A/N: Yay! Chapter five. Chapter six will be the last one. :) I have some new story ideas in my mind and I'm actually writing two new stories at one time right now. I've been writing now about Kenpachi and Yachiru. And I think I can't stop... I like them way too much. I like whole 11th Division way too much, sorry...

Anyway, this story tried to be funny one, not so serious. I think I needed a break from all that sadness and drama which came from my first fanfic. Well, next story will have more drama in it. Ichigo will be the main character and this time I'll bring other divions along as well. :)

While writing this chapter I listened "Butterfly" from Aqua (Who cares...?).

Thanks for the reviews. :) They are alwasy so nice to have! :D

Chapter five - Much To Worry About

Ikkaku could taste this disgusting taste in his mouth. It made him frown. Luckily his headache was now gone - but he felt quite numb and tired. And... He could smell this hospital smell. He also sensed two very familiar spiritual energy close. They both were big, even the other was so ridiculous huge that Ikkaku had no doubt who it belonged to...

"Ca... captain?"

"What?" husky voice answered somewhere close.

"W... where am I...?"

"In the 4th Division barracks."

"Why...?"

"Because our captain almost poisoned you with those old pills", Yumichika's voice dropped in.

"Old...?"

"Shut the hell up, I tried to help!"

"Maybe you should stop trying to be nice. It doesn't suit you, captain."

"Go to hell both of you then!"

Ikkaku slowly opened his eyes. The whole place smelled like a hospital. Ikkaku shivered: he hated hospitals. They were in a big room where many empty beds were. Ikkaku was the only patient in that room. Yumichika was sitting on a chair and Kenpachi on one bed.

"Captain?"

"Yes, asshole?"

"Why you have those hospital clothes on? Are you sick as well?"

"No."

"Well, then, why - ?"

"Captain Unohana told me it would be wise for me to stay here along with you. She said something about how stupidity is also a disease of some kind so it would be good thing if they would keep me here for a while..."

"Oh", Ikkaku understood. "She was that angry?"

"Oh, yeah..." Kenpachi murmured.

"Did she yell at you?"

"No", Yumichika sighed. "Captain carried you here. They took you in immediately - and captain Unohana decided to check captain Zaraki in also. They took several blood tests, urine test, checked his sight and reflexes. Captain Unohana takes one taste on morning so poor captain can't eat anything during this day..."

"Does that mean he has to go to bed without supper...?"

Kenpachi growled. He sounded like angry bear or something. Ikkaku and Yumichika quickly changed the subject of their conversation.

...

"Ichigo", Rukia smiled like an angel.

"No", Ichigo said immediately: that smile on Rukia's face never meant anything good for poor Ichigo.

"What? You didn't even listened what - !"

"You're going to ask me to do something", Ichigo looked at Rukia. "So the answer is still no."

"I just wanted borrow some money!"

"You have money of your own, use them!"

"I have to save them", Rukia snorted. "Money doesn't grow on trees, lad."

"Says person who just spent almost all her moneys for new clothes..."

Rukia had so fearsome look on her face that Ichigo quickly run away from her. He sighed. They were still in the mall they had found. Ichigo murmured something very angry. Kon was still in his hand, tape wrapped over his mouth. He had attracted too much attention while shouting and moving so Ichigo had put sticky tape over his mouth. After a good while struggling the stuffed animal had decided it would be wiser just play along. Now he was completely unmoving.

Ichigo looked at him for a moment. Even he disliked Kon he really did not want him to get cut by Kenpachi's blade...

"Ichi!"

Ichigo turned his head and saw Yachiru. She was standing front of him, hands behind her back. She smiled.

"Yes?" Ichigo did not exactly like the look on her face. "What it is, Yachiru?"

"I decided to buy a souvenir to Ken-chan!" Yachiru said - and show Ichigo what she had in her hands. A pocket knife. Very dangerous looking one, indeed. And expensive looking also.

"Um... It looks nice", Ichigo tried to smile. "I think Kenpachi would like it."

"Do you? That's nice! But there's one problem..."

"And that is...?"

"I don't have any money", Yachiru looked very sad. "I have some money of my own but I forgot to take them with me."

Ichigo had a battle inside his mind. He did not want to spend money and the worst thing he ever could think of was to buy a present to Kenpachi! He didn't need any presents. He was a grown man! In other hand... That look on Yachiru's face melted Ichigo's heart so completely. It would have melted anyone's heart.

"Okay", he sighed and Yachiru giggled happily. "How much?"

"10 000 yens!"

Ichigo could not breathe for a while. Then he started to count his money. His fingers were trembling while he did so. He had one reason more to hate Kenpachi Zaraki...

...

Ikkaku suddenly woke up. He opened his eyes. When Kenpachi's angry faces were the first thing to see he almost shrieked aloud - or had shrieked if there would not be one very big, hard, angry hand on his mouth.

