Disclaimer: Unfortunately I do not own any of the characters or anything else from Bleach

Word Count: 5,334

Summary: After the war, life in the Seireitei had become relatively boring; but when Ichigo is in need of a favour from the Gotei 13 for the vital help he gave during the war, although after they told him they would give him anything they realise a little too late that they may have bitten off a lot more than any of them can chew!

Author's Notes: This is something that me and my sister came up with when we were incredibly bored, and it is also my first fanfic so just bear with it; hopefully I will be writing around 5000 words per chapter and in the end there will be around 16 chapters in total.

Strawberries, cake and a warning

As Ichigo headed out of the local supermarket, he could not help but look back over the last month when the war had ended, (that long, bloody war in which most of the captains, vice-captains, and seated officers had all, shockingly enough, come out alive in the end, albeit at least half of them seriously injured).

Where moments after it had all been finished, when Souske Aizen had been dealt the finishing blow from himself and his protégé, Gin Ichimaru; who after trying to kill Aizen with the misguided knowledge of his zanpakuto's bankai, that proved to be completely useless against his evolved state, had been found bleeding to death in the white sands of Hueco Mundo by Ichigo. Then as soon as he was patched up by Squad 4 well enough so he could walk, inspite of him being recently severely injured, Gin explained everything about why he had betrayed them as well as crucial information to help defeat Aizen if they thought he was lying. All before heading out in search of the vibrant haired teen, where he immediately asked for forgiveness as well as to be trained under Ichigo, where he was taken under his wings causing a massive jump in his abilities.

However, the most difficult action that soul society had to do since the war had ended, was replace the captains positions. After a short trial, which had not been allowed during the war, Gin was allowed his previous captains position. As an apology Kisuke Urahara was offered the position as captain of squad 9, which he gladly accepted on a part time basis. Whilst Ichigo was offered the position of captain of squad 5, that despite having taken he was allowed to lead a mortal life during which Momo Hinamori was to be left in charge with occasional visits. Plus, all Visored and Arrancar that helped their side to win, where offered a position in a sub-squad under squad 5, which they all agreed to; but it was noticed by all that is was only accepted due to their unwavering loyalty to the vibrant teen that they would be serving under.

Moments after Ichigo had mulled all the thought over in his head he was standing outside his family's home, that after the war had started to become increasingly dangerous had been sealed off along with the rest of the world of the living; meaning that when he had arrived after the 5 years the war had turned into he was greeted with, surprisingly, hugs; however what they quickly found out that despite Ichigo and the other Soul Reapers thinking the war in Hueco Mundo had lasted 5 years, but in the world of the living time went by slower so only a year and a half had gone by so his little sisters were still just as small as well as adorable which we was thankful for, because it meant he had not missed out on too much of their lives.

But before he caught up anymore in the past, he let himself into his home with the shopping ingredients for a strawberry cake. "I am home, Yuzu I bought the stuff you wanted from the supermarket!" Ichigo shouted from the front door, whilst simultaneously dodging goat faces flying kick causing him to go straight out the front door, which Ichigo quickly locked so he would not have to deal with his idiocy.

On the other hand, as Ichigo toed off his shoes he saw Yuzu's head pop out of the Ichigo, which was soon followed up with "Welcome home, Ichi-nee I am glad you brought everything I was worried we would not be able to make it in time!" Ichigo's little sister, Yuzu, hollered from the kitchen where she was currently working on an early dinner by the smell in the air, probably so I can help make the cake afterwards Ichigo mused. Yuzu was always the one that tried to look after everyone else despite what other people may have done in the past, but what people do not know is behind her cute innocent smile her intellect rivalled some of the soul reapers that have lived for thousands of years, and out of the two twins she could hold a grudge and dish out the punishment when someone betrays or threatens part of who she considers family. This meant she was the one that usually tried to break up his and goat faces fighting.

