Chapter 8-

She walked into her room and closed the door. She spotted a captain's Haori on her bed. She put on the white long sleeve open jacket. She gazed out her open window. She then ran toward the window and shunpo-ed out. As she did that, she began to fly.

"If what Gin said to me when I first came here was true," Yuki thought, "Then I know where Aizen is."

The office of the central 46, which was usually live and active, was silent. The doors to the wide area opened. Yuki walked into the Central 46. Her eyes were wide open with shock.

"Just as I feared," Yuki stated, "If this is true I must hurry, or I might be too late."

Yuki began to walk along the long winding hallways. She felt her way in the darkness. She soon reached a door and pushed it open. In the center of the room lay Tôshirô and Momo. She ran over to them, with her Zanpaku-to drawn. She knelt down beside them.

"Rise from the ashes, Furuifiinikkusu," Yuki called, "Heal my friends, I reject."

The phoenix appeared and engulfed the bodies of Momo and Tôshirô. Yuki stood up and watched as the phoenix healed them. Their wounds were severe so Yuki knew it would take a long time. She stood near them.

"Why don't you just come out Aizen," Yuki asked.

"My, my, you knew," Aizen stated as he stepped out of the shadows.

"Of course, I always knew. You never fooled me. Only people who have seen your Zanpaku-to in its Shikai state can be hypnotized by it. What I want to know is why?"

"I see, so let me enlighten you."

Aizen grabbed her by the arm and spun her around. Yuki gazed at his still kind brown eyes. There was a bright flash of light and suddenly, they were standing on the execution hill. Everyone was gathered there, but apparently, some of them had been fighting. Ichigo and Renji stood there, along with Uryû. All Aizen did was raise his hand, with his sword drawn, and swing it. It successfully hit every one of them, and they were on the ground.

"NO," Yuki shouted, "Aizen you monster!"

"I would stop worrying about them and start worrying about yourself," Aizen replied.

Yuki looked behind him and saw Gin. Her eyes changed from a furious expression to an expression of sorrow. Aizen let go of Yuki's arm and grabbed her by the collar of her hatori. He lifted her high in the air. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her stomach where Aizen had driven his hand through. When he pulled out his hand and had a small black sphere. He released Yuki and she fell to the ground. Aizen began to walk away. He reached for his sword and drew it. Yuki lay there on the ground in pure shock. Yuki closed her eyes as Aizen threw his Zanpaku-to. When Yuki opened her eyes, she saw that she was in the arms of Byakuya and the sword was in his shoulder. Aizen recalled his sword and Byakuya fell forward. Yuki, who was now fully recovered, held him close to her.

"Byakuya," Yuki shouted, "Why did you do that? WHY?"

"I wanted to protect the woman who changed my life," Byakuya replied, "Thank you."

"You're going to be okay Byakuya," Yuki cried, "You hear me, you're going to be okay."

Yuki gently laid his head on the ground and she stood up. Aizen, Gin, and Tôsen were rising up in columns of light. Yuki looked up at Aizen with furious tear stained eyes. She jumped up toward him.

"YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THAT AIZEN," Yuki shouted, "BANKAI!"

The Phoenix enveloped her entire body and changed her into her Bankai uniform. However instead of her usual outfit, she remained in her soul reaper uniform and Haori, but the Haori was black and white and her uniform was nearly all white. (Think of a normal Captain's uniform, now invert the colors, and you get Yuki's New Bankai uniform and the uniform she wears for most of this book) Instead of being made of black fire, the phoenix appeared to be made out of pure darkness.

"Phoenix of Darkness," Yuki stated.

She reached for the column of light and shoved her hands through it. She opened a hole in there enough to fit her body in there. She came into the column with Aizen. She raised her hand and slammed it against Aizen's head, but he caught her hand just before it hit him.

"How predictable," Aizen commented, "I knew that if I attacked your friends that you would release your Bankai. However, I am unfamiliar with this form of your Bankai. Not matter, I shall shatter it."

"How can you shatter that which is everywhere," Yuki asked, "You see I am made of pure darkness, which means you cannot harm me."

"I may not be able to, but I know someone who can."

Aizen pushed her out of the column of light. Yuki was about to fly back in, when she felt a pain come from her stomach. She looked down and saw that a sword had gone through her. Aizen and the others rose as she fell to the ground. The Phoenix made of pure darkness dissipated. She was losing more blood as she fell to the ground, so much in fact that she did not even have the energy to Shunpo or fly to the ground. However, as she fell, she was caught by someone. She looked up into the blue eyes of Tôshirô.

"Tôshirô," Yuki whispered, "Thank you."

"Don't thank me until you're better," Tôshirô replied as he flew her to the ground.

