A/N Well here is another chapter, the next one will go by rather quickly, and have kind of a sappy feel to it by the end, though it should be somewhat entertaining. Also Aizen's plan is revealed, though I focus more on what his interactions with the Espada would be like, seeing as how they likely didn't know what Aizen was doing until they told him. Also an excuse to add them into the story more quickly.

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach, and I make no money off of this.

Chapter 9

Outside Urahara's Shop

"Tessai get ready it's time to go on our trip!" Urahara shouted as he haphazardly ran into the kitchen.

"But boss I still need to fix the hole in the roof of the training grounds." Tessai responded.

"Alright then go do that while Chad Renji and I get packed up." Urahara said as he began running up the stairs and towards his room.

"Why don't you two go help since they are running late?" Yoruichi asked as she entered the room, still in cat form.

"Don't be foolish Yoruichi, they aren't able to come with us anyway so what's the point in helping us prepare?" Tessai replied in a tone of slight amusement, causing a tick mark to appear on Jinta's forehead.

"Why is it that I can't go Tessai?" Jinta questioned, annoyed at the implication that he couldn't do something.

"Well you see Jinta this trip is no place for kids and…" Tessai began before being cut off.

"KID?!" Jinta shouted at the top of his lungs, causing Tessai to wince at the volume of his voice.

"Yes Jinta, you shouldn't come with us." Tessai stated as he rubbed his ears in an attempt to recover his hearing.

"Oh come on Tessai if they want to go let them… at least they wouldn't destroy the shop while you were gone." Yoruichi commented, a smirk gracing her features, knowing that she had just gotten Tessai to insist that the kids go with them.

"That is an excellent point Yoruichi… Jinta and Ururu it is decided you're going with us!" Tessai ordered, having sweat dropped at the implication that the two would destroy his beloved shop while he and the others were away.

"Yeah!" Jinta said in triumph as he jumped in the air, fist pumping.

"Okay Mr. Tessai, what do we have to do?" Ururu asked in her usual sad sounding tone, wanting to be as useful as she could be.

"Oh why don't you two just pack up some things, remember it is a two week journey." Tessai replied. Immediately after these words were said both of the children began to run up the stairs towards their rooms, Jinta running up first and quickly followed by Ururu.

"Exactly what is it that you will be doing Tessai?" Yoruichi questioned as Tessai pulled out a bag of cement.

"I have a hole to close up." Tessai said before running off to close the gap in the training rooms' ceiling.

The sly black cat trotted over to a bowl of milk with a smirk of content etched on its face.

'Too easy…' Yoruichi thought as she began to drink milk from her bowl.

Common Area

"Did you notice that everyone seems to be leaving?" Ririn asked her fellow mod souls.

"Yes, it appears as if they are all going on some trip, except apparently Ichigo and Yoruichi." Noba replied, causing Ririn and Kurodo to go wide eyed.

"What, when did Jinta and Ururu decide to leave?!" Ririn screeched causing Kurodo to rub his ears to quell the resulting pain.

"You know you could have asked in a lower voice." Kurodo whined as he continued to rub his ears.

"Oh sorry about that you guys." Ririn said sheepishly as she rubbed the back of her head in embarrassment.

"Just a few moments ago I overheard Tessai telling Ururu and Jinta that they were to be coming along for the trip as well… for what reason I do not know." Noba said, answering Ririn's previous question.

"Maybe they just don't want the shop to be destroyed… you know how much Tessai cares for it." Kurodo reasoned, eliciting nods of agreement from Noba and Ririn.

"So I guess it's down to five of us then." Ririn said as she counted out how many people would be present in the shop for the next two weeks.

"Oh I wouldn't be so sure about that…" Yoruichi said as she walked into the room, gaining the attention of the mod souls.

"Whaddya mean Yoruichi?" Ririn questioned with a confused expression about her face.

"Kisuke wanted me to tell you something…" Yoruichi began.

Las Noches: Chambers of the Hogyoku

The halls of Las Noches lie silent as the news of Patros' betrayal and subsequent death by the hands of Ichigo Kurosaki reached Las Noches. Patros was an arrogant fool but he was the thirteenth strongest arrancar in the army that Aizen had amassed. To make matters even more interesting, he was defeated without the use of Bankai, making the experience even more nerve-wracking for all arrancar, even a few Espada.

The doors to the chambers of the Hogyoku open as Ulquiorra walks towards the center of the room to receive instructions from his master.

"You summoned me Lord Aizen?" Ulquiorra asked as he bowed to his master.

"Yes indeed I did Ulquiorra… I desire your opinion on a matter pertaining to my future plans." Aizen stated, causing Ulquiorra to grow curious though is expression remained impassive.

"What might this matter be my lord?" Ulquiorra asked.

