" Want me to go in first , so your dad doesn't attack you?" Naomi asked with a smirk , wondering what her grandparents would do if her uncle did.
Ren smiled at sensing both Naomi and Ichigo. He was impressed at how strong his grandson was and could sense his Quicny powers were ready to be released at any moment. He hoped once Ichigo was given, his Quincy side would finally be free. Eiko hoped Isshin didn't try and jump Ichigo. She never liked it when Ren did that to Kenji and Daisuke. She sighed knowing the men in her family did as they pleased.
"I would like that," Ichigo said, unashamed at all about answering the question like that. "It gets annoying all the time, but sometimes, it also helps with my reflexes, though I'd rather face Aizen with nothing but my Shikai before admitting to that," he added on, getting a laugh from Naomi.
Naomi opened the door and smiled at the sight of her grandparents who came to give her a hug. She saw her grandma Eiko giving Ichigo a hug and smiled at the sight.
" You've grown so much Ichi-chan. You defiantly get your looks from your dad, but your hair color from my side of the family." Eiko said with a grin and glad that Naomi and Ichigo had made it safely home. She sensed two other presences getting closer , having a feeling they belonged to Karin and Yuzu. Eiko wondered who the icy presence was, having a feeling of elegance when she felt it.
Ren felt the new presences in the area, knowing two of them belonged to his granddaughters. He wasn't sure about the third one, since it felt like a Shinigami. He relaxed knowing that these were Shinigami that Ichigo trusted.
Ichigo blushed lightly in embarrassment with what his grandmother said, but was glad to see both of them after so long. "It's been a while grandma," Ichigo finally said. He was actually glad that his father, for once, didn't try to do something stupid.
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Rukia walked with both Karin and Yuzu, a bag of groceries in her hands. She had bumped into the two sisters after finishing up a konso. She smiled as she remembered them asking her to accompany them so that they could catch up and as such, had asked if she could help carry one of the packages that the girls were holding. Another reason was that she could be close to them if anything broke out before the two of them got home, hoping that Ichigo wouldn't mind her sneaking in and sleeping in his closet like she did in the past.
" It has. I've missed you all so much. " She said , not wanting to cry. She had cried so much after Misaki's death ,missing her daughter so much. She hated being away from those she loved and remembered when she had almost lost Ren when the Vandenreich captured him when their children were young.
" I've missed you too. " Ren said and gave Ichigo a hug. He knew Eiko was thinking about Misaki and gave her a kind smile. He remembered that Eiko had taken the news the hardest. He had missed his three grandchildren and was happy that all five of them would be together again.
After Karin and Yuzu entered the household, Rukia had to blink and make sure she wasn't seeing things as she was currently seeing Ichigo blush. While the attention was on him, the three girls had placed the bags of groceries in the kitchen although she wondered who those other two Quincies were. 'Could they be Ren and Eiko that Naomi told me and the others about? she silently asked herself, feeling as if she was intruding on the family scene.
Eiko gave a kind smile to the dark haired girl and went to introduce herself after giving Karin and Yuzu hugs. " Hello. I'm Eiko Isobe. " She said and gave a slight bow. It was harder to do a full bow now that she was getting older , but she still wanted to be polite.
Ren would wait to introduce himself , since he knew it was better for Eiko to be first. He hugged both Karin and Yuzu glad to see them after so long.
"It is a pleasure to meet you Isobe-san," Rukia said before bowing as well and introducing herself to the elderly woman.'So I was right...these people are that baka's grandparents,' she thought to herself. It was nice to finally meet them though. "I should probably get going though, I assume that you and your husband have much to catch up on," she added.
" It was nice to meet you Kuchiki-san. " Ren said with a small smile. He had always had a hard time showing how he felt, but he made the effort to let his family know his feelings. " Hope to see you again he added. He was glad to meet one of Ichigo's Shinigami friends. He was looking forward to meeting Captain Hitsugaya tomorrow and meeting Kisuke's friend Yoruichi.
It was nice to meet you both, Isobe-san," Rukia replied in kind before taking her leave. Seeing Ichigo come out after a while she wondered what was up and raised an eyebrow. "Ichigo?" she asked.
"Hm?" he asked as he closed the door behind him. "Why are you leaving Rukia? I thought Yoruichi was taking care of the Hollows tonight," he asked.
"She is, but those are your grandparents in there Ichigo, a family moment like that...I don't belong there," she replied as she saw Ichigo scoffing lightly. "Like hell you aren't family Rukia. You hid in my closet for how long again?" He asked, causing the petite shinigami to raise an eyebrow.
" We would love to have you stay Kuchiki-san." Eiko said with a kind smile and saw Naomi and Isshin nodding in agreement," How about I make a nice egg salad. " She added, hoping Rukia did stay.
( I'll post using this account for now. I wish knew what I did wrong. )
" You wouldn't be. I can see how much you mean to Ichigo and the girls. I feel I owe you Kuchiki-San for helping keep my family safe. " Ren said. He understood if Rukia didn't comfortable , but hoped to see the young Shinigami again.
