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"Let go of me, dammit, Byakuya!" Renji shouts, trying to fight his way out of Byakuya's hold.
"There's nothing we can do now." Byakuya says in a strange tone. He looks over at Unohana, when rushes towards Kanashii. She kneels down, and turns Kanashii onto her back.
"I'm not sure what I can all do, but I'll try to do all I can." Unohana says in a unsure voice.
"Very well...Renji?" Byakuya says, his tone turning stern.
"Yes?" Renji asks.
"Unohana will take care of your sister. In the meantime, I'd like you to keep my sister company." Byakuya says, looking down at him Vice Captain.
"But..." Renji mutters, looking at his sister on the ground. He goes completely silent when Byakuya turns a pissed off look at him. Renji bows his head. "Very well...Captain Kuchiki." Renji says in a neutral voice. He walks over to Rukia, and helps her stand up. "You all right?" Renji asks, looking at Rukia.
"She...she sacrificed herself to...to save me." Rukia says, tears falling down her face.
"Well...at least she went down the way she always wanted to." Renji says, looking at Kanashii's still form.
"What do you mean?" Rukia asks, looking at Renji in confusion.
"She always said that if she was going to go down, she wanted to go down with a bang." Renji says as tears fill his eyes.
"That sure sounds like Kanashii." Kayame says with a sad smile.
"Hey, Kayame." Rukia says, returning the smile.
"Hey." Kayame says as the three of them walk towards where the hole Byakuya had blasted is. Just before they're about to walk through it, they hear someone spit out blood, and gasp for breath. They turn around, only to see Unohana leaning over Kanashii as Kanashii lays on her side, and spits out more blood. The three of them run towards, but get stopped by Rangiku and Insane.
"No! She isn't healed yet!" Rangiku says, standing in front of them.
"If you touch her, you could kill her!" Insane says, glaring at them. The three of them freeze in place when they feel something cover their legs. They look down to see that their legs are frozen to the ground.
"Let me go, brother!" Kayame says, glaring at her brother.
"Not until the three of you listen to reason!" Toshiro shouts, sounding mad.
A few hours go by, and Toshiro had let them go as soon as Unohana had left with Kanashii. The three of them leave, and go back to squad 6's barracks.
"You staying with us tonight, Rukia?" Kayame asks, looking at Rukia.
"You wouldn't mind, would you?" Rukia asks, sounding nervous.
"Not at all!" Kayame says, hugging Rukia. A grin covers Rukia's face.
"Thanks." Rukia says, wiping a tear off her face.
Meanwhile, Byakuya's standing outside the 1st division's barracks thinking about what he should say to Yamamoto. When suddenly, he hears a voice behind him.
"So, what did you tell him?" The voice asks. Byakuya turns around to see Byakuya.
"I hope your sister's not too mad at you." Byakuya says, noticing the look on Toshiro's face.
"If she is, she'll get over it." Toshiro says with a shrug. "Tell me what Yamamoto said about the Abarai girl." Toshiro says, looking at Byakuya.
"Not sure...I haven't asked yet." Byakuya says with a shrug.
"Nice, but don't you think you should?" Toshiro asks, looking at Byakuya with a get-in-there look.
"Going now." Byakuya says with a sigh. He walks up to the building, and towards Yamamoto's quarters. "Well, this should be interesting." Byakuya says with a sigh. He knocks on the door.
"Enter!" He hears Yamamoto's voice boom from within the room. He takes a deep breath, and enters the General's quarters.
"General Yamamoto." Byakuya says in a strong voice.
"What is it that you need, Kuchiki of Company 6?" Yamamoto asks, looking at Byakuya in interest.
"Well..." Byakuya says. He looks right in Yamamoto's eyes.
"Yes?" Yamamoto says in a slightly pushing voice.
"I have come to tell you that we were successful in saving Rukia Kuchiki, and also that Aizen has been severally wounded." Byakuya says in a strong voice. Yamamoto lifts his eyebrow in surprise.
"R...really, and who was it that wounded him?" Yamamoto asks.
"That's the other reason I'm here. You see, it was Kanashii Abarai that wounded him." Byakuya says, looking straight into Yamamoto's eyes.
"And where is Miss Abarai now?" Yamamoto asks.
"Squad 4's barracks. Unohana's healing her from the battle. Apparently she was trying to protect Rukia Kuchiki when she was wounded." Byakuya says.
"How severe are her injuries?" Yamamoto asks, sitting forward on his chair.
"We can't actually find any wounds that would cause the reactions she's having. Unohana thinks it has to do with her-" Byakuya says, but is cut off by Yamamoto waving his hand for silence.
"I wish to speak to Miss Kuchiki in the morning about what has occurred in the last few weeks. Yamamoto says in a that's-it-and-there's-no-questioning-it voice.
"Very well." Byakuya says, bowing. He leaves Yamamoto's quarters, and the 1st division's barracks. He heads back to his own barracks.
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Here is the 16th chapter of my Shines White, Scatters Red story! Hope you enjoy reading it, and I would love to hear what you think of it via review and/or comment!
-Amelia Wingheart
