Disclaimer: I don't own bleach. Just my OC.

Recap: ' I can't believe I am in the soul society how many nights have a thought about what I would do if I came back here. I am so close to him I can practically touch him...But I must keep my promise after all I owe Ichigo that much.' I drifted off into sleep.

"NO!" I shot up from my futon holding my hand out.

I tried to calm my hard breathing, I sat there and tried to think of about my dream. I couldn't really remember what happened in it, only that it had to do with a very injured Kenpachi. I noticed that the room was light enough that I could see without squinting.

' The sun must be coming up.' My breathing was normal now and I decided to get dressed for the up coming day we had. I wasn't sure what we were going to do today only that it might have to do with finding that person Yoruichi was talking about yesterday night.

'Urggg. Why can't be already be in the Seireitei by now!?' I thought frustratedly. We were so close it but we couldn't get inside. I walked out into the hall ways fully dressed in my regular clothing and was heading to the meeting room we had our meeting in yesterday in hopes of finding Yoruichi and getting a full itinerary for what was going to happen day. I noticed some yelling that I recognized as Ichigo and saw Orihime in the door way of the room.

I looked in to see Ichigo holding on to the floor and Ishida trying to pull him away. I just shook my head and sighed. 'It too early in the morning for this crap.'

"What are you guys doing?" I asked with a tired tone.

They both looked at me and before they could answer three lines appeared on Ichigo's face. I noticed Yoruichi standing there proud of what he had done. He started to remind Ichigo are goal was here and that playing with the idiot from last night wasn't it. Ichigo sat up and looked down at the floor in remorse.

I took that as our que to go " Come on lets go. The faster we leave the faster we can get to the Seireitei."

Yoruichi walked out in front of us and I noticed the head of the Rukongai there. We stopped in front of him and gave our thanks before heading out into the street.

I looked down at the cat "So where are we going?"

The only answer I got was a smile.

We had been walking for a few hours now and the sun was directly above us. It was a nice day and I was just enjoying the peace for a while. We were way outside the Rukongai now and were in the countryside.

Being here brought back some memories for me ' Aaa. The old old days...'

Ichigo soon spoke up breaking the silence and bring me back to the present. He wasn't sure we were going the right way. Once I realized they weren't talking about anything important I ignored them and went ahead. I trusted the map and it said it was this way so I was going to keep walking. I stopped when I saw an interesting house with arms in front.

My head tilted in confusion ' What the hell?'

I didn't notice the group had caught up with me until I heard Orihime yell cool right next to me.

"Instantly recognizable, no?" the cat said in front of me with a dopy face.

I shook my head ' Nothing in this journey is normal... I swear next we are going to meet a scary clown.'

Apparently the theme for the house changes which at this point didn't surprise me. The cat started to walk towards the strange house with Orihime and Chad in tow.

I noticed Ichigo and Ishida didn't move. So I gave each a nudge and mumbled " Lets go."

I walked past them and I heard Yoruichi yell at them to hurry up. They both reluctantly agreed and eventually started to move towards the house. When we got close to the house two voices told us the stop. I looked up and noticed two muscly guys standing on top of the arms. They jumped down in front of me and Ichigo to ask "what shinigami were doing here?" and to leave. I was going for my sword when Yoruichi popped around Ichigo's leg.

They saw the cat and yelled " YORUICHI- DONO!"

I took that as a good sign and relaxed a bit, one of the identical men went open the door while the other welcomed us and lead us down stairs. Ishida commented on how weird this house was because of the stairs going down at the front door and I had to agree with him for once. The man leading us down started to apologize to use for being rude and that we were okay if we were companions' with Yoruichi.

He stopped in front of a door and started to talk to it. Even though I didn't hear any talking I could have swore I was missing the conversation the guy was having. He opened the door and a women was sitting on the far end of the room. Yoruichi walked straight in and the women greet him. Everyone except me was freaking out that Kukaku was a woman.

I was slightly confused 'So what if she was a women.'

Kukaku asked Yoruichi what was up with the kids and that kinda pissed me off. I gave a scoff, I wasn't a kid sure I looked like one but I was at least triple the age. Yoruichi suddenly asked for a favor and that seemed to put a serious tone to our meeting. She asked if it was 'trouble' and I thought she was going to send us packing. Until I heard " I love trouble."

'Maybe she wasn't that bad after all' I gave smirk at the thought. We all shuffled in and I sat down on the floor next to Chad.

Yoruichi explained everything that had happened from to Ichigo becoming a Soul Reaper, to me helping them for my one 'special reason'. The group gave me a questioning look when that came up and thankfully the cat didn't mention a thing about Kenpachi.

