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~Seireitei Wall~

Two figures dressed in black with orange hair sat atop the wall the surrounded Seireitei. They were looking out over the squad buildings.

"How long do you think we'll have to hide, Hikaru?" Kaoru continued looking out at Seireitei as his brother answered.

"I don't know, but it probably will be a while." Hikaru stood up on the wall. "Come on. We better get some different clothes so we can blend in better. Then we'll have to find someplace to stay and somewhere to work."

The brothers jumped off the wall into the Rukongai. They look around for a shop to buy different clothes at. They come across a quaint little stall hidden between two larger stalls.

"Let's try this place." Kaoru drags his brother towards the stall. "Look at those two." Kaoru pointed at a black yukata with a white sash and a white yukata with a black sash. Both had a red feather stitched into the fabric. "How much for those two yukatas?"

"Are you two shinigamis?" The girl at the stall stared at the boys in amazement. "I can give you the shinigami rate?"

"No. Full price is just fine. I would hate to cheat such a sweet girl." Hikaru gave her a gentle smile. "What's your name?"

"M...M...Mai. I'm Mai. Who are you two?" The girl asked as she pulled the yukatas down from their hanging place.

"Were just unseated shinigami. Nothing special. Is this enough?" Hikaru handed her a pouch of money.

Mai looked into the pouch and found twice as much as the regular price for both of the yukatas in there. "Excuse me, this is-" she looked up to find the yukatas and the two shinigami gone. "I never even got your names." She looked back to the letter on the desk. "Maybe I should go. After all, I got a ticket to take the entrance exam." Mai ran off to the back of the store to tell her parents what she was planning.

~Rukongai 1st distract~

"How much farther are we going?" Kaoru complained loudly.

Hikaru sighed as they walked on. "I don't know. We haven't found any place suitable to live in. Or any place livable for that matter." Hikaru caught sight of what used to be a house. It was almost completely demolished.

Both stopped when they noticed something move. They went back to back with their hands on their zanpakutou. They relaxed a little when they noticed it was just another soul.

He looked rather rugged. His dull red hair was tangled and he looked like he hadn't bathed in weeks. He smelled that way too.

"Are you boys lost?" He had a nice, gentle sounding voice.

The twins relaxed a bit more, but kept their hands on their zanpakutou.

"No. We were just walking around. Are you lost?" Hikaru asked the strange man.

"Me? No, no. I'm just waiting for someone to come back. She borrowed something from, and I'm hoping to get it back." The figure turned and walked away from them. "If you see a girl with bright red hair, let me know please."

"Where would we find you to tell you?" Kaoru asked the man suspiciously.

The man turned and smiled at the boys. "I'm always near this house. Just come by here, and I'll find you." With that the man walked behind a tree, and was gone.

"Creepy guy." The twins said softly.

They walked out of the clearing and continued on. They stopped when they saw an old lady carrying a large basket of peaches on her back and a large watermelon her arms.

They casually walked up to the old lady. "Mind if we help, Obaa-san?" Hikaru smiled sweetly at the old lady. He took the large and surprisingly heavy watermelon from her arms.

"Why thank you, that would be most helpful." Kaoru took the basket off her shoulders. "Oh twins. You two must be mischievous." She chuckled at the two boys.

"Not that much, Obaa-san." Kaoru smiled at the sweet lady.

Her house wasn't too far. It was a bit run down and there weren't many people nearby, but it looked comfortable.

"I'll go and make us some tea. You can bring the fruit back here to the kitchen." The twins followed her through the house. It was quite nice, despite the few places that needed a touch up. "It gets a little lonely when Shiro-chan and Momo-chan can't visit. It's nice to meet such nice boys. Are you new around here?"

Kaoru started unloading the peaches into the basket in the kitchen that had a label for them on it. "Yes actually. We just got here."

"Oh. Have you found a place to stay?" She started making tea while she chatted with the boys.

