CAPTER 6! FINALLY! :D

The morning began with the sound of a baby crying.

"Lili, Lili! Shush!" Shaylee shouted from upstairs. Hina sleepily walked down the stairs to find Izuru sleeping.

"He's still asleep!" she called up. The mother and father walked downstairs for breakfast. Shaylee walked downstairs cradling Lili who has a binky in her mouth. Shaylee handed Lili to Hina, and walked into the kitchen to help her mother with making the food.

"Hey mom," said Shaylee.

"What Shaylee?" responded the mother.

"You remember a fourth child?"

"Patrina. Honestly Shaylee, how could I forget our second child?"

"Well, Izuru claims to know her. "

"What?!"

"Exactly."

"I wonder how….." The toaster dings. "Oh, toast is ready." The mother grabbed a plate and took out four pieces of toast and a bagel. Shaylee took the eggs off of the frying pan and put them on a second serving plate. After the table was set, Shaylee went to wake up Izuru, who was still sleeping on the couch.

"Izuru, wake up. Come on lazy bones!" he just turned on his side. Shaylee was losing her very small temper. "Come on!" She started to shake him. His eyes shot open.

"What?"

"Breakfast is ready baka."

"Oh. Well I didn't know!"

"Says the late sleeper." Shaylee mumbled. "Well, come on!" She said, and dragged him out of the living room.

I smelled eggs, bacon, and pancakes coming from a plate.

"Wake up Patrina, or I'll eat your share." I heard someone say.

"No…" Though I didn't have much of an appetite, I was a little hungry and I knew it wasn't my stomach just hurting. Oh what memories came to my mind when that person said they would eat my share. My dad used to say that to me. I was always a late riser.

"Patrina, honey wake up." He would say.

"No daddy no!" I would yell at him.

"Then get up sleepy head."

"No daddy…"

"Okay fine I'll eat your breakfast then."

"No!" at that time I would spring out of bed and run downstairs.

"Do you want me to eat your share?" asked the stranger.

"No." I opened my eyes to see Ukitake looking at me. "Captain!" I said, surprised

"Hey Patrina." He smiled at me. "I took squad thirteen off duty today, so I could watch you because of your pain."

"Yeah. I'm still really, really soar."

"In the appetite to eat?"

"Yeah, a little. Probably not all of it." I pushed myself up a bit and Ukitake placed the plate on my lap with my silverware and I started to slowly eat my meal. Ukitake sat next to me.

"So….. What really happened yesterday?"

"I dunno…." I shrugged. "It's mainly gone now…."

"Just be careful, you don't know how bad it's gonna come, if the pains not over."

"Yeah…" I licked the bacon grease off my fingers, put my plate back, and turned over. "Not hungry anymore." I said.

Izuru finished breakfast with the Leeons a while ago, and now they were talking to Izuru about what he was doing in the World of the Living.

"So, you were here to fight off other monsters?" asked an interested Hina.

"Yeah, pretty much." He responded. All of a sudden, Izuru's soul pager rang. "Hang on a sec guys." He said, and walked out into the hallway. "Hello?" he answered it.

"Izuru?" came captain Ukitake's voice.

"Yeah, why are you calling me?"

"It's Patrina." Came the captain's worried voice. "She's not eating much, she had no lunch only two pieces of bacon, and, she's major soar. So much pain she was in yesterday….. She really needs you." Izuru could tell the worry in his voice.

"I'll be right there." He ended the call and walked into the room. "Thank you for letting me stay. I have to get back to the Soul Society." He left the room in a hurry, to the hall, to be followed by Shaylee.

"Wait! Izuru!" she yelled to him.

"What?" he stopped and she caught up to him.

"It's Patrina, isn't it." She asked.

"Yeah….." suddenly, she hugged him tight.

"This is for Pat…" her voice was quivering. "From all of us…" She squeezed him tight and then let go. "Go give her the love she needs…."

"I will Shay, I will." Izuru left that instant.

Moments later, I was laying on my side.

"Patrina, why aren't you talking to me?" Ukitake concernly asked "What's wrong?" I still wouldn't talk. I didn't wanna talk to my captain. I was still hurting a big deal…. I really wasn't hungry either. Like I expected, the worst days of my life was this week and a half….

