A/N: Hi there! I'm so sorry for taking this long to update this chapter. I was busy editing my ideas and I needed more inspiration for this chapter. I hope I get to finish this story as soon as possible.I would like to thank you all for your support and for reading this story. Anyways I hope you enjoy :)

"Ugh! This is soo frustrating!" an annoyed female voice broke the silence amidst the overwhelming darkness that obscured their sight.

"Which part? The part that it is extremely dark or the part that we're trapped in an underground sewer?" an equally annoyed male voice asked the female Shinigami.

"Both! Both are equally bad!" she exclaimed, "Just so you know, this happens to be your fault, Renji."

"What do ya mean it's my fault?!" the said Shinigami gasped, "It was your so called spectacular idea that that got us into this mess in the first place, Rangiku."

"Huh? Quit blaming me for your actions. You're the one who suggested that we use the underground sewer since it was the safest place," the busty blond lieutenant accused him, "For what reason? I have no single clue."

"She does have a point though," another female voice added, "Just accept your fears and face them, Renji."

"Quit defending her Rukia!" Renji retorted. "And in case ya hadn't noticed, ya vouched for her idea and gave me a stink eye when I was about to object. By the way, I don't have any fears. Not afraid of anything."

"Typical male attitude. Everyone has to be scared of something in their lives," Rukia deadpanned, rolling her eyes in the darkness.

"Guuyyys! Can we all get along and focus on this current situation we are having," Rangiku interjected before things got heated.

"BUT YOU STARTED IT!" Renji and Rukia yelled in unison.

The tenth lieutenant sighed in defeat refusing to continue to say anything else. The sound of footsteps was all that could be perceived by their ears and pitch darkness by the eyes. Moments turned to seconds which turned to minutes and finally hours passed by with nothing happening aside from walking around the underground sewer. Their journey came to a literal end when the redhead lieutenant collided painfully with a wall and felt more pressure on his nose due to the added weight pressed on his back.

With a groan, he pushed himself from the wall tending to rub his throbbing his nose. He winced in pain stinging the bone. It's so had to see anything in this darkness, he thought to himself.

"Hey, what's the problem? Why did we stop?" Rangiku asked while grimacing at the sting flowing through her toes.

"Yeah, Renji. Are you okay? And I'm sorry for stepping on you, Rangiku," Rukia apologized.

"No worries," the said woman reassured the petite Kuchiki before continuing her previous question, "So Renji. Got hit by a wall or something? Because you sound like you're in a lot of pain."

Renji grunted, "Yeah, you could say that. It seems like we've reached a dead end."

Rukia, taking careful steps with caution, managed to reach Renji's right side and examined the wall with her hands, "He's right. It is a dead end. There's no way through."

"Oh maann! Now what do we do?" the busty blond moaned. Renji's smirk was hidden in the blackness of the sewer.

"There's only one-way outta this. I'll blast this stupid wall with my Kido," Renji made stance ready to fire a Kido but was cut off by a command.

"Hado no. 31, Shakkohou!" A red bright light was shot blasting a huge hole on the wall. Standing aside shell-shocked, the sixth squad lieutenant stared at the petite Shinigami who wore a proud smile on her face. Thankfully there was some light coming from the other side bright enough to make out her distinctive features. Rangiku made her way to the black haired Shinigami and wrapped her arms around her in a tight hug.

"Great thinking Rukia! You just solved our problems and found a way out of this crap!" Rangiku exclaimed happily releasing her and patting her shoulder.

"O-Oh thank you. It was nothing," Rukia said sheepishly rubbing the back of her head but flinched at the sudden outburst.

"YOU IDIOT! YOU COULD HAVE BLASTED A HOLE ON ME INSTEAD!" Renji yelled at her with veins popping on his forehead.

"I think you're the idiot for not thanking me in the first place!" Rukia retorted and turned to face the tall man with her hands on her hips, "And besides, your Kido skills need way more than a little work."

"Oh really? Well then your crappy drawings need more work than you thi-," he was cut off by a tiny fist plunged into his stomach. He supported himself on his knees groaning in agony with his arms wrapped around the affected area.

"Don't talk dirty about someone else's hard work," she stated with her arms crossed on her tiny chest. Rangiku chuckled silently watching the scene. She turned her attention to the damage before them and suddenly could not move from where she was standing. Her light blue eyes widened with shock and confusion at what she saw on the other side.

"Ah guys. Now is not the right time to bicker," she warned them in a hushed tone. "If you know what's good for you, look over there."

They turned their attention to the tenth squad lieutenant pointing at the hole Rukia made earlier and paled a shade or two especially Renji. From their perspective, there was a tall room with small lights attached to the maroon wall on the left and on the right. In the middle of the room was a group of people wearing similar uniform as they were but wore something white on top of it, indicating that they were of a higher rank. The group stared back at the trio, some were equally shocked, a few did not care and only one was happy.

"We're doomed…" Rangiku finally said while Rukia nodded in agreement and Renji gulped nervously.

A/N: Finally done! As you can see, the trio ended up in an unexpected place. I have started working on the next chapter and I hope I can finish it faster than now. Let me know what you think. :)