"Would you like me to slice up the watermelon, Obaa-san?" Hikaru asked while placing the watermelon on the counter.

"Please Obaa-chan sounds much better, and that would be most helpful. My strength isn't what it used to be." She smiled at the twins. She liked them very much.

"My pleasure, Obaa-chan. No we haven't found a place yet, but we're looking." Hikaru began slicing up the watermelon.

Obaa-chan began to pour the ready tea. "Well, look no further. I have plenty of empty space and you both would be most welcome."

The twins looked towards the old lady and smiled at her. 'I like her!' Both turned to each other and laughed a bit.

"Twin moment?" Obaa-chan joined them in their laughter.

~hours later~

The three sat on the porch watching the trees sway in the noon time heat. They had eaten a peach and watermelon soup that Kaoru had made.

Obaa-chan put down her second bowl. "That is most likely the most delicious thing I have ever tasted. Thank you for the lovely meal, Kaoru-chan."

Kaoru smiled at the old lady. They had only met her a few hours ago and she could already tell the two apart. "Thank you, Obaa-chan. I learned to cook from my mother." Kaoru had quite enjoyed his mothers imaginative creations.

"Mom's cooking was pretty good, when dad didn't upset her about it." The twins laughed at the memory of their father trying all of their mother's meals. Ichigo had thought he would die, but found most of them soon became his favourites.

"Your mother sounds like a wonderful person. Your father as well, how else could they have raised such wonderful children." Obaa-chan smiled as she watched the two boys smile back at her. Their smiles were enchanting, but her favourite was the one that showed their happiness.

"I didn't know you had guests, Obaa-chan." A male with gravity defying white hair walked towards the little house.

Obaa-chan smiled sweetly at the shinigami. "Shiro-chan! It's so nice to see you. Momo-chan didn't come with you?"

"She'll be along later. She just had paperwork to finish for her Taichou. She doesn't have to though, he's pretty efficient at it himself. Who are these two?" The white haired shinigami looked towards the orange haired twins.

"These two will be staying with me. This is Hikaru-chan and Kaoru-chan." Obaa-chan pointed at Hikaru then Kaoru.

'I love her.' The twins shared a glance as they spoke. Then laughed again, Obaa-chan joined them. She was catching their glances and knew what most of them ment.

"Did I miss something?" Everyone looked at a petite raven haired girl walking towards them.

"Momo-chan! Your looking well." Obaa-chan smiled fondly at the young girl.

"So now you know who we are-" Hikaru started.

"-but we don't know who you are." Kaoru finished.

"So can we know your names?" The twins smiled at the two shinigami. They were glad they had stashed away their uniforms and zanpakutou in the room Obaa-chan was letting them use.

"I'm Hinamori Momo. I'm the Fukutaichou of 5th squad." Momo smiled at the twins. They were quite likeable.

"10th squad Taichou, Hitsugaya Toshiro." Toshiro sat down beside Obaa-chan after he introduced himself.

"Oh that's right." Hikari stood up and walked inside towards the kitchen. "I'll bring out the watermelon."

Obaa-chan smiled at the boy. "I almost forgot about it. Thank you, Hikaru-chan."

"So how long have you been here?" Momo sat beside Kaoru to chat with him.

"Hikaru and I just got here today actually. We started out far away from here though. We found Obaa-chan while she was carrying back a bunch of fruit. Our parents taught us to help others, so we have an almost impulsive need to help." Kaoru smiled as he chatted with Momo. "You two are shinigami. That must be pretty cool."

"It's alright. There's too much paperwork involved." Toshiro grumbled about the work he had to do because his Fukutaichou kept slacking off.

"It's not that bad, Shiro-chan." Momo smiled at the Taichou.

"For you maybe, bed-wetter-Momo." Toshiro smiled at his comeback.

"Shiro-chan!" Momo whined at her friend. She didn't like him using that nickname.

"Watermelon anyone?" Hikaru walked outside with a plater of sliced watermelon.

