His mind was racing as the group of four made their way back to west 70th. No matter how many times he replayed the scene in his head, he couldn't comprehend the outcome. Finding a single person in the expanses of the Rukongai had always been rumored to be impossible, but that never stopped him from searching for his mother. The unlikely chance of bumping into someone you weren't even looking for had to be millions to one in his opinion. No matter how he made it seem unlikely in his mind the proof was right next to him, holding the hands of the two little girls and walking down the same dirt path. He had no doubts that this man was Miya's late husband, everything matched from the unruly white to the gray eyes. The fact that he used the same name just drove any doubts further away. He was unsure of how to take this next twist in his life full of fantastic fucking surprises. On one hand he could try to squeeze some information out of him, but on the other it was slightly cruel to bring up a person's past that they were forced to leave behind.

'Why does this shit always happen to me? He could be an invaluable source of information about the Sekirei. Hell he was married to Miya so he definitely knows a shit load about them. Do I really want to dig into his past and trample on his personal memories of a life he can no longer live?' If there had been a wall nearby this is the point that Ichigo would have been banging his head against it.

'Fuck it! Like Geta-Boshi, Yoruichi, and even Soi-Fon drilled into me information is the greatest weapon a person can have.'

"Asama-San, how long have you been in the west 70th district?" he inquired. It hurt him inside when the children recoiled at the sound of his voice and hide behind the white haired doctor.

"Hmm, well I've been there ever since I woke up after my death. That's been about six or seven years, why do you ask?" he replied dragging the girls from behind him, so they could walk beside him again.

"Just curious, you've made a pretty big impact on the community for only being there a short time." He hated going the roundabout way to get information, but he wasn't in a situation to be blunt or take the info by force.

"I guess, but the district was in desperate need of a doctor and I just happened to be knowledgeable in human anatomy." He answered back raising a hand to scratch his cheek. He wasn't an unintelligent man he had the feeling that Kurosaki was beating around the bush about something. What that was he had yet to discern.

"Were you a doctor in your previous life? I only ask because my father is also a doctor and was curious if you knew him." Even to his ears his voice sounded un-genuine. Seeing the good doc slightly narrow his eyes he knew that the charade was over.

"If there is something you want to ask me Kurosaki-San it would be easier on both of us if you just said it." Asama answered back curtly.

"Damn, looks like I really do suck at gathering information, still never going to tell the were-cat she was right. What I want to ask about involves Shinto-Teito." Getting a glare in reply he knew he hit a sore spot with the white haired man.

"Not here." He gritted out through clenched teeth. There could be only one reason why a Shinigami would want to discuss that city. 'Minaka you fucking moron! You're actually going through with the plan!'

Nodding his head in understanding Ichigo remained quiet for the remainder of the journey, filling his time by staring at the changing colors of the leaves on the trees. 'Dragging mud into someone's painful past, just another bastard move ya made today Ichigo.' He thought disgustedly. Even though he cleaned himself up the best he could with the water at the campsite, the scent of blood still lingered all around him. He always wonder if his blood soaked hands would ever be clean again. Noting that they were approaching the end of their journey he pushed those self-deprecating thoughts to the back of his mind. The fire had been put out, but the hospital was in shambles.

Taking a quick glance at Takehito he caught a glimpse of the pain and sorrow that flitted across the man's eyes. Everything the man worked for over the years had been taken away by some scumbags that used their power to intimidate instead of protect. In those brief seconds some of the pain from the slaughter lessened, he had made the right call.

'Would others see it like that or would I be denounced as a murderer and made to stand trial for killing fellow shinigami?' Even though the bastards deserved their punishment, he was far from being in the position of being another shinigami's judge, juror and executioner. He put himself in a very delicate situation, while it was true that the bodies would break down into reiatsu before they could be found, the stories and rumors could draw an unwanted investigation into their disappearances. It was true he knew a way to stop the rumors from spreading, he could never go that route. 'I haven't sunk low enough to kill children or an innocent man.'

