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Ichigo cursed, teeth clenched, looking at all three of the women that had escorted him several times. He warned Shun too late! Looking back at Kimyo, he scowled. The bastard he was fighting was another identical form of those damn blobs. He watched as Kimyo smirked before his body turned black, shooting towards the man that called himself Shin.

"Dammit!" Ichigo muttered, narrowing his eyes, clenching his teeth together.

Looking at Shun, Rio, and Yuri, he frowned, furrowing his eyebrows. He should have told them not to be in most of the fight. He would've counted on Rio and Yuri, but Shun would have did whatever she wanted. He cursed, narrowing his eyes.

Shun grinned widely, Rio smiled softly, eyes closed, and Yuri jumped up and down, smiling brightly. Kenpachi, Byakuya, and Hitsugaya narrowed their eyes. He got their personality's all right. But they weren't the women they lov- RESPECTED!! Both the Captain of the eleventh and tenth shook their heads, wondering where the hell that came from.

"Captain Zaraki! When did we last fight? Two... three months ago?" Shun asked, smirking, quirking an eyebrow, black orbs boring into Kenpachi's.

"Nice try, you bastard. It was about nine months ago." Kenpachi growled, frowning deeply.

"Ah. Well, you know me. I'm not very good with dates." Shun said, chuckling darkly, narrowing her eyes.

The Captain curled his lip back, glaring at the woman. That little fucking bastard was bad trying to act like Shun. She would usually curse at him and growl that she wasn't good with remembering dates and all that crap.

"Captain Kuchiki! What game do you feel like playing?" Rio asked, clapping her hands together, smiling brightly. "I think I'm up for... hide-n-seek."

"I want to play that!! Let's play, Captain Hitsugaya!" Yuri yelled, flailing her arms, grinning happily.

"Stop that, Kayusei. It's pathetic trying to act like Rio." Byakuya said, shocking both the Captains with him.

Whoa. He actually spoke up.

"I agree. Yuri... does not act like that. You're way off on her personality." Hitsugaya said, frowning deeply, eyes narrowed.

All the grins and smiles disappeared on the women that were controlled. They narrowed their eyes, smirking darkly, a lazy look in their eyes.

"Ah, good. That means I should work on their personalities, ne?" All three women asked, voices melding into each other. "Other than that? I'll ask the question again. Can you kill the ones you love?" They asked, all smiling, Shin speaking at the same time as them.

"Hah! I don't love that bitch. She fucking annoys me." Kenpachi said, smirking.

Why weren't they fucking fighting! He didn't want to fight Shun, but that bastard standing on top of the building... He grinned savagely. He wanted to know how strong he was.

"Loving a subordinate... There is no way it can happen." Hitsugaya said, eyes narrowed, voice cold.

"Yes. I won't degrade myself by have a relationship with... anybody." Byakuya said, glaring at Rio, seeing her eyes remain narrow.

All the Captains saw something. They narrowed their eyes, looking closely at the women. What the hell? Their eyes looked... red for some reason.

"Ah, yes. I must add something before we begin this futile fight. Everything you say to me, all these beautiful women can... Well," They all chuckled darkly, closing their eyes, smiling. "They can hear it as well."

All the women changed their expressions back, back to smiling and grinning. Byakuya narrowed his eyes, actually cursing inside his head. They were able to hear it as well? Just what kind of power did this Shin have?

Shun lifted her left arm, making everyone reel back in disgust, seeing half her arm hang. Shin smirked, hearing the woman's arm crack and make noises. It should be able to work. A genius like him had to have made it work. He watched as Shun lowered her arm, back to her side.

"Shall we... start?" Shun asked, quirking an eyebrow, smirking, gripping the hilt of her sword.

"Yes." Rio said, smiling, also reaching for her sword.

"Uh-huh!" Yuri chirped, grabbing the hilt of her sword, grinning happily, looking at Hitsugaya.

They all unsheathed their swords, holding them out, looking at the Captains. All the Captains frowned, watching as the three women walked towards them, looking demonic even though they were smiling.

"Captain Zaraki... why don't we have a fight?" Shun asked, grinning widely, eyes dilating, pointing her sword at the Captain when she stopped, several meters away from the Captain.

"...Like I have a fucking choice." Kenpachi muttered, unsheathing his sword as well.

He looked to the side, seeing the woman, Yuri, jump towards Hitsugaya, connecting swords with him. Yuri smiled brightly, balancing on her two hands, kicking her legs out, making Hitsugaya clench his teeth when she hit his chest, sending him skidding several meters. Giggling, she ran forward, jumping in the air, foot landing on Hitsugaya's shoulder, seeing a crater form under him.

Shin smirked, watching the three women, not even bothering to watch anyone else. These three were strong, all right. He observed every single shinigami out there during the winter. And he expected to kill them all off, something that Aizen couldn't do. He widened his eyes, turning around, blocking an attack from none other than Ichigo Kurosaki.

