Alright. It's now Day 2 of the Field Trip and things advance…sort of. There's more funnies, more Kurosaki's and Yukari finally meets Rukia! Or does she? Who knows, you gotta read to find out.

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Story hint: What is a game that the people of Serine played into water? Who is Renji's sister? Who is the person who Lulu fears the most?

Day 2

Rukia POV

There it was again; the damn trumpet alarm. I opened my eyes and shot up from the sleeping bag. When I heard the alarm go off, I saw that Allana was standing right by the clock with her finger on the button. I rubbed my eyes then looked at her again. She was wearing a blue two piece that had strings hanging on the top and bottom pieces with matching sandals. Why was she dressed so early?

I asked her this then she smiled and starched the back of her head. "I have to instruct a student on something. I should be done by the time you guys come to the games."

"What games? Are we playing water-bat again?"

"Yeah. I asked Lulu what she wanted to do and she said today was a day off. She wanted to wait to show you all other events, so I agreed and all day today we're going to be relaxing. Make sure to tell everyone, okay. See you." She grabbed her tan bag that was leaning on the wall, put it over her shoulder and left. I got up and opened the room window. The sun was shining and everything seemed to be perfect, then I looked at the sky and saw gray clouds showing and hiding the sun. I guess things weren't so perfect. In a mere 2 seconds, my perspective of the day changed.

30 minutes later

Ichigo POV

The class was joining together in the cafeteria. We got our breakfast and sat down while the girls were still in line. I looked in line and saw Rukia deciding whether she wanted grapes or apples. She looked so cute with her curious face. Even though it was something so simple, seeing the expression of having a hard time deciding seemed cute to me. She then decided on green grapes, grabbed her fork and sat at the table I was sitting at; with Renji, Ikkaku and Chad. Ulquiorra was standing and talking to Orihime and everyone else didn't show up yet.

"So," Ikkaku started, "last night, I was thinking and," he paused to take a bite of his sausage.

"Did you hurt yourself?"

"Shut it Kurosaki! Anyway, I had the greatest idea. After we get the main stuff over with, why don't we play another game of water-bat? I want to fight against Ulquiorra and his team again. We won't lose."

"But we won the game. What's the point?" Rukia asked.

"The point is to show them that even after a few hard hits, we can kick ass!"

"Wow," I thought then ate some of my pancake. Orihime and the rest of our group caught up with us soon after and we ate our breakfast with laughter and a single punch. I insulted Rukia about her Chappy shirt. That's when the single punch arrived

After we finished, everyone stood up and paid attention to Lulu who was standing on the table in the middle of the cafeteria. She had a bullhorn out and started talking.

"Good morning my idiots! Today, even though it's early in the trip, we are having a day off. Swimming, playing games and more. We will be hanging out in the relaxation room and in the back yard of the building. Make sure to have fun and celebrate the fact that I am nice."

Just before Lulu could get down off the table, Orihime raised her hand. Lulu called her name, and then she asked, "What's the catch?"

Lulu's eyes widened then she smiled. "There is no catch Ms. Inoue. I am simply being nice. I mean, it's not like we are having a study session tomorrow and we have to write a 5 page report about the making and history of Serine. That's just crazy."

"WHAT!" the class shouted. "Anyway, have fun." Lulu jumped down and ran to the direction of the relaxation room. Everyone else followed, but pouted about their long and boring day tomorrow.

I turned around and saw Rukia looking around. I stopped while everyone else continued on. "What is it? Something wrong?"

She looked back at me and shook her head. "Where's Renji?"

"He left early to do something. Did you need him for something?"

"No, but I just started thinking. Allana left when the alarms came on. She said she had to do something, too. You don't think…" we paused then shook our heads.

"Nah!"

"Yeah, they wouldn't do that."

"Yeah, Renji's not that good."

Rukia paused then crossed her arms. "Not that good? So do you have to be good to do anything?"

I paused then quickly shook my hand. "No, that's not what I mean."

"Then what do you mean?"

"I mean that Renji wouldn't do something like that. He's not that smooth."

"So you have to be smooth to do anything."

"Rukia, never mind. Let's just go." She twitched her lower lip then walked past me and followed the crowd. I knew it took every fiber in her body not to hit me. I'm grateful the fibers worked.

Meanwhile

Allana POV

The roughness. The way his hands wouldn't stop grabbing me; holding and pushing me against the wall. The way he kissed me showed that he wanted me just as much as I wanted him. I couldn't stop moaning his name. I just couldn't stop. When I grabbed his hair, he would push me further into the wall. I felt so crushed, but knowing that he was the one crushing me made me not give a care in the world. I loved him; that much was true. He loved me; his actions showed me that.

