Chapter 3: Issues

Kurosaki House, Day 1

Masaki hadn't stopped crying, same with her twin daughters. For the whole day it seemed like a complete and total nightmare for them, especially when Masaki told the two about what happened to their brother. Isshin wasn't home yet and Masaki had no idea how to tell him what happened, but she knew what his reaction would be the second he heard it. After an hour or so, Yuzu had passed out from the exhaustion of crying so hard. Karin just laid on her mothers shoulder with tears in her eyes while Masaki was trying her hardest to stop her tears.

"It should've been me." She kept saying in her mind. "Why couldn't have been me and not my baby?" The tears wouldn't stop now that she said those words.

After The Funeral

Ichigo's funeral had many of his friends there as well as family members on Masaki's side of the family. Tatsuki, Orihime and her brother Sora attended the funeral with tears in their eyes. Sora comforted his sister to the best of his abilities.

The remaining four Kurosaki members mourned for their loss. It was still a hard pill for Isshin to swallow when he got back for his business trip. He remembered walking into his wife and one of his daughters crying their eyes out while his other daughter slept on. He also remembered the news he received about his son. It was impossible to believe it at first, but when he felt and saw that his son's body was completely lifeless and soul less, he broke down with the rest of his family.

The rest of the day went on while the sky was covered in clouds and it started to rain. They were all already indoors back at the clinic and the house was filled with the familiar faces. Among those faces were Masaki and Isshin's old friends Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihoin. They may not have known Ichigo too well, but the death of ones child was always an easy thing to mourn to.

After a few hours and the rain letting up, people started to leave the Kurosaki family to their grieving. Kisuke and Yoruichi stayed though to console their friends. Isshin was standing out on the porch at the back door having a cigarette, the first he's had in eight years.

"At least I know you have a way of coping at least." Kisuke started as he stepped out with him.

"It's not really coping." Isshin started. "It's more like trying to make sense of it all." He took another puff and blew a cloud onto the now drizzling rain.

"You wanna talk about it?" Kisuke asked as he placed a hand on Isshin's shoulder. "Talking helps when it comes to losing a loved one."

"I should've been there." Isshin said. "If I would have at least been there, my son would still be here and I would be the one who we're mourning for instead of him."

"Isshin, if you really believe that everything would've been better if you died instead of your son, then you're not thinking straight." Kisuke started again. He sighed. "Look, I've been trying to make sense of it all myself ever since I got the news. And I've worked tirelessly to find out what happened." This caught Isshin's attention. "I found out that the hollow that killed Ichigo was Grand Fisher."

The name made Isshin huff in disgust. Grand Fisher had always been a problem ever since he first arrived even all those decades ago.

"Kisuke." Isshin started as he put out his cigarette and turned to the man in question. "I want to know how to get my soul reaper powers back, and hunt him down."

"What's a soul reaper daddy?" A young voice said. Both men turned to the door to see Yuzu standing there, her eyes red a puffy from crying all day. She had overheard most of the conversation at this point. "What was the thing that killed big brother?"

Isshin could tell that there was no getting out of this with a joke or a vague answer, especially in everyone's current state right now. He looked over at Kisuke who nodded to him then he looked back to his daughter. He knelt down and hugged her. "Before you, Karin and even Ichigo were born, I used to be a soul reaper. Soul reapers are people that send the dead to the afterlife and purify bad spirits. Bad spirits are called hollows, and that was what took Ichigo away from us."

Yuzu listened to him in both confusion but also interest. Isshin noticed her curiosity and knew that if he were to explain this in detail, he would also have to explain to Karin as well and mention that they are children of a soul reaper and a Quincy. He looked back up to Kisuke and noticed that the man motioned to the inside of the house. Isshin looked over and saw Karin listening to Masaki while Yoruichi was there as well.

"Well at least I don't have to explain everything by myself." Isshin said to himself. He looked back to Kisuke again. "Is there also a way to get Masaki her powers back as well?"

