Chapter 3

"How did you guys get Kenny to dress like that?" Yumikou asks as the five girls walk to the park. It was Saturday, and they were having a girls day out.

"Yumi-chan annoyed him until he said yes." Aika says as they sit under a tree.

"Sounds like Ani. That must be where he went after I went home...Hey wait a minute! How come it was only my surprise party? It was Ani's birthday too." Yumikou asks as she stretches out on the soft grass.

"It was going to both of your guys party, but Yumichika forced it out of Ikkaku, so we had to let him help plan it." Kaoru says laying beside her friend. The other three girls mimic their actions, and there is a rare moment of silence among the group.

"What happened to your guy's wounds!?" Aika yells, shattering the peace.

"We had Orihime heal them before the party." Mikazuki says bluntly, staring at the sky.

"This is where I first met Ichigo." Yuki mumbles after a short silence.

"Really? What happened?" Aika asks excitedly.

Flashback

"I'm so blasting bored!" Yuki yells miserably from her place in a tree. She was in the local park in Karakura town, and all of her friends were doing something leaving her to entertain herself. Yuki's loud outburst is ignored for two reasons: one, the park was completely empty at this late hour, and two, she was currently in her Soul Reaper form.

"Yamamoto-soutaichou sent us here to join school, but school just ended." Yuki mumbles to herself, when her Soul Phone beeps. Before Yuki can get the coordinates, an orange-haired Soul Reaper crashes into the park, followed closely by a large Hollow. Yuki looks at the boy, and figures that he could use some help, either that or he likes to bleed. She shrugs and flashsteps toward him.

"You want some help?"

"Sure." The teen mumbles sarcastically, and Yuki smirks. Jumping over the wounded youth, Yuki draws her sword and kills the Hollow. She lands in front of the teen as she sheaths her sword.

"Who are you?"

"Ichigo Kurosaki. You?"

"Yuki Hitsugaya."

"Hitsugaya, as in Toshiro Hitsugaya!?"

"Yeah, he's my brother."

"Must be weird having a younger brother who's stronger than you."

"Younger? Toshiro is my Ani."

"..."

Flashback End

"You are so weird." Kaoru says, and Yuki glares at her.

"Well then how did you meet Byakuya then!?" Yuki yells, and Kaoru laughs.

"I was hiding from Ani."

"What do you mean?" Aika asks, and Kaoru laughs again.

Flashback

"Finally." Kaoru mumbles, stopping to rest against a tree.

"Imouto!" Gin yells, and Kaoru jumps into the tree.

"I thought I saw her." Gin mumbles, walking under the tree. Frowning, Gin walks away and Kaoru sighs.

"Now to get out of here before he comes back." Kaoru mumbles, standing up. The tree branch snaps, and Kaoru finds herself on the ground.

"Ow...better get out of here." Kaoru mumbles to herself, brushing dirt off of her clothes as she stands up.

"What are you doing here?" An icy cold voice asks behind Kaoru, and she pales.

"Blast." Kaoru mumbles, turning around to find the one and only Byakuya Kuchiki glaring at her.

"What are you doing here?" He repeats, and Kaoru laughs nervously.

"Well, I was hiding from my brother, and the tree branch I was standing on broke."

"Who are you?" Byakuya asks, narrowing his eyes.

"Kaoru Ichimaru." Kaoru says, glaring back at the Taichou.

"One of the Academy graduates." He mumbles to himself and she frowns.

"So! I can still kick your ass!" Kaoru yells, drawing her sword.

"If you attack me, you'll be sentenced to death."

"I hate you." Kaoru growls, sheathing her sword. A small smile graces Byakuya's lips, and Kaoru stares at him.

"Did you just smile!?"

"You can hide from Gin here." Byakuya says, walking into his house.

"Thank you." Kaoru says, following him.

Flashback End

"That was a long time ago!" Yuki yells, and Kaoru smirks.

"Correct, you asked for the first time we met, not when we started dating." Kaoru says, her smirk growing.

"You suck."

"Thanks. So Yumikou, how did you met Kenny without him killing you?" Kaoru asks, and Yumikou blinks.

"It was Ani's fault.

Flashback

"For the last time, I'm not Yumichika!!" Yumikou yells at the pink-haired fukutaichou of the 11th squad.

"Yumichika!" Yachiru whines, and Yumikou runs away from the thick-headed girl.

Yachiru follows her, but quickly gets lost due to her poor sense of direction. Glancing behind her, Yumikou sighs, and crashes into a blasting wall and falls on her butt.

"Ow." Yumikou mumbles looking up. She realizes that she hadn't run into a wall, but Kenpachi Zaraki, Taichou of her brother's squad.

"Watch where you're going Yumichika." The scarred Taichou growls, and Yumikou's eye twitches.

"I'm not Yumichika!!!" Yumikou yells, jumping to her feet.

"Yumichika!" Yachiru yells, appearing on Kenny's shoulder. Yumikou sighs, and smacks her own forehead.

"I'M NOT YUMICHIKA!!!!"

"What are you yelling about imouto?" Yumichika asks, as he and Ikkaku walk around the corner in the alley.

"There are two Yumichikas?" Yachiru asks, and everyone looks between the two Yumi's.

"WE'RE TWINS!" Yumikou yells, and Ikkaku laughs.

"Well I guess we know where Yumichika's manliness went." Ikkaku chuckles, and the twins glare at him.

"Are you really going to bring that up again?" Yumichika asks, and Ikkaku grabs him, before the two flashstep away. Yumikou blinks, before walking away laughing.

Flashback End

"Wow, you walked away from Kenny." Kaoru says and Yumikou punches.

"Shut up!"

"You really did Yumichika's manliness." Kaoru says, and Yumikou punches her again.

"Shut up!"

"So Mikazuki and Aika, you haven't told us how you met your boyfriends." Yuki says, and the two blink.

"What's to tell? He was my Taichou, now he's my boss." Mikazuki says with a shrug.

"As for me and Shuuhei, I don't know. We just kinda met, and then started going out."

"Lame!" Everyone yells.

"I thought you met Shuuhei when you joined our squad." Yuki comments, and Aika blinks.

"I ran into him while I was running from Hentai-nii. Does that really count as a meeting?"

"Yes." Everyone deadpan, and Aika sweat drops.

"Okay then..."

"It's starting to get late, we should head back." Kaoru mumbles, looking at the sky. The girls had been having such a good time, that they hadn't realized that the afternoon sun had slowly crossed the sky and was setting.

"I guess." Yumikou mumbles as the five stand up.

"Yeah, we don't want Hentai-nii, or Gin for that matter, to come looking for us." Aika says, shuddering. Kaoru mimics her actions, before everyone laughs.

"Let's go." Mikazuki says, and the 5 head back to their separate, but close, houses.