"Talking"

'Thinking'

Stuff happening outside of movie.

"Zanpakuto"

"Hollow"

'Talking in Flashback'

Flashback

"Talking in movie"

'Thinking in movie'

Stuff happening in movie

thewhitedragon1993: In all honesty that completely slipped my mind, I never even thought of that. I thank you for informing me of this so now I shall add them

I also want to thank all of you for your reviews, it makes me so happy knowing that so many people enjoy this story.

Another day, another memory to watch the group of seven sat eagerly around the large TV, hyped up for what will happen next. After seeing Ichigo being confronted by his Zanpakuto; Zangetsu, and the screen turning black, they were all curious and full of adrenalin from their excitement and nervousness to catch any sleep. Which ended up with them falling asleep sometime early in the morning and not waking up till around 2, in Urahara's shop no less.

"Ah man, my back hurts. Sleeping on the floor wasn't a good idea." Complained Keigo as he hunched over, rubbing the back of his neck and shoulders. Tatsuki would've hit him over the head, saying it was his fault but she was fairing no better, trying her best not to complain as it was her own fault for sleeping on the floor as well.

Uryu, Chad and Orihime didn't fair too well either. Uryu's hair was slightly greasy and messy, his shirt crinkled. Orihime was currently brushing her hair, wherever she got the brush from, and straightening her clothes and Chad was quiet as always, but one could see the faint signs of a restless sleep by the dark marks barely visible under his eyes.

Mizuiro had ventured off in search of a kitchen to prepare coffee and toast when the doors opened, startling everyone in the room.

"So this is where everyone went." Spoke the harsh, yet kind voice of Karin Kurosaki, her twin sister Yuzu only a couple of centimetres behind her. "What are all you guys doing here? And where's Ichigo?"

Everyone was quiet, not knowing what to say in the presence of Ichigo's two youngest sisters. They didn't know if they knew or if they should tell them. Debating to themselves whether they should explain or leave it to Ichigo.

Before anyone could make a decision, Orihime put on a friendly smile and beckoned them over to join them on the floor.

"Good afternoon Yuzu-chan, Karin-chan. Come join us." Said Orihime as she enthusiastically patted the spot beside her on the floor.

As they sat down, Karin looked in the eyes of Orihime, Chad then Uryu before back to Orihime. She knew it had something to do with Ichigo being a Shinigami and she also knew that the three before her were a part of his second life but she needed to confirm this, and make sure Ichigo and Goat-chin are ok. Neither of them were home and while they were used to it, it still made them worry.

She also knew that Orihime cared for Ichigo. He may be dense but she still saw the signs, and therefore knew that if Orihime was welcoming them in with kindness and smiles that her big brother had to be alright. So this time, she tried again yet softer.

"Orihime, please tell us where Ichigo and Goat-chin are."

All was quiet for a while, no one spoke as Karin continued to stare at Orihime, waiting for her answer.

"How much…. Do you know?" Replied Orihime quietly, almost hesitantly.

"Know what?" Asked Yuzu.

Ignoring her sister, Karin went to confirm if what she suspected was true of not. "You mean his second life, right?"

Neither Orihime, Chad or Uryu seemed surprised by this, in fact, they seemed to have guessed that she already knew and were just doing the same as herself; confirming. Yuzu continued to look on between them, obviously lost while the rest of Ichigo's friends remained silent, watching everything with slight interest.

Orihime nodded while Yuzu started questioning her sister by what she meant by a second life. Which led to them explaining about Ichgio's second life and the basic details such as Hollows, the Seireitei, Souls and much more, (AN: I'm sorry, I really wanted to write down them explaining to Yuzu with her reaction butt my mind was blank and I couldn't think of anything ) All the while Yuzu listened intently with amazement and wonder.

When they finished, her eyes were practically glowing with awe. "Wow! I never though Nii-san was like a hero." She beamed.

"That reminds me," Spoke Karin, "why weren't you guys at school?"

