Ok, new chapter. Just a fill in. I can't think of anything right now. But what happens here would be important for later. so enjoy

I don't own bleach

I itched to move around, to do some fighting, but I was forced here in this cell to keep me under watch. 'I don't remember anything' I thought once more. 'But mother…what had happened to you. It's highly unlikely that anyone found out where I used to live. We where all good hiders.'

Sighing I stood from my chair and went to the window that held three mettle rods and looked out. From here I could see everything. There was the courtyard that I normally fell a sleep in, on my right. On the left, I could see that white tower, which very few went to.

And in the center I could clearly see the city. The city shimmered with a reddish tint form the falling sun. I turned and leaned against the wall, only to slide down. This cell was designed so that you couldn't use ritsu, and they also took my Zanpakto, which left me defenseless.

Closing my eyes in the mitts of my thoughts, I heard some shuffles out side my door, and then the foot steps got closer. Snapping my eyes opened I found the first division teichou standing in front of me.

'Yamamoto- teichou' I said and haled by body off the floor as fast I could and rand towards the bars. 'You… are ok. They told me what happened, but it couldn't be true…did I really hurt you?' He shifted slightly, though unnoticed by his vice teichou that stood with him.

"I am alright. The only reason we know it was you, is that you puffed back when everything was over. You collapsed after that. Apparently you had gotten injured, as we tried to get near you, that creature of yours blocked us from helping you. Fighting off that dog of yours was like trying to move a mountain." He chuckled after that. At least he had his sense of hummer.

'Dog?' He nodded. 'I am not friendly with any dog. I lived with the foxes for most of my life. Dogs are sworn enemies of us.' He looked at me with puzzlement. 'Why am I in here anyway?' I asked.

"You released you Zanpakto on us. Plus I didn't tell anyone to attack with bankai. You will be let out, don't worry. Though you will be closely watched." I nodded in understanding. Why would they just let me go with out taking risks? I was a walking death trap for most.

My cage door swung open and I walked out. Loving the feel that I could use ritsu again and my Zanpakto too. "Your Zanpakto, will be given to you only for training. No fighting. We can't watch you when you are out there."

'That's fine. As long as I can walk around, I'm all good"

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It has been about twelve weeks from the incident and things have gone back to normal. We'll almost normal; I had been switched to a different division. Sixth. Apparently I show good skills for a tactical team, well if Yamamoto- teichou thought it was best, then I guess it was for the best.

"Pay attention. I have no idea as to why you where put into my division, but you lack the skills of thinking." Ah, the lovely sunshine voice of my teichou.

'With all do respect teichou; I can not sit in one place to long.' I glared at him. Of course my glare did nothing to him; he was the ice king for a reason. I bet Yamamoto- teichou put me here just to torture me.

"What is that?" He asked at out of where. Was he talking about the little fox that was running around me? "The animal." Well that answers my question.

'His name is Tonpopo. Isn't he cute? He's just a fox spirit that has been fallowing me around. It's much too young to be on its own, so I am its sergeant mother. Yes, teichou. Yamamoto- teichou knows about Tonpopo. There is no need to worry.' Tonpopo suddenly leaped and landed on his shoulder and yawned. "Tonpopo, leave my teichou alone!" I exclaimed. I slapped my hand over my mouth.

For the past several weeks I would randomly start saying things out loud and not telepathically. It's a new change in me and I didn't like it because at times I would say what I was thinking, and that would get me into a lot of trouble.

Tonpopo lifted his leg. Oh no…he's going to do it. I leapt up and tackled my teichou. Ok, that wasn't the smartest thing I could do but that was my first response. Luckily Tonpopo leaped of out of fright and well did his stuff on the ground and not on my teichou.

So that left me sitting on top if my stunned teichou to explain what happened. Ok, so this wasn't as bad as I thought this could end. I mean I was sitting on my teichou, it isn't that bad was it?

"Remove your self from me." I heard him say.

'Sumimasen' I yelped. Scrambling off I started to explain why I had so graciously had body contact with my teichou. 'Tonpopo tends to 'mark' anything that isn't his. The poor fox even peed on Yamamoto- teichou. I never knew Tonpopo could even fly that far.' Teichou didn't say anything. Not that he ever did, but it would have been nice he just gestured that he understood. 'Sumimasen again.' I said and ran after Tonpopo screaming nonsense at it in its language.

It was about two hours later when I finally was able to catch Tonpopo, with a bottle of milk. Ah, men. Always thinking of their stomachs. "You little rascal, that stunt today was highly uncalled for." I scolded Tonpopo as he drank from his bottle. He just wagged his tail and continued to drink. Spoiled pup, that's what he was. Soon enough he would be hunting alone. Or so I hopped.

"Who are you talking to? Oh. Tonpopo, look how cute you look. Cuddled up to your mommy and being fed. She so spoils you, you know." Matsumoto giggled. What in the world was she doing here? "Sorry to bother you, but Hitsugaya and I are having a…problem.

'Hitsugaya-teichou having a problem? With what exactly?' Tonpopo hiccupped but then went on sucking again. She just gestured I should fallow and so I did.

"Hitsugaya. I'm back." Matsumoto yelled as we entered the teichou's office.

'Hitsugaya- teichou. You needed my help?' I asked politely as I walked in. I saw a tormented gray pillow lying on the floor with its stuffing pulled out and a small black thing lying on the white stuffing. 'what happened?'

"This, animal got it here and thought it would be fun to run around my room." The teichou answered.

Now that I looked around I found his normally nicely stacked paper lying in disarray on the floor and his desk with his tea cup tipped over. Green water plopping slowly from his desk of tea socked papers onto the floor.

