow breathing also worried him. He turned to Sanji who watched with curiosity and worry depicted in his grey eyes.

"She needs immediate medical attention." Chojiro said, looking up at the 8th seat.

Sanji nodded, bringing her into his arms. His captain wasn't here but he knew he'd have done the same thing if in this position. Without another word, he disappeared from sight.

1st Division Assembly Hall

The captain's gathered in the assembly hall in haste. Everyone was eager in finding out why they were called here so suddenly and with sense of emergency. Ichigo wasn't very fond of captain's meetings but this one actually had him interested. Hell, even Zaraki looked like he was ready to kill something. The Head captain entered and took his rightful place. It was silent for a few moments before he cleared his throat.

"The reason I called you here so suddenly is because of a very disturbing report received from Byakuya Kuchiki, who led a investigation in the Rukon district."

Soft murmurs could be heard from the men and women of the Captain's council. They quickly hushed, eager to know more about this report. Byakuya stepped out of line. "The Hollows that attacked West Rukongai, had traces of Hueco Mundo in their spiritual pressure."

Those words shocked everyone, even Izuru who was calm in most situations. Retsu was a bit shaken up, her calm demeanor turning to one of worry.

"Could it be Aizen again?" questioned Hitsugaya, "Or is someone else pulling the strings?"

Hinamori took his words into consideration. It was disturbing to think that the sick bastard could possibly still be trying to destroy Soul Society while he was locked away. Had he wanted them dead so much that he had to do all of this? It was more than crazy.

"This could very well turn into another war." said Hinamori.

Kenpachi laughed. "Doesn't matter as long as I get to fight." he said with a shrug of his shoulders.

"We have no idea who is behind it but I will be assigning certain Division's to different areas for investigation. Until then, I want every Division on standby for further orders. Is that Understood? If so, then you are dismissed.

4th Division's Relief Center

Sanji waited patiently in the waiting room. He watched the members of the 4th scurry around just as he had only hours earlier. Captain Hitsugaya was sure to be angry when he heard about this. Then again, it really wasn't his fault. It was the manifested Spirit of her Zanpakuto. Deep in thought, the 8th seat didn't realize that someone was standing in front of him. The sound of someone clearing their throat brought him out of his musings. He looked up to see Lieutenant Kotetsu.

"How is she?" he questioned, eagerly standing to his feet.

She nodded at his words. "Follow Me. I'll take you to her."

The young woman then led him down the hallway and into the room where Kuuri had been treated. She stopped him as he put a hand on the door handle.

"She sustained some serious injuries," she said, "What happened to her?"

Sanji seemed a bit hesitant. "She had gone to her Zanpakuto's inner world to re-connect with it." He said, "And this was the result."

Isane nodded, startled by his words. Why would any zanpakuto do this? Maybe it was a part of her training. The lieutenant let him enter before her. Her chest rose and fell with her breathing. It was clear she was still having difficulty breathing so an oxygen mask was in use as well.

"I treated many of the minor injuries and a few larger ones but I couldn't heal the deep internal ones like her bruised lung. Captain Unohana will take care of those when she returns. I will also be here to monitor her progress through the night."

Sanji nodded. "I'll inform Hitsugaya-Taiichou and Kyouraku-Taiichou." He said before disappearing.

Lieutenant's meeting Hall

Just as the Captain's had been briefed on this peculiar situation, the lieutenants had received the disturbing news as well. Rangiku wore a somewhat solemn face as she listened to Sasakibe. It was bringing back memories from the winter war.

"Your Captain's will give you further orders as to what security measures you should be taking for each specific Division. The Onmitsukido and Kidou Corp will take separate orders from the Head Captain as well as their respective Commanders. Consult your Captains, should you need anymore information. That is all."

The men and women shuffled out of the room, chatting with one another. Rukia couldn't believe what she'd heard. Could Aizen have had anything to do with this? Had nearly killing everyone not been enough for him? She looked up to see Rangiku leaning against the wall.

"Are you doing ok, Rangiku-san?" she questioned.

