Shuhei came down followed by Amy within a matter of minutes. After getting over the initial shock of the contents of Jake's first aid kit, Amy got to work in treating Ichigo's wounds, since Jake and Risa had done what was needed with Renji. Risa was beside herself at the moment, both with anger and worry.

"If it makes you feel any better I sniped all four of 'em," Jen said consolingly. Amy shot her brother a look.

"We can't exactly take them back up to the school," Amy said. "We don't have the proper equipment. We need a hospital for both of them."

"With those injuries they need to be taken back to the Soul Society for treatment," Rukia said.

"We don't have the proper transfer unit," Amy sighed.

"What about St. Mungo's?" Jack piped up. "Could we get like Unohana to come to St. Mungo's?"

Everyone looked like they had just been bitch-slapped in the face.

~*~*~*~*~

Risa sat between Jen and Ichigo, whose injuries were treated on site by Amy, in the waiting room at St. Mungo's the wizarding hospital. Thanks to Amy who had come up with the cover story, the soul reaper team had permission from the headmaster to be there. Umbridge was furious that they had left without prior arrangements but somehow kept her moth shut about it.

When they had arrived, members of the Soul Society's relief unit were waiting at the doors of the ER to start treatment. Since there was nothing either Jake or Risa could do, they both sat in the waiting room, waiting for some news.

The silence was morbid with only the ticking clock to break it. Risa kept shooting glances at Shuhei who was pacing, unable to sit still. Momo and Izuru had come back from the Soul Society upon hearing the news about Renji. Jake sat with Jack, Rukia and Izuru, across from Jen, Risa and Ichigo. Marcus was leaning against the wall staring at the clock.

After an hour or so a small black haired Soul Reaper appeared out of the double doors with a grim look on his face.

"Hanataro," said Ichigo. "What's going on in there?"

"I have some good news and some bad news," Hanataro said wringing his hands. "Which do you…?"

"Bad," chorused the team. Hanataro looked at them all.

"Well, there was some kind of poison on whatever he was stabbed with and we can't seem to find an antidote here in St. Mungo's so we may have to transfer the lieutenant to the Soul Society to complete treatment."

"What's the good news?" Rukia asked.

"He's stable for now, but we're not sure how long that's gonna last."

Jen slammed her fist on the end table.

"This is all my fault," she mumbled. "I should have shot sooner, before it got Renji. Byakuya's gonna fucking kill me."

"Jen," Risa said. "Shut up, this isn't all your fault, I gave you an order to fire at will; if I had given you a signal this could have been avoided. If any one is to blame it's me."

"Don't you start too Risa," Marcus snapped. "There's nobody to blame here if anyone it should be all of us, what did half of us do? Be on standby that's what, we put our personal pride above the sake of the mission and look where it got us."

Everyone looked at Marcus, knowing that he was right. Four people fought alone and nobody helped for fear of bruising egos. Risa looked at Jen and the two girls put their heads down.

"Has anyone alerted the captain yet?" Jen asked. Risa shook her head.

"No, I think we're all trying to decide whose place that it," she answered. "But he needs to know, Renji is Byakuya's lieutenant. As a captain, I'd want to know."

"I think Jen should tell him," Jake said. When she shot him a dirty look he explained his reason. "You're in his company, you're the left hand, and you were there! Of all people I think Byakuya would want to hear the story from one of his own, I'd want to."

Jen got up from her seat, crossed the room, and stood in the corner so no one could see the tears pouring out of her eyes.

"Bletchley-san," Izuru started. "Are you ok?"

"Shut up," Jake hissed. Marcus went over to Jen and put his arms around her. Risa slumped back into her chair fighting back the tears that were welling up in her eyes. Sure she and Renji fought a lot about stupid things and knowing Jen she probably fought more with him. But Renji was Renji, a member of this team and now with him gone there was a giant void that could never be filled.

"Will Renji be able to come back to the team?" Ichigo asked Hanataro, voicing both Risa and Jen's opinions.

"We're not sure right now," Hanataro told Ichigo. "Hopefully yes but it will be a while."

Jen pushed past Marcus and Hanataro on her way out of the waiting room. Risa caught a glimpse of her tear-streaked face. Jake and Jack looked at each other and then at Marcus. This was the first time they had seen Jen cry, ever and this was the girl who was the Soul Society's trained sniper.

Risa looked at Jake and then at Marcus. Nobody knew whether to run after her or just let her be.

~*~*~*~

Jen sat on the cold street corner where the hidden entrance to the hospital was. The cold wind bit at her face, cooling the hot tears falling from her eyes. She was so wrapped up in her own misery that she didn't notice the reiatsu of Risa and Rukia behind her.

"Jen," Risa said calmly sitting down on the cold pavement next to her friend. "You're tears are gonna freeze to your face if you cry out here."

"Good," Jen mumbled at Rukia sat on her other side.

"Stop blaming yourself," Rukia told Jen. "We all agreed that this had something to do with everyone, not just you."

"You don't get it!" Jen snapped. "Renji's my comrade and my friend, I had the order to shoot and I didn't what does that make me?"

"You didn't shoot because there wasn't a clear shot," Risa explained.

"I had one and I didn't take it," Jen mumbled. "A sniper that shoots to slow is just as bad as one that shoots to fast."

"I think someone needs to stop watching so much Flashpoint," Risa said with a small smile. Jen smirked a little at Risa. "But really, you took the shot when it was open, you sniped all four arrancars! Don't beat yourself up over one casualty."

"Yeah, my own company," Jen said bitterly.

"You want one of us to tell Nii-sama?" Rukia asked. Jen shook her head.

"I can't hide in fear of my stick-up-the-ass captain can I?" Jen asked. Risa shook her head. "I guess it's just best to tell him and get it over with."

Risa and Rukia both slapped Jen on the back. Finally their friend's sanity had returned.