Kuyo tapped his fingers on the table that had those that were pulling the security for the Survival Day for the second years sitting around it; only missing one person. It was the person that was responsible for him needing fifty stitches in his side and having to limit his training for another two weeks; Kenpachi Eiyu. His yellow eyes looked at the clock on the wall and saw that their newest member still had fifteen minutes before being considered on time; which meant he was going to be late by their standards. Being early to a briefing was important for everyone, especially considering that the masked creatures attacking the campus grounds. The door to the meeting room was pushed open, and everyone turned to see the only freshmen in their ranks standing there dressed in a Safety Committee uniform. His uniform was similar to the one that Kuyo wore; only instead of the long black trench coat type jacket his stopped just below the waist and instead of wearing normal shoes he wore the shinigami sandals.

"I'm not late am I?" he asked as he saw everyone practically glaring at him.

"Since this is your first day;" Kuyo said "I will let this pass with only a warning…"

"So sorry Kenpachi-san is late" the Chairman said as he pushed pass Eiyu "I was enlightening your newest member on the location of the briefing and I got off topic."

No one said anything as the Exorcist handed Kuyo the file he needed and left the room. There was only one person that everyone in the room feared more than Kuyo, and that was the man that just walked out of the room. Absolutely no one knew what his story was, how old he is, or anything about the hooded man; plus those eyes always looked like they were seeing right through you at all times. No one ever said the word, but they always thought it; creepy, that was the only way for them to describe the strange man.

"Now that everyone is here;" Kuyo began the briefing "Survival Day for the second years is tomorrow and because of all these masked abominations attacking we must provide security for the students. At no time are any of you to assist a student with the tasks assigned to them unless one of those damned creatures attacks them…"

"There called Hollows" Eiyu corrected him.

"It doesn't matter what those things are called;" Keito spat at him "they bleed so they can be killed."

The spider woman was still furious that she had been defeated so easily by the freshmen and wasn't going to let it go any time soon. The Fraccion nearly broke her jaw with the punch he hit her with; she considered herself lucky that her bone didn't fracture at all.

"Hold your tongue or lose it Keito" Kuyo warned "what do you know about these 'Hollows'?" as he looked at Eiyu.

"If you just cut off a limb, it'll grow back. When you attack one, you need to aim for their mask;" as he remembered what Zaraki-taichou told him "otherwise it's a waste."

"What are their attack patterns?"

"Do they hunt in groups?"

"How large do they get?"

The questions kept coming as everyone's curiosity built from just a simple statement. Some of the members that are going to apart of the security detail had never truly seen a Hollow; they'd either just miss it, or lose track of it before seeing one. The questions didn't let up for a split second and he couldn't get a single word in before the next question was asked.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Kuyo shouted in anger as he slammed his hand on the table "HE WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AFTER THE BRIEFING! UNTIL THEN KEEP QUIET!"

Everyone fell silent.

"The area that the second years will be going to is close to Paradise;" as he rubbed his temples "because of the close proximity to such a dangerous place, will might also need to protect the weaker students from the inhabitants of Paradise. Under no circumstance are any of you to kill a creature that lives in Paradise;" as his eyes narrowed "is that clear?"

"Hai;" everyone in the room said in sync.

"Good."

The rest of the briefing showed who was going to be covering what areas of the place they were going to be at. The weaker members were in teams of two or three and covered a relatively small area; while stronger members had a larger area to cover and worked solo or with a single weaker person. Kuyo was covering most of the west of the bus stop and was going to be working alone; no surprise there. Keito and her 'allies', slaves, were covering what was left of the west. Several others got to the east and south with a few pushing into the northern direction of the area.

"Kenpachi will cover the rest of the northern area;" Kuyo concluded.

"WHAT?" a few shouted out in protest.

"He's a freshman!" Keito spat.

"Can any of you single handedly force me to fight in my hybrid form?" as he glared at the ones that were questioning him "as I recall, none of you can cause any real damage to me; hardly even a bruise for a select few of you. Kenpachi not only forced me into my hybrid form, but went almost toe to toe with me. Unless there are some of you hiding your true power and making the Safety Committee look like a joke;" as he flared his youki "I didn't think so" hearing no one speak up "there will also be sensei that are at least of S-rank strength there as well as a precaution should anything come up. Any questions?"

