Ch. 2- Meet and Greet with Creepy Know it all Candy Shop Owners

"King"- just bold means Tensa or young Quincy is talking

"Zangetsu"- just italics means Shiro/Ogichi talking

"Brooding"- just underline means old man Zangetsu is talking.

(Crazy)- Just none bold enclosed means Ichigo talking to spirits in head

We enter the main part of the store. The two behind me start looking around in interest. I notice no one from the shops in the main area and so I start walking into the back. The three soon follow.

"Oi, hat and clogs, Renji…anybody here?"

I exclaim as I enter the equivalent of the stores living room. I receive no answer. I'm starting to feel acquired with two pairs of eyes on my back and no one showing up when I start to hear a stampede. The others look around confused.

"Oh no…."

I mumble out just in time for a door to the side to slam open and a force to come barreling towards me.

"ITTTTTTTTSSSSSSSSSSSSSYYYYYYYGGGGGGOOOOOOO!"

Is exclaimed by a little missile as it comes head butting me in the stomach and slamming me to the ground. It hurts like hell. So now I'm lying on my back with a little girl bawling into my chest, looking up into a group of wide eyes. I let out a groan and move my hand to pat her on the head.

"Hey Nel. Can you get off? And how are you?"

Nel proceeds to get off me and sit on the floor. She's obviously in a giga. She's wearing a little one piece dress that is the same color as her hair; it was made by Uryu and looks way better than her old robes. Her mask is gone but now she's wearing a blue headband and the red birthmark is still on her nose.

"Nel is fine! Nel is just happy to see you!"

(Normal POV)

So the wizards follow the kid to a candy shop apparently because he has business there to only watch as he is tackled to the ground by a girl who looks to be 6 or so.

"Nel where's Renji or anybody else for that matter? He called me here but I haven't seen him or anyone else."

Nel's head tilts to the side seeming to be lost in thought. Then her face brightens up and she shoots to her feet.

"They're in the back. Grim-kitty didn't like the judgement that was passed on him so their having to man handle him which is making him angrier."

She exclaims with a big toothy grin.

"Judgement?"

Comes the question from behind Ichigo. Ichigo mentally cusses at forgetting the lot behind him. He turns to look at them and Nel also notices their presence. Moody is looking at Ichigo with narrowed hard eyes.

"So care to enlighten us on what business ya came here for boy?"

Ichigo is lost for words, luckily or unluckily in some opinions, someone who is never lost for words makes his appearance.

"Ah. Ichigo there you are…hmmm…You brought a strange group a friends with you too I see."

They all turn to see a man with a bucket hat, a green outfit, and wooden sandals on. He is holding a cane in front while his other hand has a fan placed in front of his face. His overshadowed eyes glinting at them with curiosity. Ichigo blinks and then scowls.

"Oi! Hat and clogs! They're not my friends. It's just I needed answers from them but I got called over here by Renji to hear the results."

"Oh, I see. Then why don't we sit down and talk while the others deal with Grimmjow. Luckily Tessai had made some tea before the situation happened. I'll go get it. Why don't you all just sit down?"

So with that said the man walked to the door opposite from the one he came in and was gone. Ichigo sighed and allowed himself to be dragged by Nel to sit down at the table. The other two looked at each other and then proceeded to sit across the table from the two. There was silence until the man returned with tea. He gave everyone a cup then sat down with a flourish and a grin.

"So then introduction are always important. I am Urahara Kisuke the owner of this lovely shop. And this adorable ball of energy is Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck; you can just call her Nel for short. Now then I'm guessing Ichigo has already told you his name so why don't you tell us yours."

Moody shares a look with Tonks and then nods. Locking his eyes onto Urahara he begins.

"I'm Moody this here is Tonks."

Nel being Nel attempts to go "play" with the "new nice lady". Only to be unceremoniously dragged back to her set by the back of her dress. Urahara doesn't let his eyes leave Moody's face.

"Ichigo what exactly did you need to know from these good people."

"I've seen them throughout the day and suddenly while I was going through my mom's stuff at Uryu's place they appeared after another man did and stopped him from doing whatever he was going to do to me."

Urahara raised an eyebrow at this.

"So then care to explain why you lot have been stalking my young friend."

Moody who was not giving up in the staring contest with Urahara began to glare at him.

"We need answers from him too you know and without those answers we can't really explain anything clearly."

Urahara snapped his fan open and hide his smile behind it.

"I can easily take care of part of that issue. You're not able to tell us because of what you are, correct?"

Moody and the other two stiffened at his words. This gained them curious looks from Nel and Ichigo.

"Come now its okay. I mean no harm at all."

Urahara stated with amusement in his voice. The stand still ended though when Ichigo proceeded to hit him over the head to the shock of the others.

"Hat and clogs stop beating around the bushes and doing your creepy I am mysterious and know more than you think routine."

Urahara grabbed his head with a pout.

"Ichi that was mean."

He whined before recovering.

"Ichigo they are wizards."

The three watched the boy's reaction carefully. He looked at them then at Urahara and then back to them. He raised an eyebrow.

"Well ain't this just great."

He finally dead panned out as his head hit the table starting Nel and causing her to begin to wail at him not to die.

"You really are a trouble magnet my young friend…"

To be continued….

Reedit complete. Meaning that I just have to reedit the next chapter before publishing it and then the story will continue onward.