Soul Society and the Search for Tobi

Kirina POV

We walked through the gate and landed into Soul Society. Except...this was not the Soul Society that I remembered seeing on Kira's laptop.

"What...happened...here?" Even Rukia looked stunned. Buildings were torn and broken in half. Smoke was everywhere and people were running around. It was...a mess.

"Is there an enemy?" I asked.

"No. There isn't any overwhelming or unfamiliar reiatsu."

"You know Kira, this is almost like that one time when Tobi got ahold of some funky flowers in Zetsu's garden."

"Oh yeah! Then he ate them and nearly destroyed half the base. I had to take my entire Ichigo shrine and run away to Konoha for awhile." Behind her, Ichigo looked horrified and mouthed 'shrine?' I nodded. He paled.

"Wait Rina.."

"Yeah?"

"Flowers...Tobi destroying our base..."

"Oh..I see..."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah...what are we talking about again?" She face palmed and turned to Rukia.

"Do you guys have any large pink flowers that smell like Kakuzu's foo- I mean..."

"Aizen's foot?"

"Yeah. Aizen's foot."

"You're looking for a large pink flower that smells like Aizen-Taichou's foot?" We both nodded. "Well Unohana-Taichou might have some of those in her garden. I could take you there if you want."

"Yes, please!"

"Okay, Ichigo, Renji, are you coming?" Renji excitedly followed but Ichigo was a bit reluctant.

"Come on, Ichigo!"

"Er..I'm just gonna hang out here a bit."

"Hey Ichigo! If you go then I promise that Kira won't glomp you at all during the trip."

"Okay then! Let's go!"

"You idiot! You can't do that!" I leaned in and whispered to Kira:

"I said you can't glomp him, doesn't mean you can't hug him!"

"Oooh. Okay."

We all headed to the fourth squad's barracks where Unohana-Taichou very generously allowed us to go into her garden. She reminds me a lot of Konan, motherly figure and can scare the hell out of you when she's angry. We looked around but there were just too many pink flowers! We resorted to having Renji and Ichigo sniff every flower till they found one that smelled like foot.

"Hey! I think I found it!" Yep, definitely. Large, pink, smells like foot. This is the flower.

"Excuse me, Unohana-Taichou? Has a boy with an orange mask, and wearing a cloak like ours come in here lately?"

"Ah, yes. He came in with Yachiru-chan to have some snacks. I believe they took one of these flowers and some leftover weeds."

"Okay thank you." I pulled the rest of them outside.

"We're going to the eleventh division!" I swear, I could hear Kira secretly cheer. Renji sniffed his sleeves.

"What am I going to tell Taichou when he figures out that I smell like flowers?"

"You could tell Nii-sama that you fell in love with his tree!"

"Then had a secret affair with one of Unohana's flowers!" I added, Rukia and I laughed. Ah, I have so much fun here.

"Come on! Let's go already!"

"Okay, okay." Geez, Kira is so impatient!

Akira POV

Kayz, now the real fun begins! Am I gonna see a real fight? Icchy vs. Kenny... Kyaaaaaaaaaaa! That event would be my favourite ever! Well, after Oro's concert... come to think of it, I haven't spoken in a while with him... I should give him a call or something... maybe a fruit basket... why not?

In the meanwhile we arrived at the 11th division barracks (which was incredibly hard with all the rubbish and ruins around us. Well, that happens when you feed Tobi sh*t... and Yachiru.) Icchy walked in as if it were his own house, with me after him and the rest coming after. He turned to me annoyed. "Could you give me some personal space?"

"What's dat?" I asked in my cutest chibi face.

"Like, take a step back."

"Why?"

"To give me some room!"

"Huh?"

"Kira, step back. Now." Rina commanded, and I obeyed. It was a little play we set up. "Sorry, I told you she has no manners." she said apologetically to Icchy, who nodded a bit dazed. This little plan was in order to me to behave however I wanted and glomp whoever I wanted. Smart, heh?

Suddenly, a huge reiatsu made itself felt. I took advantage of this to grab at Icchy's arm, supposedly scared. Nii-san has got about the same amount of reiatsu, so... I'm used to it.

The door of the main hall was slammed to the wall, and there stood the 11th squad captain in all this splendor. "What's with you all here in my barracks?"

