Show yourself, Dark and Krad!

"It seems Satoshi got rid of that life energy virus pretty quick," commented Urahara.

"Life energy what…?"

"Don't ask… So why'd you come here?!"

"I sensed that a Soul Reaper appeared close to your house and decided to investigate."

"That has to be the biggest load of…!" started Drake.

"Why is it that everyone except me knows what a 'Soul Reaper' is?!" griped Satoshi.

"Don't look at me! I barely even know anything about them!" said Drake quickly.

"Soul Reapers are the ones who make sure that when someone dies they can pass on to the next life. They're also called Shinigami," said Urahara.

"What do they look like?"

"They look like Hana-chan."

"What?"

"Um… I'm a Soul Reaper…" said Hanatoro embarrassed.

"Okay… So why don't humans see you?"

"Actually, I'm shocked you could see Hanatoro. Daisuke could see him too when he woke up!" said Drake surprised.

"I think it has something to do with the barrier around here. I've had this weird feeling ever since I came in," said Hanatoro.

"That makes sense actually. The first barrier that we put up was made out of spirit energy, but the second one is actually a magic fail-safe in case the first doesn't work," said Drake.

"By magic you mean…?" said Urahara.

"Magic. We can use normal magic easy… it's those Soul Reaper spells that gave us a hard time."

"I don't see why you'd have trouble with them. After all, you are in a stolen…" hinted Urahara.

"Will you drop that already?!"

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"Stolen what?"

"Just drop it Urahara… Kurama said he'd work it off didn't he?!"

"Fair enough."

"What was stolen?"

Drake shot Urahara a look that said, 'If you tell him you're screwed!'

"It was nothing… Besides, if I really wanted them back all I would have to do was knock the thief's soul out," said Urahara.

"Prove it…" said Satoshi.

"I'm gonna wake Kurama up… He's been asleep long enough," said Drake bored.

XxXxX

Urahara smirked evilly as he took his cane and literally knocked Drake's soul out! Satoshi's eyes widened as he recognized the person standing in front of him.

"It can't be…! You mean that the world's biggest perverted playboy turned into the world's biggest bookworm?!" said Satoshi before he burst out laughing.

"That may be, but…I have been moping the floor with you in school," retorted Dark.

"Ow, ow, ow… What the hell was that?!" said a familiar voice from behind Dark.

"What the…?! That is just weird… I thought I knocked the soul out already!" said Urahara confused.

"And I think it's time we used a memory spell on the lot of you," said Kurama with an evil look.

"Correction… we just need to use it on Urahara the jerk and Satoshi. I don't think Hana-chan will remember much about this anyway," said Drake and Dark.

"Good point. We got about an hour or so until Daisuke gets back. I say we get this over with. Who's your target?"

"Take a wild guess… Krad," smirked Dark.

"I should have guessed you were Krad…" snorted Satoshi.

"Time for you two to take a nap boys…" said the two angels evilly.

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"Urahara-san, I thought you went to check up on the two with the stolen Gigai…" said Tessai.

"I thought I was too…! How'd I end up back here?!" said Urahara confused.

"You were gone for over an hour… You mean you don't remember a thing?"

"The last thing I recall was heading towards their house… Then…a blank."

"Um, Kisuke-san…what's on your cane?" asked Ururu.

"Eh…? I didn't put anything… Huh… I wonder who put this note on here."

"It says, 'We're sorry we had to erase your memory, but you did say you wanted to see magic. Signed Kurama.' Who's that?" asked Jinta.

"That would be the person who took those Gigai a few months back. I wonder why he erased my memory though."

"Um…there's something else on the note. 'P. S. I wasn't the one who erased your memory. You can thank Drake for that.' So I guess he wasn't responsible."

"Remind me to go back there tomorrow…unless something else comes up," said Urahara.

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"Hey Hana-chan… You know how Daisuke and Satoshi were able to see you? I think I know why. Step outside the barrier for a sec. We'll erase his memory after we try something," said Krad.

"Okay…I'm outside the barrier!" said Hanatoro.

"Um…where's Hanatoro? He disappeared right after he left the door!" said Satoshi confused.

"I knew it. So it was the barrier that allowed the others to see you," said Kurama.

"How did the barrier pull that off," said Drake.

"Easy… the Hikari magic blocked the spirit energy and allowed Hanatoro to become visible to others," said Kurama.

"Sorta makes sense…" said Satoshi.

"And now, to erase your memories of Drake and me. I'll leave the stuff about the Soul Reapers though," said Kurama.

"Fair enough…" said Satoshi as he erased the memories.


He fell asleep almost immediately and Kurama caught him; Hanatoro came back in and Drake grinned. His amusement increased when he heard a yawn from the Soul Reaper.

"Me thinks we're not the only ones who need a nap…" joked Drake.

"Yeah… I think staying up so late took a lot more energy than I thought. Not like I'm not used to it though…" said Hanatoro.

"Yikes… Well, you're more than welcome to stay with us until you have to go back," said Drake.

"Arigato, Drake-san," said Hanatoro.

"Do you have to use the honorifics?"

"It's a habit that everyone in the fourth division has. Our captain always uses them, so we have to as well."

"Hey Kurama, do you think we should warn Dai that everyone's going to be asleep when he gets back?"

"Why not? How does 'warning, napping in progress' sound?"

"Works for me. Hey Hana-chan, we got a spare bedroom you can use if you want," said Drake.

"Thanks…"


"I'm… back? Um, guys? Where are ya?" said Daisuke. Then he noticed the note.

