Ichigo sighed and stood up. "I'll get it."

As he was making his way towards the door, the doorbell kept ringing and ringing annoyingly. Ichigo put his best scowl on for the annoying guests.

Ichigo opened the door, and to his surprise, something small and pink flew strait for his head. He yelled and put his arms up to block the thing.

"Yachiru, c'mon, don't be like that." said a deep voice coming from a very familiar friend and enemy.

Kenpachi Zaraki, Yachiru Kusajishi, Toshiro Hitsugaya, and Rangiku Matsumoto stood in Ichigo's doorway. Yachiru giggled at Ichigo's blank face.

"Wow, guys…I wasn't expecting you…" Ichigo trailed off as Zaraki stepped in the house without asking. Ichigo suddenly got really nervous as he stepped inside and said, "Well you wouldn't deny us entrance, would you?" Zaraki grinned and looked around. "Nice place." Then he noticed Byakuya, Renji, and Hisana standing in the hallway.

"Kuchiki! Abarai! How's it going?"

Toshiro smacked Zaraki in the arm and whispered, "Zaraki, they just had a funeral. Stop being disrespectful!" He glanced around as well, and caught sight of Hisana. What he was about to say next stuck in his throat. Hisana blushed furiously.

Matsumoto came "busting" in and said rudely, "Who are you?" to Hisana. Hisana was still looking at Toshiro and her face got even redder at being addressed.

"This is Hisana, my daughter. Hisana, this is Matsumoto, Yachiru, Zaraki, and Toshiro." He pointed to them in turn while Toshiro yelled, "It's 'Captain Hitsugaya' to you, Kurosaki!"

Hisana's eyes widened, "You're a Captain?" Toshiro nodded, chest out proudly. "Tenth company. Matsumoto is my vice captain." Hisana looked Matsumoto up and down, discouraged at Matsumoto's huge boobs.

Ichigo waved them into the living room. "Let's go discuss why you all are here in the living room, shall we?"

As Zaraki went by, he whispered to Hisana, "Just a heads up, Toshiro is about 150 years old." He winked at her when she blushed tomato red.

**

Once they were all comfortably seated, Renji said, "Hey, where are Ikkaku and Yumichika?"

"They couldn't come, they had to watch over the Squad." answered Yachiru in her squeaky voice.

Hitsugaya poured himself a cup of tea. "I am here to supervise this group," he said, glaring at an oblivious Matsumoto, "and to pay my respects."

Zaraki shook his head. "It's such a shame…I never did get to fight with her." Ichigo, Byakuya, Renji, and Toshiro (Byakuya especially) glared at him. Hisana just looked confused.

Ichigo scowled at him and said to Hisana, "This demon," Zaraki grinned at that. "is a fighting machine. He lives to fight people. I almost died fighting him."

Hisana knew there was something about him that scared her, and now she knew why. Maybe it's the "soul pressure" he has. It seems like death is near… Hisana shivered. He's scarier than Uncle Byakuya!

Matsumoto stretched her legs out on the coffee table in front of her. "Well, Ichigo, the thing is… We don't really have a place to stay, so if you could be so kind…" Toshiro pushed her feet off the table and said to Ichigo apologetically, "Yes, I am sorry for her bluntness, but we really don't have anywhere to go…"

Ichigo shrugged his shoulders. "Stay with Inoue, like last time." Hisana got angry at the thought of Toshiro alone in a house full of big boobed women.

"Ooo, good idea! I'll call her!" Matsumoto went out in the hall to call Orhime. Zaraki shifted uncomfortably. "I don't really want to stay with them… if it's alright with you, Yachiru and I will sleep on your couch." Ichigo sighed and said yes.

Byakuya and Renji were staying in the guest room upstairs. It had two beds, but every time Ichigo went in, it seemed only one bed was messed up…

Matsumoto interrupted Ichigo's train of thought as she said, "Orhime's letting us stay over! C'mon, Taichou!" She grabbed his arm, but he shook it off and said, "I'm going to stay here. I'll drop by tomorrow morning." He glanced quickly at Hisana. Matsumoto looked confused, and then glanced between Toshiro and Hisana. Her face lit up when she realized.

"Oh, ok! You have fun, k?" She gave him a knowing grin, and left. Toshiro was blushing. As Renji and Byakuya went upstairs, Renji ruffled Toshiro's hair and smirked. "Ah, young love!"

Toshiro replied with a well timed, "Ah, gay love."