Kukaku was smoking her pipe thinking about all that she had heard and told us that she agreed to help. I gave a small smile when she had agreed to help but with what or how wasn't so sure. I was lost in my thoughts, try to figure out how she could help us, when I was abruptly brought out it by Ichigo and surprisingly the guy from last night pointing at each other and yelling.

I was confused once again and lead forward to ask Orihime " Why is that guy here?"

She gave me a bright smile " Ganju- san is Kukaku's younger brother."

I looked over at the now brawling guys. I gave a small laugh " Its a small world isn't it Orihime."

She nodded and watched Ichigo again. I had amused smile on my face as I watched the two destroy everything 'This is bound to make things more interesting.'

Yoruichi all a sudden told us to move behind the wall and took off. I gave a questioning look but follow along with Orihime,Chad and Ishida. Ichigo was to busy fighting to notice we had moved. I was still questioning why we were here when fire erupted from the room we had just been in. I suddenly understood why we had moved and noticed the fire was still coming. We ran up the stairs just in time as fire came out after us. The house shook and slanted.

We all were shocked that she just destroyed the house. I heard yelling and figured she wouldn't do that again... well I hoped anyway. We crept down the stairs and looked around the corner to see Kukaku beating the crap out of her brother.

She looked at us and asked "If we had problem". I suddenly liked this chick a lot more. They shook their heads and quickly said "No ma'am". She noticed I didn't say anything and turned her gaze to me. I wasn't scared, in fact I would love to fight her but considering I needed her help to get into the Seireitei. I gave a small smirk and eventually answered "No".

She seemed satisfied and turned her attention to Ichigo. He was shaking when he apologized.

My smirk widened' Yep I defiantly like her.'

She dropped Ichigo who fell and whispered something to Ganju. She ordered us to follow her down a hall way. We came to a door which Ganju opened on her order. Ishida was going to say something but Ichigo quickly silenced him and telling him not to anger her. I kept in the laugh that threatened to come out when I heard that. We walked into a strange dark room with a giant pipe in the middle. She proceeded to tell us she was going to get us into the Seireitei... by the sky.

I was a little shocked and thought about it. 'The giant walls didn't go that high but I am sure that was because there was a barrier around the top. So how where we going to get through the barrier?'

She told us she was a the number one fireworks expert in the Soul Society. That still didn't answer my question but it was forgot as soon as she yelled two names and the room started to shake. I thought at first it was an attack until I noticed we were moving up. The ceiling moved and we were now outside she introduced her family's cannon to us. Ganju interrupted her which earned him foot in the face. That's when Ishida thought it was a good time to speak and be a smarty pants. He got what seemed a glass ball in the face and it bounced into Ichigo's hands. I couldn't hold in my laughter this time and gave a small laugh at Ishida on the ground. He lifted his head to glared at me from the ground.

She told Ichigo to put some retisu in it he tried then realized he didn't know how to. After we shook our heads and a few face palms. Kukaku asked Ganju to show him how it was done. But Ichigo was being childish and was keeping it way from him.

I stepped in before Kukaku could and smacked the back of Ichigo's head and grabbed the orb. " Stop being so childish."

I gave the orb to Ganju who looked at Ichigo smugly. He made some weird yells and a round barrier popped up around him. Kakaku then explained that it was a cannonball that was how they were get into the Seireitei but in a lot more words and explanations.

She told us that we would be practicing down in the house to make the cannonballs. The weird muscly twins came out of no where and picked us up. I was not happy to be picked up and struggled like everyone else. She said something else which I didn't catch and the two men started to carry us towards the house. I had given up at his point and thought of it now more as a piggy back ride.

Once we had reached a open spaced room the let us down and gave us all an orb. They explained once again how to use it and let us practice for a little bit. I focused on the ball and felt my retisu go inside it it in return produced a tiny little ball. I quickly learned what I had to do to make it bigger and round. Everyone was making progress all except Ichigo.

The two men called us into attention again and one by one told us to make the barrier. When they came to me I got the barrier up it was a perfect circle but would sometimes pulse like it had electricity going through it.

The looked at and commented "Hmm... its round, but is a little bit to wild."

I shrugged my shoulders and let down the barrier when they moved on to Ichigo who couldn't get a barrier up. They went to yell at him and told him the he had no talent. This lead up to a fight which I had to break up. I got the twins to go away and we all tried to help Ichigo with his barrier.

He just couldn't get it down for whatever reason. We were down there for hours with little success from Ichigo, a man in a pink apron told us it was dinner. Ganju told us to go eat and we all looked at Ichigo not wanting to leave him. He told us to go on ahead, I understood he wanted to be alone. Chad, Ishida and me told him we were going to go. The guys went on ahead and I waited by the door for Orihime.

After Ichigo pleaded with her, she came over to me and we headed to the dining room. I noticed Ganju stayed with Ichigo and hoped they didn't start anything. We all sat down to eat and I started to dig in, I noticed we were all eating except for Orihime who was worried for Ichigo.

