OMG! You guys have no idea how sorry i am. u guys probably thought i was either dead or didn't care anymore. Not true. Responding to xKurenaiBara's review i haven't posted in a long time because not only waas i grounded, but i got a virus that literally hid all of my files nd i wasn't happy. BUt I'M BACK! it's been a while so last chapter...Yura was talking to Denakuma. right. Ok, so here you go and i'm working on chapter five and i'll post it as soon as i can!

Yura found Ichigo walking around like a lost puppy. She hid and watched him from behind. She smirked and used Flash Step. When she stopped she was in the air and she fell on top of Ichigo. She laughed hysterically and rolled off of his back. If Denakuma wanted her to make real friends then she would.

Ichigo pushed himself up and looked at Yura. "What was that for?"

Her laughing died down, but she kept a smile on her face. "There isn't much of a reason. I just saw an opening and…went for it. Did I scare you?"

Ichigo narrowed his eyes. "You didn't scare me. You just…surprised me."

Yura stayed on the ground and looked up at the blue sky. "What's it like in the Human World?"

Ichigo's eyes widened. "You've never been?"

"Only once, but it wasn't much."

Ichigo thought about it. "Just a lot of people and…I don't know. I don't really think too much about it. Just how I'm going to get through my life."

"And how is that?"

Ichigo hesitated for a while. "Survive."

Yura looked at Ichigo. He was staring off into space as if in a distant memory. She knew that feeling, so she didn't disrupt him. She sat up. "So…you ready for that fight?"

Ichigo looked at her. "I was hoping you forgot about that."

Yura smiled. "So you are scared."

Ichigo froze. Then he jumped up and looked down at Yura with an angry face. "I'm not scared! You're the one that's scared."

"Am I? How so?"

Ichigo was lost for words. He was going crazy. He's been in Soul Society too long now and it was now getting to his head. He knew it. But he wasn't leaving without fighting Yura in a battle. Just like he did with just about everyone else. Then something came to mind. He smiled deviously. He saw how Yura acted after her fight with Toshiro. She was hurt and confused, as was Toshiro. They shared a lot in common. Ever since then Toshiro's been avoiding people and Yura has tried acting like nothing happened. But if she agreed to this deal and he won…everything should be fine.

"Let's make a deal."

Yura stood up and eyed Ichigo. "What kind of deal?"

"If you win…I'll let you embarrass me in front of many people in Soul Society and punch and or slap me whenever."

Yura smiled. She was going to enjoy this for she knew she was going to win. "And if you win?"

"You have to talk to Toshiro."

There it was. Yura froze. Her heart seemed to have stopped breathing and began to crawl up her throat. She couldn't breathe. "You…I…what?"

"You have to talk to him. I know Matsumoto can't stand seeing him like this…and you're the only one who can make him feel better."

"I'll only make it worse."

But Ichigo ignored her and stuck out his hand. "Is it a deal?"

Yura wasn't sure. She did want to talk to Toshiro and this was a reason to. If she lost she had to talk to him. But if she won she could punch Ichigo for absolutely no reason. And if someone wasn't going to do it, it might as well be her. Decisions, decisions. Lose on purpose…or easily beat Ichigo Kurosaki? Yura looked at him. Then she took his hand and shook it. "Deal."

The two found a clear open field, big enough for them to duel on. Yura held on tightly to her zanpakuto. She faced Ichigo who was positioned a few yards away. She took a deep breath and waited. It was always best for you to let your opponent to go first so you could take advantage of their attack and use it against them. Easy enough for Yura…if Denakuma was willing to cooperate. When Yura left Denakuma to her loneliness she seemed pretty angry. So it was a fifty/fifty that she was willing to help Yura.

After about a minute of stillness, Ichigo struck first. He ran toward Yura, using Flash Step. He'd disappear, reappear. Disappear, reappear. But Yura was faster. Much faster. As soon as Ichigo got to her, she was gone and already behind him. He turned around just in time to block her zanpakuto. In her mind, Yura was thinking of letting him strike, but it would give her away and Ichigo would easily know. They'd done a quick fight and Yura easily beat him.

