Kisuke's POV

When I woke up, I was in the hospital. My head was hurting and I didn't remember why. The last thing I remember was doing to the Christmas party and I was watching Sara dancing with Kyouraku, and then nothing.

''So you are awake?'' Said Yoruichi's voice.

I turned around and saw my friend with a cup of tea in her hand and a glass of water.

''I had the feeling you would wake soon, so I brought you water.''

She handed me the water and I took a few sips.

''What date are we?'' I asked.

''December 28th'' Answered Yoruichi. ''You've been out for two days straight.''

Two days! What on earth happened!

''Do you remember anything?'' My friend asked me.

I finished my glass of water and shook my head as a no.

''Last thing I remember was seeing Sara and Kyouraku dancing.'' I said.

''Well, Mayuri said that it was possible of a temporary amnesia'' she said with a sighed.

''Wa-wait, what happened?'' I asked, having a bad feeling.

''Those who were trying to kill Sara got creative and decided to use you.'' She dropped after hesitating. My eyes widen and Yoruichi quickly reassured me.

''Don't worry; she is still in one piece.'' She said, pushing me down on my pillows. ''She had a small concussion, bruises and an internal bleeding, but she is stabilized.''

I sighed relieved but I felt guilty.

''Was I..?'' I asked.

She nodded and crossed her arms.

''I don't know how it is possible, but she survived for one, and she managed to bring you back to your senses.''

I nervously bit my thumb making Yoruichi chuckle.

''Oh my, it may have been a hundred years that I haven't seen you do that!'' She exclaimed.

I smiled. I used bite my thumb when I was young whenever I was nervous. Now that I was a Shinigami, I was and am more confident.

''But how did she do it?'' I asked.

''Don't know, she wouldn't tell anyone.'' she said with a sigh.

''And how they get to me? I didn't inhale anything.''

I looked at her and she made a disgusted face.

''I don't how, but they put a mechanical parasite in you, trust me, it is not pretty.'' She said looking away.

At the same moment, the door opened and Unohana came in.

''Oh, Kisuke, I am glad to see you awake.'' She said.

Yoruichi got up and stroke my arm with affection before leaving the room.

''How do you feel?'' Asked the doctor scanning me with her hands.

''Confused, I don't remember anything.'' I said honestly.

''No wonder, with that parasite playing in your head, I guess anyone would have been confused.'' She said with a chuckle.

''Hmm, you seem okay, but I'll keep you tonight just in case.'' She finished by saying after finishing scanning me.

''Erm... I was wondering, could I go see Sara?'' I asked to her before she could leave.

She had a severe look but nodded.

''But come back here after.'' she warned me with a smile, that for some reason seemed very evil. I nodded and got up. I was wearing white short kimono with white pants. Even if I was barefoot, I walked through the hospital until I heard Shunsui's laugh. I came closer and saw Kyouraku sitting next to my third seat that was laughing with joy.

My heart sank; maybe I shouldn't disturb them... I was about to walk away but Kyouraku called me back.

''Hoy, Kisuke, you are finally awake, aren't you?'' he said.

I turned around, he was staring at me with Sara, but when I met Sara's eyes, she blushed and looked down. Shunsui looked at my third seat and got up.

''I'll leave you two alone for a bit.'' He said patting her head kindly.

She looked up to him and nodded with a slight smile.

As he walked pass me he put his hand to my shoulder.

''Don't be too hard on yourself.'' he whispered before leaving.

I hesitated before walking in, but Sara smiled to me and encouraged me to seat down near her.

I sat on the chair where Shunsui was before and sighed.

''Are you feeling better?'' She asked me.

I nodded before shaking my head.

''I should be the one asking the question.'' I dropped with a sad smile.

She looked at me kindly and reached for my hand. Seeing she wasn't reaching it, I put my hand in hers. She brought it on her thigh forcing me to come closer to her. She slowly stroke my hand with affection.

''Well, I am mostly in one piece, my liver was pierced, but Unohana was able to repair it with her medical techniques.'' She said with a sad smile. ''But I was worried for you.''

She brought her eye on me.

''I'm glad to see that you are okay.'' She dropped as she caressed my cheek.

I took her hand and knot our fingers together.

''Sara, I was hoping that you could tell me a little on what happened.'' I declared.

