A/N: Hey guys! Sry it took so long for me to update! Cause I was having Ulnar nerve injury. Something like numbness on my right hand… So I cant really write well and type well… So please forgive me if the word is spell wrongly cause I'm still having the injury… T_T :( I went for Acupuncture on Saturday 12th march 2011 and it hurts badly! But Its better now :)
Leaving that aside, lets head over to the story!
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When Hikari woke up the next day after countless days without sleeping, she found herself burning up. Her reiatsu seems to be left out of control too.
"Am…I…being… ill… again?" She thought to herself when her throat felt dry.
"Maybe just drinking water and taking some medicine would do." She said happily and went to get change before going downstairs to get her medicine and water.
Just then, a hell butterfly came and landed at the window. Hikari look up from the cup of water despite her fever.
"Hitsugaya Hikari, your parents requested for you to slay some weak hollow at North Rukongai Districts 2 for a warm up. It had been quite a while since you last did any hollow slaying and so they requested you to go. Reiku Kuchiki, Karen Izuru and Hina Kurosaki would be going as well."
After giving the message, the hell butterfly left and Hikari sigh. She wasn't well to do any mission but a job is a job. Hikari took her Zanpackuto and went out to meet with the others in front of the North Rukongai gate.
-Few minutes later-
"HIKARI!" Reiku said hugging Hikari the minute she saw her. But when Reiku touches Hikari, she is warm. Much more warm then usual.
"Hi guys!" Hikari said the best as she could but soon she was notice.
"Don't "Hi guys!" us! You're burning up!" Reiku exclaimed which alerted the other 2. Immediately, Karen places her hand on Hikari forehead and it was burning hot.
"You're having a fever!" Karen said but Hikari move Karen hand away.
"I'm fine. Really…" Hikari said softly and weakly.
"Yar right you're fine!" Hina said.
"Take her to the 4th Division!" Reiku scream.
"I'm fine! Seriously!" Hikari quickly say so she won't get the others worried.
"You're making us worried instead!" The trio said.
"I don't want my… parents to get worried again!... I know they… were worried when I was… locked in my own room!... I know they left work…a few time in order… to watch over…me… Please keep it a secret from…Them…"
"If you fall, its not my fault. Do what you like" Reiku said and turn her back away from Hikari.
"Reiku!-" Karen said but Hina put her hand in front of Karen causing her to stop talking.
"Arigatou… Reiku" Hikari said softly.
"Don't fall behind! I'm moving out!" Reiku said and flash step away. Slowly, one by one flash step away and Hikari was the last to go and was falling back fast. Karen and Hina move to the back in order for them to keep watch the two of the youngest Shinigami.
The group decided to rest at the forest in North Rukongai District 1 forest where a beautiful waterfall lies there. This was also known as Reiku and Hikari secret hid out when they were still in the academy.
They let Hikari drank the water first and her fever was getting far worst. Karen went to calm her fever down with some kido spell but the more she does it, the worst Hikari become. (Not saying Karen is bad with kido)
Suddenly, a bunch of hollow came out from the tree where they were hiding and circle the girls.
"Their weak levels right?" Reiku said smirking and took out her zanpackuto.
"Don't get yourself too carried away." Hina said and follow what Reiku did.
"I'm fine…Karen…" Hikari said and tried to stand up but Karen lightly pushes her down.
"See? You even have the strength to keep yourself up when I push you down. How on earth are you supposed to enter the battlefield like that?" Karen asks the sickly girl.
The two girls engage into battle quickly once they called out their zanpackuto names. Within second, most of the hollows were destroyed quickly.
"Leave them to-" Before Hina could continue her sentence, she felt something holding onto her. Like tentacles holding her but she cant see anything.
"GET THIS THING OFF ME!" Reiku scream as she started to attack at random direction. Many snow snake demon were summoned out but it does not seem to be working.
"Calm down little girl…" A voice said through the wind. Everyone was on guard including Hikari and Karen.
Suddenly, the voice reveals it's self. It's a hollow with 6 different color tentacles. Each color represents an element. Red for fire, Yellow for lightning, Blue for water, Green for Earth or Nature, White for Snow, Black for Darkness.
Reiku is hold still by its red tentacles while Hina was hold still by its yellow tentacles.
"I wont move so much like you little girl…" the hollow smirk before letting out fire through its tentacles where Reiku is. Reiku scream out in pain as the fire burns her.
"Yuki No Hime! Snow Blizzard!" Hikari scream out as she manages to overcome the strength Karen is holding her down.
The tip of Yuki No Hime zanpackuto shoots out thick blizzard and freezes the whole hollow tentacles. The fire too had died down.
"Curse you!" the hollow shouted and tries to break free but the ice was far too thick.
"HyorinNeko, Ice Cat Demon!" Hikari called out and swing HyorinNeko zanpackuto in front of her and many ice cat like demon was summon out.