Toshiro was the first to grab a piece, three actually. Momo grabbed a piece and handed one to Obaa-chan and Kaoru. Hikaru sat down and put the plater of watermelon in front of him as he munched on his own piece and leaned against the wall of the little house. The watermelon was perfectly sweet and juicy.

"Thank you for the watermelon, Obaa-chan." Toshiro smiled as he finished off his second piece.

Obaa-chan smiled, he was still the same child she knew. "I'm glad to see you still like it so much."

Momo gave a chuckle. "I don't think Shiro-chan will ever outgrow his love of watermelon."

"Just as you won't out grow your nickname, bed-wetter-Momo." Toshiro grinned back at the Fukutaichou.

"Shiro-chan!" Momo whined again, but it was partially muffled because she didn't want to lose the watermelon in her mouth.

"You two seem close." Hikaru smiled at the fight that went on between the two. He and Kaoru rarely fight, mostly because they never have anything to fight about.

"These two grew up together." Obaa-chan smiled at her children. She considered them that, since she knew them since they were children growing up in the Rukongai.

"That must have been nice. Having a sister." Kaoru thought back to his parents. He missed them.

"It can get annoying." Toshiro started on his seventh piece of watermelon.

"Must be nice having a twin. Do you two do a lot of pranks with it?" Momo looked at the two, still eating her first piece.

"We can do a lot of pranks. Most are quite fun and mostly harmless." Kaoru smiled while reaching for a fifth piece.

"The ones that are the best can be quite complicated and their also mostly harmless." Hikaru smiled while finishing off his second piece. He didn't have his mother's metabolism like his brother.

"We should probably head back. I still have paperwork to do, and don't you have to finish planning your wedding?" Toshiro looked towards Momo with a wicked grin.

"Momo-chan's getting married? Why haven't I met this young man?" Obaa-chan smiled excitedly at the young girl.

Momo was flustered, she hadn't expected Toshiro to tell Obaa-chan yet. "Well it's still a long ways off still. He only proposed few months ago. Sorry I haven't told you. I've just been so busy with planning and dress shopping."

Obaa-chan smiled at the girl. "It's okay, Momo-chan. I'm so happy for you, but make sure I meet this young man. I would love to meet the man who could win your beautiful heart." Obaa-chan was partially certain Momo and Toshiro would have fallen in love, but she could see that they only saw each other as siblings. She was glad they felt that way towards each other.

"Come on, Hinamori. Thank you for the watermelon, Obaa-chan. It was nice to meet you, Hikaru-san and Kaoru-san." Toshiro waved goodbye as he walked away from the house.

"Thank you, Obaa-chan. I'll bring Kyoya next time I visit. Bye Hikaru-kun. Bye Kaoru-kun. See you both next time." Momo ran after her brother.

'You don't think her Kyoya is THAT Kyoya, do you?' Kaoru asked his brother.

Hikaru thought it over. Could it be possible? 'I don't know, but I'm sure we'll find out eventually.' Hikaru stood up and carried the platter of watermelon rinds back to the kitchen.

"What would you like for dinner, Obaa-chan?" Kaoru smiled at the old lady beside him.

Obaa-chan smiled at the boy. "Surprise me, Kaoru-chan."

Kaoru smiled back at her. "With pleasure."

~dinner time~

"Thank you for the delicious meal, Kaoru-chan. That was delightful." Obaa-chan smiled at the boy beside her. She was glad he loved cooking, he was really good at it.

"Why thank you, Obaa-chan. I'm glad you liked it so much." Kaoru blushed at the compliment.

"It's late Obaa-chan. Kaoru and I will take care of dishes, after all we made the mess." Hikaru smiled as he gathered up the dishes.

"You don't have to do that." Obaa-chan tried to help, but the twins had already cleared the table.

"Don't worry. We can handle this. Good night Obaa-chan. Sleep well." Kaoru smiled at her as he scurried into the kitchen.

