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Note: Sorry this is so short. I guess I'll be updating in the next few days. Anyway thanks for your support so far, so please enjoy!
Chapter 11:
Shihana knocked at the door to Byakuya's living room. No one answered.
"Byakuya-san?", she ventured and stepped through the door.
The room was dark. Someone was standing near the door, but too late Shihana realized the someone had silver hair, not black.
"Shoot to kill, Shinso", hissed a voice from the darkness.
Shihana was too surprised to be attacked at home to dodge properly.
A blinding pain exploded beneath her left shoulder and with a rasping breath she realized her lung had been punctured.
A lamp was lit. Out of the shadows stepped a slim figure. It was Ichimaru Gin and a horrible smile was on his face.
"My, my", he said. "I had so hoped to meet Byakuya-kun. And who would you be?"
Shihana coughed up a handful of blood. She stood rooted to the spot, paralyzed with shock.
"Kuchiki Shihana. His cousin." The moment the words left her mouth, spoken with her usual polite routine, she realized she had made a fatal mistake. Ichimaru Gin's smile widened.
"What a pleasant surprise", he said.
A hand covered her mouth from behind, cutting off her breath. The last thing she saw was the silver-haired man closing in on her. Then the world went black.
Kuchiki Byakuya walked down the corridor in quick soundless steps. It was just like Renji to get in trouble with Hitsugaya-taichou. He had done some smart talking and the problem had dissolved into nothingness. Yet, he was tired and felt strangely nervous.
A few meters from his quarters, Byakuya stopped dead. His eyes widened. This smell...
He flash stepped to the door and threw it open. The room was empty.
But there, right to his feet, he saw what he had feared: a few shining stains of blood.
He whipped around to summon the guards.
Byakuya had not slept. The whole night he had searched the house and the surrounding area. After they had found out who was missing, the hunt for clues had begun. They hadn't found anything except the few blood stains in Byakuya's room. A small part of them had been sent to the 13th Division for testing.
Now Byakuya stood to face the family council.
"Kuchiki Shihana-san has disappeared last night. We must assume it was by hands of the traitor Aizen Sousuke."
Shihana's parents' eyes widened. It was the utmost emotion a Kuchiki ever dared to show.
Shimaru stood up and fixed his nephew with a firm gaze. "And what is Soul Society going to do about it?", he demanded.
"A resque squad will be dispatched. The members will be decided at the Captain's meeting this morning. Abarai-fukutaichou has already volunteered to go."
"I hope", spoke an aunt indignantly, "a member of our house gone missing is worth the attention of at least one captain."
"I shall keep that in mind", responded Byakuya, inclining his head slightly. "I excuse myself. The meeting is to begin shortly."
I know this is kind of a cliffhanger, but I promise things will pace up quickly in the next chapters. So please have patience with me and review!