"Please Rukia-chan? You're like the older sister we never had," Karin said, hoping that their friend would stay. Just like Tatsuki, both Karin and Yuzu thought of Rukia as a sister.
Naomi hoped Rukia would stay knowing Rukia was beginning to feel like family to her. She knew that sometimes family was more than those you were related to by blood. " I can make cucumber salad. " Naomi offered, since that was one of her grandma's favorite recipes. .
Rukia looked to Ichigo, who was also asking her to stay, but it was only because she knew him so long that he was also asking before nodding lightly, signifying that she would stay.
Eiko smiled that Rukia was staying. " Would you like to help with dinner. I'm thinking of boiled eggs and shrimp paired with some cucumber salad. " She suggested. She would add some wasabi to the cucumber hoping everyone liked spicy food
Naomi was glad Rukia was staying and offered to help her grandma with the cooking.
Rukia was glad that her brother forced her to learn how to cook. At first she didn't enjoy the class, but she come to enjoy it with time. "I would love to help, Isobe-san," Rukia said.
( I should have my main back by the end of the weekend. They are having trouble with the confirmation emails. This will give me a chance to clothe my mule. Here is what Satoshi looks like.
Eiko handed Rukia a grater and the ginger root. She was glad that things were calm and knew this would give Ren a chance to bond with his grandchildren.
Ren got three small boxes out of his coat pocket. It had been a little chilly and he had wrapped each box. " I have gifts for the three of you. He said and handed Ichigo, Karin and Yuzu the boxes. The first two had the Quincy Pendants inside, while the third had a bangle. The Bangle still had power to it, and would give Yuzu the ability to protect herself if needed.
Satoshi Hirose walked down the streets toward his sister Nagisa's shop. He had his suitcase and duffel bag with him for his stay. The duffle bag had some food and a special gift he was going to give Naomi tomorrow. He smiled and hoped she would like it. He had his guard up incase anyone would jump him or any hollows would attack him. He had a slight headache due to the strong spiritual pressure he sensed. He could sense Quincies and ghosts , bit didn't know what the other presences were. He saw a dark figure fly over head and he tensed up,and wondered what that shadow was.
(awesome to hear, and he sorta looks like Sebastian from Black Butler)
Rukia took both items from Eiko and started doing as she was asked, glad to be of help to the older female.
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The three Kurosaki children opened the boxes that there grandfather gave them, gasping lightly in surprise at what laid inside. All three of them quickly thanked Ren for the gift. While Yuzu was hugging their grandfather, both Karin and Ichigo made eye contact for a brief second as Karin sighed lightly, knowing just what was going through her brother's head.
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Yoruichi was doing the nightly run and making sure that there were no Hollows out at night before feeling someone trying to suppress their spiritual energy. 'I wonder who that is...' she thought to herself as she stopped for a second, observing the young man in the distance. 'He looks a little like what Naomi described of Satoshi. I wonder if that's him.'
( he does look like Sebastian glad that Funimation has the rights to Black Butler. They did a great job with FMA. I think they got Madoka too from what I heard.)
Naomi could sense Satoshi and smiled. She hoped he would stop by her apartment once he got settled at his sister's.He knew where the clinic was, but said he would wait till tomorrow to stop by.
Ren smiled and hugged Yuzu back. He had an idea what both Karin and Ichigo were thinking , but knew they liked their gifts too. He felt the would help Karin during this difficult stage in her training and help channel her powers to be unlocked. He could sense that Ichigo's was already unlocked and was looking forward to sparing with his grandson tomorrow.
Satoshi stopped and looked behind him. He had a feeling he was being watched , a feeling a military man never liked to feel when he was out of uniform. He thought he saw a woman in the distance and could sense other presences heading in his direction. He just shrugged and went in the direction of his sister's shop. He knew he was safer if he kept moving.
'I wonder what type of Quincy Karin will be, a normal one or an elemental? I have a feeling that I'll be normal, but it wouldn't surprise me if things changed...' Ichigo thought to himself. If Karin's powers awakened tomorrow, he hoped that she could take care of herself.
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'Did he sense me?' Yoruichi asked herself before shrugging lightly. If it was Satoshi she would apologize later, but she did have a job to do and couldn't afford to waste much time tracking one person.
( yep. Yep the one with the creepy cat thing Kyubey)
Naomi finished the cucumbers and started to get the onions sliced thinly. She hoped Satoshi wasn't too spooked by the Shinigami that were around.
Satoshi wondered if it was a Shinigami he had just seen, and saw another black shadow move above him, though this one was much clearer. He rubbed his head since it was hurting badly now that he had been here in town for a little while. He knew the pain would pass, bit it bugged him none the less. He knocked on the side door of Nagisa's shop, having the feeling she was getting dinner ready for the both of them.
