Vietvn: OMG! It's been so longg! And its the sequel's first chapter evryone!! I'm sorry for the late update in this but A LOT of school work was involved, not to mention I caught the cold and I'm planning on starting some own personal projects (redocrating my room to be more specific) so yes, UPDATES WILL BE SLOW

Like it or not, I can't do anything about it, I apologize sincerely and I have to admit I'm still tryna find a way to make my story relate to DiamondDust Rebellion but in a whole new different way; I only have a foggy outline of an idea in my mind at the moment so I need more time to think.

Chapter One: Man Hunting a Snowman

I never would've thought that this kind of thing would happen to me. The meeting has long been adjourned and it was declared by the old man that the tenth division would be placed under house arrest and might risk getting disbanded. Now the Gotei 13's top priority is to find and retrieve the King's Seal and to capture the man responsible for it's defenses and has gone missing afterwards; 10th division captain Hitsugaya Toushiro.

I gritted my teeth; damn him for being reckless and I thought I had warned him not to do anything. But I wasn't entirely angry at him because I know he doesn't act without a reason; especially if it's something like this.

"Reimei?"

I snapped out of my thoughts as someone called my name. I looked up and saw that Matsumoto, Renji and Rukia were staring at me. We were all in the tenth division compound as the first division lieutenant confiscated all of the member's zanpakutos.

"Huh?"

"You must be taking all of this in pretty hard huh?" asked Matsumoto, smiling a bit. I lowered my eyes and shook my head a bit solemnly.

"No, sure I am mad at him but I know him well enough that he wouldn't do something reckless without a good reason." I replied.

"Yeah, you're right. I'm sure Hitsugaya-taicho would come back soon." commented Renji.

"I guess, "Matsumoto sighed, "Sheesh, why does everyone have to leave without saying a word to me?"

"Hitsugaya-taicho isn't like Ichimaru!" countered Renji, picking up the meaning that was behind Matsumoto's statement.

"Renji!" hissed Rukia warningly. I glanced behind me and noticed that they were done with collecting the zanpakutos. A guard came over and told us it was time to leave. Renji, Rukia and I turned to leave.

"Wait," called Matsumoto as she took a hold of Renji's forearm. He turned in question to her.

"There's something I need you to look into for me...The man that Captain went after, I think he might be connected to him somehow..." I thought about what she said; at least that gave us a clue as to why he might've left at the scene of the attack.

"We'll be sure to then, thanks Matsumoto; this might lead to somewhere." I replied, smiling. She smiled back.

"When you find him, give him a punch or two."

I giggled and nodded. Matsumoto released her hold on Renji and we all left as the doors to the division closed.

"We should head to the Senkai Gates now to investigate, I have a feeling Ichigo might know some things." I said.

"Tanaka-taicho..." Rukia called quietly as we're walking.

"Hm?"

"You're...Not really going to kill Hitsugaya-taicho...are you?" I flinched a bit at her question but recovered afterwards.

"No! Of course not! I just said that to get Yamamoto to let me in on the action. "I said, waving my hand and smiling at the Kuchiki, "Besides," I added in, my smile slowly slipping away, "I want to ask him myself."

As you might've figured, I was put in charge of going to the human world to stay and search for clues of where the missing captain might be and where the King's Seal might be. Of course, this mission was originally directed to the sixth division but I had to intervene. I didn't want my chance of taking action slip by.

During the Meeting

"Our top priorities are twofolds: The search and retrieval of the King's Seal and the capture of the most person related to this incident; 10th division captain Hitsugaya Toushiro. This is a special emergency order." Yamamoto turned towards Byakuya, "Kuchiki-taicho, I'll be leaving you in charge of sending out men to the human world to search for clues. It is most likely the missing captain would still be there along with the enemy."

"Wait a second." I called. All heads turned to me and I was beginning to feel the pressure, I swallowed and turned to face Yamamoto before speaking out boldly again, "I would like to ask if I could be placed in this mission too."