It went to the tentacles where it was holding Reiku and Hina and bite off the tentacles. Loosening the grips, the two girls manage to escape.
"You will pay for that girl!" The hollow once again shout and the other tentacles manage to free itself from the ice.
"Ice-" Unable to complete her sentence, Hikari suddenly felt weak and fell to the ground.
"HIKARI!" The 3 girls shouted but they knew they could not reach her in time.
"DIE!"
Hikari closes her eyes as she knew the impact will be bad but she felt nothing. Slowly, she opens her eyes and was shock. There she saw, Megumi and Rina stopping the hollow tentacles.
"Megumi…Rina?" Hikari softly said before she losses conscious and fell. Luckily, Karen had reached her on time before she could even hit the ground. Karen move her hands and touches Hikari forehead. Sure enough, she was burning up fast.
"We had to finish up fast! Hikari fever is getting worst!" Karen said and the other two girls plus the wolf took their fighting stand.
"Even if you did not say that, we will still finish this fast!" Hina and Reiku said and both of them charge at the hollow.
The wolves corner the hollow while the 2 Shinigami jump up and slash down. But nothing happen.
"Hahaha! You cant even attack me!" The hollow pointed its blue tentacles at them and water balls surrounded them. They are in trouble! They don't have enough oxygen!
"Control, Shukketsu (Bleeding fire)" Karen said and her zanpackuto was activate.
"Fire whirlpool" She continued and a fire cycle appears just below the hollow and a whirlpool was summon out but instead of water, its fire. The hollow tries to escape but it wont move
"WHY YOU!" the hollow scream and losses concentration of its tentacle and release the water ball surrounding them. They took in deep breath and out since they hardly had any oxygen in the water ball.
"There is a reason why I don't like fighting. Shukketsu ability is blood bending (A/N: Got the idea from Avatar the last air bender. Cartoon version) and fire. Blood bending allows me to control the person blood and its whole body. Much like a puppet… It's a fearful zanpackuto." With that said, Karen swing her zanpackuto in a horizontal way and many more fireball was summon out.
"Any last words to say? Hollow-san?" Karen asks. The hollow kept quite. "Good bye…" Karen continue and the fireball exploded at the hollow and it disappear soon after.
"Never seen you use Shukketsu "blood bending" ability for quite a while now." Hina said and patted the back of Karen lightly.
"We got to head back now! Hikari fever is getting worst!" Reiku shouted and the girls deactivate their zanpackuto and quickly pack up. Karen piggyback Hikari since she is the eldest in the group. Just as they were about to leave, they realize Megumi and Rina was not around. Leaving that aside, the Shinigami flash step quickly back to Seireitei.
-Seireitei 4th Division-
The girls dash right in and to the counter despite them making quite a lot of noise.
"Is Unohana Taichou around!" Reiku ask the Shinigami who was behind the counter.
"She is busy now…" the Shinigami reply.
"Its an Emergency!" Karen quickly said.
"Is something the matter?" Isane ask.
"Kotetsu Fuku Taichou!" the Shinigami said.
"Hikari… She…" Karen said and move Hikari so Isane could see her. She isn't well or anything.
"Quick get her into the room." Isane order and the 4th Division members get to work. They took Hikari from Karen and told the 3 Shinigami to wait outside. They too had rang up Toushiro and Rangiku and they rush into the 4th Division once they receive the message.
"Since when did she had the fever?" Rangiku ask the children.
"We are not too sure Hitsugaya Fuku Taichou. She had it when we were about to head off to the mission." Reiku started off.
"We told her to rest but she did not want to visit the 4th squad as she knew the 4th squad members would call Hitsugaya Taichou and Hitsugaya Fuku Taichou down." Hina continue
"She does not want to worry both of you so she kept quite and went to the mission. She said that when she was lock in her room, she knew that both Hitsugaya Taichou and Hitsugaya Fuku Taichou had left their work countless time to look after Hikari." Karen ended the conversation.
"That girl… Only knows how to make people worried…" Rangiku said.
-In the room where Hikari is-
"What is her temperature?" Isane ask one of the members.
"280 C" (A/N: I know its too high! But she is having an extremely High Fever!)
"She is having a high fever! Bring me the cooling pack!" Isane order and the members got to work. They took out a cooling pack which was store in the refrigerator of -25 C. Still, its not enough for Hikari to calm down. Once they put the cooling pack on her forehead, the pack became warm fast.
"Its not working, Kotetsu Fuku Taichou!" The members shouted.
"At the far side of the healing area, there is a cooling pack which is store below -500 C. Get that pack in here now!"
Before any of the members could step out of the room, Hanataro came in with the cooling pack which was store below -500 C
"Ko…tet…su... fu…ku…tai…chou…" Hanataro said panting "I…got…the…cooling…pack…" He handed the box where the cooling pack is stored to one of the members.
