Tairei9: Yo people!!! Time to continue!! You all still have not told me if you want a sequel!!!! Or have you done my challenge!!! This makes me so sad: ( Well anyway, go on and read.

Kon: Come on people, do it!! Or are you too scared to?? 'Taunting.'

Chapter Thirty three.

Ichigo walked home from school alone, still refusing to talk to Rukia. He didn't really want to talk with anyone who got involved trying to hurt his family. He didn't care what their orders were. All he cared about was the welfare of his family and right now Yuzu was still in a fragile state. Yeah, he was still pissed about that even thought it had been months ago.

He then thought about Kumiko who was still missing. No one was really sure what had happened, but kidnapped seemed like the likely candidate. No sign of her and Yachiru had gone missing too. Hogosha was still searching. He kept picking up her scent but it only led to dead ends. Everyone was frantically searching for her, which was paused for the Orihime problem. They had returned to discover that La Noches had been destroyed by some huge thing. Then a few days latter, they found a note and a box in Urahara's shop. The note said, "Your welcome." Inside had been the Hōgyoku. No one was entirely sure who had put it there and how but Urahara destroyed it immediately.

And now they were back to the Kumiko thing. Damn, what happened to her?

"Ichigo-san!!"

He turned to see a girl running towards him, her black hair blowing in the breeze.

"Oh, Sumiko-chan, something wrong?"

"Oh, I was just wondering how your sister was doing," She said, smiling.

"Um, she is still in a fragile state. I mean she goes to school and stuff but she's still jumpy and shaky," Ichigo said.

"Oh," She said softly, "What ever happened to her anyway?"

Ichigo gripped his bag and said, "She was attacked by someone."

"Well, I better get going," she said and ran past him, "See you later!!!"

"Bye," he said as she rapidly disappeared. He then began to walk home in the late afternoon. Suddenly the earth began to rumble and Ichigo said, "What-?" He looked off into the distance and saw something rising from the field. It looked like a tower rising from the earth.

"What the heck is that!!?" He shouted running towards it. He sprinted past the horrified people. He ran up the hill and stopped a good few yards in front of it. It was huge!! There was no windows and was covered in thorny vines. The door was blocked by these vines and by the door was a sign.

Suddenly his cell rang and he picked it up.

"Yeah?"

"Ichigo do you see that tower?!" Rukia

"Yeah, I'm standing right in front of it." He said.

"What does it look like?"

"It silver with vines and thorns of similar color. There is a sign…"

"Read it for me."

He walked over to it and read it out loud:

"To those who are able to read this sign welcome to the Nineteenth Tower!!

You must come back and enter here within the full day hour.

Take any longer, you will lose

The people most important to you.

If it is so, you must wait another full day hour to come here,

Or the same thing you must ender.

Only selected people can enter this.

Think like eternal beauty child if you must,

To choose the one's you think you trust.

A single blossom you much fetch

Or you may die like the rest.

"Did you get that?"

"Yes I am sending it to Soul society right away!!"

"Good," he said, "What does this all mean? A full day's hour? Single blossom you must fetch? What does that mean?!"

"I'm not entire sure. Wait for me to get there." Click.

----Late at night----

"Rukia!!"

"Renji!! Nii-sama!!" Rukia said, surprised. Ichigo looked away, not greeting them. He didn't mind Renji, due to the fact that he did warn him about it. But the rest he couldn't even look at.

"What? No greeting?" Kenpachi said, smirking crazily at Ichigo. Ichigo did nothing but said, "I'm going to look around the building!!"

"Ichigo…" Rukia said, but he left.

"So this is the puzzle," Byakuya muttered, looking at it.

"Yeah," Rukia said, looking at him.

Ichigo looked at the side of the building frowning. There was a blank spot on the wall. No vines or thorns. It bothered him. He moved to touched it with his hand.

"We would have twenty four hours, that is what a full day's hour means," Byakuya said.

"What about the rest?"

"Well if we don't, they will take someone we know. If that happens we have to wait another twenty four hours and then enter the tower with the right people."

"Right people?"

"Yes, but eternal child… who is the eternal child?" Byakuya said, frowning.

Ichigo touched the spot and suddenly a silver blossom bloomed on one of the vines. He plucked it off and frowned.

"Eternal beauty child," he whispered softly, feeling that he heard it once before. "Eternal beauty… eternal. Wait not beauty!!!"

Ichigo went back to the group and Renji looked up at him, "Hey Ichigo-what are you holding?"

Ichigo held up the silver blossom and Renji said, "Hey, where did you get that?!"

Yoruichi looked at Ichigo as well as everyone else. He then quickly explained what had happened not too longer ago.

"Show us."

He showed the spot to them and walked away from them a little bit, pulling out a little note book. He opened it and scanned the sheet.

"Very strange," Byakuya said, pressing his hand against it. Suddenly, a blossom appeared and Byakuya plucked it off.

"Nii-sama…"

"But what did it mean by eternal beauty child?"

"IT meant Kumiko."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Kumiko means eternal beautiful child. It is basically telling us to think of who she trusts most, even if we don't trust them completely." Ichigo said, not looking at them.

"I see, but who would she trust!! It's not like we have a-a list or something!!"

"…"

"Ichigo?"

"Here, Merry Christmas!!" Ichigo said stubbornly throwing the notebook at Rukia, who caught it in surprise. She opened it and everyone, minus Ichigo, looked over her shoulder as she read, "Kumiko's favorite foods. Kumiko's favorite soups and chowders. Kumiko's favorite activities. How is this suppose to help!?"

"Turn to page six!!"

She flipped the page and read, "Kumiko's most trusted people. Well that is very convenient."

"I'm going to look by the door. See if you guys are one of the chosen ones."

"Ichigo, wait-!" Rukia said, but he had already left.

"Let's see who's on the list," Yoruichi said, taking the notebook, "Urahara Kisuke, Shihouin Yoruichi, Tessai, Kurosaki Ichigo, Kuchiki Rukia, Kuchiki Byakuya, Zaraki Kenpachi, Yachiru, Abarai Renji, Kurosaki Isshin, my gosh the list goes on. Well, we are all on the list so let's give it a try-."

"Wait," Byakuya said, "We have no permission to enter this building just yet. How do we know Sotaichou will let us go?"

"One because there is a threat that people's lives are at stake," Yoruichi said, "Two, they also mentioned Kumiko in this riddle of theirs. Which would mean-."

"That Kumiko might be in there!!!" Rukia said her eyes widening.

"Precisely," Yoruichi said, about to put her hand on the spot.

"Wait," Byakuya said, "Let me at least get permission first."

They waited for fifteen minutes as Byakuya made the call.

"Right, I understand…" Click.

"So?" Yoruichi asked.

"We have permission to go right on ahead," Byakuya said.

They all pressed their hands against the spot and they each took a blossom. But when the last one in the group took it, the space was suddenly covered by thorny vines.

"What the-?" Rukia said, shocked.

"Hey! You guys!!"

They all ran to Ichigo, who was staring at the door.

"What is it?" Rukia asked but her answer was soon answered.

The vines that made up the door were slithering away. Soon it left nothing but a dark door way.

"So," Renji said, "Who wants to go through the freaky door way first?"

Tairei9: That is the end of the chapter. Read and review!! And do you all want a sequel or not?! Pout.

Ichigo: Please answer, she's driving us crazy.