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Nanao woke to the sound of purring. She opened her eyes and saw a cat under each of her arms and Chishitoge above her head. She smiled at them before looking around the rest of the room.

"She's up! She's up!" Lilynette jumped over to the bed and smiled widely. "You're up!"

Nanao smiled at the girl. "I can tell I'm up. How are you both?" Nanao found no strength in her arms. But thought it was probably best if she taped lying down.

Starrk walked over to Nanao's bedside. "We're good. A few scratches here and there, but nothing like what you had." He placed his hand gently on hers. "Is he the one you've been singing about?"

Nanao blushed as remembering her morning routine. "Yeah."

"Does he love you back?" Starrk tucked a stray hair out of her face. He knew how he saw the woman. She was family.

"Yes. I know he does." Nanao smiled. "You sound like an older brother."

"Do you have one?" Nanao shook her head. Starrk smiled again. "Then I will be your older brother." He kissed her forehead. "Get some sleep. You need it." Starrk led Lilynette out of the room. They had people to talk to.

"That was so cute I think I might die." Chishitoge slid down the side of Nanao's pillow and rubbed against her face. "He is a very good Onii-chan."

"Yes. Yes he is." Nanao snuggled back against her cat.

"Good to see you aren't dead." Nanao looked over to see Lisa leaning on the doorframe. Lisa smiled as she watched all of the cats smile at her. "It's till amazes me how easily you can materialize these guys. And that they like to come out on their own." She scratched the top of Gaikotsu"s head.

"I wasn't going to die. Your just exaggerating." Nanao frowned at her mentor. Even though she knew Nanao was stronger than her, she still babied her a bit.

"If Unahana hadn't had healed you you would have." Lisa took a step back as a blond haired woman ran into the room and towards Nanao.

"Nanao-chan!" Rangiku hugged Nanao tightly. Nanao gave a hiss of pain as Rangiku's breast pressed against her chest. Rangiku moved Nanao away and smiled apologetically. "Sorry sorry. I'm just so glad you're alright. How are you feeling?"

"Like it just got stabbed multiple times and crushed. So pretty normal." Nanao smiled at her friend. "You don't have to worry."

"Don't go exaggerating things. And don't tell me not to worry." Rangiku placed her hands on her hips. "You may have people you are willing to put your life on the line for, but there are also people who will do the same for you. So people are going to worry about you just like how you worry for them."

Nanao sighed at Rangiku's explanation. "What happened to Hinamori?"

Rangiku's large grin turned into a sad smile. "She vanished about a month after you did. Right now she is locked up in first. But they are probably going to move her elsewhere. They have declared her mentally unstable."

"What was her Hollowfication like?" She directed the question to Lisa.

Los stepped forward and sat on the edge of Nanao's bed. "It's different from ours. Ours is only breaking the barrier between us and our inner Hollows. Hers fused her together with her Hollow."

"Sounds rough." Chishitoge climbed back up onto the top of Nanao's pillow.

"Who's the cat? Where did all of the cats come from? Is Unahana okay with them being here?" Rangiku looked at all of the cats. The purple one gave her the creeps.

"They are my zanpakutou. Chishitoge..." Nanao pointed to the purple cat. "Chibara..." She pointed to the black cat. "And Gaikotsu."

"Wait. So do they show up as three separate weapons?" Rangikus eyes widened as her friend nodded at her. "Wow. I've never heard of that. I mean, sure Kyoraku-kun and Ukitake-san have two. But three? No wonder Central 46 didn't take a liking to you."

"Well I can see why men like you." Everyone looked towards the purple cat. "What is your breast size?"

"CHISHITOGE!" Nanao stared at her zanpakutou with a horrified look. The cat looked at her quizzically. "What am I going to do with you?"

Rangiku and Lisa had started laughing when Nanao had started yelling. Her face had gone bright red with embarrassment.

"Please be quiet. This is a hospital." Unahana smiled at the three girls in the room. The room had gone deathly silent.

"Sorry, Unahana-Taichou." All three girls spoke and bowed their heads in apology.

"How are you feeling, Ise-san?" Unahana made her way into the room. She shoed the cats off of the bed and began running a diagnostic kido over the woman.

"Sore mostly. But I think I'm starting to get a headache." Nanao glanced sideways at the two other people in the room. Rangiku just gave her a smile. Lisa waved to her with a smile.

"I see." Unahana saw where Nanao's gaze led. "Matsumoto-san, Ichimaru-Taichou can have visitors now. He just woke up a few minutes ago."

Rangiku quickly ran out of the room. She had been waiting for Gin to wake up.

"Thank you, Unahana-Taichou." Nanao sighed as she felt the numbing kido take away the ache that was starting to building in her chest.

"Rest. It will help." Unahana patted the woman's arm before leaving the room to check on the rest of her patients.

"Lisa-senpai? Can you make sure Shunsui doesn't do anything rash?" Nanao could feel sleep starting to creep on her consciousness.

"First name basis? Did you two go farther than I thought while I was gone?" Lisa smiled as Nanao began blushing and stuttering. "Don't worry about it. I'll make sure he doesn't kill himself." Lisa pulled the blankets up to Nanao's chin.

"You don't have to tuck me in. I'm not a child." Nanao hid half of her face under the top of the blanket.

Lisa tucked the blanket under Nanao's chin. "You'll always be my little Nanao-chan." She tapped the end of her nose before making her way out of the small room. She turned the light out as she left.


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