"Renji…Renji, we have to stop." I said between pants. He was kissing and leaving marks on my neck. "Why?" he asked.

"Because, everyone expects me to be there to tell them what to do. If I'm not…there…how…am I supposed to help them?" He stopped then looked up at me.

"Everything is self explanatory. Plus Lulu is there with them. You don't have to be there."

I smiled and started stroking his cheek. "But my lord, if we're not there, people will start suspecting something."

"I think they already do." He smiled. I sighed then fixed myself up. Maybe my hair was a mess, but that looked fine compared to my clothes. The top piece if my swimsuit was unhooked and my bottoms were slanting to the side. Renji sure knew how to rearrange my clothes. He fixed his self up then we shared one more kiss before opening the closet door. I peeked, looked both ways then opened the door all the way. We turned to our left then started walking.

"BUSTED!" Renji and I jumped quickly turned around to find Renji's sister laughing at us with her right hand on her hip.

"Anita!" Renji exclaimed.

"It's good to see you." She smiled.

"What the hell are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in Serine taking care of the kingdom?"

"Yes, but my dear brother, I got bored and wanted to see how Allana's progress was going. It seems that after meeting you, she's getting distracted." I felt the blood rush to my face, then decided to join the conversation.

"I know that this is sudden, but I am getting my job done."

"Yes, I obviously see that. And Renji is happily enjoying the results." More blood rushed upward. Now I was stepping down.

"Either way Anita, we have to get going. Allana is the helper for the field trip we are on. We have to get going."

"Oh!" she said happily. "That sounds like fun. You two enjoy yourselves while I just hang out around the place." Renji and I looked at each other, but before we could speak, Anita was running the opposite direction we were. "I'll see you guys later!"

Renji sighed while I giggled.

"I keep wondering what I'm going to do with her. She's so troublesome."

"Well she is your little sister. She has some qualities that you also have."

"And what is that?"

"Reliability.I know that both of you will be in the most unexpected places. That's what makes me glad you're you." Renji blinked a few times then nodded. I turned around and walked to the direction of the pool while he followed me.

While that was happening

Lulu POV

I continued running to the relaxation room. I knew everyone would hate me for this, but hey, it was worth it. Based on the grades showed me, they needed an assignment that would bring their F's to high F's. The only ones doing well was mom, dad, uncle Ichigo, aunt Rukia and the other members of our group. Even Yumichika, hell, Ikkaku was doing better than everyone else. I was doing them a favor and giving them an entire day of fun was courtesy.

At any rate, I continued on until I hit something hard. I fell to my back and rubbed me head. "OW!" we both said on impact. I jumped up and looked to find the person I bumped into.

"Yukari!"

"Lulu!"

"Yukari…what the hell are you doing here? You should be at Hisana's place."

"I wanted to see my parents so I found Rangiku and she took me here." As if right on cue, Rangiku came out of the corner and happily greeted me.

"Do-do you know how your mother would react if she found you? She would freak out and want to hug you like crazy and…and…wait isn't that a good thing."

"I was about to ask you that."

"At any rate, she's going to be surprised when she finds out that you're here."

"Yukari?" my mom said. I turned around and saw the students paired up in the hallway. Most of the boys were looking at Rangiku while girls looked at Yukari. Mom was in the front of the bunch while dad was catching up to her. Everyone else was making their way up front, but then I paused when uncle Ichigo and aunt Rukia made their way to the front.

"Yukari?" uncle Ichigo said shocked. Yukari froze when she saw her mother. She wasn't moving; her chest wasn't even moving. Tears were beginning to form in her eyes. Some started to fall moments later.

"Yukari?" aunt Rukia asked. Yukari started breathing again, but then got up, grabbed Rangiku's hand and started running.

"Yukari!" aunt Rukia ran after her with uncle Ichigo following. Mom and dad followed afterward while I directed everyone away from the scene and led them to our regular destination.

Rukia POV

Was this really her? If it was, I couldn't believe it. Her actions told me that she was scared, but why? I barely knew her. Why was she afraid of me? Or maybe it wasn't fear. It was the fact that she knew and loved me, but I never even knew her. It was like meeting a stranger and calling her your mother. She had to come in my dreams for me to realize her existence. Is she had to do that, and then she was trying so hard for me to remember. She loved me. I was her mother. But in my heart, in my soul, I didn't deserve the title of being called her mother.

Rangiku turned a corner then stopped while still holding Yukari. She was grabbing onto her arm and trying to calm her down.