"Denied; we are all aware of your relationship with Hitsugaya-taicho, what makes you think I will let you roam around freely without having the suspicions of the possibilities that you will try and help him?"

I gritted my teeth, resisting the urge to lash out at the stubborn old man, "But that's exactly the point. We don't know for sure if he's committed a felony. It's only right for us to give him a chance to turn in and offer an explanation before we arrest him. And I believe I'm the only one who could talk sense into him."

A wave of murmurs erupted from some of the captains. Yamamoto however stayed silent and unmoving. I waited until some of the murmurs died down and all the attention was directed to Yamamoto.

"And if he doesn't co-operate, what will you do?"

My eyes hardened into a semi-glare. I racked my brain for a convincing reply but only came to one. I fixed my eyes on the Soutaicho and said without a falter to my voice, "I won't hesitate to eliminate him."

Now everyone was murmuring loudly.

"Reimei!" exclaimed Matsumoto. She had remained silent after Yamamoto told her to bite her tongue. I glanced at her and saw that she looked absolutely horrified. Who wouldn't be but I gave her a reassuring look, telling her almost telepathically that I was only saying it for show. She bit her lip, smiled softly and gave a small nod to show that she understood.

"That is very bold of you Tanaka-taicho to put the law before your own love. Very well," Yamamoto said at last, silencing the captains, "Kuchiki-taicho, what do you say?" Everyone turned to the noble and waited for his answer to which he replied nonchalantly;

"If that is how it is, so be it. I will grant her permission to take charge of supervising the officers I choose to the human world."

"That is the final decision. If anything were to happen, Tanaka-taicho, you will take full responsibility."

"Hai!"

"I declare this meeting to be adjourned."

It turns out Byakuya decided to get Renji and Rukia to join me since I guess they had the most experience in the human world. So now here we are, in Karakura town.

"First we need to find Ichigo," I said, surveying the area. We were near a lake with a large bridge just up ahead that lead from one side of the city to the next.

"Ichigo lives in a family clinic that his dad owns. He might be there." Rukia answered. I nodded.

"Lead the way then."

Rukia inclined her head and took off flash stepping with me and Renji behind her. We were lead to a small neighborhood but before we could advance any further, we spotted the orange top lying unconscious in an empty lot not too far from his house.

"Ichigo!" shouted Rukia, running over to his unconscious body, "Get a hold of yourself!"

"How pathetic; I'll just have to "resuscitate" him..." smirked Renji as he knelt down to Ichigo's body, I just stood off to the side watching them wake trying to wake Ichigo up.

"I can barely feel his reiatsu presence but it was here..."

"Who would've thought that something so small could cause such a big problem..."

'If he was here then he must've either got caught by the enemy or got caught by Ichigo from sneaking out...'

"Wake the hell up Ichigo, you wuss!"

"W-Wait! Renji!"

I directed my attention to them just in time to see Renji through a punch at Ichigo's head and the moment it hit, Ichigo bolted upright clutching his face. I sighed; I wasn't sure if hurting an already injured person would help but it got the job done.

"See? My way works faster."

"Renj! You ass! What the hell was that for?!" shouted Ichigo, now sporting a nice black eye.

"You're the one who's passed out the whole time!" retorted Renji, pushing his forehead against Ichigo's.

"What?!"

"You two can pick a nice spot to argue later but right now I need to know what happened." I called as I walked up to the orange haired shinigami and towered over him.

"Reimei? You're here too?"

"Yes I'm here on an investigation concerning a certain missing captain now..." I said. At the statement, Ichigo blinked as realization struck him and he began to survey the area. After drawing to a conclusion, he placed a hand over his face again.

"Shit...How long was I out for? And where'd Toushiro go?" He began to scratch the back of his head while muttering to himself but we all managed to catch his pondering thoughts.

"Toushiro..." I repeated to myself almost in a daze. I guess it was still a shocker that he just up and left like that. My mind still didn't really grasp that idea.

