( I like that nickname. )

" That's good.There was a slight one after the Vandenreich tried to get Hoshi-San and Katia-San.A Vandenreich member had supposedly tried to convince Aunt Meg to hand me over. But she gave them her answer with an arrow to the shoulders. It didn't kill him , it will just take them a while to recover since Aunt Meg said she broke his collar bone pretty bad . She said to him ,never upset a Quincy who was a doctor. " Saya said. " I think I sense Captain Hitusgaya too. I think the Soul Society probably is on edge because of all these attacks. " She added.

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" Sounds like a challenge and I accept." Naomi said and started to run toward the shop. She didn't think the presences were malicious and calmed down a little bit. Naomi knew they had to know why she was so afraid of Shinigami , since even Satoshi didn't know why.

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" And don't forget about Tetsu-San. I think he would be happy that someone has a crush on his little girl." Urahara said and helped take care of the dishes. Our guests are here. I'll go and make my well timed appearance."He said with a grin and left the room. He would let them wait a little bit just to see how Naomi did react to being around so many Shinigami.

(Alright then ^_^)

"They really tried that?" Ishida asked, chuckling lightly. He knew that was a stupid idea and wasn't surprised that her aunt did that. Then again, he had a feeling that his father would have done something similar if he was in Saya's shoes, which caused him to laugh harder. "It's a good thing they only got hit by your aunt. If it was my dad they tried that with...," he left it open at that.

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Ichigo grinned as he made it to the door first, turning around and grinning at Naomi. "Looks like I win," he said. "I'm surprised that we only saw that one group of those fan club Nam-chan," Ichigo said with a small chuckle once she came towards the shop's door as Naomi caught her breath. Once she did so, he entered first, letting Naomi follow behind him.

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"You aren't going to stop, are you?" Toushiro asked, sighing when the new couple shook their heads in the negative. "Fine. Yes I do have a small crush on Hoshi-chan, but I have no idea how it would work out," He finally admitted before overhearing Kisuke saying something about a 'well-timed appearance' and shook his head lightly.

Saya laughed. " I know your dad wouldn't let him get away without a proper fight. Aunt Meg says the Vandenreich wasn't worth the energy. " She said. " I hope this doesn't get worse. I don't like seeing the worried looks on my family's faces. " She said solemnly.

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Naomi had laughed and followed Ichigo into the shop. " This place looks the same as it did the last time I was here. " She said looking around. She could sence presences in the shop ,but one was closer to both her and Ichigo. She was careful to analyze the situation before she decided to feel afraid. She hated being so afraid and really wanted to change that.

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Urahara carefully watched Naomi and saw her analyzing the situation first. He saw her tense up a little bit could tell she was doing much better than he thought she would. " Welcome to you both ! It's great to see you Naomi-chan after so long. I'm glad you brought your cousin over here Ichigo. Everyone else is in the back and are ready to begin. " Urahara said jovially .

"Not only without a proper fight, but much more than just a very broken collar bone or two," Ishida replied with a small chuckle. "Worse? What's happened since the last time I saw you?" he asked, hoping there was nothing too wrong with his friend.

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"You were here before?" Ichigo asked, curious as to how she came here, even if she was afraid of shinigami. He waved towards Yoruichi and Toushiro, glad that Yoruichi was in her human form, blushing lightly as he remembered the first time she changed in front of him. "Where's the old man?" Ichigo asked, sensing Kisuke but not seeing him...yet. He regretted asking as soon after he did, Kisuke came out in a flamboyant fashion, causing Ichigo to facepalm. However, he did wonder how Naomi and Kisuke knew each other, and why Naomi was so afraid of shinigami if she knew about said ex-captain in the first place.

"Nothing really. But I know my aunt is getting worried that this peace won't last much longer and a difficult battle is ahead. She's worried that the Shinigami won't want help from us Quncies. She heard from a source of hers that all the current councils have voted in favor of helping fight the Vandenreich. She knows even if the Shinigami don't want our help, we still will. She just doesn't want our helping to upset them too much. " Saya said. She really wanted this terrible feud to end.
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" I was here with dad and grandpa a few times when I was about 9. " Naomi explained as they went towards the back. She introduced herself to both Yoruichi and Captain Hitsugaya when they got to the back room. She thought Yoruichi seemed familiar some how, but didn't know if she was the cat or not. Naomi had heard about shapeshifters from what her dad and grandpa had told her.

