Chapter 9 is here already! Yay! ok, it's not as long as the previous chapter, but i'll try to make it up to you next chapter. I pomise! Ok, i hope you guys like this chap.

Yura opened her eyes and squinted in the light that came in through the window. She sat up and rubbed her eyes.

"You're awake."

She looked up to see Ichigo walking in. She groaned and closed her eyes. "What time is it?"

"6:30."

She groaned again. "It's so early…"

"Well get up and go eat something."

Yura threw her legs over the edge of the bed and stood up. "Not hungry. I'm gonna go take a shower." Ichigo stared after her as she walked out of his room and to the bathroom. He sighed and walked out, going downstairs.

Yura's eyes were closed as she combed her fingers through her wavy hair. She was humming to herself again. She put her head under the warm water and sighed. She turned the water off and stepped out. She quickly dried off, got dressed and ran out. She walked down stairs where it was less quiet, but not exactly loud either. Yura stopped when she saw the three siblings talking with each other. She smiled. She walked over to them.

"Morning."

Yuzu looked at her and smiled. "Good morning, Yura. Do you want breakfast?"

Yura gave her an apologetic smile. "No. Thank you, though." Yuzu's expression fell, then she smiled again.

Ichigo stood up and grabbed his bag. "Let's go." Yura said goodbye to Yuzu and Karin and followed Ichigo out of the house. "Seems you're already getting used to my sisters and it hasn't even been a whole day."

Yura shrugged while she twisted her damp hair between her fingers. Her focus was off somewhere in the distance. "They're easy to be around. You're family's really nice."

Ichigo shrugged. "Yeah, but they're crazy."

Yura laughed. "Isn't everyone? If you don't have even a little insanity, you're not normal."

"Yeah, you're so normal." He rolled his eyes. Yura pinched his arm. "Hey!"

"Ok, so yeah, I'm a little insane. But it comes in handy."

"Such as?"

Yura thought about it and her dream came to her. "I fought my first hollow when I was only seven. And I killed it."

"I don't believe that."

"It's true! Sheesh, what's not to believe? It was an insane move! That's all the proof needed!"

"It's just hard to believe that you killed a hollow at only seven years old."

Yura hit his arm. "Fine. Don't believe me."

"Hey…you never told me why you're here."

"Ok, two things. First: I told you what I told you. Second: You'll find out the real reason soon. Actually, there's not much to even tell you."

"Ichigo! Yura!" The two of them turned around.

"Well, look who it is. Orihime."

Orihime ran over to the two and smiled. "Hi."

"Hey." The three of them continued walking to school in silence.

When they got to class, a group of people had formed in the middle of the class room. "Wonder what's going on over there…" Ichigo said.

One of the guys looked up and saw Ichigo. "Ichigo, look who's back!" He said. The group moved and Rukia was standing in the middle of the group.

Ichigo looked at her then glared at Yura. "So that's why you're here."

Yura only held up her hands. "I told you you'd find out soon."

Rukia walked over to the three. "Rukia!" Orihime threw her arms around the dark haired girl.

Rukia pulled away. "Hi, Inoue."

"Rukia!" Rukia looked at Ichigo and smiled. "What do you think you're doing?"

"Saying hi to my friends."

"You know what I mean. First Yura shows up and now you. Is there something I don't know about?"

Yura put a hand on his shoulder. "Loosen up a bit, will ya? When I told you that I felt like stopping by, that part was true. Nothing's going on. Rukia was put back on patrol here and I wanted to come with, so I did."

"So that was your big secret."

"It was never a secret to begin with."

"Ichigo!" The four of them looked up to see a brown haired guy standing next to them.

"What?"

"You know, I feel like I've been replaced now that you're hanging out with the new girl, and only on her second day. What's up with that?"

"Keigo, you need to stay out of people's business."

"This is my business! I've lost my best friend to a bunch of girls."

Ichigo sighed. "What do you want?"

"Nothing from you, not anymore at least." The bell rang and everyone took their seats.

About half way through the class, Yura couldn't take anymore. She got up and walked over to the teacher. She asked if she could go to the restroom. The teacher let her go and she hurried out as quickly as possible. She walked the quiet and empty halls. Eventually she walked outside into the sun. She took a deep breath and started walking.

In class, Ichigo zoned out from the lesson and looked out the window. His eyes were filled with curiosity when he noticed Yura sitting under a tree. What's up with her? He thought. He sighed. Probably going through difficult times. She has been pretty bottled up ever since she got here. Then again, she's always like that. Ichigo couldn't stand to see her like that. He hated to see his friends depressed. But he wasn't sure if he should go comfort her or not. He decided not, just to give her some time alone.