" Eat Orihime, I know you want to help him but if you are starving and weak you are not going to be much help." I said looking into her eyes.

Ishida started to complain that I was being harsh but Orihime looked at me and knew it was the truth. She gave me a weak nod and started to eat as well. When I was all done with eating the delicious meal I noticed even though she had eaten a little it wasn't enough.

I gave her a scrutinize look and was about to say something when the whole house started to shake. Orihime said Ichigo's name and we all ran down the hall to him. We found Kukaku,Ganju and the twins outside the door looking in amazement at Ichigo. I knew that kid had a lot of retisu so it didn't surprise me as much as it did everyone else. Kukaku yelled at him to solidify the barrier and surprisingly he did it.

Ichigo was amazed that he did it and lost concentration. She yelled at him and after she did the barrier cracked and broke. Now I know what happens when you lose concentration in one of those things... they explode. Thankfully Chad saved us from the blast but I had to laugh at the yelp Ichigo gave when it exploded it was really funny.

Everyone except Kukaku and Ganju gave me a questioning look because they were fighting. I just shrugged my shoulders and watch Kukaku beat up Ichigo and Ganju again. Ichigo didn't get up after the first hit and started to snore. He had fell asleep, which again didn't surprise me since he had a habit of doing so after using a lot of retisu. Yoruichi came forward and started to walk to the sleeping shinigami on the ground as if to observe him up close. He sat right in front of him and told us to sit down and he would explain what would happen when we got into the Seireitei.

I was going to sit when Yoruichi gave a screech I looked up and put my hand on my sword expecting an attack. When I noticed that Ichigo and a death grip on his tail. I took my hand of the hilt and walked over to Ichigo. Everyone else surround the two on the ground and we all started to detach Ichigo from the tail. It took us an hour to accomplish this and let me tell you Ichigo had one hell of a grip.

After that Yoruichi looked at his tail about fainted from the new shape it had. I never took him as a vain cat but by the way he sulked I could tell I was wrong. He quickly told us what was going to happen tomorrow and dismissed us.

I found Kukaku and asked if there was a room I could take a nap since this was my last chance. She nodded and told me to follow her. She came to a room and opened a door inside was a futon on the ground. I expected her to leave after she showed me the room but to my interest she came in with me and a took a seat.

She sat down while smoking her pipe once again and observed me. " Yoruichi wouldn't tell me a whole lot about you. So we are going to have a chat."

I raised my eyebrow at her and gave her a smirk as to tell her so what. To in my look of defiance " Sit down or are we going to have a problem?"

I took in my options and decided out of all them to sit down and give her vague answers was the best. She was after all my ticket to the Seireitei. I took a seat in front of her and stayed quiet.

She broke the silence " Why do you want to go the Seireitei?"

I thought about it for a second " To see someone."

She gave a questioning look " Who?"

I was sure I had a far away look in my eyes " Someone who I left a long time ago."

She wasn't quiet satisfied with my answer but took it any way " I heard you used to live here and left for the human world."

I wasn't shocked that she knew that but was happy she didn't ask anymore about Kenpachi. " Yes, I did. I did a long time ago and after certain events fled to the Human realm. I have a gigai and do normal human things."

I took a long exhale of her pipe and slowly released it " Is that someone the reason you came back?"

I have a nod and gave a sad smile " I realized I was an idiot to leave him to begin with and want to fight for him back."

She studied me for second then nodded her head and stood up. She went to the door and turn to look at me " I hope you get him back."

Then she left and shut the door. I gave a small smile and got up to get into the bed. I knew I would only have a few hours to sleep and quickly fell asleep.

I was woken up by a slam of a the door and by instinct my word came up to mere inches from the person's face. I blinked away the sleep from my eyes when I saw white pants in my view I noticed the person at he mercy of my blade was Ishida.

" Time to go?"

It took him a minute regain his composer. " YOU COULD HAVE KILLED ME!"

I took that as a yes. I brought my sword down and back in the sheath. I got up and stretched my legs. I notice he was still there fuming at me. I looked him with a amused look "Sorry once you have lived outside in constant attack you will understand my reaction."

I walked over to him and gave a few pats on the check . That broke him out of his thoughts because he started to yell and walk the other way down the hall. I went up stairs to the canon where everyone was waiting.

Ichigo and a more compose Ishida came up a few minutes later. After a few moments of the clueless Ichigo ask the cat about her tail and explaining what happened we were confronted by Ganju. I was really really anxious and want to get this show on the road. I wanted to at least see Kenpachi before having to jail break the shinigami.

Ganju eventually convinced Ichigo to let him come and we all got ready to go into the cannon. Before we entered Yoruichi reminded us of our goal to save Rukia. We were not to separate and not to take any unnecessary risks,which I snorted at and gave Ichigo a hard stare. We all stood in the cannon in serious silence waiting for day break which was the signal.

