So you probably noticed that it's going to take longer than usual to post this. I'll work on it when I can!

And Snape is about to get the shock of his life, hence the title. Malfoy torturing will probably be soon! :D

"Do you think that Slytherin transfer student did it?" Ron whispered, glancing towards the mentioned. He stuffed a chicken leg in his mouth as he said this.

"Maybe. But what about Toshiro? He was there too." Harry replied.

"You've seen the way they're always hanging around each other. I bet he's in on it too." Ron grabbed another chicken leg, still stuffing his mouth.

"You 2 can't just accuse them. They might have just been there at the wrong place and the wrong time." Hermione protested, giving Ron a glare at his use of 'table manners'.

"You're just saying that. I've seen the way you and the rest of the girls look at them." Ron sneered, Harry nodding in quick agreement.

"Ron's right. Besides, that Watt-an-abs guy was holding the damned cat."

"It's Watanabe. And he must have had a good reason for that. Like…" The bushy-haired girl trailed off, thinking.

"Like maybe I was trying to get the thing down?" Came a ticked voice from behind them. Ron and Harry whirled around to see Shouta and Hitsugaya standing behind them.

"Shouta! Toshiro!" The trio gasped. Hermione and several girls nearby went red.

"It's Hitsugaya."

"Wh-where're you going?" Hermione stuttered, trying to rid the blush on her face.

"Detention. I talked back to a teacher and now Filch thinks we're plotting something." Shouta replied casually, hands in his pockets.

"Why does he think you're plotting something? I mean, besides the fact that you were holding a petrified cat in front of a message written in blood." Harry asked curiously, his earlier conversation with Ron and Hermione forgotten.

"Shiro-chan here decided that he should stop me in Japanese, and since no one else understands the language, that caretaker thinks he was telling me that we shouldn't give them reason to get suspicious. Or something like that, I think." Shouta replied, jerking a thumb at Hitsugaya. The temperature dropped significantly at the use of the nickname.

"It's Hitsugaya." The Captain growled, everyone (but Shouta) looking at him fearfully. "And I wouldn't have to stop you if you hadn't started talking back to him in the 1st place. I hate him as much as you do, but you need to learn to watch your temper and your mouth." He snapped.

Shouta rolled his eyes. "You should speak for yourself. Whenever you're angry, you literally try to freeze everything and everyone to death. And I think you just passed the freezing point." Shouta pointed at Ron's soda, which was freezing over. Reluctantly, Hitsugaya sighed, calming down. The temperature also warmed up.

"We should get going." The Captain said quietly, giving Shouta a glare before the 2 briskly walked off.

"So, did you send last night's report?" Hitsugaya asked, leaning against the wall next to the Potions classroom. Shouta nodded, hands stuffed in his pockets.

"Yep. I added the thing about the petrifaction as well. We should be getting our orders back tomorrow morning, along with a few extra things."

"Plotting something Mr. Watanabe?" Asked the sneering voice of Severus Snape.

"We can talk in Japanese if we want to, Professor." Shouta snapped back, reluctantly following the man in the classroom.

"Shouta." Hitsugaya growled in warning, the temperature dropping steadily. The brunette rolled his eyes, but shut up none the less. Once Hitsugaya walked in, Snape waved his wand, and the door closed silently. Both transfers could sense the faint reiatsu from the silencing charm he had cast.

Snape didn't put his wand away, instead holding it threateningly at the 2 boys. "Who are you? No, what are you?" He growled. Shouta glanced at Hitsugaya, before smirking and bowing low.

"Shouta Izukai, at your service." He said sarcastically, holding in a laugh at the professor's priceless face.

"That's impossible. The Izukai heir is dead." Snape took a step closer in a threatening manner.

"You're right, I'm dead." Shouta replied calmly, all emotion suddenly being replaced by an impassive mask.

"Izukai." Hitsugaya warned, no longer feeling the need to use his 1st name. The temperature dropped slightly, but Izukai ignored it.

