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Byakuya POV

I regret to kill that girl, Arika. She reminded me so much of Hisana.

Hisana....

I clenched my fists, my face slightly crumpling. Then I relaxed into my normal stoic personality. Rukia and Renji should not see this side of me. I was the one leading them both to the soutaichou's office, so they couldn't see my face. Good.

But something wasn't right about that girl dying. Wasn't shinigami, who were in their soul form, disperse into soul particals and disappear? Like Hisana did.

But no, the girl did not. I stiffened.

That means Arika is still alive.

I spat at Pineapple-kun, "Get off him, or die!"

Byakuya stepped forward, his sword a blur.

He pierced my heart.

I looked up, tears welling in my eyes, "You bastard."

He said, cleaning his blade, "You never meant anything to me, so why should I let you go on."

I knew I had the tiniest chance of surviving if they believed I was dead.

'Kaze no Chaos...?'

No answer. I looked down at my zanpakutou. It was gone. I looked up and the guy with red hair had it in his hands. I growled, but didn't have the strength to lunge forward.

Pineapple-kun swiftly broke Kaze no Chaos on the spot.

I gasped, looking horrified. Not her...wait, this isn't what happened...I frowned.

That was when I fell. Byakuya stepped beside me, "You should die very soon. To make you suffer, I'll torture your brother..." He plunged his blade into Ichigo's back and my brother lay still.

I reached out, as if to stop Byakuya, but I knew I couldn't. I strangled some words out of my throat, "You will pay for this!"

His face appeared over mine. "Good bye, Arika. Remember, you never meant anything to me..."

I glared at him, then raised my hand for a punch, using all my strength. I let it loose and my fist smacked-

Ichigo's face?

"ARIKAAA!!"

My eyes flew open and I stared at the ceiling of Urahara's shop. I looked around wildly for the source of the scream and saw Ichigo sitting up beside my bedroll, sporting a black eye. Bandages covered his chest.

I smiled meekly. Then winced. I looked down and saw that bandages covered me as well. I blushed then glared at ichigo, "Who took care of me?!"

He seemed like he was sulking when he said, "Ururu. Besides, she is the only girl here."

I nodded, "I see." I knew what would come after this. The suspiscions, the questioning...

I cast a quick, sly glance at Ichigo, then yawned, "Ahh! I'm tired! Good night!" I fell back onto my bed, despite the pain, rolled over and started fake-snoring.

Someone shook me, "Hey! It's only morning! And you don't look tired to me! Plus, you don't snore like that, or else I would have woken up whenever you slept!" That was Ichigo.

I turned and glared at him, "Well, go on, ask me and all that! You gonna tell?"

He shook his head slowly. "When did you...uh, discover your powers?"

I sighed, then sulked slightly, "Three years ago."

He looked shocked. He regained his composure after a while and said stiffly, "How did you survive? You weren't breathing and Renji checked if you were dead or not, and he said yes!"

I looked confused for a moment, "Who's Renji? Oh, Pineapple-kun?" If Ichigo thought about a crazy explaination for this, he kept silent. "Hm, my zanpakutou has an ability that can make anything look dead, when, in fact, they are actually just unconscious."

"Oh-kay then..."

"Hey, are you alright?" I kept my face expressionless when I said this.

He nodded, thn grinned, "Funny. Brother and Sister are both injured in the chest."

I smiled back.

Ichigo seemed about to say something, but then Urahara came prancing in. He yelled, " Rise and shine, Arika! What? Your already awake I see!"

I rolled my eyes, then asked, "What about Rukia? Are we going to...save her?"

Ichigo jumped up, "Of course! Wait, I didn't know you cared that much about Rukia..." He raised an eyebrow.

I said sheepishly, "Well, if shes your friend, then shes mine!" I looked up at Urahara. He was grinning, but the warmth didn't reach his eyes, instead, they were full of slight warning.

Ichgio didn't see anything off, and he turned to the shopkeeper, "Geta boushi! When am I going to start my training?!" He demanded.

Urahara waved his fan aimlessly, "Oh, be patient!"

I piped up, "Would now be okay?"

He peered at Ichigo, "Hm...I suppose his wounds have healed enough!"

I glanced at my brother, "Oops, I forgot about your injuries =P"

He glowered at me. Urahara stated, "Wel, it should be healed by now!"

I gaped at him, "He can heal that fast?"

Ichigo told me, "It's been three days since Rukia was...taken"

I leaned back, "Wow. I've been under for that long..."

'Is that usual?'

'Of course, why?'

'Because, since we last did it, me being unconscious lasted only one day.'

'Ah I haven't told you yet.'

'Told me what?'

'However serious your injury is, that how long you will be out.'

'Ah, okay then. So when that hollow said, "If you are dead, then I am not going to eat you, since it won't be fun!" i only had a shallow cut on my arm I was only out for an hour?"

'Precisely. Also, another thing i haven't told you yet.'

'What?'

'When you are unconscious, whatever wound you have on your body heals. When you got... pierced by...Byakuya...that took longer to mend.'

'Okay then.'

I got up stretching, ignoring Ichigo's protests. There was a little twinge of pain in my stomach, but it seemed all well. I turned so the other two boys wouldn't see and pushed down my bandages slightly. And there it was. I winced, and Ichigo asked, "What's wrong, Arika?"

I looked at my chest and saw that there was a small scar there, where Byakuya had hurt me. I pushed the bandages back up and whirled around to the other two, putting on a bright smile. "Urahara-san? What can I wear?"

He smiled cheekily and lead me to another room, Ichigo following. In the room, there was a trunk under the window and a wardrobe in the corner. In the middle of the room, there was a huge pile of clothes. Girl clothes I might add.

I then turned and kicked Ichigo and Urahara out, literally. "Shoo, shoo! Oh, and, Ichigo?"

He said, "What?"

I continued, "Don't let anyone peek, and if I do catch any boy being a peeping tom, then I will kill you!"

I slammed the door on their faces, and I swear I heard Ichigo say to Urahara, "Shes serious."