"What do you want, Ichigo Kurosaki?" Shin asked, smirking, confirming Ichigo's suspicions when he saw the zanpakuto Shin was wielding.

"You're a shinigami." Ichigo stated, frowning, glaring at the man.

Shin pushed the orange haired man away, still smirking, amused.

"Yeah." Shin said.

"Then why're you trying to destroy your own kind?! It doesn't make any sense!" Ichigo yelled, glaring at the man, shinigami, traitor of the Soul Society.

"As my duplicate said... I will tell you, if you can defeat me." Shin said, smirking widely.

"Duplicate? You mean Kimyo?" Ichigo asked, quirking an eyebrow.

"Do you not know what Kimyo stands for? Odd. It stands for odd." Shin said, smirking. "I call all my duplicates Kimyo. And since they are called that... they are not real."

"Why are you doing this?! You're making... my friends fight with their Captains!" Ichigo yelled, looking at his escorts, who he now considered friends, scowling. "You're making tons of people out there fight with people they don't want to hurt! Stop this now!" Ichigo yelled, curling his lip back, glaring at the bastard.

"Sorry. But I'm doing this for someone." Shin said, narrowing his eyes, frowning, clenching his hands.

"Who the hell would want... this?!" Ichigo yelled, throwing his hand out, pointing around the Seireitei.

Most of the buildings were knocked down, debris everywhere, smoke rose from almost every direction Ichigo looked, tons of bodies lying everywhere, wood chips, and singed places covering most of the ground. Shin merely raised an eyebrow, shrugging, not caring what anybody thought.

"I don't care. It would make her happy." Shin said, smiling darkly, arms folded in the back.

Ichigo growled, glaring at the man. Her? Who the hell was he talking about?

-:-

"He was your subordinate?" Yamamoto asked, looking at Kurotsuchi, eyes narrowed.

"Yes. An experiment went wrong, while he was near it. I was going to experiment on him when I saw that something was wrong. But, being a coward, he ran." Kurotsuchi said, narrowing his eyes. "That was ten years ago."

"Ten years?" Ukitake asked, eyes wide. "But that was around when Aizen was defeated."

"Yes. After defeating him, I though I'd celebrate with doing an impossible experiment." Kurotsuchi said, sighing, watching as destruction happened around him.

"I'd hate to be with him when something bad happens." Kyoraku muttered, frowning.

"I heard that. But when I was starting to see what my experiment was able to do, that dullard was in the same room. So when I pressed the switch, it actually melded with that buffoon." Kurotsuchi said, sighing. "And after all that time I wasted, trying to get it right."

"D-Didn't you try and at least reverse what happened?" Soi Fon asked, eyes wide, shocked that everything was due to an experiment.

"No. He had disappeared after it had happened." Kurotsuchi said, facing away from everyone. "So, I just forgot about him since then."

"Don't you have an antidote?" Komamura asked, looking at the scientist with narrowed eyes.

"No. I thought that since I lost my experiment, I mind as well continue with others. No use trying to make an antidote for an experiment you are never going to see again." Kurotsuchi said, making a surprising sound, seeing the three women attacking the Captains of the sixth, tenth, and eleventh. "Do you think I would be able to experiment on those three?"

"No time to think about that. Do you think you will be able to make one right now?" Unohana asked, looking at the twelfth squad Captain, smiling.

"Are you delusional? It would probably take weeks just to find the experiment documents before I can make an antidote." Kurotsuchi said, frowning, watching as Kurosaki attacked Shin. "So, we have no choice but to see how everything turns out."

Yamamoto narrowed his eyes, looking at the three Captains fighting their subordinates. They couldn't interfere with their fights. And they couldn't interfere with the fight Kurosaki was also engaged in as well.

"The only thing we can do now, is try to get our lieutenants back." Yamamoto said, turning around, looking at Chojiro, who's orbs were black, sword held out.

"All right. I would do anything to get Nanao-chan back." Kyoraku said, unsheathing his sword, looking at Nanao, who looked at him without emotion.

"That dullard can do whatever she wants." Kurotsuchi said, absentmindedly, waving his hand.

"Yes, Captain-General." Komamura said, nodding, looking at Iba.

"Fighting both Kiyone and Sentarou." Ukitake muttered, shaking his head, wondering why it had to come down to this.

"Yes." Soi Fon said, nodding, glaring at Omaeda, having no problem with fighting the large lieutenant.

"I'm sorry." Unohana said, closing her eyes, facing Isane.

-:-

Shun laughed manically, jumping towards the Captain of the eleventh, thrusting her sword forward, about to stab the Captain until he moved to the side, grabbing Shun's blade.

"Snap the fuck out of it, Shun!" Kenpachi growled, glaring at the woman.

