-After Practice - Urahara's Shop Front-

Dad was with me, since I didn't know the way, he was guiding me.

Dad said he would take care of work for me.

I didn't remember the shop looking like an old style Japanese house. Then again, I was probably too hyper around that time, being high on candy.

I saw two kids sweeping the ground with old style brooms.

The girl noticed me and dad. She wore a white t-shirt and a pink skirt with white spots on it.

The strange red head boy noticed, too.

Me and dad stopped by them.

"Is Kisuke-dono here?" Dad asked the girl.

The red head frowned at my sight. "You have weird hair." He commented.

I grew angry and made a fist, "You should be the one to talk, midget."

Suddenly, the wooden doors opened and I smiled at who was the one who opened it.

I made a dramatic jump to him and glomped him. "Ura-chan! Ura-chan!"

He patted my back and laughed a bit. "It's nice to see you, too, Seishou-chan."

I let him go, pouting a bit. "Candy?" I asked.

This was the only thing I would act like this for.

I didn't like cakes or cupcakes as much as I loved candy.

I saw Tessai coming out of the storage room, holding two big boxes on his shoulders.

"Tessy-kun!" I greeted, waving to him.

"Hello, again, Seishou-san." He greeted and went back to work.

I smiled back to Urahara who held up a sucker and handed it to me.

I took it with glee and quickly un-wrapped it, then stuck in it my mouth.

-5 Mins Later - Inside-

I was being a good girl for once and sitting quietly on the floor by the table as dad was talking privately with Urahara in another room.

♪Candy, candy, I love you.♪ I serenaded in my mind.

Jinta, the red head, looked at me oddly.

"Just what are you?" He asked.

I swayed side-to-side. "Quiincy. Gonna be a shinigami." I answered.

I was slap happy. That's a fact.

"You don't look like much, you're arm being in a sling." He commented, smirking.

I stopped swaying and slowly looked at him, smiling with the sucker still in my mouth.

"Excuuse me?" I asked innocently. -

He raised a brow and Ururu came in the room.

"I just said you didn't look tough." He repeated himself.

I got up and walked over to him and patted his head. "And that's where you get on my list."

I grabbed a patch of his hair and dragged him to the floor and sat on his back. HE squirmed.

"Oi! Oi! Get off, cow!" He demanded.

I took my hand and started to lightly pinch his pressure point between his shoulder and neck, so he could move.

I smiled to Ururu, "Don't look so shy, Uru-chan."

She blushed a bit more than she was the whole time.

"Kisuke-san and Daisuke-san want to see you in the basement..." She said shyly.

"Ally-oop!" I said as I got up.

I looked to Jinta who was getting up and rubbing his back. "Keep in mind you're on my death list, Jo-bozu."

-Basement-

I was amazed at what I saw. "Sugoi! It's so big!" I said in excitement and twirled around a bit, looking at what looked like a perfectly blue sky and the desert-like surroundings.

I stopped mid-spin when someone took the sucker away from me. It was dad.

"I think you've had enough sweets for one day, Seishou." He said.

I pouted.

I saw Urahara behind him and stared at his hat, my most favorite thing about him, candy was right behind my favorite thing about him.

"Seishou-chan, come here please." Urahara asked.

I skipped to him, then came to an abrupt stop three feet from him.

"Yes, Ura-chan?" I asked.

He held out a green candy ball to me. "Here. Eat this."

I raised a brow and took it with my left hand. "What is it?"

"Candy." He said.

I shrugged and tossed it in my mouth.

It went straight down my throat before I could chew it to taste it.

I felt so... Weird.

I stumbled back a bit and fell on my back.

"Itai..." I muttered and used my left hand to push myself up.

I felt so stiff. Did the air suddenly become super light or something? It was hard to breathe.

My right hand fell to the ground lazily.

I looked to it and... It wasn't broken, but it was very stiff.

I lifted it and flexed it a bit, finding it a bit hard to move it. Still, I jumped up with glee and noticed the difference in the weight of my clothes. I looked at my clothing was utterly shocked.

