BLEACH

Urahara K.

Chapter 8-Filler Time

-Kurakara Town:Kisuke and Yoruichi-

"So, what do you suggest we do about the current situation Kisuke?"

"Hm? and just what is the situation that you are speaking of?"

"Well...first off, the one that involves all the people who are in our home at this moment."

I take a gander around the room we were sitting in and notice for the very first time, all the people who were working on the room.

"GAH! where did all these people come from?"

"They have been here since this morning Kisuke. Where have you been?"

I lean back, placing a palm on the ground, so that I could hold my upper weight. In doing so I closed my eyes and gave out a light laugh while a sweat dropped to the side of my face.

"Heh...I guess I was in my own little world all morning."

"Actually, it's already noon. You might want to check your head next time you see Retsu."

"Yeah...any who, why exactly are there people in the house? and who sent them here?"

Just then, Yoruichi drops a scroll on the ground in front of us as a red seal caught my attention. This was no ordinary scroll. Only one man wraps his messages in a red seal, and that is Yamamoto himself. Instead of taking any time to pull off the slab and read the addresser, I quickly ripped the seal and opened it.

"Thats strange, for once you didn't read my mail?"

"What! what are you talking about? I never read your mail. Nope, never have I done such a thing. Hmph"

"Hm, alright. If you say so, but sometimes the mail somehow has the tendency of opening themselves."

I read the scroll carefully as I glance an eye toward Yoruichi who was already scooting closer to me in order to catch a glimpse of what the scroll says.

"Alright Yoruichi, you don't have to itch your bottom on the ground to get any closer. I'll read it aloud for both of us to hear and understand."

"Ehem...lets see, it says...Dear Urahara...since you are reading this, then that means you should have noticed all the humans who are refurnishing your home. Along with the rebuilding of your home, there will also be a few packages headed your way. From now on, you will serve as a merchant to soul reapers who journey to the living realm. Before you, there was another who had this job, but sadly, he vanished some time ago. The people who are there with you now, are only the first set of humans which will help you in your cause. If you need anything at all, speak to a man who goes by the name of Tessai Tsukabishi. You should know him, but if not. He is the Captain of the Kido corps. He will surely prove useful to you in the coming days. Though he may not be too powerful, he is quite fitting to watch over you for the next month or so. Also, remember to continue your work, I will be expecting to hear of some new devices for reapers to use when they journey to the living realm. After all, those gigai's you created have been well, but they are still in need of some minor repairing. Or of what I'm told. That is all Urahara Kisuke. May you fare well in living a life in the land of the living."

I scratch my head and look back at Yoruichi who was already hovering above my head.

"Gah! you know, you don't have to be so close to my face when I read things."

"Oh Kisuke, your such a roomy person. Besides, I thought you liked having me so close to you?"

"I do, but thats only at night."

I laugh as the steam from Yoruichi's head heats the air around me, and then it hits me...I probably should have not said that. Yes, I'm in deep trouble. With that already being said, I sigh as the feeling of an unbearable pain above my head suddenly raises in my nerves. A few shakes from my head later and the pain ceases as the sight of Yoruichi clenching her fist along with a vein that looks as though it were about to blow on the side of her head is in range of my sights. Just watching her nod her head with her eyes closed only means one thing. There will only be one person sleeping in a comfortable bed tonight.

"Ouch!, well that wasn't very nice."

"Yeah! well you should have thought before you spoke mister genius."

Yoruichi stood up and walked away.

Oh well, I'm sure she'll get over it. But in the meantime, I'd better figure where this Tessai character is. I do hope he's not gruesome fellow. I take a stand and begin to walk around, looking for any suspicious characters, but all I could see were nothing but workers, painters and boxers. No sign of any captain, or at least as far as I could tell. I see, that if I want to find mister Tsukabishi, I'll have to ask around. Blah, I don't really like talking with humans, but hey how hard can it be?

"Uhm, excuse me...does anyone here know where a mister Tessai Tsukabishi is? anyone. Anyone at all?"

The men continued to work, acting as if they didn't hear me as I sighed and allowed my shoulders to fall with gravity's pull. Just then, when I was about to ask again, there was a light tapp on my shoulder. I slowly turned around and there stood a large, tall man who was wearing a white painters apron. Along with his outer appearance, he wore a stern and strong face as the pair of glasses he wore on his eyes, shined and almost blinded me when I stared too close to where his eyes are.

"Uhm...yes? do you happen to know the answer to my question?"

The man stood in silence for a moment, but a second later he gave out a slight smile and snagged my hand. He shook it vigorously for about a minute and then stopped as he leaned down towards me.