The strawberry blonde shook her head. "Its nothing." She said, "I'm fine."

Rukia saw no need to question further, knowing the true answer. Shuhei put a hand on her shoulder. He knew what she was feeling all too well, having been betrayed by someone he trusted the most. He gave her a reassuring smile and it seemed to put her at ease.

Tetzuzaemon joined them. "Hey Matsumoto, where's that 2nd Lieutenant I've heard so much about?"

The buxom woman seemed to perk up a bit, her ash blue eyes now full of playfulness. "She's in training." she answered, "But she should be finished for the day."

Kidou Corp Building

Sayaka was going through some of the rosters from the 5th Division. Now that they were connected, she had to assign specific task forces to high ranking seated officers. Even now, it proved difficult to pick a specific person who was right for the job. She would've gotten Hinamori's input but she was more than likely preparing her division because of the suspicious threat.

"This is even more difficult than I thought." she muttered to herself.

Her eyes scanned the rosters of the Kidou Corp this time as she looked over the filled positions as well as vacant ones.

Kido Corp Commander and Grand Kido Chief- Momo Hinamori

Vice Kido Chief- Sayaka Himura

1st Division Vanguard Barrier Unit- Momo Hinamori

2nd Division-Scouting Unit- Sayaka Himura

3rd Division- Retainment Unit- Eiji Takeda

4th Division- Security Unit- Ayane Suzuki

Sayaka reviewed the roster she'd chosen after repeated trial and error. She nodded in approval, assuring herself that her choices would no doubt be good candidates for restoring the Kidou Corp to its former glory.

Hitsugaya

He stared, emerald eyes dull with worry yet they burned with anger. He felt as though he was being suffocated, his chest tight. He took a step closer to the bed and continued to stare in disbelief.

"H-how did this happen?"he questioned.

Sasakibe had already explained to him what happened but he felt he needed to hear it again to believe it.

Sanji bowed to his superior. "Hitsugaya- Taiichou, Kuuri had been engaged in Jinzen when I came with Kyoraku-Taiichou. All of a sudden, she was knocked unconscious. She was in bad shape so I brought her here." he explained.

The young captain placed a hand on her cheek, the sound of her breathing making his heart race. He sighed, getting his bearings. At that moment, Unohana entered the room. She walked over to her fellow captain. She bowed in respect before approaching the bed and looking over the charts.

"Would everyone except for Captain Hitsugaya leave the room please?" she questioned, never turning around.

Sanji reluctantly complied as well as Sasakibe. Once the room held only the two of them, Retsu turned to him. Her expression was bordering on grim but she tried not to show any remorse.

"Your sister has sustained some horrific wounds that would more or less fatally wound even a captain." she began, " She has a bruised lung and ribs along with heavy internal bleeding from some kind of constricting force. She's also suffering from Hypothermia."

His heart began to race as he listened to her chilling words. It worried him and angered him at the same time. "Will she recover?"

Unohana nodded, giving him hope. "She is responding well to the surgery and treatment process. Right now, she's in a sort of coma-like state. But if she does well and wakes up within the next 48 hours, I will send for you."

Hitsugaya took in a shaky breath. "And the cause?" he questioned, "Was what they told me true?"

Unohana looked over to the two blades leaning against the small nightstand. Her eyes grew a bit dark. Toshirou swallowed hard, fearing the worst.

I'm sorry to say it is true." she said, "Captain Kurotsuchi examined the spirit particles left behind and they matched the ones within her zanpakuto."

The younger captain went over to the bed and put a hand to his sister's cheek. "Why did this have to happen to you at such a critical time?"

His words intrigued the 4th Division captain but she did not question it. They had all been given orders and with a possible new threat about, they couldn't help but be cautious. Especially if this enemy actually turned out be him.

Well you've finally found out about Kuuri's zanpakuto and a little bit of its history. And what about this mysterious danger? Could it be Aizen or has a new threat come into existance? Find out in chapter 11 of Momoiro No Hana! Hope you Enjoyed!