She pushed back and the force pushed her back at least twenty feet away. Denakuma, work with me here. Please. A sudden tingle ran up her arms and she smiled. She got Denakuma's full attention. She waved her zanpakuto over her head a few times and pointed it at Ichigo. A fast blue light flew toward Ichigo. He jumped just in time to dodge it, but as soon as he landed he was struck. He flew back and landed on his back. When he opened his eyes, Yura was hovering over him with a smoking zanpakuto. She was just about to stab him when he rolled away.
He stood up and quickly stabbed Yura in her side. She yelped in pain and fell to her knees. Get up, Yura! Yura heard Denakuma in her head.

Ichigo pulled out his zanpakuto. Yura's blood dropped to the ground. She grasped her side, but stood up and quickly regained her strength. She swiftly turned around and kicked Ichigo directly in his chest. He flew back forty feet, Yura following with Flash Step. As soon as he landed, she was already by his side. She stabbed his shoulder and Ichigo bit his lip. She pulled out her zanpakuto and went for another stab. Ichigo blocked her attack with his larger zanpakuto. Yura smirked and Ichigo's eyes widened.

Yura's zanpakuto hummed and it became more violent. Electricity coursed through her arm from the zanpakuto. It also coursed through Ichigo's zanpakuto which coursed through his arm. He had no experience so the electric feel was excruciatingly painful. Yura pulled back and fell to one knee. Ichigo lay there, twitching. After a minute he stopped and sat up. Before Yura could realize what he was doing, he was up and had stabbed her in the shoulder. More blood poured down her body. When the sword was pulled out of her she fell on her hands and knees. She was gasping for air. She looked up to see Ichigo leveling himself with her.

"It's time for you to talk to Toshiro." Her only response was a moan in pain and falling over on her side.

After Ichigo gloated for half an hour, the two of them walked to Squad 10 Barracks. Then, Ichigo noticed something. "Yura…that wasn't what I expected."

Yura side glanced at him. "What do you mean?"

"When we first met, you had only touched me when I was shocked. What did you do?"

Yura looked away as if in a distant memory. "I've had my zanpakuto for a long and over that time Denakuma has given me some of her power. Speed and to shock people. It's something I've always been grateful of. She knows me. So if I happen to have forgotten her in a battle, I can use the power she gave me." Ichigo stared at her without saying another word.

They stopped outside of Toshiro's office and were surprised to see that Matsumoto was leaning against the door. She was just about to ask what they were doing when she noticed the blood on Yura.

"I see you had your fight."

Yura nodded. "We made a deal. If I win I get to punch Ichigo all I want. If I lose…I have to talk to Toshiro."

Matsumoto pushed herself off the door. "And?"

Yura hesitated a moment. "I lost."

"So…you have to talk to Toshiro….Well, go talk to him before he becomes more depressed than he's ever been."

Matsumoto moved out of the way of the door with a small smile on her face. Ichigo put his hands on Yura's shoulders and pushed her towards the door. "Ok, ok, I'm going. No need to be pushy." She got out of his grasp and faced the door. She took a deep breath before opening it a crack. She looked behind her at Ichigo and Matsumoto, but they were gone. She groaned and whispered under her breath, "I should've known they were going to do that." She turned back to the door and slowly opened it more. It didn't creek even a bit. She quietly slipped in and closed the door behind her. And it didn't go unnoticed.

Toshiro looked up from his work. When he saw Yura he immediately turned away. "We need to talk." Yura said without moving away from the door. Silence filled the room, but Yura didn't expect much.

She was just about to speak, but was cut off, "I'm sorry."

She narrowed her eyes at Toshiro. He wasn't looking at her. "Why are you sorry?"

"For attacking you."

Yura wanted to laugh, but she kept her face serious. "Anything else?"

