I am sorry this is so late, but I spent the week sewing my fingers off to be ready in time for Manifest, then spent the whole weekend actually at Manifest! Awesome fun. Anyway, we will be back to regular Saturday updates from now on.

Title: Unspoken Terrors

Featuring: Kira, Renji, Ikkaku, Hinamori

Kira stood outside the door, panting after his race to get there. He rapped his knuckles on the door frame and fought to get his breathing under control as he waited for an answer.

"Yes?" Renji asked, sliding the door open.

"Abarai-kun… I need… your help…" Kira gasped.

"Kira? What's wrong?" he asked. He looked out, but there was no one else in sight. "Is someone attacking you?"

"Please, just come with me!" Kira pleaded.

Renji looked at the hand tugging at his sleeve and noticed it was shaking. Anything that had frightened Kira that badly had to mean trouble, so…

"Let's get some reinforcements first," Renji said.

x

"So what's the deal, Abarai?" Ikkaku asked as they walked along the balcony.

"You'll have to ask Kira," Renji said with a shrug. "He won't say anything except 'it' is in his apartment."

"What is 'it', Kira-kun?" Hinamori asked.

Kira shuddered and increased his pace. "You'll see it when we get there," he murmured.

Hinamori dropped back a little to walk beside Renji. "It must be really bad," she said quietly. "I've never seen Kira-kun so upset before."

"Sounds like fun!" Ikkaku said with a wide grin. "I've been dying for a good fight!"

Kira came to a halt in front of the door to his apartment. "I-in there," he said, his voice shaking a little. "In the far corner of the kitchen."

The other three nodded. Ikkaku and Renji drew their zanpakutou while Hinamori prepared a kido spell, and they slowly advanced into the apartment.

They entered the kitchen, and stopped. "I don't see anything," Renji said.

"Hey! Come out and fight!" Ikkaku yelled.

Movement caught Hinamori's eye, and she spun to face it. "Way of Binding 1: Sai!" she shouted.

"Did you get it?" Kira asked, peering into the kitchen.

"You mean this?" Hinamori asked, crouching down to examine her target.

"That looks painful," Ikkaku said, looking over her shoulder. "I'll have to try it out on someone…"

On the floor was a spider, its furiously twitching legs bound to its back by invisible restraints. Ikkaku poked it, fascinated, and it rocked a little before settling.

"So you called us all here because you were scared of a spider?" he laughed. "That's hilarious! Right, Abarai?"

There was no answer, and Ikkaku looked over to find Renji passed out on the floor.

"Oh dear," Kira said with a sigh. "It seems Abarai-kun is even more frightened of spiders than I am."

'Sai' is that spell Rukia used on Ichigo in the first episode to restrain his arms behind his back. Sorry again, and if anyone can give me prompts for Hanatarou or for Kaien, that would be fantastic. Thanks!