Hey guys! I'm back with another chapter! I really hope you guys enjoy this chapter and I would like to give a special thanks to onihelix for all the cool ideas and stuff. Enjoy!

Tatsuki POV:

YA KNOW SOMETIMES ICHIGO KUROSAKI'S A REAL PAIN IN MY ASS!

I cook him dinner, I wash Yuzu and Karins clothes while his dumbass has to work and what does he do? He takes the damn kids and leaves without even letting me know!

I mean I got shit to do!

I have to train for this tournament I have next month,work,clean my own damn house,pay my bills, but nope, just leaves me hanging!

I swear if it wasn't Ichigo I would never do half as much.

If those damn Soul Reapers had kept him out of this shit things woulda been just fine!

Funny... All their stuffs gone.

Something weird's goin on...

AT ORIHIMES HOUSE

"Well maybe they went on vacation!" Orihime said happily as she munched on the cabbage and strawberry cake she just baked.

"Nah... They would have said something, and besides Ichigo can barely afford to put clothes on their backs, let alone go on vacation." I said.

"I know! Maybe we could ask Chad and Uryu where they are!" Orihime said

Little did she know, ever since his Dad died Ichigo cut himself off from everyone except Orihime and I.

Me because no matter what I wouldn't let him suck himself into the pit he was in when his mother died, and Orihime because she just wouldn't leave him alone.

She wanted to help him like I did, just went about it the wrong way I guess.

He's avoided everyone but me ever since.

"No, he won't talk to anyone Orihime, cmon you know this."

"Hehe sorry... I guess I'm just having a hard time grasping it..."

"Yeah, it's just hard for him. I mean his parents dying is one thing. But he saw them both die...he's just been through so much it's hard for him to stay out of that hole that he tends to fall in when he grieves... He just cuts himself off..."

"Tatsuki...are you ok. I haven't seen you this down in a long time."

I can't let her know...

I can't be that kind of freind. She's liked Ichigo for years. Besides I could never compete with her... Or Rukia... Or any of those girls that Ichigo has wrapped around his finger.

"Um Orihime can you be honest about something?"

"Yeah of course Tatsuki!"

"Do you still like Ichigo?"

"Honestly Tatsuki, I can't say I do... It's just we don't have that kind of bond anymore, I hate to say that, especially after how many times he saved me, but I can't say I feel anything toward him but friendship... That's something that'll never be broken, no matter what I'll always be there for him as his freind. By the way, I couldn't like the boy my best freind has had a crush on since we were little." She then gave me her cheeky little smile.

"WHA...but how..."

"Hehe my women's intuition is the best Tatsuki! I could see it a mile away!"

Wow...never knew I was that obvious.

Kinda sad actually.

"I KNOW WHO WE COULD ASK! Maybe Mr. Urahara and Yoruichi will know where they are!"

"Alright let's get goin then..."

AT DWMA (reg. pov)

Ichigo was sitting on the roof of the school thinking about what had happened in the past day.

'This is all a pain in the ass. Sure, no more bills or work, but I don't even wanna be here. This is just gonna get me caught up in more fighting and bloodshed.'

As he thought this Soul came up to the roof.

"Ya know Strawberry, Black star's pretty pissed that ya walked out on the fight."

"Why, he lost?"

"Heh yeah, he's still in the clinic talkin bout how ya "got lucky" and "he was just havin an off day." ."

"Yeah well he's an idiot for thinking that... And why are you up here? Just to bug me?"

"Wow, cool it there. Just came out to apologize for the way I acted over at your place. Cool guys don't do what I did. Ya just gotta get that Maka's my partner, and I gotta be protective of her, it's my job."

"Yeah well it's my job to protect my little sisters. I'm not just gonna go let them fight evil monsters and witches and these kishins you guys fight just because it's what they want." Ichigo said shortly.

"Hey, I can't exactly say I blame you. But they're strong. They're both stronger then Maka and I were at that age, and we were almost up to death scythe status at that point."

"What's a death scythe?"

"I guess think of it as the elite of the elite. They're the weapons Lord Death uses in battle. Spirits his main partner."

"You mean Makas dad... That idiots a death scythe."

"Hey I hate him too but even I'll admit, he's a beast in battle. Maka hates his guts though."

"Why?"

Soul then gave a toothy grin.

"Heheh sorry strawberry shortcake, ya gotta ask Maka for that one."

"Whatever, hey aren't albinos supposed to stay out of the sun?"

"Ha good one. So got anyone special at home?"

"Yeah I guess. She's gotten me through some pretty rough times. She's probably the only thing that's kept me sane."

He then pulls out a picture of him and Tatsuki out of his wallet. It was taken at Christmas when she helped put up a decent holiday for Yuzu and Karin. Yuzu insisted they take a picture together after they set up the tree.

"Damn, got yourself a hot one there strawberry."

"Shut the hell up snowflake."

"Carrot top."

"Shark boy."

"Alright, well I'm gonna go back home, be sure to be in class tommorow, if not Stein might dissect you, and you wouldn't want that."

"Who's Stein?"

"Our homeroom teacher, by the way here's your schedule, you got all your classes with me so just stick by me and I'll get ya around."

Ichigo then looked at the slip of paper Soul had just handed him.

"Weird names for teachers."

"Hey this is Death city, everythings weird here." Soul said

Soul then left the rooftop, leaving Ichigo with his thoughts.

Well I hope you enjoyed it. I know it took me a while to update but I just had a killer case of writers block. Please review and favorite!