"A... A shihakushō!?" I said in amazement, but yet completely shocked.

I noticed a white sash strapped to my toro with a thick chain wrapped around it. I behind me to see a handle of a katana. the tsuba was in a "X" design.

I looked below again to see the kojiri of the scabbard. It was fat and, if aligned to my body, it'd reach my knees.

"Oh... My... Gosh! What the hell!?" I looked to Urahara and gasped when I saw what was in front of him

I pointed frantically at it, her, me, whatever!

I, I mean, she, got up and smiled at me sweetly.

"Konnichiwa, Seishou-chan." She greeted.

Her arm was in a cast and she looked exactly like me.

I backed away and looked to dad.

"What the hell is going on!?" I demanded.

Dad went to the other me, "Kisuke will explain. I'll take your gigai to the bakery." He said and started to lead the other me to the ladder.

The other me waved, "Bye-bye, Seishou-chan!"

I quivered a bit. Was that what I looked like when I had candy or something?

I looked back to Urahara, "Ura-chan... What's...?" I trailed off.

He smiled, "Going on?" He filled in.

"Your ol' man never told ya, of course, but you never needed his shinigami powers, and he didn't intend to give them to you. You've had your own since you were born. You weren't officially one until you were two and a half ." He said.

I stared at him, my eyes wide as can be, "How is that... Possible...? Officially...?"

"Hm. I don't think those details are worth mentioning." He said.

He looked to Ururu who was quiet as a mouse. "Ururu, would you get us some lunch?" He asked.

She nodded and started climbing up the ladder.

Tessai was stiff as a board while Jinta seemed agitated.

"This is boring! When can I take a whack?" Jinta asked.

Urahara spreaded out his fan and covered half of his face. "Patience, patience, Jinta-kun. Seishou-chan here hasn't eaten in two days almost."

I was taken back a bit. How did he know? Surely dad thinks I'm eating at school, at the very least.

Actually, I've just been putting eating off. I kept thinking it was unnecessary and get in the way of studying and training. Maybe that's why I've been so weak lately.

Jinta raised a brow, "She's an anorexic, too? What a mental case!"

I glared at him, "That's another mark on the list, Jo-bozu."

Urahara waved his fan, "My, my. What's with the sudden change in personality?"

I frowned at him. "I only act giddy around you because you had candy and used to let me try on your hat. I don't have candy and, somehow, I know you won't let me wear it. So now I'm acting like my usual self."

"My, my. You've changed. And here I thought you didn't change a single bit but in looks." Urahara commented gravely.

I huffed and was a bit shocked when I saw Ururu at the bottom of the ladder, using one hand to hold a large tray and using the other to climb.

She got down to the ground, holding the tray in front of her like it was something normal to hold.

On the tray was 5 cups of green tea, onigiri, apples, and sushi.

I saw Tessai pick up a table from behind a rock mound and set it in front of Ururu. She put the tray on it and then sat on the ground.

The other three sat down, too.

I was so freaked out, it was scary.

How did she climb up, prepare the food and drinks, and climb back don with one hand in not even three minutes!?

Holy shit! What is Ururu made of!?

Urahara waved his fan at me, gesturing me to sit by him. "Yoo-hoo! The food is getting warm!" HE said.

I hesitated, but sat.

I picked up a onigiri and slowly ate.

This was the only thing I found edible. I hated fruit and I couldn't stand sushi. Why would someone eat a raw fish?

Before I really realized it, I was stuffing down onigiri's down my throat.

I stopped when I realized everyone was giving me strange looks.

I frowned, "What? I'm hungry!"

"That's no excuse to act like such a freeloader." Tessai said.

"Tessy-kun, how am I being a freeloader? I'll only be here for a couple hours." I said, raising a brow.

"I guess I should have mentioned the details to you earlier." Urahara cut in.

I looked at him strangely. "What are you talking about?"

