A/N: Thank you to all that reviewed!

Don't own Bleach.

The Time For Talking Is Over

"Mikio?"

Mikio looked up from his work. "Yes, Kenshin-sama?"

Kenshin looked down at his work as the glow from his seed began to falter. "How is progress coming along with your seed, I do hope that the damage you inflected on the Quincy was enough to put our plan into motion."

Mikio solemnly looked down at his work. "Yes."

Kenshin smiled and ruffled Mikio's hair. "Come now, smile, Mikio. Does it not please you that were close to reaching our goal?"

Mikio was beginning to turn red from the hand still on his head as it weaved through his dark hair. "I-if it pleases you then it pleases me, Kenshin-sama."

"Mikio how many times do I need to remind you, it's just, Kenshin."

No. It's not just Kenshin, not anymore.

Kenshin backed away from him and began walking away. "Hurry up or you'll be late to the meeting." He called back from how far he already was.

Mikio looked over to Kenshin's disappearing form as he walked farther away from him. It's always going to be like this. The distance will never stop growing, no matter how hard I try to keep up. But as long as I'm able to make your dream come true, I'll do everything in my power to make it a reality. No matter if that young Quincy boy would suffer.

Mikio, Tadashi, Takehiko, Hiromi, Yoshito, Norio, Toshio, Masaru, Kenji, and Akihiko were all seated on the oval table as Kenshin was seated in the middle. Kenshin had his hand on his cheek as it was propped up on the table. "Finally, I thought you'll never get here."

Takeshi and Kioshi entered the room and took a seat. Kenshin eyed the two who entered. "So, what have you learned?"

Takeshi looked away and crossed his arms. "That it was boring from day one."

Kenshin smiled and looked over to Kioshi. "And you, what did you learn?"

Kioshi looked over to Kenshin giving him a suspicious look. "A girl, by the name Inoue Orihime is supposedly a friend of the Quincy and Shinigami. She also seems infatuated with said Shinigami."

"Wow, how interesting, Inoue Orihime. Hmm, she looks like a perfect pawn to move into the board. Now choosing how to use her, well, I think you already have that figured out, don't you, Kioshi?"

Kioshi closed his eyes and then looked back up to Kenshin. "Considering that her life revolves around protecting her friends, I would say she is the most weakest but also the most emotional. I also have another piece of information to add," Kenshin brought his attention to Kioshi once more, "It seems that she is also acquainted with more Shinigami than I had expected."

Everyone brought their attention to Kioshi as his information intrigued them all. "From squad 6: Byakuya Kuchiki, Renji Abarai, from squad 8: Shunsui Kyōraku, Nanao Ise, from squad 10: Tōshirō Hitsugaya, Rangiku Matsumoto, from squad 11: Kenpachi Zaraki, Yachiru Kusajishi, Ikkaku Madarame, Yumichika Ayasegawa, from squad 13: Rukia Kuchiki, Jūshirō Ukitake. That is all the information I was able to gather."

"And in your opinion, which of these is the girl most closes to?"

"I would say squad 13: Rukia Kuchiki."

Kenshin places both his elbows on the table and crossed his fingers in thought. "Very well, I guess it is time we look beyond our horizon and scavenge for more. I guess there's no avoiding it, Mikio," Kenshin looked over to him, "I want you to go back to Karakura and spread more of your seed's influence on the people. It seems that the towns beginning to wonder why there still standing outside looking at people suspiciously. So I want you to make sure their head is… clear on any doubts they may have, understood?"

Mikio had an unsure look on his face, "but if my seed has a hold of them now, it would make it more agonizing for human bodies to handle such a force."

Kenshin gave a warm smile to Mikio. "Mikio, you're conveying that I care for some lowly humans? I have never given any single one of you lies about not hurting anyone during this revolution. Have I?" No one answered which made his smile widened. "No, I don't think I have, besides, no one knows that you are the one who has such a strong influence on half of the people of Karakura Town. Also, I have my suspicions about this Quincy and Shinigami, so why not let the towns' people resolve it for us."

Mikio nodded in understanding and stood up. "I will go as soon as possible." He then began leaving the room.

Kenshin brought his attention on Takeshi. "Takeshi, you, Norio, and Masaru will infiltrate the Soul Society, but I warn you, make no contact with any of those Shinigami. Your reiatsu is more likely to be nonexistent to any of them, and you all must follow Masaru's orders as followed. The rest of us will stay here and contact you if anything comes up; if neither of us calls you then you stay put. That is all."

Takeshi, Norio, and Masaru left the table, now only leaving Yoshito, Takehiko, Tadashi, Toshio, Kenji, Kioshi, Hiromi, and Akihiko in the room.

Kenshin stood up from the table and looked over to Kioshi who had his eyes closed. "You know what to do."

That being said, Kioshi stood up and took his leave, leaving everyone else confused until Kenshin cleared it up for them. "He's headed for Karakura Town."

Hiromi brought his azure eyes over to Kenshin. "Whatever for, I mean is there a reason for him to go there? Isn't Mikio enough to handle Karakura Town by himself?"

"He isn't going because of that, he's going on a… special assignment, a trump card if you will. I told you that this Inoue has already been moved into the board, and only he can be the one to move her at his will." Because no one can escape from a world filed with fantasies and crush it at the same time.

A/N: A quick filler to get the plot moving and to see where everyone stands at the moment. Forgive me if this chapter has confused anyone, I'll try to make it clearer if you do not understand.

Meaning:

Akihiko: bright/shining prince.

Kenji: intelligent ruler.

Masaru: intelligent; victorious.

Norio: man of principles.

Yoshito: lucky man.

Takehiko: soldier prince.

Tadashi: correct; loyal; righteous.

And yes, there is a reason for their meaning of their names, which is one of the reasons I spend about two hours looking it up. So please leave a review. Updates will be somewhat faster.