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Chapter 9:

-Exactly one month later-

Ever since that faithful day, Tōshirō and Ash's eyes were open to a whole new world that they barely knew existed. As pseudo-shinigami they fought hollows along side Ichigo an Rukia. They formed an incredible bond with him an the often hung out with his family when they had free time. He had also learned of Rukia's true identity and understood why she was so distant when first meeting them.

She had apparently given Ichigo all of her spiritual pressure by mistake and turned him into the monster that he is now. But now her powers were back and she joined the trio in killing any and all hollows that dared come to Karakura.

Now that all the training and hollow killing had been done for today Tōshirō and Ash decided to visit their good friends Karin and Yuzu. Tōshirō honestly couldn't believe that he and Ash had planned to do such a thing but smirked at the outcome. There was one of two ways this can end: very good or very badly. Either way they were going through with the plan Shirō himself came up with.

Following Ichigo into the living room, the boy stoned their expressions and solidified their nerves. They calmly awaited for Karin ad Yuzu to enter the room so they put their plans into action. Tōshirō had spoken on his and Ash's behalf to Isshin about this and was glad that the father Kurōsaki approved. If he hadn't….this would probably still happen.

Speaking of Isshin, he and his two daughters came into the room together. The raven haired adult saw the mop of white hair and the emotionless ruby eyes he couldn't help but feel proud. He still was spiritually aware and kept in contact with Urahara ever since he first met the kind but blank brothers so he knew that they were more than capable of protecting his dearest daughters.

They were great at hiding it to. Right now, he had to strain himself just to sense the great power these two were effortlessly containing.

He led Ichigo from the living room and ensured that they were indeed alone. Or they believed they were alone, cause Isshin was always watching. Always.

"Hey guys. What do you need?" Karin asked as he took a seat next to her white haired companion. Yuzu was about to sit before Ash gently grabbed her hand.

"We can't stay long. Just came to do something." Tōshirō said mysteriously. Before Karin could question him further, the white haired teen leaned forward. Ash took this moment to lightly tug Yuzu closer to him.

'Wha-?' Yuzu half questioned as her body fully pressed against his. His warmth alone almost fully distracted her from the situation at hand. She felt her heart rate accelerate to almost extreme levels. She took a brief glance into Ash's eyes to see passion and caring, this was the first time she had seen any type of emotion in his beautiful, almost hypnotic eyes.

Karin really was faring any better. As she saw Tōshirō lean in, in almost slow motion, she paused and thanked anything that can be thanked that this was actually happening. She didn't want to admit it but she had grown very fond of the white haired heartthrob that was Tōshirō Hitsugaya. He was just to gorgeous to be real, and it was really unfair that he and Ash got all the beauty in the world.

She was apparently so deep in thought that she didn't notice Tōshirō raising her head to be in line with his. He continued to lean in for what seemed to be an eternity…

Yuzu thought she might've burst into flames. There was no way that this was actually happening now. Her expression berated her disbelief. Until….

"Yuzu-chan." Ash whispered with his velvety smooth voice. He put her palm on his chest for her to feel his heart, and apparently she wasn't the only one who had trouble controlling their heart. "See what you do to me…?" He whispered once again.

Ok. That's it. Anymore and Yuzu would probably have died right then and there. Kita pulled back from her ear and with no hesitation at all, leaned in and gave her a kiss on the lips. Yuzu's eyes bulged open in shock until she fully realized what was happening. But before she could close her eyes and enjoy the moment, it was over.

Tōshirō finally captured Karin's lips in a kiss that seemed to stop time. Her eyes widen dramatically just as her sister's had a nanosecond ago but she was at least somewhat prepared and quickly closed her eyes and returned the surprise kiss. But it really ended to quickly for her taste.

Yuzu just stared blankly into Ash for a brief moment before the red eyes teen flicked her forehead. "Um Yuzu-chan…" Ash was afraid that he just broke the poor girl and wondered how it was possible to fully blank out from a kiss. Just as Tōshirō pulled away from Karin, Ash knew what he had to do. After all they planned everything to a T.

