Four-Year Reunion
A/N: Well I got some good feed back and I've got some time on my hands so here's the third chapter. Thanks again to all who reviewed, it always makes me want to write more.
Chapter Three
All five of them had just walked into Urahara's shop to see a small raven-haired girl talking to Urahara.
"Ah, Kurosaki-san, Hitsuguya-san, Free Loader-san, Madarame-san, Rangiku-san. As you can see Kuchiki-san is here, too." Urahara said. Everyone except for Renji laughed when he was referred to as 'Free Loader-san'. Damn, it's been more than four years since I stayed at this place and they still call me that?, Renji thought.
"Why are you here, Rukia?" Ichigo asked her. After all, normally if she was part of the same assignment she would have come with the group, not a month later.
"Those four were taking too long and they sent me to see what was wrong." Rukia said, then she thought for a second and said, "And it's been four years and the greeting I get from you is 'Why are you here'?"
"Yep." Ichigo said bluntly. But he had to admit, it was nice to see her again. Things were too quiet when she wasn't there, which made life even duller than it was when there's nothing new to do.
"It was this idiot's fault that we took so long; his reiatsu would be out in the open for a while, then all of the sudden it would be undetectable! How were we supposed to find him?" Renji said as he pointed at Ichigo. Being called an idiot and having the mission lasting so long being blamed on him ticked Ichigo off.
"How is it my fault?" Ichigo asked, "I didn't even know people looking for me. And also, how hard is it to find someone with hair like mine, it doesn't exactly blend in!"
"Why would we need to tell you? You're a shinigami, you should have been able to sense our reiatsus." Renji retorted. This was turning into another one of their yelling matches.
"You know I can't sense reiatsus very well!" Ichigo yelled back.
"And whose fault is that? Any good shinigami should be able to sense reiatsu!" Renji yelled.
"What about Kenpachi and Yachiru? Are you saying they're not good?" Ichigo yelled even louder.
"They're exceptions, idiot!" Renji yelled twice as loud.
" Who're you calling an idiot, dumbas—"
"SHUT UP, BOTH OF YOU!!!" Rukia and Hitsuguya screamed in unison. Everyone went silent and Ichigo and Renji's faces were mere inches from each other's and they were glaring at the face across from them. They only moved when some one spoke.
"Well at least we know Ichigo and Renji's arguments are still the same." Rukia said. "Now lets just get back to Seireitei." Everyone agreed and they quickly used Urahara's gate to Soul Society because Ichigo didn't have a hell butterfly so he couldn't use the one the others used to get here.
They landed in west Rukongai and quickly made their way to Seireitei. Once inside Seireitei, Hitsuguya lead Ichigo to first division head quarters where Yamamato was. Ichigo and Hitsuguya went inside and found Yamamato, where Yamamato greeted them and told both of them to sit down.
"Well it's nice to see we finally found you, Kurosaki Ichigo. I was beginning to think you had changed continents because it was taking so long. Now I assume you know why you're here." Yamamato said.
"Well, no, I don't know. Everyone said they weren't told." Ichigo said. He was now curious why Yamamato said he should know.
"Hitsuguya-taicho, I left a note on Matsumoto's desk. She didn't tell you?" Yamamato asked.
"Unfortunately, Matsumoto probably never read it." Hitsuguya said, obviously trying to mask is anger at his fukutaicho from the other taicho.
"I see, well then I will explain. Kurosaki, as you might have heard we are still short three captains. When this was discussed during a captain meeting your name was brought up multiple times. There is one flaw with you being a captain, though. You don't know our rules or procedures. So to solve this I have decided that with your consent, you will be appointed to one of the squad taichos and follow them. You will somewhat act like a second fukutaicho but you will be allowed to attend the taicho meetings to understand what goes on better so that when you are a taicho you are prepared." Yamamato stopped for a minute to hear Ichigo's response.
"But how will I be a captain if I'm still alive in the real world? Or would I live here and make this pretty much my job, that wouldn't be much of a problem because I really don't know what type of job I'm going to get when I graduate from college. The only problem is that I don't exactly want to leave Kon, a mod soul that I normally keep in a plushy, in my body. So would I bring my body here?" Ichigo wondered.
"Yes you would bring your body here and you would live here as if you had already died in the real world. Of coarse you would be allowed multiple visits to your family and friends." Yamamato answered. "So do you agree?"
Ichigo took a deep breath and said, "Yes."
A/N: Well this is the end of the third chapter, sorry that it was shorter than the other two. Now in the next chapter, who will Ichigo be assigned to? Hitsuguya? Byakuya? Ukitake? Or maybe Kenpachi? Please review. I hope to update again tomorrow.