Chapter 2

Meanwhile, the Kurosaki household was pretty quiet since Isshin was still working. Yuzu was cooking dinner and Karin, as per usual, was watching some random show on tv.

Suddently, the black haired sister sensed something: "What is this? Maybe another one of these weird monsters popped up somewhere." Just as she said that, Rukia entered the kitchen, followed by another red haired man.

"Sorry about barging in like this girls, but do you know where your brother might be?"

Yuzu answered: "No, he was coming back from college but he hasn't arrived yet. Funny, he should've been here by now."

"Rukiaaaaa! My third daughter has come back to meee!" said Isshin as he barged into the conversation, "If you need a place to stay, my door is always open!"

She smiled, Isshin was like a father to her. Although he always seemed to be acting like a child, after the war with the quincy, she found out that he was really a soul reaper, and that somehow reassured her. With everything that's been going on, she thought that he would've at least suspected SOMETHING. However, that little detail of himself put that little worry to rest.

"Thank you very much mister Kurosaki, but would mind housing another guest as well?"

"Of course not, of course not! After this hour of the night, if Ichigo hasn't come back yet means he won't be back until morning so you can take his bed."

"Arigatou" they both said simultaneously.

As they were heading upstairs, Renji wondered out loud: "I wonder where that idiot disappeared to? You think he got into some kind of weird trouble like he always does?"

"I don't know. I don't feel his spiritual pressure anywhere in Karakura, which isn't normal. He usually lets his power out as if it was a signal flare so not being able to sense it is kind of strange."

Her partner thought this over before he said this: "Yea but he always disappears at weird moments like the time he went to train with the vaizards so I don't think he's in any deep trouble, at least nothing he can't handle by himself. Besides, you know that babysitting him isn't the mission that we were assigned."

He was right, she thought as she remembered the reason why they had come here in the first place.

In the morning, after a buffet like breakfast from Yuzu, the two shinigamis headed out to meet captain Hitsugaya. They arrived to Orihime's apartment and entered without bothering to knock. Inside, the young captain was surrounded by a buffet fit for ten. The food, however, didn't seem to last that long and one would wonder if he even chewed before swallowing.

"So, how is everything going?" interrupted Rukia.

"Well, the captain is eating five times more than usual and he seems to have double the bad mood but, other than that, everything's just dandy" answered his lieutenant, Matsumoto Rangiku.

Renji chuckled: "Yea I guess it's to be expected from someone that's just maturing."

"Yo! So, where's Ichigo. I thought you'd bring him with you." Said Ikkaku as he came into the room, soon followed by Yumichika.

"He wasn't there. It seems he's gotten himself into some other mess, but I don't think he'll need any help." Replied Renji

The bald third seat snorted at that: "Yea, good old Ichigo."

The white haired captain looked up from his bowl of rice: "why would you want to bring Kurosaki here?"

"Captain Ukitake said that since you're maturing, there's a good chance that he is too. After the quincy war, Unohana noticed that his zanpaktou wasn't mature yet so that's what got the Captain wondering." Replied Rukia.

Renji narrowed his eyes at that: "Wait, you don't think he's maturing now, do you?"

Silence fell in the room. "Well wherever he is and whatever he's doing, he's powerful enough to take care of himself." Said Ikakku.

They all nodded at that and the small captain continued his lunch.

Meanwhile, our substitute soul reaper was waking up on the cold hard dirt of the ground he fell upon. What the hell? Where am? Then the memories came back rushing to him. I think I better head back home and maybe ask Urahara what's going on. He thought as he headed towards Karakura.

Author's note: There wasn't much action in this chapter but just to let you know what's going on so you can understand the story.