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The 9th Division was being overrun by possible stories to publish in the Seireitei Communications. Poor Renji didn't know what to do; he had never helped run a paper before.

"Zaraki-taicho's fight with Izuru-fukuotaicho? 3rd Seat Madarame's fight with girlfriend Soi Fong-taicho?"

"No. We need something unexpected, something that will shock everyone." Hisagi answered while still looking through papers. "Surely there was one fight that stood out above the others; it was a free-for-all for 24 hours!"

"Go with the fight that happened last night between Kuchiki-taicho and Hitsugaya-taicho. Everybody has been waiting for it to happen anyway." Renji's voice called out from the mass of people.

"Oh! That's good, taicho! Great job!" Hisagi cheered along with the others in the division that were in the office. "So, who here knows about that fight?"

Silence.

"How can we not have any information on the fight that we have been constantly looking out for?" Hisagi asked. He looked toward his new taicho. "How did you know about it, taicho?"

"You mean you completely missed that huge drop in temperature? Flying sakura petals? Ice covering the ground? The sound of swords clashing?" Renji was astounded that the fukutaicho didn't know anything about it.

"I was visiting Kira in the 4th last night. He had stood his ground when facing Zaraki-taicho, who said he was impressed with Kira before he attacked him." The dark haired man replied.

"Well, I can't tell you how it started, or even how it ended. I can tell you that Kuchiki-taicho and Hitsugaya-taicho are in the 4th Division right now. Apparently, Yamamoto-soutaicho stopped anyone who would try to interfere." Renji said.

"Hmm, yes. I see. The mystery of the fight will help with the story. It will give it character." Hisagi declared. "Are there any other witnesses to the fight?"

"Besides Yamamoto-soutaicho, there was only Rukia and Matsumoto." answered the new taicho.

Hisagi just nodded his head and wrote down the names.

Meanwhile, in the 4th Division, two patients were each receiving a lecture. One by a taicho, and the other by a fukutaicho.

"Taicho! Why did you have to go and pick a fight with Kuchiki-taicho? How are you supposed to take Rukia out if you are all bandaged up! It was stupid! Sure, you're great, but Kuchiki-taicho has years of experience on his side!" Matsumoto ranted while pacing beside the bed where her target was located.

"Matsumoto…" Hitsugaya began to speak but was cut off.

"And did you even think about how Rukia felt? What if the two of you were seriously injured? It's bad enough that she had to watch you two fight each other. If it were just a friendly spar, that's one thing, but to see a full-fledged fight… Ugh!" Matsumoto finally took a seat in the chair beside the bed. If she hadn't gotten through to him yet, then there was little hope left.

"Matsumoto. It was something that was bound to happen, either now or in the future. This was between me and Kuchiki Byakuya." Hitsugaya explained.

"I'd love to see Kuchiki Rukia's face when you tell her that, taicho." Matsumoto smirked when she recalled the female's temper.

A knock sounded on the door.

"Enter."

Slowly, the door opened to reveal a dark haired figure.

Down the hall, another patient was receiving a similar lecture. "You really pushed yourself this time, didn't you, Kuchiki-taicho?" Those words brought back the memory of healing him on the day of Kuchiki Rukia's execution. "What was so important that you just had to fight Hitsugaya-taicho? And you did it in front of Rukia-taicho as well! For two intelligent men, you both acted like children!"

Kuchiki Byakuya locked eyes with Unohana. "It's better that it happened now than later on."

"How can you say that? It shouldn't have happened at all!" exclaimed Unohana.

"What's done is done. We cannot change the past, Unohana." he replied.

There was silence in the room while the healer looked over the man's charts. Just as she was about to say something, there was a knock on the door.

The two inside the room looked at each other before giving permission to enter.

The door opened to reveal a dark haired shinigami.

In the 13th Division, Rukia was trying to find some semblance of peace. She had stayed up all night before coming to work that morning. It was peaceful and quiet for about an hour, even if she wasn't feeling all that peaceful. Then, Kiyone came in and shared some gossip with Sentaro, which lead to the whole division learning of it.

Hitsugaya-taicho and Kuchiki-taicho were in the 4th Division, and Kiyone heard it from her sister, who learned of it when she came into work this morning.

That one little sliver of news made many seek out the 13th Division taicho in hopes of getting more gossip, err, news. Sadly for them, Rukia refused to answer their questions. She would simply ask if they had finished their work for the day.

The raven haired woman looked out to the gardens outside her office and let out a sigh. She didn't have a fukutaicho to help her with the paperwork, at least not yet. It had been decades since the 13th Division had a fukutaicho until she took the position.

She let out another sigh and turned back toward the stack of papers on her desk hoping that it would keep her mind distracted for a long time.

The sun was starting to set when Kuchiki Rukia left her office. She still needed to sort a few things out, so she went to the one person she could always go to for advice.

She found the person she was looking for at the 1st Division talking with Yamamoto-soutaicho and Kyoraku-taicho. All three seemed to be amused by something.

"Ukitake-taicho." called Rukia, who standing back at a respectful distance.

The three men turn their eyes toward the newcomer. "Ah, Rukia! We were just talking about you! How have you been?" asked her former taicho.

"I've been doing good." Rukia answered. "You were talking about me? Why?"

"Haven't you seen the evening edition of the Seireitei Communications?" a curious Kyoraku asked.

"No, why?" There was no mistaking the curiosity in her voice.

"Take a look." Kyoraku said as he handed her a copy of the article.

Rukia's eyes narrowed as she saw what was on the front cover.