a/n- this chap will have characters of my own creating, just a warning. i know some folk dont like those kinds of stories

Rukia was in shock. She sat on the bed, staring at Yoruichi who was getting annoyed by her silence. Just as she was about to hit her, Rukia said

"I have a nephew" She stood up and began pacing. Yoruichi watched, wondering what was going through her head. She didn't think it would have this big of an impact on her. "We have to find him"

"Impossible"

"Why?"

"Byakuya already spent almost two years looking for him. The only reason he didn't continue was because the elders of your clan told him he was neglecting his duties"
"But if we find him, my brother will have an heir"

"That's all my son is good for?!"

"You dont get it Ms. Yoruichi. The elders are trying to pressure him into a marriage. If we find my nephew there wont be a need for this"

"A marriage huh?" She crossed her arms. She was never completely over Byakuya but this made it even worse. Rukia didn't seem to notice her change in demeanor

"I'll have to retrace the steps. I need to start with this strange woman who impersonated a Reaper first"

"Earth or Soul Society to Rukia! The Kuchiki clan is stuck up, no offense. I told you they're the reasons my son was taken in the first place"
"We'll figure all that out after we find him"
"And how do you know he's not dead?!" She was becoming upset.

"Do you believe he is?" Rukia asked calmly. There was a pause before Yoruichi bowed her head and shook it. "A mother knows and I think you told me so I could help figure out what happened. If you really believed he died I don't think you would have told me. It wouldn't have achieved anything" Before Yoruichi could answer there was a knock on the door and Ichigo popped his head in

"Sorry to interrupt the girl time you two got goin but me and Renji are gonna take care of a hollow. Either of you wanna come?"

"I will" Rukia said "Ms. Yoruichi isn't feeling well". Yoruichi smiled in gratitude. Ichigo looked from one to the other and narrowed his eyes

"Ok…….whatever, we're leavin" He closed the door. Rukia wanted to get it over with so she could start her search.

"What should we do?" Renji whispered. The three of them faced a large hollow that looked like a lion with huge fangs. It wasn't attacking; actually it wasn't doing anything except looking around. It was, for the time, ignoring them.

"We should just get rid of it already" Ichigo said

"But its not doin anything"

"So just let it roam around?!"

"No…yeah…I don't know" Renji huffed.

"And you're supposed to be the more experienced one" He answered sarcastically

"Whats that supposed to mean?!"

"What do YOU think it means?!". Rukia sighed as they started arguing. She was used to it by now. She walked up to the hollow, cleared her throat and said

"Hollow what are you doing?". Renji and Ichigo, who by now had grabbed each others collars, stopped.

"Isnt it obvious? I'm looking for someone"

"A soul to eat?"

"No" It let out a laugh "I am above eating simple souls"

"Then who are you looking for?"

"I am one of the rare hollows who can control an element"

"You must come from the same realm as Santa" Ichigo obviously didn't buy it.

"He didn't have to say a lie that bad" Renji added

"You don't believe me strange creature with the weird hair?"

"Is he talkin to you or me Renji?" Ichigo asked

"No idea"

"YOU ANNOYING CREATURES! A demonstration would be better" Before they could prepare themselves, water shot up from the earth and encircled him.

"He's controlling the water!" Rukia shouted. The hollow allowed the water to dance around him a few seconds longer and then it disappeared.

"You see now? The person I am looking for will be able to help me control it better"

"Hollows cant do that. Is this some trick of Aizen?" Rukia asked.

"No trick and I do not serve that simple being. I have things to do so bye Reapers" It disappeared like the water had a moment ago leaving three dumbstruck Soul Reapers not sure of what to do.

Byakuya stood atop a building next to Urahara's shop. From this point he could see inside one of the rooms, Yoruichi's to be more specific. The General had sent him to check on Captain Hitsugaya's preparations, amongst other things. He'd gotten distracted when he saw Yoruichi lying on her bed. He knew what day it was and part of him wanted to go to her but before he could make up his mind Rukia had come in. She stayed for around fifteen minutes, then left, to take care of a hollow he assumed. By her reaction to what Yoruichi told her he guessed that she had finally told his sister about their son. Yoruichi was sitting on her bed with her knees pulled to her. He wished he could take away her pain. Suddenly she jumped up and walked to the window. She scanned the area until she saw him. She flicked him off before shutting her blinds. Byakuya smiled.

