(Re-edited as I felt this was just awful)

Kaizo sat in his office, his head in his hands as he thought about Rio and the state she was in, it was tearing him up inside...seeing her in that state...he couldn't take it anymore, he just couldn't sit here anymore! he had to go after her, he had to make sure she was okay...if she did something terrible or drastic to herself he'd never forgive himself. Without a moments hesitation Kaizo stood up from his desk and walked around it, heading to his door as he then threw it open, stepped out and slammed it behind him. Kaizo then stormed out of the Barracks, making his way to one of the four exits of the Seireitei. It wasn't long before he reached the exit and the second he got out of the Seireitei he immediately began running to the first place he could think of that Rio would of gone, their home. Kaizo ran through the bamboo forest until he reached the house, he bolted up the steps then threw the doors open as he panted "Rio? are you here?" Kaizo got no response and immediately began running around the house. checking every room to look for her but there was no sign of her, Kaizo ended up back where he started...just inside the house looking outside the doors. He then dropped to his knees and grit his teeth as tears rolled down his cheeks and onto the floor, his right fist then slammed into the floor as he spoke in a sorrowful tone "Rio...please...please don't do anything silly...I'm sorry I didn't follow you sooner" Kaizo then hit the floor again but this time with his left fist and forehead as he sobbed slightly. He couldn't believe in her time of need that he had put his job first...the very position he was in now was all thanks to Rio...the memory of her helped him through that year away, it helped him get stronger...knowing he would return to her....everything he had achieved was because of her and in the time she truly needed him he failed to be there for her...this made his heart sink so low, the pain shooting through it was greater than any other pain he had felt before...