-Next Morning-

I wasn't able to sleep last night, I was thinking about another shinigami around and the sudden increase in Ichigo's reiatsu.

Even if I did try to go to sleep, I could sense Ichigo's reiatsu from his house to my room.

At this rate, he could attract a bunch of Hollows without even meaning to.

And that Shinigmai's low reiatsu was bothering me, too.

My dad told me that Isshin called to tell him that a truck hit his house last night and to not worry, but we all knew it was something else.

As of right now, I was slinging on my bag over my shoulder and looked to Seiryoku who was stuffing his face with the rice I made.

I knew I didn't look happy one bit, because I didn't feel like being happy and I was kinda grumpy since I didn't sleep.

"You look like a pig." I said and left without saying anything else.

-School-

I put my bag down on my desk. I didn't walk here with Ichigo like I sometimes do.

Keigo leaned against a desk by me. "You look pretty pissed, Seishou-chan. You didn't come to school with Ichigo this morning?" Keigo asked.

Mizuiro stood by him now and Chad by him.

I huffed, trying to blow off some steam. I could feel that shinigami nearing here.

"I didn't get to sleep. A truck crashed into Ichigo's house." I said, trying to keep my voice even.

M K looked shocked, Chad ha d a straight face, but I was used to it.

"Did anyone get hurt?" Mizuiro asked.

I shook my head, "No. No one got hurt. But the crash site looks horrible."

Keigo sighed in relief. (In a comical way) "My friend is O-K!"

"Hm. I wonder why Ichigo isn't here, yet, though." Mizuiro said.

That shinigami was coming closer. I felt it like knives stabbing my arms.

Just then, I automatically looked to the door frame to see a girl with black hair in a weird style coming in. She didn't look familiar, but I knew right away the shinigami was her.

I stood up in my seat and noticed everyone else looked, too, as she walked in the class room.

She walked up to the sensei's desk and started talking to her. The sensei looked a little confused, than pointed out the desk that nobody sat at next to where Ichigo was assigned. The girl went over to that desk and sat, staring at Ichigo's seat.

I pushed Keigo aside and walked over to her and then stood infront of her desk.

She looked up to me and smiled, "Hi. I'm new. My name is Rukia." She introduced.

Her voice sounded girlish and fake. It irritated me.

I put my hand on her desk and the other hand on my side.

"Cut the act." I said.

She looked confused. "What ever do you mean?"

I glanced around, no one was watching or nearby.

I looked back to her. "You're that shinigami I keep sensing. You reek of it." I said, whispering in a shrill tone.

She looked surprised and speechless.

"How did you...?"

I interrupted her, "How did Ichigo get so strong so quickly? Were you apart of it? Did you give him your powers?" I asked urgently while whispering.

She narrowed her eyes. "How do you know?"

"Gee, I don't know, lucky guess? It's kinda hard to not know when I'm beating up Hollow's, planning to become a Shinigami Substitute myself." I said.

I balled my hand up in a fist on her desk, I didn't realize I was letting my reiatsu leak out this much.

I lifted my hand up, than the bell rang.

"We'll chat after school. I want answers."

I went back to my desk.

-After School-

I told dad the situation and he excused me from kendo practice.

Ichigo came to school right before lunch, than he disappeared and come back half an hour after lunch.

Right now, I had them both held as hostages in the park.

Ichigo didn't know what I wanted because I haven't really said a word to him yet, I just dragged him here and Rukia followed.

I could sense a Hollow was here not too long ago and Ichigo's reiatsu was here, too.

This pissed me off so much.

We all stood under the trees in the shadows, the wind was blowing a bit.

"Seishou, what's going on? You just dragged me here." Ichigo said.

I crossed my arms and glared, "I don't know if we're somehow parting or what, Ichigo. You didn't even call my house yourself to tell me what really happened last night."

He looked confused, "The truck crash?" He asked.

"No! A Hollow was there and so was she!" I said, pointing at Rukia.

"She gave you her shinigami powers, didn't she?" I demanded.

Ichigo looked terribly shocked. "Who told you...?" He asked.

"No one needed to tell me. I just could tell the reiatsu that was left all over the place infront of your house. It had yours, hers, and a Hollows'." I said, sounding calmer but more depressed.

"I'm not sure what went down exactly, but I know the basics from just the scene by the house and your reiatsu leaking out of you like a waterfall. I always knew you had stronger senses than me, but I didn't know it would magnify itself 10 times in one night because a shinigami gave you her powers.

"I may have just been starting to learn about Hollow's and shinigami, but I've been training my ass off and single-handedly took a hollow down with a zanpakuto that wasn't mine and my bare hands. I attracted that Hollow by letting my reiatsu leak out. I've been training longer than you knew about shinigami, unless you've been keeping secrets from me.

