Clearing up the past

[bunny_flower]

Characters: Unohana Retsu (bunny_flower), Ukitake Juushirou (taichou_tb), Urahara Kisuke (geta_boshi_san)
When: After this conversation, during the beach event.
Where: Some beach.
Rating: Not above Pg. Those are polite people.
Summary: Urahara, Ukitake and Unohana meet to clear up a few things about what happened in Soul Society.

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[taichou_tb]

Ukitake made his way down the beach to Unohana's specified location, wearing blue swim trunks and a light-colored Hawaiian shirt he found in one of the shops. His hair was tied back to ward off some of the heat, as well. As he walked, Ukitake thought about what this meeting would mean for him. Urahara was a criminal in his time, but Unohana was never wrong. Ukitake was a little confused, he admitted that, but hopefully he could understand what had really happened.

Shortly, he saw Unohana's figure seated on a rock and he raised a hand in greeting. "Konnichiwa!"

[geta_boshi_san]

Urahara arrived pretty much right behind Ukitake. He was still dressed in his typical dark green pants and shirt minus his grayish-green overcoat, which he had slung over an arm. His cane rested over one shoulder as he ambled his way to Unohana and Ukitake.

Honestly he wasn't overly worried. Even if Ukitake didn't believe everything, it didn't really matter to him. However he found a warm and rather nostalgic feeling in his chest as he went to sit with the other captains.

"Ohayo~" He called as he approached the other two, smiling as usual.

[bunny_flower]

"Ukitake-taichou, Urahara-dono ..."

Unohana pointed at the glasses and bottle dhes'd put down on a flat rock, and crouched next to it to pour, offering a glass to each of the other shinigami.

"I suspect we might be from three different times in the timeline of our world. Ukitake-taichou looks like he is from an older time, with me in the middle and you farthest in the future, Urahara-dono."

She was not really sure where to start. It all depended on just how much knowledged Ukitake-taichou had of the situation. He'd mentioned Aizen Sousuke as Aizen-taichou, so it was obviously after the man had gained command of the squad ... after the events that had chased Urahara Kisuke away from Sereitei.

[taichou_tb]

"Thank you, Unohana-taichou," Ukitake said as he accepted the glass. As he listened to Unohana estimate their places in the timeline, Ukitake realized he was getting used to this sort of talk very quickly. That wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but if he known a few weeks before all this that he'd be talking with people from different worlds and different times within his own world, he'd probably think the world had gone mad.

Shaking his head slightly, he chose to speak up. "In that case, perhaps it would be beneficial to know what is happening in our times." He sipped from his glass. "Right now, Seireitei is peaceful, having been around fifty or so years since Urahara-san was...sent away. Aizen-tai-" Here he cleared his throat a bit and began again. "Aizen Sousuke is currently Taichou of the Fifth Division."

AJ;AKSJ My apologies. >>;

[geta_boshi_san]

Urahara sat and accepted a glass himself as he listened to Unohana-taichou talk about the timeline. Made sense to him.

Kisuke sipped his drink as Ukitake took over talk about what he knew. Very well then, it seems it was his turn. Urahara set down the his glass and removed his hat, so he wouldn;t have to peer out from under the brim at his two...comrades? He supposed so.
"Very well. That puts Ukitake-taichou 50 years or so in the past from me." He rested his chin on his hand and looked at the other two Taichou's, his expression calm and benign but his eyes sharp. "I think it would be best if I explained fully what happened to cause my exile." He looked at Unohana. "If you would like."

No worries ! You're lucky I didn't jump the gun on that one, though.

[bunny_flower]

Unohana nodded at that.

"I suppose it would be best. Much was revealed in my time, but there still are a lot of details that only you, Shihouin-dono and Tessai-dono would be privy to, I suppose."

It was the first time Unohana was seeing him again after his exile, in her timeline, and while she could detect faint signs of what, exactly, a hundred years of exile had done to him, she was also glad to see him in good spirits and ... quite like the gifted young captain she remembered.

"I remember being a witness for your captain examination, Urahara-dono," she said softly with a hint of a smile. "My, I can hardly believe it was such a long time ago."

We still love you! And your hat!

[taichou_tb]

Ukitake listened and sipped some more of his tea. He never imagined he'd see Urahara again, and in such a casual setting. But then again, he never thought he'd be in a strange world like this.

Setting down his cup, he quietly cleared his throat. "So, now that we've established our times, I guess we should get down to the truth about Aizen."

Ukitake lowered his eyes. While he and Aizen had never been close, it still felt a bit treasonous to speak of the man as such. Ukitake hoped this meeting would not only clear up the truth, but help him feel more easy about it.

*still loved* <3 The hat is GOD! Aizen wants this hat, it will make him god.

[geta_boshi_san]

Urahara nodded slowly. "And much that only I and Aizen knew as well." A small smile made itself known as Unohana talked about the captain examination. "I remember as well. It does seem a lifetime ago....well, several lifetimes ago." The smile turned sad before turning into a grin. "Yes. The truth about Aizen." The grin fades and he sits a moment silent

[bunny_flower]

Unohana nodded, and followed up with her own part of her story.