"Asama-San I would like to request that you don't tell anyone what really happened in the forest. I know it's a lot to ask of you, but I would find myself in a lot of trouble if it were to get out." He asked stepping in front of the other three stopping them from progressing further into the village.

"Oh, and why is that Kurosaki-San?" he asked rhetorically. He knew that he could get in a lot of trouble for slaughtering ten shinigami, even if they deserved it. With Ichigo standing in front of him he had a slight feeling that the young man was trying to intimidate him. A closer look revealed that that was not the case at all. The young man's stance was relaxed and unimposing with a slight pleading look in his eye.

"What I did, no matter if it was the right thing was breaking the rules of the Seireitei. I should have apprehended them instead of killing them." He stated closing his eyes.

"Then why did you kill them? From what I seen they were no match for you, it would have been just as easy for you to knock them out." He inquired keeping his eyes trained on the shingami to see if he let out any amount of deception.

"I also have to sisters, not much older than those two. When I figured out what they were planning to do to them I lost it. I have no regrets for my actions, but taking another's life is not something I enjoy doing." Ichigo replied staring straight into the other man's eyes.

'If he's lying he is damn good at it.' Looking down when he felt one of the girls release his hand, he found his answer.

The young female looked no more than thirteen at the most, she had chin length red hair and fairly small compared to the adults. With hesitant and uncertain steps she made her way to Ichigo's side and gripped his hand, with watery eyes she made her best effort to smile for him.

"W-we won't tell anyone Kurosaki-San. What are your sister's names?" she asked innocently.

"Karin and Yuzu." He offered stooping down to the girl's height so they were eye to eye. With a calloused thumb he wiped the remaining tears away from her face and offered her a warm smile.

"There that's better. You three are very brave you know?"

"Really?" she asked with a little hesitation in her voice. In her mind all she did was sit there and cry.

"Of course. Not many could go through what you went through and still try and smile so soon afterwards. You remind me of another strong female I know." He stated rocking back off the balls of his feet to stand his full height.

Stealing a glance at Takehito he assessed that the man was content with his reasoning. Still holding hands with the child, Ichigo and his companions made their way further into the small village. Not long after their arrival the children where immediately wrapped in hugs by their respective parents, who offered both men genuine smiles of gratitude and relief. Not waiting around to be asked any questions the duo retreated to a small hut.

"Would you like something to eat or drink?" The doc asked out of politeness, his usually warm voice gained a certain edge to it, which Ichigo picked up immediately.

"No thank you Asama-San."

"Ok, I'm a fairly straight forward person Kurosaki. What do you want with information about Shinto Teito?"

"I'm sure you already know my reasoning, but it looks like you want me to say it anyway. I've recently discovered the Sekirei Plan and I know that you were a part of it. Before you get suspicious I wasn't here looking for you and our meeting was merely a coincidence." Ichigo drawled out resting one his elbows on the small table that sat between them.

"Hmm maybe, I'm not usually one to believe in coincidence. Maybe it was fate that we met." Seeing Ichigo bring his hand to his face and pinch the bridge of his nose he stopped to question him. "Is there something wrong Kurosaki?"

"It's nothing, it's just that every time I talk to someone involved in this fucking plan fate is brought up. Personally I believe a person forges their own path and the future is always changing."

"Possibly, how did you know I was a part of the Sekirei plan?" he asked getting the conversation back on track.

"Miya." He stated simply watching the pain of loss flash across his face.

"H-how do you know her?" he inquired noticing the casual use of Miya's first name.

"I live at Maison Izumo and her level of power was hard to miss."

"Why are the Shinigami getting involved with the Sekirei?" Takehito asked with a little anger leaking into his voice. It was true that he hasn't been dead a long time, but it was long enough to know how the shinigami dealt with other powerful beings.

