After few days of the incident, both Reiku and Hikari were punished but what can their parents do to 3 years old kids? Mostly are sitting in their room reflecting on their actions done or just sitting there doing nothing, much like house arrest to the kids. It was hell for the two girls to do that.
It went on for around 2 weeks or so and they were finally free! Only for Hikari, freedom was hers. For Reiku… freedom was not hers yet. After all, she IS half-ly in the Kuchiki family.
-Kuchiki house (Reiku 2nd punishment)-
Reiku was in her room reading a book "pranks that can be made everywhere". Her father brought it in the world of the living for her during a mission with her mother.
"Page 20, change their water with sake especially high in alcohol and when they are deep asleep and REALLY deep asleep, push their bed or whatever they are sleeping on into a lake, sea or swimming pool. If possible, watch their expression when they wake up, it will be hilarious. DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS PRANK ON LITTLE KIDS OR ELDERLY PEOPLE." Reiku said it out loud. "Maybe I should do it with Hikari on the head captain" Reiku thought, with an evil laugh following behind.
"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!" a voice from outside the room that sounded like Hikari said. Actually it is Hikari.
Reiku almost fell off her chair when the sudden voice was heard.
"ARE YOU SERIOUSLY GOING TO ASK ME TO DO THAT?" Hikari asked in front of the door.
"Arh! Hikari! Long time since I heard your voice!" Reiku said closing the book, throwing it to its original place and running to the door.
"Wait! You cant open the door from your side. The security alarm will ring and Kuchiki Taichou will come and punish you again. Only from the outside its safe" Hikari explain and opens the door.
Reiku tried to tackle her and even wanted to hug her to death but when Reiku was about to reach her, Hikari move 1 step to her right and Reiku flew out of the room and the alarm sounded.
"Oh Shit. The alarm can sense me?" Reiku cursed loudly and suddenly, a figure was behind her.
"Reiku, you are out of your room AGAIN" the voice said.
"Bya-kun…" Reiku whispered softly.
"This is the last time I am saying this: 'Never ever leave the room again if you don't want severe punishment by your mother.'" And he left.
"Wow… never would I thought my plan would work. And that's what I call a real prank." Hikari said cheerfully and stretches her hand to help Reiku up but Reiku got a plan in her mind…
Just as Hikari was about to pull Reiku up onto her feet, Hikari 'yelp' a bit by a sudden and small electric shock through her hand.
"WHAT WAS THAT!" Hikari shouted holding her hand close to her chest.
"Hand Shake shock. My dad brought it for me. It make the person feel an electric shock in their hand and maybe every part of the body." Reiku said proudly at her new device.
"Mou~!" Hikari whined but still, the two best friends enjoy each other's company.
Another week had passed and Reiku finally gain her freedom. "YES! I'M OUT! Reiku shouted once Rukia put off the alarm in her room.
"Don't cause any trouble again. If not, you would be in there for a few months" Rukia said coldly but in a motherly way.
"Hai Oka-san!" Reiku said and started to run towards the forest after she left the main Kuchiki gate. The two best friends decided to have fun in the forest with the animals right after Reiku was out.
-Meanwhile (Captain's meeting)-
"Has everyone in the academy done the examination again, Hinamori Taichou?" the head captain asked.
Momo stepped in front of everyone so they could see her clearly. "Hai Sou-Taichou. Everyone did excellent in this. To us and this is only our opinion, only two groups might be graduating early, three groups to be in training while the other groups need further training." Momo answers taking a step back to her position.
"The report came in this morning and I would approve the groups who are selected."
"Hai Sou-Taichou."
"May I ask a question?" the long white haired, 13th division captain asked.
The head captain didn't reply but give a signal saying "go ahead"
"What about Kari's group? Did they pass or did they fail?"
"This is why I called a captains meeting. Everyone would be deciding whether that group would be able to graduate or not. Hinamori Taichou and Hitsugaya(Matsumoto) Fuku-Taichou had came in with the report saying that the academy students had all agree to let the group graduate."
"Why should we even have a meeting when the decision is already made? Tsk" Kenpachi said annoyed. If it wasn't any important meeting, Yachiru and he would be off in the higher districts fighting strong opponents.
No one answered the question because it is obvious that Kari group would be graduating.
"Since everyone agrees to it, the group Kari Hitsugaya, Karen Izuru and Hina Kurosaki would be able to graduate and be a member of the Gotei 13 next spring."
Everyone was silently rejoicing in their mind and soon, everyone was talking about which division best suit them. The final decision still leads to the Head Captain Commander.
"Since there is nothing else, everyone dismiss." The head captain said and everyone started to leave.
Ukitake saw Toushiro just outside the door and quickly went to him.
