The midday sun shone shone brightly on Karakura town, heating the roads and cement making the day musty.
Itoshii sheathing her sword, looked at the far off horizon, were dark clouds were slowly forming; signs of rain were making them self known.

“Chibi-chan.” Itoshii called looking over her shoulder, “Let’s hurry up…”
Her lieutenant nodded and sprang up o Itoshii. Sniffing the air, Chibi-chan smelled rain and the flowery sent of her captain. But then, something horrible reached her keen nose; it smelled like blood and human flesh. Jumping, Chibi-chan realized who the sent belonged to and was about hurriedly notify Itoshii when a shrill beeping noise emitted from Itoshii’s robe. Blinking, Itoshii reached in her robe and pulled out a cell phone like thing. Flipping it open Itoshii read the message and sighed exasperatedly.

“What was it?” Chibi-chan said, holding her nose.
“Mayuri is replacing me apparently…” Itoshii growled putting the phone back and placing her hands at her hips.
“Mayuri-Taicho??” Chibi-chan said surprised, “Since when does he come to the human worl-“
Suddenly Mayuri and Nemu appeared in front of him, the captain looking furious,
“Can’t you stay in one place you imbecile?!” he said, stepping forward.
“I’m on duty, freak face!” Itoshii retorted, looking down at him, standing four inches above him. Mayuri smirked,
“Not anymore!” he drummed his fingers on the hilt of his Zanpakuto, “I’ve come to replace you!”
“Uhhuh…” Itoshii looked at him and said, “You? Keeping the peace in Karakura?” Itoshii laughed behind her hand, “I don’t think you up to such peaceful standards…”
Mayuri fumed but before he could reply Nemu stepped forward and said, “I think she’s right Taichou…”
Mayuri whipped around and slapped her, “Speak when spoken too!” he yelled. Chibi-chan gasped and clung to the back of Itoshii’s Captain’s robe.
“Go to Yamato-taichou and complain to him, but don’t bother me freak face!” Itoshii growled. She whipped around and stalked off, grabbing Chibi-chan’s hand. Mayuri likewise returned to the Soul Society to complain to Yamamato.

A couple hours later, Chibi-chan and Itoshii were back in their Gigai; Itoshii at the desk, hair down and messy, she was leaning over paper work and her free hand was gripping a sake bottle. Chibi-chan was watching her work, her large brown eyes worried.
“Taichou?” she said softly, “Are you feeling okay?”
Itoshii jumped and looked around at Chibi-chan, “Oh…yeah I’m fine its just…quiet…” she looked down at the report and sniffed, wishing Kyouki was here to do it for her.  Placing down her pen and sake bottle, she sighed and placed her head in her hands, fingertips massaging her scalp.
She remembered Kyouki’s memory’s he has shared with her; floating up to the top was the memory of Tsuki, Kyouki’s late lover. She seemed to feel again the warmth and happiness that had flowed through her hand when Kyouki looked at the memory, he had smiled, something rare for Kyouki. Itoshii curled up her fingers in frustration and muttered to herself, “It’s not fair…”
Chibi-chan looked at her and quietly asked, “What’s not fair?”
Itoshii looked up at her and smiled weakly, “I’m so selfish…” Inside, Itoshii couldn’t deny that she was deathly jealous of Tsuki, making Kyouki smile like that. She felt envy then immediately guilt; Kyouki was still mourning her after all these years and Itoshii felt horrible for envying his lost lover.
Chibi-chan patted Itoshii head and said, “No you’re not…” smiling softly. Itoshii nodded and hugged Chibi-chan before getting back to work.

***

“Damn it to hell!!”  Yelled Tamashii, “Were the fuck is she?!” the arrancar snarled, cursing the bodies Shinigami took so much pride in. It made it to hard to find the soul occupying it.
Ironically, Tamashii was on the hotel roof that Chibi-chan and Itoshii were staying in. A faint sense had brought him there, and now he was trying to find out where it led too. Worried he looked frantically around; he needed to find the captain before Kyouki could get his hands on his enemies.
Tamashii took a deep breath and concentrated on the soul presence. He blinked then looked at his feet, the trail led strait downwards.
“Dumb ass….” He cursed himself remembering the hotel room where he had first glimpsed Uta-Taichou.

***

Itoshii stepped out of the shower, hair up and in a long night shirt; she walked over to the bed and lay down. She pouted and flopped over to reach for the sake bottle on the floor, taking a swig, he looked up at a frowning Chibi-chan.
“You’re drinking more…?” Chibi-chan scolded, “Your gonna get a liver disease!”
Itoshii snorted and said, “Who cares? I’m already dead!”
Chibi-chan was about to retort when both of them heard a sharp tapping on the window. Itoshii’s eyebrows inclined Itoshii got up and slowly opened the window,
“There’s…nothing—“
“Hello!” shouted Tamashii springing past Itoshii and into the room. Gasping Itoshii whipped around, gulping the rest of the sake and holding the bottle out in front of her, poised on smashing Tamashii’s head. Chibi-chan on the other hand, released her gigai and drew her Zanpakuto, growling.
“What do you want?” Itoshii said, following Tamashii’s every move.
Tamashii held out his hands as if in surrender and said, “Whoa whoa whoa~ Cool it! I’m not gonna hurt you!”
“Like hell!” Itoshii snarled “What do you—“
“I’m here because of Kiki!” Interrupted Tamashii. Itoshii frowned then motioned for Chibi-chan to sheath her sword as she slowly lowered the bottle.
“What about Kyouki…?” she said hesitantly.
The arrancarr took a deep breath and said “He’s about to go to his doom!”
Itoshii stared blankly at Tamashii and said, “What?” stupidly.
“His doom! Death! Bad things!” explained Tamashii
“I know that, but why is he going to his doom?”
Taking another deep breath Tamashii said, “He’s off to fight for revenge, and he’ll die if we don’t help him!”
Itoshii sighed and said, “How do you know? You’re an arrancarr! He’s a shinigami!”
Tamashii cried out in frustration, “Uuhg!”” he placed his forehead in his hands then reasoned, “Look, if I’m wrong, you can kill me okay?”
Itoshii looked at Tamashii, then to Chibi-chan who sighed and nodded, then back to Tamashii. “All right…So, what’s this about?”