Saving Hanatoro from his captain

Kosuke and his group headed toward the office where Hanatoro was. He could hear one of the louder members of the 13th division making a report, and Kosuke decided to intervene. (Mainly because the one making the report was practically yelling.)

Kosuke snuck up on the loudmouth and knocked him out with his Soul Slayer. Unohana-taicho was surprised to see him there.

"Kosuke-san, why did you knock him out?" she asked.

"His yelling was giving me a headache, and he was a little too loud."

"Care to explain why you're here?"

"If you're going to be angry at Hanatoro for helping the ryoka; then put the blame on me. The ryoka that everyone is in an uproar about are my friends from the living world. Hanatoro was helping them because of me…"

"Kosuke…"

"Is this true Hanatoro?"

"No, it's because I wanted to save Rukia-san like the ryoka do…" mumbled Hanatoro.

"Kosuke, why were your squad all over the place?!" asked Unohana.

"It was their idea. They wanted to help me out, so I let them. But I told them if they got caught, place the blame on me. I don't want any of them to get into trouble."

"So basically you told them to lie if caught helping the intruders?"

"The 'intruders' as you call them, are my friends! I was concerned about them, and my squad decided on their own that they wanted to help! I'll take responsibility for both my squad and Hana-chan," replied Kosuke.

"Very well, Hanatoro-san you are free to go. Kosuke-san, you will come with me while I decide your punishment."

"Kosuke, why did you…?" asked Hanatoro.

"Why did I take the blame? Hanatoro, you're my friend and I won't let you get in trouble for helping someone. Besides, Ichigo and Ganju are old friends of mine from before the academy; if you were helping them save Rukia, then I thought I'd keep you from getting into trouble," replied Kosuke.

"Arigato, Kosuke! You really are a true friend!" exclaimed Hanatoro.

"Kosuke-san, follow me please…" said Unohana-taicho.
In Unohana-taicho's office…

"Kosuke-san, what you have done goes against the rules of your office…"

He silently gulped, but never regretted what he just did.

"But you did it to save a friend and comrade, and your squad has been all over the place helping the 11th division members until the rest of the Relief Unit arrived. I'm going to go easy on you and let this incident slide; especially since it is your first offense. But in the future I will not be so lenient," said Unohana-taicho.

"Arigato, Unohana-taicho! I will try to follow the rules from now on; but if my friends are in danger I won't be able to make any promises," replied Kosuke, relieved.

"Fair enough. You may leave Kosuke-san…"

"Kosuke! So what happened in there?" asked Hanatoro.

"I got off with a warning. So is it true that you led Ichigo and Ganju to the tower without getting lost in the tunnels?!"

"Hai! I also healed the wounds Ichigo-san received after battling Renji-san."

"I knew you had it in you, Hanatoro!"

"But I still get lost in the tunnels easily…I only know the routes to the 'Library' and the tower by heart; I still need help finding my way down there…"

"I'm gonna fix that problem right now. Come back to my hideout and I'll give you a navigator for the underground tunnels!"

"Is it a 'Possessed' Plushie?" asked Hanatoro.

"Yup, and you get to pick which one you want. Would you like to have Kero as the guide?"

"Hai, he seemed very friendly."

Back in Kosuke's infamous hideout…

"Kosuke-san! We heard you got into trouble, what happened?" exclaimed his squad.

"What the…?! How did you lot find my secret hideout?!"

"Hanatoro told us about it."

"They wanted to know where you often disappeared to after your shift…" explained Hanatoro.

"Ah, who cares…so long as none of you mention this to the freak-of-a-captain Kurotsuchi, I'll let you guys hang out here!" laughed Kosuke.

"So how bad is the punishment?" asked Hikari.

"She let me off since this is the first time I've gotten into trouble. She also told me that you lot have been all around the place helping the injured 11th division…"

"We helped so they wouldn't suspect us."

"Nice…I saved both your ass and Hanatoro from Unohana-taicho and her wrath…"

"Kosuke, where are the guides that we've heard so much about?" asked Kaze.

"Remember the flying yellow bear-thing?"

"Who could forget…"

"That was one of the guides. I specialize in what I refer to as Possessed Plushies. Hanatoro, which one do you want?"

"You wouldn't happen to have any more flying bear-things would you?" he asked quietly.

"Which color do you want it in?"

"Um, silver-white?"

"Hey hand me the box that you're sitting on, would ya Daisuke?"

Daisuke handed over the box and Kosuke found the one he was looking for on the top. He had to empty his Pez-dispenser so he could locate Kero, but it was worth it.

"Now you guys, watch this closely…I put the Gikongan into the Plushies mouth and wait for it… OW!! KERO, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO BITE ME?!" growled Kosuke.

"Why'd you leave me in there for so damn long?!" it retorted.

"Hanatoro, you can have this baka…But watch out 'cause he bites when he's cranky."