Gin looked out of the window of the apartment he rented. He saw a bird fly onto the edge of the window, and stroked it. "Such a peaceful day…Too bad it won't last long."

"Why did ya want ta come here, Ichimaru-san?"

"Dunno. Guess I was curios 'bout the transient world." Gin answered, the same old smile still not leaving his face. "By the way, why did you come here, Grimmjow-kun?"

Grimmjow turned towards Gin, a smile developing on his own face. "Who knows? Maybe I was just curios too. Or maybe, ta find that Shinigami kid Aizen-sama's so interested in!"

"…I see." Gin said that, but really, he didn't hear a single word he just said. HE was watching two orphans, a boy and a girl, sharing a piece of bread. He could tell they were orphans, not by their clothes, but because he and Rangiku were orphans too. At least, in the Soul Society they were. He saw another kid (who he could tell was not an orphan) arrive, and got up when he saw him trying to take the bread from the two weaker children. "I'm gonna get some fresh air. Sainara!"

"Huh? Yeah, bye…" Grimmjow responded, but was thinking: 'What's up with 'im?'

Gin jumped out of the window, and landed on the ground, in front of the bigger kid, much to his surprise, as he just jumped out of a window that was 15 stories up! "Hey there, everything alright?"

"What the hell!? How'd you do that?" The bigger kid asked, dropping the bread.

"Awww, ya dropped the bread. That's a shame…Guess I'll have ta teach you a lesson 'bout bullying the weak." Gin walked towards the bully, who quickly turned around and ran off. "Well, that didn't last long. To be expected, of a human." He turned to the two orphans, and was surprised by what he saw: the girl was on her knees, crying her eyes out, but the boy was staying strong, and was trying to comfort her.

"It's just like when we were kids. Right, Gin?"

Gin turned around, and saw Rangiku. "Oh, guess ya found me."

"It wasn't hard. Whenever you remember the days of our childhood, you can't control your spiritual pressure very well. To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if my captain was on his way right now."

"Uh-oh, that ain't good! Guess I'd better get moving, eh?" Gin walked towards Rangiku, and stopped just in front of her. "Unless…You came here for more than a fight?"

"…Gin, I want an answer. Why did you leave Soul Society with Aizen? Why did you betray us? And…Why didn't you-"

She was cut off by Gin's hand on her head, as he leaned in closer to her face, their lips only a few centimetres apart. "I already signed my soul over to the devil…Don't make the same mistake I did. Live the life I couldn't, in the Soul Society. That's where you belong." It was one of the rare occasions where he spoke seriously, which made Rangiku tremble. Or maybe it was the fact that their lips were so close together. "'Kay?"

"…Gin…I-" She was cut off by Gin suddenly using flash step to dodge Toushiro's attack. "T-Taichou!"

"Rangiku! What the hell were you doing just now? He's the enemy, remember!?"

"But Taichou! I was just…" She knew Gin was the enemy, but she was hoping she could bring them back to their own side…No, that's wrong. If Toushiro hadn't shown up, she would have seriously asked to join Aizen's army.

"Baka! If I loose you too…I don't know…What I'd do." Toushiro slowly walked up to the two orphans. "Well, guess it's Konso time." He performed Konso on the two frightened children, and then turned to Rangiku, putting away his Zanpaktou. "Rangiku, I've lost two friends, Momo and Aizen, who I can probably never get back. If I loose my Fuku-Taichou too, then I..."

Rangiku walked up to Toushiro and patted him on the head. "I'm sorry, Taichou."

"Rangiku…" Toushiro looked up at her, obviously trying not to cry.

"OOOOHHHH TAICHOU! KAWAII!~" Rangiku shouted as she glomped him as hard as she could.

"B-BAKA! I-CAN'T-BREATH!"

The next day, at Ichigo's house:

"Oh! You must be Karin's classmate!"

"Actually-" Toushiro knew who Karin was, and so knew that Ichigo's father, Isshin, had just called him a elementary school student.

"Karin! You got a visitor!"

"Coming!" Karin arrived at the door, and was surprised, to say the least, to see Toushiro there. She instinctively closed (slammed) the door on Isshin('s face). "Shiro-chan! What're you doing here?"

"…Is your brother home?"

"Huh? No, actually…He hasn't been home for a while. Why, what's up?"

"…Nothing, just wanted to ask him something."

"Well, why not ask me? I'm quite smart, you know?"

"…What's love?" Toushiro asked it so easily, not knowing what kind of subject he was getting into.

"…Oh…" Karin hesitated, and then finally spoke 2 seconds later. "Well, that's kinda…Complicated. Though my brother's the last person you should ask that to!"

Toushiro knew that, but, really out of all of his choices: Ikkaku – 11th Squad brute; Yumichika – Only loves himself; Rangiku – OUT OF THE QUESTION; Renji – Wouldn't talk; Rukia – The drawings made it hard to follow.

"Well, I suppose it's when two people…Wanna be together, no matter what happens." Karin explained.

"Like if the betray you and almost kill your comrade, but you still want to be with them?"

"Ummm…Not exactly, though that would be some pretty serious love. Why d'you ask, anyway?"

"…No reason." Toushiro turned and started walking away. "Arigatou…See ya."

"Uh, yeah. Bye." Karin remembered something suddenly, and ran up to Toushiro, grabbing his arm. "Actually, I kinda have a favour to ask." She started turning red, and tried to find the right words to use. "You see…There's a festival being held this weekend."

"Oh, really?"

"Y-Yeah. And, well, ummm. There's gonna be a fancy rose ball there, and my Dad got some tickets to attend. So, since Ichigo might not be able to come, I was thinking…Maybe…You'd like to come with me?"

Toushiro was going to recline, but then thought that it might be a good way to study love. "…Sure, ok. When is it?"

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Me: O.k. guys, that's chapter 2 done! Sorry if you were expecting more, but, hey: Good things come to those who wait!

Toushiro: I've waited 500 years for people to stop calling me Shiro-chan…

Me: Urusai! (sp? Supposed ta be the Japanese word for "shut up")

Toushiro: Oh, and what're you gonna do 'bout…My gay relationship with Aizen…WTF!?

Me: HAHA! I have complete control over you body *evil grin* Now shut up, or I'll be forced to unleash the fan girls.

Fan girls: OMGTOUSHIROYAOIEEEEEEEKOMGYAOITOUSHIROXAIZENOMG*drool*TEAROFFHISARM!

Toushiro: O_O;;

Me: Now, read this card!

Toushiro: N-Next chapter will be coming much later, due to GCSE exams, so please be patient.

Me & Toushiro: SAINARA!