"You are aware of the human girl Orihime Inoue correct?" Aizen questioned.

"Yes, indeed I am… I had the opportunity to observe her healing abilities when we observed the powers of Ichigo Kurosaki not two weeks ago." Ulquiorra replied.

"Then by all means tell me what you thought of her power." Aizen said, prompting Ulquiorra to continue speaking.

"Her powers are indeed interesting to say the least.' Ulquiorra began, prompting Aizen to nod in agreement.

"Her healing ability is indeed remarkable and will prove to be a nuisance should it be used against us in the coming war." Ulquiorra continued.

"I see… than you view her as a potential threat?" Aizen questioned, his ever-present smile still not leaving his features.

"An indirect threat but a threat nonetheless Lord Aizen." Ulquiorra replied.

"Very well… In the near future I will be giving you instructions which I will need you to carry out flawlessly if my plan is to work." Aizen stated.

"I will not fail you Lord Aizen." Ulquiorra replied in a tone that breathed conviction.

"You are dismissed Ulquiorra… oh and when you leave do tell Gin to stop eavesdropping." Aizen said, prompting Ulquiorra to exit the chambers.

"Lord Aizen has asked that you stop eavesdropping." Ulquiorra stated as he saw Gin standing outside the door with a glass not so well hidden behind his back.

"Who me?" Gin asked innocently.

"Why is it that you are so curious about Lord Aizen's plans?" Ulquiorra asked, curious as to Gin's motivation.

"And you're not?" Gin retorted.

Ulquiorra made to respond but stopped himself before he spoke, realizing that he was indeed curious as to what it was Aizen was planning.

"Thought so…" Gin chided as he noticed Ulquiorra's silence.

"Truth be told I'm rather bored, not much to do and I'm hoping this grand plan of his he's kept secret will provide some entertainment around here…" Gin began, losing his grin before continuing.

"I just wish I knew what the damn plan was." Gin said through gritted teeth as he stomped his foot on the ground in annoyance, earning a chuckle from Tosen, who had appeared from down the hall.

"Gin, I thought I told you it wasn't healthy to dwell on your curiosity." Tosen joked, smiling at Gin's clear frustration.

"He does have a point." Ulquiorra commented.

"No fare, its two against one." Gin whined as he hung his head in defeat.

"Do try to be patient Gin, at least for the sake of everyone else." Tosen said before he walked down the hallway, Ulquiorra following suit.

'I feel like I'm being punished for something.' Gin thought as he walked down the hall, trying to think of something to pass the time.

Outside Urahara's Shop

"Alright everyone, it looks like we're ready to leave!" Urahara chirped as everyone gathered outside the shop's entrance.

"Urahara before you leave I have a question for you." Ichigo said, wanting to asks something that had been bugging him since he learned about the trip.

"Yes Ichigo?" Urahara asked.

"Where exactly do you go for two weeks?" Ichigo questioned.

"Well wouldn't you like to know?" Urahara said as he brought his fan out and waved it over his face, concealing the grin that graced his features.

"Yeah I would like to know that's why I asked." Ichigo deadpanned.

"Well would you look at the time must be going now." Urahara said, causing a tick mark to appear on Ichigo's head.

'It figures he wouldn't answer my damn question.' Ichigo thought in annoyance.

"Goodbye Kisuke stay out of trouble." Yoruichi said as she waved her paw goodbye to the group.

"See ya guys, come back safe." Ichigo said as he waved his hand goodbye at the caravan of people.

'Finally…' Yoruichi thought, smirking as the group became lost from sight.

"What's up with you Yoruichi you seem awfully happy today?" Ichigo questioned as he looked down to see the smirk the cat now sported.

"Oh it's nothing Ichigo… now if you'll be so kind as to follow me to the training facility." Yoruichi replied, causing Ichigo to face vault.

"Problem?" Yoruichi asked as she noticed Ichigo's expression.

"What the hell do you mean training facility?! I just fought the thirteenth strongest arrancar, don't I get a break?!" Ichigo shouted in mock anger.

"Ichigo… do you remember what I said to you two weeks ago after you finally woke up?" Yoruichi asked as she glared at the teen.

"Let me think…" Ichigo trailed off, tapping his chin in thought.

'Oh crap!' Ichigo grimaced in thought as he realized what she had said to him.

"I-I uh k-kinda remember what you s-said." Ichigo replied, fear evident in his voice.

"Oh really, because let me remind you that I told you I wasn't going to go easy on you when it came to my turn to train you… if you don't want to make it worse on yourself I suggest you stop complaining." Yoruichi stated, causing Ichigo's skin to pale.

'I'm gonna get my ass kicked aren't I.' Ichigo grimaced in thought as he began to walk towards the underground training facility.

Soul Society: Squad 4 Barracks

"Come on Orihime you can easily do this." Rukia said encouraging her friend heal the severed arm of a squad eleven member.

