Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or it's Characters. Bleach (c) Kubo Tite

Chapter 25

Yoruichi and I were both relaxing in the bath. I had a small hot towel on my forehead and tried to forget about the troubles of the day. But I could not stop worrying. Yoruichi could see the concern on my face.
"What are you thinking about?" She asked me.
"The Quincy, other shinigamis, Byakuya-kun." I said loosely.
"Did anything happen between you two while you were away?"
"Not really, he just rescued me from a large hollow and tended to my wounds."
"You don't look injured now, he must have done a good job." She smiled.
"He did, he would be good in the fourth division." I joked.

"His parents would cry if Byakuya got placed in the fourth division."
"His parents? What are they like? Are they kind of boring?" I asked with my attention being held completely.
"Hmm, his parents aren't like him at all. His father Kuchiki Ryusuke is a bit of a fun loving slacker, but an excellent fighter. He's the captain of the 3rd division. His mother, Kuchiki Azuna is the vice captain of the 3rd division. She shares a fun loving spirit aswell and she's quite sexy."
"Did they keep all of those qualities for themselves?" I wondered.
"It may seem that way, but to be honest, I think Byakuya's serious nature is actually his way of rebeling against his parents." Yoruichi whispered to me.
"Why does he need to rebel?"
"Instinct? Who knows, when children are children, they don't mind sharing an identidy associated with their parents. But when children become adults, they want to break away from that identidy held by their parents and become their own person."

"I never realized you were such deep thinker, Yoruichi-san."
Yoruichi splashed some water in my face.
"I think you should meet his parents."
"What? Why should I do that?"
"To get to know your, future inlaws." Yoruichi gave a laugh.
"There's no way, he and I would marry!" My voice hit a high pitch.
"Why not?" Yoruichi pouted.

"We barely know each other, and-" I shook my head, "I'm not ready to have a family or even commit to a romantic relationship."
"How would you feel if he married someone else?" Yoruichi asked as she crossed her arms.
"I, wouldn't know how to feel. Happy for him, probably." In truth I never thought of Byakuya marrying anyone. But if he did marry someone, I should be happy for him. So why did I feel jealous just now? I closed my eyes and sighed.
"Probably? Your heart's ready to break just at the thought." She said.
"You're wrong, Yoruichi-san. I wouldn't feel sad." I couldn't control my emotions though, as hot tears began to fall from my eyes. "This bath is too steamy."
"There are a lot of stupid girls in Seireitei that say they're in love with Kuchiki Byakuya. But you're the only stupid girl I know who actually is."
"And who are you in love with, Yoruichi-san?" I asked but did not expect a true answer from her.
"Some blonde idiot who can't seem to talk straight." She sighed heavily.
"I suppose we have the same problem then." I commented.

"Yeah, we do."
I returned to my room, and found the mess that was made was cleaned up. Along with my shinigami uniform cleaned and folded for me. I sat and read over the Quincy files. Special humans with supernatural powers. That's similiar to me, isn't it? But I don't see any water or ice control. Only spirit arrows and their own set of spells they cast with special Quincy tubes filled with spiritual energy. There are even some Quincy that move using a techinque called, "Hirenkyaku" which puts them at equal speeds with shunpo. For the Quincys that have mastered it, they are able to move faster than shunpo.
Their uniform seems to be all white, and yes, very tacky. Their powers coupled with their battle tactics and human inteligence makes them very dangerous foes. Stupid hollows are one thing, but people? Couldn't we just ask them to stop or come to some better agreement? Do we really have to hunt down and kill every last Quincy? But they are throwing off the balance of the world. And if this has been going on for centuries, it doesn't look like they're change their ways anytime soon.
I laid down in my bed and let myself fall asleep.

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Yoruichi and Urahara were sitting in her room. They were both enjoying tea and dango together. But Yoruichi's face was wrapped with concern.
"How's the girl?" Urahara asked while sipping his tea.
"She's asleep." Yoruichi said quickly.
"I was listening to what she was saying on the roof. But somehow, I'm more surprised that kid would chase her like that. I thought he would just let her go." Urahara revealed casually.
"Are you kidding? He's been chasing her down ever since he met her." Yoruichi said with a bit of annoyance in her voice.
"It's nice to see two young people who are in love but willing to do their best not to admit it to each other." A small laugh developed in his voice.
"There's a chance they won't get the time to. This war is going to divide a lot of people. Byakuya could be placed in a special squad made out of vice captains. And Hisana-chan has some abilities no one else has in Seireitei, they might put her in a special squad herself. Or let her fight alone." Yoruichi voice held a tight anger.
"The Soul Society isn't that reckless." Urahara said while trying to find comforting words.
"She toppled a menos grande in one shot. That took all the energy she had, but she did do it."
"Why don't I spar with her?" Urahara suggested.