No one said anything else; they could see that their leader was already in a foul mood and didn't want to risk making it worse. The last time he was in this bad of a mood, many ended up in the infirmary for several days.

"Dismissed" the Kitsune said as he got up.

-?-

Fujisaki sat reading the file that he finally managed to open; Aizen always did make things complex but simple at the same time. The only thing he didn't predict was the failsafe that was on the seal; his eyes moved to his heavily bandaged hand. The pain still lingered in his entire arm, but he would deal with that later; right now he had to focus on creating a new Hogyoku as quick as possible. From what he had learned so far, Aizen was only able to create half of a Hogyoku and took the other half from Urahara after it was hidden in Kuchiki Rukia. He let out a sigh; Aizen was much smarter than him and could only create half of the almost godly gem. The odds of him being able to create one that would be a counterpart to Aizen's were extremely low.

He poured a cup of warm herbal tea and drank some along with some medicine that would help his arm heal. The medicine was similar to Szayel's created Fraccion, namely because the pink haired Arrancar made it himself, in the sense that it was similar in the effects. The medicine would heal the body on a level that would prevent any scars from forming. It wasn't going to be as fast as Szayel healed when he ate one of his Fraccion, because Fujisaki was a living being and couldn't handle the contents of the Fraccion, but it was better than having a burned up arm for a year while it healed. He never would've thought that he would need to be taking the medicine that the scientist Arrancar made, but was glad that Szayel made it.

Another sigh escaped him as he began to realize that he was going to have to think on a level that would surpass Aizen. He'd have to come up with a plan to either trick Urahara Kisuke into making another half of the Hogyoku or make it himself. The latter seemed far more likely to happen than being able to trick someone of Urahara's intelligence.

"Welcome back; Harribel" he said as he heard a Garganta open in front of him "I take it your search went well?"

He looked over the top of the file to see the blonde Arrancar, with her arms crossed underneath her bust like always, and an Arrancar he didn't recognize. She had light purple hair with a rabbit Hollow mask on her head, which reminded him of Nel, red eyes, and a more feminine face than he was expecting. She also wore a long dress that showed her flat stomach but covered her chest like Loly's outfit did, only a little less revealing. Her zanpakuto was a staff that had two golden blades on the top that came together to make a heart and had what could be best described as a flame looking piece in between the two blades.

"I was unsuccessful in finding an Arrancar with the skills you requested;" she said as she stepped out of the rift with another Arrancar "however, I found an Arrancar that Aizen-sama created to attack Karakura Town. She failed and fled back into Hueco Mundo; she was assisting in the attempted conquering of Las Noches. Although I am still curious as to how she failed when Aizen-sama gave her a fortress of Hollow;" as she glared at the rabbit like Arrancar out the corner of her eye.

"There was a group of people with high levels of reiatsu;" the purple haired Arrancar said "then…" with fear in both her eyes and voice "there was that woman."

The memories of what the red haired woman did haunted her still. She will never tell anyone about anything that happened that day other than she was lucky to get enough of an opening to create a Garganta to escape the deranged lesbian. It was obvious that the shiver that went up her spine was noticed by the man reading the file when he cocked an eyebrow at her.

"Who exactly are you?"

This question obviously hit a nerve in Harribel; her eyes narrowed at the younger Arrancar and Fujisaki could feel a slight increase in her reiatsu. The one thing that she always required of those weaker than her was respect; even when it wasn't directed towards her, but rather those that were stronger.

"That is a fair question;" Fujisaki said as he put the file in his hands down "however," with a tone that could match Gin's "it's rude to ask someone their name and not give your own."

"My name is Fujimura Ayumi;" the rabbit Arrancar said (I know she was unnamed in the anime and she made no appearance in the manga, so I just used the name of the person that voiced her) "Aizen-sama turned me into an Arrancar to lead the Giant Hollow Fortress to attack Karakura Town."

"I'm Fujisaki Miyabi;" the red haired man said "I could tell you my story, but we are a little pressed for time; so all I shall tell you is that Aizen-sama used the Hogyoku to enhance my abilities. Right now there is a place rich with spirit particles, but every Hollow we have sent so far has failed to come back. Eventually we employed a few Living to lend a hand, but what we learned from that, well;" as he looked at his Shikigami and it started projecting images "there are shinigami in this area;" as an image of Tsukune was shown "we know that tomorrow will give us an opening to gather the most reliable information. You will go to Yokai Academy and gather as much information as you can while we have this opening."

