And the story continues. Time to find out what brought everyone back together. I do not own Bleach, characters or locations.
~Urahara's shop living room~
"So you mean to tell me. That while on my vacation time, we received an assignment from the Soutaichou and the first thing you do when you get here is enrol in school and not say a word to me." Several anger marks could be seen on the Taichou's white hairline. "What the hell Matsumoto." He growled while glaring at her.
"Well you see...we might be here a while...and people will question what we're doing if everyone else is at school or work...and no one really wanted to get a job...and it gives us a place to meet and exchange information with out having to be here all the time..." The flustered Fukutaichou continued like this but her Taichou had stop listening. In fact he wasn't even sitting in front of her anymore. He left once she started rambling and headed down to the underground training area to see how Karin's training was going.
"Has anyone seen Ayame-chan anywhere?" A worried face surrounded by brown hair popped into the room full of shinigami.
"Sorry Abe-chan. Haven't seen her." Replied an out of breath Matsumoto. She had finally realized her Taichou was no longer in the room and stopped talking to herself.
"Where is that girl? She said she would spar with me." Rini replied seeming disappointed.
"I thought you said you didn't have a zanpakutou." A red head inquired while sitting up from his short nap.
"I don't. But that doesn't mean I can't practice kido. I'm actually pretty good. I wanted to try something out though, and hopefully not get in trouble with Urahara-san for practicing kido with out his permission. Maybe Rukia will spar with me?" Rini had stepped into the room and was leaning on the door frame with crossed arms.
A petite girl in the back walked forward when she heard that Rini was going to practice kido. "Rukia headed back to Soul Society, but i'll train with you. I could use some practice myself." She told Rini, surprising everyone in the room. Hinamori wasn't one to spar with anyone. She was not one to volunteer for a fight or wished to be involved in any conflict of any kind. Even if it was just practice.
"Momo-chan is SO cute!" Ayame yelled while latching on the small shinigami's neck.
"A-awazaki-chan!" Hinamori squeaked at the pink haired girl's actions.
"Let's go train!" Ayame had thrown Hinamori over her shoulder and was making her way down the ladder with the Fukutaichou on her shoulder clinging to her the whole way. Rini and Renji were right behind her.
~back upstairs~
"Where have you been Hisagi?" Matsumoto asked the man trying to sneak into the room unnoticed. You could easily hear the mischief in her voice. She was trying to find something out.
"Just a walk." He brushed her off hoping she would leave him alone.
She didn't.
"Alone...or with a certain someone?" She asked trying to dig deeper.
"Does it matter?" He asked while walking past her.
Matsumoto grinned to herself as he passed by. "I didn't know you liked the smell of cotton candy. Smells just like Ayame's perfume." Hisagi had stopped mid step. He turn backwards to find Muguruma-Taichou in his face.
"T-t-Taichou?" Hisagi studdered. He didn't even realize he was in the room.
"Don't let it become more that a fling." Was all Kensei told his Fukutaichou before heading off to bed. Leaving a confused Hisagi to deal with Matsumoto's questions.
He was tired and had to teach in the morning. He was wondering why he had chosen to be a teacher and regretting that choice. 'Why did I let Mashiro talk me into this?'
~down in the training room~
Everyone who was in the training room was doing something. Except for a certain blond who hardly had enough Reiatsu to be able to see everyone in their shinigami forms. She just sat by and cheered on her twin who was sparing against the store keeper in hand-to-hand fighting.
"Good. You're able to keep up nicely. Looks like I can try a little harder." The blond man replied while suddenly going on the offensive. Karin was already getting tired, but kept going. She was not losing to him after getting so close to beating him.
"I'd hate to interrupt." Said a deep voice coming from the body of a cat. It disappeared from where it was and reappeared beside Karin with a sword beside it. "I have something to deliver from the Soutaichou."
Karin picked up the note and sword, nearly dropping the contents of the note. Karin picked up the pentagon shaped badge. "I got my substitute badge!" Karin yelled. Then opened and read her official letter of acceptance as a Substitute Shinigami of the Gotei 13. Karin's face lit up in a wide grin.
Everyone else heard the young girl squealing like a fan girl. They all gathered around to find out what all the fuss was about. When Karin explained what she got everyone was congratulating her. The young girl was too busy to notice the man in the striped hat walk up behind her and poke her in the back of her head with his cane.
"Kurosaki!" Was the only legible word that was heard when the raven haired girl suddenly fell forwards completely limp. She was caught by a certain white haired Taichou who claimed not to be anything but a friend to her. Her twin was instantly by her side, but the moment she grabbed her hand she also fell unconscious. This caused farther distress to others and drew the attention of an orange haired man as he walked through out of the Senkaimon that just appeared.
"What just happened?" He asked before seeing his two little sisters on the ground unconscious. He rushed over to them only to be stopped by the man who caused the whole scene. "What did you do Urahara?"
"Only what was asked of me. Although I certainly did not expect what happened. Your family is certainly interesting." The man spoke while covering part of his face with a fan.
"Kisuke. Stop tormenting the boy." The cat spoke from Urahara's shoulder.
"What would that be that you have there?" Urahara asked noticing a sword in Ichigo's hand.
"I was told to bring it with me. Why?" The oldest Kurosaki asked while studying the shop keeper.
"I'm just thinking that maybe your other sister might need it." Urahara tilted his head toward the reason for the sudden increase in Reiatsu.
A faint glow could be seen around the two twins. Ichigo laid the zanpakutou he was carrying in Yuzu's hand. It almost instantly changed colours and the guard changed to the shape of a heart. Karin's also changed colors and the guard changed to a rectangular shape. Yuzu's hilt was a deep forest green colour while Karin's became a bright red colour. Both girls began to stir.
"We should get them upstairs and let them rest. As should the rest of you. You have a hard fight ahead of you." Urahara turned on his heals and began walking back toward the ladder to the shop.
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