"We're looking for Yachiru and her new friend." I spoke, which turned out to be a great mistake. At a closer inspection of me, Kenpachi unsheathed his Zanpakuto and pointed it at me.

"You seem strong. Let's fight!"

"Wha-? No!"

"Come on, come on, come on!" he yelled, launching in an attack. And that was what I wanted. I played helpless, and Icchy had to block that attack for me. "Oh? Ichigo? It doesn't matter who I fight! I want you both to come to me with all you got!"

"Ne, ne, ne! Stop! We're just looking for Yachiru!" Rina chimed in, stopping everything.

"Yachiru? She went to play around the Kuchiki manor."

"That's the information we wanted. Thank you, sir, for your collaboration." Rina said, dragging me and Icchy out, with everyone else following, looking at us as if they've never seen crazy girls. Which is technically correct.

"Now, dear associates, to the Kuchiki manor! Rukia-san, if you may, please lead the way!" Rina said ceremoniously.

This quest is so damn cool!

Kirina POV

"Hey, Rukia-san, does the Kuchiki Manor have a lot of Sakura Trees?"

"Yes, somewhat. Nii-sama is a big fan of those." We continued walking. The eleventh squad sure is far away from the manor. It was quiet. Nobody talked. There was also a tint of awkwardness, mostly thanks to Kira who was staring at Ichigo's back the entire time. It was funny though, to see him flinch every time her staring got too intense.

"Uh..Kirina-san? Can you get her to stop staring at my back!" I turned around and Kira winked at me. I went with her act.

"Sigh, Kira! Where are your manners? Stop staring at the poor man's back."

"Can I stare at his shoulder?" I pretended to think and tapped my chin.

"Hmm...uh..okay!"

"Yay!"

"What?" Aww Ichigo looks so cute when he's confused...Just Kidding! Kira would fry me to death if she ever heard me say that!

"What's wrong Ichigo-kun?"

"She's staring at me!"

"Yeah. But they're not the same, ne? Back, shoulder, different you see!"

"But..but.." Just in time, Byakuya comes to the rescue!

"Renji." The red head pushed past us and stood straight in front of his superior.

"Yes, Taichou!"

"..You smell like a lovely flower garden. Why?" Pfffft. Kira and i tried hard to contain our laughter. How can he say that with a straight face? Renji's face turned 10 shades redder than his hair. Which made him look ridiculous. Like a giant pineapple tomato crossover!

"Uhh..well..you see.."

"Renji fell in love with your trees, nii-sama!" Byakuya stared at his sister, then at Renji, then back.

"Come by my office later. Both of you."

"Hai, Taichou!" Byakuya left. HE TOTALLY IGNORED US! Oh well, makes our work much easier.

"Kira, where do you think Tobi went?" As if on cue, a rock flew through a window and hit my head. Umm..ow? Let's just say that I passed out...but not before hearing a loud "Rina-san!"

Akira POV

Yey, here was Tobi! But he knocked out Rina. WHO WILL NOW SAY I HAVE NO MANNERS SO I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANNA? "Tobi, get over here right now!" I said in a commanding voice, and everyone looked at me even weirder. They thought I couldn't be assertive, ne?

"Tobi is a good boy! Tobi is glad Kira-sama is well! Tobi missed Kira-sama!"

"-sama, huh?" Rukia muttered. What, don't I look like nobility?

"Tobi, why the hell were you a bad boy to throw that rock and hit Rina?"

"Tobi didn't, Tobi never played again with rocks! Not after Sempai burried Tobi under many big heavy rocks! Tobi learned his lesson! Yachiru-chan did!" he said in one breath, then started crying. "Waaaaaaah, Tobi is a bad boy for telling Yachiru-chan to Kira-sama!"

"Anyone knowing how to babysit an idiot?" I said, turning to the three.

"What? No!" Icchy and Renji said in a voice. The both stared at Rukia.

"Why are you looking at me? I'm a Shinigami, not a babysitter!"

"You're a woman." Renji said.

"Thank you for noticing she's a woman! Now you two babysit him!" I said.

"We two? Since when?"

"Since I find you two suitable. Now do." And yeah, there was my commanding voice again. Though, I must say I was surprised to see them obeying. Now, back at Rina...

