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Someone To Lean On Chapter 25
Hitsugaya had never been so glad in his life to reach the Fourth division. With one last heave he managed to drag Kyouraku up the final step and through the doors into the infirmary.
The trip through the Seireitei had been going smoothly, and Kyouraku had been co-operating with them despite his altered state of mind. Somewhere deep inside of him he was really anxious to see Nanao, that much was obvious. Unfortunately that didn't last long.
They'd been walking along half dragging and half guiding Kyouraku who kept up his steady ramblings about his 'Lovely lovely Nanao-chan' and occasionally stopping to stare blankly at a cherry blossom tree they happened to walk by. They had passed by the Fifth division and was on the home stretch towards the Fourth when Kyouraku had a change of heart.
Kyouraku's spiritual pressure flared angrily and he pushed himself away from the Tenth division duo who were supporting him. The following minutes were spent with Hitsugaya and Matsumoto trying to get him under control again as he had what could only be described as a temper tantrum.
When his anger had finally ran out, Kyouraku fell to his knees and went back to muttering pitifully just like he did back in the office. Hitsugaya had scooped him up again with Matsumoto's help and they made haste to the Fourth before his temper could flare again.
Looking around the main entrance area, Hitsugaya saw several Fourth division members milling around, eyeing Kyouraku cautiously. He guessed none of them felt enthusiastic about dealing with a drunk patient. In all fairness Kyouraku was known for his heavy drinking and right now he did look as if he was drunk.
However one brave soul came hurrying over and Hitsugaya was pleased to see it was Hanataro. He took one look between the three of them and motioned for them to follow him.
As they were being led down a corridor, one of the doors to the right opened and Unohana stepped out the room followed by Isane.
"Captain Unohana, Lieutenant Kotetsu" Hanataro greeted respectfully with a bow.
"At ease Hanataro" Unohana replied serenely, she looked passed him and caught sight of Hitsugaya and Matsumoto supporting a semi conscious Kyouraku. The ever present smile on her face slipped briefly when she saw the state Kyouraku was in "Has he been drinking?" she asked.
"There's something wrong with him, he's not himself" Matsumoto replied a bit strained, she was feeling tired from dragging him across five divisions of the Seireitei and Kyouraku was getting heavier by the minute.
"We believe the sake he drank may have been tainted" Hitsugaya supplied, sharing a look with Unohana "Just like with Ukitake's medication."
Unohana walked over to them and lifted Kyouraku's chin up to look in his eyes. Kyouraku just stared back with glazed eyes and a sad expression on his face "Juu...Nanao-chan..." he mumbled mournfully.
"Shunsui, can you hear me?" Unohana asked trying to gauge his reactions. She frowned when all he did was stare back blankly "Follow me, I will have to do a few tests on him. Did you bring the tainted sake with you Hitsugaya-kun?"
"Right here Captain Unohana" Matsumoto lifted the bottle up and gave it a little shake.
"Very well, if you would come with me" Unohana turned and started walking down the hallway, while Isane and Hanataro fell into step behind her.
Hitsugaya and Matsumoto took a step forward and tugged on Kyouraku's arms to get him to walk with them, however he remained rooted to the spot and refused to budge an inch.
"Come on Shunsui, Nanao's waiting to see you" Matsumoto encouraged breezily.
Kyouraku pushed himself away from their supportive hold on him and swayed unsteadily on his feet, "Nanao-chan...Juu..." he took a couple steps back and his spiritual pressure started to swirl angrily.
Matsumoto held her hands out in front and walked steadily towards Kyouraku "Its OK Shunsui" she said, trying to calm him, he stepped back a few more paces and stopped when his back hit the wall.
"Careful Ran!" Hitsugaya hissed at her, couldn't she feel how angry his reiatsu had become in a matter of seconds he thought.
Unohana came up beside Hitsugaya and stopped, Isane and Hanataro close by "Lieutenant Matsumoto, back away from Captain Kyouraku slowly and make no sudden movements" she ordered calmly.
"I second that Rangiku" Hitsugaya added feeling nervous for Matsumoto's safety. Could she not feel the change in Kyouraku's pressure?
Matsumoto feeling confused turned to look over her shoulder at him, which was the worst thing she could do in this situation. Kyouraku let out a strangled sort of cry and launched himself forward hitting out at Matsumoto with the back of his hand. The impact across her face echoed loudly in the hallway. She cried out in pain, and the momentum of the strike sent her falling to the floor.
