The Mysteries of This Life

Chapter 26: Back to Living

Ten years had passed since I became the lieutenant of squad 13. I had improved my skills a great deal and I had also improved my communication with Yami. We had a new trick too. She was always in a released state. When we weren't in a fight, she was small and resting. When we entered a fight, my spiritual pressure would flare up and her form would change to the real form she uses. She had also changed her appearance completely. She was now a beautiful black zanpakto with a black hilt and black sheath. Her hilt has a black chain attached and the chain has black and red jewels that show how rested she is. She has also gotten a lot nicer. And we have achieved bankai. No one knows though and I plan to keep it that way. There is one problem with my life though. That's if you don't count the never ending paperwork that I get from captain Ukitake. I have a hollow side of me and she keeps trying to take over.

I was sitting at my desk in the lieutenant office for squad 13. I looked outside where my squad was relaxing after a long day of training. It was exhausting having to run the squad while captain Ukitake was sick. The sad part is, that was basically all the time. I couldn't help but wonder when the last time was that he was completely healthy. I never got a chance to investigate. I got up and walked outside where the rest of my squad was resting.

"Who wants to check on captain Ukitake?" I asked in a loud voice. The two idiots of the squad popped up as fast as they could and ran over to me.

"I'll go check on him," both exclaimed.

"Stop copying me," Sentarou shouted.

"I'm the one that deserves to check on him," Kiyone shouted immediately after him. They went at it for a good 10 minutes before I got irritated enough to shout at them.

"Both of you stop it! I can't have either of you going over there because I know that the other will follow and you two bickering will just make the captain worse! I'm going to send someone responsible that will make sure he is alright and not make him worse! Rukia will you go check on the captain?"

"Yes," she replied before leaving. I turned on Kiyone and Sentarou.

"You two get in my office now!" They reluctantly went in and I turned to the rest of the squad. "If you have anything that needs to be done, I suggest you go and get it done now. The all went about their business. I walked into my office. Kiyone shot up and ran over to me once I entered.

"It was all Setarou's fault! If he had ju-!"

"Sit down," I said in a quiet and threatening voice. They both took a seat in front of my desk. They didn't fight for once. I looked at both of them in anger and disapproval. "I am disappointed in both you." They both gasped. "We are supposed to be squad members. If you two can't get along I will lock you in a room together for three months and if you don't get along when you come out, I lock you in there for another 10. As long as you two keep this arguing up, it will keep increasing. I have no tolerance for it. Am I understood?"

"Yes lieutenant," they said at the same time.

"Good. Now go in your time out corners." They both got up and crouched in opposite corners of my office where I could see them both. I started my paperwork. Rukia came in shortly after. "How is he?" I asked without looking up.

"He is doing great and said that he might be able to return to work in the next month or so." I looked up gratefully.

"Thank you for bringing such great news! I really need a vacation! In fact I can't wait the extra time. I have to go and ask for one right now." I jumped out of my seat and ran off. I ran back in the room and grabbed my lieutenant's badge before leaving again. I ran all the way to the head captain's office and knocked loudly.

"You may enter," his loud voice bellowed. I walked in and walked over to his desk. "What is it lieutenant of squad 13?" I did a dogeza.

"May I take a vacation? I'm overwhelmed with stress as a lieutenant acting as a captain. My squad is quite a handful. I'm surprised that I haven't gotten sick like my captain due to the stress they give me. I beg of you for one vacation!"

"You may have it." I jumped up in joy. "There is one condition though." I stopped jumping in joy and looked at him. "You must have two escorts with you."

"Escorts? Where am I going?"

"You will be going to Karakura town in the world of the living."

"Ok. That sounds as if it will be fun. May I choose the escorts?"

"Who do you have in mind?"

"I would like to take the third seat of squad 13 Rukia Kuchiki and lieutenant of squad 6 Renji Abarai."

"Your request is granted."

"Thank you head captain Yamamoto." I turned and left. I ran back to my office. I looked in the corners and realized I forgot to take my two biggest headaches out of time out. I paused and walked to my desk so I could pretend to have been back a long time ago. I grabbed my pen and looked at them. "Have you both learned your lesson?"

"Yes," they both said sadly.

"You can go then." They both got up and left my office quietly. "Remember my threat to you two," I called out after them. I grabbed Yami and took her to my home. I took off my badge and waited for the two escorts. I laid down on the bed in my house. "Why must I be a member of a noble family? I know it is one of the lesser ones but still," I said to myself.

"Because life wants to take away all of your fun," Yami answered.

"You know that's not true. Actually it might be."

"Might be? It is."

"If you say it is, I guess it is."

"Have you forgotten about me?" my inner hollow asked.

"Leave this conversation," I said harshly.

"You know that I will still hear it."

"I don't care. Just stop talking. I hate the sound of your voice."

"Ok. But you and I both know that I am close to taking over completely." I let out a low growl at her and so did Yami. There was a knock at my door. I put on my badge and fixed myself up quickly. I walked over to the door and opened it to see Rukia and Renji standing there.

"Lieutenant, you should have waited in your office," Rukia scolded me. I let out a small smile.

"I'm sorry Rukia but I had to lie down so I came here."

"Let's just go," Renji said in a grumpy voice.

"Not until you change your mood and tone." He glared at me. I didn't move.

"Fine. I'm sorry Sari." I giggled. "What?"

"It sounded like you were doubly sorry.

