Waterfall Eclipse

A Brother's Love

Chapter Twenty-Two:

A Brother's Love

Captain Kuchiki stood there, looking at Yasuo. His statement seemed more robotic than anything.

"Are you lying to me?"

"No. We were taught by our parents to tell the truth. Nothing good comes from lying, captain." He answered and then looked up. "I think I heard her scream though." He added. Another statement he rehearsed.

"Do you know we've been looking for a few days for her?"

"She got here four days ago. We left the next day. I came back today. I didn't talk with anyone. So no, I did not know that. I hope she's not in trouble."

"That depends on what you can tell me."

"Captain! We still can't find her!"

"That's okay Lieutenant Abarai. I found her brother. He's finally returned. I want you to stay with him."

"Yes, sir." He answered as Kiyomi and Umeko caught up with them. "Miss Sasaki, Miss Kiyomi."

"K-Kiyomi? Why do I know that name?" Yasuo questioned as he stood up and walked outside. "KIYOMI!" He yelled running into her.

"My, Yasuo, how are you?" She asked as she tried to pry him off of her.

"Kiyomi," he whispered, "I want to talk to you privately."

"Okay. Hold on." She said and then turned to the lieutenant. "Um, Lieutenant Abarai?" He made a grumbling noise. "Would you mind it if I took him for a walk? Maybe I can talk to him since I've known him since he was three?"

"Go ahead. Stay with in a few streets."

"Yes, sir." She replied. "Let's go Yasuo."

The two walked a little before he spoke.

"I know where she is. She made me promise not to tell. It was awful."

"Yasuo, what happened?"

"She used her sword thing on herself, but it wasn't her sword. It changed into this whip thing."

"Yasuo?"

"Why did she do it? Is being a Shinigami that bad? Can you not just leave if you feel that you're not cut out for it?" He said with tears in his eyes. "I thought she was doing fine. Her letters. They never said anything."

"Letters?"

"Yes. She wrote me. It was weird when I got the first one. I was the only one here who got mail from the Gotei 13."

"Do you still have them?"

"Yes. In the hut."

"When we get back, I am going to need to have them."

"Okay. Will I get them back?"

"I will try my hardest to get them to you."

"Thank you." He replied as they continued to walk. "Where are we? Why is this place familiar?"

"Rani and I came here one day. This is the street where you used to live, with your, uh parents."

"Oh." He said and looked around. He turned to the left. "That was our house. I was in there when Rani was about to be swallowed by a Hollow. That is when a captain saved her-"

"You okay?"

"The captain that saved her. That was Captain Kuchiki, wasn't it? The one I just met today."

"Yes, I do believe it was, now that I think of it. I remember Rani mentioning it while in our last year of the academy. Did she tell you in her third year they advanced her to the sixth year so she graduated with me?"

"No, but that's great. Her power is great then, isn't it?" He asked as Captain Kuchiki arrived.

"So you ventured out of that house?"

"Captain, I am sorry. I took him out. I asked Lieutenant Abarai. I've known him since he was three."

He nodded.

"This is where I rescued your sister. I am sorry we couldn't save your parents, though." Yasuo swallowed the saliva that had formed in his mouth. "Your sister is very powerful."

"So you're hunting her?"

"No. We're not hunting her." Another captain answered. "I'm Captain Hitsugaya." He introduced as his lieutenant arrived beside him. "We're trying to find her before she does anything rash."

"You're still hunting her! You're evil!" He yelled and then pried his arms out of Kiyomi's and ran off.

"Yasuo!" She yelled starting to go after him.

"Let him go." Lieutenant Abarai said stopping her. "I know you don't want to, but he needs time."

"If he does know where she is, he'll come to his senses and come back and tell us."

"You people don't understand the bond between brother and sister, not if you're both from here!" Kiyomi exclaimed. "He will never squeal even if he does know something. He'll go and not come back, all to protect her."

"Kiyomi?"

"I am sorry Lieutenant Hinamori. They asked me to come here to help find Rani."

"It's okay. I went and talked with the Captain Commander. He's willing to ignore whatever has happened today if you find her." She said calmly and then turned to Captain Hitsugaya. "I am sorry, captain, for my irrational behavior earlier." She apologized. "I need to learn to stop being so attached to people." She added. "Kiyomi, I will see you back at the barracks." She stated and then started to shunpo away, but Captain Kuchiki caught up with her. "Captain Kuchiki!" She said startled.

"Lieutenant Hinamori, help us. Don't run away because of a little truth you said towards Hitsugaya."

"The Captain Commander has some stuff to discuss with me. I wanted to help, but he is the one who insisted on me going back after I informed you of that message. I am sorry." She said and continued on.

He let her leave before making his way back to the others.

"Now what? Do we wait?" Lieutenant Abarai asked.

Lieutenant Matsumoto started to walk in the direction Yasuo ran off in.

"Matsumoto?"

"Captain, this is serious. He may know where she is. What if he comes back and it's too late? What if he doesn't come back at all?"

"Do what you want." He said defeated.

She made her way to the 80th District and started to ask around regarding a few days prior. One couple remembered seeing Rani and directed Lieutenant Matsumoto to where she and her brother had gone. Near two trees was a pile of leaves that started to blow away revealing a body in a Shihakusho.

"OH NO! RANI!" She yelled as she ran over to her. Her Asauchi was still in the Zanpakuto form. "NO! NO! NO! RANI! Wake Up! Wake up. Please wake up!" She cried as she pulled out her phone and called Squad Four who made it there in record time.

"I am glad you were smart enough to follow me." Yasuo said as he came out from behind the trees. "It proves to me that someone cares enough about her and not their reputation as a Shinigami."