"If you insist. You boys are such gentlemen. You must get it from your father." Obaa-chan headed off to her room. She was happy to have such nice boys stay.

"Doubt it." Hikaru and Kaoru said quietly to themselves. They quickly cleaned the kitchen and put the dishes away.

"I think tomorrow we should check on the draft in the living room. This place needs quite a few touch ups." Kaoru stated as they walked to their room.

Hikaru nodded at his brother's words. "We should also make sure there are no leaks in the roof. I'm sure there are going to be lots of renovation projects for us to do while we are here."

The twins smiled, they loved fixing things as much as breaking them. They rolled out their futons and placed them beside each other. They fell asleep with their hands intertwined just like when they were small. Their parents claimed holding hands kept away nightmares, turns out they just wanted to get cute sleeping pictures if them.

~next morning~

Hikaru and Kaoru woke up to the smell of fried eggs and toast. They found Obaa-chan happily cooking. "Good morning. Did you sleep well?"

Kaoru stretched and walked to the table while Hikaru stayed and helped in the kitchen. "We slept very well. Did you get enough sleep?" Hikaru began setting the table for breakfast.

Obaa-chan smiled at his energy. "I slept very well, thank you. Any plans for today?" Obaa-chan began serving the food on the plates that Hikaru had put on the counter for her.

"No, not really. We might try and find a job in the district, but we won't go far." Hikaru carried all three plates of food to the table.

"You boys are very helpful. Thank you." The twins smiled at Obaa-chan.

"Lets eat. Thank you for the meal." Kaoru was eager to eat the delicious smelling food.

They eat happily together. Till a knock on the patio disturbed them.

Hikaru stood up from his place, his plate long empty. "I'll go see who it is." Hikaru walked to the patio and opened the door. "Can I hel-" His question was cut off by a fist. "WHAT THE HELL! Is that how you greet a friend, Kyoya?" Hikaru stared at one of the Kyoraku twins.

"Hikaru!" Kaoru ran to his twin. "Kyoya? Nice to see you too." Kaoru smiled mischievously at the tall man in front of him.

"Kyoya! Why would you do that? Hikaru-kun and Kaoru-kun are staying with Obaa-chan. They're friends." Hinamori was looking at her fiancé with almost tears in her eyes. She didn't know what had gotten into him, she had never seen him like this off the battlefield.

Kyoya shook his head and readjusted his glasses. "Sorry. It's a reflex." The twins had scared him enough times that when ever someone else scares him or he sees the twins, he punches them.

Hikaru smiled at Hinamori's worried face. "It's true, Momo-chan. We use to scare him all the time. Who knew a stick in the mud was easily scared." The twins laughed at their joke.

"Oh. It's Momo-chan, and I'm guessing this is the young man who has earned your love." Obaa-chan shuffled out onto the patio. She smiled at the couple.

Hinamori's face lit up when she saw the old lady. "Yep. This is my fiancé, Kyoraku Kyoya." Hinamori hugged him and giggled as she introduced him.

Kyoya caught the twins trying to see the number on the back of his haori. "And for you two. 5th squad Taichou, Kyoraku Kyoya." Kyoya smiled at the twins. They looked the same as when him and Kairi had left their time. "When did you guys show up?"

"Well. We got to the World of the living less than a week ago-" Hikaru started.

"-and we came here yesterday." Kaoru continued. "How long have-"

"-you and Kai-" Hikaru spoke while pointing at his friend.

"-been here?" The twins asked smiling at Hinamori's confusion and dizziness.

Kyoya sighed as he picked up Hinamori before she fell over and sat her down on the porch. "Still up to your old tricks I see. It's been well over 100 years since we have been here. And I must apologize. It's my fault, and Kairi's fault, that you are both here."

Hinamori looked even more confused. Obaa-chan just patted her on the shoulder. "Come Momo-chan. Let's go make some tea. It will help relax your mind." The two went off to make tea for everyone. Obaa-chan winked at the boys.