"I don't know. But I promise you, I'll find a way." He said to Isshin.

Isshin picked Yuzu up and they all went inside to explain everything to their daughters. At least now the two twins would know just what to expect in the future from now on.

Five Years Later, Karakura Town (AN: From Four To Five Years. LOL)

Ever since that night when the world of spirits and the afterlife was explained to them, both Yuzu and Karin had been doing their best to help in any way possible. Karin had shown an interests in her Quincy side while Yuzu was interested in the soul reaper part of her. For the past five years, the two had managed to awaken their respective powers and were strong enough to defend themselves from hollows and anything else that would cause them harm.

The two were walking over to Kisuke's shop to meet their parents for this special day. Yuzu was very excited about it while Karin was just smirking at her twins excitement.

"You're really that excited huh, Yuzu?" Karin asked her after they rounded the corner.

"Well duh." Yuzu started with a smile. "Today's the day mom and dad get their powers back. I mean aren't you excited about that? Now we can finally fully track down Grand Fisher together."

Karin nodded to her. It was true. Ever since that night five years ago when Isshin and Masaki explained about what hollow killed Ichigo, the two twins had been training themselves nonstop to find him and make him pay for what he did.

In order for Yuzu to attain soul reaper powers, she trained with her father and Kisuke in the training grounds. They had to cut her soul chain and wait for what they thought would be three days, but Yuzu's determination and will to avenge her brother and become stronger cut that time to only half a day. Her zanpakuto, Zangetsu, was an all yellow long sword with a crescent moon hand guard and black bandages around the grip. It would usually be on her back for easy access since it was taller than her.

Karin had trained with both Masaki to hone her Quincy abilities and Yoruichi to master hand to hand combat. She could now stand toe to toe with Yoruichi in an even fight. They went out of town for a month to train her near a hot spring resort. She was fast learner when it came to summoning her bow. It had only taken her a few hours to know how to fire an arrow properly and hit a target accurately under pressure. She had also learned how to use shunpo from Yoruichi and even a few kidos as well. Her bow was very different than a standard Quincy bow. Instead of blue, it was a dark color with only one patch of blue near the edges of the bow.

The twins made it to the shop and were greeted by Jinta and Ururu. For those five years, the four had become good friends with each other and even trained sometimes. But for the most part they would just play soccer.

"Ya'll made it just in time." Jinta said with a big tooth grin. "Kisuke's just about ready. Come on." Jinta led the three girls to the trap door and they all went down one at a time.

When they were at the bottom, they saw both Tessai and Yoruichi standing outside of a kido sphere. They went up to the two and looked inside of the sphere. Inside were Kisuke, Isshin and Masaki. Isshin and Masaki were laid down on a mat made of blue energy. They were side by side of each other and had their hands interlocked, getting ready for what may or may not happen.

"Okay." Kisuke started as he was finished setting up a device. "Now then, if all goes well here, then the barrier will change to white to show that Masaki's Quincy powers have returned to her, or at least a portion. If it turns blue, then that's Isshin's. And if it's black, then that means that something is going wrong." He looked straight at Yoruichi and Tessai. "If it changes to black, you two know what to do." The two nodded to him and Kisuke sighed heavily. He looked back to Masaki and Isshin. "You two do know what we'll have to do if that happens do you?"

"We know Kisuke." Isshin said as he looked over to Masaki.

"If that happens." She looked back to Yuzu and Karin. "Take care of them Kisuke. Promise us that."

Kisuke nodded to her and looked over to the now concerned faces of Yuzu and Karin. He sighed again before placing his hand on the sphere. An opening appeared and he stepped out of the sphere. He walked over to the opposite side of the sphere and knelt down. Tessai did the same and they both placed their hands onto the sphere.

"Okay you four." Yoruichi started as she backed up, taking them with her. "Stay behind me no matter what."

