Been awhile since I posted a chapter in this story, and for once I do apologize for it. If you read my main story No Long Imaginary (and read the A/N's) then you'll know that I was having some issues with my health. For those of you who only read this one the basic run down was shortly after I posted the last chapter in this (and the 14th in the other one) I started having panic attacks do to something from I was younger coming back to haunt me, and I mean quite literally 'to haunt'. So I had stopped writing for a good while and when I started up again it was hard for me to think of anything to actually write. So I am sorry that you had to wait like three months (plus)for this. I hate doing that to my readers as I hate having to wait as well but that's life sometimes and we move on. I hope you like this chapter and that it's good enough to make up for the long wait.

Hot Steam warning on the last dream ichi-berry has in this chapter

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Chapter 6: The Rest of the Party

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(last chapter)

"Never stop smiling my soon-to-be-King, no matter what happens in the future between us. I'll find you just like I always have, just promise that this time you'll look for me too." Silane requested as he rubbed his nose in Dream Ichigo's hair.

"I promise…no matter what anyone says or does… I'll find my way to you in the next cycle. After all I can't very well be a real king if I don't have my trusty captain by my side can I?" They smiled at each other before hugging one last time before the scene froze and faded.

'Well that was interesting.'

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"-nii, Ichi-nii. Hey wake up Ichi-nii breackfast is almost done."

"Mmm…go 'way, 'm sleepy…"

"It's your favorite."

"…Be down in a bit." He heard Yuzu giggle and head back downstairs. He sat up still sleepy and looked around his room half expecting to still see the meadow he had been in. "Of course you're not still in the meadow moron…" he scolded himself then ran a hand through his messy hair, "That was way different then the others though…It was almost, like a memory more then a dream." He blushed slightly at the strange interaction the two had had, but then remembered what Silane had called him. "He said I was his prince, his soon-to-be King…and…I?" He wasn't sure whether to consider the person he was in the dream memory thing himself or not. "Said he was going to be my Captain…."

He went downstairs and was brought from his replying of the dream by confusion at the lack of sound, if breakfast was almost ready why was no one moving around. When he got to the first floor he saw everyone was still asleep but for his father and sisters who were waiting at the table. "I thought we were having breakfast." He said sitting down with them.

"We are, as a family." Isshin said smiling, Ichigo smiled in return but it fell as his minds went back to the dream. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah… I uh… Had another dream last night, but it wasn't like the others."

"How so?"

"It was really clear, and real. It was like a memory more then anything."

"That is interesting…Well you can talk to Urahara about it later, for now let's enjoy some family time." Ichigo smiled again and nodded the four digging into their food and talking quietly.

People started to slowly wake up, Byakuya being one of the first. Renji and Rukia woke up next and Ichigo had to suppress a laugh at their faces when they realized they had slept like leaning on each other all night. Shuhei and Yumichika were the next to wake up soon followed by Toshiro as Ichigo finished his food and headed back upstairs to take a shower.

He made sure to lock the door not wanting anyone to come barging in, if they needed to go they could use the bathroom in the clinic. He got a towel and started to take his clothes off when he caught a glimpse in the mirror above the sink. "King…"

Ichigo rubbed his eyes and looked back but just saw his reflection but could have sworn he had not only heard but seen Shiro "…No not Shiro…Si'ine…" he shook his head, "Maybe I'm just going insane."

'No Ichigo you are not going insane. If you were it would be quite a mess in here, but it is rather plesant.' Ichigo smiled at his pleased tone.

"That's good to know." He said and got in the shower, "What do you think it is? I haven't asked you yet have I?"

'No you have not, and I am not sure. Though I do agree with you that you should not pass them off as nothing. They are too frequent and this last one…'

"Yeah…I want Tuesday to get here sooner so I can go back."

'Do you think the answers lie in the zoo with those few animals?'

"Yes? At least I'm hoping, it's too much to just be a coincidence and after all I've been through…well." He shrugged. "I just have this feeling that if I go I'll find something to help me understand." He felt Zangetsu nod in agreement. Ichigo finished his shower and got dressed looking in the mirror once more before leaving, "Where are you Shiro…?"

He wrapped the towel around his shoulders to catch the dripping water from his hair and headed downstairs. The rest of their large group of guest were awake now, some chatting still asleep others trying to nurse their hangovers. Yuzu was in the process of making a large batch of French toast for everyone and asked him to check the mail he nodded and head out to get it.

He found Urahara and Yoruichi outside talking. "Morning." He greeted as he checked the mailbox.