"Hai" Ayumi said with a bow.

The rabbit Arrancar was thankful for the second chance she was being given. When the blonde Arrancar located her, she thought she was going to be killed the second she stepped out of the Garganta. Then with, very few words, she learned that Aizen was going to be freed and Las Noches was going to be under his control again.

-Tsukune-

The would-be Visored sat in the massive underground training area with Bloodriver laying across his lap. After Soifon had told him that it looked like his blade was glowing because of his reiatsu, he has been trying to enter his mindscape on his own so he could talk with his zanpakuto. While something told him that it was his instincts that led his zanpakuto to glow during the fight, he wanted to know for sure and ask for help from Bloodriver to learn how to control those instincts. The fact that he was willing to kill the Kitsune that was now his superior worried him, but that was probably what allowed him to join the Safety Committee.

So far he hasn't had any luck in being able to enter his mindscape to talk with Bloodriver. He remembered that it looked like Yokai Academy, but he wasn't sure about how to get to his mindscape on his own; after all, Bloodriver had always pulled him into it prior to him trying. He remembered that there was a lecture during his zanpakuto class about meditation being the key to entering one's mindscape. With a sigh, he closed his eyes and tried to relax so he could try again in a few minutes; having a clear mind was hard considering everything that was going on. Between keeping the appearance of his alias, going on patrols, training with Soifon, Grimmjow, and Rangiku, and now being a member of the Safety Committee; his work load was getting pretty heavy.

"Is there something you wish to talk to me about, Tsukune?" he heard a familiar voice ask him.

His eyes shot open and he saw he was sitting in the middle of the court yard of what appeared to be Yokai Academy. The woman that was once called Nosferatu standing a little ways away from him with her usual warm smile on her face. He felt bad that he hasn't been talking with the pink haired vampire over the past week, but she was always with him.

"Hai;" as he got up and looked around slightly confused "how did I…?"

"You finally relaxed both your mind and body to the point where you could tune everything else out;" the Shinso answered "given the amount of stress you are under, I believe you did rather well for your first time" with a reassuring smile.

She couldn't be any more honest in her comment. It normally took a shinigami a few days of meditation to enter their mindscape, but because she had pulled Tsukune into it prior to his attempting on his own he was able to do it easier. The faith she had in her wielder was the same that she put in anyone she called her ally; which is why she allowed him to enter his mindscape on his own.

"Thanks, Bloodriver-chan" as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head.

"What is it you wished to ask?" as she led him to a table near the food court.

"Soifon-chan said that your blade was glowing when I was fighting Kuyo; how did I do that?"

The gentle look in Bloodriver's eyes vanished as she looked away from her wielder. She knew how he did it, but it hurt her that he could not hear her voice because his instincts we taking control of him.

"You listened to your instincts;" she answered in a tone of voice that showed something was bothering her "that is what allowed you to fight with the necessary mindset to be on par with Kuyo."

"What's wrong Bloodriver-chan?"

"When you battled Kuyo," as she rolled up her sleeve "you began to put too much reiatsu into my blade and" as she showed Tsukune the burns on her right arm "it hurt. I tried to tell you, but you couldn't hear my voice."

Tsukune's eyes went wide when he saw the mixed first and second degree burns on his zanpakuto spirit's arm. He felt horrible that he couldn't hear Bloodriver try to get him to stop, and he hurt her.

"I… I…I'm sorry Bloodriver-chan;" he managed to say "I didn't…"

"It is alright Tsukune-kun;" cutting him off "you were focused on your fight and…"

"That doesn't make it alright!" he snapped "you and I are a team; I should've tried harder to control myself."

"Tsukune-kun;" she said in a firm voice "I have taken injuries far worse than this mere burn. I have been sliced in half and made a full recovery in a matter of minutes; do not think, for even a second, that this simple injury will make me become upset with you. I know why it is taking longer than it should to heal, but that is not important at the moment. Let us continue with the reason you are here" as she rolled her sleeve back down.