"RANGIKU!" Hitsugaya called out before launching himself at Kyouraku and trying to restrain the bigger man's arm before he could strike Rangiku again.
He Intercepted Kyouraku's flailing arm and used all his might to push him back and away from Rangiku who was lying on the floor. Hanataro was suddenly beside him attempting to help him by restraining Kyouraku's other arm. Between them they had somehow managed to restrain each of Kyouraku's arms in a lock behind his back and they had his front pinned against the wall.
Hitsugaya chanced a look over his shoulder to check on Rangiku and was relieved to see that Isane had helped her up to her feet, and had also pulled her away to a safe distance. He could feel the whole of Kyouraku's body shaking with rage and could hear him growling in frustration.
Suddenly Kyouraku's pressure spiked, momentarily stealing the air from Hitsugaya's lungs, and causing Hanataro to fall to his knees. It was all Kyouraku needed to free his arms. He turned and pushed Hitsugaya away from him, knocking him back into the opposite wall.
Kyouraku lunged at him and wrapped both of his strong hands around Hitsugaya's throat and hoisted him up and slammed his back into the wall. His legs were dangling below him, and his vision began to blur from lack of oxygen. He brought his hands up and clasped them around Kyouraku's wrists, gripping them tightly. He then brought both his legs up and placed his feet flat against Kyouraku's solar plexus.
When he was satisfied with the position, he wasted no more time and with one big push he used his legs to shove Kyouraku away from him. The pressure of his kick caused Kyouraku's grip to slacken and release him. Simultaneously it pushed the larger man back, who tripped over Hanataro who was still sprawled on the floor and fell into the wall opposite with a crash, while Hitsugaya fell to the floor with a thump, gasping for air.
Kyouraku sprang to his feet snarling and fixed his angry glare on Hitsugaya, who was scrambling to get back on his feet. Once he was back up, he charged forwards and rammed his elbow into Kyouraku's ribs and heard a distinctive crack.
Kyouraku howled in pain and started throwing punches in a random manner which Hitsugaya managed to avoid with ease. For once being short had its advantage.
While he was dancing around and avoiding the blows aimed at him, he could feel someone behind him gathering reiatsu for a kido spell. He was pretty sure it was Unohana, but for now he didn't want to chance looking behind him with an enraged Kyouraku trying to take his head off.
The pressure of the spell peaked and Hitsugaya stepped to the side. He saw out of the corner of his eye, the sphere of kido in Unohana's hands. He recognized the colour of it and knew it was a high level binding spell that was rarely used. He looked at Unohana briefly and nodded before dropping down to his knees. The hairs on the back of his neck stood on end as the released Kido spell sailed over his head. He heard Kyouraku grunt as it hit him squarely in the chest throwing him backwards against the wall with a sickening crunch.
Hitsugaya looked up and watched as Kyouraku slid down the wall and fell to the floor unconscious, leaving a trail of blood down the wall. Unohana stood beside Hitsugaya and offered him a hand, which he took and pulled himself up to his feet.
Unohana calmly started issuing orders like she hadn't just injured an old friend of hers, "Isane take Lieutenant Matsumoto to treatment room four and see to her injuries. Hanataro send for a stretcher team and have Captain Kyouraku taken to treatment room two, and make sure he is bound securely."
They both replied with a "Yes Captain" and went off to perform their designated tasks.
Hitsugaya looked over to see Rangiku being escorted away by Isane, even from this distance he could see the deep bruising marring her features already. Kyouraku must have hit her full force he thought angrily.
Unohana placed her hand on his shoulder and he turned his face to look up at her "Are you injured Hitsugaya-kun?" she asked looking him over.
"I'm OK" he turned away from Unohana and bent down to pick up the sake bottle that was lying discarded on the floor, miraculously during the scuffle it had remained intact.
Hanataro returned with two other division members, who expertly transferred Kyouraku off the floor and onto a stretcher and were off in the direction of the treatment rooms in a matter of seconds.
"Toushiro, I can see that your throat and neck are badly bruised. Allow me to heal your wounds" she fixed him with a look that said no arguing the matter.
He sighed knowing this was a losing battle "Very well."
Unohana turned on her heel and began walking down the hallway she looked over her shoulder at him and he started following her "We'll talk in the treatment room."