I violently shook her, knowing this is the damn best way to wake someone up. (fact proved to me by my nii-san) She woke up dizzy. "Where was the bomb?"

"Gee, Deidara's all you think about? Rise and shine! Yachiru hit you with a rock."

"She did...?"

"Yeah, and now stop pretending fainting, cause you're wide awake, and sit up!"

"Fine, you're no damn fun..." she said, standing up and looking in Yachiru's direction. She was at the window, with that cute grin on her face.

"Ooops, sorry..." and I only heard the first part of her nickname, because immediately I started laughing!

Kirina POV

"Oops, sorry Poopy head-chan.." Of course, Kira starts laughing the second she heard the word 'Poopy'.

"Kira, shut up!" Still laughing.

"Grrr. I hope you laugh so much that your laugh box explodes!" That made her laugh even louder. Yachiru just cocked her head to the side, confused. "And you." I faced her. "Who ya calling Poopyhead? You cotton candy head!"

"But I dunno your name! I want cotton candy! Can I have some cotton candy?"

"Uhh...lemme think..no! Cuz I'm gonna eat it first!" We engaged in a very serious game of tag. As for Kira, she's still busy laughing...really, her laugh box is gonna blow up one day and she'll regret all the times she laughed when that happens.

"Ahhh! Yachiru wants cotton candy!"

"Nope! I'm eating it first."

"I'm getting Ken-chan to join our fun game!" I abruptly stopped, nearly face planting on the dirt they call ground.

"Um, no thank you! If you want to get your Ken-chan, then ask Crazy-Laughing-Idiot-chan, to play with you." I'm pretty sure that Kenpachi's definition of 'game' is not the same one that Yachiru's talking about.

"Okay, thank you Poopyhead-chan!" I grabbed her shoulder's and made her face me. In my most serious voice, I talked to her.

"Look, stop calling me that! My hair isn't even poop colored! It's light brown! I don't see you calling anybody else with brown hair 'Poopy head'!"

"That's cause there isn't any, Rina!" Kira intercepted.

"Shush! There is too! Just..let me think!"

"I'm going to find Swirly-chan now!" Yachiru escaped my grip and went off to find Swirly-chan, which I assume it's Tobi. Speaking of that lollipop...where is he?

"Who ate the lollipop?"

"The what?"

"Where's Tobi?"

"Oh..that. I dunno."

"Is he still high on that weed-flower?"

"I'm not really sure myself."

"..."

"..."

"Kira?"

"Yes?"

"Go get him."

"Why?"

"Because I will give you a painful tan and make Yachiru call you Dirt Face."

"...Ugh, fine!"

Akira POV

"Okay, I'll go look for Renji and Rukia and Tobi. See ya latter, Icchy!" I said, knowing why I said so.

"ICCHY! Let's go to Ken-chan so you can play with him!" Yachiru turned around in the middle of her run.

"WHAT?"

"Yachiru-chan, why don't you go with Poopy-head to find some cotton candy!" I called, and Yachiru immediately turned her attention to Rina.

"Yay, Poopy-head-chan will get me cotton candy!"

"I told you not to call me that anymore!" Rina growled, taking Yachiru and leading her somewhere else. From her dark frown I could tell it was a deep dark pit.

"Okay, Icchy, I saved you from a horrible fate. You owe me one." I said.

"Go ahead and glomp me or whatever."

"Nah, that'd be too classical. I'll think about it. Until then, let's go find that orange idiot."

"Orange idiot?" he asked, and I could see a vein popping up.

"Oh, you're orange too! I meant Tobi. And Renji and Rukia. I can sense their reiatsu somewhere high... Do you know the highest place around here?"

"That'd be the Sokyoku hill. Are they there?"

"I'd guess so. What's the shortest way there?"

"Using shunpo would be the fastest way."

"I can't."

"Hmph. I guess there's no other way around." he smirked, then picked me up, roughly throwing my body on his shoulder. (This looks like a deja-vu from episode 190...)

"If I fall, I'll find you and bury you alive in a deep dark muddy pit."

"Don't worry, I'll make sure you won't."

That's f-ing karma! I finally get what I wanted after all those years standing my idiot brother and his old-fashioned girlfriend and his stupid organization! Amen!