The four nodded to her and watched as the sphere started to glow and now became translucent. They all watched as the dome was starting to shake the very ground and lash out spirit energy. Yoruichi grabbed Jinta and Ururu and flashed behind cover while Yuzu and Karin flashed next to her. Kisuke and Tessai were having a very difficult time staying in contact with the sphere. They were being repeatedly hit by the violent spirit energy and the pressure that was being released, but they held on when they saw half of the sphere change to white.

"There!" Kisuke yelled out. "Tessai, just a little longer!"

"Trying boss!" Tessai yelled out as he was starting to fade from the shots. The white part of the sphere was calming down while the translucent side was still going crazy. Tessai was on the translucent side and couldn't hold out for much longer. Suddenly, that side of the dome started to turn blue, and the pressure and spirit energy started to subside. When the sphere was finally calm, two figures stood up inside of it. When they stood, the sphere shattered apart, revealing Isshin in his soul reaper outfit and Masaki with a white Quincy outfit on. Both Tessai and Kisuke passed out when the two emerged.

"Kisuke." Isshin said to his friend from where he was standing. "You okay over there?"

Kisuke did a thumbs up with what little strength he had, same with Tessai. When those two did that, both Yuzu and Karin ran up to their parents.

"There's my girls." Isshin said as he hugged them both when they were close. Masaki joined in on them and the four were now in a warm group hug, the first in a long time.

"Okay." Masaki started after they all let go. "Now that we have our powers back, we can find Grand Fisher."

"Before we do that, we'll need some practice before just heading out again like we're not rusty." Isshin said to her. He looked back over to the downed Kisuke. "Yo Kisuke, you don't mind if we train for a bit down here do ya?"

"No I don't." Kisuke managed to mutter out before he passed out.

"Alright then." Masaki started as she brought out her bow and Isshin unsheathed his zanpakuto. "Let's see if we still got it."

Hueco Mundo

Ichigo and the girls just got back to the cave after another hunt. It had been a very eventful hunt that really tested Apache, Sun Sun and Mila Rose. They fought a large adjucha with some kind of anger problems. Neither Neliel, Halibel or even Ichigo needed to step in to help them.

"You three really have gotten stronger these past few years." Halibel said to her followers. "I'm proud of your progress."

The three lit up at hearing her compliment them. They had been training hard with Ichigo's help these past few years. He was a pretty good teacher to them when he wasn't sparring with Halibel or Neliel.

"Alright." Neliel started with a yawn. "I'm gonna get some rest. Haven't slept in a few days. I'm so tired right now."

She looked straight at Ichigo and smiled at him. Ichigo crossed his arms and looked up at her. "You can sleep without having to cuddle with me like a teddy bear Neliel."

Neliel pouted but trotted off nonetheless. When she was around the corner, Ichigo chuckled under his breath. This was a recurring thing between him and the girls aside from Halibel. They would tease Ichigo by saying they could only sleep unless they had something soft, cuddly and cute to hold onto. The teasing never ceased with the four, but Halibel would never partake in it.

They stayed up and conversed with each other like they have been for the time they've been together and nothing really changed. Today was going to be a little different now. An intense pressure came inside of the cave. Apache, Sun Sun and Mila Rose were being crushed by it while Ichigo and Halibel were standing tall to it. Halibel released some of her energy so her followers could breath again.

"Ichigo Kurosaki!" A voice outside of the cave yelled. "GET YOUR TINY ASS OUT HERE NOW AND FIGHT ME!"

Ichigo knew exactly who this was. Ever since his first battle with Halibel long ago, there was always one other Vasto Lorde who would constantly challenge him over and over again. Ichigo walked outside to see the blue eyed panther with his followers once again. He saw Ichigo and grinned widely.

"Lets do this Kurosaki." He said with a huff. "This time I've gotten stronger than the last time, and I will defeat you this time." He growled out.

"Grimmjow, don't you ever get tired of fighting me over and over and over again?" Ichigo asked him.

