Okay people! I am officially the big 16 now so now I feel old! Just kidding! Anyway, I might start working on other stories that I have planned as well considering I really want to start it! But it's still a maybe so I'll let you guys know when I make my final choice of course if I do you all know updates will come a lot slower probably but I'll do my best! Okay well In this chapter there is someone you all should remember and if you don't you might want to take a look at the prequel again, honestly I hope this has been a worthy sequel so far to ALWAYS THERE and I hope you all will continue to review and support this and all my stories! Alright enough of me, please review, and here I go.......

PS. Thoughts and whispers are italicized and I don't own BLEACH.


" It is human nature to trust what we see but true understanding lets us see clearly." ~ Kazeek


The sun shone dimly through the windows of the Hitsugaya residence provoking the inhabitance within to awaken from their slumber. Turquoise eyes slowly opened to greet the on coming day while strong muscular arms tightened their grip on the form beside them.

As the sunlight filled the room all it's content became visible, the wedding, birth, and vacation pictures of the Hitsugaya family atop the shelves, the many decorations of red, gold, blue, and green that lined the walls, and each of the possessions and treasures of the proud parents in it's assigned spot.

Pulling the sleeping form beside him closer, Toushiro gently kissed his wife on the cheek causing her to slightly stir in her sleep. Soon her brown orbs were visible and a small smile was offered to him in return.

" Time to wake up Bed-wetter."

" Shiro-chan, how am supposed to finish my glorious dream if you keep waking me every time it really starts to get good?"

" Do I happen to be in this dream?"

" Of course, who else could possibly make my dreams " glorious"?"

" Kira perhaps?"

" Shiro-chan!"

" I'm only playing with you." Toushiro chuckled. " Besides, I'd never let him have you."

" That's better. Now I think I need a little help waking up again so if you don't mind...." Momo said preparing herself for yet another kiss.

" I don't mind at all."

" Snow lion!!! Wake up!!" came Harusaru's voice from outside. " You're going to be late!"

" He sure knows how to ruin the moment doesn't he Shiro-chan?"

" Tell me about it, he's only been here for three weeks and he's already driving me insane."

" Well Shiro-chan you did wait for me for many years before I finally realized I loved you."

" For you I would wait forever but he is an entirely different story." Toushiro said getting up and then approaching the window.

" Snow lion!!!! Wake-"

" Would you shut your trap already?!!! It's only six am.!!!! Today's meeting doesn't commence for two hours!!!!!!!! Idiot spring monkey!!!!!" Toushiro yelled from their bedroom window.

" Ah, sorry! Sorry! I must have forgotten! Alright then, see you at eight! By the way Snow lion I didn't expect you to be that buff now I really have to catch up! I can see your muscles from here!!!!"

" Would you just go already?!"

" Fine, fine Sheesh......." with that Harusaru disappeared.

" That's what I get for being shirtless this early in the morning..."

Closing the window and returning to his wife Toushiro apologized for yelling so early in the morning and then placed himself beside her while the two gave their bodies a little longer to wake up.

Not soon after the twins woke up and the whole family sat down to breakfast. Then once everyone was ready at exactly seven-thirty they left for the first division.


Meanwhile:

" Has the prisoner reached the Soul Society yet?"

" Indeed they have sir but only the outskirts they should be officially inside tomorrow."

" When you are in my presence take your true form. I despise that disguise, that is to fool the shinigami not me."

" Yeah, yeah, I get it. Sheesh way to ruin my fun."

" On the contrary, your fun is only beginning. Causing chaos is your specialty after all."

" Our carefully woven plan has been put into action, we cannot afford to fail. Therefore how exactly would you have me carry out this spy mission?"

" First resume your status at the Soul Society and use that to locate the prisoner once you've found them massacre a few people killing a few more each time but only just enough to make the fools notice while framing the target for the crime. Second make sure that the prisoner has no contact with Hitsugaya whatsoever as they will probably only trust him once they find him. Third make sure the prisoner is executed and as always contact me if something should occur."

" Yes. I will not return until one of those things occurs."

" Good."


The next day:

A medium-sized figure silently shumpoed across many rooftops while with each stride they seemed to increase in speed. Clouds covered the sky as if they were a silent warning about the troubling events that were coming. And as the figure came closer the alarm from the Soul Society began to sound.

Butterflies were sent to every division and every Taicho and fukutaicho summoned. All other members including the academy students were summoned to the first as well, the academy students arrived with Izuru and Renji and immediately raced to their parents sides.

Once everyone arrived they all sat down awaiting the Soutaicho's instructions. The Kurosaki and Hitsugaya children sitting quietly in their mothers laps while their fathers sat protectively by their families, with the exception of " Uncle Byakuya".

" As you all know and are now aware," Yamamoto began. " For many nights now there have been several ambushes on many of our shinigami, new recruits and one's with which you are already familiar. The first night only five were killed, then seven, then nine, and finally last night on the fourth night twenty of our new recruits were brutally massacred and all of them were found hung on trees like Christmas decorations. All together we have lost forty-one shinigami to this menace."