"I-I don't know if I can do it 'easily' Rukia." Orihime replied sheepishly.

"Don't be silly, of course you can Orihime. You need to work on your ability to heal entire limbs in order to be as effective a healer as possible." Rukia said, trying to get her friend to have some confidence in her abilities.

"Alright." Orihime replied as she activated her healing powers, encircling the area where the limb once was with a yellow shield.

'Incredible… she no longer has to chant the name of her power to use it… what's more she is healing the limb faster than she could before.' Rukia thought as she observed Orihime healing the Soul Reaper's lost arm.

"Hey… girl." The Soul Reaper mumbled, getting Orihime's attention.

"Yes, what is it?" Orihime questioned as she continued to heal the man's arm.

"What's your name?" The man asked.

"My name is Orihime… Orihime Inoue. " Orihime replied.

"I want to thank you for healing my arm… I owe you a great deal and I just wanted to tell you that." The man said as his arm finished healing.

"Good as new." The man stated contentedly as he flexed the fingers to see if his arm was functioning properly.

"Great job Orihime!" Rukia complimented as the man walked away.

"It wasn't really all that special…" Orihime began before being cut off.

"Orihime you really ought to have more confidence in yourself… you've become stronger but if you're not confident in your abilities then no matter how strong you are you won't feel your of any use." Rukia lightly chided.

"Well, I can't really help it I-I've always just been weak, even if I am improving, which I can see I am… part of me will always feel… feel useless." Orihime said with a saddened expression.

"Orihime… what would Ichigo tell you if he were here right now to speak with you?" Rukia questioned, causing Orihime's saddened expression to disappear.

"He would tell me how ridiculous I'm being." Orihime stated in a serious tone.

"If you know that you're being ridiculous, then what's stopping you from gaining confidence?" Rukia asked, causing Orihime's face to harden.

"Nothing is stopping me and from this point on nothing will." Orihime declared with confidence, something that was rare for her to do.

"Good Orihime, you need confidence in yourself, and hopefully now you realize that." Rukia stated.

"How is Ichigo?" Orihime asked abruptly.

"Well I spoke to Captain Hitsugaya before he returned he said that Ichigo was fine and that there has not been another… incident… since we left." Rukia answered, cheering Orihime up a great deal.

"That's good to hear, I'm glad that Ichigo's safe." Orihime said, smiling as she said Ichigo's name.

"You really like him don't you?" Rukia questioned in a serious tone, causing Orihime to become flustered.

"I-I uh ye… I-I." Orihime rambled, only to be silenced when Rukia put her finger on her mouth.

"It's alright Orihime… you don't have to answer my question… when you're ready to talk about it we will." Rukia said slowly as she took her finger off of Orihime's mouth.

"Thank you Rukia." Orihime replied as the two walked out of the fourth division's barracks, thankful that her friend didn't press the issue.

"No problem Orihime… that particular talk will do a good deal for the both of us." Rukia stated cryptically, causing Orihime to look at her friend with a confused expression.

'Does she… does she like Ichigo as well?' Orihime wondered as she started at Rukia.

Urahara's Underground Training Facility

"Alright Yoruichi… mind if I ask what you're going to be teaching me?" Ichigo questioned, curious as to what the devious cat had in store for him.

"Not at all Ichigo, as you know my specialties are in the areas of Hoho and Hakuda specifically, which you'd expect given the fact that I am the former head of the stealth force…" Yoruichi began, looking to Ichigo for a sign to continue.

Ichigo nodded giving her the sign to finish her explanation.

"Hoho is all about speed and Hakuda is all about hand to hand combat skills, both of these I intend to teach you… or at least improve your skills in each seeing as how you are already quite proficient in using flash step." Yoruichi continued.

"Any questions Ichigo?" Yoruichi asked.

"Yeah just one…" Ichigo began.

"The Hakuda training, I kinda get how that works." Ichigo stated, wincing at the thought of receiving multiple punches from Yoruichi in her human form.

"But exactly how do you intend to make me faster?" Ichigo questioned, causing Yoruichi to smirk.

"I'm so glad you asked that my dead student." Yoruichi replied, making Ichigo uneasy with the tone she used.

"I have set up a serious of markers atop rock formations. You will use flash steps to travel from point to point until I say stop or until your legs give out, whichever comes first." Yoruichi stated, causing Ichigo to grow annoyed at the slow pace of the training.

"Now go to that rock formation and get started." Yoruichi ordered as she motioned her paw towards one of the rock formations.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm going." Ichigo grumbled as he began to walk to the rock formation.

"What will you be doing while I'm doing this?" Ichigo asked, slightly worried as to what her answer would be.

"Oh well that's an easy question to answer, I'll be taking a cat nap." Yoruichi replied in an upbeat tone.