An apple flew threw the air and hit a sleeping student on the head.

"Wake up Shin! Or do ya want me to throw another one?!"

"Relax, I'm awake" He yawned and rubbed his eyes. His history teacher had another apple in hand (he kept them for just these sort of occasions).

"Alright now back to Prohibition" Mr. Moore went back to his lecture. Before he could get too into it the bell rang, ending class. The students sighed in relief and their teacher cursed. "Finish the chapter, we may have a pop quiz next time"

"How's it a pop quiz when you just told us about it?" One student shouted. The room burst into laughter as books and papers were gathered up.

"Since you wanna be a smartass, maybe we'll have two! See you wonderful children later". As soon as he was out the door the student who had been sleeping earlier grabbed his skateboard. People got out of his way as he raced down the hall.

"O, find me after school! I wanna show you the Mustang my Dad and me restored!" Someone called after him. He nodded to him.

"SHIN GET OFF THAT CONTRAPTION IN THE BUILDING!" The principal yelled. He rolled his eyes and kept going.

"SOCCER PRACTICE TODAY!" His coach shouted from off to the side. Finally making it outside, he picked up his board and looked around.

"O! Over here!" He turned to see his four best friends standing under a tree waiting for him. He smiled and ran to them.

"These are the kids we gotta watch. Who woulda thought they'd be dangerous". Two men in suits stood against their car watching from some distance away. One ran a hand through his blond hair and took his jacket off.

"Alex, why did we sign up for this? We're nothing but glorified babysitters" He rolled his sleeves up.

"You know why we were assigned to this, I've told you a million times"

"Yeah, yeah. Its just I'd rather be home. The playoffs are in full swing. I had tickets to a game and everything"

"Stop whining so much Mike, please, for the both of us" Alex pulled his sunglasses off.

"Well which kid is it? I know they're all under suspicion but who's the one the superiors are worried about?"

"You see that kid with the long hair that's in two braids?"

"The guy who just ran over to the rest?"

"Yeah, that's him. Rumor has it that he's able to control one of the rare elements"

"He doesn't look that bad"

"Do you even know what happened to the last guys who watched him?"

"No"

"They've been on life support for a week. And to make that even crazier he hurt them on accident!"

"Well, we're not like the last ones"

"No we're not, we have much more experience. Names one more time" Alex stretched and put their jackets in the car. Mike pulled out a small notebook

"Parks, Jazmin. She's the only chick over there, she deals with fire. Roberts, Andrew. He's the one carrying the football and uses air. Nelson, Remy. He's the one actually sitting in the tree. Uses water. De Santos, Angel. He's the one with the bright Nikes on. He uses the earth itself. And last but not least is Shihoin, Octavian. Most people mess up his last name so he says its 'Shin'. Youngest of the group and may use of the rare elements"

"Alright, lets go put those lovely tax dollars to work" Alex said as he put his shades on again.

"We're telling the truth!" Rukia shouted with arms crossed. She, Renji and Ichigo had just finished telling about the strange hollow to Kisuke. He didnt believe them and tried to make it not so obvious but was failing.

"I'm sorry, its just that I've never heard of a hollow being able to control water"

"We wouldnt make this up"

"And thats why I believe it was some sort of trick"

"Thats what I said" Renji agreed.

"No you didnt" Ichigo and Rukia both snapped

"Well, I meant to then"

"How about you three talk it out while I get something from the back" Kisuke waved his fan and gave his trademark grin. The three immediately began discussing (arguing) about what they saw. Kisuke made his way back to a storage room. Opening the door he saw plenty of boxes, sighing he grabbed the first one he saw and began going through it. Five boxes later he still hadnt found what he was looking for and was getting more annoyed. A knock sounded on the door. He already knew who it was. Without tearing his attention away from what he was doing, he asnwered

"Yes Tessai?"

"If you told me what you were looking for, maybe I'd be able to help"

"A book. I put an important piece of paper in it years ago. Now I cant find it"

"Its Her address, isnt it?"

"Yes it is. I've had a suspicion that she's had something to do with my godson's disappearance for a while now"

"Why has it taken you so long to actually begin searching?"

"Until today I wasn't positive. I believe that hollow was looking for her"

"If thats the case, you and I both know we wont be able to force her to tell where he is". Kisuke sighed

"I realize that, but it wont hurt to try". Tessai nodded and grabbed the nearest box.