It was just a regular day. A regular day with the same people,

"Good morning, ladies, how are you today?"

That did regular things.

"Oh, it's just Keigo. Lets ignore him girls."

And, the same regular reactions to the normal thing in life.

"Aw, come on don't be that way!"

Everything seemed so normal, nothing was out of place. It was just how I left it. It's ironic how just a few weeks ago I was fighting every soul reaper of Soul Society and now today I'm a normal high school student.

After being home for so long you couldn't blame me if had forgotten all about being a soul reaper; maybe, even forgetting about all my friends too. Orihime, Chad, and Ishida.

I looked over at Chad; he was sitting quietly at his desk as always. Then I looked over at Orihime, she was talking with Tatsuki by her desk. She caught my stare and waved bashfully at me. I slightly waved back.

No, I don't think I ever could forget them. Not even Ishida, though he was pretending he didn't know me. But, I could forget Keigo he's not so much of a "great loss". No, I couldn't forget all the times I've saved his life. Not just from the supernatural but the natural as well. It was a wide range from being attack by Bounts to failing high school for him.

It didn't take long; soon everything was drowned out by the time I set my bag on my desk. With everything so in tune and not a thing out of place, I had nothing else to think about besides the promise I made to Kana. I had told her I would take her to the park when I came home.

But, the park.

Really, the park? That's the best I could come up with? What the hell am I going to do at the park with her? She's not five year-old that wants to go on the monkey bars. Maybe she'll think the sand box is cool. If she thinks school is a torture house for teenagers maybe she'll think the sand box is fun world. You never really know with Kana, she's a bit random.

I started to picture her smiling happily. She would probably say something like, "Look, Ichigo," And show her hands as the sand ran through her fingers. Or maybe she'd see the swings first or the slide. She'd smile so bright and then insist that I teach her how to use it. That's what she did with Karin's soccer ball. She acts like such a kid.

The way she will get excited over simple and small things. I felt myself smile at the thought. I didn't want to admit it but with just her carefree attitude she made it easier to breath. Lately, things haven't been making it easy to breath.

"Something has put you in a good mood today. Did you break your father's leg this morning?" I looked over to see Rukia.

She was so short, about 5'0, she was almost half my size. I guess that's just another thing about her that will never change besides her unwanted two-cent remarks. She had been the secret person living in my house before Kana. Except, my family couldn't know about her so she slept in my cramped closet instead of our guest room.

"It's nothing," I brushed it off, my reasons for smiling wasn't important anyway.

"Oh, then how is the girl doing? Did you find out anything about her, yet?" Rukia asked.

"No, I never asked her about herself." I answered. "If she wanted me to know she'd tell me."

"So, I guess she is hiding her identity then." Rukia assumed. "She'll probably use a fake alibi and say she has amnesia."

That ticked me off, "Shut up, I've had enough of your damn suspicions. Kana hasn't done anything wrong so stop suspecting her unless you have some proof!"

The classroom became silent as all eyes were on us. Great, another thing I'll be hearing rumors about later. Jeez, I just came to school and already I'm arguing with Rukia.

She slammed her hand on the back of my neck as she put on her fake act. "There's nothing to see here people! He's just cranky this morning since he didn't have breakfast! Come along, Ichigo, I have some cereal we could share."

With that she dragged me out of the classroom. "Are you crazy? How many times will I have to tell you not to make outburst like that?"

"I wouldn't have made an outburst if you didn't suspect Kana like that. What is with you when it comes to her?"

"Look, Ichigo, I just want you to be careful. You don't know a thing about this girl and you're letting her stay in your home with your family. What if she's an enemy? What will you do then if she hurts someone you care about?" Rukia reasoned. "I understand you want her to be treated fairly. But, you still have to remain cautious. The enemy preys on good Samaritans like you."

I paused, knowing she was right. But, that still didn't change the facts. "You have a point. But, that doesn't change anything for me. Even if she was undercover who exactly would want to put an undercover spy in my house? The last time anyone ever set me up with a phony trick was when Urahara sent Rin, Cloud, and Nova here. But, they were harmless." I voiced my reasoning. "I don't think he could stage a hollow attack that well and be absolutely sure I'd be there to rescue her. That's just not his style. So, who would really do something like that?"

"Aizen, he will pull any tricks to benefit himself. You pose a threat to him, if you haven't forgotten." Rukia said crossing her arms as she became serious.

I almost forgot about Aizen. I had already gotten used to the peaceful state of the town. I haven't even fought a hollow since I've been home. Aizen hadn't really made a dent. He just took two captains and vanished with the Hogyuku.

I haven't thought of him ever since to be honest. "Do you really think Kana could be one of his tricks?"

"She looks just like your deceased mother and her spiritual pressure has been fluctuating through out town for the past couple of days. I know she isn't human so far but that's nothing compared to what I would know since you won't provide me with details." Rukia explained.

"Wait, fluctuating? I haven't felt a thing with her." I protested.

"When spiritual pressure is dormant you won't feel it when your close instead it blocks your senses like a wall and eventually it becomes a completely invisible to you. You won't notice any changes. I learned that when I first met you." Rukia explained. "It's dormant, but its there. Her pressure is weak during the day but becomes extremely powerful over night. That might be another reason why you didn't notice if you were sleeping."

"But, wouldn't it have woken me up?" I asked.

"Not if it's dormant. Being dormant is almost like hiding it. It's still there, but the stronger it grows the more noticeable it becomes when your not in her radius." Rukia answered, she was waiting for me to find the answer she thought was obvious: Kana being a suspect.

Taking in everything Rukia had said I started to wonder. What exactly was Kana then if she wasn't human? Why did her spiritual pressure fluctuate between night and day? It was starting to give me a headache, having to put all these clues together. Finally, I decided my answer with only one fact in mind and the pure feeling from my gut.

"She's innocent." I answered.

Rukia reacted shocked. "Are you stupid Ichigo?"

"You said it yourself, Rukia. Her spiritual pressure is dormant. That has to mean that she doesn't even realize how much power she has. That's how I was when I first met you. I didn't know I anything of the power I had." I said putting it together in words. "If she doesn't know she's strong. How would she know how to hurt me?"

Rukia still continued to protest. "You're a stubborn fool."

"If it makes you feel better I'm taking her to the park after school. I was going to ask her about herself there to get to know her better." I said waiting for her response.

"Do whatever you want. But, don't come crying to me when someone gets hurt." Rukia stated as she walked past me to go back to class.

I stayed quiet. I didn't exactly know if Kana was innocent or not. But, at the same time something told me I was right. If anything wrong happened it wouldn't be because of her. Then I just realized Rukia had just dissed me!

"Man, she gets on my last nerve!" I said out loud. But, with nothing else to do I had decided to head back to class myself since soon the teacher would be taking role call.

Just who does Rukia think she is? All I tried to tell her was to be fair about this and give Kana a chance. But, no she wants to go all protective on me like I don't know what I'm doing. I know what I'm doing! I may not know her, but Kana couldn't be that much that trouble. She didn't even know what school was, I bet Kana couldn't even figure out where my school was and it only across the street!

I stopped when I came into the door way. Oh no, not again…

There she was all dressed up in a school uniform, Kana stood right there in front of my class. She felt my stare on her as she brightened with a big smile.

"Ichigo, I finally found you!" She shouted.

The next thing I knew I was on the marble floor with Kana's arms around my next. Damn, why can't girls stay at home when I tell them to.