A/N: This chapter takes place during Bamboo Lead Rhapsody. Oh and the important involving the person Yuri interacts with won't be for a while... I have a few arcs before I get to his... But yes, he was the one mentioned last chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 14: The Night of Tanabata

Haruhi had gathered both the Brigade and the Back Up Brigade for a meeting.

"That's what we're doing?" asked Yuri with her eye twitching.

They were writing down wishes for Tanabata. However, Haruhi's idea was a little off. Wishing for things to happen in 16 and 25 years to happen.

"Come on Lily! It's fun." Said Yachiru.

"No… no… this is just weird." Said Yuri she sighed and wrote down her wishes.

Haruhi stared at her wishes.

"Yuri." Said Haruhi, "What's this one mean?"

"It means that I wish that my grandfather dies a slow and painful death, if me or my dad doesn't do him in first…" said Yuri preparing to leave.

"No… I mean the One Piece one." Said Haruhi.

"Oh…" said Yuri, "It's a joke wish… how long Oda-Sensei taking with One Piece. He said that it's probably going to end in 5 years but I doubt that. I mean the entire series was meant to run for 5 years and it's been more than 10…"

Everyone stared at Yuri… expect for Yachiru.

"What? I can't make a joke?" asked Yuri staring at them, she sighed, "I'm going home."

Everyone stared at Yuri as she left.

"So is Yuri a big One Piece fan?" asked Haruhi blinking.

"Yeah…" said Yachiru, "She loves it."

"You know…" said Kyon, "Never mind."

"If everyone hadn't heard her back story it would be concerning that she wants her grand father dead." Said Itsuki.

That's when Mikuru gave Kyon a note written on one of the tags meant for the wishes.

Meanwhile Yuri was muttering to herself.

"I should have just stayed in Karakura Town…" she muttered.

That's when she came across Kunikida, who was talking to a little girl who was crying. Yuri would have walked by just ignoring them… had the little girl not have a chain sticking out of her chest.

"It can't be…" whispered Yuri.

She walked over to the two.

"Kunikida… right?" she asked.

"Yeah… Ishida… right?" asked Kunikida.

"Yeah." Said Yuri.

She bent down to the little girl.

"What's wrong?" asked Yuri.

Kunikida's eyes winded as he realized that Yuri could see the little girl too.

"I died… in a car crash… my family's okay! But they can't see me." cried the little girl, "I want to be with them… but they… they…"

"It doesn't matter." Said Yuri patting the girl's head, "You should be there as long as you can, watch them. I'm sure once your ready to move you will be able to."

"You think so?" asked the little girl.

"I know so." Said Yuri.

The little girl smiled, "Thank you." She said, "And you too Kunikida!"

She ran off…

"So you can see ghosts too." Both Kunikida and Yuri said.

Both of them stared at each other.

"So how long have you been able to see them?" asked Yuri.

"Since I was little." Said Kunikida.

Yuri breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuri got up and dusted herself off… for the next few minutes the two stood in silence.

Yuri sighed, took a piece of paper and wrote on it.

"Here." She said when she was finished "Since I doubt either of us has something to say right now, here's my cell number. Call me if you have anything to say."

Yuri walked away like nothing happened.

Kunikida looked at the number and sighed.

"Well… according to Kyon, at least she's not inane." Muttered Kunikida.

A couple hours later, Haruhi finished her homework. She was on her house's computer when she looked at the rose Ulrich used to save her. She decided to Google the thing he used and was wearing. She gaped at what she saw.

"He did a Tuxedo Mask parody…" mumbled Haruhi.

That was when the window exploded.

"What just happened!" she yelled.

"Please… I would think that you would be much more powerful than that." Said a voice.

She looked up and saw a male Arrancar with long brown hair, smiling evilly.

"Well, well what do we have here?" asked the Arrancar.

"Damn it…" muttered Haruhi.

She grabbed her cell phone and called Kyon… however no one picked up.

"Oh… no…" she thought.

Meanwhile Yuri was reading One Piece Volume 33, when suddenly her nearby cell phone rang.

"Hello, Yuri Ishida speaking." she said.

"Oh good this is the right number." Sad Kunikida's voice on the other end.

"Oh… so you did deicide to call." Said Yuri.

"Yeah…" said Kunikida on the other end.

"So… what did you want to talk about." Said Yuri.

"You know a lot about seeing ghosts right?" asked Kunikida.