"Yukari," she pleaded.

"Not now. I don't want to meet her now! I thought I was ready but I'm not!"

"Yukari!" she yelled. Yukari stopped. Her eyes widened and her heavy breathing slowed. "If you keep doing this, you will never meet your mother. Think girl! This isn't all about you. Maybe she wants to meet you too! Talk to her." Yukari sniffed. Rangiku stepped aside and felt the crying girl in the middle of the hallway. I held onto the corner of the wall. I looked at her and couldn't help but make my tears fall. Once I felt someone's hand on my shoulder, I turned and saw Ichigo looking down at me.

"That's her Rukia. Yukari Kurosaki." I looked back at the girl and covered my face. She was so beautiful. Her long hair and brown eyes showed that she was Ichigo's girl, but her shape and the elegance she had showed that she was my girl too. This was really my daughter. More tears fell onto the ground. Ichigo grabbed my hands and led me over to her. Yukari stepped back once, and then her father said her name. She stopped and continued to have wide eyes. Full tears were now falling down her face just as my face did the same.

We caught up to the young girl and kneeled down in front of her. She looked at me while I looked at her with the same intense urge to either run or grab and hug tightly. Ichigo tugged my hands, and then I spoke.

"I'm sorry," I said. "I'm so sorry." Yukari sobbed and slowly walked up to me. As she walked, I continued to apologize. Over and over I said it until she reached my open arms. She sobbed and cried. She continued to cry while I continued to apologize. I stroked her head and rocked her. She hid her face and cries in my chest. Ichigo and Rangiku were watching and smiling; finally seeing the sight of me and Yukari's reunion. I was so happy. I finally saw her. This time, I wasn't a description. It was an actual showing. I saw my daughter for the first time in 16 years. I never knew her, but my heart was crying out to her. She was mine. I had my little girl back.

"I'm going to stay with them," Ichigo said. I looked up and saw him facing Rangiku. "Can you take care of things?" she nodded and headed out the hallway. Yukari's cried decreased but she continued sobbing.

"Yukari," I sobbed, "my sweet Yukari. I'm sorry I hurt you. I know I put you in so much pain. I don't deserve to be called your mother."

She lightened her hug then looked up at me. "That's not true. You have every right. Why would you say that?"

"I put you through so much. A mother would never do that to their child."

"But a mother would protect their child and that's what you did. Dad sacrificed his current life so he could be with you. So he could be with you while you were growing up. He and everyone else gave you a different life while I had to not be with you. It was something that I thought was best!"

"Sweetheart, what are you talking about?"

"Aizen," she sobbed again, "Aizen killed you and daddy saved your life. Turning you into a baby was the only way to make you come back to life." My eyes widened. I turned to Ichigo who had his head down. He looked away and tried to not look at me.

"Is this true?"

He closed his eyes. "Damn it Ichigo. Answer me!"

"Yes," he said.

"Why? How were you with me? If she's our daughter, how is it possible for me to have her? I was a baby and we grew up together. I don't remember having any children and if I did, I sure as hell would know they came out of me. And what about this Aizen. How did I die?"

"Aizen attacked Serine and you got killed. The only way to bring you back was to turn you into a baby, so I did. We turned you and so you wouldn't be lonely, I gave up my life in Serine and turned into one as well. Everyone else followed suit and we went to the world of the living. As we got older, we were reminded of our past lives and we were able to still handle everything that's been happening up until this point. We gave you a new life. It was a sacrifice we had to make."

"And you sacrificed Yukari's happiness. If you didn't tell me about this…if I didn't find out any of this, Yukari would still have not seen me and I would still not be a mother to her! Tell me Ichigo, was this worth her happiness. Her tears. Her suffering. Was it worth it?"

Ichigo squinted his eyes. "No," he answered.

"Mommy, don't be mad at daddy. In all truth, I decided this. It was alright to be lonely. I thought I could handle it. I didn't know it would be this hard though."

"Yukari," I muttered, and then looked back at Ichigo. His eyes showed that he was sorry. He knew what he was doing; all of them did. They did it for me. They wanted me to be happy. They gave up their happy lives to keep my own. But if Yukari was feeling this was, Lulu must have been worse; or bearing the same feelings. They knew what they were doing…it was difficult and pointing that out only made things worse. I looked down at my daughter and kissed her forehead. I then leaned over and slowly kissed Ichigo's lips. His sadness went straight into me. Telling him that he did was something I didn't have to do. My anger spoke for me. We broke apart, and then I stood up from the floor while still holding Yukari. Ichigo followed suit and kissed me again.