"Good morning Kurosaki-san, did you sleep well?"

"Yes? I had another dream." He told them as he pulled a few envelopes out. "It was different though."

"Isshin told us you said that."

"Yeah…" He told them about it, and tried to leave out the weird part but Yoruichi caught him and made him tell the whole thing. "And that's about it. But everything was crystal clear, I could see clearly unlike in the others were it was sometimes blurry, feel the wind the grass,"

"His touch." Yoruichi added making Ichigo blush.

"Yoru-san…" Urahara chuckled.

"Moving on, it felt like I was really there though."

"You have vacation from school in two weeks right?" Urahara asked and Ichigo nodded. "Would you mind staying at the shop then if the dreams are still happening?"

"I can do that now as long as I get time to do my school work it shouldn't be a problem."

"So after we revisit the zoo then you can just come back with me to the shop." Ichigo nodded in agreement and headed back inside. "What do you think Yoruichi?"

"To be honest I'm worried…that we might not be able to help him this time…" She told him sadly.

"Let's just hope that we can…I don't like the idea of not being there to help him." Urahara said equally worried.

Back inside everyone was eating their French toast one of two ways; eagerly or like they would fall asleep in it. Ichigo chuckled at the sight and went about collecting the blackest and pillows. After everyone was done eating Rukia and Yuzu started to clean up the dishes. As they were cleaning Orihime, Rangiku, and Tatsuke came back soon followed by Chad and Uryuu.

"So~ Rukia~" Ichigo said coming over and leaning over the counter to watch her clean the dishes. "What are we doing today?"

"Something."

"Tell me."

"Not telling."

"Come on. Please~?" He said laying his chin down on his arms and giving her puppy dog eyes.

"I really hate that you learned how to do that so well."

"I learned from Yachiru." He grinned as Rukia sighed relenting.

"First we're going to the arcade for a bit, then the pool and a picnic while we are there. After that a lot of the people from Soul Society will be heading back."

"So party over after the pool then?"

"Nope."

"What happens after then?"

"Not telling. You already got too much out of me." She said turning her nose up at him playfully. He stuck his tongue out in retaliation.

"Fine be that way I'm going to play a video game." He went back to the living room and turned the TV and his Xbox on. "What to play? What to play? Something loud and obnoxious to certain hung-over persons….Call of Duty sounds good." He mumbled with a smile and put it in and turned the sound up.

"Turn it down! To loud!" Shinji complained holding his head in pain as he groaned.

"So sorry, not my fault you have a hangover." Ichigo said grinning and turned it down a few notches but not much. Not till Yuzu hit him in the head saying that just because it was his birthday didn't mean that he got to be mean. "Alright, alright, I had my fun." He chuckled and turned it down some more. Keigo and Renji joined him playing while everyone took turns in the bathrooms getting ready for the day.

Once everyone was awake and ready for the day they headed out to the arcade. They got there early in the day so there wasn't many people there just two or three stray teens playing hooky from classes. Ichigo headed for one of the motorcycle racing games Renji on his heels ready to race.

"I'm so going to kick your butt!" The red head smirked taking his seat on the one motorcycle.

"Not even in your dreams, I hold the top three high scores in this game." Ichigo scoffed as he put money in to start the game. And they were off! Well on the screens anyway seeing as how the bikes didn't actually go anywhere. You just controlled the speed and turned the handles, you could also lean the bikes letting you cut corners in the game easier or do tricks. Near immediately Ichigo made his way to the front of the race Renji making his way to third. "Better catch up if you want a chance to win!" Ichigo said making his bike go off a ramp and doing a stunt giving him a speed boost.

"Shit!"

"Haha!" Ichigo laughed triumphantly and got in a better position on the bike to control it faster. '…King…' he shook his head blinking away the vision of flying over a forest. 'You're going to be late if we don't go back soon.' He heard Shiro's voice say. 'Not Shiro, Si'ine. And how the hell are we flying?' He thought to himself managing just fine to deal with the forest randomly flashing into vision as he continued winning the race. When the forest flashed again instead of blinking it away immediately he looked down at his hand to see he was holding onto a golden harness attached to, 'A DRAGON!?' He looked back up just in time to miss an obstacle and win the race with plenty of time to spare.

"Damn I thought I'd be able to catch up when you zoned out…why did you zone out?"