That's when he looked at her. "For not believing you about mastering Bankai. It was wrong of me to do that."

Yura only shook her head. "I don't blame you. It's a bit hard to believe…but you could've at least let me talk first." He nodded. "Listen, everyone thinks I'm the only one who can…make you feel better. Make sure you're not depressed. That's one reason I'm here. The second reason…I made a bet with Ichigo that if he beat me I'd have to come talk to you. The third reason…I just want to make sure we have an understanding."

"We do have an understanding, but I feel like…" He let his words hang, not exactly knowing what to say.

"You feel like what?"

Yura felt her zanpakuto buzz at her hip and she heard Denakuma's voice in her head, Get closer and try to comfort him. It may not seem that way, but he trusts you. Yura didn't want to get closer, but her feet seemed to move at its own will. She ended up standing in front of him. Toshiro wouldn't look her in the eye. "You need to learn to trust me." Yura whispered, but loud enough so that Toshiro could hear.

He stood up and tried to walk past her, but she grabbed his left arm, sending electricity through both of their bodies. Toshiro shot his head up and grabbed her left hand, taking it off of his arm. Yura reached over with her right arm and grabbed his right wrist.

Toshiro's free hand grabbed Yura's left shoulder. And then he swung his leg beneath her, but Yura jumped. As she began to land she lost her footing and fell back, bringing Toshiro down with her. He landed on his knees and Yura landed on her back. They stared at each other for what seemed like forever. Yura got out of his grasp and used Flash Step. She appeared on the other side of the room. Toshiro stood up and looked at her. She smiled. She disappeared again. Toshiro couldn't see her, but his eyes widened at the feel of electricity in the air. He could tell she was right behind him. She put her hand on his shoulder.

"You can trust me. You can tell me anything…and I'll listen and believe you. Just know that."

"How do I know I can trust you?"

Yura hesitated. She knew exactly why he should and could trust her. "I've been through many things in my life. All of us had…and it's unbearable. I regret many things in my life that I will never be able to fix," Tears began to fill Yura's eyes, but she contained herself. She took a deep breath. "I hope you know that I trust you…and you can trust me."

Toshiro turned enough to look at Yura. "You trust me?"

She slipped her hand away from his shoulder and smiled. "Yes, I do. I don't know much about you, Toshiro, but I know your life wasn't easy."

Toshiro looked away. "It wasn't the best life someone could have."

Yura distracted herself by letting her gaze roam around the room. "Have you ever visited your zanpakuto's world?"

Toshiro raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

"A zanpakuto's spirit has its own world. I've been to my zanpakuto's world."

Toshiro nodded. "Very few times. It's not easy."

Yura smiled. She walked towards the door. "Actually, it's easier than you think. You should practice it some time. All you have to do is hold your zanpakuto, concentrate and ask it to let you travel to its world. If it doesn't work, come find me and I'll teach you how. Try going up to that big hill a couple miles away, it helps you concentrate more."

Before she walked out, Toshiro spoke again. "How will that help me?"

Yura's hand was on the door and she turned her head to the side. "The spirits of the zanpakuto…they listen to your problems and they help you. It works. Trust me." And with that she walked out of the room, leaving the young captain to his thoughts.

Yura didn't bother to look for Ichigo or Matsumoto. Instead she ran straight to her room. She needed time to think for herself. But she was glad that she got to talk to Toshiro. They were on each other's good side if nothing else.

We need to talk. Yura heard Denakuma.

"Not right now." She mumbled under her breath. She walked into her room and went straight to the window.

Yura, we need to go over this. What you just did.

"What I just did…was finally gain Toshiro's trust. What do I need to talk to you about?"

Nothing, I suppose. You've done exactly what I told you to do. Make real friends. Denakuma stopped talking and Yura didn't try to make her come back. She had new friends now, and she was fine with that. She smiled as she stared out in the open area in front of her.