"Sorry, Zaraki, I'm in control of this woman now! She can't do anything against my control!" Shun yelled, punching Kenpachi's chest, sending him flying into a broken building.

The Captain cursed, getting up, walking out of the building, glaring at the woman. She wasn't in control, dammit! He curled his lip back. When was the last time he was so fucking serious during a fight? He held his sword up, seeing Shun's blade connect with his, seeing her maniac grin.

"C'mon, Captain Zaraki! I thought you were stronger than this!" Shun yelled, laughing manically, continuing to swing her blade at the Captain.

The Captain growled, narrowing his eyes, feeling like he was called weak, he swung his sword up, cutting Shun's shoulder. His eyes widened, seeing red blood spurt from the woman's shoulders, her eyes wide as well. Shit! He fucking cut her! Shun stood still, eyes wide, black orbs looking at her shoulder. She looked at the Captain, eyes still wide.

"You bastard." Shun growled, narrowing her eyes, lip curled back.

She kicked off the ground, sword in the air, swinging down as hard as she could, making Kenpachi grunt when she hit his sword. Looking down, he paused, seeing a crater. She was... strong. She was strong and he couldn't help but be serious in the damn fight. Why? He curled his lip back, grabbing Shun's arm, making her eyes widen. All that cracking from her left arm before... it was being healed. He doesn't know how that bastard did it, but he did.

"You're fucking weak!" Kenpachi yelled, making Shun blink.

He smashed her into the ground, making her couch, all the air leaving her lungs. She opened her eyes, black orbs bearing into Kenpachi's. He growled, narrowing his eyes. He was getting pissed.

"You're fucking weak for letting him control you!!" Kenpachi yelled, lip curled back, seeing Shun widen her eyes.

Narrowing her eyes, she growled, glaring at the Captain.

"Fuck you! I'm not weak!" Shun yelled, pushing the Captain off, jumping onto her feet.

The Captain quirked an eyebrow, gripping his sword, looking at the woman closely. For a second... it looked as though her eyes had... turned back to normal. He watched as the black orbs stared at him, the woman still growling. Shun kicked forward, swinging her sword down.

"I hate you!" Shun yelled, continuing to swing.

The tall man growled, swinging his sword forward, cursing to himself when he cut her other shoulder. Dammit! Wasn't he fucking able to control himself?! He widened his eyes, seeing Shun swing her sword sideways, cutting him across his chest. Shit.

He couldn't deny it.

He couldn't fucking deny it!

He was starting to have fun.

Kenpachi grinned widely, along with Shun, both swinging their swords at each other. Shun jumped on the other side of the Captain, both their backs facing each other, swinging her sword around, smirking widely when the Captain blocked it. Shun jumped away, laughing, staring at the Captain with blood lust. Holding her sword out horizontally, she smirked, making the Captain quirk an eyebrow.

"Fall, Tora no Yuki!" Shun yelled, sword disappearing, thousands of black snowflakes surrounding her. "Let's see if you can dodge a thousand blades, Zaraki!" She yelled, eyes dilating.

"C'mon!" Kenpachi yelled, grinning widely, the same blood lust look in his eyes.

-:-

Rio jumped, attacked, punched at, and smiled at Byakuya, who kept dodging. He wasn't going to attack. He narrowed his eyes, seeing Rio close her eyes, continuing to smile.

"Come on, Kuchiki, I thought this woman was nothing to you." Rio said, thrusting her sword forward.

"She is not." Byakuya said, feeling himself pause before he appeared behind Rio.

Rio's eyes widened, feeling blood spurt from her side. Looking at her side, she touched her wound, holding her hand in front of her. Her eyes were wide, shocked. What? She turned her head, eyes narrowed, glaring at the stoic Captain.

"I didn't think you would ever do this. It seems I was wrong about you, Captain Kuchiki." Rio said, a smirk making a way to her lips.

She looked at herself, glancing at her zanpakuto. She sighed, rubbing the back of her head, letting Byakuya know she still wasn't in control.

"I mind as well use this woman's release. It seems impossible for her to beat a Captain." Rio said, turning, holding her sword out, putting her hand on her blade. "Sing, Kaen Hebi."

Rio's sword turned into a metal whip, the end of the whip having a snake's head, the whole sword black. Rio smiled softly, closing her eyes, gripping the hilt of her sword. She smiled, snapping the whip, a wave of black fire heading towards Byakuya.

"Stop." Byakuya said, appearing on the other side of Rio, grabbing her wrist.

Rio smiled softly, turning her head, eyes closed. Byakuya narrowed his eyes, seeing the woman open her eyes, her face darkening as she smiled.

"Do not think my sword is only a whip." Rio muttered, chuckling.

Byakuya widened his eyes, looking down, seeing a blade at his neck. What? Looking to the side, he narrowed his eyes, confused. Rio... had two swords. Rio smiled brightly.

