Chapter 4: Kisuke Urahara

I wake up in a cold sweat and attempt to sit up only to immediately regret the decision.

"Did anyone get the number of the truck that hit me?"

I find myself staring at a ceiling I'm unfamiliar with. I groan as memories of the fight with the abnormal hollow surface to the forefront of my mind. That's going to be a boatload of paper work and a pain in the ass to explain. At least if I'm injured I can sleep. I close my eyes to go back to sleep only to find that there is a weight on me. I slowly lift the covers and see a man with an amazing mustache and tanned skin wearing glasses lying on top of me.

"It seems as though you're awake after all! Glad to see that you're beginning to feel better."

"…"

A strange man is in my bed staring right at me for god knows how long. You might be wondering what I do in this sort of situation. Well, it's simple. I do what any other reasonable person would do. Scream my head off and attempt to remove the strange man from my bed.

"What the fuck!"

I try to scramble to my feet, only to be pinned by the man.

"While it's good that you're feeling better Mr. Abarai, you shouldn't be moving yet."

"I'll stay still the minute you get out of the bed!"

After a few minutes, and a few reopened wounds later, I manage to get him out of my bed.

"Thanks for healing me and all Tessai, but you know that freaks me out whenever you do that."

I sigh at the man now standing next to my bed. Yes, I know this man. His name is Tessai Tsukabishi, a kido master that I've met a few times. The kido master pushes his glasses further onto his nose before nodding.

"I apologize. I had intended to leave before you had awoken, but you recovered faster than I thought you would."

"…At least you were planning on leaving. Just let me take a nap…"

I attempt to roll over when I hear the door open. I look aside and see a man wearing a green striped hat and a dirty kimono with messy blonde hair that covers his eyes enter the room.

"Hi Urahara."

"Hello Tai, had a bit of a rough time I see."

"Yeah, I would have been fine if I didn't have to protect those girls. Thanks for bringing me here by the way."

"Don't thank me, thank Ms. Kurosaki and Ms. Ishida for carrying you here."

"Who?"

I give Kisuke a blank look as gives me a little chuckle.

"The two girls you saved brought you here and asked me to help you. Ms. Ishida took off the minute she dropped you off, but Ms. Kurosaki has been visiting for the past three days."

"I see, so that's what happe-THREE DAYS!"

I once again attempt to sit up only to regret the decision once more when my mind registers what Kisuke said. I shoot the former soul reaper a look of surprise and see him nodding. His carefree look is quickly replaced by a serious one as he unfolds his fan.

"Correct, you've been asleep for the past three days. You were quite injured and lost a lot of blood Mr. Abarai. On top of that, you kept emitting waves of spiritual pressure at random moments for the first two days. Would you care to explain what happened?"

I feel shocked at what he says before nodding. Tessai helps me sit up and I begin telling him what happened. I tell him about the strange hollow, how it exhibited the abilities of an arrancar or a vasto lorde despite not being a menos. I also mention what happened to its spiritual pressure when it bit me and how it could talk, saying something about a host. Then, I finally mention the voice I heard.

"A host? You're sure it said host?"

"Yeah."

I give an off handed reply but seeing the look on Kisuke's face makes my blood run like ice.

"Is something wrong?"

"Hm… perhaps. Are you having any trouble controlling your spiritual pressure?"

"No."

"And this voice, do you remember what it said?"

I once more shake my head at the question.

"I was already losing conscious when it happened. Honestly, I barely even remembering hearing the voice."

"I see."

A thoughtful look appears on Kisuke's face before he places his hand on my good shoulder.

"Congratulations, you've just heard the voice of your zanpakuto!"

My eyes widen at the statement and I feel myself jump for joy, internally, I can't actually jump for joy yet. Before I can even respond to that, the door opens once more and a woman with purple hair and dark skin steps in.

"Hello Yoruichi."

A happy look comes across Yoruichi's face upon seeing me up and about before turning behind her.

"Oh, it looks like you're in luck Izuna, Tai's woken up."

"Thank goodness."

Yoruichi steps out of the way and a familiar head of blonde hair appears. A girl wearing a high school uniform enters the room. She quickly closes the door behind her and bows towards me.

"Thank you for saving Canna and I yesterday and I'm sorry for getting in your way!"

"Ah, w-well it's fine. Protecting people and pluses is my job, so don't worry about it."

"But-!"

"I said don't worry about it. My name is Tai Abarai, what's yours."

"Oh, it's Izuna Kurosaki. It's a pleasure to formally meet you!"

Izuna bows her head as she introduces herself and I do the same. Kurosaki is it? Why does that sound familiar? Whatever, I'm too tired to think.