"Hai," in a sad tone "I guess I'd like to learn more about you while I'm here and see if you could give me some advice on how to control my reiatsu when I fight so I don't hurt you again."

"Learning to control your instincts will not be easy;" as she poured a cup of tea "however, it is just a matter of accepting them for what they are and not letting them cloud your judgment during a battle. You have already taken the first step by acknowledging that they exist within you, but to truly control them you must do more than that. Your instincts will always push you to find new battles, to become stronger, and possibly even kill opponents; you must search within yourself to find a reason to harness those instincts and to use them in a manner that is proper. Should you ever question why you are fighting, you could lose yourself to your instincts."

"A… reason to… harness my instincts?" with a confused tone as he looked at the vampiress.

"Hai; you have done this once before, but I will not tell you how you did it. It is you who must discover your reason for fighting; while I know the answer, you would learn nothing if I simply told you."

"He's so fuckin' pathetic he'll never figure it out" his hollow side spat as he came into view.

Tsukune looked at his hollow and could see that his darker half had been training somehow as sweat rolled down his forehead. He wasn't sure with what though; Ghoul didn't have a zanpakuto, and he didn't see any damage that would suggest kido or cero.

"He's so fuckin' stupid that he thinks that ya only use blood on the blade to heal his wounds;" as he shook his head "you ain't my zanpakuto and I know more about yer abilities than he does. Tsk, what a joke."

"That is quite enough Ghoul;" Bloodriver said as she flared her reiatsu at the white skinned boy "it would be wise that you take mind and leave before I feel it necessary to silence you" with both a serious tone and look in her eyes.

"Whatever;" as he walked towards the Monster Tree "I'm gonna take another nap."

All he could really do was train, nap, and read poetry; since he had already read everything that Tsukune had checked out of the library and read, which only left training and napping. He had no problems training and sleeping, but after a while it was rather dull and repetitive which made it hard for him to motivate himself to do anything. Sure he could train with cero and kido, but that would cause damage to the mindscape that resembled the place he hated to the core; which could end up causing Bloodriver to attack him.

"What did he mean by I think that you only use blood to heal my wounds?" Tsukune asked as he watched Ghoul jump up the Monster Tree.

Bloodriver looked at her wielder and knew that this was going to be a hard conversation for her; even harder for Tsukune since she would have to reveal information about when he was alive. Deep down she feared he would be angry that she kept things from him, but she knew what she knew could possibly be biased on the fact that Moka is her daughter and Tsukune and the silver haired vampire were once close friends.

"Tsukune-kun;" she began "I know you will become upset with me, but please refrain from speaking until I am finished telling you what I must." Tsukune nodded. "It is true that when you were alive, you and Akashiya Moka were good friends; almost inseparable. I will not tell you everything, but I will tell you this much; after you were first killed by Kuyo, Moka injected you with her blood to bring you back to life. Just as Ghoul has informed you, that is how he was born; this was the first of a number of blood injections you received from Moka.

Due to the fact that your body had become accustomed to using someone else's blood to enhance your strength, I gained a similar ability when I became your zanpakuto. In the vampiric tongue, you were becoming a Chi no Kenja, or, as the Japanese translate it, Blood Sage; which means that you could use the blood of someone to not only heal yourself but the excess would allow you to gain abilities of the person the blood belonged to. Because I became your zanpakuto, and a zanpakuto is a part of the shinigami that wields it, I was able to become a Chi no Kenja. Of course the abilities that you gain through the excess blood will be modified to become something else entirely. How much do you remember from the night that Muramasa manifested me?"

"Not much;" trying to hold his questions "after Ichigo and I left you and Zangetsu-san, Ichigo taught me a quick lesson in fighting and then…" his hand subconsciously moved to the base of his neck.

"When Ghoul took over you," she continued "he battled Ichigo-kun with the blade in your sash. Normally I would have rejected him from even being permitted to touch the hilt with ill-intent, but because I was not within you I could not. I am unsure about everything that happened, but I do know this;" as she crossed her legs "with the amount of blood that was on the blade, and with how little damage he took, I know that at least one ability of Ichigo-kun's was absorbed into us; for Ichigo-kun and Tensa-kun it is called the Getsuga Tensho. However, for you and me it is called"

Tsukune couldn't hear what Bloodriver said, but he knew it had to be important.