"They're not, I'm the only one involved with them." 'Besides the Were-Cat, Goat-chin, and Geta-boshi.' He added mentally as an afterthought.

"Still doesn't answer my question of why you're involved!" he snapped a little heatedly.

"Calm down, I'm involved because I'm the Ashikabi of two Sekirei." He stated while holding his hands up in a placating manner.

"W-what?! How?"

"Isn't it obvious? I have some special genetic marker that makes me one, at least that's what Geta-boshi said." He replied back with a raised eyebrow.

"That's not what I meant and you know it!" He exclaimed pointing an accusatory finger at Ichigo, while a demonic mask formed behind him. "How can you, a soul, be an ashikabi to living being?"

"No I didn't know! Be more specific with your questions damn it! For your question I'm still human not a soul." He fired back. Calming down a little he eyed the disappearing mask behind his new acquaintance. 'Hmm I wonder if he learned that from Miya, or was it the other way around?'

"Oh, sorry I didn't know that about you. The stories only depict you as a really powerful Shinigami, so I just assumed you were a soul."

"Don't worry about it most do." He stated while waving his hand in a dismissive manner.

"Can I ask which two sekirei are yours?"

"Sure, my first sekirei is number 10, Uzume and my second is number 90, Orihime." He didn't miss the recognition light in the other man's eyes at the mention of their names.

"Heh you must have your hands full with Uzume, she can be quite… rambunctious. I'm kind of disappointed to hear that Orihime is back in the plan. Ueda-San went to great lengths to make sure she stayed unaware of her true identity." Looking at the man across from him he was happy that those two found an ashikabi as strong as Kurosaki.

"How is Miya doing?" he asked after a short pause.

"She still grieves for you, but she is a very strong woman. She treats the other sekirei that live at Izumo Inn as her own children." He answered back, taking in the depressed appearance of the man across from him.

"Of course she would, she is the oldest among them after all."

"I didn't know that, but given her power it should have been obvious."

"Would it be possible for me to see her?" He asked with a spark of hope burning in his eyes.

He was caught off guard by the question, even though he should have expected it. His immediate response was to deny that it was even possible, but Takehito was no fool and would see through that smoke screen. His next thought was to explain that souls should move forward and leave the past behind them. Thinking further he reasoned that would be hypocritical of him to say, since he was doing the exact same thing with his mother. He knew he had to give him something, so he explained something he was certain of.

"Taking you into the world of the living is extremely dangerous Asama. While shinigami do it routinely, a normal soul such as yourself would be vulnerable to hollows. In the worst case scenario interacting with your former lover would cause you to despair when it was time to leave. Before you ask yes you would have to leave, not even shinigami are supposed to linger in the living world for any lengths of time. You could become a hollow and that would cause pain for not only yourself, but the ones you care about also." Ichigo stated heaving a heavy sigh of regret.

"That is not exactly what I was hoping for. So I can't go to see her, but could you bring her here?"

Ichigo just blinked dumbly at him for a few seconds. That possibility hadn't crossed his mind.

"That may work, but I don't want to get your hopes too high. It's true that Orihime and Uzume are here at the moment, so it's not impossible. Me bringing someone as powerful as Miya into the Soul Society could have some serious consequences." Never one to intentionally crush another's hopes he added. "I will do my best to make it happen for you."

"Thank you." It was a quiet response, but it held an immense amount of gratitude.

"So how much do you know about the Sekirei Plan?"

-Karakura-

"I wonder when Onii-chan will be back?" Yuzu asked randomly as her, Karin and Chiho walked home from school.

"Who knows, you know Ichi-nii. It's not that unheard of that he disappears for weeks on end." Karin drawled out. She worried about her brother of course, but she knew that someone would be a fool to fuck with him. She was knocked out of her musings when a man with glasses stopped the trio in their tracks.

"Ah just who I was looking for." Kakizaki stated pushing his glasses up his nose. Noticing the young girl accompanying the twins he raised an eyebrow. 'That's Hidaka Chiho, what the hell is she doing here.'

