"You are welcome. Anytime you want to just talk just let me know." Naomi said as they headed down the stairs. She had a feeling that Sunday was going to be an interesting day, hoping that she would be able to get her degree before the fighting started.

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" They are, but if something is up they would send more Shinigami. How about I go see if I can talk to one of them and find out."Tetsu said seeing both girls nod. He had just got Katia's bed into the room and all that needed to be done was put sheets on. He could sense Captain Kuchiki in the area, and knew the captain would tell him about what was going on.
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Urahara went to his room and changed into some different clothes. He grinned since he rarely wore anything different , but this was a special occasion that he felt required a different look.

"Thanks Naomi," Karin replied as the two of them headed down the stairs. She just wished that her power was unlocked so that she didn't have this feeling of agitation.
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Katia nodded as she brought in a few sheets, glad that her uncle was helping her so much. "Thanks uncle," she said before sighing lightly. "I thought I was over my fear of shinigami to be honest..." she admitted.
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Yoruichi had a feeling that Kisuke was going to be dressing up, and wondering what to wear herself. She looked at the new wardrobe before picking out one of the dresses.

Naomi was glad to be with her family and that she would be able to train Karin. She gave her uncle a smile to tell him she had told Karin about being a Quincy. She wondered if there still was a training area under the clinic like her grandpa had said and would ask her uncle later.

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" It will take time. I promise I won't be long. By the time I'm done , the dinner you girls made will be ready to eat. " Tetsu said with a smile and headed toward the back yard. He sensed Captain Kuchiki close by and lowered his guard a little bit. Tetsu was curious to why there were so many Shinigami present.
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Urahara dressed in a nice shirt and pants and also added a matching jacket. He on one of the nice pair of shoes he owned hoping Yoruichi thought he looked nice. He grabbed his wallet and put it in the back pocket of the jacket , then went to wait for the woman he loved.

Ichigo and Karin ate with their family in peace. For once, Ichigo didn't have anything to deal with, although he had a feeling that something would be happening very soon. It had been way to long since the Vandenreich last attacked.
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Byakuya felt Tetsu's reiatsu flare briefly for a few seconds. Curious, he headed towards the ex-captain's home, wondering what he wanted.
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"Why hello there handsome," Yoruichi purred from behind him, wearing an elegant black dress and a silver locket. She was also wearing a matching pair of shoes.

" Sorry to bother you captain." Tetsu said when he sensed Captian Kuchiki was close by.He had a feeling it had to do with the Vandenreich, since it had been much too quiet lately.


Hello yourself." Urahara said with a smile. He thought Yoruichi looked wonderful in that dress and knew tthat this would be a great date." Are we ready to go?" He said with a smile and offered his hand.

"It's no bother Tetsu-san," Byakuya replied, as he inquired what the ex-captain had wanted to know from him.
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Yoruichi stared at him for a few seconds, approving of how good he looked dressed up, almost missing his question. "I believe we are," she replied with a smile of her own as she took his offered hand.

" I was just wondering what was happening. I know it's unusual to have this many shinigami in an area and am wondering if there had been any threats by the Vandenreich recently." Tetsu asked.
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Urahara smiled and led Yoruichi out of the store and toward the restaurant." I'm hoping this place is good. The reviews seem to be positive." He said as they walked.
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Jessica Williams felt afraid. She didn't want to be forced to try and block the Seers the Vandenreich hated.She instead had seen a vision of her and the young ghost next to her being rescued. She closed her eyes hoping if she appeared asleep, the Vandenreich would continue to avoid her.

(ghost?)

"Isshin thinks that there will be a Vandenreich attack on Sunday, either during, or after, his niece's graduation. And since it's the first time in forever that anyone has heard from the old fool, they've sent a few Captains, lieutenants and other high seated officers to scope out the area. Although I think due to the fact that several of Ichigo's friends and family are scared of shinigami in general, the Captain Commander sent shinigami that Ichigo personally knows and can vouch for," Byakuya said. "What about the girls? Have they seen anything in their visions?" He asked out of curiosity.
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"I've heard that too, let's hope the reviews are as true as they say they are," Yoruichi replied as they walked towards the restaurant. She was glad that their auras would keep away any riff-raff that thought to attack them.

( I thought Rue was a ghost?)

Tetsu nodded at the information. " That's probably a good idea. I'm sure they were glad to hear from Isshin after so long. " Tetsu said with a grin. " Hoshi had a vision about being in a forest. She said she was being followed by two people who she felt were evil and Katia was able to see who the people were. She said it was Coin and Snow that were following Hoshi in the dream and they were about to grab her. Katia is a little nervous about the Shinigami here and I offered to come out to see what was going on to help ease her fears. " Tetsu said.