I bit into another onigiri.

Urahara waved his fan a bit at me. "Daisuke-kun is lending you to me for two weeks."

I started choking on my onigiri. Just goes to show you how surprised I was.

I managed to force it down my throat, but it hurt a bit going down.

"What?! Two weeks?! What about school?! My job?! I have a kendo tournament coming up and I already promised my teammates I'd be there to win it!" I said.

"That's what your gigai's for. She'll take care of everything for you." Urahara answered.

I panicked and got up. "Did you not see how preppy she acted?! She'll ruin everything! Especially if she talks to anyone with that irritating voice, especially to Ichigo!"

I quickly jumped onto the table and jumped off of it to land on the dry ground and started running for the ladder. I leaped when I was two feet away, but someone grabbed the back of my shirt. I was struggling to reach for the ladder, practically running in place, only more active.

I knew it was Tessai, I could tell by the firm grip and how he lifted me off the ground.

"Let go! Let go! She's going to ruin my image! Let go!" I pleaded.

He threw me over her shoulder and locked my legs tightly in his grasp so that I couldn't kick him in the face or something. I started hitting his back childishly as he started walking the other way.

I didn't know where he was taking me, my eyes were closed tightly.

"Lemme go! Lemme go! I have to stop her! My image! My reputation! All ruined! Ruined!" I screamed.

"My, my. It's not that bad, right?" Urahara asked.

"Of course it is! It took me years to build my reputation! Years! Lemme go, Tessy-kun!" I pleaded once more.

Tessai put me on the ground and I opened my eyes. I looked around, looking for the ladder.

I got up, spinning around, trying to see if I could see the ladder.

"Where's... The ladder? Where are we?" I asked.

I looked to Urahara. Ururu was by him and Jinta was by her.

Urahara put the fan over half of his face. "We're still in the basement."

I looked around again, panicking a bit, "It all looks the same! How do we get out of here!?"

"You'll be here for two weeks, you have plenty of time to look for the exit. Till then, put your guard up." Urahara said.

I blinked a couple times in confusion. "Nani? Why do I have to put my guard up? What's goin' on?"

Urahara smiled his goofy smile. "Just do as I say and you won't die. Ururu." HE said, waving his fan.

"Huh?" I asked.

Ururu was slipping on some boxing gloves and helmet. She tossed some to me and I caught them.

"Please put them on. I don't want to accidentally kill you." She said.

"Are you expecting me to fight Uru-chan?" I asked.

"Ohhh? Are you backing down from training?" Urahara asked.

I cocked an eyebrow; confused. "Is that what I'm here for? Oh, wait.. Now it's obvious... But... Why Ururu? She's a little, sweet, innocent girl! I couldn't possibly..."

He stopped me.

"Are you underestimating her, Seishou-chan?" Urahara asked.

I hesitated.

Then.. Is she really strong? I can't sense much reiatsu coming from her. Just a little.

"Well... It goes against my code to attack a female without a real reason." I pointed out.

Urahara waved his fan a bit. "Ohh? Ururu, give her a light tap." He said.

"Hai." She said and started running towards me.

She was fast, really fast.

Was that dirt or smoke trailing behind her?

I panicked and turned the other way and started running.

She's gonna run me over! Holy Hell!

"I told you, Seishou-chan, not to underestimate her! Put on the gear!" Urahara called out.

I growled and slipped on the gloves as fast as I could and put on the headgear.

"Now what?!" I asked, still running and looking at Urahara.

"Yell !" He yelled.

I glared. "Hell no! I'm not that gullible!"

Before I knew it, Ururu was on my tail and she wasn't even a foot away.

She reeled her fist back and then quickly brung it down, meaning to hit me, but I tumbled to my left.

I heard an explosion before I crashed into a rock mound.

I looked to see a dust shrouding where I evaded Ururu's attack.

"That could've been me..." I muttered.

Ururu emerged from the dust as soon as it cleared to reveal a creator twice the size of a car.

