Struggling along the familiar road on the way to the house he knew would welcome him, well not the usual way, not when he came like , he didn't knew where to go, he was just following the strong reiatsu he knew came from the Kurosaki's to sense the reiatsu was an exhausting job now, when almost every single shinigami-power was taken."I never thought..that this..would happen.." he said while he tumbled down to the ground as he barely could recognize the shouting voice as Kurosaki Ichigo's."Fin..finally.."


"GO~~OD MO~~RNI~~NG!"

Ichigo raised his head and could barely avoid the flying, bearded man.

"Dad! How many times do I have to..!"

"Hey hey son, easy, it's only natural for at dad to hug his son." Isshin interrupted. "Especially when he doesn't know that his friend is awake."

"Why didn't you said that in the first place?!" Ichigo busted while he ran towards the door. "Never mind, don't answer, you're helpless.."

"Hey Toushirou, already wake up?" Ichigo asked and looked at the silver-haired boy in the bed. No answer. "Fine, don't answer, but I would like to hear why you just came last night and fell unconscious at our doormat."

"What else would I do than not come to your house Kurosaki? " Toushirou replied. "I don't know any other people but you here."

"What do you mean?" Ichigo said and glared at him. "Do you planning to stay here for eternity or what?"

"I have no intention to tell you now Kurosaki." The green eyes weren't sending the cold stare as usual and the answer wasn't quiet sure either.

"Hey now something's REALLY wrong!"

"Not so much wrong that you think Kurosaki."

"Then stop giving me that damn sad look of yours, Toushirou!" Ichigo waited for the 'It's Hitsugaya- taicho to you!' but it never came.

"Hey! Who's making all the noise?" Karin stepped into the room. "Oh." She looked from Ichigo to Toushirou and back.

"Hey Karin." Ichigo looked back at her. Hitsugaya raised his head and glanced at the door. Karin.

"Hey, what are you doing here Toushirou?" Karin asked and sat her eyes at the silver-haired boy. Still no answer. "Fine, don't talk to me then, even though it has been five years since we saw each other."

"You know each other?" Ichigo stared at his sister with a surprising look.

"Yeah kind of, he helped me with some middle scholars back then."

Still unavailable to answer any questions Hitsugaya took of his robe. 'So long time as five years..'

"Hey where are your so called shinigami-clothes?" Hitsugaya looked at Karin and met her eyes. That's right, he wasn't wearing his shinigami-outfit.

"I don't have any." With that answer, both Karin and Ichigo did a remarkable face of surprising.

"Now you really have to tell me." Ichigo said but corrected when he heard Karin coughed. "Uh, us I meant."