Instead of voicing his thoughts about his youngest sibling, he wondered over to the kitchen to give her a hug, which she quickly returned. That was something that had changed after the war had finished, Ichigo was now more open to affection especially when it concerns his sisters; but Yuzu responded more in-kind to the new-found affection than her twin causing their bond to be deeper so you would often find Yuzu attached to her brothers back whilst walking around the town, a privilege that was only for her but on the occasion when something new was happening or they were about to be attacked it would be possible to glimpse two little heads peeking out from above their brothers shoulders.

Ichigo was shaken out of his thoughts, when Yuzu asked him to lay the table as seen as dinner was ready. So he dutifully opened the cupboards and draws to collect everything he would need, whilst also shouting up towards the stairs, "Karin! Goat-face! Yuzu has finished making dinner!" Ichigo quickly heard the scampering of feet, then a bump and the sound of someone tumbling down the stairs later, allowed us to be graced with the presences of the two missing family members.

Rolling his eyes as he guessed that another fight had just broken out between the two, which was only, confirmed when he noticed a steadily forming bruise on his old man's head that was suspiciously shaped like a foot, but he decided quickly to not dwell too much on it. Instead he opted to just roll his eyes and help Yuzu dish everything out, which she miraculously, considering her small height, managed to get onto the table without asking for anyone else's help. Although, what surprised him the most was the fact that she had cooked his favourite dish, curry; so all he did was flash Yuzu a bright grin before moving to dish up, but not without catching the responding grin from the corner of his eye. Surprisingly though everyone was quiet whilst they were being served their dinner, he was looking forward to the prospect of a nice quiet, relaxing dinner.

"So Ichigo do you have any potential girlfriends on the horizon?!" Isshin shouted, he got demoted for ruining his peaceful dinner but no one will know that; but when what he said registered in his brain a tick started to form on his brow. However, he still refused to answer which was not the best idea evidently, as he bolted out of his chair and ran over to the life-size poster of their mother, Masaki Kurosaki, before babbling nonsense about how Ichigo was all grown up, then started crying when he realised Ichigo was ignoring him purposely. But as it turns out Karin does not have the same level of tolerance so she chucked the salt shaker from the table at his head causing him to be knocked out.

With a sigh Ichigo wondered how to bring up the topic of where they are going to stay whilst both the adults will be away, because whilst Isshin, Ichigo still hadn't forgiven him, was going to an important medical conference, Ichigo was going to look at possible university courses on a fortnight long visit across the country. Leaving the twins alone which Ichigo would not stand for, no matter how hard Karin protested that they could look after themselves. Just as Ichigo was about to sigh again, Karin voiced a question, that was obviously on the other family members minds, "Are you all right Ichi-nee? You keep sighing!" Looking up Ichigo noticed the glances he kept getting from Goat-Face, obviously nudging him to get on with the discussion they were meant to be having.

Well now was as good as time as any to bring it up. With a final sigh he began to talk, explaining to his sister that he was going to be away for a fortnight due to a school trip that was necessary for him to go on, as well as that Goat-Face was not going to be hear during that time to look after them both, so they were going to have to stay either with Ryuken Ishida, Kisuke Urahara or with the Gotei 13 in the Seireitei, but it was entirely their choice. It was quite for a moment with the twins obviously trying to digest everything that he had just said, when Karin and Yuzu shared a glance as well as an increasingly evil smirk, that was downright terrifying if he had not known that that was their 'let's give them hell face', Ichigo just had time to think that he was feeling increasingly sorry for whoever they were going to stay with, although, he did have his suspicions about who it might be. Before they both said some conditions for them staying with another party instead of just staying at home, which was that they only had to stay for the time they said that they were going to be away, and that Ichigo better pick them up as well as contact them regularly, plus have unlimited access to resources through Kisuke, but that they would stay with …

