A/N: Chapter two is here! Woo! I got three lovely reviews~ And I want to thank you guys for reviewing! It really means a lot to me, especially when I didn't know how this story was going to take to people. But apparently some people like it! Woo :3 Anyway, spent all day writing this! There's a bit more dialog in this chapter, but then again a lot of things happen in this chapter~ So I hope you enjoy it.


Needless to say, Gym class was...well different. After changing back into our school uniforms we walked back to the school, well I kind of...speed walked. I needed to write in my journal now! I changed my shoes quickly and ran towards the class room; I slammed open the door and ran straight to my seat. Pulling out a pencil and eraser, along with my journal I opened it to the next clean page, because my other written page was full.

Today is so different! I ate lunch with them... Matsumoto asked me to call her Rangiku, and said I could call everyone else by their given names! Well except Hitsugaya, I learned that I'm not allowed to call him Toshirou the hard way. Matsumoto asked me to hang out with them after school, I haven't decided if I should or not. I also almost died while eating soba noodles, Hitsugaya saved me.

Gym class was weird, I started doing archery again...I'm still pretty good just a bit rusty. Hitsugaya noticed and well...that's when things got really, REALLY weird. I asked him if his hair was natural and he said yeah... and I touched his hair! It is so soft! And...I think I cuddled him? He tried pushing me away and I called him Toshirou and he yelled at me..then he accidentally pushed me onto the ground. It's alright though because it was my fault to begin with.

Today is strange...but I think I'm liking it. It feels nice to be able to talk to people who I could eventually call friends, I especially like Rangiku, even though she is a little...enthusiastic. Ikkaku Madarame scares me... I don't think I'll like him much..but maybe I will eventually, that is if I continue to be around them. I still haven't decided if I want to hang out with them after school, wouldn't that ruin my routine? Well, my routine today has been messed up anyway.

I don't think I want to have a routine any more Mr. Tanaka. Having that routine made me feel alone, and that I was an outcast because of what happened to my family. I feel like people think I'm troubled or something but... Ichigo and Orihime... they continued to talk to me. I even called Ichigo by his first name today for the first time in two years... I think I'm starting to become comfortable enough to not be in the routine any more...right? Even Ichigo and Orihime's friends: Chad and Ishida...they seem to accept me too. All of them...they all know what happened to my family and they don't seem bothered by the fact that I'm in therapy. I'm starting to like them, even though I just met them. I turned to the next page because I had ran out of room. Again, but...I can't think of anything new to write...I've gotten everything out into the journal. I smiled. It felt great. I liked Mr. Tanaka, he was a nice man, but... I don't want to be in therapy any more. I want to tell these people that I can see ghosts and monsters.

"Nori! What are you doing you silly girl!?" Rangiku exclaimed, coming up from behind me. "Ooo! What's that?! A diary! Lemme see!" My eyes widened.

"Rangiku! N-no! It's not a diary. It's my thera- hey give it back!" I exclaimed when I saw her take it. She turned the page and began reading and the fun smile that was on her face slowly died down and her eyes narrowed as she read. I started to panic. What if she read the ghosts thing. I was surely going to be shunned now! I looked down, ashamed. Suddenly I felt arms wrap around my shoulders and I was brought into a hug, a gentle one. I looked up and strawberry blond hair. "Silly girl... of course we're friends and we accept you. You're Orihime's and Ichigo's friend...meaning you are our friend too." She said to me softly. I felt warmness in my chest, and something in the back of my throat. I felt...happy. I felt happy that...I had people to call friends. After all this time with out properly holding conversations with people. I felt her pull away and smiled at me. "So, today after school! We're going shopping! I can't wait to dress you up in some cute little dresses! Don't you think she'll look cute in dresses Ca-Hitsugaya!" I heard Hitsugaya scoff as he sat down in his desk. Was he still annoyed from gym class? Probably. "Oh don't mind him. So, after class we're going to the shopping district okay!" I looked up.

"Hey, wait I haven't said ye-"

"Nori, your journal entry said it all." She told me, handing my journal back to me. I took it and looked at her, she had a kind smile. I smiled in return and nodded.

"Al-alright then." I agreed.

What did I get my self into!? It all just hit me... five minutes before home room... I agreed to hang out with them. I sighed and started to pack up my things. We had all finished cleaning and was waiting for our home room teacher to come in. Speaking of which, here he was.

"Alright, the school festival is coming up! Now, its in four weeks. We have three weeks to decide on what we're going to as a class. Soon we will also need two representatives. So does anyone have any idea's so far?" Our class was silent. Wait..did he say four weeks? My birthday is in four weeks. Ah, man! I have to be at this festival on my birthday, well this stinks. I sighed. Oh well. Maybe our class will do something fun this year? Like a cosplay cafe or maid cafe. Maybe we'll put on a play or something. Something easy and not stupid like a Hau-

"Oh oh! What about a haunted house!?" A female voice exclaimed. Well darn. Who said this! I looked over and saw Orihime smiling with her hand raised. Darn it Orihime!

"Alright, any other idea's?" Our teacher asked.

"Oh! What about a cafe! Just think about how cute the boys will be in those cute uniforms!"

"And how hot the girls are going to be." A boy said, looking at Rangiku. Our teacher sighed and I thought I head him say something about teenaged hormones.

