The night stake out is won and the criminal is unmasked. However, one person is sure something else is going on.

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Chapter Six The Arrest

The culprit dropped to the floor, breathing heavily. His lime green hair fell forwards over his eyes.

'Tanno…' Soi Fon said, speechless. The man stood up straight, clicking his neck. He looked Soi Fon directly in her eyes, his green ones piercing her soul, burrowing into her emotions. In this short link, she could have sworn she saw remorse, sorrow and a whole host of feelings that she had never seen in Tanno before. Instantly, three special forces men appeared from the sky, apprehending him, pushing him to the ground. The student grunted as he hit the ground.

'Good work men!' came a voice and they turned to see Yoruichi step forwards. From the buildings they saw Komamura and Iba approach them, the captain's hand on his hilt.

'Everything seems to be under control I see.' he nodded in approval. The moon was clouded now and the wind was picking up a little. Those same golden eyes that had scared Iba turned to look at Tanno in disdain.

'Explain yourself.' growled the captain. 'Why did you do this?' the special forces looked at Yoruichi who nodded and they let him stand to his feet. Tanno stared into his feral eyes and then turned to Soi Fon. Simply, he shrugged.

'Why you…!' Komamura began, reaching for his hilt.

'Enough.' came Yoruichi sharply, looking back at her men. 'Take him away. Let there be no more of this.' the special forces vanished along with Tanno, who, in the split second before he left, shot a look at Soi Fon, a look filled with pain, his eyes watering, ready to cry. She gasped but they had already gone. Komamura calmed down a little.

'That ignorant, repugnant creature…' he snarled. 'If he ever gets out, his life will be nothing but fiery Hell. Come Iba.' he said to his lieutenant and the two of them left, Iba taking a quick bow to the remaining captains. Shunsui yawned, looking around.

'I think I'm gonna go to, I need to get some shut eye.' he said, waving them off, waltzing away. Soi Fon was quiet, her eyes closed. She began to walk away but stopped as she heard someone call her name.

'Soi Fon!'

She turned slowly, her face stricken with anxiety. Yoruichi was watching her, standing perfectly still.

'I'm sorry.' she said softly and Soi Fon nodded before leaving up the path to the academy. Yoruichi sighed and was ready to go, but just as she was to leave she took another look at Soi Fon, narrowing her eyes.

'What are you hiding Soi Fon…?' she thought to herself before vanishing into the night.

'Oh my God…' Isane Kotetsu said as Toshiro entered the healing station, carrying the blood soaked Momo in his arms. She left the room briskly, returning shortly after followed by Captain Unohana. The captain's eyes widened and she rushed up to them, placing her hand on Momo's.

'Was she attacked?' she asked, surveying the girl for some sort of wound. Toshiro shook his head.

'Not that I know of, I found her crying in my division's barracks. She started screaming, saying how more people will die.' he said worriedly. Unohana looked unsurely at the girl then told the small captain to leave her on a bed. Toshiro nodded and laid Momo on a bed, holding her hand, her eyes still closed. Unohana smiled.

'Don't worry, she'll be fine.' she said reassuringly before leaving the room with Isane. As the door closed, Toshiro heard Momo's voice croaking, her hand gripping his own.

'Momo?' he said quietly, watching her move her head slowly.

'T…Toshiro?' she said quietly. He nodded.

'It's me.'

'I…I saw…' she said, her eyes growing large. He narrowed his eyes. He urged her on. 'I saw…a flash of purple…' he sat there, confused, but hanging on her every word. '…I saw it…he was dead…right in front of me…' she said, tears forming in her eyes.

'It's okay.' Toshiro said, placing his hand on her cheek. 'They got the killer. You don't have to be afraid anymore, Momo.' he grinned. 'You don't have to be afraid of anything.' he moved his hand through her hair and eventually she fell asleep.

The night was slowly drifting away and Yoruichi was sitting atop the Shinigami Academy, looking out over the now peaceful Seireitei. She was twiddling with a piece of grass. There came a thud behind her and she turned around to see Soi Fon standing behind her, her arms behind her back like a school girl.

'May I sit down?' she asked quietly. Yoruichi eyed her strangely.

'Sure…' she said, and Soi Fon sat down. They were silent for a little while, Yoruichi still looking out and gnawing on the grass, Soi Fon looking into her lap.

'Sheesh…' Yoruichi muttered, sitting back a bit and looking up into the sky. Soi Fon looked up at her.

'Can you believe that guy?' snapped the women. 'No motive, no answers, nothing. He told us nothing. Was he just doing it for fun or what? And how the Hell did someone with a wind zanpaktou actually even do something like this?' she shook her head. 'There's still so much we don't know.'

Soi Fon looked away. Yoruichi threw away her piece of grass and it floated off into the night sky.

'Whats the matter with you?' she asked the captain. 'You were acting strange around the arresting as well.' Yoruichi said, narrowing her eyes at the girl. 'I know you and you are not one to be very compassionate towards others so why him? He was a murderer y'know. I know you like your fights but isn't that taking things a bit too-…' she was stopped as Soi Fon stood up quickly. Now she was staring out over the Seireitei, her haori blowing out behind her.

'Yoruichi-sama…' she said quietly. 'There is still too much we don't know…' she said quietly.

'Eh?'

'I mean…I know my students and Tanno has never shown any sign of weakness beforehand.' she sighed.

In the split second before he left, shot a look at Soi Fon, a look filled with pain, his eyes watering, ready to cry.

'Yet…' she continued. 'In that moment, a saw a child's sadness. Something I had never seen in Tanno before…'

Yoruichi dismissed it.

'So? I'd be a bit damn upset if I were going down too…' she said scornfully.

'Even more so if it were for something you hadn't done…' Soi Fon whispered to herself. Yoruichi stopped completely and turned to the captain.

'You're telling me you think he didn't do it? You saw it Soi Fon, he was right there. He attacked Shunsui, he even said it was foolish for there to be only one…he didn't understand how Shunsui could defend himself when the last guy could!' Yoruichi snapped, becoming a bit angry.

'Maybe someone forced him to do it…' she suggested but Yoruichi stood up.

'Soi Fon…I know he was your student and all, but you've got to accept it. The evidence is all here. I watched him run through the academy and out of the door earlier on tonight before the attack…I'm sorry Soi Fon. He did it.' she said finally before turning and leaping off of the top of the academy. Soi Fon stood and looked out at the Repentance Cell, which loomed over all of the Seireitei, the moon slowly moving behind it.

'I know it wasn't you…Tanno…' Soi Fon said.

The captain made her way back into the academy, running a hand through her hair. The fire in the library was lit, but no other student was anywhere to be seen. She sighed and sat down on her chair, leaning up against the wall. That's when she saw it. Slumped by the large window, the moon shining on it, was the corpse of Masabi Wasushi, another of her students. Her eyes widened and she dashed over to the body, blood soaking the floor and the bookcases. There was a vicious stab wound going from the girl's shoulder all the way to her stomach. Her hair was strewn across her face and she looked gaunt and skeletal in the moonlight. Next to her, lying on the floor with blood splattered on its tip was a sword. A black sword.

Zangetsu.