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Urahara kept his guard up as they walked , but knew no riff raff would want to get close to either him or Yoruichi. " Here we are. It looks busy. That must be a good sign. Right?" He said with a smile.

(ah, I see what you mean. I've been thinking of Rue and Katniss as shinigamis, but that could also be seen as ghost)

"It was, actually," Byakuya replied, "Even if I don't like his son or himself at times, I can respect them both when it comes to their fighting merits," he added, still remembering the fight he had with Ichigo and scowling at the information Tetsu gave him. "Why would they be after Hoshi though?" He thought out loud.
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"Right," Yoruichi said, grinning lightly as he held the door open for her.

( it could.)
" She is a Seer and I do know that the Vandenreich hate Seers. They blame the Seers for the demise of the Quincy. And it doesn't help that Hoshi and Kaita are from a strong line of Seers. Fumi told me once that one of her ancestors saw a terrible vision of a massacre. She said he thought it was Seers being killed instead of Quincy. " Tetsu said. " I don't want it think that Hoshi could be punished for one person's simple mistake. I know how hard Seers try to make sense of their visions and often they can't on their own. That's why she and Katia have been telling each other their visions each morning . It helps them figure things out. " Tetsu said.

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Urahara smiled as he held the door open for Yoruichi. He asked for a table for two and was glad they wouldn't need to wait too long.


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Naomi thanked Yuzu for dinner and offered to help with dishes. She wanted to spend time with all her cousins while she was here. Naomi was wondering a bit about tomorrow and what it would be like to meet other Quincy. She only knew of those that she was related to and hadn't met any outside her family , though had been told that it was fairly common these days not to. She sensed more Shinigami in the area and wondered who they were. Naomi went to take the trash out and would use this time to get familiar with how Karakura felt.

Byakuya listened, the frown on his face growing until Tetsu had finished, a scowl now on his face. "I can't believe that because of one vision the Vandenreich despise the Seers. That makes no sense," He said as he was glad that even though Hoshi and Katia saw visions and discussed what they saw.
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Yoruichi was glad that they didn't have to wait long after Kisuke had asked for a table.
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Yuzu was glad for the help and thanked Naomi. She knew that Ichigo and Karin had their homework to do after either their training or sports activity, so didn't mind all that much when they didn't help as much, and she had a feeling that her sister was about to have more on her plate soon.

" I know it doesn't. There has to be a bigger reason the Vandenreich hate Seers and spirtually aware humans. But what ever the reason is, it's still not an excuse to kill them or emotionally torture them." Tetsu said, having the feeling that's what happened to Katia.

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Urahara pulled the chair out for Yoruichi when they were taken to a table. He wanted this to go well since this was their first official date. He wanted her to be happy and make up for the years he had waited to tell her..

"You okay Yuzu-chan?" Naomi said when she came back inside. She saw that her younger cousin had a concerned look on her face and wondered if she was worried about Karin.

"Agreed, although I don't think we'll ever find out the truth though," Byakuya replied as he sighed lightly.
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Yoruichi was glad that Kisuke was pulling out all the stops to make up for the years that the both of them were trying to make up for.
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"I'm just worried about nee-chan," Yuzu admitted. "She's been acting strangely lately..."

" I don't think we will either. " Tetsu said solemnly." Thank you Captain for letting me know. When the fighting does start, would it be okay if the girls do fight? I know that they both want to feel like they are doing something to help." Tetsu said. He knew he would be fighting too, but wasn't sure where he would be needed.

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Urahara sat down and smiled, before looking at the menu. The food sounded good and hoped it was something both he and Yoruichi liked." What are you planning on getting?" He asked.


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" I understand you are worried. Karin-chan will be fine. Yuzu-chan? This might seem like an odd question, but do you see outlines of things sometimes or feel that you aren't alone in a room?" Naomi asked, hoping that Yuzu had some level of spiritual awareness. She hoped to teach both girls tonight how to repress their spiritual energy

"They should be able to fight, and I have someone that is almost as fast as myself when it comes to Shunpo that can shadow the girls and make sure that they aren't captured, if they want to fight that is. No one will hold it against them if they decide on not joining the fight," Byakuya said.
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Yoruichi looked at the menu and wondered what she should get. Seeing the category of seafood, she looked over the section before settling on getting some shrimp.
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"Sometimes, why?" Yuzu asked, curious as to why Naomi was asking her a question like that.

