Chapter 11

Kisuke glanced over his patient to his best friend. She was still wide awake even though they had been working for over five hours. The same panicked look remained in her eyes though. He didn't know what her position must feel like. To be so close to losing someone you loved. It must be horrible.

He looked back down at his work. They had removed a majority of the shards from Soi Fon's body. He had put Tessai in charge of healing the individual wounds. Yoruichi just helped whenever she could. Mostly her presence was there in case her lover woke up. However, that didn't look it would be happening soon.

With steady hands Kisuke removed the last place of glass. Over the hours they managed to piece together what had happened. First the Arrancar had poisoned them and provoked Soi to fight. Then he must have used a special attack involving glass in order to hurt her.

Considering her condition it was a miracle she was able to defeat him. Even considering his rank couldn't be above Fraccion.

He turned to the other two. "It's still not safe to go upstairs. I've shut off the power but we'll just have to wait for the gas to leave the house." They nodded.

"In the meantime," Tessai added. "We should probably get some sleep." He stood up and left to go stay with the children who were already sound asleep.

"Will you be staying with Soi?" Kisuke asked as he rose to leave.

"Of course," Yoruichi said with a sigh as she began to create a spot next to the injured woman

She was surprised when Kisuke bent over and hugged her. "I'm sorry," he whispered. "She'll be better in the morning."

Yoruichi could only nod as she tried to hold back the tears welling up. He patted her on the shoulder and turned to leave.

"You worry too much."

*

Soi's dreams were tainted by horrible things; images of Yoruichi leaving her.

Again.

And again.

But she couldn't wake up. The pain was too much.

Occasionally a voice would manage to sink through. It was mostly Kisuke's, trying to comfort Yoruichi. She sounded worried.

But Soi couldn't shake what the phantom voice had told her. She felt the person that Yoruichi had brought out of her slipping away. And she liked that person. But could she be her without Yoruichi?

It was then when she realized the absence of the constant, throbbing pain that had been accompanying her nightmares. Her eyes shot open.

In front of her sat Yoruichi. Her face lit up the second she saw Soi's eyes open. Immediately she started hugging the woman.

"Soi," she said shakily. Her eyes threatened to spill over. She brushed them away and kissed the woman.

But then she noticed something. Her bee wouldn't look at her.

"Soi," she repeated, her voice threatening to falter. She didn't even turn her head.

Yoruichi began to cry. "Please Soi, look at me," she begged.

Kisuke overheard and ran over to help. He stopped next to Yoruichi and bent down. "What's the matter?"

She just sobbed. He saw Soi's turned head.

"Look at me Soi," he demanded, his usual cheerful demeanor thrown out the window.

"What did the man do to you?" he asked. He shifted his weight and placed his hands on Soi's shoulder. She didn't even react.

She stubbornly refused to open her mouth.

Kisuke took his hands off her shoulders and looked at Yoruichi.

"He did something to her. Something horrible."

Her tears dried up immediately. She stood to leave.

"Yoruichi," Kisuke yelled. "What the hell do you think you're doing? He failed his mission. Aizen isn't just going to leave him in a corner. He's going to be heavily guarded!"

She held up her hand to stop his rant. "I don't care. He hurt her Kisuke. And no one hurts my little bee."

Before he could protest Yoruichi Shihonin, Goddess of Flash, had used her gift to leave.

He looked towards the roof. Kick that son of a bitch's ass, he thought. Kick it hard.

End Chapter 11

This was a transitional chapter. Sorry about the shortness. The last chapter is next and it will be a long one.