Yura pulled her knees up to her chest and rested her head on them. She thought about Soul Society and the World of the Living, how different they were from each other. There weren't any rules that had to be followed, she didn't have to obey anyone, and she was free. But she knew her father didn't want her to become a Soul Reaper so she could follow rules all her life. It was to prove how powerful she really is. She sighed and leaned back against the tree. She missed her parents. It's been centuries since she saw them. She wasn't sure if they were dead or not. She pulled her knees closer to her chest and let herself silently cry. She wiped her face and stood up. With a sigh, she walked back to the class room.

At lunch time, Yura was sitting under the tree again next to Ichigo. She was becoming impatient, only wanting to get the day over with. "Why don't you go sit-"

"Don't. I'm not sitting over there again. I can't take it."

"You were there for about twenty minutes."

"I know. And I don't like it over there. Simple as that." Yura looked all around with a frustrated expression. "Can't this day go by any faster?"

"It won't if you keep talking about it."

Yura glared at him. "Fine. Then entertain me."

"You're nearly impossible to entertain."

Yura raised an eyebrow. "You barely know me."

"I know you well enough that only fighting entertains you."

"Then I'm not nearly impossible to entertain. Fight me."

"You're insane."

"Never said I wasn't."

Ichigo looked at her and smiled. "I'm not fighting you."

Yura crossed her arms and huffed. "You're no fun."

"You told me that already."

"Well now I'm telling you a-" There was a loud beeping that interrupted their conversation. Yura pulled out her communicator.

"Hollow?"

"Yeah. West side of town. Finally, something to do. Do you have a mod soul that can take over for you?"

"Y-yeah. Back at home."

Yura rolled her eyes. "You're so useless."

Yura stood up just as Rukia ran over to them. "We need to go."

"Yeah, I know. But dummy over here doesn't have a cover, nor does he have a plan B."

"Plan B is to just hide his body somewhere."

"What? Are you crazy? What if someone finds me?" Ichigo yelled.

"Then they find you," Yura said, looking at Ichigo. "Simple as that."

Ichigo glared at her. "I'm tired of you saying that all the time."

"Let's just hurry up and go. We can't leave that thing to roam around."

"But, how are we-Ow!"

Yura grabbed Ichigo by his ear and started dragging him. "You talk way too much."

"Just let go of me! I know how to walk!"

"Don't walk, run." Yura let go of him and the three of them started running. A few eyes followed but didn't bother to stop them. They ran out of the school and began running down the street. "It's too far from here. We'll never make it on foot."

"You're faster than us." Rukia said.

"Yeah, using Flash Step."

"It's not just that. I know you're faster either way."

She was right. Even in a gigai, Yura could run the fastest. She was always the fastest runner. Champion of runners. The new Flash Goddess, though she never took on the official title. That would mean stripping Yoruichi of that title. But it would be in her heart. Always.

"Fine. Just meet me there." Yura picked up speed, leaving Rukia and Ichigo behind.

Buildings, cars and people were a blur to her as she ran, the wind making her eyes sting. But she pushed forward even more. I'm not gonna make it before that thing destroys everything in its path! Yura took a Soul Candy out of her pocket and put it in her mouth. She jumped out of the gigai and used Flash Step as soon as she made contact with the ground. She could sense the hollow now. She was getting closer. She turned the corner just in time to see a soul about to be eaten by the hollow. Yura went in without hesitation. Jumping up zanpakuto in hand. The hollow was cut in half before he barely got a look at his killer.

Yura landed on the ground with a sigh. Finally, Rukia and Ichigo caught up. "Where's the hollow?"

"Gone. I killed it. You two were too slow."

Ichigo clenched his jaw in annoyance. "Well not everyone has your speed!"

Yura waved him off and began walking. "I never said they did."

"Where are you going now?"

"Not to school, I can tell you that. I'll see you back at the house. Ok?" With that, Yura left using Flash Step. She went back the way she came and found the mod soul wandering around. She jumped back into her gigai and began the long walk back.

Yura was sitting on the windowsill with one leg hanging down outside. She leaned back against the windowpane and stared out at the horizon. She was bored out of her mind, left alone with her thoughts. It was getting late and Ichigo hadn't come back yet, so she had no one to tease. She watched the sunset, imagining herself as a little girl sitting on her roof and staring at the Seireitei as the sun set. She pulled her hair, which was put up in a ponytail, over her left shoulder. She didn't look up when she heard the door open and close.

