Ummm just one thing to say thanks to everyone who is reading this story and who likes it. Also I might change this story to M rated later on because I might add a lemon do u guys want a lemon or not please voice ur opinion ummmm I think that is all enjoy the chapter =D
13th Division:
Kokoro sat down doing some paperwork at her office when Jushiro walked into the room and smiled. Kokoro stood up and bowed at him, "Konnichiwa Taicho!" Kokoro said happily.
"Konnichiwa Kokoro-san, I need you to do me a favor" asked Jushiro. "I need you to take these papers to Ichimaru Taicho if you don't mind" Jushiro asked with a smile on his face.
"Hai Taicho I'll go right away" Kokoro happily answered and took the stack of papers from him and cheerfully walked out.
"Arigatou (Thank you)" Jushiro thanked as she walked out.
Kokoro walked down the streets of Seireitei with a smile on her face and felt the gentle breeze blow her cotton pink neck length hair back. Kokoro walked into the 3rd barracks and everyone bowed and greeted her. She walked into Gin's office without knocking and Gin looked up at her and smiled his foxy smile at her.
"Kokoro-chan you finally came and visit me I was starting to think you had forgotten about me" Gin said pretending to be sad.
Kokoro just looked at him and laughed and walked over to his desk and put the paperwork down.
"Sorry Gin but I just have been really busy Ukitake taicho has been sick lately and I've been doing most of his paper work. Plus what are you talking about we had lunch yesterday." Kokoro said still laughing a little.
"I know but it's passed lunch time so I was wondering if you were coming or not."
"Gomen but we'll have to make our lunch into dinner I still have lots of work to do"
"Alright, Alright I also still have lots of work to do" Gin said sighing softly.
"Aright then see yea at 7?"
"Alright see yea later Kokoro-chan" Gin said happily.
"Bye" Kokoro happily reply waving goodbye.
Kokoro walked back to her barracks remembering that after what happen with Byakuya she became close friends with Gin. Gin became like her older brother he always had her back and knew how to make her feel better. Their love was purely sibling love even though others didn't really look at that way one of them being Byakuya. Kokoro arrived at her barracks and knocked on her taicho's door when she heard someone say come in. She walked into the room and saw her old taicho, Shunsui Kyoraku, sitting down with her new taicho. Kokoro bowed at them both and stood up again and greeted them.
"Konnichiwa Kokoro-chan!" Shunsui greeted cheerfully and waved at Kokoro.
"Konnichiwa Kyoraku taicho!" Kokoro cheerfully greeted and took a sit in front of them. "Ukitake taicho I gave Ichimaru taicho the papers" Kokoro told her taicho.
"Thank you once again Kokoro-chan, sorry I've given you all the duties of a fukutaicho and some of mine" Jushiro said smiling kind of embarrass and rubbing the back of his head.
"Iie, no problem at all I don't mind. I'm just glad you trust me enough to let me do it all" Kokoro cheerfully replied still smiling her sweet smile.
"See Jushiro I told you she would make a great 3rd seat for you" Shunsui commented and smiled at Kokoro. "How I miss you my Kokoro-chan" Shunsui said and he pretended to cry and Kokoro just kind of giggle.
"Kyoraku taicho what brings you to our barracks today?" Kokoro kind of questioned since he usually came more into the evening.
"Ano…Kokoro-chan he was telling me that Kuchiki taicho and fukutaicho Abarai were sent to the human world to bring Rukia back" Jushiro told her seriously and Kokoro´s smile kind of faded and she looked at him confused.
"What do you mean sent by whom" Kokoro asked even more confused about what was going on.
"Kuchiki-san has over stayed her stay in the human world and Captain-Commander sent them to bring Kuchiki-san back" Shunsui said as he drank some sake and looked at Kokoro with a sad look.
"Here punishment will be decided when she arrives…" Jushiro told her and Kokoro stared at them wide eyed she couldn't believe this.
"I can't believe this. Are they back yet?" Kokoro practically yelled.
"I believe they arrived not that long ago Kuchiki-san is being held in the 6th barracks." Shunsui told Kokoro.
Kokoro stood up and bowed at them.
"Sumimasen." Kokoro said as she walked out the door and headed to the 6th barracks as she walked into the barracks everyone bowed. Everyone knew about her noble rank and being the new head of the Kawaii family. But she really didn't put much attention to them and just walked passed them. Kokoro reached the door she was looking for and saw Renji standing there.