Everyone gasped and began to talk amongst themselves the small children trembling in fear.

" Is it a hollow?! Or maybe a swarm of them?" Ukitake asked quickly.

" And how come we haven't been able to catch or sense them?! Even my special forces haven't seen anyone lurking around even on night patrol!!!" Soifon added.

" As I was saying," Yamamoto continued. " It does not appear to be the work of a hollow considering the fact that at every crime scene the characters for " Snow leopard" are written in blood on the ground and on the foreheads of each victim. A hollow is far too incompetent to do this and if it were a hollow someone would have sensed it. You all know what this means, once again there is a traitor within our ranks."

After Yamamoto gave the order all fukutaicho's with the exception of Momo and Rukia were sent out to search for all recently recruited shinigami with any relation to a snow leopard, considering they knew it had to be a new recruit or visitor.

While the Soutaicho and the other Taicho's waited patently Yamamoto explained that they were going to have a visitor who had some important matters to discuss for his master until his master could arrive himself. Obviously they all had been strictly ordered not to tell anyone who didn't need to know about their current situation and to resume their day as usual.

Not soon after the man arrived and was immediately granted admittance into the large room. He seemed rather old but stubborn as he had a scroll addressed to someone tightly squeezed in his hand as if he would never let it go until he had given it to it's assigned receiver.

The man was of decent hight with only a few wrinkles on his face. He was dressed fairly well and had a small beard on his chin. His face was kind and honest while his eyes showed passion and strong defiance of wrong. He quickly walked to the center of the room and bowed, afterward he looked around the room and then back at Yamamoto.

All the captains arose and stood up then proceed to arrange themselves in order according to their divisions as was customary when it came to having guests.

" Welcome sir to the thirteen court guard squads. As you can see all the Taicho's are present and awaiting your request. They are all highly trained and exceptional shinigami they will protect you well whichever you chose to stay with until your master arrives. Excluding myself and our fourth division Taicho Unohana and with the one exception of the ninth division's fukutaicho here are their names in order from left to right:

Second Division Taicho: Soifon

Third Division Taicho: Ichimaru Gin

Fifth Division Taicho: Kurosaki Ichigo

Six Division Taicho: Kuchiki Byakuya

Seventh Division Taicho: Komamura Sajin

Eighth Division Taicho: Kyouraku Shunsui

Ninth Division fukutaicho: Harusaru Hiroshi

Tenth Division Taicho: Hitsugaya Toushiro

" Did you say Toushiro?! Hitsugaya, Toushiro?!!" the old man suddenly proclaimed in excitement.

" Indeed I did sir. Hitsugaya please step forward." with that Toushiro did as he was told.

" Well I never thought I'd see the day, Toushiro! It's me Shuusuke Kurostushi!"

" Shuusuke Kurostushi......it is you!"

" Well come on and get over here boy! Let me get a good long look at ya now that you've gotten taller I see." Shuusuke said motioning for Toushiro to move closer. " Alright then, as you can see I've made my decision sir."

" Very well then, Hitsugaya will keep watch over you until your master arrives and you may stay in one of the guest rooms at the fourth. You are all now dismissed!"

" Alright then but before we go Toushiro or Hitsugaya-Taicho I want to meet the girl you went to Hueco Mundo for she's here right?"

" Yes sir, actually now she's my wife and our children are over there as well."

" I always knew you'd get her Toushiro! Way to go boy! And children too eh? My how time flies.....seems like only yesterday you and I were trapped in Hueco Mundo together. Well let me see 'em!"

" Pleased to meet you sir." the twins said shyly while bowing.

" My, my so polite and adorable too!!! You two look exactly like your parents, that's a very good thing too! Be sure to grow up like them okay? I owe your father my life you know!"

The twins agreed and went back to their parents. Picking them up Momo headed for home while Toushiro escorted Shuusuke to his room.

" Those are some fine kids indeed Toushiro, you should be very proud. Your son is very handsome and your daughter is beautiful and Momo is quite the catch as well I can see why you love so. There is no doubt in my mind that you are an excellent father and husband."

" Thank you sir."

" You don't have to be so professional with me Toushiro boy! We're old pals after all, call me Shuusuke, I'm just glad I got to see you again."

" Alright Shuusuke."

" Listen to me Toushiro boy, after you get me to my room I want you to back to your family."

" I can't sir my orders are to stay with you until your master arrives."

" But until he does you take orders from me don't ya?" Shuusuke questioned gazing kindly at Toushiro.

" I do but....."

" There aren't any "buts" about it Toushiro boy! You have a family now! Your youngsters need ya and your wife too! Don't worry about me, besides the Soutaicho didn't say you had to stick with me constantly right? On top of that you have another Taicho meeting to get to soon, just whip up one of them ice clones of yours to protect me all the time and get on up there. The Soutaicho told me a little about what's going on and I sure don't want to see a young person get executed."