"This woman's sword can split into two. Unlike others." Rio said, continuing to smile, pressing her blade harder against Byakuya's throat.

"Scatter, Senbonzakura." Byakuya muttered, making Rio's eyes widen before she jumped away.

Byakuya frowned, seeing Rio look at her left arm. The Captain clenched his hand, seeing blood drip down Rio's arm. He closed his eyes, thousands of little blades floating around him.

"Kayusei, if you truly wish for me to attack my own subordinate, then come." Byakuya said, eyes narrowed, mouth in a firm line.

Rio widened her eyes, still holding her blade and whip. She narrowed her eyes, smiling darkly, thinking it was a bluff. It had to be! He wouldn't actually kill his own subordinate, right?

"You're bluffing!" Rio yelled, chuckling darkly.

"If you think so, then I... will be the first to attack." Byakuya said, blades flying past him, going towards the woman.

Rio widened her eyes, orbs turning green for a second, then turning black. Byakuya widened his eyes, stopping his blades. Did he see that? Were her eyes back to normal for a second? Rio continued to stare at the Captain before smirking, kicking off the ground, swinging her sword towards the Captain, frowning when the Captain's zanpakuto protected him.

"Don't make a mistake, Captain. One wrong move, and this girl, is dead." Rio said, smirking, holding her own blade... against her neck.

Byakuya widened his eyes, stepping forward. He cursed to himself, turning his gaze, glaring at the man currently fighting with the orange haired man.

-:-

Hitsugaya narrowed his eyes, dodging every swipe. But seeming to want to act like her, Shin kept making her act the same. Still smiling brightly. Laughing. Still happy. He had made Yuri use Bankai, so he had no choice but to use Bankai as well.

"Let's play, Captain Hitsugaya! Or, are you tired?" Yuri asked, smiling brightly, looking at the Captain, holding her sword.

Hitsugaya narrowed his eyes, flying forward, along with Yuri, clashing swords, sparks flying everywhere. They flew into the air, continuing to clash at one another, Hitsugaya trying to figure out a way to get Yuri back.

He had tried to go after Shin, but Yuri kept blocking his way. And besides, Ichigo was already attacking him.

Before the Captain and fifth seat could do anything else, Hitsugaya's eyes widened, turning his head, feeling Shun's reiatsu spike, letting him know Shin was making the woman use her Bankai against the eleventh squad Captain. He cursed. He couldn't believe that out of all three of the controlled women, Shin was already making them use everything they had.

"Captain Hitsugaya!" Yuri yelled, swinging her sword, thousands of green orbs heading for the Captain.

Hitsugaya narrowed his eyes, covering himself with his wings. How pathetic. He was more advanced than her, and yet every time she used that move, he had to protect himself with his wings. Uncovering himself, his eyes widened, seeing Yuri's eyes change back to their original color before turning black. What the hell?

"What...?" Hitsugaya muttered, narrowing his eyes.

They turned back. But why? Was something happening? He turned his head, looking at the man responsible for the war. Was it because he was distracted that Yuri's eye color changed? Pulling his sword back, he yelled, swinging his sword down, the dragon heading towards Ichigo and the man.

"Captain Hitsugaya~!" Yuri chirped, appearing in front of the dragon, smiling brightly.

Hitsugaya widened his eyes, cursing. It was too late to stop it! Yuri's eyes turned brown, eyes widening, seeing the dragon. They made contact, making Hitsugaya yell. No! Flying forward, seeing ice everywhere, Hitsugaya searched everywhere, looking for his subordinate.

"Yuri!" Hitsugaya yelled, looking around wildly.

Hinamori was all right, so he wasn't worried about her, but he needed to find Yuri. Seeing her body, he widened his eyes, flying towards her, catching her frozen being. Looking at the brown haired woman, Hitsugaya shook her.

"Yuri. Yuri!" Hitsugaya yelled, eyes wide.

Yuri groaned, opening her eyes, brown orbs staring into Hitsugaya's. The Captain gasped, recognizing Yuri was back. Before he could embrace her, or something like that, Yuri spoke.

"Run... Captain Hitsu- Hitsugaya... I can't... control it... any... long... longer." Yuri muttered, voice strained, as if she was trying really hard to control herself.

"Yuri! You're going to be all right. Don't say anything." Hitsugaya said, looking for any wounds he had inflicted.

"Run... Captain... Hitsugaya!" Yuri screamed, eyes widening, holding her head.

Hitsugaya widened his eyes with horror, seeing Yuri's orbs turn black.

-:-

Shin cursed, narrowing his eyes, blocking an attack from Ichigo once again. Those women... they were slowly starting to get control again. How? Were they that damn powerful? Was he only able to control people with low reiatsu?

"Something wrong, Shin?" Ichigo asked, frowning, swinging his sword.

