"So how did you end up liking the perverted Shop Keeper?" Karin asked during Lunch, Yuzu chocked on the piece of Sushi she had been chewing, "seriously though, how?" her sister blushed clearing her throat.

"Well…"

"Huh?"

"He's a really smart person, he's quite intelligent and when he gets serious it gave me shivers," she stared wide-eyed at her sister, "it was cute watching him act so…"

"Eccentric?" Karin offered,

"No, Otou-san is eccentric," Yuzu denied, "childish yet aloof, he doesn't care what others think of him and even though he isn't a selfish person, he constantly has to make life-changing decisions that may cause many to hate him, but he means well; he sees the bigger picture. A person like that…he can't be selfish without hurting his loved ones, he may be intelligent, but his intelligence doesn't serve him much purpose when it can't keep those he cares about out of complete danger, so he could only have selfish thoughts: nothing more,"

"What? How do you know that?" Karin asked bewildered,

"Because I'm the same," Yuzu answered softly, "he was the only person I could relate to," Karin didn't dare say anything else because she had no idea her sister was like that at all. "It was just a passing crush, but he's a good friend I can talk to," her sister concluded.

"She said that?" Ichigo said sounding somber, Karin gave a nod he leaned against the wall. "I guess that solves the mystery crush on Geta-Boshi," he mused, a silence passed between both siblings. "I never thought she was like that at all, but I guess when you think about it…they're a lot alike-despite the difference in personalities," the black haired girl slid down and sat on the stairs, "Karin,"

"I'm fine, it's just Yuzu…we've been really unfair and selfish with her, we never noticed" she said sounding guilty. All the times they denied Yuzu small things that weren't really necessary, or the fact that Yuzu didn't befriend others because she was good at making friends, but Yuzu saw the bigger picture-just as she had claimed Urahara did the same. They weren't normal Humans; they weren't quite Quincy nor were they fully Shinigami and Ichigo for being an ally of Soul Society would have gathered a handful of enemies by now.

If Yuzu had humans friends who were blissfully unaware of the Spiritual World and the Monsters out there they could become targets. Yuzu may have started to learn Hakuda and Zanjutsu, and some Quincy Techniques out of Uryu the past few weeks; her Reiatsu may have started to grow rapidly, but she wasn't the kind of person who could hurt others without hesitating even if it was the enemy. So Yuzu avoided having human friends other than Midori because she wouldn't be able to protect them, Midori was protected by the both of them since they were child hood friend.

"Its all so different when you think about it" Karin agreed.

"Yuzuuuuuu!" the girl winced as her father's wailing voice filled the house, he ran at her and she carefully avoided his 'bear hug' and he hit the couch. Isshin quickly recuperated, "my little girl, there's a Love Letter for you!" he cried, "mother~ Oh, mother our little girl is growing up, she's going to be whisked away in a horse and run off into the sunset with a boy~! Oh, mother what should I do? What should I do~!?" he wailed as Yuzu read the letter and then ripped it in half.

"Its alright Otou-san, I won't leave the person who sent me this is just play a prank," she reassured him by patting his head and he threw his arms around her wailing into her abdomen,

"But tomorrow is Valentines Day!" he protested,

"Eto…" she began, "I think you're more worried about it than I am, everyone is too scared of Karin-chan and Onii-chan to even dare suggest dating," he paused.

"But Karin isn't going to School tomorrow, they'll gather their courage and fill you with l…lo…lo…lo…lo" his expression was horrified, "No!" he shouted, "I won't allow it! I've decided you're not going to School tomorrow Yuzu!" he gaped as he saw her setting the table, "Yuzuuuuuu! Don't ignore daddy~!"

"You're being silly, I'm going to School. I can't miss Class because you're worried about something so childish,"

"But Yuzuuuu~!"

"I'm going to School and that's that!"

"Y…Yes ma'am,"

Yuzu sweatdropped looking at the ridiculous amount of piles of Letters spilling from her Locker, maybe Otou-san was right when he said she shouldn't have come to School…Oh well, too late for going out she couldn't lie about taking a sick leave. With a small sigh and resigning herself she picked up the first Letter and then opened it very aware of the jealous glares she was receiving and did her best to ignore them.

Yukio looked up from his Video Game Console to the scene on front of him, a smug smirk pulled at his lips as another boy was turned down by Yuzu. He then winced sympathetically: he could have been one of those guys. He put the Console away and watched her sigh exhausted and he looked at his Watch, it marked 5:48pm. He took out his Cell Phone and dialed an all too familiar number. "I've been waiting for you to call," a voice stated.

"Shut up, you're not the one who sat in a rooftop all day," he hissed in response,

"Its all you do anyway," he gritted his teeth, "so did she…?" there was anxiety,

"No, she turned them all down," he said the smirk returning to his lips.

"Don't get any ideas bastard, just because she turned them down doesn't mean she'll accept you!"

"She doesn't even know me," he stated somewhat gloomy,

"Exactly!"

"You're annoying and loud Kurosaki, if that's all," he ended the call. Ichigo shouted curses at the cell phone when he paused at the Text Message he received from Yukio, 'She's tired, go to the Grocery before she does' he sighed out and scratched the side of his head. This was the very reason he didn't hate the blonde Fullbringer brat, because he looked after Yuzu despite her unawareness or his stalker tendencies.

"Stupid brat," he muttered.