So I did it guys, I finished another chapter! This chapter is going to clear some mysteries up and create some more. I loved my reviews and actually replied to them this time. I'm going to try and finished the next part of my Zaraki story before posting on this again. But we'll see how well that goes.

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Death101- Fox Version – This chapter should answer your question.

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In a very quick ten minutes Youko had taken Tora to her room, woke up Kurone, and put someone on guard. He knew something was wrong and he wanted to get to the bottom of it. A thief doesn't break into a fellow thieves fortress without a reason. It's practically suicide. He'd only been searching for a day but he'd found some pretty good leads. More so on Tora than Jiro, it's as if he had appeared from out of no where. No one could tell Youko any information from before Jiro had set a reputation as a thief. Standing on the outskirts of Tourin both he and Kurone surveyed the small village. It was a quaint and obviously poor village. A large river ran through the middle of it, all the people looked the same though. In a general appearance. They were all tall and lanky, with long black hair. So black it had an almost greenish tint to it. From what he could tell they were all very pale as well. So much so that it was a great contrast to their hair color.

Slowly the two walked into the town surveying the people's reactions to their presence. It seemed as though they were going to act as though they didn't even exist. A few people stepped out of their way and went into their homes. The rest however ignored. The town wasn't nearly as poor as it seemed down here. Once inside it was a bustling town, with very fine goods. Youko took a glance at his partner, who seemed to be on edge. Kurone was normally a really relaxed person if they weren't planning. On information gathering he normally was extremely laid back, however something had him uncomfortable.

How were they supposed to learn anything about Tora or Jiro if no one would stop and acknowledge them? An older woman stood not too far ahead of them, she seemed like a perfect target. Maybe the old woman knew something. Kurone and Youko quickly glanced at one another before continuing towards the woman. Something was wrong with her, which was obvious. As they got closer they noticed her eyes were a clear blue. She was blind.

"What do you want?"

Her voice lashed out at them, obviously agitated by their intrusion into her space. Though she seemed rude enough the look on her face said otherwise. In fact she seemed quite content, almost as if she'd wanted them to come over and speak with her.

"Do you know anything about a man named Jiro?"

The woman's brows furrowed in frustration, as if she was trying to dig something from the farthest corner of her mind. Slowly though she shook her head no, another dead point. Youko was getting tired of this. How could someone just appear out of no where like that? It wasn't possible at all.

"How about a girl named Tora?" Glancing over he was surprised that Kurone had spoke up. Let alone about Tora, sure that's what they were in this town for. Looking back at the old woman he noticed a very angry look on her old face. An extremely angry look at that.

"Leave. I want nothing to do with that worthless half-breed."

Before either of them could utter another word she was stalking off towards her home. If he wasn't so surprised Youko would have ran after her questioning the woman. Though he doubted she would be telling him any useful information. Farther down they noticed a man standing off the edge of the river, people seemed to be avoiding him just as much as they were avoiding the pair. Youko looked him over trying to find why they would act so. He looked just like them; his long black hair fell in a braid down his back. He wore a traditional men's kimono that was black with a purple dragon design. A simple pair of zori sandals were on his feet. So all in all he didn't seem too important. In fact he looked about the same as every other member of this little town. His violet eyes seemed to be searching for something on the other side of the lake, before they slowly turned to lock with gold orbs. They'd been spotted. The man slowly motioned for the pair to come join him. Glancing at his partner he saw the hesitance in Kurone's eyes. Sure he had every reason to be hesitant of this person. Neither of them knew who exactly he was, however Youko needed answers.

Not wasting another second the fox started to stalk towards the man. It wasn't till he was a couple feet away from the man that he noticed a pair of black cat ears. "You aren't from around here." His voice was deep and extremely husky. An awkward contrast to his pretty boy looks. It gave him a more abrasive appearance in Youko's eyes.

"Do you know anything about a girl named Tora? She was supposed to have grown up in this village."

A smirk seemed to slide across the mans face, the laughter even reaching his eyes. A completely different reaction from the old woman's.

"Yes I know of her."

The pair watched as the man thought about what to say. They obviously weren't going to speak another word until he spoke up.

"In fact, have you seen her? I heard her mate has been searching for her."

Youko's heart sank. Mate? He'd never seen a mating mark on her. Hell she didn't even carry the sent of another male. How could she be mated then? The two were too lost in their own thoughts to notice the smirk that was slowly creeping across the mans face. He needed to return to the fortress, he needed to think. He needed to talk to Tora. How is that even possible? How could that slip under his nose?

"Do you know who her mate is?"

How could Kurone ask such a question? It was bad enough knowing she had a mate let alone actually knowing who the man was. However, if they were able to find him, he might be able to answer some questions for them.

"I believe his name was Jiro."

"What do you have to tell me Sheng?"

Glancing back at the monitor he saw a smug smirk on his counterparts pale face. His ebony ears twitched with excitement. Jiro was not in the mood to wait for Sheng to express how he had further helped their plot. However to see the man so eager meant things went according to plan. In fact he didn't even want to hear what he had to say, he already knew the answer. It humored him how easily people could be manipulated to do what you needed and wanted them to do. Take Sheng for instance, Jiro had completely brain washed him. Turned him against his very own family. It seemed as if even now Sheng was willing to place his younger sisters soul on a platter for the man. Well actually he'd already done that.

"The fox and the bat started back towards their fortress the moment your name was mentioned. It was as if their fears had been confirmed."

Nodding Jiro turned the screen off before relishing in the moment. Soon shit would hit the fan; all he needed was to fit one last piece into the puzzle. Fixing his coat be began another call out, the screen was black for a moment before the face of a woman showed up. Her blue eyes were curious as always.

"Continue with the next phase of our plan Tobsha."

"Yes my lord."

With a curt nod the magenta headed woman turned off her communicator. Everything was going exactly how he wanted it to. The idiots were playing right into his hand. Walking over to his chair he stared out the window wondering how long it would take. It hadn't taken Jiro long to figure out that the one way to beat Youko was with women. That's why it had been so simple when he'd sent Tobsha over to him. All he'd had to do was place the locater in a diffrent location than the wrist. It had been much more painful but it was worth it. Look where he was now. Leaning his head into his hand a small smirk spread across his face. He was eager to see where the everything would fall. Of course it'd all still be in his ball park but he had some plans for not only little Tora, but that fox as well.

Tora sat slumped against her wall, it'd seemed like she'd been sitting there for hours. Who knows how long it'd actually been. Not a single word had been uttered since she spoke to her 'guard.' If she could kill her right now, she would. There was this feeling of worry that kept twisting in her stomach. Something felt off, but she couldn't pin point what exactly it was. It was about that time that she heard her door cracking open. Standing from her spot she saw Tobsha looking at her with what seemed like sympathy. This worried her, why would she feel any sympathy for her. Tobsha motioned for her to come closer to her, it was a slow lathargic movement but she agreed. She could hear her blood rushing she was so nervous. For some reason it felt more like she was about to get killed then told something important. Hell it probably wasn't that important. Knowing this bitch she probably thought Tora was breathing to loudly. Once she was a few feet away the other woman reached across, placing her hand on her shoulder. This didn't bode well.

"Lord Youko has requested your assistance."