"You met up with Hitsugaya-taicho?" inquired Rukia, staring at Ichigo eagerly.

"When? And where was he?" piped up Renji also curious.

"You guys..." Ichigo said in an almost questioning tone.

"Ah," I answered his unasked question, "Again, that's why we're here. So Ichigo, we should head inside your house to get you fixed up a bit. You look terrible."

He rolled his eyes, "Thanks..."

He slowly got up and headed back to his house, by then it was daybreak. Ichigo went back into his body and treated the cut he had on the side of his forehead. When we came into his room, I spotted a familiar white haori which bore the insignia of the number ten on the back. I took it in my hands and unraveled it from its neatly folded state.

"That haori...It's Hitsugaya-taicho's" I heard Rukia say from behind me.

"Toushiro..." I whispered, "What are you thinking?" I fingered the soft material before noticing a dark stain hidden on the inside. It was easily recognized as blood.

'He's injured...Now he's being way too reckless; still fighting even with a wound.' I narrowed my eyes, 'You better have a good reason Toushiro or else...'

"Oi, Ichigo! Why didn't you stop him?!" demanded Renji, grabbing a hold of Ichigo's shirt by the collar.

"I tried but he went anyways." Ichigo retorted, using his arms to break free from Renji's grasp. I looked up from staring at the haori to Ichigo, he turned to me with a saddened look on his face.

"I'm sorry Reimei, I really did try."

I shook my head, "It's okay and I know you did." I sighed; I was starting to get tired of people sympathizing for me just because they assume I'm the one who's taking it the hardest. But really I'm not. Sure I'm angry with the snowball but I'm more determined to ask him what happened then be angry or sad he left. I know 100 that it was for a good reason. Besides, he wouldn't leave me for good...Would he?

"Besides, the only reason I had trouble keeping him from going was because of these two weird chicks." added in Ichigo, scratching the back of his head.

"Chicks?" asked Renji as if the word was foreign to him.

"They looked like Vizards or Arrancers but I couldn't really tell."

"And did Toushiro say anything before he left? Anything at all?" I inquired a little too quickly.

"Well, he said he'd get the King's Seal back." said Ichigo slowly, trying to recollect his memories, "But there was more...Uhh...Oh yeah!" He turned to face Renji, Rukia and me.

"Who's Kusaka?"

"Kusaka?" We all repeated in question.

"He said it's the name of this guy he killed or something. And then he..." The orange haired teen trailed off.

"He must be the person Matsumoto was talking about. She mentioned that he was connected to Toushiro somehow. An old friend perhaps?" I pondered to myself, a finger placed under my chin.

"Then I think it's worth looking into." said Rukia, looking at me. I nodded my head and turned to Renji.

"Renji, can you head back to Soul Society and look up who Kusaka might be?"

"Sure, but why me?" asked Renji.

"For me I'll most likely be prohibited from having any contact with Matsumoto-fukutaicho." filled in Rukia.

"I'm stationed to monitor and investigate anything that happens here." I added in on my behalf, "And also..." I gestured the haori in my hands to Renji who took it, "You should update her about Toushiro's well-beings. I'm sure she must be worried." Maybe more than I should be. That's what got me. Right now I'm supposed to be in such a mess; worrying over my dearest, constantly having him in my thoughts but no, none of that. I was really neutral about this. Maybe I had an understanding of what position he was in right now, reason being that I had my own experience as well. Or maybe the feeling of being worried, angry, and anxious and maybe even a bit heart broken would all come clashing together when I actually see him. After all, he did leave without a word.

I heard the red head sigh and muttered lowly to himself, "Talk about a dirty job..."

I mentally agreed; this is one nasty situation for all of us. And the hunt for the snowball has finally begun.

Ooouu the hunt starts now :O Reimei's feeling a bit strange about herself (thought wise) from all of this so what'll think happen when she encounters Toushiro?? R&R I'll get back to you ASAP and remember; IF I START A STORY, I WILL FINISH IT EVENTUALLY. So please, be patient :)