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Kumiko: You say that a lot! Stop saying it.

Tairei9: I need to say it. So shush child.

Chapter twenty.

"Stay behind, Ichigo said," Kumiko said walking through the dark tunnel. "I hate staying behind, he knows that. Now which way?"

Like someone answering her question, she felt a familiar reiatsu flare up to the right.

"Oh that way!" Kumiko said jumping down the hall happily. She finally came to room where she saw Ichigo fighting with his bankai.

"Yay!! Ichi-ni-san!! You have bankai back!!" Kumiko said, jumping up and down. Ichigo looked down to see her jumping up and down at the entrance.

"Kumiko!! I told you to stay at the entrance!!!" Ichigo shouted, Kariya looking down also.

"My, my. If isn't cutie. But don't worry, no one will attack her. Not with out my command first. But I'm fighting you," he said, smiling. His tone was on the cheerful side. He slashed at Ichigo only to miss. Koga turned to where Kariya was fighting and said, "It is almost ready!!"

"Alright," Kariya said kicking Ichigo in the chest. Ichigo hit the ground, coughing.

"Ichi-ni-san!!" Kumiko said, rushing down the steps to him. She picked up his head and stuck it in her lap.

"Don't worry cutie. He's minorly injured," Kariya said approaching. Kumiko glared at him.

"You have an interesting power," Kariya said approaching her, "Your zanpakutou's name is naiyami." Kumiko's eyes widen.

"Unlike most shinigami, Naiyami has two parts. The actual blade being on the less important side. And the diamond pedant being the core. So even if your blade was stolen it would not matter."

"Your shikai release has three parts. The first part uses both the blade and the pendant, mixing them together to create a whip. The hilt and the blade are silver but the guard is of pure diamond."

"Your second release uses only the pendant and that is used to heal any injuries you may posses. It goes faster however if there is another person attempting to heal you. I've also heard you do not even have to be conscious to do it."

"Your third release is when your shikai is at it strongest. The blade and pendants shatters into what look like seeds and plants them into the ground. Vines shoot up and either binds the person or drag them underground and they normally die."

Kumiko was horrified. How did the man know about this!? She never said anything to him or anyone else.

Ichigo listened to this getting up. This explained a lot.

"Kumiko please stay back," Ichigo said, attempting to get up. He then disappeared returning to his battle. Only to be interrupted again.

"What?" He looked up to the source of the power and shouted, "Ishida!!"

"Ishida-san!!" Kumiko said, jumping up. She looked him over and gapped.

"Ishida-san got his powers back!!!" Kumiko said, happily. Ishida paid her little heed and charged his bow. He disappeared and reappeared by Kariya, looking about he was about to strike him. Everyone else appeared running towards the fighters.

"Kurosaki-kun! Ishida-kun!" Orihime shouted, the rest following.

"Ichigo! Ishida!" Rukia said. Kumiko pouted. Nobody noticed her. Figures. She stood up and brushed off her kimono. She looked up and sighed.

"Now, now. This is not the time to be sighing," Kumiko's head shot up to see a dark green haired woman holding a fan connected to sword, "Little brat!!"

"Kumiko!!" shouted Rukia, spinning around. Everyone else did also, horrified.

"Tsukamu, naiyami," (grab, diamond seed) the pendant glowed and shot to the kantana and it glowed white forming the silver whip. It grabbed the woman's waist and the woman laughed.

"Do you think that will stop me?" The lady said and then she made to cut the whip.

But it wouldn't cut through.

"What?!" the woman said, shocked.

"Destructive art 4:Byakurai!!" Lightning flashed at the woman and she fell to the ground with a scream.

"You little brat!!" the woman said, shaking as she got up.

"You'd be surprised to know how many people say that," Kumiko said, simply. This seemed to annoy the woman and she staggered to walk over to the child.

Suddenly, Ishida's arrow flew into the portal stabilizing it.

"What?!" Ichigo said, surprised, "Ishida! What did you do?!"

Kariya and the woman disappeared and reappeared in front of the portal and Kariya turned to them.

"I will see you on the other side, Quincy. Kurosaki," Kariya said in his usual friendly polite manner, "Kumiko-chan." He waved and disappeared. Kumiko stared at where Kariya stood and then walked over to Ishida. Naiyami returned to her unreleased state.

"Ichigo!"

"Yoruichi-san!!" Ichigo said seeing her run up to them.

"Damn we were too late after all," Yoruichi said, sighing. Kumiko stopped and sighed. She sat on the ground feeling bummed. So much for stopping them.

"Ishida, do you realize what you just did?" Ichigo said, angry.

"Kurosaki, even though you have obtained your bankai again, do you think fighting him like that would have defeated him?"

"You don't know unless you try!!"

Kumiko once again was bored with the argument and she looked around for something to do. She noticed a little chipmunk with a black strip on its head running around near the entrance of the room. She immediately flash stepped to its side and it scurried away, afraid.

Kumiko giggled and ran after it. Yoruichi turned around after there discussion ended and saw Kumiko running around in the other room.

"KUMIKO!! COME BACK HERE!!" Yoruichi shouted, horrified, "KUMIKO, COME BACK HERE NOW!!" Yoruichi flash stepped and tried to seize the child but only for her to flash step after the chipmunk, which was jumping up on the huge pieces of rock.

"KUMIKO!! My goodness the child must be deaf!!" Yoruichi said, groaning.

Kumiko reached for the chipmunk only to slip on a loose piece of rock. She tumbled down, and fell onto the ground. She got up rubbing her eyes and Yumichika swooped down and took out a hanky.

"Here, let me," he said, gently. He rubbed Kumiko's face, cleaning off the dirt, "It isn't beautiful to leave your face dirty." He brushed the dust off of her kimono and said, "There we go." A shadow loomed over them and they looked up to see Everyone standing there, frowning. Except Ichigo, who knew how boring the conversation must have been to her.

"What? Can she help how boring and lifeless your conversations are?" Yumichika said, closing his eyes. Everyone either sweat dropped or twitched. Ichigo just allowed Kumiko on his back and then said.

"Let's go!!"

Tairei9: Sorry it was so short. Read and review.