A/N: Once again, thanks to the reviewers who also liked the story. Reviews are always one the best sources of inspiration for writers, I'm sure you all know that. Now... one, two, and chapter three here we go!

"Run, Toshiro! What are you doing? Run!" he thought as he looked at the Forte face to face. But his feet didn't make any move to get away from Ichigo. In a perfectly gradual place, the orange head takes a step forward until he's close enough to the silverette, who finally made on move by stepping back once but no more than that.

"You don't have to worry, little one. I won't hurt you." That wasn't a worry to the white-haired Rene anymore, about him being hurt, because he is called a little one.

He hates it whenever his height is mentioned, that he immediately pointed a finger to him and yelled, "Hey wait right there! Don't you dare call me little, you insensitive jerk!"

Ichigo's eyes got wide with awe that he would say that even if he is literally small. And another thing, he didn't mean to insult him if he's accused of being an insensitive jerk. "Whatever." he sighed. Though he could hear the boy, his voice is still kind of faint thanks to his height.

His fingers land on the edge of the desk. "Go to my hand. So I can hear you better." Toshiro breathed deeply after snapping like that, and quietly walked on the skin that he thought would be hard but it's actually soft and almost as comfortable as a feather pillow.

Walking to the center of the palm, Ichigo slowly lifted him up until his hand is in the same level with his chin. "What... are you?" he asks, his eyes looking closer. "A Rene. Wait... you don't know about us?"

"Excuse me?" he asked. "Oh. So we know about you, but not vice-versa." the other concluded, with a shrug on the shoulders. "Explain to me about what you just said. I don't understand, except that thumb-sized people actually exist."

This time, he's not pissed because that would also describe all the other Renes. "It's a long story, but yes there are also humans who are just one-thousandth your size." he replied, looking back at the hole that served as his door. Ichigo also noticed it.

"Damn pests." This made the Rene turn his head back to Ichigo in a second. "I didn't mean you." he defended quickly. "I know, I know. It's the mice or the rats." He quickly shuddered just by mentioning them, as he would never be able to get over his fear.

"This may sound already common, but can we already introduce ourselves?" Toshiro shrugged and agreed at his question. He may know the orange head's first name, but not his whole name.

Since his hand could only shake the tip of one of his fingers, he only extended one finger instead of his whole hand. "Kurosaki's my last name, Ichigo's my first name." Toshiro placed his whole hand on the fingertip. "Surname's Hitsugaya, first name's Toshiro." he jokingly introduced in the same manner Ichigo did.

The calm moment is interrupted when the doorbell rang. As delicate as he could, he placed his hand just right below the desk and the thumb-sized teen jumped down while making a little squeak. "I'll be back. It may be my sisters or my old man."

Ichigo ran downstairs, and Toshiro sat on the hardwood desk. Wanting there to be a little noise, he sings a song that served as a lullaby for his sick cousin.

A man hunts in the forest of green
And catches a sight that must be seen
His feet walk and walk until they touch water
The lake, he is in, and again his feet trotter
A green maiden appears in his sight
How beautiful is she, all bathed in white light
She sees her, and comes close
Her hand extends to him, and says something about a rose
In the lake, they laugh and play, sing and dance
Then, there blossoms a romance

There was more, but he stopped halfway for tears are blurring his vision. Hearing marching sounds echoing in the wall hole, he wondered what's it. It didn't sound like mice, or any animals.

The sound of each of the heavy footsteps synced with his heart beating faster and faster from the anticipation that it's not good. Seconds turned slower and he was ready to make a run for it, but the sound stopped and nobody stepped out the hole.

"Are you really sure that there is a runaway? That's impossible. There are no more runaways for so long." he heard. That could mean only one thing. They're Guards, even though he couldn't see them since he's a few meters away from the hole diagonally. "How could they know? I checked. It can't be."

Downstairs, Ichigo twisted the brass knob and pulled the door. He quickly got his sister Yuzu who jumped up for a sibling hug, while Karin watched with a little smile. "You look like you have good news, Yuzu."

"Hmm! I borrowed this DVD from Sena-san, and this is the movie that we wanted to watch in the cinemas last week. Let's watch it in your room!" Before he could protest, Yuzu already ran upstairs for she's too excited. Karin calmly followed her and called for Ichigo to come up as well, but he's more worried about something else.

A/N: Cliffhangers, cliffhangers, cliffhangers. I admit it, I have a thing for cliffhangers. XD