"Are you serious?!" Ichigo shouted in mock anger.

"I could always stay awake and think of ways to torcher you if you'd rather I do that." Yoruichi stated as she sent a glare at Ichigo that chilled him to his core, despite the fact that she was in her cat form.

'I really, really, really, really can't piss her off.' Ichigo mentally noted as he shied away from Yoruichi's gaze.

"No you go ahead and rest Yoruichi, you look tired." Ichigo replied, fear evident in his voice.

"That's rather sweet of you Ichigo. I think I'll do just that." Yoruichi said with a smile as she hopped atop a boulder and began to sleep.

'That is one crazy woman.' Ichigo thought as he noticed Yoruichi's mood change.

"Alright here goes nothing." Ichigo said as he began to use flash step to move from one rock formation to the next.

'I wonder how long I'm going to have to do this.' Ichigo thought as he continued the training exercise.

Las Noches: Espada's Meeting Room

"Welcome my dear Espada." Aizen greeted as all of his Espada took their seats and began sipping tea.

"As you are no doubt aware due to rumors I will soon enact my latest plan in an effort to seal the fate of the Soul Society in the upcoming war." Aizen began.

"However due to the impatience of some people…" Aizen said as he shot a glance at Gin, who simply rubbed his head in embarrassment and released a nervous chuckle.

"I have decided to share the first part of my plan with you." Aizen finished.

"You are all no doubt aware of the girl Orihime Inoue and the fascinating abilities that she possesses… the first phase of this new plan is to have the girl brought here to Las Noches, either to use her power for our own cause or to at the very least keep it out of the hands of the Soul Society." Aizen stated, eliciting several nods of understanding from members of the Espada.

"Ulquiorra… once I receive word that Orihime Inoue is leaving the Soul Society you will go to her and by an means necessary you will bring her back here." Aizen said.

"Understood Lord Aizen." Ulquiorra replied, giving a nod of understanding as he did so.

"Lord Aizen what of the traitorous arrancar that were defeated in Karakura Town Earlier today?" Starrk questioned, surprising Aizen as Starrk rarely ever spoke up at the meeting.

"What do you mean by that Starrk?" Aizen asked, not understanding what Starrk was getting at.

"Although two of them were fairly weak the thirteenth arrancar lead them… I had heard that he was defeated by that kid Ulquiorra observed a few weeks back." Starrk clarified.

"Yes that is indeed true. Patros was defeated at the hands of Ichigo Kurosaki." Aizen replied.

"Is it true that he did so without the use of his Bankai?" Starrk questioned with curiosity evident in his voice.

"Again you are correct Starrk, Patros released but from what I can tell he was easily defeated by the boy." Aizen answered, causing the Espada who had not heard the rumor to widen their eyes in shock.

'So the boy does have some skill.' Halibel thought as she heard the rumors being confirmed.

"Surely you jest Lord Aizen, Patros may not have been an Espada but he was certainly capable of dealing with a Soul Reaper that did not use a Bankai." Szayel commented, still not believing that a Soul Reaper defeated a powerful arrancar in his released state without the use of their ultimate power.

"Sorry to disappoint you Szayel, but it does appear that the boy defeated a high ranking arrancar in his Resurreción form." Aizen replied.

"The kid can't have grown that strong, hell two weeks ago he needed Bankai to cut of Yammy's arm and still got thrashed until that… whatever it was came out." Grimmjow exclaimed.

"I have learned that he has been training with Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihoin for the past two weeks, which would explain how his skills have increased to the level of being able to deal with someone of Patros' caliber." Aizen replied

"The boy's ability to harness his powers has improved greatly in these past two weeks. He is very quickly proving himself to be a threat." Barragan stated, voicing his opinion on the boy.

'Always killing with this one.' Starrk though tiredly as he let out a sigh.

"Now why exactly would we want to do that?" Starrk questioned, not wanting to be too hasty.

"The boy is a threat and we deal with threats by removing them." Barragan replied in an annoyed tone.

"I appreciate your inputs my dear Espada, but I have already decided that the boy shall not be touched under my direct orders…" Aizen began, breaking up the small argument that had erupted throughout the meeting room.

The Espada, as well Gin and Tosen, grew confused at Aizen's orders obviously seeing that if the boy continued to grow he could become a greater threat. Even those who had not wanted to act rashly wondered why Aizen ordered this.

"Lord Aizen, why do you want to let this kid live… I for one agree with Barragan." Grimmjow stated, disliking inaction.

"I do as well Lord Aizen." Yammy piped in, still having distaste for the kid who lopped of his arm, which had yet to fully heal.

"Are you questioning my decision?" Aizen asked, his tone authoritative and full of warning.