"Wow… you got that from that one meeting." Said Yuri, "Yeah I know a lot…"

"How much…" said Kunikida.

"A lot…" said Yuri, "I can't tell you everything… but to keep things simple I guess you could say I come from a two long lines of exorcists."

"Really?" asked Kunikida on the other.

"Sorry…." Said Yuri, "That's all I'm saying."

Yuri knew she shouldn't drag Kunikida into this, Mikuru (despite learning Kido) was enough.

"I guess it's a family secret." Laughed Kunikida on the other end.

"Yeah." Said Yuri, "So I take you're the only one in your family that sees dead people… right?"

"Yeah…" sighed Kunikida on the other end, "At least that I know of..."

"I see…" said Yuri.

That was when Yuri's call waiting began to beep.

"Hold on for a second." Said Yuri.

Yuri pressed the button to talk to the other person.

"Hello this is Yuri Ishida." Said Yuri.

"Yuri get here right now!" yelled Haruhi on the other end.

"Hey!" yelled Yuri right back, "Explain yourself before you yell into my ear."

"An Arrancar just attacked my house and I can't get in contact with Kyon or Mikuru." Said Haruhi.

"What! Really!" said Yuri in shock, "Do you think something happened to them?"

"I don't know…" said Haruhi on the other end.

"I see…" said Yuri, "Oh and next time… please call Yachiru first…"

"Why?" asked Haruhi on the other end.

Yuri groaned… "We don't like talking about it… but we're roommates."

"Wow… you must be ashamed to live her." Said Haruhi on the other end.

"Now's not the time." Muttered Yuri, "Aren't you in danger?"

"Fine go get Yachiru and come to my house now!" yelled Haruhi.

Yuri sighed and went back to the other line.

"You still there?" asked Yuri.

"Yeah…" said Kunikida on the other end.

"I'm sorry… but something's come up… I have to go." Said Yuri, "Call me another time okay… But don't talk to me in public, after all I'm trying to protect you."

"Protect me from what?" asked Kunikida.

"I've said too much…" said Yuri who then abruptly hung up the phone.

On the other end Kunikida sighed, he took out a pendent from his desk and looked at it.

"I wonder." He said.

Back with Yuri, she left her bedroom and saw Yachiru in the living room watching TV.

"Hey Yachiru! We're needed!" said Yuri.

"What's going on" asked Yachiru.

"Haruhi can't get in contact with Kurosaki." Said Yuri.

"That's bad." Said Yachiru.

"Okay! Let's go!" said Yuri, "But just a second."

Yuri went back into her room…

"Looks like she has an excuse to wear her Quincy Uniform…" said Yachiru blinking.

Meanwhile to catch up with Haruhi, she managed to run out of her room and made up some excuse for her parents, "I'm going on a drink run." She hid some place before the Arrancar could fine her t make the calls.

She looked around and the Arrancar appeared behind her.

"So… it looks like I let you cal your friends." Said the Arrancar.

The Arrancar was about to use his sword. When suddenly a strange rope stopped it. The Arrancar saw it was Yuki.

"Yuki!" said Haruhi happily.

That was when the Arrancar was hit by the glowing orange ball.

"Itsuki!" said Haruhi.

"So is it true…" said Itsuki concerned, "You can get in contact with Kyon or Mikuru."

"Yeah… I can't." said Haruhi, "I'm worried about them."

"Don't be… they're fine." Said Yuki.

"How do you know?" asked Haruhi.

Yuki remained silent.

"I don't think I needed that…" said the Arrancar getting back up after Itsuki's attack.

That was when the Arrancar was hit by both a Cero and a wave of energy.

"The back up brigade has a arrived!" said Yachiru and Tsuruya doing cool poses.

Emiri just smile while Yuri just stared at them.

"Okay… those poses… I really don't know what to say." Said Yuri adjusting her glasses.

That was when the Arrancar got up.

"So… I take this is the Back Up Brigade I heard about.," said the Arrancar.

"What have you done with Kyon?" asked Haruhi.

"I've done nothing of the sort… to him or the maid." Replied the Arrancar, "And besides if I did have him then I wouldn't come here, now would I. If I had the son of the 5th Division Captain then hat would be the point of attacking you? And besides... you'd know a lot about that…"

Haruhi glared at him.

"After all… you were a captive in your previous life...weren't you?" asked the Arrancar, "I've heard the story many times… kidnapped under the pretense to heal the Hoygoku… but you were just a pawn… someone to just to lure Soul Reapers in order to trap them… That is really pathetic… don't you think so."