"I won't ever leave you again," I whispered in Yukari's ear. She nodded. I then turned around and headed to the relaxation room. We walked there in silence until we heard a loud scream.

Orihime POV

There was a sudden, loud scream coming from a group of girls by the pool area. We turned and saw the 4 armed, 2 legged creature; the Newkerroky. Everyone scattered and screamed. I looked around for Lulu but couldn't find her anywhere. I called her name over and over but all I heard was screams. When everyone cleared I saw Lulu getting out of the pool. The Newkerroky ran to where Lulu was getting out. It was aiming right for her head. Without a second to lose, I let out my powers. "Santen Kesshun, I reject!" the 3 flowers of my hair pin came out and put the triangular shield in front of Lulu just when the creature was charging toward her. It hit the shield over and over, but didn't even make a scratch.

As I was about to run to Lulu, a second Newkerroky came running at me. "Koten Zanshun," I said, but there wasn't enough time for the attack to take effect. Just as the creature came closer to me, a red blast was shot. The blast disintegrated the creature to ashes. My eyes widened, and then I looked over to see where the blast came from. I then saw Allana and Renji running up to us. I smiled then focused back on Lulu. The creature was still attacking the shield. I used my Koten Zanshun again and sliced the creature in half. I fell to the ground with its blood leaking out and falling straight into the pool. The students were observing the entire event with wide eyes. Now we had to erase their memories. I looked at Allana. She nodded; signaling that she would take care of it. I took down my shield and ran to my daughter just as she ran to me. When we reached each other, I kneeled down and checked if she had any injures. When I saw nothing, I hugged her then stood up while she held my hand.

We walked over to the students. Allana was trying to get by and get everyone's attention. She got out the memory eraser from her breast pocket and continued to get everyone's attention. I turned around with Lulu while Ulquiorra, Renji, and Allana did the same. A flash was seen in the background. We turned and saw that everyone was now fine. "You guys!" Rukia called. I looked and saw Rukia, Ichigo, and Yukari running over where Allana and Renji entered. She looked around and let in the landscape. Yeah, she was shocked, but calmed down when she saw everything was taken care of. Without letting the students turn around, Allana let then further into the building. I took Lulu inside while Rukia took Yukari in. the boys cleaned up the mess and joined us later at midday.

2 hours later

Minamoni POV

After Orihime defeated the Newkerrokys and the boys cleaned up the mess, I realized that this wasn't going to work. The creatures showing up was supposed to be a distraction while I dealt with finding Rukia, but she was nowhere to be found after we headed to the relaxation room. This just wasn't going to work. I wasn't going to fail my mission, and minor problems in the way weren't going to stop me. I had to do something. Something daring. Something so daring that people would freak out and run.

"Hey Minamoni!" I looked up at my sister who was getting in the pool. "We're playing water-bat and you're on my team." After the attack and attempting to erase everyone's memories, Allana and Lulu took us to the underground swimming pool. Down there, there were games, another bar area and a swimming pool that was bigger from the one outside. But that I didn't see during this whole trip was a hot spring. This place was called a hot spring, so where were the springs? But that wasn't the problem. Ninamoni, the one who wanted me to play this stupid Serine game, wanted me to join her. There was no way.

"Come on Mimi!"

"No," I answered plainly.

"Hey Sava!" I looked over to Ikkaku, who was on Ichigo's side of the pool. I glared at him for calling me my last name. "Let's have a bet to see who wins."

I smirked then crossed my arms. "Alright, but what if I win?"

"If you win, we'll make Kurosaki strip."

"WHAT?" said boy and Rukia shouted. Ninamoni had her mouth open and smiling.

"What if you win?"

"You strip for us boys." The boys cheered and whistled.

I dropped my arms and stomped my foot. "If I get Ichigo, I also want Renji."

"WHAT?" Allana and Renji shouted. I didn't understand why they got so mad.

"If you get that, we want your sister, too."

"WHAT?"

"Fine," I answered.

"I get both boys."

"We get both girls."

"Good," I then took of my cover shirt and got in the water. Ninamoni was open mouthed while the picked boys and their mates had the same faces my sister did. I ignored them and focused on the game, but there was a problem; he was 3 teammates short while my loss was 2. I looked around and saw our original teammate Kaien Shiba staring at us in the water.

"What are you smiling about?"

"Nothing," he answered.

"Well sense you're not doing anything, why don't you join us."

"I'm fine up here."

"No I insist. Hey Lulu, can you give me a hand?" just then Lulu walked over and kicked the back of Kaien's knee. He winced then fell into the water.

"Now that you're joining, we need one more player."