"KITA! HITSUGAYA! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MY SISTERS?!" Ichigo bellowed, apparently having just witnessed that whole…ahem…..session. This suddenly scream of rage caused Yuzu to snap out of her trancelike state and snap her head towards the now ajar door. Ash, Tōshirō or ever Ichigo were seen, though she faintly remembered that all three were here at some point.

"Karin…what just happened?" Yuzu questioned, sounding confused about the last 4.5 seconds of her life.

"Great things sis… Great things." Karin said casually. "Wait does this mean we're couples now?" Karin sounded puzzled.

"I-I don't know really."

-The High speed chase-

They had long since left their physical bodies; having left them at the boys home.

"For Kami's sake Ichigo! Calm down!" Tōshirō yelled as Ichigo continued to shunpo after them.

"You're both DEAD!" Ichigo once again yelled. Ash just sighed and continued to shunpo until reaching a large park clearing. He turned around and threw a fake punch at Ichigo's stomach, which was easily dodged. 'Good. Now the beast is after me.' Ash thought before shunpoing down to the empty park.

He waited patiently for Ichigo to land before he shunpoed away at a speed far faster than what he had been using previously. Ichigo's eyes widen significantly at Ash's sudden speed and he barely noticed the teen in front of him clad in all white.

-Tōshirō and Ash-

"Ok I made it." Ash said with satisfaction. He suddenly appeared next to Tōshirō, whom had hidden in a tree so he could observe Ichigo. The man in white had taken a "pill" out of his coat pocket and held it high above his head.

"What the hell?" Tōshirō mumbled as he narrowed his eyes on the object. After a few moments of speaking, the teen crushed the pill. Within minutes, the sky was filled with a seemingly infinite number of hollows. Ash gasped for a second before shunpoing directly between Ichigo and the glasses wearing teen.

"What the fuck man?!" Ash bellowed as he withdrew his sword.

"Another shinigami." The boy said in disgust. Ash ignored his tone and shunpoed to Tōshirō.

"Can you use your shikai?" He asked. Tōshirō replied with a simple nod but just as he was about to release it, he heard yelling.

"Oi Ichi-nii! Don't kill them!" Karin yelled from just outside of the park. Yuzu suddenly tackled her and screamed. "WATCH OUT!"

She got up slowly to see several large hollows surrounding them, with raw malicious intent being blatantly obvious. "You two aren't much but it's a nice snack!" The largest one in front said with an ominous cackle.

He swooped down and attempted to eat the twins who were paralyzed from fear. He got within two meters before….

BOOM!

The beast suddenly flew off into a building that had been a good distance away. Ash glowered the beast and faced the large mob in front of him with practiced indifference. "Ash?" Karin said with widened eyes. Ash didn't turn to face her, he simply spoke silently. "Get them to the shop quickly Shirō." His tone as calm as ever.

Suddenly something picked up the twins and carried them to a place where they've never been. Fortunately Kisuke and crew were already outside and fending off the sudden army of hollows. "Protect them Urahara." Tōshirō said with an icy tone. He left before anyone could say or do anything.

He arrived back to Ash's aid in record time only to be met with an expected sight. Ash stood in a exactly where Tōshirō left him but his sword was drawn and it was dripping blood. The red eyed teen didn't have a single scratch on him. "Hm. 15 points for me and I have yet to release my shikai."

"How do we explain this?" Tōshirō questioned as he swung his sword and cased 4 hollows to fall.

"Shirō…..we'll cross that bridge when we get to it."

A/N: Sorry for the length. But the amount of reviews made me update faster. Question: Do you want to see the fight against the hollows or shall I just skip it? Choice is yours. Next chapter I'll explain how Karin and Yuzu could not only see hollows but also see Ash and Tōshirō.