" Very well then but I will modify the clone to alert me if anything should happen." Toushiro said while creating the clone of ice. " And as you know sir please do not go outside."

" You got it!" Shuusuke said saluting. " Now get going, Hitsugaya-Taicho."

" Yes sir." In a flash Toushiro was gone.

" I'm sorry Toushiro boy but it's not time to reveal the contents of the scroll, a scroll who's information I believe concerns you."


~ Always With You ~


Upon reaching the first division Yamamoto began to inform them of how the Taicho's were to take action. He told them their divisions were to be on complete lock down at night with the exception of the stealth force, they were to make sure all of their division members were present, if they saw the target they were to report it and then engage in combat instantly, and as soon as the culprit was captured they were to meet in the first division for the execution considering executing them in the same way they planned to kill Rukia would be far to flashy a death.

" Have you found anything Toushiro?" Ichigo and his wife asked.

" No, and neither has Momo and the only reason she's searching is because the Soutaicho is watching our children."

" Yeah, he's watching Kaizen and Shina too. We need to hurry and catch this freak Toushiro before he kills someone really important."

" I agree. Let's move Kurosaki."

" Right."

After four hours of searching the shinigami that were searching began to lose heart. Sweat rolling down their red faces, eyes losing their shining blaze, bodies acing and cracking, and attitudes shattering under pressure. The shinigami were reaching their limit and still they hadn't caught the murderer.

Practically dragging himself back to the first division, his hot-head personality still intact, Ichigo reached his destination. Mumbling to himself and cursing the murderer he didn't even notice his wife yelling at and telling him to call Toushiro back to the first, Kira and Renji had located the target and with the help of Byakuya, the stealth force and Isane they had been captured.

" Listen you idiot strawberry!!!!! Go get Toushiro!!!!!!"

" Alright already!!! I'm going midget!!!!!"

Instantly returning from his own searching Toushiro appears behind Ichigo.

" No need to shout Kurosaki you idiot!!! I'm right here!!!" Toushiro yelled causing Ichigo to jump a good five or so feet off the ground.

" Holy crap Toushiro!!!!!! Don't do that!!!!!"

" Quit complaining and lets get down to the matter at hand."

" Fine."

As everyone reached their assigned spots and stood the kids hiding behind their parents and Minoru stepping forward to do his duty as executioner the murderer was placed on their knees before Yamamoto. While all this was happening Toushiro was having daydreams of that small girl that always appeared in his dreams along with Harusaru and a very special and unique handmade necklace he had made just for her in their youth. He had also made a matching one for himself so that if they ever got separated they would know to look for the necklaces. Quietly taking his necklace out of his uniform, Toushiro gazed mysteriously at it. Why now of all times was he getting it out? Did it have something to do with the murderer?

" I knew it! It is him, I saw the necklace there's no mistake!"

Gazing at the necklace and then back at the girl, the feeling Toushiro had began to grow and he didn't understand why. The girl was wearing a snow leopard mask and a black cloak was concealing her body while the mask hid her face completely. All the time Yamamoto was questioning her she said nothing and when they tried to force her to remove her mask and cloak she refused again, no one understood why and all the evidence was pointing to her.

" Now if only I could talk with him! But no one here will listen to me!!! I'll just have to try again!"

" Do you have anything to say for yourself?" Yamamoto boomed.

" Sir I promise you I didn't do it! Please believe me! I must speak with Hitsugaya!"

" Sir all evidence points directly to her. If we let her speak with Hitsugaya she may kill him right there." said the true murderer in disguise.

" Your request is denied. I will have no more lives taken by your sword. Minoru you may begin the execution."

" Yes sir."

" NO! How can I show them I'm not the enemy?! If only I could talk to him! Wait maybe if he sees my necklace he'll remember!"

As Minoru mockingly raised his sword ready to strike the girl took out her necklace so everyone could see and thankfully Toushiro was the first to notice.

" You think a necklace is gonna save you?! Now die you filthy murderer!!!!!!" Minoru shouted bringing his zanpakto down.

The world seemed to move in slow motion while the sword was falling. Toushiro was shumpoeing as fast as he could manage in so little space without trampling anyone. Minoru was giving it his all and that made things all the worse. It was looking like blood was going to be spilled, innocent or not.

" Goodbye, Toushiro."

CLANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


A/N: Haha! Yes I know you all probably hate me right now but it would have been longer I just decided to leave a cliffhanger! Anyway, I know it doesn't seem like Hitsuhina is in here at all right now but once all my OC's arrive the Hitsuhina will begin big time trust me!!!!!!! Well thank you all again I'll try to update ASAP, please review and I'll see you all next time! Next chapter I can't tell you for fear of spoiling my awesomeness!!!! So look forward to it I tried really hard so I hope you liked it! Thanks!!!

Kazeek

PS LONG LIVE HITSUHINA!!!!!!!!!! ^^