Author's note: I don't own anything
"Why won't ya let Yachiru see her?" Kukaku slowly awoke from her slumber as Kenpachi's voice thundered from outside her room. "She has not yet recovered from her wounds and so far still unconscious, I will not allow Yachiru near her she is still in critical condition." Kukaku raised an eye brow as she detected a bit of anger in Uohana Taicho's voice. She could hear Kenpachi make his way away from her room and from the sounds that he was angry.
"Miss Shiba, I'm happy to see you're awake after all the reiatsu you lost in battle, I didn't expect you to wake for another week at the most." Kukaku shrugged before she stretched only to be greeted by pain. "You mustn't move too much you may be awake but your wounds have not yet healed." Kukaku looked over at Uohana and asked "how long have I been out and when can I leave?" Uohana shook her head as she spoke, "you have been out for close to a month and as for you leaving it will be another two to three weeks for your wounds to heal to the point where I can release you and even then you would not be able to attend your Taicho duties" Kukaku sighed before laying back down and falling asleep.
Kukaku was looking over some of the paperwork that was brought to her that needed her signature when she was startled by her room door slamming open. Ganju stepped into the room looking shaken up. "Eh, what's going on Ganju?" Kukaku watched him as he ran over to her bed. "We have to get you out of fourth division, the hollows are back, there after Yachiru and you" Kukaku felt pain as Ganju picked her up and bolted out of the room. "Ganju why are they after me and Yachiru?" Kukaku asked after the pain subsided from being carried. "Soutaicho Yamamoto isn't sure why they want you they want Yachiru because they know Zaraki wont fight to keep her safe." Kukaku began to think of a reason for them to want her when a ball of pink landed in her arms.
"Kuu – Chan, I finally get to see you!" Kukaku winced as Yachiru hugged her. "Why are you here Yachiru?" Yachiru thought about it before saying, "Ken – Chan threw me in this direction and I landed on you" Kukaku thought about where to go when she remembered her house in Rukongai. "Ganju we need to go to our house, I have enough reiatsu to activate the cannon we can use my new fireworks I was working on it should be enough to get rid of the hollows." Kukaku could see Ganju was reluctant to listen to her but headed that way anyways.
"Sis rethink this you could die by doing this, I don't want to lose you!" Kukaku sighed before continuing to prepare the cannon. Hallows were already leaking out of Seireitei she had no choice. "Ganju when I fire the cannon I want you to get Yachiru out of here if this doesn't work, they can't get there hands on her." Kukaku saw him nod and began to concentrate her reiatsu as she chanted then with an explosion the cannon fired. Kukaku was able to say awake to watch most of the hollows disincarnate.
Kukaku wasn't sure when she blacked out but she was back in her hospital bed when she awoke with Ganju, Yachiru and Kenpachi all standing by her bed. Kukaku was surprised when Ganju hugged her calling her an idiot; she of course slapped him for calling her that. "It looks like you're recovering better than expected, considering you would have died if Mayuri Taicho hadn't found a way to transfer reiatsu from one person to another." Kukaku glanced at Uohana before shrugging. "I had to save everyone that's what a Taicho is meant to do."
"Ya were an idiot but I can't say much." Kukaku grinned turning to Kenpachi. "You're right you can't, though I say if you had done your job none of this would have happened you're the Taicho of the strongest division and yet you needed the help of a fireworks expert who happened to be female." Kukaku started laughing as Kenpachi went into a fit before storming out of the room saying something about ungrateful. "Sis I don't think it was a good idea to do that." Kukaku put on a confused look. "Why I was only playing?" "He was the one that saved you; Mayuri needed someone to give up some of their reiatsu Zaraki was the only one that would agree." Kukaku thought about what Ganju said before she asked herself why he would do that.
Kukaku was able to take back her division a little after a week of being in fourth. Uohana was amazed that she was able to heal so quickly.
Kukaku knew she needed to thank Kenpachi for saving her but she didn't really want to face him. After thinking it through Kukaku headed off toward eleventh making sure to avoid fights. "Why are ya here?" Kukaku walked over to Kenpachi, "I'm here to say thank you for saving me." Kukaku didn't know why Kenpachi seemed angry but stayed to here what he had to say. "Why thank me It wasn't a like savin' ya was some great honor" Kukaku punched him sending him crashing to the ground before storming away thinking she didn't want to see the jackass unless it was in a meeting.
Kukaku wasn't sure how she ended up in thirteenth division but decided that if she was going to talk to anyone they at least would know to never let what was talked about get out. "Shiba Taicho how may we help you?" Kukaku looked at the two third seats forgetting there names and asked "Is Ukitake Taicho well enough to talk?" She watched as the third seats bolted off somewhere. Kukaku wasn't sure why people liked to run from her whenever she asked a simple question but it was pissing her off. Kukaku stalked around thirteenth until she found a garden and Ukitake. "Kukaku what brings you to my division?" Kukaku sat down next to him, "needed to talk with someone that wouldn't blab to the other divisions" Kukaku saw Ukitake nod. "Ah I see, so what is bothering you?" Kukaku growled and started to replay what had happened in eleventh.
"It isn't often that people thank him maybe he just didn't know how to accept it" Kukaku glared at him "I don't care he didn't have to be a jackass to me when it was hard enough for me to say thanks to begin with!" "From what I've see Zaraki isn't one to handle new emotions well, he was going to kill Mayuri if he didn't come up with a way to save you, whether it was for his benefit or Yachiru's I'm not sure but both of you are brash and hard headed, you need to find common ground with him if you want answers." Kukaku thanked Ukitake for the advice and walked back to her division.