Chapter 3

Isshin walked to the door and flicked the lock, he then grabbed the knob and opened the door. Isshin looked at his son and smiled.

"Why don't you go visit your Aunt for a while? Kisuke's gonna take her to his shop later to get her a new gegai. " Isshin gestured Ichigo to come in and had him sit in a chair.

Ichigo looked over his Aunt and saw the resemblance. She had the same hair color, and the same eyes when he saw them before. She was just a little bit shorter than him height wise. They looked a lot alike, but there was some character flaws. Also she didn't look that much older than him., she looked around twenty-ish Either than that, Ichigo would say that she looked like him with a wig on.

His Aunt shifted a bit and opened her eyes. She looked over at Ichigo and sat up straighter. She gathered her surroundings and looked over at Isshin.

"Brother? Brother!" she leapt from her bed and hugged Isshin. He shut his eyes and hugged her as hard as he could to make sure she was really there.

"Rei, I thought you were dead." she let go and let out a huge smile. It reminded Ichigo of the smiles he'd give whenever he saw his Mother.

Rei hit her head with a fist and laughed. "I guess this prototype gegai still had a few kinks to work out."

She looked dover at Kisuke and frowned. "You still have the other one I was working on right? This one was too overused."

Kisuke shrugged his shoulders and looked at Tessai. "Maybe I do, and maybe I don't. But I do have a new line of gegais you can try out until we make you a new one."

"New one? What happened to my old gegai?" Rei put her hands on her hips.

Kisuke looked around the room and nervously laughed. "I uh... I uh just wanted to test it out and uh..."

"He accidently destroyed it." said Tessai.

Kisuke turned his back to Rei and felt the death glare she was giving him.

"Destroyed HUH? You destroyed MY gegai? You're going to make me a new one just like it- NO A BETTER ONE. FOR FREE."

"Free? I gave you the materials for the first one anyways." screamed Kisuke to her face. She got up on her tip-toes and shouted in his.

"Well maybe if your dumbass didn't destroy my extra I wouldn't have you make me one!"

"Uhhh... guys?" said Ichigo in a small voice.

"WHAT!?" screamed the two in unison. Rei looked over at Ichigo for a while and let go of the chunk of Kisuke's clothes she grabbed.

"... Ichigo?" asked Rei.

Ichigo crossed his arms and looked at her. "Yeah, whatdoya want?" he retorted.

Rei walked over to him and hugged him tightly. He didn't know why, but he wrapped his arms around her automatically. It brought out the feeling he had when his mother use to give him hugs, warm and caring. Rei was the first to let go and looked at his face.

"You've grown up so much since I last saw you." Ichigo looked at his Aunt and actually smiled.

"You knew me when I was little?"

"Only a few days after you were born. Then Aizen sent someone to kill me, but I fell in the river while I was using my newest invention."

"Invention?" asked Ichigo curiously.

"Yes, I created this orb, and when you throw it down, it teleports you to anywhere that you want!" Rei pointed her finger at Ichigo and then tapped her forehead. "But I guess I was thinking of the US somehow before I lost my memory..." Rei turned around and looked at Kisuke.

"We need to get to your shop as soon as possible. Ichigo, you and Kuchiki come with us. We're gonna need you to protect his shop for a little."

Ichigo's smile faded as he looked at his Aunt.

"What, why? And how did you know that Rukia was a Kuchiki?"

"I knew she was a Kuchiki because she looks just like her sister, Hisana." Rei walked to the door and turned the knob. She was then face to face with her nieces and Rukia that were eavesdropping.

Rei arched her eyebrow as she looked at the girls. She smiled and hugged Karin and Yuzu.

"You two must be Masaki's, you look just like her! By the way... where is she?" Rei looked side to side and didn't see her sister-in-law. She looked back and Isshin and saw grief in his eyes.

"Oh... I understand." she let go of her nieces and smiled.

"Well I have to go to Mr. Urahara's now. I might stay there overnight too..."

"Wait!" screamed Yuzu. "Why don't you stay with us? You can sleep in our room!"

"That room is so crammed full of crap." replied Ichigo as he looked at Rukia.

"Are you implying that I am this 'crap' that's in their room?" asked Rukia as she crossed her arms.

"Ok. Well I'm gonna go now. Ichigo and Rukia, please come with us to Kisuke's." said Rei as she tried to avoid the bickering. Rei exited the room and the others followed.

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When they reached the shop Jinta and Uryuu were standing in front. Jinta crossed his arms as he watched Kisuke approach.

"And just where were you?" asked Jinta coldly,

"We were over at the Kurosaki's." replied Kisuke. Jinta's ams fell down and he gaped at him.

"You mean you went to see the Goddess without me?"

"Goddess?" asked Rei as she looked at the red head.

"Y-YOU. You're alive?" Rei crossed her arms and looked to the side.

"You sound surprised Jinta." stated Rei. She looked over at Uryuu and smiled.

"Well hello Uryuu, keeping Jinta in check are we?" Uryuu nodded and looked at him.

"She's not checking on me!" screamed Jinta.

"Well you sound a little embarrassed kiddo." replied Rei. She shrugged her shoulders and walked past them.

"Kisuke you better get this over with. Ichigo and Rukia, please stay outside and watch for hollows."

"Hollows? What?" asked Ichigo.

"When I'm removed from my gegai my reiatsu will be released. That'll attract a ton of hollows to here."

"Come on, your reiatsu isn't that strong." stated Rukia. Kisuke coughed and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Well actually..."

"Let's get this over with, I'm about to collapse." said Rei sternly.

"I'll help the guys watch for hollows." said a voice from the roof.

They looked up and saw a black cat sitting on the roof top. It jumped down and transformed into a woman.

"Yoruichi Shihoin, long time no see." said Rei as she looked at her old friend.

"You don't look a day older than when I last saw you." replied Yoruichi

"Well I guess that's a good thing." grinned Rei

"Alright reunion over. We need to get you in a gegai NOW." Kisuke pushed Rei into the store and slammed the door. Tessai gently opened in and entered as well.

"Alright you two, are you ready to fight some hollows?" asked Yoruichi cooly.

"Uhh." replied the two in unison

"Ichigo you idiot!" screamed a voice. Ichigo felt a small tap on his head. Kon tried to do a flying kick, but it was no effect.

"Your Dad told me I had to come all the way here because you FORGOT me! SIster Rukia, Ichigo is so cruel!!" Kon was holding onto a dispenser of Soul Candy while he whined. Rukia ripped the tube from his hand and pressed on Chappy's head. Instantly her soul was ripped from her body.

Ichigo quickly snatched Kon and shoved his hand down his throat. He pulled out a pill and quickly swallowed it. He too, was torn from his body.

They waited for the hollows, but they never came. Tessai came outside, he pulled off his glasses and cleaned them with a handkerchief.

"Mr. Kisuke said to ready in a few seconds. You'll know when it's time." Tessai replaced the frames on the bridge of his nose and walked inside.

"How are we gon-"

Immense pressure came out of no where and hit them like a bomb. Ichigo looked over at Rukia and saw that she could hardly move. What was stange was that he could move fluidly like there wasn't any pressure at all.

"Ichigo, NOW!" screamed Yoruichi as hollows filled the sky. She jumped off and started taking on the hollows.

"Great." groaned Ichigo.