"I have to wait until I get my training from a certain individual to get my dad to give me his own shinigami powers. He said I would have to wait two or three months until I get them.

"Do you have any idea how much it pisses me off to see you become a substitute in one night, out of nowhere? When I have to be put on a waiting list?" I asked, my voice was becoming high and about to break.

Ichigo took a couple steps towards me and put his hands on my shoulders. He looked serious and a bit concerned. "Last night my family was in trouble. Rukia was too injured to take out the Hollow so she gave me a choice to give her powers to me, I took it. I had to save them." He said.

He doesn't understand how strong I want to be!

He suddenly retracted and backed up. "What did you just do to me...?" He asked.

I had my fist clenched tightly. "Sorry, but I have better things to do."

I started running as fast as I could away from them.

-20 Minutes Later-

I was walking around town, not knowing where I really wanted to go.

Maybe I can see if Uryu is free, maybe he can tell me about the powers of a Quincy. I'm sure Ryuken is busy, surely Uryu isn't.

I lifted my hand up in a light fist to knock, but the door opened before I did so.

It was Uryu.

He seemed a bit irratated at my sight. "Kotsu-san. what are you doing here?" He asked.

"Uryu, are you free right now?" I asked.

"I'm studying." He said.

"I want to study, too. About the Quincy powers. I know ryuken told me that he would tell you to give me a message of when he's free to teach me the basics, but I want to find out a few things first. I've been thinking that, maybe until he's free, to teach myself to learn a couple thigns myself." I said.

He sighed and stepped aside to let me in. "come in, then."

I walked passed him and he shut the door.

I was amazed at how fancy the inside of his house was.

The walls were pure white, just like the funiture. The furniture had blue crosses on the siding of the armrest of the couch when I peeked into the living room. there was another couch like it, facing the other and divided by a white coffee table with a blue cross on its surface.

Uryu made a hand gesture to get me to sit on one of the couches, so I did.

He was gone for a moment, but came back with three books. He put two on the table and one to me.

I looked at it to see with with white leather with a blue cross on the front.

I looked to Uryu, he as reading. "What's up with all the white and blue crosses? Ryuken even had white and blue crosses. and the house..."

"It's an old Quincy tradition." He said, not taking his eyes off of his book.

I sighed. "I get the feeling you don't want me here."

"Because I'm not fond of shinigami's kids." He said.

"I can leave if you want... I'll return the book as soon as I'm done.." He interrupted me.

"Stay. That book does not leave the house. And I'll know you're studying it if you're right infront of me." He said.

"Okay..." I said.

This atmosphere is so tense... It's... Weird.

I opened the book and began to read.

([If you want to find out some of the information I get from the book, use this URL: http://en. Hours Later-

I'd really gotten into the book and had one paragraph to go. (The book isn't that big, to be honest. Probably about 100 pages and small like a novel)

I felt like I was ready for training anytime.

I skimmed though the last paragraph, then put the book down and smiled at Uryu.

"Uryu-kun, I'm done." I said.

He looked irratated. "Uryu-kun...?"

I blinked a couple times in confusement, "what? I can't call you that?"

"I'm not a -kun type of person and you don't know me well enough to call me by my first name." He said.

I snickered mentally. Haha! I pissed Ishida off! Major fun!

I rolled my eyes, "Well, sooooory. I just thought that since we're cousins that it'd be okay. And we're classmates, too."

I looked at the book again, "Do you have an extra copy? You know, so I can have refference if I'm in a bind when I'm training by myself?"

Uryu put down his book and stared at me blankly.

The strange atmosphere from earlier crawled back and I felt a shiver go down my spine.

"I'll work on it." Uryu said.

I pursed my lips.

Maybe that'd be asking too much. I mean, I'd be rushing things and Ryuken might get mad at me or something. But, I really want to become stronger.

"Um... Would it be too much trouble to ask for a Quincy Cross...? I mean, it's a little fast, but I think it'd be a good idea if I got used to wearing it. I'm not used to wearing charms so I think it'd be a good thing, y'know?"

He stared at me, then got up. "Follow me." He said.

I scrambled to my feet and started following him and we wet upstairs to a room that looked like a study.

"This is my own study." Uryu said.

He went to a glass case and I looked from where I was at to see a small stand with bracelets hanging on it, the charms were crosses of all kinds.

But, most looked beat up and old looking.

Uryu picked up one that looked newer and was the Celtic Cross. He closed the glass case and turned to me, then held it out to me.

I cupped my hands under the bracelet and he placed it in the palm of my hands. I put it on my left wrist, knowing that it'd be best to be on that one.

"You can go now. I hear your father is a bit strict at times." Uryu said.

I bowed. "Thank you for everything." I thanked and then left.