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Byakuya watched as the katana turned into a trident, and Harry waved it around, getting used to the feel of it again. Harry smiled and said, "I missed this."

He waved it, and Byakuya jumped over a wave of water. Harry smiled, and said, "Thank you for this opportunity."

He bowed, and resealed his sword. Byakuya nodded, and tucked her hair behind her ear. Ichiko laughed and said, "That's a cool Zanpakuto!"

Then Harry smiled, and the Order had mixed reactions. Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Fred, and George had looks of amazement, Mad-Eye, Kingsley, Snape, and Minerva was suspicion, Molly was concerned about Harry wielding a sword, and Remus and Sirius just looked blank. Harry looked at them and said, "Sirius?"

The ex-con looked at him, while Ichiko and Suke tensed, ready for an attack. Sirius's gaze hardened and he said, "Who are you? My godson does not wield a sword."

"I'm your godson. Just with the powers of someone else!"

Harry frowned, and Suke put an arm around his shoulders protectively, "Harry, we can always go to Karakura. I'm sure Isshin, Kisuke, Orihime, or Sado would be willing to have you live with them."

Harry nodded, "Maybe that's best if my family can't accept me. We should go now."

Harry drew his sword, and stabbed the air. A Senkaimon opened, and four butterflies fluttered out. Harry was just about to walk in when he heard, "Wait! Harry, you can't go!"

He turned to look at Hermione, "Why not? You are obviously suspicious, and Sirius says I'm not his godson, so there's nothing for me here."

Then Ron said, "What about defeating You-Know-Who?"

Harry shrugged, "Why me? There are wizards more powerful than me who could do it. You just pin your problems on me because you don't want to deal with them yourselves. I'm tired of being your scapegoat, get someone else."

He walked through, disregarding the protests, and Harry heard Byakuya sneer, "I applaud you. By putting all your troubles on a teenager, you drove him away."

Byakuya entered and they left Britain. They arrived in the Seireitei, and a tall man with a short boy's cut ran up to them, "Nee-sama!"

Byakuya nodded, "Ruke."

The man named Ruke bowed and said, "Who is that?"

"Harry Potter, the reincarnation of Kaien Shiba."

Ruke paled at that but kept a calm face. Ruke looked at him, and Harry said, "I don't blame you, Kuchiki."

Ruke nodded sadly, and Harry said, "But that's the past, man!"

He clapped the slightly taller man's shoulder and Byakuya said, "Let's go, Kaien."

Harry/Kaien nodded and followed the female noble with Ruke by Harry's side. They walked through the Seireitei, and Harry noticed Ruke keeping a carefully blank mask. Harry sped up to walk next to Byakuya, and Ruke said, "I'm going to spar with Renji."

He left, and Harry looked around, taking a deep breath of the clean air. Harry smiled, and noticed Byakuya glancing at him, her mouth slightly open. Harry smiled, and let his hand casually brush hers. She blushed and he said, "Byakuya…"

She smiled slightly, "Yes, Harry?"

He took her hand, and she blushed. Harry rubbed his thumb across her cheek, "You're cute when you blush…"

Harry just gazed into her charcoal grey eyes, and Byakuya hugged him suddenly. He was confused, but hugged her back. She rested her head on his toned chest and said, "You've been through a lot…"

Harry sighed sadly, "I better go back. I know I'm their scapegoat, but I have to be, because no one else will kill Tom."

Byakuya nodded, frowning, and she said, "Suke, Ichiko and I will visit."

Harry nodded, and swept some of her hair behind her ear. They let each other go, and Harry went back through the Senkaimon. He saw his friends, and they were back inside Grimmauld Place. Harry entered, and there were wands aimed at him instantly.

"Sirius is Snuffles, and Ron has a freckle on his butt that he hides with a glamour."

They put their wands down, Ron stomped off amid the laughter, and Harry sat wearily in the chair. Then a Senkaimon opened, which only Harry could see, and Ichiko and Suke emerged with Byakuya again. "Harry, we're going to watch over you."

Harry gave a miniscule nod to let them know he had heard, "I don't know why the hell you stay here, Harry. They're just using you…"

Ichiko grumbled, and Suke laughed, "Ichiko Kurosaki, you are the one of the oddest woman I have ever met."

Byakuya nodded and Ichiko huffed, "I take offence to that, Suke!"

Harry was trying his damndest not to smile or laugh and he got some odd looks.

Harry finally just smiled, "Sorry, I just remembered a conversation I had a while ago with Ichiko. Also, the reason I left, was to prove that if you place all your problems on one person, you will eventually make them infinitely stronger, break them, or drive them away."

"So, who are your friends, Potter?" Harry caught the double meaning of Moody's question, questioning his loyalties.

"They're Ron, Hermione, Byakuya, Suke, and Ichiko… Why?"