The room went quiet, as everyone processed what she had just said.

"School?" Repeated Chizuru. Karin nodded. It was only then that everyone noticed Karin and Yuzu wearing their school uniforms that it hit them.

"We've missed nearly a weeks' worth of school!" "Ah man we're going to be so behind!" "Why didn't we realised this sooner!?" Shouted everyone in unison, causing Karin and Yuzu to grimace form the noise.

"Soooo back to the question, why weren't you at school? What distracted you guys so much to make you forget?"

Once again, everyone was quiet.

Uryu pushed up his glasses before clearing his throat. "Well you see, a couple of months ago, one of the Shinigami Captains; Sosuke Aizen, betrayed the Seireitei and left for Hueco Mundo. Later on, he started a war, wanting to destroy the Soul King and become the new ruler. Aizen was an extremely powerful man, powerful enough that even the Head Captain couldn't defeat him. Except Kurosaki…. At a cost." Uryu grimaced slightly and what he'll have to say next. He looked up to get an idea of how Karin and Yuzu were taking this so far, and he wished he didn't looked.

They both had some form of shock and fear on their faces and it made his heart clench. Him and Kurosaki may be rivals, but his sisters were clueless about the other life they both led. It didn't help the fact that what he's about to say next might get a serious reaction from Karin.

"The price for power was simple; he'd lose all of his Shinigami powers." He heard gasps from the twin sisters but continued on. "We don't know what the power was or what happened during his battle, which is why we're watching his memories. As far as we know, Kurosaki is recovering in the Seireitei, which we'll visit once we finished watching his memories."

Karin looked over at the large TV screen and a new emotion shined in her dark eyes.

"Karin-chan, Yuzu-chan, you're welcome to stay with us and watch if you'd like." Offered Orihime with a kind but sad smile. Karin continued to stare at the TV in deep thought while Yuzu watched her. After a couple of tense moments, Karin turned around with a nod of her head which followed by Yuzu's acceptance to Orihime's offer.

Everyone filled in the gaps of what happened in Ichigo's memory that they hadn't seen. The room went dark and the screen turned on.

The scene revealed Ichigo slowly standing from the ground, the wound on his chest had stopped bleeding and he held Zangetsu over his shoulder with confidence.

"What the-? What happened to Zangetsu?" Asked a confused Chizuru.

"It seems that whatever Urahara-san used to record these memories cannot look into ones inner world." Provided Uryu.

Kenpachi turned around with a look of pure shock written over his visage.

'What the? Is this Reiatsu?!' He asked himself as he saw light blue energy flow around him. 'His Hakudo (A being's spiritual movement) was practically gone. But now it's blazing! And his Reiatsu! The bleed is stopping as well!' Kenpachi's thoughts were interrupted as Ichigo charged forward, a look of strength and power clear on his facial features, his sudden fear to face the man gone and replaced with a look of uncaring which shocked Kenpachi.

What shocked him even more was the large gash Ichigo had dealt so suddenly that he didn't notice till it was too late.

Yuzu gasped at the wound Ichigo had dealt to the man while Karin sat there, wide eyed and frozen as she watched the battle between Kenpachi Zaraki, as Uryu had informed them; a Captain of Squad 11, and her brother. As they continued to watch the battle the one thing that keeps going through the twin sisters minds is 'Is that really Ichigo?'

Sure he gets into fights, beats the crap out of wanna-be gangsters and those who dared harm his friends and family. But this….this was on a whole other level. Never have either sister seen Ichigo fight like this, fight with a look of uncaring a confidence as he stared death in the face and slashed at his enemies. To be truthful, it scared them.

"No…" Whispered Karin as Yuzu looked over to her with worry, grabbing her hand and holding it for comfort. "Ichigo didn't change, right? He never acted any different when he came back so he's still the same old Ichigo, right?" Whispered Karin so low that only Yuzu could hear her.

'But…' she thought, 'Ichigo just fought in a war, would he still be the same old Ichigo when we see him again?'