Hitsugaya just nodded and followed, lost in his thoughts. In a matter of hours Ukitake, Kyouraku and Nanao had all been struck down. It was too much of a coincidence to consider them accidents. For once he felt truly worried, and not for himself but for Rangiku. He didn't know why but she seemed unable to detect the shift in Kyouraku's pressure as his anger flared, it was troubling. He thought for a moment that maybe it was because of her illness earlier that day, but scrapped that idea when he remembered the patrol. He could sense that Dummy Arrancar while she didn't feel a thing. Following his train of thought he remembered Ukitake saying that she failed to even recognize the office prowler approaching at all.
Was this what Ukitake was trying to tell him? Why he was warning him not to let her out of his sight? It was puzzling, Rangiku was very talented when it came to detecting other peoples presences, and was usually quite in tune with the changes of emotions in her closest friends and especially with him.
"Captain Unohana" he said "Is it possible that illness can interfere with a persons ability to detect spiritual pressures?"
Unohana paused in her tracks and turned to look at him smiling "No Toushiro, although there is a number of other things that can interfere with a persons abilities."
"Like what?" he asked like an inquisitive child who wanted to know everything about the world.
"I assume your referring to Lieutenant Matsumoto's recent bout of illness, correct?" she replied gently.
"Yes, I'm worried about her. Its not like her to fail to notice when someone's reiatsu suddenly flares up."
"I have a theory about Matsumoto's current condition, however I need to ask her a few questions and perform a couple of tests first. Then I will know more."
"What's your theory?" he asked arching an eyebrow.
Unohana held up a hand to halt any more questions from him "Captain Hitsugaya, do I need to remind you of Doctor/Patient confidentiality? I will only discuss matters of Lieutenant Matsumoto's health with Lieutenant Matsumoto."
He tried to say something but Unohana cut him off by adding "If Rangiku feels the need to share any information with you, then that is her choice."
They carried on walking down the corridor in silence, Hitsugaya once again returning to his silent musings about Rangiku.
After having his throat seen to by Unohana and briefing her on Kyouraku's strange behaviour prior to bringing him to the Fourth, he made his way to the treatment room he knew Rangiku was in. Reaching the door he knocked lightly, a couple seconds later he heard foot steps approaching and the door opened a sliver.
"Captain Hitsugaya" Isane greeted peeping through the gap, she stepped away and opened the door wider allowing him entrance.
Looking around the room he saw Rangiku propped up on one of the examination beds. She had her eyes closed and was holding an ice pack against her bruised face. He walked over to her and reached for her free hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. She jumped slightly and snapped her eyes open.
"Captain...I.." she began slightly startled.
He smirked slightly and settled himself on the edge of the bed "Are you OK Rangiku?" he asked holding her hand and reaching up with his other and pulling the ice pack away from her face. He then cupped her bruised cheek gently with his hand and began stroking it lightly with his thumb.
Rangiku sighed and leaned into his touch closing her eyes. When she opened them again she gave him a small shake of her head "I don't know how I feel."
"Rangiku-san" Isane said coming over to the bed with a hell butterfly cradled in her hand "I can release you from my care now, however Captain Unohana wishes to speak with you before you leave the Fourth."
"Lieutenant, will it be all right to see Captain Ukitake, while Captain Unohana is busy with Captain Kyouraku?" Hitsugaya asked.
"Can we check on Nanao too?" Matsumoto asked worried about her friend.
Isane looked away from them and concentrated on the hell butterfly, no doubt she was communicating with Unohana. After a few seconds she returned her gaze to them and nodded "Its fine Captain Hitsugaya, I think Captain Ukitake will be pleased to see you. Also Ise-san is in the room next to Captain Ukitake."
"Is he doing OK?" he asked surprised.
"His condition has shown great improvement. Now if you will excuse me, I need to assist my Captain" Isane said before leaving them alone in the room.
Once he heard the door click shut, he turned back to Rangiku and cupped her cheek again "Lets have a quick talk before we visit them."
"Toshi, I'm fine really," When he failed to look convinced she added, "Maybe I'm a little shaken up."
"Only a little?" he asked raising an eyebrow. He reached down and grabbed her wrist gently and lifted it up so her hand was between them, they could both clearly see it shaking.
"OK, maybe a lot," She pulled back her hand and turned her face away from him trying to avoid his eyes, "It was my own fault anyway."
"Rangiku, look at me" she reluctantly turned to face him again, once she saw the intense look in his eyes, she found it difficult to look away from him. "How is it your fault that a man twice your size, hit you full force while you wasn't looking?"