"Alright, that's going on the list...oh well look at that! Time's up. Everyone think about ideas and write them on this paper! Then the day before we start preparing we will take a vote!" He told us and the bell rang. Grabbing my bag, I strapped it over my shoulders and my hand was grabbed by Rangiku.

"Alright! Shopping time!" She was too excited for this.

"You girls have fun with your shopping." Renji rolled his eyes as the guys walked out of the class room. Us girls did too, after them. I saw a mischievous look in Rangiku's eyes. Oh no, what was she planning! I was scared. I am scared! I don't like that look. Walking down the steps we made our way to the lockers and changed our shoes.

"Oh, and where do you think you boys are going?" She asked, all of them stopped suddenly and slowly, hesitantly looked around at the four of us girls. Rangiku, and Rukia too! Has a scary look in their eyes.

"T-to my house?" Ichigo stated in question.

"Nope. We need strong men like your selves to carry all of our things!" Rukia laughed evilly.

"Aw, come on Rukia. You guys are strong enough to carry your own bags." Ichigo rolled his eyes.

"That's not the point Ichigo! We can't carry all of our bags between the four of us! We need five strapping strong men to carry them all!"

"How much are you planning on buying!" Renji exclaimed, slightly frightened.

"Oh, some new clothes, more school supplies, make up, hair care products, jewelry, more clothes." Rangiku listed off, saying each new thing on a new finger. I blinked. Did they really need all that? Well school supplies I'm sure but...make up? Hair care? More clothes! Rangiku was a maniac.

"We are not your personal butlers Matsumoto." Hitsugaya's eye twitched.

"Yeah, we're not going to be waiting on you women hand and foot while you girls spend a whole bunch of money on useless things." Ikkaku rolled his eyes and scoffed.

"Hm, shopping does sound fun." Yumichika said with a thoughtful expression. What!?

"What the hell is wrong with you Yumichika!" Renji, Ichigo and Ikkaku exclaimed, glaring at Yumichika.

"Since we're going to be here for a while we might appear to normal and try and fit it." He shrugged his shoulders with a smirk.

"You just want to go shopping and tell how ugly these girls are going be!" Ikkaku shouted. I sighed and walked away from them.

"Hey! Where are you going Yasashii!?" Rukia shouted. I stopped and looked over my shoulder.

"Home. To change. I'm not spending the rest of the day in my uniform." Turned the corner and stopped when I heard them talking about something.

"We need you guys there in case something were to happen...like a hollow." Rukia said to the boys. "Yasashii doesn't know about hollows or arrancars. It would seem suspicious if all of a sudden we all change personalities." Change personalities? What is Rukia talking about.

"Yes, I see Kuchiki's point." Hitsugaya pointed out.

"W-what!" Ichigo exclaimed.

"I understand what they mean." Renji spoke up this time. "How weird would it be if all of a sudden seven people started acting completely different? It seems more logical if Rangiku, Rukia and Orihime stay with her in their gigai's while us five go and fight the hollows." They're talking about hollows again.

"I guess it makes sense considering she doesn't know anything about them." Ichigo sighed.

"I'm not so sure." It was Rangiku this time. I listened really closely.

"What do you mean?" It was Rukia who asked.

"After that gym class I..I saw her writing in that little note book. The one where she's been drawing us." Well darn. They know I'm drawing them... "She wrote something about seeing ghosts and...monsters." Darn it. She read it. They think I'm crazy. Great. I heard a few aggravated sighs.

"Great, just great." Ichigo sounded angry. "How many more of my friends are going to be dragged into this!?" I looked down sadly. It's all my fault.

"It isn't your fault Ichigo. This girl has had strong spiritual pressure for a long time now... it has only been recently when it's been leaking out of her. So don't blame your self." Rukia said to Ichigo softly.

"Yes, and if Yasashii really is the reason why we're here... we'll need to take her to the soul society." Hitsugaya said seriously.

"W-what! Why?" Orihime asked, she sounded...scared.

"Because, Orihime... with all the strange and reoccurring hollow appearances going on, there is another reason we're here." Renji spoke, very seriously.

"W-what is it?" Orihime asked, still a little scared. It was silent for a few moments, and I was starting to grow impatient.

"Two years ago, we got a strange spike of reiatsu in this area, stranger than normal. It only appeared once on one day, the same day where we received four new souls to the soul society." Hitsugaya started. His voice was low and serious... it also sounded...cold? "We had a soul reaper patrol that area before the spike of reiatsu, he was the one that initially performed the konsol on the four souls." I was really confused..really really confused on what was going on. "He was at an amusement park, that was where the konsol was taken place." My eyes widened. I heard a couple of gasps. Probably belonging to Orihime and Ichigo. "The reiatsu didn't come from them, they came from someone else, someone near by. All the shinigami said was that he felt it from a little girl... with light brown hair and light blue eyes. She was looking at them and she was crying." He informed them. I looked down to the ground. I've tried so hard to forget everything about that day but I couldn't and now... it's going to be relived in my mind. I didn't see anything! I saw no one except my family dead!

