~Captain Kuchiki's P.O.V~

~Inside Squad Thirteen's Barracks, a Month Later~

It's been a month and Kairi still hasn't woken up, if she doesn't wake within a few hours, captain Ukitake will have no choice but to move her to captain Unohana's barracks until she wakes up. We've tried everything to wake you up Kairi, and we've been unsuccessful in every attempt, and as much as we tried to hide your situation from the head captain, he found out, and he is quite upset with this set back, as we all are. Kairi if you would just wake up, I would do anything you ask, anything at all, even if it goes against my grain, I will see to it that whatever you want, you'll get, just please wake up, I need you, even if I don't vocalize it to anyone, I do care about you, and I only want what is best for you. So do us a favor and wake up! I thought to myself, as my eyes moved to Kairi's swords and both her zanpakuto appeared before us.

Brushing his long red hair out of his face, Ai and I met eyes, his light blue ones meeting my black ones and we both looked at each other for a very long time before I finally spoke to him. "Ai, there has been no update on Lady Yuuki, expect that if she doesn't wake up soon, she'll be moved to the medical division within a few hours, captain Retsu Unohana has made your master her number one priority, and she'll be in the best capable hands that there are in the entire Soul Society. Other than that, that is all the news I have for you two." I said coldly to him.

Ai frowned at my words, and moved towards Kairi's bed, placing his hands on top of hers, he lowered his head, as he looked over his master's sleeping form. "Contrary to what everyone in the Soul Society believes, our Lady Yuuki will wake up, right now she is fighting a battle that no one knows about, her will to survive, had I protected her more, she would be awake but, thanks to captain Aizen's spell, she is still sleeping." He said coldly to me, as he leaned over and placed a small kiss on Kairi's cheek. "Without you Lady Yuuki, Heiwa and I are free zanpakuto without no meaning or a purpose, or a lady to guide us." Ai said softly to her, as he let go of her hands, and moved back to where he originally was standing, and just as both Ai and Heiwa were about to go back to their swords, head captain Yamamoto appeared before us, cursing in my head that I didn't sense his presence earlier.

Looking at Ai for a moment then, he looked at Kairi's sleeping from before addressing to everyone in the room. "Zanpakuto, why are you just confessing this to us? Captain Sosuke Aizen is dead, there is no chance that he could possibly be alive." The head captain said to Ai.

Turning around at Yamamoto's words, Ai frowned at him. "That is a lie head captain Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, right before Lady Yuuki summoned me back into my sword, I saw both captain Sosuke Aizen, and his partner captain Gin Ichimaru together. I swear head captain Yamamoto, that captain Aizen is alive, and that it was him that put Lady Yuuki in this state that she is now, if you think I'm lying then you may break my sword." He said coldly to him, as he grabbed his sword and placed it in both of his hands, waiting on the head captain to decide his fate.

Hearing his words, Heiwa let out a gasp, and tried to place a hand on his shoulder but, Ai shot her a look that said 'stay out of this'. "Ai you idiot, if you let the head captain destroy you then Lady Yuuki will be -," Ai cut her off.

"Shut. Up. Heiwa, I know what will happen to Lady Yuuki if I'm no longer her zanpakuto but, she'll have you in the end, and as long as she has you then, that's all that matters. Now head captain Yamamoto, do you still think I'm lying?" He asked him, as Isane Kotetsu stood in the doorway, quietly watching the scene before her before she spoke. "Ai is telling the truth head captain Yamamoto both captain Unohana and myself went tried his hardest to make the body look like him, it wasn't his body, it was someone else's, captain Aizen is still alive-," Isane was cut off by the head captain when he banged his cane on the ground.

"Enough lieutenant Kotetsu! I've heard all that I needed to her, zanpakuto put your sword away, I believe both you and lieutenant Kotetsu, I've had my own suspicions for quite some time now about Sosuke Aizen's death as well, and you two just confirmed what I feared, but this recent development does not leave this room, is that understood?" He asked everyone.

Everyone nodded their heads in agreement, and the room fell silent once again until I felt my beloved squeeze my hand, letting out a soft gasp, everyone's turned towards Kairi.

Open your eyes Kairi, or at least say something! I shouted in my head, as I gave her a light squeeze in return.

Blinking a few times, I watched as Kairi turned her head, and she looked at me, our eyes meeting for the first time in a month. "Captain Kuchiki, will you tell captain Unohana that I'm fine and that I said thank you for all of the medical care that I've received." Were the first words out of her mouth, as she looked away from me and turned her attention towards to everyone else in the room. "I'm sorry to ask this from all of you but, will you all leave, and bring captain Ukitake here please, I'm afraid that I don't have the energy to entertain all of you right now."

Nodding their heads, head captain Yamamoto and lieutenant Kotetsu left the room, and Kairi's zanpakuto returned to their swords, leaving just Kairi and I alone for a little while before captain Ukitake arrived, and stayed with her until night fell, and despite Kairi's request that I go back to my own barracks, I stayed with her until she woke up the next morning…

~End of Captain Kuchiki's P.O.V~