"Not at all." Shin said, blocking Ichigo's attack.

He winced, feeling his legs almost give away. How strong was Ichigo Kurosaki? He probably wouldn't be able to beat him, but he had a way to stay alive. He smirked, glancing at the three women. They were the only ones he was controlling now. Somehow, all the other Captains had regained control of their lieutenants.

Just three more... then he would be with her.

-:-

Shun swung her blade down, hitting Kenpachi's sword, the contact so powerful, it blew most of the destruction around them away. Shun continued to grin, swinging wildly at the Captain, black tail and ears back. The snowflakes weren't working. Because of the Captain's large reiatsu, they kept being blown back.

She jumped back, feeling her side sting. Shit. He cut her. She looked up, smirking. The Captain and fourth seat kept swinging at each other, laughing manically, cutting each other up. Even though Shin was controlling her, on the inside, she was having a difficult time. He was torturing her on the inside, making her see a memory.

Of her killing her parents.

She yelled in anger, trying to find a way out, not wanting to feel the sudden pains she was having all over her body. Her eyes turned white, growling.

"Fuck!" Shun yelled, hitting the floor, where ever she was, continuing to yell.

Rio and Byakuya's fight was the same. He had removed her sword by throwing it to the side, now she was fighting with him with her fists, almost getting him now and then.

Rio was also being tortured, trapped inside herself, crying.

She was being shown a memory of her being raped.

She screamed, yelling for it to stop, feeling pain all over her body. He could feel every damage the Captain of the sixth was doing to her. She looked up, eyes turning red, clenching her hands. She had just about enough!

"Stop!" Rio yelled, shaking her head wildly, seeing her fight with her Captain.

Hitsugaya and Yuri swung at each other as well, one of them trying not to hurt the other, while the other was trying to regain control. Yuri giggled, lifting her hand up, several broken buildings rising in the air as well. Hitsugaya cursed, narrowing his eyes, gripping his sword tightly. Dammit.

Yuri was also being tortured. She raised her reiatsu as much as she could, trying to get out of her body, trying to get away from the memory of being raped.

Tears strolled down her face, eyes red, hands clenched, eyes white. She needed to get out of there.

"I don't want to hurt Captain Hitsugaya!" Yuri yelled, hearing an echo.

All their eyes widened, holding their chests, gasping, blood dripping out of their mouths. What... happened?

-:-

Kenpach, Byakuya, and Hitsugaya had their eyes wide open, seeing their blades... going through the women. It had shocked everyone so much, Ichigo had to stop fighting, eyes widening when he saw the screen.

"NO!!!" Ichigo yelled, seeing blood dripping out of Shun, Rio, and Yuri's mouths.

He turned back to Shin, seeing that his eyes were wide as well, and he narrowed his eyes in rage, shaking in anger, glaring at the man that had started everything! He pulled his sword back, reiatsu raising to an unimaginable height.

"Getsuga... TENSHO!!!" Ichigo yelled, eyes narrowed, seeing Shin's eyes widen.

-:-

Hitsugaya shook his head, eyes wide with horror, turning his head down, seeing Yuri's hand wrapped around his wrist, the other Captains looking at their wrists as well. They... forced them to stab them. Why? They looked up, hearing the women groan. Yuri's Bankai disappeared, along with Hitsugaya's.

"Shiro... chan." Yuri said weakly, eyes distant, lips trembling, orbs brown.

"Yuri!" Hitsugaya yelled, pulling out his sword, letting go of the hilt of his sword, grabbing the woman before she fell.

He lowered themselves to the ground, eyes still wide. Yuri turned her eyes, looking at the Captain, raising her hand, resting it against Hitsugaya's cheek. The Captain widened his eyes, placing his hand over Yuri's. For the first time, since Hitsugaya had known the woman, tears rolled down Yuri's face. Not those tears she always had when she wanted someone to pity her. But... real tears.

"I'm sorry.... Shiro... chan." Yuri muttered, smiling softly, tears rolling down her cheeks.

"No, no. Don't say that. Don't talk like you're going to die." Hitsugaya said, rubbing the side of Yuri's head, smiling shakily.

"He... did it... Shiro-chan... He made me... and Kitty... and Rio... make you stab... us." Yuri muttered, closing her eyes, her whole body in pain.

Hitsugaya furrowed his eyebrows, seeing blood all over Yuri's body. He inflicted most of the wounds. He did it. And because he did it... Yuri was...

"You're not going to die." Hitsugaya said firmly, frowning, narrowing his eyes.

Yuri opened her eyes, smiling sadly, tears still strolling down her face. Looking up, she slowly pointed up to the sky, closing her eyes, smiling. Hitsugaya blinked, looking up, seeing cloudy skies.

"Shiro... chan... do you think... it's going to rain?" Yuri asked, smiling softly.