Ikkaku blinked.

"Mhaw?"

"You", Kenpachi smiled. He looked creepy. "Are. Talking. While. You. Sleep."

Ikkaku blinked again. He had not being aware that he was sleep talking. No one had ever told him that.

"Oh? Shorry."

Kenpachi sighed and took his hand away. Ikkaku wiped his mouth. Kenpachi sat down at the edge of Ikkaku's bed. Ikkaku blinked again and rose up to sitting position as well. He looked at the clock: thirty minutes past eleven pm.

"Ikkaku."

"Yes, captain?"

"Do you know how to play poker?"

"Huh?"

"Well, do you?"

"A- actually, I don't, captain... sorry... never played it..."

"Stupid", Kenpachi snorted. "How about chess, then?"

"Chess? Yeah, I do."

Kenpachi grinned and pulled chess board from under Ikkaku's bed. Ikkaku stared. How in the hell that had ended up there?

"Black or white?"

"Uh... W-white."

...

Rukia was sulking to Ichigo. She had seen how Ichigo had given money to Yachiru - but not to her! Ichigo decided he did not want to talk with her. So he was now downstairs with Yachiru and Orihime.

Orihime was still there, because Yachiru had pleaded her to stay there another night. They were watching TV. Yachiru had seen store where you could rent movies. Ichigo could not believe this: it was almost midnight - and what he was doing? He was really watching some stupid princess movie. There had already been some flying unicorns, rainbows, glittering and girls with enormous eyes and - of course - one girl-look-a-like prince...

But Yachiru looked so happy that Ichigo could not say anything.

"Do you like this movie, Ichi?" Yachiru turned her head: she was laying on the floor.

"Uh... It's okay..."

"Yay!" Yachiru smiled happily.

Ichigo smiled. He could understand why Kenpachi cared so much about Yachiru. She was so innocent and full of happiness all the time. Just looking at her made Ichigo forget all his own worries for a while. Now when Ichigo thought about it... Kenpachi had come from 80th District. It was sure he had seen there so many horrible things that it was almost a miracle that he was not crazier than he already was. He had been alone for centuries before he met Yachiru.

Maybe they...

Ichigo sighed. Why he was even thinking about this? Kenpachi was Kenpachi. He didn't have many worries. He was always so laid back that could not have...

...

After five lost fights Kenpachi decided it was time to give up. He placed the chessboard on the table between his bed and Ikkaku's. He yawned and stretched his arms. There were several small cracks. Ikkaku did not say anything: he had used to hear that noise so many times before...

Kenpachi crawled back to his own bed.

Ikkaku looked at him for a while. He had had strange thought during the game but was not sure if he should just keep his mouth shut. But he was too curious to hear if he had been right. So he opened his mouth: "Captain?"

"I'm sleeping, Ikkaku..." Kenpachi murmured angrily.

"I know, sorry, captain. I just wanted to ask something.

"What?"

"You... told me I was sleep talking."

"Yeah?"

"Well... I was just thinking... Was that true... or... did you only want some company when you couldn't sleep your -?"

"Good night, Ikkaku."

"U-uh..." Ikkaku paled. "G-good night, captain..."

Kenpachi sighed. Ikkaku was way too smart. Damn him and his bald head...

There was a full moon. Kenpachi could see it through the window and open curtains. He smiled little bit when he remembered suddenly when Yachiru had seen the full moon for the very first time. She had been so small back then. She had just learned to talk.

"Ken-chan! Bad eye!"

"What?"

"Bad eye!"

"I don't understand what you're trying to say... Why you're shivering like that? What's wrong, brat? What bad eye?"

"That! Bad!"

"Oh... That? Stupid kid. That's just the moon."

"Moon?"

"Yeah, moon. It's just a big floating rock ball. You don't have to be afraid of it."

It had been more than 70 years ago. Kenpachi closed his eyes. He hoped Ichigo would take good care of his little pink wonder.

...

"Miss Rukia!"

"Shut up, Kon, I don't want to talk with you now."

"Yes, but you seem so sad."

"I'm not sad. I'm just thinking."

"About what?"

"Nothing, really..." Rukia sighed. "Just thinking."

"Oh, I can keep secrets. You can tell me, your precious Kon!"

Rukia looked at Kon. He had come to her. She was sitting on Ichigo's room floor, reading some magazines. She had noticed something about Ichigo. She had been thinking about it since Yachiru came. It had happened when Kenpachi had told Ichigo that Yachiru really did not have many friends close to her own age.

In other words put: she was lonely.

Ichigo had once told Rukia how his little sister had been so lonely when their mom had died. Ichigo really tried to take good care of them. They had been only 4 or 5 years old when their mother had passed away. If Yachiru would be normal human she would be around that same age, little bit older maybe...

"Nothing, Kon", Rukia smiled. "It's nothing, really."