Hisagi frowned as he approached squad 1. He was surprised to see Renji a few steps ahead of him. "Renji?" He asked. "Hey. You coming as well?" Renji was frowning deeply. There was a shadow in his eyes. Is he remembering when Rukia Kuicki was put in prison and planned to be executed. He saved her then, but only with Kurosaki's help…. This is a different type of problem. "Come on." "I should be the one saying that." Renji frowned as Hisagi quickly caught up with him. The two walked side by side until they approached Head Captain Yamamoto's office. The two looked at each other and then nodded and knocked on the door. "Come in." Lieutenant Sasakibe said from inside. Renji and Hisagi glanced at each other and then nodded and walked in. Head Captain Yamamoto was sitting at his desk talking to his lieutenant. They both looked up as the two lieutenants walked in. "Lieutenant Abari, Lieutenant Hisagi." Sasakibe said narrowing his eyes slightly. "What do you need." "The two girls that Captain Soi Fon took prisoner." Renji said quickly. "They shouldn't be there?" "Do you know who those girls are?" Yamamoto asked, his eyes locking onto Hisagi. "You are the ones who brought them to soul society, but how much do you know about them." "We actually know a lot." Hisagi said calmly. "They are-." "They are our enemy." Sasakibe said turning away from Hisagi and Renji and looking back at a paper on the desk. "And thanks to your actions we have a war on our hands." "We have spent years ignoring the elementals since their leader turned on us." Yamamoto said. "And now they are coming to declare war on us." "They were already going to do that." Hisagi frowned. "They were allying themselves with X-captain Aizen." Hisagi thought of his old captain and squeezed his fists together. "Aizen took advantage of the anger between the two of our organizations." "They are not an organization." Sasakibe said calmly. "They are a group that thinks they can take us on." "They are strong." Renji frowned. "But the girls are different! They don't hate soul reapers." "It doesn't matter." Sasakibe turned back to them. "In the end the question is will their loyalty be to you or to their family and their people…. And what about your loyalty?" "Just try talking to them." Renji frowned. "They don't-." "Enough." Yamamoto said. "Leave. The elemental girls will be kept in their cells. We will see what their leader says when he comes." Yamamoto didn't look happy. I wonder what he would say if he knew that the girls' dad is the leader. "Come on Renji." He whispered and turned to leave. "Lieutenants." Sasakibe said. "Be aware you are not to speak with the girls until after we have spoken with them. You are to prepare for battle and stay in your quarters for now." "Yes sir." Hisagi nodded. Renji seemed to choke out the words as the two of them left the room. "We've got to help them!" Renji whispered. "We owe it to them." Hisagi nodded. "The question is how… For now let us do what we have been ordered… We will both think about this on our own… We'll need to find a way to communicate secretly." "I think I've got an idea." Renji smirked. Hang on Mizuko…. I promise we'll help you. Hisagi tightened his own fist. I promise I won't let you get hurt. He sped up slightly. He had plans to make.