I know.

Kaoru turns her head over her shoulder, and narrows her eyes. Hey! This is Kaoru and Rangiku! We've secured a kishin and are focusing on the victim! If it gets bad, we're leaving it to you! We came here for the civilians! Her voice cracks across the city a fairly good distance in the minds of those still sane. It needs work but it'll reach at least a few people.

She quietly stood over the body, her face ashen, made whiter by the blood smeared across the left side of her face from her head injury. Her split lip parted then closed.

"Why..why are things like this." She said in a faint whisper, blue eyes pricking with tears she refused to shed. Holding the hilt of Rangiku, she directed a hardened coating of ash over the body, at least to hold out while they led the girl away.

"Hey...it's safe now. The bad guy is pinned up.." Kaoru starts walking towards where she made a shield for the girl, waiting for it to fall down and as it does, she immediately opens her arms to the shaking, crying girl--bloodied temple pressed to the top of her head as she whispers soft, soothing words.

"It's alright now..It's alright.."

Until the little girl speaks up.

"Where is Daddy?"

Kaoru's weapon slides out of her slack fingers.