Sorry for being sooo late in posting the next chapter!!! I hope you'll like this...

Ichigo who was in deep thought snapped out of it when someone entered the open window.

Shocked and stunned Ichigo looked at the person standing at the window looking at him. It was a young woman with a long yellow hair and eyes that was mysteriously golden yellow. He also noticed that the girl's figure was the same with Rukia but much taller.

But the part why Ichigo was stunned was because of the woman's out fit. She was wearing a white shinigami outfit and has that mask…. Half broken mask that was just at her upper right eye. Sure he knew what she is!! He have seen many of her kind at the battle with Aizen.

"Yo! Ichigo! " The woman said as she approached Ichigo with a smile.

At the same time Ichigo's natural reaction came. He jumped out of his bed and made a defense stance to protect him of the attacked that might come.

He felt his whole body burn in pain, pain that a normal person would become unconscious with. Even in his current situation he ignored it as he focused his strength for the attack.

'Shit! Why do these kind of things happen to me when I'm in bad shape?! I hope she's not of Aizen's underling looking for revenge!' Ichigo thought but deep inside the second statement was the only thing why a hollow or maybe an Arrancar will probably visit him. He eyed the woman's movement as he thought of a plan to escape because it's no use to fight in his current state. Fighting could mean his death.

Meanwhile the said long haired woman was stunned to Ichigo's reaction. Sometime after recovering from her state she then looked at Ichigo's eyes with confusion.

"Hey!! That's a good one! You nearly made me think it's true… You know that you're hurt very badly so…" she said uncomfortably.

"Who are you? What do you need from me??" He said as he tried to pull more strength just to fight not to fall down. "I'm not…" was not able to finish his word his trembling legs gave in. But before he knew what was happening two powerful hands held him, supporting him to sit at his bed.

"That was dangerous you know!!" sigh "You don't have to act like that!! It's only me!" The girl said as she sat next to him and helps him lie comfortably at his bed. "There! You have to gain your strength back…" She said once more that only earned a confused look from Ichigo.

Looking at the teen the girl saw flash of confusion in his face. "What's happening to you Ichigo??" 'I have a bad feeling about this...' "You're acting weird!"

Before Ichigo can reply the girl suddenly stood up from the bed ad murmured something like 'their here?' and went to the window but before leaving she looked at him again and said:

"Ichigo… I'll be back later as soon as those shinigami leave. Don't worry I'll report it to Shin-sama" she said before disappearing like nothing.

Ichigo was left looking at the window from where that woman disappeared. He was confused and puzzled. Confused how that person treated him and puzzled on what she said before she left. But not to long before Ichigo understood it as a door appeared before him and from it a hell butterfly came out followed by a raven haired shinigami.

'Rukia' he thought as he looked at her.

The raven haired shinigami started to walk straight to the door of the room completely unaware of Ichigo who was looking at her intently.

"RUKIA!" a loud voice came from the window side that caught Ichigo's and raven hair's attention.

Rukia looked at his back and found a red pineapple-like hair. 'Renji…? What is he doing here?' She thought "What you doing here Renji?" She muttered.

"Aw… come on…I've been waiting for you to come… captain was also here moments ago but..." tilting his shoulder he looked at Rukia and continued. "He just disappeared after telling me you're coming here and I have to report to you what's happening here."

"Is that so… tell me what's happening here? Soul society can't communicate any of you… and we took a lot of effort just to open the door here…"

"Well… it's kina hard to explain…"

"What?? Kind of hard to explain… to me?"

"No... Not you… I mean me…"

Ichigo who was watching how they argue to each other sweat drop. 'They really do not change right?' sigh… 'What the hell are the doing?' The argue went on until Ichigo grow more and more pissed. As his patients snapped he looked at the two and half shouted. "Don't you see I'm here? And can't you at least be quieter?"

The two finally realizing his presence the two looked at him. Both have different expression on their faces.

"Who are you?" the two chorused that made Ichigo more pissed than what he already is.

"You can see us?" Renji asked.

"What's up with the two of you? Ichigo asked as he positioned himself to sit.

"Renji, Rukia… stay away from him… Kurusaki Ichigo…" a voice so cold said. The three looked at the dark part of the room and was able to see a shinigami who was probably a captain.

"What are you talking about? And who the hell are you?" Ichigo said 'why do I feel that he's an enemy?'

"Ruyu-sama…" Renji whispered "Captain… do you know this person?"

"Yes… of course everyone knows him…Kurusaki Ichigo…" The person called Ruyu said as he walks towards Ichigo who can't move for unknown reason.

Ruyu walk towards him and whispered. "I know you very well… Was it really that hard to kill Aizen?"

Ichigo became stunned as he heard it from Ruyu. "Who are you? Why did you know about that?" he asked uncomfortably as the man was looking intently at him.

Chuckling Ruyu looked at the two who was now looking at them in confusion. "Do not worry… his a friend… a very good friend… right Kurusaki-kun?" he said as he smiled at Ichigo. "Come… you'll have to come with us then I'll answer your questions." He added and reached for Ichigo who was very confused of what was happening when suddenly a cold gust of wind entered the room and in front of Renji was Byakuya.

"Kurosaki Ichigo…. Is our enemy…" Byakuya silently said.

"What are you talking about Byakuya…?" 'Now my head is hurting!!' "Come on!! Who's the enemy? We're friends…" 'Thought we're not that close' "and in the same side." Ichigo protested but as time goes by his body felt much weaker and his body felt numb. He cursed under his breath because of this.

"Friends? On the same side? You're a hallow and not only just a hallow but a Vasto Lord. How can you say you're…" Unable to finish his sentence Ruyu interrupted.