"And why would you be looking for us?" Karin demanded taking up a defensive stance in front of the other two.

"In short I need you to accompany me, your brother's life may be in danger if you don't." He threatened smoothly with an air of smugness around him.

"Wha-." Yuzu started in a frantic voice only to be cut off by Karin.

"Tch, you obviously don't know our brother very well. I'll do you a favor and not mention this to him. Knowing him he'd rip of your arms and beat you death with 'em." She replied in a serious tone giving no fucks about this man's idle threats.

"Is that so now? He is interesting I will give him that, but he's no superhero. He would have no chance against the people I represent." He fired back in a stuck up manner. Hearing the black haired girl snort in amusement, he sent a heated glare in her direction.

"Actually I think I will tell him, you need to be knocked down a peg or two you pompous ass!"

"Please do, I will even let you use my phone when we're back in the capital."

"We're not going anywhere with you freak!" Karin shouted hoping to draw attention from others in the area. Seeing no one in the vicinity she silently cursed under her breath before lashing out and catching the man unprepared with an uppercut under the chin. Karin knew two things about herself for sure, one she was a hell of a soccer player and two beating on Goat-Chin gave her one hell of a punch. Which was demonstrated when the man crumpled on his ass. Taking the opening she grabbed the other girls' hands and made a dash for home.

Picking himself up, Kakizaki spit a glob of blood that gathered in his mouth while retrieving his cell phone. Waiting for the other party to pick up he took note of the direction the retreating forms of the girls were heading in.

"Their heading towards their home, are you in position?"

"Yeah, I'm about a block from the house. What happened you couldn't convince them the easy way?" Toyotama asked with amusement lacing her words. She really had no problems with the bespectacled man, after all he was completely loyal to her ashikabi. She still thought he was kind of a dick, so him failing delighted her to no end.

"Shut up and just be ready." Was his annoyed reply.

Casually staying out of sight she waited, she kind of wished that she was accompanied by one of her sister sekirei. It wasn't that she needed help, but it was better to be over-prepared. Seeing a trio of young teenagers running at her frantically, she pulled out a small picture. There was no doubt in her mind they were the ones she was looking for.

'Hmm I only need one. Which one to grab.' Resting her sights on the black haired girl she sprung from her hiding place. Without a word she doubled the younger girl over with a vicious blow to the stomach before backhanding the other two away. Grabbing hold of her prey she made a full retreat jumping in a van hidden around the corner.

"Y-you bitch you… seriously fucked yourself… now." Karin wheezed out. She didn't even see the fist that turned her lights out as she slumped in her seat.

-Seireitei-

"I wish Ichigo would hurry up." Rangiku whined sitting in her temporary living quarters. She was getting extremely bored Orihime was taking a nap and Uzume was quietly reading in the corner. Her only other option was to do work to pass the time, that idea made her shudder.

"I'm sure he won't be too long." Uzume stated closing her book and rubbing her sore eyes. She just made it to the part of Aizen's betrayal and was absolutely riveted by the story so far. She didn't want to stop reading, but her eyes were refusing to cooperate. Looking at Orihime's slumbering form she smiled and wished that it was her that had the adventures with her Ashikabi. 'Well the Sekirei Plan is an adventure.'

"So what are you going to do about getting the picture of Ichigo? May I suggest that it's fully nude?" Rangiku asked with mischief dancing in her voice.

"Not happening!" She answered with a scowl that would have made Ichigo proud.

"Well you should think of something. Unohana-Taicho is very strict when it concerns the completion of missions. You and Orihime weather you like it or not have been selected for this mission." She responded with a slight shiver, as she remembered the few times she kept Unohana waiting for something.

"I understand that he is very popular here, but why can't you guys understand that he's a very private person." She asked as calmly as she could. Looking at the clueless look the other girl was sporting she just sighed. Taking after Orihime she curled up on the couch and closed her eyes.