"Yasashii?" I blinked and saw them all looking at me, all of them (except Ikkaku) held sympathetic expressions. Why did they know I was here..then I realized I wasn't behind the wall..I must have thought out loud. My eyes widened and I turned around and ran down the street towards my aunt and uncles house. I was an idiot! I shouldn't have said anything! I ran as fast as I could down the streets, past the vending machine, the family mart until I finally reached the house. I unlocked the door, threw off my shoes and ran to my room. I didn't want to leave this room ever ever again! I've ruined any chance of friends I had. Maybe I shouldn't stay out of therapy. Maybe I belong in a mental hospital.

I threw my bag on the floor and changed out of my uniform; I didn't want to do home work today, I just wanted to lay down in my bed and die. I flopped face first on my bed, I didn't care if I hurt my face. I closed my eyes and laid there. Why does life suck so much? Oh yeah, because it's life. Sighing again I rolled over to my side, facing my wall. I really hoped today was a dream, I really hoped today never happened. I closed my eyes and after a few minutes I was drifted off to dream land.

"Big bwother! Look!" A small dark haired, bright blue eyed child giggled, pointing to the bumper cars with her free hand, her other hand holding onto a taller boy, who was much older. He had light brown hair and brown eyes.

"Hey, yeah! Bumper cars! Alright. Hey mom, dad can we go on them?" He asked two adults, the wife had light brown hair and brown eyes and the husband had dark hair and bright blue eyes. They laughed and nodded.

"Alright we can go on them." The husband said and turned to a thirteen year old girl, who was four feet tall, she was standing next to a taller boy with orange hair. "Nori, do you want to go on the bumper cars. That girl was me, these people are my parents and siblings... is is this a memory? I looked at the scene from the outside looking in. I felt like an outsider in my own memory! The girl shook her head and stepped closer to the taller orange haired boy. Ichigo. "Why not sweetie, it's only a ride."

"I don't want to!" She told him, grabbing onto Ichigo's arm. Was I really a scaredy cat back then? ...yes. I looked at my younger face, I was looking at my dad..no I wasn't. I was looking past my dad. I looked in the same direction and saw a black blur. My heart started racing, a black blur? What is that thing! Is it a monster?! No...it doesn't have a white head. But what is it!?

"Nori, it's just a ride. Stop being a pansy." Souta rolled his eyes as he and my sister went into the line.

"I'm not being a pansy! I have a bad feeling alright!"

"Pansy, pansy, pansy!"

"Stop calling me a pansy you poopy brain!" little me shouted. I laughed. Little me stopped glaring and my eyes glazed over for a second. W-what is going on? Ichigo tapped my little head and rolled his eyes. Little me turned to my brother. "I-I'm scared. Something bad is going to happen!"

"Oh what ever, stop being so over dramatic. If you don't want to ride the ride then just stand there with your wanna be boyfriend." Souta rolled his eyes as the person opened the gate to let my parents and siblings through. My dad took Koharu and my mom took Souta. It seemed alright, they were laughing and joking around. Koharu turned to little me and waved, little me was to scared to wave. "Missing out pansy!" Souta shouted as he and mom pumped dad and Koharu. As they raced around the track something went wrong. The carts when haywire and were driving out of control. The people in the control room tried stopping it but the cars wouldn't stop. They crashed into the wall, together and all of a sudden there was a bigger crash. My eyes widened. I saw it..the black monster with the white mask. It roared.

I sprang up and panted, I was sweating. It was just a dream...or a memory. Right? I heard a loud screeching roar out side my house. My eyes widened. I stood up and carefully looked out the window. The monster was here, right out side my window. I walked backwards and then I tripped, tumbling down to the ground. It wasn't dark, it was still light out side. I tried to get back but the monster looked into the window and saw me. My heart began racing, what was I supposed to do?! It saw me, it is looking at me. And it looks hungry. I couldn't stand up, I was nailed there to the ground, what did it want with me! It roared again this time crashing into the side of the house, making a huge whole in my wall. My breath was caught in my throat, I couldn't breathe, I'm in shock! I'm scared, I'm not scared no..I'm frightened! I'm going to die... just like my family. The monsters hand went towards me, I closed my eyes waiting for the impact or to be grabbed but I didn't. I slowly opened my eyes and saw black hakama pants and a...white haori with black diamonds on the edge. My eyes trail up the person and I saw white hair. My eyes widened. Hitsugaya. He was glaring at the monster, holding a sword in his hand, blocking the monsters hand. His eyes turned towards me, then back at the monster.

"Quickly...get out of here." He told me, I heard him but...what he said didn't register in my head. I'm still trying to get out of the shock of what had just happened. I heard voices coming from the living room, then I saw familiar figures at my bed room door. Ichigo, Rukia, Renji, Ikkaku, Yumichika and Rangiku were all wearing similar outfits as Hitsugaya. I saw Orihime there, looking worried and Ishida dressed in all white, Chad had this weird thing on his arm...what was going on! "Are you just going to sit there, or are you going to get up and run!" Hitsugaya yelled. "Just RUN! We'll take care of this thing!" I looked at him, I was scared. I looked over at the other people.

"Orihime... Chad, Uryuu, take Yasashii and go to Urahara's." Ichigo stated seriously. They nodded and Orihime ran towards me and held out her hand.

"Come on Nori, we gotta go some where safe. Alright?" I looked into her eyes, they held fear and worry. I nodded and gave her my hand, she helped me up and and pulled me out of my room, along with Ishida and Chad. We ran up the street but I stopped.

