Come at me!

[The oh-so-familiar shadow is not a welcomed one, despite the load off of Hitsugaya's shoulders. And he's glaaaaring, arms now folded across his chest as he tries to calm a furiously twitching brow. When he speaks, his jaw in clenched, his voice strained.]

That has nothing to do with anything.

[But none-the-less, he motions in the direction of the clinic.]

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[Kenpachi smirks.]

Which bit? Tha bein' bigger'n both o' ya, 'r tha bit 'bout tha two o' ya windin' up peas in a pod an' stickin' wi' it?

[With a nod, Kenpachi starts following Hitsugaya's directions.]

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[Sasuke wasn't sure what to make of that comment, or why he was even flustered to begin with. With a 'hmph,' Sasuke followed the two shinigami captains.]

And what's that supposed to mean?

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[Hitsugaya huffs, clearly dissatisfied with the current traveling pace, but he isn't the one holding Matsumoto, so he doesn't have much say in the matter. Not to mention his mind is split between not only Matsumoto's limp form but the fact that Zaraki-taichou of all people was making fun of him.]

Both.

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[Kenpachi couldn't help laughing outright, though he was trying not to jostle Matsumoto too much.]

Tha' yer both shorter'n ya'd need ta be ta help Matsumoto on yer own, an' tha' after wha' tha Animus did, ya ain't stopped followin' each other 'round tha place.

An' yer too easily bugged.

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[Holy crap he was right. They had been more...involved with the each other since the family event. Well...

No. Not possible. They were just friends.]

H-Hmph! Dono't be ridiculous.

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[There goes twitching brow again. "It has nothing to do with anything," does not mean the same thing as, "Yes, let's expand upon that topic." It is actually more akin to, "Shut the hell up." Which Zaraki-taichou either hadn't comprehended or had just flat out ignored.]

I have the necessary strength.

[It's a rather defensive huff, but one he fees is true enough. As to the second accusation, he remains conspicuously silent.]

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[Kenpachi could read between the lines of what Hitsugaya was saying, but he didn't feel like doing so. It was more fun to fluster the other Captains, in truth.]

Ain't bein' ridiculous. Don't got a reason ta be.

[Neither of them actually denied the point he'd made. But hey, it was pretty obvious. Kenpachi eyed the streets around them and shrugged, following Hitsugaya's lead. He didn't know this part of town.]

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[Sasuke said nothing else as he walked alongside Hitsugaya. He glanced back over his shoulder at the unconscious shinigami curiously and couldn't help but wonder why Hitsugaya had called him, of all people, to help carry her to the clinic. Surely there were others from their world that would be more useful than himself, as proven by Kenpachi.

Deciding to save those questions for much later, Sasuke faced forward and just walked.]

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No, you don't.

[Perhaps any other time he would be less snippy toward a captain, even Zaraki-taichou, but he can tell Zaraki's trying to bait him and, damn it, it's working.

He steps his pace up only a fraction when he knows the clinic is finally getting close, very purposely not letting it show in his expression just how concerned he actually is ... and how useless he's turned out to be. Now is not the time.]

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An' there's enough ta notice tha' I don't gotta be ridiculous.

[Sasuke had stopped talking. That was less fun. It might mean that he was thinking about what Kenpachi was saying. That hadn't been what Kenpachi'd intended. He'd just wanted fun with teasing. Oh well. At least Hitsugaya was still snapping at him.

There, up ahead, was the clinic. Good. It probably wasn't any too soon.]

Almost there.

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Ah...

[He hadn't been paying attention. He shook his head in order to help bring his mind back to the present, because he couldn't afford to be dazed and spacey. Not right now. Not anymore, even.

When Hitsugaya picked up the pace, Sasuke couldn't help but frown. Something was wrong with him. He knew that look all too well.]

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You don't have to say anything at all.

[Well, he always has been bad at letting things go. He'll keep snapping back as long as it takes. Which hopefully won't be much longer, with the clinic so close. He keeps his head facing forward, knowing Unohana-taichou would be aware of their presence long before they entered.]

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Travel in silence?

[Kenpachi shot Hitsugaya a confused look.]

Movin' in silence is borin'. Besides. This is yer fukataichou we got. If we were bein' quiet, ain't ya gonna be stressed while we go? One o' ya is gonna need ta get tha door fer me.

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Got it.