She lost her smile and looked down.

''I feel bad enough knowing that I am the one who brought you here, but not knowing what I did to you-''

''Urahara-san, please, we've been over this already.'' She said with a chuckle cutting me off.

I looked at her puzzled and she sighed with a smile.

''When we were in route to the hospital, you made a quick stop near the river to speak with me.'' She started. She looked at me, looking if I would remember anything. She sighed and continue.

''You asked me if I wanted to change division.'' She finally dropped.

I looked up to her.

''And your answer?'' I risked.

''No of course!'' She said with a laugh. ''Then you look down, feeling guilty, after I told you what you always say to me 'stop feeling guilty' and that you should follow your own advice. After you smiled and said 'It's true that I give some good advices' I rolled my eyes and that was our conversation.''

I scratch the back of my head with a smile.

''Well I am glad to see that was cleared out.'' I said with a slight laugh.

I brought my eyes to Sara's and became more serious.

''But Yoruichi said that you managed to bring me back to my senses... How?'' I asked.

Sara's cheeks went from pink to red.

''If you don't mind Taicho, I don't want to answer to that question.'' She said. I looked at her puzzled. ''But if you remember how, well, good for you.'' She said with a nervous laugh as she pulled her hands out of mine.

''But-'' I started but she put her hand up making me stop talking.

''If you really want know, in details, remember, please don't make me tell what happened, I had to tell the story multiple times.'' She begged with tears in her eyes.

I nodded.

''Your right, I'm sorry.'' I said kindly while a caressed her cheek.

I sighed.

''When will you be out?'' I asked changing subject.

''Tomorrow if I don't spit blood.'' She said with a chuckle.

''Sorry...'' I said.

She sighed loudly.

''Urahara-san, if you want me to proceed without any trauma, please, stop feeling sorry.'' She said with a smirk.

I smiled and nodded.

''Urahara-Taicho?'' called a voice from the door.

It was Isane, I slowly let go of Sara's hands and got up.

''Unohana-Taicho wants to look to see if there is any damage to your brain, now that you are awake.'' She said as she came towards Sara.

''You know I shouldn't do this.'' She whispered to my third seat.

I looked at my third seat, surprised, she just smiled to me.

''Isane, please, it won't hurt anyone.'' Sara whispered back.

Unohana's fukutaicho took out a chocolate bar that Sara took and hide under her pillow. She looked towards me and smiled.

''What? The only things that Unohana let me eat are vegetables, I haven't eating anything good for now three days.'' She said.

I shook my head and caressed hers with affection before leaving a kiss on her forehead. When I looked into her eyes, I could see a blush grow on her cheeks.

''I want you out of here tomorrow.'' I said as an order. She smiled and nodded. I caressed her cheek one last time and left with Isane.

The day after, Sara and I were out of the hospital. But we were summoned to the first division mansion. When we arrived, we found all the others captain and Mayuri that was standing in front of the captain commander with a table in front of him. I saw that my third seat wanted to stop at the entrance but I pushed her in front of me.

When I first came here when I became the new captain of the twelfth division, I knew that it was very intimidating to be in front of all these important people.

I pushed her in front of me and she walked to Mayuri's side as I took my place in line. The captain commander's eyes fell onto my third seat. He stared at her for a moment before announcing that the reunion was now starting.

''Tsukiyumi Sara, you were the target of multiple attacks.'' He declared. ''Can you explain to all of us the reason why?''

I saw that my third seat's knees were shaking; she was totally suppressed by the captain commander and by all of us.

''When I was still Yoruichi-Taicho's fifth seat, I was the leader of the team to neutralized the murderers in Rukongai.'' She said. I was surprised how she seemed confident as she spoke. ''But as you might know already, I was held hostage...'' She made a quick pose and took a deep breath. ''I embarrassed the leader infront of his men, and he would have stabbed me if Urahara-Taicho wouldn't have interfered.''

Sara slightly turned her head towards me in the same movement of every other person in the room. I rubbed the back of my head with a slight 'hehe' and everyone put their attention on Sara again.

''After defeating everyone there, the leader promise Urahara-Taicho that he would kill me with him watching and with the how that I still ignore, he managed to escape before they were all imprison.'' She looked down.

''After there was Irisashi...'' she let go.