"Less talking, more fighting!" Grimmjow yelled as he rushed Ichigo with his incredible speed. Out of all the hollows in Hueco Mundo there were only two that were faster than Grimmjow: a Vasto Lorde named Zommari and Ichigo.

Before Grimmjow could even get close enough, Ichigo was already gone. He stopped and looked around only to see that Halibel was chuckling at him. He was about to ask until he could faintly feel a small weight on his back. A tick mark formed on his head as he realized that Ichigo was on his back again. This had also been a recurring thing when they fight. Ichigo would just sit on his back for a while until Grimmjow eventually figured out how to get him off. This time was different though. This time Grimmjow wasted no time, he sonidoed high into the air, much to Ichigo's surprise, and twisted his head in an attempt to bite the child. Ichigo jumped off and was now falling to the ground. Before he did, he was able to bring out his wings and stay afloat for a while, but Grimmjow fell on top of him and forced them both back to the ground. They landed hard and a massive crater formed in the sands. The two leapt away from each other and could tell that this would be their best fight yet.

Soul Society

Today was just another normal day in the soul society. Everything seemed to be going smoothly and things were actually quite calm, and that was a problem for Aizen. Things were too quiet for him right now. Ever since the hollow invasion five years ago and the sudden decrease in hollows in the world of the living, he hasn't been able to secure the Hogyoku from within Rukia's body. If it wasn't for Kisuke's fail safe then he would have gotten it a long time ago.

Aizen was in his secret surveillance room watching the events in the world of the living and was thinking of the best way to get the Hogyoku and get out. He had spent five years looking for the recent Vasto Lorde in Hueco Mundo as well with no luck. He had thought about using that hollow for his distraction but could never find the child again whether he was there or using his cameras. As he looked through the footage in the world of the living, he spotted the two girls once again. The soul reaper and the Quincy running along rooftops and killing hollows with extreme precision. They could be useful, but it would be difficult to get them here. They don't have any real reason to come here, and even if they did they most likely wouldn't just go to war with the soul society.

"Dammit." Aizen said in a low tone as he watched the screens.

He suddenly spotted a very familiar and supposed dead face. Isshin Shiba flashed near the two girls and they hugged him. Aizen now had an idea. If he could kidnap their human mother then- That's when he realized, if one girl was a soul reaper because of Isshin, then that could only mean that the mother...

He got his answer when an orange haired woman in a similar white outfit appeared next to them. Aizen sighed and slumped in his chair. Getting a distraction was going to be impossible for him no unless he were to start his plans farther down the road. As he lifted himself back up, he accidentally pressed the audio button and heard the four's conversation.

"Still nothing on where Grand Fisher is." The woman said first.

Aizen stopped and listened in on them, curious as to why they were interested in that particular hollow.

"Don't worry mom." The young soul reaper started. "We'll find him and make him pay for taking Ichigo away from us."

"That's right." Isshin finished. "Come on, let's go." And they were all gone.

Aizen was now beaming at this new information and had just now realized it. The Vasto Lorde that has been eluding him for five years, is the son of Isshin Shiba. Grand Fisher must've killed him some time ago and he was able to somehow change into a Vasto Lorde instead of becoming a soul like he was supposed to.

"Ichigo Kurosaki." Aizen started with a grin. "I think I've just found my distraction."

For The Record, Aizen Is OOC. That's Why He Had No Clue Of What Happened With Grand Fisher, Who Masaki Was, That Isshin Was Alive Or Even That He Changed His Name To Kurosaki. Just Thought I Should Clear That Up.

Yuzu And Karin Will Have A Lot To Do With This Story The Rest Of The Way. I Also Really Hope You Guys Liked What I Did With Those Two. The Idea Of Ichigo Being A Hollow, Karin A Quincy And Yuzu A Soul Reaper Is Actually An Idea I Got From The Story White By Melkor's Mercy. I Would Recommend Ya'll Check That Story Out If You Haven't Already. I Tweaked Mine From His Though Cause In His The Roles Are Reversed On Yuzu And Karin.

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