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" Now that introductions have been made lets get down to business. Captain, if you would like to begin you may. " Urahara said. He wanted Hitsugaya to ask why Naomi was so scared, since she was like that when she visited the one time with Ren and Kenji. He didn't want it to be because of Kurotsuchi or Aizen, but had a feeling it was one of the two.

"I think Kurosaki is trying to get the Captains to agree in helping with that. Although I know for a fact that Ichigo and our friends would be on our side if they tried attacking us once it was all over," Ishida said, although he had a feeling that wouldn't happen. He also knew that this peace wouldn't be lasting much longer, and had a feeling that this was just the calm before the storm.

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Ichigo was surprised to hear that Naomi had been here when she was nine, thinking that the feud between Quincies and Shinigami would have stopped any friendships like this from happening. Then again, it was because of the feud that they had that helped form the friendly rivalry he had with Ishida. "Glad to see you Neko-chan, Toushiro," Ichigo said once he and Naomi had headed towards the back.

Toushiro scowled when Ichigo called him by his first name and quickly corrected him, causing Ichigo to laugh lightly and tell Naomi that he told her this would happen. Shaking his head lightly, he noticed that Naomi seemed a little tense. "Naomi-san, if I may call you that?" He asked, getting a nod from the girl. "I don't mean to be rude or anything but...are you afraid of Shinigami?" he asked.

(Sorry about the long post.)
" I know that there's a Quincy that's trying to do the same thing. I think it's Travis-san. Aunt Meg thinks he's either an idiot or a genius for trying to get the captains to listen to a Quincy." Saya said, knowing that her aunt thought that was a good thing to try, since the captains wouldn't expect a Quincy wanting to reason with them.

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"I am, Captain Hitsugaya. You all probably want to know why." Naomi said and took a deep breath to relax. She didn't want to say anything, but knew she couldn't continue to live like this." It happened when I turned 7. At the house I grew up at, there are some woods that are on the property. Me and my best friend Satoshi always liked to play by the small creek that was in the forest. We had a tree fort and everything there and spent quite a few hours every summer break playing there. It was the first day of summer break and I was up early. I mean what normal kid doesn't want to sleep in during summer break?" Naomi said with a small laugh.

She tried to relax again knowing that meeting the Shinigami that day was the scary part. " I had finished breakfast and had told grandma Eriko I was going to meet Satoshi there and waved goodbye. She looked worried for some reason, but I didn't think anything of it at the time. I was starting to see ghosts but didn't understand what they were until later on that year. I was waiting in the tree fort waiting for Satoshi and heard the underbrush of the forest moving. I assumed it was Satoshi but I was wrong. It was a strangely dressed man in black and a white haori . He was about the same height as my dad and had brown hair and glasses on. See, I assumed at the time he was just a regular human, but dressed strangely. My parents had taken me to see reenactments of samurai and feudal Japan during the Yokohama summer festival that the local university sponsors . I knew the festival wasn't for a couple of weeks and I asked him if he was one of those who participated in the reenacting . He laughed a little and said no. The laugh at first seemed genuine, but for some reason the more he talked, the more I thought he wasn't the nice person he appeared to be. He said I was quite clever for a Quincy and I just gave him a puzzled look. I had never heard that word before and wondered what he meant. He asked if I really wanted to know, and that scared me terribly. I had never asked him what a Quincy was. I moved away slowly, hoping to get to the house, but I had slipped on a wet rock and fell hitting the back of of my head. The next thing I remember is , I was on the couch with mom,dad, grandpa,grandpa, and Satoshi all looking upset. I also heard an ambulance and they were going to take me to the hospital to see if I had a concussion. Satoshi had arrived seeing me out cold and ran to the house crying that I was dead. Grandma called for an ambulance and took care of Daisuke while grandpa went with the ambulance to see if I was alright. I had a minor concussion and had to stay over night for observation. " Naomi said and shuddered a little. Her stay in the hospital was one of the reasons she had wanted to be a doctor herself.
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Urahara listened intently to what Naomi was saying and scowled lightly that Naomi had seen Aizen. He had a feeling she had known of Aizen's true nature and cursed silently to himself." There's no need to be afraid of that man now Naomi-chan. He's someplace where he can never hurt anyone ever again." He said and was grateful that she hadn't seen Kurotsuchi instead, knowing she wouldn't have been so lucky.