"I didn't I was giving you a chance to play catch up, though you failed terribly." Ichigo lied as he waved it off. "Who wants to challenge me next?" he asked and Kensei shooed Renji away and sat own. "Alright let's do this." He continued racing until he got beat by Yoruichi. "Man…oh well on to a shooting game." He got off his bike and found a sniper game and hung out there for awhile before his father dragged him over to a shooter game for two people and made Ichigo play with him. He was then dragged by Rangiku over to another game asking him to help her beat it. For the next hour and a half he basically just got passed from one person to the next till he found a car racing game in the corner to hide in, not that he didn't have fun playing all the other games.

"Mind if I play the other car?"

"Urahara? Sure go ahead, didn't take you for a car racing type."

"You weren't just letting Renji play catch up earlier were you?" Urahara asked as they started.

"No. It came and went but I heard Shiro…Si'ine rather and we were flying over top of a forest. I didn't have a clue how till I looked down when I 'zone out' and saw I was riding a white dragon."

"White Dragon? Do you think it was this Si'ine?"

"Yeah, cause from what I could tell with looking around and seeming like a crazy person, it was just me and the dragon." Ichigo told him as he avoided running into the other cars. They stayed silent as Urahara ran the information through his head and they finished the race. "What happens if I get stuck in one of these vision things while I'm at school?" Ichigo sighed running hand through his hair.

"Try to push it away till you can let it come to you uninterrupted?"

"All I could do this time was continue to blink the image away. What if I can't do that next time?"

"I think you are worrying to much. For now let's just think about what we do know."

"Which isn't a whole hell of a lot if you think about it. We're just guessing at a lot of this stuff and assuming things from the small tid bits I've been getting…What if…what if we're wrong and we can't stop what's going to happen because we messed up?"

"You're getting depressing again Ichigo. Did you forget to take your no-emo pills?" Urahara joked making Ichigo give a half hearted glare. "Look I know you are worried and I understand, I am too. I've never encountered what you are telling me so I don't know what to make of it. I have no foresight to give you this time and for that I am sorry."

"Not like you ever gave much when you did have it to give."

"But I knew how to help even if I didn't tell you I did." Ichigo nodded. "So what do we know?"

"That in the dreams I'm some kind of prince. Grimmjow is called Silane and is going to end up being my future captain/right hand man. Shiro or Si'ine is close to me and more then likely the dragon I was riding but can apparently take on a human form… not sure what else…"

"Well there was that thing about the 'next cycle' the dream you and Gri… Silane were talking about."

"Yeah … but that's still not much." Ichigo sighed resting his forehead in his hands.

"Give it time Ichigo, you only just started having the visions, and your dreams have only just started to clear." Urahara gripped his shoulder comfortingly. "And your Dad and I will always hear you out no matter how crazy what you have to say sounds."

'Daddy! Daddy look! I can do that spell you showed me!' A young boy ran down the hall calling out to the man walking in front of him. The boys hair was hanging around his shoulders it was orange with black underneath giving it a dark and more layered look. The man turned and scooped the boy up both laughing as the scene started to blur the words and colors fading.

"-igo…Ichigo!"

"Sorry…I think…I just….sorry…" He mumbled rubbing his eyes. "I saw something…it was like I was looking at a kid version of the me from the dreams. He was calling out to his dad saying he could do a spell that he had shown him."

"Who was the dad? Was it Isshin?"

"No, I don't think so." Ichigo sighed shaking his head. "But I can't be sure it started to get fuzzy and the sound faded when he turned around."

"Still it's something.…A spell… I wonder if it's a kido spell or something else…"

"What's up with you two looking so morbid?" Shinji said coming over and leaned on the back of the chair Ichigo was in.

"Just talking about some crazy dream I had." Ichigo said standing.

"Yeah well lighten up alright it's officially your birthday after all! Have some fun!" The blond captain said patting Ichigo roughly on the back. "Now come help me win this game!" Ichigo rolled his eyes and let himself be dragged off happy for the small distraction that Shinji was giving him. They stayed at the arcade another twenty minutes before heading off to the pool where Ichigo found out that Isshin and his sister had come to earlier to set up the picnic and had run home to get his swimsuit.

Everyone got changed though Ichigo seriously considered not doing it due to seeing a bunch of his female classmates from collage there. "Come on it's not like you're a twig there's nothing to be embarrassed about!" Renji said slapping him on the back before dragging him to the changing room.

"Embarrassed isn't the problem Renji, it's because I'm not a twig that I don't want to. I've gotten love letters from nearly all those girls, the moment I go out there without a shirt I'm never going to get to swim." Ichigo complained.

"Tell them you're gay they'll leave you alone." Shuhei offered chuckling at the idea.

"Yeah and have the ten fifteen gay guys that are here be all over me, no thanks."