'I do understand.' Rangiku thought sadly. After all everyone knew of her relationship with Gin, after the betrayal most shinigami avoided her like the plague. Shunning her for the man she loved. Her private life had been dragged through the mud and she was even interrogated by Squad Two about any involvement she had in the three Taicho's desertion. She still had yet to forgive the ones that shut her out, not even when they asked for forgiveness after learning Gin's true intentions. She didn't want to exploit Ichigo, she just wanted the younger Shinigami to know what a true role model was. Turning off the lights she curled up on her futon before falling asleep as well.

-Takehito's Home-

Flashing a grin at the powerful hybrid sitting across from him he started.

"I know enough to make Minaka shit his pants. First I need to know what you know so I don't repeat myself and waste time." He stated while patiently waiting for Ichigo to list off everything. One piece of information was new to him and that was the part about the Soul King.

"Interesting, I would say that you have a lot more knowledge than the average Ashikabi. Do you know what Tama is?" Seeing the clueless look his companion was sporting he started.

"Tama is also referred to as Sekirei soul, Sekirei core or Sekirei spirit. Basically, it is the core which let Sekirei live and use their powers, so in essence the life of a Sekirei itself. A Sekirei who has lost its Tama ceases to function. Unlike a human soul a Sekirei's Tama can be placed in another body with no ill effects. There is a weakness with the Tama and that is the Jinki." Cutting the man off before he started talking he continued.

"The Jinki are numbered from #1 to #8, each was on one of the 8 Sekirei spaceships. Miya described them to me as items originating from the age of gods, for their possession Ashikabi and Sekirei incessantly have fought over them in blood and sorrow. She also mentioned them as items with the power to control the life and death of Sekirei. If all eight of them are gathered together, it would be possible to terminate all Sekirei, because you are able to connect directly to the Tama enabling an Ashikabi to turn the Tama on and off as he desires. But because the Sekirei mated with their Ashikabi and passed on the Tama, the Jinki can also be used to affect their descendants, causing a human mass genocide. As you know the current generation of Sekirei were altered by MBI to reduce their strength by placing limiters within them, the Jinki have the power to remove those limiters. The limiters not only weaken a Sekirei's strength, they also weaken the dominant personality characteristic. Consequently for example violent Sekirei will become more violent if the limiter is removed."

'Fuck me! This is exactly the information I need to keep secret from Yama-Ji.' He had no doubt that the mention of a possible mass genocide in the human population would force the ancient Shinigami's hand. He knew the Sekirei even without their limiters would be no match for the Gotei 13, numbers alone would ensure their downfall. Hardening his resolve he had a new mission and that was to collect all the Jinki, shove them up Minaka's ass before pitching him into a garganta.

"By the look in your eye I see you grasp the threat they possess."

"Why would you help that man?" Ichigo asked his voice low and menacing.

"Truthfully I didn't know the true threat the Jinki possessed until I married Miya. After learning Minaka's intentions I left MBI, my only regret is that I couldn't stop this plan before it started. Originally everyone involved were lead to believe that Minaka had honest intentions of helping the Sekirei prosper in finding there soul mates." He replied back evenly. He understood Ichigo's anger it was the same way he felt when he first learned of Minaka's true intentions.

"Why didn't Miya lift a finger to stop him? Even with a limiter she is more than powerful enough to do that."

"Simple, she needed Minaka to awaken the rest of her species, at the time numbers 95 through 108 were still in an embryo state. No matter how much she hated him she wouldn't sacrifice another Sekirei. Before you ask I felt the same way, I even died to protect the unborn when a Jinki went haywire."

"I see, sacrifice is something I can understand." He stated leaning back while rubbing his temples.

"One more thing, when I was about to kill Minaka, he said if he died before the plan ended all the sekirei would terminate, is that true?"