"What are you doing? Don't stop we've got to get going." Ishida told me, a little annoyed. I looked at my house with worry.

"I-I can't just leave them-"

"You can! They can handle them selves, now we have to go!" Ishida grabbed my wrist and dragged me up the street, and we continued running. I looked over my shoulder one more time. Something wasn't right, that monster, something about that monster didn't seem right. It was ominous to me... like I knew that monster. Then it clicked. That monster, was the same monster I saw two years ago! Bu-but didn't the black blur kill it? I stopped running and was dragged forward. "What now!?" Ishida's eye twitched.

"Nori, we should really be going to Urahara's..." Chad told me. I looked down the road. Suddenly I felt my self being picked up, I looked up and saw that Chad had grabbed hold of me and they were now running. I grabbed hold of my necklace, I've had it ever since I could remember, and I always wore it. I didn't want it falling off. After what seemed like forever we reached a shop...that sold candy? What the heck. These people are weirder than before. The door opened a cute little girl, and an angry looking little boy stood there in the door way.

"Oh, it's you guys...whose the girl?" The red headed boy asked, glaring up at me.

"I'll explain everything when we get inside." Ishida said, walking past the children. Chad gently set me down on the floor in front of a table. A man with blonde hair, wearing green and gray...along with a strange looking green and white stripped cap came walking in.

"Ah, Uryuu, Chad, Orihime. What a lovely surprise..oh and who this little thing?" he asked, gesturing to me.

"That's why we're here." Ishida started. He was standing on my right. "Her name is Yasashii Nori. She's in our class..."

"Oh?" The blonde man smiled, his voice leaking of interest. Why did they bring me here? I'm not going to be molested am I! I hope not! "What's so special about her?"

"I don't know yet, but a hollow attacked her when she was at her home." Ishida replied seriously. A hollow? That black monster with the white mask is a hollow? "And...she could see Ichigo and them." The blonde man looked at me in a suspicious way, yet he looked very interested in me. He is giving me the creeps.

"Is that so?" He asked, mainly to me. I gulped, I looked up at Ishida and Chad they both nodded. I nodded to the man. "Have you encountered things like this before?" he asked, I was going to say no then I realized that would be lying. So I nodded again. "Oh, how wonderful. Now we don't have to erase your memories." WHAT! They were going to erase my memory?! How rude! Well..I guess it's understandable seeing the circumstances. Still! My memories! I want to keep them...well most of them that is. "Tessai, why don't you bring in some tea. I'm sure Ms. Yasashii would like some tea." He told an overly large and buff man. He nodded and went to make some tea. I looked down to my hands, that were on my lap. What was going on? Why is all this suddenly happening now? And why do the new kids and Ichigo's group have to do with it? A-are they part of a gang? Or..or the Ya-yakuza! I hope not! What has Ichigo been getting him self into. And Orihime! She's to nice and sweet to be apart of this! I saw a cup of hot tea in front of me. I looked up and saw the large guy smiled kindly and I returned it. I reached for the tea and gently blew on it, cooling it down a little before taking a sip. It was good.

"Thank you, it's really good." I thanked him before taking another sip. It was quiet for a few minutes before the door slid open. We all looked up and saw the group walking in, looking irritated. I opened my mouth to say something but nothing came out, and Orihime beat me to it.

"A-are you guys alright?!"

"Yeah, we're fine. Damn hollow, persistent bastard." Ichigo cursed, sitting down. He was in his regular clothes, as was everyone. He turned to me and his face turned from his aggravated look to a soft look.

"Hey, what about you? Are you alright?" I looked from him and down at the tea. No I wasn't, but... I also was alright at the same time. I wasn't hurt..physically. I'm just so confused. I took another sip of tea. I could feel everyone's eyes on me.

"I-I don't know." I answered truthfully before looking at Ichigo. "My house was demolished, probably worse now." I stated before taking another sip of tea.

"Yeah, sorry about that. Ikkaku got carried away." Ichigo apologized and my eyes widened. I sighed and shook my head. "Hey, Yasashii...how long have you been seeing...ghosts?" Ichigo asked. I looked at him, then at the others. They all seemed like they wanted to know.

"I-I don't know. When I was younger, I always saw blurs of things. I thought they were just shadows so I didn't pay mind. Then about a eighteen months ago... I've been seeing them more clearly. I've also been seeing those monster things. Hollows right?" I asked, they nodded. "That's how I ended up in therapy for the past year and a half. That's why I have a routine...to try and avoid seeing ghosts or mo-hollows. And for a while it worked...until today." I looked down and took another sip of tea. I set the tea down, I can feel a lump in my throat and tears about to swell in my eyes. I'm so frustrated and confused about what's going and I can't take it! I felt someone sit down next to me, look over and see that it was Rangiku. She looked over me and gave me a sympathetic look, I closed my eyes and turned my head. I didn't want to cry. I don't want to cry! I'm just so frustrated and confused and all these emotions! I don't know what to do with them. My hands balled up into fists and they were shaking slightly, along with my shoulders. I felt something drip onto my hand and I realized I was crying. Stupid tears, falling with out my permission!

"It's alright to cry when you want to." She told me softly. I looked at her, I felt the tears spilling out of my eyes. Before I could tell my body not to, I latched onto Rangiku and cried on her shoulder.