"I see;" as she noticed Tsukune's confusion "eventually you will be able to hear the name and use the attack. You must learn to control your instincts to be able to hear the name of the attack and use it" as she took a drink of tea.

"Why's that Bloodriver-chan?"

"Because it is your instinct that will tell you the name of the attack;" placing the cup back on the table "it is also your instinct that will allow you to use the attack because you will know what is required to perform it. Please feel free to ask your questions now."

"You said that Chi no Kenja was vampiric;" Bloodriver nodded "does that mean you're a vampire?"

"Hai; I was born a vampire many centuries ago, nine and a half to be precise" with a smile as she remembered her younger years "I was the only child of my family because of the difficulty that vampires experience to conceive a child. When I turned of age, which is seventy for vampires, I was given the blood line of the Shinso vampire; which had made me stronger than most other vampires on the planet. I spent thirty years training to control the Shinso blood that was running through my veins."

"You hardly look thirty" Tsukune said in surprise.

"Thank you Tsukune-kun;" with a slight blush "vampires age in a similar manner to shinigami; the more youki we have the slower we age. If you look at Yamamoto-kun he looks to be in his sixties or seventies, but in reality he is older than myself. He never told me his exact age;" as she tapped her chin with her finger "I would personally guess that he is at least a millennium and a half old."

"You know Yamamoto-sou-taichou!" in complete disbelief.

"Hai;" with a soft smile "he was one of the many that battled against the oldest and most powerful of vampires; the only one that was born of the Shinso blood. His name is unimportant to you, but he sought to destroy humanity and nearly succeeded had it not been for Tensa-kun, myself, and others. Every species lost many in that long week;" as sadness filled her eyes.

She remembered the countless bodies that littered the ground as she began the campaign against Alucard. Young, old, male, female; it didn't matter to the monster, if you didn't get out of his path, you were dead.

"What does Nosferatu mean?" trying to get her mind off the time she was remembering.

"Nosferatu is a title that cannot be a self-proclaimed one like the name Kenpachi;" she explained "for even a vampire to earn the title is not only a great accomplishment, but a great honor. It is a title that only three vampires before myself had earned in our twenty millennium history. It is a title that is given to those whom are willing to die to protect the world from an evil that goes potentially unrivaled except by that of the future. The name Nosferatu means 'one that is truly unbeatable' in the vampiric tongue;" as she looked at Tsukune "and being truly unbeatable doesn't mean you won't lose a battle that means nothing. No, to become truly unbeatable means to never lose when the battle holds great weight; when countless lives are at stake and knowing that if you fail, everyone will die."

"How does it feel;" he asked "having the title, I mean?"

"It means nothing to me;" she said bluntly "to me the only name I allow others to address me as is my birth name. At least until we become friends, then they are free to call me by my first name."

"What is your first name?"

"You will learn that when you achieve bankai;" with a comforting smile "which shouldn't take you any more than a year at the rate you are progressing."

"Thanks" with a sheepish smile "I have great sensei. Grimmjow-san can be tough to learn from, but he learned through fighting so it makes sense that he teaches that way. Rangiku-chan has been great with helping me learn to control my reiatsu; even though she makes me drink when I fail. Yachiru-chan, well;" as he scratched the back of his head "is Yachiru-chan, she helps where she can and I'm thankful for that."

"And Soifon-taichou?" with a smile.

"Soifon-chan's a bit of a slave driver, but I know that she means well. She saved me from those Hollows in the Rukongai districts, offered to teach me how to fight on my own, and well…" as he blushed.

"You think she is attractive;" the vampire finished "there is no need to be surprised" as she saw the look on his face "I am your zanpakuto and I am fully aware of your emotions."

"SHE SEEMS TO BE THE TYPE THAT'LL PUT UP WITH BEING ON TOP FOR THE FIRST TIME;" they heard Ghoul shout "THEN SHE'D BE SUBMISSIVE THE ENTIRE TIME."

"That was uncalled for;" Bloodriver sighed "is there anything else you wish to talk about?"

Tsukune looked at Bloodriver's right arm; it was burned because of him, and he wanted to make it right.

"Please drink some of my blood;" he said firmly.

