AN: sorry it's been so long, everyone. I hope you're still willing to read this. xD I figured that I should update this story before Fly Free, My Soul, because the latter has been updated more recently. As a heads up, I have no beta, and almost can't use my left middle finger because of a papercut from the scantron test my Biology teacher made me take. I should sue the Scantron company. Or the person who invented paper. Wait, isn't that person dead? Alright then, the Scantron company it is.

Now, so Tite Kubo can't sue me, I claim no ownership to the Bleach title, charictors or storyline.

I've forgotton this for a while too...

"Japanese"

"English"

"Pshycic communication"

And, Just in case,

"External Zanpakutou communication."

(V) (;,,;) (V)

I stood behind Urahara as the other three fought off the remaining small hollows. I don't know why old hat-and-clogs dragged me along, he knows that if Ageha sees me here, she'll kill him. We arrived after the dynamic duo had told their stories, and had learned that they needed to work together. I laughed silently as Urahara reminded me of a valley girl, but the laugh quickly faded as the Menos ripped its way through the garganta. I flinched as it's long tounge grabbed a few unfortunetly close hollows and bit down on them, and at the same time, I felt Ageha flinch also. That means that wherever she was, she could see it too. I was suddenly jerked from my thoughts as Ichigo yelled "There's no other way!" and ran toward the oversized hollow. Suddenly Rukia appeared, and I could barely make out their conversation.

"This battle is nessisary. For him, for you, and for her." I pretended I didn't hear that last part.

"Kenichi! What the hell? What do you think you're doing?" Ageha's voiced screamed from behind me. I Spun on my heel to face her.

"I didn't come on purpose! Hat-and-clogs over there forced me to come! I swear!"

Ageha glared at me, then at Kisuke. She then procedded to sit down on a (convieniently placed) low brick wall. I sighed and turned to face Ichigo and the Menos again, and was blinded by Uryu's bow.

"Ichigo!" Uryu yelled, catching the attention of the oblivious Daiko.

I tuned out the rest of the conversation, but watched them carefully. I almost died when Uryu attached Ichigo's Zanpakutou to his head. But then, Some of the spectators where almost crushed by the Menos's rising reitsu. I knew something was wrong. Ichigo was acting diffrently then before. He wasn't about to raise his sword to the blast. Suddenly, my insticts took over. My concious wasn't in control of my body. Something else was. The next thing I knew, I had already gotten in between the blast and Ichigo, and I brandished a sharp stick. I felt like I was a spectator to my own body's actions. I tried to pull away, but then I realized. If I moved, Ichigo would be hit, and not me. Blindly, I threw the stick in my hand at the menos, and raised my rietsu, enough that I could block most of the blast's power, but I didn't have time to raise it enough to shoot it back at the menos before he shot it at me. I watched the sky for a few seconds before I hit the ground.