"It was stupid of me to get so close to him. I put myself in that position" she bit down on her bottom lip to stop it from trembling.
"Do you want to know what I saw in that corridor?" he questioned.
"Some stupid woman who bit of more then she could chew?" she replied bluntly.
"No Rangiku" he resisted the urge to roll his eyes "What I saw, was a woman whose only concern was the well-being of her friend" he cupped her chin and pulled her closer for a kiss "Don't beat yourself up for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and doing what you thought was for the best. There's nothing stupid about being yourself."
He felt happy when he saw the corner of her mouth quirk up ever so slightly, although it wasn't one of her usual beaming smiles, it was still there. He hated seeing her hurt and upset.
"I don't know what came over me Toshi," she said quietly "When Captain Kyouraku pushed himself away from us...the look on his face. He looked so lost and vulnerable...almost like he was scared."
Hitsugaya cocked his head to the side while he listened to Matsumoto, looking at her closely he saw a strange expression on her face, one he had never seen on her before. One minute he thought he recognized that type of look, but couldn't quite place it.
"I just felt this overwhelming urge to comfort him, like he was some lost child crying and needed help." She gave him the 'Do you know what I mean look' but honestly he was a bit baffled, and it took a lot of control not to shrug his shoulders at her statement.
He rested his hand against her bruised cheek again "Rangiku, Kyouraku is a Captain of the Gotei 13, not a small child that needs protecting."
"I know Toshi, I'm not sure what came over me. Its so confusing."
"Look, don't worry about it, we've both been under a lot of pressure. You haven't been sleeping particularly well lately. There's just one thing I wanted to ask you though." he gave her hand a little squeeze of reassurance.
When she gave him a little nod to show she was listening he carried on "Before Kyouraku lashed out at you, did you feel any change in his spiritual pressure at all?"
"No I didn't" she took in a deep breath and released it slowly "Can we go and see Nanao and Captain Ukitake now?" he knew there was more to be said on this subject, but he knew from experience if Rangiku didn't want to talk about something, there was no use in forcing her.
He smiled and slipped off the bed "Lets go" he held his hand out to her. She grabbed it and they walked out the room, heading towards the Captains wing hand in hand.
The late afternoon sun was streaming through the open window falling upon Ukitake, who snuggled deeper into his bed. The sun added to the warmth of the room which wrapped around him like a cocoon, making him feel safe and relaxed. His eyes were closed but he lay there snoozing, enjoying the gentle sounds of rustling leaves and the chirping of the birds that reached him through the window.
He took in a deep breath and let it out as a long sigh, he was surprised when the motion didn't set off a coughing fit. His chest was aching and his throat felt raw, and naturally he felt tired and drained but other then that, he didn't feel too bad.
He turned onto his side and pulled the cover over his shoulder, wrapping it around him so he could snuggle even deeper into the bed. He was intending to fall back to sleep but he heard footsteps out in the hallway approaching his room. When they stopped outside the door he assumed it was someone coming to check on him and take his vitals.
The door quietly opened and he heard two different sets of footsteps walk into the room. He decided to remain 'Asleep' knowing Unohana would not approve if he wasn't getting his rest.
One pair of footsteps stopped at the foot of his bed, while the other came closer and stopped by his side. He resisted the urge to open his eyes and peek at his visitors, he knew it was highly unlikely Unohana would allow anyone to visit until he had a sufficient amount of rest.
He flinched slightly when a warm hand rested against his forehead. So much for pretending to be asleep, the only person who would do that was Unohana. When the owner of the hand spoke up, he allowed himself a small smile. Glad for the unexpected company.
"I think he's asleep Toshi," Matsumoto said taking her hand away from his forehead.
"Try not to disturb him Rangiku, he's probably exhausted" Hitsugaya replied in a low voice.
He heard them shuffling around and then the scrape of chairs being moved and then Matsumoto spoke up again "You don't mind if I visit Nanao for a bit do you?"
"Go ahead, and take your time. I think it will be awhile before Unohana gets to see you."
He heard Matsumoto get to her feet, and take a step, then he heard the loud scrape of Hitsugaya's chair being pushed back hastily, as he shot to his feet "Careful Ran."
Curious at the little commotion he peeked an eye open and saw Hitsugaya holding Matsumoto around the waist supporting her weight.
"I'm fine Toushiro" she said pulling away from him "I just went a little light-headed."
"Are you sure?" he released his hold on her, but his hands remained hovering near her waist.