"Arigatou." Isane said and smile at him before treating Hikari illness. She took out the cooling pack from the box and it was extremely cold. She uses gloves to protect her hands from the cooling pack.
When Isane places the cooling pack onto Hikari forehead, Hikari feel much better but her whole body is warm still. At least she feel a little better than before.
"We need her to stay in the 4th squad so prepare a ward for her. She is still having a high fever and we cant let her leave here." Isane said and everyone got to work. Before she left the room, she injected Hikari with a sleeping pill so she could sleep better.
Isane came out when Hikari had fallen asleep. Everyone garters around her.
"Isane, how is Hikari?" Rangiku ask worriedly.
"She is having a high fever and we had calm her down with a cooling pack."
Everyone show a sign of relief.
"But…" she continue. "We need her to stay here as her high fever is still too high for her to leave. She still have the fever but it is much lower than before."
"We understand. Take care of Hikari for us." Toushiro said.
"Arigatou, Hitsugaya Taichou"
-Meanwhile… (Hueco Mundo)-
"Aizen Otou-san, May I please go to Soul Society?" Kairi ask pleading for permission.
"May I know the reason why?" Aizen question her.
"I'm… my wolves told me that my younger sister is suffering with a high fever."
"Your wolves?"
"Yes, Megumi and Rina. They are under my orders."
"Very well… Take some flowers along so she could get better" Aizen said and Kairi smile and left the room happily.
On the way back, she saw Nnoitra and he stop her.
"Where do you think you are going happily girl?" Nnoitra said threatening her.
"What do you want Nnoitra?" Kairi asked.
"Hmm… Your way better than the princess of Hueco Mundo." With that said, Nnoitra let her go and Kairi continue to her room, took some flowers (A/N: Don't ask me where she got it from) and when nightfall enters Soul Society, She opened the Garganta leading to Soul Society. She tries her best to seal her reiatsu.
-At night-
When Kairi open the Garganta, she realize she is above the 4th squad. She tries her best to seal her reiatsu so that no one will realize it. She look through all the place and she found Hikari room.
Hikari room is on the last floor and just beside the window. Which made things easier for Kairi to enter. Making sure no one is around, Kairi slowly enters the window where a sleeping Hikari was lying there.
Kairi tried to smile but in the end, tears came out.
"What am I going to do with you… You feel sick faster than anyone when you were little too. Get yourself well. I cant stand it when you are all ill." Kairi said softly and place the flower which Hikari loves and only Kairi knows about, red and blue roses (A/N: My friend brought it for me when they visited me :) So I will let Hikari have the flower too)
She touches Hikari forehead and she was still burning up, her lips were dry too.
"Mizu no hime, water ball…" Kairi softly said and a tiny ball of water was form. She sat beside Hikari bed and places the water ball into her mouth. Immediately, her lips regain the original color.
Kairi could stay longer if it wasn't the noise outside she heard. Before she left, she said "Get well soon… my dearest sister, Hitsugaya Hikari. I love you." With that, she left through the window and the door open revealing Isane holding another cooling pack.
Kairi watch a little longer before returning back to Hueco Mundo. At least she manage to see her sister again…
-2 days later…-
Hikari fever had finally calm down and everyone finally could relax a little. Hikari was about to return back home when she notice the red and blue rose.
"I wonder who give it to me… The only person I told was…" Images of Kairi was flash into Hikari mind.
"Nee-chan… did you came and visit me?" Hikari look out the window and to the sky.
"Hikari, sweetie! Are you ready to return home?" Rangiku called out and Hikari turn around.
"I'm ready Oka-sama!" Hikari said and hug her mother.
-Outside the 4th squad-
"Remember to get plenty of water and don't ever do any mission when you are feeling unwell. Visit to the 4th squad wont be too bad right?" Isane said and patted Hikari head despite Hikari being a 13 years old girl.
"I understand, Kotetsu Fuku Taichou!" Hikari said happily.
"Arigatou Isane." Rangiku said and smile at her.
"Its my job after all. Take care of Hikari."
"I will."
"Ready to start work Hikari?" Rangiku ask the young girl.
"100% READY!" Hikari said happily.
"Just don't get too stress" Isane said and smile when both mother and daughter went back to the 10th Division.
-10th Division-
When Hikari enters the captain room, she saw Ichimaru Gin and her father having a glaring competition.
"Otou-sama, I'm back!" Hikari said so the atmosphere could change.
"Hikari! Are you better now?" Toushiro ask and was tackle by Hikari.
"Better than ever Hitsugaya-Taichou!" Hikari said and Toushiro ruffle her hair which Hikari had to re-tie her hair again.
"What are you doing here, Gin?" Rangiku ask her child hood friend.
"A piece of information which might be useful for the search of your daughter. Hitsugaya Kairi."
Everyone stop what they were doing.
-End of this chapter-
A/N: YAY! Finally I did a cliff Hanger! XD! Guess you might have to read the next chap to find out what happen! XD Review please!