"It was the same one...the same hollow that was there when my family died!" I cried. It was the same one, and I couldn't do anything about it! I still can't. I felt Rangiku rub my back and the room was quiet, and the only noise was my crying. After a few minutes I sniffled and pulled away from her, wiping my eyes. "Thank you..." I muttered to her. I turned to everyone else and bowed. "Thank you for saving me!"

"Don't worry about it. What are friends for?" Ichigo shrugged. I looked up and smiled at him.

"Alright! It's still early! Let's go shopping now!" Rangiku squealed and stood up, pulling me along with her.

"HUH?!" I exclaimed, along with the other boys.

"Ra-Rangiku! Don't you think Yasashii would want to rest?" Renji spoke up.

"You're just saying that so you guys can get out of shopping." Rukia rolled her eyes.

"That's right, and you guys call your selves men. Can't even handle a simple shopping trip." Rangiku taunted. I saw Renji, Ichigo, Ikkaku, Yumichika, Hitsugaya and Ishida's eye twitched.

"What was that Ran. Gi. Ku?" Ikkaku asked through clenched teeth.

"If you were a real man you'll be able to handle a simple shopping trip with four girls." Rangiku replied, smirking.

"Fine! We'll go on your stupid shopping trip! We'll prove to you women that we're real men!" Ikkaku challenged, pointed a wooden sword at us. My eyes widened. This guy was nuts.

"Hey, wait a minute!" Ichigo and Renji exclaimed at Ikkaku.

"I didn't agree to this." Ishida fixed his glasses. Hitsugaya stayed quiet and glared at Rangiku.

"You guys call your selves men! Come on. A little shopping never killed you did it?" Ikkaku laughed.

And Ikkaku was wrong. Renji, Ichigo and Ikkaku were carrying at least twenty bags each. Ishida bailed and said he had home work to do. Hitsugaya just walked along with his hands in his pockets. We had visited a whole bunch of stores and Rangiku got a whole bunch of things, Rukia got a few tings and Orihime got a couple. I on the other hand, haven't found anything that I liked. I did need to stop by the grocery store to pick up food..then I realized that I didn't have a house to go home too. What are my aunt and uncle going to say? I sighed and looked around at the shop windows.

"Oh look! Another jewelry store!" Rangiku dragged us all into the store, most of us groaned. I looked around, standing in the door way, and something caught my eye. I walked away from the group and over to the counter and saw a beautiful oval pendant. It was black with a rim of diamond dust. In the center was a pale blue dragon made out of small diamonds, around it was little diamonds that looked like snow.

"Hello." I jumped and looked up and saw a woman with a kind smile.

"Oh, hi."

"Did you want to look at that pendant?" She asked and I nodded. "It would go lovely with that necklace chain around your neck." I blushed and smiled.

"Thank you." I thanked her.

"It's the diamond dust snow dragon." She spoke and I looked at her in question. "It's made up of snow diamonds and pale blue diamonds." She explained, and I nodded. It looked so pretty.

"How much is it?" I asked her, I hope it wasn't like a hundred thousand yen. I would never be able to afford it. Well..my aunt and uncle might.

"It's thirty thousand yen." I exhaled. Good. It wasn't expensive enough for me to turn away. "Would you like for me to wrap it up and take it to the front with you?" She asked and I nodded.

"Please and thank you." I went into my dress pocket and my eye twitched. My phone and my wallet was in my back pack...at home. I sighed. I guess I'm not getting it.

"Looking for this?" I jumped and turned around and saw Hitsugaya holding out a wallet and cell phone. "Rangiku picked them up from your house." I smiled and took them.

"Thank you." I opened the phone and went to text my aunt. I asked if I could buy something because I was out shopping with some friends.

Friends! Oh that's wonderful Nori! Of course. Buy what ever you want, our treat. We're so glad that you're hanging out with friends again. I smiled at the text and asked if I could buy dinner. Of course! Just don't max out our cards!. I laughed and put my phone in my pocket. "Anything else you would like to look at?" The store woman asked, smiling down at us. "Aw, is he your boyfriend?" She asked me and I blushed and shook my head.

"N-no! We're..uh-"

"We're friends. Our other friends are...over there." He pointed behind him and we both sighed. Rangiku was trying on every piece of jewelry in this place. "There goes our budget."

"O-oh. Well...I'm sure she'll be our new favorite costumer!" The woman laughed. I nodded and then I saw a bracelet, it had two charm son it. It was a simple silver bracelet, with a charm of a quiver full of arrows and a bow hanging from it.

"Can I see that bracelet?" I asked her and she nodded. She pulled it out and motioned to see my wrist. I gave her my wrist and she clipped the bracelet around it.

"Perfect fit. Would you like this one too?" I nodded. She unclasped it and went to box it up. "I'll put it up front with your pendant." I nodded.

"What else did you get?" Hitsugaya asked. I jumped. I forgot he was there.

"O-oh...just a pendant that I thought looked pretty." I answered him. Why was he so interested in jewelry anyway?

"Oh, Nori! We're about to check out! I see you bought something." Rangiku called me over and I nodded. I walked over to the cash register, and pulled out my aunt and uncles credit card. After I paid the woman handed me a little blue gift bag that held my two pieces of jewelry. We walked out of the store and down the street so Rangiku could find another place to shop. I stopped when I caught sight of a book store.