Hikaru and Kaoru mouthed 'thank you' before she closed the door.

"So how long do you two plan on staying here?" Kyoya sat down beside the twins. He didn't know if they had told their parents who they were.

"Probably until we are born in this time line, or forever. We didn't tell our parents. It wasn't the right time." Hikaru watched the clouds go by.

"What about you and Kairi? Do your parents know?" Kaoru was curious at how the genius twins had handled their situation.

"They know, but our dad only recently found out who our mother is. We thought we should at least let that happen normally, since it is definitely going to. Dad couldn'n keep his hands off her." Kyoya laughed at the memory of his dad begging him for the answer and his mother dragging him back to their squad building to finish his paperwork. "He actually needed quite a few hints, but he didn't pay attention to most of them."

The twins laughed with him. They knew how his father acted. "Right now, our parents don't even realize that they are in love. Which they totally are, their threads of fate are already connected. Just like yours and Momo-chan's." Kaoru leaned onto his elbows and watched the clouds with his brother.

"Kyo, can we ask a favour of you?" Hikaru asked with out looking at him. "Can you not tell Kai we are here. No one knows us, so we can more easily blend. Plus we don't want to accidentally run into our parents at any point in time."

Kyoya nodded his head at the boy. "I understand. Have you two practiced much with your zanpakutou and your Hollow powers?" Kyoya was hoping they could defend themselves against Hollows.

"Yeah. We can handle ourselves." Kaoru smiled at the black haired man.

Kyoya smiled at the twins. "I'm glad."

Hinamori opened the door carrying a tray of tea. "Tea is ready." She held the tray and let the boys take one of the cups.

"Thank you, Momo-chan." The twins spoke as they each took a cup.

Kyoya let Hinamori put the tray down before taking his. "Thank you, Momo." He kissed her on the end of her nose.

Hinamori blushed at Kyoya's action. He was always doing stuff like that. 'He acts like Kyoraku-Taichou sometimes.'

"You are definitely your father's son." Both twins teased their friend as they drank their tea.

Kyoya pulled Hinamori into his arms and kissed her forehead. "I know, but I can't help it."

Hinamori was as red as a tomato. She guessed she should have been used to his actions, but she really wasn't. She was too happy to not react to them. "We should go. There was still lots of paperwork that we need to finish."

Kyoya smiled at Hinamori. "I finished it all before we left, but I agree. We should probably head back. Otherwise Toshiro might think we're off doing other activities." Kyoya winked at his fiancé. She turned even redder than she already was. "Plus I told Kai that I would watch Soshi while her and Stark went off on their date."

Hinamori couldn't say a word. She didn't know what to say, but she couldn't make a sound anyway. She just sat in Kyoya's lap and stared at the ground.

Kyoya kissed her on the forehead and picked her up as he stood. "We'll be handing off. Thank you for the tea, Obaa-chan. We'll visit again soon, and you'll hopefully get an invitation for the wedding soon." Kyoya bowed to the old lady then walked off to head back to Seireitei.

Obaa-chan watched the two walk away with a smile. "Their so cute together."

"That they are, Obaa-chan" Hikaru picked up the tray and waked back into the house.

Kaoru followed after him. "So Kairi got married to Stark? And she has a kid?" Kaoru scratched his head. "A lot sure has happened to them."

Hikaru chuckled at his twin's surprise. "There was a bit of chemistry between them back home, but their dad wouldn't hear of it." he placed the dishes in the sink and began washing them.

Kaoru picked up a rag and began drying them once his twin finished washing them. "Yeah, well that was a given. There was a big age gap between them. Although, now I wonder who uncle Kira is going to marry?"

Hikaru rolled his eyes. "I don't care. Aunt Momo seems much happier with Kyoya, don't you think?"

"Definitely!" Kaoru laughed as he began putting away the dishes.


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