When they'd reappeared, Ichigo saw that they were no longer on earth. Instead, they were standing in the middle of what she guessed was a foyer to a large castle.
"GRAMPS! I BROUGHT COMPANY! COME AND MEET YOUR FUTURE GRANDAUGHTER!" Ichigo had to plug her ears when Harmony'd yelled out for her grandfather.
"Are you crazy, we came to explain to your gramps that this was only a misunderstanding!-" she was cut off suddenly, the voice that had stopped her sounding quite familiar.
"-Ichigo, just in time! Oh, and I see you've met Harmony! By the way, how's Kish holding up?! So, when's the wedding?! What kind of food should be there?! Should I make it covered dish, or should I have the royal caterers prepare the meal?!" at this point, the short, grey bearded old man that'd come out to meet them, was rubbing a finger over his jolly old nose as he pondered the possibilities.
"Hi, gramps, it's been awhile." Ichigo stated calmly, causing Harmony to stare up at her with astonishment.
"You know gramps?" she asked, pulling on the sleeve of the pink/white dress she'd made Ichigo wear to the meet.
"Yes, but all this time, I'd never thought that your gramps would be the same army general I'd trained with. So, you're Kish's grandfather? I gotta say, you raised them both nicely." they both shared a smile, leaving Harmony standing there, unable to speak.
"And… when exactly did you train with gramps? I mean, you're human, unable to reach this world. The only one student he's ever talked about is an eight year old girl."
"Oh, and did she happen to go by the alias, shadow cat?" Ichigo inquired, raising her eyebrows, obviously trying to illustrate a point.
"Yeah, but how'd you know?" she asked quizzically, turning to her grandfather for confirmation on what Ichigo'd said.
"Would you believe me if I told you that the girl in front of you IS infact that star pupil I yammer on and on about?" gramps asked as he chuckled, causing his beard to bob up and down. And his stomach bouncing and rolling, probably felt like it would burst. For, at that moment, he'd laughed himself into crying.
"HEY GRAMPS, HAVE YOU SEEN HARMONY OR ICHIGO? THEY LEFT WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING, AND I THINK YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND THEM!" Kish's voice resonated out through the large halls, with no physical Kish to be seen. Soon though, he'd appeared, dressed in a formal general's suit. A worried look had openly pasted itself onto his face.
"In here Kish!" Harmony called out, cupping her hands around her lips so that he could hear her.
Eventually he'd gotten there, a relieved expression had quickly overrode the worried look, that had previously resided there.
"OH, Ichigo, I was so worried! I thought for sure that something bad'd happened to you two." he flew over to her, wrapping her into a warm, relieved, embrace. Tears of joy flooding his face.
After the introductions had been made, Harmony couldn't keep quiet any longer. She ended up spilling the whole story out to Kish, as he listened intently. Then, with a confused glance towards his grandfather, he was quickly enlightened.
"Yes, you see, when I'd gone out to earth I'd met up with Charlie. Today, he'd be my best friend, though he died three years ago. Before he had, he introduced me to his daughter, Sakura Momomiya, and his granddaughter, Ichigo. He'd made me promise that I'd train Ichigo before he passed on. So, with the right training, I taught her all that I know, and she picked up the rest. Soon, she'd earned her alias as Shadowcat, for her stealth and agility. She was such a quick study that I'd stopped training her all together. She didn't need any other training. Years later, you were sent to me to train, then it was your sister. I kept you both for the full time. Yet, if I'd kept Ichigo there, you might have met her earlier. Either way, I'm so glad that my star pupils will be getting married soon!" he set his arm around Kish's neck, as well as Ichigo's.
"Well, gramps, that's kinda what I needed to talk with you about." Ichigo stated modestly, rubbing the toe of her dress shoes onto the shining smooth marble tiles.
"Oh, what is it, Ichigo? You can tell me." Gramps sympathized, seeming to see the guilt in her eyes.
"Well, I kind of told you a joke a while back that regarded that. You see, even though I'd love to marry her, that was just a joke. I didn't mean for you to misunderstand and take me seriously." Kish admitted, peering into his grandfather's irritated round face. "Sorry, again." he murmured, going back to looking at the floor.
"Sir, please don't be mad. He messed up, I know. But these things happen to all of us at one point in our life or another. Please don't be mad at him. I truly do care deeply for he and his sister. And, with all my heart, I do hope to one day marry him." she explained, walking over, very bravely, and wrapping her arms around Kish's and Harmony's shoulders, kissing Kish's cheek.
"Huh, but I though you said this didn't mean you loved me." he pondered, obviously confused.
"Well, over the course of staying by you for the day, I came to love you, and also your sister." she explained, now fully hugging him.
He, with love, started to pet the top of her head.
"Hmm, it seems that you two really ARE in love. Though, I'm saddened to hear that you won't be getting married, I think I can wait awhile or so more before forcing you into marriage." he joked, his stern face, growing lighter, stared to chuckle. "Well, why don't you three stay awhile longer before heading back? Martha's making potroast!" seeming to realize something, he began to run towards the dinning room. "Last one to dinner's a rotten egg!" he called, dashing down the hall, to the dinning room.
"Come on!" Kish insisted as they both ran for the door.
Coincidently, Gramps had come in first, followed closely by Ichigo, Harmony in third. Thus leaving poor Kish to be the rotten egg.
At this, Ichigo simply chuckled and kissed his lips.