Hey Minna, it's Nikora! Sorry I've been MIA for a while now. Things have been happening and time has been a little strained. I've been working hard on this one so I hope you all enjoy it. I hope you all can forgive me! Gomen'nasai!

Now let's get back to Reaper Magic!

Ichigo sat stiffly in his seat as the limo drove down the forested road. Yuzu and Karin were awestruck, excitedly glancing out every window and pressing every button within reach. The sight force Ichigo to use all his energy not to laugh. Uryu was quietly reading in across from himself and Orihime was confusedly tapping her foot against the dash board.

'What are you planning, Old Man?'

Flashback

It had been two days since Ichigo had received his letter, meaning two days of nonstop packing for a trip he was clueless about. Yuzu had gone through all the preparations to help as much as she could; checking the forecast for London, going shopping for toiletries and making sure that she and Karin had everything as well. The other Kurosaki twin was far more relaxed. Karin had finished packing on the first day after he explained the letters and that 'a friend' had heard of it before. She had acted suspicious at first but Ichigo had ignored her to the best of his ability; Karin had always been insightful for someone her age, a little suspicion was to be expected from her. And luckily for him that was all it amounted to.

All in all everything was going according to plan. But being Ichigo Kurosaki, he knew that the plan was only a guideline. Something somewhere would go wrong, inevitably.

Ichigo had pulled his stuff downstairs relieved to have all the hard work done in so little time. Abandoning his load the orange haired Soul Reaper allowed himself to fall into the comfort of the couch disregarding grace and dignity all together.

'Finally! Now all that's left is getting to London… Should be easy enough.' Ichigo allowed himself a small smirk. 'I was right, this shouldn't be too bad.' However, his relief was short lived as a knock resounded through the house.

"Ichigo, could you get it!" Karin screamed.

"Fine!" Allowing himself only a second more to relish the peacefulness of the house Ichigo pushed himself up and made his way to the door. "Hello?"

"Captain Kurosaki." That caught his attention. Standing on the threshold of his house stood two men dressed in suits and ties. At first glance they looked like normal humans; short black hair and dark eyes, nothing spectacular, but with his new ability to sense reiatsu Ichigo could tell these two were not normal. Checking to make sure his sisters were out of earshot, Ichigo stepped outside and shut the door behind him.

"I'm assuming you're from Soul Society?" He questioned.

"Yes sir. I am Hiromasa Takajima, 8th Seat of Squad 2. This is my subordinate, Makoto Fukui. We are here to retrieve you and your traveling companions by order of the Head Captain." The man with a red tie stated. His eyes never strayed from Ichigo's, a trait that the boy respected highly, but he had other priorities.

"Why wasn't I notified of this?" Ichigo ran a hand through his hair as he tried to make sense of the situation.

"The Head Captain believed that you required time to prepare. He decided we wait while we made the preparations." Hiromasa explained. "So if you do not mind sir, we will be waiting in the car."

When they stepped aside they exposed for the first time a black limousine that seemed extremely out of place in their part of town. Through the blacked-out windows, however, Ichigo could see Uryu and Orihime sitting calmly inside.

'The world has officially lost it.' And with that he returned inside to gather his belongings and his oblivious sisters.

Flashback end

The fact stood that Head Captain Yamamoto had done something flashy for once. Something that was so outside the normal for the old geezer that Ichigo was worrying he had gone senile.

"Uryu," The Quincy looked up allowing deep blue to meet chocolate brown. "You have any idea where we're headed?" Uryu readjusted his glasses, the flash of light barely hiding the confusion behind his eyes.

"I would have asked you the same if I hadn't already figured you were as clueless as the rest of us. I highly doubt that Yamamoto would do anything suspicious to you or anyone you deem a friend. He seems to have a high respect for you. I say we just follow orders and lay low for now."

Ichigo sighed for what felt like the umpteenth time that day and leaned his head against the upholstered chair. "Yeah, I guess you're right. But still I feel uneasy about this."

"It's alright, Ichigo! I bet that he just wanted to give us some luxury for once." Orihime laughed. Her bright smile and Yuzu's small grin from beside him made the tension in his chest ease slightly. If they were okay with the situation so was he.

Suddenly the limo stopped and the veterans in the group readied themselves should they need to fight. An instinct that had become sort of a habit even for Orihime who preferred to avoid violence. Footsteps could be heard as someone approached the door and the three of them relaxed seeing Makoto's face. He was a younger guy with more innocent eyes than Hiromasa, probably a new recruit, and at the same time he seemed like he was stronger than he was leading them to believe. Makoto quickly opened the door and stepped aside.

"W-We've arrived." He stammered. Karin was the first to react grabbing her few bags and climbing toward the door while trying to avoid stepping on people's toes.

"Thanks." She stated while stepping out into the forest. Yuzu was next to follow along with Uryu, Orihime and finally Ichigo. What they saw took them by surprise; even more so than the limousine.

A beautiful city sat in the middle of a plain, framed by mountains on all sides. The town looked like it came straight from a textbook as it closely resembled that of one from the Edo Period. A river ran through the center but it was littered with small boats and people in Edo style outfits rowing in various directions. The streets were the same with stalls for different goods and merchandise. And if that wasn't enough in the middle of the city sat what appeared to be a palace. It stood almost seven stories tall with roofs decked with black tile and white silver gilding. In comparison to the town it was dominating.

"This way please." Hiromasa's voice drew the group out of their trances as he directed them down a path toward the village.

"Yeah, I think Gramps needs to get his head checked." Ichigo muttered as he followed Hiromasa with Uryu at his right and Orihime on his left.

"Agreed." Was all that either could find the words to say.

Time Skip

It had been almost fifteen minutes since the group found themselves on their treck. Ichigo had ended up taking Yuzu and Karin's bags because they had nearly abandoned them on their walk through the city. They had run off at the sight of the different stalls; some sold kimonos that were fit for royalty, some plain food stalls that wafted scents into the air making the travelers hungry despite it being early morning. Orihime had almost followed them but stopped herself in order to get where they were going faster: the palace.

When they arrived they were surprised to see a wall surrounding the palace grounds. Ichigo had initially found himself confused as to how they hadn't seen it earlier but shrugged it off as it being overshadowed by the building behind it. They stopped at the foot of large ornate gates that reminded Ichigo a lot of those surrounding Seireitei, only these were doors rather than a slab of rock. Hiromasa stepped forward along with Makoto, neither missing a step.

"8th Seat Hiromasa Takajima and Makoto Fukui of Squad 2. We have brought Captain Ichigo Kurosaki and his comrades as ordered." Hiro shouted (Ichigo found his name too complicated).

After a moment the large gates began to open and the group found themselves staring directly into the eyes of the Head Captain himself.

"Welcome, Captain Kurosaki. Ishida, Inoue. We've been expecting you."

Alright, so as you all can see I've put in a few OCs more are to come but not too many. The last will come in a little bit later at Hogwarts. Thanks for waiting as well. And again Gomen'nasai for the delay. See ya' next time.