I scrambled and to my feet and started running around the rock mound.

At least I'm not that stiff anymore... But my breathing isn't normal still...

I felt something it my left big toe and I fell flat on my face and my feet went overhead and I tumbled forward, only it was backwards.

I crashed into another rock mound, my head on the grouna dn my back to the mound.

"Uwa... That hurt..."

(Okay, okay. Sorry to interrupt, but... I just want to let everyone know that if you're picturing it all like I am, you'd be laughing your ass off! XD)

Once again, Ururu was running my way and I had no choice to to get to my hands and knees and started crawling as fast I as I could.

"Stop running and say it!" Urahara said.

"I'm fucking crawling, jack ass! And no way in Hell I'm saying that lame line!" I snapped bakc at him.

I hopped up and landed on my feet. Ururu was on my tail again. I never was a good runner.

"C'mon, Seishou, you can get a toss at her!" Urahara encouraged.

"I ain't gonna hit her!" I exclaimed.

Shunpo... Shunpo... C'mon! C'mon! Concentrate, concentrate! Damn, damn! Why am I repeating myself?!

I concentrated my reiatsu to my feet and leaped forward.

I put my other feet down and felt it slide to the left and I fell forward again.

I didn't fall face down on the ground, I slammed into something flat.

I fell backwards on my back and sat up.

I rubbed my head, "Itai... That hurt..."

Wait... I hit something flat..

I put my hand up to what looked like the sky, but was actually a wall with paint.

I smiled in excitement and got up. "A wall means another wall which means I'm on my way outta here! Tee-hee!"

I got up and ran my hand along the wall along my left. I watched my hand, making sure I was touching the wall and not a rock mound or something.

"Planning for a little escape, are we?" Urahara's voice asked.

I stopped mid-step and slowly looked in front of me. It was Urahara, he had his fan over his face.

"I hear you never run away from a fight, why start now? You only have to dodge and toss one punch at her." He said.

I grew angry now. "You could have mentioned that earlier! I wouldn't have went to the extremes of trying shunpo for the first time!"

I flexed my right hand again, feeling it stiffen up a bit.

"Just dodging and one swing at her, right?" I asked.

Ururu's reiatsu was suddenly visible behind me and I quickly turned around to see her charging at me.

Just dodge and swing... That's all to it...

She reeled her fist back again and leaped a bit to reach the level of my face.

I took a quick step to my left, using a bit of reiatsu in my step.

Apparently, I was successful in my attempt of shunpo. I was twelve meters away from where I was. I meant to only move about two or three inches, but what the hay?

Ururu took a sharp turn at me and, suddenly, her fist was heading towards my right shoulder.

Damn!

Automatically, I used my left hand to push her wrist in the other direction.

It didn't have much effect, she scrapped my shoulder and I fell back, holding my right shoulder with my left hand.

"Dammit..." I muttered.

I looked to my shoulder to see that my shihakushō was ripped and a couple of scratches. Nothing serious, but it's not often I get cuts from a punch. I just wasn't used to it. It felt like defeat.

I got up, noticing Ururu was standing perfectly still, her gloved hands behind her back.

Urahara was waving his fan in delight. "This phase is cleared! Congrats, Seishou, you survived."

I stared at him with confusion, "But.. But... I didn't take a swing at her! I might have dodged, but I got injured! What's the point of this exorcize?!"

"Have you noticed your breathing pattern and how less stiff you feel?" He asked.

I hesitated, "Yeah... But my right arm is stiff still."

"The reason for that is that your gigai was injured and so your soul hasn't used your right arm part, so naturally it feels stiff.

"The point of the exorcize was to get used to your soul form, since you've been stuck in that gigai for more than a decade. Since your in shinigami form, your true self, it'll take awhile to adjust to the differences. You're currently less agile than you were in your gigai, correct?"

I pursed my lips, than nodded. It felt like he was saying I was weak.

He walked over to me and patted my head. "You should get some rest. You'll adjust more while sleeping."