"Hitsugaya Taichou" Ukitake said. Toushiro turn around and asked "Yes?"
"I was wondering how Kari-chan was doing."
Toushiro looked away. It was quite sad that Kari did not wake up for the pass few weeks. "She is sleeping in the 4th Division. There is nothing serious and she is still under treatment."
"I see… I hope that Kari will wake up soon. If you excuse me… I got to head back to the division." Ukitake said and left.
Right after Toushiro left the first division gate, he look up at the clear blue sky and was deep in thought "Kari, please wake up soon. Everyone is worried about you."
-Meanwhile-
A few hollow figures heard the conversation going on in the captain meeting.
"You heard what the Shinigami said right?" an arrancar voice said.
"Hai, Luppy-sama" the hollows said and open a Garganta in the sky. Once that Garganta closes, another one opens up.
"Wow…Never did I know that Soul Society could be this awesome!" the voice said and turn into a light blue wolf. It leaps into the forest where the two girls were.
Hikari and Reiku were taking a nap on some strong branches up high in the tree. They did not hear the figure entering the forest nor did the figure see the two of them.
The figure went to the lake and saw her reflection on the surface water. Memories of her as a young wolf being killed by a hollow and was taken to Hueco Mundo. The only memory she had was when she re-awaken, having another person beside her. The person said that they spilted bodies because it was too lonely with only one body.
The figure was so deep in thought that she did not hear any movements behind her.
The two girls' zanpackuto materialized themselves and jumped down from the tree. Being as quiet as they can, they went to where the figure was.
"BOO!" Zabishino shouted startling the figure and of course, the two girls up on the tree. The girls almost lost their footings but were able to regain it fast. They let out a sigh of relievf and jump down gracefully onto the ground. Quickly, they went to where their zanpackuto were.
"Who are you? I didn't see you around before." Yuki no hime said with countless question marks in her head.
"What's your name?" Reiku asked but was smack down by her very own zanpackuto.
"HEY! WHATS THE BIG IDEA!" Reiku shouted.
"Are you an idiot? We can't listen to animals talk!" Zabishino shouted back to its master.
"Oh you're right… I kind of forgot about it… Anyway… WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING TOWARDS YOUR MASTER!"
"Oh… I totally forgot you are my master" Zabishino said giggling.
Both master and zanpackuto were with their usual busy fighting when a voice said "Lilynette".
Everyone was shock by the sudden voice.
"SEE! I WAS RIGHT! AN ANIMAL COULD TALK TO US! Reiku said smacking Zabishino head this time. Both of them went into a long argument again...
"What? Did you not see an animal talk before?" Lilynette said kind of pissed off.
"It's not that… It's…" Hikari said but she did not want to mention Kari name.
"It's?" Lilynette repeated her last words.
"Nothing…"
Suddenly, all the forest animals started to appear everywhere in a fighting stand and aiming at Lilynette especially.
"What's wrong?" Reiku asked breaking the fight with Zabishino. This is far more important than just a silly master and zanpackuto fight.
All the animals were going berserk and no one could stop the animals. Yuki No Hime was almost bitten by one of the twin wolf, Megumi, when they went berserk once.
Suddenly, all the animals charge at Lilynette but was stop when a masked man wearing a brown cape shied her. All the animals move back by the sudden force.
"Lilynette…" the man said.
"Stark…"said Lilynette and transformed back into her original form. Right after than, Stark hit her head hardly. "OUCH! WHAT WAS THAT FOR!"
"You left Hueco Mundo without anyone's permission. Don't think Hanabi-hime would be happy with your disappearance."
"Hanabi?" the girls and their zanpackuto said together.
"That's right, Hanabi Sosuke is our lovely princess and a strong Espada too. I'm warning all of you to keep this a secret. If not, your idiot sister would die..." Lilynette said and Stark opens up a Garganta. Both of them went in and just before it closes, Lilynette gives a deathly glare to everyone which almost made them fell to their knees. Finally, it closes.
"I wonder what that was about." Reiku ask looking at Hikari.
"Yeah…" Hikari said softly while looking down.
"Hikari?" Reiku ask but no answer was heard.
Suddenly, Hikari felt her heart beat fast as if Kari is in pain. A small vision of Kari struggling for air in the 4th division and Unohana and Isane was there saving her.
"Hikari-chan?" HyorinNeko said putting a hand on her shoulder, snapping Hikari out of her thoughts.
"Arh! Gomen! May I leave this to you for awhile? I need to head to the 4th Division. Something happened…" Hikari said and was already flash step-ping away from the group.
"Nee-chan… please be safe…" Hikari thought and dashed pass everyone. She even banged into some walls due to her worriness about her older sister and would give up her own life to save her older sister.