"I'm OK I think I got up a little too fast" she stepped away from him, moving towards the door and Hitsugaya dropped his arms "See you in a little while" she gave him a cheeky wink and disappeared out the door.
He closed his eyes again and listened as Hitsugaya moved back to the chair and settled himself down "So Ukitake, how much longer are you going to pretend to be asleep?"
He snapped his eyes open and saw Hitsugaya smirking back at him, he laughed sheepishly and rolled onto his back "I wasn't pretending to be asleep, I was dozing. There's a difference." he answered, his voice hoarse from his sore throat.
Hitsugaya leaned forward in his seat "How are you feeling?"
"Better then what I was, thank you" he sat up and re-adjusted his pillows behind his back so he could sit up "Retsu informed me of the extent of this attack. Thank you Toushiro, I owe you my life."
Hitsugaya shook his head "No you don't. You protected Rangiku while I was in here, we'll call it even OK."
Ukitake smiled "Speaking of Rangiku, is she feeling OK?"
Hitsugaya frowned "You saw that just now?" he leant his elbows on his knees and rested his chin in his hands.
"Yes Toushiro, is she unwell?" Ukitake noticed the worried look on Hitsugaya's face.
"She's not been sleeping well, seems like she is having a lot of nightmares. Then there is the dizzy spells as you just saw, she was throwing up this morning. She looks so exhausted lately, and the most worrying part is her lack of awareness for other peoples reiatsu."
"That is worrying" Ukitake tried to keep the smile off his face, and a good job too because Hitsugaya chose that moment to straighten up and lean back into the chair. The small captain briefly looked up at the ceiling and Ukitake caught sight of the deep purple bruising ringing his throat and neck "Toushiro what happened to you?"
Hitsugaya's hand flew to his throat "This...its nothing really."
"Don't lie to me" he wheezed "Those are strangulation marks, tell me what happened."
The door to the room opened and Matsumoto poked her head in "Captain, Nanao is still unconscious, must have been one hell of a fall."
"Nice to see you Rangiku" Ukitake called from his bed.
Matsumoto turned to face him with a beaming smile "Captain Ukitake! Your awake" she replied breezily, however the warm smile he had on his face slipped when he caught sight of Matsumoto's purple cheek and her previous comment registered in his mind. Nanao was unconscious?
He looked between Hitsugaya and Matsumoto taking in the deep bruising adorning their bodies, and Nanao was unconscious? Another thought flicked through his mind, where the hell was Shunsui? Well that was easy, if Nanao was hurt he would be by her side. He was about to question them further when the door opened once again and Isane entered the room. She looked over in his direction "Captain Ukitake its nice to see you awake."
"Thank you" he replied slightly distracted.
Isane then turned to Matsumoto, "Rangiku-san, my Captain is ready to see you now" she then looked towards Hitsugaya "Your also welcome to attend Captain Hitsugaya if Rangiku wishes for you to be there."
Hitsugaya nodded at her "I see, and how is Kyouraku?"
Ukitake felt his stomach clench, was Shunsui injured too? He wondered what could have happened.
"Captain Unohana has him securely bound and under heavy sedation. In his current condition he's a danger to himself and everyone around him" she replied glancing at the dark marks on Matsumoto's face.
"What happened!" Ukitake yelled before doubling up with a coughing fit.
Isane came over and pushed him back against the pillows "Try not to get worked up Captain Ukitake, it will aggravate your condition" she grabbed the oxygen mask that was hanging up next to his bed and placed it over his face "Remember your breathing exercises Captain."
Hitsugaya got to his feet and walked over to Matsumoto "Rangiku, go on ahead and see Unohana, I will catch up with you shortly. I think I should fill Ukitake in, on what has happened today."
Matsumoto nodded, she looked over to Ukitake and gave him a sad smile before leaving the room. Hitsugaya came back over and stood by the side of his bed and looked down at him, with a grim look on his face.
"Toushiro" he wheezed through the oxygen mask.
Hitsugaya held up his hand "Don't talk, just listen. Your not going to like this one bit, but here goes."
Forty five minutes later Matsumoto found herself lying back on an examination table while Unohana ran her hands over her stomach area, occasionally stopping to press down in certain areas, or to probe deeper with the ball of kido she held in her hands.
When she had arrived, Unohana had started out by asking her questions, ranging from her eating and sleeping habits, to how much sake she consumed. She asked about her working patterns, whether she felt stressed out or over worked. She felt secretly glad that Toushiro wasn't with her during that part of the check up. She realised now that was why Unohana wanted to see her, it had been ages since she last had a check up.