"O-of course not milord." Grimmjow apologized, followed by Yammy. Though Grimmjow was many things, stupid he was not, and when Aizen decided to drop his smooth tone of voice that should be taken as a clear warning.

"Good… now then, Ichigo Kurosaki plays a very important role in the big picture, which will be revealed to you as my plan progresses." Aizen explained, having conveyed his position on the issue quite clearly.

"You are all dismissed." Aizen said as he left the meeting room, followed by Gin and Tosen.

"Well, well, Lord Aizen it appears that the first part of your plan is quite interesting, mind telling my exactly why you chose to go after that Orihime girl?" Gin questioned, believing that Aizen had an ulterior motive.

"Of course not Gin, Orihime Inoue has interesting powers and for the time she is an asset that we cannot allow the enemy to possess." Aizen replied.

"Why do you have to tease me with this plan of yours so much?" Gin whined as the three continued to walk down the hallway.

"Whatever do you mean Gin?" Aizen asked as he gave Gin an innocent smile, causing Tosen to chuckle.

'I knew it!' Gin thought as he realized Aizen was essentially doing this on purpose.

With Starrk and Lilynette

"Hey Starrk, how was the meeting?" Lilynette greeted as Starrk entered their room.

"The meeting was somewhat… eventful you could say." Starrk replied cryptically, causing Lilynette to grow confused.

"What's that supposed to mean Starrk?" Lilynette questioned curios as to what Starrk's definition of eventful was.

"Well for starters… the rumors were true…" Starrk said causing Lilynette to go wide eyed.

"So Patros really was…" Lilynette said before being cut off.

"Yes, that Soul Reaper beat Patros without the use of Bankai while Patros himself was in his Resurreción form." Starrk finished for her.

"Aizen also gave us some insight on the first phase of that rumored plan of his… he's going to have Ulquiorra bring that human girl here to Las Noches." Starrk continued.

"Why exactly does he want to do that?" Lilynette asked.

"I don't really know… he said that it has to do with her healing power being an asset to either side of the war, depending on who is in possession of her… but I don't buy it." Starrk replied, confusing Lilynette with his answer.

"You don't buy it?" Lilynette questioned, her expression showing her confusion.

"I feel as if bringing the girl here has a double purpose but I can't really tell what that is… although I guess I could just as easily be wrong." Starrk answered.

"Anything else interesting happen?" Lilynette asked.

"That Soul Reaper kid… Ichigo Kurosaki… yeah that's his name. Aizen has ordered that he not be touched, even though he's proven that he could be a threat in the future." Starrk answered.

"Why would Lord Aizen do that Starrk?" Lilynette questioned, confused as to why Aizen would allow a dangerous opponent to face them in the near future.

"He said that the kid plays a big part in his overall plan… what that is I don't know… but I've never known Lord Aizen to make foolish mistakes." Starrk replied, prompting Lilynette to nod in agreement.

With Halibel and her Fraccion

"Lady Halibel you've returned." Sung-Sun greeted.

"How was the meeting Lady Halibel?" Apacci asked, eager to hear if any of the rumors she had heard were true.

"Well firstly, that rumor you told me of did in fact turn out to be accurate." Halibel replied, causing Apacci, Mila Rose, and Sung-Sun to widen their eyes in surprise.

"But that kid couldn't have taken down that powerful an arrancar in his Resurreción without Bankai, that shouldn't be possible." Apacci exclaimed, refusing to believe that what she heard was true.

"For once Apacci I agree with you, it indeed should not be possible." Mila Rose stated in agreement, equally shocked.

"So I assume that the boy is to be dealt with?" Sung-Sun questioned, expecting orders of some kind to have been given.

"No… Lord Aizen has ordered that the boy not be touched." Halibel stated, further confusing her fraccion.

"Lady Halibel, how can he order something like that?!" Apacci shouted in absolute disbelief.

"Lord Aizen said that the boy plays a crucial role in his new plan to ensure our victory over the Soul Reapers. I do not doubt his judgment and I should expect you to do the same." Halibel said with conviction.

"Yes Lady Halibel." The three fraccion replied in unison.

"Lady Halibel, did Lord Aizen say anything else?" Sung-Sun questioned, having heard a rumor that he was to reveal the first part of his new plan at the meeting.

"You really ought to stop listening to rumors Sung-Sung." Halibel chastised, knowing what she was getting at, much to Sung-Sun's embarrassment.

"But yes… Lord Aizen has given Ulquiorra orders to bring the human girl Orihime Inoue into the confines of Las Noches in order to keep her out of the enemies reach." Halibel stated.

"Once that is done we simply wait for further orders." Halibel continued, eliciting nods of understanding from her fraccion.

Urahara's Underground Training Facility

"Ah, what a good nap." Yoruichi chirped as she stretched her limbs, curling her tail as she did so.

