Momo: Alrighty, I must be boring people, or this story really REALLY sucks.... either way, I'll try again, enjoy!

I woke up the next day to a bunch of yelling. It was beginning to irritate the hell out of me so I got up, threw my clothes on, and walk out to see what was wrong. Squad three was in a huge uproar and Kuro wasn't anywhere to be found. That man is never anywhere to be found when you need him. Getting annoyed with the constant yelling, I decided to take matters into my own hands.

"SHUT UP!!!!!!" I yelled loudly. The room became quiet and everyone faced me.

"Now, what the hell is going on?" I asked, still very annoyed.

"Lieutenant Usagi we're glad you're awake!" the third seat exclaimed.

"That's not answering my question. Did someone die or something?" I muttered.

"Almost, Lieutenant Kira was brought back from the world of the living with several wounds. He's barely breathing." one of the squad members said. My eyes widened. Izuru hurt? I couldn't believe it. Ignoring the many yells, I ran and shunpo'd as fast as I could to the squad four barracks. Hanatarou walked up to me with a sheepish look on his face.

"Is something wrong Lieutenant Usagi?" he asked quietly.

"First off, I told you to call me Joutei, remember? Second off, where's Izuru?" I asked.

"U-um he's down that way to the right." he answered. Immediately after he said so, I bolted to Izuru's room and threw the door open. Captain Kuro, Captain Unohana, Hisagi, and Renji were all standing there, either looking pissed off or solemn. I looked over at Izuru. He had cuts all over and he was extremely pale. It looked as if he could go any second, it was terrible.

"What happened!?" I asked.

"We don't know. He was the only one who survived whoever attacked them. He'll have to wake up before we know what happened." Captain Kuro answered. I clenched my fists. Izuru is my friend too.

"Come on Jou, lets get out of here and let Captain Unohana see if she can't wake him up." Renji whispered as he ushered me out of the room. Once we were out, I turned around and looked up at him.

"I'll bet you anything those damned arrancar did it." I muttered.

"I wouldn't be surprised." he replied.

"I don't understand. Izuru was just on a mission to go get some things from Urahara and maybe take out some hollows while he was at it. Yet, he was attacked by an arrancar when yesterday we just learned they were in the soul society somehow." I said. Renji stared at me as if he was going to question my logic, but then he looked as if he was deep in thought, thinking about what I said. Of course I could be wrong, it could have just been a coincidence that Izuru got injured by an arrancar, but I didn't think so. Izuru could handle an arrancar, but to have his whole team wiped out? There ain't no way.

"Joutei." a voice behind me stated as a hand was placed on my shoulder. I jumped and turned around to see Captain Kuro. Needless to say he didn't look very happy.

"Yes sir?" I asked.

"I need you to go to the world of the living to where Izuru was defeated and investigate, something doesn't seem right." he answered. Now I was really confused. How could anything seem right at all? I mean, he was probably damn near butchered by an espada or something. I didn't disobey him though, I nodded, and started to go get a hell butterfly. It wasn't very long before I returned and Captain Kuro and Renji were still standing there. They looked as if they were just having a conversation. It must not have been a very good one, because Renji looked very pale and Kuro looked solemn.

"What?" I asked.

"Before you go, I need to let you know something." Captain Kuro stated.

"And that is?" I asked.

"Izuru may have been hurt because of a soul reaper, not an arrancar." Renji finished. My eyes widened. Another traitor? That was the last thing the Seireitei needed. In the last year alone, we've been through so much hell, it was unbelievable. Too shocked to say anything, I only nodded and walked through the gates to the human world with the hell butterfly perched on my shoulder. When I arrived, I was in the woods and blood was splattered everywhere.

"Holy shit..." I gasped. To think someone could have been so merciless was unreal. I walked around, taking in every detail possible, looking for any sign of the enemy's weapon or anything. Something did catch my eye though, in a tree that was badly singed. "What the hell?" I muttered to myself as I walked up to the tree and observed it. Whatever was in it was colored very brightly. I reached my hand through the tree and grabbed the shiny object. The spiritual pressure was still faint on it, so I could know who it was. Only, I did know who it was. I dropped the object in shock and stared at it with my mouth almost on the forest floor in shock and my eyes about the size of a dinner plate.

"She couldn't have..." I whispered to myself. It was the spiritual pressure of a close friend of mine. I didn't want to think someone like her could be a murderer. I know she's having a tough time, but it was impossible.

"Hey!" a voice called, snapping me out of my thoughts. Acting on instinct, I unsheathed my sword and turned around to point it at whoever snuck up on me. I calmed down as I saw Toushiro and Rangiku behind me.

"Geez Joutei, you're scary sometimes." Rangiku stated.

"Sorry." I apologized.

"Is something wrong?" Toushiro asked. Damn him. He knew whenever I was upset. I guess that's what happens when your very good friends with him.

"Yeah." I answered as I bent down and picked up the shiny object that I had dropped only a minute ago. Toushiro and Rangiku just stared at it, not knowing what it meant. "Do you know who's spiritual pressure that is?" I asked gravely. As if on cue, Toushiro's face paled and Rangiku's jaw slowly dropped.

"But, she couldn't have." she mumbled.

"That's what I'm thinking, but her spiritual pressure IS on it." I replied sadly. Toushiro only stared at the ground and clenched his fists. I knew he would take this harder than anyone else.

"Captain, we need to show Captain Yammamoto." Rangiku whispered as she put her hand on his shoulder in an attempt to try to make him feel better. Of course, it wasn't working. Despite the inner conflicts he must have been facing, he nodded. As the gates opened for us to go back to the Seireitei, I heard him mutter something under his breath.

"Momo, please tell me you didn't do this."

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