"In our time, It became know to Aizen that the Hougyouku was hidden in Kuchuki Rukia's body."

She stopped briefly to glance at Urahara, wondeing if he would explain that part, but kept ont talking.

"Aizen Sousuke staged his own death and used me to confirm it. He then murdered all of Central 46, and since then, all orders issuing from there have been his. He ordered that Kuchiki Rukia be executed with use of the Soukyouku. The boy Kurosaki Ichigo, who had shinigami powers, came to Soul Society with Urahara-dono's help to save her. He managed to destroy Soukyouku, with your help, Ukitake-taichou. It was then that Aizen Sousuke's treason was revealed, as he, Ichimaru Gin and Tousen Kaname defected, taking the Hougyouku to Hueco Mundo.

"I come from approximately that time, in the aftermarth of the final battle."

Poor Ukitake, his brain is frazzled now

[taichou_tb]

As Urahara and Unohana gave their accounts, Ukitake found himself wondering how all of that could have happened. And not just at one point in time, but more! As he listened, his brow creased. It all made sense, but didn't make sense at the same time. Was Ukitake so blind?

When Unohana finished, Ukitake opened his mouth to speak, but didn't say anything for a moment. "Aizen...is so well-liked. I can't even imagine him doing such things." He looked out to the sea and was silent for a bit. "And yet...I believe both of you."

Ukitake then spoke more confidently. "Urahara-san, I believe I owe you an apology. I spoke too soon when you arrived here and assumed too much. Perhaps we can catch up over tea sometime?"

I BET Poor guy.

[geta_boshi_san]

AS Unohana mentioned Rukia Urahara looked away not making eye contact. Really....he had thought that would be the best way to hide it but somehow Aizen had found out and....had done what he did to get her back. He knew this.

Urahara looked at Ukitake. Poor guy, this was so much to take in. "Yes he was. Aizen he had that...charisma."

At Ukitake's apology and offer, Urahara looked a bit surprised before smiling a Genuine smile. "I think I'd like that."

[bunny_flower]

"He fooled all of us. He even fooled me into believing that he was dead."

Unohana was still smiling, but the steely edge of her voice told the two men that this had been a great blow to her, the way Aizen had used her confirmation of his death to get his plan started.

"Where I am from, Hinamori-fukutaichou is between life and death, stabbed by his own hands. And many of us are wounded."

Her smile grew more relaxed again as the two men seemed to reach an agreement of sorts.

"That would indeed be nice. Why, with Kenpachi-san, Kurotsuchi-taichou, Hitsugaya-taichou, and us, that makes six captain-level shinigami here, and we have several people of vice-captain level."

'Kenpachi-san' had rolled off her tongue very naturally. She hadn't called him Zaraki-taichou in quite a while here, after all.

[taichou_tb]

Unohana's confession stirred something in Ukitake. He had known her for a very long time and in that time, he had never seen her overcome by anything of this magnitude. Damn Aizen for making her go through that...

As she mentioned Hinamori, Ukitake narrowed his eyes slightly. "Hinamori? That sweet girl with a knack for kidou? What a shame..." He sipped the tea and changed his tone again, not wishing to dwell on dark topics. "I suppose those numbers work in our favor. Let's hope none of our enemies drop in."

[geta_boshi_san]

Urahara was silent. He had heard most of the story from Ichigo and the other's when they had returned, but not everything. The fact that Unohana confirmed Aizen's death was one thing he had not heard. Her tone told him that quite frankly she was pissed about, still.

At the mention of Hinamori Urahara's expression flashes dark and her snaps his fan open to cover most of his face. She had healed from that Ordeal but not fully, if he remember correctly. Now she had been grievously injured, again...and the battle of Karakura was not going as well as hoped.

"Indeed~ It would be quite annoying to have to deal with them." Urahara said, noting in passing the casual way Unohana referred to Kenpachi. How curious.

((ooc: omg bleach 364. Uki-chaaaaan~ ;___; ))

[bunny_flower]

"Hinamori Momo is now Lieutenant of the Fifth division," Unohana confirmed, "and she has indeed progressed in her mastery of kidou. However, she was infatuated with Aizen Sousuke, and to the end she followed him blindly, until he all but killed her. Had I not understood what was going right in time, she would have died, along with Hitsugaya-taichou. I was barely in time to save both of them

Short Post is Short

[taichou_tb]

Once again, Ukitake listened with a sad heart to all the terrible things that had happened in Unohana's time. And one man was to blame. One man that everyone in his time liked and respected. Ukitake closed his eyes and bowed his head.

"Thank you, Unohana-taichou. It does answer my questions." He slowly sipped from his cup trying to calm his thoughts, which were now flipping around sporadically in his head. He couldn't do anything about these events and he knew he shouldn't worry overmuch, but...Ukitake was the caring the type. He hoped everything turned, or will turn, out for the better.