"How do you know they are gay?" Renji asked and Ichigo just looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "You got letters from them too?" he asked unbelieving.

"I have no idea why all of a sudden everyone wants to date me. It's annoying as hell. I preferred going unnoticed by both the male and female population."

"And female? Why?"

"Because it was easier to get away from people when they weren't constantly trying to talk me into going out with them…" He sighed. "I can't believe I'm saying this but I miss high school where everyone was afraid of me because they though I was some punk gangster. They left me alone for the most part back then."

"Except for the gangs of course." Uryuu said as he left.

"Yeah except for them." Ichigo chuckled. He got changed and he Renji and Shuhei left the changing room and headed for the diving board but got swarmed by the girls halfway there. "Told you." He whispered to Renji.

"You look so strong."

"They all do!"

"Who are your friends Kurosaki-kun?"

"Yes are they like going to transfer because that would be awesome!"

"This is Renji, he already has a girlfriend and this is Shuhei, he has a crush on a dude, sorry girls, now if you excuse us we are going to have a diving competition." The girls all became crestfallen at his words on Renji and Shuhei but asked if they could at least help judge their dives.

"I do not have a crush on any 'dude'!" Shuhei whispered harshly at Ichigo as he walked away agreeing to the girls judging for them.

"Right because you aren't always drooling after Kensei." Ichigo smirked at his blush and Renji snickered.

"Wait…I don't have a girlfriend!" Renji whispered as they go in line behind Ikkaku.

"Yes but we all know you love Rukia, and unless you want those girls after you all day you'll leave it at she's your girlfriend." Ichigo said which made Shuhei laugh and Renji blush. "Most creative then?" he asked them and they nodded. "Alright."

They waited for everyone else to go and then Ichigo took his turn he went up and did a back flip off the high dive and a summersault into the water. The girls on the edge of the pool all cheered for him when he surfaced and swam off to the side so Renji could go. He decided to do some weird twisty spiny thing that amazingly looked kind of cool. The girls cheered for him too when he surfaced and went to join Ichigo on the side of the pool. Shuhei did a front flip into a spiral. The girls told them that they like Renji's the best since it was really crazy and wild then Ichigo's then Shuhei's.

"Cool well thanks. See ya." Ichigo said jumping back into the water and swimming off ditching Renji and Shuhei to the clutches of the college girls. He let himself float for awhile till he got hit with a beach ball looking around he saw Ikkaku holding it and looking at him with a grin. "Wanna play rough huh?" he grinned back at him, and so the war began. Eventually pulling several other people in and becoming a huge water fight free-for-all. The life guard eventually blew the whistle on them for getting to rough stopping the water war just in time for Yuzu to call all of them over for lunch.

There were four blankets laid out for everyone to sit on and have room while they ate. They all got there food and sat down on the blankets talking about random things. All but Ichigo, he wanted some time to himself and took his plate up into a tree that wasn't too far away from the group, he could see and hear them but they wouldn't be able to see him, not through the leaves. He finished his food and folded the paper plate up and shoved it in his pocket so that he wouldn't forget it. Looking up through the branches he was able to see a patch of sky as a light breeze blew by making him sigh contently as he got more comfortable. Then he fell asleep.

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"Prince! Prince Rouzin! Where are you!?" A rough voice called.

"Noisy pain in my ass." 'I'm dreaming again…and that voice calling for…me(?) sounded like Renji almost.'

"Dang it why does he always feel the need to vanish like this?" 'That was Rukia!'

"They both are." Dream Ichigo mumbled eyes still closed enjoying the breeze. They kept calling for him.

"Damn it! He's supposed to be meeting some nobles and he's missing! And where the hell are Si'ine and Silane!? They're like the only two that can ever find that pain in the ass!" the Renji sounding one said annoyed. Dream Ichigo looked down to see the man leaning on the tree he was in and held back a snicker. 'Maybe it is Renji…or his equivalent in this place.' The man had long red hair pulled back into a low ponytail. He had a sword on his hip and his clothes looked like what Ichigo assumed was a gourds uniform.

"If he's near by you should watch your words more carefully." The girl came over and stood next to him. 'Yeah that looks like Rukia, her hair's a bit longer though, longer even then back when I first met her.' Other then her hair being longer and the uniform close to what the Renji-man was wearing it definitely was her.

"I just wish he wouldn't hide all the time. Or would hide in a place that's easier to find him in."