*Bleach*

In soul society Genryusai Yamamoto stared down at a letter he received earlier in the mail, and pondered what the bright-haired youngest could possible want in return for his much valued services during the war, that he did not have to fight in given the choice. The entire contents of the message depicted that he would like to arrange a captains meeting at the beginning of the living worlds annual summer holidays, which was currently in 2 days starting on the Monday, so he could discuss a favour that he requires in exchange for all the help he has provided during the war. And wasn't that just typical of the youth these days never giving anything for nothing. But what did surprise him was the way in which the message was delivered, unlike normal soul reaper means, as a letter through Ulquiorra Cifer one of the Arrancar that served under the youth which probably meant only he was to know what was included in its contents. With that thought he decided that he would summon all the captains on that day but instead of telling the other captains why they were summoned he would allow the vibrant captain of squad 5 to explain everything.

Looking one last time at the magnificent view he had from his balcony at his squad barracks that overlooked all of Seireitei, where he could see every single cherry blossom that blew in the breeze that dampened the effects of the summer sun. But as seen as everything was now in order, he returned to his office where he threw the letter onto the fire by his desk before sitting down in his chair to soldier through the ridiculous amount of paperwork that was waiting for him. You would think after going through a war there would be less paperwork but instead it just made a whole lot more to deal with; it certainly did not help that half of the captains did not do their own paperwork causing a big backlog.

Elsewhere Ulquiorra Cifer was grinning like a madman causing any Soul Reaper that were unfortunate enough to happen across him, to run in the opposite direction as if the devil himself was on their tails, all whilst screaming that the world was ending. This just made him chuckle amused. As he thought about the letter he had just delivered to the Captain-Commander, someone he was not to thrilled with considering all the prejudice concerning hybrids mainly stemming from him, and that everything around here in Seireitei was going to be shaken up pretty made by yet again some more Kurosakis, this time though we would do nothing more than observe form the side lines enjoying the absolute chaos that was going to happen to all the other squads barring his own. The only reason he knew all this though he mused was because of the task he was trusted to do, the first was already completed – to deliver the vague letter to the Captain-Commander who would be none the wiser until chaos and rained down on his ranks; the other two he was on his way to complete – to deliver a message to the hybrids and complete something necessary for the vibrant haired hybrid to have on his arrival in two days. Neither of which he had any doubts that he would complete within any less precision than any other order his superior would ask of him.

Turning and twisting sharply as he ambled across the jumbled pathways, that he had quickly memorised upon his first visit to the Seireitei, the destination of his journey quickly came into view. Their Squad 5 stood tall in all its mystical glory. Swiftly he entered the gates that open as soon as he was within in sight, before letting out as sonic sound wave, which was only heard by hybrids due to their superior hearing, which immediately caused them all to stop what they were doing and convene in the Captains office. This was something that Ichigo had developed during the war, to ensure that all hybrids where to come to his office in an emergency or when he had incredibly valuable information that no one else had at that time; this would be the first time it was used since then. Dropping his smile back into a blank expression he walked through the door only to be greeted by a pair of sandals to his face, followed swiftly by a temperamental midget named Hiyori Sarugaki shouting profanities at him for calling a meeting like that and then being late.

He merely raised any eyebrow then began to deliver his message, "Ichigo will be leaving both of the twins in the care of the Gotei 13 in two days for a fortnight, where they will both be staying at each division for one day and night so that they better understand the Soul Society."

The moment Ulquiorra had stopped talking in his monotone less voice; Shinji Hirako stepped forward with his ridiculously wide grin that looked as though it was splitting his face in two, but also freaked numerous amounts of Soul Reapers out no matter their rank. "So what does that have to do with us and why is it so important?" Shinji asked, unknowingly startling Ulquiorra out of his observations but did not sure this fact on the outside; instead he merely let a grin spread across the face causing all the hybrids gathered to wonder what on earth could have happened for him to show any emotion. It was quickly revealed when Ulquiorra brought out of his robes a round object; his robes were still the same as what he wore under Aizen but instead of white with a lining of black, it was black with a lining of green the same colour as his reiatsu, the uniform was what all hybrids decided to wear but in different forms all in black with a lining of the colour of their reiatsu.