After the questions they had a very long chat about all things to do with her menstrual cycle, and whether she felt any changes in her emotions or if she experienced any sudden mood swings. They talked at great length about her nightmares and whether she had noticed any changes in her spiritual pressure.
When they had finished talking, Unohana moved onto a few basics tests. Checking her height and weight, taking her blood pressure and spirit pressure. She even had a blood test and gave a urine sample. Unohana was certainly being thorough.
"OK Rangiku, you can sit back up now" Unohana said stepping away from the table "I just want you to do one more test, then I will discuss with you, the results of your examination."
Matsumoto sat up and stretched her arms above her head, sighing when she felt a few bones pop.
"Now its a very easy test, I just want you to tell me how many Captains are currently in the Fourth at the moment, and how strongly you can feel there reiatsu signatures."
Matsumoto nodded and closed her eyes to help her concentrate. She blocked out any unnecessary distractions and allowed her senses to flow outwards. The first pressure she picked up was Toushiro's "I can feel my Captains very strongly, it jumps out at me."
Unohana nodded "That's understandable" and marked it down on her clipboard.
"I know he's with Captain Ukitake, but I cant seem to feel his pressure so well. Its there, just very weak."
"I see" Unohana made another mark on her clipboard "Can you sense anyone else?"
"Its strange, I know Captain Kyouraku is in here somewhere, but I cant even feel him" she replied screwing her eyes up tighter in concentration.
"Let me ask you another question" Unohana perched herself on the edge of the table and looked at her "If you wasn't familiar with either of their Reiatsu signatures, would you be able to pick either of them out?"
Matsumoto took a few seconds to think about that one before answering "In all honesty. Apart from my Captains pressure, everyone else's feels very weak, so much so its almost non existent to me."
"Interesting" Unohana said quietly, Matsumoto got the impression she was thinking aloud.
"Captain Unohana" Matsumoto tried to get her attention.
She looked up and smiled at her "Yes Rangiku?"
"How many Captains are in the Fourth at the moment?" she asked curious.
"Including me" she replied gently "Five."
"Five!" she closed her eyes and strained to detect them all.
Unohana placed her hand on Matsumoto's knee "Rangiku, its OK if you didn't get them all"
She opened her eyes and Unohana smiled back "But if you were curious, as well as Toushiro, Juushiro, Shunsui and myself, there is also Captain Komamura checking in on his injured division members."
"Oh...I see" she replied.
"OK just relax here, I'm going to look over the results of your tests and then we'll discuss any findings."
She nodded, and watched as Unohana rose to her feet and left the room.
While she waited for Unohana to return she closed her eyes and concentrated on trying to detect as many individual reiatsu signatures in the surrounding area as possible. Unsurprisingly she couldn't feel anyone, the only one she could feel if she tried really hard was Captain Ukitake, but that was being over shadowed by Toushiro's pressure which was very strong to her senses and stood out like a very bright beacon, almost beckoning her to go to him.
How had she failed to noticed that before, and now she understood why Toushiro had been so worried about her when she had approached Captain Kyouraku. He probably felt the change in his mood when she felt nothing at all.
She was pulled from her musing when she heard the door open, Unohana had returned and she had an odd expression on her face "Ready to hear your results Rangiku, or would you like to wait for Toushiro?"
"Its OK I think he's busy talking with Captain Ukitake, I can just fill him in later."
Unohana nodded "Very well. Firstly your blood pressure is fine. I see your spirit pressure is all over the place, but we'll look more into that later. Your blood result shows that your blood count is a little bit low, which would explain the dizzy spells you have been having, although it seems to have dropped quite recently. Have you had any recent injuries resulting in a loss of blood?"
"No, Its been ages since I've received any injury."
Unohana made a note on the clipboard "I will have to monitor that" she read down the list making quiet comments about her height and weight being fine. Finally she got to the last point on the list "And finally your urine sample shows your perfectly healthy however one thing did show up, and it explains a lot of your recent symptoms."
Rangiku perked up when she said that, oh god was it something bad?
Unohana noticed the worried look on her face and reached out and held her hand, giving her a reassuring smile, break it to her gently.
"Rangiku...You are pregnant" she informed her, giving her hand a little squeeze.
"Preg...nant?" she repeated faintly, completely at a loss for words.