Kenpachi, along with Yachiru and Akari started to head back to Squad 11's barracks as they left Squad 12. They continued as they walked through the labyrinth maze of the Seireitei.
"That guy gives me the creeps." Akari spoke.
"He does to everyone. Are you alright?" Kenpachi asked her. Akari blinked at him a little surprised. She felt her heart beating a little faster. Perhaps behind that rough and wild exterior, Kenpachi does care every now and then. But he was still crazy. She had to admit that. Akari smiled.
"Well, I think the poison have finally left my body." Akari told him.
"Maybe you should go to Squad 4 to get treated."
"I'm fine. My body's able to withstand poison. I'm able to stand and walk with no problem, so there's no need."
"If, you're sure. I don't want you collapsing when we get back. I need all my squad members in good condition, at least." Kenpachi told said to her.
"Thank you for your concern." Akari smiled at him. "And thank you for coming for me."
"This is getting a little nauseating now." Kenpachi replied. Akari made a small laugh.
"Man, I could use a bath. It has been a thousand years."
"That's a great idea!" Yachiru shouted, smiling. "Let's have a hot springs day! There's one not to far from here. Meet me there! I'll get the others from the women's association and join you!" She hopped off from Kenpachi's back and quickly sped off, leaving Kenpachi and Akari alone.
"Does she always do that?" Akari asked him.
"Yeah, and most of the time she gets lost." Kenpachi said.
"Do you think she'll be alright?" Akari asked.
"She'll be fine. I'm going to head back to the barracks. Go and have fun." Kenpachi told her and he left.
Akari headed towards the hot springs and went to the women's side and stepped in and got undressed. Then she walked into the hot springs with a white towel wrapped around her, her long red hair was let down, reaching to her waist and several strands hanging to the small swell of her breasts. Akari looked down at the dark round outline of a circle on her chest, just above her heart. It bore a resemblance to a hallow's hole but was filled. She pulled her towel up, covering it up. She sunk her foot into the water testing the temperature and stepped in until she was about chest deep into the water. Akari started to wash her arms and legs and her hair of the dirt and grime from her body. She sighed as she felt the warm water release the tension from her sore muscles and laid back against a rock. Then she heard noises coming from men's section of the bathhouse.
"Man, this feels great!" Akari's eyes widen. That sounded like Ikkaku's voice.
"It sure does." That was Kenpachi's!
"Hey, Yumichika! What do you think?" Ikkaku asked. Akari's eyes widen more in shock. Wait, they're all here!?
"I don't have time to talk right now. I'm in the middle of my skin care routine." Yumichika spoke.
"Hmph. That's all you ever do!"
Through the steam, Akari saw that there was a small crack on the wall beside her. "I shouldn't peek. Then again, maybe I should." She smirked and moved closer to look. She saw Yumichika washing himself and Ikkaku floating in the water.
Then her eyes fell upon Kenpachi. The water reached above his waist as he stood. He had his hair down, reaching about his upper back. Akari kept her eyes glued unable to take them off of him.
"See anything good?" Akari yelped. Akari quickly turned around, only for her face to met with something squishy and being bounced back and her head smashed against the wall hard. Akari groaned, holding in pain. She looked up to see who it was and saw a woman with large breasts, barely contained by the towel around her. She had wavy long orange hair and blue eyes and a beauty mark on the right side of her mouth.
"Watch it with those things, Rangiku!" Akari saw Rukia and Yachiru, along with Unohana, Soi Fon, a woman with dark hair pinned up and glasses, who introduced herself as Nanao and served under Captain Kyoraku. Next to her was a woman with grey eyes and dark blond hair who introduced herself as Kiyone and served under Ukitake. Beside her was her sister, Isane, who had grey eyes and messy silver hair with a braided strand on the side of her face and served under Unohana. There was a woman with dark brown eyes who had her hair down and she introduced herself as Momo, but she paused.
"What's wrong?" Akari asked her. Rukia leaned in closer whispering in Akari's ear.
"Her captain is Aizen. Don't talk about him or she'll get upset." Akari nodded and looked back to Momo. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." Momo made a small smile and nodded. "Thank you." Then Akari's eyes widen she saw Nemu, instantly recognizing her.
"You!" Akari shouted at Nemu.
"You already met?" Rangiku asked her.
"She kidnapped and drugged me!" Akari exclaimed.
"Let me guess, an order from your Captain?" Rangiku sighed.
"I have no choice but to obey him." Nemu replied, only to get bonked on the head by Rangiku. "Wrong!"
"We worked on this. You are your own person! You don't need to listen to a creep like him! Now apologize to her." Rangiku told Nemu. Nemu motionlessly like a robot turned and bowed to Akari. "Please forgive me." Akari blinked but slowly nodded.
"It's okay. But don't do it again." Akari told her. The rest of the girls began to talk to each other, getting to know each other. Then Rangiku noticed the small circle on Akari's chest as her towel had slipped a little. Unohana, Rukia and the other women noticed as well.
"That's an interesting tattoo." Rangiku spoke, leaning in closer to get a better look. Akari blushed realizing that her towel had slipped and revealed her hallow imprint and quickly adjusted it and pulled it up.
"Yeah, it is." She smiled nervously. "Got drunk one day and the artist did a bad job. It's kind of embarrassing!"
"It's okay! You're secret's safe with us!" Rangiku smiled.
"Yachiru get down from there!" Isane shouted. Akari saw the Lieutenant had climbed the wall and was looking over at the men's section. "Hey guys!" She smiled seeing Ikkaku, Kenpachi and Yumichika.
"Lieutenant, no peeking! Stay on your side!" Ikkaku hissed.
"But I want to play on your side!" Yachiru pouted.
"You can't do that! You're supposed to be an adult 'Lieutenant," remember?!"
"Aw, c'mon Baldy! Don't be so mean!" Yachiru shouted.
"It isn't a question of 'mean' or 'not mean.'" Ikkaku told her. Yachiru frowned and sticked her tongue out at him.
"Sheesh. What are we gonna do with her? I mean, right, Captain?!"
"Well, phooey on you!" Yachiru pouted before she smirked when an idea came to mind. She climbed back down the wall, splashing in the water, back with the girls. "Hey hot springs staff! I think a saw a scary looking man go into the hot springs, carrying a wooden sword!" She called out.
"What?!" Ikkaku exclaimed.
"He's bald and mean-looking, and definitely up to no good! Please kick him out as quick as you can!" She shouted, innocently.
"Mean? Up to no good?! What the heck are you trying to do to me?!" Ikkaku shouted.
"Keep it down! CAN'T WE EVEN TAKE A BATH IN PEACE?!" Kenpachi shouted. Akari felt a spike of spiritual pressure and suddenly the entire area was covered in steam. She couldn't see anything in front of her.
"Huh!?" Ikkaku exclaimed.
"What's going on!?" Some of the girls cried out.
"I can't see anything!"
Kenpachi had turned an entire hot spring into a sauna. "Oops. Looks like I turned it into a steam bath." Kenpachi murmured.
"You shouldn't let your spiritual pressure get that high, Kenny!" Yachiru laughed. Akari gaped in disbelief, sweating from the heat.
Captain Zaraki can turn an entire hot spring into a steam bath?! Just how strong was he?!