Finally he set the object onto the desk in front of him before pushing a minute amount of his spiritual pressure into the object, which was cunningly devised by Kisuke to deliver messages that were only allowed to be opened by the recipient's reiatsu, illuminating the possibility that the enemy would not be able to intercept confidential information. All of a sudden, a holographic figure of Ichigo in his soul form appeared; long shaggy bright orange hair with streaks of black, white and brown depicting the manifestations of his power, a tall stature of over six feet all sleek subtle muscles and lean slender limbed frame that showed the grace of predator that was capable of extraordinary movements, and finally the tell-tale hilts of his zanpakuto strapped diagonally across his back forming a cross. It took a moment but soon the image in front of them all started to speak, "I have sent this message with Ulquiorra to guaranty that it reaches you within the day, as he may have already explained both of my twin sisters will be staying within Soul Society, however, what he may not have told you is that whilst they are there, each bundle of energy will be carrying out a self-imposed mission to make the upper levels of the Gotei 13 lives hell for the fortnight. All of your jobs will be to clear the blame, of whatever mischievous plans that they pull off, to someone else or destroy any evidence so that it appears that no one has done it; as well as transfer any and all resources that they have asked of Kisuke to their person. Also, if anything is to happen to them whilst I am away each and every one of you will be held appoint able. Am I clear?!" the last of the message was delivered in a quiet deadly voice that sent shivers up everyone's spine, causing them all to reflexively shout, "Sir! Yes sir!" even though, he was all the way in the world of the living, such was the eeriness of the hybrid captains voice that promised a thousand threats that he is willing to fulfil should his orders be abandoned.

Nevertheless, once the image of the man that they all respected had disappeared they all broke out in equally insane grins that Ulquiorra had been sporting ever since he had retrieved the object from the confines of his robes. And if any of the officers from another division had walked by they would have ran for the hills screaming the apocalypse had arrived; but as it happens Momo Hinamori had just entered the room carrying a large stack of papers which she could scarcely see over the top of. After depositing on her captains desk she noticed the expressions each of them had, she merely raised an eyebrow whilst the corner of her mouth began to twitch into a smirk as she whispered, "Looks like things around here will be interesting for a while; anything I should know about?" all while keeping an even innocent tone of voice that had gotten her out of numerous amounts of trouble that she had evidently caused throughout both the Seireitei and Rukongai.

In answer they merely whispered in unison, "Pay back!"

*Bleach*

Ichigo could hear faint giggling and quiet whispering as he slowly came back to consciousness, but he had little time to digest what that meant, because the air gushed out of his lungs in an incredibly fast manor as someone was bouncing on his chest. Blurrily opening his eyes he noticed that it was actually both of his sisters that were currently using his chest as a bouncy castle; all the while complaining at the top of their lungs, which was actually extremely loud, that Ichigo had not helped make a Strawberry cake like he had promised the night before. Groaning he mumbled into the pillow, "It's too early! And it's a Saturday I want to sleep in!"

"No! Wake up! Wake up!" they both shouted in his ears, causing a ringing sound to rattle through is brain. He groaned again but let out a small sigh when he realised that both of them had gotten off his back; but unbeknownst to him Karin and Yuzu were currently carrying a bucket of cold water with both of them holding a handle each to distribute the weight a little better. Isshin just smiled as both his darling little girls skipped past him on their way to wake up his delinquent son, with a splash of refreshing water.