"Why yes. I do know the answer. For I am the man that you are looking for, mister Urahara. I must say that it is truly an honor to meet face to face with you at long last."

"Oh my. Thanks for the compliment. I can't believe after all that I did, someone still likes me."

"Bah! I was one of the few who rejected the execution of you. I never understood how one bad invention could be the downfall of a man who did so much for the Society."

'Well, I guess I'm lucky to have someone who was on my side in the beginning to be helping me out in the living world. I must say, Yamamoto really knows how to pick them."

"Pick! oh no! he didn't choose me. I asked, I mean, I pleaded to be the one to keep guard on you."

"Wow, if you keep up your high respects for me, I might just get the wrong idea."

I laughed as he pulled my hand away from Tessai's mighty grasp.

"Oh. Why yes, I might be giving the wrong impression. But it's just that a long time ago, you...you saved my life along with a few other members from the Kido corps. Since then, I've been trying to figure out a way to pay you back. And it seems that this job right now, is the only way I see, of being any help to you."

"Hm, I thought you looked a little familiar. Would you happen to be the one who was trapped in a kido spell of his own and almost destroyed the Kido sector, a few years back?"

There was a brief moment of silence until Tessai fell to his knees and slapped both of his palms over his face.

"Oh yes. That was me. I made a mistake...a very dishonorable on at the most part. I am still paying for that, but if not for you, I would not be here at all."

"I wouldn't tear up on the past if I were you, after all if it weren't for you, I would have never figure out how to create a perfected seal release for Kido binding spells. It's as they say, with ever action there is a purpose and with that purpose there is a true meaning, even if it's a meaning that only one being will ever understand."

I smiled at Tessai and patted his left shoulder as he stood up and wiped his manly tears away, as if they were only drops from a swelled up cloud in the sky.

"Well now, since that little moment is over, how's about you tell me what your doing to my house."

"Yamototo has given me orders to help refurnish your quarters into a special checkpoint for Soul Reapers to stop by if they require a means of gateways, knowledge about the living realms, and a place to stay if they are in need of shelter. In other words, your home is to become a sort of shop."

"Hm? a shop? are you saying that I'm gonna have to be a shop keeper for the rest of my time on this mortal plain?"

"It would appear to be so mister Urahara."

I slapped my palm against my face and wiped my face down in a slow gesture.

"Great. I suppose I should have known that it wouldn't be so easy. Well, I guess the only thing I can do is learn to cope with people then."

"Yes. Is there anything else you request of me, Urahara sir!"

"Oh no, theres nothing else that I need from you. I thin, I just need a moment of time to myself."

"Alright then. I will continue painting your Shoten."

Hm, a shoten he says. Now theres a name that has a nice little ring to it. Perhaps this little business wont be all that bad. I guess I can give it a shot right? After all, I'll never know what its like until I try it out.

Unknown Location 0:00

Meanwhile, a group of hollows stood together in a circle and contemplated while they exchanged ideas of what was on their minds.

"I don't like where the Society is going with this..."special shop" their creating once again. You would think that they would be smart enough to remember what happened to the last guy who ran the place."

"Yes, we would think that. But it only means their scared of us. And that, my people are what we need from them. Fear and retaliation. So I vote that we strike now instead of later. The longer we wait, the more time they possess in forming a living army."

A large shadow casted over the crowd of supernatural beings as a raspy and low tone was heard.

"Do not fear, my followers. I have already set the play in motion. Soon your time will come to bite the hand that pushes you into this realm that is slowly rotting and shrinking. For now, just sit and relax."

Volume 2 Episode 1

"So...what should I do today, I wonder."

"Ehem, don't you mean we?"

"What! I said that today was going to be an all cats night out and you my darling kisuke are no cat."

"Yeah yeah...wait a second! why is it that I'm barely finding out about this right now?"

"Oh I told you last night."

"Hm? waht are you talking about? I was sleeping on a hard wooden couch in what used to be the living room."

"Oh yeah...hmmm"

"Where did Tessai sleep?, Yorucihi. I didn't catch any glimpse of him anywhere last night."

"Hey! Kisuke! whats that over there?"

"Hm? whats wha-"

BONK!

"Whew, theres no way I was going to explain that to him. At least not yet."

Authors Note: I'm sorry for the long delay in writing any kind of chapters to all my hip and hitty stories. I had a really long week and I really need and still need some time to myself. So in other words, I might take another week to write a different chapter to one of the three stories I've been working on. Until then, adios my readers. I'll update as soon as I can!.

P.S.

Thanks for reading as always! And do have a wonderful week, my splendid readers.