"Women make no sense," he shouted before leaving. Rukia and I giggled as we followed him. We went to the world of the living. We arrived through the senkaimon in front of a shop. It was called Urahara Shoten. The owner came out and greeted us. We followed him in and he led us to my body and their gigais. We got in them and went off towards the town. I started running towards every shop I saw to look in the window. Rukia giggled at me. I turned to look at her with a questioning look.

"You're like a little kid in a candy store," she said before cracking up so bad that she was doubled over laughing. I looked at her.

"Yeah. The store windows are my selection and the street is my candy store." She laughed harder at my comment. I turned to Renji. "Why do I need escorts?" He looked away as he thought. I snuck off while he was trying to figure out his answer. I knew the reason. I just wanted to leave him and Rukia behind so I could have fun. I ran through the streets. I went to a place that had hardly any people before slowing down. I walked through the area looking around. I suddenly felt a hollow nearby. I turned towards the direction it was coming from and ran towards it. When I got there, I saw a helpless soul and some guys there trying to help. I walked up behind the hollow and looked at its size. I walked around it and looked at it. I continued to stare at it. Someone came up behind me and touched my shoulder. I turned around and looked at him. He was wearing some ridiculous costume. I resisted the urge to laugh as I jumped in his arms and let out a scream. "Help me! That monster looks scary! Thank you for snapping me out of my daze before it killed me," I shouted into his costume. He held onto me very tight.

"Don't worry about anything. I'll keep you safe."

"Oh thank you. Who are you?" He set me down on my feet.

"I am the Karakura Cop," he said in a lifeless voice. He then struck a pose like a K. I decided to milk my weak and helpless girl act for all it was worth. I ran up to him and held onto him tight.

"You're here to save me?"I asked.

"Yeah," he replied.

"Oh thank you. If you can kill it, that'll make you my hero." He grinned and shot up in the air he kicked the hollow. The hollow burst into acid tears. We both ran behind a building. "You made it worse!"

"Don't worry. I've got my secret attack." He ran out there and jumped in the air. He spelled out rizer and shot out a beam as he said one last word to the hollow. "Beam," was the last word I heard before the hollow disintegrated. I ran out to him and hugged him tightly.

"You're my hero!" He looked at his watch.

"Hey shopkeeper, have you come up with a victory pose yet?"

"Nope. You surprise me every time you win," said a voice from the watch. I recognized the voice.

"Hey there shopkeeper. Have you been able to get any customers since me and my friends left?" I asked.

"Nope. You guys were my last customers," he replied. The watch let out a loud chirp. "Looks like you've got another hollow Karakura Cop! You better hurry." Karakura Cop nodded and started to run.

"Wait," I shouted after him. He stopped and turned around. I ran over to him. "Take me with you?" I asked. It was funny watching him. Plus Rukia and Renji were nearing the place that we were at. He crouched down and gestured for me to climb on his back. I did and he started running again. He ran to a park area where four flying hollows were. I climbed down from his back.

"Do you want to see something funny for everyone except me?" he asked me. I nodded. He jumped up in the air and shouted something about his cape. Suddenly a face appeared next to him.

"Let me explain," it said. "This cape has four extra pleats in it."

"That's right and I can use those four extra pleats to fly right?"

"No."

"Then why are they there?"

"To add style and flare to the cape."

"So I can't fly?"

"No. you cannot fly."

"What good are you then?" shouted the Karakura Cop. The head disappeared. I laughed. Then one of the hollows grabbed his cape and started flying with him. "This is all those stupid extra pleats are good for!" The hollow started to fly away with him and my laughing disappeared as I ran after them. The hollow dropped him and he landed in a bush. I ran to him as he climbed out of the bush.

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

"Don't forget to include your team," his watch said. 5 people appeared and started doing lame introductions as to who they were. I turned around.

"This is lame and boring. I also have a feeling that it'll take forever so it's my turn." I got out of my body and stood there as a soul reaper. I jumped up to where the hollows were. "Hey you pesky hollows! I think that I'm the one you would want most!" I pulled out Yami and she grew to her fighting size as my spiritual pressure flared. The hollows all came at me and I sliced each one's mask in half. I went back down to my body and climbed back in it. I faced the 6 people standing there. "It's done and I'm bored. See you guys later maybe. Karakura Cop, you need to get a better outfit. The only ones that look good are the girls. Bye."

I ran off so that Rukia and Renji wouldn't catch up to me. I was gonna make them chase me all day long. I even thought about making it all vacation long. I didn't because I knew I had to sleep. I ran to the opposite side of town. While there I found my house. I walked up to the door and grabbed the spare key from its hiding spot. I opened the door and walked in the house. I walked around the house and touched the things that I remembered being there. I walked into my dad's room. He was lying in the bed barely moving. I walked in there and looked at him as he slept. I turned around and left the house with tears flowing out of my eyes. I ran all over the town to try and make my mind go back to normal. I couldn't tell my dad anything. I knew I just couldn't. I just wished that he would've looked for me though.

(A/N: So that was chapter26. A dogeza is a bow where the person's head touches the floor. She was desperate for the vacation. Please review and make me smile. If you do, you appear in the next chapter. Chapter song is Ten Years Down by Story of the Year. I don't own the song, band, Bleach or the characters of Bleach. I only own Yamasorrowichi, her soul society identity Sari, Yami, and the inner hollow. Have a great day!)