I heard chanting outside and Yoruichi told us it was time and to put our retisu into the orb. The anticipation was killing me I was trying to focus on my energy and not the fact we were going to be shot out of a cannon any minute now. After what seemed like a hour we were all a sudden in the sky. It looked like we were flying up.

Then came the kick, Ganju proceeded to tell us what we needed to do while he finishing the chant. We had to have equal levels being put into the orb. Unfortunately for us Ichigo sucked at controlling his eminence retisu which resulted in all of us to yell at him decrease his levels.

All the yelling made Ganju loose concentration which lead to the two fighting with each other. Ishida and Orihime were trying make them stop. I was getting nervous we were thousands of feet in the air and if we concentration we would explode and then fall.

I quickly yelled at them " Girls, Girls you are both pretty so can we stop arguing all ready and focus at the up coming fortress we are going to attack."

This got their attention and they started to focus on what they were doing once again. We were getting closer and right before we hit the barrier Yoruichi told us to quickly put all our retisu into the orb. I quickly did as I was told.

We hit the barrier and came what seemed like a stop. The barrier was sparking and I was scared of what would happen if we didn't have enough retisu so I concentrated even more. We inched our way into the barrier and then our bubble seemed to have popped. I excepted to fall but I didn't I floated in midair which wouldn't have been cool if I was scared of what would happen once it stopped. Yoruichi explained it would be temporary and the try and stay together.

I swam over to where Ishida, Chad, and Orihime were. I knew that there was no way we were all going to stay together. It seemed I wasn't the only one as the cat said to grab someone next to you. We started to drift apart and Ishida was falling all by his self.

Before I could do anything Chad quickly pushed himself over there and grabbed him and flung him. I opted to help Chad and quickly went to where he was falling. Everyone was either calling out Chad's or my name. It didn't seem like I was going to be able to grab him but I put a burst of shunpo and grabbed his hand. We both were covered in a orange tinted substance and fell towards the ground fast.

Kenpachi's POV

I was considerably disappointed and not to mention pissed off with the fact Ichimaru got to fight the ryoka all by himself.

' The bastard didn't even kill them, but let them get away.'

The Captain-Commander was holding a meeting with all the captains to question Ichimaru on this. I was standing in a line with other captains waiting for the bastard. He finally got here and didn't seemed to shocked that we were questioning him about it. He pissed me off with that stupid smile on his face.

I asked him why he got to fight them and how come they weren't dead. He made it seem like he didn't know they were dead and acted innocent which just increased my anger and added some confusion.

' How can you not know that they weren't dead.'

That damn Kurotsuchi starts asking him questions. " Shut up, Kurotsuchi." I slightly growled at him. " I'm talking with him right now."

I stepped closer threatening " Or do you want to kill you?"

The other captains were annoyed with my behavior but I didn't care, I was itching for a fight. The Captain-Commander remanded me and Kurotsuchi for our behavior and we stepped back into our lines. He questioned Ichimaru himself. The captain said he had no explanation but was interrupted by Aizen I just didn't give a shit any more and was waiting to leave.

That was until I heard the emergency alarm telling us there were intruders. The ryoka had come back? I voiced my opinion. I was slightly confused and happy I was going to get a chance to fight after all.

Then I felt it , it was her I was for sure. It wasn't my imagination she was here. Before I knew it I was running, I heard my name but I just didn't care at this point. She was here.

I was running when I heard my name " KENNN- CHAN!" I felt Yachiru jump on to my back I acknowledged her and continued to run.

" Hey, Hey Ryoka and Hebu- chan are here?!"

That just confirmed my sense were correct. " Are we going to kill them?"

' Ohh yes I was going to kill her she thinks she can leave after doing that to me I will finally get my answers from her.'

" I don't know the details, but Ichimaru fought them and they survived." I knew she could survive an attack from Gin but the others I wasn't so sure.

'No matter I will find out on my own.'

I gave a smirk "These ryoka are worth killing."

I stopped running when I noticed a bright blue twinkle in the sky. The twinkly suddenly split into fourths. I was looking for hers first then the others

" Which one?"

He couldn't feel which one was hers so he picked one and went that direction. He would get her eventually and thought with a smirk. He couldn't wait.

A/N: Okay I know some parts are rushed but I really wanted to get in to seeing some of the Gotei. GAW ...They took freaking forever to get there. I have the next to chapters somewhat typed up and I can guarantee that Kenpachi is going to finally see her in the next two. OH and I went back and edited most of the chapters. I was reading them and making changes. THANK YOU FOR REVIEW ONCE AGAIN Day-Of-The-Dead-TattooGal! YOU ARE AWESOME!