"You know if I was riding on Orihime's back—"

"Then I wouldn't have to rip your stuffing out?" In annoyance of the stuffed lion, all four took the last step into the museum of another step of a game. Why was it that it was close coming to an end, another move was placed on them? From the hollowness of a closed museum, the moonlit shadows covered the grounds of history.

This game is going to end now! How long must they play this little girl's game? It didn't matter. Through speakers high above the ceiling, small laughter alarmed all four that she was here. Hiraku Tadayoshi will end it tonight.

"Welcome!"

"We've done everything you've asked us to do! Now show yourself!"

"First we play hide-and-seek and you guys are it!"

"We didn't—"

"Fine, but what is our prize if we win?" The sudden question interrupted Uryu's irritation for the childish game. As irritating as this game was, Orihime and Chad must be returned safely.

"Your friends of course!" Ichigo's blood ran further from irritation to frustration. This girl's voice was starting to piss him off! But as Hiraku questioned, they will have to play this game in order to get the prize they needed.

"Alright, I guess we'll find you then."

"Oh and there's another thing! Take out your weapons and place them there!" Hiraku was now puzzled to raise his mysterious, lingering eyes up behind a skeleton what was a dinosaur. Why would she request them to leave their zanpaktou? Was there a chance that using their zanpaktou can stop this stupid game?

"That's not funny!" Two of the Soul Reapers were not too appeased with the display of their glass cases displayed on the other side of the entrance. Hiraku grazed down to three display cases and despite the other crushed name tags to scatter in pieces by two obviously pissed off males, the last one to the right displayed: "Cutie".

"Hey, how come Hiraku gets cutie?!"Renji grumbled underneath his breath, but the other three men were still able to hear Renji's obvious jealously. Hiraku's curve of amusement lingered on the devious smirk. Unsheathing his sword, Renji caught his new partner's weapon.

"You can't even compare yourself to Hiraku, Renji." The taunt of another amused male only brought more delight when Hiraku began to the few steps with the Quincy. For a human teenager, he does seem to pleasure Hiraku with his remarks. Although the question that has not seeped into the consciousness has arose within the atmosphere.

Why was Ichigo keeping himself close to Hiraku?

"So this is the room we are supposed to go in?" A room radiating gold painting passing through the skeleton standing before their fate, the display of historical events. Hiraku was only silent with his smirk disappearing. The figure of taking another step, Hiraku passed through their destination of the door frame. In the step of taking with a room of plain, exhibition, crimson eyes widened their eyes ever so slightly.

"Hey, what's up with this place? It seems like the same room over and over again."

"When I came here before, it defiantly wasn't this big." Dumbfounded was the three males lingering behind a Soul Reaper, advancing forward into the same room. From the lights and darkness of these rooms, stood now a Soul Reaper who knew what was playing in their heads.

"Hey Hiraku, where are you going?"

"I don't know, he didn't say anything!" The struggle of a stuffed animal was soon to be breaking the silence from infinite space. "That's because I didn't say anything." Turning his full attention over by the turn of his heel, Hiraku soon again walked towards them who were only a foot away. "When we leave this place, I need you three to follow what I say."

"This is getting really boring!" Along once the silent museum, an impatient child swung her legs from back to forth. It shouldn't take 20 minutes to escape her labyrinth. From the room of what was supposed to be one was to become a hallucination of multiple rooms. One step after another will lead to another of endless rooms. It was a very difficult game, but were these group of males this stupid to not figure out what the Hell to do!

"Hmm…seems this was more of a complicated game than we anticipated. Perhaps they haven't—"

"Bakudo #1, Sai!" There was nothing that has been presented of a similar presence to activate a form of Shinigami combat based on advanced spells. In the fall on a little girl upon the glistening glaze floor, she fell in the plump on the titled floor. Any other time, no one could show another how to teach kido in 20 minutes. Ichigo Kurosaki, Substitute Soul Reaper, has mastered the art of one kido!

"W—Wha is going on!" From a kick from behind, another fell to the floor that has been joined with another. Where was this appearing from? To veer through the skeleton that once was in front of the museum, eyes of the "master mind" behind this annoying game. "What happened?!"

"Finally, we got you." In all landing on the ground to hover surrounding all three of the gamers, Ichigo placed his hands into his pockets.

"Yeah, we would've got you sooner if someone wasn't flirting with someone who was teaching them how to use kido." Paleness painted a small hint of blush from the masking hint of embarrassment. "S—Shut up you idiot!" In the sudden unveiling of the one to be flirted upon, he withdrew himself behind from Renji and Uryu.

"We have caught all three of you. So I think that means we win back Orihime and Chad. Now where—"

"Ichigo,-"Hiraku widened his eyes in remembrance of a familiar feminine voice running around from the skeleton. In another masculine presence within the entrance, another appeared making their appearance from the claps bouncing off the hollow walls.

"I should've figured it was you out because you never finished us off or hurt us when you had the chance. You kept pushing us into tighter and tighter situations, but you always let us slip away. We should've noticed that. But I still don't understand why you did this." A smile of reassurance shown itself when the other stood before the paralyzed figures lay before him.

"I have found that certain games can be very useful for training purposes. They can improve a number of disciplines, including: stamina, intellect, teamwork, making quick judgments, and coping with adversity. They even strengthen the bonds between friends. Perhaps most important of all is provide a chance to take a good look at yourself." Urahara explained.

"Do you really think we need that?"

"Yeah, for example, you are able to use kido with Hiraku's guidance." This even took him a bit taken back by a familiar feeling that Urahara displayed himself towards all. "Hiraku," The crimson rubies turned his attention back to the elder, former Soul Reaper away from the eyes taken in what was being talked about of Hiraku.

"What?"

"You have displayed tenacious leadership within the group. You were the only one to see through the labret traps and guide them in preparation for the step to take and even firm to handle them. Tell me, is there anything you are hiding from us?" An incapable question broke through the heavy atmosphere. What was he to answer? How was Hiraku securely answered, without answering the truth they desired?

However in a sudden movement of shrugging, the smile grew. "Was it just luck you are capable of leading as a commander?" A force to withdraw Hiraku from the next sentence Urahara was going to have a talk about made the handsome blond to take a deep breath.

Hiraku is to not acknowledge his true-self, a threat to existence.

"That aside, did you know Yoruichi was here conducting an investigation?"

"Um, hello!" There was no silence left for all three of the unmovable preys were steadily trying to move. Renji sloughed his shoulders forward in spectacle watching.

"Opps."