Just outside the 4th Division gate, Hikari slowed down her pace and ran to where Kari ward is. Shock to see her parents and Ichimaru Gin, she walk up to them while the adults saw her.
"Hikari, What are you doing here?" Toushiro asked looking at the extremely worried girl.
"Nee-chan… how is she?" Hikari ask breathing in and out for some air. She really did run too fast here.
No one answers Hikari until Gin move towards Hikari and whispers into her ears "Unohana Taichou is saving her now."
"Save?" Hikari ask disbelieved. The adults nodded slightly and they could see the worried little girl leaning on the wall. Gin realized something.
"Hikari-chan, where are your twin zanpackuto?"
Hikari didn't realize her zanpackuto wasn't by her side. "I…" she started when Reiku appear behind her and smack her head hardly.
"Baka! Did you realize how worried your twin zanpackuto were when you accidentally left them?" Reiku said handing her the twin zanpackuto. Soon, they materialize in front of the worried girl. Leaning closely beside their master.
"Hikari-chan, we know how worried you are to Kari-san but don't forget, your friends and family will always be by your side. Beside…" Yuki No Hime said and went closer to Hikari ears. "Kari-san Zanpackuto's are still alive right? You could hear them sleeping peacefully."
Hikari look at Yuki No Hime before looking at Kari's Zanpackuto's resting on the table. She's right. The Zanpackuto are not in any danger. Just sleeping in their seal form.
"Now stop crying and be the master we all know" HyorinNeko said and both of them return back to its seal zanpackuto. Hikari nodded and wipe the tears away from her eyes.
Just on time, Unohana came out of Kari ward. Everyone quickly went to her.
"Unohana Taichou, how is Kari?" Rangiku ask worriedly.
Unohana give a reassure smile and said "Kari-san is doing well. She is recovering from lack of reiatsu."
"Lack of reiatsu?" everyone ask.
"Yes. It won't be long until Kari-san and the others wake up. Since they did not wake up for quite some time, their body could not take the reiatsu around here. There might be a risk of enemy coming here to Soul Society and pour out their reiatsu here. Was there anything different for the pass few hours or minutes?"
Hikari look away not to be seen but Unohana saw her and did not say anything. "And also, once they are awake, Taichou level cant visit them as we are afraid that they cant stand the reiatsu in the room. We had already limited it to a Fuku Taichou level. Now, we would just have to wait for them to wake up." Unohana said and left the group.
"Since Kari-chan is doing well, I better check on Karen-chan" Gin said and left the group to find Karen ward.
"I got to go back too. See yar Hikari!" Reiku said and quickly flash step back to the Kuchiki Manor.
Rangiku saw how worried Hikari was and push her slightly. She whisper into her ears "Why don't you go visit Kari? She is your dearest sister isn't it?"
Hikari turn and saw her mother giving the signal to go. Hikari nodded and opens the door to enter Kari ward.
"Taichou lets go. We got some paperwork to be done right?" Rangiku said and Toushiro nodded.
-Kari ward-
Hikari slowly walk over to the chair just right beside Kari sleeping body. Kari ward is a single person room so no one could share room with her.
Sensing Hikari reiatsu, Kari twin zanpackuto materialize and stand beside Hikari.
"Are the two of you all right?" Hikari ask.
"Yes we are, Hikari-chan. Thank you for asking." The twin zanpackuto said.
"Glad to hear that…"
The zanpackuto stay with Hikari for awhile before going back to their seal form to rest up.
Suddenly, an officer from the 10th Division came and deliver a message to the sisters. "Hitsugaya Hikari, the result of the examination and Hitsugaya Kari along with her teammate had passes it. They will be graduating next spring. This message came from Hitsugaya Taichou."
"Thank you. You may leave" Hikari said and the officer left. Hikari turn to her sister and softly said "Did you hear that onee-chan? You pass the examination and will be an officer next year too." Slowly, she placed her hands onto Kari's hoping for any movement but nothing happen.
"Please don't worry your sister anymore… I can't take it without you being by my side. Whenever I got a nightmare, you would let me sleep in your bed until my nightmare is gone. When I was scared, you took me to the forest to calm myself down. You did so many things for me and I did not do anything for you…" Hikari said and a tear drop escape through her eyes and fell onto Kari's hand. Hikari closes her eyes and she suddenly felt movement in her hands. "Nee-chan?"
Slowly, Kari eyes open. "Hi…Kari…?" Kari said softly.
"Its me!" Hikari said happily.
"Whe…Where… Am…I? How…long…was…I…out…?"
"You are in the 4th Division. To your second question, around a month or so? The same goes to Karen-san and Hina-san. Everyone was extremely worried about you." Hikari cried again but this time, Kari stopped it.
