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Chapter 7:
Waking up early the next morning, the Kurōsaki sisters were confused to find themselves in their own room and beds. 'How'd we get here?' both siblings thought as they recalled the events from last night, blushing at the memory. It had been the first time Ichigo allowed them to have male friends let alone, let them stay here and watch a movie. Yuzu rushed out of bed to hurry up and make breakfast before anyone else arose.
But when she go there, a full breakfast was made consisting of pancakes, eggs and bacon. Isshin and Ichigo were already feasting at the table when the tiny female came into view. "Morning Yuzu." Said the strawberry.
"What's all this?" She asked, fairly puzzled buy the food.
"Rukia made it! She's the best third daughter ever!" Isshin said with food filling his jaw. "Oh. Sorry I didn't make breakfast today guys." Yuzu said sadly.
"No problem honey. Everyone needs a break once in awhile." The Kurōsaki said head said loudly and happily. "You may want to get Karin before we eat everything." Ichigo quickly said as he got up.
"I'm here Ichi-nii. Where are you going so easy?" Karin asked with an eyebrow raised. Ichigo just ignored her suspicions and shrugged. "Ash and Tōshirō's house. We have somethings to discuss." He replied trying to not sound intimidated.
"How do you know where they live?" "What's with all the questions? Bye guys." Ichigo quickly said as he grabbed the piece of paper as broke off in a dead sprint. Leaving his angry sister's scream behind.
-At Tōshirō and Ash's house-
Ichigo was shocked at the sheer size of the boys home and didn't notice that Ash had randomly appeared in front of him. "Um Ichigo." Ash said trying to gain the orange hair's teen's attention. He noticed that he was failing and sighed.
SLAP!
Ichigo snapped back and screeched. "Got your attention? Good." Ash said with a lazy smirk. "Let's go, Shirō is waiting."
Ichigo scowled at Ash as he walked away as rubbed his red cheek, "Nice house you got here." He said as he was overwhelmed by the home that seemingly only Ash and Tōshirō lived in. Ash just ignored him and kept walking until they got to the kitchen.
He saw Tōshirō sitting at the counter eating his breakfast and Ash sit on the opposite side of him. A moment of silence had past before Tōshirō spoke. "So Ichigo….are you ready to train?" He asked with narrowed eyes. Tōshirō's stare alone made chill run through Ichigo. He simply nodded nervously and watched as Ash and Tōshirō finish breakfast and put on an overcoat.
"Let's go then." Ash said with a sigh.
-Urahara's Shop-
"Now, now boys. There are two ways we can do this. We can train in hakuda or zanjutsu. Your choice." 'We can start training now. They won't be ready for anything major but at least they will be able to handle themselves.' Urahara said in a happy tone, why? No one knows.
"Is there really no other way?" Ash questioned with only mild interest. But instead of waiting for an answer he knew would never come, he made his choice. "Hakuda." Tōshirō expected that.
"Zanjutsu."
"Good come with me Hitsugaya-kun. Kita-kun go with Yoruichi." Kisuke said cause Ash to raise a brow. "The cat?" Ash questioned with an eyebrow raised and his head tilted.
"Yes. The cat." Urahara said with a chuckle. At was at that moment Yoruichi entered the room and gestured for Ash to follow her. "Good luck Shirō." Ash said just before he and Yoruichi went to the large field behind the shop.
Tōshirō nodded and silently followed Kisuke to a large basement door. Tōshirō raised his eyebrow when he saw the massive door but said nothing when the shopkeeper's assistants came to help him move it. The white haired teen's eyes widened, much to Kisuke's amusement, at the sight of the massive underground training facility.
-Ash and Yoruichi-
Yoruichi liked to two boys, she honestly did but the silence for Ash was deafening. He hadn't even made a sound since he separated from Tōshirō, Yoruichi had to actually listen for Ash's footsteps despite them being on gravel. "Come on Ash! Speak up!" She said with a cat pout. (?)
"Sorry, there just isn't anything to say." Ash said as a reply.
"Well can I ask you a few things then?"
"Sure, shoot."
"Why did you choose Hakuda?" Yoruichi asked with slight curiosity.
"Hmm. Because I'm much more comfortable with my hands, though I can use a sword. Plus I'm quick." The raven haired teen said with humility. "Is that true? Can you fight?" Came Yoruichi's reply, dripping with interest.
The tone alone made Ash smirk. "You can say that."