"How is she?" the door opening and someone's voice was all I heard.

"I don't know, she won't talk to me. At all. Hasn't since breakfast."

"Wow. Pat, why aren't you talking?" now I could tell that someone was Izuru. I didn't even want to talk to him right now. "Patrina, what's a matter?" Izuru asked gently. I still wouldn't answer. "Pat, come on…." I stayed as silent as a field that has no breeze. "Patrina, talk to me or I'm leaving." I didn't take him saying that seriously, but he got up and started walking away. "Goodbye Ukitake." He said to the captain.

"I-i-izu… Wait…" I managed to stammer out.

"Hm?" Izuru was standing faced towards the door.

"D-d-don't go!" I yelled to him. I jerked up, and then I burst into tears.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Izuru rushed to my bed in a second. "Hey Pat calm down….." he put his arms around me and I leaned into his chest. I was sobbing "Calm down…" Izuru stroked my hair. I calmed down a little, but I was still crying pretty hard. He was still stroking my hair when he questioned me. "Now, just tell me. What is wrong?"

"This week is horrible." I sobbed out. "I hate it, I hate it!" Izuru brought me into a hug.

"Calm it down already Pat, I met a bunch of people, and they were so much like you. Kind, fragile, could see spirits, and guess what their names were?"

"Huh?" My tears finally stopped.

"There was a mother, a father, Shaylee, Lili, and Hina. And guess what also?"

"What?"

"Their last names were Leeon."

"My family" I gasped. "You met them? They had two others?"

"Yep. Hina and Lili. You don't know them and they don't know you. But Shaylee remembers you, and she talks to you every day. Well, your photo in a cabinet." My eyes teared up again "And this hug, is from all of them." Then he shrugged. "And from me I guess." I started to cry again.

"Thank you…. Izuru… Thank you, thank you, thank you…." I mumbled.

"Hey, no prob, just calm down okay?" I nodded and cleared my eyes on his shoulder. "Okay. Now…. You hungry?"

"Yeah….. A little."

"Kay, I'll go get something for you. Be back in a few" he let go of me and walked out.

"Now, aren't you glad I got him?" came Ukitake's voice from behind.

"Yeah captain, thanks. I'm sorry I wouldn't talk…But I wasn't really hungry at the time, and I was and am still hurting now. I'm just so sor-"

"Hey. Stop it. It's nothing."

"Kay… You sure?"

"Sure."

"Okay…." Hanataro walked in with a tray of snacks.

"Ms. Patrina, I brought you some food…"

"Thanks Hanataro."

"You feel better Ms. Patrina?"

"No."

"Oh." Izuru walked in after Hanataro. "Hi again Izu."

"Hey Pat. So… Want anything?" Izuru grabbed a cracker and started eating it.

"I would get a chip, but I don't want to get up." Izuru gave me a chip while eating his cracker and also placed the serving platter on my lap. I ate two chips and then turned over. "I'm done."

"Only two chips Patrina?" Ukitake asked.

"Ms. Patrina, eat more." Encouraged Hanataro.

"No, not hungry."

"Oh come on." Said Ukitake. Izuru glared at me.

"Patrina, eat!" he demanded.

"Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?"

"Because you can starve, but you won't heal faster because you're not getting any nutrients at all! So, eat!"

"O…kay?" I turned over and started to slowly eat more food.

"Wow Izuru, since when have you known that stuff?" asked Ukitake. Izuru shrugged.

"I don't really know."

"Smart ass." I mumbled.

"What did you just call me?!"

"You heard me." I snickered, and continued to eat. Izuru glared at me, and the next hour or so was silent with only me eating. It took a while, but I almost finished the whole plate. "Oy, I'm stuffed." I sunk into my clump of blankets.

"Feel better?" asked Izuru.

"No, I feel horrible." I said sarcastically.

"Wow….."

"My muscles still hurt though."

"Oh."

"Yeah but not as bad." I stuck my tongue out at him.

"You little snot." He said to me.

"What can I say? I'm a little devilish at times."

"I see. Then you're the devil of the family."

"Nah, that is Shay-Shay. I'm not that evil." I laughed.

