"Are you sure this is what you want to do, Soishi?" Rukia asked me.

"I'm sure. I just want to see if my little brother is taking good care of my sisters!" I said.

"Alright! Well, almost everyone's here! We just have to wait for Captain Kuchiki, Captain Kenpachi, and Leutenent Abarai to get here, then we're off!" Rukia said.

"Okay!" I smiled.

"Hey, Soishi. I have to ask. Aren't you afraid of Captain Zaraki or any of the other Captains?" Captain Aizen asked.

If my dream was right, and he really is a bad guy, I should watch my back carefully. But I just don't get it. Gin can't be a bad guy, Aizen's the only one I've gotten a bad sense from. I thought. I mentally glared at Aizen.

"No, I'm not afraid of them. They all seem very nice. Should I be afraid of any of them?" I asked.

"I would watch my back around Captain Hitsugaya. Just to let you know, he's a very shady character. As well as Captain Ichimaru," Aizen whispered at me. I mentally glared at him again.

"Oh, okay! Thanks!" I said.

There's no way I'm going to listen to a word you say, traitor!

"Hey! There they are!" Rukia said. I turned around to see Kenpachi, Byakuya, and Renji.

"Hey, Soishi! You ready to go home?" Kenpachi asked me when they got there.

"Heh heh. Yup! I'm excited to see my family again!" I said, smiling.

"Do you ever stop smiling, kid?" he asked.

"Nope!" I laughed.

Then the rest of them laughed. Well, except for Byakuya. He had a frown on his face and was glaring at me for some reason.

"Come on guys! Let's get this gate ready!" someone said.

"You guys don't have it ready yet? Slackers!" Kenpachi yelled.

"We didn't know how long you three were going to be so we didn't even start."

"Shut up and get to work!" Kenpachi said.

"Y-yes Captain!" they whimpered. I slightly chuckled.

"Hey, Byakuya. Why are you frowning?" I asked.

"What did you just call me?" he asked.

"Byakuya. Isn't that your name?" I simply asked.

"You are to refer to me as Captain Kuchiki. Understand?" he asked.

"Oh. Okay! Captain Kuchiki, why are you frowning?" I asked again.

"Hmph. This is my usual face," he simply put.

"Oh. Are you unhappy about something then?" I asked.

"No."

"Are you sad?"

"No."

"Are you happy?"

"No."

"Then why are you frowning?"

"Because I'm starting to get annoyed," he said a little loud.

"Why?"

"Because a little girl keeps asking stupid questions!" he glared at me.

"Oh. Sorry," I said. Then I turned my attention to people who were putting up the gate. Then I heard Kenpachi whispering to Captain Kuchiki. I don't think he wanted me to hear what he was about to say.

"Hey, Kuchiki! You know, even if she's not afraid of us, she's still a little kid so of course she's going to ask stupid questions. You don't have to get so annoyed over them you know," Kenpachi whispered to Captain Kuchiki.

"Says the person who gets annoyed over, basically, everything little thing," Captain Kuchiki whispered back.

"At least I don't hurt little girls' feelings. She could be silently crying know for all we know." Then I felt as if they were both staring at me. However, this whole time I was thinking about how much pain I would give Ichi if he wasn't protecting our little sisters.

"Hey! The gate's ready!" some guy yelled.

"Alright! Come on people! Before the gate closes!" Kenpachi yelled as he slightly pushed me towards the gate.

Everyone followed us and we followed the hell butterflies.

A few minutes later we reached the living world. Then, all of a sudden, we started falling.

Everyone but me stopped falling after a few seconds. Kenpachi was the one who caught me and he let me sit on one of his shoulders while Yachiru sat on the other.

"This place look familiar to you, Soishi?" Kenpachi asked me.

"I think so. It all looks so different when looking at it from above," I said as I took in the city.

"Then why don't we go down to get a better look?" Captain Kuchiki's vice captain asked.

"Yeah, okay," I said. We then lowered ourselves into the city. I was told before we came here that the other living people, save a few, couldn't see us.

Kenpachi then lowered me down to the ground. I turned around and looked at my surroundings. Then I saw the same fountain that Ichi and I had been to before we got attacked by that Hollow.

"Hey! I know this place! And I know the way to my house from here!" I said.

"Lead the way, Soishi!" Yachiru said.

"Will do!" I said, smiling at her. I ran in the direction of my house, ignoring the living people.

After a few minutes, I finally found my home.

"There it is!" I yelled.

"Are you ready, Soishi?" Rukia asked me.

"Yeah, so do I just walk through the wall or something?" I asked.

"Yup. That's pretty much it," Captain Kuchiki's vice president said.

"Okay," I said. Then I walked through the door and saw my family watching TV.

All of a sudden Yuzu started crying.

"Hey, Yuzu! Why are you crying?" Ichi asked.

"Because sister Soishi's not here!" she cried. Suddenly the others were behind me.

"Don't worry, Yuzu! Soishi's going to come back soon! I promise!" Ichi said. He put his hand on her shoulder.

"But what if she doesn't?" she asked, still crying.

"Don't talk that way, Yuzu. Of coarse your sister will make it back!" our mother said in a caring voice.

"Definetly! Who knows? She might just be out somewhere getting stronger so she can protect you guys from scary bad guys!" dad said.

"Yeah! Soishi's one of the strongest people I know, Yuzu! She's even put herself in danger many times just so she could protect me! She's probably getting stronger so she get teach us how to be strong like her!" Ichi and Karin said.

I couldn't help but shed some tears at these comments.

"Your all right. Sister really is the best!" Yuzu said in between hiccups. I saw my dad look slightly in my direction.

"If you will all excuse me for a second, I need to use the restroom," dad said as he got up. Then the rest of my family started telling stories about the times they had with me and I just couldn't take it any more. I ran up to Ichi's room and got out a piece of paper.

Dear Ichi,

I want to thank you for protecting Karin and Yuzu while I'm away. I'll be gone for a while so I want you to keep up the good work. Don't let dad get too annoying. If anyone dares to hurt either of our sisters, do me a favor and kick the person who dared such a thing's butt! Don't let anyone tell you what to do! Make sure you stay true to who you are and I just have to say that you're the best little brother a girl could have! I'll see you in time, I promise. And you know I always keep my promises! So don't worry too much about me, and stay strong!

Your big sister,

Soishi

"Hello, Soishi," someone said from behind me.

I turned around to see my dad leaning against the doorframe thing.

"Daddy! You can see me?" I said.

"Of coarse I can! I was once a soul reaper. But don't tell your friends that. Anyway, whatcha writing?" he asked as he walked towards me.

"Just a letter for Ichi! Daddy, could you do me a favor?" I asked as I folded the letter and wrote 'Ichi' on the outside.

"Sure sweetheart. Anything," Dad said as he sat down on Ichi's bed.

"Could you kinda train Ichi so he can protect Yuzu and Karin? I won't be around for a while and I want to make sure he can help them and protect them with you and mommy," I explained.

"Sure thing, sweety," Dad said.

"Thanks dad! Well, I gotta go! Bye!" I said as I hugged him.

"Bye my little princess," he hugged me back. Once the hug was over, I hopped up onto the windowsill and then jumped down the others.

"Let's go back, Soishi," Rukia said.

"Yeah! I'm ready," I said as I followed them back through the gate. Apparently, they had done their jobs while I was saying goodbye to my family.