Cirucci was seriously pissed now that she was being half dragged by the one person that she wanted revenge on. Not only did he take her power away, he had given her something. "What the hell happened to me? People can't come back to life!" "Where the hell are you taking me?" She demanded.

"Well I'm not taking you home, that's for sure. If my father found out what you were he would just kill you on the spot. I think that this is a job for Urahara to investigate." Uryuu replied calmly.

"Who the hell is Urahara? And why do you want him to investigate me? God, these wet clothes are chafing me. What's that smell? It's making my stomach rumble."

"One thing hasn't changed, you're still annoying." He mumbled to himself as he took her along.

Keigo Asano walked around the corner and spotted the pair as they were walking down the street. "I KNEW IT! There was a girl!" He rushed up to Uryuu and Cirucci stopping them. "And I see that you are very familiar with each other too!" He looked at their hands.

"What?" cried Uryuu. He looked at his hand then shook off Cirucci's hand. "We are not that kind of familiar. I'm… I'm just taking my cousin to see a friend of ours."

"What? I don't know anyone here and I'm not your cousin." Cirucci screeched.

"Damnit Keigo, get lost!" Uryuu said with his temper rising.

Keigo stepped up to Cirucci. "Good day sweet lady, I welcome you to this lovely city in the name of all the men that would adore you!" He held his hands folded before him and leaned forward.

Cirucci slapped her hand into his face pushing him back. "What sort of imbecile is this? A friend of yours?"

"He's no friend of mine. This is Keigo Asano, class clown and resident idiot." Uryuu pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "If you will excuse us. We have to go somewhere." He started to pull Cirucci past Keigo.

"Taking her to see Urahara?" Keigo asked his tone changing

"What? What makes you think something like that?" Uryuu asked slightly shocked.

"Your house is in the opposite direction and Urahara's store is just down the street." Keigo responded. "What is she Uryuu? She looks like a normal girl but if you're taking her there, then she must be something different."

"She's just a girl as far as I know now Keigo. Don't go spreading any rumors about her please. For her sake please keep it on the down low." Uryuu asked earnestly.

"I'm not 'just' a girl, I'm Cirucci Thunderwitch!" Cirucci exclaimed.

"You're an idiot that's at least a hundred years out of your own time and if you don't let me help you then you can wander about this city until you die! From what I've seen you wouldn't last more than a few days here." Uryuu yelled back into her face.

Cirucci's eyes got big as he yelled at her and she felt an overwhelming urge to cry. He had just told her that she was helpless and not anywhere near ready to survive here or anywhere else for that matter. The fact of the matter was that she knew it too. "Why didn't you just kill me when you had the opportunity? Then I wouldn't be in this pathetic state!" She screamed at him with tears pouring from her eyes. "I would have killed you."

"I don't kill the helpless. That's the difference between you and I." Uryuu said in a much calmer voice. He was starting to feel sorry for the former arrancar. "Come on, let's see Urahara and see what he has to say."

They made their way to the store after saying good by to Keigo. They found Urahara sitting on the step in front of the store with a black cat on his lap.

He greeted them. "Good afternoon Uryuu, I see you have a friend with you."

"I wouldn't exactly call her a friend Urahara. Hello Yourichi. We came here to ask a favor." Uryuu said pulling Cirucci forward. "I'd like to introduce Cirucci Thunderwitch. I'd like you to try and tell us what happened to her."

"I remember you." Yourichi said looking over the former arrancar. "I went a few rounds with you a long time ago. You were a very high level hollow back then and you escaped. What happened to you?"

Cirucci looked at the cat with wide eyes. "What the hell are you?"

"Please excuse me if I don't change back right now but you may remember me after I do change back into my normal form." Yourichi hopped out of Urahara's lap and walked up to Cirucci and inspected her from close range before turning to look at Urahara. "She doesn't smell of hollow anymore. How curious."

"Well I don't think we should be discussing this here. Why don't we go inside and have some tea and you can tell us the details." Urahara snapped his fan shut with a flourish and escorted them into the store.

After they were seated and Ururu brought some tea for everyone Urahara looked at Cirucci closely. "Pardon me but this might sting a bit however I'll make sure that there are no lasting side effects."

Before Cirucci could respond he poked her in the forehead with his cane causing her to yelp in shock more than anything else. "What the hell was that for?" She demanded.

"Well you're not human. I just confirmed that by not being able to push your soul from your body. That leaves me with more questions though. Were you created by Aizen? Or were you a naturally evolving arrancar?" He asked pointedly.

Cirucci was rubbing her forehead grumbling quietly. "Natural, I wouldn't want to have been forced to evolve. That was for losers like Yami. I came into my strength all on my own. And don't poke me with that again!"

Yourichi emerged from a side room dressed in her trademark orange jacket and tights. "Feel lucky he had it sheathed when he poked you Thunderwitch, otherwise you would be dead now."

"Goddess of Flash! You're here? Then who are you?" She turned to Urahara.

"Kisuke Urahara, former captain of the twelfth division and first president of the Shinigami Research Institute. At your service." He gave her a mock bow.

Cirucci turned to Uryuu. "You brought me to two shinigami of their caliber? I didn't know that you were going to lead me into a trap and let me be executed!" Her voice rose to a screech.

"SHUT IT Bird woman! No one here is executing anyone! I asked them to find out what happened to you and nothing more! If I wanted to execute you then I'd have done so before bringing you here! Think about it for a moment. By your own admission you can't even draw on spirit energy to feed yourself. Just because you're not human dosen't mean that you're a hollow. We need to figure out what you have become and how to keep you alive. I've told you before I don't kill the helpless." Uryuu calmed himself slightly. "Urahara, do you have something that she could eat. Her stomach has been growling ever since I found her."