Yura kept running nonstop. Everything became a blur from both her speed and the tears that formed in her eyes. She knew she shouldn't cry, but what happened back there…was unexplainable. How will she ever be able to face anyone ever again? To have people think you couldn't release your zanpakuto was one thing. But to prove them wrong by showing a great power? It was too much to bear.

Yura didn't know where she was running to, just as long as she got away from the Academy.

Stop running.

Yura stopped and looked around. She didn't see anyone, but could've sworn she heard a voice.

Calm down.

Her eyes widened. "Den-Denakuma?"

Of course. Who else would this be? You need to face the facts that you wield a great power and you need to accept that.

Yura shook her head. "It's too much. I can't accept this. It's not right. I just can't!"

"Yura!"

Yura jumped up in surprise, falling off her bed in the process. She groaned in pain and put her hand to her head. "Come in." She said in a scratchy voice.

Ichigo stuck his head in and smiled at the sight of Yura. "Having difficulties?"

Yura scowled at him. "Shut up and help me." Ichigo came in and pulled Yura to her feet. "What gives you the right to disturb my sleep?"

She didn't want to admit it, but she was thankful Ichigo interrupted. She wanted to wake up from her dream of memories. One memory that actually haunted her. She didn't want that power when she first got it, but over time she learned to accept it. Every time she remembers she regrets telling Denakuma that she didn't want the power. She wanted it and the feel of that power made her feel stronger and invincible. She was happy that she could have such a sword such as Denakuma.

"Toshiro is looking for you."

"Oh. He is?"

"I guess that means everything went ok when you talked to him."

Yura smiled and her cheeks grew warm. "Yeah. It did."

Ichigo rolled his eyes and walked. "Well, don't keep your boyfriend waiting."

Yura snapped her head up and her face grew warm from anger and embarrassment. She ran out into the hall, took off her sandal and threw it at the back of Ichigo's head. "Hey!" Ichigo turned around and glared at her.

"He's not my boyfriend! You're so childish."

"You're the one hitting people in the head with a shoe."

Yura pulled out her zanpakuto. "I can always hit you with this." She said with a serious glare.

Ichigo went pale. "N-no. I rather you not."

"I thought so. So, where's Toshiro?"

Ichigo shrugged. "Don't know exactly. He was walking somewhere when I ran into him." Yura thought for a moment and remembered their conversation from earlier today.

"All you have to do is hold your zanpakuto, concentrate and ask it to let you travel to its world. If it doesn't work, come find me and I'll teach you how. Try going up to that big hill a couple miles away, it helps you concentrate more."

"How will that help me?"

"The spirits of the zanpakuto…they listen to your problems and they help you. It works. Trust me."

"I know where he is. Thank you, Ichigo." Yura took off, using Flash Step.

She stopped at the bottom of the grassy hill. She looked up into the sky to see an almost half moon. Yura shivered at the sudden coldness in the air and she knew it wasn't from the night air. The night air has been warm. She started up the hill, a line of electricity following her. Her hair began to rise around her and the grass became stiff when she passed it. The dew on the blades of grass and flower petals looked like they were reflecting a picture of lightning every time Yura passed, as if she were the lightning.

She finally made it to the top of the hill to find Toshiro. She smiled at the sight of him. He was on his knees, holding the hilt of his zanpakuto as it pierced the top of the hill. His head was down and his eyes were closed. Yura sat down a few feet away from him and she waited.

The air around both of them was chilling, but Yura didn't seem to mind. She was now lying on her back, looking up at the dark night sky that was dotted with stars. Yura hadn't notice that the cold air was slowly dying down and being replaced by electricity. Her hair began to rise and the grass and flowers around her became stiff. The cold air was completely gone now.

Toshiro opened his eyes and looked up. Yura was lying down, completely ignoring everything around her and focusing on the night sky. "How long have you been there?"

Yura didn't jump, but she did look at him. Her hair fell down and the stiff plants were now swaying in the small breeze. "Not long. But it wouldn't have mattered. I was in my own world…thinking." She turned back to the sky.