Ginny looked hurt, and Harry sighed, "Also Ginny, Fred, and George." Ginny smiled brightly again, but Harry had turned his attention away from her already.

After a filling dinner, of which Harry only ate a little due to the high fat and grease that, after spending time in Japan, disgusted him. But he didn't want to seem disgraceful, because he was still a Shiba after all. Then the Order met, and they allowed Harry to stay.

After the charms were put up, he was on the receiving end of glares and wary looks again. Mad-Eye spoke up, "We had to keep a positive attitude for the kiddies, but they're gone now, so out with it."

Harry pretended to look innocent and said, sounding surprised, "Out with what, Professor?"

Mad-Eye growled warningly his magical eye whizzing in its socket, "Potter…"

Harry could see the three Shinigami not liking the way the ex-Auror was getting in Harry's face, and the teen said, "Okay… I matured. In Japan, I decided to attend a school. Since I am related to the Kurosaki family, I was accepted. The main lessons you learn in Shino Academy are mature or die. We are taught to use a sword, and if we are advanced enough, part of our soul gets sealed in the sword, giving it special abilities. We harness those abilities. Another thing we learn is mage skills. We use Latin runes for that, and they can do such things as enhance our speed, and are also used for attacking and binding something or someone."

Harry once heard on an American crime show called NCIS, quoted by a man named Gibbs, 'Rule #7: Always be specific when you lie.' Harry lived by that man's rules, and the Order seemed less suspicious. "Who were your friends?"

Tonks asked and Harry grinned a snake-like grin that the old Harry wouldn't have done, "Suke, Ichiko, and Byakuya. First, you have to understand the system of ranks in Shino Academy. There are six main classes, Academy, Genin, Chunin, Jonin, Special Jonin, and ANBU, in that order. Those classes are further divided by rank. The highest being a Captain, with a Lieutenant, then third seat, fourth seat, fifth seat, and so on to the end of the class. The Captain and Lieutenant are usually the oldest, the strongest, and the smartest. The Lieutenant has many of the same privileges as a Captain in case the Captain is otherwise indisposed. Any questions so far?"

Molly nodded, "Which rank and class were you?"

Harry shushed her, "I haven't finished with ranks yet… Now, those six classes are for those who choose to study for on the hand-to-hand stuff. Those focusing more on the sword, rune, and healing magic, we are in 13 different classes, but they are called Divisions. Most Divisions are specialized. For example, 2nd Division trains people who go into the Stealth Force that I mentioned earlier. 4th Division is for healers with really no passion to fight, only to heal. 11th Division is for the people who want nothing for than to fight bloody battles to the death. For those with that insatiable blood lust. They're usually willingly on the frontlines when we have a war." The whole Order noticed how Harry said 'we' instead of 'they'. "12th Division is the scientists, who develop the tech and monitor security."

Then Byakuya cut in, not that the wizards could hear it, "Whoever put that psychotic… thing as head of security has some mental issues…"

"The 13 Divisions are divided the same way as the six others, and Japanese wizards can start their training as early as five years old, and go as old as they want. Essentially, the longer you stay, the longer you learn. We don't try to cram everything into seven short years."

The Order was amazed with his explanation and Harry continued; "Now to answer your question, I started in the 13th Division as a Lieutenant, but I transferred to the 2nd Division when I was offered Captaincy when the old Captain, Soi Fon, left to be with her mentor that had left the Academy years ago."

They were shocked, and Ichiko said, "Yeah, he'll sneak up on ya good!"

Harry smiled softly as Byakuya said, "That's why he always scares you, Ichiko…"

Harry talked with them for a while longer about their plans for Voldemort, proving he had easily gotten their trust with his part-lie.

He smirked as he went up to bed, ready to leave the next day for Hogwarts, and Ichiko and Suke each said something along the lines of, "Be smart, be safe."

Then left. Byakuya sat next to Harry, "I don't know how often I'll be able to see you."

Harry whispered to her softly, while holding her hang gently. They were sitting on the edge of Harry's bed, and the green-eyed teen spoke softly to her, as if afraid of scaring her, which he knew wouldn't happen. Byakuya smiled softly, "I'll visit as often as I can, Harry… Kaien… whoever…"

Harry tucked some hair behind her ear and kissed her forehead, and then her lips gently. He hugged her as if afraid she would disappear, and when he smiled down at her, it quickly turned to horror as Byakuya seemed to fade away before his eyes, and he felt cold trepidation at the sight of her fading into a black oblivion right in his arms.

Harry sat up abruptly in his bed, sweat covering his body like a second skin, and his breathing heavy, his heart pounding. He saw Byakuya sitting in the bed next to him, and he broke down at the sight of her grey-violet eyes. He felt silent tears falling, and he said, "Kuya… please… never leave me… I could never survive…"

Byakuya realized what his nightmare was, and it scared Harry in particular, because he wasn't even sure when he had fallen asleep, because he had been sure he didn't.

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