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~25 years later~
Shunsui stood at the front of the meeting hall. The meeting was going pretty well. Nothing to report so far, just regular patrols taking place and small Hollows showing up every now and then. Nothing out of the ordinary.
"Kurotsuchi-Taichou, your report." Shunsui looked towards the strangely dressed man. His outfits were getting weirder and weirder by the years.
"Nothing much. Just a strong fluctuation in reiatsu coming from Karakura town. The wave lengths are unstable and disappear almost as fast as they appear. It is mostly at around Taichou level, but it rarely ever shows up." Shunsui stared at him with an annoyed look. That was not 'nothing'.
"It's not a Kurosaki, is it?" Shunsui looked towards the Taichou of 8th squad, Kurosaki Ichigo.
"Not likely. My dad said Yuzu has no reiatsu and Karin's is on record since she is the new Substitute Shinigami in Karakura town. I might be able to identify it if you had a sample of it." Ichigo rubbed the back of his neck. Even after all of these years, he still hated the formality of these meetings. And the length of them.
"Impossible. The only way to get a sample would be to be in direct contact with the source. And since we can't locate it, due to the brief amount of time it is present and how unpredictable it is, it is impossible to get a sample." Mayuri scoffed at the oranged haired man. He never liked him. "Besides, there isn't anyone with enough time to spare to take the time to stay in the human world till it showed up again."
"Not true." Shunsui turned to his assistant Fukutaichou, Ise Nanao. She was with him in all of his meetings. "Kyoraku-Soutaichou has enough time to get drunk, get over a hangover, and flirt with all the girls in the bar before it's even noon. He has enough free time."
"I'm not that lazy." Shunsui pouted at Nanao. Lisa was rubbing off on her. "Do you have a general area that the Reiatsu has been appearing in?" He looked at the Taichou of 12th squad with a bored look. He was not looking forward to the work.
"Yes actually. In the past month it has appeared at Karakura High about 8 times. If you stay around there, you have a 20% chance of coming across it, if it shows up." Mayuri wasn't sure of his guess, but it was the most possible place to find the reiatsu.
"Okay then. I will be heading to Karakura town to try and find the person with this reiatsu. Nanao-chan will be taking care of matters while I am gone. If an emergency comes up, I will have a Spirit phone with me." Shunsui looked at all of the Taichous while he spoke. They all knew he hadn't taken a break since Ukitake died, this was going to be good for him. "Meeting adjourned."
The doors creeped open as the Taichous filed out of the room. One Fukutaichou rushed into the room. "Nanao-chan." Lisa pulled Nanao into a hug and spun around with her. "You're finally out of that dreadful meeting. Now I can finally give you your good morning kiss."
Shunsui rolled his eyes at the girl's antics, typical Lisa. Shunsui walked towards his barrack to pack for his stay in the living world. "Maybe I should stay in a hotel, or I could rent an apartment." Shunsui hadn't thought much about what he would do when he wasn't following the reiatsu.
"I'll figure it out when I get there." Shunsui finished packing his bag and sent a messenger to get the Senkaimon opened. He walked to the office and hoped to find Nanao before he left. "Nanao-chan?" He walked into the office and found her sitting at his desk with Lisa sitting on top of it. "No sex in the office, and definitely not on my desk."
"Taichou! That would never happen!" Nanao began to protest, but Lisa silenced her with a kiss.
"Okay Shunsui. Now go. We also filed for you to take a three week break. Keys to your apartment." Lisa threw a set of keys at him, he caught them. "The keys to your car." Shunsui caught the other set of keys she threw at him. "And your wallet and maps." Shunsui ducked as a book was thrown his way.
It opened to reveal the items she had listed as it landed on the floor. "Are all of the books like this, or only this one?" Shunsui questioned what Nanao had hidden in her books. Lisa only shrugged as Nanao continued to work.
He picked up the few items that where in the book and slid them into his bag. "Then I'm off. See you both when I get back." Shunsui waved as he walked out of the office. He still didn't fully understand their relationship, but he knew they loved each other.
Shunsui took his time going through the Senkaimon, there wasn't a rush. He probably wouldn't feel the reiatsu for a few days, or even a week. He opened up the map as soon as he stepped onto the street in Karakura town. He easily found the apartment complex and his apartment on the fourth floor.
He looked around the little apartment. It had a kitchen and living room. A bathroom with a shower and bathtub and a door that connected it to the bedroom. The bedroom was fairly large and had patio doors that acted as windows. The apartment was completely furnished and a Gigai was tucked into the bed. "Well that's convenient."
Shunsui slipped into the Gigai and dressed in a pair of jeans and a shirt that he had brought with him. Lisa had given him clothes from the human world as a gift for when he decided to visit her while they were still exiled...and Ukitake was still alive.
He shook his head to clear his thoughts. He hadn't thought of his friend since the funeral. And every year on that same day. Tomorrow was that day. "It gets harder every year." He got up and grabbed his keys and wallet. He needed a drink and he had passed a bar a few blocks away.
He walked in silence to the bar, it was almost midnight. He was relieved to see it was a 24-hour bar. He wanted to drink for a while. He sat at the bar and ordered a drink.
He was on his third when a figure caught his eye. She had long pure white hair and vivid green eyes. She had a smile on her face and her laughter rang out like a wind chime. Jushiro's smiling face popped into his head.
'No.' He turned away from the girl and ordered a stronger drink. It was past midnight.
"Hey Kalin! Can I get a Vodka Tonic?" He caught sight of the same girl sitting a few seats down from him.
"Coming right up Yuki. How's the family doin'?" Shunsui tried to ignore the conversation, but he had nothing better to do.
"Their fine. Although it's getting hard to get home from school when you've got half the thugs on the other side of town looking for a fight with one of the Ukitake heir. Honestly, sometimes I wish I was born in a regular family." Shunsui couldn't help but stare at the girl now.
'Did she say...Ukitake?' Shunsui ordered another drink. He needed to know what she was talking about.
"I guess that's the problem with being in a Yukaza family. How are the brothers? Still keeping track of their little Hime-chan?" He was glad he was able to silence the chuckle that fought to escape his lips.
Before the girl could answer his question two men wrapped their arms around her shoulders. Both had spiked black hair with different coloured tips. "You bet we do, Kalin! Dad was wondering where went, Yuki-chan." The man with red tips kissed the girl's forehead. Obviously a brother.
The other brother pulled her drink away from her. "You know dad doesn't like you drinking. It's not lady like." This brother had the tips of his hair coloured bright blue.
"Like hell I'm going to be lady like. Don't forget I still hold the title of champion of the house. So, we going home?" Shunsui felt a bit depressed about not being able to hear her voice. It was a lovely sound to him.
He stayed seated as they left, finishing his drink and thinking over what he had heard.
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