"Hey, I'm going to stop in the book store, alright?" I called out. They stopped and nodded.

"Sure Ho-HEY Look dresses! We'll be in the dress shop Nori!" Rangiku told me and she dragged nearly everyone to the dress shop. I nearly laughed when I heard Ichigo, Ikkaku and Renji groan. I was about to walk in when I noticed Hitsugaya standing there. He walked past me and into the store, I smiled and followed him. The person at the registered greeted us and I returned it. I looked around and found the crime, thriller, mystery and horror section.

"You're not going to go to the girly section?" Hitsugaya asked, confused. I shook my head. I looked at the titles, I saw a couple ones that I liked, they were new and the ones that I didn't have yet so I grabbed them. I saw a few other ones that I thought looked interesting so I grabbed them as well. "I thought girls liked girly stories."

"Well... I check every now and then..see if there is something not too... lovey dovey, but only after I check all of this section." I replied to him with a chuckle. "Oh! I've been waiting for this to come out!" I exclaimed and grabbed a novel from the shelf. It was the last book of a murder series I've been reading. I placed it on the top of the pile that I could barely hold. I kept looking and found a really interesting horror looking book. I smiled and grabbed it; I tried to look through it but my arms were full and the books were about to fall when Hitsugaya grabbed some of them and held them.

"You're going to hurt your self carrying all these." He told me with a sigh.

"Thanks." He shrugged and muttered a 'you're welcome' I looked through the horror novel and decided to get it. "Alright! Now to the romance books!" I laughed at Hitsugaya's expression. I looked at the older romance novels, and saw a few that stood out. '1 Liter of Tears' I already had that one, I even had the drama and movie that it was made after. There was a new one I haven't seen "Be with You." I read what it was about and decided to get it. I found a few others and grabbed hold of them. I turned around and went to the manga section and found a few of the manga's that I needed. I went to pick up another book but my hands were full...again. Hitsugaya sighed and took a few more books from my arms. I laughed nervously. "Thank you...again." He sighed.

"You read...a lot." He stated. I nodded.

"Yeah, my favorite are the crime and horror kind of books..then I like books that sound sad and make me cry." I told him, walking up to the counter and put my big thing of books up there, as did Hitsugaya.

"Why would you like things that make you sad?" I shrugged my shoulders.

"I don't know, I just do. It's a way of getting rid of some bottled up emotions." I told him. I pulled out my aunt and uncles card and gave it too the man. He gave it back and started putting all my books in a couple of bags. He handed them to me but Hitsugaya grabbed them instead. "Oh, Hitsugaya you don't have to, I can ca-"

"It's fine. At least you spend money on sensible things... unlike Matsumoto." Hitsugaya sighed and walked out of the store. I bowed and thanked the man at the counter and exited the store after Hitsugaya. We walked down to the dress shop and saw Rangiku, Orihime and Rukia all trying on dresses. Renji, Ichigo and Ikkaku looked like they were bored out of their minds. Rangiku turned around and smiled.

"Nori! Come here! I found some of the cutest dresses for you!" Rangiku exclaimed as she ran towards me and dragged me to where Rukia and Orihime were. Uh oh. It isn't that I don't like dresses, because I do. But I hate when people pick them out for me, because no one knows what I like. I sighed. Rangiku pulled out a light blue short sleeved casual dress. I blinked. I liked it. I actually liked something someone picked out. "Isn't it adorable! It matches your eyes. I found others like it! Here's a white one, and a purple one, and a red one, oh can't forget the green one!" She giggled holding up each one as she listed them off. They didn't have patterns, they didn't have lace, or frills, they were just...normal colored dresses. I liked it. "Oh I found this too! I didn't know if you'd like it, but it's pretty for a date." This perked my interest. I've never been on a date so I wouldn't know if it's good for a date or not. Rangiku pulled up a black, short sleeved baby doll dress that had black lace over the skirt of the dress. Rangiku threw the dress into my arms and pushed me into a dressing room. "Try it on!" I looked at it strangely, how was I supposed to put it on? Did it go over my head? Did it zip up? Did it..button up? HUH? I don't understand. I sighed and took my phone and wallet out of my pocket and took off my dress and slipped the black one over my head and I smoothed it down. I looked at my self in the mirror. I didn't know...it was a pretty dress but... I would never wear it. The door swung open.

"Ah!" I screamed and saw Rangiku. "W-what the heck Rangiku! I could have been changing!"

"But you aren't silly. Aw! You look so pretty Nori! Come, come lets show everyone." Before I could get a say in anything, Rangiku grabbed my arm and yanked me out of the changing room and in front of everyone. My face turned red and I looked down. Well... this is embarrassing. "Look! Isn't she adorable! She looks like a little girl. Captain, don't you think she looks cute!?" Rangiku pushed me forward and I almost lost my footing. I now hate shopping with Rangiku. She is not allowed to go shopping with me. Ever. EVER. Again. Ever! My eye twitched and I gave them a look that said: "Don't you dare say a word." I glared at Ichigo when he started laughing.

"O-oh my god! Hahaha! Yasashii in a, in a party dress! Oh-oh god. My sides are hurting." Ichigo continued to laugh uncontrollably. I stomped to him and kicked him in the face. "W-what the hell Yasashii!"

