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Chapter 5:

Tōshirō woke up with a sigh this morning. He stayed up late last night trying to finish all the work he missed and thinking of everything he had been told the previous day. He had always been able to see ghosts but ignored them as they often spoke of their lives and they way it tragically ended. He found it amazing at first but then it slowly grew more and more annoying.

So lost in thought, Tōshirō failed to notice Ash walk into his room holding a tray with two tea cups on it. He handed Tōshirō the ice blue cup and set the tray down besides them both and took a sip. "It's 9:15. Wanna start getting ready?" He asked between sips. He didn't appear the least bit anxious for today's events. Tōshirō nodded and gave a quick thanks for the tea.

About half an hour later, the boys had begun there walk to the infamous shop. It was a nice, clear day. Clouds drifted listlessly in the shy while a nice breeze accompanied them. "We should go bother the Kurosaki's after this." Tōshirō said suddenly. Ash just made a noise of approval and continued walking until they arrived at their destination.

Arriving at exactly 10:00, Ash was going to knock on the shop's door before he heard the black cat meow behind him. He jumped slightly before turning around and staring at the mysterious feline. A look of curiosity flashed in his eyes as the creature suddenly vanished and reappeared on his left shoulder. Tōshirō's eyes barely registered the cat's movement before it disappeared again.

"Yoruichi. Can you stop playing with our guests?" The jolly shopkeeper said with a wide smile. Yoruichi simply rolled her eyes and casualty walked back to the once named Urahara. "I'm sure you have many questions boys. Let's begin."

Ash tilted his head sideways for a brief second to show his confusion but as I the writer intended this, Ichigo and Rukia came into the room. All three of the teen males sighed at the sight of one another but chose to remain silent. "Urahara-san. Are these the two boys you were talking about?" Rukia said with a slight gasp. With a quick smirk, the infamous shopkeeper nodded. "You do know what will happen right?"

Tōshirō scowled. "What will happen?" He said in an icy tone. Then suddenly the room's temperature seemed to fall dramatically. Kisuke and everyone noticed this and all subconsciously took a step back to avoid the white death ball.

"Calm down Shirō." The red eyed man said with a somewhat soothing tone. "No reason to get upset now is there?" He joked with a completely straight face. This amazingly calmed his brother down and also made him smirk a bit. "Now what will happen?" He said, turning to face the sheepish blond man.

"Oh nothing. It's just that since you three are so power, you'll probably be hunted down by the captains and your powers will be taken away." He said scratching the back of his head with a grin. Ash, Tōshirō and Ichigo stared on emotionlessly at the man but only Ichigo asked the question.

"How will they do that?" The orange haired teen asked with a scowl of annoyance. Kisuke's expression immediately went serious.

"That isn't why we're here. We're here to help out 'Yin-Yang' friends here."

Everyone felt the sudden atmosphere shift in the room but chose to ignore it and listen to the man. Even though neither Tōshirō nor Ash wanted to follow his instructions, they will now purely because they do not want another run in with a hollow. Ichigo on the other hand looked irritated by the man's vagueness.

"Calm down Kurōsaki. Just listen to him." Tōshirō said in a tone that suggested he wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. "What do we have to do?"

"First time is free. Here, you and Ash-kun eat these." Urahara said, reaching behind his and and withdrawing two purple and white pills. "These will suppress your powers to normal human levels."

"And what are the side effects?" Ash asked with one eyebrow raised. Urahara looked very much offended at the question but Ash easily saw through it. "Nothing works that well without problems. So what will happen to us?" He reiterated.

"Smart guy. You'll feel nauseous, get migraines and feel incredibly weak." He said sheepishly.

"No. What's another option?" Tōshirō immediately responded with.

"Well…." He began whilst raising his fan in front of his growing grin. "You can learn how to suppress your power at will but it will take a while to perfect and you can control the duration of its effects." His tone sounded like he was ready to burst into joyous laughter.

Turning his head slightly to look at his older brother, Ash noticed than Tōshirō, like himself, had already made his decision. "Teach us how to." They said in unison with the same lazy tone. At this moment, a large man wearing glasses came into the room and handed Kisuke what appeared to be twenty dollars. He snickered for a second before leading the trio down to the basement.

"Wait. How come Ichigo isn't included in this?" The white haired teen asked suspiciously.

"Oh because I'm already in control of my powers. Look." He said and quick took Urahara's cane and press the base of it against his forehead. Neither brother could believe their eyes once Ichigo's body fell lifelessly to the floor and he stood over it wearing all black and with a large sword on his back.

Almost immediately, there seemed to be another presence in the room as Ichigo's soul continued to leak his power. It felt like a small child had been set on their shoulders and they felt a bit light headed.

"Please do ignore that boys. That's not control and that feeling you two are feeling like now. It feels like a weight huh? That's what is called reiatsu or spiritual pressure. That's what you two possess." The shopkeeper explained.

"So that's what the hollows are after." Ash affirmed.

"Yes it is and Ichigo and you two have exceedingly high reiatsu for humans. Soo we're going to help you control it." Kisuke said from behind his fan, (when did he get that).

"I would ask why but you don't seem like the one who would answer directly." Tōshirō said after a sigh and a brief pause. "Can we just begin?"

-Several hours later -

Shortly after Kisuke and Yoruichi gave them a long talk and explanation about the basics about reiatsu and how to control it, the trio of Ichigo, Ash and Tōshirō walked in silence towards the Kurōsaki residents. "Wait why are you two coming here?"

"Huh? Ash we drifted again." Tōshirō said with a groan. Ash snapped his head up as if he had just been slapped and sighed heavily.

"Hm, while we're here….how about we bother the twins?" Ash said a sinister smirk. Ichigo was about to yell his disproval towards that idea but stopped when he saw Tōshirō's ominous grin.

Sighing, the Kurōsaki brother just opened the door and prepared for a noisy evening.

A/N: Sorry about the random hiatus but I went on vacation and didn't have time to write. Leave a review if you enjoyed. Rebel returns only to sign out.