"She really does seem sweeter than you."

"Nope, she's a devil at heart."

"I don't believe you." I laughed again.

"Oh trust me, you don't know her well enough you dumb blonde."

"Hey I only knew her for a night. So you be quiet."

"Pff. A night."

"Do you two always bicker?" asked Ukitake, interrupting our argument.

"No, but she started it." Izuru pointed at me.

"Hey, hey, hey, blondie, don't go pointing fingers." I flicked his head and grabbed his wrist and brought it down. Izuru glared at me and I smirked at him. "Bring it blondie."

"Shut up you brownie."

"Brownie? What the heck?" Izuru laughed.

"Well, you have brown hair brownie."

"Now you shut up blondie." Ukitake sweatdropped watching me and Izuru bickering until night time pitch black. I yawned.

"Tired so soon Pat?"

"Shut it Izu." I yawned again. "So what if I'm tired?"

"Well, you're cute tired." I blushed.

"No. I'm not even cute."

"Yes, yes you are."

"Nope."

"Fine. Believe what you want." I laughed.

"Okay then I will." I sunk into the fluffy cushioning of my bed. I grabbed my stuffed bunny and rolled over and passed out into a deep sleep.

"Ukitake, I have to go back… Before I do, I need to ask this. Can I bring her? I mean get her tomorrow."

"We will have to ask Unohanna though."

"Got that. It probably will depend on how she's coming along."

"Yeah. Why do you want to bring her? If I may ask."

"Her family."

"Oh."

"Yeah." Izuru sat on my bed and stroked my hair. "Bye Pat." He said. "I have to go back now. Sorry. I'll get you tomorrow maybe." I opened my eyes and grabbed the hand that was stroking my hair.

"Promise?" I asked, and moved my hand so that our fingers were next to each other.

"Promise." He said, and squeezed my hand.

"Now go back to sleep. Izuru has to go now." Said Ukitake.

"Kay…" I muttered, and turned back onto my side hugging my stuffed rabbit. Izuru stayed until I fell asleep again, and then left.

Moments later, he arrived back at the Leeon's house. He rang the doorbell and the door opened, with the family letting him in. Izuru walked into the living room and just flopped on the couch. He was glad to have got me calm but…. Man was it exhausting for him. Next thing he knew, the mother, the father, and Shaylee were all standing at the door.

"Shaylee told us that you know our girl." Said the father.

"Yes, that is true." He responded.

"Really?" asked the mother.

"True to my word."

"Is she safe?"

"Yeah, she is."

"Thanks goodness…" mumbled the mother. The mother and father got up and left.

"Sorry bout that. They wanted to know…"

"It's okay Shaylee."

"So…. How is she?"

"Exhausting work. Brownie is exhausting work."

"Heh, brownie. Where did that nickname come from?"

"Her hair color. She called me blondie….." Shaylee laughed.

"You are a blondie."

"You devil." Izuru glared at her.

"So… What was wrong with her?"

"She wasn't eating, talking, and she was in a lot of pain."

"Oh. Wait? So how did you get her to do that again?"

"Let's see…. I lectured her into eating and got called a smart ass… Then she started an argument with me, so I guess her pain lessened….."

"Heh, you are a smart ass." Izuru glared again at Shaylee.

"Hey, hey! Just saying!"

"She was right….. You are a devil Shaylee."

"You should see her with her boyfriend." Piped up Hina, who walked in. "She teases him like crazy." Shaylee laughed again.

"That's a different story. He knows I like him a lot."

"Well that's still devilish Shay shay!" Izuru laughed.

"Now shoo girls!" he said. "I'm tired."

"No, we will bother you forever."

"Shoo you devil!"

"No."

"Okay!" said Hina and cheerfully left.

"I'm still not leaving." Teased Shaylee.

"Fine then." Izuru pushed Shaylee off the couch.

"Hey!"

"Your fault Shaylee. I told you to leave." He said and flipped to the couch. He ignored whatever Shaylee said after that and fell asleep.

;3 reviews would be appreciated ;3

Izuru: I got called a smart ass 3 times this chapter TTATT

Shaylee: correction. Only two times.

Izuru: WILL YOU JUST GO AWAY ALREADY?!