The next day there were a number of reports and paperwork waiting for Aimi. So she started working through the stacks, not wanting to be disturbed. She sighed deeply and rummaged through her other files. Suddenly a leaf fell on the floor, with beautiful decorations on the edges. She picked it up and read what was written on it.

[i]When the blossoms of the cherry trees
on the hills lasted longer than a few days
we would not love him so dearly.

Aimi had to smile because that was a sentence from one of Kira's poems. He had written it for her because she had always raved about how beautiful cherry blossoms were. And she had said again and again that it was a shame that they wouldn't bloom all year round. Kira had given her this note back then. Aimi smoothed the paper and finally framed it. Then her gaze wandered out of the window and she had been thinking of her brother for a long time. He would have been proud if he could have seen what Aimi had achieved. Before the young woman could think about it any further, she saw Kira outside the window, who seemed very excited. Aimi got up and didn't bother to go outside through the corridors. She jumped out the window and landed at Kira's feet. "What happened to Kira-kun?" she asked calmly and looked him in the eye. "A few people were attacked while scouting an area. Hisagi-sama and some in the 9th Division are badly injured." Kira said excitedly and Aimi followed him directly.

She got to the injured person and walked straight to Hisagi. The latter was still unconscious, which worried Aimi very much. "Shu-chan" she whispered softly in his ear. She had last used this nickname when she was little. "Please come to you ... please, you are my best friend" Aimi said sadly and stroked his cheek. She sat down and took his hand. "Please don't go… ..please stay with me," she pleaded with a breath and laid her head carefully on his stomach and closed her eyes. Kira watched the two of them and thought a little. Something connected the two, he had known that for a long time. Hisagi still didn't open his eyes. Kira stepped up and shook Aimi slightly awake. "Hizuki-sama, I'll bring you to your room," Kira said and Aimi looked up. "Shu-chan?" she asked smiling and saw that he was still not awake. "I can't leave him alone. Kira ... tell me how did that happen? Who did this to you. Hollows?" Aimi asked and continued to hold Hisagi's hand in hers. Kira was silent at first and sighed deeply. "Only the wounded know that. I haven't interviewed any of them, they need rest." he said and Aimi got up. She looked at Kira and sobbed. "Please find out ... or I'll find out," Aimi said and Kira nodded. He went away and Aimi also wanted to go now.Just as she was about to release her hand from Shuhei's hand, she was held. "B ... Please ... Please don't go Aimi-chan," said Hisagi, completely exhausted. Aimi looked at him and began to cry, even if it was not appropriate for a captain of the 3rd division. "Hisagi-kun" she whispered and sat down with him again. "What happened to you? ... who did this to you?" Aimi asked with tearful eyes. "It ... please don't cry for me. I'm a bad guy, bad guys are always fine," grinned Hisagi painfully. "Don't distract, tell me who did this to you," Aimi asked him. Shuhei grimaced in pain. "It was ... I ... can't tell you." Hisagi said and turned his head to the side. "You could always trust me and I trusted you. Please tell me who it was" Aimi asked him calmly and in a soft voice. "Aimi ... please I'll tell you later, my whole body hurts, I need something against the pain," he relented and Aimi was sad that he really trusted her so little. She got up, walked away, and told one of the other shinigami to give him a pain reliever.[i]Hisagi ... tell her that I want to see her. You should see what a great being I am. It echoed through Shuhei's head and he doubled over.

Aimi went across the premises and met some familiar faces. "Hello," she said to everyone who passed her. Her thoughts were very far away. She ran, on and on, until she could put her worries aside for a moment with every further step. She finally came to a stop on a large hill and her hair was blowing in the wind. Her heart was beating loud and fast and she knew something was wrong. Why didn't Hisagi just say who had done something like that? She sank to her knees and closed her eyes. "He's hurting me with this breach of trust, brother. Why doesn't he understand that he can trust me? Why does he want to protect me unnecessarily from something that I probably don't mind anyway?" she asked softly and thought of Seiji. "He won't hear you Aimi-chan," she heard a woman say. "Hinamori-chan?" she said confused and got up again. "He is in your heart, but he can no longer hear you. Slowly I have come to understand that Aizen-sama himself was responsible for all the bad decisions. You have to face the truth, as bad as it is. You are now captain and your people have to be able to rely on you. Aimi you should really let go and accept what has happened. " explained Momo and stepped closer. Aimi took a deep breath and finally nodded. "Yes, you're right, but ... it's so hard," said the young woman, bowing her head. Hinamori put her arms around Aimi's body from behind and rested her head on her shoulder. "We'll support you, you can do it. It's been so long, you just have to forget what happened," Momo whispered and let go of her again."Yes I have to. I still hope that I will find out from Hisagi and from anyone else. I want him to trust me and show me this. No matter how long it takes. He should be the one who tells me the truth says. " Aimi said and went back to her room.