His black ink was also knocked over and small black par prints where sponged everywhere about the room. A calligraphy brush was lying on the floor and looked like it had been smudged across the floor and the lower parts of the wall as if it was a play toy.

One book shelf was capsized and now leaned on the couch for support while its books where all over the floor and couch. The couch it self had rips and wholes in it and it's stuffing was strewn here and there. The carpet was littered with books, stuffing, tea, papers and black paw prints.

It looked like a hurricane had hit this place, a hurricane with paws that is. Then I looked at the little black think lying on the pillow stuffing. 'How long has it been here?'

'Let's see, it would have probably taken it at least an hour to do this much damage and its been sleeping since I got here this morning." Teichou huffed out. It was so small, so how could it do that much damage? Slowly I scooted closer to the little think with Tonpopo. It sure was asleep which means I could pick it up if I wanted to.

"I wouldn't lift if I where you. It already bit me." Matsumoto said and pointed to her hand that now held a bandage. Prices we pay for curiosity. I scooped it up and turned it over to see what it was. And low and behold it was a black fox kit. It was just so cute.

Its little eyes where closed and its snoot had a small pink scar running across it giving it a bad ass look. It shivered slightly and then pulled closer towards me. So much for bighting.

"Aw." Matsumoto cooed. Yeah, that explained that.

'I'll take…him to Yamamoto- teichou.' The nodded I made a quick bow with out

dropping Tonpopo and my new fox kit and quickly left.

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"Please" I begged out loud, which I might say again it was rare for me to talk like that. "Please o' please o' please Yamamoto- teichou." Sighing the old man finally said yes, that I could keep both the kits here. "Shaji" I screeched and ran off hoping to get this new guy a bath. He kept pawing at me the whole time I tried to convince Yamamoto- teichou, leaving me with black prints on my face and neck.

'You are defiantly getting a bath, Ato. That's what I decided to name him, do to the small scar in his snout. 'afternoon Teichou' I said as I rushed my him. We'll he'll just have to get used to this one also.

At first when I got Tonpopo teichou would tell me to keep it away from him and not to bring it everywhere I went. Tonpopo would fallow me where ever I went if I wanted him to or not.

Ato, yawned as I started to scrub him with the warm sudsy water. All kits seemed to get sleepy in warm water, heck even humans got sleepy too. His little back paws started not to support his weight and so I quickly grabbed him and held him up so that he wouldn't drown.

His tails, which I saw that he had more than one, drooped into the water and became a small bundle of wet fur that hung from him Ato yawned one more time before his blue eyes closed.

Aw, kits where just so cute when they where asleep. It seemed that Tonpopo was fallowing Ato's idea and headed to sleep, well he did finish his bottle of warm milk, so I don't blame him.

Now I had two kits in either arm sleeping. I felt like a mom, well to an extent do to the fact that these where kits and not human children. But these kits is what I grew up with, so it was no big deal to me. Sighing I walked over to the towel that now lay one my bed and plopped the wet Ato down on and put Tonpopo in his little bed near my bed.

I rubbed hard to get Ato dry as possible, before he went out and made a mess of himself again. When I lifted the towel off I him a noticed that the towel appeared to have gray stains on it, odd.

Ato now had small streaks of silver in his black fur. Apparently he didn't just stick his paws into the ink, but rolled in it. The poor fellow was a small silver kit. Silver kits, let alone silver foxes where rare, the fact that I have on in my room was awesome, but

frightening.

Silver foxes tended to be more territorial, protective, stronger, smarter and more cunning. So what was this little on doing here? Ato rolled over to his other side on my bed, which now had a small imprint of black ink of his body as to where he was lying previously.

Maybe I should send him to a groomer, they cold get this ink out, but I don't think they know how to handle a wild animal. To bad, I want this one to be clean, so he'll have just bare the fact that he will be scrubbed enough times to get this ink off of him. But first, to ask my teichou if I could leave and do so.

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Teichou just stared at me with his usual blank stare. Ok, so this isn't what I had in mind when I asked him if I could go to the groomers. It's not like I was the one getting a grooming it was the kits which now lay nestled in my arms together creating a small Ying and Yang. 'not for me teichou but for Tonpopo and Ato.'

"He let you keep the new one too. This is not a zoo Itsuko, and you know it."

'I know, but their my little kits, so I will be taking care of them, so don't worry.' Ok, I said that before to my teichou, but I wound up lading on him several hours earlier.

"Fine, go if you must." I bowed and left leaving only a small wind trail behind and a rise of dust and dirt.

'good afternoon.' I said as I walked into the groomers. Ah, the surprise that is awaiting them. The lady behind the counter said her good afternoon and bowed slightly to me.

"what could I do for you miss?" I lifted Ato from my arms and put his sleeping from on the counter top.

'this one got into a whole lot of ink and died himself black, could you wash him enough to get the stuff out? I know its not the kind of animal your used to getting but, he really needs it." The lady poked sleeping Ato gently and them smiled.

"He's adorable, we'll try as hard as we can. What color was he originally?"

'I believe he was silver. I just got him today. I washed him myself and then towel dried him, but the ink started to come off and well I though this would be the best place for this sort of problem.'

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I held a really angered but very fluffy Ato in my arms as Tonpopo sat on my shoulder. 'you look so cute Ato, plus your all shiny and silver again. Doesn't that count for something?'

My only response from Ato was a small growl then a hiss. Aw he was so cute when the took him out of the back. His what was black fur now was silver with a black out lining on his ice nose and mouth. His blue eyes shifted from left to right waiting for something more strange to attack him than the ladies with the sponge, bath tub and blower. It has been a long day. Now I need to get home and get some sleep.

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