(It's alright, I'm fine with long posts. It's just when I see long posts that I don't get in my e-mail from the website)


Ishida chuckled lightly at what Saya told him, although he thought it was a good idea to at least try. "I think it's worth a shot, I mean, look at us and the other shinigami that Ichigo's befriended. Because of him, we're all starting to let bygones be bygones. I know it's still a long ways away before we can get along like normally...or as normal as we did, but..." Ishida said, hoping that Saya understood what he was trying to say.

Ichigo listened as his cousin talked, growling lightly as she got to Aizen and what he did to her, surprised that his Hollow was also growling when he heard about Aizen. 'Hichigo?' Ichigo asked in curiosity, wondering what caused his Hollow Spirit to be so protective of Naomi. He also noticed that Toushiro was scowling lightly. "He's right Nam-chan. I personally kicked his ass with Mugetsu," he said with a smirk.

Saya nodded understanding what Ishida had meant. " From what my grandpa told me once, the Quincy and Shinigami almost were civil to each other before the Vandenreich made things worse. " She said. " Are you going to train at Hoshi-san's tomorrow. I didn't go yesterday since I was unpacking my stuff. I also wanted to spend time with grandma. Though she says I need to spend time with my friends too. " Saya said with a smile. She wasn't sure if Ishida could sense the change in Ichigo and she had a feeling that they would find out about it tomorrow.
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Urahara sensed Ichigo's hollow side flare up a little when Naomi had talked about Aizen and had a theory about it. He would tell Ichigo once this meeting was over. "I'm sorry you had been caught up in all that. Your Uncle Isshin told me you had been in Karakura when the town was sent to Soul Society. I understand how terrified you had been at that time and am glad you know about Ichigo being a Shinigami. Now , I understand that you have some information that your grandfather wanted the Soul Society to know. " Urahara said. He had hoped Ren would have done this himself, but understood that his friend didn't like to talk of his service to the Vandenreich.

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" I bet you were badass. " Naomi said with a grin. She had felt Ichigo's hollow side spike when she had talked about that day. " But something good did come out of that meeting. I became very interested in medicine and decided I wanted to be a doctor. Ichigo, your dad being a doctor played a huge part too. He helped me with what I would need to do and gave me some good advice. I hope I can repay the favor. I do have some information. Grandpa Ren was once a member of the Vandenreich. His father Akihiro was a Quincy and had married a spiritually aware woman named Hanae. Akihiro had been approached by the Vandenreich and had refused. Soon afterwards, Hanae was killed. He was heartbroken and was forced to raise our grandfather alone. Akihiro only joined the Vandenreich to make sure his infant son wasn't taken from him. Grandpa had risen in the ranks and was a low level member of Sternritter. The Sternritter is a 26 member team with the highest level rank being A. The letters keep going to Z and represent what ability the member has. There are enough of the Sternritter to fight every captain and Lieutenant of the Gotei 13, which equals 26. Grandpa said these abilities are of what nightmares are made of and can do massive amounts of damage. Grandpa never told me what rank he was,saying that life is behind him. He left because he had been left behind on a mission and had met grandma Eriko. By the time the Vandenreich had found him, My dad and Ichigo's mom Misaki had been born. Grandpa feels Aunt Misaki's death is his punishment for leaving them. " Naomi said and wiped the tears from her eyes

"That's what my grandfather said as well, and even desired it, which is what I think ultimately killed him in the end," Ishida said. Noticing the questioning glare on Saya's face, he explained the situation as he remembered it. Even if he was a coward that day, he would remember that day until he died. It was what not only caused him to hate the Shinigami in the first place, but to also focus on becoming a Quincy, even if his father said he lacked the talent to do so.