"Hmm?"
"I've got some unique abilities myself. Perhaps maybe sparring with me would help her be more prepared. I would be careful not to kill her."
"If you did, I would never forgive you." She said coldly.
"Maybe we should adopt her as our child then? Urahara Hisana sounds like a good name. Or would you'd rather go with your family name?" The man said with delight while clapping his hands.
"As much as I would love being called 'Mama', wouldn't we have to be married first?" She gave him a sly grin.
"Oh um? It's getting very late I see. And I have an important meeting with my division tomorrow morning. Have to come up with some important weapons to use in the war. Very important." He said while reaching nervously for his things.

"All right. Thank you for stopping by." Yoruichi gave him a sad smile.
"I'll try to visit again. But now with this recent announcement of war, all eyes are on the Shinigami Research Institute." He sighed.
"There's pressure being placed on the Special Forces aswell."
"I guess we have our work cut out for us."
They stopped talking afterwords, both leaned in close to each other, and said good night.

I woke in a death grip! I looked around saw that Yoruichi and slepted in my room, with her arms around me. I could not remove them, and nature was screaming.
"Yoruichi-san?" I asked her.
"Mmmm milk.." She replied.
"Yoruichi-san, wake up."
"Mmm? Hisana-chan? What are you doing in my bed?"
"You're in my bed." I nervously said.
"Oh?" She took a look around the room. "Yes, this place does smell a bit like barf."
"I have to get ready for a meeting." I said lazily. I really didn't want to go. I had this incredible headache!

"Everyone in Seireitei is going to a meeting. I don't even think there are any shinigami stationed in the real world at the moment. Everyone has been recalled."
"Really? I see, they're really serious here. I don't know, if I'll be any help in this war. The Quincy could easily shot down all my ice shards. And my kido's weak in the real world."
"You have plenty of time to practice. Kisuke has offered to spar with you so you can get more training and experience."
"Urahara-san offered? But, Byakuya-kun said I should avoid him."

"Avoid Kisuke?" Yoruichi gave out a large roaring laugh. "Little Byakuya must really be jealous of other men who get close to you."
"Byakuya-kun is just looking out for me. He thought Urahara-san was trying to get me drunk on purpose for, impure intentions. That's why Byakuya-kun took me home."
"Impure intentions? Geez, that kid must really like you if he's thinking about something like that, happening."
"Let's eat already, I'm starving." I said to change the subject.

I got changed into my shinigami uniform as Yoruichi left my room to change. I went to the room we ate, and found that we had some company for breakfast. Yoruichi dressed much more quickly than me and beat me to the table. Our guests were the captain and vice captain of the 13th division. Is it just me or are they following me around?
"Good morning?" I really did not know what to say.
"Good morning, Kazehana-chan!" Ukitake was back to his usual happy self while drinking tea and eating sweets.
"What took you so long?" Yoruichi asked while taking a bite out of her grilled fish.
"I almost forgot the Quincy files in my room, and, nature called." I said as I held up the file with both hands and showed it to everyone.
I sat down next to Yoruichi and only ate rice with soy sauce.

"Why are you eating so little again?" Yoruichi heckled me.
"I still feel sick from last night." I groaned.
"The first hangover, I don't even remember mine." Yoruichi pondered.
"You got drunk last night, Kazehana-chan?" Ukitake asked me.
"It wasn't my intention to get intoxicated, but Urahara insisted on celebrating my victory over that menos."

"Isn't that someone you should celebrate with members from your division, not some perverted captain from another division?" Yoruichi teased.
"I thought Captain Kyouraku was the only perverted captain." I said.
"Nope, actually I'll let you in on a secret. They're all perverted at the 12th division, it powers their research." Yoruichi winked at me.
"Oh, Kazehana-chan, today at the meeting, you'll get to meet the other seated members of the 13th division." Ukitake announced.
"Are they perverted too?" I tilted my head.
"No, there are no perverts in the 13th division." Ukitake said nervously.
"Only closet perverts." Yoruichi said in a loud whisper.