Chapter 11: Lost In You/Matchmaker
Imnotinsane13: Well…. Enjoy!!! I know, I keep changing the song… But I love this one!! And get ready for a twist! I wont be following the anime for a while _
I always knew that you'd come back to get me… And you always knew that it wouldn't be easy… To go back to the start to see where it all began. Or end up at the bottom to watch how it all ends.
Renji sighs as he looks at the unconscious Kimiko, "… How long is she going to keep sleeping?" He walks next to her. It's been a few days since the Aizen thing and she hasn't woken up yet. There are a TON of flowers there, all from a "Secret Admirer." He sighs, "… I'll be back tomorrow, Kimiko." He starts to walk out the door, but then he hears, "… don't…" He whips around and he sees Kimiko opening her eyes. He rushes over to her, "Kimiko…" She looks at him, "… How long have I been out?" "A few days…" He answers her. A nurse walks in with a new batch of flowers, "Oh! Miss Kuchiki! I'll notify Lady Unohana!" She sets the flowers down and rushes away. Kimiko sighs, "Who are all these flowers from?" "I don't know…" Renji answers.
After being tested on for two hours, they let Kimiko go home. Renji had some work to do, so he can't walk with her. She walks along the busy streets of the Seireitei, sighing. "Kimiko!" She hears. Said Shinigami turns around to see Shūhei Hisagi running up to her.
"Hey, Hisagi… How've ya been?" she asks. He catches his breath and walks next to her, "Busy as hell… What with my Captain gone…" Kimiko looks at him, "Oh… Right… Sorry about that…" He looks at her, "It's alright… Where's Renji?" He asks, looking around. "Oh, he had something to attend to… But right now… I'm kinda worried about facing Byakuya." Shūhei glances at her worried face and pats the top of her head, "… you'll be fine…" He walks away, "See ya, Kimiko." Said confused girl yells at his back, "What?! That's it!? No insults?? Come ON, Hisagi! I thought you were at least gonna make a smart remark!! Dumbass!!" He simply ignores her and turns the corner. Kimiko takes a deep breath and walks into Kuchiki manor.
As soon as she takes one step into the Manor, two ninjas grab her. "Target acquired!" She flails as they take her away, "Wait! What the hell??" They drop her off in Byakuya's room, he nods at them, and "You both may go. And make sure there are no eavesdroppers." The two ninja nod and say, "Yes, Byakuya-sama." They leave and Byakuya looks at Kimiko. She stands and looks down, "… I'll be out of my room by today… Byakuya-san." She turns to leave but he says, "Stop…" Kimiko turns back around and Byakuya bows to her, "Words cannot express how sorry I am…" Her eyes widen as she looks at him, "… It's alright… You kept the truth from me to protect me… It's me that should be sorry…" Byakuya stands up, "… You are still the adopted daughter of the Kuchiki clan, therefore you can stay here." Kimiko smiles and hugs him, "Thanks, Byakushi." He stiffens then hugs her gently. She pulls back, "But… Can my last name be Urahara? I kinda like that…" Byakuya nods, "Consider it done… But now we have to get you ready to see the Matchmaker." Kimiko's eyes widen, "What?!" She's then dragged to the bathing rooms. An older woman appears to her, tutting, "This is what you give me to work with, Byakuya? Well, I've seen worse." The woman pushes her behind a screen and strips her of all clothing and pushes her into a tub. "It's f-freezing!!!" Kimiko yells. The woman starts to scrub Kimiko's hair and then after a long and painful shower, pulls her out and dresses her. "W-Wait! What's your name, Granny?" The old woman shoves Kimiko into another room where she forces her to sit down. Two more women come and start pulling at Kimiko's long, black hair. "My name is Granny Chiyo… I'm here to help you get ready for the Matchmaker!" "OW!!!" Kimiko yells.
After several long hours of hair-pulling and waist squeezing, Kimiko walks to the Matchmaker's office, completely exhausted. She knocks on the door and a voice wheezes, "Enter." She does so to fins herself in a foggy room. "Sit down…" The extremely aged woman commands, gesturing to the table across from her. "So, you're the infamous Kimiko Kuchiki…" she says. Kimiko nods, remembering the rule to speak when spoken to. "… So, I know that your older brother has pounded the lessons to meeting me into you, am I right?" Kimiko nods, not looking at her, "Yes, ma'am." The woman takes out a knife, "Give me your finger." Kimiko holds her hand up and the woman pricks her finger so two drops of blood fall out into a pile of what looks like ash. "Do you want to know who has only you in their hearts?" The old woman asks. Kimiko nods, "I know who it is… Renji Abarai." The woman shakes her head, "No… There is one more… Yes, Renji does hold you in his heart… but there's one more person, too." Kimiko looks up at the woman, "… who?"
The scream could be heard all through out the Seireitei, "SHUHEI HISAGI!!?!?!?!"Yep... Now, the series is gonna get more fun!! See How Byakuya has a plan for this little issue next chapter!!!