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She first saw white.

And then black.

And then pink.

Then she can't see anything because she knew the sun was blinding her.

Then it was orange, beside it was black and red.

Then it was pink but this time with white.

Then she gave up. It's no use when all you can see was the shapeless object than the actual thing. She knew better just to sleep it all out than trying to make herself dizzy with the games her eyes were playing. Funny, I can't hear a thing…

Or was it Sakurako that was playing again?

Sakurako?

She knew that she wasn't awake but she can feel, see and hear the gust of wind surrounding her. Little by little did the wind turned hot pink and it all died down while in front of her appeared a small boy with pink eyes and black hair. He was wearing a black yukata with pink prints of sakura trees around him. His sash was white with a toy bow in his left hand.

The boy's gaze was cold but she knew he was born like that. He was as playful as a baby kitten.

You rang sis?

Rie smiled. She was in a pink kimono, her hair was in a bun with curls escaping, making her look a few years younger. Her sash was white, paired perfectly with the white clogs she was wearing and the silk was printed with swirls of red and black. She really liked her own zanpakitou's world. It was always night time and they were at the side of the riverbank and a festival was going on far ahead. On certain times, there would be fireworks. On certain nights, the festival was less lively.

I just wanna make sure if you were playing again…

The boys waved her away, Of course, onee-chan. I never stopped playing!

Chuckling, she walked nearer to Sakurako. He was right. He never stopped playing but he dismissed her actual question. When she was beside him, they started to walk nearer to the riverside. The water was calm and she sat down, removed her clogs and dipped her feet into the water.

Nope, he answered after awhile, I didn't play with you this time. You need all the rest you can get.

I see.

But onee-chan, you sleep a lot.

Rie turned to him. Pulling the string of the bow, he released the wooden arrow with a pink feather attached to the tail and sent it flying across the river. It looked like a pink canary. He frowned when it didn't land on the other side of the river and sank into the water.

He turned to her, flashing a smile that can warm any girls' heart.

You should wake up now. Yumichika-nii chan is really worried and so is that other two guys. And they're kinda loud, sometimes I can't sleep.

Who are those two guys?

He shrugged. I can't remember their names. But one is that red head with that weird tattoo and the other one have long black hair.

Abarai-fukutaichou and Kuchiki-taochou? Wow. That's new.

A gust of wind blew again and the world started to disappear along with the wind. Sakurako smiled to her and she stood up. Waving at her, she heard his last words perfectly fine even though there were sounds of male whispers around her.

Don't let the nightmares haunt you nee-chan.

"Rie-chan?"

She cursed when the sunlight blinded her. She hated that light. Maybe that was the reason that her soul's mind was always night time. Does Sakurako mind if a sun rises there suddenly? Well, she does mind if that ever happens.

"Hey, are you awake Rie-chan?"

She grunted and covered her face with the pillow.

A pair of soft hands yanked the pillow away and she was once again under the glare of the sun. She pouted and sat up. But it caught her off guard when the same hands were on her back, pulling her into a hug. The arms were all too familiar.

"Yumichika…" She sighed and rested his chin on his shoulder "I'm awake, alright? You seriously manage to wake me up. Are you happy now?"

Yumichika pulled away from his friend and smiled so happily, she was going to point out that it would wrinkle his face if he doesn't stop. But then again, she would love to see that reaction when someone says his face was imperfect.

"Finally!"

She blinked. Finally?

She looked around. She wasn't in her room. The walls were all white and there were other empty beds around her. At the other side of the room lay another sleeping shinigami. The badge that was framed and hang on the wall that made her realize where she was. It was the fourth division's barracks.

Everything that happened that evening came back into her mind.

"What happened?" She asked slowly.

"You were out cold for a week" Abarai-fukutaichou appeared into her line of vision. She was surprised that he was even there. Renji had been at her other side of the bed the whole time but Yumichika seem to hog most of her attention to even notice the red pineapple beside her.

She looked around.

"Huh?" Abarai looked at Yumichika and then back to her "Are you alright?"

She blinked and shook her head. Maybe Kuchiki-taichou left before she was awake. Maybe Sakurako were wrong.

No, I am not!

"Anyway" she turned to her fukutaichou "What are you doing here, fukutaichou?"

"Well, I heard that one of my division got attacked by the hollow and I can't let that slide. Beside, Taichou is kinda busy, so I had to check on you."

"Oh" She said simply.

Yumichika looked at her seriously and his grip on her hand were getting stronger. She didn't really like his serious face either – it really doesn't suit him.

"You were nearly killed"

Rie laughed and waved at him like how Sakurako waved her away. That kid's attitude was rubbing on her.

"Well, I'm alive now, right?"

Yumichika frowned while the other male chuckled at her carefree attitude. He never knew they had an easy going girl in their division. He knew that they had her in the division but he never really knew her up close. He heard from the guys that she had a nice figure and a beautiful face. Some say it was because Yumichika groomed her a lot and some says she was from a beautiful family herself.

But there was a dark rumor about her going around the barracks. He never wanted to be a gossip anyway, so he never really cared.

"Rie…" Yumichika was using his serious tone again "You were seconds to death, Rie! You were lucky enough to wake up and still have your reiastu recovering! If it wasn't for Kyouraku-Taichou, you would be dead by now!" He frowned. "I was only a few minutes late…"

"Wait" She perked up "Kyouraku-Taichou saved me?"

"Yeah" Abarai said "He even let you stay in his barracks a few days before you were transferred here. You were making everyone worried. Even Kuchiki-taichou and Unohana-taichou didn't know what to do with you…"

Yumichika explained to her when she had that questioning face. He knows her too well. "You were badly paralyzed and it was like you would break if we moved your limbs a lot. So, before the attack was reported, Kyouraku Taichou had brought you to his barrack."

"You were like a statue, Rie – we can't even move your arm. When Unohana-taichou came, she said that it wasn't a normal paralysis. It was more of a kidou spell. So, we had to let you rest there and wait for the spell to wear off. She said it was up to you if you wanted to live or not"

He looked away. "I nearly lost hope, Rie. You didn't even move a muscle and your skin was really cold. It scared me. It's like you were actually dead"

Rie froze. She had made that much of a trouble to everyone?

"I'm sorry…"

Yumichika shook his head and smiled to her. "There's nothing for you to apologize! We were seriously going to lost hope on you but thanks to Kyouraku-taichou, I at least have faith on you"

"Huh?"

Abarai sighed. "It's not like anyone lost hope, Yumichika. Everyone was gloomy, that's all. And Kyouroku got to give those craps about life"

Rie chuckled as Yumichika and Abarai-fukutaichou started to bicker. The felling of being half dead sent a shiver down her spine and the idea of Yumichika being seriously worried warmed her heart. At least it reminds her that there was still someone that cares for her. Eventhough Yumichika wasn't a perfect friend but he's like a family to her. And It seemes like Abarai-fukutaichou was going to join into her circle.

And she had to thank that drunken taichou.

If it wasn't for him, Yumichika would be really ugly crying while mourning over her death.

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