"WHAT! You almost killed Minaka?!"

"Yes I did, had to settle on beating the shit out of him though and don't get sidetracked answer the question."

"I would like to say it's a lie but with that crazy bastard I wouldn't put it past him. That's enough for tonight Ichigo, you're more than welcome to stay for the night if you want." With that said Takehito stood up and left the young man to his thoughts.

Deciding to not take the man up on his offer Ichigo took off for the Seireitei. He promised to keep in touch with Takehito and to relay a message to Miya for him. He had no clue if he could arrange a meeting between them, but he would damn sure try. Heading through the Rukongai under the cover of darkness proved to be a wise move. The streets were vacant, which made travel through towns incredibly faster. He planned on staying for a couple of days, but even with the promising lead he had received about his mom, he couldn't put off the threat of the Jinki. His mind was swirling with the information Takehito had revealed, he had to admit he didn't give the Sekirei Plan enough potential to be that disastrous. Making it to the gates he was pleased to see that Jidanbo was still awake.

"Yo, glad you're still awake big guy."

"Still awake? I just got up for the day, its 5 A.M. Ichigo." The giant yawned out. Looking at the slightly tattered shihakusho and the thoughtful expression on the young man's face, he knew he found something.

"Looks like you had a rough time out there, find anything interesting?"

"Actually yeah, but I didn't have time to track down the lead. As for my appearance, I had a run in with a couple of assholes along the way."

"Heh Heh yeah that tends to happen the farther out into the Rukongai you go." The giant chuckled out as he opened the gate for the young hybrid.

Walking through the streets Ichigo let out his senses and just as he expected his Sekirei's energy was calm and peaceful. 'So their asleep and in squad 10, can't say that's surprising. Wonder if I should wake 'em up for a morning work out?' Shaking that thought away he decided to be merciful and let them rest. He was too wound up to sleep, so before he knew it his feet had taken him to one place he knew he could burn off some energy.

Looking at the soldiers in perfect formation preforming their morning workout brought a smile to his face. If there was one thing he knew about Soi-Fon it was that she ran a tight ship. Shunpoing to the end of the first line Ichigo remained quiet and fell in step with the workout. He received a raised eyebrow from the Taicho, but nothing else. After all it wasn't uncommon for him to drop in from time to time to train with the assassins.

Watching Ichigo flow through the movements with practiced ease brought a slight smile to the twin braided Taicho's face. 'He would be the perfect soldier if he wasn't so damn insubordinate. If he were in my squad full time I'm sure I could knock that rebellious streak out of him.'

Pairing off her troops to spar she walked up to the strawberry.

"You're with me idiot let's go. Oi, Omeada lead the troops and if I find out you slacked off I will ram my fist down your throat!" The petite woman called out.

"Y-Yes Taicho!" the rotund man replied. He sent a scathing glare at the hybrid. He truly hated the fact that when Kurosaki dropped by his beloved Taicho would pay special attention to him, hell they didn't even stay in the same training grounds to spar.

Returning the fat man's glare with a bored expression, Ichigo had the urge to put him in his place. Reasoning that it would be a waste of his time he followed Soi-Fon's lead and trailed after her. Landing on top of Sokyoku hill the duo faced each other. Unstrapping their swords they laid them on the ground, it was always a pure hakuda match between them. Both with matching smirks they charged at each other.

-Rangiku's Room-

Mahogany eyes snapped open when she felt a spike in Ichigo's reiatsu. Looking around the still dark room she could barely make out the outline of Orihime getting dressed. 'No doubt she felt it too.' Without verbal exchange the two were dressed and out the door. She was skeptical about riding on Orihime's shield, but was forced to jump on when Orihime started to take off without her. She was surprised by how smooth the ride was, 'well this definitely makes up for her lack of agility!' moments later she recognized that they were heading to the same spot that they entered Seireitei. When they got closer they could make out the outline of two individuals sitting on the ground.

