Meanwhile, Nat turned angrily to Bobby.

"If your father or his friends do anything to make one of these guys miss the pageant," he began sternly.

"Hey, don't blame him!" Karin yelled. They were about to start a serious fight when they were interrupted.

"Emily, we're going home. Come on, " a man said from the doorway. The kids all turned and Nan and Nat recognizd him as Emily's husband.

"No!" Emily insisted.

"I said, come on!"

"I'm not going with you, Sam." she said flatly.

In response, Sam grabbed her arm roughly and some of the kids gasped in horror.

"Excuse me, just what do you think you are doing?" It belonged to Ryuuken, of all people. The twins were wrapped tightly around his legs.

"I'm getting my wife, is that a problem?" Sam asked.

"I suggest you let go of that woman's arm and leave this property before any trouble starts," he in a low voice.

"No!" he said and threw Emily at the desk, knocking both Jinta and Bobby down.

"Why, how dare you!" Ameil attempted to punch him, but Sam reached him first. Koga burst in.

"YOU WERE ASKED TO LEAVE AND ON TOP OF THAT, YOU HURT THREE CHILDREN!" he yelled in fury and threw the man on the ground.

"THAT IS ENOUGH," Yamamoto said, appearing in the doorway. Everyone gasped—he rarely visited Plumfield. "Take him away," he ordered to the two men accompanying him, and they dragged the resisting man out.

"Nan, take Emily inside. Orihime, Bess, Karin, bring Bobby, Jinta, and Ameil inside. Ururu and Yuzu, look after the Aizen twins," he said. The kids all followed accordingly, slightly shaken. Yamamoto turned to Koga gravely.

"Ikkaku will hear of your behavior."

"I'm very sorry, I just can't stand men who beat their wives or hurt little children," he explained before walking back to the barn. After everyone had calmed down and Yamamotot was sitting in the living room with a cup of tea, he told Tessai and Nat why he was there.

"I thought I would lend you some old props for your pageant," he said with a smile. "I hear it's supposed to be very good."

Ikkaku, Isshin, Kisuke, Ryuuken and the highschoolers all entered the room. Kisuke had already heard of the incident, and asked worriedly, "Where's my boy?"

Jinta was still getting over his second bout of pneumonia and was still quite weak. "Nat, take Kisuke up to Jinta," Tessai said. Ryuuken and Isshin took the boys to their room. Ikkaku turned to Yamamoto and Tessai.

"Don't mind me, I was here to help with the Christmas play," the old man said, getting up. "I'll contact the parents in Hueco Mundo and report what happened," he said with a smile and left. Ikkaku watched him go and looked to Tessai with an unreadable expression.

"So, how was the fight against the Espada, and who won?" Tessai said quickly.

"Tessai, WHAT IN THE WORLD HAPPENED HERE!" Ikkaku yelled, but low enough so the kids would not hear. "Why are the desks overturned, and why is the kitchen and the Aizen twins a mess?"

Tessai sighed as he remembered what had happened; Ururu and Yuzu had attempted to make more jam with the twins in order to entertain them.

"Sam, Emily's husband, came here and-" Ikkaku put up his hand, able to imagine what had happened.

"Is Emily all right, and did the kids get hurt?"

"She is resting and Nan is with her. Sam shoved her into a desk but she fell on Bobby and Jinta. Ameil tried to defend her but Sam knocked the wind out of him."

"How bad are Jinta and Bobby?" Ikkaku asked in concern.

"Jinta was really weakened but Bobby just got a few bruises. How are the older boys?"

"They just got the normal injuries as expected. Isshin was worried so he dragged Ryuuken along," he finished.

In the other room, Nan caught Ryuuken as he attempted to leave.

"Hey, can you take a look at Emily and make sure she is all right? She's expecting a baby and-" Ryuuken simply walked into the room and tended to Emily without further ado. Ikkaku leaned on the doorway, watching, and the Quincy told him, "She just needs rest and to stay off her feet for a bit. She and the baby should be all right."

"Wait, Ryuuken. Is Uryu all right?" Ikkaku asked quickly.

"He caused his own injuries like always and was foolish. I don't see why Isshin brought me here," he said in irritation.

"Maybe because Uryu is YOUR son and you, like Isshin, should be worried!"

"Whatever," he replied with a flick of the hand.

"Stay," Ikkaku said, trying to keep his temper. "Tomorrow is Sunday and even though Uryu is sick, the others can show you the sheep he and Ichigo have been raising. They're going to be sheared this week."

"So, my son is raising sheep...why?"

"Because they want to and it helps their minds to expand," he answered, gritting his teeth.

"Foolish, " Ryuuken scoffed and walked down the stairs.

"One day, you will wish you had stayed," Ikkaku said rather sadly. Having observed everything from behind him, Yumichika put a hand on his shoulder, gently reminding that Ikkaku was the teacher and Ryuuken was the parent.

Happily though, on that Sunday, many parents came to check on their kids and see what they were up to. Surprisingly, Ryuuken was one of them, silently watching and observing from behind glasses.