"That would defeat the purpose of hiding, and all you really need to do is look up moron." Dream Ichigo drawled in a bored tone but smirked at them when they looked up to see him lounging on the branch. He jumped down. "Come on you two are supposed to be like my body guards right? It's just sad that you can't find me. Well at least you aren't my personal body guard, unlike you Si'ine is always there when he needs to be…and sometimes when he doesn't." He said looking over his shoulder at them and smirking again. "Are you two just going to laze out here all day or shall we go have a boring meeting with some nobles trying to sell their daughters off to me to get a higher position in the castle?"

The two cringed at his words. "While that may be somewhat true you really don't have to say it so bluntly. And you do realize that if you don't pick someone before your twenty-first then your father and mother have to pick for you. You lose all rights to the choice." The Rukia girl said.

Dream Ichigo sighed, "I know…I jut can't stand the fact that all these men are will to basically sell their daughters just to have a higher social standing, it makes me sick and I refuse to help them do that. Besides none of their daughters are ever interesting."

"Rouzin…Not every girl can be an adventurous-"

"Don't you dare bring her up!" He growled making her cringe. "Sorry…just please don't…it's still raw…"

"Sorry my Prince…" She apologized bowing her head a bit.

"Let's just get this over with…"

The image started to fade. 'So…like did something happen to the person he loved? Come on! I wanna know tell me! Please! Don't fade! Silane! Si'ine! Please!?'

'King…'

"Si'ine?'

A frozen image appeared but it was blurry. It was of a girl from what Ichigo could tell standing by a large lake but all he could see was her back.

'You aren't close enough to see this yet. I'm sorry.'

'Silane?'

The image faded and turned to black.

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"Oi! Ichigo where the heck did you disappear to people are getting ready to leave, they want to say good-bye!" Rukia called out for him. He sat up a bit and rubbed his eyes and looked down to see her walking by.

"Bastard always running off to who knows where." Renji commented following her hands behind his head.

"Renji be nice, he hasn't had much alone time the past two days maybe that's all he wanted." She scolded him.

"Whatever." He said leaning on the tree.

"Why does no on ever look up when they are searching for something or someone?" Ichigo asked jumping down. "It's very confusing." 'It's kind of like what happened in the dream…creepiness is over nine thousand…well maybe not quite yet but we are certainly approaching that number quickly.'

"Jerk what were you doing in a tree?" Renji asked after jumping in surprise.

"Like Rukia said I wanted some alone time." Ichigo told him heading over to where everyone was, "So you guys leaving?"

"Most of us yes." Byakuya said as he folded his towel.

Ichigo went around to everyone that was leaving and said good-bye. Those people included, Ikkaku, Yumichika, Byakuya, Shinji, Kensei, Shuhei, and Rangiku since she had paper work to finish. Leaving Toshiro, Rukia, Renji and all the humans behind. "So they've gone but you said the party wasn't over so what's next?" He asked Rukia.

"Not telling yet."

"Well I have to get to soccer practice, and Toshiro said he was going to fill in for one of our guys who got sick." Karin said as she and Toshiro headed for the gate Isshin glaring after Toshiro who was –in Isshin's opinion- walking to close to his dear baby girl.

"Alright see ya!" Ichigo called after his sister as he hit his father in the head, "Leave her be the girl is sixteen and nearly seventeen, she's going to fall for someone eventually it might as well be someone you know is more then capable of looking after her and who can put up with her stubbornness not to mention match it with his own. It's better then her falling in love with some sissy boy or a gangster right?"

"I guess…but it's just not fair she's my baby!" Isshin complained in his childish ways making Ichigo smile and shake his head confusing Isshin.

"And she always will be, but she has to grow up some time. You can't keep protecting her, she has the ability fight her own battles, if you would give her the chance. Both her and Yuzu are very strong in their own ways but you have to give the chance to show you." Ichigo told his father patting his shoulder and headed off to the changing room to get back into his regular clothes.

"It's amazing how much he's grown in the past year or so." Isshin said as Urahara came over and stood next to him.

"No…this…this isn't new, you're only just starting to see it. But Ichigo…he's been mature like this since gaining his powers the first time, yes he still goofed off and acted like a kid but sometime in those situations you have to or you go insane, not to mention he was still fifteen he was more then entitled to goof off every now and then. But that boy was born to lead though and with the ability to lead comes a certain understanding of what people need to hear. It makes it that much easier to believe that he might have very well been a prince and then a king in his past life." Urahara said thinking back over the past six years.

"I suppose…wait prince? King?" Isshin asked very confused now.