Kirina POV

I led Yachiru far, far away. I just kept turning on corners. So I have no idea where we are now, but I have a feeling that Kira wanted this to happen. Just to get some alone time with Ichigo. Well, that's good. i can finally settle things. No, I'm not going to kill her on the spot! I love Yachiru! I'm also pretty sure that she can put up a good fight if she had to, she isn't lieutenant of the 11th squad for nothing!

"Okay, Yachiru. Let's start over. I'm Kirina. NOT Poopy head! Just Kirina."

"...NaNa-chan?" I'm so happy, I think I could just cry..

"Yes! Yes! Thank you! That is right! Just keep calling me that!" I flung my arms around her.

"Can we find cotton candy now?" I nodded.

"Yep, let's go!"

"Well, what's this? How interestin.." My heart skipped a beat. Could it be? Dramatically, I turned my head around. Silver hair, fox face...I think yes!

"Holy shi-...Omigod!" I jumped up and down. "It's you! It's you! It really is you!" I jumped and gave poor Gin a giant hug. "Wahhh! You're one of my favorite characters! If I could choose, I would so be in your squad!" Then I stopped. Okay, I think I just had a happiness breakdown or whatever..I stared at him and he stared back.

"Hehe, did I scare you?" He smiled his creepy awesome smile.

"Nah. Hiya! I'm Ichimaru Gin! But i think ya already know me?" I excitedly bobbed my head up and down.

"I'm Mizuhana Kirina!"

"NaNa-chan! Can we leave Foxy alone and find cotton candy now?" Oops, totally forgot about Yachiru!

"Okay, sorry. Where are they?" She pointed way up at some hill.

"There!"

"And just where is 'there'?"

"Sokyoku Hill. Ya wanna go there? I'll take ya!"

"Okay!" Isn't this the best day ever? I met Yachiru AND Gin!

"NO! I'll take you NaNa-chan!"

"Ah, are ya sure that's the best choice, Fukutaichou-chan?"

"Yep! I'll take NaNa-chan! And my name is Yachiru!" Are they...fighting now?

"I don't think so, Yachiru-chan."

"No! I'm going!"

"Um, how about the both of you go?"

"NO!" They both said at once. They started bickering back and forth. Headache...

"STOP ACTING SO CHILDISH. BOTH OF YOU ARE GOING! NOW." They stopped arguing.

"Yes, NaNa-chan..."

"Let's go."

Akira POV

"There we are." Icchy said, putting me down in a manner which I could call gentle. Somehow. More or less. But beggars can't be choosers, ne?

"Okay. Now looks for a guy with an orange mask who's like a 5 years old on steroids, a really short girl with big purple eyes and a red-haired..."

"I know how Rukia and Renji look, you don't need to describe them to me!"

"Oh, okay, sorry, I forgot..." I smiled apologetically, then started looking around. It didn't take long to see Tobi on the top of one of those huge tall pillars, with the other two yelling at him to get down. I rolled my eyes and went in their direction.

"So, wha'cha doin'?"

"Trying to get that orange idiot down!"

"See, Icchy, I'm not the only one who calls Tobi an orange idiot. It's his nickname. No one refers to you when saying orange idiot." I said.

"Well, I can refer to Ichigo as orange idiot too." Renji said.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY, TOMATO HEAD?"

"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME, ANNOYING ORANGE?"

"There they go again..." Rukia sighed.

"Don't worry, life has disappointments too..." I said, patting her back. "Now, if I may... TOBI!"

"TOBI IS A GOOD BOY! TOBI RUNS UP AND UP AND UP TO THE SKY LIKE A LITTLE BUTTERFLY!"

"TOBI, BE A GOOD BOY AND COME DOWN RIGHT AWAY!"

"TOBI IS A GOOD BOY AND DOES AS KIRA-SAMA SAYS!" Tobi yelled back, bouncing right in front of me.

"Sit." He did.

"That's amazing! How did you do it?" Rukia asked.

"He smelled the cookies." I said, making one appear magically in my hand. I fed it to Tobi, who munched happily on it.

The boys were still insulting eachother when Rina appeared, with Yachiru and Gin. No cotton candy? Gaaaaaawh, no!

How this chapter somehow spanned 8 pages, I really don't know. It's only a freakin 2888 words!

Finally in Soul Society! Rina got to meet her Taichou!Aren't you guys excited? Yes? No? Maybe so?