"...Yeah." Hitsugaya said, nodding, eyebrows furrowed.

A crowd had surrounded them, eyes wide, seeing the sweet woman looking weak. Hinamori stood in front, eyes wide, watching as Hitsugaya spoke with Yuri. She furrowed her eyebrows, feeling bad for the couple.

"I like... the rain." Yuri muttered, looking back at Hitsugaya.

"Yeah... I know." Hitsugaya said, smiling, nodding.

"Will this... be the last time... I'll see them?" Yuri asked, looking at the sky.

"No. It won't. You're going to live." Hitsugaya said, holding onto Yuri tightly.

"...I don't want to die." Yuri said, shaking, sobbing quietly.

"You're not going to die. You're not going to leave me." Hitsugaya said, holding Yuri close to his body, Yuri's head resting on his shoulder. "You're not going to die."

"I don't... want to die... Shiro-chan." Yuri muttered, closing her eyes, smiling.

"You're not. You're not... You're not." Hitsugaya said, voice cracking, hiding his face.

-:-

Rio's eyes were green again, but that didn't catch the Captain's attention. Byakuya's eyes were wide, looking at his blade, seeing it through Rio's body. He looked up, seeing Rio looking past him, eyes half shut, body limp. He gently pulled his sword out, seeing Rio close her eyes in pain, falling forward. Catching her, he sat on the ground, holding Rio, eyes still wide.

"Rio." Byakuya muttered, shocked, cradling Rio gently.

"...Captain... Kuchiki... I'm so... so... sorry." Rio muttered, looking at the Captain, smiling.

"Rio... don't apologize." Byakuya said, voice soft, furrowing his eyebrows.

Renji ran towards the group, eyes wide, stopping when he saw the sight in front of him. No. He looked at Byakuya and Rio, shaking his head. No! They were just starting to have... a relationship! He cursed. Rio couldn't die! Byakuya was just starting... to open up.

"Captain Kuchiki... Rio..." Renji muttered, closing his eyes, gritting his teeth.

So damn close.

"I'm... I... Captain Ku-... Byakuya-sama..." Rio muttered, saying the Captain's first name for the first time, making Byakuya move closer, his eyes still wide. "I... don't want... to leave... you."

"You're not... you're not." Byakuya muttered, cupping Rio's cheek.

Rio widened her eyes slightly, feeling the Captain's hand. Reaching up, she put her hand over his, closing her eyes. His hand was so warm. She felt cold. Her body ached. She couldn't even remember how she had gotten injured. Opening her eyes, smiling at the Captain, her vision blurry.

"I can't... see to clearly... Byakuya-sama." Rio muttered, lips trembling, voice cracking.

Byakuya looked into Rio's eyes, seeing that it was because her eyes welled up with tears. Telling her to close her eyes, he pulled her closer, holding the woman gently. He furrowed his eyebrows, looking at the woman closely. It was...

It was Hisana dying all over again.

Opening her eyes, Rio looked at the Captain, tears rolling down her face. She smiled softly, feeling so weak. When was the last time she was weak? Quite a while. She saw the look inside Byakuya's eyes, making her furrow her eyebrows.

"Don't be sad... Byakuya-sama." Rio said, smiling sadly.

"...I'm not." Byakuya said, ignoring the crowd standing around him.

"Then... don't look... like that... please." Rio said, closing her eyes, smiling softly, holding Byakuya's hand.

Byakuya, looking at their hands, slowly removed his hand, making Rio furrow her eyebrows, and grabbed hers, holding them to her chest. Rio smiled sadly, tears still rolling down her face.

"I still... never went... to the World of... the Living." Rio said, voice strained, smiling, closing her eyes tightly.

"I know." Byakuya said, squeezing Rio's hand.

"There are... still... lots of stuff... I want to... do." Rio muttered, hand trembling around Byakuya's. "Like... confessing... to feelings... I never felt."

Byakuya widened his eyes. Feelings she never felt before? He closed his eyes, pulling Rio closer, ignoring the hiss of pain Rio made. He shouldn't have attacked her so rashly. He clenched his teeth, he expression hidden behind his hair.

It was like Hisana's death all over again.

-:-

Kenpachi's eyes were wide, seeing Shun close one of her eyes in pain, gritting her teeth. Cursing, he pulled his sword out, making Shun curse as well, and grabbed her shoulders, teeth clenched.

"Why the fuck did you do that?!" Kenpachi yelled, glaring at the woman.

Shun groaned, wincing, opening her eyes, looking at the Captain like she didn't know him. Closing her eyes, holding her chest, she curled her lip back, opening her eyes, looking at Kenpachi again.

"Shut... up! I wasn't in... control, dammit!" Shun growled, eyes widening, cursing as she doubled over in pain.

"Idiot! You shouldn't have yelled!" Kenpachi growled, bending down, laying Shun on the ground.

