This takes place during Chapter Ten between Tadashi's Captain Test and The mission report. Tell me what you think please!


Tadashi sighed as he stood on a roof over looking a soccer field with Soifon and Saburo next to him. They were currently watching as a team of elemetary students had a soccer match. They sighed as one team won, thanks to a small black haired girl with a temper.

"She...almost reminds me of Ichigo."

Soifon nodded, "Indeed."

Saburo sighed, "Exactly why are we here?"

Tadashi smiled and tugged at the Lieutenant badge on his right arm, "No big reason really, just to check up on Ichigo to see if he is upholding his duty as a Substitute Shinigami.

Truthfully we're here to make sure that Ichigo's reiatsu hasn't influence anyone else, first stop his home.

Saburo nodded, "So two Captains and a Third Seat? Kind of overkill isn't it?"

Soifon shook her head, "You never got a chance to talk to Kurosaki did you?"

Saburo shook his head and Tadashi chuckled, "Ichigo is a problem child, when it comes to him its either overkill or a failed mission." He frowned then, "Is it just me or does that girl see us?"

Soifon and Saburo looked over to see the black haired girl glaring daggers into them. She looked like she was about to kick a ball at them when a boy ran up.

"Karin! The coach wants to talk to us! Come on!"

The girl frowned at him and then turned to face the three shinigami, seeing nothing but empty air.

"I 've never seen spirits like those before, interesting."


"So, this is Ichigo's house." Tadashi shrugged as he looked on at the house. It was very modest, not too big and not too small, "And they have a clinic too, that must be fun."

Tadashi was currently in his gigai, wearing a black short sleeve shirt with a red vest over it and black pants, on his feet he wore a pair of black and red sneakers. In his right pocket was what looked like a six inch combat knife.

Soifon smirked, "It's almost ironic isn't it? It doesn't look like anyone is home, should we come back later?" She too was in her gigai but she wore a light red shirt and white pants with a pair of chinese shoes. In her pockets she carried a few kunai and shuriken.

"I guess, for now we go out and see Karakura. But before that let's go get Saburo, I believe he was checking out all the reiastu signatures. I'll take the elementary school."

"And I'll take the High School, meet back here in an hour."


Tadashi frowned down at Saburo as he looked into a classroom. Saburo was sitting down on a school roof, his zanpakuto next to him. Across the way was a two story building with a row of widnows on each floor. Saburo was looking into the second floor third window to the left at a young lady with short brown hair.

"Back when Mom was still around, I had a nightmare. I woke up and went to Mom's bed, Dad was still the Lieutenant for Squad 11 and was finishing up some paperwork. Mom took me in and let me sleep with her, I instantly fell asleep. I dreamed about walking in the rain, in an unfamiliar town. For some reason I was let into one of the houses I passed by, I was sat down in a kitchen and was given food. My favorite food, Spicy Curry, and I looked at the person who welcomed me and saw a beautiful young girl." He pointed, "I never forgot that dream, see that girl there? That's the girl in my dream, the one with the contant smile."

Tadashi nodded, "I see, should I tell Captain Unohana that you want a vacation?"

Saburo seemed to think about it. He sighed and stood up, "If you would be so kind, I have around a month of free vacation days."

Tadashi smiled and patted Saburo's shoulder, "I'll go get the papers ready, have fun as an elementary kid." Tadashi turned around and climbed down the fire escape, leaving Saburo to sigh to himself.

Could this be a sign, Ginrairyu?