This one's short. Sorry. Review please...

Love, Keta.

Chapter 8: All About Us (t.A.T.u.)

If they hurt you

They hurt me too

So we'll rise up

Won't stop

And it's all about

It's all about

It's all about us (all about us)

It's all about

All about us (all about us)

There's a thing that they can't touch

'Cause ya know (ah ah)

It's all about us (all about us)

Ichigo's POV

I stand in front of the Head Captain, the irritation thick in my mind mirroring my twin's and zanpactou's. Byakuya and Toushiro scowl as well, and Soi Fon gives me a knowing look. I wonder why. Then I remember that she's one of Keta's shinigami friends.

"Kurosaki, have you had any odd occurrences with the hollows lately."

"No."

"That's a lie," Kurosutchi says behind me. "I've monitored that city and you had prolonged contact with one Ulquiorra Schiffer, Grimmjow Jeagerjaques and a hollow that we can place no name to. In fact the last hollow was with you last night." I narrow my eyes when he asks the next question. "What's her name?"

Byakuya, Toushiro, Soi Fon and Izuru Kira get wide eyes and you can see the panic on their faces. "I'm not telling you anything. I will never let you hurt her."

"Too late. A squadron is being sent to exterminate her right now." For reasons I can't explain, I start to cackle. "What's so funny, Kurosaki?"

"You can't kill an immortal! I swear! You'll never beat Souske simply because he has two immortals on his side! In fact, you'll be fighting the devil herself if you attempt to hurt either of them. I would have thought that you would have learned your lesson over three thousand years ago when you tried to destroy the Karyushima family."

"How do you know about that?" Yamamoto asks.

"Oh, simply because my real name is Prince Ichigo Dragomire Karyushima."

"Prince Ichigo died as a baby," he says.

"Yes, I did, but Maru and my mother bound me to him so we'd always be together. We still are."

"Prove it. Prove that you're Ichigo Karyushima!"

I smirk closing my eyes. When they open again, I know the sclera are black and my irises are amber, not gold like my brothers. My smile contains a pair of pointy fangs, not too large but still noticeable and my skin turns pale as if I had died again. Then my orange hair grows, cascading down my back. Maru shows up beside me as my mirror image like normal, fangs and all. "Hello, shinigami."

"Who the hell are you?"

"I'm Ichigo's twin brother, Prince Ichimaru Dragonair Karyushima." He looks over at me. "We should probably go. After all we need to plot to kill the Soul King."

"Why would you want to do that?" Captain Ukitake asks.

"Oh, Juushiro," my brother whispers. "Would you not do everything in your power to protect your children and your wife?"

"Yes, but my wife and son died during childbirth."

"You had more than one child, and I assure you that your daughters still live. Your eldest child, and first son, is dead, true but he is a shinigami. Our Aunt, your wife, Adrenaline bore four children and lost her body during childbirth with the last. Alexander wasn't it?"

"I have more kids?"

"Yes. Rin Lin, Kurumu and Toushiro Hitsugaya."

Everyone turns to stare at my white haired friend who smiles. "Hello, dad."

"Toushiro…" Captain Ukitake shakes his head. "Why didn't you tell me? Why did your mother take you away?"

"She was scared that the shinigami would hurt me."

"Why?"

"I'm a werewolf. Kurumu and Rin, that's what everyone calls her, are demons. Rin's more inclined to wolves like me and Kuru to bats. And if she ever hooks up with a bloodsucker, I will personally beat the shit out of her."

"Now, Shiro," I interject. "Keta's a vampire and you have no problems with her."

"Keta's different. She's not like the other annoyances of her species."

"You mean Ulquiorra."

"Of course."

"He's not that bad."

"He's a parasite!"

"And you eat people!" Maru throws back.

"So do the two of you!"

"Touché. But so does Byakuya."

"Why are you bringing me into this?"

"Cause you eat people too."

"So what if I do? I am a demon after all."

"Half. You are a Halfling."

"Shut up."

"Can we stop fighting?" Soi Fon asks. We nod. "Good then we should go before the shinigami come to their senses."

"Good idea. Bye bye!" Maru opens a garganta, and we walk through like nothing ever happened.