"Well let's test that." Yoruichi suddenly said mischievously. There was a sudden puff of smoke, causing Ash to reflexively jump back. A few seconds later and the smoke cleared, revealing a slender, tan women. Her hair was long and purple; which oddly suit her gold eyes. She was quite beautiful to say the least but she was also naked.
"That scared me." Ash said calmly as he looked the human form of Yoruichi in her eyes.
Yoruichi herself was expecting the emotionless teen to have a funny reaction, but was disappointed and impressed that Ash didn't really care for her nudity and didn't break eye contact. He didn't even look like he was tempted!
"Care to put on clothes so we can start?" The teen said as he turned his back to her. 'At least he isn't a pervert." Yoruichi thought with a mental grin.
-Tōshirō and Kisuke-
"So Hitsugaya-kun. How good are you with a sword?" Kisuke asked like he didn't know.
"Good enough." Was Tōshirō's lazy response.
"Well. Catch!" The green clad man suddenly screamed as he tossed a sheathed sword at the white haired teenager. He caught it with great reflexes and quickly ducked, to avoid Kisuke taking his head off. He quickly unsheathed the blade and got into a defensive stance. "That was cheap." Tōshirō said with annoyance.
Urahara just ignored him and slashed at him once more, but this one was easily blocked by Tōshirō. He sent a sweeping kick to Urahara's legs and waited for the inevitable dodge. But instead of Kisuke jumping over it, like he expected, he stabbed the ground and did a handstand on the hilt of his sword.
Thinking quickly, Tōshirō spun on his palms to avoid severing his own foot. He flipped out of the way of Urahara's kick and slashed upwards at Hat n' Clogs. To Tōshirō's shock, Urahara just stepped on the blade and forced it into the ground, he then pointed the blade at Tōshirō's neck ad pinned him down. "Not bad Hitsugaya-kun." Kisuke said with a smile much to Tōshirō's annoyance.
"Not bad? You owned me."
"That's because you weren't prepared. Shall we try again.?" Kisuke said with a chuckle, earning a scowl from Tōshirō. "Of course." The teen said as he suddenly dashed at Kisuke with a speed that the man didn't expect. He gripped the sword tightly in his right hand and slashed down.
The hit had been much stronger than Urahara had expected and made his sword vibrant in his hand. The teen spun on his heel and attempted to roundhouse kick the man, but this proved useless as Kisuke just tapped Tōshirō kick away.
"Is this really necessary?" Tōshirō said, interrupting their training session for a brief moment.
"Why yes Hitsugaya-kun." 'This will be a good test for them' Tōshirō was about to ask another question but Urahara jumped at him with a powerful slash, making him swallow his words.
-Ash and Yoruichi-
"Are you ready Yoruichi-san?" Ash said as he got into a fighting stance. Yoruichi instantly recognized the Fighting Tiger stance and smiled widely.
"No need to be so formal. And yes I am." She responded and got into a stance that Ash didn't recognize. Yoruichi flew at the teen with a kick aimed at his stomach and prepared for Ash to dodge, but he didn't . He spun around, avoiding the kick and throwing an elbow as Yoruichi's moving form. This action both shocked and impressed her. She quickly pushed off the ground to propel herself into the air and avoid the elbow.
She jumped at him again but quickly than previous. He narrowly back flipped out of the way of a powerful elbow and sidestepped a kick by the tan woman, but Yoruichi's aassault didn't end there. She jumped high into the air and brought down an axe kick, (which was greatly held back in power). Ash however jumped decided to meet her attack with his own. He punched her foot and for the brief second, felt his entire being shake.
Yoruichi then attempted to kick Ash in the head, which wasn't successful, as Ash blocked it with a strong arm. She pushed herself off of his forearm and paused the fight by laughing in amusement.
"Very impressive Kita-kun. But by the look in your eyes…. you're holding back." Yoruichi said with a grin.
"Hmm. I am but so are you." Ash responded with a notable shift in the air around him.
"You're pretty good. Better than some people I've seen." She said, ignoring Ash's comment.
"Well shall we continue?"
"Indeed we shall."
A/N: Hey guys. I know that they can just use Kidō to suppress their power but Kisuke wants them to hit a point where they can just do it mentally. The point being when they can actually feel it because right now they are just aware of it and can't do anything with it. A few more chapters till the SS arc starts I think ;) so stay tuned and as for why Ichigo isn't training with them…. He doesn't need to. Rebel signing out.
