I liked the last chapter alot! And now it seems that Orihime is hallucinating! or is she? haha. Oh well guess you just have to read to find out. and if your wondering about like Keigo and Mizuro, it's been almost ten years and they have most likely moved away. Nobody really knows. ;)

Rukia entered the apartment with Renji and Byakuya behind her. Inside they found two unusual people who seemed to at home. Urahara Kisuke was sitting on the couch watching T.V and fanning himself while Yoruichi chopped vegetables in the tiny kitchen.

"Kisuke! What are you two doing here?" Rukia asked the blonde man. He turned his head and waved his fan at the confused three.

"Ah! Ms. Kuchiki! Captian Kuchiki! Mocher! How have you been?"

"Kisuke it's only been a few hours since we came back from Soul Society. We're the same as ever." She sighed.

"How the hell did you get in here?" Renji barked.

"Why the door was open." Kisuke said matter-of-factly.

"Then where's Orihime? This is her apartment after all."

"Oh that I don't know."

"How could you not know! The door was open so she was either home or you just broke in yourselves!" Renji's face was almost red with frustration and it only deepend when Urahara said,

"Wow your right! I guess we just got lucky then."

"AAAAHH!"

Rukia slapped Renji on the head to calm him down.

Honastly, he's like a child sometimes. "Calm down Renji. I'm sure Orihime won't mind."

"I know it's just this guy is so frusturating! It's like talking to a clown!"

Yoruichi walked in from the kitchen wipping her hands on a dish rag. "Oy, dinner is almost ready. Rukia will you help set the table? Orihime should be home soon with the other ingredients."

Rukia nodded and left with Yoruichi, leaving the three men in the doorway. Byakuya mearly walked past Renji, who was at this point trying not to strangle Kisuke, and sat on the couch. Moments later a knock on the door reveiled the other guests, Chad, Uryu and Tatsuki but no Orihime.

"This isn't like Orihime. She is usually her cooking up something and fussing over things that she wants perfect." Uryu said as they all sat around the living room.

Tatsuki nodded, "I hope she didn't get lost or sidetracked. She would be hurt if she knew we were all here waiting for her."

The others nodded(not including Byakuya who just sat there silently), until such person came crashing through the door and fell to the floor panting. Tatsuki was the first to Orihimes side.

"Orihime! What happened to you! Who did this?" Yoruichi grabed some cloth, tore it and began to treat the cut and brusies on Orihime. The brunette welcomed the help but was preoccupied as the images flooded her mind.

"Tatsuki, I saw him! I saw him, he was right infront of me and the men were beaten up and I saw his eyes!" Orihime blabbed at the other woman. Tatuki had no idea what she was talking about, and the others were just as confused. Most likely Orihime had been daydreaming again but there was the matter of how she had gained all the bruising.

Rukia looked at Orihime carefully, "Orihime what are you talking about?"

"Rukia it was him!"

"Who Orihime?"

"Ichigo!"

"WHAT!" Everyone was shocked. If Orihime had seen Ichigo then she must have been daydreaming. Yoruichi looked into the girls eyes, searching for signs of hallusination.

"Are you sure Orihime?"

"Yes! He was there but then when he looked at me... he vanished."

"What did he look like?"

"Well he was wearing his normal clothes and looked the same but-" It hit her. There had definatly been something strange about Ichigo. Not just the way he had felt but also the way she saw him, like looking at glass. She could see him but it was like it was only an after image, like the way she saw ghosts sometimes.

"Orihime?"

"He...it was like I could see through him. Almost like he was only a ghost, but at the same time he was really there and I could feel him. It felt like Ichigo but as if he wasn't all there. Like he was missing something."

Kisuke studied the womans expression, but senced that she was telling them the truth. An impossible truth though.
"Orihime, do you have any proof that Kurosaki was there?"

She stared at the blonde man, then she remembered the object in her pocket. She pulled it out to reveal a crumpled black rose head like the one she left at Ichigo's grave.

"I found this after he dissapeared." Rukia shook her head.

"Orihime that's just one of the roses you sell. You have dozens of them in your room."

"No Rukia! This one is different! I thought the samething when I saw it one the ground but when I picked it up I felt really sad and then muttered Ichigo. Then this happened." She motioned to the rose head and Rukia let out a small gasp. The rose was slightly glowing red and blue. A beautiful mixture of two colours outlining the black and emitting traces of spirit energy. It was warm in Orihimes hand and gave her a sence of safety.

Tatsuki almost cryed, "That's his spirit energy all right. But how the hell is this even possible? Orihime your the one who told us he died. How could he be back! We saw his sword!"

"That may just be it Ms. Arisawa." said Kisuke. "All brought back was Zangetsu. No body."

Uryu nodded in agreement, knowing what Urahara was getting at. "And I believe that normally when a soul reaper dies their zanpaku-to dissapears with them. With Kurosakies still here it suggests that there is more to his death then we thought."

"But I saw it with my own eyes!" Orihime panicked. "He turned into light and vanished and-"

"Orihime!" Renji yelled. It was the first time he had spoken since the conversation on Ichigo had started. Now he looked... well, pissed.
"Just calm down and tell us."

"What?"

He bent down on one knee and looked Orihime in the eyes, ditermination glowed like fire on his face.

"Tell us what really happened that day Ichigo died."

OOOHHH! Cliff hanger! sorry about the short chapter but I PROMISE! that the next one will be alot better! thank to everyone who has been reviewing and please keep reviewing so I know that there are actual people reading this! lol.