"Oh I suppose you haven't really had a chance to hear about his dream this past night. Well let me tell you in as exact words as I can from what he said." Urahara explained what Ichigo had told him earlier that morning and also about what had happened at the arcade.

"I see…" Isshin looked over at his son who was helping Yuzu fold the blankets up. "I can't help but worry though."

"It's a father's job to worry." Urahara told him, "He knows that he just likes to brush it off as you being annoying. If he didn't it'd probably put more weight on his shoulders."

"I don't mean to…" He said sadly.

"I know and I'm sure he does too. He's a good kid after all." The blond said trying to cheer his friend up.

"Alright Rukia everything's packed can you tell me now?" Ichigo huffed as he finished zipping the bag for the towels.

"Now well shall go see that movie you wanted to see since the trailer came out!" She announced.

"Seriously!? Sweet!" He cheered and started telling Renji about the trailer and what some of the reviews had said about it. Isshin and Yuzu said good-bye for now and took the picnic stuff home and stayed there letting Ichigo hang out with his friends while Urahara and Yoruichi made to leave. "Urahara! Wait up!" Ichigo jogged to catch up with them seeing them leaving. "In the tree... I fell asleep and had another dream."

"Really? Can you tell me quickly?" Ichigo nodded and did his best to summarize everything but not leave anything out. "Interesting, well now at least we know what your name in these dreams are. And this is your first time seeing anyone other then the espada and such?" Ichigo nodded, "Alright… Well go see your movie for now Rukia is waiting."

"Alright later!" he ran back to Rukia and the others and they headed off to the movie.

"Kisuke?" Yoruichi asked worried by his face.

"I'm not sure what to make of all this…in the last dream he was told he was getting married, then he saw himself as a little kid, and now he was a teenager I'm guessing… not to mention this Silane is some kind of neko person, and Si'ine may very well be a dragon. None of it makes sense." He rubbed a hand down his face.

"Maybe because we don't have enough pieces to the puzzle yet. Maybe all we are getting is random spots from the middle with no edge to go off of." Yoruichi said trying to make it better for him. "We just need to wait for a few more pieces is all."

"That's most likely the case, and to be honest right now it's irritating me to no end." Normally something like this would simply intrigue him but since it was Ichigo, someone he thought of as family, it frustrated him that he couldn't do more to help. "Lets head back to the shop I want to get some things ready for when the two of us head back to the zoo." Yoruichi nodded and they headed home to the shop.

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As the group left the theater they were all talking about the movie. "That was so epic and that last huge explosion! Pure awesomeness!" Keigo exclaimed.

"Yeah the entire thing was filled with awesomesauce! Except that one small bit in the middle that was just like snore!" Renji said smirking.

"Agreed but other then that it was great, so glad I got to see it in theaters!" Ichigo said happily hands folded behind his head as they walked. Ichigo listened as everyone talked about their favorite part a smile on his lips. He looked down confused when Tatsuki bumped him. "What?"

"You've been smiling a lot more recently, it's been a long time since you've smiled so much." She said smiling at him. "I'm sure your mom would be happy to so you smiling, I bet she wishes she could be here with you but in a way I guess she is." Ichigo's eyes widened in surprise and confusion. "After all once you love someone they never really leave you do they?" his face softened into a gentle smile thinking about her words.

"No they don't." he held his hand over his heart. "Thanks Tatsuki."

"For what?" She said smirking, "I didn't say anything." She winked and jogged to catch up with Orihime and Rukia who were discussing one of the scenes.

He shook his head, 'They've always been looking out for me in their own way haven't they?' 'Yes.' 'But still…it hurts that most of them don't believe me and aren't willing to listen when it comes to the dreams.' 'Probably because it doesn't make sense to them. the people you are trying to get them to believe are alive are the ones they see as enemies, they don't understand why you'd worry about them.' 'Most likely…but what if I tell Rukia about this last dream? The one with her and Renji in it.' 'I suppose it would be worth a try.'

"Oi! Ichigo you're spacing out!" Keigo yelled at him from a few feet away making him look up. He hadn't realized that he had stopped walking the others were all up ahead of him looking back at him waiting.

"Ah…sorry I got lost in thought." He scratched his head embarrassed. Keigo shrugged and started walking again along with the others but Rukia gave him a worried look. He shrugged and smiled. "Don't worry I was just talking with Zangetsu." He told her patting her head as he went by her.

"About what?" She pushed walking next to him at the back of the group.

"Not now Rukia." He said firmly making her sigh.

"It has to do with that doesn't it?" She asked irritated.

