A/N: A collab with Ashido Kano. We do not own Bleach or Sailor Moon. We own our own OCs. Please enjoy.

Motives 2

Chapter Fourteen: Quick Mistake

As Keiti began to head toward Karakuda town, suddenly the sounds of the city just stopped. It was as though someone clicked on the mute button and the city became quiet. At first Keiti thought it was the hollow but then a voice spoke as though it came from above her head.

"All stars die even those that burn white." Keiti looked up, the ominous voice coming seemingly from nowhere. "You do not understand." The voice spoke again.

It wasn't that of the hollow that had been stalking them, something new. The city noise returned just as abruptly as it had been cut off.

'That's new.' Keiti thought. "Understand what?" she asked herself.
'That is just great. Let's just hope that things won't get worse.'

She left Tokyo by train and arrived in Karakuda town. She went by Urahara's to check on the others. Ichigo emerged from the shop in his soul reaper form in a hurry. His badge was alerting him of a hollow nearby. Keiti walked up to him as he looked around for the hollow.

"Hey, you're back. Sorry I can't chat, I've got work to do." He said finally finding the hollow by its spiritual pressure.

He jumped up into the air as two hollows resembling mudfish appeared from a garganta. The two hollows turned toward Ichigo. Ichigo hesitated for a moment before destroying the hollows. "Getsuga Tenshou!" And with that the mudfish hollows were defeated. Ichigo landed away from the shop.

"Strange. Well whatever. Keiti the others are doing better you should go check on them. I'm going to scout the town for /any more hollows." Ichigo said before flying off.

Keiti nodded and went back into the shop. She sees the other star princesses sitting up and drinking hot broth. The younger twins are still unconscious. She looked up at Kari as her wounds were being healed by Orihime. She looked at her best friend.

"Sarafina, sorry that kept attacking you like that. I didn't know. BUt there is something going on."

Sarafina nodded understanding her friend.
Keiti looked up at her friends who are awake.

"Once this chaos is over we will rebuild your kingdoms," Keiti told them with a smile, "And Kari, I know it wasn't you who sent in those attacks, but we will get to the root of this case to clear your name."

Kari nodded. Keiti looked at Urahara.
"Urahara-san, I saw Ichigo going out in his shinigami form. Since I have the power of a shinigami, should I go? It is part of my training to be the next star goddess."

"You mean you gave up the possition?" Felicia asked.
"No, I just stepped back and Hoshi-sama took her place back. She is in my zanpaktou, meaning I can use her power. So she is training me when I release it."

"Oh"

"So Keiti what happened in the underworld when you rescued Daisy and Laura? You sure took a long time but they both came back way before you did," Olivia asked.

Keiti hesitated on that one.

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