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Sorry it's so short!

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Chapter 17: The Princess and the Peach

"...'That he was forced to cooperate by these Ryoka! As such, I ask you, Unohana-taichou, that you make a rational decision about this and not punish him too severely!'" Kiyone covered her ears as Sentarou practically shouted Ukitake's letter.

"I appreciate Ukitake's concern for my subordinate, but that does not cancel the fact that Hanatarou aided the Ryoka. For now, Hanatarou, I will place you in the Fourth Division Prison Block..."

"Yes, Ma'am..." Hanatarou weakly said, letting Isane escort him to his new cell.

"Fukutaichou," Hanatarou asked Isane.

"Yes?"

"I wasn't forced to help them. I chose to help them. Do you think Taichou knows that?"

"Knowing Unohana-taichou, yes, she probably does. But whether she knows or not, she sentenced you to five days in prison."

"I just...I feel so bad for him...why does he have to go through this?! If I could, I would definitely take his place!"

Isane merely put her hand on his shoulder to comfort him, as the poor kid was close to crying.

"Me too, Hanatarou...me too..."

'Uryuu is in prison...and it's all my fault...because I ran away!' Orihime though, hiding in a dark alley with her Shun Shun Rikka.

'You didn't run away!' Orihime heard Shunou as he and Ayame healed Tsubaki, who was greatly injured from his attempted attack towards Kurotsuchi. 'He told that Shinigami to take you and run to somewhere safe.'

'But Chad and Ganju are in prison too!'

'Don't worry,' Lily said. 'You are a very courageous person, Orihime. You can save them. We all have faith in you. Have faith in us and together, we can do anything!'

'Yeah! You're right! I can, and I will!' The sound of heavy footsteps and looked up to see a face she never thought she'd see again.

"No way...it can't be...!"

"You're...!"

Yoruichi watched as Ichigo fought against a manifestation of Zangetsu.

"You taught him Bankai right after you gave him his Shinigami powers back, Kisuke, and you told me to train him so that his bankai gets stronger and I am doing so...but what do you want me to do with this?" Yoruichi pondered. She felt a strong reaitsu approach the hidden cave. Curious as to whom it was, and on high alert, never letting her guard down, Yoruichi went to meet this stranger who dares trespass on this private training ground.

She met the stranger and didn't seem convinced at the look on his face.

"There you are, Abarai Renji...why the hell are you here?" she sternly asked.

"I've come here to train and talk to Ichigo..."

"I'm not convinced..."

"Really?"

"Yep. Convince me."

Kuchiki Rukia stood and kept watch, like a "guardian angel" at the door of Toushirou's cell. The boy was still out cold and Rukia was getting worried.

She saw him toss and turn and took a step closer. It appeared that he was having a nightmare. Rukia worriedly wondered what it was about.

She heard him wimper and her heart silently broke, even if it was just a little fracture, it hurt to see the kid in so much pain.

"I wish I could do something to help..." Rukia whispered, close to crying herself. "But I will not cry..."

"Momo-chan!"

"Orihime-chan!"

"What are you doing?" Orihime quietly asked.

"Helping Shirou-chan...You?"

"Same...or trying to...I can't think of a good plan though...first, I want to get Uryuu, Chad, and Ganju out of prison...Then, together, we're gonna find Ichigo and then save Toushirou...I don't want to do it by myself though..."

"Don't worry...you won't be alone," Momo assured her. "You have me. And I know just the person who breaks the rules all the time and never gets in trouble."

"Who?"

"Zaraki Kenpachi..."

"T-Taichou...are you feeling okay?"

"Yes, Matsumoto, I am feeling alright..."

"You know...if you want to talk...I'm right here...always..."

"Don't worry, Matsumoto...nothing is wrong...I just want to be alone for a while..."

It took a while for Rangiku to respond to that.

"O...kay...Of course, Taichou..."

"I see what you two get out of it...but what do I get?" Zaraki asked. Momo and Orihime were sitting in front of Kenpachi and his usual squad. Yumichika kept muttering about how Orihime was gorgeous, while Ikkaku kept saying that Momo was going to get in trouble. Momo sent him a look to shut him up.

Momo and Orihime hesitated.

"You get to fight Ichigo!" Orihime blurted out loud. Momo looked at her in surprise. "You'll have fun with Ichigo! Help us and this will direct you towards Ichigo!"

Kenpachi hesitated and thought before answering, probably to give off a sense of suspence.

"Alright...I'll help you ladies. Just remember to let me fight Ichigo!"

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A/N: Review, please! X( Motivation block is killing me! T^T