"Which is exactly why I said not now, so don't push it. I'd rather not have another argument with you so soon after the last one." He said sighing, "What's next then?" He asked changing the subject.

"Next…you have to wait." She said smirking at him.

"You suck." He fake pouted making her laugh.

"Alright, alright, there's a small carnival just outside of town that's where we're going."

"Carnival? Sounds interesting enough." They made they're way to the carnival that unlike what Rukia said wasn't very small. "How the heck didn't I know this was here?" Ichigo asked himself more then anything as he looked around.

"Let's play some of the games!" Tatsuki said pointing at some of them.

"I want cotton candy first!" Orihime said running over to one of he venders Tatsuki following behind her.

"I guess we don't necessarily have to stay together." Rukia said and Keigo took that as his cue to run off into the crowd to chase some girls he saw. Uryuu went to see one of the shows and Chad went to a different one. "Guess it's just us three now."

"Guess so." Renji said as the three started to walk through the crowd. They stopped by some of the games and Ichigo won a somewhat large toy dog for Yuzu and got Karin a prize as well. Rukia demanded to see the freak show so they went and found Uryuu there who was trying to figure out how they did some of the stranger stuff. Then they headed for some of the rides.

They all ended up in the food area around the same time for dinner and stayed together after that seeing some more of the shows and getting on a few more rides before leaving the carnival. "That was fun." Ichigo said as they headed back.

"I loved the freak show I wonder how they did all that stuff?" Orihime asked.

"Most of it has to do with diversion and slight of hand." Uryuu explained pushing up his glass. Orihime then asked about how they did everything so he did his best to tell her. Chad broke off from the group when they near his home and said good-bye, Orihime and Tatsuki left next soon followed by Uryuu and Keigo leaving just Rukia and Renji with Ichigo.

"Today was fun, thank you." Ichigo said as they got closer to his house.

"No need to thank us we had fun to so win-win." Rukia said cheerfully as they went inside.

"It was definitely fun. I need to get back to Soul Society now though, Captain Kuchiki only let me stay because Rukia asked see ya later Ichigo." Renji said waving.

"Later." He waved and Rukia gave him a look making him sigh, "Fine come on." They headed up to his room. "What do you want then?"

"What were you talking to Zangetsu about?"

"Whether or not I should tell you about the dream I had in the tree, but I think I'm not going to if you're going to sound all nasty about it." He told her laying down on his bed. She sat in his desk chair and rolled it up to the edge of the bed and poked him.

"Tell me."

"You going to let me talk without interrupting or biting my head off?" He asked propping himself up on his elbows to look at her and she nodded. "So I found out last night that in these dreams I'm apparently a prince of some kind and don't you dare laugh I see your mouth twitching." She slapped a hand over her mouth to try and hold it in. "Grimmjow and Silane are the same people and in the dreams he's going to be my right hand man, my Captain that oversees the arms and stuff." Rukia's face fell to a blank but wide eyed look. "Not sure who the others are yet, but in the tree like I said I had another dream. I was in a tree hiding because I didn't want to go to a meeting with some nobles and these two people were looking for me. Wanna guess who those two were?" she shrugged. "You and Renji." Her eyes got bigger. "Well your dream counterparts anyway, both of your hair was longer and you were wearing what I'm guessing were guard uniforms."

"…So…"

"This is the first time I've seen anyone outside of the espada. Well…in that little vision thing when I was talking with Urahara at the arcade I 'saw' Rouzin's father. Rouzin being me in the dreams. But I wasn't able to see him clearly so I've no idea who that is."

"…Gri…Grimmjow….you said…"

"That he was going to be my captain and right hand man. It does have a familiar ring to it doesn't it? Now where have we heard…oh yes the zoo when Clair was talking about the panther." Ichigo said pretending to remember making Rukia glare at him. "You can't tell me this isn't strange Rukia."

"You are the epitome of strange. It revolves around you Ichigo." She scoffed.

"I'm serious Rukia." He said firmly and annoyed.

"I know…" she sighed. "It's just…I'm worried is all…"

"I know, and I don't mean to worry you or anyone else, but I've always followed my gut, my instinct. And it's telling me not to ignore this and brush it aside, please Rukia every other crazy thing I've done by following my instinct you've followed right along beside me. Why can't you do it this time, why do you keep pushing what I say away?" he asked her sadly.

"I … it just doesn't make any sense Ichigo the other things you did made sense. But this…" she looked down not able to meet his eyes. "I'm sorry."

"Come with me and Urahara on Tuesday when we go back to the zoo for him to do his test things. I'm sure you'll see it then." He asked and waited after a few seconds she nodded.

