Ichigo Kurosaki walked though the streets of Karakura Town. Why the hell is everything so damn boring? He thought as he walked up to the front porch of his house. Just that day he had hung out with his friend Keigo, but soon became very annoyed by his friend and left. He'd tried to find somewhere else to hang out, but nothing was interesting.

He opened the door to his house. "ICHIGO!!!!!!!!!!!"

He was immediately attacked by his dad, which was normal in the Kurosaki household. Ichigo engaged his father in combat; the end result was him being victorious. "Seriously, dad, is that any way to welcome home your own son?" he asked as he walked by his dad on the floor.

"There is nothing more I can teach you my son." His voice was filled with annoying pride.

"Whatever, I'll be in my room."

Rukia Kuchki exited the senkaimon, right next to Urahara's shop.

"What brings you here, Rukia." The ex-Shinigami greeted her.

"trouble." She answered. The man pulled his green and white striped hat down over his eyes.

"How bad?" he asked.

"We don't know yet, but we're calling all Shinigami that can be spared back to the soul society….. including Ichigo."

"It must not be that bad if they need Ichigo." Urahara joked. But Rukia's face remained serious. "It's pretty bad isn't it."

"One of the taichos is very injured. And we've no idea what happened. That's why we're calling everyone back." She stated gravely.

"I see, well you'd best get a move on."

Ichigo though his bag down after getting his homework out. I must be even more bored than I thought to be doing homework on a Saturday! Just then, the window opened and a familiar face appeared in front of him. "Rukia?"

"Come with me." Was all she said before using her glove to propel him out of his body and drag him away.

"Where are we going?" he protested.

"To the Soul Society, Orders from Head-Captain Yamamoto."

The Squad one barracks, Ichigo had never stepped foot inside this building before, and to be entering in on a captain's meeting? He didn't know whether to feel honored or apprehensive. What if I'm in trouble? Rukia still hasn't told me why I'm here. What if I did something wrong! But his musings were cut short as the big doors opened and Rukia pushed him inside.

Entering the large room rather ungracefully, Ichigo was met by the eyes of many Shinigami, some were familiar, others were not, and almost all of them wore white captain's Haioris. And so the fun begins. Ichigo thought sourly. He stepped forward, about to address the head-captain and ask what he had done wrong when he felt two hands roughly pull him back.

"You idiot!" Renji hissed in his ear. "What do you think you were doing?"

"About to ask what I did wrong I guess." He replied.

"Wrong?" this time it was Rukia.

"Yeah, why else would I be here." The substitute shinigami was less than apologetic.

"You really are stupid." Renji piped in again, "this meeting hasn't been called because of you!"

Bringing a hand up to scratch the back of his orange-haired head, he smiled. "Well that's good; I was getting pretty nervous there for a while."

Before Renji could make another remark, Head-Captain Yamamoto called them to order. "Attention! This meeting has been called to discuss something very urgent that is happening in the soul society. There is an enemy within our very walls and we've no idea who, or what his intentions are."

"All due respect Sotaicho," Kyourako-Taicho stated, "But how are we supposed to find the information needed to catch the enemy, or even find out who he is."

"Send her in!" the head-captain responded. The double doors opened and Rangiku stepped in. "Rangiku was there when the misfortune happened to Hitsugaya taicho."

Rangiku kept her head bent as she walked, Ichigo noticed she limped slightly. He almost took a step forward, if not for Rukia holding him back.

"Rangiku." She looked up at the head-captain, Ichigo now saw her face. She had dark circles under her eyes, showing sleep had not come to her these past few days. "I know this may be hard for you, but I need you to recount everything that happened to you and Hitsugaya Taicho." She lowered her head, as if she were a small child being asked to repent of a wrong she did. Then she spoke.