''Irisashi?'' Repeated the captain commander.

Sara raised her head towards the great man. It was the first time he opened his mouth since the beginning to Sara's tale.

''My old fifth seat.'' Intervene Kyouraku-Taicho. All heads turned towards him. ''I was doing my morning walk when I saw him agress Tsukiyumi-san.''

My heart pinched as he kindly turned his eyes on Sara and she responded with a blush.

''I untitled him of his position and made him an ordinary soldier...''

''When he met Kal, the murderer that got away, he decided to help him with his vengeance.'' Sara continued. ''He was the one who create the fumes that affected us.'' She said looking at her feet. ''His first guinea pig was Otonashi.''

''But that doesn't explain how he could control Kisuke.'' Said Genryusai.

''When we were in route to the hospital, Urahara-Taicho had an attack or something, so I brought him to the lab and found the parasite.'' Sara pointed something infront of Mayuri and he spoke.

''When my Captain was in the hospital, I studied this half mechanical parasite.'' He said taking the jar in front of him. He walked through the room and showed it to everyone.

''Irisashi used a mechanical chip inside of the parasite that when Irisashi push this button...'' He took the remote and pushed the button. When he did the parasite twist itself and... Farted? this red fume.

''This red fume was what Yoruichi and Kenpachi inhaled, making them live intense emotions.'' He explained. ''But since it was directly in Urahara's head, it activated his nervous system.''

''But how that only Tsukiyumi-san, was the only one targeted?'' asked the old man.

''My guess is, when Kenpachi inhaled the fume, he was told to attack Tsukiyumi-san, but the aggressor never showed himself. And when it was used on Yoruichi, he was only testing the power of the fume, that is why she never attacked her.'' He made a pause taking his breath and continued. ''When I tested the fume myself on little animals, I realized that when you use the fume on it, the first living thing it sees, it will attack it until it is dead.''

''And Irisashi planned everything to make Kisuke worried about his third seat and push the button when they were the two alone.'' Finished Yoruichi. Mayuri nodded. A silence fell on the room until Yamamoto spoke again.

''I was told that you managed to bring the twelve division's Captain back to his senses.'' He said.

Sara nodded.

''How?'' He asked.

I saw that Yoruichi had a smirk. I knew that she was burning to know the answer. Ii couldn't see Sara's face, but I wished I could.

''I noticed that Urahara-taicho was reacting to positives emotions.'' She said quickly. ''So I wondered if I could annul his hate towards me giving by the parasite by the opposite feelings...''

''Opposite feelings?'' Repeated Old man Yamamoto.

''Love.'' She answered after hesitating. ''I took my chances and I...'' She stopped and took a deep breath. ''And I kissed...him.''

All my memories burst back. I remembered when I brought her in the backward, attack her, bring her to Kal's hideout and tie her up on a chair. I remembered our conversation while we were both tied up, and that I almost killed her in the woods...

''But luckily for me it worked because I would have been dead now!'' She said like to diminish the fact that she kissed me. ''I kissed him until he responded and that was it.'' She said. But I knew it was a lie. After I came to, we kept kissing with so much passion.

''A simple friendship would have work.'' She added.

No it was more than friendship when we kissed; I felt all her love run through me. I've never been kissed that way before. And I never responded to a kiss like that before. I look at my feet and realized how my heart was beating fast. Do I love her?

A felt a hand on my shoulder and saw Yoruichi.

''Kisuke snap out of it, the reunion is finished.'' She said snapping her fingers infront of my face. I looked around and saw that everyone was gone, except for Yoruichi and Sara that was waiting for me outside.

''Mmm? Oh! Sorry, I was lost in my thoughts.'' I said with a chuckle.

I walk pass my friend and joined my third seat who was waiting for me.

''Shale we go?'' I asked to her.

She looked at me longly and finally nodded with a beautiful smile.

As we walked back to our division, we talked about a lot of things but I avoid the fact that I remembered the kiss we shared.

But as she spoke, my eyes were focus on her soft lips.

''Urahara-Taicho?'' She called.

I looked up to her eyes.

''Is everything okay?'' She asked me.

I smiled and caressed her hair with affection.

''Yes, everything is perfect.'' I said to reassure her.

But, truth is, I was completely lost.