"Will you guys hurry up?" I angrily looked at Ikkaku then saw that Renji, Rukia, and Ichigo were in the water ready to play. This was going to be fun. But then I looked over when I felt the water rush to me. I saw Allana getting on the water. She was glaring at Renji furiously. Maybe I could break 2 sticks with one stone. I could shatter Ikkaku's glory while distressing the relationship between Renji and Allana.

Ikkaku got a baseball from the basket behind us then threw it over the net. I had the bat so I hit it over to the other side. It was aimed right at Ikkaku, but Rukia, who had the bat, hit it and it flew right over my side of the pool.

"Team 1 gets a point!" Lulu called. "Yay mom- I mean Rukia!" Yukari cheered while discovering her mistake. Ichigo smiled while Rukia focused again. Their happy faces were starting to discuss me.

Ninamoni got a tennis ball out of the basket then threw it. Rukia immediately hit it. It went flying right toward me but I hit it over the net again. When I saw her hit it again, I knew the game was on. This was only worth a point, but I wanted that damn ball to land in the net. We continued hitting and hitting, but no matter what happened, she wouldn't stop hitting that ball. She was being such a bitch! I would get that ball to land in the net. I will no matter what.

"Hey Lulu, do you find it funny or annoying the more they hit that ball?"

"Well, considering that both sides want to win, I find it funny, but if they continue this, then it will begin to be annoying."

"You just don't like repeated things do you?"

"It's not that repeated things are annoying, it just gets annoying when pointless things are repeated."

"Oh," Yukari nodded then the girls continued watching the competing females.

"Will someone please drop the damn ball!" a student on the sidelines shouted.

"NO!" Rukia and I responded. My arm was now starting to get tired and this was boring now. But as I continued hitting the ball, I saw that Ikkaku was getting out 5 tennis balls and was about to throw them over the net. "Hell no," I thought then slammed the ball with the bat as they made contact. Rukia quickly swam out of the way and the ball landed right on Ikkaku's shiny head. The tennis balls fell into the water. Lulu then blew her whistle and stood up on her spot by Yukari.

"Interference In this game, no one is to have more than one ball in their possession. 5 points goes to team 2."

"Are you serious?" Ichigo exclaimed. Lulu nodded and sat back down. Now I was happy. The same was so on!"

Lulu POV

After talking with Yukari for a while and catching up on things, plus looking at uncle Ichigo and the others playing water-bat, I got bored; so bored.

"I'm going to the hot spring. Tell me when they're done."

"Alright," Yukari smiled. I got up and went out of the room. I headed down a short hall that went to an open room. It was the towel room. The room had small boxes on the wall that had clean towels on them. It also had 6 stalls so people could change; so that's what I did. I went into the room, change and put the towel around me. I walked out and headed to the spring. There was no one outside, so I decided to head in naked. I was young; I had nothing to show so there was no point in getting embarrassed. I swam over to a few boulders on the other side and put my towel on it. I leaned back and took a deep breath. It was so relaxing. Even though I just got in, it was like the stress of the days were washing away from me and replacing them with a calm relaxing steam. I wished everyday was like this.

After a few minutes of silent bliss, I heard people talking in the towel room. There was only one hot spring in this area of the building, but no one was supposed to be naked. This was bad. I stared quickly thinking about what to do, and then I had an idea. I got out of the spring and hit behind a bolder. I was hoping no one saw me from behind. That would have been a shocker. Soon after, 2 boys came out of the room with towels on. She looked over and saw it was a teenager with his little brother. From what I saw, they both had dark blue hair spiky hair, similar to Kaien's, except they had green eyes.

"Ririshii, we should have told dad that we were going to be here."

"Man Sakae, you don't know how to have fun at all. Live a little."

"If dad finds out I won't even be alive to live."

"Yeah, whatever. Damn, I forgot my cell phone. Wait here while I sneak back and get it." the teenager turned and exited while the small boy stayed behind and entered the spring. I looked at him as he came in my direction. I was glad the smoke was hiding my curious head.

The boy leaned on the same boulder I was on and took a deep breath just as I did. He looked handsome from what I saw. His eyes were closed but he still had a way of seeming mysterious yet elegant. There was something about him that grabbed my curiosity. I wanted to know him. The true him if he had a false side. Being fascinated with a random person was different for my character. Great, the world of the living is changing me," I thought. Just then, the boy scratched the back of his neck. After a moment, he turned around. Just then, after I looked at his eyes did I realize just how close I was to him? We both squealed and jumped. I put my towel on while his slid down when he jumped. I paused, widened my eyes and felt the blood rush to my face as I saw his private area. He paused looked down, then ducked back into the water. I covered my face with my hands; refusing to look at him while knowing I was too embarrassed to say or do anything.