Back in Ichigo's bedroom, he was just managing to get back to sleep when he felt when half a second later cascading icy cold water rained down on him like he was in the middle of a rainforest; causing him to bolt out of bed all whilst shouting, he refused to call it screaming, at the top of his lungs, "Holy Shit! That's cold!" He could hear giggling coming from the door, and upon seeing them in the doorway he immediately made chase despite still being dripping water all over the carpet. The moment Ichigo had spotted the twins, they noticed a feral grin consuming his face, giving them slit hint to the fact that they were just about to be chased all over the house until he caught them both; so they set off down the hall one going down the stairs the other heading to the other bedrooms. However, before either of them could part Ichigo had already caught up to them so he snagged one twin in each arm around the middle then proceeded to blow raspberries on their slightly exposed stomachs, causing them to erupt into laughter.

Finally, once he had his pay back Ichigo let them down with an innocent smile on his face that no one would believe, before walking at a sedate pace towards the bathroom to freshen up. After blitzing through his morning routine, he went down stairs to see Karin on the sofa eating her cereal, whilst Yuzu was placing all the equipment and ingredients necessary to make a strawberry cake, but the odd thing was that Goat-Face was nowhere in sight not even in front of his mother's life-size poster on the wall. Shrugging, Goat-Face was probably conceiving with Kisuke or Ryuken about his darling little girls which was going to guaranty him a one way ticket to the curb of the street, Ichigo made his way into the open plan dining room that flowed into the lounge; and as seen as he was not trying to be silent both Yuzu and Karin looked up upon his entering. Smiling he wondered over to Yuzu in the kitchen, where I was quickly followed by Karin.

Across town in a humble candy shop you could find two men discussing whilst looking like little kids opening presents on Christmas, whilst on the opposite side of a small table a stoic man with his features schooled into a look of complete indifference towards the conversation the two men were having. Conversely, the man was actually listening intently as seen as what they were discussing involved completely messing up the Gotei 13's justice system and all around causing hell to explicit individuals. In other words they were in charge of what the twins will have in their suitcases to play with during their break in the Soul Society.

"You know it would be beneficial if you wrote a list of appropriate items to bring instead of just chattering about it." Ryuken deadpanned to the supposed geniuses that where in front of him. They both just looked at him, one peaking from underneath his ridiculous green and white striped hat, the other simply grinning goofily as though nothing was just about to hit the Seireitei by storm. At that moment Tessai Tsukabishi entered the room placing paper and pens in the middle of the table, which were snatched instantaneously by the former soul reaper captains sitting at the table. Although, it was an absolute blessing when it was quiet for a while afterwards, the only sound that filled the air was the scratching of pen on paper as well as the occasional sound of someone being hit, probably Isshin when he writes something stupid; so in an unperturbed frame of mind he sipped his tea at a serene pace.

"I finished!" both the idiots shouted together, peace never last were Ryuken lasts thought before paper filled with writing was shoved underneath his nose. Sighing he put down his tea in a dignified manner before receiving the supposed list he would be forced to proof read in order for them not to forget anything, pushing up his glasses with his middle finger causing the glass to flash he regarded the paper in front of him that had handwriting strewn across it from both the idiotic men placing their full attention on him looking for approval. Glancing once more at the both Kisuke and Isshin he began to read.

List of stuff for both Karin and Yuzu Kurosaki to bring to the Soul Society

clothes (everything that would need to dress my wonderful daughters)

toiletries (everyone must smell as dazzling as my little girls)

camera (so that darling daddy can see the amazing stuff that you get up to)

phones (that can call across dimensions) – made by the wonderful amazing genius Kisuke

favourite teddy bear (do not worry daddy will keep you safe against his bosom)

paintball guns (modified so that the paint will not come off) – made by the wonderful amazing genius Kisuken

nun chucks (can magnify reiatsu to cast Kido) – made by the wonderful amazing genius Kisuke

a giant inflatable hammer – stocked in the humble Urahara's Shop

a box of cat nip (attracts cats from everywhere in that world) – made by the wonderful amazing genius Kisuke for his darling Yoruichi

silver fox costume (daddy thinks his little girls will look amazingly cute and adorable)