"Guess I better go check on Ichigo." Yoruichi said to herself as she hopped off of her perch.

Once Yoruichi arrived she couldn't help but giggle at the sight of Ichigo face down on one of the markers, seemingly unable to move his feet.

'I guess I probably should have said I was kidding when I told him to do it until his legs gave out.' Yoruichi thought as she moved towards Ichigo's body.

"Ichigo, can you move?" Yoruichi asked as she examined Ichigo's body.

"Of course I can move but you told me to go until I couldn't." Ichigo replied, causing Yoruichi to swat drop.

"Yeah about that…" Yoruichi said, as she released a nervous chuckle.

"Are you kidding me Yoruichi?!" Ichigo yelled as he got up from his immobile state, powered by pure annoyance.

"So your telling me that I was doing that training exercise for three hours straight because you forgot you had to tell me to stop?!" Ichigo shouted.

"Three hours, was it real that long?" Yoruichi asked, only succeeding in annoying Ichigo further.

"You're unbelievable!" Ichigo roared, as a tick mark appeared on his forehead.

"I'll take that as a compliment." Yoruichi replied happily.

'Note to self, kill that cat.' Ichigo thought as he attempted to restrain himself from killing Yoruichi.

"Well I guess we still have a bit of time left… you up for one last training exercise Ichigo?" Yoruichi questioned.

"On the condition that you don't nap while I'm doing it sure." Ichigo replied as he shot a glare at Yoruichi.

"Great… now go over there and start punching boulders." Yoruichi said as she motioned her paw towards a series of boulders.

"You've got to be joking…" Ichigo grumbled, not enjoying his training thus far.

"Not at all Ichigo, Hakuda is extremely important and you will need to be able to use your spiritual pressure to cover your hands in order to reduce in impacts of any blows that are sent your way… for this exercise I want you to destroy the boulders using your fists by surrounding them with your spiritual pressure." Yoruichi explained.

"And what happens if I don't get the hang of that quickly enough?" Ichigo asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh that the beauty of it…" Yoruichi began.

"If you don't get the hang of it quickly you'll break your hands beyond repair… a good source of motivation don't you agree?" Yoruichi asked, a smirk forming on her face.

"Do you hate me or something?" Ichigo whined, earning a glare from Yoruichi.

"The first day of your training is punishment for being so sloppy during your fight with those arrancar… you nearly got yourself killed." Yoruichi stated her tone as cold as ice.

"Now I suggest that you go do as I have told you or tomorrow will be even worse." Yoruichi threatened, still not letting up on her glare.

"Yeah, yeah, sure… whatever you say Yoruichi." Ichigo replied as he performed the fastest flash step he could to move towards the boulders.

"Alright… I guess it's time to punch some rocks…" Ichigo said to himself as he concentrated his spirit energy on his fists, hoping that he was doing it correctly.

'Please don't break my hand, please don't break my hand.' Ichigo chanted in thought as he punched the rock, succeeding in shattering it, while keeping his hand in one piece.

'Wow… that actually worked…' Ichigo thought in surprise as he stared at the destroyed rock.

Urahara's Shop (Three Hours Later)

Ichigo had finished up his training and had enjoyed eating a dinner he had prepared, happy that his day in hell was wrapping up. Ichigo then walks to his room getting ready for bead, when he notices how quiet the shop actually is.

'Why does it feel so quiet in here? Jinta isn't usually loud… unless he's arguing with Tessai. Ururu is the quietest person I've ever known, Tessai is a close second, Urahara does… something but whatever it is its not loud, and Renji doesn't really do anything. So why does it feel so quiet?' Ichigo wondered as he listened to the absolute silence.

"Oh wait I know the mod souls…" Ichigo said to himself as he looked for the mod souls, who usually slept in the guest room with him.

"Hey, where are the mod souls?" Ichigo asked aloud, not expecting an answer.

"I can answer that Ichigo." A distinctly female voice replied from behind him.

"Yoruichi what are you…" Ichigo began as he turned around.

With Urahara and company (Unknown Location)

"Alright everyone, this looks like a good place to camp for the night." Urahara said as they came across a spot in the forest right next to a small lake.

"About time my legs are killing me… what do you even have in these things?" Renji complained as he set his backpacks down.

"Only the essentials my friend…" Urahara said as he pulled the string on one of the backpacks.

"You may want to stand back Renji." Urahara advised as he stepped away from the backpack.

"What are you…" Renji said before the backpack erupted, creating a large tent, trapping Renji under it due to his proximity to the tents creation.

"You know he's most likely going to be mad when he gets out from under there, boss." Tessai said as he noticed Renji struggle below the tent.

"Yeah… go help him out will ya Tessai?" Urahara asked, prompting Tessai to go and pull Renji out from under the tent.

"You idiot I could have suffocated under their?!" Renji yelled, a tick mark appearing on his forehead.