"Stop making fun of me you poop face!" I shouted at him. He stared at me for a second and burst out into more laughter, Renji and Ikkaku joined in too.

"P-po-poop face? What are you five?" Renji laughed. I glared at him too, and at Ikkaku. I turned around and walked back into the changing room, slamming the door shut. I changed out of the dress and changed back into mine. I put my phone and my wallet in my pocket. I grabbed the dress Rangiku picked out for me and walked out of the dressing room. Renji, Ikkaku and Ichigo were still laughing but not as hard. I put the dress in the pile with the rest of the things Rangiku picked out.

"Oh, so you like it!?" She asked and I nodded.

"Yeah... You can pick my clothes out. I'm not trying anything any more." I glared at Ichigo, who stopped laughing for a second, then went back to laughing. I sighed and plopped down on the couch next to Hitsugaya who was reading one of the books I bought. It was a mystery one. I smiled. "Do you like it?" I asked him. He looked up and over at me.

"Sorry, I should have asked." He apologized and went to close the book but I stopped him.

"It's alright Hitsugaya. You can read it, I don't mind." I told him with a smile. I reached into one of the bags and grabbed a book from one of my favorite series. I opened it and began reading. By the time I was done with the second chapter Rangiku had already paid for everything and had Renji, who was apparently carrying the least amount of stuff, carry the ten bags out of the store. I memorized the page I was on and put it back in the bag. I stood up and noticed that Hitsugaya was still sitting there, reading. "Hitsugaya." I said, placing my hand on his head, feeling his soft hair. He lifted his arm and swatted my arm away. "Hitsugaya." I said again, repeating my actions. He swatted my arm away. This continued for a good few minutes until he snapped the book closed and glared up at me.

"What."

"We're leaving." I smiled at him. His eye twitched. He put the book back in the bag and picked up the two bags then he walked out of the room. I smiled in triumph and followed after him and the rest of the group. We spent at least another hour shopping, Rangiku spent about half of that time trying to find clothes for me. Why? I have no idea. But I just let Rangiku do what ever she was doing, she was enjoying her self. Hitsugaya and I sat there and read until she was done.

"Ah, I'm hungry! Let's go eat some where!" Rangiku exclaimed.

"Yes, lets go eat! I could go for some food." Ikkaku laughed. Well..his mood picked up really quick. I sighed and shook my head. Rangiku found a restaurant that would hold all nine of us, and put all our bags behind a counter so no one would take them. So here we sat, in a large, rounded booth. Rangiku sat at the end, then it was me, then Hitsugaya, then Rukia, Then Ichigo, Then Renji, then Ikkaku and lastly Yumichika at the end. The waiter asked for drinks and Rangiku wanted to get some sake but when the waiter asked how old she was Rangiku said she was in high school. The waiter said he couldn't give her any and she was starting to get angry. So Ichigo, Orihime and I had to explain to her that here there was a drinking age, and that you had to be twenty years old to drink alcohol and because she said she was in high school she wasn't allowed anything thing alcoholic to drink. Of course she pouted and muttered that it wasn't fair but soon our nonalcoholic drinks came we began to order. Our food came and we began to eat, occasionally having conversations about things that no one really cared about. There was one thing that I wanted to talk about. What are hollows? What are they? And what are they really doing here? Sure they said that earlier but... because I was an idiot and spoke my thoughts I didn't get to hear what else Hitsugaya said. I sighed and stared at my curry soup. I loved curry soup yet... I didn't want to eat it, but I made my self too. After a while of silence I decided to break it with a random thought.

"What are my aunt and uncle going to think when they come home to a big huge hole on the side of the house?" Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at me. I took another sip of my soup. "What? It's a completely logical question." I told them, taking another sip of my soup.

"Well...I guess you can stay at my house." Ichigo scratched his head. That didn't really solve my problem of having a huge hole in my house. "Or, maybe Urahara will let you crash there with Renji?" Huh? Renji stayed at Urahara's house?

"She can stay with you right, Orihime! The three of us can have a girls night in! Watch those romance movies and eat a bunch of junk food!" Rangiku suggested and Orihime's eyes widened and she smiled.

"Yes, that sounds like fun. Don't you think Nori?" I blinked. What?

"Good, it's settled then." Rangiku nodded and went back to her meal. What? What happened? Oh dear, what did I get my self into. I sighed and went back to my soup.

"Hey, Yasashii, when are your aunt and uncle supposed to be back?' Ichigo asked, glancing up at me. Huh? He knew my aunt and uncle were gone?

"H-how did you know they weren't here?"

"Their car wasn't parked out side the house." He answered.

"Oh. Uhm...my aunt said they should be home in a couple of weeks. They've never been gone for more than a month and they are never gone less than two weeks." I shrugged my shoulders, sipping more of my soup. I was feeling uncomfortable, talking about this. Curse you Ichigo Kurosaki for bringing my aunt and uncles absence up!

"That settles it." Rangiku started. I looked up at her. "You'll have to stay with us until your aunt and uncle gets back." She smiled at me and I smiled back. What have I really gotten my self into? I guess it's time for a new routine... HOLY CRAP! My journal! I have my appointment tomorrow morning! I groaned and slammed my head on the desk. Okay, I'm not doing that again, it really...really hurts.