This caught Bloodriver completely off guard. She was expecting him to have more questions about when she was alive, or her battle with Alucard, or even just to talk about random things. If anything, she was expecting him to ask how many times he had been injected with Moka's blood. She never would've suspected him to say that; especially since he remembered that Moka would randomly drink his blood without asking.

"I know that vampires heal faster when they drink blood;" he continued as he walked over to her "it's my fault your arm got burnt, so please" as he showed her his neck "drink what you need to heal."

"Thank you" as she stood up and gently bit into his neck.

-Real World-

A black feline watched the meditating brown haired boy; she was going to go ahead and admit she was impressed. He had not only gained Shikai in an unheard of record, but he was able to communicate with his zanpakuto in his mindscape. The boy's breathing was steady, relaxed, and more importantly controlled; except for the sharp breath he took in as his mouth twitched a little. Her eyes narrowed as she watched for any signs that his Hollow was taking over. If the boy had gone to his mindscape to fight his darker self, then she was going to be the only one here to keep his Hollowfying body from running ramped through the academy grounds.

She remembered helping the Visoreds when they first fought against their Hollows to gain control of their powers; longest month of her life. One would face their Hollow, leaving the others to fight their Hollowfying body, they'd get three days to recover and start all over with the next one.

"Looks like he's coming out of his meditation;" she said to herself as Tsukune took a deep breath in.

She watched as Tsukune rubbed the base of his neck and had a small smile on his face.

"Did something interesting happen between you and your zanpakuto Tsukune?" she teased.

Tsukune jumped out of his skin and backed into the nearest boulder in an attempt to follow the fight or flight response. His heart pounded in his chest as he looked at the black cat, who seemed to be smiling at what he had just done. As his heart started to slow down, he began to remember the cat from the Seireitei.

"Yoruichi-san?" he asked as his mouth finally began to work.

"Don't call me san;" she sighed "it makes me feel like an old lady."

"Huh… makes you…" in a very confused tone "feel like an… old lady?"

"I'm insulted;" she fake pouted "you've seen me in my human form and you don't even remember me. I thought you were nicer to women."

Tsukune quickly tried to remember everyone he had seen in the Seireitei. Nemu, fuku-taichou of the Twelfth Division. Unohana, taichou of the Fourth Division and her fuku-taichou Isane. Rangiku, he knew she was a fuku-taichou but wasn't sure about which Division. Soifon, taichou of the Second Division. Yachiru, fuku-taichou of the Eleventh Division. Nel and Orihime, two of Ichigo's friends. And he remembered a dark skinned woman from the morning he woke up in the Fourth Division after going out drinking; that's her!

"Now I remember;" with a sheepish laugh "sorry about that. I guess it's just been a while."

"It's alright;" with a smile "so what happened between you and your zanpakuto?"

"I hurt her yesterday because of my reiatsu;" in a said tone "her right arm was burned. When I found out she's a vampire, I told her to drink some of my blood so she could heal."

"That explains why your mouth twitched;" making the connection easily "I'd rather continue our conversation in my human form" as her body began to glow and smoke surrounded the area "ah…" with a stretch "much better."

Tsukune got a severe nose bleed from the sight of Yoruichi's naked body. Her entire body was nothing but lean muscle just like Soifon's; the only difference was that the chocolate skinned woman in front of him had more of it. The purple hair that went to her waist line went perfectly with her golden, cat like eyes. The Neko had large breasts that looked so firm they could be used as pillows for the entire night.

"That was a better reaction than Ichigo's" she laughed loudly.

"Could you please cover up?" he asked as he lay on his back with his nose still bleeding.

"I would;" with a shrug "but I didn't bring my clothes down here."

Tsukune closed his eyes and untied his sash. Yoruichi's eyes narrowed on the large X scar on his chest as he took his top off and tossed it to her. Just by looking at that one scar, she could tell he was a lot like Ichigo; other than having a Hollow. As she put the top on, she saw even more, smaller scars on his body; each one in a place that should've killed a normal human. The kidneys, chest and back, points on the body that would cause anyone to bleed to death; however, something told her that those wounds weren't what killed him.

"You can open your eyes now" as she tied the sash around her waist.

Tsukune opened his eyes to see the older woman covered up, just barely because of her massive chest and the fact that his top was a medium when she looked like she needed a large. He noticed her eyeing him in a way he wasn't used to seeing.