"How long have you been sitting there?" She shrugged her shoulders. Ichigo walked over to his bed and sat down. He looked at her. "What're you looking at?" Again, she shrugged. "What're you thinking about?"

The corner of Yura's mouth lifted in a small smile. She looked at him. "What're you doing?"

"Just trying to make small talk."

"Well guess what? You're terrible at attempting at small talk." Ichigo smiled. Yura pulled her leg inside and sat on the bed.

"You put your hair up."

Yura was surprised by his statement. "I usually do."

"I like it like that."

Yura smiled and shook her head. "Again, you're terrible at small talk. But thanks. Where's Rukia?"

"She said she was gonna look around town one more time and make sure everything was looking good. Then she'd come."

As if on cue, Rukia jumped in through the window. She landed quietly on the floor and turned to look at Ichigo and Yura. "Did I interrupt something?"

"Yes. And thank god you did. You saved me from Kurosaki's small talk." She laughed and both Ichigo and Rukia smiled. They knew something was wrong, so seeing her laugh made it seem better. Yura lay back on the bed.

"I'm guessing this means you're taking my bed again."

Yura looked at Ichigo and smiled. "Yes. I am. And there's nothing you can do about it. Where'd you sleep anyway?"

"Downstairs."

"Hm."

Yura turned her head at the sound of a closet door opening. Rukia opened the closet and got up on the shelf that was her bed. "How's the town looking?" Yura asked.

"Fine at the moment. Hopefully it'll stay that way."

"Yeah. Hopefully. I wouldn't want to kill another hollow." She said sarcastically. She stared up at the ceiling.

"Rukia!" Yura sat up to see a stuffed lion jumping at Rukia, only to be stomped on by her.

"The same as usual I see!"

"This isn't the kind of affection I was looking for, but I miss it all the same."

Yura stared at the lion beneath Rukia's foot. "It talks!" She yelled.

"Yeah, and it's annoying." Ichigo muttered.

Rukia removed her foot and the lion jumped up. "Hey! Who're you calling annoying? If it weren't for me-"

"My life would be just perfect without you." Ichigo said.

"That's not true! Hey!"

Yura had picked up the stuffed toy. "Ah. I see. You put a mod soul in this old thing."

"Hey! Who is-" The stuffed toy looked at Yura and froze. "So perfect…"

Yura tossed the thing and it hit a wall with a squeak. "A perv of a thing you are, too." She said.

"He has issues. Stay here much longer and you'll get used to it."

Yura fell back and put her arms behind her head. "Then I guess I'll be getting used to him. I plan on staying for awhile."

"How long is awhile?"

Yura turned to face the wall. "I think I'm gonna get some sleep."

"Don't avoid my question!"

Yura laughed and turned back around. "Relax. Sheesh, you're so uptight. Who knows how long I'll be here. It depends."

"On what?"

She sighed and closed her eyes. "A lot of things. Complicated things. Things you don't need to get yourself involved with." Ichigo and Rukia looked at each other. "You guys can stop."

The two looked at her in shock. "What are you-"

"Don't play dumb. You don't have to worry about me. I'm fine."

Yura opened her eyes and smiled. "More than fine, actually."

Yura was tossing and turning as she tried to sleep, but she couldn't. She snapped her eyes open and was breathing heavily. She stayed still for awhile, trying to catch her breath. She sat up and looked out the window at the moon. She turned her head when she heard beeping noises. She looked at the closet door and smiled.

"Rukia. I know you're still awake."

The closet door slid open to reveal Rukia doing something on her communicator. She looked at Yura. "Can't get any sleep?" Yura shook her head and leaned against the wall. "Ichigo and I both know something's wrong. So why won't you tell us?"

Yura looked away. "It's nothing you guys should worry about. Like I said earlier."

"Yura-"

"Rukia, don't. Please." Rukia stared at the girl. How she could keep to herself like this, she'll never know. It was just one of those mysteries that were nearly impossible to be solved. "Hey…I'm not gonna go to school tomorrow."

Rukia's eyes widened. "You're not?"

Yura shook her head. "I hate it. Not to mention I need some quiet time to think through some things. I'll even clean up around the town if there are any hollow's. Ok?" Rukia hesitated before nodding. "I think I can sleep now. Goodnight." And with that, Yura lay back down and closed her eyes.

A/N: Ok, a ton more dialogue in this one. I hope that's ok. let me know if you want more description and less dialogue, other way around or 50/50. I'll try my hardest to go 50/50. I hope you guys liked this chapter. please review and let me know what you wanna know, if there's anything i could possibly add. I trust your guys' opinions. THANK YOU!