35 years later…

"Damn…"Kasumi muttered under her breath turning on the TV in her living-room again hoping that this time it would take her mind off the gnawing ache in her chest that always accompanied what she thought of as the "Restless Times".

For as long as she could remember every year she would grow restless at first it was bearable Kasumi could stand to miss a night of sleep every once in a while but it grew worse each passing year when the restlessness comes it feels like her heart, her mind, her body, even her very soul is crying out for something that is missing with every fiber of its being tearing itself into thousands of broken shards each echoing the same desperate cry but this time things would be different from any other time before and nothing would ever be the same for Kasumi again.

"If only I knew what was missing…I'd follow it to the ends of the earth and beyond if only for the sake of my sanity…" she said sighing and turning off the TV once more not even one of USA's NCIS marathons would work this time.

Kasumi decided to turn on one of her meditation playlists to see if maybe she could soothe the restless ache that way since neither running to the point of exhaustion driven by music with a fast beat nor drawing or anything else she had tried worked. Kasumi took a deep breath and let the first strains of the melody flow through her like water through her hands as she exhaled the breath and letting all her muscles relax. She let herself drift while the ache in her chest intensified this time she allowed it to come, calling out to whomever or whatever had caused this unbearable restlessness to come time and time again driving all semblance of peace from her. Suddenly she felt the wind on her face which was strange because Kasumi was in the tiny living room of her apartment.

When she opened her eyes Kasumi realized she wasn't in her living room or even her little apartment anymore and whispered softly to no one in particular "Looks like I'm not in Kansas anymore…" which made her laugh since she lived in southwest Florida as she had for as long as she could remember. Kasumi looked around taking stock of what surrounded her. She was in a snow covered forest gazing up when she noticed snow falling there wasn't a cloud in the night sky. She shivered not from cold though she thought it strange she wasn't she was shivering from fear Kasumi didn't know where she was much less how to get home.

"I had not expected to see you for many more years Kasumi what has brought you to this innermost world of your soul?" a warm baritone voice asked softly echoing all around her.

Kasumi jumped looking around for the source of such a calming voice and found no one.

"Where are you? Who are you?" She asked hoping for the voice to speak again for some reason it soothed the ache in her chest that up till now had been forgotten.

"Why I am all around you and as for my name that you have known since birth…" the voice answered with a warm laugh "although I am not surprised you have forgotten my name Kasumi think long and hard about my name search the very depths of your soul and you will know who I am."

She stood to take a walk through the forest since she thought her best when on the move. Kasumi thought about how amazing it was that she wasn't freezing despite the fact that she was walking through at least a foot and a half of snow with more falling from the cloudless night sky until she reached the edge of the forest sitting down on a rock formation that seemed like it was made for her. She leaned back against the rock and gazed up at the sky next to the crescent moon was a constellation of a leaping wolf.

"A wolf…very loyal and protective if I remember rightly…Yoru I think that means night in Japanese I don't know how I'd know that I've never been much of an anime or manga fan and I've never been to Japan in my life despite my name and heritage…wait Yoru that's it! I remember now Hokkixyokuyoruken that's your name!" She cried out to the wolf shaped constellation.

"You've got it!" the voice laughed happily as the wolf constellation leapt from the sky to land in front of her solidifying into a magnificent white wolf "now that you've remembered my full name you can call me Yoru for short…"

Kasumi wrapped her arms around Yoru's neck burying her face in his thick soft fur the ache in her chest that had haunted her for so many years gone. When she stood back to get a good look at him she saw a white wolf with the faintest bluish tinge to his fur he had five tails with runes overlaying the bones in each tail icy blue eyes with light blue runes running down either side of his spine and a similarly colored crescent moon on his forehead standing 18 hands high at the shoulder. It was like reuniting with a long lost friend that Kasumi hadn't even known she was missing so desperately.

"Come with me Kasumi I have something for you that you have waited many years for." Yoru said cryptically laughter and joy still dancing in his glacial blue eyes. Kasumi walked alongside Yoru with her hand on his shoulder reluctant to part herself from Yoru even that much so soon after she had found him again.

"What is it you wanted to give me Yoru?" Kasumi asked hesitantly looking at the entrance to a small cave.

"Just go inside and you will see…" He answered cryptically. She followed his directions and entered the cave to find it was full of many magnificent swords of all shapes and sizes.

"Yoru…What is all of this?" she asked awed by all of the blades.

"My spirit rests in one of these swords. A sword which can belong to you and you alone…you must find and choose the correct one or I and your gift of healing will be lost to you for all of time. If you wish me to tell you more about me and this place you must choose our sword."

"What! There are so many swords! How could I possibly know which one is the right one?" she said despairingly "I can't lose you Yoru not after so many years of both knowing of and not remembering your existence."

"You will know which one my spirit resides in just look to the sky if you aren't sure." He laughed as he launched himself back into the sky to rest next to the moon as the wolf constellation.

She simply stared at the constellation he had become until she remembered that he had told her to choose one of the swords. Kasumi cursed and muttered "He's so damn sure I'll find the right one isn't he…" that grumbled statement brought a laugh from the skies.

Deciding there was no helping it Kasumi began to look through the swords there were many swords encrusted in jewels and precious metals that she immediately dismissed Kasumi knew without looking twice they were not what she sought though they were beautiful. Just when she was about to give up Kasumi noticed a simple Katana that seemed to exude a chilly aura the handle and its sheath were a beautiful light blue she noted the sheath had a leaping wolf constellation emblazoned in white on one side Kasumi looked at the pommel and upon seeing the same white leaping wolf in front of a pale blue crescent moon knew it was her sword. When Kasumi grasped the sheath the chilly aura faded and a light blue and white sash with a silver pin in the shape of swirling winds to fasten it across her body took its place. She turned she when heard Yoru chuckling behind her as she fastened the sword to her back.

"Alright laughing boy spill it…what's up with the sword, you, and this place…I know very well this cave wasn't here the first time I passed this way." Kasumi stated expecting a straight answer.

"Come with me and I will explain everything." Yoru said leading Kasumi back to the edge of the forest. He leapt onto the same rock formation she had sat on earlier and motioned for her to join him. "Now that we are comfortable I will tell you all that I know…" He began.

In Hueco Mundo…

"Ahh! I've found you my pet! I knew those cursed shinigami couldn't hide you from me forever! It may be over three decades late but I will finally fulfill my promises to Lord Aizen." A voice stated happily.