~Kairi's P.O.V~

~Somewhere Inside the Seireitei, the Same Night~

Letting out a sigh, I lit another cigarette and started heading back to squad eight's barracks. Why won't Captain Unohana let me see Captain Ukitake? Hell, even Rukia won't let me in, is there something going on that don't about, or is Captain Ukitake so ill, that all of squad thirteen has to be put on lock down. I thought to myself, as I past squad twelve's barracks, and thought about going in, but I'm pretty sure Captain Mayuri would turn me away, or worse I would become one of his experiments. Shaking those thoughts away, I hurried back to squad eight's barracks, as fast as I could, because I was getting a feeling that something was wrong, and oh man, was my feeling right, because straight ahead of me, was Captain of squad three Gin Ichmaru, and I was out here all alone. Reaching for Heiwa, I almost had gotten her out when Captain Gin flash-stepped his way towards me, and no he was behind me, his hand on top of mine, so I couldn't fully release Heiwa, I tired reaching for Ai, but Gin was to quick and he unsheathed Ai, which was his mistake, because Ai only listens to me, and no one else, and if Ai feels Gin's spiritual pressure on his hilt, well let's just say Captain Gin's about to find out how protective Ai could be.

"Be intertwined with mind, body, and spirit release Ai!" I shouted out to my sword, who heard me.

Opening his eyes, Ai looked at Gin and let out a growl. "You are not Lady Yuuki, I cannot let you live good-bye imposter." He said to Gin, as he started heating up, "Kasai Fenikkusu Tsu No Ken!" He shouted out, as he left Gin holding nothing but the hilt of my sword.

Letting go of me, Gin tired flash-stepping away but Ai's Kasai Fenikkusu Tsu No Ken, wouldn't stop until the target is injured or dead.

"Scatter Senbonzakura." I heard someone say from a few feet away from me, recognizing that voice, I turned my head and saw Captain Byakuya Kuchiki stand before me.

Ai's Kasai Fenikkusu Tsu No Ken, was destroyed by Captain Kuchiki's Senbonzakura, and he returned to Gin.

Seeing me, Byakuya walked towards me, and stood beside me. "Explain now, Yuuki, you should know what you almost did is considered treason, why did you attack Captain Gin, if there is a reason, it had better be a good one." Was all he said to me, as we met eyes.

Lowering my head in shame, I told Captain Kuchiki that I allowed my zanpakuto to attack Captain Gin in self defense, and that I was sorry, and it wouldn't happen again.

Gin ignored the fact that Byakuya was standing right next to me, and smile at me. "I did no such thing Captain Kuchiki, I was just talking to her, and out of the blue she attacked me, but seeing as she is young and naïve, I'll let this slide just this once, and besides, if Head Captain Yamamoto knew this happened he would have no choice to send this young, bright girl to jail, and I don't want that to happen so, let's just let by gones be gones, okay?" He asked me, as he held out his hand for me to shake.

Looking at Byakuya, I tired to tell him that what Captain Gin just told him was a lie, be he didn't want to hear any of that, he ordered me to shake Gin's hands, so he could take me to Head Captain Yamamoto's barracks.

Begrudgingly, I shook Gin's hand and he bid us a good night and disappeared.

Giving me a cold look, Byakuya told me to follow him, and I did, as we walked through the Seireitei, he didn't say one word to me, until he came to stop, turning around, he unsheathed his sword, staring at the shadows, he spoke. "Come out Captain Mayuri." Was all he said, as he put his sword away, and waited on Mayuri to come out.

Stepping out of the shadows, Captain Mayuri and his lieutenant Nemu Kurotschi eyed us. "Well, well, well if it isn't Captain Kuchiki, and Kairi Jinjou Yuuki, what a surprise Nemu and I needed to get some fresh air after being stuck in that stuff lab, and what does Nemu see a few feet away from our barracks? Why it's Captain Gin trying to hurt Ms. Yuuki." He said to us, then added to me, "you my dear young lady need to control your spiritual pressure, and your zanpakuto as well, it's a wonder why the entire Soul Society didn't feel it."

Eyeing Captain Mayuri and his lieutenant, Captain Kuchiki raised an eyebrow at his words. "I see, so did you to happen to see the entire thing Captain Mayuri?" He asked him.

Letting out a scoff, and rolling his eyes, Captain Mayuri walked towards him, and very quietly said to him. "Well of course I did! Captain Unohana didn't order me to keep tabs on Captain Gin and Aizen for nothing, you know?" He answered him, his voice lowered even further into a whisper on that last sentence, so I couldn't hear him.

Nodding his head, Byakuya, eyed me for a moment then spoke to Mayuri. "I'll stop by your office later then, have a good night Captain Mayuri." Was all he said to them, before we walked away from them, well almost until Captain Mayuri flash-stepped in front of me, holding out my sword.

Looking at me, Mayuri smiled at me. "I believe this belongs to you, had Nemu not seen this when Captain Gin dropped it, you would be in serious trouble, I must say though your zanpakuto is quite impressive-," cutting him off, Byakuya took my sword from his hands and gave it to me. "Thank you Captain Kurotschi, have a good night."

Putting my sword back in it's holster, Captain Kuchiki and I set off through the Seireitei once again, this time with no interference from anyone.

When we reached Head Captain Yamamoto's place, Byakuya didn't stop, he just kept walking and only stopped when he realized that I wasn't following him, eyeing Head Captain Yamamoto's place, I lowered my head, and felt tears welling up in my eyes, because once the Head Captain knew what I had done, even if it was out of self defense, he and everyone else would be very disappointed in me, and so would the one person that I looked up to, Captain Ukitake, and right then and there I bursted into tears.

Flash-stepping towards me, Byakuya laid a hand on my shoulder then pulled me towards him, and allowed me to sob into his uniform. "Yuuki, I know the guilt of your actions has caused you this distress, but you must see through the art of deception or you'll die, do you understand what I'm telling you?" He said to me, as he handed me a handkerchief.

Thanking him for the handkerchief, I blew my nose, and looked up at him, meeting his eyes, the coldness that was in them disappeared, and were now replaced with warmth and kindness. "The art of deception?" I asked him, giving him a confused look afterwards. "Wait you lied to me? But why Captain Kuchiki?" I added to him.

Shaking his head at my words, Byakuya smiled at me. "The answer is simple Yuuki, I was lying so Captain Gin, would leave you alone, and even though I will have to tell Head Captain Yamamoto about this, he'll turn a blind eye, and let what happened tonight slide just this once, only because he'll know what you did is nothing to kill you for. Now come Yuuki, there's something I want to show you." He said to me, as a Hell Butterfly landed on his shoulder.

"Attention all squads and their captains, Hollows are in the Rukongai district, here there immediately, and quickly dispose of them." The Hell Butterfly said, as it repeated it's alert.

Tucking Byakuya's handkerchief in a pocket, Byakuya and I met eyes, and we flash-stepped our way to the Rukongai district...

~End of Kairi's P.O.V~