"I did tell you to move Renji." Urahara pointed out.

"That's not the point, warn me next time!" Renji shouted, still angry at being trapped under a tent.

"What do you think me telling you to get out of the way was, a greeting?" Urahara joked, causing Renji to mutter a series of swears under his breath, making them incoherent.

"Urahara." Chad said, getting the shopkeeper's attention.

"Yes Chad what is it?" Urahara questioned as he took his eyes of Renji's tirade.

"I don't remember seeing this backpack when we were getting ready to leave." Chad stated, confusing Urahara as he presented a relatively tiny backpack that he himself did not recognize.

"Oh well only one way to find out what it is." Urahara said nonchalantly as he opened the small backpack.

Urahara opened the backpack revealing none other than the three mod souls who bounced out, each panting due to the lack of oxygen in their choice of transport.

"Can't… breathe…" Ririn said as she caught her breath.

"My, my, what… an unpleasant… experience." Kurodo stated as he too caught his breath.

"I would be inclined to agree." Noba said, voicing his opinion on being stuffed in a backpack for the past five hours.

"What are you three doing here?" Urahara questioned, curious as to why the mod souls decided to trap themselves in a backpack just to sneak onto the trip.

"What do you mean Mr. Urahara? You were the one who wanted us to come." Ririn said, equally as confused as Urahara.

"I see…" Urahara trailed off, tapping his chin in thought.

"Now exactly who told you that I wanted to come along?" Urahara asked, believing that he knew who it was.

"Mrs. Yoruichi did of course, you asked her to silly." Ririn chirped, giggling at what she believed to be Urahara's stupidity.

"Oh… well that's just the thing guy's, I didn't tell her to tell you anything, and I didn't request that you come on this trip with us." Urahara replied.

"But then why would she tell us to come with you guys?" Ririn asked, now completely lost along with the other mod souls and everyone else that was on the trip.

"Hey Tessai, you never did tell me why you insisted that Jinta and Ururu tagged along." Urahara realized, temporarily ignoring Ririn's question.

"Yoruichi made the point that they very well could destroy the shop in our absence, so I thought it'd be best to bring them along." Tessai replied, causing Urahara to rub his chin in thought once more.

'Well let's see… there was my not letting her transform for two weeks, the bet, and now I learn that she found a way to get rid of Jinta, Ururu, and the mod souls.' Urahara thought as he put two and two together.

"Penny for your thoughts boss?" Tessai asked jokingly as he noticed Urahara deep in thought.

"Well you see Tessai… a week ago when Ichigo was learning how to control his Getsuga Tenshou, Yoruichi and I made a little bet. You see previously I had told her that she had to stay in cat form for the entirety of the time I trained Ichigo…" Urahara began.

"You see I knew that Yoruichi wanted to tease Ichigo, so long story short if I won she couldn't be in human form unless she was training Ichigo… but if I lost…" Urahara said, sighing before he continued.

"If I lost I would have to bring Renji, and I couldn't object if anyone else decided to show up for the trip." Urahara finished, causing Renji and Chad to grow confused.

"Now I learn that she's behind you three being here as well as Ururu and Jinta." Urahara said, confusing everyone even more.

"What are you getting at Urahara?" Renji questioned, speaking for everyone else.

"Well here's what we do know… I tortured Yoruichi by not letting her transform while I was training with Ichigo, and we know that she went out of her way to make sure that they are alone…" Urahara began.

"It appears that Yoruichi wanted some alone time with our little Ichigo." Urahara concluded, a grin spreading on his face from ear to ear as he waved his fan in front of his face.

It took a moment for everyone to absorb what Urahara had said until one by one each person had their reaction.

"Oh my." Kurodo stated as he realized what Urahara had implied.

"Wha-w-wha." Renji stuttered out before fainting, only to be caught by Chad who himself was blushing lightly.

"Was that really necessary to explain Mr. Urahara?" Noba asked, uncharacteristically blushing.

"Yes, yes it was." Urahara replied, a grin still etched on his face.

"I don't get it, what does he mean Tessai?" Jinta asked, not understanding what made everyone react the way they had.

"Nothing, it means nothing at all Jinta." Tessai replied quickly as he began to sweat bullets.

"It does mean something and I want to know what it is!" Jinta yelled. At the boy's words, Tessai glanced at Urahara for confirmation, who just simply gave the muscular man a nod of confirmation.

"Alright if you insist…" Tessai said as he leaned in to whisper something into Jinta's ear.

"WHAT!" Jinta exclaimed before fainting.

"Jinta!" Ururu cried out as she caught her friend.

"Uggg my head, what happened?" Renji asked as he rubbed his forehead in an attempt to recover from his fainting episode.