a limitless roll of bubble wrap (daddy does not want you to hurt yourselves) –made by the wonderful amazing genius Kisuke

pink paint (daddy knows it's their favourite colour)

fireworks (daddy thinks you should learn to wake up the Shiba way)

a book on making bobby traps and the equipment to make them– made by the wonderful amazing genius Kisuke

balloon pump and animal shape balloons

a book on how to forge handwriting– made by the wonderful amazing genius Kisuke

battle ship (the game) – made by the wonderful amazing genius Kisuke

a yellow pages book for soul society (so that my wonderful daughter are never lost for help)

a pack a chocolate coated coffee beans (my wonderful daughter will enjoy my beautiful amazing gift)

a small box (that can store anything and everything) – made by the wonderful amazing genius Kisuke

Everything at the beginning of the list was relatively normal, although he quickly decided that he was going to ignore anything that had been crossed out because other whys he would probably get a headache, but the further down he went the more his eyebrows raised but at the end of the list Ryuken's features has settled into a demonic smirk that promised a lot of pain and suffering. "Well then we best get started; shouldn't we?" Ryuken asks the room and received in return two delighted grins that soon morphed into mischievous smirks, before they became a blur around the room so that they could receive and order everything on that list so it would come by tomorrow.

Unbeknownst to the occupants of the room, outside the door three ears were pressed tight against a glass cup that was held to the door in order for them to hear as best as they can. So when they heard Ryuken speak for the second time that evening as well as manage to catch a glimpse of their expressions all of the shops employees scampered as well as scattered in all direction of the shop trying to make as little noise as possible. But before they got too far away they each saw Kisuke running towards the underground training facility that was underneath his shop, which was obviously breaking a few important regulations, in order to start or finish some experiments that the twins would find necessary on their trip to Soul Society.

*Bleach*

The object of all their thoughts, the Seireitei, received a shiver that each and every officer those that were ranked as well as unranked, each felt as though someone was dancing on the graves and that their end was coming soon in a way that none would expect. It was coming in the form of the two twin Kurosaki sister.

Compared to her soft-spoken twin sister, Yuzu, Karin is a more authoritative and out-spoken person. Karin's tough exterior results from her mother's death; because she could not be useful around the house like Yuzu, she resolved never to cry so that she would not burden her family with her personal troubles. As a result, Karin is the more hardened and least emotional between the two, resulting in her not being affected by most events that would bring tears to Yuzu's eyes. Despite these obvious differences, both girls remain close. She is concerned for her brother when Ichigo appears stressed or when he disappears for long periods of time. During these times, despite her own worries, Karin will reassure her sister, being there for her.

On the other hand, Yuzu has a very playful side to her, despite the increased responsibility she takes on when regarding the housework and looking after her family after the death of their mother. She has discovered Kon, although she hasn't discovered his true identity. She likes to play with him, calling him "Bostov", and this often involves her dressing him in feminine clothes and gluing on unwanted accessories, much to his chagrin. During these times, the childlike and girlish aspect of her personality can be seen in contrast to the responsible side that is usually present. She is also quite gullible due to her empathy, such as when she is moved by Rukia's false tears and allows her to stay at their house. She is very close to her father, probably the closest out of his children, both of them often being chastised by Karin when they are nosy about Ichigo and his new friends.

Together they form a deadly combination despite the difference in some of their personality traits as well as the difference in the abilities that they each possess. But due to them being brought up together by Ichigo they have developed an increasingly powerful, charismatic, strong-willed and stubborn streak that most members of the Shiba Clan seemed to possess but also all Kurosakis rose to an art form in some way or another. The last time a Kurosaki had stepped foot into the Seireitei for the first time it was shoved into chaos then rebuilt in an entirely different manner that no one would have ever thought possible before; all whilst simultaneously shifting the balance of power so that the enemy would align their blade with him. While when Monday came rolling around a whole new version of the Kurosaki household will be unveiled.

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