Dropping off the shield Uzume took in the appearance of her Ashikabi, he wasn't wearing the top of his uniform, had a cut lip and multiple bruises littered his skin. Even with the injuries he looked at peace with his sword across his lap and the sun slowly rising behind him. An image of a smiling Unohana flashed across her mind making her shudder. Without hesitation she raised a camera given to her by the SWA and snapped the picture. 'Sorry Ichigo, but that woman is a fucking terrifying.' Looking at the display screen she smiled, 'even banged up he looks incredible.' Sliding her eyes over to the other woman she scowled a bit. Soi-fon was in the same shape as Ichigo, but had a genuine smile on her face as she meditated. She couldn't explain it, but the short woman grated the busty brunettes' nerves. The fact that it was her Ashikabi that put the smile on her face made her scowl even further.

-Ichigo's Inner World-

"Tch, it's raining again. Sorry Zangetsu I know how much you hate the rain." He spoke to himself. He knew he would never get a response, but it never stopped him from talking to his Zanpakuto. Hell he even talked to the bastard hollow on certain occasions. He never knew if he did it out of habit or if it was because he felt there was a small chance they could hear him. Scanning over his mind scape he took note that the black abyss that represented the hollow appeared even more menacing. It wasn't surprising to him after all he embraced that part of his soul when he committed the slaughter.

Shifting his focus to the flower fields he let a small smile grace his lips. Even in his time of inner turmoil they called out to him like a beacon, promising him unconditional love and support. Feeling the rain ease a little at that revelation made his smile increase in size. He truly felt like one of the luckiest men in the world. Without further prompting he shunpoed to the majestic lake surrounded by a dense forest. Removing his clothes he slid into the water, the deep soul calming comfort that could only come from ones' Zanpakuto seeped deep inside his muscles to his very core. This truly made his visits worth the time and facing the loneliness that resided inside his soul. Even if he couldn't hear the old man traces of him lingered in the lake, always there and always waiting to offer comfort when it was truly needed. As much as he hated to admit it the same feeling washed over him when he sank into the abyss. It wasn't so much comfort that the abyss offered, it was more the ability to strengthen his resolve when he faltered.

"I know that we're never apart it still doesn't stop me from missing you bastards." He stated before submerging himself completely in the bottomless depths.

-Sokyoku Hill-

Hearing a vibrating noise coming from Ichigo's discarded top the curious healer wandered over and retrieved his cell phone. Biting her lip in contemplation she didn't know if she should answer the call. Looking at her sister sekirei Uzume rolled her eyes and snatched the phone from her.

"Hello this is Kurosaki Ichigo's phone can I help you?"

"May I speak with Kurosaki-San please?" A smooth and slightly snobby voice responded.

Stealing a glance at Ichigo she answered him, "I'm sorry he is indisposed at the moment, this is Uzume is there something I can help you with?"

"Ah number 10, yes you should be able to help me. Will you please relay to Kurosaki-San that if he wishes to see his sister Karin live to see her graduation, he should return my call at his earliest convenience. Also please tell him to keep this information between the three of you, I'm sure number 90 will also find out."

"W-what! Oh no mister you just did the dumbest thing in your entire life!" She exclaimed, she went from beyond worried to downright scared shitless. 'Ichigo is going to pull out this man's spine!'

"Hmm, that's interesting his sister has been saying the same thing." Kakizaki lazily drawled out before hanging up the phone.

A/N: Wow it's been awhile! Don't worry I haven't lost my muse for this story, it's just that work has been eating up all my precious writing time. Thankfully it was a holiday weekend so I decided to devote a day to writing for those of you that enjoy reading this story. I know that I have already used the kidnaping scenario earlier in the story, but it was essential to move the plot forward. Trust me it will be different than Orihime's kidnaping and probably have less chapters devoted to it. Anyway I hope that you enjoyed the chapter and thank you to those that reviewed, faved, and followed.