"Byakuya…. You're not in the situation to talk like that… I'm in charge here… and your only under my command. So before you make me angry let me tell you to shut up for me?" Ruyu said coolly but dangerously.

"….."

"Good… then you understand me…" looking at Ichigo Ruyu smiled. "Sorry about that Ichigo-kun… It's really hard to handle people is from his clan… but I assure you I am an ally… so come now Ichi…" He said reaching his hand but suddenly stopped. "Ah… well I think I'll not be able to stay any loner… Byakuya and the others will assist you to soul society." Then with that he looked at Byakuya. "Be sure to bring him…" he whispered then suddenly disappeared just like the woman that came before them.

"You're lucky Kurusaki Ichigo… Renji pick him up and will go back to soul society…" He ordered to Renji. Turning his back over the two he started to leave behind him was Rukia trying to tell the problem about the door.

"But onii-sama….the door to soul society is…"Rukia tried to explain but failed when she saw Renji flying and hit the wall in front of them that made the loud crush.

Both looked at their back just to see the man who throwed Renji with a young woman behind him holding Ichigo in his hand.

"You…" Byakuya whispered as he looked intently at the man.

"Gomen Ichigo…we're a bit of late" the guy with short Azure Hair and bright yellow eyes said. "Mio take Ichigo-sama away from here…the others will be helping you up as soon as you get out of here."

"But…how about you captain?" The woman called Mio asked.

"Don't worry…I have to take care of this…"

"Ok! Roger that! Ichigo-sama please just hold tightly on my shoulder so you won't tremble…ok" She said as she slowly took Ichigo's arm around her neck and putted her other hand at the teen's hips to give support him.

"Wait…wait …what's happening here? Who really are you?" Ichigo asked weakly to Mio that started to help him stand up.

"I'll tell you everything later as soon as everything's clear." She whispered back as she started to chant some words and blasted the wall near the bed and started to escape leaving the other behind.

"Rukia, Renji catch up with the two… I'll take care of this person…" Byakuya ordered.

Rukia who was helping Renji stand up nodded so was Renji.

"You think it is wise to let those two ran after them?" The azure haired guy said as he smiled. "You've got to be looking down on us… Byakuya".

"I don't have time for someone like you to lecture me…especially coming from you…traitor who was once an outstanding Captain."

"Oh… you flatter me too much Byakuya-kun…you still remember me? How amusing…" 'You have changed a lot…' he thought as he looked intently at Byakuya.

"Still as composed as always Shin…"

"That's how I am…what can I do?" He said as he ran out of the hole Mio made just awhile ago.

Following, Byakuya started to move faster to catch up with Shin.

"My, my, my… Byakuya you're so still so slow…can't even caught up with me? Poor you…" He said as he stopped at the rooftop of one building.

"….."

"I like to have fight with you in a wider places…enough of my talking…I know your getting tiered of it…let's start our fight, shall we? I want to see how much you have improved…"

"You'll regret you fight with me…"

"Really? Maybe I might enjoy this…" Shin said as he maid the first move.


"Rukia you go and report what's happening here at soul society and I'll be the one to take care from here…" Renji said as they were running after the two.

"What are you talking about? I'm going with you…" Rukia protested.

"Young lady… I think what this gentle man here is saying is for your own good." Interfered a voice that took the attention of the Rukia and Renji.

Looking at the front building they saw a man with long white hair wearing a red cape. He was sitting in at the building edge as his cape was ruffling through the wind.

"Rukia… Just do what I say…I'll handle him and look after for that guy called Ichigo…"

'Renji' "Ok! I'll leave him up to you…I believe in you Renji." She finally agreed and started to leave.

A few minutes after Rukia left and was already not in sight the man finally talked. "I think the young lady already is far enough… I wouldn't like her to see how I punish you for telling Ichigo-sama's name carelessly without any respect…It's a pity…I should've liked you…"

"Heh…you're something…you know" Renji said as he made his fighting stance. "I know you're angry but you still can be so polite in speaking…I like you…"

"My that's a pleasure to hear…but before we fight I want you to know who I am… my name is Hatsushiba… nice to meet you." He said politely as he also made his fighting stance.

"Abarai Renji is the name…"

"Well Renji shall we have a fair fight?" He said

"Sure…" He answered as he smiled and both attacked each other in a blink of an eye.


'I have to go to soul society…' she thought as she started to open the door.

"Is it hard to open that door? For us if we want to go somewhere we can just rip our way…. But yours a bit of long in process…" She whispered with a voice so weak it hardly can't heard by Rukia.

Turning her head to see who the person who talked was, she looked behind her and saw a lovely maiden who was sitting gracefully at a nearby bench. She had a very long black hair and a face white as wax. Her eyes were closed and she was holding a rather big, pearly white shell.

"Who are you?" Rukia asked as she held her hands tightly at her zanpakutou.

"Dear me… I'm sorry if I have scared you…" she whispered yet again.

"I'm asking who you are!" getting annoyed Rukia half shouted.

"Oh… yes… my name is Atsumi Megumi… I have been ordered not to let you go to soul society…just yet."

"And what are you going to do? You're going to fight me?"

"No…oh no… you see my body is fairly weak to fight…but…" she whispered as she raised the sell in her hand. "I'll just make you sleep for a while" saying her last sentence for her she played a beautiful but mysterious music using her sell as her flute.

"What?" was the last word she was able to say as she drifted to her slumber.

"Tanaki…" She called out.

"What is it Megumi-sama?" A man in black cloak answers as he suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"I would like to accompany Mio and Ichigo-sama… please would you kindly help me ran after them?"

"Hai!" He replayed as he picked up Megumi in a bridal form and disappeared.

Please tell me if I have mess up on some things in the story!! Thanks!!