"I was going to train at Hoshi-chan's tomorrow actually, and I think everyone will be delighted to see you," Ishida said with a small smile on his face. "And I think your grandmother is right, you can't stay cooped up in here forever after all...unless you want to turn into an old woman...," he said, teasing her.

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Ichigo broke out of his musing with his Hollow being overprotective of Naomi when he heard Naomi talk about the Sternritter, although his Hollow heard everything and repeated it to the King afterwards. His ever-present scowl deepened as Naomi told Ren-jiji's story, pissed that the Vandenreich would do so many horrible things. "First, of course I was badass, although old man Zangetsu promised an asskicking like nothing I've ever had before if I use that transformation again, although it was pretty cool," he said in response to Naomi calling him badass during the fight against Aizen. If he knew that he had hurt family members as well, he wouldn't have had a prison cell when he was done with him, but a casket and said as such.

After a few seconds of thinking and silence, Ichigo asked, "So there are twenty-six members, each with a unique and terrifying ability, right?" This statement caused Naomi to nod. "Alright then, secondly, I'm making sure to help destroy every member of the Vandenreich's," he said. The fact that they were doing this to family's and friend's was unforgivable in the eyes of the orange-haired protector. The fact that grandfather Ren felt responsible for his mother's death was another thing that made him hate the Vandenreich more than ever. He did silently admit that he was curious as to what would have happened, but didn't think of it for long. 'Now all I have to do is wait for Ren-jiji to start training me,' he thought to himself.

" I don't think you were a coward that day. You were young and I would have done the same if it had been my grandpa. He once said my safety was more important than his own was." Saya said.She giggled a bit at what Ishida had said about turning into an old woman." But I'll eventually be one anyway, but that's far in the future." Saya said with a laugh.She would go to Hoshi-san's tomorrow to train, knowing she needed to work on her teamwork.


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Urahara grinned at Naomi saying that her cousin being bad ass. This got him wondering what sort of power she had and got an idea. " Naomi-chan would you like to train with Yoruichi and the other's tomorrow and Hoshi-chan's? I think you might be able to help everyone with some teamwork and let you get a feel at what level everyone is." He said and saw Yoruichi nod in agreement.He was saddened at the pain Ren felt about his daughter's death and knew it wasn't Ren's fault. He flied away the information about the Sternritter and saw that Hitusgaya was interested too. He had a feeling the captains would appreciated this important piece of intelligence. Urahara was curious on how Ren would begin to train to Ichigo , since Ichigo already had a very high level of reiatsu.

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" I would love to. Though I don't know if the hospital will want me to start tomorrow, or until after my graduation on Sunday. More than likely I won't start till next week at the earliest." Naomi said." Captain, it wouldn't be too much trouble for my family to come here over the weekend? I know mom and dad will be here only for the weekend, but grandma and grandpa are looking into staying a bit longer. Mom is spiritually aware, but isn't a Quincy. My boyfriend Satoshi is spiritually aware too and I think has some sort of power, but I'm not exactly sure what it is." Naomi said, hoping that her family's presence wouldn't cause trouble.

"Thanks, I need to hear that from time to time. Although I'm sure that my grandfather would agree with you if he was still here with us," Ishida said with a soft smile on his face. "You may eventually one day become an old lady, but why make it come quicker?" He asked in a teasing manner, getting laughter from the girl. After a few seconds he got serious. "Do you want me to come pick you up tomorrow?" He asked, knowing that his friend was one of the main targets for the Vandenreich.

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Toushiro was glad to hear that Naomi said Ichigo was completely badass, and knew that was to be true, having heard what happened when Ichigo became the attack of his Zanpakuto. He wondered if that was possible for himself as well, and would ask Hyourinmaru later. Listening in as Naomi talked about the Sternritter, he filed the information away for later, knowing that the other Captains would want to hear it as well. "Naomi-san, are you sure you don't know anything about their abilities?" he asked, not out of rudeness but out of curiosity, knowing that the other captains would be asking him the same question once he returned to Soul Society.