"Shut up. I already hate the fact that I- ugh!" Shun winced, clenching her teeth, holding her shoulder, which soaked with blood. "I already hate the fact the I'm in... a fucking weak state." She growled, glaring at the Captain, panting.

"Shit. You're fucking losing a lot of blood." Kenpachi growled, grabbing Shun's other shoulder, making the woman curse out loud.

"That bastard... he... fuck! He made me... and those idiots... grab your wrists... and make you stab us." Shun said, closing her eyes in pain.

"Yeah." Kenpachi muttered, looking at Shun.

Hesitantly, he grabbed Shun, pulling her body close to his. Shun's eyes snapped open, breath quivering, a blush spreading across her face. She scoffed, looking to the side, frowning. How pathetic. She was dying, and she was getting heated up just by being close to someone.

"You look like shit." Kenpachi muttered, smirking.

"I should say the same... say, what the hell... happened to your eye... patch?" Shun asked, pointing to her own right eye.

"You fucking knocked it off. Almost sent you to your knees when you felt my reiatsu." Kenpachi said, smirking, ignoring Yachiru, Ikkaku, and Yumichika, who stood in front of him.

"Shut... ah, fuck! Shut the hell up!" Shun yelled, wincing. "Agh! Fucking, ah! What the hell happened to my left arm?" She asked, holding said arm up, wondering what the hell happened.

"That bastard fixed it somehow." Kenpachi muttered, grabbing Shun's arm, looking at it.

"...You better not fucking cry." Shun said, chuckling, quirking an eyebrow.

"Shut up." Kenpachi growled, glaring at the woman, making her grin, despite being in pain.

"...My friends... they were stabbed as well, right?" Shun asked, seeing the Captain nod. "Damn. I was hoping not to die. I still want to... fight. And now... I fucking hurt so much, I can barely... yell."

"Which might be good." Kenpachi said, smirking, seeing Shun glare at him.

"...Be quiet... Kenpachi." Shun said, saying the Captain's first name for the second time.

"I could tell you that you'll live, but I get the feeling you'll just get pissed off if I do." Kenpachi said, seeing a smile spread across Shun's face.

"Damn right. I hate... liars." Shun said, sighing. "I especially hate losing, but... eh."

Kenpachi shocked Shun, and all the eleventh squad members, when he embraced Shun, frowning deeply, holding her close. Shun's eyes were wide, shocked. What the... She sighed, closing her eyes, resting her head against the Captain's chest.

-:-

Hitsugaya widened his eyes, pulling back, looking at Yuri with wide eyes. He shook his head, eyes wide with horror. She wasn't moving. She didn't open her eyes. She wasn't breathing!

"Yuri." Hitsugaya called, shaking the woman.

Yuri didn't move, her eyes closed.

"Yuri. Yuri! Wake up. Yuri!" Hitsugaya yelled, eyes wide, shocking everyone.

Since when have they ever seen him look so... desperate? He shook her, calling her name.

"Yuri. Yuri! YURI!!!" Hitsugaya screamed, eyes wide, feeling his eyes sting. "WAKE UP! WAKE UP, DAMMIT!!"

Hitsugaya lowered his head, shoulders shaking, feeling raindrops hit his head, tears rolling down his face. When was the last time... he cried? When was the last time... he held someone close? When was the last time... he felt sad?

Was he never going to see Yuri's smile again? Was he never... going to be happy? Has Yuri... left him for good?

-:-

Byakuya stared at Rio, eyes wide. He grabbed her shoulders, shaking her lightly, seeing her head loll to the side. He shook her a bit harder, gritting his teeth, eyebrows furrowed.

"Rio, wake up." Byakuya ordered, seeing that Rio's chest wasn't moving.

"Rio." Renji muttered, eyes wide.

"Rio. Rio, wake up. Rio." Byakuya muttered, still shaking the woman.

She wasn't waking up. Why? She couldn't be...

"Rio." Byakuya said, a little louder. "Rio. Rio! RIO!! RIO, I ORDER YOU TO WAKE UP!!" Byakuya yelled, eyes wide, feeling his heart clench.

Renji, and everyone else around the group, stared in shock, seeing Byakuya... yell. He wasn't acting formal... he wasn't acting like himself. He was acting... sad.

"RIO!!!" Byakuya yelled, eyes wide, feeling his eyes sting.

He pulled her close, crushing her body against his, feeling the rain soak both their bodies. Her body felt so cold. His shoulders shook, eyes closed tightly. When was the last time he acted... like this? His eyes snapped open, feeling tears roll down his face.

And when was the last time he cried?

-:-

Kenpachi yelled, cursing, shaking Shun, yelling at her to wake up. Ikkaku, Yumichika, and Yachiru widened their eyes with shock, all three not breathing.

"For fuck's sakes, Shun! Wake up!" Kenpachi yelled, seeing Shun's face look peaceful.