[Sasuke sprinted up to the clinic's door and opened it, simply waiting for the two captains to pass through.]

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I couldn't care less about what's boring or not.

[Over the years, he's begun to grow a tolerance, after all. Once you sift through a certain amount of paperwork, it just happens. But the mention of her being his fukutaichou makes the single, unrelated retort sound sharper and more frustrated than the last few.

When Uchiha opens the door, he pulls back. Matsumoto, first and foremost.]

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Yer young. Ya'll learn.

[He went in, getting Matsumoto into one of the closer rooms, figuring Unohana would be able to sense them there, and he didn't need to call for her. The fukataichou comment hadn't been meant harshly, it was just a statement of fact. Everyone had some sort of connection with their second. Besides Kurotsuchi. He figured this would be easier on Hitsugaya if he'd talked.]

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[Sasuke waited until Hitsugaya followed Kenpachi into the clinic before walking in himself. He stood at the doorway, not exactly sure what else there was for him to do here.]

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I know enough.

[He may be young, but he's not clueless, damn it. Why the hell does everyone enjoy ignoring that? He's not a captain for nothing, after all. And despite how right Zaraki may be, he prefers not to acknowledge that side of himself, thank you very much.

He enters behind Zaraki, taking note when Uchiha stops, but he continues into the room, standing next to a chair and leaning some of his weight on it without sitting.

He would stay until he was sure his lieutenant was well.]

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[Unohana came out of the ward almost immediately, took in the scene, and then stepped aside to let them in.]

This way, Kenpachi-san.

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Huh. If yer sure. It's easy ta know some, ain't so easy ta know enough.

[Kenpachi shrugged. That was as close to philosophy as he got. He didn't need or want to change people, that was for others to do. So if Hitsugaya really was happy, despite how grumpy he seemed all the time, then that was fine.

He nodded as Unohana came out.]

Thanks, Retsu. Think it ain't as bad as it looks, but ain't sure.

[He quickly followed her guidance, getting Matsumoto into the ward.]

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[ran groaned a bit at being moved so much, blood soaking the larger Taichou's clothing.]

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[Kenpachi frowned. He wasn't bothered by his clothing being soaked, he was used to it from himself, but she seemed to be losing a bit of it. Carefully he shifted her so that she shouldn't be jostled as much as they traveled.]

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she was too weak to speak, or to open her eyes fully enough to make out even colors, but hearing their voices did finally put her at ease.

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[Yachiru grinned, waving from her shoulder]

Hiya Big Boobies! Ken-chan was just gettin' ya t' Braidy-taichou's clinic!

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She gave the young fukutaichou a weak smile before she properly passed out

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Kenpachi-san ? Will you be arriving soon ?

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Yeah, ain't too far away now. Can't move fast, don't want her bleedin' too much, but makin' a good pace.

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Alright. The ward is ready.

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Good. Think she needs it.

...makes me wonder how tha battle's goin' out there while I'm stuck.

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Well, to be fair, you are stuck in our original world as well, are you not, Kenpachi-san ?

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Yeah, tha's wha' I'm sayin'. I'm stuck there, can't be part o' tha good fights, an' people 're doin' somethin'.

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Oh, I see.

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An' Kuchiki's from closer ta yer time, an' is stuck wi' ya an' me an' Kurostuchi in...

Huh. We got all o' us here 'cept Renji an' yer fukataichou who're stuck in Hueco Mundo. Wonder if tha' means anythin'. Oh, wait, yer little healer's there too. Tha one wi' tha interestin' zanpakutou. So tha's three not here, opposed ta seven here.

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Yamada-nanaseki ?

I wonder as well ... except, in my time, I wasn't taken from Hueco Mundo.

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Yeah, tha' one.

Nah, ya weren't. But most o' us who 're here, wound up there. Ichigo too, though he don't quite count.

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Why doesn't Kurosaki-san count ?

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He's a shinigami, but he ain't. Don't think someone who wanted ta work 'gainst us would have him in their plans. He ain't been 'round long enough.

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I suppose you're right ...

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Tha' means I'm sorta righ' but I ain't, don't it, heh. Ya figure he counts?

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WEll, if anyone was targeting us using the fact that we infiltrated Hueco Mundo, wouldn't it be logical that they would target Kurosaki-san first ? He is the reason why we went there, after all.

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Huh. Maybe. Thought we were goin' anyway. Him bein' stupid just meant we went in earlier.

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True.

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