" That would be nice." Saya said with a smile. " What time does training start?" She asked.She wanted to get her chores done before they needed to leave for Hoshi's." Would you like to stay for lunch? Grandma should be back soon.I know she won't mind if you stay." Saya said, since her grandma had mentioned that she wanted to meet her friends.
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"I know a little about them. For example, N is nightmare and causes the opponent to have a living nightmare while the attacker attacks that person. Also there is J, which means Jail. That move traps the opponent in a inescapable prison preventing their escape. It is the things nightmares are made of and from what grandpa says, very deadly. "Naomi said shuddering. She hated thinking that those moves sounded like a twisted version of a children's show.
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Urahara hadn't expected for Naomi to know this, but knew how much Ren hated the Vandenreich to give up their secrets. He wondered if Ren knew the name of the leader,since Travis hadn't been able to find one in the documents he had.He knew this information would be helpful, and wondered if Jail was where Ichigo had been trapped during the dream Hoshi had.

"Training starts at noon I believe. I can come around eleven if you want," Ishida said before agreeing to lunch, especially since he had skipped breakfast. "If you don't mind," Ishida said, hoping his stomach didn't embarrass him. "I don't think I've met your grandmother Saya-chan, I know I've met your aunt, and I'm actually quite glad she's moving over here," he said, knowing that he had worried about her safety.

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Toushiro nodded as he listened to Naomi as he filed the information away for later. It sounded as if this "N" person would be a perfect fight for Kenpachi, since that man had no fears. He wasn't sure about the person J, although he wondered about the others. Not knowing was pretty annoying and said as much, noticing Ichigo nod in agreement.

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Yoruichi wondered what else they could do to prepare for these members of the Sternritter and would most likely pick her boyfriend's brain about anything that they could do to prepare. If nothing else, they could train for just about anything.

" Sounds good to me. That will give me enough time for chores. Grandma Kyoko is nice and will be glad to meet you. " Saya said as she sensed her grandma's Reiastu getting closer, then hearing her car pulling up the drive way. She knew her grandma only drove when she was either visiting friends or doing a lot of shopping. Saya stood up to go greet her grandma and help with the groceries.

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" It is annoying , but an ounce of knowledge is more useful than a cup of ignorance. " Naomi said using the phrase her grandma Eriko always used. " I think Grandpa knows more and might tell you about it if you ask nice. He wants to visit Urahara-sensei while he is here in town. " Naomi said repeating what her grandma had told her.
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Urahara smiled at the saying , since that was what he had told Ren once." I'm looking forward to seeing your grandfather again Naomi-chan. I don't think your dad Kenji will be coming to the shop without a fight though. I wasn't too easy on him the last time we spared and he hasn't come here since. "He said with a laugh and saw Naomi giggle a little bit. He hoped Ren would be willing to talk to Captain Hitsugaya.

Ishida followed Saya outside and saw an elderly lady get out of a car. Seeing that she had packages of groceries, he decided to pitch in and help both Saya and who he assumed was her grandmother, hoping that Kyoko would accept the help from both of them.

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"Sounds like a smart saying," Ichigo said, wondering how Kisuke knew the rest of his family. He knew that Isshin was friends with Kisuke and through that knew of himself and his sisters. "I'm sure Toushiro will ask Ren-jiji nicely about the bastards," he said. Ever since Kisuke and Yoruichi asked Naomi if she could train with them, he was curious about his cousin's abilities.

Kyoko Adachi gave a kind smile to the young man who was helping her and Saya. She assumed he was one of the friends her only grandchild had made since she had arrived here in Karakura town. She had been very worried about Saya when she had joined up with that terrible group and greateful Saya had been left behind. " Thank you both so much for your help. " Kyoko said with a smile and hoped this young man would introduce himself.

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Urahara was looking forward to Ichigo learning about how he knew the rest of his family. He had known Eriko's family for years and had helped Ren adjust to living here in the Living World. He would let his friend be the one to tell Ichigo that.


