Chapter Nine

The next day Ichigo was bored. Not just kinda bored but full out bored. No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't pay attention in his classes. Finally the teacher dismissed them and Ichigo was out the door before anyone else. However, he stopped immediately upon reaching the outside of the building. Standing there was four people he didn't expect to see again so soon. Renji and Izumi were arguing rather loudly and drawing a crowd because of it, while Shuuhei and Matsumoto were off to the side trying to pretend like they didn't know them.

"What the hell Abarai. He's my brother so I should know how to find him." Izumi said

"And I'm telling you. This isn't where I found him last time. He's in that building over there." Renji replied while pointing across the quad at another building.

Just then Matsumoto spotted Ichigo and ran towards him, before crushing him in a hug against her huge breasts. "Ichigo! It's so good to see you." Matsumoto said while Ichigo tried to remove himself from her chest.

Renji and Izumi immediately stopped fighting and looked at Matsumoto. Izumi then got a smirk on her face. "See Renji. I told you that he was here." She then stuck her tongue out at him with a smug look on her face. Renji just crossed his arms over his chest and pouted. He had known Ichigo longer so he should have been the one to find him.

Ichigo had finally freed himself from Matsumoto and quickly rushed to his boyfriend's side.

"What are you all doing here? You can't miss me already; I just left soul society yesterday."

"We're on assignment and we were told to get your help." Shuuhei replied. Renji and Izumi were still bickering.

"Assignment?" Ichigo questioned.

Izumi stopped fighting with Renji long enough to reply to her brother. "Yeah, Ichigo, an assignment. Ya know those things that the big guy Yamamoto gives us." She then went back to fighting with Renji.

"I know what an assignment is Izumi. What I was asking is what kind of assignment is it?"

"Evidently there have been some abnormal spiritual readings coming from this area lately. We're here to try and figure out what is causing it." Shuuhei replied. "Ichigo, have you noticed anything strange lately?"

"No, not really. I'll help you guys all I can though."

"Great. Let's get started then. We'll split up and meet back at Urahara's at sundown."

Just as Renji was about to ask Ichigo to come with him, Izumi beat him to it. "Ichigo, come with me. I want to talk to you." Izumi asked.

"Sure." Ichigo replied while giving his boyfriend an apologetic look. Renji nodded back in understanding before heading off to begin his search.

"So, what did you want to talk to me about?" Ichigo questioned Izumi. She had been very quiet since they had left his campus.

"It's nothing really." Izumi replied while still looking at the ground. "It's just; I've never had a family before. Yeah the Commander-General took me in but he was never like a father to me. He was more like a sensei. I guess what I wanna know is…What's our family like. I know you said that you have two sisters and that our mother was dead. What's dad like and our sisters?" Izumi finished. She looked at Ichigo with hope in her eyes. She was finally being given the chance at a family.

"Do you want to meet them? We're not too far from their house." Ichigo asked.

"Really? I would love to!" Izumi exclaimed.

Renji was sulking. There was no two ways around it. Why should she get first dibs on Ichigo's time? Ichigo was his boyfriend after all. She was just his sister that he never even knew he had. There was no way around it, Renji was very jealous. And the more he walked around thinking about it, the darker his mood got.

The closer Ichigo and Izumi drew to the Kurosaki clinic the more nervous Izumi became. Finally as they were approaching the door, she stopped all together. Ichigo turned back to look at her.

"What's wrong Izumi?"

"N-nothing. I'm just nervous. What if they don't like me?" Izumi said while biting at her lip.

"Don't worry Izumi. They know about you. There's nothing to worry about." Ichigo said as he opened the front door to the house.

Izumi just nodded and followed him through the door.

"Karin, Yuzu! There's someone I want you to meet!" Ichigo yelled as he entered the house.

"Ichi-nii, visits two days in a row. That has got to be a record." Karin said as she came down the stairs.

"Onii-san, you're back today." Yuzu exclaimed.

Both girls came to a stop however when then saw the stranger standing in their living room.

"Who's that Ichi-nii?" Karin asked. She could feel the girls' reatsu, and didn't quite trust her.

"Karin, Yuzu, this is our sister Izumi." Ichigo said.

"H-hi." Izumi stuttered out.

Izumi needn't have worried because as soon as Karin and Yuzu found out who she was they were dragging her towards the kitchen asking her questions faster than she could answer.

Ichigo just followed the trio; at least he'd get to know more about his sister.

tbc

Renji: How could you send Ichigo with Izumi? (pouts)

Demonaria: Oh stop pouting Renji. I'll make it up to you in the next chapter.

Renji: Really! (perks up instantly)

Demonaria: Really.

Ichigo: Bout time! There hasn't been a yaoi scene in forever.

I'm sick right now, but I wanted to get this chapter up. I don't know when the next chapter will come due to my illness (sniffles), but it will eventually be up.

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