Karin woke with a sharp pain in the side of her head, a heavy eleven year old twin on top of her and completely surrounded by people she'd never met in a place where she'd never been before. It was no wonder she screamed her sister awake.

"Karin…Please be quiet…I wanna go back to bed…" Yuzu mumbled sleepily.

"Y-Yuzu, you might want to wake up…" Karin stuttered glancing around at the crowd gathered around them. A small boy managed to push his way through the crowd. There was something familiar about the way the boy was moving. His movements were sleek, almost bird like.

"Hi Kurosaki-san," the young boy said happily, in a chirpy voice.

Karin leapt to her feet at once and began to point at the boy. "You! Its you! You're the parrot! You're Sado-kun's parrot!" She shrieked.

"Very close Kurosaki-san! I was a cockatiel in the real world. And yes I did belong to Sado-san. My name is Shibata Yūichi," Shibata gushed out, in the same happy tone of voice.

At this Yuzu managed to drag herself up from the ground. She stifled a yawn before looking around at the crowd standing around them.

"Karin?' Yuzu whispered.

"I'm here, Yuzu," Karin answered keeping her voice level. She had a feeling she knew what Yuzu was going to ask next.

"We really are dead aren't we? It wasn't a dream." This was more of a statement than a question. But Karin nodded anyway and Yuzu looked like she was about to cry. Karin took her twin by the shoulders, ignoring everyone that was staring at them.

"Think Yuzu, we'll be able to see Okaa-san again and Ojii-san and Obaa-san. It won't be that bad. But first we need to fufill our promise to Ichi-nii and become shinigami, ok?" reasoned Karin.

"Ok," Yuzu sighed shakily.

"It's going to be hard to get in to the academy, Kurosaki, but I'll try to do what I can to get you into Seretei," Shibata grinned.

Karin matched his grin. "You have a fair amount of reiatsu yourself, Shibata, you might get in yourself!"

With these words Yuzu flung herself at the two and gave them a hug. "Thank you Shibata-kun!"

The three, however, had no idea that they already had two captains on their trail already.

AN: Thank you to the people who reviewed. Remember to review this time, as well. The offer still stands, you get to poke Ichigo…But this time I might chuck little Shirou-chan into the bargain.

Hitsugaya: It's Hitsugaya-taichou to you!

Che. You're just bothered coz you're not in the story yet.

Okaa-san: Mother

Ojii-san: Granmother

Obaa-san: Grandfather

Shibata Yūichi is the cockatiel Chad saved.