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" Don't worry Captain Hitsugaya. Grandpa can be a bit gruff sometimes, but it's just for show. Dad might be with him and is always looking for a fight." Naomi said and inwardly face palmed at her dad's past antics. She had no idea why he sometimes acted that way. She didn't think Daisuke would come with her grandpa to meet Captain Hitsugaya, but she knew it depended on how serious the information was.

"You're welcome," Ishida replied to Saya's grandmother as he helped Saya and Kyoko with the groceries. He didn't know where she wanted them, and as such, just left them on the counter for the time being. Once they were finished, Ishida introduced himself to her, glad that he could be of service. He also told her that he was a Quincy in his introduction, knowing that she could sense Reiatsu yet not a Quincy herself, if he remembered what Saya told him. He wasn't flaunting his title as a Quincy, he just wanted her to know.

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Yoruichi wondered how Kisuke knew Ren and the others, especially since she never met them. She would have to ask him later, and Soul Society help him if he made a cat joke about her curiosity. 'It must have been one of the times where I was working with Little Bee,' she thought to herself, glad that her pseudo daughter was doing well.

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"I hope you don't take offense to this, and you can ask Kurosaki-kun why I said that when I say your father sounds a lot like the captain of the eleventh division," Toushiro replied, not knowing how much she knew about the Captains of Gotei 13 or Soul Society as a whole. "Although I thank you for the advice when it concerns your grandfather," he said, wondering what type of news he was going to give to him and to the Gotei 13.

Kyoko was glad that she was correct in what she had sensed, since it had been a while she had met a Quincy other than her daughter and Saya." It's nice to meet you Ishida-san. It's good to know there are Quincies of your generation that continue to honorably carry the legacy of the Quincy." Kyoko said. Her son Ken had feared when Saya was younger that she didn't want to be a Quincy , but when she was 8 Saya decided to follow the footsteps of her father.

" Grandma, we can take care of this and make an early lunch for us all." Saya offered knowing her grandma worked too hard. It was only 11 in the morning ,but Saya had been up early and was feeling a little hungry.
" That would be nice Saya-chan. I know anything you and Ishida-san make will be wonderful." Kyoko said smiling at the kindness of her granddaughter.

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"No offence taken Captain. I know my dad does take things to extremes when he fights." Naomi said. She didn't know much about the Gotei 13 only the basics of what her family had told her. She could have asked her uncle Isshin, but didn't want to pry. " I hope it is alright to ask this, but could you tell about the Captains? I apologize, but I feel the more I know, the more comfortable I'll be. Grandpa has always told me to be cautous ,but not fearful. He says fearful fighter isn't a focused fighter." Naomi said blushing a little. She was glad that she still had some time till she needed to be at the hospital.

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"It's alright Naomi-chan. Well, there is Captain Hitsugaya and his Lieutenant Matsumoto Rangiku. You know about Captain Zakari of Division 11. I don't think he'll want to fight you, but your father should be careful." Urahara started, knowing they all could help Naomi.

"Thank you Kyoko-san," Ishida said as he blushed lightly in embarrassment at the praise from the elderly woman, nodding to Saya's suggestion in agreement. He was glad that Saya's grandmother trusted him and hoped that he didn't lose her trust.

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"Of course you can ask Naomi-san," Toushiro replied, knowing that it would be bad for her, and them in the long run, if she was afraid of the people who were helping her out. As Urahara said, there's me and my irresponsible lieutenant Matsumoto Rangiku. The captain of the Second Division, or as we call it the ANBU Division, is Yoruichi's unofficial adopted daughter Soi-Fong, and her idiotic lieutenant Marechiyo Ōmaeda," he said before telling more about the captains and lieutenants.

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"And I know a few other shinigamis, if you want me to tell you about them Nam-chan," Ichigo spoke up, hoping to help his cousin in anyway he could.

Kyoko smiled and went to the living room to rest a little. She was glad that Megumi and Saya were here to keep her company. She was sad though that Saya was a target of the Vandenreich like she had. Kyoko had been the key before Saya had been born and feared for the safety of her granddaughter.

" What should we make?" Saya asked as they took care of the groceries. Saya smiled that her grandma had bought the ingredients to make leek soup and had a feeling that would be dinner.