"Warning, nap in progress. Also known as… KEEP IT DOWN! WE'RE TRYING TO SLEEP!!!!"

"Okay… the warning is noted…" said Daisuke as he entered Drake's room. The other was fast asleep with Towa and Wiz nearby. Daisuke yawned as he fell asleep next to Drake. (There was a P. E. test that day and he was exhausted.)

They all slept for over four hours before they were finally able to get up without yawning. Once everyone was awake, Satoshi and Daisuke made dinner. While they were at the table waiting, Drake whispered to Hanatoro, "Remember, do NOT tell them about our real names!"

"Don't worry… Your secret is safe with me!"

"Hanatoro, do the others really play a lot of tricks on you?" asked Daisuke.

"Yeah…especially on April Fools…mainly 'cause that's my birthday…"

"I don't envy you one bit… Takeshi always used to pull stunts on me too, like making me do his cleaning duty," said Daisuke sympathetically.

"He wasn't the only one, remember? Risa and quite a few others did it too…" said Satoshi.

"So Hana-chan…do you know a lot of Bakudo spells?" asked Drake.

"Mostly healing ones… That's what the fourth division is for; aside from menial labor anyway…"

"How about a trade then? Me and Drake will teach you how to use our kinds of magic in exchange for your healing ones," suggested Kurama.

"Um…I don't know if Unohana-taicho will like that…" said Hanatoro nervously.

"Is she your captain?"

"Hai… She's scary even when's she's being polite…"

"Yikes… Well, since we are offering something in return; not to mention that we rarely use offensive spells, I don't think she'll mind."

"I don't know…"

"Would you feel better if you asked her first?"

"Hai…"

"Is there anyway to get ahold of her without alerting the others?"

"I could try using the butterfly system, but someone else might pick the message up before her!"

"How 'bout this then? We'll teach you some of our defensive spells and when we're finally able to come to the Soul Society we can ask her then? Sound good?"

"Hai! You two are a lot nicer than the others said you were…" said Hanatoro.

"Strange how that usually works out, eh?" joked Kurama.


Hanatoro spent roughly a week with Kurama and Drake. He enjoyed his time there as he knew it would be over all too soon. When he was about to head back, Drake stopped him for a moment.

"Hanatoro, me and Kurama made something for you… Just in case you ever need us to come help," said Drake as he handed him a pendant with what appeared to be wings and a mirror.

"Arigato, Drake, Kurama! I'll try to keep the others from getting to me too much," said Hanatoro as he entered the gate.

"Take care, Hana-chan! You can use that mirror when ya want someone to talk to 'kay?" said Kurama.

Hanatoro was waving to them as the doors closed and they started home. Kurama turned to his twin and said, "Do you think we should have told him about the side effect from using the mirror?"

"He'll find out soon enough after he uses it. Besides, it won't hurt him remember? We'll be the ones to feel it!" said Drake.

"True…"

"I only wish we could have learned some more Kido spells…"

"We can always pester Urahara for some," Kurama reminded him.

XxXxX

It wasn't until they reached the house that they some something very odd. Drake stopped short and said, "Kurama, is it me or is there a cat on our doorstep?!"

"What the…?"

They approached the feline and looked at one another.

"Why is there a cat here?" said Drake.

"Urahara sent me," answered the cat.

"Figures… he would send something like this to us," snorted Drake.

"You mean someone. Why did he send you here…?"

"My name is Yoruichi," said the cat.

"Mr. Yoruichi then. Why did Urahara-san send you?" asked Kurama.

"He said that there were a few interesting characters here and said I should check 'em out. I would have waited for you two inside if it weren't for something blocking me," said Yoruichi.

"That's why we put it up. To keep uninvited guests from breaking and entering. You are more than welcome to come in if you like," said Kurama.

"Thank you," replied Yoruichi as the feline entered the house.

"Oh, before I forget… Watch out for Wiz," said Drake.

"Wiz…?"

"KYU!!!!!" cried Wiz as he pounced on Yoruichi.

"That would be Wiz… See why I said to watch out?" laughed Drake.

"Point…taken!" said Yoruichi as it threw Wiz off.

"So, Yoruichi-san, would you like something to drink?"

"Milk, if that's alright with you," replied Yoruichi.

"Sure. Milk it is," said Kurama as he brought out some milk.

As they sat there chatting, Yoruichi finally asked something that had been bother him.

"How does your barrier keep out uninvited guests?"

"Simple… the first half, which is made of super-dense spirit energy, makes it difficult to enter without getting hurt. The second, which is made of our own magical ability, makes it impossible to enter without either myself or my twin from coming in without our consent. It works for both those who are normal or have their own magical powers."

"Was Urahara making a joke when he said you two can use a Bakudo spell even though you've never had any training?"

"Nope. We overheard this girl use a spell to destroy what Hanatoro said was a Hollow and we tried to use it ourselves. It wasn't until Drake came up with the idea of combining magic with the energy required that we got it to work," said Kurama.

"How many Kido spells can you two use?" asked Yoruichi.

"As of now…one. We were unable to convince Hana-chan to show us some more," said Drake.

"What would you do if you knew more?"

"Try them out until we could do them without help."

"Maybe I could be of assistance then. How fast are you two on foot?"

"I'm pretty light on my feet, but Kurama on the other hand…"

"He was a Phantom Thief before he gained his own body. Me, well I usually flew on wings rather than walk. But I can be fast when I want to be," said Kurama.

"Well boys, how would you like to learn a little something called Shun-Po?"

"Flash Steps? Definitely!" said Drake.