"Grouchy-chan?" Yachiru muttered, eyes wide.

Kenpachi kept shaking the woman, every single member of Zaraki's squad watching, eyes wide. Shun... was dead? She couldn't be dead, right? She couldn't. She had to be alive. Kenpachi growled, shaking Shun harshly.

"Wake the fuck up!" Kenpachi yelled, reiatsu raising.

"Masuyo." Ikkaku muttered, closing his eyes, lowering his head.

She annoyed him, but he considered her a friend. And now, because of all this, she was dead.

"For fuck!" Kenpachi growled, looking at the screen, eyes widening when he saw Shin. "What the... hell?"

-:-

Shin panted, laying on the ground, looking at the sky, a big gash across his chest. He was losing blood, fast. Ichigo stood over him, all the other Captains surrounding the man, all glaring at him coldly. Ichigo turned his head, eyes widening, seeing the three bodies Kenpachi, Byakuya, and Hitsugaya were carrying.

"They're..."

"Yeah." Kenpachi grunted, looking at Shun, frowning.

Ichigo curled his lip back, glaring at the man. He was surprised to see... that Byakuya and Hitsugaya's eyes looked red. He dismissed the fact that they might have been crying.

"Why did you do this?" Ichigo asked, glaring at the man.

"Because... I did it for... my wife." Shin said, continuing to look at the sky, rain falling onto him.

"Your... wife?" Ukitake asked, glaring at the man as well.

"My wife... had died... because of shinigami." Shin said, seeing Ichigo's eyes wide.

"What was your wife's name?" Yamamoto asked, eyes narrowed, glaring at the man.

"Uh... Ayame... Kayusei." Shin said, wincing, closing his eyes.

"Why the hell do this?!" Kenpachi yelled, glaring at the man, reaching for his sword.

"Kenpachi!" Ichigo yelled, glaring at the Captain, looking at Shun, seeing that she was almost about to fall.

Cursing, the Captain grabbed the woman, holding her properly.

"My wife... was executed... for doing something she never did. She was believed to... have killed several shinigami. But when really... it was another." Shin said, frowning. "I never found him. But I think... he's dead. I can't sense his reiatsu anymore."

"You did this... for your wife?!" Ichigo yelled, glaring at the man, seeing Shin nod. "Do you think your wife would want this?!" Ichigo yelled, pointing over the land and at a couple people. "You destroyed the Seireitei, and you killed, and injured thousands of people! Your own kind!"

Shin watched, hearing as Ichigo yelled at him, cursing at him, lecturing him. He closed his eyes, chucking, making the orange haired man stop ranting.

"I know what I did, will not make my wife happy. But... I did this... to kill myself." Shin said, looking at the sky, unable to move.

"To... kill yourself?" Ichigo asked, eyes wide, shocked.

"Yes. Because of what the experiment did to me... I was unable to die. And that... blob as you called it... well, let's just say... that was sort of my heart." Shin said, touching his chest, turning his head, looking at all the damage he did.

"What do you mean, you heart?" Yamamoto asked, stepping forward, glaring at the man.

"I mean... if someone were to kill all of my... self... that I would be able to die... and join my wife." Shin said, closing his eyes.

His eyes widened, feeling someone kick his head, making everyone widen their eyes as well. Holding his face, Shin stared in shock at Ichigo Kurosaki, seeing him glaring at the man.

"Fine! You could have killed yourself! But there was no reason to start a war! To kill people! All for your wife!" Ichigo yelled, glaring at the man.

"Kill people... do you want them... to come back?" Shin asked, seeing Ichigo's eyes widen along with all the other Captains.

"You can... do that?" Ichigo asked, staring at the man in shock.

"Yes." Shin said, nodding.

"Then... do it!" Ichigo yelled, glaring at the man, frowning, eyes narrowed, hands clenched.

Shin smiled, closing his eyes, nodding. Wincing, he slowly raised his hand, pointing to the air. He looked at Ichigo again, seeing the orange haired man frown.

"I will die... doing this. But so you know... I know what I did was wrong... and the speech... it didn't change my opinions. I will finally leave... and be happy." Shin said, closing his eyes smiling.

Ichigo widened his eyes, seeing Shin's body start to turn into blue particles, his eyes starting to close. He muttered something, Ichigo the only one able to hear it, and as his left arm fell, his disappeared. Ichigo widened his eyes, looking in the air, seeing millions of particles going over the Seireitei. Turning his head, he saw Kenpachi, Byakuya, and Hitsugaya's eyes wide, seeing all three women engulfed in blue light. He sighed, looking at the sky, soaked.

'I'm sorry.'

"...Bye." Ichigo muttered, gripping his sword, continuing to look at the sky.

A/N Aw, yeah! Almost done! NOW, I think this is the longest chapter I ever wrote. :D