" I'm sure they both will want to. Who do you have in mind? " Tetsu asked curiously. He hoped it was someone he knew of since he didn't want the girls to worry too much.

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Urahara looked at some of the dishes and decided on some chicken and was glad that their order was taken quickly. " So what do you think so far?" He asked with a grin.

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" Just wondering. I'm worried about both you and your sister since you both have spiritual energy. I don't want negative spirts or Hollows to harm either of you. I can teach you both to repress your energy. Doing so will keep you both safe. " Naomi said. She knew she couldn't explain about the Quincy unless Yuzu asked about them.

"His name is Minato Namikaze," Byakuya replied.
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"It's nice, so far," Yoruichi responded with a small grin of her own. She was glad that their orders were taken quickly and glad that Kisuke didn't make a joke when she had ordered the shrimp dish.
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"I think that happened once," Yuzu said as she explained what happened two years ago when they visited their mother's grave. She hoped that it was possible for her to learn how to suppress her spiritual energy, not wanting to be used as a hostage.

Tetsu nodded. " The name does sound a bit familiar. " Tetsu said not exactly sure where he had heard it before. " Did he happen to be a shinobi when he was living ?"He asked having the feeling they had met before.

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Urahara had decided to not make a joke to Yoruichi since he didn't want to ruin the mood. It was nice to feel like a normal person for a change."This is a nice change of pace isn't it. " He said with a smile.


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"I promise both you and Karin will be able to keep the hollows away for the most part. There are some that will do anything but I promise you will be safe. How about I teach the both of you before bed?" Naomi suggested.

"He was actually. Why, did you know him?" Byakuya asked.
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"It is. It feels as if we're just another normal couple doing normal things," Yoruichi said. She was glad for the change of pace.
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"I like that idea," Yuzu said with a small smile.

" We met while I was still captain. He mentioned it to me while we were talking. " Tetsu said. He had been very torn about staying a captain, fearing he would have had to leave Hoshi alone and he didn't want to go on the run again. Offering to still be of help when he was needed , had been the best choice he had made.
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" It does feel nice. We should do things like this more often." Urahara said, but knew that it might be some time till they could spend time together like this again.

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Naomi smiled. " I'm glad. So when the both of you are ready for bed. I'll teach you that little trick. It's not to hard to learn and won't take too much time. She said.

"I see," Byakuya said, wondering if his 3rd seat still remembered Tetsu then. He was, however, glad that he was willing to protect the two Seers and knew that his speed could keep an eye on them both, even if they separated in battle. He had an idea that his special Shunpo had something to do with when he was alive, but he never confirmed it.
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"I agree, we should do this more often, even if it does take some time before we can do this again," Yoruichi replied. 'or at all,' she thought to herself, knowing that even though it was highly unlikely but they could still perish in this war.
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"Alright. And thanks Naomi," Yuzu replied as she hugged her cousin. She was glad that she was willing to help her personally, even if she could do nothing in return to help.

" I thank you so much for having someone shadow the girls. I just don't want this to see anyone die during this war." Tetsu said. He still was shaken by the vision Hoshi had of his death, even if it had been a while since she had that vision.

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Urahara smiled glad that she had agreed. "What sort of things would you like to do on our date?" He asked, wanting to get an idea.

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Naomi hugged Yuzu back and smiled. She was glad she would be able to help both of her younger cousins out. She grinned at the commotion in the living room ,glad that she was able to be with her family.

"You are welcome old friend," Byakuya said with a rare smile on his face.
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"Why do you ask?" she asked out of curiosity.
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Karin heard the tail end of the conversation and smiled lightly, glad that Naomi was going to teach them both how to regulate their reiatsu. She knew that their older brother worried about them, and now she hoped that he wouldn't have to worry as much. 'and hopefully when I awaken my powers I can have him stop worrying about me more' she thought to herself.

Tetsu was glad to see Byakuya smiling. He knew his friend always had a lot on his mind. " I'll let you know if the girls have visions tonight. I just hope it's some insight on how this war is going to turn out. I want us to finally be able to accept the Quincy as our allies. " Tetsu said.

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" Just want to get an idea of the things we can do . I want every moment to be special. " Urahara said. He smiled as the food came, since he had realized he was hungrier than he had thought after the training.

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" Grandma wants to know what sort of things you girls want to do while she is here. She is great at sewing and likes to knit. She also is a great cook and was once a soccer player when she was in high school. " Naomi said. She knew her grandma was a big soccer fan and was happy that Daisuke liked it too. Naomi knew that Saturday was the day that Ichigo would be beginning his training, but wouldn't say anything wanting her cousin to be surprised.