"Well I'm not sure what would be good for her but I'll see what I can find." He got up and left Cirucci and Uryuu with Yourichi.

"So how have you been since we met? What was it? Almost three hundred years ago?" Yourichi asked conversationally.

"Oh, you know, slip back and forth from Huco Mundo to here and cause a little disruption now and then but nothing too major. You guys got pretty good at predicting where we came out." What about you?

"Ah, took over the military and the police forces. Fell in love, got exiled. You know, the usual. Got anyone in your life right now?"

"Na, they were all a bunch of power hungry morons or cold fish. Nothing there to base a relationship on. The only one that I thought had a bit of promise was Grimjow, but he only wanted that chick that Aizen had brought to Los Noches. Anyway, what's with the exile thing?"

"Well it's a long story. Suffice to say that you have to make a decision and once you do you have to stick with it. So, here I am."

"Um, weren't you two mortal enemies or something like that?" Uryuu asked in total confusion.

"We're having a little girl talk. Can't we do that without pulling each other's hair out?" Yourichi asked innocently.

"Uh, yeah. I'll go and check up on Urahara." Uryuu got up and left the room in search of Urahara and more to the point to escape the 'girl talk'.

"So what do you think of the Quincy? He's kind of handsome in that scholarly way don't you think?" Yourichi asked.

"Well as long as you don't tell him… When I was fighting him he did sort of make me feel all girly inside. At least before he shot me with that shnider thing he had with him. I think I might have kept him all for myself if I could have disarmed him. Well maybe just for a little while." Cirucci blushed a little remembering the feeling.

"I know what you mean. These human boys do have something about them that makes the ol' hormones rage a little. You should see his friend Chad. There's a side of beefcake for ya. A word of advice though, stay away from Ichigo. Rukia Kuchiki has staked her claim on him and she would send you off with no fanfare at all. That girl has no sense of humor when it comes to him."

"Isn't she one of the shinigami that invaded Los Noches to get back that girl that Aizen had kidnapped? From what I understand she is one holy terror. They were talking about her while I was in the infirmary being examined by Grantz, the eighth espada, He was busy digging into my body looking for clues as to my opponents spirit strength and abilities. All the while they were jabbering about how this Rukia was going up against the ninth espada, Aaroniero Aluluer, and how she was going to be used to mop the floor. Guess they were wrong about that."

"Oh yeah, She's one tough bird if you ask me. No offence." Yourichi winked.

"Oh, none taken. I haven't had wings in quite some time. Quincy boy there made me lose them. Anyway, So what are you planning for me?"

"Well let's start with a bath and a change of clothing after you eat. Then we'll see what's going on with you. How does that sound?"

"Works for me. I'm starved and I haven't eaten anything in days. What sort of food is Urahara making back there?" Cirucci asked as she looked out the open door.

"Is it ok to come back now?" came the sandy and mischievous voice of Urahara.

"Yeah, you can come back now." Yourichi said..

He walked in carrying a platter with several bowls of rice and raman and a pitcher of ice tea. "I'm not exactly the best chef but this should hold you over for a little while."

"Thank you. I'm sure that it will be just fine." Cirucci picked up a bowl of rice and some chop sticks and started to dig in.

Two bowls of rice and three bowls of raman later. "That was fantastic. I don't ever remember food tasting this good from when I was alive."

Uryuu just looked on completely amazed at the amount of food that she had just eaten. "Where did you put it all?"

"Uryuu, that was rude. You never ask a girl anything like that! You just keep her satisfied and shut your mouth as she eats." Yourichi chided.

"I'm sorry. Would you like anything else?" He apologized.

"Thank you, no." Cirucci responded looking at Uryuu with a different look after her chat with Yourichi.

"Come on Thunderwitch, let's get you a bath and some new clothes. I'll see what can be done with your old clothing but it may be beyond repair." Yourichi winked at Uryuu. The two left for the back of the store.

"Urahara, what do you think she is?" Uryuu asked with some serious concern in his voice.

"I'll tell you what I do know. She isn't fully a hollow or a human. She's somewhere in-between. She has a physical body but her soul is not able to be removed. It's sort of like a gigai that is meant to be a permanent housing for a soul. An exile outfit if you will. For all I know she will just age and die like a normal human now. You heard her talk about the eighth espada? From the reports that I was able to see, he was their main researcher. He may have done this to her as an experiment. I guess that we won't be able to ask him as you removed him from existence."

"She has no spiritual presence though. I mean I can sense her if I'm standing right next to her or holding her hand but beyond that she put's out about as much as anyone off the street."

"Well then I suggest that you do your best to take care of her. She is going to be somewhat out of place here until she gets used to how things work."

"YOU WANT ME TO TAKE CARE OF HER!!!" Uryuu started to feel faint.

"She came to find you. You saved her. You couldn't bring yourself to kill her. Yes, you have to take care of her." Urahara stated bluntly.

"My father is going to kill me, right after he kills her. I can see it now. 'Hey Dad, I'd like you to meet a friend of mine. We were mortal enemies until I took her power as an arrancar away and now she is going to be living with us.' That's going to go over real well. And what about that piece of mask stuck in her hair?"

"Then I would suggest that you avoid the topic completely. Tell him that she is a school mate who lost her family in one of the arrancar attacks. As for the bit of mask, I think it looks very becoming on her."

"Oh God, school! I have about ten pages of school work to get done before tomorrow."

"The girls are going to be a while so why don't you do it here now. I'm sure that you will be able to do the majority of your work before they are done."

"Gee, thanks." He dug out his school books and homework and proceeded to work on it.