"I didn't see a thing! I promise!"

"Who are you?" he freaked.

"My," I stuttered, "my name is Lulu. I'm a teacher here for Karakura high school."

"So you're the teacher for the high school class reserved to stay here a week?"

"You-you heard of us?"

"Yeah. The lady at the desk said almost all the rooms on the east side were taken because of a high school field trip from Karakura students. But now that I think about it, how are you a teacher?"

"Long story short, the regular teacher took a break." The boy laughed. I lowered my hands and looked at his smiling face. You would have had to see him to know just how handsome he was. He looked about 8 or 9 and showed more maturity from any boy I've ever met. He looked so much like Kaien though; it dragged my attention closer to him.

"What's your full name?" he asked me.

"Lulu Cifer." I nervously answered.

"Hey Lulu, I'm Sakae Nukumi. I'm 5 and a half. My birthday's in 2 months."

"What?" I exclaimed. "You're 5?"

"And a half."

"But you look 8 or even 9 years old."

He smiled again. "Yeah, my dad and brother say that a lot. I'm a little tall for my age and more mature than others. But don't worry; I'm still a fun person to be around."

As he talked, I couldn't stop staring at him. It was like the steam was light. He was glowing. His smile; shining as if it was a star. He was so beautiful. I knew I was blushing, but hey, when you had a guy like Sakae talking to you and smiling the way he did, you'd have to be crazy not to blush.

"So Lulu,"

"Yeah what is it?" I quickly asked.

"Where's your family?"

"Oh, they…um"

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."

"No, no, it's just that they're inside playing water-bat."

"Water-bat? Is that the game that the people of Serine played?"

"Yeah," I paused. "Wait, you know about Serine?"

"Yeah. My dad is a researcher who studies the history about Serine. He knows that the place still exists and he came here to not only relax but investigate. He found out everything about the world, but the thing that was most difficult to find was the names of the rulers of the kingdom." I froze.

If he was here, and mom and dad were inside, and he wanted to know the rulers of the kingdoms, we would be in a world of freaking people and covers blown. Plus, he may find out that I'm next in line for the Lienary kingdom. This was going to be bad.

"At any rate," Sakae continued, "I plan to help my father during this. I find the world fascinating. My brother wants to help out too."

"Your brother?"

"Yeah, Ririshii Nukumi." I gasped.

"What is it? Is something wrong?"

"Um, no, no, but I just remembered that I had to get going." I got up and held my towel so it wouldn't fall off. I walked down the pathway that led out of the hot spring and into the towel room.

"I hope to see you again Lulu!"

I turned and smiled. "Yeah, I hope so too Sakae." He smiled. I turned back around, got a kimono that fit me and put it on in the changing rooms. I put the damp towel in the hamper and ran out to my parents. As I was running, I passed by the familiar face I remembered seeing years ago. I accidentally pumped into him. We looked back at each other I faced him while he turned at me and made a shocked expression.

"Lulu Cifer?" I gasped again, turned and ran even faster than before. It was him! It really was him! Ririshii Nukumi!"

I continued on and ran to where the pool was. I looked around and saw Allana showing everyone where to leave. She was standing right by the door and the last few people exited. I ran to her and grabbed her wrist before she could leave.

"Allana! Allana!"

"Lulu, there you are. What's wrong you seem troubled?"

"Ririshii Nukumi! He's here! In this very building! I just saw him." Allana froze. She knew just how bad this was.

"And you're sure about this."

"Yes Allana I just saw him! He saw me and he knows who I am! This is bad!"

She grabbed my shoulder and kneeled down. "Listen, go to your parents and I'll tell Renji. Don't go anywhere near him. Now that he knows you're here, there's a good sign he'll know Yukari and everyone else is here. Stay with your parents and don't say a words." I nodded then ran past the crowd and to my parents. Out of all people, I knew they would keep me safe; even though they didn't know the Nukumi family was in this same building.

"Sakae, do you know who that was?"

"Yeah," Sakae turned to face his brother. "She said her name was Lulu Cifer. She was really pretty, but I didn't ask how old she was."

"Age doesn't matter brother. That was Lulu Cifer."

"So, what's the point?" Ririshii bent down and hit his brother's head. "Have you forgotten? She's a Cifer."

"Meaning?"

"She's next in line for the Lienary kingdom. She's Orihime Inoue and Ulquiorra Cifer's daughter."