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Naomi listened to the information on the various captains and Lieutenants and was feeling better. She did tense up when they told her of the 12 Division captain and hoped she would never have to meet him." Sure I would like that." She said with a smile. Naomi wondered what Ichigo would think of her powers, since they were a little different than a regular Quincies.

"Your grandmother is a nice lady," he said with a small smile once she had left the room. "Dinner?" He asked when he pulled out a leek. Other than that, he wasn't sure what he wanted to make with her help. 'Most people would think of this as a date...' he thought to himself for a second before shaking his head, a small blush coming to his cheeks.

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Ichigo told her about his friends in Soul Society: Rukia, Hanataro, Shinji, and a few others, telling her about each one of them and the divisions they were in. He had a feeling that Naomi was going to tease him about Rukia, but he didn't care.

" Yep! I love my grandma's leek soup. It has bacon and potatoes in it too. I'm going to help her make it since I want to learn how she does make it. " Saya said with a smile. " How about chicken sandwiches? There's leftover chicken in the fridge and we could have lettuce and tomatoes on them, serving them with apple slices. " Saya suggested. Her grandma liked apples and she knew it would be a balanced meal like her aunt was trying to get them all to eat.


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Naomi resisted the urge to tease Ichigo about Rukia , having the feeling he wouldn't like it. " Thank you all so much for helping me let go of the fear I held on to for so long. Urahara-sensei, if you want to tell grandpa about the day I saw a Shinigami you can. He's been very worried about me since that day happened. " Naomi said with a smile. " And thank you Captain Hitsugaya for telling the captains about the Vandenreich. I would hate to see anything bad happen to them. " Naomi said. She also was grateful there would be no trouble when her family arrived on Saturday.
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" You are welcome Naomi-chan and good luck on your interview today. I know you will do fine. Is there anything else to discuss?" Urahara said and was glad things had gone well. He was glad they would have another ally in this fight with the Vandenriech.

"Sounds like a good meal to me," Ishida said before asking if it was okay with her to get the chicken out of the fridge for her. He knew that some people were a little picky about guests going into the fridge or cupboard without asking, thinking it as rude.

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"Don't mention it Naomi, that's what family and friends are for," he said with a small grin on his face. He had seen that Naomi was about to make a comment on Rukia, but was glad that she refrained herself from doing so. He didn't mind the teasing, especially since he and Rukia were close friends.

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"Thank you for telling me about all of this, Naomi-san," Toushiro responded back, glad that he was able to help her overcome her fear. "There is one thing I would like to bring up, and ask Naomi-san, if I may," Toushiro said after Urahara asked if there was anything else that needed discussing. He wanted to know if Naomi wanted some shinigami to patrol the area, or if she was okay with whatever her family and any other fellow Quincies decided on doing.

" It's fine. Could you get the mayo and mustard out too please?" Saya said, glad that she had left out some lettuce and a tomato.She got the bread out of the bread box and smiled. Her grandma made the best bread, and Saya was learning how to make it. Kyoko felt it was important for a young woman to be able to cook.

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" It wouldn't hurt to have some Shinigami here. I feel that Ichigo's sisters might be in danger, since Karin-chan is so very close to discovering her powers. I'm afraid that the Vandenreich would try to target Yuzu-chan , since she is a spiritually aware human.The Vandenreich have a deep hatred for Humans who are able to see ghosts and that have any type of power. My grandfather knows the Vandenreich want to eliminate all Seers and remaining Bount before they carry out their plan to destroy all existence." Naomi said solemnly. She would teach both girls how to suppress their Reiatsu once Karin either asked her about ghosts or had awakened her powers. Naomi was glad she would be staying the night with her uncle and cousins and hoped she would get a chance to tell Karin and Yuzu about their Quincy heritage. She also hoped to tell Ichigo more, since it would help when he started his training as a Quincy.
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Urahara was surprised when he learned that the ultimate goal was to destroy all existence and that there were still Bount out there, but he figured these Bount were on their side. He would ask Ren about these Bount and if they were willing to help. He promised himself to keep Ichigo's sisters safe and would help train Karin, but wouldn't be as hard on her as he had been on her brother.