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Unohana was sifting through the loads of paperwork she had for the day when her phone rang. "Hello?" she answered sweetly, and she heard the receptionist fidget.

"Um, Doctor Unohana, I don't mean to bother you, and I hope you're not busy but-"

"Yes Hanataro?" she cut in smoothly. The boy would go on all day if she didn't get down to the point.

The flustered boy continued. "There's a call for you on line one. A girl named Rangiku said she is calling for 'Ukitake' and it's very urgent." He trailed off.

"Thank you," Unohana said, hanging up the phone before Hanataro could reply. She picked up the line immediately. "Hello?" she asked for the second time in a few short moments.

She heard the girl sigh in relief, and she almost smiled. She had met Rangiku before on the trips Ukiatke had made to the hospital, and although she was very energetic, the girl had a very kind demeanor and cared a lot about Toushirou. Thinking about Toushirou made Unohana's breath catch in her throat. That was probably the reason she was calling; Unohana couldn't think of another. She just hoped the teen didn't try anything else.

"Unohana?" Rangiku started. "I'm calling for Ukitake. He wanted you to come immediately. Toushirou…well…"

"Yes?" Her suspicions were right then. He did try something. Holding the phone to her ear with her shoulder, she started to pack her bag. The horrible thoughts that ran through her head were silenced and forgotten soon, though.

"We think he remembered something." Rangiku's voice was barely over a whisper.

Unohana tensed. This could either be good or bad. "How did he react?"

"Everything was silent, and then all we heard was screaming…everyone rushed to him. It was horrible." Unohana could tell Rangiku was fighting back tears as she recounted the events.

"I'll be there as quick as I can," Unohana told her. "And Rangiku?"

"Yes?"

"…Keep him safe."

Rangiku paused before answering. "Of course."

Bidding the girl farewell, Unohana went to find Isane, only hoping Toushirou would be okay.

When Unohana had arrived, Ukitake had finished explaining and gone to greet her, leaving Karin, Rangiku, Shuuhei, and Izuru not knowing what to do with themselves. The boys had started talking quietly to each other, and Karin started to play with the edge of her shirt, her dream all but forgotten.

A hand brushed away a tear she didn't know was falling, and Karin looked up hastily at Rangiku, a shocked and scared look on her face. The older girl smiled at her and pulled her into a hug, not needing to say anything. Karin felt her speak into her hair softly. "It'll all be okay." And she believed her.

Karin closed her eyes and let the words run through her, if only for a moment.

Unohana slipped into Toushirou's room a few minutes after arriving, leaving Isane to talk with Ukitake. Toushirou was sleeping lightly, his breathing shallow and semi-normal. He grabbed at the sheets, fisting them in his hand, and Unohana decided it was time to wake the boy. "Toushirou," she said, not too loudly but still speaking normally. The boy woke up quickly, eyes shooting open and sitting up in his bed. He eyed Unohana warily.

"What are you doing here?" Distrust was in his voice.

"Nice to see you, too, Toushirou,' Unohana said, smiling a little at the boy's temper.

"Now isn't the time for pleasantries," Toushirou snapped, crossing his arms and looking away from the doctor. Unohana sighed and walked up to the boy.

"You're right Toushirou. It isn't. You know why I'm here, right?"

Toushirou glanced at her before resuming his staring contest with the wall. "Doesn't take a rocket scientist."

"Yes," Unohana agreed, "and you're much smarter than one. You just haven't made the smartest of choices."

Toushirou turned to her, hate and doubt in his eyes. "Just do what you need to and get on with it."

Unohana nodded at the boy and began her testing. "So, you've remembered something from your past?"

Toushirou flinched before nodding.

"Can you tell me about it?"

Toushirou took a few deep breaths, nodding slowly. "I was in a room, and there was blood everywhere. I…I think my mother was d-dead there, and M-Momo." It was hard for him to talk about those people. "Someone started to call my name, and that was it."

"Who called your name, Toushirou?" Unohana asked, her expression unreadable.

Toushirou just shook his head. "I don't know. I don't know anything." He looked up at Unohana. "Who were those people?" His eyes were pleading, hoping for Unohana to give him the answers he so desperately wanted.

Unohana smiled sadly at the teen. "I'm sorry, Toushirou, but we've been over this. If you don't remember, it's because your body is protecting you. You'll understand in due time."

Teal eyes closed in defeat. "You're right." He stayed like this for a few minutes, and Unohana got up to leave.

"I can tell you this though."

Toushirou looked to where the doctor was standing at the door frame.

"We all care about you, Toushirou. And your mother and Momo loved you very much." Unohana gave him a small smile. "You know who else loves you?"

Toushirou looked at her with a confused look on his face. "Who?"

"We all do. Me, Isane, Ukitake, Rangiku"-the boy cringed when she said that-"and Rukia."

Toushirou's eyes widened. "Rukia?"

"Yes. She's been asking about you all the time."

"How is she?" Toushirou asked sheepishly.

"She's getting better, and soon she'll be able to leave the hospital. Her sight hasn't gotten any better, and she'll be blind for the rest of her life."

Toushirou frowned. "So the operations didn't work?" Unohana shook her head sadly.

"No. We haven't been able to contact any of her family either."

"So what will she do after she's done treatment?"

"Who knows?" Unohana said. "We're trying our best to find her a home." She smiled at Toushirou. "I'll leave you alone. You should get some sleep. You should be fine, but if you feel restless, take some sleeping medication and it'll help."

"Thank you."

"It was good seeing you, Toushirou. Next time I come down, I'll bring Rukia with me."

He nodded sleepily. "Okay."

"Oh, and Toushirou?"

"Yes?"

"I heard that there is a new girl staying here."

"Yeah," Toushirou said, thinking about how he brushed her off the other day. A pang of regret went through him.

"Get to know her," Unohana told him. "You never know, she might need you as well as you need her."

Unohana closed the door to let him rest.

A/N:

Awwww crap. Not only was that a really late update, but Toushirou and Karin still haven't met. Dammit. This was going to be longer, and they would have met, but then it would have been twice the size and taken me even longer to update because I'm supposed to be studying for finals. -_-

How about a compromise? Nobody shoots me for lying (really sorry about that!) and I'll update by the end of my weekend (I'm off Monday and Tuesday, so I'll have more time to write. I do need to study for finals…). Does that sound good?

Rukia will be reappearing soon. How does that sound? And she'll have a connection with Ichigo's past…dun dun dun.

Review? I know I don't deserve it at all, but pwetty pwease?

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