"Are you alright Yoruichi-chan?"

"Just admiring your scar;" with a cat like smile "I've never seen one quiet like it" as she shunpo in front of him kneeling down to examine it better "looks like they were made at the same time. What kind of hell did you put yourself through here?"

"I can't remember" as he looked to the side.

"But Ghoul does?" as her eyes narrowed at him.

Tsukune's eyes shot open in surprise at what he just heard. Yoruichi knew about his Hollow…

"How…"

"Bee told me;" as she stood up, put her finger on his chest and her voice turned serious "she has never expressed concern for anyone other than me until she asked me to inform the Visoreds about you, and I look at the girl like the daughter I can never have. This will be your one and only warning;" as her eyes narrowed "if she gets hurt because of you, I don't care if you have Shikai, bankai, a Hollow, or even if Yamamoto tries to stop me. I. Will. Kill. You."

"H-h-hai" he managed to say.

There was nothing in the dark skinned woman's tone or eyes that suggested she was messing around on any level. She was dead serious about ending him if he hurt Soifon; which he was fine since he had absolutely no intention to hurt the petite taichou.

"I'm glad we understand each other;" with her normal playful smile "I saw that Bee taught you Utsusemi. That's not something that can be done easily; yet you did it in a gigai. How'd you manage it?"

It took her fifty years to be able to use the ability, and this kid can't even use shunpo yet manages to create the sonido equivalent of Utsusemi in one try. If that wasn't an indication that he took his training seriously, she didn't know what was. The one thing Soifon always liked was when someone took their training seriously and showed the results quickly.

"Well… Soifon-taichou…"

"I already know you've called her chan;" with a sigh "besides I already know you have feelings for her."

There were those two things, and she hated formalities; even when Soifon called her sama, which often annoyed her but she let the girl continue to call her that. Just another reason she got along so well with Kisuke, he never once called said her name in a formal manner when he didn't need to. The only time he ever called her taichou was during the Taichou Meetings, which he had only had three before they defected from the Seireitei.

"Soifon-chan has had me keep up with her after she teaches me Hakuda;" as he hung his head low "I can barely keep track of her, let alone keep up."

"She's the second fastest shinigami in the Seireitei; only I'm faster than her" in a bored tone "so if you can't keep up it's no big deal. The only one that can probably stand a chance at keeping up with her is Ichigo with his bankai."

-The next morning-

Tsukune stood looking at the large forest that he was going to be patrolling for the entire day; he could hear several roars, growls and other noises that would scare anyone. He took a deep breath and walked into the forest; he had no reason to be afraid since he was out of his gigai. Soifon wasn't too happy about him leaving his gigai in his room; she found out when she saw the bandages he used to wrap up his torso and hand. Said taichou was ready to pulverize him for disobeying their order to remain in their gigai unless the need arose. His unbandaged hand played with his necklace; one of the two things keeping his reiatsu from being detected. The second was the skills that Rangiku had taught him in keeping it suppressed.

"I guess today's going to take a while;" as he looked up at the sky.

The next hour was uneventful; a few creatures that lived in Paradise started to become curious about him and began stalking him like prey. He easily fixed the problem with a small flare of his reiatsu to let them know he was stronger than he looked and they backed away. The only real problem he had was when a low level hollow appeared and tried to attack one of the creatures that live in Paradise; he killed the Hollow and was now back on patrol. Little did he realize that deeper in the area he was patrolling, a Garganta was being ripped open and a purple haired Arrancar stepped out.

"Damn it;" Ayumi said as she saw she was in the wrong area "I missed the target area. Oh-well" as she looked around "they said to gather information, so I shall; for Aizen-sama!"

…Shinigami Cup: Golden…

Hanataro stepped out of the Senkaimon and looked at the odd mansion in front of him. The gothic style began to make him shake, even more so since there were headstones only twenty feet away from him. He closed his eyes and focused on the reason he was here; to deliver the results of all the blood work to one Aono Tsukune, aka Kenpachi Eiyu. Unohana had requested this of him since he always enjoyed going to the Living World, but this wasn't the Living World he was used to seeing.

"Just find Eiyu-san, deliver the results, explain anything he needs explained and go back to the Clinic" he said to himself as he started to walk towards the mansion "it's tough getting used to a gigai again;" with a slight chuckle.