"I'm not here to kill anyone. At least, not for now." The temperature dropped even more, frost forming at their feet.

"Then how are you here, if you're dead?" Snape asked, taking a step back.

"Hitsugaya's a soul reaper, and I'm… well, kind of a soul reaper, I guess. A soul reaper is also known as a shinigami in Japan." Shouta explained. The temperature suddenly took a dive, ice covering the floor. Hitsugaya had his zanpaktou out, hovering just next to Shouta's throat.

"Izukai, if you say anything else, I will kill you. The Head Captain specifically told you not to reveal any information about us." Hitsugaya seethed, eyes narrowed dangerously. Snape dropped his wand in shock, staggering back from the dangerous aura that radiated from both transfers.

"We both know that you wouldn't do that." Shouta replied calmly, his eyes also narrowed.

"Doesn't mean I won't cut off an arm or 2." Hitsugaya sneered, twisting his sword so that the blade was now hovering over the brunette's shoulder. In a blurred movement that even Snape's beady eyes couldn't follow, the 2 were facing each other, Hyorinmaru pressed against the brunette's throat, and a gun pointed at Hitsugaya's forehead. Both of them were glaring at each other, Snape long forgotten behind them.

"Now, now. It won't do to fight." Came an oddly cheerful and yet sickeningly familiar voice. "You don't want the professor to get killed in the crossfire." Urahara, his characteristic smile shown as always, stood between the 2, his fan held up in front of his face. The two of them lowered them weapons, albeit reluctantly, and both weapons morphed back into the rings.

"Urahara-san, what're you doing here?" Shouta asked, his hand still twitching as he and Hitsugaya continued to glare at each other.

"I came to give you your orders from the Head Captain. Apparently it's of the utmost priority that you get them immediately." The man explained.

"So, what are the orders?" Hitsugaya asked impatiently, calming down and leaning against a nearby desk.

"You'll be staying here for the next 6 years. Head Captain thinks that Aizen might have something to do with this. In the meantime, I'll be your Guardian over the summer!" Urahara grinned, earning a groan from Shouta.

"We have to go to school again?!" The brunette started cursing quietly, the temperature dropping again because of Hitsugaya's temper.

"Temper temperature!" Urahara warned. The temperature slowly rose, though the Captain didn't look any bit happier.

"Get that stupid grin off your face. Technically, we're still in detention and guardians should be at home waiting for their kids to come back at the end of the year." Shouta snapped, before noticing a small package hidden in the ex-captain's pocket. "And what's that?"

"Oh! I almost forgot!" He pulled out the packet, and handed it to Hitsugaya. "This is from Ukitake-san. There's about 20 more of these when you come back for the winter break." Hitsugaya looked at the package as if it was a bomb, Shouta trying to hold in (unsuccessfully) fits of laughter. Reluctantly, after a few wild gestures from the other 2, he opened it. Shouta burst, falling to his knees laughing, as Hitsugaya gave a death glare at the sweets and candy in the package. The room almost froze over as he pulled out a small, stuffed ice dragon. He could hear Hyorinmaru laughing inside his mind, almost as loud as Shouta.

"What is this?" He seethed angrily.

"The Head Captain said it was to remind you of home. Rangiku-san made it." Urahara explained, snickering. Hitsugaya looked at the thing like he was trying to freeze it without success. "Oh, and she made it freeze-proof."

"Wha…" Snape muttered, everyone looking at him instantly.

"Oh yeah, I forgot he was there." Shouta muttered under his breath. "Anyways, I guess you know you really shouldn't repeat any of this to anyone or Hitsugaya here will attempt to chop your head off." He smiled at the bewildered teacher and dragged Hitsugaya out the door, Urahara following closely behind. You could hear the white-haired captain cursing darkly all the way.

Rangiku, Ukitake, Urahara and Yamamoto (yes, the head captain) conspiring against Shiro-chan! I plan to have a lot of fun with the stuffed Hyorinmaru. :)