"Abarai" Kokoro sternly said and Renji turned around to look at who it was, once he saw it was Kokoro he quickly bowed.
"Kawaii-sama" Renji said practically yelling and bowed. "What are you doing here" he asked confused.
"I need to speak with Rukia…alone" Kokoro said the last part sternly and Renji bowed.
"Hai!" he said and walked out of the room.
Kokoro walked over to the cell slowly taking a deep breath and leaned against the bars and saw Rukia sitting down on a chair looking at the ground.
"Rukia" Kokoro simply said and she looked up at her kind of ashamed. "I'm not angry Rukia I'm just glad you're okay. But don't worry I'll do everything in my power to make sure your punishment isn't too server." Kokoro told Rukia and Rukia kind of smiled at her.
"Nee-chan…arigatou" Rukia said with tears in her eyes.
"Byakuya and I are going to try our hardest to make sure nothing happens to you that I promise" Kokoro whispered to her.
Rukia was about to speak when Byakuya and Renji walked into the room. Byakuya was kind of surprise to see Kokoro standing there and Kokoro looked at him with concern in her eyes.
"What did they decide Byakuya" Kokoro asked concern and looked directly at him.
"Rukia was sentence to execution" Byakuya simply stated and Kokoro´s eyes went huge and she stared at him shocked.
"Nani?" Kokoro shouted and Renji was just as shock as Kokoro.
"There is nothing that can be done Kokoro-san" Byakuya stated and walked out of the room followed by Renji.
Kokoro turned around and looked at Rukia and she could tell she was holding back the tears, as was Kokoro.
"Don't worry Rukia I won't let anything happen to you I'll find a way to save you" Kokoro stated as she looked at her and walked out of the room.
Kokoro leaned against the door and replay the words Byakuya told her and she glared into the air. Kokoro stormed off angrily to Byakuya´s office she reached his door and didn't even bother to knock. Byakuya looked up at her when he heard someone slam open the door and she slammed it shut again. Kokoro glared at Byakuya and Byakuya looked at her with a blank stare.
"What the hell do you mean there is nothing that can be done" Kokoro angrily shouted at Byakuya. Byakuya just looked at her and continued with his paperwork.
"You're angry we should talk later when you're claim" Byakuya simply told her.
Kokoro walked up to his desk and slammed her hands down on it and glared at him. He looked up at her and could see that she was holding back some tears.
"No! We're going to talk now! Because I'm perfectly claim!" She shouted back and Byakuya stood up and just looked at her.
"Fine" he said with no emotion in his voice.
"Why didn't you try to stop Rukia's execution" Kokoro yelled angrily at him.
"She broke the law and she has to receive whatever punishment she was giving"
"So! She's Rukia! She's Hisana's little sister what about the promise you made to her? Doesn't Hisana's promise mean anything to you?"
Byakuya glared at her and looked at her angrily; she also glared at him and also looked at him angrily.
"You think Hisana's promise doesn't mean anything to me? If we as high rank nobles don't follow the rules who will, Kokoro-chan?" he stated angrily.
"Yes that's exactly what I think! I follow the rules but when they must be broken to save those you care about then I will! I don't even know who you are anymore Byakuya, what happen to the Byakuya that was my friend?"
"He mature just like you did, there are people who expected us to follow the laws and rules Kokoro."
"No you're wrong. You became something that everyone expected you to become, but I became something I wanted too. I'm going to talk to the Captain-Commander."
"And do what? Give your live for hers?"
"If I must I will. What do you care anyways it's obvious you won't do anything about this"
Kokoro turned around and stormed out of the room and slammed the door behind her. She leaned against it and let the tears slip and softly sob putting her hand against her mouth so her sobs wouldn't be that loud. She finally got herself under control and whipped the tears from her eyes with her sleeve. Kokoro walked off trying to hide the fact that she was crying. But Kokoro didn't know that Byakuya was leaning against the door on the other side hearing her cry. Byakuya stood against the door making a guilty face knowing he was the reason Kokoro was crying for. Byakuya stood there and looked at the door as he heard her leave.
"I do care…but I made another promise I must keep. Even if it means breaking Hisana's promise and the promise I made never to hurt you again…Kokoro-chan." Byakuya whispered softly to himself and walked back over to his desk and continued with his paperwork. But Kokoro´s sadden face and sobs never left his mind.