He suddenly heard something roar in pain. When he looked at the source, he saw what he could only describe as some sort of mix between a porcupine, dog, and bull; whose tail he had just stepped on. The creature looked at him and snorted a puff of air at him before pulling its tail from underneath his foot and crouching low at him.

"Nice dog-thing…" Hanataro said while shaking "it… it was an… an accident; I didn't see you there" the creature snorted again before charging at him "I'M SORRY!" he shouted as he began running for his life.

-Kokoa-

The red head vampire was currently training so she could pound the daylights out of the Fraccion when he returned from Survival Day. It seemed like no matter how hard she trained, she could never do anything that would either piss the Fraccion off or actually hurt him; which was pissing her off like no tomorrow.

"Why can't I be as strong as you Onee-sama?" she asked in an angry tone as she smashed another tree with Kyo as a large war-hammer.

If she was as strong as her Onee-sama she would be able to force Kenpachi into a fight, but she wasn't. It was a harsh fact that she had accepted long ago, but instead of crying about it she decided to use it to fuel her so she could get stronger. That was something Moka had told her; if you have time to cry, you have time to train. Those words never left her heart, and they never will; they were the best advice that anyone had ever given her.

She heard someone screaming for help and looked towards the noise; she saw a boy with shoulder length black hair running towards her. He was wearing what looked like a male nurse's outfit, white shoes, and had a bag on his back.

"PLEASE HELP ME!" he begged as he continued to run closer to her.

Kokoa just sighed as she reared Kyo back and took a powerful swing just as the boy cleared her swing radius. The hit sent the porcupine soaring through the sky and into the courtyard of the academy.

"Thank you;" he said as he panted for air "I thought that thing was going to kill me."

"Whatever;" she spat as she had Kyo morph into a katana before she went through some attacks.

"Um…" he said hesitantly.

"What?"

Her tone made Hanataro jump a little; she was just as cruel as everyone that bullied him in the Shinigami Academy.

"I'm Yamada Hanataro;" he said with a small bow.

"Shuzen Kokoa" as she attacked another tree.

She was already starting to become annoyed by the boy; if he was smart he'd just leave and not continue to bother her. She was already in a bad mood and didn't want to put up with anyone right now.

"Shuzen-san; you wouldn't happen to know a Kenpachi Eiyu?"

That question made her lose her grip on Kyo, who went flying into a gravestone, and trip on a small rock that sent her face first into the ground. That name was the source of her anger, and this 'Yamada Hanataro' was looking for the Fraccion; only another reason to beat him into the ground.

"Are you alright Shuzen-san?" Hanataro asked as he quickly rushed to help her up.

A hand quickly grabbed his throat as he got within arm's reach of the red head. His eyes widened when he saw the reiatsu the girl was emitting, along with a killer intent.

"What do you want with that weakling?" she asked in a very dark tone.

"I have test results…" his voice shaking.

"Give them to me" she demanded.

This was just what she needed to find a weakness on Kenpachi. Medical records were the Holy Grail of secrets when it came to keeping something secret. If she got her hands on those, she would be able to not only bring down Kenpachi but completely destroy him.

"I can't do that; Doctor-patient confidentiality."

"I said give them here!" as she reached for the bag on his back.

Whoever this kid was, he was stronger than he looked; he was able to hold her back enough to prevent her from grabbing a hold of his bag. The bag that held the golden secrets of test results that Kenpachi had; she had to have it!

"I can't" as he struggled to fight against her vampiric strength.

"Kyo!" she ordered "Morningstar!"

"Hai-hai!" the bat said as he changed back into his chibi form, flew over to Kokoa and turn into the desired weapon.

"I SAID 'GIVE 'EM HERE'!" in anger as she swung the Morningstar at Hanataro, who barely dodged.

"SOMEONE SAVE ME!" he cried as he ran towards the spooky mansion again with Kokoa hot on his tail.

-Ruby-

The witch had finally managed to get all the work she had done and was taking a relaxing walk; or so she thought. She heard several crashes, along with trees falling to the ground, in the distance. At first she didn't think anything of it because she knew that's the direction Kokoa often trained in; then the crashes started coming closer and closer.

"PLEASE SAVE ME!" a boy cried out as he ran from an irate Kokoa.