He laid her gently on the ground. As he knelt beside her, she grabbed his hand.

"Tôshirô, can you bring me my Zanpaku-to," Yuki asked as she pointed to where it was, "It's over there. I dropped it when I was falling."

"Sure," Tôshirô replied as he shunpo-ed over to the sword, picked it up, and shunpo-ed back, "Here you go."

"Thanks. Phoenix heal my friends with healing guardians, I reject," Yuki stated as she lost consciousness.

The phoenix appeared and created several small fiery guardians that hovered all of those who were wounded. They healed their wounds in a matter of minutes.

That night, the fourth squad's sick bay was not as full as it should have been. The only rooms that were occupied were occupied by Momo and Yuki. Yuki lay in her bed in the room all alone. Well except for Byakuya who sat by her bed side. He held her hand in his.

"You should have healed yourself first," Byakuya stated, "even after I saved you from the first of Aizen's attacks I could not save you again."

"You did the best you could," Yuki replied as she sat up.

"Yuki, what are doing? Don't move so suddenly!"

"Relax, I'm a fast healer."

Yuki got out of her bed and stood up, but she fell to one knee. Byakuya rushed to her side and helped her up. She pushed him away and began to run out of the room. She stumbled most of the way, but finally, after what seemed like an eternity, she reached the Captain's meeting room. She stumbled and fell just before she got to the door. Byakuya ran up to her hand helped her to her feet.

"Yuki please calm down," Byakuya stated, "You are in no condition to be moving around like this."

"Please Byakuya I have to get to the Captain's meeting," Yuki replied as she pushed him away, "I have to tell them something before it is too late."

Yuki opened the doors and walked into the meeting room followed by Byakuya. She was met by the eyes of every Captain in the room. Yuki stood in the center of the room.

"Captain Okayama," Yamamoto greeted, "What are you doing here?"

"You should be resting in my squad's sick bay," Unohana stated.

"Please my well-being is not important right now," Yuki replied, "I came to tell you all that if you are going to send someone to Hueco Mundo, send me."

"Out of the question," Jûshirô stated.

"Please, I am the only one who knows the agent we have within Aizen's palace," Yuki pleaded.

"What do you mean," SoiFon asked.

"We have a mole inside of Aizen's fortress," Yuki stated.

"Who," Tôshirô asked.

"Gin Ichimaru," Yuki sang, "Who just put a musical kidô on this room?"

"Sorry, I wanted to test it," Kyôraku sang, "Please continue."

"Why would we trust a traitor like him," Mayuri sang.

"What I say is all true," Yuki sang, "Gin has not betrayed you. For now I shall take his place."

"There is something I want to know," SoiFon sang, "but first will someone please take this musical kidô off of us?"

"Sure," Byakuya stated as he disabled the musical kidô.

"Thank you," SoiFon thanked, "Now what I want to know is what was with your Bankai?"

"Oh, I never told you," Yuki explained, "I have six different forms of my Bankai."

"Oh, well we have reached a decision," Tôshirô stated, "None of us are going to allow you to go to Hueco Mundo."

"You all are making a big mistake," Yuki stated, "I have to go to Hueco Mundo!"

"The decision is final Captain Okayama," Yamamoto stated.

Yuki did not reply. She merely stormed out of the room. She furiously walked into the empty streets of the Seireitei. She stopped when her wound started to hurt. Suddenly, there was a bright flash of light. Grimmjow appeared before Yuki.

"Not you again," Yuki stated as she shunpo-ed back toward the headquarters of the 13 court guard squads.

As she ran back, she met with Ulquiorra. She shunpo-ed up to the roof and fell to her knees. She grabbed her side as she stood up. She met the auburn eyes of Szayelaporro Grantz. He smiled at her with a kind sincere smile.

"Hello again my dear Yuki," Szayelaporro greeted, "you don't look so well."

"Shut up," Yuki snapped, "Why are you here with Grimmjow and Ulquiorra?"

"We thought that since we could not capture you by ourselves, that we'd team up and capture you."

"Oh really?"

"And we have succeeded."

"What do you mean?"

Just at that moment Szayelaporro pulled out a syringe and stabbed Yuki in the neck with it, injecting a strange liquid that was in it into Yuki. She fell forward and Szayelaporro swept her up in his arms. He still smiled his kind smile.

"I just injected you with a sedative I invented myself," Szayelaporro stated, "So you should fall asleep just about now."

"Help me," Yuki thought.

Just then Yuki lost consciousness. As she fell asleep, Byakuya shunpo-ed up to the roof. He drew his Zanpaku-to and held it out in front of him.

"Scatter," Byakuya began to say.

"Bye now," Szayelaporro stated as he disappeared within a portal.

Byakuya sheathed his sword and ran to the Captain's meeting room.