"You were right…about needing help from my zanpakuto's spirit."

Yura smiled. "Glad I can help. Guess you didn't need me after all."

They were silent again. Yura took a deep breath and closed her eyes. "What did you get help with?"

Toshiro looked away. "Just…things."

Yura frowned. "Didn't I say that you can trust me? You can tell me. I won't get mad or anything."

The corner of Toshiro's lips twitched in a smile. "It was…about you."

"What about me?"

"You're a mystery to me…Yura."

Yura looked at him. "At least that's one thing we think about one another."

Keep making conversation. Yura tried to ignore the voice of Denakuma. As much as Denakuma said she didn't really want part of Yura's life, it seemed she couldn't stay away. She always tries to tell her stuff and "help her".

"You think I'm a mystery?"

Yura let out a small laugh. "Not exactly a mystery like I am to you, but…I can't figure you out. It's strange."

"Hm." The two were silent again. The only voices that filled the air were the whispers of the wind and the sound of the swaying grass and rustling leaves.

Toshiro stood up and looked out into the distance. "We should go back." He said. He looked down at Yura who was staring back at him.

"I suppose." She sat up and took in a breath of the night air. Then she stood up, but didn't meet Toshiro's gaze.

"You look tired. You need rest."

He was right, but Yura didn't want to say that. There was a half chance that when she goes to sleep she'll have that dream again. Or another dream that's worse.

She looked at him and smiled. "I'm not tired. Really. I've just…been thinking a lot lately. Maybe I'll walk around for awhile."

"It's not completely safe around here."

"I can take care of myself, remember? I'll be fine. Trust me."

She turned to begin walking down the hill when Toshiro called out, "Maybe you can show me your Bankai."

Yura turned. "So, you believe me?" Toshiro nodded. "Maybe tomorrow. I don't want to disturb anybody with my spiritual pressure."

"Of course you don't."

Yura smiled again. "I have something to do to pass the time for now. I'll see you tomorrow. And Toshiro…lighten up a bit sometimes. Don't be serious too much." And with that she disappeared, leaving Captain Hitsugaya at the top of the hill.

After what seemed like forever, Yura finally found Ichigo's room. She peeked through the window to see him asleep. She grinned. She climbed in the window and jumped inside. She landed softly and quietly on her feet. She turned around and looked at Ichigo. She got on her knees by his bedside and stared. Then she reached out with her index finger and hovered over Ichigo's face. Then she touched the tip of her finger to his nose and set an electric current traveling through him.

Ichigo yelled and jumped up. He stood on his bed, prepared as if to fight, but when his gaze fell on Yura, he relaxed and narrowed his eyes.

"You have a strange reaction when someone interrupts you."

"Interrupts me? You electrocuted me!"

"I think if I electrocuted you you'd be dead. Use your brain sometime, will ya?"

Ichigo glared at her and jumped down off his bed. "I get it. You're getting back at me for interrupting you earlier."

Yura stood up and shook her head. "Actually, I appreciated you interrupting me. It got me out of a horrible dream."

Ichigo's face fell. "What was your dream about?"

Yura shook her head. "Nothing. Just forget about it. Go back to sleep."

She walked towards the door, but Ichigo grabbed her shoulder and turned her around. "You wake me up and then you leave. Is there something you need to talk about?"

"Of course not. I'm just stalling. Trying to keep myself from going to sleep. Don't worry about me. You all need to stop worrying about me."

Yura got out of Ichigo's grasp and walked out of his room. "Wait!"

She sighed and turned around. "What is it now?"

"If you need someone to talk to, I know someone."

"Then what are we waiting for? Show me to your friend."

Author's Note: I know that was a long time, but i hope this chapter was good enough to wait for.

Anyway, don't you love how Yura tortures Ichi? I know i do. ok, so who do you think is Ichigo's friend that he's gonna show Yura? If u get it right, i'll give you a bunny. Come on, who doesn't want a cute bunny? REVIEW!