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A Fight Of Epic Proportions Amongst Taichos!

Kuchiki-taicho vs Hitsugaya-taicho!

What caused this fight? Who made the first move? And, what does Kuchiki Rukia have to say about all of this?

We have the answers from eye witnesses inside!

Narrowed violet eyes couldn't even flip past the front page. How did someone get this information? Sure, Matsumoto-fukutaicho came across the scene toward the end, but she had promised that she wouldn't mention it to others unless word got out.

Eye witnesses. That would be Yamamoto-soutaicho, Matsumoto-fukutaicho, and herself. They didn't ask her, and she was doubtful that someone asked Yamamoto-soutaicho. Surely, Matsumoto wouldn't… couldn't… didn't…

The raven haired taicho suddenly turned and marched straight out of the building.

"Where do you think she is going?" Kyoraku asked.

"I figure she's heading toward the 4th Division." Ukitake said.

"Someone's going to get a tongue-lashing." Yamamoto supplied. "The question to be answered is just who is her target?"

After a few minutes, Rukia reached her destination. It took her a few minutes to find the correct office, but when she did, she made sure people knew she was there. The temperature had dropped and movement stopped almost immediately.

"Ah, Kuchiki-taicho… what can we do for you?" asked a nameless shinigami.

"Yes, can you please tell me who published the front page article of the evening edition? I wanted to tell them about how much I appreciated it." Rukia answered sweetly as she let the temperature return to normal.

There was a unanimous sigh of relief that was felt, but not really seen. "Of course, Kuchiki-taicho. This way."

The shinigami lead her to Renji's office then left. Rukia braced herself before she knocked on the door.

"Enter." came the voice of her friend from childhood.

A smirk made its way across her face, but it quickly turned into a serene smile when she entered the office. "Renji. Hisagi-fukutaicho."

"Kuchiki-taicho? What are you doing here?" Hisagi asked.

"I came by so that I could tell the published of the article on the front page of the evening edition what I thought about it." Rukia said in the same sweet voice that she had used earlier.

Renji's head immediately shot up. He knew that voice. It was the voice that she used to get out of things and blame it on others. Renji suddenly wanted to escape. He was dead if she found out he had told Hisagi about the altercation between Hitsugaya-taicho and her brother.

"Oh, well, thank you. I take it that you liked it?" Hisagi asked, still unaware of the danger.

"So you published the article?" Rukia questioned.

"Yes, after Abarai-taicho told us about it, there could be no other featured story." Hisagi answered proudly.

Renji was hastily writing a will that read: Rukia's gonna kill me. And Hisagi. And she'll probably get away with it, too. She'll use that perfect pout she perfected as kids on both her brother and Hitsugaya-taicho. Good luck ever saying no that! I leave all of my stuff with Momo, who I know will cherish my memory. Nothing of mine will go to the midget who killed me! Nothing! And Hisagi, I will kill you for this, after Rukia kills us both!

Rukia looked on in amusement at the redhead. It seemed as though he knew what was coming. She smirked and outside the 9th Division, screams and yelps of pain could be heard.

Once Rukia was satisfied with her answers, she made her way to the 4th Division. She knew Unohana-taicho wouldn't let either of them go for at least a day, no matter how much they complained.

Once there, she quickly made her way to her sibling's room. "Nii-sama?" she called as she opened the door.

Byakuya looked at Rukia. "You can come in Rukia."

Rukia made her way to the chair beside the bed. "Nii-sama… Just because I'm with Hitsugaya-taicho doesn't mean I'm suddenly going to leave your life. If anything, it means that you will get to threaten someone other than Renji and Ichigo."

Byakuya smirked at that. "So, you expect it to get serious?"

Rukia blushed. "Not right away, but yes, I can see it getting serious."

"Hm. I see. Know this, Rukia. When Hitsugaya asks me to allow him to marry you, he will have to ask twice." he said.

Rukia just blinked. "Twice?"

"I will say no the first time. No matter how good he is for you, you're my sister. It doesn't matter if it's by marriage or blood, the fact remains the same. He will have to come back another day and ask again if he is truly serious." Byakuya answered easily.

Rukia giggled. "Nii-sama, that's mean! I'll pity him because he will most likely be nervous coming to ask you the first time. You'll give him heart attack when you say no."

"So, you don't have faith in Hitsugaya?" Byakuya questioned.

"NII-SAMA!"

Even Kuchiki Byakuya couldn't help but smile at her response.

Half an hour later, Rukia stood outside a door just a few doors down from her brother's room. She was surprised at what she saw when she opened the door. There were flowers, stuffed animals, candy, and balloons. It had Ukitake's name all over it.

Hitsugaya looked to see who was coming to visit him so late in the day. Hinamori had visited around lunch, and Ukitake came by not too long after. He didn't worry when he told the others that Rukia hadn't visited him yet. She was by his side all night after he was put into the room. She was there when he fell asleep from the medicine, and she was there when he first woke up around sunrise.

He watched as she made her way over to the chair beside his bed. He was surprised when she completely bypassed it to sit on the edge of his bed. "Rukia…"

"I was worried about you. One mistake, and either of you could have been severely injured." Rukia said while looking right into his eyes. "I think that the two of you should pay a visit to Renji after being released."

Now he was curious. There was mischievous twinkle in her eyes. "Why? What did he do?"

"Oh, he just helped Hisagi-fukutaicho with a front page story. Nii-sama was featured, and you were featured, as well." Rukia said casually. "It was on today's evening edition."

Hitsugaya was able to read between the lines. He knew it had something to do with last night. It would also explain why Hisagi had visited him when Matsumoto was there. It looked like there would be collaboration between himself and Kuchiki Byakuya in the near future.

"Why don't you tell me what you already did to them?" he asked.

Rukia smiled. There really was no getting around Hitsugaya's observation skills. She smiled as she laid down on the bed beside him while resting her head on his chest. She felt one of Hitsugaya's hands start running through her hair as she began her story.