"Well I'd say that has provided enough excitement for the evening, I'm going to bed… something I doubt Ichigo will get the chance to do tonight." Urahara stated as he entered the massive tent, causing Renji to faint once more.

Urahara's Shop: Ichigo's room

"Oh wait I know, the mod souls…" Ichigo said to himself, realizing why it was so quiet.

Ichigo immediately searched the table that the mod souls usually sat at but they were nowhere to be seen.

"Hey… where are the mod souls?" Ichigo asked aloud, not expecting an answer.

"I can answer that Ichigo." A distinctly female voice replied from behind him.

"Yoruichi what are you…" Ichigo began as he turned around to face the door.

"Gah!" Ichigo yelled as he averted his eyes and covered them with his hands for good measure, a blush covering his face.

"Yoruichi put some clothes on!" Ichigo shouted upon seeing the dark-skinned beauty completely naked.

"Oh you have no idea how long I've waited to see that reaction of yours Ichigo." Yoruichi stated as she began to move closer to Ichigo.

"As for the mod souls, they are with Kisuke as well." Yoruichi said, answering Ichigo's previous inquiry.

"Why exactly are they with him?" Ichigo asked, still covering his eyes as Yoruichi continued to walk closer and closer to him.

"I told them to." Yoruichi replied as if the answer was obvious.

"Why would you do that Yoruichi, and why are you not wearing any clothes?!" Ichigo yelled, removing his hands from his eyes and facing Yoruichi as he did so, only to avert them once more a second later after seeing how close she was to him.

"Well to answer your first question I wanted to be alone…" Yoruichi began huskily, forming a seductive grin on her face, making Ichigo's blush deepen.

"As to why I'm naked… well, let's just say I'd like to find out whether or not Zangetsu is the only big sword you have that can hold things in for long periods of time." Yoruichi purred seductively, smileing evilly as she pressed her body up against Ichigo's.

That was the straw that broke the camel's back as Ichigo fell straight to the floor completely unconscious.

'There is the possibility that I overdid it… nah he'll be fine.' Yoruichi thought as she examined Ichigo's unconscious body.

"See you in the morning Ichigo." Yoruichi chirped as she pranced out of the room, content with the effectiveness of her teasing.

'Well worth the wait…' Yoruichi thought, smiling ever so devilishly, as she looked forward to the next two weeks.

A/N Now that was an entertaining chapter, you also now know what Aizen will do with Orihime, yes that will be a very, very, important part of this story. It will not happen the same way, and I guarantee that you'll like it (maybe… don't like to jinx myself) Next Chapter will be posted tomorrow because I want to write it as much as you want to read it at this point so there!

Mexican ninja1996: I already know that this chapter and the next are things you will love!

Whisper: Yes I completely agree! Though you have to admit, if I made them weak it would've been kinda boring. Though in terms of Renji, his Shikai isn't that good in dealing with heavily armored opponents, hell he even needed to use the full power of his Bankai to take down Patros. The reason behind their ranking was revealed previously but I feel as if I should explain why the other two, meaning not Patros, are in the thirties. This is mostly because of the fact that since I am ranking all the arrancar in terms of power, yes all that will appear, I decided that the low twenties was too high and high twenties didn't feel right, seeing as how Barragan's fraccon, Grimmjow's fraccion, Halibel's fraccion, Lilynette, Rudibonne, as well as Loly and Menoly still exist, so that doesn't give a lot of breathing room for power levels regarding numbers.

Micwil13: Here it is, hope you like it!

Antex-The Legendary Zoroark: This chapter filters between Yoruichi lecturing Ichigo, Yoruichi teasing Ichigo, and the explanation of what the first part of Aizen's plan is. Even if this isn't your favorite chapter, I post so often that I'm bound to get a hit sometime ^^

darkmachines: Thanks, tried to make the battles as Bleach-like as I could but without the moments of hesitation. As for the second part… can't say a thing about the plot, right or wrong because that's just who I am :P

Arrankor: Thanks, and here is more.

Guest: Hopefully you found this chapter funny, somewhat.

S.R457: Indeed he is, and thanks!

hornet07: I hate it when they space out in a fight, even if they need that to happen in the anime to fill time, just do so with more violence or fighting for crying out loud. Yes though, Ichigo actually trained more in swordsmanship and how to use his Shikai, which is useful because as Urahara said previously, his Bankai is something that puts to much of a strain on him. Well Yoruichi will torture Ichigo to no end at the beginning of next chapter, though certain things will happen that actually… MAY… end up starting something… OR NOT. As for the Harem, I will list it out eventually but for now it is a secret… hush, hush, business ya know?

SSJ3 Kyuubi Gohan: I was really hoping people would like that part, in my mind it was necessary after a majority of the chapter was fighting, also a cute little moment.

sami217: Well given that my last update was yesterday I hope this is soon enough ^^