Sakae rubbed his head where he was hit. "Now I think you've lost it Ririshii."

"Why would you even think that? I'm being serious."

"The last time this happened was 2 weeks ago. There was this girl Lulu and you said she was next in line for the throne. Her last name was Cifer, but it wasn't spelled C-I-F-E-R, it was spelled S-C-H-I-F-F-E-R; Two completely different things. What makes you think this is the real Lulu."

"She looked like Ulquiorra."

"I don't even know what he looks like."

"She has Orihime's long hair."

"How many times do I have to tell you I don't know what they look like? Leave her alone Ririshii. I don't want her to lose her memories too."

Ririshii stopped then sighed. "What if we have to meet Orihime again?"

Sakae stopped, then grabbed his brother's shirt and pulled him into the spring. His annoyance level just went overload and it took all of his strength to not hit his brother right upside the head.

Cafeteria (Ichigo's group)

Orihime POV

I looked outside and saw the rain falling. It was a good thing that everyone came inside and was safe. Being safe was the only thing I was worried about. Out of all people to be here including Aizen's group, he had to be here. We had Minamoni Ninamoni, Kaien Shiba and probably others, but Ririshii Nukumi had to be here as well. It was like the worlds was ending and these people were increasing the case.

I looked over at the group sitting on the floor. We were in room 7. The boys were even here to hear what Lulu had to say. Just knowing that Lulu had an encounter with this man scared me. He could kill her or kidnap her if I didn't keep my eyes on her. Ririshii always had a thing for getting what he wanted. Even after all these years, he could still do it. Lulu was in the middle of the room while everyone kept their eyes on her. She was clutching her hands together and looking down. Yukari had her arms around her shoulders; trying to comfort her scared friend.

"Ririshii Nukumi is here. I saw him near the hot spring."

"No way," Renji said. "Here? Now?"

"How is that possible?" Rukia asked.

"I don't know," Lulu started crying. She sniffed and tried to wipe her tears away. "I just saw him. After Sakae told me his brother's name, I didn't know what to do so I told all of you."

"Sakae, who's that?" Ulquiorra asked.

"Ririshii's brother."

"I don't remember Ririshii having a brother." Allana said.

"We'll research about him tomorrow. Right now we need some rest. I think we should tell everyone to stay in their rooms for the rest of the night. It may be early, but it's for the best." Ichigo said. Everyone agreed. Everyone got up and headed out. Ichigo kissed Rukia while Renji and Ulquiorra did the same to me and Allana. They left and closed the door behind them. Just then, Lulu fell out in tears. She cried loudly into Yukari's chest. I walked over and kneeled down. I took Lulu away from Yukari and put my daughter on my lap. Minutes later, Ulquiorra came into the room. He looked down at us then kneeled down beside me.

"I think it's best if I stay here. They may come after you and you may need back up." I nodded then looked over at Yukari who was now in Rukia's care. I looked back down at my crying, shaking daughter and couldn't help but feel this was my fault. The fact that Ririshii attacked me because he 'loved me' made me feel anger and sadness at the same time. Out of all the things to do to someone, he just had to harm my daughter.

Flashback

Orihime POV

The sun was shining and everything seemed so peaceful. Spending the afternoon with my daughter, who was 3 and a half now, was something I always loved to do. Being stuck in the underground room doing research work was always a hassle. Was it so hard to spend the day with your family? If you rule the research kingdom, I guess it was.

"Higher mommy! Swing me higher!" I smiled as I continued pushing Lulu on the swing set in the backyard of the castle. Everyone was off for the day so this was the perfect time for me to spend time with my family, but Ulquiorra had to handle a sudden phone call. With his absence, Lulu and I headed to the backward.

"I don't want you to fly and hurt yourself."

"I won't hurt myself mommy. Just swing me higher."

"Alright, but only a little bit." I swung my daughter higher and higher, and then I stopped and let her swing on her own.

"Mommy I'm going so high!"

"I see that. I'm proud of you Lulu." I smiled and clapped. Then I heard my name. I turned around and saw Ririshii Nukumi, a major member of the Toonamani kingdom, walking up to me with a small smile on his face.

"Ririshii, good to see you. Did you need something?"

"Yes, actually. I needed to speak with you for a minute. Lulu can stay out here. This will only take a minute."

I thought about it, and then agreed. "I won't be long Lulu. Keep swinging!"

"Okay mommy!" Lulu happily replied as she continued swinging. I stepped up the stairs and walked into the castle. Ririshii led me down a few hallways then led me into the conference room. No one was in there and the only light coming in was the sunlight shining through the window. I looked around and saw no one. I started getting suspicious. But I thought less of it and entered the room. I turned to face Ririshii while he closed and locked the door. Wait, locked the door?