"Uh...Is she okay?" Renji asked Ichigo.

"I have my therapy appointment tomorrow morning. My journal is at my house... in my room. Which is now practically rubble!" I exclaimed and closed my eyes. I should have died on those noodles to day. Curse you Toshirou Hitsugaya for saving me! This is all your fault. My life sucks now because of you! First I get attacked by a monster, which is a hollow apparently. Then I my house is ruined, THEN I get dragged into a shopping trip. Now I have no school things. Ugh. Why does all this bad luck have to happen to me... all in the same day. Is it Friday the thirteenth? Nope. It's October first. Well darn.

"Oh, you mean that school bag of yours?" Renji asked, I nodded my head. "Oh, Captain Hitsugaya told me to grab that and told Rangiku to grab some of your things." My eyes shot open and twitched. You've got to be kidding me. I've been worrying about all that stuff for the past couple of hours only to find out that they already had it! What. The. Utter.. Ugh. "We dropped it off at Orihime's house and was going to go get it once we figured out where you were going to stay." Quit speaking Renji. Please before I punch you. I just want to stay here and feel stupid. "But now that you're staying there, there is no need to go back and get it to bring at Urahara's. It's a good thing we didn't drop it off at Urahara's huh?" My eye twitched. I lifted my head slightly and glared at Renji, who was no laughing nervously.

"And none of you thought you should tell me this...earlier?" Their answer is going to be no. I already know it.

"Nope." Everyone but Hitsugaya answered. Gah! These people are stupid. What have I gotten my self into? I think I've asked my self that...five million times today already. I think I've also called these people crazy five million times today too. Why am I cursed? What have I done to deserve all this torture? Was I not a good enough daughter or niece? I try to do well in school. I went to therapy like my aunt and uncle told me too. What bad thing have I done to deserve all this torture? My eye twitched again. The waiter came and set the check down. I went into my pocked and grabbed my aunt and uncles card. Again.

"You don't have to pay, you know." Ichigo said but I shook my head.

"I know that, but I want too. It's a thank you..." I told them as the waiter took the check and the card. The waiter came back with the card and I took it, and the second receipt. I put them both in my wallet. After we ate we left the restaurant, poor Ichigo, Renji and Ikkaku, having to carry a hundred bags. I think there are a hundred bags, it looks like it. Hitsugaya was still carrying the bags of books, I tried to take one from him but he refused. Claiming that because I paid for dinner I didn't have to carry anything. He even took my jewelry gift bag and put it in one of the bags with books in it. I sighed and gave up after a while. I looked to my left and saw Hitsugaya staring blankly ahead of him. Now was my chance. I grabbed the the bag from his right hand and ran forward. He blinked and glared at me.

"Hey! Give that back!"

"No way!"

"I told you that you didn't have to carry it!" Hitsugaya yelled walking faster towards me, I laughed and began jogging further down the street. "Yasashii! Get back here!" He shouted running after me. I laughed and ran faster. I could have sworn I heard Ichigo saying: "I thought he didn't like childish activities?" I saw him get closer, I screamed and ran around the corner and down the street, he was still on my tail. Darn, he was really fast. Because I'm running away from Hitsugaya I'm not paying attention to whats on the floor, so as I was running...I tripped over a brick and fell. I held the bag of books close to me, I couldn't let them get damaged or anything! I rolled down the side walk and I felt my self go over the curve. My eyes widened when I heard a car coming, I'm going to die! I'm going to die! I'm going to die! I felt my self get lifted off the ground and I was back on the side walk. I blinked and looked up and saw Hitsugaya, in the same outfit he was in when he stopped that hollow thing. My eyes widened. He glared harshly down at me. I looked away, ashamed. I felt like a puppy who did something wrong. I probably was like a puppy that did something wrong. Hitsugaya set me down on my feet and I quickly checked my books. They were all there and were all still in good condition. I turned to Hitsugaya. I was about to apologize when he started talking. Well...he actually snapped at me. "What the hell were you thinking! You should have stopped when I told you too! You would've died if I hadn't gotten out of my gigai and flash stepped here in time to save you." He scolded me. I looked down, ashamed.

"I-I.." I started. My voice was quiet and guilt flooded from my mouth. "I'm sorry..." I whispered. I heard Hitsugaya scoff. I looked up and noticed that he was back in his normal, well...his ordinary people clothes.

"What ever...just, don't do it again." He told me and I nodded.

"Toshirou! What happened?! Is Yasahii alright?" Ichigo exclaimed as he turned the corner, arms full of shopping bags. If this hadn't been a serious thing I would have been laughing. But it was a serious that had happened so I was not laughing. Out loud.

"She's fine. And how many times do I have to tell you it's Captain Hitsugaya." Hitsugaya glared at Ichigo.


A/N: So, how was it? Lol... the ending isn't much of an ending BUT it's almost 1 am and I've been writing all day. There was still a lot of things I wanted to add to this but when I thought about it... if I did add them this chapter would be like...twenty something pages. Hah...not that any of you guys would mind.

Anyway! I'm gonna do this thing that for every time I get a review, I will reply to that person with a short little sneak peak of the next chapter! Which I will be writing tomorrow~...hah. Watch I'll probably start writing it tonight. Right! Well, off for now~