"Brother..."
Kuchiki Aoba shrank her neck and smiled sweetly at him.
Her brother, Kuchiki Sōjun, was standing right behind her.
"You walk so quietly! You scared me to death!"
Kuchiki Aoba forced herself to look calm and said, acting like nothing was wrong.
"You've been slacking on your training. Don't show any openings when Father inspects you."
Kuchiki Sōjun gave a gentle smile. Aoba couldn't hide her thoughts. He knew at a glance she had just been out.
But he didn't mind, thinking his sister just snuck out to have fun.
He had been there before and was lenient, as long as it didn't affect her training.
"Okay!"
Kuchiki Aoba was glad she ran into her brother. If it had been her father, she'd be finished. He would have demanded answers.
"I'm going back to my room!"
She wanted to change. The clothes she had on were for going out.
"Wait... I'm not done..."
Sōjun grabbed her hand and noticed a new silver ornament on it. The crest of paired lovebirds on it made his eyes narrow.
"What is it?"
Aoba noticed his gaze and frantically hid her hand in her sleeve.
Seeing her reaction, Sōjun's expression darkened.
His cute little sister had someone else in her heart!
"Aoba... don't forget your engagement," Sōjun said in a heavy voice.
"I... I know..."
Kuchiki Aoba's face turned pale.
Kisuke Urahara had hidden things from her, but she had also hidden things from him.
She was engaged!
Her father had already chosen an excellent husband for her.
Next year, she would enter the Shin'ō Academy. After graduating, she would marry him.
"Have you been seeing him? Who is he?" Sōjun pressed.
"I don't know! Stop asking!"
Aoba pulled her hand free and ran off.
"Which bastard is it!"
Sōjun saw his cute sister had grown distant. His face flushed with anger.
His hand was already on his sword. If Urahara were here, he might have cut him down on the spot.
After calming down, he felt regret. He'd been busy with Squad 6 and hadn't talked to her much.
"I have to get to the bottom of this."
He couldn't ignore this. It was about his sister's and the Kuchiki family's honor.
Aoba was engaged. There was no reason to just call it off.
Sōjun hurried after her.
Aoba was in her room, panicking.
"Who is that man?" Sōjun demanded. "You can't hide this forever!"
"It's... Kisuke Urahara of Squad 12... He's the Lieutenant of Squad 12, he's so smart... he's an amazing person!"
Aoba's brain suddenly switched on. She tried to make Urahara look good, saying a lot of nice things.
If she could win her brother over, it would be much easier.
But the more she talked, the darker Sōjun's face became.
His sister had never praised another man in front of him!
Sōjun had some impression of the Lieutenants. He immediately remembered Urahara's scruffy appearance.
"Break off contact with him immediately. Act like this never happened," Sōjun said in a low, heavy voice.
"No!"
Aoba couldn't accept it. "I... I want to break the engagement!"
Her face looked awful. She knew how hard that would be.
The Kuchiki clan rules were famously strict. She couldn't get past her father, brother, and the elders.
"Impossible!" Sōjun's face darkened.
Even though she and her fiancé hadn't met often, they already had the engagement ceremony.
Her fiancé had even taken the Kuchiki name and was in the family registry.
There was no room to back out!
"Starting today, you're not going anywhere!"
Sōjun walked out the door without looking back.
He would have servants watch her, stop her from seeing that man.
...
Nighttime, Squad 12 Barracks.
A sleeping Urahara was woken by his Soul Pager.
"Who... waking me up in the middle of the night..." Urahara grumbled. "Did the Captain get another 'brilliant' idea?"
"It really is the Captain!" Urahara saw the name. "It's the middle of the night!"
It was a direct call. Urahara activated the Soul Pager and connected.
"My dearest Captain, employees need personal time..."
"I don't think you're going to have any personal time. You have a wanted order from Squad 6!" Katori Sora's voice came from the pager.
"What?!"
Urahara's sleepiness vanished. He sat bolt upright.
A wanted order from Squad 6... He thought of many possibilities.
Urahara felt a chill run down his spine.
"My dear Lieutenant, you've got some nerve, tricking the sister of the Squad 6 Captain!"
"Captain... we're in love! You have to help me!"
Urahara knew he was caught. He was finished. His mind raced, and he decided to ask for his Captain's help.
"Really?"
"Really!" Urahara's tone was firm.
"Since you've helped me a lot... I'll help you escape Soul Society."
"Huh? You're the Squad 12 Captain, can't you handle this?" Urahara's face fell.
"If it was just dating the Kuchiki lady, maybe. But that's not all you did!"
"The Captain knows?" Urahara suddenly became calm.
"Of course I know!"
"The Kuchiki clan just came to me, demanding I hand you over. Akon is about to bring them to the barracks!"
"If I were you, I'd pack my things and run!"
"Akon can probably buy you a few minutes!"
"Use the back door, don't run into them!"
"Don't bother with the Senkaimon in the Seireitei. Squad 6 already had the SRDI lock them down."
"Go straight to the Seiryūmon Gate. I'll send a disciple to meet you!"
"Understood. Thank you, Captain. And please thank Akon for me!"
Urahara hung up. His head was exploding, but there was no time. He quickly packed and left the barracks.
Urahara went out the back and headed for the Seiryūmon Gate.
When he got there, he found two people waiting.
It was Sōsuke Aizen and Kuchiki Aoba.
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