"Ririshii, what's going on? What are you doing?"I asked this is he grabbed my wrists and pinned me down to the conference table.

"Now that we're alone, let's get down to business." He pushed my wrists over my head and kissed my neck. I then kicked his stomach with my knee. He immediately let go while I pushed past him and tried to unlock the door. Ririshii grabbed my shoulders and pinned my down to the floor. He held my wrists with one hand and used the other to get out his phone from his chest pocket. He opened it while I squirmed around. He called the number and not even a second later they must have picked up.

"Kill Lulu," he said plainly. My eyes widened then I spiked up my spiritual pressure. Ririshii obviously had no effect. He just continued to stare at me with a smile on his face.

"Keep moving my queen. It only makes me want you more. My love for you will never fade. You are mine just as I am yours." I've had enough of this! "Infect, Dokueki!" Ririshii quickly got off of me and leaned against the wall. He unlocked the door, but not even a second later, the door blasted open. I dodged it then turned to see Ulquiorra holding Lulu in his arms. She was knocked out. She had cuts on her arms and legs. Her beautiful emerald dress was ripped. He really did order someone to kill her. Knowing this made the venom of my sword boil. Ulquiorra came into the room. Once I saw his zanpactou tight in his hands, I knew that Ririshii was going to die.

"Atashi Katana," Ririshii shouted, but it was too late. Ulquiorra attacked Ririshii. He dodged his attacks until he crashed through the window. Ririshii ran. He knew Ulquiorra was too strong for him, and the fact that he was pissed didn't help at all. He put himself in the middle of the front yard, chanted the transportation spell and was gone. We took Lulu took Lulu to the underground treating room. She was treated and woke up hours later. She would recover and her scars; all except for one. The one located on her right side. The deepest scar inflicted on her. The scar that showed that she was running to survive, but got wounded in the process.

I cried for my daughter. I felt so responsible for her injuries. I could have prevented it from happening and the guilt never seemed to go away. Just knowing that Ririshii wanted me and wanted to kill Lulu crushed my heart and broke it into millions of pieces. It was similar to Byakuya's Senbonzakura blades. Lulu meant that much to me; even more. Ulquiorra told me over and over that it wasn't my fault. I believed him, but the guilt deep inside wouldn't even fade.

End of flashback

Even till this very day I don't forgive myself. I don't find myself crying every single time I think about what happened, but I do find that same guilt build up inside of me. And knowing that Ririshii is here only makes me guilt and senses increase.

Late at night

Lulu POV

Sleeping? That's the last thing I could possibly think about. Knowing that the man who tried to kill me was in this very building only made my eyes open wider. You expect me to feel safe with him around? When I'm with my parents, both of them, I fell a little better, but knowing that his body is here in this very place. How could I possibly sleep? I don't even know how everyone else could.

I turned and looked at the clock. It was 11:23. We were told to do to stay in our rooms at about 7:30. People obeyed and stayed. I looked outside and saw the heavy rain falling down the window. The lighting flashed off and on and thunder was heard later after that. This really made me feel better. I looked around and saw mom and dad cuddled up together in the 2 open sleeping bags. Aunt Rukia was facing the wall but I knew she was sleep and Allana was lightly snoring. I felt so scared. Scared to even think or do anything. Nothing was happening, so there was no point to be scared.

I looked at the door of the room, sighed then closed my eyes. A few seconds after I closed my eyes, I heard the door open. I snapped my eyes back open and saw the door slowly opening without any noises alerting my family that someone was entering. The door slowly continued to open until it opened all the way. I saw nothing but darkness, and then I heard a whisper.

…………………."Lulu."

There it is. Chapter 12! I've spend 2 or 3 days on this and my brain is fried for the day. I meant to stop after meeting Ririshii but leaving things at that wouldn't have made sense so I added a few stuff. It's weird that Lulu just happens to meet the beautiful Sakae but his brother is the man who tried to kill her.

Aren't cliffhangers great? Lol. Anyway, next chapter…

Sakae and Lulu + Orihime's worries + Kaien and Ririshii may be related? WHAT? Lol I love doing that. Anyway, review and tell me what you think.

Btw, on the water-bat game. The winner will be announced in the next chapter. We had too much action going on so the winner wasn't announced. Lol

Words I used…

Sakae- Glory

Ririshii-Brave (I know the name doesn't fit him, but it has a purpose for later chapters)

Dokueki- Venom

Nukumi-Warmth