Chapter Five: Nothing left but work
I woke up the next morning on a luxurious bed that I could only assume was in a spare room on the Kuchiki compound. The sheets were made of the purest and most expensive of silks. It was the color of a newly bloomed Sakura blossom. "Figures" I said to myself. Byakuya always tended to find ways that would help relieve my stress. "Holy Crap what time is it" I said knowing Byakuya, as always, decided not to wake me up.
"Noon" Byakuya replied walking into the room. Speak of the devil, I thought to myself.
"Why didn't you wake me up" I told him clearly annoyed.
"Izuru told me you haven't been sleeping well that's why"
Note to self murder my Lieutenant later. "Byakuya now I probably have tons of paperwork piled up" I complained. I may be a workaholic but I hate letting paperwork pile up.
"Yuki your health is more important than your work"
"Damn you Byakuya" I said throwing the covers off of me and slipping on my sandals.
"Yuki please calm down."
"No"
"Why"
"Because Byakuya Kuchiki I hate it when you do this" I said grabbing my sword and storming out the door and towards my office. Why must he do things like this? I understand he is worried about me but still work comes first. I thought as I walked into my office.
"Oh Captain you're here" said Izuru from his desk.
"Kira" I said firmly. I know he knows I am pissed at him from the terrified look on his face. You see he knows from experience that I can get deadly if I get mad enough. In that aspect Toshiro and I are a lot alike. We both have short tempers.
"Y yes Captain"
"Why the hell did you tell Byakuya that I hadn't been sleeping well!"
"Because I thought maybe he could get you to sleep."
"Oh he did"
"Thank goodness"
"But he made me sleep until noon. NOW LOOK AT ALL THAT PAPERWORK THAT IS NOW PILLED ON MY DESK UNFINNISHED. "
"I'm sorry Captain but Captain Hitsugaya told me that I should tell Captain Kuchiki."
I blinked and said "He what"
"Yes so please don't blame me."
"Toshiro Hitsugaya I am going to beat the hell out of you once all of this paperwork is done" I said more to myself than anyone else.
Izuru laughed and said "Wow you and Captain Hitsugaya are so much alike"
"Do your work but first go get me something to eat."
"What would you like?"
"Some rice balls and my favorite tea"
"Yes Captain. I will be right back"
Izuru left to get me something to eat. Honestly I wasn't that hungry I just wanted the office to myself for a little while so I could think. Why? Why does she have to be killed? It doesn't make any sense. I have never heard of Central 46 sending a Soul Reaper to be executed because of sharing their powers with a human so, Why? Something about all this seems suspicious. I can feel in my soul that something is not right here. Something is very wrong. There's a traitor among us. I don't feel as if the Ryoka a responsible for Aizen's death. Who? Who could the traitor be?
Sitting there thinking I hadn't noticed that my brother had come into my office. "Yuki" He said and I didn't answer. "Yuki" he said again and still no answer. "YUKI" he said slamming his hands on my desk.
"Jez Toshiro what" I replied annoyed.
"Did you not realize that I had walked in" He replied annoyed.
"Sorry I was absorbed in my thoughts"
"Yuki I need to talk to you about Aizen's murder"
"What about it?" I asked.
"I don't think the Ryoka killed him"
"Same here. I too feel as if there is a traitor among us"
"You do?" He asked confused.
"Yes the only problem is that I can't think of anyone who would do something like this"
"I think I do."
I looked at him directly in those teal eyes and said "Who Toshiro"
He looked back into my teal colored eyes and said "Gin Ichimaru"
"What? Why?" I said in shock.
"Gin has been acting very suspicious lately"
"How so?"
"The day Momo discovered Aizen's body and drew her sword on him. Gin was going to kill her"
"What" I said standing up out raged.
"Yes"
"We have to report this to the Head Captain immediately"
"We can't do that"
"And why not?"
"The Head Captain isn't going to want to be bothered with this without a shred of concrete proof"
You're right" I sat back down and began to rub my temples trying to get rid of the headache that was slowly forming. "So what do we do?"
"I don't know. Listen Yuki be careful around him alright. I don't want you to end up like Aizen" I could see in my brother's eyes that he was concerned for me. He always had been. Ever since we were young. In those days I was so weak and I had been until I graduated the academy. I guess that's why he to this day is concerned but then again I am always concerned about him as well. That's what family does I guess.
I looked at him with sincere eyes and said "Don't worry about me Toshiro. I will be fine. I'm not as weak as I used to be"
"I know Yuki but that won't stop me from worrying about you"
"I know Toshiro I know oh and I have a bone to pick with you"
He looked at me and said "what about"
"Why the hell did you tell Kira to tell Byakuya that I haven't been sleeping well" I said, my annoyance written all over my face.
"Because I knew that he was the only one that would be able to get you to sleep"
"Well he did and now look at this giant stack of paperwork that piled up this morning because Byakuya refused to wake me up and because of that I slept until noon"
I could see now that my little brother was getting annoyed. "Then you should sleep like you're suppose to"
"I do"
"Oh really then why are you always exhausted?"
"Because"
"Because why!" he yelled.
"Because of the nightmares" I yelled back. Damn I said too much. I thought to myself.
"Nightmares? What nightmares?" He asked instantly concerned again. Even now his mood can change drastically.
"There none of your concern"
Annoyed again he replied. "Yes they are. You are my sister Yuki. If you're suffering I want to be able to help you"
At that moment Izuru walked in with my food and said "Here you go Captain. Oh Hello Captain Hitsugaya."
"Just go away Toshiro and if one word of this gets back to Byakuya I swear I will never forgive you"
"Fine seeing as you never let me help you anyways"
"What's that suppose to me"
Instead of answering me he just stormed out of the office. Izuru sat the food down on my desk and said "What was that all about"
"Don't worry about it and get back to work" I said once again rubbing my temples.
"Yes Captain" Izuru replied as he sat at his desk and began his work.
Somehow I knew that Toshiro was going to tell Byakuya about my nightmares and as much as I hated to admit it, I kind of want him too. Right now I really needed the comfort of my childhood friend but I couldn't run to him right now. I had this mound of paperwork I had to get done first. Maybe tonight I will go and talk to him. Maybe.