After a while, a nurse entered the room, wheeling Rukia on a small cot. Giving Kairi a smile for being such a well-behaved girl, the nurse gently deposited Rukia on her own bed, and strapped her wrists and ankles down. "You just take a little rest after all that excitement, Claire. No need to worry, okay?" With that, the nurse made her way out of the room, locking the door behind her.

...

Everything was foggy. She saw Renji's face. He was smiling at her, but then she heard him cry her name, like she was in danger. She tried to tell him she was okay, but her mouth was dry and her tongue wouldn't move the way she wanted it to.

That was kind of disconcerting, so Rukia tried to open her eyes. She thought she heard her brother, though, and he put a hand on her wrist. She stilled, and her thoughts drifted away again.

Kaien was there, and he laughed at her for getting in a fight. Had she been fighting? Had there been a Hollow? But Kaien was walking away, laughing quietly. Rukia tried to follow him, but she couldn't seem to move. Was someone still holding her wrist?

Mumbling nonsense in her drug-induced sleep, Rukia would occasionally tug weakly on her restraints, then go still again.