Battle at the cemetery
The Kurosaki family all gathered near the grave. It had been less than a decade since it happened, but the memory was still vivid in their minds.
"It's been 6 years already. Where does the time fly to…" said Neko.
Yuzu couldn't stop crying. They all missed her. Ichigo felt the pain more deeply than everyone else, as he had been he last to see her alive. Neko didn't envy his twin, who felt responsible for their mother's death.
Then their father came up with a very stupid idea and Karin kicked him to show the idiot what she thought. Neko chuckled. He almost never saw any of his family except on the anniversary of their mother's death. They still couldn't figure out why he had moved out to begin with. And to make it worse, they could never find the shop he worked at to pay him a visit!
Ichigo ran somewhere and Neko stayed with Karin and Yuzu to keep an eye on them.
Ichigo went to Rukia who was in a bit of trouble. A Shinigami had found her and she was in trouble for her overextended visit to the mortal world. Of course, it didn't help that the Soul Reaper who found her had an overactive imagination! Ichigo arrives to help Rukia and deal with the Shinigami.
Neko, on the other hand, had more than his share of problems at the moment. Especially when a familiar presence appears out of nowhere.
It can't be. There's no way…I have to get these two out of here fast! Thought Neko. Besides Neko, Karin was the only one to sense that something was very, very, wrong.
She mentions this to Yuzu when the monster attacked Karin. Neko tried to stop him, but he was too slow. Both he and Karin were knocked back by the creature. Slowly the beast comes into focus. Neko is speechless and horrified. It was the thing from his nightmares!
Karin has no idea what the creature is, but she tries to get Yuzu away from it fast. Neko realizes too late what Karin was doing. The beast puts one deadly hand on Karin and grabs Yuzu. This snaps Neko back to the present.
"KARIN! YUZU!" he shouts and starts a mad run towards the beast.
Neko attempts to free his sisters before the monster with a hole in its chest eats her soul! (Yup, you guessed it, the creature is a Hollow. And not just any Hollow either. It was the same one who attacked Kyo Sohma when he was still human!) Grand Fisher coldly and evilly laughs. This mortal dares to defy him? He has eluded Soul Reapers for over 50 years!
Ichigo appears with Rukia in tow. He sees Neko desperately trying to free the other two. Suddenly, an orange blur darts out of the forest and launches itself at the Hollow! Kyo the cat to the rescue! Neko stares at Kyo and says quite clearly: "Where the hell have you been! I've been looking all over for you!"
"Ask your twin before you yell at me you baka!" growled Kyo, annoyed.
Ichigo, Rukia, and the unknown Soul Reaper all stare at the orange fur ball known as Kyo. He had never talked before! Ichigo then remembered why he was there and started to attack the Hollow. He hears his twin say something to the cat, followed by a bright light! Grand Fisher is thrown back with a vengeance.