Haruhi was getting really angry.

"Tsubaki! Koten Zanshun! I reject!"

That was when Tsubaki launched himself at the Arrancar killing him instantly.

"Well… I didn't expect that." Said Yuri.

"Looks like Miss Suzumiya really wanted him dead." Said Itsuki.

"I'm going home…" sighed Yuri.

"Wait!" said Haruhi.

"Please don't ask about my outfit… it's just my Quincy uniform." Said Yuri.

Yuri was wearing a sleeveless white shirt with the Quincy cross in back, a short white skirt that came right above her knee and a small cape that covered the top of her back.

"I figured that because of the cross on your back! We need to talk about Kyon and Mikuru." Said Haruhi.

"Oh that… fine…" muttered Yuri.

Haruhi bought everyone drinks (expect for Yachiru and Tsuruya… as they were in spirit form).

"Do you think anything bad happened to them?" asked Tsuruya.

"I don't know… I keep trying to call him… but I can't get a hold of him." Said Haruhi.

"It will be fine… I'm sure of it." Said Yuri.

"What makes you sure?" asked Haruhi.

"I heard Nagato say something I arrived." Said Yuri.

"Oh yeah… she did say something." Said Haruhi, she turned to where Yuki stood… but she was gone.

"Emiri… what…" said Haruhi, she turned to where Emiri stood but she was gone.

"That's really weird." Said Tsuruya.

"I bet Itsy know something." Said Yachiru.

"Uh… I don't know anything honest." Said Itsuki… but this was a lie… he knew what was going on with Kyon must be kept secret for the time being... well from Haruhi that is.

"So we don't have to worry about Kyon?" asked Tsuruya.

"That's great!" said Yachiru.

"Good… can I go home now?" asked Yuri.

"Fine…" sighed Haruhi.

Hours later Kyon walked home. After leaving the clubroom… something weird happened… and he knew he should keep it from Haruhi. He opened his door only to get a kick in the face by Kon.

"You're in big trouble mister!" yelled the stuffed toy.

Kyon sighed, "What did I do."

"Kaien Kurosaki! Where have you been?" asked Rukia entering the front entrance… and stepping on the toy.

"It's not like something happened… right?" asked Kyon.

"Haruhi was attacked by an Arrancar." Said Rukia.

"Is she okay?" asked Kyon.

"She fine… she managed to kill with the help from Yuki, Itsuki and the Back Up Brigade." Said Ichigo entering the entryway.

Kyon sighed, "I'll tell you where I was…" sighed Kyon, "But please don't tell Haruhi."

His parents nodded…

Meanwhile Mikuru was walking home, when a mysterious figured jump in front of her. She screamed out in fright… it turned out to be Ulrich.

"What… what do you want?" asked Mikuru.

"I want to talk to you about something that happened three years ago." Said Ulrich, "Threes years ago tonight…"

"You know about that?" asked Mikuru.

"I know because I I've been watching Haruhi since I started middle school… I know that you and Kurosaki traveled back in time tonight." Said Ulrich, "Try not to do that again… it might screw… up… Wait how does time travel work?"

"Uh well…" said Mikuru.

"Never mind! I don't want to know…" said Ulrich, "Just stop messing around with the past… seriously… it's freaky."

Ulrich began to walk away.

"I bet that confused the hell out of her… good…" he thought.

Mikuru just blinked as she watched him walk away.

Back at the Kurosaki residence.

"And that's what happened…" finished Kyon.

"So wasn't a question of where you… it was a question of when you were…" said Rukia.

Both Ichigo and Kyon stared at Rukia.

"You really wanted to say that… didn't you?" asked Ichigo.

Rukia laughed nervously…

"I'm going to bed." Said Kyon.

"Wait there's something I need to tell you… there was a captain's meeting today and it concerns the S.O.S. Brigade." Said Ichigo.

"How so…" said Kyon.

And so to clear things up… Kyon and Mikuru went back in time in order to fulfill predetermined events… and Kyon was more entangled in the like of Haruhi… if he wasn't already.

Next Time: The Soul Society checks up on the S.O.S. Brigade and the Back Up Brigade By sending out a group of high-ranking Soul Reapers to see if they could handle the threat. But how will Haruhi react when someone important from her past life is among those high-ranking soul reapers? Find out next time!