"Ok, I'll have to get leave to come back but ok." She told him standing.

"Thank you Rukia."

"Of course, but you shouldn't get your hopes up too much Ichigo he might not find anything." He nodded, "I have to head back I should be able to come Tuesday I'll let you know." He nodded again and she headed back to Soul Society.

He changed into a pair of track pants and a tank then crawled into bed and sighed. "Please let us find something…I don't care what it is, just something that will get her to believe me." He mumbled before closing his eyes and falling asleep.

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(Careful it gets steamy (no smut) but steamy none the less)

Bright halls fill with beautiful paintings and colors fill Ichigo's vision. 'Another dream?' Walking down the halls Ichigo saw Silane and Si'ine talking just ahead of himself. 'Yep another dream.' "Oi what are you two weirdoes talking about?" he asked stopping just behind them hands in his pockets.

"No'in' much, jus' how we plan on seducin' ya li' a'ways." Si'ine said coming to his left and getting closer then need be.

"Perverts." He rolled his eyes and sighed.

"Aw, come on. You know you have fun with it too." Silane said now on his right and wrapped his arm around Rouzin's waist pulling himself closer. 'The FRICK! Get away, tell them to go away! And to get the frick off!'

"Why in the world would you think I have fun with you two constantly hitting on me? It's rather…how should I say this? Well first off we're all guys, second um just ew, third You are supposed to be my personal guard," He pointed at Si'ine, "and you are supposed to be my future right hand man." He said moving his finger to point at Silane before putting his hand back in his pocket.

"So?" they both asked resting their chins on his shoulders.

"Wha' be'er way ta protect ya then if I'm always with ya." Si'ine whispered in his ear before licking it making Rouzin go ridged.

"Yes and what better way for us to learn how the other thinks then if we are always together." Silane purred –literally- copying what Si'ine had done. 'AHHHH! Get The Frick Off!' Ichigo yelled even though he knew it wouldn't help. Rouzin shivered grossed out and tried to pull away from them. "Now, now where do you think you're going?" Silane asked pulling him back so that he was up against the wall. And unfortunately for Rouzin –and Ichigo- this portion of wall was indented so no one would see them unless they were purposely looking there.

"Get off and let me go!" He hissed at them, but with both of them using their body weight to hold him in he couldn't do much and the space wasn't very big.

"Now why would we do a thin' li' tha'?" Si'ine said his hand traveling across Rouzin's chest slowly.

"Because I said to OFF!" he tried to push them away to the sides to escape between them.

"I don' think tha's a good reason. Ya Silane?" Si'ine asked with a devilish grin.

"Nope not a good reason at all." Siline agreed his leg pushing between Rouzin's making him gasp and fight even more. But again unfortunately for him with how they were positioned it only made it worse.

"F***…" he grunted as he tried to move off without rubbing on Silane's leg anymore.

"I guess he wants to play, rubbing himself on me like that." Silane said with a cocky grin.

"Go F*** yourself you know damn well I don't want to do this!" 'Yes tell them off, get the perverts to leave!' "Get off no-ung." He was cut off by his own groan as Silane shifted his knee. "F***…"

"Ya Sure ya don' wanna play?" Si'ine whispered into his ear before nipping his earlobe.

"Shit…stop it." Rouzin breathed as his two supposed guards and friend continued to grope him. "Get off!" he looked up between them and started to really freak out. "OFFOFFOFFOFF! NOW! GET OFF!" he yelled pushing them away. Ichigo who was looking through Rouzin's eyes was completely shocked by who he saw and what came out of Rouzin's mouth next. "This is so not what it looks like Dad, Uncle, I swear!"

'DAD!? UNCLE!? One of them is Rouzin's father!?'

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I really need you to read my question and to answer it please!

This question is very important to the continuation of the story! Do you my readers want Aizen to be a main player in this story or just a backdrop that is mentioned a few times?

Please tell me I need to know or else I won't be able to write the next chapter.

Now other then that supper important question that I need as many of you as possible to answer is out of the way. I made a DBZ reference did ya see it? The carnival was random but I had no idea what to do and that was the first thing that popped into my head.

Who do you think the dad and uncle are?

Who would be the funniest person for Ichigo to have as a dad other then Isshin?

And should Aizen be a main player or just get mentioned a few times? (yes I asked again because I really need to know the answer)

Please please please tell other wise I won't be able to write the next chapter, I honestly can't decide which direction to go and it will have an impact on the story if he's a big part or a small part. So please tell me if you want him in it or not.