I don't know how to start... I'm so sorry! T^T

I haven't been uploading for so long, SHAME ON ME!

I hope the chapter is good enough to make up for the wait... It turned out so crazy, and half of the things weren't planned before writing :) Well, all I can do is to work harder. Read, enjoy and review please :)

Dear Renji,

you can't imagine how sad I was when I came back to Soul Society and I was told that you left the place. We are so unlucky! I hope you'll come to Seireitei quicker than I did, but until then, as you said, let's maintain our contact through letters.

I must tell you that Seireitei surprised me. It's kind of… scary. First thing I noticed was that far less shinigami are walking around. It was so crowded before, and now it seems that there is at least half of the souls less. I asked few of them why and there were two answers:

1. There's a strange guy who pretends to be Ichimaru-taicho and you never know where or when he'll appear.

2. After night fights were revealed they were banned and some of the shinigami who liked them too much started beating random souls in substitution, mostly some bandits from 11th division.

It turned out that shinigami are scared to go out in the streets. I heard that sotaicho wanted to do something about this, but there are no concrete ideas. Strangely, the reasons are all connected with you, Renji.

Of course, I and the rest of shinigami that were in Karakura had to fit in back. Hirako-taicho was more than happy to go back to his safe division after all that he had to go through with Hiyori. Madarame was also pleased as he could leave Asano's sister behind and forget about her. Ayasegawa wasn't as happy, disappointed with the situation in 11th division (I'm not surprised, honestly). Hinamori-fukutaicho on the other hand constantly smiles and follows Hitsugaya-taicho everywhere. Hitsugaya-taicho himself is always annoyed since we left Karakura and asked me to convey a letter to Karin. If you could bypass your ban (I'm actually amazed you're banned to go to Kurosaki's that fast), please pass it to her. Although it was quite a temptation, I didn't read it.

Oh, and about your ban – don't get to close to Yuzu, I know what I'm talking about.

Now back to Soul Society. After all your letters about Kira-fukutaicho, I was incredibly curious about him. Besides, he was a dangerous obstacle between Hisagi-fukutaicho and Matsumoto-fukutaicho, therefore, as a kind of your successor, I had every right to interfere and make him realize he was not Ichimaru-taicho.

I found Kira-fukutaicho laying in the grass somewhere around his division. He was eating persimmons. He was alone, because after you left he and Hisagi-fukutaicho became enemies again.

I sat beside him and he looked at me, if you can say so, of course. I must admit that his robes and grey hair are impressive.

"Ah, Rukia-chan!" he exclaimed once he recognized me and sat up. "Long time, no see! Want a persimmon?"

I shook my head and Kira-fukutaicho showed me a disappointed face. No matter how good his cosplay was, his face expressions were just a pathetic parody of his captain.

I cleared my throat. I had to tell him, the sooner the better.

"You're not Ichimaru-taicho" I stated seriously, looking in Kira-fukutaicho's face. "He died in the Winter war."

The shinigami in front of me furrowed his eyebrows. I kept staring at him in a rather challenging way as he took out the notebook you wrote about and waved it in front of my face.

The infamous How to become an amazing shinigami by Ichimaru Gin.

"Can you see it?" he asked and I nodded. "This is something that Ichimaru-taicho wrote for me" I looked at him suspiciously, but he continued calmly. "Ichimaru-taicho knew he would never go back to Soul Society, he knew we'd lose someone as great as him, so he wrote this book for me to take over his role once he's gone."

I straightened up upon hearing his words. Kira-fukutaicho stood up and turned away so I was facing his back, stunned.

"Soul Society was empty without such a person as Ichimaru-taicho. He knew it and he chose me to fill Seireitei with his amazingness again. This place needs Ichimaru Gin" he almost shouted, like he was inspired, and turned to me with a sunset in the background, "and I will give it Ichimaru Gin! JUST WATCH ME!"

He looked at me from above and I realized it.

He was insane.

I knew that this case was bad, but I didn't know it was this bad. I think solving the problem of Kira Izuru will need more time than I expected.

A bit afraid of this Kira-fukutaicho I couldn't recognize, I decided to fix the second thing that stood in the way of Hisagi-fukutaicho's love.

Matsumoto-fukutaicho.

I felt that I had to help her understand her feelings for Hisagi-fukutaicho and that she doesn't like you.

Unlike Kira-fukutaicho, she was working, and Hitsugaya-taicho let her have a break on the condition that I make sure his letter gets to Karin. And so I ask you one more time to do so.

I and Matsumoto-fukutaicho settled in a corner far away from the captain with two cups of tea and started talking in hushed voices, earning ourselves a few suspicious glances from him.

Matsumoto-fukutaicho looked pretty excited when I told her I wanted to talk about something private and emotional.

"What is it?" she inquired in a whisper.

I looked at her, wondering where to start from.

"It's about Renji" I started finally, deciding to prove her she doesn't like you first and then to show her how perfect would be Hisagi-fukutaicho as a boyfriend. "I don't want to be rude or something, but I have to tell you I honestly think you two wouldn't make a good couple. I mean-"

"Don't worry" Matsumoto-fukutaicho cut in, waving her hands quickly in front of my face and smiled widely. "I'm not interested that much! I'm not!"

Surprised, I smiled too and sighed in relief. Matsumoto-fukutaicho took my face in her hands and looked in my eyes.

"I thought you were more into Ichigo, but if you say something like this so boldly, I can't help but keep my fingers crossed for you and Renji!"

Before I could react, she shifted in her seat and turned to Hitsugaya-taicho.

"Captain, prepare sake! We're having a wedding!"

I'm sure I looked as surprised as he did.

I just hope Matsumoto-fukutaicho won't tell anyone else what she thinks is true, it would be a disaster! I really don't understand how she got to such ridiculous conclusion. This place is crazier than I remembered it to be.

At least I finally met Nii-sama.

Good luck in Karakura.

Chappies,

Rukia

PS. About Grimmjow and Cifer, Yoruichi and Urahara are still at the stage of planning the searching.