"I'm sorry for worrying you…" Kari said trying to get up and Hikari helped her. "Thank you…Hikari"
Hikari smiled "Wait here! I will get Unohana Taichou here!" Hikari said standing up but before she could reach the door, someone was already there.
"There isn't a need to do that Hikari-chan." Unohana said.
"Unohana-Taichou!" The sisters said in unison.
"Hikari-chan, I would need to check on Kari-san health. Could you please return to the division and tell the captain's that Kari-san is awaken?" Isane said and Hikari nodded.
Hikari slowly left the room and quickly left to the division to deliver the good news.
-Meanwhile-
"Kari-san, are you feeling any sense of pain?" Unohana said.
"Urm…Not really…Is Karen and Hina awake yet?" Kari ask.
"The two of them had just awakened not too long ago and they are doing fine."
"I see…" Kari said facing the window to see the clear blue sky.
"Kari-san, we had something important to tell you." Unohana voice turned into a serious tone. Kari turned to the female captain.
"This may hurt your feeling but it's important for you to know it." Isane said while Kari nodded.
"You do remember during the battle against a hollow, all of you were paralyzed for quite sometime right?" Unohana started. Kari nodded slightly.
"Well, the fact is, the paralyze made you unable to walk."
Kari heart beat speed up by the words said by the captain. Just before she was about to ask something, Unohana continue "You will be able to walk again if you practice. Just like young kid learning to walk."
Kari left out a sigh of relief. If she works hard, she will be able to walk again. "When can I start learning?" Kari asks with determination.
"Next week."
"Why can't I start now?"
"You had just woken up after a few weeks. We can't let you stress yourself."
"But…" Kari was about to protest but give up since she wont be able to win against the 4th Division.
"May I see Karen and Hina?" Kari asking for permission and the door slowly opens. Revealing two young Shinigami on a wheel chair.
"Kari-chan is awake!" Hina said happily with a smile on her face. Ichigo was pushing the wheel chair for her. Looking kind of relief to see his only daughter healthy.
"How are you feeling?" Karen asks. Gin was pushing the wheelchair.
"Fine, I guess" Kari answers.
"We will leave you three to be alone." Unohana said and signal the two guys to leave the room as well. Now the room is just the three girls.
"Did you hear? We are graduating next spring? How awesome can that be!" Hina said trying to change to mood of the room now. They knows that they had to work hard in order to walk again but no one allows them to do it now.
"Yup we know. We will also be an officer too." Karen said looking out of the window.
"I was wondering…" Kari said and the two girls look at her with question marks on their face.
"Do you want to try walking?"
The girls did not say anything but each of them had a determination face.
"How are we going to do that? I mean… if someone founds out, we might seriously get scolded or something…"Karen said.
"Lets see…how about try walking a few steps?" Kari suggested but when the girls try to move their legs, it wont move at all.
"I can't…move… my legs…" Hina said struggling with her legs.
"Me too…" Karen said and Kari agrees too.
"I know all of us are determine to walk but I guess its better for us to wait for next week before we could learn how to walk." Hina suggested.
"I had to agree with her too. Kari, I know how determination you are but if you get yourself injured again, Hikari-chan might get worried. You don't want Hikari-chan to be worried right?" Karen said and Kari shook her head.
"Alright, we will wait for next week." The two girls smile and glad that Kari finally agrees to follow what Unohana said.
-Meanwhile-
Hikari dashes back into the 10th Division and into the captain office which startle her parents.
"What happen to you Hikari?" Rangiku ask looking at the panting girl.
"Nee-chan!..." Hikari said breathing in and out for air.
"What happen to Kari?" Toushiro ask quite worried.
"Nee-chan! She is awake! Karen and Hina too!" Hikari shouted and almost the whole division heard her.
"She is!" Rangiku said carrying the little girl up. Hikari nodded happily. Seeing her sister awake make the depress little sister to a very happy and hyper little sister. Hikari surely couldn't survive without Kari by her side.
"Since we all know that Kari group is awake, everyone can focus on their job." Toushiro said
"Taichou, aren't you going to visit Kari?" Rangiku ask and put the little girl down.
"I can't visit her yet. Unohana Taichou said it didn't she? Only a Fuku Taichou level could go." Toushiro answered quite strictly but both mother and daughter knows he wants to see Kari soon.
"Since you can't visit her, I will take your place in visiting her."
"Thank you, that works a lot…" Toushiro answers and everyone in the room smile. It work out sooner or later right?"
Suddenly, the alarm sounded. "Espada level are in Seireitei! Everyone in their position!"
"Taichou!" Rangiku said and Toushiro stood up.
"Call everyone to be on guard. Hikari, stay close to your mother. Its dangerous now."
"Hai!" Hikari said and followed them.
Everyone was station wherever they are suppose to go and a Garganta opens up.
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