...Kanashii.

"Don't you dare hurt her!" Kanashii growls, glaring at Aizen.

"Such unusual events happen with you around." Aizen says with a grin.

"I said leave her alone!" Kanashii says, pressing her blade harder against Aizen's neck.

"You would fight me to save a mere Soul Reaper? Very well." Aizen says, shaking his head. He suddenly elbows Kanashii in the stomach. She goes flying backwards. She skids to a stop, and looks up at Aizen.

Meanwhile, Rukia's sitting there in shock. She falls to her knees.

"Oh...Kanashii." Rukia whispers, watching as Kanashii is thrown towards her. She barely steps aside in time before Kanashii hits the ground where Rukia had been standing a moment before.

"Dammit!" Kanashii sneer as she stands up.

"Are you all right?" Rukia asks, taking a step towards Kanashii.

"Why the hell are you still here? Get the hell out of here before I get pissed!" Kanashii says, glaring at Rukia.

"But how am I.." Rukia begins, but stops when she sees Kanashii's glare.

"Use your flashstep. Just get out of here!" Kanashii says, pushing Rukia away from her.

"Not unless you go with me." Rukia says. Kanashii sighs, and looks at her.

"I'm sorry...but I can't. I'm no longer a Shinigami. Not to mention the fact that I'm kinda...sort of...uh..." Kanashii says, stuttering in the end.

"What?" Rukia asks, looking at Kanashii in confusion.

"I'm carrying a child." Kanashii says, lowering her head.

"Uh...wow." Rukia says, speechless. Kanashii looks back at Rukia.

"What?" Kanashii questions.

"Congratulations!" Rukia shouts, beaming.

"You...you're not repelled by that piece of information?" Kanashii asks, eyes wide.

"No!" Rukia asks, still beaming.

"But what if the child is born an Arrancar just like me?" Kanashii asks, hopeful. Rukia gets a confused look on her face.

"Who's the father?" Rukia asks, confused.

"Uh..." Kanashii mutters, blushing.

"Have I met him?" Rukia asks, thinking about this.

"Maybe once or twice." Kanashii says, shrugging. Her face still covered in a blush.

"Who?" Rukia asks, eyes wide. Kanashii looks away.

"S...Sa...Sasori." Kanashii whispers.

"You mean to tell me that you've been going back to the Soul Society to be with him?" Rukia demands, piecing the pieces together.

"On rare occasion...yes." Kanashii says. Suddenly a flashback of what Kanashii said flashes before Rukia.

Flashback

"You sure that he doesn't have a lover?" Kanashii says with a grin.

End of Flashback

Rukia's brought back to reality by Kanashii yelling.

"DARIGAN!" Kanashii yells. A black shadow envelops them, and when Rukia looks at Kanashii, she sees her black marks growing in size on her face and rearranging themselves. Her sword has become two scythes with long blades. "Now, Aizen! You shall die!" Kanashii yells as she runs at him. The whole time, he's smiling at her.

"Such a rare sight! In fact, I think this is one of the few times that I've actually seen it!" Aizen says, his eyes full of pride. Kanashii gets pushed away, and she turns to look at Aizen grinning.

"Yeah well. I've always preferred to just use an untransformed sword." Kanashii says with a shrug.

Meanwhile, Rukia's getting pumbled by Kanashii's spiritual pressure. It's left her with practically no energy, and sweating, leaning against the wall.

"Holy shit! She's got more spiritual pressure than my brother and hers combined!" Rukia says, running a hand over her forehead. She looks at Kanashii, and takes a deep breath.

*When did you get to be so damn strong, Kanashii?*
Rukia mentally questions.

Meanwhile, Kanashii is getting ready to attack Aizen again.

"Be glad, Aizen. You are the only one that has ever actually survived getting attacked by my swords!" Kanashii says, glaring at him.

"That may be true, but I can sense that you're starting to lose your power over your sword. In other words, you're dying." Aizen says, watching Kanashii.

"What!" Rukia shouts, looking at Kanashii. Aizen looks past Kanashii, to Rukia.

"Ah, Miss Kuchiki. I forgot you were there for a moment." Aizen says, smiling evilly. Kanashii gets into a fighting stance.

"D...don't you...d...dare!" Kanashii says through her pain.

"Oh, don't worry. My plan was never to kill the young Kuchiki." Aizen says, looking at Kanashii with a grin.

"I...it wasn't?" Rukia asks, confused.

"No. My plan was to keep you here until Kanashii snapped." Aizen says, looking from Rukia to Kanashii. Rukia looks at Aizen, and when she hears metal hitting the ground, she looks over towards Kanashii. She sees Kanashii on her knees, holding her chest, and breathing hard.

"What's wrong, Kanashii?" Rukia asks in a worry filled voice.

Kanashii suddenly feels another shockwave of pain rock through her body, and she screams out in pain.

*I have to help her!*
Rukia says as she stands up, and right before she's about to run to Kanashii, she's thrown against the wall.