Anyway, now that I'm not blurry visioned from blood loss, I can actually get a good look at the girl and I have to admit, I like what I see. A beautiful and gentle face, with green eyes and soft looking cheeks. Couple that with her voluptuous chest and curves that a high school girl typically doesn't have and her bubbly happy attitude, I find myself unintentionally staring at her. I quickly shake my head before she notices and smile at her.

"Hm?"

I suddenly feel a familiar surge of spiritual pressure. There it is again, that spiritual pressure that I've been tracking. Only this time, I don't even have to look for the source as it's standing right in front of me. I feel shock take over when I realize that Izuna has been the one with the strange spiritual pressure.

"Well, that answers that question."

"Hm?"

"Nothing, just thinking out loud. I'm just glad that you're alright still."

When in doubt and talking to a girl, use flattery or concern, works about 90% of the time. Seeing Izuna lightly blush at my comment before stuttering out an incoherent sentence lets me know that my speech skill just leveled up. I laugh a little at the sight of an embarrassed beauty, only to see said beauty puff her cheeks and pout.

"Anyway, when can I expect to be back in the field?"

I return my attention to Kisuke causing him to play with his almost none existent facial hair. (A/N: yes, I know Kisuke has a beard, but honestly, it's not much of one)

"Well, seeing how quickly you've recovered, I'd say you can get back in action in tomorrow, but I'd give it one more day just to be on the safe side."

I do a guts pose inside my mind upon hearing that I don't have to do anything for two whole days. At least, until I hear-

"However, your parents told me to train you if you should ever show up and seeing that you are finally learning how to speak to your zanpakuto, something that should have happened years ago before you even left the academy, I'm sure that your parents would be willing to send someone to cover the remainder of your mission so you can train."

I feel my blood run cold at the idea of going back to that he- I mean training with Kisuke. However, before I can say anything, Izuna gives off a noise that can only be described as pure joy.

"You're going to train him to Mr. Hat and clogs?"

I snicker at the name Izuna has given Kisuke before my mind catches what she said.

"Too?"

"Right, you probably don't know but Mr. Hat and clogs has agreed to help me become a soul reaper. I don't have the talent to become a quincy, but according to Mr. Hat and clogs, being a soul reaper is in my blood!"

I stare at Izuna in surprise before quickly turning my attention to Kisuke.

"That's correct! I've already received permission from her father to allow me to train her in the ways of becoming a soul reaper! That means I'll be training both you and Ms. Kurosaki at the same time."

Kisuke emphasizes the last four words as he winks at me. I give him a smile of respect, thanks, and hate. You're just as crafty as ever Kisuke, using a beautiful girl that's my age as bait. Still, he caught me hook, line, and sinker.

"Fine."

"Great! Your training will start in two days, so rest up and get better! Ms. Kurosaki, could you please follow Yoruichi down to the training grounds, Tai needs his rest."

"What'll you be doing Mr. Hat and clogs?"

"Ah, there's someone I need to go see for a few moments, and I'll be joining you shortly."

Before I can say anything, my visitors leave one by one and I give an angry grin.

"Damn you Kisuke Urahara, damn you indead."

POV third person

Just outside the shop, Kisuke and Tessai are waiting for someone.

"So, did you notice it boss?"

Kisuke nods towards Tessai's words.

"I did, and it's just as I feared. It's asleep for now, but should his life be put in danger, it won't stay that way. He needs to get stronger, or else it will consume him."

"Should we call them?"

Kisuke shakes his head.

"I've already contacted them, and they said that someone's on their way. Truthfully, I'm more worried about this hollow. From what Ms. Kurosaki and Mr. Abarai have told me, this thing looked like an abnormal Fishbone D., something that both Ms. Ishida and Mr. Abarai should have had no issues taking care of, yet Ms. Ishida couldn't even hurt it, and Mr. Abarai was nearly killed. Not to mention the after effects and what the hollow was looking for."

Kisuke lower his hat as an unpleasant idea forms in his mind.

"I hate to admit it, but I've got a bad feeling about this Tessai."

"As do I boss."

Kisuke looks to his right and see a familiar figure approaching.

"But for now, there's not much we can do other than greeting our guest."

Hello everyone, tjmrocks19 here with another update. I'll be honest here, I kind of lost track of time and with winter break now over, I'll probably have less time to write stories like this with college and what not. As an apology, I'm going to be updating this story again within the week.

I'm also working on another story now, a dragon ball fanfic. I'll be alternating which stories I update once the dragon ball story is up and running. Meaning, meaning one week will be bleach and the next will be DB. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed the chapter and give me a review when you get the chance, the next chapter for this should be up in a few moments.